Chapter 78 Big Ship
Is there any solution?

Xia Lin's mind worked quickly, and he understood all the information as soon as it passed through his mind. It turned out that these two old men came from afar just to plot against his treasure ship!
Damn old thing, you are well-informed. I haven't even finished building the ship yet, and you two old bastards are already plotting against me. But Miss Tang is the major shareholder of this thing, how can I get this thing?

After thinking for a while, Xia Lin couldn't help but say with difficulty: "Your Majesty, Mr. Guo... It's not that I'm stingy, my Jing ship is still under construction, and I'm not the boss of that ship. The Tang family is the major shareholder. You just came here and asked for the ship, which is a bit unreasonable. The cost of the ship is more than 1.7 million taels, you can't just take it."

Hearing Xia Lin's words, the two old men suddenly sat up straight.

Ship? What ship?

"Ship?" Lao Guo was a straightforward person after all. He looked at Xia Lin curiously and asked, "What ship did you say cost more than one million taels of silver?"

"hold head high?"

Xia Lin looked at the expressions of the two old men and found that their eyes were very clear. They didn't seem to know anything about the ship at all. Xia Lin's heart skipped a beat and he thought, "Damn it, my dog ​​mouth!"

But now that he had said it, it was too late to take it back. He tried his best to save the situation but the two old men were not idiots after all and refused to believe him no matter how he tried to fool them.

"Speak! If you don't, I have a way to deal with you." Old Guo said with a smile: "I will transfer you to my side to compile the county annals. That's a good job. You can do it for a lifetime."

When Xia Lin heard this, he knew that Lao Deng No. 2 was throwing a tantrum, but what could he do? He could only roll his eyes and say, "Yes, we have a boat."

"Come on, take me to have a look." Lao Guo said with a smile, "I didn't expect there would be such a pleasant surprise."

Xia Lin rolled his eyes and said, "It's just a small boat. It can't hold many people. Besides, it's not even finished yet."

"A small boat? Haha, why do I not believe it?" Old Guo twisted his beard and said, "Lead the way! I must see it myself before it counts."

Now Xia Lin knew why the prince called Lao Guo and Lao Shi. This Lao Shi was really annoying. Xia Lin simply laid his cards on the table and stopped pretending. He spread his hands like a stray dog ​​and said, "No, I'm still at the Jiujiang Shipyard."

"Even if it's at Shijiang Shipyard, I have to see it today. Prepare the ship!"

This old bastard...

In desperation, Xia Lin could only prepare a boat and take the prince and Lao Guo all the way down to Poyang Lake. They took the new cruise ship, which had the best configuration and a newly upgraded hull. The speed was 30% faster than before and it was very stable. You could even drink, watch the scenery and enjoy the river breeze on the boat.

It was just that Xia Lin and the prince stared at each other all the way, which was really awkward. Fortunately, the prince only teased him from time to time and did not mention the little princess.

In fact, the prince probably understood that girls cannot be kept when they grow up. He knew his own daughter best. Besides, with his status and position, he did not need to arrange a marriage with anyone. If he did, it would arouse suspicion. If he could really help his daughter find a lover, it would be a good thing. But everyone look at Xia Lin, everyone, he does not look like a lover. One look at him reminds him of his dissolute appearance in the past.

nausea!

The three men, accompanied by five guards, traveled along the river and entered Jiujiang County around dusk. It looked like they would be able to go ashore and eat before dark.

But it was obvious that the two old men had no intention of eating. They had almost finished their snacks on the boat, so as soon as they got off the boat, they carried Xia Lin and ran straight to the shipyard.

The shipyard in Jiujiang was also invested by Xia Lin. Shipping would definitely be the mainstream for a long time in the future, so he asked people to gather a lot of talented shipbuilders and then built such a shipyard.

At this moment, the shipyard is still brightly lit, and workers in three shifts are building Jingzhou in the huge dock. Now, this largest inland ship in the world has reached the stage of installing the keel. The overall length is about 72 meters and the height is 17 meters. It can be said to be a behemoth.

Xia Lin improved the design of forty-seven major items, enhancing both the construction process and the laying process. First of all, the dry dock construction method is better than the currently popular underwater construction method. One reason is that it protects the safety and health of the workers. The other is that part of the house construction technology can be used to complete the construction, so the difficulty is naturally reduced.

In terms of strength, the keel adopts three-section mortise and tenon steel-clad technology, plus a multi-sided support swing structure and the automatic coupler technology of future trains to share the force generated by the swing of the hull when encountering waves. This is originally a technology for seagoing ships, but using it here is a technical reserve.

No one knows, only Xia Lin himself knows what this thing is used for.

How to say it, in the future these are actually some things with low technical content, but here they are amazing works of art.

The two old men stood under the huge keel and looked up at the huge ship, which was so tall and mighty that it shocked the world and made ghosts cry. They said in unison: "Wow~~" Xia Lin leaned beside and slurped noodles. He was so hungry that he asked the manager here to make him a bowl of egg noodles. Seeing the ignorant looks of the two old men, he didn't know how shocked they would be if a ship over 100 meters long was really built in the future.

But this is Xia Lin. He has seen aircraft carriers of more than 300 meters and has been on super cruise ships. This small boat of 60 to 70 meters is simply disgusting, so he just slurped his noodles quietly.

In fact, in addition to this large ship, there are dozens of small boats, all of which are used for the cultural and tourism plan around Poyang Lake. These boats can be used for small group self-guided tours and can also be used to take other people's wives on a two-person tour. Pengze is thousands of miles away and the water is vast and misty. Who knows what is happening on this lake? There is no one to catch them.

These small boats were built quickly, and now a batch of them have been completed, painted and are drying in the courtyard. After looking at the big ships, the prince came to the courtyard and looked at the rows of small boats, his brows gradually frowned.

This is called a small boat, but in fact it is more than ten to twenty meters long. In Xialin, this is a small boat, but in other places in Dawei, it is a big ship. How much does it cost to build these things? This little bastard is really a bit wasteful, isn't he?

At this moment, Lao Guo came out happily, holding a bowl of noodles in his hand, eating as he walked, and chatting and laughing with Xia Lin.

"You are amazing, you managed to get the job done with just over a million taels. If this happened in Beijing, you wouldn't be able to get it done without three million taels."

Xia Lin nodded repeatedly but he was laughing in his heart. He thought, "You also know that we are in Beijing. If you don't take it and I don't take it, how can the officials take it? The lives of thousands of officials depend on it. A piece of wood costs three thousand taels of silver, of which two thousand nine hundred and ninety-two taels are just for human relations~"

"This boat is the lifeblood of my village, Lord Guo...if it's really taken away, how will I survive?"

"You are still young and don't understand the court." (Slurp... chew)
"Please enlighten me, Master Guo."

"How can the emperor take advantage of a little guy like you when he's on tour?" (Chew...chew)

"Just be generous and present this to His Majesty. He can't move it away, so you don't have to worry about it. In the end, you will have both reputation and benefits." (Drinking soup)

Xia Lin looked at Lao Guo with sidelong glances. He had previously thought that Lao Guo was a cultured man, but now he realized that this guy was not a good person either, and was obviously an old soldier.

But after hearing what Lao Guo said, he rubbed his hands expectantly: "Then, Lord Guo, what's in it for me?"

"I don't know. The Tuoba family is stingy. At most, they will give you a reward, but they will definitely not want this ship, and the things left on it will also belong to you. Do you understand what I mean? Selling the royal family's things will also bring a lot of money."

“Can it be sold?”

Lao Guo wiped his mouth and said, "I don't know. It's not a bad thing for you to keep it. It shows the emperor's grace."

Hearing this, the prince next to him could no longer listen. He walked forward with a sullen face and said, "If you want him to die, just say so. Don't use these insidious tricks."

"You old man, what you said is really harsh. That's not what I meant."

"Of course, the royal family's things cannot be touched, but my brother is not as bad as you said. And whose family are you calling stingy?"

"Come on, you are stingy, but your brother is even stingier."

The two were about to start a quarrel, but Xia Lin interrupted them: "Your Highness, how about this? We can only arrange the princes and princesses, concubines and eunuchs on the big ship, and the other civil and military officials and foreign envoys on these small boats. When the thousand sails pass by the Yangtze River, it will be both impressive and magnificent. It will be very beautiful."

The prince pondered for a moment, then looked up at the small boats. They all looked extremely luxurious, and it would not be a big deal to let those people ride on them, so he nodded.

But on second thought, since this guy brought it up on his own initiative, there must be something fishy going on.

"What are you thinking about?" The prince looked at Xia Lin warily.

"I'm a young man, how could I have any bad intentions?" Xia Lin spread his hands: "I just want to make everyone feel more comfortable."

(End of this chapter)

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