Liu Haojia naturally took matters into his own hands and followed Santos to the living room. His youngest daughter Minnie brought tea. After the two parties sat down, Liu Haojia picked up the topic and said, "In other words, you still insist on your grandfather's ideals, right?"
Santos said: "Yes, so when Liu Ya told me that a nobleman from the Ming Dynasty arrived, I thought this might be my opportunity! So Mr. Liu, can you tell me your official position?"
Liu Haojia nodded and said: "Of course! And I have to tell you that I am a noble and I have the title of earl!"
This time Santos was so surprised that his eyes widened! Even his two sons were motionless holding teacups! They know very well what kind of status a noble has. This is the same whether in the West or the East!
After a moment, Santos rubbed his face, relaxed his expression and said, "This is so surprising! Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude. I thought you were just an ordinary official at first! You know, nobles don't go there in person easily." Do something.”
Liu Haojia said: "This is the difference in culture! In our culture, it is a virtue to do everything by yourself! And I can tell you one more thing, there are two titles in our family! My father is also an earl. !”
This news shocked the three of them even more! They know very well what it means to have two titles in a family, which represents status, power and the emperor's favor! Liu Dahai, who had been silent all this time, used a lot of willpower to put the tea cup in his hand on the coffee table with a trembling hand! If he reacts a little slower, the teacup will be lost! Because he didn't expect that the guest he snatched had such a prominent status!
Liu Haojia looked at the expressions of the four of them and found it quite interesting, so he threw out another piece of news and said: "By the way, our emperor of the Ming Dynasty has just issued a decree to officially establish a navy! And my father is the commander-in-chief of this navy! But he is unwell during this period, so I will take charge of the navy!"
This sentence is like a freezing technique, freezing all four people in the room! The work done by the four of them is all related to the sea, so naturally they have a particularly deep understanding of the navy! Of course they know what a naval commander means to them!
So it wasn't until two or three minutes later that Santos murmured: "God, God, thank you, my Lord, I..."
Liu Haojia knocked on the coffee table and said: "Mr. Santos, don't thank the Lord, thank me! Only by relying on me can you realize your dream!"
Only then did Santos stand up as if he had just woken up from a dream. His face was flushed with excitement, and he shouted loudly with foaming at the mouth: "That's right, that's right, your noble lord, you are my savior! This is God's gift You sent it to me!"
In desperation, Liu Haojia could only let himself calm down slowly! It's no wonder that Santos is too crazy, because whether in the East or the West, there is a difference between aristocrats and nobles. The difference lies in how much power they have and whether they have a position.
In the West, people who have positions, strength, and control of the army and land are called field nobles. The rights of these people are far greater than those of ordinary nobles who have no fiefdoms or positions. And those nobles have a unified title, called court nobles. The two are simply worlds apart!
Santos has lived in China for many years and knows that Chinese nobles do not have fiefdoms, so official positions are very important to them! And the official position of a naval commander is a top priority! That means a huge fleet, a large number of artillery and countless soldiers!
But at this moment, Liu Haojia said lightly: "By the way, I forgot to tell you, I am different from other nobles, I have a fief! If I am willing, I can even take over the entire fief. Transform it into a shipyard!”
This heavy blow completely destroyed the thinking ability of several people in Santos! His two sons and Liu Dahai had been beaten completely numb. They just sat there motionless, looking into the void somewhere! And Santos threw himself on the chair and kept breathing heavily! If Liu Haojia hadn't seen that he showed no signs of illness, he would have thought he had a heart attack!
After a long time, Santos finally sat upright and said excitedly: "Sir, let's talk about the shipyard!"
It's a pity that Santos didn't know that he was not facing ordinary Ming officials who only relied on their masters and had no practical knowledge, but people who knew them well! Therefore, Liu Haojia directly proposed a plan to invest in the shipyard, and also specifically emphasized the requirement for additional shares!
Santos, who had not been beaten by modern society, immediately agreed to this request and thought he had taken advantage! Little did he know that he fell directly into Liu Haojia's trap!
Because his funds are in no way comparable to Liu Haojia's, if he wants, he can directly inject a large amount of money into the shipyard, diluting Santos's shares to close to nothing in an instant! However, Liu Haojia is not prepared to use this method. This trap should be more of an insurance!
Then the two sides started negotiations, but unfortunately, the advantage was all with Liu Haojia. So it didn't take long for the negotiations between the two parties to reach a preliminary result.
It was Liu Haojia who invested 20,000 taels of silver and controlled 40% of the entire shipyard. The shipyard will be moved to Dengzhou. Liu Haojia is responsible for finding land and other workers, as well as purchasing raw materials. Santos is responsible for R&D and manufacturing. At the same time, Liu Haojia's order must be completed first before other orders can be accepted. If both parties jointly develop a new type of ship, both parties must keep all the technology confidential and must not leak it to third parties, among other conditions.
After the negotiation was completed, Santos steeled himself, took out a bottle of wine, opened it and said, "To celebrate the cooperation between the two parties, let's have a drink!"
After Liu Haojia finished drinking, he said: "Now that we have reached an agreement, you should go north as soon as possible to see the actual situation, and then we can discuss the specific details."
After Santos agreed, Liu Haojia turned to Liu Dahai and said, "Are you interested in going north with me? If you want to go, I can find a position for you in the fleet!"
Liu Dahai was so excited that he agreed directly. At this point, Liu Haojia feels that his goal has been accomplished! Finally, he explained to Santos and sent the five master craftsmen to the shipyard to visit and study, while Liu Dahai volunteered to take over the job again.
