A huge fleet sails on the sea, ships connected to each other, stretching for miles.
Three days after they set out from Dengzhou, they arrived at the first port, the only TongZhou port in the Wei Dynasty.
Before the fleet arrived in Tongzhou, Xiao Ming had sent scouts to inform the king of Wei.
When the warship docked at TongZhou dock, the king of Wei appeared on the dock on time.
"Nephew, uncle Huang has been waiting for you all day." The king of Wei looked at Xiao Ming coming down from the warship and laughed.
With one foot on the ground, Xiao Ming finally felt at ease. Three days of sailing on the sea was a real ordeal. He finally realized the hardships of a naval officer.
When he was on the boat, he saw the king of Wei, he also showed a smile, "Uncle Huang can come to Tongzhou in person, it's a great honor for my nephew."
"It's polite of you to say that. Now uncle Huang has to rely on you." The eyes of the king of Wei swept on the huge warship, with deep admiration and shock.
Xiao Ming laughed. He noticed the eyes of the king of Wei. It was a greedy look. The king of Wei must have valued his warship at a glance. He said: "Uncle Huang has great powers. My nephew should rely on Uncle Huang. I need uncle Huang's help to dock in Tongzhou this time." Xiao Ming said calmly.
Wang Wei was stunned for a moment. He remembered the words of the scouts. Xiao Ming's fleet stopped at Tongzhou to replenish, not simply stay. The list provided by the scouts also recorded the materials needed.
"Hahaha, yes, yes, uncle Huang remembers. You can rest assured that uncle Huang is ready to supply. You can supply now." Said the king of Wei.
Xiao Ming felt relieved, but he was still worried. He hoped that the king of Wei would not pass on his shoes, otherwise he would make the future of the king of Wei miserable.
He ordered the fleet to supply immediately, and Xiao Ming followed the king of Wei into Tongzhou city. At the warm invitation of the king of Wei, he had to make a scene.
After three rounds of wine, the king of Wei said: "my dear nephew, uncle Huang really belittles you. I didn't expect that you have such a powerful fleet. Even if this fleet can draw with the Dutch."
The king of Wei spoke with admiration. He knew the Dutch and the strength of the Dutch warships. According to the information he got, Xiao Ming's warships were very similar to the Dutch warships.
Now suddenly leading such a powerful fleet, how could he not envy it.
"Uncle Huang, I'm flattered. These warships are just my nephew's warships guarding the merchant ships. I dare not say that they are fighting with the Dutch." Xiao Ming said with a smile.
The king of Wei was very jealous. He asked tentatively, "how did my nephew build these warships? Oh, come to think of it, it must be thanks to the missionaries. Ah, why didn't uncle Huang have such luck? But how many warships can you build for uncle Huang? "
Xiao Ming's face moved slightly. He didn't expect that the king of Wei would make such a request. He might give the gun and firearm to the king of Wei, but he would never give the warship to the king of Wei.
After all, in such an era, a warship loaded with artillery poses a great threat to the route, and it is very difficult to search and arrest.
"Uncle Huang, the construction of these warships is complicated. In three years, my nephew has only about ten of them. Moreover, the cost of these warships is very high. One warship is more than one million taels of silver."
"Million taels!" The king of Wei turned pale.
"Of course, there are about 60 guns on the smallest warship, but the number of guns is 1.2 million taels, not including the cost of warships."
The king of Wei nodded. He understood that the gun on the warship was called naval gun, which was more expensive than ordinary gun.
"It's really a bit expensive." The king of Wei rubbed his chin. He already knew that the king of Chu had bought thousands of naval guns from Xiao Ming. Using these naval guns, the king of Chu was going to build a fleet.
But he and the king of Chu's fiefdom are only separated by a river, the king of Chu is occupying the advantage, hesitated for a moment, he said: "in this case, uncle Huang doesn't want to embarrass his nephew, nephew Huang might as well sell some naval guns to Uncle Huang."
Xiao Ming laughs when he hears the words. Now that the steam engine is officially put into production, the industrial capacity of Qingzhou is about to undergo earth shaking changes, and the forging technology of this gun will also be speeded up.
The king of Wei now offered to buy artillery, which was to send him money. He said: "Uncle Huang, this is not a problem, but the money..."
According to Xiao Ming, a thousand naval guns are 20 million taels of silver, which is a high cost. However, in order not to be overtaken by the king of Chu, he gritted his teeth and said, "no problem. It's a big deal to copy the homes of some rich merchants."
Xiao Ming suddenly felt sad for these businessmen. No wonder many businessmen are thinking of ways to stay in Qingzhou. In other places, they really have no human rights.
However, he didn't care about the merchants' life and death. All he wanted was 20 million taels of silver.
"Uncle Huang is straightforward, so how many guns does uncle Huang need?" Xiao Ming asked.
"A thousand." Said the king of Wei.
Xiao Ming knew that this was a contest between the king of Wei and the king of Chu. He said, "then how is uncle Huang going to pay the money?"
"Hey, my dear nephew, it's not uncle Huang who is stingy. In terms of business, one is one, and the other is two. Since my dear nephew is going to use TongZhou as a supply point, the supplies must be considered as silver, and the warship berthing at the wharf is also silver." The king of Wei looked very cunning.There is no free lunch in the world. Xiao Ming naturally knows that the king of Wei will not give him TongZhou as a supply base for nothing, so he said: "Uncle Huang's words are reasonable. In this case, all the supplies of Qingzhou official ships will be deducted from the cost, but even so, there is still a lot of money to pay."
"That's for sure. The replenishment cost of Tongzhou wharf will be reduced to 2 million taels for the time being. After all, it's only this time that uncle Huang spent 20000 taels for replenishment. It will be more frequent in the future. We'll talk about it later when the money is spent." The king of Wei's eyes twinkled with shrewdness.
Xiao Ming nodded his head and agreed. He doubled the price of naval guns, which was dark enough. How could it be a psychological comfort for the king of Wei.
Then the king of Wei said, "there are still 18 million taels left. To tell you the truth, uncle Huang also has some large merchant ships. Uncle Huang is willing to use 100 large merchant ships to offset the remaining 10 million taels. The remaining 8 million taels will be paid to nephew with 400000 taels of gold and 4 million taels of silver. How about that?"
Xiao Ming sighed that the land of Wei was really rich, and the king of Wei was a local tyrant.
"Deal." Xiao Ming nodded his head. It was a good deal. He not only got the supply point of Tongzhou, but also made an arms business.
After a short stay in Tongzhou for one day, Xiao Ming led the fleet to continue to go to sea the next day. The next place he arrived will be ningzhou of the king of Chu.
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