Chapter 2: Tax Exemption No. 1

After guessing the other party's identity, Tang Wen immediately became cautious; no wonder they weren't looking for a formal shipyard—they wanted to leave no trace.

Rural small workshops are not registered at all; the boats they build are purely wild, making it impossible to trace their origins.

They assemble the motors themselves; as long as there is a hull, it is simple—nothing more than steel plate welding.

Although Tang Wen cannot build boats, someone in the village can; Tang Wu often hires the village's strong laborers when business comes in, and they know how to cut steel plates and weld.

Besides, five thousand yuan per boat... still leaves a profit; currently, one ton of steel costs about sixteen hundred yuan, and building this one boat uses just over two tons, making the pure material cost over three thousand.

As for labor, it is the cheapest thing in Dawa Village; a net profit of a few hundred is considered quite a lot.

However, Tang Wen simultaneously thought of his system, wondering if it could build such small speedboats.

The moment this thought popped into his head, the system in his mind finally reacted:

【Order detected: Unnamed motor speedboat x2, Total order amount: None yet】

Unnamed Shipyard (LV. 0) meets construction conditions;

Please complete the order data; after obtaining specific parameters, begin design and cost calculation.】

Tang Wen hurriedly read the information, then discovered that real-world orders could actually be accepted by the system; at the same time, the difficulty required for motor speedboats was very low, making them acceptable.

Following the system's prompt, Tang Wen quickly discovered that the shipyard actually had a design module; as long as he set the boat parameters correctly, it would automatically begin designing the boat and calculating costs, charging different amounts of silver coins depending on the difficulty level.

Tang Wen quickly set the design parameters: width 3.5 meters, length 12 meters, draft 0.2 to 1 meter—a very standard large speedboat, powered by outboard gasoline motors, with a speed of 50 knots (90 kilometers) or more.

As he set the parameters, a speedboat model appearing almost identical to the photo was generated in his mind according to his thoughts.

【Pay 10 silver coins for a design quote?】

Tang Wen chose "Yes" without hesitation, and the system reacted almost instantly:

【Design quote completed】

【Design blueprint: Width 3.5 meters, Length 12 meters, Maximum draft depth 1 meter, Full-load displacement 12 tons, Empty-load displacement 2.9 tons, Hull treated with epoxy zinc-rich anti-corrosion coating, Integrated welding process;

Power: 4 outboard engines of 250 horsepower each, Maximum speed 55 knots, Maximum range: 15 knots/120 nautical miles】

【Estimated construction cost:

Required R&D:

1. 250-horsepower marine outboard V8 two-stroke gasoline engine (compact):

Fuel supply method: Electronic injection

Configuration: V-type eight-cylinder

Power: 150KW

Speed: 5000 revolutions/minute

Weight: 220 kilograms

Requires 500 experience (1000 silver coins)

2. 2.1-ton lightweight coarse steel low-resistance hull: 20 experience (40 silver coins)

Required manufacturing:

1. Direct manufacturing: 220 silver coins/boat (cycle 20 days)

2. Processing with supplied materials: Steel 3.5 tons, Petroleum 20 kilograms, 205 silver coins/boat (cycle 12 days)】

Looking at the quote information provided by the system, Tang Wen's eyes widened:

According to his requirements, the system also designed the gasoline motor as a bonus; it required 1000 silver coins to develop, almost equivalent to the price of upgrading the shipyard.

Although it was a lot, thinking about it seriously, it was only over forty thousand RMB to design a 250-horsepower V8 gasoline marine motor?

One must know that in later eras, this thing would cost over a hundred thousand yuan per unit; now, it would probably cost tens of thousands at the very least.

After R&D, the manufacturing costs were divided into two types: one where the shipyard handled everything, and one where Tang Wen provided the materials for the shipyard to process; the prices differed significantly.

220 silver coins converted to nearly ten thousand yuan, but the problem was... this included four marine motors worth tens of thousands of yuan each!

Unfortunately, he currently couldn't produce a single thousand silver coins; otherwise, he could truly make a fortune!

However, just building the hull was already good enough; R&D for the hull cost only 40 silver coins, and the pure hull construction cost would definitely be even lower.

He tried removing the engine and manufacturing only the hull, and new data immediately appeared:

【Hull quote:

1. Direct manufacturing: 63 silver coins/boat (cycle 5 days)

2. Processing with supplied materials: Steel 2.5 tons, Petroleum 20 kilograms, 19 silver coins/boat (cycle 3 days)】

"Hey! Can you do it or not!"

Zheng Hai impatiently knocked on the table; the repairman's son didn't seem very sharp either, staring at the photo for a long time and smiling like an idiot.

If it weren't for the fact that boatbuilding here was hidden, Zheng Hai wouldn't have bothered with the effort.

"Do it, we can definitely do it!"

Tang Wen nodded hurriedly; if there was business, he had to take it, otherwise where would he get the capital to develop the shipyard and complete system tasks?

Moreover, the price for pure hull manufacturing was shockingly cheap; 63 silver coins was only three thousand yuan!

Right now, just buying three tons of steel would cost five thousand!

"However, this is a large boat; half the deposit must be paid."

Tang Wen had just said it casually, but Zheng Hai immediately took out his wallet, pulled out a large stack of bright red banknotes, started counting them, and then handed them all over.

"Exactly five thousand; we want two boats, needed within a month.

As for requirements... Achang, come back in half a month to take a look."

Zheng Hai waved his hand, and a subordinate with a shaved head immediately stepped forward, nodding respectfully:

"Yes, Big Brother, rest assured; I know what to do."

Zheng Hai looked again at the extremely crude shed, tucked his briefcase under his arm, and was about to leave.

Tang Wen hurriedly stopped him, took a receipt out of the drawer, scribbled one out quickly, and handed it to the other party.

Five thousand yuan was a huge sum in those days and had to be treated with serious attention.

Zheng Hai took the receipt, somewhat surprised, carefully put it away, and got into the Pusan without looking back.

As the red Pusan kicked up dust on the country dirt road, information instantly flooded Tang Wen's mind:

【Order Created:

Unnamed Shipyard LV. 0:

Unnamed Motorboat (Hull) x2, Total Order Value: 216 Silver Coins.

Requires research (hull), then construction begins.】

Seeing the two "Unnamed" labels, Tang Wen thought for a moment and gave his own small workshop a name first.

【Unnamed Shipyard LV. 0 has been renamed: Gaijin Shipyard LV. 0】

【Unnamed Motorboat has been renamed: Tax-Free No. 1 Motorboat】

Then... Tang Wen looked around to see no one, and with a "let's try it" mindset, clicked Research and Build.

【Tax-Free No. 1 Speedboat (Hull) has been researched, -40 Silver Coins】

【63 Silver Coins paid; Tax-Free No. 1 has begun construction】

【Construction Cycle: 0 days 0 hours 1 second / 5 days】

As the time in the construction cycle started ticking from 1 second, Tang Wen hurried out of the small hut; in his eyes, a patch of empty ground outside the shed was wrapped by a pale blue rectangular prism, revealing the entire outline of the Tax-Free No. 1 inside.

And at the very bottom of the outline, there was a faint yellowish glow.

Tang Wen stepped forward, only to find himself blocked by the light curtain, unable to approach.

Under his close observation, the position of the faint yellow glow was... a steel plate less than the size of a palm.

And under his gaze, the steel plate was expanding bit by bit.

"..."

Tang Wen tilted his head, and a question mark slowly appeared above his head.

This was exactly like when he played games, where the shipbuilding animation inside started building up from the bottom bit by bit, similar to 3D print.

And now, though he was clearly in reality, a scene that could be called is indeed magic appeared before his eyes.

Tang Wen, who had originally planned to ask his master for help, gradually curled the corners of his mouth, and the smile on his face began to turn perverted.

Since it is magic shipbuilding, then I am not sleepy anymore.