usatvline Chapter 331 The money is coming
Chapter 331 The money is coming
After Lu Chen finished talking to Duncan, he began to think. The cruiser is almost finished, and the battleship should be about the same. It seems that this batch of orders can be delivered next year. This is much faster than the shipbuilding speed of Xiaori. According to the information Lu Chen learned, it takes Xiaori two to three years to build a Kongo-class warship. The Americans estimate that it will only take about two years to build it. In this way, the Xiaori Navy of this era is much stronger than Lu Chen knows, with at least two more battleships.
But Lu Chen felt that adding two more battleships would not change the overall situation. Aircraft carriers would be the protagonists of future naval battles. Then Lu Chen felt that he was overthinking. With the industrial level of the Americans, Xiaori could not defeat the Americans even if he had a few more aircraft carriers. After all, wars are now fought on the basis of comprehensive national strength. With the industrial capacity of the Americans, this aircraft carrier could probably be built faster than Xiaori could sink it.
So Lu Chen felt that he was just worrying about nothing, so he decided to get the money first. So he planned to let Hans go to see Shanzhong Erbi while he was still in New York. He wanted him to pass on the message to Xiao Rizi's base through Shanzhong Erbi. He should pay the money for the goods. If Xiao Rizi didn't pay, he would sell these warships to Huaxia. He believed that Huaxia would definitely buy these warships.
After receiving Lu Chen's message, Shan Zhong Er Bi was stunned at first, but then he immediately became happy. He didn't expect that the Americans built ships so quickly, and the warships were almost completed. With these warships, the general will definitely be able to win the support of many people in the navy. After all, Lu Chen is on their side.
He could not wait to run to the telegraph office and start sending a transatlantic telegram to the headquarters. Not only that, he also made it an expedited one. After sending the telegram, Shan Zhongerbi returned to the hotel and waited for the call back from the headquarters.
During the time when he was waiting for a call back from the hotel, Lu Chen did not dare to rest. He immediately asked someone to send a telegram to the Middle East, asking Rivers to help him contact Aziz. Lu Chen planned to rent a port from Aziz to park his two frigates.
Xiao Rizi responded very quickly. Yamanaka Erbi received an expedited transatlantic telegram on the third day after sending the message. After receiving the telegram, Yamanaka Erbi immediately found Lu Chen who was supervising the construction site.
At this time, Lu Chen was resting in a makeshift shed. He had a document on his head and his feet on the desk. He was suddenly awakened by the sound of the door opening, which made him very unhappy. When he was about to scold the person who disturbed his sweet dream, Lu Chen saw who was coming clearly.
"Mr. Yamanaka, why are you here?"
Lu Chen looked at Shan Zhong Erbi at the door with a confused look on his face, and asked Shan Zhong Erbi in surprise.
"I'm so sorry to bother you, Lu Chen."
Shanzhong Erbi immediately bowed to Lu Chen and apologized. Then he explained:
"After I received a call back from the headquarters today, I immediately went to your villa to look for you. When I learned that you were at the construction site, I rushed over without stopping."
"Are you in such a hurry? Our business cannot be settled in a day or two."
Lu Chen looked at Shanzhong Erbi's slightly anxious face and said in confusion. Then Lu Chen suddenly realized that Shanzhong Erbi had also sent him a collection message last time. So he quickly asked:
"By the way, Mr. Yamanaka, have you done what I asked you to do to collect the payment for the goods? What was their response?"
Shan Zhong Er Bi said: "The headquarters has agreed to pay you for the goods, but it will not pay you the full amount now. The headquarters said that it will transfer 100 million US dollars to you tomorrow, and the remaining 50 million will be paid to you when you deliver the ship."
Hearing that Xiaorizi would pay him 100 million, Lu Chen immediately felt relieved. He still owed the two shipyards more than 60 million. He was paying them half now and the other half when the ships were delivered. He would still have more than 60 million, nearly 70 million US dollars. In this way, even if the bank asked him to pay off the loan, he would still have nearly 10 million left.
In this way, Lu Chen no longer had to worry about the money issue, so he smiled and said to Shan Zhong Erbi:
"Mr. Yamanaka, thank you so much. When I get back, I will send a message to the Philippines and ask them to prepare 100 kilograms of goods for you."
When Shanzhong Erbi heard about this good news, he immediately said to Lu Chen:
"In that case, I won't be polite."
Lu Chen waved his hand and said proudly, "It's just a hundred kilograms of goods, no big deal. By the way, you rushed here in such a hurry, didn't you just want to talk to me about the payment?"
After Lu Chen's reminder, Shan Zhong Er Bi remembered that he still had important things to do. He said to Lu Chen:
"Of course this can't be the only thing. I came here this time because of what you mentioned last time."
"Why, did you get any results?"
After hearing what Shan Zhong Er Bi said, Lu Chen immediately asked.
"General Araki agreed to your proposal. But he has a few requests. If you agree, we can cooperate with you immediately."
"What is your request? Tell me."
Shanzhong Erbi said:
"First, General Araki thinks that since we are the ones providing the production technology, can we invest in the technology?"
Lu Chen thought for a while and said, "You want to invest in technology? How do you want to invest? My arsenal is quite large. How much capital can your artillery technology be converted into? I think it would be better if your artillery technology is converted into money. I will directly pay you to buy the technology. Then we can give you some discounts on the price. What do you think?"
Shan Zhong Er Bi shook his head and said:
"General Araki means that your factory in the United States is too far from our base camp. If we cooperate in producing artillery, the transportation cost will be too high. He requires you to build a new arsenal closer to our base camp. We will use our artillery technology to invest in your new arsenal."
Lu Chen thought for a while and said, "Is that so! It's not impossible to build a new arsenal, but have you decided where to build it? I have nothing to do with places close to your base camp. I can't find a place."
Shan Zhong Er Bi smiled and said, "This is easy. We can give you a piece of land in the northeast of China and let you build an arsenal there."
When Lu Chen heard this, he almost jumped up and gave Shan Zhong Er a big slap. What the hell, asking me to build a military factory in the Northeast, isn't that just aiding the enemy? Lu Chen estimated that this factory would be snatched away by these little disciples as soon as it was built. Lu Chen would not be fooled by this. He waved his hand and said:
"No, no, that's too dangerous. Besides, it's too far from America. No, no."
Hearing Lu Chen's refusal, Shanzhong Erbi said again: "If that place is not suitable, we can build a factory for you in Taiwan."
Damn, it's your occupied area after all. I'm crazy to build a factory in your occupied area. Lu Chen complained in his heart. Then he said:
"I think it's better to forget it. I don't like any of the places you mentioned. I'll tell you a place and you can help me negotiate. If you can negotiate, I'll build a factory there."
Shan Zhong Er Bi asked, "Where is it?"
Lu Chen said: "He belongs to East India, which is not far from you. What do you think?"
Shan Zhong Er Bi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go back and report this to my superiors."
Lu Chen said, "Okay, after you guys have negotiated, we can talk about building the factory."