Benjamin gestured for a long time before Zhou Jianbo understood what he meant.
There happened to be seafood to be sent to the capital, so Zhou Jianbo sent an armored warship ahead to take Benjamin's fleet to the capital.
Now Benjamin really saw the horror of the armored warship. The speed upstream was astonishingly fast, but their ship was surprisingly slow. He was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was determined to get the ironclad warship no matter what. .
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This day.
Li Changfeng was having a seafood dinner with Emperor Qianwu in the palace and discussing the railway construction project.
"I think your suggestion is very good. Two railways should be laid and run in opposite directions. This can greatly improve the efficiency of train operation."
After saying this, Emperor Qianwu took a bite of the big lobster in his hand with a satisfied look on his face.
Li Changfeng took a sip of a fresh oyster and said vaguely: "Father, do you have any money?"
Emperor Qianwu's face suddenly fell.
Nowadays, Daqian's economy is developing rapidly, and taxes are getting higher and higher. However, military expenditures have also increased significantly, and with the construction of railways, the national treasury really cannot come up with money.
Emperor Qianwu sighed: "We must find a way to make more money."
At this moment, a little eunuch ran up to Gao Dali with small steps and whispered a few words.
Gao Dali showed joy on his face, stepped forward and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, those foreign people are here, they say they have sailed a dozen large ships, and the leader is waiting at the door of His Highness's residence."
Li Changfeng laughed loudly and said: "The money sender is here!"
Then he stood up and cupped his hands: "Father, I will leave first."
After saying that, regardless of whether Emperor Qianwu agreed or not, he left directly.
Emperor Qianwu looked at the departing figure with a complicated expression.
In the whole Daqian, no one is as rich as his son. The key is that he earns money based on his true ability. He can't find any faults. He doesn't know whether to be happy or helpless.
Anyway, Li Changfeng was very happy at this time.
All the goods he sells are not available elsewhere. He has the pricing power and has the final say on how much he wants to earn. Benjamin came with more than a dozen cargo ships, simply to deliver money.
So when he saw Benjamin, he was very happy, opened his arms and gave him a big hug.
"Oh, my dear Mr. Benjamin, nice to meet you!"
While speaking, he slapped Benjamin hard on the back several times.
Seeing Li Changfeng's enthusiasm, Benjamin was also very happy, and laughed loudly and said: "Oh, your distinguished Ninth Prince, I am also very happy to see you!"
Li Changfeng let go and shook hands with Jack warmly.
"We meet again, Jack!"
Jack was a little flattered and bowed quickly: "It's an honor to meet you, Your Highness the Ninth Prince!"
Letting go of his hand, Li Changfeng looked at Hebrew.
"Who is this gentleman?"
Benjamin quickly introduced: "His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, this is the Hebrew count of our German Empire, and he is on a mission to your country as an envoy of our country."
Li Changfeng was a little surprised, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Welcome to Daqian, Mr. Hebrew Earl."
Hebrew was a little surprised by Li Changfeng's fluent Fanbang language. He stretched out his hand, shook it and asked, "How do you know our language?"
"I learned it."
Naturally, Li Changfeng would not tell him that this was what he had learned in his previous life. He just made a fool of himself and took the three of them out of the house towards Diandude.
These are the three Gods of Wealth, and they must be greeted.
On the way, Benjamin said: "His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, I saw your armored warships. They are really majestic. Can you sell me a few of them? Don't worry about the price. I guarantee you will be satisfied!"
Hearing this, the Hebrew Earl couldn't help but pricked up his ears.
If he could purchase such an advanced warship and bring it back to the German Empire for dismantling and research, it would definitely enable the empire's shipbuilding technology to achieve leapfrog development. This trip would be tantamount to him making a great contribution.
He originally planned to mention this matter in person.
But considering that this might involve Daqian's strategic-level technology, it was a bit inconvenient for him to buy it, so he gave this task to Benjamin.
Li Changfeng had already thought of his words for this.
Without any hesitation, he nodded directly and said: "Of course, my friend, as long as you can afford the money."
As soon as he finished speaking, both Benjamin and Hebrews looked happy.
Just as Benjamin was about to ask about the price, Li Changfeng showed a hint of regret and continued: "But it can't be done for the time being."
The smile on Benjamin's face froze and he asked: "Your Highness, the Ninth Prince, why is this?"
"Because what we produce now is not enough for ourselves."
Li Changfeng said with a sincere expression: "This is our latest shipbuilding technology. So far, we have only built five ships. It is far from enough to equip our navy alone."
Both Benjamin and Hebrew couldn't help but nodded.
Although the armored warships are very powerful, five of them are not enough to equip a powerful empire.
Daqian has such technology, so he must focus on his own country first.
Hebrews thought more than Benjamin, a pure businessman, and he immediately realized that the Daqian Navy would definitely become the strongest navy in the world in the future.
He secretly rejoiced that the distance between the German Empire and Daqian was very far, otherwise the German Empire would have faced tremendous pressure.
Li Changfeng patted Benjamin on the shoulder and smiled: "My dear friend, you can rest assured that after I complete the delivery of the order for the Daqian Navy, I will definitely build it for you. You can have as many ships as you want."
Li Changfeng's words have some merit.
Emperor Qianwu actually had no plans to build ships and expand his navy because his treasury was empty.
However, Li Changfeng's shipyard is indeed very busy and is building larger and stronger iron-clad ships. There really is no time to build Benjamin.
And even if he had that time, he wouldn't sell it to Benjamin anytime soon.
He must keep Daqian the most advanced and keep other countries backward. He will not sell this backward thing until he comes up with a new ship that can completely replace steam-powered ships.
Benjamin was overjoyed and said quickly: "Dear His Highness the Ninth Prince, when you complete the order, you must make it for me first. I can pay you a deposit in advance!"
He has made up his mind to seize the opportunity and build enough armored warships so that he can roam the sea unscrupulously and make more profits.
For this kind of independent business, Li Changfeng didn't care at all about the deposit or not. He refused directly and said: "Mr. Benjamin, we are all old friends. I don't need your deposit. You can rest assured that outside of Daqian, the first The one who owns an armored warship must be you!"
"Haha, good! Great! Thank you, Your Highness!"
Benjamin was overjoyed, and Hebrew also looked forward to it.
At this time, Jack interrupted: "Dear Your Highness, when we entered the city, we noticed a giant steel dragon sailing into the capital. What is it?"