After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

Gu Nanxi is certainly not a stupid person, especially since she is standing on the shoulders of giants, she can naturally see the huge profits brought by these inventions!

The young emperor also demonstrated great initiative this time. In just one day, all the documents for Gu Nanxi's shipyard were prepared, and he took the young emperor's fast track and passed the clear path.

Not only that, the shipyard had already obtained ten sea permits before even seeing its shadow!

Gu Nanxi discussed the location of the shipyard with the young emperor and decided to choose Nanjing.

Nanjing is close to the Yangtze River and has a high level of urban development, which makes it easy to attract all kinds of talents and for ships to go to sea.

In the brightly lit study of the imperial palace, Gu Nanxi brought Xing Laosan to introduce the construction plan of the shipyard to the young emperor.

No matter how arrogant Xing Lao San was, he was still so nervous that he trembled all over when facing the actual controller of the entire Zhou Dynasty.

Being able to see the emperor is the result of great virtue accumulated by our ancestors!

The young emperor smiled in a very approachable manner. He helped Xing Lao San up and said, "Sister is very optimistic about you. I believe in you and have invested most of my wealth in this shipyard. Don't let me down!"

Hearing the emperor say this, Xing Laosan felt that the burden on his shoulders became heavier.

"Your Majesty, I dare not say anything else, but when it comes to shipbuilding, I, Xing Lao San, am second to none!"

Seeing that Xing Laosan was so confident, the young emperor felt relieved and painted another big picture for Teacher Xing.

"You work hard. Sister has new compass technology, and Su's Erlang is also developing new firearms! If the big ship you build can withstand the wind and waves on the sea, then the farther the ship can travel, the farther our trade can go!"

"My sister and I are not stingy people. It is not excessive to confer titles on great contributors and reward them with gold, silver and jewelry!"

When Xing Laosan thought of the bright future, in which his sons would no longer have to live in the dock, but would be able to live in a spacious and bright courtyard, wear silk official uniforms, and change their status, his heart instantly became filled with lofty ambitions!

Xing Lao San knelt down and kowtowed three times: "I will never let down the emperor's grace, and the expectations of the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang. I will do my best and die for you!"

With the young emperor's promise, Xing Lao San was full of energy and told everything he knew: "A small boat for one person in the folk costs about one guan. A larger fishing boat costs dozens of guan, and as for a seagoing ship, it costs tens of thousands of guan!"

Shipbuilding is a field that he is familiar with, and Xing Laosan talked about it with great ease.

"Because we own the shipyard, the cost can be reduced a bit, but it will still cost several thousand guan."

"My idea is that since the shipyard is newly built, we will not build seagoing ships in the initial stage, but official ships first. The cost of official ships is only a few hundred guan for the cheap ones, and tens of thousands of guan for the more expensive ones."

"Maritime trade is booming. We build some ships worth hundreds of guan and sell them to others. First, we can accumulate experience, and second, we can get back our capital."

The young emperor listened to Xing Lao San's eloquent talk and couldn't help wondering: "What about warships? Do you know how to make warships?"

Xing Lao San raised his chin slightly, his long beard slightly curled up: "Of course I know! An eight-oared Lu warship that is eight feet long would cost more than a thousand strings of cash, while a four-oared Hai Gu ship that is four feet and a half feet long would only cost about three hundred strings of cash!"

The young emperor frowned. These two types of warships are quite common nowadays. "No other warships?"

Xing Lao San thought for a moment and said, "There was a master craftsman in Dingzhou who proposed to build a 20-zhang ship, which could carry about 700 people. However, the wood alone would cost 10,000 strings of cash, and if all other expenses were added, it would cost 20,000 strings of cash! Therefore, neither Mingzhou nor Wenzhou shipyards adopted this plan."

The young emperor was reluctant to spend the money and could only think secretly that when he made money from maritime trade in the future, he would build a few ships.

But if a sea vessel also costs tens of thousands of strings of cash, the young emperor would inevitably feel a little painful.

"Is there no cheaper sea vessel?"

Xing Lao San answered honestly: "It would be more expensive to build a single ship. If we buy in bulk, we can build 100 or 200 ships at a time, and convert the Fu ships into double-paddle ships. Each ship would cost about 500 guan."

This depends on the choice between the young emperor and Gu Nanxi.

Even if we build a hundred ships at a time, a double-oared ship would cost 50,000 strings of cash!

These are not small numbers!

The young emperor and Gu Nanxi looked at each other and said, "You do it first, and we'll see what happens when the time comes."

This secret conversation ended only when the stars filled the night sky.

The young emperor wanted to keep Gu Nanxi in the palace for one night, but Gu Nanxi declined because she was thinking about the many treasures in the palace.

A low-key carriage took Gu Nanxi and Xing Laosan back to their respective residences from the palace.

After leaving the palace, Xing Laosan finally couldn't contain his excitement and kowtowed three times to Gu Nanxi.

"Mrs. Hou's kindness to me will always be remembered by Xing Lao San!"

Xing Lao San really believed that God was watching what people did. When the man asked him to cheat the wife of Marquis Yongchang of her money, he disdained to do such a thing, so he told him the truth about the shipbuilding technology.

Look, good fortune is coming!

The Marquis's wife was indeed a particular person. She could have kept this technology to herself and then handed it over to His Majesty. Under the imperial power, no matter how unwilling she was, she could only accept her fate.

But Madam Hou did not do so. Instead, she gave herself a chance to meet the Emperor!

As long as everything goes well at the shipyard, he and his children and grandchildren will be able to have a complete makeover!

No one can use their power to oppress others and frame them to steal my secret shipbuilding skills!

After all, when it comes to power, who in the world can be greater than the current emperor?

And all this was possible because of the wife of Marquis Yongchang, Gu Nanxi!

Xing Laosan finally understood why people in Kyoto admired the wife of Marquis Yongchang so much. It was not only because she was wise and brave, had lofty ambitions, and cared about the world, but also because of her noble character!

Xing Laosan turned his head away, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and his gratitude towards Gu Nanxi reached its peak!

Gu Nanxi didn’t know all this. After she separated from Xing Laosan, she went straight to the Marquis’ Mansion.

Su Xuanming, Su Yunting and Su Yunyan were worried about A Niang entering the palace alone, so they had been waiting in the Marquis' Mansion. When they saw Gu Nanxi return safely, they all went to greet her and asked about her well-being.

Gu Nanxi enjoyed the care from her children, and the corners of her mouth rose, unable to suppress it: "The emperor has agreed to the shipyard, the location is set in Nanjing, and we will start recruiting workers tomorrow!"

"Mother, you are so awesome! You actually dare to do business with the emperor!" Su Xuanming exclaimed.

Normal people usually offer good things to the emperor with both hands when they get them. Who would dare to ask for a partnership with the emperor?

Su Yunyan had already gathered all the cash in the lake: "Mother, just go ahead and do it. I'll take care of the expenses of the mansion!"

Gu Nanxi looked at Su Yunting and said, "Yunting, leave the matters under your command to your Master Geng first. You take the old Taoist priest and follow Xing Lao San to Nanjing!"