Shang Yi smiled slightly. He knew that a technical maniac like Hu Jiangbin would definitely not be able to resist this temptation. Even if Hu Jiangbin didn't agree this time, it didn't matter. Anyway, he had three ships built by him, so we would definitely meet again in the future.
Opportunity. When the time comes, bring the drawings. If the drawings of the treasure ship are not enough, then there are the drawings of the Spanish galleons, and the drawings of the galleons from the 18th and 19th centuries. Shang Yi does not believe that Hu Jiangbin has not taken the bait yet.
So the two talked for a while, and finally decided that the three ships Shang Yi ordered at the beginning should be built in this workshop. The three ships would be built at the same time. The two Fu ships were both commercial and cargo ships, and the Spanish galleon was purely for commercial use.
Warships. The construction period for two of the 1,000-ton freight ships is three months, and the construction period for the other Spanish galleon is four months, and they can start immediately.
Prepare the materials and start construction. When the three ships are built, Shang Yi is satisfied and can continue to order them. Based on the cost of 40,000 taels of silver per ship, Shang Yi first pays half of the price, and then pays 30,000 taels of silver two months later.
.After the two thousand-tonage ships are delivered for use, another 20,000 taels of silver will be paid. And the last 10,000 taels of silver will be paid after the Spanish galleon is delivered.
Tomorrow, Hu Jiangbin and several apprentice assistants will definitely return to Hangzhou with Shang Yi. On the one hand, they will receive the first project progress payment from Shang Yi, and on the other hand, they will also choose a land for the construction of the shipyard on the coast of Hangzhou. The two parties also agreed on the location for the construction of the shipyard.
The cost and manpower will be borne by Shang Yi, and the scale and planning of the shipyard will be determined through negotiation between the two parties.
Hu Jiangbin provided technical support and necessary technical personnel for the construction of the shipyard, and also served as the engineering director. Shang Yi paid him a total of five thousand silver, including the wages of the technical personnel. After the shipyard is completed, the two parties will come to an agreement on how to hire them.
Various conditions and other requirements for Hu Jiangbin to serve as shipyard director.
Hu Jiangbin was very satisfied with the conditions proposed by Shang Yi, and at the same time he was full of respect for Shang Yi. He had never seen an official like Shang Yi who did not use official power to pressure people, but used negotiation in everything.
attitude, and fully considered Hu Jiangbin's own interests. This also made Hu Jiangbin feel very comfortable. It seems that the legend that the merchant army is a benevolent and righteous army is not wrong at all.
Now Hu Jiangbin has several apprentices who are able to work independently, and there are no technical difficulties in Hu Jiangbin's shipbuilding workshop to build a thousand-material ship. He can completely let them take care of the responsibility without Hu Jiangbin's full supervision. Therefore, Hu Jiangbin
He can also devote his main energy to building shipyards. After all, Hu Jiangbin also longs to build large ships. In his heart, no matter from which aspect, he hopes that Shang Yi's shipyard can be successfully established.
After negotiating the terms, Shang Yi immediately left and returned to Changguowei. Hu Jiangbin also packed his luggage at home, arranged manpower, and prepared for tomorrow's trip.
When he returned to Changguowei, it was already dusk. After dinner, Shang Yi first told Shen Shouchong the information provided by Zhang Gengqiu.
After hearing this, Shen Shouchong couldn't help being surprised. If the Spaniards really dispatched fifty warships to attack the southeast coast, they would simply not be able to compete with them based on their existing water power.
Although Spain had formulated a plan to conquer China, it had never been implemented. Therefore, there was no major armed conflict between the Ming Dynasty and Spain, and there was no way to know what the Spanish force was. But in the past ten years, the Ming Dynasty often
An incident at sea with the Netherlands
During the war, even Zheng Zhilong, who had the strongest maritime power in China at this time, dispatched hundreds of warships to thousands of warships every time he faced the Dutch fleet, while the Dutch dispatched only one warship.
Twenty ships, supplemented by dozens or up to hundreds of pirate ships.
If Spain's strength is equal to that of the Netherlands, then these fifty ships will need at least five hundred ships to compete with it. Although this news is not yet certain, it will not be groundless, so Shen Shouchong also Quite worried.
Shang Xun also knew that although Spain had declined in the past, after all, a camel was still bigger than a horse. Not to mention that the Thirty Years War was not over yet, and Spain would not be completely weakened until the Spanish throne fifty years later. After the Succession War. So with the current strength, fighting a naval battle with Spain is no different from committing suicide? If this news is true, Shang Yi believes that the best way to deal with it is: let the Spanish army soldiers land, and use strong walls and clear fields to lure them deep inside. land, then cut off the retreat, encircle and annihilate it, forcing its fleet to retreat.
Although this is not in line with the principle of taking the initiative that Shang Yi always advocates, at this stage, this is the best way, and it can also be said to be the only way. Therefore, Shang Yi asked Shen Shouchong to strengthen patrols along the Zhejiang River and found that After the Spanish fleet, don't clash with them at sea, just know where they landed. The battle should be resolved on land.
After listening to Shang Yi's opinions, Shen Shouchong also believed that this was the most reasonable plan, so he promised to strengthen patrols along the coast of Zhejiang and report to Shang Yi immediately once a situation is discovered.
After Shen Shouchong left, Shang Yi asked Duan Peng to call Wu Quanfu.
In fact, after following the merchant army to Changguowei, Wu Quanfu had been feeling uneasy. It was not that anyone had threatened him, but that these soldiers were too polite to him. Because Wu Yongfu's family had been living at sea, they did not listen at all. After seeing the name of the merchant army, I just feel that this army is not like an army at all. There are such good people in the official army, they speak kindly, and they call themselves uncle. Not only did they give their family food and drink, but they also arranged a room. He gave the family a rest and even found some clothes for them to change into. This is simply a great kindness.
In Wu Quanfu's memory, the officers and soldiers have always been arrogant and arrogant. They are good at bullying the common people, but they only run away when they fight pirates. Could this group of people be the officers and soldiers? Instead, they are Wu Agen's sons and daughters. There are also sons-in-law, who are not very old. The eldest son Wu Dahai is only twenty years old. The two daughters are one seventeen and one fourteen. They are both young people. Therefore, seeing the kind attitude of the merchant army, they are no longer timid. Although Wu Quanfu did not dare to be too presumptuous, he talked and laughed with Duan Peng and a few other young soldiers. They were his two daughters, and even washed off the squid ink on his face. Although Wu Quanfu I was worried, but it was too late to stop it.
Being taken to see Shang Yi by Duan Peng, Wu Quanfu became even more flustered for no reason. On the way, he kept asking: "Master Bing, what do you want from me?"
Duan Peng was also a little impatient when asked, and said: "Uncle, I don't know either. Wouldn't you know it when you meet our general? Also, when you meet our general, don't call me master, call him chief."
"What! What do you call me?"
"Chief!"
After becoming an official, Shang Yi's biggest unaccustomed thing was that he was always called "Master" and "Master" by the common people, as if he felt that he had experienced seven or eighty years of experience, and in later generations of movies and TV shows, most of the people who were called "Master" were not good people. .One day Shang Yi suddenly had a bad idea and taught Duan Peng such a title. Duan Peng was also a solid person, so when he met the people, he first taught them: "When you meet our general, don't call us master, but call him chief." "
After Wu Agen saw Shang Yi, he immediately knelt down and timidly called out: "Old... Chief, you asked the villain to come over. What can I do?"
Shang Yi was startled for a moment and almost laughed out loud, but he finally held back. He first asked Wu Quanfu to get up, then asked him to sit down, and then said: "Wu Quanfu, don't worry. You and your family are all peaceful and kind people." , we will not harm you. We will let you go early tomorrow morning. This time you were hijacked by pirates and the ship was destroyed. You were also frightened a lot. I will give you twenty taels of silver. Go home and live in peace. ." Then he asked Duan Peng to give Wu Agen twenty taels of silver.
Wu Quanfu took the money, was stunned for a long time, suddenly stood up and knelt down to Shang Yi, saying: "Sir... no, chief, you are such a good man, we... our whole family will remember your great kindness in the future. Great virtue." After saying that, he kowtowed to Shang Yi.
Duan Peng hurried over and grabbed him again, saying: "Uncle, get up quickly, our general doesn't like this."
After some tugging, he finally pulled Wu Quanfu up and sat down again. Shang Yi asked again: "Wu Quanfu, your boat was destroyed. How will you live in the future? Build another boat?"
Wu Quanfu smiled bitterly, and Shang Yi aroused his thoughts again. How easy is it to build a boat? It costs forty or fifty taels of silver at least. Now he is impoverished. He only has the twenty taels of silver given by Shang Yi, which is not enough. It was far away. Moreover, Dan people were not allowed to go ashore to settle down, so they sighed and said: "Chief, I can't build a boat now, so I can only take it one step at a time. I'll help others first and then I'll do something wrong."
Shang Yi nodded and said: "In that case, are you willing to work for me? I am building a ship now and I am short of sailors. You people are proficient in water and are used to using ships, so it is very suitable. You and you Sons, sons-in-law, and even wives and daughters, as long as they can do something, can come. Each person will be given two taels of silver a month. If he does well in the future, the amount will increase. What do you think? You can usually live on the shore, but you can only go to sea. Only then did we board the ship.”
After Wu Quanfu heard this, he was stunned. When it comes to working on a ship, eight members of his family can do it. Even the youngest son Wu Xiaowu is only twelve years old, but he has been on the sea no less than ten times with him. .Two taels per person, or sixteen taels for eight people. In the past, their family's total income for a year was just over twenty taels. Wu Quanfu had never thought that he could earn so much money.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Shang Yi thought that he didn't want to but didn't dare to say it, so he smiled and said: "If you don't want to do it, it doesn't matter. Just go back with the money tomorrow, but help me ask other questions." Eggmen, see if there are any among them..."
Before Shang Yi finished speaking, Wu Quanfu said eagerly: "Chief, I will do it. Our whole family is willing to do it!"