When Kuiyi heard He Bin's translation, he talked with several Dutch people and quickly reached an agreement.

He Bin said to Gao Huan: "Report to King Liang, the East India Company, no gunships are sold."

Gao Huan frowned slightly, but he didn't expect that Hong Maoyi would have such consciousness at this time.

But when you think about it, you will understand that China is not allowed to take silkworm pupa out, and it is normal for the Netherlands to not sell warships.

After all, the Dutch dominate the sea and rely on ships and cannons. If they sell the ships to Liang Kingdom, they will lose their advantage. In the future, Zheng Zhilong will be released, and the Dutch will not have to mess with them in East Asia.

At this time, the Spanish translator also expressed his unwillingness to sell gunships.

These people were in Luzon and had massacred Chinese people, so they didn't want the Liang State's naval army to be strong.

The Portuguese were a little hesitant, but they were small countries. They had just been liberated from the unification of Spain and had not yet been recognized by Spain. Portugal dared not continue to offend Spain.

The Netherlands is the maritime overlord and occupied many Portuguese colonies. Portugal also dared not speak out, and did not dare to go against the will of these great powers.

Seeing that the Netherlands and the Spaniards were unwilling to sell ships, they also refused Gao Huan's request to buy the ships.

Gao Huan's cheek muscles were pulled, but he didn't expect that the Western Yi would reach an agreement on selling advanced gunships to Liang State hundreds of years ago.

All three countries rejected Gao Huan's request, and the scene was once very awkward.

"Haha~" Gao Huan suddenly smiled slightly and pretended to be fine, "It doesn't matter if you don't sell it, but in this way, you can't enjoy the most-favored-nation treatment and the tariff discounts!"

Gao Huan introduced the Western Yi this time, and there are three main purposes.

First, explore channels for overseas trade and break Zheng Zhilong's monopoly on maritime trade.

Second, since the prevalence of Chen and Zhu Neo-Confucianism, Chinese culture and thought have gradually become rigid. Although the study of mind was developed after entering the middle of the Ming Dynasty, by the late period, the study of mind had become an empty talk.

Nowadays, Chinese culture and scholars’ thoughts need to absorb new things to inspire the vitality of civilization.

Gao Huan let the Western Barbarians enter the Liang Kingdom and let them do business, which is to open a window for the Liang Kingdom to observe the outside world, use the Western Barbarians to stimulate the scholars of the Liang Kingdom, and stimulate some desire to explore the world and interest in science.

The third is to hope to obtain gunships from Western Yi and then imitate them to improve the shipbuilding level of Liang State.

Ten years of army, hundred years of navy.

The shipbuilding level in the Ming Dynasty was severely deteriorated, and it was difficult to recover by exploring it by yourself. After all, building a sea ship is not just a few pieces of wood assembled together.

Shipbuilding should consider the hull structure, sealing chamber technology, and hull strength.

These are all experiences that need to be accumulated during the shipbuilding process. If Liang Guo wants to obtain them, the best way is to buy one, study it thoroughly, and copy one by one.

Once you can copy it successfully, you can make improvements based on your own experience and even design your own sea boat.

Gao Huan must achieve all these three goals no matter what.

The Netherlands, Spain, and Portuguese responded inconsistently after hearing Gao Huan's words. Gao Huan looked at everyone's expressions and felt that there might be a chance for the Portuguese.

After the meeting ended, representatives of the Three Kingdoms left, only Gao Huan, Song Yingxing and others were left in the hall.

"King, the Western Yi is unwilling to sell gunships, what should I do?" Song Yingxing frowned.

Gao Huan walked back to the middle hall and sat down, calmly saying, "The Netherlands and Spain are ambitious. They don't know how to sell boats, but the Portuguese can do their jobs. Their national strength is weak and they are probably willing to sell gunships in exchange for tariff discounts."

Speaking of this, Gao Huan said to Chen Youlong: "Judge Chen, please have some private contact with the Portuguese."

Chen Youlong bowed and said, "I will accept the order!"

Gao Huan looked at Song Yingxing again and said, "Mr. Song, immediately call the craftsman of Longjiang Shipyard and the official who was responsible for designing the warships to Shanghai, the speed should be fast!"

Song Yingxing didn't understand what Gao Huan wanted to do, but he still accepted the order and bowed.

Five days later, at the fifth day, before dawn, a sand boat coming from Nanjing stopped by the dock, and a group of craftsmen and stingers walked down there.

"It's been counted!" Song Yingxing showed joy on his face when he saw them get off the boat.

Gao Huan was also standing by the dock. Seeing that the person had arrived, he quickly ordered: "Let them change their clothes quickly."

After saying that, Gao Huan said to Song Yingxing: "Sir, go change your clothes, too."

When Song Yingxing heard this, he nodded, and then he changed into the clothes of the coolie on the dock with the craftsmen and officials.

After they finished disguising themselves, Gao Huan stood in front of everyone and said seriously: "Everyone is related to shipbuilding. We also know that our Liang State's ships are not as good as Zheng Zhilong's ships in all aspects, and even more so than the Western Barbarians' ships. Three years ago, our Liang State's own fleet went to sea to trade with North Korea and Japan. As soon as the fleet went out to sea, it was sunk by the Zheng family's warships. Now the sea trade in the vassal state is still choked by Zheng Zhilong because our ships are not good!"

A group of people stood in front of Gao Huan and listened carefully. Many people clenched their fists and vowed to build a warship for Liang State that was enough to defeat the Zheng family.

At this time, Gao Huan turned sideways and pointed at the dark shadow docking in the distance, "This time the Western barbarians came to Shanghai for trade, and the barbarian ships were parked at the dock. I would like to give you a chance to observe the barbarian ships at close range. When the barbarian ships need to replenish food and water, you pretend to be a coolie to send the barbarians' food and water onto the ship, and then be sure to take a closer look at the barbarian warships. Do you understand?"

Everyone looked serious and nodded, "I understand!"

The Three Kingdoms ships docked in Shanghai for a few days. Most of the ships had purchased the goods they needed and were preparing to leave Shanghai.

Before leaving, each ship needed to replenish food and fresh water, which gave Gao Huan a chance.

In the early morning, just after breakfast, Song Yingxing led a group of craftsmen and officials, carrying rice, vegetables, bacon and fresh water, boarded several Western merchant ships, and moved supplies into the cabin.

The Western Yi did not know that Gao Huan would do this. Song Yingxing carried a piece of rice and walked past Kuiyi, but he did not notice it.

After all, Westerners saw that Eastern people were blind, and several Dutch people did not recognize Song Yingxing. Only He Bin was stunned, but he did not remind the Dutch.

At this time, Song Yingxing and many craftsmen were walking on the deck, staring at the silence, recording the details on the boat in their hearts.

However, these craftsmen and minor officials were not professional and detailed work after all. After getting on the ship, they still caught the attention of the Dutch.

At this time, a Dutch suddenly cursed at the craftsmen and officials rudely, and then shouted to He Bin: "He! Let all these Chinese pigs go off the boat!"

Seeing this, He Bin spoke and asked Song Yingxing and others to get off the ship.

In the Shanghai County Government, Song Yingxing and many craftsmen and officials were holding charcoal pens and trying to draw the details they saw on the table.

Soon after, the drawings were drawn, Gao Huan asked with concern: "How is it?"

Song Yingxing looked at the drawings drawn by everyone and said in a deep voice: "King, you have gained a lot!"

Gao Huan was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Can you imitate it based on the drawings?"

Song Yingxing shook his head, "Reported to the king, minister, and others, although they saw many details, they were all superficial things and still don't understand the internal structure of the hull!"

Gao Huan frowned and was anxiously paced in the hall. Suddenly, Gao Huan stopped and squinted his eyes and said, "Let Liu Hun arrange for the water ghost to pick a barbarian boat and drill the bottom of the boat for me to make sure that once he leaves the dock, the cabin will leak immediately and force them to go to our shipyard for repair!"

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