In Henry. At Ford's house, the agreement was finally reached and fixed in writing. Qin Lang would offer him $500 a month in sponsorship www.biquge.info Pen & Fun & Pavilion, while Ford quit his current job to concentrate on internal combustion engines and motor vehicles. And when Ford finishes his initial research, he'll head to California to build a plant with Umbrella shareholders.

This was a mutually satisfactory agreement, so the happy Fords warmly invited them to stay at home for dinner, but Elizabeth was still waiting for news at the hotel, so Qin Lang, Duncan, and Claude left immediately without wasting any time.

On the carriage, Qin Lang began to think about new strategic investment directions: naturally, it was not enough for successful arms dealers to produce and sell light weapons and armored vehicles, combat aircraft and ships should also be on the list of goods. Now that he has found Ford, the new question is, who will be next?

Wilbur. Wright and Orville. Wright or John. Holland?

Things seem to be more troublesome. Qin Lang knew that the Wright brothers were based in Dayton, Ohio, and that they ran a bicycle repair, design, and manufacturing company, but he also knew that it wasn't until 1899 that they began experimenting with mechanical aviation and designing their first glider. Contact them now? Maybe it's too early.

John. Holland was even more troublesome - it wasn't a problem to find him, but he would soon be able to get $150,000 from the U.S. Navy to develop a submarine for the Navy. Sponsor him before he abandoned the contract because of disagreements with the Navy over submarine design standards? Who knows if he will agree. Compared to the Navy, a Californian company clearly lacks sufficient appeal.

Qin Lang suddenly realized that he still knew too little about this world, and only knew a few well-known people. But the Wright brothers and John were not the only ones who studied airplanes and submarines. Holland, there must be others doing research.

Maybe...... Qin Lang thought about it, it seemed that he could choose some from the not famous people as his investment objects.

However, this needs to be carefully studied. Investing in researchers who have not left their names in history is almost gambling and risky. There are many reasons why their research failed, many of which were of their own, and if they were unlucky, their investment would have been completely wasted.

This must be avoided as much as possible!

Qin Lang let out a long breath. Since the new strategic investment direction is a matter that requires serious consideration and will consume a lot of time, he decided to put it aside for now. Now, there is only one thing left to care about: the main purpose of his visit to the East, with John. Pierponte. Morgan meeting.

If this goal cannot be achieved, he will fight for a relationship with John. Rockefeller meets.

Of course, it is not easy to meet with John, Morgan or Rockefeller unless he has the right reasons.

And that's what Duncan cares about. "We'll leave for New York tomorrow, Qin, how are you going to meet Morgan? He's a very rich guy, and it would be troublesome to see him. ”

"I know. Morgan is a big man, and it's hard to see him in our current status. Still," he paused and smiled, "I have a solution." ”

"What's the solution?"

"Secret." He cocked up his right index finger and shook it slightly, "Duncan, it's a secret. ”

In fact, what Qin Lang was ready to use was his knowledge of history...... More specifically, there were the mass lockout protests triggered by the dismissal of workers at the Pullman Carriage Factory. Although it is a little late to use it to show his prophecy, it is enough to arouse Morgan's interest. And while he was resting in Chicago, he had already written it in a letter and sent it to the emperor of Wall Street.

When he arrives in New York, he writes another letter to Morgan telling him where he is. If Morgan was interested in him, he would have sent someone to find him.

Of course, Qin Lang would have left a time limit - and the same for Rockefeller. He didn't have time to waste on one or two consortium leaders, South Africa was still waiting for him, Abyssinia's war with Italy was imminent, and time was running out.

"What are you going to talk to Morgan about?" Duncan suddenly asked, "You should know that it's not easy to convince him to support a little guy like us." ”

"Quite simply, Duncan, I will prophesy to him the outcome of the war between China and Japan." Qin Lang said calmly, "In this war that China is bound to lose, there is an opportunity for Morgan to make money." I will show him this opportunity and make him understand that I can give him more information like this. ”

"So he'll have to maintain close friendship with you?"

"Maybe, but the odds are high."

"But do you really think China will fail?" Duncan hadn't heard Qin Lang talk with Yi Shui, so he felt strange, "As a Chinese, it's hard for me to understand that you have such thoughts, Qin." ”

"Even if I stubbornly believe that China can win the war, from a completely emotional rather than rational point of view, the final result will not change." Qin Lang shrugged his shoulders, "With China's current form of political organization and military combat effectiveness, it is incomprehensible that it can win the war. ”

"Uh...... If that's the case, why are you still selling weapons to China? ”

"Your question is very strange, Duncan." Qin Lang did not answer directly. He turned his head to the window, looked out the window at the pedestrians and the street, was silent for a moment, and then said, "As an arms dealer, I am only concerned with how to profit from the war, not with winning or losing the war." ”

Duncan was silent as well, bowing his head in consideration before raising his head after a few minutes. "Do you think we can make money in this war?"

"Now the situation has become uncertain," Qin Lang shrugged, "If Rachel's auxiliary cruiser hadn't been sold, the company's profits would probably have been used to compensate for the money invested." ”

"Didn't that ship only put in 400,000?"

Before Qin Lang could speak, Claude had already answered Duncan's question in his place. "400,000 yuan, plus the cost of artillery and ammunition and the cost of modification, even according to the most conservative estimates, the total investment will be more than 600,000."

"Six hundred thousand!" Duncan was taken aback, "Does the company have so much money?" ”

"You can get a loan from a bank." Qin Lang turned his head, but what was strange was that although the situation was not very optimistic, he still had a smile on his face. "All I can say is that Rachel played too big this time."

Rachel himself is aware of the problem. The purchase of artillery and ammunition for the "Eureka" has become a huge trouble: plans to buy artillery from the Admiralty in Washington and the Chilean Navy have failed, and they have both refused to sell her any weapons - Washington has banned the installation of weapons on merchant ships, and the Chilean Navy has only agreed to sell warships - and the Argentine Navy has agreed to sell weapons and ammunition, but the price is unacceptable to her.

Four 4.7-inch rapid-fire guns and six 47-mm Habec's guns cost $160,000, which is simply blackmail!

Moreover, Argentina is also very far away, and by the time the Argentine Navy ships the artillery and ammunition to San Diego, Qin Lang's deadline has long passed, and if the business of selling firearms to the Chinese government is delayed, he will definitely hold her responsible...... That was a terrible thing, everyone knew what Qin Lang would do if he was angry......

"We can only ask the Argentines to deliver these things in the fastest boats." She thought hard, "160,000, plus transportation costs, maybe we need to pay 180,000, or even 200,000 to the Argentine Navy." ”

"The fastest ship?" Yi Shui didn't think about money, anyway, it wasn't him who held the financial power, so he only cared about her first sentence. "Do you want the Argentine Navy to deliver with a cruiser?"

"That's a good idea."

But Yi Shui shook his head. "That's not a good idea, Rachel. If the Argentines had brought the artillery over with cruisers, they would have been even more unable to go directly to San Diego and hand over the artillery to us. Yi Shui further pointed out, "We didn't get any permission to buy weapons, not to mention that it was still a cruiser." ”

His words angered Rachel, but she struggled to keep her anger under control. "We can get the Argentines to send things to Devil's Island and then use the Agile to transport them back to San Diego. The only problem is with the dockyard workers, and it is difficult for them to keep it strictly secret......"

She hesitated. "Or we just install the gun mount in the dock and install the gun ourselves." She wasn't sure if the idea would work, but there were a number of Marines in Umbrella who might know some way to install artillery...... Maybe. "We can try."

"Try?"

"If it doesn't work, the artillery will be loaded on the 'Eureka' and transported to China, so that the Chinese Navy can install its own weapons." Rachel looked at Yi Shui, "They can install their own weapons, right?" ”

"Yes. But the sale price of 'Eureka' ......," he reminded, "Rachel, as it stands, we have to invest at least $600,000 on this ship, and if we want to make a profit, we can't sell it for less than $700,000." ”

"I know, easy water." "Now I'm avoiding losses, even though it wasn't easy," she said. ”

Yi Shui sighed. "You're playing too big this time, Rachel."

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