Phoenix Island Dock.

Jia Qiang, Qi Taizhong and the heads of the Chen family, Li family and Peng family, as well as nine major families in the six provinces and nine major families in Jiangnan that Qi Taizhong had rushed to recruit before, all of whom were rich.

Jia Qiang did not talk much with them. For pure merchants, except for their huge vision of interests, any language is weak and powerless.

In the dock, the sea ship has not yet been formed and only one base has been laid.

But Jia Qiang measured this base with steps and roughly estimated that it should be about fifty meters.

Jia Qiang had never seen how to build a ship, and could not give any suggestions for the era of transformation. However, there was an old man in the Jiu family in Jiangnan who seemed to be connected to this path. After looking at it from a high place, he said "Huh" and asked, "It's interesting, it's really interesting. This ship is covered with oblique ribs, which is completely different from the one in Dayan."

Qi Taizhong smiled and said, "Old Sima, let's talk about it, which is better, this Western ghost ship or the Dayan ship?"

The old man with a surname of Sima was wearing a brocade dress and laughed like an old fox and said, "Then I'll just say it."

Qi Taizhong glanced at Jia Qiang and said, "But it's okay. If Ning Hou did not have a generous tolerance, he would not be able to take care of these things."

The old man Sima smiled and said, "That's the same. It's also fate. It happened that I had some friendship with the Xia family in the Thirteen dynasties of Guangdong Province. I went to his house to see it. I knew it, but I didn't know if it was right. But after hearing what he said, I felt that our Dayan sea boat seemed to be much more wise."

Jia Qiang said to the people beside him: "Go and invite the master craftsman."

He also said to Sima's old man: "I have always advocated that we have specialized in our profession and professional matters to professionals. If the sea ship of Dayan is really better than the sea ship of the Western Ghost, that would be even better. This sea will not forcefully pursue the sea ship for the sake of decency."

A burst of flattery came like money, and Jia Qiang just thought it was in front of him.

Soon after, the dock manager brought an old man and a Western ghost over.

Jia Qiang said to Sima's old man: "Brother-in-law, let's talk about the strengths of the Dayan Sea Boat."

The old man Sima smiled and said, "Our Dayan sea ships include Guangbo and Fubo, among which Guangbo is the best!

The Guang ship considers the Fu ship to be even bigger, and its firmness is farther than that. The Guang ship is made of iron wood, and the Fu ship is nothing more than pine and pine and pine and other things. If the two ships impact each other in the sea, the Fu ship will be broken and cannot be as strong as iron. It is reported that Japanese barbarians also use pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and pine and

However, it is easier to adjust the ship in broad boats. If the ship is broken, it must be repaired with iron wood, which is difficult to continue. Moreover, the cost of building a ship in broad boats is twice as expensive as that of a ship, and its durability is also greater. The ship is pine and fir trees, and the elm insects are easy to eat, so they often have to be burned and washed. After eight or nine news, it will be embarrassed by the wind and waves. The ship is strong with iron wood, and the elm insects are difficult to destroy even if they eat. This is the pros and cons of the ship in broad boats.

By the way, the most rare thing is a secret method called a watertight compartment. On the sea, even if one compartment leaks, it doesn’t matter if there are other compartments, the sea boat can sail.

This Western ghost ship does not have this ability. Once the water leaks, it will be miserable!"

When Jia Qiang heard this, he vaguely remembered that he seemed to have heard of this technology in his previous life, and it was still in use until modern times.

Just as he was hesitating, he heard the dock master laughing and said, "What this master said is right, but he just missed a fatal flaw."

The old Sima said wonderingly: "What are the fatal shortcomings?"

The master craftsman said: "Broad ships and blessed ships are narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, shaped like two wings, stable in the Caspian Sea, and shaken in the offshore. In fact, Westerners also have such ships, and they call such ships Junke. The advantage of such ships is that they have strong sailing near the Caspian Sea, and the sails require very few crew members to operate. They also have watertight cabins and have good anti-sinking performance. The disadvantage is that the hard sails run with ships with poor speed, and the ocean is much slower. Moreover, the watertight cabin cannot thicken the hull and has poor anti-aircraft ability... These are all told by the small Western shipwrecks around us. They said that they have also seen watertight cabins, but this cabin will not be laid with multiple decks, which will reduce the load of artillery."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this and said, "I still need a launch artillery?"

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "Western ghosts burn, kill, loot in the world, and rely on these things. Most of the European continent started as pirates. In the history of Dayan, there is a cycle of reincarnation every few hundred years, and we can never get out of this circle. Why? After all, it is nothing more than the end of the dynasty, with a large population and serious land annexation. During the Taiping period, the people would not have enough food, and once they encounter a disaster year, let alone.

Westerners also encountered such problems, but they solved this problem. The merchants and missionaries of Western ghosts drove their boats around the world and became pioneer scouts. Then, their navy arrived with artillery firearms, burning, killing, looting, and possessing the colonists.

As far as I know, over the past two hundred years, they have occupied most of the world's gold and silver mines. That's not all, even the population has been plundered and become slaves.

My Dayan is the king's teacher, so of course I will not learn the behavior of ghosts and animals. However, we might as well open up our territory and build a foundation forever...

It’s too early to say this now, and it’s too empty. You may not understand it, and you may not believe it if you understand it. Let’s just go to business first... Mr. Zhang, you will continue to introduce the advantages of this ship.”

Although the master craftsman couldn't understand what Jia Qiang was saying, he also felt that it was unfathomable. He seemed to be doing something that could be remembered forever. He raised his anger and asked the Western Ghost a few more questions before answering: "Marty, these four-masted ships, Western Ghosts call them Galen ships. Galen ships use multi-layered hulls. Look, those oblique ribs are just to build several more decks.

Also, the hull is two feet thick and very strong! Lauren and the others said that the ship's anti-aircraft can be strong. And because of the keels with oblique ribs, multiple decks can be laid, and each deck can be equipped with a large number of cannons. Even if the cannon is not installed, it can be equipped with a lot of cargo. It can also use soft sails, with a large area of ​​wind consuming, and can sail at extremely high speeds, which is very suitable for ocean-going.

Of course, there are also shortcomings, which are the troublesome operation of soft sails, which requires a large number of skilled crew members. Moreover, soft sails are more difficult to face sea conditions with faster wind direction changes, so the near-shore navigation performance is not as good as Junke ships, namely Fu Ship and Guang Ship. This is probably the case. In general, Fu Ship is suitable for use in offshore, while four-masted large ships are suitable for long-distance ships."

Jia Qiang nodded and said, "I understand. It's good. Let's continue to do this. Any difficulties can be mentioned. Although this marquis is not here, he is in charge of the business. If he can't manage the business, he will be transferred to the capital. If he is in a hurry, he can tell Mr. Qi first."

When Zhang Dajiang heard this, he naturally thanked him again and again. He never thought that one day the shipbuilding would be so popular.

Now that he has worked here for a year, he has worked for more than ten years, so he will naturally do it with all his heart.

Jia Qiang thought for a while and said, "You should teach more apprentices. In the future, there will be more and more ships to build, so many that you can't imagine. The craftsmen in front of you are really too bad. Zhang Gong, don't be petty, cherish your broom, hide your skills and bring them into the coffin. In front of so many people, I will give you a guarantee to bring out five good disciples, and I will protect you from the 19th grade, ten eighth grade, and twenty seventh grade. The Jinshi nominated for the A-Zhuang list of the stern ranks will only start at the seventh grade. If you can bring out one hundred, I will protect you from the family for three generations and serve as an official for generations."

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On the Baima Lake, a passenger ship floated.

The main hall arranged in the ship is more luxurious and comfortable than the ordinary high-gate main hall. Various Western treasures can be seen everywhere.

There are two rows of nanmu chairs on the thick high-altitude cashmere carpet.

There are two main seats directly above, Jia Qiang and Qi Taizhong sit on the left and right, while the rest sit on the cross seats.

"Ning Hou, what a big deal!"

After sitting down, Ning Changheng, the head of the Ning family, remembered the passionate boatman just now, and felt very moved by the spirit of wishing to go up the swords and descending to the sea of ​​fire.

In this era, the word "official" has such great temptation that it is unparalleled for wealthy people, let alone some craftsmen. They do not even allow serious scientific examinations...

If you can really change your craftsmanship to an official, it will not be a matter of one generation or two. You can imagine how the craftsman named Zhang would do it.

Jia Qiang was so young that he had such a way, which really made these merchants look at him.

Jia Qiang shook his head. These people didn't understand what the ship that could cross the ocean meant. He said, "It's all his worth. As long as he does things faithfully, I will never give it a reward, and the court is the same." He seemed not to want to say this, after all, it is related to the court system and is easy to criticize, so he turned his head and asked Qi Taizhong, "Old Qi, are there only these nine families?"

Qi Taizhong smiled and shook his head, "They are not nine families. There are more than ninety families involved in the wealthy business clan behind it."

Jia Qiang waved his hand and said, "There are too many. The money-makers in the Internal Affairs Office are only distributed to the royal family and the relatives of the military officials in Beijing, and even the court officials do not sell them. Besides, there are conditions to think about this stock. Has Mr. Qi ever told them?"

Qi Taizhong smiled and said, "How dare you delay the matter of Ning Hou's explanation? Three years later, all the land will be sold out. The merchants passed on their families. Although many people bought land, no one pointed to this. The royal family and the ministers in the capital did not have this time to tolerate it. It would be great if we had three years. But I wonder why Ning Hou treated us well?"

Jia Qiang said: "Because you are not a clan of the same family as the country, although you have received great favors from the country, after all, without a peaceful and prosperous era, you will not have your family business. But you may not think so yourself, which is normal, and this is human nature. Therefore, if you see the actual benefits you have obtained within three years, you will naturally agree to short the land in Dayan in three years. If you rebound less, you will not have that much trouble. This marquis repeatedly advised some people in the court not to easily use the butcher knife. They are all the foundation of Dayan. Even if you reform, you should not kill them too ruthlessly. If you can not kill them, it is best not to kill any one."

As soon as these words were spoken, the old people remembered Jia Qiang's other identity and couldn't help but look stern.

"It is really a blessing for the country to have a marquis like Ning Hou and a prime minister like Xiang Zhen!"

Although they did not believe that the court dared to kill them, they might as well say something beautiful.

Although these rich people own a lot of land, the real wealthy families who own the land are still the gentry.

How effective can it be to only collect their land?

But if the imperial court wants to collect land from gentry, it is a death sentence!

Jia Qiang naturally knew that these old merchants with mature and sophisticated people would not believe anything, so they didn't bother to say, "This time I went south this time, and I originally wanted to cooperate with Mr. Qi and Chen, Li and Peng. Since Mr. Qi received the letter earlier and invited you nine old people, he must be trusted by Mr. Qi. Mr. Qi is very virtuous, smart, and will not make any mistakes when he sees people. Since he has some ideas, it must be good. With this foundation, he has reached a preliminary intention of cooperation. Leave the rest of the specific matters to the people below to discuss in detail.

Just a little bit, I don’t need silver for money to buy stocks in the money house, but I need all the food. But I don’t allow it to buy from Jiangnan, and it’s not OK. If I buy it in Jiangnan, the price of the big swallow rice must be heaven. All of them must be purchased from Siam, Annan and other countries and then transported back. As for how to buy and how to transport it back, it’s your business. I believe that wealth can be connected to the gods!

If you can do it, even if this transaction is completed, a two-part company with the Tianjia shares, you can go to Beijing to attend the conference every year, which is a guarantee. You can also further participate in foreign trade...

If you can't do it, you'll just pretend that this transaction has not been mentioned. Today is just a tea party."

In fact, everything else Jia Qiang said is not as valuable as the four words "foreign overseas trade".

In addition to the Yangzhou salt merchants and Huai merchants, there are Shanxi Jin merchants and the Thirteen Tourists in Guangdong Province.

The reason why the wealthy people in the Thirteen Countries of Guangdong Province can be comparable to the Shanxi merchants and Huai merchants is simply because they have the right to "foreign overseas trade".

If the nine of their families can obtain this qualification from the Office of the Internal Affairs, it will be no less than the world's right to obtain the "Salt Gate"!

In contrast, although it is difficult to purchase grain from foreign countries such as Annan and Siam, it is much easier for the power of "foreign overseas trade".

More than ten heads of families looked at each other and nodded together.

"Mr. Ning, one word is certain!!"

Qi Taizhong looked at Jia Qiang and said with great emotion: "It's really enviable for Master Lin to find such a good son-in-law to ride a dragon! Ning Hou, I have a granddaughter, and I brought it together today..."

What does Jia Qiang need so much food for himself? It's just for Lin Ruhai to provide the Ministry of Revenue to handle it. If he can do his best to reach this point, even his own son will be unable to do it.

If you can marry the Jia family, it will be a huge profit.

Although I know that the possibility is not high, what if?

Everyone knows what kind of Jia Qiang is more or less a little bit...

After saying this, the old man of the Chen family also joined in the fun and said, "Mr. Ning, I heard that the mansion is a thin man, so it is better to take concubines. It just so happens that I also have a granddaughter, which is really a beautiful country..."

The other families followed suit and said that they were either granddaughters or daughters, or nieces or nieces.

Jia Qiang looked at this scene and was confused in a trance. What kind of image does he have in this world and what kind of reputation does it have?

He has never even been to a brothel, and he should be noble in his own self-discipline. How could this happen...

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PS: Thanks to the leader of Hualun, I vaguely, I feel like I owe Chapter 17, why is this possible...
Chapter completed!