The tonnage is 1,800, the artillery is seventy-four, and the crew is 550 people, this is already a third-class battleship, okay?

The cost has risen, and the price has also risen, which sounds fine, but Lao Tie has signed a contract. I only ordered a fourth-class sail battleship, but you got me a third-class battleship, what is the matter?

Looking at Yang Feng's strange gaze, Nicholas turned red even with thick skin. Westerners still attach great importance to contracts, which clearly said that they would only build a 1,000-ton warship, but they made it 1,800 tons.

In other words, what you do can be regarded as a serious breach of contract, and no matter how good-tempered someone else is, you have to sue yourself according to the terms of the contract.

I only heard Yang Feng say slowly: "Nikolavich, didn't you swear that there was no problem, why did you make a four-way difference for me now, is this a serious breach of the contract?" ”

"I ......"

Nikolavich hung his head and said dejectedly: "I'm really sorry, I thought it would be easy to build a wooden sail warship with the strength of our shipyard, but in fact, things got out of control after it was built." This time we are indeed in breach of contract, and for this reason we are willing to sell these ships to you at cost price, do you think this will work? ”

Hearing this, Yang Feng's originally unhappy expression eased slightly: "The cost price ...... How much? ”

Nikolavich gritted his teeth and stretched out a slap: "Half a million dollars, what do you think?" ”

Yang Feng mentally estimated that the cost of the 1,000-ton sail warship originally set in the contract was 350,000 US dollars, and now the tonnage has risen to 1,800 tons and 500,000 US dollars is indeed close to the cost price, because the battleship is different from the car, and the cost of each additional ton of displacement will rise sharply.

After thinking about it, Yang Feng nodded slowly: "Yes...... But it doesn't cost half a million dollars. You have also worked hard during this time, I will give you 600,000, what do you think? ”

"Oh God...... Is it true, it's so good! Nikolavich, who was originally apprehensive, listened to Yang Feng's words, and his heart was no less than hearing the gospel of God, and the whole person jumped up with joy.

He rushed forward and hugged Yang Feng, and said incoherently, "Great...... That's great...... God, I thought ...... I thought ......"

Nikolavich was really excited, he couldn't even sleep well these days for these ten battleships. You must know that in order to build these ten sail warships, the shipyard has paid nearly four million US dollars in advance, if Yang Feng refuses to accept these four warships and asks them to compensate, they will not only not make money but also have to compensate for the losses of others, so that the shipyard will lose at least seven or eight million US dollars, which is tantamount to making matters worse for the shipyard with serious losses today, and the general manager of his own shipyard is also to blame, and now Yang Feng not only agrees to accept these ten warships, but also is willing to pay an extra 100,000 US dollars on the cost price. It also meant that not only did they not have to lose money, but they could also make a million dollars, a result he never dreamed of.

Looking at Nikolavich, who couldn't help himself excitedly, the corners of Yang Feng's mouth turned up slightly.

To be honest, this time Nikolavich did violate the contract, but this violation was not a bad thing for him, it was nothing more than that the originally designed and built fourth-class battleship became a third-class battleship, the tonnage of the ships increased, the loaded ships and artillery also increased, and the power became stronger, so why didn't he do it.

Of course, he could have bought these warships at cost price, but there are still forty search warships to be built by others, if he really doesn't pull out a dime, in the future, people will cut corners for you in the follow-up warship manufacturing process or give you a trick in key parts, and when something happens on the vast sea, he won't even have time to cry, which is why he is willing to pay Nikolavich an extra million dollars.

The big stone that had been hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground, and Nikolavich, who was so excited that he couldn't help himself, was about to pull Yang Feng to his house to drink, but Yang Feng refused. What are you kidding, there is no Vladimir to accompany you today, and if the three of them are determined to pour themselves, there will be no one to help.

After inspecting the ten sail warships in the dock, Yang Feng signed his name on the acceptance certificate and handed a check for five million dollars to Nikolavich, but he also made a request that the Black Sea shipbuilders help tow the ten warships to a secluded port somewhere on the Chinese border. For this simple request, Nikolavich naturally agreed without a mouth.

A week later, Yang Feng returned to the Ming Dynasty with these ten warships......

In the morning, the sky was just slightly bright.

Since Lu Guangbiao was appointed as the Admiral of the Fujian Navy, he moved his residence from the Governor's Mansion in the city to the Sailor Camp outside the city. Having just returned from a patrol in the waters of Japan yesterday with a fleet, he fell asleep early because of the long journey.

Just as he was sleeping soundly, he was still asleep when he was woken up by the soldiers of his own battalion outside the door.

"Your Excellency...... My lord...... Here it comes...... Here it ......."

"What's coming?" Lu Guangbiao, who finally had a good night's sleep, opened the door angrily in a piece of underwear, gritted his teeth at the soldiers standing at the door, and said: "If you don't give this official a good reason, you can pack up your baggage and go to the mountains to be a supervisor later." ”

Facing the angry Lu Guangbiao, the soldiers did not have the slightest fear, but said loudly: "My lord...... Hou Ye is back...... He also brought ten brand new warships! ”

"What...... Ten battleships, or new? Lu Guangbiao couldn't believe his ears, his eyes widened: "What you said is true?" Do you know that if you deceive your own officer, it's not as simple as going to the mine to be an overseer? ”

"It's true, my lord, that's what the villain saw with his own eyes. If there is half a lie, you don't need to punish it, and the villain will wipe his neck himself. ”

Looking at the serious family, Lu Guangbiao was also excited, the scale of the Fujian Navy Division has expanded to more than 10,000 people, but the ships that can really fight are less than 50, which can be said to be pitiful, and now the sailors are looking forward to the new ships can be said to be looking forward to the eyes are red, but although the shipyards around the country are working hard at full speed, but shipbuilding needs time, this year's shipbuilding around the country has launched a total of 18 sixth-class warships and nine fifth-class warships.

Twenty-seven warships look okay, but after being divided into two fleets, it is pitiful, and now countless sailors on the shore are looking forward to the new ships, Lu Guangbiao, who is the commander of the sailors, does not mention how anxious he is, and now that he heard that Yang Feng actually got ten new warships, the joy in his heart can naturally be imagined.

He didn't have time to say more, he casually put on a pair, put on his shoes and snatched the reins from the hands of a personal soldier, and immediately galloped towards the dock, but although he was prepared, he was still shocked when Lu Guangbiao saw the row of warships quietly docked on the dock.

From Lu Guangbiao's point of view, this new warship is much longer than the previous warships, with a length of more than 40 meters and a width of about 12 meters.

But this was not the most surprising to Lu Guangbiao, what made him most excited was that he found that the sides of these warships were covered with a layer of dark iron armor.

"This ...... This...... That's okay too...... Actually wrapped in iron armor on the ship? Looking at the layer of iron armor that exuded a dark light, Lu Guangbiao's eyes were straight, as a sailor general, he knew too well the benefits of wrapping iron armor on the shell of the ship, in other words, such a battleship is simply invulnerable, it is just like opening a hanging, with such a battleship in hand, who will still be their opponent from now on?

Lu Guangbiao, who didn't have time to say more, jumped off the war horse and was about to run towards the warship on the dock.

"Lord Lu, please stay ......" At this moment, a voice rang in his ears.

Lu Guangbiao turned his head and saw Yang Feng looking at him with a smile, "Lord Lu is too anxious, haven't you seen Ben Hou standing here for so long?" ”

"Master Hou!" Lu Guangbiao didn't care about etiquette at this time, strode up to Yang Feng, held Yang Feng's hand tightly, and said eagerly: "Is this the battleship you got for our sailors?" ”

"Yes!" Yang Feng nodded with a smile: "Exactly, this is the latest warship." It is 45 meters long, 12.3 meters long, and has a displacement of 1,800 tons. The ship has a total of 32-pound running 28 guns, 24-pound guns 30, 12-pounder guns 16, powerful firepower, a total of 550 members, what do you think? ”

"Great...... That's great! Lu Guangbiao looked at the warships that were all supported, and his eyes, which were originally happy, suddenly turned red: "If there were these warships earlier, why did we lose so many brothers a few days ago, and Deputy Admiral Liu would not have ......"

"Hmm...... What the hell is going on? Seeing Lu Guangbiao's expression, a bad premonition rose in Yang Feng's heart, and he immediately said in a deep voice: "Admiral Lu, you make it clear to Ben Hou, what happened to Deputy Admiral Liu?" ”

Looking at Yang Feng, who had a serious expression, Lu Guangbiao gritted his teeth: "Deputy Admiral Liu, she ...... A few days ago, she led the Second Fleet to patrol the Sea of Japan, and was besieged by the fleet led by Zheng Zhilong. ”

"What ......"