When night falls, the city does not fall silent, but becomes more noisy, and people who have finished dinner either take their families out for a walk or start a rich nightlife.

In an elegantly decorated café, the slightly hoarse and soulful voice of a folk singer can be heard from the speakers arranged in the corner.

This is a very famous café in Shanghai, not only the decoration is very low-key and luxurious, but the taste of the coffee is also very authentic, and it is the first choice for many coffee lovers. Of course, the consumption here is also first-class expensive, enough to intimidate a large number of ordinary people.

In a box near the window, a handsome and elegant man wearing a light blue shirt and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, who knew at a glance that he was thirty-six or seventeen years old from the elite class of society, took a sip of the quilt, and showed a look of intoxication on his face, and after a while he put down the cup and smiled at Yang Feng, who was sitting opposite.

"In the past few years, I have been to almost every corner of Shanghai, and I have been to all the famous cafes, but this café is the most authentic. As you know, although many cafes now have the sign of Blue Mountain Coffee, anyone who knows a little bit about coffee culture knows that these so-called Blue Mountain Coffees are all comprehensive products blended by the store, and there may not be a single real Jamaican Blue Mountain bean in it. You must know that 90% of the world's Blue Mountain coffee is bought by the Japanese, and there are very few Blue Mountain coffee that really flows into China, and this is the only place where I can drink authentic Blue Mountain coffee in Shanghai. ”

Looking at the man in front of him who was talking, even Yang Feng, who had no interest in coffee, could only listen, because the man named Wei Zhize in front of him was the youngest professor of ship major at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and his research on sail warships was particularly profound.

Such a talent is naturally the target of Yang Feng, who returns to modern society to find information on sail warships, and after entrusting friends to help, the two sides agreed to meet in this café, but after the two sides met, Wei Zhize talked about coffee culture, which made our Yang officials very helpless, just out of politeness, he could only make a listening statement.

Finally waited for the other party's words to come to an end, Yang Feng took the opportunity to say: "Professor Wei, I asked you out this time mainly to consult you about wooden warships, but I heard that you are not only the youngest professor at Jiaotong University, but also very good at studying wooden sail warships. My friends and I recently tried to make a replica of a modern wooden sail warship, but we were only new to it. No, I heard from a friend that you are the leading expert in China, so I took the liberty to find the door and hope that you would give me some advice. Of course, we will definitely pay you the consultation fee and the hardship fee that you are satisfied with, so please rest assured! ”

"Oh...... That's right. ”

Wei Zhize nodded, with a clear look on his face, the rich people in these years have different hobbies, some people like adventure, some like rock climbing, and some people like to keep those strange pets, like the Mr. Yang in front of him likes sailing warships is naturally nothing. And they also said that they would pay him the consultation fee in accordance with the rules, which is even more of a problem.

He first took a sip of coffee, feeling the sweet, sour, and bitter flavors in his mouth at the same time swirling in his tongue, then nodded with satisfaction, put down the cup and asked, "Mr. Yang, I don't know which type of battleship you plan to copy?" ”

Yang Feng said with some embarrassment: "Professor Wei, to be honest, I don't know much, I just want to ask, before the appearance of steam-powered ironclad battleships, which kind of battleship in the sail warship was the most powerful?" ”

Listening to Yang Feng's words, Wei Zhize couldn't help but look at Yang Feng for a while, and then said slowly: "Oh...... Do you want to make the most powerful sail battleship? ”

Seeing Wei Zhize's somewhat strange expression, Yang Feng couldn't help but feel a little strange, "Professor Wei...... Is there anything wrong with being the best in nature? ”

"You......"

Wei Zhize couldn't help but point at Yang Feng and shook his head again and again: "I don't know what to say about you, if you ask me such a question in class, I will definitely scold you, but since today's occasion is private, forget it." Let me ask you first, do you know how much it costs to want to build a sail battleship? ”

Yang Feng shook his head: "I don't know." ”

Hearing this, Yang Feng was already faintly unhappy in his heart, what is going on with this guy, he is just asking about some things, you look like the sky is falling, Lao Tzu is just building a wooden ship, not an aircraft carrier, why are you so big of a reaction.

Seeing a trace of displeasure on Yang Feng's face, Wei Zhize realized that he was not in class now, the student opposite was not his student, and he had spent real money to consult, but he was still putting up a professor's shelf.

You must know that although his salary in the university cannot be said to be small, it is much stronger than that of ordinary wage earners, but the cost of living in the international metropolis of Shanghai is very high.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said, "Mr. Yang, don't get me wrong. I mean, even though you're building only wooden ships, it's not cheap. Didn't you just ask what kind of sail warship is the most powerful? I can tell you that, as far as I know, before the advent of steam-turbine-powered ironclad battleships, the most powerful sail battleship in the world was probably a first-class battleship built by England in the eighteenth century.

Such battleships had three gun decks, at least 100 guns, a crew of more than 875 people, and a displacement of 2500-3500 tons. And the cost of building such a battleship was also very high, according to the records, the cost of such a battleship was 100,000 pounds.

According to the current price of goods, one pound at that time was equivalent to 80 pounds now, which is about 760 yuan in today's Huaxia coins, so it can be inferred that it takes more than 70 million to 80 million Huaxia coins to build a first-class battleship. Of course, the industry is so developed now, and the cost of construction is naturally different from that time, but according to my inference, if you really want to copy the first-class battleship of the eighteenth century, it will cost 50 to 60 million yuan just for the hull, and if you include the hundreds of bronze guns, it will be even more sky-high. ”

"Shhh...... So expensive? Rao is Yang Feng now thinks that he is quite wealthy, and he can't help but gasp after hearing this offer.

"Or what do you think?" Wei Zhize couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Britain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was in full swing, but even the British only built more than a dozen first-class battleships, and most of them only existed as a deterrent. What is really used for combat is still a large number of third- and fourth-class battleships and even fifth- and sixth-class battleships, and even second-class battleships that are slightly inferior in performance and power to first-class battleships are treasures that exist as flagships. ”

Hearing this, Yang Feng laughed a little wryly, he knew that he was still taking it for granted. A navy is a navy, and even a sail battleship that looks like a scumbag from a modern point of view is not something that anyone can play.

Seeing Yang Feng's somewhat ugly face, Wei Zhize softened his expression before saying, "Mr. Yang, if you really have the heart to imitate sail warships, I suggest that you might as well imitate some relatively simple warships, such as the sixth-level sloop warship, it only has one gun deck, 20 to 28 guns, and a displacement of 450 to 550 tons. There are about 180 members. It is often used by the British Royal Navy to deliver letters and escorts. I estimated that the cost of a battleship of this class is not too high, only seven or eight million is needed. ”

"I ......"

Yang Feng just wanted to say something, what can you do by building a warship of four or five hundred tons. But as soon as the words came to his mouth, he remembered that in the time and space of the Ming Dynasty, the Dafu ship, which was the main warship of the Ming Dynasty, was only this tonnage, and as for the treasure ship that was worshiped by later generations of Chinese people during the Yongle period, according to Yang Feng's estimate, it was at most comparable to the second-class battleships of the British in the nineteenth century, about 2,000 tons. Moreover, the main purpose of treasure ships is actually to transport goods rather than engage in war, so if you want to build a battleship, you should honestly copy the British "Galen" type sail battleship.

Yang Feng thought for a moment before he said: "Professor Wei, I want to take the liberty of asking you for a favor, I want you to do me a favor and collect all the construction materials and drawings for me to find the British warships of the 1st to 6th centuries, the more detailed the better." I will pay you an additional 200,000 consulting fees for each level of battleships you collect for me, what do you think? ”

"That's it!"

As soon as he heard that there would be a benefit fee of 200,000 yuan for collecting a battleship, Wei Zhize's heart was moved. Doesn't this mean that he can get 1.2 million after collecting the information of the six British warships?

Recently, Wei Zhize is dating a girlfriend, and he has reached the stage of talking about marriage, but the biggest problem in front of him is that the two do not have their own marriage room. Although the house price in 07 is not as frustrating as it was more than ten years later, it is not lower than 7,000 per square meter. If it is a slightly better community, the housing price is calculated in terms of 10,000 yuan, even if he is a university professor, he feels very difficult, if he really has 1.2 million, he will have the money to buy a house.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhize's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he nodded at Yang Feng after a deep groan: "Mr. Yang, it's settled." I've been collecting information for you recently, but it's going to take a long time, but I'll definitely help you get it done in half a year! ”

"Half a year!" Yang Feng couldn't help but be surprised: "It's just some information, why does it take so long?" ”

"You ......"

Wei Zhize couldn't help but be angry, he realized that the Mr. Yang in front of him was a little white, he was angry but didn't dare, the one in front of him was his own gold owner after all. He said patiently: "Mr. Yang, the detailed drawings of building a ship are not so simple, it requires consulting a variety of information, every cabin, every deck, as well as the position and length of the sails and masts, there are strict regulations, and any mistake in any place will lead to rework during shipbuilding, and even leakage or even disintegration during maritime navigation, do you understand?" ”

"Isn't it, it's that serious?" Our Yang officials were frightened.

This time, Wei Zhize only gave Yang Feng a hehe.

"Okay, then you take your time, don't worry, let's get the drawings and materials of the sixth-level battleship first."

After Yang Feng finished speaking, he wiped the sweat on his forehead that did not exist, no wonder his grandmother said that the navy was the most difficult service branch, just a few hundred years ago antique wooden sailing ships had so many doorways, no wonder Huaxia did not really start to build aircraft carriers until the past two years, and the navy is really not something that anyone can play.

The two discussed for a while and then dispersed, and the two agreed that after half a month, Wei Zhize would first hand over the construction drawings of the simplest sixth-level battleship to Yang Feng, and said that they would pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other.

After seeing Wei Zhize drive away, Yang Feng drove the car in the direction of the TV station......

Just when Yang Feng rushed to the TV station, it was very lively in Studio 3 of Pearl TV, and Zhao Baogang was on the show with a group of sub-crews. It turned out that Zhao Baogang's TV series The Legend of the Ming Dynasty had just been completed, and before he had time to edit it, he brought a group of main actors to do publicity, and Yan Danchen, as the heroine, naturally had to be present.

Zhao Baogang and the show they participated in is called "Ye Rong Has a Date", which is a talkative program, its purpose is to let people say what is in your heart, and pay more attention to hot characters and hot topics, among which entertainment characters are the majority. Recently, Zhao Baogang's biography of the Ming Dynasty has been rumored, and the heroine is Yan Danchen, who has been very popular recently, so there is more topic. So when Zhao Baogang contacted them and wanted to be on the show, the two sides hit it off.

At this time, the filming of the show was already halfway through. As the host, Ye Rong had just finished talking to Zhao Baogang, and he suddenly turned his head to Yan Danchen, who was sitting next to him, and said, "Yan Danchen, we all know that you are a junior college student who graduated from Beiying, and you have been debuting for six or seven years.

In the past two days, I specially checked some information, and found that in the past few years, although you have been filming every year, but there is a lack of eye-catching works, but in the past two years, you have suddenly appeared like a blowout, starring in several movies and TV series one after another, each TV series and movies have achieved very good results, and now some people call you the queen of ratings, do you have any secrets to this? ”