Great Entrepreneur of the Universe

Chapter 265 When doing business, who would think there is too much business?
It was a new day, Xia Yang was hanging high, and Wang Shouliang had just gotten up at the Zhu Jiayu Living Base of Sihai Farm. After a brief wash, he saw Xu Si knocking on the door and reporting, "Report to the manager, Brian from the Shanghai Public Concession Industry Bureau is visiting."

"He said he has important information to pass on to you about the new fleet of the island countrymen."

Wang Shouliang threw the towel on the shelf and walked outside, "Yalun's new fleet to support the Japanese is coming? Damn..."

"It's bad luck to hear something like this so early in the morning."

"But it would be a good thing if we could use Brian's information to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese."

From September 1905, when he first wanted to talk to Yin Lun about the shipyard technology of the Majestic-class battleship, Kevin and Joseph both said that was impossible. He had become the person Yin Lun needed to suppress in the Far East.

Yalun wanted to re-establish the Japanese in the Far East and restrict his Sihai escort agency.

At that time, given that his Sihai Fleet had 6 majestic-class ships, Yilun's native support for the Japanese was at least 4 majestic-class ships.

Today is May 1906, 5!
When Wang Shouliang walked out of the room and stood in the corridor, he was currently on the third floor of the Z-shaped tube building, the office and lounge of the director of the Zhu Jiayu Living Base Farm.

Outside the corridor, Louis and Leon, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him decisively with a smile, and Brian also came over with a smile, "Wang, good morning, your farm developed in Lu can use modern irrigation facilities in case of drought. , I got a decent harvest, congratulations.”

On the contrary, Louis laughed with a funny look on his face, "Wait a minute, didn't you guys have a special torpedo boat destroyer as early as 1893? It was even called a large torpedo boat."

"A ship with six 6MM rapid-fire guns on one side can fire 75 shells a minute, and 90 such destroyers can fire 30 shells a minute!"

"What the military designed this time is to use fuel power to achieve a speed of 30 knots, or even 35 knots! Equipped with an additional 15MM rapid-fire gun with 75 rounds per minute, and the best total tonnage is between 1000 and 1500 tons. Relying on quantity and overwhelming Gun coverage wins.”

Brian shrugged and said, "In view of the terrifying threat posed by the torpedo boat death squads to Majesty-class battleships in the Battle of Xiaoliuqiu and the Battle of Tsushima."

"Even without a more advanced fire control system, this is still a crazy rain of artillery. The previous death squad model of one or two hundred torpedo boats charging about 10 kilometers with artillery shells would hardly have the terrifying lethality anymore."

Lewis's face turned dark. It wasn't that he couldn't stand it after being rejected, but just from Brian's description, he knew that this was another one launched by Yan Lun... the enhanced Plus version of the large torpedo boat! !
Damn, this is endless, right?

Once such torpedo boat destroyers appear in large scale, they can not only escort the Majesty-class ships and drive away death squads, but as long as they find the opportunity to charge close to the big ships, they will also be powerful and threaten to sink the Majesty-class ships.

"Of course, all this is still a concept and a test and deduction. These torpedo boat destroyers will also be equipped with torpedo launchers."

"Even if you encounter a Majesty-class battleship alone, with two or three torpedo launchers firing several torpedoes at once, there is no threat of severely damaging the Majesty-class battleship."

"Such a large torpedo boat will be useless against three or five small torpedo boats with just one shot."

Last year, they said that there would be at least four ships, but now only two ships have been sent. It has indeed been weakened a lot. The last conversation was still effective.

"My coming this time is really a mixed message for you."

"The good news is that the mainland finally decided to only give the island countrymen two majestic-class battleships. Together with their overhauled Shikishima, after the full line is commissioned, the island country will only have 3 ships."

Wang Shouliang was speechless.

"Compared with your Four Seas Fleet, there is still a big gap."

"Theoretically, if three majesty-class battleships are protected by 30 targeted destroyers, even if they face one or two hundred torpedo boat suicide squads, they can wipe out the suicide squads before they enter within one kilometer of the big ship."

"In other words, this new batch of torpedo boat destroyers may equal or even surpass torpedo boats in terms of speed. Equipped with 75MM rapid-fire artillery shells and even smaller machine guns, this may rewrite the war situation."

"A new type of destroyer is being developed locally. It is a destroyer specifically for torpedo boats. The design tonnage and displacement are less than 2000 tons, and they are all fuel-powered."

Brian shrugged, "No, you also said that those in the past were just large torpedo boats. They were said to be professional torpedo boat destroyers, but their speed was not much faster than that of torpedo boats, and their artillery attack power was also weak, while the torpedo attack power of torpedo boats was so strong. "

Wang Shouliang smiled and scattered a few cigars, "Where's the bad news?"

"The island country guys used a newly opened concession to get an order for two Majestic class ships and an additional 30 such torpedo boat destroyers!"

Torpedo boat, large torpedo boat, new enhanced Plus version torpedo boat destroyer? !
His face darkened for dozens of seconds, Brian suddenly smiled and said, "Wang, the shipyard our engineers and relevant experts built for you in Bao'an can also build large steel ships with a displacement of three to four thousand tons."

“Although it’s not finished yet, it’s not far away from completion.”

"I think you can try according to Yan Lun's idea and build a batch of new and upgraded torpedo boat destroyers like this."

"Island guys can place an order for 30 ships, and you can make 60 or even 90 ships yourself, as long as you have steel, technology, and money..."

"I actually received an order. If your Sihai Escort Agency is interested, it can send a squadron to stay with us on Saipan."

Wang Shouliang was speechless for a few seconds, then waved his hand, "I am very interested in building a new type of torpedo boat destroyer. Let's forget about Saipan for the time being..."

It is a good business to be able to detach a fleet to station in Saipan. The problem is that the small island is surrounded by colonies such as Yanlun, France and North America.

Looking at it from afar, it has no strategic significance in the short term.

Speaking of which, Hans Cat and North America were fighting for hegemony in the Pacific, and both sides took it away from Spain.

Before the First World War, those territories really didn't mean much to the Four Seas Escort Agency. Only when the First World War started in Europe, and they played each other's brains out, and you took advantage of them, everything went smoothly.

At that time, it was normal for Hans Cat to sell Saipan and Tianning Island to Wang Shouliang. It was just like in the original track, when World War I started, Hans Cat wanted to return Qindao and Jiaoji Railway to Datou. .

It was the Japanese who threatened Datou not to let him take over, and sent troops to rob Qindao and Jiaoji Railway.

Also defeated in the first battle, Hansi Cat gave up Saipan and Tinian Island to the Japanese.

By the way, a piece of hot knowledge, two giant mushrooms were launched in North America during World War II. Both giant mushrooms were installed on Tinian Island near Saipan and took off...

Saipan is less than 2100 kilometers away from Tokyo, while Hong Kong Island is roughly more than 2800 kilometers away from Tokyo. Saipan is not small in size. It is more than twice the size of Hong Kong Island and is larger than Lantau Island.

Under his words, Louis also shrugged his shoulders and didn't say much.

Brian still smiled and said, "Wang, are you interested in buying a few rubber plantations in Kalimantan? I heard that several rubber plantation owners there owed huge debts and had to tearfully sell their properties to save themselves. "

"Rubber is becoming more and more expensive, especially now that there are a large number of wheels that need rubber to support them."

Without waiting for Wang Shouliang to say anything, Brian said again, "If the two majestic-class battleships of the island country want to be delivered, they can be handed over in June this year." "But they want to wait for 30 torpedo boat destroyers to be handed over together, then it is estimated that We have to wait until the end of the year or the beginning of 07. Wang, if you have several bases in Kalimantan, it will be more convenient to overlook the Strait of Malacca, right?"

Wang Shouliang looked at Brian with a smile and said, "Rubber plantations will be sold these days. It's really a tearful sale."

Where is Kalimantan? The third largest island in the world east of the Strait of Malacca, with an area of ​​more than 74 square kilometers, is nearly five times the size of Shandong Province and nearly two island countries.

Today's Kalimantan includes Brunei, Malaysia's Sabah, and a large amount of land in India, which are colonies of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

It was also the seat of Lanfang Republic.

Would Yin Lun be so kind, not only giving him a batch of cheap rubber plantations, but also allowing him to station a squadron? Of course not so kind.

Just listening to Brian's words after arriving, what is the latest torpedo boat destroyer, a specially targeted destroyer? This clearly shows that it is another instigation and experiment, allowing Wang Shouliang's Sihai Escort Bureau and the island nation's navy to engage in an experimental sea battle. of.

Yin Lun and others are responsible for developing various arms races. They sell guys first to see how others do.

This is where the black heart lies.

In addition, major powers such as France, France, Hans, and North America have carved up Sumatra's oil fields and are exploiting them on a large scale.

Part of Kalimantan itself belongs to Inni, and there is a large area across the sea from other parts of Inni. Is there any oil in other islands in Inni? Is there any offshore oil?

Is there oil in Kalimantan? ?

This was because Yan Lun couldn't figure it out on his own for the time being, so he wanted to take out a pie to see if his shopkeeper Wang would eat it.

During World War II, the Japanese were beaten to death here because no large oil fields were found in the areas occupied by the Chinese invaders. Instead, there were a large number of oil fields around Kalimantan that produced millions of tons of oil annually, not one but several...

From Sumatra to Java to Kalimantan, there are so many oil fields!

When Wang Shouliang lit a cigar, he smiled again and said, "I want the rubber plantation, but I only have six majesty-class battleships. I wish the Lushun squadron has dispersed its strength. Let's buy three more."

"There are three islanders, so I can own nine ships, right?"

"Louis, if you can help me quickly produce the latest torpedo boat destroyer, I will never treat you badly with the money and other transactions."

Hans Cat helped him build various shipyards and taught him shipbuilding techniques. What is he most greedy for? Nothing more than the Pearl River Model T manufacturing process, as well as the Liberty Truck and Xijiang Truck processes.

Wang Shouliang will never be stingy when it comes to resource exchange.

The shipyard that Lewis was talking about was built long before many powers cooperated to help him build the Dignity-class battleship shipyard.

The construction of the small shipyard and shipyard began in December last year, and the large shipyard built with the help of many foreign powers, including France, France, Hans Cat, and North America, was not until March this year when he went to Sumatra to develop oil fields that the expert team arrived. Construction started in Bao'an.

Louis laughed, "Happy cooperation!"

Wang Shouliang smiled and shook hands with him, and said again, "By the way, I also have something to ask a few people about. There are some landowners or wealthy businessmen in Xiaoliuqiu who want to invite my Sihai Escort Agency to send one or more teams there. The local area protects their personal safety.”

"This is normal escort business. Do you think I should take it?"

With one sentence, Louis, who was laughing, was stunned for a few seconds before he continued to laugh, "Of course, in business, who would object to a large number of orders? Congratulations, King, your escort business has taken a step forward."

There was also a complicated and messy feeling in Brian's eyes, "Congratulations, Wang, I don't think anyone would complain about a few escort agency business orders, that would be funny."

Everyone knows that since the end of the Ghost Bear War, the Japanese have been defeated in all directions and returned to their homeland. They owe countless debts and have been cut off one after another by Yumei on the grounds of debt.

Don’t talk about the interests of the peninsula.

Over there... The Japanese over there have been staying on the island for a long time after losing one ship after leaving the other. They often encounter guerrillas who go to practice to practice their business skills.

This guerrilla group not only includes the Blue Jackets who have trained themselves with the militia training manual, but also include the small and progressive group of iron-blooded soldiers that Wan Tianqing, Chen Zhen and others have honed after fighting in the Northeast for more than a year.

Many people with lofty ideals go to the place where the Black Flag Army died. It is a kind of belief to continue to fight against the Japanese.

If you endure it, there will be no more Japanese on the other side.

Xiaoliuqiu Islands? It's almost the same.

Therefore, before receiving the two majestic-class destroyers and 30 specially-made torpedo boat destroyers given to them by Yan Lun, as long as the large fleet cannot be launched and dare not go to sea at will, the island countrymen will basically return to the era of isolation.

They can only passively wait for merchants and merchant ships from Yan Lun and North America to transport goods one after another to the island countries for dumping.

Now Xiaoliuqiu Islands are free...

Wang Shouliang laughed, "Then I'll be relieved. Speaking of which, my front line is a bit long, from Lushun to Shanghai, and then from Xiaoliuqiu to Kalimantan to buy rubber plantations."

"The fleet consisting mainly of nine majesty-class battleships seems a little unable to cover it."

"I still have to talk to Hugo another day, and I hope that guy from North America doesn't misunderstand me."

Under his laughter, Louis and Brian both rolled their eyes wildly, what a misunderstanding. If it weren't for you, a bastard, just near the Strait of Malacca, the situation would be so bad and bad like this?

All the major powers and fleets that can be counted are gathered there, just for the sake of a large oil field in Sumatra.

The fleets of North America and Hans Cat just blocked the main traffic route and throat of the Japanese navy heading south directly. Xiaoliuqiu was the main choke point of the Japanese navy heading southward diagonally.

Being blocked by Shopkeeper Wang, everyone was happy to see the result.

In the final analysis, the Japanese navy and army have experienced several bloody battles, and everyone has to admit that their combat effectiveness is not weak, and those things have an astonishingly greedy appetite one after another.

Since there may be more than one oil field in Yinni, it is natural for everyone to suppress the subsequent competitors together.

(End of this chapter)