Chapter 343 The Boat Has Been Purchased

It turns out that the shipyard is near the inland river terminal. Once the ship is built, it can go directly to sea along the inland river.

The shipyard is run by the government. When Gu Zhang and his party arrived at the shipyard, Shitou showed some voucher to the official, and an official immediately invited everyone in politely.

The officials led everyone into a particularly tall shipbuilding factory, where there were several semi-finished ships and hundreds of workers busy.

After looking around inside, the officials took everyone outside. Outside, there were many completed boats parked against the river.

The largest ship was several stories high, more than a hundred meters long, and dozens of meters wide. It was really a huge thing.

The official pointed at the boats and said as he walked: "These boats are made of fine nanmu. The labor cost alone costs thousands of taels of silver. We can only build dozens of boats a year."

Gu Zhang remembered his daughter's words to buy the biggest one, so he stared at the biggest boat.

After seeing it, he asked the official, "If I want to buy this ship, when can I pick up the goods?"

The official shook his head repeatedly, "Even if you want to buy one, you have to wait until next year. The ten completed ships have been ordered by others a long time ago."

Gu Zhang was stunned at that time. He thought he could buy it with money when he came.

Finally, Shitou said, "Since there are ready-made ones, our prince wants these ten ships. They have ordered them, so you just have to work on them slowly. The prince can't wait here."

The official bowed to the stone and said, "Brother, I have no control over this matter. Please wait a moment while I invite the superior to come over."

The official told his subordinates to greet several people, and he hurriedly went to find someone.

Everyone took the time to discuss it, and if ten ships could be taken, the Gu family would take two, Young Master Zhu would take two each, and the Crown Prince would take four.

After waiting for a cup of tea, the official came over with several people.

The first one, wearing the uniform of a fifth-rank official, came over to greet a few people and said politely to Shitou: "This boat was originally ordered by a wealthy businessman named Wang. Since the prince wants the boat, I will keep him close to him first." I can do it, just a little, the money to buy the boat——"

Shitou smiled and said, "Don't worry, your money won't be shortchanged. The price will be whatever it is."

The official breathed a sigh of relief, "So, I don't know whether to deliver the goods now or -"

Shitou said cheerfully: "You can pay me now."

Everyone came prepared and feared that the night would be long and they would have many dreams, so they immediately handed over the money. Young Master Zhu also gave the two officials a 200-tael silver note with a wink.

Once the formalities are completed, the boat is purchased. Then, you can take the voucher and drive the boat away.

Gu Zhang ate without raising his head, "Going to sea involves a lot of knowledge. Master Yu is a veteran and knows a lot. I asked him to help me find the captain and sailor."

"Young Master Zhu told me that if I don't know where to buy something, I can follow his manager. They have good knowledge and can guarantee the lowest price."

Gu Fei nodded, "Dad is going to have a hard time during this period."

Gu Zhang waved his hand, "That's right, but there are still many complicated things here. Tomorrow I have to call your eldest uncle and Jin Sheng to run with us, so that we can get familiar with the ways here early."

As he was eating, he suddenly grinned, "Do you know how to wrap this porcelain so that it doesn't break when it goes to sea?"

Gu Fei complimented with a wink, "I don't know, does dad know?"