Chapter Eighty-Four: Selling Warship Plans (Plus More Recommendations)
Seeing that Xu Bin was frowning and pondering after listening to the funds he had reported, Laura knew that it was indeed a little difficult for the money to be taken out at once. As far as he knew, this Longhua Kingdom had a lot of wealth in addition to those old families who had been in business for many years, as well as the warlords and high-ranking officials who ruled the party. There are really very few small warlords who can really come up with so much money.
Just when he thought that he could lower the conditions a little and let Xu Bin throw some more orders for them to purchase as much as possible, Xu Bin said: "Uncle, I can still take out the funds you said for the time being." However, you can also see that I still have a bunch of soldiers to raise, and if it is involved in military operations, the cost will be even greater.
This money is very important to me, so I need you to make a detailed budget for me. As long as the budget meets my requirements, I can promise to leave this business to your Ellen family. In addition, I have one more request, and I hope you can help me solve it. ”
Hearing that the young anti-government general in front of him was able to come up with a budget of two million, Laura was ecstatic and said happily on her face: "Please speak!" ”
I believe my uncle also knows that when the equipment is purchased, there must be workers to operate him. Therefore, I hope that my uncle will recruit some technicians for me in your name, preferably excellent workers from Longhua and Debang. As far as I know, the current employment situation in Debang is very bad, and there are many Debang workers and retired soldiers who come to Panning for Gold in Longhua.
My identity is relatively sensitive, and I don't want to attract the attention of the authorities for the time being, so I hope to recruit these people to work here for me in your name. As long as the other party has real knowledge, I will not treat them badly. The only condition is that the Debang people who participate in the work must sign a ten-year work with me and a corresponding confidentiality contract. As for the workers of Longhuaguo, our logistics troops can be responsible for themselves at that time.
If I could, I would still like to see something like a power plant and a steel plant, which could be opened in Booker's name, in the city of Orange, which I now control. For this, I can give Booker a dry share. This is also convenient for the government of Longhua to interfere too much in the management and operation of the factory. Uncle, do you think there is any difficulty? ’
Of course, there is nothing wrong with that, but Booker is an adult, and Laura is not good at making decisions for him. Therefore, after glancing at his son Booker, the other party said, "Father, there is no problem, isn't it just a name?" Even if you don't give shares, I'll help. Xu, rest assured, I believe that your government will not dare to interfere too much in the operation of your factory. ”
Since her son agreed, Laura naturally had no problem, not to mention that Xu Bin also gave a certain amount of hardship according to the corresponding staff level. It is clear that there are many people looking for jobs in Longhua in this Debang country, and it only takes a notice to worry that a large number of Debang factories and retired soldiers will come to Gannan to pan for gold. This commission alone is not a small amount!
After talking about a series of business contracts, Xu Bin pretended to be mysterious and said: "Uncle, after talking about business, let's talk about private matters, according to Booker told me, your Ellen family has a lot of relationships in the military and political senate of the Eagle Country." Then I would like to ask if you have anything to do with the department of firearms and equipment, warship development.
I have a blueprint for a weapon and a warship and I want to sell it. It's just that I don't know much about the market, so I want to ask my uncle to help inquire. ”
As soon as these words came out, Laura was also surprised and said, "General Xu, do you still know how to design weapons?" ”
Xu Bin pretended to be a little B and said: "Hehe, let my uncle laugh, I like to read books, especially military books from various countries." So, when I'm fine, I like to draw and design something by myself. However, my uncle can rest assured that the two design drawings I took out are based on them and are not imaginary.
If my uncle doesn't believe me, I can show you some drawings, and I believe that with your ability, you should be able to see that this drawing is not a graffiti work. ”
Soon Xu Bin took out two drawings, one was the blueprint of the Bren-type light machine gun that the British army used more in the previous life, but the relatively sensitive drawings were all put away by him. Even if he has a good relationship with Laura, but when it comes to exchanging this thing for money, he will definitely not easily throw his hole cards.
As for the other one that is even more impressive, that is the design of the Dreadnought-class battleship. According to the information he collected on the warships of various countries, he found that the design of the warships in this time and space was far behind that time and space in the previous life. Nowadays, the main battleships of the Royal Fleet of the Eagle Kingdom are more of the Sovereign-class battleships, and as for this dreadnought-class battleship that has influenced the design and finalization of the warships of many countries later, it has not yet appeared. Therefore, he believes that the Eagle Country, which likes to engage in a big naval strategy, will definitely not let go of the blueprints of this dreadnought-class warship.
Even if the Eagle people don't want it, then he can sell it to the Mi people or other countries that also have a navy. After all, from the international newspapers of Longhua Kingdom, he could see that the rice country of this time and space had joined forces with the Eagle Kingdom to defeat the Debang Kingdom. Since the end of the alliance, relations between the two countries have been strained.
Originally, the Eagle Country was the biggest interest country in Longhua State, but as the United States became the victorious country in World War I and then followed up with a horizontal bar, now the interests of the United States in Longhua Country are expanding rapidly. Therefore, the competition between the two countries in the navy is also fierce in private.
If the drawings of the light machine gun made Laura believe in Xu Bin's talent for weapon design, then the outline drawing of this warship and the corresponding theoretical parameters shocked Laura, who was familiar with the navy.
The book holding the drawings was a little trembling and said, "General Xu, may I ask if your warship can be built, can it really reach the combat power value you imagined?" ”
Xu Bin nodded and said, "Of course, if it weren't for the fact that I am very weak now, and I am in urgent need of funds, I would not have sold this sharp weapon at all." I believe you know better than I am that this is an epoch-making warship. With this kind of warship, the main warships of various countries at present encounter it, and it is estimated that they will be willing to bow down!
In fact, you know that Gannan is the territory of the people of the United States today, and it stands to reason that if I sell the drawings to them, I will definitely gain their favor, and at the same time, it will be more convenient for me to move around in Gannan. It's just that I also know that your Eagle Country's navy is very strong, and Booker and I have such a good relationship.
I also want to use this warship as a sincerity.,I hope my uncle can introduce me to the relevant jishu personnel.。 If the price you offer is right, I may be able to give you the blueprints of this warship to the Eagle Nation. ”
Laura knew better than Xu Bin how much this kind of warship would be to enhance the naval competitiveness of the Eagle Country, and immediately said seriously: "General Xu, please believe that our Eagle Country is the country with the strongest naval strength in Shijie." This warship is handed over to us, and you will not be disappointed. It's just that I'm not too familiar with the design drawings of such warships.
If you don't mind, I'd like to use your radio station to report this important matter to the family. I believe that they will send a trusted warship design expert to confirm with you the possibility of drawings and the corresponding price. If the expert confirms that the drawing is genuine, then I believe that we will not treat you badly in terms of price. May I? ”
It was meant to be taken out and sold, of course, there was no problem. What's more, for Longhua's naval strength, Xu Bin is not interested in paying attention to it at all for the time being. In his idea, if the time is right, he will focus on recruiting some aircraft designers to build his own large air force.
As for the navy, it still follows the naval strategy of Huaxia in the previous life, with relatively cheap submarine warfare as the main liliang. There are air forces and submarines that cooperate with each other, and I believe that the navies of other countries want to set foot in their territory at will, and they must also consider the consequences.
What's more, now even the army has only one regiment, and it's useless to think so far. It is more appropriate to throw this kind of road goods in later generations out for money. Moreover, Xu Bin has already thought about it, and after selling this drawing to the Eagle Country, he will draw an improved warship drawing and sell it to the United States or other countries.
Let these countries immerse themselves in an arms race, slowly depleting their economic power. When he uses the money he has exchanged for these drawings to speed up the pace of army expansion, I believe that it will be more cost-effective than holding these drawings but not exchanging them for actual benefits.
I have to say that these foreign devils are very quick in their actions in the face of national honor. When Laura used the radio set up in the training mountain, she reported this important news to the family. Soon, the Admiralty of the Eagle Kingdom stationed in Longhua secretly arrived in Gannan Province. After getting in touch with Laura, he once again arrived at the training mountain at night.
When an expert who was sent to Longhua by the Eagle Navy to guide the Longhua Shipyard and build a small-tonnage warship, when he got this drawing provided by Laura, he was quickly attracted by the warship on the drawing. When he finished reading several corresponding parameters written by Xu Bin, he said loudly: "Impossible! I don't believe that the Longhua people would design such an excellent warship, this is definitely impossible! ”
Facing the pale-haired retired warship design expert, the military attache in charge of this mission said relatively seriously: "Mr. Green, we asked you to come here to prove whether this warship can be built." Instead of listening to you say that it is possible or impossible! ”
Greenbrown, a former specialist at the Royal Dockyards, was sent to Longhua after his retirement to mentor the experts of the Longhua Navy in building warships. While making huge profits, it also declares the professionalism of Eagle Country in the field of shipbuilding.
Listening to the words of this military attache stationed in Longhua, Greenblanc said: "From this drawing, I can only judge that this weapon configuration is very good and very bold. But with a single drawing, I can't be sure if it's actually made. If my judgment is correct, there should be other drawings of this warship, and I can only judge whether it can be built if I have seen other relevant drawings. ”
As soon as these words came out, several officials of the Eagle Country who came quickly looked at Xu Bin, who was calmly sitting on the side drinking tea. Because they already know that the usefulness of this warship is probably true. So, what price will they pay for this drawing?