ps: Collections and tickets, hippos want to be raised! May I?

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The sound of upbeat music wafts through the spacious oak-floored living room, and overhead is a ceiling candlestick full of candles, the light of which is refracted to the ground through the unevenly cut glass, giving the whole banquet hall a luxurious and extravagant appearance.

The officers in the crisp white navy uniforms gathered in twos and threes, talking in whispers, and from time to time bursting into a chuckle or two, and the waiters carried all kinds of delicacies and wine glasses, busily shuttling through the crowd, only the big hands that were stretched out from time to time made them pause slightly, or fill the wine glasses in their big hands, or hand them delicious food.

In the center of the living room, women in floral floor-length dresses, wearing heavy makeup, danced and swirled to the music, like blooming petals, throwing a wink at a certain officer around them from time to time. In the music, the posture is writhing vigorously, and the thick skirt ripples from time to time, as if to expose the slender white thighs under the long skirt.

There was no whistling, no shouting, but a pair of eyes that glanced at the big white legs that appeared from time to time under the hem of the skirt revealed the longing of the hearts of the men around them.

Music, wine and women.

When the political axe army led by the president suddenly declared war more than two months ago, no one would have imagined that it would be today, and even if they did, they would never have imagined that it would be possible to solve the problem so quickly.

With the bombardment of the port of Valparaiso by General Monte himself, it became clear to everyone that Congress and the Navy had achieved absolute superiority and that no force could prevent the birth of a new Chile.

Coming down from the battlefield filled with gunpowder, the officers need not only medals at this moment, but also need to relax their already tense nerves.

Chen Ping held a wine glass, fluent English and love for the navy, let him integrate into the Chilean Navy officers early, poor Young Master Li seemed to be abandoned, standing alone in the corner, but he was not annoyed because he was alone, but was very happy to see Chen Ping and the middle-level officers of the Chilean Navy mingling.

Because they represent the future of Chile.

The officers need good wine and women, and Chen Ping and Young Master Li need to use this reception to make friends with these Mesozoic officers and lay a good foundation for future cooperation.

This is the first time since Li Mo's reincarnation to see this kind of banquet full of South American style, but integrated with the luxury and enjoyment of Europe, he stood quietly outside the crowd, as if there was a feeling of time and space travel, no one would have thought that this young man with yellow skin, black hair and black eyes standing in the corner, holding a wine glass, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, would stand on a warship that they could never imagine a few years ago, stupidly watching a steel plate fly above his head.

Is this a dream?

Li Mo suddenly had the urge to pinch himself, or simply grab the wine bottle next to him and smash it on his head to confirm whether he was dreaming or not, fortunately, Young Master Li didn't go crazy, otherwise this drinking party would probably be reduced to a joke.

"Li, why are you here alone, isn't there a girl who has taken a fancy to you?" Young Master Li, who was enjoying the loneliness, was awakened by a quack, and when he looked up and saw the beard, he hurriedly dodged a few steps, for fear that Simmons would play with hugs again.

After greeting the few officers who were looking at him with a slight wine glass, Young Master Li sighed angrily: "Bearded, so much wine and food, can't you still stop your mouth?" ”

Simmons shook his head, bumped into Li Mo affectionately, and squinted at Young Master Li's lower body: "Oh, oh, I know, Li, are you worried that you are too young?" It's okay, you know? Half of the guys here, at your age, give for the first time. ”

"it! How could I know such a guy! "Young Master Li put his hand on his forehead and moved three steps away, saying on his face that I didn't know him. Calling out to the waiter: "Who, drag this idiot away from me." ”

Young Master Li was shy, and Simmons was even more proud: "Li, do you want me to introduce you to a few?" Pointing to the center of the field, the women who glanced at them widely, said, "They are the most beautiful girls, and they are ...... Very experienced. ”

"Grass mud horse, I'm going to vomit!" Young Master Li was about to hide aside, but was dragged by an unscrupulous bearded man and continued to preach: "Li, have you ever heard of such a proverb? Everyone who eats an apple for the first time will definitely choose the reddest one. The beard sent a wave at the white and tender one in the center, which was definitely bigger than a papaya.

"Grandma! Is this a proverb? Young Master Li was completely speechless, crossed his fingers, and his heart was full of thoughts: "If this nasty bearded man really introduces me to a red apple, will the young master eat it or not?" ”

"Uh-huh....... By the way, the young master is not the first person to eat apples, and green apples are chewy! Young Master Li remembered the secret of his reincarnation, and turned his head: "Big beard, don't you have anything else to tell me?" ”

Seeing that he had said so many provocative words, Li Mo's face was not red, Simmons gave up, lowered his voice, and glanced around before he said mysteriously: "Li, the general has already discussed with the congressmen, and in ten days, the warships will be fully delivered!" ”

"What!" What is more important than a warship, these words made Li Mo jump more than three feet high, but he immediately felt that something was wrong, in ten days, Monte was really sure that the war would end so quickly? And then take warships from the current fleet and sell them to yourself ?!

Seeing that Li Mo suddenly went from excitement to stagnancy, Simmons immediately guessed his doubts and deliberately licked his lips: "Li, this is a top secret. ”

"A case of twenty-year-old Bordeaux wine." Young Master Li gritted his teeth.

"Five boxes!" Simmons stretched out his big hand and waved.

"Say, go grab it!"

"Three boxes!"

"Deal!"

"Wait, isn't that right?" Young Master Li blinked his eyes. "The young master is thinking about breaking off friendship, how did it turn into a deal when he got to his mouth? Failure! Could this be the consequence of being pinched by someone else? ”

"Say it." Facing the unscrupulous beard that was torn to his ears and his hairy face was full of joy, Li Mo's mouth was crooked: "If it weren't for the good news, there wouldn't be a bottle." ”

"How could it not be good news!" Three cases of valuable Bordeaux wine, Simmons's face bloomed, and he lowered his body: "Do you know the new warships we ordered in Europe?" ”

Without waiting for Li Mo to nod, Simmons continued: "The war is almost over, Europe has already released the warships we ordered, and the ironclad ship and the two protective cruisers that are about to return home are yours!" ”

"Ah~!" Young Master Li was completely stunned, originally he thought it would be good to get a few second-hand ships, but he didn't expect Monte to be ready to give such a big gift, which is a bit unexpected, you must know that those are all new ships that have just been launched, especially the two protective cruisers, which are only a little smaller than the Esmeralda, but because they were built later, they are much more advanced in technology!

Looking at Simmons, who was holding a wine glass and smiling, Li Mo was completely confused: "This is the latest warship, don't you ......." ”

Before Li Mo could finish speaking, Simmons interrupted him, and his face became serious: "You know what? Lee, the civil war is coming to an end soon, and for the sake of the country's construction, Congress requires the Navy to reduce military spending, so His Excellency will reluctantly cut his love and sell you the latest warships! ”

"Nation-building?" Young Master Li put his right hand behind his back, raised a middle finger, and stared at the crimson wine rippling in the glass, and his brows furrowed suddenly. It doesn't make sense, does it? Chile has a monopoly on saltpeter mines, and its income is not as good as that of a big country, at least it is a strong country in South America, even if it is not a problem to feed four or five Sovereign-class battleships, not to mention that as long as you sell the old warships, you can also save money?

"That's not right! What is this bearded man hiding! Thinking of this, Li Mo raised his head again, stared at Simmons' eyes, and looked serious: "Tell me, is something happening?" ”

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Simmons sighed, poured wine, and his voice suddenly lowered: "Actually, this is a compromise, Congress has agreed to have General Monte as the new president, but only if ......, they don't like the second Balmaceda!" ”

Simmons's words made Li Mo understand all at once, Monte used the navy to make a deal and successfully ascended to the presidency, but because his prestige in the navy is very high, almost all Mesozoic generals like Simmons were single-handedly promoted by him, and the only way for Congress to choose to weaken the strength of the navy is when it is not possible to install forces to control the navy!

That's politics!

"You're a lucky man, I sometimes wonder if God is right next to you!" Simmons raised his glass and smiled, as if he had forgotten what he had just said, but it was clear from his eyes that he was very unhappy with Congress weakening the Navy.

"How much?" Mr. Limer raised his glass and touched Simmons, who was not interested in the political struggles in Chile.

"£500,000 for an ironclad and £250,000 for a protective cruiser!" Simmons quickly quoted the price that had been negotiated for a long time.

"Shh......h Master Li couldn't wait to stomp on Simmons' smiling face a few times, and then smash the wine glass on Monte's head! I've seen the black, I've never seen it so black, I feel that you have sprinkled all your anger on the young master for the Congress?! The young master had already inquired clearly, the two two-thousand-ton dome cruisers that were about to return to China each cost no more than 150,000 pounds, even the legal six-thousand-ton ironclad ship was only 400,000 pounds, good guy, each with an additional 100,000 yuan, it was enough to rebuild an ironclad ship!

"You're robbing money!" Young Master Li pointed to the triumphant beard, his fingers trembled, and his face was full of grief and indignation.

Simmons squinted: "Old friend, all this money is used for post-war reconstruction, think about those who lost their homes in the war, don't you have a little love?" If you think it's expensive, then we're "the bearded man shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands.

"What do you mean? Feelings still have a bounce ticket! ”

Young Master Li's heart is broken, grandma! But he has no room for bargaining, who lets himself beg the other party now? I had to stare at the bearded man, word by word, and grit my teeth: "Okay, but I want the Lynch and the Condell too!" Give me a copy of the white-headed torpedo technology transferred by the British! By the way, as a businessman, I am also ready to invest in Escondida, I hope you can help contact you! ”

Hearing Li Mo's promise, Simmons was not yet excited, and was stunned by the words that followed.

The two torpedo destroyers were meant to be sold, and to whom was it not sold? A copy of the torpedo information can also be given to him, but invest in Escondida? God, that little place is located in the Atacama Desert in the north, perennially arid and inaccessible, if I hadn't heard a traveler say it not long ago, I'm afraid I don't even know the name of the place, go there to invest? What's there? Could it be that there are saltpeter mines somewhere?

It is no wonder that Simmons would be surprised, at this moment Chile's biggest income is not the huge copper ore resources in later generations, but saltpeter, because of the huge amount of recoverable, Chile monopolizes the international saltpeter market, so Balmaceda's nationalization action will make foreign businessmen afraid and will support Monte.

So he didn't expect that Young Master Li's goal was the world's third largest copper mine, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Li, where are you really going to invest?" There's no saltpeter there. ”

"Nonsense, of course I know. What the young master wants is a copper mine, if it weren't for the fact that the Chuki Kamata copper mine is too dangerous for the current mining methods, the young master wouldn't mind buying them all. Of course, you can't say this to Simmons, Young Master Li can only be true and false, and said confusedly: "Saltpeter? No, I don't need saltpeter, what I need is copper, and I heard about the copper ore found there, so I decided to invest. ”

"Oh." Simmons suddenly realized that there were indeed a lot of small copper mines found in the Atacama Desert area, and he had heard of it, but he didn't doubt it too much, anyway, Li Mo agreed to the warship's offer, which was already a great achievement. After thinking about it for a while, he agreed with Li Mo to buy the land there, and enthusiastically expressed his willingness to help build the mine.

As the dance party drew to a close, the two who had been hiding in the corner and sneaking around all night finally completed the deal, Simmons took a sip of the little wine left, and suddenly lowered his voice: "Li, you really don't want saltpeter mines?" But why did I hear that the miser of Waldock had transferred his mine to you? ”

"That's the spoils of war!" Li Mo went out, didn't he just rob a mine owner, since he knew it, the young master was shameless in the end, and you had the ability to bite me: "Originally, I was going to pay him, but now I decided not to give it, because the young master has no money after being blackmailed by you!" ”

"Haha......" Simmons laughed.