Because Fang Lang didn't know the current situation in Britain, after hearing Fett Henderson's words, he thought that the other party didn't want him to visit the shipyards in the UK.

As a result, he appeared a little frustrated. However, in his heart, he doesn't blame the other party, after all, this kind of thing is not a personal relationship, but a national interest.

The other party is the chief of staff of the British Royal Navy, and if he directly agrees to this request because of Fang Lang's casual words, it will seem too child's play.

Therefore, Fang Lang quickly adjusted his mentality.

Lenhardt, who was sitting next to Fang Lang, looked at Fang Lang's expression and understood that Fang Lang might have misunderstood what his father meant. Coughed lightly and said:

"If you want to visit the shipyard, you can just visit the UK branch of Universal Shipbuilding and our joint venture.

Our shipyard was originally a shipyard for the British Navy, and it used to build battleships and aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy!

Unfortunately, because of the war, the shipyard was bombed and seriously damaged, and now the war has just ended, and the Royal Navy has no new shipbuilding plan, if it were not for the cooperation with Global Shipbuilding to undertake the container ship manufacturing business, the shipyard would have closed down long ago. ”

Fang Lang glanced at Lenhardt beside him, and quickly grasped the point of the other party's words, the shipyard was seriously damaged, and the British Navy had no new shipbuilding plan.

If it is true as Enhardt said, the British Navy is having a very hard time now! So what Fitt Henderson said may not be perfunctory.

It's what the other person really thinks in their hearts.

After thinking about these things in his heart, Fang Lang immediately spoke directly:

"That's fine, there is a place to visit, let me hand over the errand!"

Fit Henderson also heard his son's words, but he didn't say much, and these words really didn't fit out of his mouth, and it didn't matter if Earnhardt said them.

After hearing Fang Lang's words, he still couldn't hold back and said:

"Fang, you just said that your Brazil is ready to build destroyers on its own, is this an exception or will it be the case in the future?"

seemed to be a little worried that Fang Lang wouldn't be able to understand what he meant, and hurriedly added:

"I mean, does your shipyard build other warships besides destroyers?"

The more he listened to Fit Henderson's words, the more Fang Lang felt that the other party was trying to sell warships to him, and he couldn't help but start muttering in his heart, is it that the British Navy is now so difficult that it has to rely on selling warships to maintain the operation of the navy?

"Our shipyard is not very mature now, and for the time being, we can only produce container ships and some river patrol ships.

This self-construction of destroyers is also a bold attempt.

If possible, we certainly hope to be able to build more other warships. ”

Hearing Fang Lang say that he wanted to build other warships, Fit Henderson's expression moved, and he coughed lightly and said:

"Oh! You want to build other warships, so your navy lacks other warships, right? ”

These words have already made his purpose clear, and Fang Lang is not good to continue to pretend to be stupid, and looks at the other party with a surprised face, as if he has only reacted at this time:

"Ahh I see, is Uncle Henderson trying to sell warships to the Brazilian Navy? ”

When Fit Henderson saw that Fang Lang took the initiative to clarify the topic, he no longer hid it, and said calmly:

"You guessed it right, Fang, you and Lenhardt are brothers, and I won't hide it from you. The war is over, and during the war we took over a large number of warships from the United States through Lend-Lease.

But now to continue to maintain such a large fleet is also a very heavy burden for the British Empire.

Therefore, the Admiralty plans to eliminate some of the warships, so, I would like to ask you if the Brazilian Navy needs it. ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang did not immediately answer the other party's question, but touched his chin, which had grown a beard. After pondering for a while, he slowly spoke:

"As far as I know, the last time I participated in the Pacific War, wasn't the British Empire still short of warships? Even if the war is over, there is no need to continue to maintain a large fleet size.

But the British Empire also has a large number of colonies and dominions in the world, and there should be no problem that warships cannot digest! ”

Fang Lang's words made Fit Henderson look embarrassed, and after glancing at his son and wife, he slowly spoke:

"The British Empire and the Dominions below are now economically depressed by war, and it is no longer possible to maintain such a large fleet in a non-wartime situation.

Most of the British Empire's colonies around the world are in a state of chaos, and even India, the crown jewel of the British Empire, is seeking independence.

It is impossible to digest these warships within the system of the British Empire. ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang faintly understood what the other party meant, obviously, the current Britain is ready to start shrinking its strength, and no longer want to save face and suffer to barely maintain the dignity of the empire.

Fang Lang doesn't remember when India became independent, but it seems that after World War II, tens of thousands of Indian naval soldiers launched an anti-British uprising.

Coupled with Britain's act of assigning South Vietnam to France, it does show that Britain at this time may have been a showman with a foreign power and a cadre in the middle.

Despite this, Fang Lang did not dare to despise this declining British Empire, at least he was the suzerainty of many countries in the world and had a strong influence in the international community.

But as far as he knows, the current Brazil has no idea of continuing to expand its naval fleet. So even though he knew that Britain was in a difficult situation right now and that he could take the opportunity to get something good, he had to choose to give up.

"But Uncle Henderson, now our Brazilian navy has no plans to continue to expand, I'm afraid we can't help you digest some warships!"

Fit Henderson glanced at Fang Lang with some confusion when he heard this, and he didn't know what he thought, so he hesitated for a moment before he spoke:

"Is that so? But how did I hear that Brazilian naval officers visited the UK last month to inspect aircraft carriers? ”

The next wave was also a little surprised, and looked at Fit Henderson in disbelief:

"Is Uncle Henderson serious?"

Seeing Fang Lang's expression, Fett Henderson didn't know if Fang Lang really didn't know or not, but he still nodded seriously.

Seeing this, Fang Lang beckoned to Qi Qingshan behind him and said:

"Send a telegram to General Crook of the Ministry of Defense to ask if our Navy really has a plan to purchase aircraft carriers?

At the same time, General Laita of the Logistics Department also sent a telegram to inquire about the relevant situation. ”

Then he turned to look at Fit Henderson and said:

"Uncle Henderson came here purely because of an invitation to Enhardt, so I don't know what happened to the Admiralty inspecting the aircraft carrier.

Now I'm going to telegraph to inquire about the situation, and if it's true, I'll help make the deal happen. ”

Seeing Fit Henderson nodding seriously, Fang Lang felt in his heart that there must be something in this that he didn't know, either someone made his own opinion, or someone was worried that his family was dominant, so he deliberately blocked relevant news from him.

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Of course, there is also the possibility that these Brazilian naval officers who inspected the aircraft carrier were liars. But this possibility is minimal, because the British government is not a fool, and this discernment is still there.

From Fang Lang's words and attitude, Fit Henderson also sensed some problems.

There is no reason why the Brazilian Navy wants to purchase new warships, Fang Lang, the rear admiral of the Brazilian Navy, can't even receive a little rumor, as an old fritter, his first reaction is whether Fang Lang is excluded.

As for whether there will be any bad impact on him if he leaks the news of the Brazilian Navy's secret inspection of the aircraft carrier to the other party, he is not worried at all.

After all, the procurement of aircraft carriers is a big deal, and it is impossible to do it secretly.

It just so happened that he could learn some real information from the Brazilian Navy through Fang Lang's hand. Don't be happy or cheated by someone.

"If even you haven't heard of this news, we have to pay attention to it, it seems that tomorrow I will have someone to investigate it carefully, so as not to be deceived."

This situation obviously surprised both Fang Lang and Fitt Henderson. For a while, both sides were a little absent-minded.

Seeing this, Mrs. Henderson on the side hurriedly smiled and said:

"This kind of big thing can't be done quietly, and you don't have to worry too much about it, and when the results of the investigation come out, you will know what's going on.

I'm more interested in one thing than the purchase of aircraft carriers.

Fang, some time ago, I heard that your Global Group and the JPMorgan consortium cooperated to set up a Global JPMorgan Bank, is that the case? ”

It's no secret that the Henderson family and Universal Shipyards have a joint venture, so it's no surprise that they received the news.

Fang Lang didn't intend to hide anything, and nodded with a smile.

"Yes, Auntie! There is such a thing! ”

Mrs. Henderson, who received an affirmative answer, looked at Fang Lang with a look of surprise with her eyes shining:

"I didn't expect Fang to have a connection with the Morgan family, which is really surprising."

Fit Henderson and Lenhardt also looked at Fang Lang with some surprise, the two of them had also heard Mrs. Henderson mention this news, but they had always been a little unconvinced, but now that they had been confirmed by Fang Lang personally, they couldn't help but be surprised.

Fang Lang is not surprised by Mrs. Henderson's performance, the current Morgan family has a huge influence in the financial industry, and it is surprising that Fang Lang, a global group that has not been established for a long time, can establish ties with a company like the Morgan consortium.

"It's not a big connection, we have been working with Morgan Stanley since the development of global shipping. The establishment of a bank in cooperation is also a later development demand. ”

After listening to Fang Lang's words, Mrs. Henderson looked at Fang Lang with some expectation and said:

"So you have a lot of connections with the big names of the Morgan family!"

Fang Lang looked at Mrs. Henderson on the other side with an expectant face, and had a hint of realization in his heart, it seems that he was invited over not because he came to Enhardt!

Alas! There is really no innocence in the adult world!

However, he was not unaware of this, and he did not feel that he could hide these things from others.

Smiled and nodded:

"Yes, I have a relatively close relationship with several members of the Morgan family."

This was Fit Henderson on the side, and he couldn't help but look at Fang Lang with burning eyes and said:

"I heard that some time ago the United States set up a pan-European high-speed kilometer management company to manage and operate the highway business throughout Europe, and this company has a deep background, which is a joint venture between the Morgan consortium and the Rockefeller consortium and a company called the Universal Group?

Moreover, some time ago, during the US military intervention in Turkey and Greece, a military contracting company called the Whip of God appeared. ”

Seeing the expressions of several people looking at him with burning eyes, Fang Lang couldn't understand what these people meant, and looked up at the people in the living room.

Seeing this, Fit Henderson waved his hand very smartly at the butler behind him, and the butler glanced at the young Fang Lang with some surprise. He nodded politely and waved his hand at the people serving in the living room.

Everyone left in an orderly manner with great interest.