"What did Qin Lang's telegram say, Rachel?"

"He and John. Pierponte. Morgan's meeting went well and he is now preparing to leave for South Africa. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info and," Rachel looked at the telegram in his hand, a surprised expression suddenly appeared on his face, and there was some uncertainty in his voice. "He suggested that we contact the Chilean Navy and try to buy the cruiser 'Esmeralda'...... What a joke he's kidding! ”

This proposal is really ridiculous - it has cost six hundred and eighty-eight thousand dollars to buy the "Eureka" and convert her into an auxiliary cruiser, the company has almost no working capital, and it owes a loan to the bank. Buy a real cruiser at such a time? It's so adventurous!

"Look at what is written behind the telegram." Yi Shui believed that since Qin Lang suggested buying a cruiser, then he must have his reasons, and this reason must be very reasonable.

His blind trust in Qin Lang made Rachel very unhappy. But she kept reading. "He said," she frowned slightly, "that once war breaks out, the Chinese government will certainly buy warships everywhere, and the cruiser 'Esmeralda' will certainly be of interest to it, even if the price is raised to two hundred and fifty thousand pounds...... You can definitely get rid of it. ”

The uncertainty in her voice became more apparent. Two hundred and seventy thousand pounds, or about one million and three hundred thousand dollars...... Buying an old cruiser for so much money?

She thought about it, and it seemed likely. After all, she had planned to sell the "Eureka" for a million dollars, and she was only an auxiliary cruiser. A real cruiser, although it has been in service for ten years, but if it is in good condition, it is certainly not a problem to sell her for one and a half million dollars.

But Rachel was still annoyed. Why is he making this suggestion now? I've spent all my money on the Eureka! ”

And it's not just about money. In her opinion, Qin Lang's more important purpose was to prove that he was more clever than her through this method, and at the same time, it also showed that he seriously lacked confidence in her plan.

Apparently, he believed that there was a high probability that the "Eureka" would not be able to get rid of it, so he tried to compensate the company for the losses with the profits from the sale of the "Esmeralda".

This is just too much!

"Well, buy their best cruisers from the Chilean Navy! God, who knows if the Chileans will sell her? "And in what name do we buy warships from the Chilean Navy?" This is not the artillery of the Argentines, it is a real warship! The federal government is going crazy! ”

"Claude will soon return to San Diego with Qin Lang's handwritten letter." Yi Shui said. By the time Rachel was angry, he had already taken the telegram from her. "The letter will explain his reasons and specific plans in detail."

Rachel was even angrier. What are the plans? Could it be that Qin Lang thought that without his personal guidance, she would definitely mess things up? But she kept herself under control, and let out only a sneer. "Only God knows when Claude will be able to return, and maybe it will be too late by then."

Yi Shui sighed. Even he could easily see that she was now full of anger towards Qin Lang. But this kind of thing will happen sooner or later, their talents and personalities have already doomed them to have contradictions - of course, if they have the opportunity to discuss the plan, the situation will not get worse, but now Qin Lang is in the east of the United States, and is preparing to leave for South Africa.

What's more, he had left San Diego with full authority for Rachel to take care of the company's affairs, and now he sent such a telegram back, which would be unreasonable if she wasn't angry.

However, Yi Shui still unreservedly believed that Qin Lang must have a reasonable reason to convince Rachel. As long as Claude can get back to San Diego in time, the trouble is no longer a problem...... But will he be able to get back in time?

It's something that both he and Rachel are worried about. The protests against the lockout of railway workers continue, and no one knows when it will stop. Historically, it will continue until July, when the Federal High Court prohibits similar activities and the president sends federal troops to crack down. Until then, rail traffic in the western region will remain paralyzed.

Fortunately, Claude returned to San Diego in early June – at Qin Lang's suggestion, he took a circuitous route, first by train to Louisiana, then by boat in New Orleans to Mexico, and finally back to the United States in Tijuana.

"It must be said that the boss had a very good idea." He commented.

"You should wait until Qin comes back before making such comments, Mr. Claude." Rachel said upset, "Now I'm more concerned about his plans." Where is the faith? ”

Claude took out the letter and handed it to her. She took it apart and began to read it quickly.

Qin Lang's explanation of his new plan was simple, but it was also very reasonable: the Qing government could only spend $1.5 million to buy new warships, which was impossible to buy both the "Eureka" and the "Esmeralda", so he did not plan to do this business at first, so as to avoid the poor performance of the "Eureka" could not be sold smoothly.

But now, the situation has changed, and Morgan has the idea of providing a loan to the Qing government to buy a warship, so he immediately changed his mind. If Morgan did provide a loan to the Qing government, there would have been no problem with the sale of the two warships, and the "Eureka" could have been sold at a higher price through bundles.

"But it should be noted that the deal with the Chilean Navy must be completed by August 1...... Damn it! Why does it have to be before August 1st? Rachel muttered under his breath and looked down at the next line, "Based on the information that has been obtained, it is very likely that China and Japan will officially declare war in early August. Once the Chilean side receives the information, the price of the 'Esmeralda' will rise significantly. ”

"The beginning of August...... Do you think Qin's inference might be correct? She looked up at Yi Shui and Claude, "None of us have received any information about this. ”

"We can only trust Qin Lang, Rachel." Yi Shui spread his hands, "When did his judgment go wrong?" ”

"Yi Shui, he can't stay right forever." She snorted unhappily, but finally decided to accept Qin Lang's judgment. Then she looked at the last part of the letter. There, Qin Lang suggested bribing the Ecuadorian government to apply to the Chilean Navy in its name to buy the "Esmeralda", which was then sold to the company in the name of the scrap ship.

"It's a good idea," she commented, with a sour tinging element to it, "but as he used to say, all bad ideas look like a good idea at first." ”

"If you don't think the idea is good enough, Miss McBride, you might as well abandon the plan." "This is just a suggestion, not an order, and the boss asks you to decide for yourself whether to accept it." ”

The ball was kicked to Rachel's side. Now she had once again learned his cunning: if the plan failed, of course, she was the one who needed to be held primarily responsible, but if the opposite was true, Qin Lang would say that it was because he had made a good suggestion. Rachel instantly became furious.

But before she had a seizure, Claude had already pulled out another letter. "This is given to you by your boss, and if the plan fails, he will take on the main leadership responsibilities in your place."

Again, of course, this is a play on words. Yes, as the leader of the company, Qin Lang certainly has unshirkable leadership responsibility for huge business losses, but he only bears leadership responsibility, and it is Rachel who is responsible for specific operations who really bears the blame - but she didn't see it.

And her attention was also attracted by the first line of the letter: "Attention, don't tell Yi Shui the following!" First, if the Qing government buys warships, it delays the delivery of the 'Esmeralda' and tries to detain her in the United States before the end of the war; second, when selling warships to the Qing government, it can appropriately imply that Japan is also prepared to buy them; and third, if the Qing government still does not buy warships until October, it will sell them to the Japanese government. ”

"This damn ......," she laughed suddenly. Although she didn't understand Qin Lang's first secret request, she liked the second and third secret requests very much. Forcing the Qing government to buy two warships and sell them to the Japanese government if it was unsuccessful, there is no doubt that the company will never lose anything.

Qin Lang is indeed a real international arms dealer.

"Well," Rachel said, tucking the two letters into a drawer, "I'll contact the Bank of Wales-Fargo as soon as possible to apply for a loan." But who is responsible for contacting the Ecuadorian government? ”

"I'll take care of that, Miss McBride." Claude replied with a smile, "That's why the boss asked me to come back." In Ecuador, I know some friends. ”

"Friends? Can your friends convince the Ecuadorian government to buy our weapons? She suddenly became interested.

"I'm afraid not, they only like to make money, but they don't like to pay." He shrugged, "Unless the weapon is given away for free, they won't be happy." ”

"Then I'll give them a batch of weapons and ammunition," Rachel smirked, "as long as they're willing to help us." ”

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