Chapter 229 Take off!
Of course Gu Nanxi is not stupid, especially since she stands on the shoulders of giants, she can naturally see the huge profits brought by these inventions!
The young emperor also showed strong mobility this time. In just one day, all the documents in Gu Nanxi's shipyard were ready, and he took the young emperor's fast track and cleared the road.
Not only that, the shipyard has already obtained ten seagoing permits before even seeing a shadow!
Gu Nanxi and the young emperor discussed the location of the shipyard this time and decided on Nanjing.
Nanjing is close to the Yangtze River and has a high level of urban development, making it easy to recruit talents of all kinds and also convenient for ships to go to sea.
In the brightly lit palace study, Gu Nanxi and Xing Laosan introduced the shipyard construction plan to the young emperor.
Xing Laosan repeatedly relied on his talent and arrogance, but when facing the actual controller of the entire Zhou Dynasty, he was still so nervous that his whole body trembled.
Being able to see Tianyan face to face is a sign of great virtue accumulated by our ancestors!
The young emperor smiled very approachably. He helped Xing Laosan up and said: "Sister, I am very optimistic about you. I believe that sister has put most of his property on this shipyard. Don’t let me down!”
Hearing what the emperor said, Xing Laosan felt that the burden on his shoulders became heavier and heavier.
"Your Majesty, I dare not say anything else. In terms of shipbuilding, I, Xing Laosan, say I am second, and no one dares to call me number one!"
Seeing that Xing Laosan is so talented! Confident, the young emperor's hanging heart was finally settled, and he gave Teacher Xing another big cake.
"You work hard, my sister has new compass technology, and Erlang of the Su family is also developing new firearms! If the big ship you build can withstand the wind and waves on the sea, then the ship will The farther we can travel, the farther our trade can go!”
“My sister and I are not stingy people. ”
When Xing Laosan thought about the bright future, his sons would no longer have to stay with the docks, but could live in a spacious and bright yard, wear silk official uniforms, and change their homes, and his heart was instantly aroused with blazing ambition!
Xing Laosan knelt down and kowtowed, banging his head three times: "I will live up to the emperor's grace and live up to the expectations of the Marquis of Yongchang. I will work hard and die!"
With the young emperor's promise, Xing Laosan was full of energy. He told everything he knew: "The number of single-person boats among civilians is about one guan. The larger fishing boats are dozens of guan, and as for sea-going ships, they are tens of thousands of guan!"
The shipbuilding aspect is Xing Laosan talked eloquently about the areas he was familiar with.
“Because we own the shipyard, the cost can be reduced, but it still costs thousands.”
"My idea is that since the shipyard is newly built, we will not build sea-going ships at the beginning, but build official ships first. The cheaper ones only cost a few hundred guan, while the more expensive ones can cost tens of thousands."
< br>"The maritime trade is prosperous. We build some hundreds of ships and sell them to others. Firstly, we can accumulate experience, and secondly, we can repay capital."
The young emperor listened to Xing Laosan's clear and logical words, and his thoughts couldn't help but A move: "Then As for warships, do you know how to make warships?"
Xing Laosan raised his chin slightly and raised his long beard slightly: "Of course you know! It takes more than a thousand strings and four long A five-foot-long four-scull Falcon ship only requires three hundred ships!"
The young emperor frowned. These two warships are relatively common nowadays: "Are there no other warships? ”
Xing Laosan thought for a while: "A master from Dingzhou once proposed to build a twenty-foot-long carriage and boat, which can probably carry about seven hundred people. However, the wood consumed alone would cost ten thousand guan. If other items are added, The total cost would be 20,000 yuan! Therefore, neither Mingzhou nor Wenzhou shipyards adopted this plan. "
The young emperor was reluctant to spend this money and could only think about making money from maritime trade in the future. , he also built several cars and boats. But if a sea-going ship also cost tens of thousands of dollars, the young emperor would inevitably feel a little sad.
“Isn’t there a cheaper seagoing ship?”
Xing Laosan answered honestly: “The cost of building a ship alone will be more expensive. If it is purchased in large quantities, , build one hundred or two hundred ships at one time, and change the Fu ship into a double multi-oar seagoing ship. The cost of each ship is probably more than 500 yuan. "
It's up to the young emperor and Gu Nanxi to make a choice.
Even if one hundred ships are built at one time, the sculls would still require fifty thousand guan!
These are not small numbers!
The young emperor and Gu Nanxi looked at each other: "You do it first, and we will take a look at it later."
This secret conversation did not end until the stars filled the night sky.
The young emperor originally wanted to stay with Gu Nanxi in the palace for one night, but Gu Nanxi declined because she was worried about the many treasures in the palace.
A low-key carriage took Gu Nanxi and Xing Laosan back to their respective residences from the palace.
After leaving the palace gate, Xing Laosan finally couldn't restrain his excitement and kowtowed to Gu Nanxi three times.
“Mrs. Hou’s kindness in helping me find a way out, Xing Laosan will always remember it in his heart!”
Xing Laosan really feels that God is watching what he does. When the man approached me to defraud Madam Yongchang Hou of her money, he didn't bother to do such a thing, so he told the truth about his shipbuilding skills.
No, the blessing is coming!
Mrs. Hou is indeed a fastidious person. She could have monopolized this technology and handed it over to the Holy One. Under the imperial power, no matter how unwilling he is, he can only accept his fate.
But Mrs. Hou did not do this, but gave herself a chance to meet Tianyan!
As long as everything goes well in the shipyard, then you and your children and grandchildren can completely change your appearance!
No one can use his power to control others and frame himself in order to seize his secret shipbuilding skills!
After all, when it comes to power, who in the world can be greater than the current emperor?
And all of this happened because of Gu Nanxi, the Marquis of Yongchang’s wife!
Xing Laosan finally understands why people in Kyoto admire Madam Yongchanghou so much. It is not only because of her wisdom and courage, high ambition, and heart for the world, but also because of her noble character!
Xing Laosan turned his face sideways and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, his gratitude to Gu Nanxi reaching its peak!
Gu Nanxi didn't know this. After she and Xing Laosan separated, she went straight to the Hou Mansion.
Su Xuanming, Su Yunting and Su Yunyan were worried that their mother would enter the palace alone and had been waiting in the Marquis' Mansion. When they saw Gu Nanxi's safe return, they all went up to greet her and expressed their regards.
Gu Nanxi enjoyed the care and concern from her children. The corners of her mouth raised and she couldn't hold it down: "The Lord has agreed to the shipyard. The location is set to be in Nanjing. We will start recruiting workers tomorrow!"< br>
“Aniang, you are so awesome! You actually dare to do business with the emperor!” Su Xuanming exclaimed.
Normal people usually give good things to them with both hands. Who dares to propose a partnership with the emperor?
Su Yunyan has already gathered the cash that can be moved in the lake: "Auntie, just go ahead and do it, I will take care of the expenses of the house!"
Gu Nanxi looked at Su Yunting: "Yunting, leave your affairs to your Master Geng first. You take the old Taoist priest and follow Xing Laosan to Nanjing!"
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