open sea

Chapter 179 Replacement
Chen Mu failed to fulfill his wish.

It's not that Pereira is unwilling to sell the ship. In fact, he is willing to sell this old ship, which has been used for more than 40 years, has changed hands six times, and has no boards from the beginning to the end, to a member of the Eastern Empire. thousand households.

Qianhu, this official name sounds very powerful, especially for Pereira who has seen the combat power of Chen Qianhu's banner army with his own eyes. Qianhu is really powerful. You must know that Magellan only brought 50 people to borrow the An island in the Philippines was almost captured due to civil strife.

Almost, because Magellan was beaten to death by the local natives.

Two years ago, Legazpi of Spain was appointed Governor of the Philippines, much to the anger of the Portuguese Pereira - according to the Pope's meridian, what should have been the territory of the Kingdom of Portugal is now being invaded by those shameful Spaniards .

Although his strength is so weak that Pereira will not confide his heart to anyone, if given the opportunity, he would like to see this Ming Dynasty general who controls a thousand families and the Spaniards exchange fire at sea.

But he couldn't make this deal with Chen Mu, because the ship didn't belong to him, not even the merchants who drove it to Haojing. Its real owner was in India, and Pereira didn't buy or sell the ship for the owner. power.

Even if he knew, Chen Qianhu would definitely be able to offer a price that satisfied the owner.

But rules are rules.

There is no need to break your own rules for the benefit of others.

"Qianhu, this is an old boat. The owner is far away. Sir Pereira can't sell you someone else's boat without authorization, but if you are willing to wait." When the priest spoke, Chen Mu looked at Pei Leila, the old soldier took off the captain's cap and put it on his chest. Even though he couldn't understand his words, he still wanted Chen Mu to feel his sincerity: "There is no ship cannon, six hundred cruzas and a new ship, if God favors us When it comes to Baofeng, the ship can be sent from Malacca to Haojingao in three months.”

Almost, a thousand taels of silver.

This price is not expensive for Chen Mu. He has a lot of Cruzador in his hand, which was obtained by selling the spoils of the attack on Maiyatu in Haojing to the Spanish pirate Faricat. More than 900 pieces are enough to buy a new big black Boat.

But Chen Mu felt that this was not appropriate. The rewards of the Banner Army were all paid in silver, and those gold coins were his own private property. If such a large amount must be used for private property, he would prefer to build an academy in Xiangshan. Instead of investing in Xiangshan Qianhu to buy a warship by himself.

The promotion has been decided, but he still doesn't know where he will be promoted.

But if silver is used, it is not suitable, because there is not so much silver in Xiangshan.

Maybe he can pay with silk and satin, the silk and satin is the property of Qianhu House in Xiangshan, although there is his share in it, but that is only part of it.

Just when Chen Mu was about to speak, it seemed that his thinking made Pereira mistakenly think that Qianhu in front of him was dissatisfied with the price, and said a few words to the priest. Chen Mu listened attentively, and the priest said: "If If Qianhu is not satisfied with this price, we may be able to change the payment method, Sir Pereira noticed that you got a lot of cargo ships in this war, if you have two such ships, you can exchange for a new one."

Pereira pointed at the side, and was relayed by the missionary. He first pointed to two black-tailed blessing boats, and then pointed to a white boat that was slightly smaller than the blessing boats: "If one is big and the other is small, you Another hundred cruzados will be paid to Sir Pereira."

This new proposal is very good. It doesn't need to use Chen Mu's personal wealth, and it can also allow Xiangshan to get a big black boat. The only problem is that these lucky boats don't belong to him.

"Three to five days, I will give you a letter."

Chen Mu didn't directly agree, but in his opinion, it shouldn't be a big problem to ask Zhang Han for two blessing boats. If it really doesn't work, he will exchange silk for a boat.

He had to let the craftsmen of Xiangshan Shipyard figure out the structure of this ship, so as to build better warships in the future, and also to know how to fight this kind of ship when encountering battles.

Chen Mu felt that it was not bad to do business with Frangji. The veteran leader who threw his robe and raised his sword in the meeting square before could also negotiate business with him calmly, which is very good.

As long as you can beat them, it's easy to deal with.

Pereira looked at Chen Mu's noncommittal look, and tried his best to curb his desire to further reduce the price. He felt that this price was already very reasonable for Carrick sailing boats. Carrick galleon.

If it is a ship-for-ship exchange, he actually does not make any money on the ship, not even the freight.

But Pereira prefers that Chen Mu use Fu Chuan in exchange. The two [-] Fu Chuan should be able to load hundreds of tons of water, and the money earned by the two ships full of cargo and going to Malacca is almost enough to buy one. The big black boat, and then bring it back full of spices, and buy another big black boat inside and out.

It's a pity that Chen Qianhu has to pay taxes.

Chen Mu didn't care about these, he only wanted the boat, not to mention that he couldn't think about any problems at all in his current mood.

Chen Lin, Chen Mu, and Bai Yuanjie, the three of them couldn't think about anything.

They wiped out nearly [-] pirates from Zeng Yiben, recaptured more than a dozen Cantonese boats that originally belonged to Guangzhou, captured more than a dozen lucky boats, small boats and their cargo that originally belonged to Zeng Yiben, and seized untold amounts of money, guns.

The sense of honor of turning the tide filled the hearts of Chen Lin and Bai Yuanjie, and Chen Mu was also deeply encouraged by this.

Wu Ping, the leader of the Fujian-Guangzhou pirates in the previous generation, was brought down by Yu Dayou, but this time Zeng Yiben became the meritorious service of the three of them.

"You want to buy this boat?"

At the bow of the big black boat, Chen Lin, Chen Mu, and Bai Yuanjie stood facing the wind. Chen Lin patted the side of the boat and said, "It's about six or seven hundred materials, and you can build a ship like this. The materials are enough to build a ship that you will need." , the speed of the ship is still slow, a live target for fire bricks."

As if feeling that he had belittled the ship to nothing, Chen Lin smiled: "It's good for business, with enough cargo."

Chen Lin knew that the caravan actually controlled by Chen, Bai, and Zhang was berthed at Haojing, but as long as he knew about this matter, it would make people think elsewhere.

"Brother Chen, how many guns do you think this ship can fire?" Chen Mu looked at the people around him, pointed to his feet, and said, "This is a merchant ship, but the forecastle and stern have three decks, and thirty guns are nailed on the front and rear top floors. Franji is not difficult, and at least eight cannons can be placed in the belly of the ship, which can be bigger than the one I made in Xiangshan, and can really break the Fuchuan's cannons."

Chen Lin stopped talking. Chen Mu's use of the Clippers' murder gun in this battle opened a skylight for him. There are many inexplicable things in his mind that need time to digest, not to mention the power they themselves have. It's different, even if he is on defense, it's not like Chen Mu owns a military bureau and a Xiangshan shipyard, and has the right to develop and manufacture weapons and ships.

"This boat, I have to buy it back no matter what." Chen Mu grinned, and glanced at Bai Yuanjie, "Let's take it apart when we go back, and see what's inside!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)