Of course, Fang Lang would not be so kind as to make a wedding dress for Taikoo and Yihe. You must know that these two companies have a deep hatred for us. Their fortune depends on the opium trade.
Therefore, if you think that Fang Lang will sincerely cooperate with the other party, you are simply overthinking it.
"It's the boss. I will definitely make this project a benchmark project for container terminals."
"Very good, I look forward to your performance."
After finishing speaking, Fang Lang did not forget to pat the person in charge on the shoulder to show encouragement.
Then, he continued to look at the dock in the distance. It must be said that the dock operated by manpower was indeed very chaotic. Fang Lang even saw many people carrying packages larger than himself, and it was difficult to walk. If this was a transportation It would be dangerous if there are any fragile items.
It seems that my choice to change the way of shipping is still very correct.
The person in charge saw that Fang Lang didn't seem to want to continue discussing the dock development plan. He felt a little confused and couldn't help but ask:
"But boss, if the shares we hold are too low in the end, the head office..."
He only said half of what he said, but Fang Lang already understood what he meant.
It's just that there are things he can't say to the other party now. He can't tell the other party. In the next few years, a war will break out in the north, the port city will be blocked, and the shipping industry will encounter a cold winter.
And I asked him to make the plan bigger, just to tie up the other party's funds and drag these two companies into this quagmire!
If possible, Fang Lang hopes to put this company on the market, so that the initial investment of these two companies will be wasted. As for himself, he only invested in technology and patents, how much loss can he suffer!
You didn't want me to hold too many shares at the beginning, so you can't blame me! Now we are stuck in a quagmire. If you can't hold on, then give up the initiative!
The longer the delay, the greater the losses to the other party will be. You must know that building a global standard container terminal is very expensive. Now the company that can produce port machinery equipment is Global Port Machinery. If you want to buy port machinery equipment, you still have to pay attention to it. If you want to buy from his company, Fang Lang will not only not suffer too much loss, but also make a lot of money from the person who sells the equipment.
If the other party agrees to exchange equipment for shares, he will not refuse. After all, his ultimate goal is to gain control of the company.
Therefore, Fang Lang finally just smiled and patted the other party's arm.
"It's okay. I will explain to the head office that this is not your problem. The most important thing for you now is to make this project bigger. It is best to promote it to be listed on the market. Do you understand?"
The person in charge was stunned again and looked at Fang Lang in surprise. Seeing that Fang Lang's eyes were firm and did not look like he was joking, he nodded seriously and said:
"Yes! Boss! I understand what to do next."
Next, Fang Lang was not in the mood to continue here, watching a group of coolies working under the supervision of gangsters, while those foreign adults looked on from the side and stood up to point fingers from time to time.
This situation will make him very angry.
"Let's go! Let's go back to the hotel. That's it for today."
With that said, Fang Lang turned around first and left Tsuen Wan Pier with a group of guards. Seeing that his boss seemed to be in a bad mood when he left, Qi Qingshan couldn't figure out what happened.
Two days later, in a small conference room filled with smoke in a historic courtyard in the north of my hometown, a group of middle-aged men in simple clothes puffed away smoke with the front door and windows closed.
"What do you think of this information?"
"I think it's not impossible. The people below don't know what the current status of the negotiations in the north is. Don't we still know? It's definitely possible for Lao Maozi to do such a thing."
"Xiao Jin is dishonest! I think it is necessary to give him a good beating."
"He is no longer the Xiao Jin he used to be. What's more, reunification of the peninsula has always been his demand. From this point of view, he is not wrong.
He has been calling for reunification, and it has not been a day or two. If Lao Maozi hadn't been suppressing him, he would have taken action long ago. "
"But this kid, knowing that Lao Maozi asked him to hide it from us, had bad intentions, and this guy really didn't say anything. Isn't this betrayal?"
"Okay, okay, this information still needs to be verified. It is too early for us to say this now. Moreover, the chairman is not here, and it is not the time to make a decision. What we have to do now is to seize the time to verify the authenticity of the information. This Lao Li is already working on this matter!
The main purpose of coming to see you today is, first, to vaccinate you in advance so that everyone can be prepared in advance. If the intelligence is true, then our domestic military operations must hurry up.
Neither the United States nor the Soviet Union will give us much time. "
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room looked condensed, yes! Now is the final stage of liberating the country, and it is also a critical moment. The Soviets stabbed us at this time, and it was indeed a cruel blow.
"What are you afraid of? As far as I'm concerned, we don't care about them. We just follow the original plan and liberate the whole country. If the Americans really get involved, I don't believe that the Soviets can just sit back and watch!"
"Yes! It was the Soviets who started this thing. If it gets out of control, they will be responsible. Besides, if the Americans really occupy the northern peninsula, I don't believe that the Soviets can still sleep."
"That's what I say, but if Xiao Jin and the others are really defeated, there will definitely be people hiding in the Northeast. When the time comes, the Americans will definitely not let it go. In the end, the war may burn to our land."
"He dares. If the Yankees really dare to bring the flames of war to our land, I will teach him how to behave."
"If that happens, it will be too late. I think this little Brazilian brother is right. Instead of waiting for them to come over, we should fight over ourselves."
"If this is the case, can we still have our own liberation cause? What is more important and which is less important? Can't you figure it out?"
As soon as everyone spoke, the topic returned to the situation on the peninsula. Seeing this, the person in charge of presiding over the meeting had no choice but to speak again:
"Everyone, please calm down first. What we want to discuss now is not the peninsula issue, but whether it is necessary to speed up the progress of our own domestic battle."
As soon as these words came out, everyone slowly became quiet.
"I think it is necessary to speed up the progress. Although this information has not been confirmed, the other party has given us methods to confirm it. They have even begun to help us collect war preparation materials from all over the world and provide us with free assistance.
This fully shows how much the other party attaches importance to and trusts this information. We should still solve our own internal affairs quickly and seize the time to prepare for the changes in the north. "
"I think there is no need to speed up the progress. On the one hand, we must stabilize the domestic situation, completely control the liberated areas, and prevent destruction by the reactionaries.
On the other hand, the only areas we have not yet liberated are the Snowy Areas, the South China Sea and Taiwan Island. These places cannot be captured in a hurry. "
"I also think there is no need to speed up the progress. Even if there is really a fight over there, we cannot devote all our energy. There is still a lot of time and power to solve domestic problems.
If we really speed up the progress, we might just play into the old man's hands. "
"You're right! The more critical this situation is, the more we need to stay awake and calm. It's unavoidable for us to get into chaos before everything happens."
"Yes, even if there are changes in the north, if we really want to fight, we can just form a front army. There is no need to disrupt all our rhythms."
Seeing everyone's opinions, most of them thought that they should not mess up the situation and change the original plan, so the host nodded and said:
"Okay, in that case, let's maintain the status quo. Apart from this matter, what do you think of the opportunities behind the war mentioned in this conversation."
"What chance there is, it is nothing more than a reminder to let the Soviets provide money and equipment, and we will provide men! Isn't human life more important than money?"
"I don't think that's all. If he had reminded us to obtain these materials from the Soviet Union, he would not have taken the initiative to collect war preparation materials for us.
I think he is reminding us that we can negotiate other conditions with the Soviet Union. "
"The Soviets' current attitude towards us is obviously ill-intentioned. What conditions can be negotiated?"
"No, the Soviet Union's center of gravity is in Europe. They will not shift their focus to the East because of the Peninsula War. Once Xiao Jin fails, the only one who can help them withstand the pressure of the Americans in the East is us.
Moreover, the intelligence also showed that the Soviets' action was due to a misjudgment of U.S. intelligence. They believed that the United States would not support the South Peninsula in the east.
In this way, they were definitely not prepared to face the Yankees' front in the east. We are the only ones he can rely on. This is indeed our opportunity. "
"Hey! From the looks of it, this is really a good opportunity to beat the rich!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Although this intelligence has not yet been confirmed, everyone has unconsciously recognized the early warning of possible war on the peninsula mentioned in the intelligence, and the entire train of thought and thinking has begun to revolve around this point.
And this is exactly the result that Fang Lang wants to see.
Once the hometown is fully prepared, when this day actually comes, it will be more comfortable. There is no need to rush into battle without even preparing winter clothes like in history. This cost the soldiers a lot of non-combat attrition.
As long as he can change this little bit, Fang Lang feels that his journey in this life has not been in vain.
Just when Fang Lang thought that as long as he stayed in the port city and waited calmly for the end of the Brazilian election, he could lead the fleet back home, an incident occurred in Haojiang not far from the port city that made him laugh or cry.
"Boss, Uncle Shui sent a telegram that the Portuguese officers stationed in Haojiang rejected our request."
In Fang Lang's room at the Peninsula Hotel, Qi Qingshan stood in front of Fang Lang with a telegram and spoke solemnly.
Fang Lang looked surprised and asked uncertainly:
"What do you mean? When did we have contact with the Portuguese officers in Haojiang?"
"What I learned is that you originally asked Uncle Shui to let his people go to Haojiang and open up the material channel from Haojiang to the mainland. But now this plan is stuck at the Portuguese border station. The Portuguese officers there seem to have no interest in the mainland. They are very hostile and unwilling to accept our solicitation.”
Qi Qingshan seemed to have been prepared. Hearing Fang Lang's question, he quickly reported what he learned to Fang Lang.
When Fang Lang heard this, he immediately remembered what happened. If Qi Qingshan hadn't mentioned it today, he would have almost forgotten about it.
At that time, he was worried that there were not enough smuggling channels in the port city, and he did ask his uncle Fang Xinshui to find a way to open up the channels in the Haojiang River, but this matter was gradually forgotten by him.
It's not that he didn't pay attention to it, but he only remembered later that the Haojiang Pier at this time was small and there were not many. A large cargo ship could be seen from the entire Haojiang River, so it was not suitable for smuggling routes at all.
Even if it is done, it can only be like ants moving, moving goods in small batches, which is really a drop in the bucket for a big war, and it is really too childish for the amount of goods that Fang Lang wants to move to the mainland. .
Therefore, he had forgotten about this matter. Even when he came to Hong Kong City this time, he never thought of visiting Haojiang.
But now I suddenly heard that there was something wrong with a line that I had abandoned. How can I prevent him from feeling dumbfounded?
For a place as big as Portugal, a small officer assigned to Haojiang turned out to be a stumbling block for the smuggling line in Haojiang. This made Fang Lang feel like a toad had jumped on his instep. Although he didn't bite, But it’s so annoying!
"How they win over each other now!"
"It was said that he was bribed with money, but it failed!"
Now Fang Lang was really curious and couldn't help but said:
"A little Portuguese officer can't be bribed with money? Is he so noble?"
Hearing this, Qi Qingshan touched his nose and said with some embarrassment:
“It seems that it’s not that they don’t collect money, but that they collect money and don’t do anything.”
"What? Are you serious? Since when did Uncle Shui become so easy to talk to? Why do people like this still exist?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Lang really couldn't bear it anymore. Isn't this a bad rule? You look down on people, right? Just accept the money and nothing will be done!
"But the other party is a formal Portuguese officer. If they attack him, they are worried that it will cause diplomatic disputes. Moreover, the people sent to Haojiang this time are from Brazil, and they are a little afraid of the Portuguese."
"What do you mean? Brazil has been independent for many years. Is it still afraid of the Portuguese's revenge? Do the Portuguese have the strength? Who is responsible for this matter? If it is so useless, why is it still there?"
Fang Lang finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up from the sofa with a roar, looking at Qi Qingshan with a stern tone.
"The specific person was arranged by Uncle Shui. I don't know who it is, but it is said that this person has been scolded by Uncle Shui and recalled to Brazil!"
"Waste! Keep the waste of food and send a telegram to Uncle Shui. Don't use people like this anymore. It's a disgrace to all of us."
Qi Qingshan was actually very angry about this matter. Now after hearing Fang Lang's words, he immediately approached Fang Lang and lowered his voice:
"Yes, boss. You see, we are in the port city. Do you want me to bring someone over and kill this Portuguese officer directly?"
(End of chapter)
