Codex Pirates

Chapter 380 Big Order

It was the first time for William and Espagu to meet, but the two had been friends for a long time. William fully understood Espagu's talent from Akin's description, coupled with his own character and purpose, he also had a close relationship with William. That's why William invested in him regardless of the cost and supported him to control the shipyard in the capital of seven waters.

And Espagu admires William even more. This respect comes not only from William's large investment, but also from the importance William attaches to the sea train and the merman boatman Tom.

You must know that at the beginning of the construction of the sea train, a lot of people, including many shipwrights in the capital of seven waters, thought that Tom the Murloc was talking in his sleep. Later, several people in Tom's studio spent countless man-hours developing the sea train. People in the capital of seven waters enjoyed the convenience brought by the sea train and gained hope, but no one thought about carrying forward this technology, or even commemorating Tom the Murloc.

On the contrary, William, who is far away in the East China Sea, knows nothing about shipbuilding, and has never seen Tom the Murloc, has always valued the technology of sea trains. Spagu full trust.

Surrounded by Espagu and several shipyard foremen, William passed through the crowd at the pier, looked at the workers on both sides, and said to Espagu: "I didn't expect you to call so many people over, it's too ostentatious. big."

"Should be," Espagu smiled, "If I wasn't worried about no one staying in the shipyard, I was going to bring everyone to meet you."

"Is the order received by the shipyard enough to feed so many people?" William asked after hearing the words.

Hearing this, Espagu's smile became a bit bitter, and he shook his head and said: "No, the orders in the whole city have begun to decrease, and even if there are enough orders, the profits are not enough to support so many workers. With that large sum of money, the company has long since gone bankrupt, but now the company actually doesn’t have much money left on its books, and if it doesn’t make a profit, it still won’t last long.”

When the foremen around heard the words, they all sighed and looked depressed.

"Ajin should have told you on the phone, right?" William was not infected by the depression of Esbagu and the others, but said with a smile, "I am here this time, apart from meeting you in person and looking at the shipyard. , also brought in a new sum of money, and a large order enough for the shipyard to not have to worry about maintenance for many years."

When William left the terrifying three-masted sailing ship, in addition to taking away the body of the warrior Ryoma, the famous sword Qiushui, and abducting the two living girls Perona and Hobuck, he also took away almost all the wealth Moria had accumulated over the years. It was all gone, and this money was just used by William to inject capital into the shipyard.

Esbagu didn't pay much attention to capital. He has been running the shipyard for so long, and he knows what is the most important thing to keep the shipyard going. He asked, "What do you mean by the big order?"

"Sea train," William said, "I have persuaded the world government to promote sea trains throughout the first half of the great sea route. The tracks, trains, related parts and supporting equipment are enough to allow our shipyards to not have to worry about maintenance in the next few years. Even if it goes well, it will be enough to feed the shipyards of the entire capital of seven waters."

"Promote sea trains? Does the world government have money?" A young foreman couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Or did the Tianlong people finally show mercy and agree to reveal some heavenly gold from their fingers for the government to use?"

William turned his head to look at him, and said with a slight smile, "Indeed, the government has no money, and the Tianlong people have not been kind. The source of funds for the promotion and construction is the king's Qiwuhai, and we will also be responsible for the maintenance in the future."

He said to Esbagu: "Your first priority now is to use the funds I brought and the prospects of this order to acquire the remaining two shipyards in the capital of seven waters and unify the industries of the whole island." Speaking of which, the two most critical things for a train company are the production of trains, tracks and other equipment, as well as the operation and maintenance after opening to traffic, and the operation and maintenance issues. I will talk slowly with the other kings Qiwuhai next, but in terms of production, I Hold on tightly, this is also my bargaining chip."

With the craftsman skills of the Seven Waters Capital, as long as there are sufficient funds and resources, it is not difficult to complete the orders from the government and the Seven Wuhai, and William is not too worried about production.

Espagu was not dissatisfied with William's commanding words, and was still immersed in the joy of the big order William brought.

The promotion of sea trains in the first half of the entire great voyage can not only make Espagu's mentor, the inventor of the sea train, Murloc Tom, famous and well-known in the sea area, but also give it to his own shipyard, and even the entire city of seven waters The hope of sustaining it was a big surprise.

The sea train has been in operation for so long, and the world government still has no intention of promoting it. Espagu really doesn't know how William persuaded the other party.

As for the fierce reputation of Shichibukai under the king, it is just a trivial matter for Espagu who is now immersed in the good news.

Espagu is not worried, but it does not mean that the foremen next to him are not worried. The reputation of the King Shichibukai among the people is not as good as the ideals of policy makers such as the Five Old Stars. They have not become the protectors of the common people. Because of the existence of people like Moria, in the eyes of most people, they have become more terrifying than ordinary pirates.

At least if they are harassed by ordinary pirates, civilians can still turn to the navy and the government for help, but if they encounter threats from the Shichibukai, the civilians don't know who to turn to for help.

"Qiwuhai is responsible for maintaining the track? Can they do their duty? And how to divide the work area, who will be responsible for the capital of Qishui?" A foreman asked, and judging by his tone and expression, it was obvious that the last question was what he wanted the most. knew.

"At present, only I, Shichibukai, join the train company, and I will naturally be responsible for the track that has been built." William said lightly.

The subtext in his words is obvious, and he has already begun to use the sea train to staking land in advance.

Espagu was silent for a moment before he said: "But now the operation of the train is under the joint responsibility of the world government and several cities. It has been running for a while, and it has nothing to do with the train company you just formed."

"All sea trains in the first half of the great route must be under the control of the new company, so that the company can control and maintain the overall environment in the first half, without exception." William said calmly.

The government's affairs are easy to resolve, but the mayors of the seven water capitals, St. Prutt, St. Poplar, and Puchi are very easy to deal with, and the mayors of William and Doflamingo, who have already formed an alliance temporarily For Qi Wuhai, it is insignificant at all.

"I will have a good talk with the mayors of several cities, and I believe the process will not be more difficult than negotiating with other Shichibukai," William continued, "It should be easy for them to understand that in the first half of the great route In a chaotic environment, it is the best choice to entrust the operation of the train to the powerful and famous king Shichibukai."