The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 219 Purchase of Warships

"Yes, exactly two hundred thousand gold coins."

"President Wang, this price is already very cheap. Normally, a large battleship would cost at least 250,000 gold coins."

"If President Wang is interested, I can take you to see it."

Sanjay enthused.

"Okay, in that case, I'll trouble President Sanjay."

Ning Quan bowed.

To have a strong navy, warships are essential.

"Okay, I'll take President Wang to the shipyard right away."

"President Wang, please come this way!"

Sanjay made a gesture of invitation, then took Ning Quan and others out of the union and walked towards the shipyard.

The shipyard is located in the northeast corner of the dock and covers a large area.

From a distance, Ning Quan saw dozens of merchant ships and warships docked in the docks and shipyards.

"Please look, President Wang."

"These are the three warships. They displace 200 tons, are meters long and meters wide, and are armed with -pounder guns, -pounder guns, and -pounder guns. They carry a crew of sailors."

Sanjay pointed to the three warships in front of him and introduced them with a smile.

"Um."

Ning Quan nodded, then looked at it carefully.

These three warships are very majestic and look spectacular.

"President Wang, these three warships are quite good. They are first-class warships even in the Mughal Navy."

Sanjay continued.

“Well, it’s really good, but the price is a bit expensive.”

"There's also the issue of crew. If I buy these three warships, wouldn't I have to hire another seven or eight hundred people?"

"President Wang, if you want all three warships, just give me 570,000 gold coins."

"As for the crew, that's not a problem at all. I'll take care of that."

Sanjay thought for a moment.

“Can’t it be cheaper?”

"No, if it goes any lower, the shipyard will lose money."

"At most, I'll give President Wang two more base shells."

Sanjay said through gritted teeth.

“Okay, deal.”

Ning Quan thought about it and nodded in agreement.

These warships are indeed very good and the value is reasonable.

“Haha, that’s great.”

"Then President Wang, shall we go sign the contract now?"

Sanjay said happily.

"Wait a minute, my people still need to go up and take a look."

“Yes, of course.”

Sanjay nodded quickly.

"General Zhou, take some people up there to take a look."

Ning Quan instructed Zhou Yu.

Among all the generals under Ning Quan's command, only Zhou Yu understood warships, and the others knew nothing at all.

"Yes."

Zhou Yu responded and led his men onto the warship.

"Chairman Sanjay, does your shipyard have other warships for sale?"

After Zhou Yu left, Ning Quan asked.

"there is none left."

"No other shipyard can do that. You know that whether it's a warship or a merchant ship, they always place an order before they start producing."

"But... there might be one place."

Sanjay mused.

“Where?”

Ning Quan asked.

"Auction, there will be an auction in Chittagong tomorrow night."

"I heard there's a warship being auctioned at this auction. It's said to be a captured pirate ship."

"Captured pirate ship?"

"Yes, a few days ago the Imperial Navy wiped out a group of pirates and captured more than ten pirate ships."

"Oh, I see."

Ning Quan suddenly realized.

"President Wang, if you are interested, you may want to go and have a look."

"If you like it, take the photo. Don't worry about the crew. Our sailors' union will take full responsibility. We can also provide ammunition."

Sanjay enthused.

"Okay, thank you, President Sanjay."

"But President Sanjay, could you please help me find out what kind of pirate ships these are so I can have a better idea of them?"

"Of course, no problem. I'll arrange for someone to inquire about it right away."

Sanjay immediately called his men to inquire about the news.

"President, the battleship is fine."

At this time, Zhou Yu also came down from the warship and reported.

"Yeah, that's fine."

“Chairman Sanjay, we can sign the contract.”

Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, President Wang, please follow me back to the union."

Sanjay responded with a smile, then took Ning Quan back to the union.

Half an hour later, both parties signed the contract.

"President Wang, here is the contract. Please take it."

"As agreed, you must pay the full amount before noon tomorrow."

"I'll be recruiting crew members for you right away. I guarantee you won't miss anything."

Sanjay hands over the contract.

"Okay, thank you very much."

Ning Quan took the contract and put it in his arms.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. Serving President Wang is what we should do."

Sanjay said quickly.

"President, we've heard about the pirate ship."

At this time, Sanjay's men came back.

"Hurry up and tell me."

"President, there are a total of fifteen pirate ships being auctioned this time, three of which are severely damaged."

"Among the remaining twelve ships, there are five small pirate ships, five medium-sized ships, and two large ones."

The subordinate reported respectfully.

"Forget about the small and damaged ones. What are the prices for the medium and large ones?"

Sanjay asked.

"The starting price for a medium-sized pirate ship is 50,000 gold coins each, and a large one is 100,000 gold coins each."

"President Wang, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Sanjay looked at Ning Quan and asked.

"Well, let's shoot it, but I have a request, that is, President Sanjay should appear on my behalf. I don't want to be too prominent."

Ning Quan thought for a moment and said.

"no problem."

"Leave it to me. President Wang and I will go together and take the photo in the name of the Sailors' Guild."

Sanjay laughed.

“That’s all, President Sanjay. I’ll come back tomorrow.”

"Okay, President Wang, take care."

Sanjay personally saw Ning Quan off.

..........

When Ning Quan walked out of the union, it was already late.

Ning Quan invited everyone to go into the city and found an inn to stay in.

That night, Ning Quan went out for a stroll and then returned to the inn early to rest.

The next morning, Ning Quan came to the union again.

Paid all the expenses for purchasing warships and hiring sailors, totaling 700,000 gold coins.

“President Wang, it’s a pleasure to work with you.”

"Come on, I'll take you to see your crew. If there are no problems, we'll try to complete the resupply during the day so the battleship can leave tonight."

Sanjay enthused.

“Then I’ll trouble President Sanjay.”

“No, no.”

The two then came to the shipyard.

When we arrived here, hundreds of crew members were already waiting there.

These crew members came from all over the world, including Persians, Arabs, Mughals and Asians.

They all look energetic and strong.

“Everyone.”

"This is your employer, President Wang."

"From today on, you must obey the orders of President Wang."

"If anyone dares to disobey orders, or even rebel, even if President Wang forgives you, the union will not let you go."

"I hope you all take care of yourselves."

Sanjay glanced at everyone and shouted coldly.

“Meet President Wang!”

“Meet President Wang!”

After hearing Sanjay's words, all the crew members bowed and saluted Ning Quan respectfully.

"Well, you're welcome."

"Which of you is the captain?"

Ning Quan asked.