Chapter 198: Green Tea Girl, Even Chen Yingshu Could Marry t
轉碼失敗!請您使用右上換源切換源站閱讀或者直接前往源網站進行閱讀!Although I, Jin Feng, may not be very capable, I always keep my word.
Jinfeng motioned for Tang Xiabei to take the pen and paper, wrote a note, and then stamped it with his own seal.
Hand the note to Hong Tao, and point towards the guide: "Tomorrow, follow him back to Shuishida camp and find a man named Han Feng. He'll arrange everything for you. Building a shipyard needs money, so ask him for it too."
Thank you, Mr. Jin!
Hong Tao Ping took the note with both hands, his lips trembling with excitement.
Next to him, Old Five Chen was overwhelmed with tears.
The Hong family finally has hope of making a comeback!
"Sir, I am Hong Tao Ping and I am not very articulate. I don't know how to express my gratitude properly!"
Hong Tao-ping put the note down on the table and bowed respectfully to Jin Feng: "Sir, please accept my bow!"
"If you're grateful, then build me some good ships!"
Jin Feng smiled and held up Hong Tao Ping. "Young master, have you decided Five or ten ships"
"I don't want either of these!" Hong Tao shook his head.
"None of the above" Jin Feng frowned slightly.
"Mr. Li was willing to lend me the money, and Tao Ping was deeply grateful. But over ten thousand taels of silver was too much! Not to mention five years, even if I spent my whole life building ships for Mr. Li, it wouldn't be worth that much!"
Hong Tao Ping said seriously, "So I can't choose either."
The Hong family has a long history of shipbuilding, and Hong Tao-ping is very clear about his value.
If he went to work at another shipyard, he could be a master craftsman at most.
A year's worth of labor costs only dozens of taels of silver.
This still requires the unique skills of the Hong family.
Based on this income, Jin Feng lending him over 10,000 taels of silver is indeed something he couldn't repay in a lifetime.
Jin Feng gave Hong Tao a praising glance and asked, "What does young master Hong think"
Although he had planned to spend over ten thousand taels to appease Hong Taoping, Jin Feng was still very pleased when Hong Taoping said this.
Hong Tao Ping said this, which shows he is not arrogant despite his talent and has a sense of measure.
"Honored sir, I'm grateful for your recognition. I would gladly serve as your house slave in repayment for your great kindness." Hong Tao-ping said earnestly.
After finishing, he took out his own set of teeth from his bosom and placed them on the table.
Before Jin Feng could speak, Chen Lao Wu beside him got anxious first.
Once sold into slavery, Hong Tao's life was over.
The Hong family has no chance of making a comeback.
Chen Lao Wu instinctively reached out to grab his teeth card, but Hong Tao pulled him back with a flat hand.
"You flatter me," Jin Feng said with a smile, not even glancing at the tooth card. "I never take on house slaves, and my household has no servants."
"No house slaves" Hong Tao and Chen Lao Wu were both taken aback.
Although he was meeting Jin Feng for the first time, he had heard countless stories about the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce.
Many salt merchants envied [the strength of Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce], saying it was very powerful.
As the behind-the-scenes boss of Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce, Jin Feng surprisingly doesn't have any servants
“Master Hong, you've really overthought this.”
Tang Xiaobing smiled and said, "My husband buys a large batch of slaves every month from the tooth shop in the county town. The first thing the slaves do is to go to the government office to have their slave status revoked."
"Why is that" Hong Tao was even more puzzled.
"Because my husband is kindhearted," Tang Xiaobai chuckled.
"Mr. Gao Yi!" Hong Tao heard this and respectfully bowed to Jin Feng.
Jin Feng waved his hand dismissively.
Actually, he did this not for fame or personal gain, nor to win people over.
I just want a sense of peace.
Anyway, he's not short of money, there's no need to squeeze and exploit those who are already pitiful.
"Young Master Hong, I am willing to lend you money because I admire your talent, and even more so, I admire your integrity in selling your ancestral home and land but still paying back your debts."
Jin Feng smiled and said, "Don't think too much about it, and don't feel like you owe me because I lent you money. We are in a cooperative relationship, and the shipyard will still rely on you to take care of things in the future."
Jinfeng tests Hong Tao Ping, and Hong Tao Ping is also testing Jinfeng.
To willingly become a slave is Hong Tao Ping's test of Jin Feng.
If Jin Feng really agreed, Hong Tao would be very disappointed.
Fortunately, Jin Feng's answer satisfied him.
Not only did he not enslave him, but he also claimed that the two were in a cooperative relationship.
This moved Hong Tao Ping greatly.
"Rest assured, sir. I will do my best to build the shipyard as quickly as possible!"
Hong Tao patted his chest and said, "The most important thing in a boatyard is the boat pit. Although my boatyard was burned down, the boat pit and dock entrance are still intact. Just clean the surface and rebuild the shed, and it will be usable again."
A dock, also known as a shipyard or drydock, is a structure used for the construction and repair of ships.
To put it simply, it's a large pit shaped like a "U" with a greenhouse-like cover.
Shipbuilding takes place in this large pit. After shipbuilding is complete, when the tide rises, the dock gate is opened to let seawater into the pit, and the ship can then sail out to sea.
The Hong family's shipyard has four boat pits, but the sheds on top have all been burned down by pirates. The ships being built in the pits have also been burned.
It's not just about rebuilding, even clearing the burnt debris would cost a lot of money.
Before Hong TaoPing had silver, he abandoned it.
Jinfeng came to look for Hong Tao, not only because he knew he could build ships, but also because he was after the Hong family's shipyard.
Constructing a new shipyard will take quite some time.
The Hong family's shipyard could be put back into use with just a little tidying up, which would save him a lot of trouble.
But since it's being rebuilt, Jin Feng naturally needs to make some improvements.
"Here's a blueprint I designed for a shipyard," he said, taking it out of his arms. "Mr. Hong, would you mind giving it a look and seeing if there are any flaws"
This time it wasn't about testing Hong Tao-ping, but Jin Feng was indeed unsure.
He had studied shipbuilding in his past life and even visited shipyards, but the mechanization and automation of those shipyards were very advanced. It was simply impossible to achieve that level of technology in Dakang.
So he was really unsure if his drawn dock was suitable for the Da Kang.
Having the previous ship diagram as a foundation, Hong Tao couldn't underestimate Jin Feng anymore. He took the diagram and carefully looked at it.
Upon seeing the result, his brow furrowed.
"Sir, what is this," he pointed to a shelf on the drawing.
This is called a dragon gate hoist, which is a kind of crane. Its base is installed on the rail track and can move forward and backward. The small car on top can move left and right.
Jin Feng said, "With this thing, only a few people are needed to easily lift tens of thousands of catties."
"How is it possible for several people to lift tens of thousands of kilograms"
Hong Tao looked at Jin Feng as if he were crazy.
"How is that impossible Now, our Chamber of Commerce transports goods onto the ships using small cranes. It's a huge time-saver; I can lift several thousand kilograms with one hand!"
Jin Feng saw that Hong Tao was still suspicious and said with a smile, “I remember we brought a gourd. Let’s take it over for Young Master Hong to have a look.”
What Jinfeng was talking about is not the kind of gourd you eat, but a hand-cranked gourd also known as a fairy gourd or chain gourd. It's the simplest type of lifting equipment.
Although the lifting speed is slow, it is very compact and convenient to carry.
When traveling far, martial artists usually carry a gourd. If they encounter a rockslide blocking the mountain path, they can use the gourd to hoist the stones up.轉碼失敗!請您使用右上換源切換源站閱讀或者直接前往源網站進行閱讀!