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Ye Chun smiled and said,
"My family has been shipbuilding for three generations,"
"I know the owners behind the various shipyards in Minnesota quite well."
"I can help you find people to supply whatever amount of wood we need."
"Really?"
Zhao Yuan nodded with delight.
"In that case, what about the purchase of timber?"
"I'll leave it to you and Xiao Wu, Mr. Ye."
"That's what I should do,"
Ye Chun asked,
"By the way, sir, how many ships do we need to buy timber for?"
"The more the better,"
Zhao Yuan said directly,
"Buy as much as you can."
"Especially the kind of timber that can be used to build large ships,"
"Buy them all if you see something you like."
"Buy them all?"
Ye Chun exclaimed in surprise,
"Sir, the timber used for building this ship is not cheap,"
"Let's still..."
"Don't worry, sir,"
Ruan Xiaowu laughed,
"We're not short of money, so go ahead and buy whatever you want."
"this....."
Ye Chun smiled wryly.
"Sir, even if you're not short of money,"
"But we bought too much timber, and it's not easy to transport it to Shandong."
"That's true,"
Zhao Yuan nodded.
"Here's what we'll do: you go and buy timber for twenty large seagoing boats, twenty large shovel boats, and forty small shovel boats..."
Chapter 1223 Buying a Boat
"That's a bit much,"
Ye Chun pondered for a moment,
"By the way, sir, how many sailors do we have who know how to navigate a sea vessel?"
"Fifth Brother, how many people came this time?"
Zhao Yuan looked at Ruan Xiaowu.
"Nearly a thousand people,"
The short-lived Erlang replied,
"They're all experienced water sportsmen,"
"As long as there's a boat, you can get started immediately."
"Thousands of people?"
Ye Chun's eyes widened immediately.
Thousands of sailors
This is in the South.
That would be enough to assemble a massive ocean-going fleet.
Generally, only wealthy families
I'm afraid we won't be able to gather that many people.
Only those wealthy merchants who specialized in trading with distant foreign lands
That's how so many people were able to gather.
But I've never heard of Shandong.
Are there wealthy and powerful families who go overseas to do business?
"Yes, sir, since there are enough people..."
Ye Chun put aside his doubts.
He started by talking about the current situation regarding shipbuilding timber.
"Why not just buy those twenty ships from a shipyard in Mingzhou?"
"The remaining timber from the shovel boats was loaded onto the seagoing vessels and transported back to Shandong."
"This will save a lot of trouble and make things much more convenient."
"Otherwise, with so much wood,"
"It will probably take two or three round trips to transport it all."
"Buy a ready-made boat?"
Ruan Xiaowu asked in surprise,
"Mr. Ye, don't all the ships at this shipyard need to be pre-ordered?"
"And then start building again?"
Where can I buy a ready-made ocean-going ship?
"Brother Ruan, did the shipyard owner tell you that?"
Ye Chun asked.
"That's right,"
Ruan Xiaowu nodded.
“We’ve searched every nook and cranny of this city of Mingzhou,”
"Those shipyard owners and workers,"
"Everyone says there's no ready-made boat,"
"You need to pre-order if you want to buy it."
"Hehe, Brother Ruan, these are just lines the shipyard owner used to get information out of us,"
Ye Chun explained,
"They must have realized that you, Brother Ruan, were in a hurry to buy a boat,"
"So you're saying they just want to raise ship prices."
"It's called a reservation, but once you pay,"
"Then they'll tell you again,"
"If we had more money, we could have delivered the ship sooner."
"After going back and forth like this, they didn't have to put in much effort,"
"Isn't it just that they can drastically increase the price of this ship?"
"So there were all these intricacies involved,"
Zhao Yuan and the others nodded.
"but,"
Ruan Xiaowu asked in surprise,
"For such large items as ships, shipyards probably wouldn't have any extras, right?"
"Generally speaking, there really won't be any more,"
Ye Chun replied,
"The shipyard did indeed start construction only after receiving the deposit."
"But doing business overseas is extremely risky,"
“Every year, fleets of ships that go to sea encounter various problems,”
"If you're lucky, you might come back alive."
"Those who are unlucky will simply perish in the sea, devoured by the fish until their bones are gone."
"So every year, in these shipyards in Minnesota,"
"There will always be some extra ships that have been paid for but no one is willing to take them over."
"Thirty shipyards throughout Minnesota,"
"If we pool our resources, we should be able to get at least twenty ships."
"Yes, thankfully Mr. Ye is here,"
Ruan Xiaowu said with relief,
"Otherwise,"
"We're probably going to be the ones who get ripped off this time."
"Well, since Mr. Ye has already made up his mind,"
Zhao Yuan made a decisive statement.
"Then let's do as you say, sir."
"Fifth Brother, don't worry about anything else for a while,"
"Focus on following Mr. Ye,"
"Resolve the ship issue properly."
"Don't worry, brother,"
Ruan Xiaowu quickly patted his chest and assured him,
"Leave this to me."
"I definitely won't let my brother down."
.....
The purchase of timber is related to the future of shipyards in Shandong.
This can be seen as Ye Chun considering his own future.
Naturally, we are extremely concerned about this.
As for Ruan Xiaowu's side...
They also knew that they probably wouldn't be able to stay in Mingzhou for much longer.
Although the Ming Cult is currently inactive...
But afterwards,