Chapter 468 Key Shipbuilding Technicians Come to Us
"Sister, are you planning to build a ship?" Zhao Qing walked up to Lin Luoxi, who was purchasing shipbuilding materials, and asked shamelessly.
"Um, young lady, you are..." Lin Luoxi saw that the other girl was quite good-looking and didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards them, so Lin Luoxi became curious about what this girl wanted to do.
"Sister, my name is Zhao Qing. I know a little about shipbuilding. Can I join you...?"
Zhao Qing noticed that Lin Luoxi had purchased quite a lot of iron materials, indicating that the ship they were going to build was quite large.
The more Zhao Qing thought about it, the more excited she became, determined to pester Lin Luoxi to let her join the shipbuilding team.
“Impossible, because she already has me as her technical advisor…” Wu Kui saw that Zhao Qing’s words were even more agitated than Lin Ruoxi’s, and directly rejected Zhao Qing’s words.
He was simply afraid that if Lin Luoxi invited Zhao Qing to provide technical guidance, he wouldn't be able to get the conditions and benefits that Lin Luoxi had mentioned.
"Miss Zhao, do you really know how to build ships?"
Lin Luoxi wasn't as simple as Wu Kui thought. Instead, she looked at Zhao Qing. If Zhao Qing really could build ships, wouldn't his plan be half again as fast?
"You promised to let me build you a boat, so why are you asking this woman again?"
When Wu Kui saw Lin Luoxi asking Zhao Qing, he became anxious and his speech became more impulsive.
"Three cobblers with their wits combined are better than one Zhuge Liang. Every industry has its experts. You can't resist her joining just because you're afraid she'll take your job..."
“In the West, well-made, durable ships that can withstand wind and waves are built by a group of talented people working together. If Zhao Qing is indeed a talent in this field, I hope you can get along well with him and make progress together.”
Lin Luoxi left with these words, pulled Zhao Qing away, and asked Xie Hanchuan to stay and counsel Wu Kui.
"I have a ship at home that I built myself, all of which I researched and developed myself..." Zhao Qing, afraid that Lin Luoxi wouldn't believe his abilities, led Lin Luoxi towards his home.
She did this because she wanted Lin Luoxi to give her a chance to participate.
The people here know she's a woman, and even though she's skilled, they're unwilling to let her participate.
Lin Luoxi's words just now really moved Zhao Qing.
Along the way, Zhao Qing tried to get a chance to participate, and soon they arrived at Zhao Qing's home.
"Look, I pieced these together using leftover materials from their shipbuilding."
Zhao Qing led Lin Luoxi to her room, where they sat on a large table in front of her most prized ship. He then explained the advantages of the ship to Lin Luoxi.
"My large ship can carry 10,000 people. It has three levels. The top two levels are for living and eating, and the bottom level can be used for loading cargo. It can carry a lot of cargo, but the materials I chose are not resistant to strong winds and waves."
The sea is very rough; if the materials chosen aren't good enough, one could easily lose their life at sea…
When Zhao Qing thought about how ships sank into the sea every year, she felt that there must be a way to build large ships that were not afraid of wind and waves and could withstand any storm.
Lin Luoxi's eyes lit up when she entered Zhao Qing's room and saw the large ship; it was exactly the type of ship she wanted.
I really didn't expect that such a talented person would actually take the initiative to approach her.
While Lin Luoxi was still talking incessantly to Zhao Qing, she immediately took out her own manuscript paper and compared it with the ship on Zhao Qing's table. Indeed, they were not much different.
"Miss Zhao, my name is Lin Luoxi. I'm formally informing you that I've discovered your talent, and I'd like to invite you to join our shipbuilding team to help us build a naval fleet that belongs to our Crimson Flame Dynasty..."
It would be an injustice if she didn't make the most of such a talented person.
"Really? You really agreed to let me join you?" Zhao Qing never expected that just by bringing Lin Luoxi back, she could realize her lifelong dream.
"Hmm, do you want to tell your family that once you join us, you'll be working day and night?"
"If your talent satisfies me, I promise to pay you one hundred taels of silver per month..."
Before setting off, we should agree on the terms first, so that Zhao Qing's family wouldn't think she was a swindler.
"What? We still get paid?"
Zhao Qing was shocked that Lin Luoxi not only made his lifelong dream come true, but also gave him wages. His eyes widened as he looked at Lin Luoxi, whose baby face made her look incredibly cute.
"Luo Xi, why don't you consider my brother too? He's even better at shipbuilding than I am."
"My shipbuilding skills were also influenced by my older brother; in fact, he taught me everything."
Zhao Qing thought of her elder brother Zhao Dong going to work as an apprentice, earning only one or two taels of silver a month, which was a waste of his excellent shipbuilding skills.
"Really? Of course! Why don't you introduce your brother to me too?"
Zhao Qing's shipbuilding skills are so advanced. If her brother taught me these skills, then he could be considered a key technical expert.
The thought of such a talented person naturally excited Lin Luoxi.
"If your brother's skills are truly exceptional, I'm willing to pay him 150 taels a month..."
You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; all she wants now is to build the ship quickly so she can sail far away.
"Sister Luo Xi, you wait here, I'll go and call my brother back."
When Zhao Qing heard Lin Luoxi's offer—that Lin Luoxi should wait at her house—she excitedly rushed out of the house.
"Wait, show this to your brother, and he'll come back." Lin Luoxi was afraid that Zhao Qing's brother would think she was a liar, so she stuffed the manuscript into Zhao Qing's arms as Zhao Qing was leaving.
"Okay, Sister Luo Xi, wait here, we'll be right back!" Before the words were even finished, the person had already disappeared.
Lin Luoxi watched Zhao Jing rush out in a hurry and shook her head helplessly. She could at least have given her a cup of tea.
Fine, considering how diligently she had been in finding talent for her, Lin Luoxi could only take out a handful of melon seeds from her bag, sit in Zhao Qing's yard, and wait for Zhao Qing to return.
Before they'd even finished eating a few sunflower seeds, Zhao Qing returned with a young man.
"Sister Luo Xi, Sister Luo Xi, this is my brother. I've brought him back for you."
The girl hadn't even entered the courtyard yet when she started making a fuss. The neighbors in the next courtyard all thought she was bringing her brother back to find a wife, and they all craned their necks to look in their direction.
"Qingqing, Qingqing, keep your voice down. People who don't know what we're up to might think we've done something shady."
When Zhao Dong saw that the neighbors on both sides were sticking their heads out, he immediately told his sister to keep her voice down.
"Brother, I'm just excited. You saw the blueprints just now, and you were even more excited than I was."
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