Zhang Lisheng's utility and efficacy of not asking the process but only asking for the results made Tumulu, who was firing statements with eloquence, stunned for a short while.
After lowering his head and calculating for some time, the craftsmen chief finally replied, "Great Conqueror, the key to making iron ships is to rebuild the dock. I've calculated it, and the first iron ship should be able to enter the water after 40 days. With experience, the speed of shipbuilding will become faster in the future. By the time winter arrives, you'll be able to get at least 40 iron boats that can transport 5,000 Hellfire tribesmen on the sea. It should be enough for an expedition to happen."
"So fast?" Zhang Lisheng, who thought it would take at least two to three years based on his calculation of the shipyard's shipbuilding speed on Earth, asked in a dumbstruck manner.