Because Chen Bin was annoyed with Zhou Rui, he walked away directly with his sleeves and did not go to the Nine Star Hotel for dinner with him.

In a high-end private room of the Nine Star Hotel, when Zhou Rui, Wang Kui, and Xie Dong were pushing the cups and changing the lamps, Wang Kui said to Zhou Rui: "Zhou Shao, Chen Bin is that virtue, don't worry about him generally, I'll set a table in a few days."

They are all brothers for many years, and there is no need to turn their faces for the sake of two jokes. ”

Zhou Rui put down the chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and then said in a flat voice: "Wang Shao, Xie Shao, you also know that in fact, between me and Chen Bin, I don't actually get along with you so well.

What's more, like the identities of me and Chen Bin, some things cannot be avoided. ”

Wang Kui and Xie Dong glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but show a wry smile.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Xie Dong hesitated and said to Zhou Rui: "Zhou Shao, you are now the head of the Zhou family, I don't know if you can arrange a position for me in the garrison brigade."

You also know the situation of my family, except for eating and waiting for death, it is impossible for my family to arrange anything for me to do. ”

Zhou Rui didn't expect Xie Dong to propose to join the garrison brigade, "Xie Shao, you're not kidding, are you?"

You join our Zhou family's garrison brigade, can your family agree? ”

Xie Dong laughed self-deprecatingly, "Some people may wish that I was as far away from the Xie family's business as possible. ”

Zhou Rui hesitated for a moment and said, "Xie Shao, you should think about this matter carefully!"

Although I am the head of the Zhou family, I can't act arbitrarily in the garrison brigade, if you want to join the garrison brigade, you can only start from the lowest soldiers. ”

Xie Dong said with a smile: "Zhou Shao, we have been in a relationship for so many years, why do you have to let me start as the squad leader!" ”

"I'm worried that if you become a squad leader, you will take all the soldiers of my squad badly."

"Haha, Zhou Shao still understands me.

I can only be a soldier in the garrison brigade, so I really have to think about it. ”

Wang Kui said with a smile at this time: "Zhou Shao, if the garrison brigade lacks quartermasters or something like that, you can consider me."

Don't worry, when I'm greedy for money, we can split the account fifty-fifty, haha! ”

"Wang Shao, if you want to be greedy for my money, and you will divide the account with me, I can only say two words - righteousness!"

When Zhou Rui was talking to Wang Kui and Xie Dong, Li Donghu walked up to Zhou Rui and whispered a few words to Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui immediately said to Wang Kui and Xie Dong: "Wang Shao, Xie Shao, it's really unfortunate, I have a friend who has just arrived in Ganyang City and has already lived in a nine-star hotel, so I have to lose company." ”

Wang Kui said indifferently: "You go and get busy!"

But don't forget to settle the bill! ”

Xie Dong followed and said: "Zhou Shao, Wang Shao and I are going to go to the casino in Wanhualou to play two games in a while."

How about we drink at Wanhualou in the evening? In the evening I please! ”

With Wang Kui and Xie Dong, Zhou Rui felt very relaxed, not to mention that Zhou Rui didn't have many friends, and Zhou Rui still cherished the friendship that had been tested in his previous life.

"Okay, go to Wanhualou in the evening, I have to get back all the flowers I spent at noon today."

In a luxurious room of the Nine Star Hotel, the logistics chief of the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy, Flaso, pointed to another rear admiral of the Red Tiger Empire and introduced to Zhou Rui: "Young Master Zhou, this is Rear Admiral Gridye, the logistics chief of the Sixth Fleet of our Red Tiger Empire's Royal Navy. ”

Gridye immediately smiled and said in a somewhat strange tone, "Young Master Zhou, it's a great honor to meet Your Excellency. ”

Zhou Rui also hurriedly smiled and said: "Welcome General Gridye to Ganyang City as a guest, I don't know if General Gridye brought me a surprise when he came to Ganyang City this time." ”

Frasso, who was next to him, answered: "Young Master Zhou, Gridye has brought you a very big surprise this time. ”

Gridye then said: "One Tornado-class all-steel battleship of the Flying Leopard Empire, one Buran-class all-steel battleship of the Flying Leopard Empire, three Ice-class light cruisers of the Flying Leopard Empire, and two Summer-class destroyers of the Flying Leopard Empire, I don't know if this surprise is big for Young Master Zhou?" ”

Zhou Rui heard that the Sixth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire was going to package and sell all the warships of the captured Flying Leopard Empire to himself!

"This surprise is big enough, as long as the price is right, I am willing to accept these surprises."

The Tornado class is the next class of all-steel battleships built after the Buran class of the Flying Leopard Empire.

With a full load displacement of 18,900 tons and a maximum speed of 20 knots, it is equipped with 2 twin 40-caliber 320-mm main guns and 6 twin-mounted 45-caliber 180-mm secondary guns.

20 80-mm rapid-fire guns of forty-five caliber calibre, 20 30-mm anti-aircraft guns, 24 13-mm anti-aircraft machine guns, 4 500-mm torpedo tubes.

The broadside armor belt was from 150 mm to 260 mm, the main deck armor was 65 mm, the main turret armor was 300 mm, and the crew was 900 people.

Ice-class light cruiser with a full load displacement of 4200 tons and a maximum speed of 26 knots.

It is equipped with 2 twin 30-caliber 180-mm main guns, 10 30-caliber 80-mm secondary guns, 6 30-mm anti-aircraft guns, 8 13-mm anti-aircraft machine guns, 4 500-mm torpedo tubes, and a full crew of 320 people.

Summer-class destroyer with a full load displacement of 1100 tons and a maximum speed of 30 knots.

It is equipped with 6 30-caliber 80-mm naval guns, 4 30-mm anti-aircraft guns, 4 13-mm anti-aircraft machine guns, 4 twin 500-mm torpedo tubes, and a full crew of 130 people.

Hearing that Zhou Rui was willing to buy two all-steel battleships, three light cruisers and two destroyers, Gridye's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.

"20,000,000 silver coins! Young Master Zhou, you only need to pay 20 million silver coins, these seven warships are all yours, and our Sixth Fleet can also give you a batch of matching shells, which are worth more than 2 million silver coins, so in terms of price, it is impossible to reduce it. ”

"The price of 20 million silver coins is not a problem, but I want to know, what is the current condition of those seven warships?"

"Young Master Zhou, although the seven warships were all injured in the naval battle, they have been repaired and have not affected their combat effectiveness, I can assure you of this."

"I'm sure General Grideye won't lie to me on this point, so at the price General Grideye said - 20 million silver coins, I don't know when it will be traded?"

Two all-steel battleships, three light cruisers, two destroyers, plus more than 2 million matching shells and 20 million silver coins, Zhou Rui can still accept it.

When Grideye heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Young Master Zhou is really a friend, this time Young Master Zhou has done us a great favor in the Sixth Fleet." ”

Seeing that Gridye was so happy, Zhou Rui estimated that maybe the Sixth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire, like the Fifth Fleet, had a deficit in the accounts, and in order to cope with the inspection of the Red Tiger Empire's staff headquarters, he was in a hurry to sell the warship.

Grideye's next words confirmed Zhou Rui's guess.

"Young Master Zhou, I guess you also know that the staff headquarters of our Red Tiger Empire will conduct a thorough investigation of the six fleets of the Royal Navy.

So I would like you to announce that it cost only 13 million silver coins to buy these seven warships. ”

"No problem, I'm more than willing to do General Gridye this little favor."

After negotiating the deal, Zhou Rui asked the Nine Star Hotel to prepare a large table of wine and food, and began to accompany Fraso and Grideye to push the glass and change it.

At the wine table, Frasso asked Zhou Rui: "Young Master Zhou, after your Zhou family has purchased seven new warships this time, I don't know if you will buy other warships next?" ”

Fraso's words made Zhou Rui's heart move, "General Fraso, General Grideye, you must be very clear about the situation of the Han and Tang Empires.

Each feudal town has a large army, so our Zhou family will find another way to rely on a naval fleet to gain a foothold in the Han and Tang Empires.

In the future, as long as the two generals can build a bridge for our Zhou family and let our Zhou family buy more warships, our Zhou family will not let the two generals help in vain. ”

Flaso and Grideye glanced at each other, and Flaso immediately lowered his voice and said, "I wonder if Young Master Zhou is interested in our Red Tiger Empire's star-class all-steel battleship?"

According to the plan of the Admiralty, all the five existing Star-class all-steel battleships of the six major fleets of the Red Tiger Empire's Royal Navy will be retired from active service. ”