The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

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"What?! Buy a battleship and give it to the Chinese navy?" Ma Yier jumped up, and rushed over with the agility not at all like a five or sixty-year-old man, grabbing Zhu Bin's neck and shouting!

"Do you know what you are talking about?! Battleship, that is a battleship, how much, how much is that, do you know? He even said that he would give it away...!" As if his heart had been cut, he was so anxious. Turned around several times, pointed at Zhu Bin and trembled for a while, not knowing what words to use to describe it.

However, after staying in China for 30 years, I can still come up with some distinct adjectives. Zhu Bin's thinking and behavior are simply a prodigal son!

Zhu Bin didn't expect him to have such a big reaction, and said differently: "Is there any problem? It's just two old warships that have been in service for more than 20 years! Even if tens of millions of dollars were spent on construction, after 20 years It is depreciated and aging, not to mention outdated, its combat capability cannot keep up, and it is still decommissioned or even dismantled. I think they will sell it for some money given the current situation of the Great Depression in the United States? Maybe as long as 100 million US dollars One ship? I don’t think it will exceed 200 million!”

"That's impossible! They won't sell it so cheaply. This is a battleship!" Ma Yier concluded immediately, and sat down on the sofa again. Stimulated by the sensitive words in Zhu Bin's words, his mind quickly calmed down, "and , I don’t think you have that much money to do it.”

Battleships are a symbol of contemporary powers, and anyone who dares to be called a great power does not have the support of a few battleships over [-] tons, so he has no confidence in speaking.This thing is not only a symbol of national strength - a ship costs several million pounds, and it is more expensive from generation to generation, and the cost doubles; it is also a manifestation of a country's industrial level. After all, such a behemoth is the embodiment of the overall strength of the industry. Perfect concentration, lack of any one can not be done.

Ma Yier felt that the million dollars that Zhu Bin said was completely ridiculous. If he was in his twenties and had a fortune of several million dollars, he went to the Far East to suffer?Participate in the revolution and risk life and death to save the country?What a joke!So he doesn't really believe it.

Zhu Bin laughed, slowly stirred the coffee with a spoon, and said leisurely: "Don't worry about the money, just say that if we can buy it---I believe the Americans will definitely sell it. To them, it's just a piece of cake. A combination of piles of industrial products, you can make a lot of them at any time when you need them, as long as you have money. Give it to the government, do you think they still care about a little munitions today?"

"Of course not!" Ma Yier is quite familiar with the virtues of the Americans and the poverty of the government, so he can make a judgment without thinking, "The new Minister of the Navy Chen Shaokuan asked several times to build a huge naval fleet, and Mr. Chairman agreed. But there is no way to cash it in, because China’s finances do not allow it.”

He was embarrassed to say the latter, because at the beginning when he heard about China's large navy plan, all major foreign firms including him rushed to prepare to share the meat. China couldn't build it by itself, so it must be bought!But the result is that the navy can't even afford to buy a cruiser, which is a big disappointment!

Afterwards, I released such a wind a few times, and no one took it seriously.

But if you really send them two battleships as Zhu Bin said, the face will be too big. It’s hard for the chairman to judge—that guy rarely deals with businessmen and the outside world. He is so mysterious that most people can’t guess to what he was thinking.But the navy will definitely shed tears of joy and be extremely grateful.But the question is, they are poor, and they are also very weak in the Chinese military. Do we need to spend so much energy and money to please them?Regardless of whether it will offend other forces.

Zhu Bin did not intend to explain carefully, and smiled mysteriously: "That's good. Then I will leave this matter to you, and the sooner the better. In addition, I want to find two ships that were assembled by Jiangnan Shipyard more than ten years ago. The same 170-ton freighter as the "Guanfu" used to cost [-] million U.S. dollars, but now it is estimated that it will be discounted by a quarter? The whole world is so depressed, and business is so bleak...Moreover, find ten ships for [-] U.S. dollars An old freighter up to [-] tons, as long as it can run."

Good guy, when you open your mouth, there are two battleships and twelve large ships. This kid is not afraid of the wind and flashes his tongue!Even if those ship owners are all bankrupt, the old ships are sold as scrap iron, which adds up to a lot of money!Just talk, can you get it out?

"There are many such boats in the United States, so it should be easy to find, but you know, it costs a lot of money, um..." Ma Yier looked at Zhu Bin and didn't continue. You understand what that means.

Zhu Bin suddenly leaned forward and lowered his voice, "Mr. Ma Yier, do you accept gold?"

"You mean...!" Ma Yier jumped up again, only to feel that he was about to have a heart attack on the spot. After taking a few deep breaths to calm down, he lowered his tone and asked with wide-eyed eyes, "You mean, all the funds will be used Gold payment!?"

Zhu Bin smiled without answering, took out a finger-sized gold bar from his pocket and put it on the table. The golden brilliance looked incomparably attractive. Counting hundreds of millions, at this moment, the gray eyes couldn't help but emit a golden light!

At least a few million dollars of business, all paid in gold, that means at least one or two million ounces, three to five tons or more of gold!Gold counts in tons!

Ma Yier felt a little dizzy, and suddenly remembered Zhu Bin's heavy container, which weighed more than 20 tons, and every small box inside was very heavy. Could it be that it was all gold? !If I knew it was this, shouldn't I just throw him into the sea? !

It's too late to regret it now, but it looks like it's not bad!At least this Zhu Bin knows how to repay his kindness. Not only did he give him a priority share of the container business, but he also handed over such a large amount of trade to himself, and the profit margin is extremely flexible. This little guy is very interesting. !

"Okay, as long as there is a start-up capital of 100 million, I will definitely take this business as the top priority and complete it myself!" Ma Yier made a quick decision, staring at Zhu Bin nervously with golden eyes, and two big white hands Unconsciously, he tightened his grip on his trouser legs.

Zhu Bin took a sip of the coffee in his cup, stood up and shook his hand firmly: "Please prepare the receiving vehicle and bank, and find time to help deliver the weapons and ammunition in the warehouse to Baohua Temple in Dachang."

Declining the proposal to have dinner together, Zhu Bin left Shenchang Building with ease, and went to the appointment ceremony with Ding Fuchang, the representative of the foreign firm.The content of the meeting did not exceed his expectations. I don’t know whether it was Shenchang Foreign Firm or Yu Qiaqing who leaked the news. Zhu Bin seriously suspected that it was Ma Yier’s side, because this old guy is too shrewd and hires workers every year when he is busy. , Once you are free, you will be fired immediately, resulting in few loyal employees. No one knows that they will be fired one day. If they know something valuable, they will sell it without changing hands!

In short, Liu Lishi, the general manager of Lihe Yangxing, knew almost as much as Ma Yier, and expressed great interest, but because of his status and face, and because he didn't want to be too abrupt, let manager Ding Fuchang find out the truth first.Zhu Bin didn't hide anything, and directly proposed at least five or six partners, each of which is powerful, and no one can monopolize it. Of course, Li and foreign companies are welcome to join, and the specific matters are still postponed until the end of the battle.

As expected, Ding Fuchang tactfully rejected Zhu Bin's intention to purchase weapons --- they knew the state government's thoughts best, and they were currently dissatisfied with the [-]th Route Army and anti-Japanese groups from all walks of life!Dare to provide them with weapons, do you want to do business!

It was Zhu Bin who thought of a compromise. Shenchang Yangxing proposed a purchase intention to Lihe Yangxing, and then he would be rude and responsible for whoever sold it to.Ding Fuchang said that he needed to go back to ask for instructions, and then left happily with a simple written document.

It was already nine o'clock in the evening after this lap. Zhu Bin came out from the meal and called a rickshaw to rush back to his residence.As soon as he walked to a place four or fifty meters away from the courtyard gate, he suddenly felt a coolness rushing towards the top gate behind his back. "Ji Lingling" was shocked all over, and secretly exclaimed: "Murderous!"