774 Third Target

In the busy port of Manila, when the workers are busy, they don't forget to look at the five large ocean-going freighters in the deep-water area, and they are very curious in their eyes, because the first part of the domestic ocean-going sea has been requisitioned and overseas trade is basically suspended, and the shipowner who can still have such a large ship is obviously not an ordinary person. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

When the sun rose higher and higher, a fat, white and rich European man appeared on the dock, and everyone understood when they saw this man.

It is a sea vessel of the Nanyang Trading Company.

In Luzon, the South China Sea, and even the Indian Ocean, the Nanyang Trading Company was so famous that it was involved in almost everything from rice to rubber, from all kinds of mineral deposits to transoceanic trade, and did everything so well that the Slowe boss was said to be very good in the government.

When the army entered Vietnam last year, he took most of the deposits left by the French into his arms, and later acquired several rich mines in Sumatra and Java, and I recently heard that he had taken the line of India.

You must know that the navy has only been in Mumbai for more than half a month, and it has been launched in such a short time and there is already a goal, Boss Snow really has a trick!

The merchants watched with envy as Snow boarded the ship, while the workers hoped that their sons and daughters would be able to work in such a company in the future.

Snow didn't care about the eyes around him, he was able to have ocean-going ships at this time, and it wasn't that some people imagined that they were stained with Li Mo's light, but these ships were captured by the Navy at the beginning, because they were some damaged and very slow, so the Navy couldn't look down on them, and the important thing was that his Nanyang Trading Company also took over the work of transporting grain to several bases such as Kuwait from the Admiralty, so he could leave a few cargo ships.

"Fabio, how long will it take?"

Snow checked the speed of the shipment and asked his assistant.

"Don't worry, boss, it can be all loaded before tonight, and I also notified the boatman, and I can leave early tomorrow morning."

"Very well, as long as this batch of grain is transported to the base on Socotra Island and the Sinai Peninsula, the Navy is in a hurry this time. Also, you go and urge Sumatra to get the next batch of grain ready. Snow took care of it carefully, from the "teacher" who ate and cheated back then, to being held hostage and becoming a chess player, and now he has the title of Chinese nobleman and has become a big boss of a super consortium who can really squeeze into the top ten in the country, and the words "life is changeable" have been perfectly interpreted in him.

For Li Mo, Snow didn't know whether to hate or love. ※※※※※I'm going to have a net ※ (5) ※ (1) ※ Ο ※ ΝΕΤ ※※ Because of him, he became a sinner in Spain and was once wanted in Spain, and his uncle died a few years ago because of his drug addiction. But if it weren't for Li Mo, he wouldn't be where he is today, maybe somewhere in Europe that is in chaos and turmoil at the moment, or simply become a pile of rotten meat under the cannonballs.

Today's Snow has become a master, although Li Mo is only a shareholder, never cares about business, and will not find someone to take care of him, but with that hazy relationship, the company has been really beautiful in recent years.

Although he has only been a teacher for a few months, he knows very well the thoughts of his emperor's student after so many years of getting along, so the Nanyang Trading Company has never competed with domestic businessmen for profit in recent years, but has devoted itself to developing and delineating overseas resources, from Sumatra to Java, from the Southeast Peninsula to Ceylon, India and Northeast Africa, accelerating the acquisition of overseas resources in the form of capital plunder.

According to his student of the emperor, domestic resources should be protected, while foreign resources should be taken back, and then processed and dumped quickly, which has reached a kind of osmosis model called "commodity opening".

Snow didn't understand it very well before, but now he knows that when the markets of Japan, Siam, Brunei and other countries and regions are covered with goods produced in China, in fact, they can no longer get rid of their subordinate status, because they have completely integrated into the economic chain conceived by Li Mo and has been silently implementing, and the one who masters this chain and is in a high-end position is this country that has been dazzling since the start of the war!

This is also a war, without the stormy waves of the capital market, without the smoke and explosions of real guns, but it can change many things unconsciously, and can make some countries unconsciously become vassals.

To be honest, Snow enjoyed the feeling, as the last time he went to Siam to negotiate a tin mining right, even the King of Siam had to come and receive him in person, as he never imagined meeting a king and being able to discuss with him the mining and future development of his country.

Suddenly, a fleet of ships slowly entering the port attracted Snow's attention, and the arrival of more than a dozen large cargo ships and dozens of small and medium-sized sea vessels caused restlessness on the dock, and the sharp-eyed people covered their mouths, because these ships were actually engraved with the symbols of other countries, which showed that .......

They are another trophy of the Navy!

In the blink of an eye, the news spread like a whirlwind to the entire South China Sea and even the southeast coast with Manila as the center, and countless shipowners and companies began to be moved, because everyone knows that every time the navy gets the spoils of war, it will take out the ships and materials that are not needed and sold, these things are useless to the navy, but they are really good things for some domestic shipowners and businessmen, and the price is often less than 30% of the built, so every time there is this kind of news, the gate of the naval base will be crowded with people.

Snow didn't care about this kind of petty business, if he wanted a ship, all he needed was a phone call, and what really made him daze was a fleet behind the fleet! A fleet entirely made up of warships from other countries! In the center of the fleet, two familiar battleships that he had seen in the newspapers made his heart tremble slightly, as if he had touched something.

Spanish-class battleships, Alfonso XIII and Hame I.

It was the battleship of his former homeland!

Now it's .......

Snow sighed, in addition to the two basically intact Spanish-class battleships, there were also two French Brittany-class battleships, and the latter was the Northampton-class heavy cruiser Chester, which was sharp by the Americans with eight 15-inch guns.

Even he was very surprised, he didn't understand how this American sharp battleship, which was said to have escaped with the Indian Grand Fleet, could be captured, and judging from the injuries, it was not very serious, if it really wanted to be used, it might take a few months to repair it.

Behind the five battleships, there were a large number of cruisers and small destroyers, although most of them were wounded, and some of the decks were submerged in the sea, but in the eyes of a merchant like him, it was all money!

There were more and more people on the docks, and even many old people and children crowded over to watch, this scene made Snow smile slightly, under the subtle influence of his emperor's students, both the government and the military, they were used to not letting go of every opportunity to promote themselves, otherwise why would they bring these captured warships to the commercial port of Manila when there is a well-established Subic base?

Even he thinks that shouting and boasting about himself is really not as good as this kind of propaganda that is full of the oriental philosophy of "moisturizing things silently" and can shock people's hearts.

After a few words, Snow walked down the dock, and when he was about to return to the company, he chose to stop and watch with everyone after seeing two Spanish-class battleships docking.

"Boss...... or I'll go to the Subic base to find Commander Yan and ask them to take these two ......." Fabio was a delicate and observant person, and when he saw Snow looking at the two battleships without blinking, he immediately slapped his ass.

"It's fine." Snow waved his hand: "Don't forget, I'm a Chinese now, an imperial baron, not to mention that when you do something, you have to be responsible for it, Spain has chosen war, and you must learn to bear defeat." ”

It was the first time Fabio had seen his usually happy boss have such a serious moment, so he hurriedly said, "Boss, what you said is very right." Snow smiled slightly, and as he walked towards the car, a military jeep suddenly stopped next to it, and a second lieutenant officer got out of the car and ran to him: "Is it Baron Snow?" ”

"Yes, you are?"

"Hello, I'm a commissioner in the Political Department of the Navy." In order not to cause misunderstanding, the young lieutenant tried to keep a smile and said: "Mr. Snow, the commander asked me to invite you to a cocktail party, and now the plane is already waiting for you at the base." ”

"Commander? Which commander is it? ”

"It's our Commander Dragon."

"...... Dragon, Commander Dragon!" Fabio beside him suddenly exclaimed, who else could there be a commander surnamed Long in the navy? After so many years, he also vaguely knew that his boss had a relationship with the upper echelons, but he didn't expect that he still knew the commander-in-chief of the navy, and even personally sent a plane to pick him up to attend a drinking party, and his eyes suddenly became a little stupid.

Snow is also worried, he is not a person like Fabio who does not understand the depths, although he does have a relationship with the upper echelons, he is still very strong and powerful, and even his own family has lived in Huayuan for a while, but it is not yet to the extent of sending a plane to pick him up to attend the drinking party.

What happened?

Why do you suddenly find yourself?

Snow subconsciously looked at the two Spanish-class battleships, and a thought suddenly jumped from the bottom of his heart!

"The Mediterranean is calm and rough, there are many islands, and the coastline is very curved, which is very suitable for naval operations from an environmental point of view."

"But beware, both Italy and France have a large number of submarines, and the Entente countries have more than 400 torpedo boats and destroyers in the Mediterranean, and since our radar is not yet very perfect for detecting small high-speed targets, it will be dangerous at night!"

"We screened three targets, the first is Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Mallorca is located east of the Iberian Peninsula, it is the only place for Spain to enter the Mediterranean, from the environment it is always in the season, it has a good deep-water berth, if you can occupy it, you will be able to control Spain very well!"

In the conference room, Zhang Zuolin held a baton and walked back and forth on the map.

"The second target is Sicily, a large and densely populated island in Italy, which ensures the permanent presence of the fleet both in terms of resources and size. However, the forces here are complicated, and if we control such a large island, it will definitely cause concern in Germany, and it will not be conducive to our relationship with Germany. ”

"So, we're leaning towards the third target."

The baton moved to a small black dot below Sicily, and his tone abruptly increased: "Maltese Islands!" ”

RO！ ~！