How much does a ship cost?

According to the estimates of the craftsmen and economists of the Amber Dao people and the Xinjiang Estuary Shipyard, the unit price of a warship is expected to be about 10,000 taels for a shipbuilding on this scale, and the unit price for a cruise ship is expected to be about 6,000 taels.

The reason why it is so expensive is that the hull strength of the warship is much stronger than that of a container cargo ship, and the wood used and the construction process are completely different. For example, the timber is usually made of ironwood from the mountains of Yunnan, which is very different from the ordinary fir used by container ships.

In this way, it would cost 160,000 silver to build a ship alone! This does not include the various magic weapons equipped on it, the talismans used, the sailors' fees recruited, and the salaries paid to the monks. The annual maintenance cost is 50,000 taels, which is predictable.

In short, 600,000 taels of silver can at most support the establishment and operation of an inspection fleet for seven or eight years, which shows that the use of this is higher than ordinary people think.

But no matter how difficult it is, Zhao Ran has to grit his teeth and take out this money, now is the initial stage of competing for the sea, and he must not lose the momentum of developing the strength of the Ming Dynasty on the sea in order to save money. There are so many minerals on the sea, it is worth spending more silver.

He once wanted to build an ironclad ship in one step, but it was too difficult, it was a systematic thing, and the steel output could not meet the requirements in the first place, and other difficulties were even more numerous.

Even if the steel output meets the requirements, let the Great Sage Nanyan Palace refine the entire ironclad ship, the cost is estimated to be at least seventy or eighty thousand taels or more than one hundred thousand taels, and it is difficult to afford it.

Zhao Ran's preparations have progressed rapidly, but the situation at sea has deteriorated faster than anyone thought.

At the end of the month, on the day of the official completion of the Jinchuan River cable-stayed verification bridge, Zhao Ran was attending the acceptance report meeting when he was pulled out of the venue by Wei Chaozong, who rushed to the venue.

"Yesterday, I received a report from the Ningbo Baisha Gang that their warehouse in Liegang was robbed by Lingao Island. ”

"When did you rob it?"

"Three days ago. ”

"Is it so blatant?"

"Maybe they feel the news that we want to rectify them, and they are demonstrating to us. ”

Wei Chaozong's speculation was justified, the Manifestation Palace under the control of the Sanqing Pavilion was in charge of the intelligence affairs of overseas monks, and they discharged some detailed work to the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and established information relay stations on several islands.

According to the information shared by Tang Yaozu, the envoy of the Manifestation Palace, Lingao Island is convening a conference of overseas monks, and it is reported that hundreds of islands have received invitations from Lingao Island, and the content of the discussion has not yet been known, but this move is alarming enough.

On the first day of the first month of August, it was the day when the foundation stone of the Yangtze River Bridge was officially laid, and senior cultivators such as Hong Zesuo, Sun Biyun, Chi Songzi, and Wang Jingyun, as well as Zhao Ran, Li Dayin, Wei Chaozong, Lu Xixing, Tang Yaozu, Lu Yuanyuan, and other leaders of the cultivation institutions in Beijing, Gu Tengjia, Zhao Zhixing, Leng Tengxing and other people in charge of the jungle of the ten directions, as well as the court officials and officials represented by Mao Cheng and Wang Zongyi, came to the bank of the river to hold the groundbreaking ceremony of the project.

Hong Zesu arrived as soon as he was invited, how to invite this shapeshifting demon to appear, Zhao Ran was already very familiar with it, as long as the words "ceremony" were written on the invitation, the old-timers would be there every time they were invited.

Wang Jingyun's arrival surprised Zhao Ran a little, he just politely tested it, this Maoshan refining void actually came!

Zhao Ran hurriedly greeted him: "Welcome to Master Wang." ”

Wang Jingyun said with a smile: "Since I was invited to the next post, I plan to take a look." ”

Hong Zesuo, who was surrounded by a group of young monks over there to "pay respects", was even more happy when he heard that Wang Jingyun was coming, and came over to greet him: "Wang Daoyou, I haven't seen you for many years, and you have always been good? ”

Wang Jingyun hurriedly bowed down and clenched his fists: "I've seen the Lord of Hongze." ”

Hong Zesu happily pulled Wang Jingyun: "Come on, come on, the old man will take Wang Daoyou to see the place where he will shovel for a while, this groundbreaking ceremony Lao Yu has just figured out the process, Wang Daoyou must not be clear, the old man will tell you, don't make a mistake for a while......"

In order to make Hong Zesu happy, Zhao Ran pulled the protocol musician group of Honglu Temple over, and he also asked Mao Cheng, a scholar and secretary of the Ministry of Rites, if he could recommend an official of the Ministry of Rites to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony.

Mao Cheng had long wanted to repay Zhao Ran, and after hearing the words, Mao immediately recommended himself, which made Zhao Ran very happy. For this reason, Mao Cheng also deliberately studied how to match Zhao Ran's requirements with the ceremony of the Ministry of Rites, and really made a lot of hard work.

In this way, in a solemn and grand ceremony, everyone gathered around and buried the monument to the start of construction tied with red satin.

After the ceremony, Zhao Ran was interviewed by the special reporter of "Junshan Notes".

"Hello Abbot Zhao, the little woman is Ruoqi, a special reporter of "Junshan Notes", I hope you can accept my interview. ”

"If Qidao is friendly, it is the bounden duty of every Taoist monk to accept an interview and spread the voice of my Daomen to thousands of households, so that the voice of Daming can spread all over the world. ”

"Ah, you said this very well, let the little girl write it down...... Okay, first of all, congratulations on the official start of the construction of the Yingtian Yangtze River Bridge, as far as I know, Abbot Zhao has been preparing for this for a year, right?"

"A year and a half, to be exact. ”

"How long is it expected that such a magnificent bridge will be completed? ”

"I can't answer exactly when it will be, but you should know that this is the most ambitious project of the day, and it has three firsts. First of all, its span is the first in the world......"

Zhao Ran Balabala answered the question of the female nun Ruoqi about the bridge.

After that, Ruoqi turned her head and asked another question: "At a time when all eyes are on the completion of the bridge, we have heard that some overseas monks are secretly discussing against the maritime trade permit system implemented by Jimingguan, what is the abbot's comment?"

Zhao Ran said: "The maritime trade permit system is a commercial and trade system decided by the True Master Hall after careful argumentation, and the purpose of this system is to clarify the chaotic maritime trade order, provide a good maritime trade environment for maritime merchants, and prosper the maritime trade market, specifically, there are three major advantages......

After answering this question, Ruoqi continued to ask: "I heard that the wind is rumored on the sea now, and Jimingguan is ready to suppress the owners of all islands on the sea, what does Abbot Zhao think about this rumor?"

Zhao Ran said: "This is a vicious lie made up by people with ulterior motives, hoping to confuse the public and tie some island owners and maritime merchants who do not know the truth to their own chain of interests." The representative of the poor road, Jimingguan, solemnly clarified that Jimingguan has always been committed to safeguarding the legitimate interests of the island's owners and maritime merchants, cracking down on unhealthy competition and illegal smuggling, and its purpose is also to prosper maritime trade. The anti-smuggling operation is only aimed at a very small number of island owners who do not trade according to the principle of fairness, and the attack is against the underworld forces that kill people and block trade routes, and for such elements, the Daomen will characterize them as pirates......"

After the interview, Ruoqi said: "Abbot Zhao said it so well, today's harvest is really great, I hope to interview you next time." ”

Zhao Ran pointed to the back: "Go and continue the interview, it's not easy to gather so many people together." ”

Ruoqi hurriedly said goodbye to Zhao Ran and quickly squeezed into the crowd.

"Hello, I am Ruoqi, a special reporter of "Junshan Notes", are you an old pianist of Honglu Temple? You are blind, and you have come to do your best for the start of the bridge, presumably the readers of "Junshan Notes" must be very interested in your mood at the moment, can you share it with us?"

"I'm not in a good mood......"

"Why?"

"Because I'm not the pianist of Honglu Temple, I'm from the Jiming Guan Inspection Team!"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry......"

"Hey, you're Ruoqi? I'm Wang Zhipeng, a member of the Jiming Guan inspection team, and I'm your loyal reader! I don't know what Ruoqi's real name is? Can you enjoy your face and have a light meal? I know a very delicious restaurant......

"Hehe, I'm sorry, I'm afraid not. ”

"Why?"

"I'm not used to your posture ......",