"When I came, I came in a turtle-backed boat. You guys help me up, and I will take you to visit the turtle-backed boat!"
Goodsby said hurriedly.
When King Henry and others saw that they could really see the real turtle-backed ship, they hurriedly helped Goodsby up and took him to the port.
When they arrived at the port, everyone saw a huge warship with a turtle shell, and there were twenty cannons on both sides of the turtle shell.
Goodsby said solemnly: "I added a lot of steel frames to the top of this warship. Only in this way can the defense of the warship be greatly improved."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Ordinary artillery shells cannot penetrate the turtle-backed ship at all. The turtle-backed ship must surround Queen Eli's warship and fire concentrated cannons!"
"Haha! Can we take a look at the defensive power of this turtle-backed ship?"
King Henry asked with a smile.
"What do you think?"
Goodsby asked.
"Come here! Use the artillery to bombard it. Just fire a hundred rounds to see the defensive power of this turtle-backed ship!"
King Henry ordered.
Then, a group of soldiers went to get the artillery. One hundred artillery came and bombarded the turtle ship, using more than 300 cannonballs.
However, the turtle-backed ship is still floating on the sea, but the turtle shell on the top is full of holes from the bombing, and the overall frame is still intact.
"King Henry, what do you think of this turtle ship?"
Goodsby asked.
"Good! It's really good. It was bombarded by so many artillery shells and still maintained such a high degree of integrity. If a steel plate can be added to the bottom to separate it, wouldn't the soldiers be affected in any way?"
King Henry laughed and said.
kindness!
Hearing what King Henry said, Goodsby looked at King Henry as if he had seen a ghost and said, "Your Majesty, how did you come up with such a brilliant idea?"
"kindness?
Brilliant idea?”
King Henry asked.
"That's right! This turtle-backed ship has two floors, upper and lower. King Henry only needs to add an extra thousand taels of silver, and I can add a layer of steel plate in the middle!"
"In this way, even if the top is shattered by bombing, the steel plate in the middle can be kept intact, and the lives of the soldiers can be guaranteed."
Goodsby said solemnly.
Another thousand taels of silver will be added!
King Henry really wanted to give himself a slap in the face. Why was he so arrogant? One thousand taels more for one ship. One thousand ships would be one million taels of silver!
Not to mention that the financial support of the Roman Empire cannot be sustained, but these ministers in front of me may not necessarily agree!
And Morgu has been fighting against himself. If he says not to add, he will definitely say that he does not cherish the lives of the soldiers. If he says to add, he will say that he is wasting money!
Just when King Henry was in a dilemma, Goodsby said: "Haha! I am too talkative. It will take a lot of time to add an extra layer of steel plate to this turtle-backed ship."
Goodsby had been in the business world for many years, so he naturally learned to watch people's emotions. He could tell at a glance that King Henry was very hesitant about adding steel plates to the turtle ship.
When Goodsby finished speaking, King Henry immediately said: "Haha! That's right. What we need now is a fast delivery of warships instead of dragging them all the time!"
"Besides, the defensive power of this turtle-backed ship is enough. Just go back and produce it in large quantities. We will send you the money later!"
When Goodsby heard that the money would be delivered soon, he immediately smiled and said: "Thank you King Henry, I will produce the Turtle Ship as soon as possible after I go back!"
At this time, Goodsby was very excited. As long as the Roman Empire used these thousand turtle ships, it could tie or win with Queen Eli.
Then your own turtle-backed boat will become a hot commodity in surrounding countries, and the Good family will also usher in glory because of this.
When the time comes, if Queen Yili is defeated, whether the situation of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets can be stabilized still depends on the faces of the four major families.
Among the four major families, the one with the most say is himself.
Just when Goodsby was secretly excited, Morgu spoke: "Your Majesty the King, the money given to the Good family should wait until the battleship is delivered."
"After all, he is from the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets. If he takes our money and doesn't give us battleships, there is nothing we can do against them."
kindness!
After hearing what Morgu said, the ministers present said one after another: "That's right! Lord Morgu is right, this Gudsby is from the Empire on which the sun never sets."
"Goodsby, we can't deliver the money to you until we see the Turtle Ship, okay?"
King Henry looked at Goodsby coldly.
Goodsby smiled and said: "Haha! Don't worry, His Majesty the King, our Good family is the most trustworthy. Moreover, Queen Eli's strength has caused heavy losses to our Good family!"
"No matter from which aspect, our Good family hopes that Queen Eli will be unlucky and defeated. We also hope that King Henry will believe in us!"
"Haha! We believe in you, but who believes in us?"
Morgu asked with a sneer.
"This...if we didn't have money, our Goode family might not be able to produce so many turtle boats..."
"Besides, the key to doing business is mutual trust. If you don't trust me, the Good family, I will leave now."
Goodsby's face turned cold and he said.
Although he wanted to make money from the Roman Empire, it didn't mean that he had to be humble in order to earn it. Besides, the Goode family didn't have that much money to advance the cost of producing warships.
Hearing that Goodsby was unwilling to do this business, King Henry said: "Haha! We can pay you 50% of the money in advance. What do you think?"
Gudsby's face became much better when he heard that he could get 50% of the silver first. At least, it was 5 million taels of silver, which could cover most of the cost.
"Since King Henry has said so, our Good family will naturally give this face."
Goodsby said solemnly.
When King Henry heard Goodsby's promise, he sent people to prepare silver. However, Goodsby's turtle-backed ship was almost turned into scrap by the bombing, but he could only put the silver on it and sail back.
After returning to the Empire where the sun never sets, someone reported this matter to Queen Yili. Queen Yili heard that the Goode family's merchant ship had been bombed, and she became suspicious.
"Now, Rost and the ministers are not allowing me to go to war with the Roman Empire, and the ship of the Good family has been bombed. What is the connection between this?"
"Here comes someone! Bring Goodsby quickly, I have something to ask him!"
Queen Eli said coldly, if Goodsby's ship was bombed and it was related to the Roman Empire, then the matter would be serious!