Chapter 679 Return to Shanhai City

After negotiating a big deal, Ouyang Shuo relaxed and said with a smile, "William, let's make another exchange. Shanhai City exchanged three giant ships for one first-class sailing battleship and two third-class sailing battleships."

In Gaia's three years before the rise of ironclad ships, building ships and sailing battleships each had their own strengths and weaknesses. Ouyang Shuo's intention was naturally to learn from each other's strengths and improve the production level of warships in his territory.

More importantly, the overall design of the sailing battleship is closer to the design concept of the future ironclad ship. If the Shanhaicheng Shipyard has sailing battleships as a reference, it can naturally speed up the research on ironclad ships.

William is a smart man, he understood it all at once, and said with a smile: "Yes."

He also hoped to take this opportunity to establish some personal friendship with Ouyang Shuo. The two giants of the East and the West are advancing hand in hand, and such a picture is exciting to think about.

The next step is to negotiate some transaction details.

It was not until 6 pm that the two giants finally reached a deal.

This transaction is not usually huge. Shanhai City spent a total of four million gold coins, one thousand underwater breathing apparatus, twenty three-bow and eight-ox-bed crossbows, two dragon crystals, and three giant building ships in exchange for Ai Wei. Kebao steam engine manufacturing technology, loom manufacturing technology and three sailing battleships.

At the same time, William promised to subsidize 12 mechanical engineers and 15 textile technicians from Shanhai City free of charge, and cooperate with Shanhai City to complete the transformation of the two technologies.

The transaction is concluded, and everyone is happy.

William obtained sufficient construction funds, and Ouyang Shuo obtained the technology he dreamed of.

In this way, the funds in Ouyang Shuo's storage bag also shrunk by half.

When defeating the Spanish Armada, Ouyang Shuo had a total of 11 million gold coins; the construction of Key Point City, including the formation of the Mediterranean Fleet, consumed close to one million gold coins.

At the sea auction, another two million was brought back.

Ouyang Shuo's personal wealth once accumulated as much as 12 million gold coins. After the deal with William was completed, it immediately became eight million gold coins, which directly shrunk by one-third.

Of course, it's all worth it.

That night, William held a grand dinner in the largest banquet hall of the castle. It was not only to welcome the arrival of Ouyang Shuo and his party, but also to celebrate the big deal reached in the afternoon.

The next day, the two parties began to perform the contract.

William handed Ouyang Shuo two booklets, namely "Steam Engine Manufacturing Technical Manual" and "Loom Manufacturing Technical Manual", and Ouyang Shuo took it with a feeling of heavy weight.

In addition, William also presented five additional prototypes.

It was not until the delivery of the bulk goods began that other people in Fort Avek learned of this shocking transaction.

"Shanhai City is indeed the richest city in the world, and it is indeed the world's number one god moat!" Some people were amazed.

"Isn't it good to sell the steam engine and loom to the Orientals?" There were also doubts, but the deal had already been settled, and no one could change it, so they could only complain.

"Anyway, we are finally rich." The financial officer of the territory was most excited.

During the discussion, the transaction continued.

It was not until 5 o'clock in the afternoon that batches of goods were delivered. The most difficult thing to deal with, of course, was the delivery of the battleship. The British sailing battleship is okay, and the new ship is delivered directly from the shipyard.

The building ships in Shanhai City had to move around on the spot to transfer supplies to the sailing battleships.

In one afternoon, the deal of the two giants had already spread throughout the UK, and even some European countries had gotten the news. In this way, it naturally caused another wave.

Some crusade against Britain for betraying Europe, and some are envious, even jealous.

Even in the mid-three years of Gaia, four million gold coins is still a huge sum of money to the lord. What's more, the territories of European countries are generally small, so the funds are even heavier.

The strong rise of Fort Avek is unstoppable.

At the same time, European lords began to accelerate the development of steam engines. The first industrial revolution is about to erupt throughout Europe.

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On August 20, Dragon Head.

The transaction was completed, and the ocean-going fleet did not stay in Plymouth Harbor for long, and immediately set off for the return voyage.

There are three buildings missing in the fleet, and three more sailing battleships. Taking this opportunity, the officers and men of the Shanhaicheng Navy, including the sailors, under the guidance of the engineers of Fort Avek, became familiar with the performance and operation of the sailing battleship.

According to the normal sailing speed, even if there is no delay in the middle, it will take at least two months for the ocean-going fleet to return to Shanhai City smoothly.

By then, the daylilies might be cold, and the sixth battle has already begun.

Therefore, Ouyang Shuo had to return to Shanhai City quickly.

The specific method, Ouyang Shuo had already considered it well before going to sea. Even the entire ocean-going fleet, if it goes well, does not need to set off to return home step by step.

Some rules in the game, if used properly, can sometimes have miraculous effects.

In the war room, Ouyang Shuo was having a secret conversation with Zheng He, "You lead the ocean-going fleet back to Base Point City, and wait there for further instructions."

"Then you, my lord?" Zheng He was puzzled.

"Tonight, I will return to Shanhai City through the secret method, so don't worry."

"Understood!" Zheng He nodded.

The magic of aliens has long been known to NPCs.

...

The secret technique that Ouyang Shuo mentioned was a special item obtained on Gaia's second year's New Year's Eve—the Yinyang Copper Coin.

[Yin Yang Copper Coin]: After use, it can be revived and reincarnated once without damage.

With this protection, Ouyang Shuo could commit suicide directly and complete his reincarnation in Shanhai City.

Without hesitation, Ouyang Shuo took off his equipment and put it into the storage bag.

The so-called non-destructive reincarnation just does not lose attributes such as level, internal strength, skills, and merit points, and the equipment on the body will still drop after death.

So to avoid trouble, gear must be put away.

Immediately afterwards, Ouyang Shuo committed suicide with his sword without hesitation. With a slight tilt, his "corpse" disappeared into the secret room of Dragon Head.

At the same time, Ouyang Shuo slowly walked out of the Reincarnation Hall in Shanhai City thousands of miles away. The equipment that was taken off was already put on.

"Jun, Junhou?"

The imperial guards who were in charge of guarding the Reincarnation Hall saw Ouyang Shuo, they were so surprised that they couldn't speak. The sergeant knew that the Temple of Reincarnation was not a good thing for foreigners.

Anyone who walks out from this is a person who "died once".

"Don't panic, I'm fine."

"Yes!" The sergeant saluted reflexively and accepted the order.

Among the imperial guards, Ouyang Shuo is the absolute supreme existence.

The officers and soldiers of the imperial guards will not have any doubts about the words of the prince.

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Ouyang Shuo's sudden return caused an uproar in Shanhai City.

The whole city suddenly became boiling because of the return of Junhou. In the past six months, the achievements of the ocean-going fleet led by Junhou have become known to everyone under the conscious propaganda of Xiao He and others.

In the eyes of the people, the prince is already an unborn overlord, and he is a superhero at home.

Ouyang Shuo's prestige in the territory reached a peak.

In less than two hours, the news of Ouyang Shuo's return to Shanhai City spread throughout China.

I know what I should know.

...

Handan City, Lord's Mansion.

"Has the old fox returned yet?" Di Chen's eyes were deep.

I don't know when, [Yanhuang League]'s name for Ouyang Shuo was changed to "Old Fox".

Juedai Fenghuamian smiled, turning all living beings upside down, "I'm afraid the Chinese region will be in trouble again."

"Yeah, that's a trick."

Jue Dai Fenghua suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile: "I just don't know, how would the old fox feel when he heard about the recent results of our [Yanhuang League]?"

"How do you feel?" Di Chen frowned, "Compared to his international fame, our little achievement is nothing. I'm afraid it won't catch his eye at all!"

"Don't underestimate yourself." Jue Dai Feng Hua persuaded.

Di Chen shook his head with a desolate expression, "It's not self-deprecating. Do you know that the latest information from [Difeng] shows that the old fox has bought British steam engine technology."

"You said, will he open this technology to the [Shanhai League]?" Jue Dai Fenghua thought more deeply.

"maybe!"

Di Chen was also a little uncertain. If it were him, he would never share it with his allies. But that one is different, he never does things according to common sense, and is often unexpected.

It has to be said that Dichen sighed that he was not as good as his mind.

"If that's the case, the results of our hard work for more than half a year may be greatly compromised."

Di Chen looked down on it, "That's something we can't help, who made us unable to go to sea."

"I heard that Xiongba has been vigorously developing naval forces recently." Jue Dai Fenghua observed Dichen's expression, and then said: "I heard that Xiongba and the old fox are a little close. This time the old fox returns, Xiongba I don't know what kind of moths will come out."

Hearing this name, Di Chen unconsciously frowned.

"Let him go!"

In the end, Di Chen didn't say anything.

...

If it is said that [Yanhuang League] is only afraid of Ouyang Shuo's return, then [Yunnan City-State] is afraid of Ouyang Shuo's return.

For half a year, the Shanhaicheng Longxiang Army stationed on the border of Yunnan Province, under the leadership of Bai Qi, has been conducting various military exercises and is aggressive.

At the same time, the army of Lingxi city and the army of Longxiang also interacted frequently. The careful work of the two sides even entered and exited the border of Yunnan Province, almost checking the border of Yunnan Province.

Its intention is self-evident.

There have long been rumors that the Longxiang army has been preparing for the capture of [Yunnan city-state]. The reason why the war has not started for a long time is only to cooperate with Shanhai City's policy of "cultivating health and rest".

Does Ouyang Shuo's sudden return mean that Shanhai City's "dormant" has come to an end for the time being? This fierce tiger was about to show its fangs again and choose someone to devour.

The first to bear the brunt is undoubtedly [Yunnan City-State].

So, why not let the lords of [Yunnan city-state] feel uneasy.

It is imminent to hold an emergency meeting of the four major city-states.