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"This is truly eye-opening."

The flagship of the dry dock truly stunned Zhou Wu. In his previous life, this ship would have been nothing special, but this was ancient times, an era similar to the Tang Dynasty. This technological marvel, completely out of step with the times, was right in front of him.

"Damn, at least fifty tons."

Zhou Wu couldn't help but swear; a fifty-ton ship was definitely top-of-the-line.

"How are the guests? Are they satisfied?"

The boss was already used to Zhou Wu's infatuated expression, because he wasn't the first person to see the ship, nor the first to have such a lecherous look on his face. No one disliked the ship, but it hadn't sold for months, mainly because of its cost-effectiveness. Yes, cost-effectiveness.

The ship was built on a whim of the owner, who wanted to obtain the title of the largest ship in the Great Dragon Empire. So he arranged for his shipwrights to build it. Many merchants and wealthy people came to visit, but although they were all amazed, no one bought it. In the end, it was useless.

Yes, there are only two types of people who buy ships nowadays: one is merchants who travel between countries to trade. However, these people usually buy the same model of ship because the risks at sea are very high now. Ships are often damaged by shipwrecks. The same model of ship can only ensure logistical convenience. Moreover, the ship is too big and expensive, which does not align with the principle of prioritizing the interests of merchants.

The second category is the military. However, the current military and navy mainly use river boats. The biggest difference between river boats and sea boats is the bottom of the boat. River boats are used inland, where there are not many big waves in rivers and lakes, so flat-bottomed boats are more stable. However, sea boats are different. Due to the uncertainty of ocean waves, sea boats are all pointed-bottomed. This can effectively maintain balance and reduce resistance.

It's actually a matter of the demands of the times. The large ships that were sought after in the previous life have little status in this era.

"how much is it?"

Accompanied by the boss, Zhou Wu toured the ship inside and out. To be honest, the boss had made the interior of the ship a complete mess, neither a business nor a war ship, no wonder it hadn't been sold yet.

"Five hundred strings of cash"

Upon hearing the boss's quote, Zhou Wu turned and left without hesitation. To be honest, five hundred strings of cash was a good price for the ship, but when it comes to buying and selling, isn't it all about bargaining?

"Hey, hey, hey, customer, let's talk this over. Why don't you offer a price?"

The boss was getting anxious. This ship, which had once been a source of pride, had now become a laughing stock. There were many shipyards in the village, and everyone knew about his big ship. At first, everyone envied, envied, and even hated it, but in the end, he couldn't sell it, which led to it becoming a laughing stock.

The boss couldn't take it anymore, and the capital tied up in this ship was causing him some cash flow problems. He had to sell it. This was the important decision the boss made after meeting Zhou Wu, this sucker.

"Fifty strings of cash."

"You can go now. Oh, sir, you're really leaving? I was just kidding. Please add some more; this is really too little."

"How much do you want?"

"Four hundred strings of cash, how about that? You've just lost a hundred strings of cash. I'm... Hey, why are you leaving again? Don't rush me, let's have a proper chat."

"Sixty strings of cash."

"What? I'm only adding 100 strings of cash, and you're only adding 10 strings at a time? That's not very sincere."

. . . . .

After haggling with the boss for a long time, the ship was finally sold for two hundred strings of cash.

The boss breathed a sigh of relief, finally selling his prized possession. Zhou Wu also suppressed a smile, as he had actually bought the first ship of the Great Dragon for only two hundred guan.

However, Zhou Wu immediately offered some suggestions for modification to the boss. The amount of modification was not large, so the boss readily accepted it. What frustrated the boss was that the modified design looked more like a fishing boat.

"My Dragon Boat is used for fishing?"

The ship will be delivered to Niujia Village in ten days, and testing can be conducted en route.

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"Stop right there!"

"Chase after them, giddy up!"

A group of bandits were robbing a caravan, but the caravan members were all blond and blue-eyed, not from the Great Dragon Clan.

The bandits on horseback quickly caught up with the caravan, and what followed was a massacre. After killing several of the ringleaders, the merchants all knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Tie him up and take him back to the village."

"Oh~~~"

As the bandits left with their spoils, a man emerged from the bushes in the distance. His appearance and attire were identical to the merchants from the caravan, suggesting he was a survivor. The surviving man looked around, unsure of what to do.

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Zhou Wu has been extremely busy lately. To cope with the impending influx of migrants, he travels between the county town and Niujia Village almost every day. Recently, all the money he earned from selling fish in the county town has been required to be used to buy grain and bring it back to Niujia Village. However, the price of grain is rising every day, which is giving Zhou Wu a huge headache.

I came back from running errands in the county town today, and the scene I saw there was still on my mind. The streets were full of refugees, and to prevent riots, all the county yamen runners were patrolling the streets and maintaining order.

"Time is running out for Niujia Village."

Just as Zhou Wu finished his exclamation, he saw someone else faint on the roadside.

"Refugees? Let's go take a look."

Zhou Wu felt that it was normal to encounter a displaced person who had fainted on the roadside during this special period, so he asked the villagers who were with him to go and take a look.

"Oh my god, there's a ghost."

The villagers were just about to help the unconscious refugee up when they were suddenly so frightened that they backed away.

"Brother Wu, something's fishy."

"What's going on? In broad daylight, you're the one who's seeing a ghost."

If it were nighttime, Zhou Wu might still feel lingering fear, but his upbringing taught him not to accept encountering ghosts in broad daylight.

"That person was definitely a ghost. He had blond hair, white skin, and a strange smell about him."

The villager spoke and gestured, as if afraid that people wouldn't believe him.

"Could it be a foreigner?"

After listening for a while, Zhou Wu roughly guessed what was going on. He stepped forward and turned the unconscious person around. Sure enough, it was a foreigner.

"This isn't a ghost, it's a Hu person. Take him back."

The Great Dragon Empire is not without non-Han people, but they generally come to the Great Dragon to do business. Naturally, business people go to the places with the most wealthy people, and the concentration of the powerful and noble in the entire Great Dragon Empire is undoubtedly the capital.

Therefore, the chances of encountering foreigners in Niujia Village are almost impossible. This is why people think they've seen a ghost when they see a foreigner, since no one has ever seen a Hu person before.

However, although they were rescued, the treatment they received was not good. Several villagers each took a small amount and simply lifted the body up and tossed it carelessly behind the carriage.

No one knew that this Hu man would later bring unexpected changes to Niujia Village.