Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"I, the humble Valdes, will report this news to Governor Selhua as quickly as possible."

"only......."

Having said this, his expression dimmed.

"But my warship is completely gone. It's too risky to sail with a small boat. I can only set out after the monsoon is over..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao smiled and waved his hand.

"No, no, no, you may have misunderstood what I meant!"

"What I meant is that the trading port was already opened when I just said that."

"In addition to conventional goods, the Ming Dynasty can also sell goods such as sea vessels."

"Of course, this item is only limited to friends in Daming."

"Are you, Valdes, a friend of Daming?"

"what?"

Valdez couldn't believe his ears.

In this era of great navigation, ships are the most important strategic materials. He couldn't believe that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would actually offer to sell him a ship.

"Your Majesty, no matter what the Governor and the high-ranking officials in the country choose, I, the humble Valdes, will always be the most loyal friend of the Ming Dynasty!"

"As Daming said, friends are willing to stick by each other through thick and thin!"

After saying that, he picked up a fork from the table and stabbed it into his stomach.

"puff!"

This is a blunt instrument!

The sound of entering the flesh seemed particularly dull.

Valdez gritted his teeth, pulled out the fork and showed it to everyone.

Tick!

Tick!

Tick!

The blood from the fork dripped onto the ground, which seemed very abrupt at this moment.

No one expected that he would do such a thing.

Zhu Youxiao looked at him blankly.

Damn it!

Is there something wrong with this guy's brain?

Did I choose the wrong person?

Zheng Zhilong and others were also stunned.

Only Yutong!

He just took off his dagger and threw it on the ground, looking at Valdes with disdain.

"You stick a fork in?"

"We in the Ming Dynasty believe in sticking your neck out!"

Looking at the dagger that was more than a foot long and as wide as a palm, Valdes was stunned.

This knife, why is it so big...

"Okay, stop teasing him!"

Zhu Youxiao kicked the dagger away and dragged Valdes to sit back down at the table.

“Fujian and Guangchuan will not be sold.”

"The Haicang ship and Ganzeng ship are priced at 50,000 taels."

"Sand boats and bird boats are priced at 20,000 taels."

"The net shuttle boat costs two thousand taels."

"Whatever ship you need, just tell us the number. Of course, these ships are bareboats and will not be equipped with weapons."

Sun Kangwang and You Tong didn't know how much silver it would cost to build a ship, but Zheng Zhilong and Shi Bangyao did!

Secondary main warships like the Haicang ship and the Ganzeng ship generally cost around two thousand taels of tonnage, and the cost of building a single ship would definitely not exceed two thousand taels of silver!

But Your Majesty......

Direct offer of fifty thousand!

My god, this is definitely a faster business than being a pirate!

The pirates' profits also depend on how much cargo the robbed caravan has.

An ordinary caravan would only carry a few thousand taels of silver worth of goods on a single voyage.

Even those wealthy smugglers in Jiangnan could only earn a few tens of thousands of taels of silver at most, and it would take at least one or two months from collecting the goods from the public to selling them at sea.

But now, selling a ship is equivalent to the annual income of a merchant caravan!

Zhu Youxiao didn't think that his price was too high at all. He looked at Valdes with a smile.

Others may not know, but he himself knows it.

At this time, Spain was a typical nouveau riche with lots of stupid people and a lot of money!

Over the past few decades, the colonies in South America have been providing Spain with a steady stream of wealth.

According to estimates by later scholars, at least 250 million kilograms of gold and 1 million kilograms of silver flowed into the Spanish treasury during this period.

At this time in Europe, the gold content of gold coins in almost all countries would not exceed 70%.

However, Spain, a country with great wealth and power, was so crazy as to increase the gold content of its gold coins to 90%!

For gold coins of the same weight, Spain actually allowed those merchants to exchange gold coins of other countries for Spanish gold coins at a one-to-one ratio!

As a result, speculators began to exchange Spanish gold coins, melt them into gold bars, and then sell them to the government.

This one in and one out means a profit of more than 20%!

What is even more speechless is that when faced with those speculators who took advantage of the current situation to make crazy arbitrage from Spain, the King of Spain even raised his hands to welcome them!

It was not until the end of the war, when the domestic finances were about to run into a deficit, that they began to take this matter seriously and no longer allowed merchants to freely exchange foreign gold coins for their own gold coins...

What else could this be except that he is stupid and has a lot of money?

Compared with those speculators, the price I offer is definitely a conscience price...

Chapter 163: Five Hundred and Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Taels

Sure enough, Valdes did not disappoint Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, the Respected Ming Emperor!"

"Can I buy five Haicang ships first?"

"Of course, if possible, I would like to buy another thirty shuttle boats."

"You know, I lost a lot of soldiers and sailors. I don't have enough manpower to sail the ship. I can only buy this little bit first..."

Zheng Zhilong and Shi Bangyao took a deep breath at the same time, looked at each other, and quietly slipped out.

If they stayed any longer, they were afraid their hearts wouldn't be able to bear it...

Five Haicang ships cost two hundred and fifty thousand!

Thirty shuttle boats, sixty thousand!

Together with the war reparations that Valdes had to pay before, he would need to pay more than 500,000 taels of silver!

It’s exciting. So fucking exciting!

Since ancient times, war has always been a losing business......

But now?

The way this battle was fought was simply incredible!

You have to know that among the nine towns of the Ming Dynasty, the annual military expenditure of any town would not exceed 500,000 taels!

Just fire a few shots and you have enough for a year's military expenditure...

Leaving a big spectrum!

But look at the expression of that red-haired devil, he seems to be quite grateful, as if he is afraid that others will complain that he bought too little!

Damn, Shibazhi has been following me for such a long time, but I didn’t know there was such a fat sheep hiding by my side?

Zhu Youxiao ignored their little actions and waved to Youtong.

"Take note of General Valdez's needs."

"After the deposit is paid, we will immediately arrange for the shipyard to start construction!"

But at this moment, Valdes showed a shy expression on his face. He rubbed his hands and was a little afraid to look Zhu Youxiao in the eye.

"Your Majesty, the Great Ming."

"Can I ask what kind of artillery your navy uses?"

"Can you sell two to......"

Zhu Youxiao's face suddenly turned stern, and he shouted coldly: "Put away your thoughts!"

"Some things are not something you can get your hands on!"

The gentle spring breeze one moment before turned into a fierce murderous aura the next.

Valdez originally just wanted to ask tentatively, but he didn't expect to get such a response.

This made him shudder, and he quickly changed his words and apologized.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I didn't know that kind of thing couldn't be traded."

"I will be a friend of Daming and not buy, not buy..."

"In order to gain your forgiveness, I am willing to pay the full amount of the ship in advance!"

After glaring at him again, Zhu Youxiao glanced at the sky outside. It was almost midnight, so he asked someone to get some food to fill his stomach.

Back on the boat, I slept until dawn.

The next morning, Sun Kangwang, You Tong and Valdes went to get the silver.

There are many inconveniences in sailing on the sea. In addition to the risk of being robbed by the Dutch, the monsoon is also an important factor restricting the fleet's long-distance voyages.

In order to ensure that enough goods could be received, Spain built a huge underground silver room in the city of Keelung.

Silver ingots were carried out from the silver room one by one.

The Jinyiwei had surrounded the silver room, some were carrying the items, some were weighing them.

Yutong held the notebook and recorded the weight of each silver ingot with his injured right hand.

When the amount was enough to pay for everything, he finally realized it!

Damn it, no wonder this red-haired devil is so generous...

It turns out that there are only 550,000 taels of silver in his treasury!

The war indemnity was 227,500 taels.

The purchase of the ship cost three hundred and ten thousand taels.

The two added together equal five hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred taels!

After the payment was completed, the red-haired devil had only more than 10,000 taels of silver left in his hand.

I have to say, this red-haired devil is also a smart guy......

"Your Majesty! Something's happening!"

After the silver was weighed and before it was transported out of the city, Zheng Zhihu came looking for it.