A special indigenous waiter led the way through the banquet hall in front of Li Yuanqing, but he didn’t stop but came to a small building next door.
Li Yuanqing couldn’t help thinking when he looked at the respectful appearance of the native waiter: "Is it possible that the so-called Filipino maid will be here now? No wonder this is a promise! "
"Sir, this is the office of the Governor’s Pavilion. Please wait a moment while I ask the Governor’s adult." The Filipino maid can speak Chinese respectfully.
Li Yuanqing nodded his head on the side.
For a moment, the Filipino maid quickly came out. "Sir, please go in the Governor’s Pavilion."
Li Yuanqing nodded his head and winked at Niu Gensheng to let them wait for him outside and strode into the room.
Valentagama’s office is very big, almost 150 or 60 square meters, with a huge Spanish flag in the middle, and the decoration is quite luxurious.
I can see that the old dog is good at enjoying life.
At this time, Valentagama was sitting on the sofa drinking coffee, and a very beautiful white girl with long blond hair was chatting with him.
Li Yuanqing glanced at it and came out. This should not be a lover, but a father and daughter.
I can’t believe that Valentagama can give birth to such a beautiful daughter like a big monkey.
At this time, Valentagama also saw Li Yuanqing coming over to busy Spanish and smiled at her daughter: "Baby, go change first. The luncheon is coming. My baby daughter will be the brightest star at noon today!"
"Hehe"
Megan da gama couldn’t help smiling sweetly: "Dad, I’m going, so hurry up!" "
Valentagama smiled and waved her hand until she saw her daughter’s charming figure coming upstairs. She looked back at Li Yuanqing and said with a smile, "General Li, it’s nice to see you again! Sit down! "
This fellow can speak Chinese.
Li Yuanqing eyebrows is not a wrinkly but a moment to stretch.
How is it possible that this old dog can stay in Manila as governor for so long?
"Ha ha, thank you for your kindness!"
Li Yuanqing also sat down on the sofa opposite Valentagama with a polite smile and looked at him quietly.
A chubby Filipino maid brought Li Yuanqing a cup of coffee and carefully added some candy to Li Yuanqing. After stirring for a while, she waited until it was even. Then she respectfully left her fat ass and twisted it.
If it’s a beautiful woman, it’s really emotional.
But a fat woman who is afraid of getting 160 pounds is still a middle-aged woman to do such a thing, even if she is very sweet, it is not too beautiful.
Valentagama naturally noticed Li Yuanqing’s eyes and couldn’t help laughing: "She has been accustomed to me for twenty years and I won’t change anything."
Li Yuanqing smiled: "I didn’t expect the Governor’s Pavilion to be a nostalgic person!"
Valentagama laughed: "Don’t you people have an old saying? Wine is agarwood! "
Li Yuanqing couldn’t help but nodded with a smile "the governor cabinet is guotong! I was almost cheated by the Governor’s Pavilion. "
"Hehe"
Valentagama smiled: "It’s not proficient, it’s just knowing a little. After all, I have lived in this land for 20 years and my daughter was born in this land! This place has already become my second hometown! It is also my home! "
Li Yuanqing slowly nodded his head.
If you want to rule this area, you must first have the culture and inheritance of this area
In this respect, these western powers are suspected to be ahead.
But in most respects, let alone speak Spanish and Portuguese, even English is very few!
The road ahead is still long and long!
The two men were silent for a while. Valentagama took the lead in throwing out the topic and said with a smile: "General Li, I am very appreciative of you and your army, but you also need to know that ships are the key to everything in such things as navigation and trade! As you Chinese old saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must sharpen your tools first! It is definitely wise for you to purchase warships from Spain! "
Li Yuanqing smiled: "Governor’s Pavilion! In fact, not only you Spaniards, but also the Portuguese in Macau, the Dutch in Jakarta are very interested in our purchase of ships! Governor’s Pavilion should know that you are not selling me active warships, but retiring warships! "
Valentagama smiled: "General Li, I am worried about you, but you need to know that we Spaniards are the best shipbuilding countries in the world! Our Spanish fleet is the king of the sea in the whole world! So even if we want to retire warships, there is no need to worry about safety and patience in all aspects! You need to pay silver to get these world’s most advanced warships! "
Li Yuanqing couldn’t help cursing.
It takes decades for a warship to go from water to scrapping.
Although this era is not as exaggerated as the later generations, it is changing with each passing day, but the times have been improving. It is certain that there is a gap compared with active warships!
However, if you want to buy active warships, even if Li Yuanqing has silver, it is difficult to buy them in stock, not to mention that you may not be able to buy them at all!
"Ha ha Governor’s Pavilion, since I want to buy your Spanish warship, I believe in your technology, but the price also depends on whether I can afford it!"
Valentagama smiled and took a pile of paper from the side and handed it to Li Yuanqing: "This is the ship quotation, General Li, please have a look!"
Paper is in the form of Chinese character quotation table, which is very regular and clear at a glance.
But when I saw a broken ship, I dared to pay fifteen thousand two hundred silver. Li Yuanqing really wanted to go over and slap the old dog with a big mouth.
But Li Yuanqing really needs these warships to "try their hands first" at this time, on the one hand, to realize the advanced nature of these western warships, on the other hand, to let sailors and idlers adapt to these western warships as soon as possible
Of course, there are also the most important of these warships, and some combat effectiveness is equipped with artillery.
It can make the Li Yuanqing fleet form a certain fighting capacity in the shortest time and can also pull more goods
"There is no problem with the governor’s cabinet boat. I want how much you have, but this price! Ha ha! Forgive me for not accepting. "
Valentagama grinded his lips for almost an hour, and finally both sides took a step back and reached a compromise.
There will be 21 warships the size of Li Yuanqing here in Valentagama.
Among them, the price of three large warships was set at 12,200 when the water was not ready.
A large warship with a service life of more than 20 years was sold for 1,200 yuan.
There are also eleven boats with prices ranging from 3,000 to 4,000 to 5,620 depending on their color.
Altogether, Li Yuanqing has to pay nearly 122 thousand silver.
Li Yuanqing has done a survey before, and this price is at least 30% higher than the Spanish price, not to mention being a’ second-hand boat’ for so many years.
But this is a even a little bit kui Li Yuanqing also recognized!
When everything goes on track, the Spaniards will spit it out a hundred times and a thousand times as much as they eat!
The two sides quickly signed the simple contract.
Li Yuanqing will deliver the silver in two days, and Valentagama will pack up the warships and deliver the silver to the ship as soon as possible!
But Li Yuanqing and Valentagama were just about to shake hands to settle the deal when a silvery smile rang out from the stairs.