Southampton, UK.

After coming out of the crowded crowd at the dock, Yang Feng put his arm around Margritte's tender waist and stood in the miserable wind and rain looking at the lonely Rover sedan not far away.

"Mr. Yang, I'm really sorry, we just learned the news of your arrival, so we rushed from London in a hurry, and we didn't prepare well, please forgive me." The clerk who came to greet him next to him said apologetically.

"It's not your fault, Mr. Linton!" Yang Feng patted this guy who was about the same age as himself on the shoulder and said meaningfully.

Margaret smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

The lad immediately blushed.

The British are deliberately embarrassing themselves, Yang Fengcai doesn't believe that no one knows the news of his arrival in Hong Kong, although he doesn't have many partners in the UK, but if no one comes to greet him, then he really doesn't believe it.

After going back, I have to control the delivery volume to Jardine Matheson, and this cargo looked at the attaché who called a taxi behind him, and couldn't help but think in his heart.

Southampton to London is only a little more than an hour's drive, and soon Yang Feng arrived at the headquarters of the Bnemen company, where he was warmly welcomed, after all, the other party had to ask for his head, visit the headquarters of the largest chemical company in the United Kingdom, and attend a welcome banquet in the evening, and the next day the company raised the issue of polypropylene patent licensing.

"I'll talk about this in a few days, my first visit to beautiful England, I am full of yearning for the beauty of this place, and I am going to visit it for a few days, and you know that I have come with Miss Margaret this time." Yang Feng waved his hand and said.

The Bonemen Company had been prepared for this, so it didn't say much, and then arranged for Linton, who picked him up, to accompany Yang Feng, and the cost of the journey was also borne by the Bnemen Company.

Yang Feng was not in a hurry, and took Margaret around comfortably, what Oxford. Cambridge, Stonehenge, etc., went around for almost a week, and as a result, the British themselves could not sit still.

The Galatia at the Scotts shipyard had been refitted, and the British War Office paid £100,000 to the Admiralty for this, and the French Ministry of Defence provided £170,000, partly to the British Admiralty. Part of it is the remaining half of the conversion fee, and Jardine Matheson paid 70,000 pounds for the modification, so the ship is currently owned by the three families.

Originally, the British and French Foreign Ministries took the lead in this matter, and the British War Office and the French Ministry of Defense immediately came to their senses as soon as they heard that there was a 152-mm self-propelled gun with a range of more than 20 kilometers. Finally, the Admiralty agreed to sell the cruiser Galatea, which had not yet been launched, and the artillery skills were shared by the three companies.

Then when the negotiations were completed, they happily sent people to inspect the goods, only to find that they had let Yang Feng pit, and it was not cannons that hit twenty kilometers, but shells, but by this time the agreement had been signed, and the Admiralty had revoked the order for the Galatea. And then as compensation was given a budget for a new ship, they didn't have much material to lose.

But not the War Department. They have already compensated the Admiralty, and the Admiralty will definitely not pay back the money, so they can only find the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and let them continue to negotiate with Yang Feng. And after making an unbelievable offer, everyone has become a little angry.

But the fire is great, and since the Germans have obtained the artillery range extender technique, then they must also get it, and after careful consideration, the French chose to give in. Fifty percent of the cost of modification was automatically borne and fifty percent of the compensation to the Admiralty, but the proud empire on which the sun never set was not in the habit of yielding, and the British Army would never yield to a single Chinese.

"Yield to the Chinese who prostrated themselves at our feet a century ago? I'm sorry, the soldiers of the British Empire can't do this, I'm curious where was the courage of the French when they burned the Old Summer Palace with us? So said the British War Secretary.

Of course, they also knew that this cannonball had to be bought, and even if the French bought it, it was impossible to share it with them, but after all, they still had partial ownership of the Galatea, so even for the sake of face, they had to blackmail Yang Feng first, otherwise they would have been slapped in the face by themselves if they had laughed at the French before.

For this reason, the British War Department did it very thoroughly, they first took the initiative to compensate Jardine Matheson for the modification fee paid in advance, so they already accounted for the majority of the ownership of the Galatea, and then Jardine Matheson and the Bnemen Company all greeted them, hoping that they would first snub Yang Feng and beat his arrogance, and then when Yang Feng went to the Scotts shipyard to ask for a ship, then let the Scotts shipyard push him to the War Department, and use the majestic and majestic image of the War Department to further suppress it, and then they can take the initiative. and Yang Feng for the next step of negotiations.

Their original intention was to use this ship to blackmail Yang Feng and let Yang Feng provide them with 100 shells for free, but looking at this cargo now, it seems that they have forgotten about this ship, and they have a lot of fun with his little lover, and they also heard that Yang Feng's Lockheed Aircraft Manufacturing Company is currently developing a long-range passenger aircraft that can fly directly from the United States to the Azores, and then fly to the European continent, if that is the case, even if he doesn't want this ship, it is not a big deal.

But if he doesn't want it, the British War Office is out of luck, what do they want this thing for? Cut half with the French family and pull it back to the furnace? Or take turns to give the generals of the two countries to go fishing at sea?

Oh my God, it will become a huge scandal, and besides, the French will not do it, they don't want to offend Yang Feng, because Yang Feng has already explained when he will get the ship and when he will sell shells to France, so now the British War Department will not only bear the pressure on Yang Feng, but also the pressure on the French side, and even the Bnemen company is urging them.

When Yang Feng traveled in England for a whole week and finally returned to London satisfied, negotiators from the British Foreign Office and the War Office took the initiative to find him.

"What's the matter with you two?" Yang Feng asked with a pure face.

"Mr. Yang, we are here to discuss the issue of your ship." The two negotiators said with stiff expressions.

"My ship? Ah, you're talking about that converted cruiser, right? I almost forgot, what? Finished with the conversion? I've been doing so much lately that I haven't paid much attention to the progress of the modification. Yang Feng asked with surprise.

Margaret in the back kissed him very appropriately: "Honey, did you buy a boat?" ”

"Yes. I bought a yacht and prepared it for a round-the-world trip. Yang Feng patted her face and said.

"Mr. Yang, Mr. Chandes came to you in New York about the revision of our previous agreement, I don't think you will forget, right?" Lieutenant Colonel Edward of the War Department said lightly,

"Didn't you disagree with my proposal? In this case, it is nothing more than that I bear half of the modification fee. It's not a big deal, more than 200,000 dollars is not worth mentioning to me, and I will not embarrass you. Yang Feng said very generously.

"And what about your extended-range shells?"

"What do you want? That's easy to do, it's still the original price, the same weight of gold, provided that you are responsible for my part of the modification fee. ”

"Mr. Yang, you may not know that this ship is currently owned by the British War Office and the French Ministry of Defence, and the French have agreed to your modification conditions. However, we did not agree, you must give us a hundred extended-range shells free of charge before we can agree to transfer this ship to you. Lieutenant Colonel Edward said with a sneer.

"So that means you're not going to abide by the agreement we signed in Shanghai?" Yang Feng asked curiously.

"Mr. Yang, your agreement is inherently deceptive." Lieutenant Colonel Edward said coldly.

"Sir, are you questioning my character?" Yang Feng's face immediately changed.

"Mr. Yang, we don't mean to be offended, but the agreement we signed in Shanghai was really unfair to us, and we just wanted some compensation." The representative of the British Foreign Office said busily.

"I'm sorry. That's not my fault, and I don't have to take responsibility for your negligence. The French agreed to my revised terms, and if you don't agree, we have to follow the original terms, I remember that there is a time limit, it seems to be at the end of this year, right? If, by the end of this year, you cannot give me the boat, then you will have to be held liable for breach of contract.

And we are in the agreement we signed in Shanghai. There is a clear penalty for breach of contract, it should be a million pounds, right? If you can't give me the ship before the end of the year, then the British government must pay me a million pounds in compensation. Yang Feng said lightly.

"Mr. Yang, the British government will not pay a penny to a scammer." Lieutenant Colonel Edward said haughtily.

"So the British government you represent is ready to default? So I guess English law can help me, right? Yang Feng looked at him and said.

"English law will only help the British government." Lieutenant Colonel Edward smiled even more proudly.

"Then let the British people compensate for it! I will raise the price of all medicines exported to the UK by 30 per cent. Until a million pounds are recovered. Yang Feng said with a smile.

"Mr. Yang, what does this have to do with drug sales!" Lieutenant Colonel Edward immediately stood up and exclaimed, he was a little stunned by Yang Feng's leapfrog thinking.

"It's okay! It doesn't matter, but I don't have the power to retaliate against the British government, so I have to take revenge on the British people. Who has given me the power to deal with them? Who made them choose a government that did not abide by the spirit of the contract? Yang Feng still said with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Yang, if you really do this, it will have a very bad impact on the relationship between Britain and China." The guy from the British Foreign Office said with a solemn expression.

"What does that have to do with me? I am not Chairman Chiang. Yang Feng smiled even more happily.

"Two, it's impossible to get a return without paying, it's just that the form of paying may be different, since you don't want to pay, then face the anger of the people in the country! I'll explain my frustration to the British people, Principal Wu, and help me see off the guests, I think they need to calm down now," he added faintly.

His threat did calm down the British, and that night Jardine Matheson sent someone to apologize, they knew very well that if Yang Feng really had to add 30% of the retaliation fee in the future, the first unlucky one would be Jardine Matheson, and now they have obtained the British penicillin, streptomycin, sulfonamides, and the latest oxytetracycline agency rights through the struggle, in addition to acting for stockings, condoms, Viagra...... The vast majority of Jinyuan products are sold in the UK, and a conflict between Yang Feng will be a fatal blow to them.

I don't have any opinion on Jardine Yang Feng, after all, there are some things in China that he also needs Jardine's help. But he is not prepared to make any compromises with the threat of retaliation.

"There is no possibility of compromise on this point, and what I respect most is the ancient spirit of contract, and if I sign my name on the agreement, I will scrupulously fulfill my responsibilities, and the same. I also ask the others who signed my name to keep the covenant as I do, or else I will take steps to uphold the sanctity of the covenant. Without the slightest room for negotiation, he said to one of the shareholders of Jardine Matheson who had come to apologize.

"I wonder why the people of your country should choose a government that can be capricious? Or is England now degraded to the point of abandoning the spirit of contract? He continued.

The British War Department can be said to have shot itself in the foot this time, originally wanted to rely on the British Empire's hundreds of years of prestige to show off its majesty in front of Yang Feng, but was trampled on by Yang Feng instead. Under pressure from both French allies and domestic consortia, they had to accept Yang Feng's conditions, not only delivering the seized Galatea to him, but also accepting an offer for extended-range shells, each with the same weight of gold as the warhead, about 20,000 US dollars per shell.

"Oh my God, this is our ship?" Margaret looked at the one on the pier, which was more than one hundred and fifty meters long. Painted white, it has two towering chimneys. Except for the absence of a turret, nothing else had changed the giant ship, and its eyes shone brightly.

"Do I want a large bath?" Yang Feng turned his head and whispered to Chris next to him.

"It's enough for ten people to play in the water." Chris whispered with a professional smile on his face.

"Where's the big bed?"

"Five people can roam it all right, and we've built a mirror room just for you, with mirrors on all four walls and roof, and no beds. Underneath is the sponge pad. ”

Yang Feng gasped, looking at Margaret in the small vest in hot pants, he immediately had a feeling of itching all over his body.

Went up the gangway to the ship, and on the clean deck, the crew that the Scotts shipyard had staffed for him. Led by a bearded captain, a procession was being made to welcome.

"Very well, the work of the Scotts shipyard is indeed satisfactory!" Yang Feng inspected his crew one by one, and then said to Chris on the side, these people are only responsible for sailing the ship to China for him, and then he needs to match the crew himself, of course, if the salary is enough, it is not impossible for them to continue to stay and work.

"Mr. Yang, I heard that you commissioned the French to build you two torpedo boats?" Chris finally showed his true face.

"Yes!" Yang Feng nodded.

"With all due respect, the French are still inferior to us in terms of shipbuilding, so why don't you build in England? For example, we can. ”

"Well, I can consider that I only built two ships in France, which they built for me for free, and two ships are indeed a little less, and I originally wanted to build six.

Since you've already said that, let's build the remaining four in your shipyard! The displacement is about 100 tons, two torpedo tubes, the speed must exceed 35 knots, and you must send the ship to Tianjin for delivery. Yang Feng thought for a while and said.

It occurred to him later that his torpedo boats might not be able to be obtained without any problems, and that the Japanese were very wary of this, because if they really tried to prevent them from entering the Haihe River, it would be a troublesome matter, and it would be safer for the British to deliver the goods than for the French.

"There is no problem, if there is any surprise, the Royal Navy will give us guarantees." Chris clearly understood his intentions, and four small hundred-ton torpedo boats, although not a big business, were a good hors d'oeuvres for a shipyard that was now in a state of slump.

The living room of more than 100 square meters is splendid, the ground is covered with soft wool carpets, the walls are hung with elegant modern oil paintings, and there is even an abstract style, with huge crystal chandeliers overhead, leather sofas, high-grade wood furniture, and even a piano, which makes people feel the atmosphere of high society as soon as they walk in.

Walking to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the blue sea, the seagulls flying in the sky, and the huge ships sailing on the sea. On the other side is the bustling metropolis, where the bells of London ring long, accompanied by the faint sound of air whistles.

"Yes, that's what I want to live with, if only there were weapons on board." Looking at the empty deck below, Yang Feng still felt a little dissatisfied.

"Mr. Yang, if you want to install heavy artillery, it will definitely not work, it will be troublesome to enter the ports of other countries first, and this will increase the weight of the hull, which will have a great impact on the speed and range, but if you want to install some small-caliber guns, it is no problem, if you want, we can install you with a few of the latest Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns." Chris whispered from the side.

"No, I've already figured out what to pack." Yang Feng said with a smile, go back and install a few double 37 anti-aircraft guns to play prestige, go to the ports of other countries to dismantle them first, and then declare them in the name of goods, and then install them when they leave, as for dealing with large warships, go back and buy a set of anti-ship missiles, and take the kind of vehicle-mounted ones pulled by cars, usually put them in the cabin, and then drive them out when you need to use them.

You can even get a few self-propelled guns to be loaded into the ship's cabin, and when you need to use them, you can pull them directly to the deck, and even the turret can be omitted, that is, the cabin needs to be modified, so that the vehicle can be driven directly to the deck.

An armed yacht like this is definitely enough to pull out to sea against a heavy cruiser, even compared to the warships of later generations.

You see if you want a missile, if you want a cannon, you want a cannon, this is a missile cruiser.

It can even be equipped with small anti-aircraft missiles, such as Hongqi 10, Hiram and the like, which do not need to be installed outside, directly in the cabin, anyway, no one will know what it is at this time, and then it will be equipped with a small radar, flat one, and no one will know it at this time. (To be continued......)