usatvline Chapter 237 Give Me Your Warship Order
Chapter 237 Give Me Your Warship Order
After hearing Lu Chen say that he had a way to build two more warships without increasing the size of the base camp, Shan Zhongji closed his eyes and looked at Lu Chen with sparkling eyes, and asked curiously:
"Lu Chenjun, do you really have such a solution?"
Lu Chen nodded and said, "I do have a way, but I need to know how much money you originally planned to spend on building the warship."
Shan Zhong Er Bi scratched his head and said awkwardly: "I'm so sorry, Lu Chenjun, I'm not at that level yet, and I don't know how much money the empire's treasurer has allocated to the navy."
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "You originally only planned to build four battleships. According to the current cost, one battleship is about $100 million, and four ships are $400 million. One cruiser is about 10 million. Two ships are only 20 million. If you give me the construction rights of two battleships, I am sure I can help you operate two cruisers."
When Shan Zhong Er Bi heard this, he immediately understood Lu Chen's idea. Lu Chen was planning to hand over the two warships to other countries for construction. He thought for a while and said, "I will report your idea back to the top management to see if they will agree."
Lu Chen nodded, and then reminded Shan Zhong Er:
"Yamano, please don't report the price I told you. Just let the higher-ups decide for themselves. I estimate that the price you higher-ups will estimate will be much higher than what I quoted. If they agree to this plan, we will split the extra money equally."
Yamanaka Nibi thought that if Japan really let Lu Chen operate the manufacturing of these two battleships, then Lu Chen would definitely not work for nothing, so he said: "Okay, I won't quote you the price."
After Lu Chen finished chatting with the two, he left the town and then went to the pharmaceutical factory and took away two kilograms of pills. Since the sales ability of this Shanzhong Erbi is so outstanding, Lu Chen must support him well.
After taking the pills, Lu Chen asked someone to deliver them to Shanzhong Erbi, and at the same time asked the person who delivered the pills to inform William to stay in the Philippines for a few more days. Lu Chen had something to discuss with him later.
Shanzhong Erbi left the Philippines after getting two kilograms of pills. After Shanzhong Erbi left, Lu Chen met William in the factory.
When William saw Lu Chen, he asked:
"Boss, you asked me to stay here to discuss something."
Lu Chen began to tell William about his idea of opening a branch.
When William heard Lu Chen asking him to open a company at the Nanzhao border, he quickly refused and said:
"Boss, what is Nanzhao? It's much more backward than the Demon City. If I go there, even communication will become a problem. Also, I heard that there is a big warlord there. His control over Nanzhao is very strong, and the locals also support him. If I go there, I will definitely be restricted in various ways."
Lu Chen didn't expect William to reject his proposal. Lu Chen thought about it and said:
"Then how do you think we should solve our transportation line problem? Now the conflict between Xiaorizi and Huaxia has reached an irreconcilable stage. The two sides will definitely fight again, and then the transportation line of Modu will definitely be cut off by Xiaorizi. How can I deliver the goods to you then?"
William thought for a while and said, "We can open another branch in Yangcheng, and we can also open a branch in Xiangjiang. Even if Xiaorizi and Huaxia fight, they will definitely not dare to attack Xiangjiang, because the British are protecting it."
Lu Chen curled his lips. He knew that Xiao Rizi was not afraid of the former British Empire. It was written in history books that Xiao Rizi not only attacked Hong Kong, but also Southeast Asia. It was not until they were about to attack the third brother that the British organized their forces to resist Xiao Rizi's attack.
But William obviously didn't know about this, and he still had full confidence in the British. Lu Chen thought about it and decided that the two places William mentioned could still be used for the time being. But Nanzhao must not be given up. Since William was unwilling to go, Lu Chen could only let others go.
Lu Chen said, "Okay, then you can set up a branch in Yangcheng and Xiangjiang respectively. Do you have any recommendations for the general managers of these two branches?"
William said, "The candidate for the general manager must be Manager Lu Yunting. In our company, his ability is recognized by everyone. There will be no problem letting him be the general manager of a branch company."
"What about the other one?" Lu Chen continued to ask.
William thought for a moment and said, "Boss, you should make the decision on the remaining one. The people we have are not that capable."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Okay, then do you think it's better for my second brother to go to Guangzhou or Hong Kong?"
William immediately said, "I recommend Manager Lu Yunting to go to Hong Kong. Boss, you know that he cares about his status. If he goes to Yangcheng, Chiang Kai-shek has a lot of influence there. He will be in danger if he goes there."
"Okay then. Tell my second brother about this decision when you get back. If he disagrees, tell him that this is my parents' decision. If he disagrees, my parents will return home immediately and cause trouble for him."
William smiled and said, “Okay, boss, I will definitely pass your words on to Manager Lu.”
After talking with William, Lu Chen began to think about the candidates for Yangcheng and Nanzhao. For Yangcheng, it would be best to find someone with an American background, so that it would be much easier to do things in Yangcheng. As for Nanzhao, Lu Chen really couldn't find a suitable person. That place is a gathering place for ethnic minorities. The folk customs are also very fierce. Ordinary people will definitely not be able to control the situation if they go there.
After thinking for a long time, Lu Chen said helplessly:
"There is still a lack of talent. It's hard to find anyone who can stand on their own."
When Lu Chen was sighing, he saw Hans coming in. He said to Lu Chen:
"Boss, I went to the dock to inquire. There are ships going to the United States tomorrow, the day after tomorrow... for five consecutive days. When do you plan to book your ticket?"
Lu Chen was not willing to go back to the United States right now. He still had to wait for Shan Zhong Er Bi's reply. He also had to consider the candidate to go to Nanzhao. If he left, who would take care of these things?
So Lu Chen had to postpone his plan to return to the United States. He said to Hans:
"Hans, don't go buy the ticket yet. I have some things to take care of, so I won't be able to go back anytime soon."
Hans nodded and said, "Okay, Boss, I'll go tell the others not to pack their bags."