Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 1940 It’s just daydreaming
"puff!"

Jin Miaomiao couldn't bear it any longer. Before she could swallow the tea, she spurted it out. Fortunately, she had turned in a different direction before, otherwise, the victim this time would have been Xue Ruitian.

Even so, Xue Ruitian subconsciously moved to the side and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was saved from being sprayed with tea this time.

"Good guy, luckily I hid quickly, otherwise, my pants would have been wet by your spray again today." He moved towards Jin Jing, looked at Jin Miaomiao, and said, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so excited?"

"I'm not excited." Jin Miaomiao waved his hand, wiped the water stains on his lips with a handkerchief, and said, "I just think the old lady's description is funny, but it is also very accurate. Those Japanese are indeed like this, little They have plaid, round heads, and their hair is not combed properly. I don’t know why, but they shave the front area bald. Maybe it’s because they have no hair in the front, and their whole face looks round, as if It's a ball, and its eyes are also round, round and small, like two black beans embedded in the face. However, when they glare and become fierce, those two little black beans will pop out. It makes people very worried when they see it, and they are afraid that their eyes will pop out.”

"Yes, yes, that's what they are." Mrs. Ning nodded and looked at Jin Miaomiao with a smile, "Have you ever been in contact with Japanese people?"

"It's not contact, it's a solid beating." Jin Miaomiao pointed at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, then at Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing, and finally looked at Hong Ye, Mei Lin and Ying Shisan, "We have They all have a few Japanese lives!"

"This..." Shen Cha pointed to the small island with painted stars, "The owner of this place actually colluded with the Japanese a long time ago. They arranged for some Japanese to be pirates at sea, and also arranged some Go to places like Daxia, Liao, Jin, and even Tubo to work as spies and agents. The old lady also knows their appearance. It is indeed a bit..." She thought for a while and said, "Special. It is very special to be among the crowd. You can recognize it at a glance, so it’s easy to catch it.”

"Those pirates were also arranged by this mastermind?" Seeing Shen Cha nodding, Mrs. Ning sighed, "His hands are really long."

"This is all a way to get money!" Shen Cha sneered, "The Qinglian Sect under this mastermind has been surrounded and suppressed several times and can no longer transfer much money to them, so I want to use other methods. Wrong brain, think of other crooked ways, right? Otherwise, how can they have money to give to the Wang family, how can they spend big money on the Wang family and let the Wang family build ships for them, right? "

"That's true!" Mrs. Ning nodded, "If I remember correctly, they want us to build ten ships for them."

"Ten ships?" Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin, then at Xue Ruitian, and winked at Ying Thirteen. When Ying Thirteen nodded, he continued, "You really have a big appetite."

"Isn't that right? I have a very big appetite. We may not be able to receive such a large order in a year." Seeing Shen Haolin's surprised look, Mrs. Ning said, "Young Master, you don't have to be so surprised. Although the Ministry of War I have always cooperated with the Wang family, but I don’t place ship orders for the Wang family every year, but more orders for repairs and repairs. I’m not boasting, the quality of the Wang family’s ships is very good. Generally speaking, if the subsequent maintenance is , If the repairs are in place, a ship can be used for ten years. Unless the navy expands or needs to replace old ones with new ones, there will generally not be such a huge order for new ships."

"I understand!" Shen Haolin thought for a moment, "How many ships does the Ministry of War usually place an order with the Wang family?"

"Well, in the past few years, there haven't been many, just three or four ships. The most I ordered was seven or eight ships. It is said that the navy suffered a lot of damage in the process of fighting against the pirates. , there are several ships that cannot be repaired and can only be scrapped. I heard that our family attaches great importance to it. Not only did they send experienced masters from the clan to take a look, they also invited my father and brother to take a look. It is indeed very serious. , they unanimously concluded that it could not be repaired and could only be re-ordered. Therefore, the quantity was relatively large that time." "Understood, even the Navy does not place orders every year. Even if it orders occasionally, it is only the quantity. There are relatively few, right?" Seeing Mrs. Ning nodding, Jin Miaomiao touched her chin, "So, how much is the price of a ship? Can you tell me?"

"There is nothing inconvenient about this. The prices of all shipyards are basically the same." Madam Ning smiled, "That's what the mastermind requested. The cost of our shipyard is about 1 taels of gold."

"Gold? Cost?" Everyone in the room widened their eyes in surprise when they heard the price. Ning Cheng stretched his neck, looked at his mother, and said, "Mom, what you said can't be true. Bar?"

"Really!" Mrs. Ning nodded with a matter-of-fact expression, "Ships, they are not ordinary merchant ships or fishing boats. They must be guaranteed to be able to go into battle, and slight losses will not affect the battle. The final result must naturally use the best materials and the most expensive materials. This is related to the lives of the soldiers, isn't it?"

"That's true." Shen Cha nodded, "Moreover, giant slaves will be mounted on the ship as needed, and even some firearms will be arranged on the ship."

"The general looks like he has experience at first sight, and that is indeed the case. Therefore, 1 taels of gold is the basic price. If you want to add the things that the general just mentioned, you will need at least [-] to start, because Those mechanisms must hire masters who are good at this, and they must be more sophisticated than ordinary ships."

"Mother, mother!" Ning Cheng reached out and tugged on Mrs. Ning's sleeve, "Generally, how long does it take to build a basic ship, the one with 1 taels of gold?"

"A basic ship will take about four to five months. The kind that requires mechanisms and firearms will take about a year to a year and a half. It would be good to build one."

"So long?"

"Of course." Madam Ning nodded, "This is a ship, nothing else. Safety and reliability come first."

"Then he...I mean this mastermind, the ten ships he requested are..."

"Ordinary." Mrs. Ning smiled at Shen Cha, "That is, the total price is 10 taels of gold. They are still thinking of asking me to send a few merchant ships. Isn't this a daydream?"

(End of this chapter)