"Master Lu, do you know the Japanese Xiaolin Shogunate?" Ling'er suddenly asked.
"I know, what's wrong?" Lu Jing didn't know why she suddenly mentioned Japanese people.
"Then do you know that there is a young general in the Japanese shogunate named Xiaolin Pijiang?" Ling'er said, "The one who is currently leading the Japanese fleet to be stationed in Hecheng, Yizhou."
"I've heard of it. What's wrong with him?" Lu Jing said.
"He also wants to buy these battleships!" Ling'er lowered his voice, "He is willing to pay two million taels of silver. Cheng Pingyuan also asked my brother for permission on this matter. My brother has already agreed to this matter. How can you do this? Don’t tell anyone else.”
"Oh, is there such a thing?" Lu Jing was surprised when he heard this.
"It's not just him, there's also King Ulman of Java, Queen Ruyun of Burma, and people from Tianzhu, Luzon, and Xingzhou. They all want to buy it, and their envoys are here now. You don’t know about Yizhou, Mr. Lu, do you?" Ling'er is not just talking nonsense, it is indeed true.
"Then if we pay 1.5 million taels of silver, how long will it take for these warships to arrive?" Lu Jing made the final decision and did not dare to discuss the price at all.
"Within three days!" Ling'er stretched out three fingers.
"Oh, three days is too long...how long did you say?" Lu Jing subconsciously thought that Ling'er was talking about three months.
"Within three days, I know Mr. Lu that you will definitely want these battleships, so I quietly asked Cheng Pingyuan to send people to secretly drive out the battleships. We have already passed Jiangdong now, and we can get there just as soon as we talk. Yes." Ling'er said, "But of course, if you don't want it, then just drive directly to Shunfeng City!"
"Deal!" Lu Jing raised his hand and wanted to high-five Ling'er.
"Hang yourself on a hook and don't change for a hundred years!" Ling'er just hooked her little finger with him. This was Ling'er's most effective oath.
Lu Jing had three black lines on his forehead, feeling that such a big event was a child's play.
"You can ask them to prepare to receive it in Haining Bay now. After inspecting the goods, the money must be delivered to me immediately... If you don't have cash, you can use tea, porcelain, silk, cloth, cotton or other materials to pay the bill." Ling'er But it's not a child's play, she is very serious about doing business.
"Okay, that's it. Let's talk about muskets, shall we?" Lu Jing had to continue negotiating with Ling'er.
"Twenty-two muskets a piece is already the lowest price." Ling'er said, "Think about it, you still have to buy it from the Russians, and you have to transport it all the way back. If they are caught, then all of them will be lost." The birds were confiscated, so the cost was very high. I almost didn’t make any money, and I might even lose money because you, Mr. Lu, are my good friends.”
Now she was talking about friendship again.
Lu Jingxin said who is your friend? You little profiteer!
You dare to sell a musket for twenty taels. Do you know how much the muskets produced by the arsenal under the jurisdiction of our Ministry of War cost? You can’t even use two taels!
But then again, most of the muskets manufactured by Da Zhou are still ancient matchlock guns. Not only are their firing speeds extremely slow, but their failure rates are also extremely high. Some of the muskets even blew up and were scrapped after only three or two uses!
The officers and soldiers took issue with this, saying that the muskets were clearly made by the enemy and used to kill and injure our own people!
Therefore, many soldiers would rather use reliable bows and arrows than muskets.
This was limited by the current technology, and Lu Jing had no choice. Some more sophisticated flintlock guns could be produced, but the technology was too complex, resulting in a negligible output that was not enough for use, and the cost was extremely high.
So no matter how you calculate it, it is more cost-effective than buying it directly. Although the new tunnel-fired Western-style musket costs twenty taels of silver a piece, it is expensive, but it works well. It has a low failure rate, high safety, precise accuracy, long range, and can be used for a long time. Not afraid of rain...
In terms of cost performance, it's actually okay.
"Okay, I want ten thousand, but each musket must be equipped with at least one hundred rounds of projectiles!" Lu Jing had no choice but to agree.
"Fifty rounds," Ling'er said. "That bullet is also expensive, and you have to spend money to buy it separately. You use it first, and when you're done, can I get it for you later? Ours is not a one-time deal. , that will last forever, just like the friendship between Ling'er and you, Mr. Lu."
"Well..." Lu Jing sighed, "That's okay, I can give you money for this first, but the goods must arrive within two months, otherwise it will be considered overdue and 10% of the payment will be deducted."
"It won't take that long." Ling'er smiled, "As long as the money is in place, everything will be very smooth."
The money is in place, which means the price is in place, but whether it should be said or not, no matter how high the price is, Ling'er is guaranteed to get it.
For example, special fish skin scales that are light, strong and waterproof, rubber non-slip leather boots that can be walked freely on the deck without fear of slipping, precision telescopes, leather lifeboats that are light and can be carried by one person, and inflatable rubber lifebuoys that can Folding cowhide stretcher, luminous watch...
These things are military supplies that are only available in Yanyun and are strictly prohibited from export!
Lu Jing has approached Xiao Chen many times about this, but Xiao Chen just refused to give it. It would be fine to give Mr. Lu a few telescopes and a luminous watch, but buying in large quantities is definitely not possible. We don’t even have enough for ourselves!
As for canned candies, you can buy them, but the prices are extremely high. Fortunately, Ling'er finally made peace and gave him a very low friendship price.
But it’s only for Haining Navy, because it also has the face of the young prince and Lin Qi...
As for chocolate, I really can't promise you, Mr. Lu, because our output in Yanyun County is very small, and the supply is really in short supply. If you want it, you have to buy it from Burma or Yunzhou, okay. I also made some friends there...
It’s just that the price is really very high, and I don’t recommend you buy it.
In fact, there are only two chocolate factories in the world with relatively mature manufacturing technology and the largest scale. One is in Lingcheng, Myanmar, and belongs to Ling'er, and the other is in Lingzhou, which is also Ling'er's.
It seems that Ling'er plagiarized the chocolate manufacturing technology and quietly started it on his own without paying Xiao Chen a penny in patent fees.
The original intention was not to make money, mainly because she loved eating it. Although the first chocolate was made in Yanyun County, there were no cocoa beans in the north and all had to be shipped from southern Xinjiang, so even though she had built a Factory, the output is very low.
Linger felt that there was not enough food, so he decided to build factories in Lingcheng and Lingzhou. Unexpectedly, it became more and more popular, and now the annual sales are astronomical!
Fortunately, these factories are in southern Xinjiang, and many people in Yanyun County don't know that this chocolate is very popular in the West, and they don't know how beneficial it is. Otherwise, the old man would have forcibly taken it back without any negotiation!
So you know how rich our Linger is now, right?
She actually didn't know exactly how much it was, and neither Xiao Chen nor Fatty knew it. Anyway, a hundred thousand taels given to Zhao Yu was really nothing to her...
