When Durin shouted that he was going to contract the capacity of the two naval bases, all eyes in the room were focused on him, and most of the other businessmen's eyes were filled with resentment and disgust compared to the friendly gaze of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.

Because Doolin sabotaged their "temporary plan"!

If it weren't for Duhrin standing up and directly breaking the environment they had created with tacit understanding, they would have been able to force the Navy to make compromises and make concessions.

Think about it, after the Colonel Jace of the Navy finished quoting the price, no one was willing to contract, and who was the most humiliating was obviously Colonel Jace, and even His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. In the face of the silent halls, they may not finally compromise on the price, but they will give everyone some compensation elsewhere, or even extend the contract period for an additional period.

This is a very common and practical "basic operation" in the commercial society, which is like in an asset auction held by local governments, where participants don't even need to contact in advance to know not to shout that they don't need it, and when someone bids for the second time, try to drop the offer to ensure that everyone can get the lowest price from the auction.

This is also the reason why it is often reported in the newspapers that the city hall of a certain place auctioned some properties that may be worth one million, and the final income is only 670,000 or 780,000 yuan.

There is a tacit understanding among everyone, especially on an occasion like today, when the Navy's offer is obviously unreasonable, to constantly put pressure on the Navy through silence, so that they realize that these partners are not without temper, and they must compensate!

But Doolin's appearance broke their tacit understanding and aborted their plans.

It seems as if they can maintain the pressure as if they continue to keep their mouths shut, but in fact there is a gap in understanding.

If Durin does not stand up and contract the remaining capacity of the two naval bases, then the navy will begin to reflect on whether the price they give is too high, exceeding the price that everyone can bear psychologically, making them more risky to contract, and even incurring huge losses as a result.

With this in mind, when these businessmen make some requests that may be a little excessive, as long as they do not make the navy think that they are messing around, the navy will definitely agree, after all, their offer is unreasonable.

But after Durin shouted out, the Navy would think that the price was reasonable, and lo and behold, the Navy's most reliable partner, Mr. During, took both bases in one go, and the others did not think that the price was high, but that their nature as merchants made them thirst for more benefits.

The Navy will react differently to different perceptions of things, and as a violent organization, a military organization, it is impossible for the Navy to do something wrong when they think that the fault does not belong to them.

In the face of the angry eyes of many people, Du Lin was not weak at all, in the past, he dared to fight against the big nobles and consortia when he was just a "mud dog", but now with the bonus of nobility, and about to become the governor of Ambiluo, there is no person or force in this empire that makes him afraid.

His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief looked at Durin with a satisfied smile, what he had said to Durin before had worked, and of course he had a trace of anger in his heart, because it was not only said to Durin, but also to others.

The two naval bases contracted by Dulin are located on the east and west coasts, and the combined annual contract cost is 12 million, which is about 5 million more than the transportation cost before this, and it can be said that he has lost a lot.

But there are two sides to everything, especially Durin, who has always worked happily with Thomas and the Navy, it is too easy to recover the losses from this, and he thinks he can even make a lot of money!

And he believes that it is impossible for the navy to report the price so high without doing an investigation, or they still have some matters that have not been disclosed, which can balance the psychological imbalance caused by this part of the additional expenditure.

Either that, or something else is interfering with the current situation of the Navy, maybe this is the last chance, after all, it is going to be replaced, and the old party will not allow the Navy to get too involved in business matters without thinking about it after taking power.

The army should do what the army should do, engage in revenue generation?

That's a violation of principles!

Thomas sat down the whole time without saying a word, and when Durin sat down, he quietly gave a thumbs up, but again did not reveal any information.

With Durin as a "breakthrough", many people began to contract what they needed, but the atmosphere was not as warm and harmonious as imagined, after all, it was all a reluctant thing.

The Navy has a total of sixteen military bases in the Empire, but only nine of them have been contracted out of their remaining capacity, and there are seven naval bases where no one is willing to contract to obtain the remaining capacity, and maybe they have other plans.

Some of these areas don't have much transportation demand, while others are closer to the north.

The north has always been the domain of the great nobles, where it is difficult for ordinary businesses to survive, and the great nobles have their own transport ships, and they do not need to rely on the navy to have sufficient transport capacity.

When this special "tender" meeting was over, the Commander-in-Chief asked Jace to entertain the guests, and asked Thomas to take Durin to the Commander-in-Chief's office.

This made Durin understand that he was right!

Without hesitation, he supported the Navy's change in business convenience, and was the first to stand up and take the initiative to determine his position, so that he could get more benefits than others.

After entering the Commander-in-Chief's office, Thomas retreated to the door, leaving the two of them in the room.

"Sit ...... casually," ordered His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, and then came over with two glasses and a bottle of wine, and he poured a glass for Durin, "I want to thank you for what you have done before, at least this has allowed our dignity to be preserved." ”

Durin held his glass and said modestly, "This is what I should do, and my cooperation with the Navy has been maintained for many years, and there has been no disagreement, I believe that the Navy will not let a partner like me down, right?", Durin raised his glass, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief?!"

"Of course, of course!", His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief and Durin touched their glasses, and the two of them drank a little to moisten their throats, "You can call me Cicaine, it's what friends call me!"

Durin placed his glass on the table, took out a cigarette and handed it to Tskaine, "So we're friends?"

Tskain took the cigarette and nodded, "Always!"

He turned around and sat down behind the table, the cigarette was placed on the table by him, "Okay, it's time to talk about the previous topic, I have to thank you for breaking the deadlock so that I don't have to be so embarrassed, so I will give you a contract that is completely different from others!", he casually took out a document, put it on the table, raised his chin slightly, and motioned for Durin to take a look.

Dulling put the cigarette to his mouth in some confusion, he flipped through the papers, read them line by line, and then with a thoughtful look on his face, after a few minutes, he took out his pen and signed his name.

"Don't you need to call your friend and talk to the details?", Tskain asked curiously, picking up the document and looking through a few places where Durin needed to sign it.

Du Lin replied with a smile, "You said just now, we are friends, and there will be no deception and harm between friends, I believe you!"