Chapter 479: Tongzhou Wharf

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A huge fleet sails on the sea, and the ships are connected to each other for miles.
Three days have passed since Dengzhou, they arrived at the first port, the only Tongzhou port in the Weiwang fief.
Before the fleet arrived in Tongzhou, Xiao Ming had sent scouts to inform King Wei.
When the warship docked at Tongzhou Wharf, Wang Wei appeared on the wharf on time.
"My nephew, the emperor is here waiting for you for a day." Wei Wang looked at Xiao Ming who got off the battleship and laughed.
With one foot on the ground, Xiao Ming's heart was finally at ease. It was a torment to sail for three consecutive days at sea. In these three days, he finally experienced the hardships of a navy officer.
When he was on the boat, he saw Wang Wei, and he also smiled, "It is a great honor for my nephew to be here in Tongzhou himself."
"My nephew is polite. Now the emperor has to rely on his nephew." Wei Wang's eyes swept across the huge battleship, with strong envy and shock.
Xiao Ming laughed. He noticed the look in King Wei's eyes. It was a greedy look. Presumably King Wei valued his battleship at a glance. He said: "The emperor's uncle has great magical powers, and the nephew should rely on the emperor's uncle. , This time I need the help of the emperor to stop in Tongzhou." Xiao Ming said calmly.
Wang Wei was taken aback. He remembered what the scout had said. Xiao Ming's fleet was docked in Tongzhou for replenishment. It was not a simple stop, and the required supplies were recorded on the list provided by the scout.
"Hahaha, yes, yes, the emperor remembered it, my nephew feels relieved, the supply of the emperor has been prepared, you can now supply it." Wei Wang said.
Xiao Ming felt relieved, but he was still a little worried. He hoped that King Wei would not pass him shoes, otherwise he would make King Wei's life sad.
Ordering the fleet to supply immediately, Xiao Ming followed Wei Wang into Tongzhou City, and he had to act on the spot at the warm invitation of Wei Wang.
After drinking for three rounds, Wang Wei said: "My nephew, the emperor really underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have such a powerful fleet. Even if this fleet is tied to the Dutch, it can be a tie."
Wang Wei's tone was envy. He knew the Dutch and the strength of the Dutch warships. From the information he received, Xiao Ming's warships were very similar to the Dutch warships.
How could he not envy him now suddenly leading such a powerful fleet.
"Uncle Emperor praised, these warships are just warships for nephews to merchant ships, and they dare not say that they are fighting the Dutch." Xiao Ming smiled.
Wang Wei was very jealous. He tentatively asked, "How did my nephew build these battleships? Oh, when I think about it, it must be the missionary's credit. Hey, why doesn't the emperor have this luck? How many such warships will be built for the emperor?"
Xiao Ming's expression moved slightly. He did not expect that King Wei would make such a request. He might give the artillery and guns to King Wei, but he would never give it to King Wei on battleships.
After all, in such an era, a warship loaded with artillery poses a great threat to the route, and it is also very difficult to hunt.
"Uncle Emperor, the construction of these warships is complicated, and my nephew will only be around a dozen in three years, and the cost of these warships is high, and one ship is worth more than a million taels of silver."
"A million taels!" Wei Wang paled.
"Of course, this smallest warship also has about 60 artillery pieces, but the artillery is 1.2 million taels, which does not include the cost of the warship."
Wang Wei nodded. He understood that the artillery on this battleship was called a naval gun, and the price was more expensive than ordinary artillery.
"This is indeed a bit expensive." Wei Wang rubbed his chin. He already knew that King Chu had purchased thousands of naval guns from Xiao Ming, and used these naval guns to build a fleet.
And he and the king of Chu's fief are only separated by a river. The king of Chu is gaining an advantage. He hesitated. He said, "If this is the case, the emperor doesn't want to embarrass his nephew. Why don't he sell some naval guns to the emperor. "
Xiao Ming suddenly laughed when he heard this. Now that the steam engine is officially put into production, Qingzhou's industrial capacity is about to undergo a sea-shaking change, and the forging technology of this artillery will also be accelerated.
Wang Wei now offered to buy artillery as a gift for him. He said, "Uncle Emperor, this is not a problem, it's just the silver..."
According to Xiao Ming’s tone, a thousand naval guns cost 20 million taels of silver. This is a high cost, but in order not to be overtaken by the King of Chu, he gritted his teeth and said,
No problem, it’s a big deal. The home of wealthy merchants."
Xiao Ming suddenly felt sad for these businessmen. No wonder many businessmen are thinking of ways to stay in Qingzhou. There are really no human rights in other places.
But he didn't care about the life and death of Wei Di merchants, all he wanted was 20 million taels of silver.
"Uncle Huang is refreshing~EbookFREE.me~ Then how many artillery does the Uncle Huang need." Xiao Ming asked.
"A thousand gates." Wei Wang said.
Xiao Ming knew that this was a rivalry between King Wei and King Chu. He said, "Then how the emperor is going to pay the money."
"Hey, nephew, it's not the emperor's stingy, this business is one, the second is two, since nephew is going to use Tongzhou as a supply point, this supply must be counted as money, right? Wei Wang looked cunning and cunning.
There is no free lunch in the world, Xiao Ming naturally knows that King Wei will not use Tongzhou as a supply base for him, so he said: "Uncle Emperor's words make sense. Since this is the case, all supplies for Qingzhou official ships will be deducted from this fee. , But even so, there is still a lot of money to pay."
"That's for sure. The cost of replenishing the Tongzhou Wharf is temporarily reduced to 2 million taels. After all, it was only this time to replenish the emperor's uncle that cost 22,000 taels. If the frequency is frequent in the future, the money will be more. We'll talk about it later." Wei Wang's eyes flashed with shrewdness.
Xiao Ming nodded in agreement. He doubled the price of the naval gun. It was already dark enough, so Wang Wei had to be comforted.
Then Wei Wang said: "There are 18 million taels left. Let’s not hide from my nephews, the uncle Huang also has some large merchant ships. Uncle Huang would like to use a hundred large merchant ships to cover the remaining 10 million taels. The eight million taels of the emperor will pay 400,000 taels of gold and 4 million taels of silver to the nephew, how?"
Xiao Ming sighed for a while, this Wei Di was really rich, and Wei Wang was really a local tyrant.
"Deal." Xiao Ming nodded emphatically. This business was a good deal. He obtained the supply point of Tongzhou and made an arms business.
After a short stay in Tongzhou for one day, the next day Xiao Ming led the fleet to go to sea. The place where he arrived next will be Ningzhou of King Chu.