Chapter 146: Official Price

Such a tossing method, there is no need to pass it on, Lao William ran out in person, but was helplessly stopped by the soldier in charge of vigilance, and interrogated for a long time before bringing it to Chen Fang.

"Sir, what does that mean?" In the face of the power of the Black Dragon Legion, Old William is still neither humble nor arrogant, if there is no background, the refinery will not be able to maintain today.

"I'll make a deal with you." Chen Fang took off his military hat with his hand.

"It turned out to be Shen Gongzi, please forgive me for being clumsy, I didn't recognize it for a while, I don't know what deal Shen Gongzi said? Could it be ~" Finding that the prefect who suddenly visited turned out to be an acquaintance, Old William's face suddenly changed, since Chen Fang left, the business of trafficking crystal oil has also ended, so Chen Fang's identity as an imposter nobleman has not been exposed.

"Don't pretend to be confused with me, I'm here on behalf of the legion this time, now you don't need to ship the crystal oil out, you can sell it for an official price, you steal the fun, let's announce the order first." Chen Fangsheng was afraid that the matter of smuggling crystal oil would come out, and when the officers and soldiers of the second battalion heard it, they no longer greeted each other and directly announced the order.

From now on, the refinery's stock of crystal oil, as well as the output of finished crystal oil, will be purchased by the military. During the war, the military was responsible for the guarding of the refinery, including the production and transportation of the refinery.

"Hehe, since it's cooperation, Shen Gongzi shouldn't scare the old man, let the workers go first, they are timid, they can't stand the fright, they frighten them, but no one will work for you, your situation is scary compared to pirates." Old William snorted quietly, he had long known Chen Fang's intentions, it was no secret that the imperial fleet had killed Cape Franment, and now that the military people had found him, the only crystal oil supplier of Cardolan, could there be anything else?

"No, there are spies among your workers?" Chen Fang put on a business-like posture.

"No way, these workers were recruited from elsewhere and have been old for many years, and there has never been an accident in the refinery over the years." Old William swore by it.

"Your refinery is really fine, the person who bought your crystal oil is in trouble, since the pirates are rampant, almost a shipload of crystal oil can't be shipped out of Cardolan, and only two teams of pirates can block the transportation line?" Chen Fang asked.

"This, if Shen Gongzi can't come up with evidence, he still can't believe it." William Sr. was stubborn.

"Of course there's proof, remember the crystal oil you first sold me?" Chen Fang asked with a smile.

"Naturally, I remember that a boat full of people, out of prudence, the old man specially sent the workers in the factory to send the son to the cargo ship, and as a result, the son was successful and made a big deal in Poole Harbor." Mentioning this, Lao William couldn't help but be proud, if Chen Fang was really the son of the Shen family, the cooperation between the two would be tacit and pleasant.

"There are two miniature locators stuffed into that batch of crystal oil, if I hadn't noticed it in advance, I would have put it on another cannon fodder to confuse the pirates, let alone make money, and it would be nice to come back alive. I suspect those two little things are the ones responsible for most of the cargo ships being ransacked by pirates. Chen Fang said solemnly, his serious expression was enough to make Old William believe that it was true.

"Since Shen Gongzi has long known that there are pirates among the workers, why didn't he tell the old man?" Old William's face was full of depression.

"I don't want to say it." The answer is obvious, whether Chen Fang says it or not, others can guess it.

"Even if you are a black sheep, you can't detain all the old workers, and in this way, the refinery will be paralyzed." Old William's face was full of bitterness.

"Replace me." Chen Fang had an ordered tone, and it turned out that the more than 100 people left behind had already made arrangements.

"It's a big joke, they're not workers." Old William wiped his sweat, the factory has the rules of the factory, not to mention that they are all new, this group of military masters, it is not that he dares to call and drink.

"In extraordinary times, safety is more important than anything else, they are soldiers, obeying orders is not a problem, and people from you are looking for you to teach them in terms of technology." Chen Fang seemed to see Old William's distress.

"Okay, I'll make it difficult for the old man, try my best." Old William had no choice but to accept it.

Before the official resumption of production, Chen Fang sent people to conduct a thorough search of the refinery, and the main search targets were bombs and other sabotage items, which was one of the compulsory courses of the regiment, and every officer and soldier was familiar with it.

Chen Fang's performance once again made the eyes of the bigwigs in the command room shine, if it was someone else, it would naturally be impossible to know that there were pirates in the refinery, maybe they would be on the road unconsciously, and when the refinery was bombed, Chen Fang released the chaotic waves at the first time, and then sent people to control all the workers, completely eliminating this hidden danger, even if the pirates did install a bomb in the refinery, I am afraid there is no chance to detonate.

Aside from whether or not the bomb can be found, this caution is by no means superfluous, from an objective point of view, since the pirates have planted spies in the refinery, the easiest way to destroy the refinery is to install bombs, and it is effortless.

Others are just appreciating, but Lu Beiyan is so beautiful that he is in the heart, until now, the son-in-law's performance has far exceeded his expectations, give him a long face, I believe that when the fleet returns, he does not need to be reminded, and there will be officials who can take the initiative to ask for credit for this kid, not only that, this kid is bound to become a celebrity for the legions, although it can't be announced that Chen Fang is his son-in-law, but it is a matter of time, Lu Beiyan seems to have imagined the scene at that time, and the most important thing is that Chen Fang is definitely qualified as his successor, But when did this kid change his surname to Shen, if Chen Bowei knew that those bottles and cans, flowers and grass calligraphy and paintings in his study would suffer again.

The simpler the order, the more famous it is, and in the process of waiting, Old William immediately started to think crookedly: "I don't know if the official price that Shen Gongzi said is the official price of the empire, or what?" ”

The so-called official price can be understood as the empire's customized official price for crystal oil, or it can be understood as the official purchase price of Cardolan, the former is of course much higher than the latter. It stands to reason that the official purchase price of Cardolan should be used, but as a businessman, William Sr. was lucky.

"Customized official price, why don't you grab it?" Chen Fang said with a grin.

"Hehe, the old decay is just to ask casually, and it is reasonable to use the official purchase price." Old William stopped at the point.

"You're beautiful!" Chen Fang suddenly realized that his current identity was the major battalion commander of the Black Dragon Legion, and he couldn't have a hippie smile with a businessman, and there was no need, so he straightened his waist, and the might of a soldier immediately dispersed.

"The order says that it is the official price, and the official price of the empire is only these two, isn't Shen Gongzi going to change the order privately?" Old William was not frightened, the amount purchased by the legion was astronomical, even if it was a little less than a gallon, he would lose a lot.

"I don't have to disobey orders, I just do my duty, and the money I save won't go into my pocket. The official price of Cardolan is last year's official price, can last year's official price be compared with this year? "What Chen Fang said is true, the official purchase price is established when the shipping channel is unimpeded, since piracy is rampant, the official has stopped the acquisition, and the official price has not been lowered, at this time to mention the official purchase price is obviously far-fetched.

Although William Sr. single-handedly controlled the price of crystal oil, the price of ore plummeted. Everyone in the industry knows that the high price of crystal oil is false, and if it goes with the market, it will have fallen miserably with the price of ore.

But from another point of view, the military's fleet landed in Kadolan, which means that there is a market for crystal oil, which should naturally increase, or even soar, but the buyer is the military after all, that is, a tiger, and taking money from the military's pocket is tantamount to pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth.

It's really hard to say what price the crystal oil should be set today, but Old William heard the voice: "There are too many people, and it's inconvenient to speak, otherwise, Lao Yu and Shen Gongzi will talk in private." ”

Chen Fang nodded, left the people around him, and got out of the field of vision of the spectacle with Old William.

What can we talk about, it is nothing more than benefits, Chen Fang said it, and the money saved will not fall into his pocket, the implication is that if it can fall into his pocket, the matter will still be discussed.

In the command room, Lu Beiyan's face quickly became gloomy, regretting that he shouldn't have monitored his son-in-law's actions, it was a pity to cut them all off, and it was best to cut them off from a minute ago.

This kid is too angry, but he is also the third son of the Chen family, the grandson of the Secretary of State, and the son-in-law of Marshal Lu. However, this is a legion purchase, and the amount is not small.

This kind of thing is nothing in the army, it is a secret that is not a secret, but no secret can be seen.

"Profiteers! The legion is now facing a predicament, he does not take the initiative to cooperate, he dares to sit on the ground and raise the price, change the order, and directly requisition his equipment without buying crystal oil at an official price. "Lu Beiyan was in a hurry, and suddenly took the case, this is called a quick knife to cut through the mess, although he is not clever, but he puts the blame on the profiteer, so that the son-in-law is out of business, after all, the matter has not yet begun to be discussed, and Chen Fang's motives are only limited to speculation, even if they are obvious.

"Marshal, there is also a need to pay for requisitioning equipment, which is not necessarily lower than the cost of buying crystal oil, and besides, we don't have technicians." Monte explained the reason with a difficult face, when he gave this order, the definition of the official price in his mind was the official purchase price of Cardolan, that is, no matter what tricks Chen Fang played, the final price was at least lower than the official purchase price, not to mention, Chen Fang's real motive was not clear, maybe he was trying to help the legion bargain, why stop it?

In less than ten minutes, Chen Fang reported the results of the negotiation, which was only one-third of the official purchase price, as for the content of the negotiation between the two, whether Chen Fang had squeezed out some profits from this number and put it in his own pocket, it was unknown, in any case, this figure was enough for Monte to accept, not to mention acceptance, the old man was already happy.

Lu Beiyan also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, from the price point of view, Chen Fang did not disgrace his mission, as long as he handled it properly, not only would it not become a scandal, but it was still a big credit, but the son-in-law's performance on this trip was already very eye-catching, and this credit should not be done. As the men sent to defuse the three bombs on the equipment, the bigwigs in the command room were full of praise for the young officer, and the previous episode had long since disappeared.

There are two ways to detonate the dismantled bomb, one is remotely detonated, and the other is connected to the device, as long as the old William starts the device, it will explode immediately. If these bombs were detonated, not only William's equipment would be reimbursed, but also the second battalion stationed in the refinery.

If it were not for the appointment of a well-informed and thoughtful chief, it would have been difficult to avoid this explosion.

The good news is not only this, Lu Beiyan can think of it, and old William also thinks of it, this old fox bought the scrapped equipment of other refineries two months ago at a price close to collecting garbage, and after piecing it together, two complete sets of equipment were assembled, which could be put into use at any time after testing, and similarly, bombs were also found in this batch of equipment.

This is exciting news, one equipment is far from being able to meet the supply of the fleet, it can only be said that in the case of the fleet to minimize the consumption, to maintain the mecha troops from paralysis, if there are frequent fierce battles, crystal oil must be overstretched, and if the three equipment is running day and night, it can barely meet the daily consumption of the mecha troops.

On the other hand, the news of the fleet is not optimistic, the pirates seem to see some clues, and frequently attack the vanguard fleet on the road, they send some peripheral members, the purpose is very clear, slow down the fleet, consume the fleet's crystal oil.

The fleet had to be left to surround them like mosquitoes if they were to hurry, and the number of casualties skyrocketed, and Monte gave the order to push at full speed and make sure to reach Cado Blue Star within two days.

The rest of the 19th Division suffered heavy casualties, and from the image analysis that came back, they were attacked by the core members of the pirates, and it was a joint attack by two teams of pirates of different forces.

"Inform them that they don't have to step out to support and fight the pirates to the death." Lu Beiyan issued the first order after the fleet set out, the 19th Division was no longer able to support the second battalion, rather than let them reluctantly retreat, it would inevitably lead the pirates to the refinery, so that not only could not play the role of assistance, but also may burn the flames of war to the place where protection is most needed, rather than this, it is better to let them fight vigorously, without losing the dignity of the soldiers, but also buy precious time for the second battalion.