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Is Da Liang rich?

He has 20% of the shares in Shuntong Chamber of Commerce, which seems to be very wealthy and makes the entire Shangjiang aristocracy jealous. He is the largest shareholder second only to Marquis Stanley. Even the Shangjiang royal family is left behind by him. However, the Shuntong Chamber of Commerce has just begun its initial preparation stage, and making money will not be effective in a short time.

The fishing ground provided by Joyce is also incredibly rich, but it is a long-term and steady stream. Moreover, the situation in Da Liang has gradually spread, and the number of troops under his command has reached 2,000. With the weekly salary and the development of the Black Fire Territory, the output of one fishery is estimated to be able to maintain the balance of payments of the entire territory.

In other words, Da Liang holds a lot of shipbuilding blueprints, but has no money to build ships at all. What kind of win-win situation is this? This is entirely because Joyce received the benefits of the military department because of her brother's contribution. If she can still make a fortune from him in the future, she will win by herself.

And what did she mean by building a ship at a normal price? Is there anything abnormal?

Daliang asked: "What does the Admiral mean when he says that subordinates can build ships at the Pudong Army Shipyard at normal prices? Does our Pudong Fleet still have two prices for external shipbuilding?"

"How come there are two prices... It's three. Take a single-masted ship as an example. The military purchase price of our Pudong fleet is 1,000 gold coins per ship, and the foreign trade price is 2,000 gold coins per ship. If an adventurer comes The price for booking a ship here is 3,000 gold coins. This is the price of a bare ship. Including sails, slurry, and rigging, the maximum cost of a finished sloop is between 4,500 and 5,000 gold coins. If it is a sloop battleship, then It needs to be equipped with artillery, and the cost is at least 10,000 gold. Have you seen the ship peripherals I gave you? Although all of them are lightly damaged, they can be repaired with only a small amount of money. In terms of durability, they are definitely not as good as new ones. , but the usability is no different from the new one.

Now you know I didn't treat you badly. You can build a bare ship at a low price at the shipyard of the Pudong Fleet, and then equip the repaired peripherals on the ship. In this way, you can save 70% or more of the cost of a ship, and I can also make a profit. With a little money for shipbuilding, I also cleaned up the obsolete inventory. "

Daliang had just finished listening to half of it when he contacted Xu Man directly: "Have your ten single-masted battleships started construction?"

"Not yet. The price given by the Pudong Fleet Shipyard is too expensive. For a group purchase of ten single-masted battleships, the all-inclusive cost of a single ship is even 10,000 gold. The main reason is that the artillery is too expensive. Each one costs 600 gold. A single-masted battleship needs to be equipped with ten doors, which is 6,000 gold. It costs 100,000 gold coins to build ten single-masted battleships. I am now looking for players who are friendly with the Pudong fleet to see if I can make it cheaper. It’s too expensive! This is It’s still a single-masted battleship. I really don’t know the astonishing prices of those two-masted battleships and three-masted battleships. Building a navy is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.”

The friendship with the Pudong Fleet is high. Who is better than me in this game? I am currently bragging and chatting with the ultimate boss of the Pudong Fleet. Xu Man, Xu Man, you are lucky today to meet a big boss like me.

"Give me your ten single-masted battleship drawings, and transfer 70,000 gold coins to me. All ten ships will be included in the package, and I will help you build them."

Xu Man was shocked: "Really or not, I have been talking to the people at Pudong Fleet Shipyard for I don't know how long before they are willing to build ten single-masted warships with 100,000 gold coins. You just opened your mouth and left 30,000 for me. Did you say yesterday?" I drank too much at night, so I still haven’t woken up yet.”

Daliang said with a smile: "Have you ever seen anyone get drunk in the game? Anyway, I have a way to build ships at a discount. If you don't believe it, forget it."

"No, I can't doubt anyone, and I can't doubt you. Wait a minute, the drawings and gold coins will be sent to your mailbox."

With a beeping sound, Da Liang saw that there were indeed ten single-masted battleship drawings and 70,000 gold coins in his mailbox.

Sloop battleship, total carrying capacity: 60

Max weapons: 10

Steering force:95

Propulsion:85

Standard sailor: 20

Required sailors: 5

Maximum sailors: 40

With Joyce's order, Daliang built these ten single-masted warships at the Pudong Fleet Shipyard. Each bare ship cost 1,000 gold, and ten ships only cost 10,000 gold. All other peripherals were refurbished, and 100 cannons were needed, which was just right. There are 100 lightly damaged artillery pieces on the list. They should be refurbished and used by Xu Man.

In this way, you can easily earn more than 50,000 gold coins. Hey...it seems like the rag-picking business is not bad either...

Suddenly discovering the money-making business, Da Liang looked at the long list and smiled, as if each word was a pile of gold coins waving to him.

So Daliang quickly asked Joyce: "Sir, did you just clarify the inventory? Is it rare that there are many such lightly damaged ship peripherals and artillery in our Pudong fleet warehouse?"

"There are many. The training intensity of the Pudong fleet is high. Every once in a while, all warships have to be overhauled, and all damaged peripheral artillery must be replaced with new ones. Now every warship that has fought against Chongming Island has returned to port. It needs to be overhauled, and more supplies will need to be replaced. What are these for, you ask?"

Daliang hurriedly said: "I'm just asking. It's just that the adults also said that if these lightly damaged peripherals can be repaired and have the same performance as new ones, why don't our Pudong fleet renovate and equip these things on our battleships? This will definitely be OK. Save a lot of money, right?”

Joyce said seriously: "The performance, peripherals, and artillery of a battleship are the life of a sailor. In a high-intensity war, the durability of the equipment can affect the victory of a war. Especially the naval battle against the Chongming Fleet, a small The durability gap may cause me to lose a battle. Therefore, I require my warship to be in the best condition when it leaves port, and all damaged peripherals and artillery are not allowed on board."

Daliang took a step back with a shocked expression, and bowed deeply to Joyce: "Your Excellency loves soldiers like a son, and is very insightful. A small detail allows me to see your strategic vision and charisma that make people look up to me. No wonder The Pudong fleet is so majestic and the soldiers are so brave. It turns out that all of this comes from your master's delicate command and art of leading troops. Listening to your words today, I was enlightened and enlightened. What my Black Fire Army's army lacks is your master's military management skills. Strict and painful training.

Sigh... It's just that my Black Fire Leader has limited funds and cannot train the fleet with new ships and new guns like the Pudong Fleet. But my determination to build a strong army remains unchanged.

I wonder how many of these lightly damaged peripherals and artillery pieces we still have in our Pudong warehouse. Can you sell them to me cheaply? I took it back and trained my army well. I think as long as time is given, I will definitely train a tiger and wolf army for you.

When the time comes, our Black Fire Fleet will sail overseas with your lord's Pudong Fleet, and within the artillery range, the enemy chieftains will be frightened. "