1955: Come for Living Water
The Dachu electric motor was on the sea, and under the support of strong power, it completed one tactical action after another that seemed incredible to Mattus. Compared with the Dachu's huge body, these tactical actions were indeed incomparable in the sail era. Any of them could bring the risk of warship capsizing.
Under Mattus' envious gaze, the Great Chu slowed down, and in front of them, a target ship appeared. It was a warship captured by Mattus's command, which was not much repair value, and is now anchored alone on the sea surface. The Great Chu aimed at the target ship on the side of the side. Amid the shouts of the sailors, the gun doors were opened one by one, and dark iron cannons were pushed out, allowing Mattus to see his hideous face for the first time.
"Let's fire!" Zhou Li's slightly hoarse roar echoed throughout the deck. Then, the rumbling sound of cannons rang out one after another. Mattus, who was standing on the top floor, stood shoulder to shoulder with Qin Feng, saw the flames and smoke emitted by dozens of artillery guns, and in an instant, enveloped the target ship in the distance. When the smoke dissipated, the sea surface was already empty, and there was nothing left except some wooden boards floating on the sea surface.
"No wonder!" Mattus shivered. No wonder the Ming people defeated the warships of the Tiger Dynasty dozens of times the number of times the number of warships with just thirty warships. Such lethality was indeed something they could not imagine before. In Yangang's offensive and defensive battles, he was only attacked by no more than ten artillery pieces. It was like on the Da Chu, and there were dozens of artillery pieces on the first deck alone. This was not the case with the huge main gun that looked terrifying no matter how you looked at the head of the ship.
"Your Majesty, if I want to buy such a warship, would you be willing to sell it to me?" Mattus's eyes showed a keen light.
Qin Feng laughed loudly: "Duke, as I said bluntly, you may not be able to afford a warship like the Dachu under our feet. Of course, we have no idea to sell such a warship for the time being."
Looking at Mattus' disappointed face, Qin Feng continued: "Of course, we have another type of warship, which can be sold, but Grand Duke, although this price is cheaper than our Da Chu, it is really not cheap! A fully equipped warship cannot be taken without 500,000 taels of silver."
When he heard the numbers popping out of Qin Feng's mouth, not only Lin Shu, but even Zhou Li, who had just walked over, shivered. Lin Shu didn't know the cost of the Ming warship. He was simply frightened by this number, but Zhou Li knew that even the Da Chu was built and equipped with all the weapons, it was only more than 100,000 taels of silver. Now the money in the Ming Dynasty is valuable and the special price is extremely low.
His Majesty the Emperor is about to wield a butcher knife and slaughter the fat sheep. Zhou Li's one eye is full of light, and it's 500,000 taels. According to His Majesty's tone, the steam warships that were sold to them may be transformed from the old sail warships in the Taiping battle formation of Ning Zeyuan. The cost will definitely not exceed 30,000 to 40,000 taels of silver. If Mattus wants to buy the fat sheep, the Ming Dynasty will really make a fortune.
He suddenly understood why His Majesty the Emperor had to install some explosives into the target ship and then bombard him. If this round of cannons was down, the effect would of course be great.
When he heard this price, Matt Us shivered. 500,000 taels per ship. Are you really not kidding? But looking at the sea, the main warships were performing the formation changes like butterflies. Thinking about the power of the thunderbolt from the sky just now, he felt that this thing was worth the price.
"It's too expensive." He looked at Qin Feng with a wry smile, "Although I really want it, I can't afford it."
Qin Feng smiled and said, "Duke, we are friends now. We still have discounts for friends. For the first time, I will make the decision. It is okay to give you a 60% discount."
The emperor opened his mouth and closed his mouth, and the price of a warship dropped from 500,000 taels to 300,000 taels. Zhou Li widened his eyes and looked at Mattus. Of course, even this price could satisfy him.
"Three hundred thousand taels are indeed not expensive, but your Majesty, you are an expert. You should also know that such a warship cannot be of any kind. To form combat power, at least one fleet is needed." Mattus said with a smacking his lips.
"My friend!" Qin Feng laughed and patted Mattus's shoulder and said, "It's easy to say about money. You are the Grand Duke of Munich and the strongest Grand Duke in the Western Continent in the future. I'm afraid you can't afford it. Our Ming Dynasty has many payment methods, and one must be suitable for you. After you go back today, we have specialized people to discuss with you."
The Dachu battle formation returned to Yangang, and Mattus happily left the warship with Rongguang and Lin Shu. Qin Feng would not stay here for more. After the entire battle formation completed the supply, he would set off for Pattaya, where the last puzzle of the layout of the Western Continent was required to be completed.
Yu Rongguang will definitely design a perfect payment plan for Mattus with a large number of professional talents sent by the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Finance and Taiping Bank. From the moment Mattus returns to the Western Continent, the Ming Dynasty has a continuous and huge financial contribution.
The war with Qi is not as simple as dealing with a group of unfounded guys from far away, which will inevitably be a war that lasts for a long time and affects the entire continent. Qin Feng does not want to make the country he has finally built up to be extremely poor because of this war. Otherwise, a few years later, although he won Qi and unified the world, he caused complaints in the country, which would be worth the loss.
The Qin Dynasty unified the world, but died in the second lifetime. Qin Feng did not want to follow in the footsteps. Now he has found a great source of wealth overseas, and using other people's money to support himself in fighting this huge war is naturally the most beautiful thing.
Although Lin Shu was young, he was smart enough. As the first diplomat sent by the Ming Dynasty in Matrasri, Qin Feng believed that he would spare no effort to exploit those guys. As for whether it would make the Western Mainland miserable and cause riots, Qin Feng didn't care. Moreover, isn't this exactly what the Ming Dynasty expected?
The chaos of the Western Continent is the best Western Continent for the Ming Dynasty.
Sitting in front of the window and looking at Qin Feng, who was shining with a bright light in Yangang, said to Fan Chang happily: "Bring that guest up. I think he will definitely have a lot of new ideas after a day of watching."
The guest Qin Feng mentioned was Thompson, a general of the Tiger Dynasty who was captured alive by Qin Feng in the Battle of Manila. Mattus probably never dreamed that when he was bargaining with Qin Feng, when he was imagining the future formation of the Western Continent, Thompson, who could not move or speak, was in another room, was furious and gritting his teeth, wishing to sleep and eat his flesh.
"Mr. Thompson, today's harvest should be quite big, right?" Qin Feng held a glass of red wine in his hand, shaking it gently, and looked at the other person with a purple face with a smile. "Sit down, Fan Chang, please sit down by Mr. Thompson."
Fan Chang dragged a chair over and placed it behind Thompson, pressed the other person's shoulder with both hands, and pressed the pair on the chair.
"Your Majesty, what do you want?" Thompson looked at Qin Feng, helpless and resentful. He has been with Qin Feng these days, and he really discovered that Qin Feng had no intention of sending troops to attack the Western Continent and occupying that vast area.
"What do I want?" Qin Feng smiled and said, "There is nothing else, there is only one word, money. Mr. Thompson, you should know that there is no money, but nothing can be done!"
"Your Majesty Danci can also give you the money you want." Thompson said with a blue face. "Your Majesty Danci can satisfy you all your requests, and at this point, Mattus can never compare with Your Majesty Danci."
"No, no, no, the account is not calculated like this." Qin Feng said: "Matus is like a stream. Although the flow is not large now, it has a source of living water and has great potential for development. His Majesty Dansi is like a rushing river. It seems that it can indeed reap greater benefits, but this river is easily lost control and flooding. Mr. Thompson, the Western Continent is too far away from us. We cannot foolishly send an army like you to attack such a distant country. So, in our opinion, Mattus is much more valuable than His Majesty Dansi."
Thompson took a deep breath, his face extremely ugly.
"Besides, we are not just a source like Mattus. Grand Duke Stenson is also in Pattaya to discuss with us. Look, since the two most powerful grand dukes under the Tiger Dynasty have begun negotiations with us and want to cooperate, why do we still need His Majesty Dansi?"
Qin Feng curled his smile and looked at Thompson coldly: "So, Mr. Thompson, a dead His Majesty Dansi is the most beneficial to our Ming Dynasty! We can negotiate with anyone, but we won't negotiate with His Majesty Dansi."
Chapter completed!