The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 143
Chapter 141

Lu Changle said with some surprise: "Mr. Jack, the asking price is too high. The unit I'm talking about is silver."

Before Jack could speak, Lu Changle explained: "Flang machine gun and Hongyi cannon are also manufactured in Ming Dynasty. We still know the cost."

I just want to pick up a bargain, but this guy wants to bleed himself.

Lu Changle glanced at Frank Booker, thinking that he would speak for her, but unexpectedly, this guy shrewdly stood far away, as if admiring the night scene, obviously not getting involved.

No meddling, that is, neither side should offend.

"No." Jack shook his head and said, "Dear Lu, maybe you don't know that most of the firearms you imitate are old models that are about to be eliminated. As far as I know, your imitation is not successful, regardless of the range It’s still powerful, but the effect is not ideal.”

"May I ask if your artillery can have such power, and can it hit as far as five miles? You started too late, and the technology of smelting and casting technology is not mature enough. Lu, there is a reason why it is expensive."

"If I sold these cannons to an official, he would be happy to pay that price, but we can't, because he's too greedy, and if he grows stronger, it will be a nightmare for all gold diggers from afar, my dear De Lu, trust me, it's worth the money."

Lu Changle pondered for a while, then turned his head and asked Lao Zhou beside him: "Old Zhou, how is the quality of these cannons? Can the guns made by the firearms workshop compare with them?"

"No," Lao Zhou said with some embarrassment, "Boss, these cannons are the best ones I have ever seen. The iron used to make firearms dissipates heat much faster than ours, and the range and power are much better, especially the red ones. The barbarian cannon, like that tree, is more than four miles away, but the red barbarian cannon we made can hit three miles."

Hearing this, Lu Changle turned around and said to Jack: "Mr. Jack, I can agree to your asking price, but the premise is that you have to increase the quantity of sales, because you sell too little. As far as I know, people like you The warship should be equipped with at least six Hongyi cannons, 36 Franco cannons, yes, and shells, I want them all."

In order to impress Jack, Lu Changle pretended to be relaxed and said: "Just ten days ago, Mr. Booker paid me more than 50 ducats. Mr. Jack, don't worry that I can't pay. Goods, no credit."

Ten gold coins is more than one or two gold coins, and 2000 taels of gold is less than [-] gold coins.

Including the ten Franc cannons, the total is only 65 gold coins. Lu Changle has [-] gold coins in his hand.
This little money, drizzle.

Anyway, it's easy to earn, and it doesn't hurt to spend it.

Jack's eyes lit up when he heard the 50 ducats.
I thought that Lu Changle was just an aborigine leader in a place, and he couldn't give much money, and even planned to take goods in exchange for money, but he didn't expect the other party to be so rich.

Jack hurriedly asked Frank Booker for confirmation, and after getting an affirmative answer, his smile became more kind.

"I can add another cannon, five Francois cannons, and half of the ammunition storage." Jack thought for a while and decided to exchange for a little more money.

Lu Changle thought for a while, and quickly persuaded: "Mr. Jack, your cargo ship is gone. It is unnecessary to drive a warship with no spoils back. Why not leave the warship here and get on Booker's boat. How about taking a large sum of gold coins and returning home leisurely, how about I offer 23 ducats to buy your entire warship?"

6 Hongyi cannons cost 12000 taels of gold, 36 Franc cannons cost 7200 taels of gold, and the value of the ship is around 300 gold. Converted into Dukat gold is about 200 pieces.

Give him 1 more to make him feel better.

Jack said with some hesitation: "Dear Lu, I have to admit that your offer moved me very much. It's just that I hired a lot of crew members. As an excellent captain, I need to bring them all back. If there is no ship, I'm afraid I won't So convenient."

Cargo ships can sink, so can warships. The most rare thing is that it is difficult to find another such generous buyer.

It's enough to be moved, Lu Changle immediately called Frank Booker over, and said directly: "Mr. Booker, please do one thing, please send Mr. Jack and his employees back to China safely, and I will cover all the expenses. "

"I'm happy to serve you, my dear friend." Frank Booker's eyes lit up, and he agreed without thinking.

Jack and his crew add up to more than 100 people. The Far East Trading Company has more than [-] ships. It is too simple to arrange them.

This will not only make more money, but also gain Lu Changle's friendship.

Jack stretched out his right hand: "Lu, deal."

Lu Changle shook hands with him vigorously: "Deal."

When the two parties handed over, Lu Changle found that Jack and his crew were equipped with a good set of armor, and they paid [-] gold coins for all of them.

Jack took more than ten boxes full of gold coins, took the crew, sat on Frank Booker's boat and left overnight,

Lu Changle, Yang Xuan, Gan Hui, Lu Changwei, Lao Zhou and others excitedly boarded the big ship they just bought.

The ship is about 52 meters long, 15 meters wide, and two stories high. It is a typical full-sail cable boat with three masts on the deck, the bow mast, the main mast and the tail mast.The fore-mast and mainmast are mounted with square sails, and the stern-mast is mounted with diagonal spinnakers, which can improve the flexibility and speed of the ship by adjusting the sails.

The boat is well maintained. After all, it is an ocean-going ship, and there are many beautiful carvings on board. Lu Changle didn't bother to look at it, so he checked the firearms immediately.

During the test, one Hongyi cannon and one Frang cannon were hoisted down. There were also five Hongyi cannons and 35 Flang cannons on board, as well as a large number of shells.

Lu Changwei touched a red cannon fondly, and said excitedly: "Patriarch, we are shaking now, or we can go to Quanzhou to do the Second Cannon, even if we can't kill Zheng Du, it's good to scare him."

"No way." Gan Hui shook his head and said, "You can't be a hero for a while. Even the barbarians can't do it with Zheng's navy. It's just a warship going to Quanzhou. I'm afraid it will never return."

"That's right." Lu Changwei nodded and said, "If the barbarians could beat Zheng Zhilong, they wouldn't buy the pennant from him. Look, the pennant is still there."

Everyone looked in the direction Lu Changwei pointed, and it was true that a pennant was planted at the bow of the ship.

Even retreating to Jilong Mountain, Zheng Zhilong is still the overlord of the Southeast Asian waters.

While playing with the matchlock gun in his hand, Yang Xuan casually asked, "What about this ship?"

Lu Changle had already made up his mind, and waved his hand: "Move all the firearms down and transport them to Changle City. Be gentle. We will give Zheng Du a surprise then. As for this ship, find a hidden one." Hidden somewhere, find someone to practice and get familiar with, we want to build our own navy.”

Zheng Zhilong is the overlord of the sea, provoking him now is hitting a stone with an egg.

Or wretched development.

When everyone heard the words, they nodded one after another, and worked together to remove all the firearms on the ship.
After tossing around for most of the night, when the sky was about to dawn, all the firearms on board were emptied,

Looking at the mountains of firearms on the ground, although Lu Changle was so tired that his hands and feet were a little numb, the corners of his mouth could not help but move up slightly.

Six of the most advanced Hongyi cannons, 36 French cannons, 180 matchlock guns, 1 six sets of armor, more than [-] catties of gunpowder, and more than [-] shells.
Overnight, his strength jumped several steps.

It is not an exaggeration to say that if one had the strength to fight against the Demon King of the Sky, it would probably take less than a quarter of an hour to kill them to the ground and run away with their heads in their hands.

Now there are one three-masted warship, two sand boats, five eagle boats, seven fire-breathing boats, one Cangshan boat, four blessing boats, and there are twenty boats in total. fleet.

By the way, there are two big warships promised by Liu Ruolan, the condition is that Zheng Du must be killed first.

Zheng Du was the culprit who killed the old ancestor, even if Liu Ruolan refused to promise, Lu Changle would never let him go,
He used to be afraid that he would come, but with this batch of firearms, Lu Changle was a little afraid that he would not come.

These things will be planned later, and now the top priority is to discuss with my second uncle and future father-in-law to prepare for the navy.

After buying a large ship, the shipbuilding workshop in Min'an Town is also building ships non-stop. After spending so much money, we can't let them become decorations.
By the way, please entrust the donation to Cheng Liye. I don't know if this guy is caring and how he is doing.
Chongzhen can still struggle for two years, even if Chongzhen is gone, Nanming can still struggle for many years, it is still very cost-effective to get a good official skin
(End of this chapter)