After Wang Dahai looked at Zhu Yuanzhang for a while, he suddenly shouted:
"Are you the emperor..."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Biao Lanyu's complexion changed drastically and his scalp became numb. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang's disguise was actually recognized by a boatman.
Even Li Jin was surprised and looked at Wang Dahai in disbelief.
Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak when he heard Wang Dahai take a deep breath and continue:
"Guards by your side? I've seen you before!"
Li Jin gasped when he heard Wang Dahai speak, and felt that his heart was about to burst out of fear, and said:
"Old man, don't gasp when you say this. It's too scary, do you know that?"
"This is not the emperor's bodyguard. He is a relative of the emperor. You may have seen him when he traveled with the emperor before."
"Besides, how could the current emperor, who is so wise and powerful, grow up to look like Old Huang? You must have admitted your mistake."
As he spoke, Li Jin winked and pointed at Zhu Yuanzhang and others.
Zhu Biao and Lan Yu, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, turned pale with fright when they heard this.
Zhu Yuanzhang's smile gradually solidified, he looked at Li Jin with cold eyes, and asked coldly:
"Why, what's wrong with our looks?"
Li Jin saw that Lao Huang was angry and said quickly:
"Old Huang, why are you still so impatient?"
"You look mighty and domineering, but you lack a bit of dragon energy. Naturally, you are different from the emperor."
"What, you still want to be the emperor?"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said directly without further entanglement:
"Give us the banknote and you can get out. The more we look at you, the more disgusted you become."
Li Jin got what he wanted, and without any more nonsense, he took out a wad of banknotes from his arms and said:
"The banknotes from Pufa Bank are one hundred thousand taels each, ten in total. Count them."
Zhu Yuanzhang snatched the banknote and handed it to Zhu Biao, saying:
"Let me tell you in advance that the shipbuilding matter should be kept confidential."
"The news that you are going to sea has been rumored a few days ago. If the emperor hears any rumors again, be careful with your head."
Li Jin had already heard Lan Yu talk about this matter. When Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned it again this time, it immediately caught Li Jin's attention.
Li Jin thought to himself that the current emperor regarded himself as an experimental subject.
Before he and the Japanese pirates decided the winner, going to sea was still taboo and no one was allowed to violate it.
Li Jin nodded immediately and said:
"Don't worry, this matter will never be known to outsiders again."
"When will the 20,000 troops sent to me by the imperial court arrive?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said:
"It will arrive naturally after your battleship is built."
"You haven't built any battleships yet, so what's the point of sending them to you?"
"Of course it will be useful. I want to train them to use new types of firecrackers and battle formations."
Li Jin was not happy anymore.
The ship matter has already delayed enough time. Now if the army matter is also stuck, then we have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to go to sea?
After Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, he said:
"You should go back first. The emperor will definitely send someone to Shanghu County within this month."
In the end, Li Jin went back, and Wang Dahai also gave up the Longjiang Shipyard that he had guarded all his life, and chose to return to Shanghu County with Li Jin.
After all, if you can casually spend one million taels of silver to buy an extremely dilapidated shipyard, it will definitely not be without purpose.
Wang Dahai felt that the reconstruction of Longjiang Shipyard fell on Li Jin.
On the way back to Shanghu County with Wang Dahai, Li Jin couldn't wait to take out a blueprint from his arms and asked Wang Dahai to see if such a ship could be built.
After Wang Dahai took it over, he discovered that the ship in this drawing was a ship that he had never seen before, let alone built.
The ship in this drawing is completely different from the ships that are usually built.
In the past, the ships built by Longjiang Shipyard would be assembled into one keel with multiple sections of trunk, but in this design drawing, the keel of the entire ship is actually made of one keel.
Moreover, the ship does not seem to have a very deep draft, which means that the displacement of the ship cannot be as large as that of the Fu ship, and the corresponding cargo capacity is naturally not as large as that of the Fu ship.
However, the advantages of this ship are also obvious. The cargo capacity is small, so the speed will naturally increase a lot.
The entire keel is made of a giant wood as the main frame, and the endurance and sturdiness will be improved accordingly.
In comparison, this ship is more like a warship, a ship built for naval battles.
After reading it, Wang Dahai felt confident and said:
"Sir, I can build this ship, but I can't guarantee the time."
"Because I have never built this kind of ship, and the raw materials for this kind of ship are not easy to get."
"Especially the huge wood used as the keel, the requirements for trees are extremely high, and I don't think it is easy to buy."
"You don't have to worry about other things, you just need to build the ship with peace of mind."
Li Jin waved his hand, indicating that these were not issues that Wang Dahai should consider.
"I have my own concerns about the trees."
"Since you are sure, then build this ship. It won't take as much time as you think."
"When you get there, I'll show you something good, and you'll understand."
Wang Dahai didn't know where Li Jin got his confidence. He had been a craftsman for so many years, but he was not as confident as Li Jin.
Is it that good thing?
Wang Dahai couldn't help but have expectations for the good things Li Kou said.
