Although Keith has a fair complexion, plump body fat, a round and graceful abdominal curve, and is old, it turns out that he cannot sit in this position without any skills. After all, Lucien had appointed him as the next fleet commander. .
Sino, who had a bruised nose and face, understood this truth at a painful price.
Although Keith was not having a good time either, a win was a win. Seeing Chu Jun return, Keith got up from Xino, took the coat handed over by the crew member next to him, and put it on calmly, covering his body covered with bruises.
Chu Jungui felt a headache, and it was hard for Xino to convince everyone now. At this moment, the number on Keith's head quietly changed from 2 to 1, and then a gold border was added to the outside.
This is in line with Chu Jungui's perceived combat power. Originally, Kaitian's detection was wrong. This is normal. Kaitian is not omnipotent. He immediately made a judgment when he saw Keith's white flesh.
Xino stood awkwardly, not daring to look at Chu Jungui.
A headache is a headache, and things still need to be resolved. Chu Jungui asked Roland to come forward and quickly reached a consensus with Evans and the old people.
The cause of the whole incident was that Sino was worried that he would not be able to suppress the people in the family fleet, so he asked for help from many sources. In fact, people like Keith did not have good intentions. They deliberately wanted to give Xino a showdown, and even planned to beat Xino away. However, the reinforcements from the three parties were too fierce, and they easily suppressed the crew of the family fleet during mutual testing and internal strife.
But no one expected that Sino would pick the hardest bone to chew on, and there was nothing he could do about it.
But the resistance has been suppressed. Even if Keith finally saves a little face, it will not help. Xino will still be the fleet commander. In order for him to secure this position, Chu Jungui, the old researcher, Evans, and Roland came to the base's combat hall and sat in a circle, with Sino listening and Keith responsible for operating the system.
After seeing the strength behind Xino, Keith honestly handed over all the information about the fleet without hiding anything.
After seeing the information, the three parties had different expressions.
Evans only glanced at it briefly before putting the information down. Apparently he thought the information was normal and he was used to it.
Chu Jungui read the information carefully and was slightly surprised.
The nature of a family fleet is similar to that of a private corps, except that the maintenance and operation of a starship fleet is much more troublesome than that of a corps. The daily affairs of the fleet are nothing more than two aspects: people and ships, and can be divided into three major aspects according to functions: tasks, maintenance and operations, and supplementary expansion.
The fleet assigned to Sino consists of 8 large and small starships, with a total crew of 4,000 and 1,500 logistics and maintenance personnel. The average annual salary of each of these 5,500 people is 100,000, and the various activities and operating expenses allocated to each person are more than 100,000, so the annual personnel costs alone exceed 1 billion!
In addition, there is the maintenance of the fleet itself. The six starships of the destroyer fleet are 100 million per year, and the two cruisers, one heavy and one light, are also 100 million. But this is only a necessary expense for daily operations. If there is a real fight, weapons, ammunition and energy losses are not included.
Another big item is the base usage fee, which is 400 million per year!
This mobile base is not included in the family fleet, but is an asset of the family and is only allocated for the use of the family fleet. User fees must be paid annually. During Lucien's era, the family fleet had a total of two mobile bases for use. One was the base where Chu Jungui was currently located, and the other mobile base was Lucien's private property, and the usage fees naturally belonged to him.
After looking at the ledger, Chu Jungui realized how much a fleet cost. It was simply a bottomless black hole. No wonder there are so many powerful agents, but few can own their own fleets.
On the surface, the annual cost of the fleet is 1.6 billion, but the funds allocated by the Louis family are only 1.2 billion. Chu Jungui did not beat around the bush and asked directly: "Where did this 400 million gap come from? How did you make up for it in the past?"
Keith said: "The gap between fleet funds and actual expenditure is a common phenomenon. It has been in our family fleet for hundreds of years. In addition to the necessary tasks assigned by the Elders Council, the fleet has great autonomy and can You can run some industries and take on some tasks. Sometimes you will take the initiative to kill some star thieves, and all the loot will be a source of funds."
After Chu Jungui heard this, he continued to check the historical records of the fleet. What Keith said should be recorded in detail in history.
As for the old people, this time is very interesting. They were still the old gods, but the one-eyed Qiao Liang remained silent. The old researcher seemed to have fallen into the information and could not get out at all. They had absolutely no intention of expressing an opinion.
The current problem of the Louis family fleet is very clear. Crew training is second to none. The key is still lack of money. The crew's salary and welfare expenses cost nearly 100 million each month, and the fleet's expenses exceed 100 million. In addition, the cost of moving the base is paid every three years, and now it is time to pay again.
As for other minor expenses, they can be ignored for the time being.
All three parties are very clear about the problem, and they all know that the real test for Sino is actually here. A fleet and thousands of soldiers were handed over to Xino for no reason. How could he do it without paying some price? It is impossible for the Presbyterian Church to tilt Xino, so it must give him some tests.
This amount of money is not something that the so-called rich can afford, not to mention that Sino is now a poor man, living on the money Richard pays him every month. That money can allow him to live a very good life, but it is just for a person, and it is not even a fraction of the fleet's funds.
Evans had already read the information and waited for another half an hour. Seeing that everyone else was still silent, he said: "Now the fleet's problems are obvious. My job, or our job, is to solve these problems." . The time is almost up, let’s get started. The fleet’s problem right now is one: no money. What needs to be paid in the near future is base usage fees, personnel costs and fleet daily operating expenses. The latter two items must be paid for at least three months. reserve."
Chu Jungui has been thinking about it. He is now worth hundreds of billions, but his wealth is wealth, and what he needs now is cash. No matter how rich a person is, there is always not much cash at their disposal. But even now, Chu Jungui can always get a few hundred million, but the question is whether this is his fleet, and whether it is necessary to do so.
But the old people continued to be silent.
Chu Jungui roughly understood that the reason why the old people rode in particularly dilapidated spaceships and used particularly backward armor and weapons was probably not because of nostalgia, but just because of poverty.
It is precisely because of poverty that these old people, who are more than seventy years old but can still dominate the battlefield, are particularly humble and low-key at this moment.
Evans is exactly the other extreme, young, handsome and with his own light source, just like some people in the old days who liked to put diamonds on everything. At this moment, he smiled brightly and said: "It is my job to solve the fleet's problems. My plan can be put at the end as an alternative. The first option is to provide an interest-free loan from the Winton family to pay for these problems." The loan period is one year and requires a fleet or mobile base as collateral. The second option is to use the Winton family’s mobile base, which offers discounts on usage fees and flexible payment methods.”
Evans is obviously very gentle, but for some reason, Sino just doesn't like him. I couldn't help but snorted and whispered to myself: "What a part-time job!"
Although his voice is not loud, the strength of everyone present is amazing. Even if a mosquito flies by, you can tell whether it is a male or a female. How could you not hear it?
Evans was not angry and smiled: "If Commander Sino is not satisfied with my plan, then I can also modify the content. I work for the Winton family and my salary is pretty good, so if you choose an interest-free loan, How about I provide the loan?"
So inadvertently, Evans showed off his amazing financial resources.
Sino's momentum was completely gone after receiving this blow. Even if he took all the shares of the heirs, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as much as the interest-free loan given by Evans. But in the spirit of losing without losing, Sino insisted and muttered: "Who relies on salary these days? You can't change your destiny."
Xino naturally looked down on people who were paid because he had no salary.
In addition to Xino, there were also old people who were shocked. The old people's sitting posture is no longer so upright, and the shadows against the sun are not so strong.
Evans glanced at Xino with a smile, and then looked at Chu Jungui intentionally or unintentionally. He didn't know Chu Jungui, and he could never see through him. The only thing Evans knew at this moment was that this man seemed to have an unusual relationship with the Winton family, so much so that he even lent him the family's star stream.
But personal combat power is one thing, and financial power is another. Nowadays, it is no longer the ancient times when one can dominate the world by relying on bravery alone. Rich people can form an army or even a fleet. The term goon has long been behind the times.
Evans seemed to see the balance figure in his account again before his eyes. Thinking that he could support the operation of the fleet for a year by himself, the light emitted became even more brilliant, and it shone towards Chu Jungui intentionally or unintentionally.
Chu Jungui didn't even notice that the surroundings had become brighter.
Seeing Chu Jun's return without any reaction, Evans felt that he had to lay the groundwork before attacking the powerful enemy. He looked at the old people, smiled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Qiao Liang looked at the old researcher, who was staring at the screen as if he was about to get into it. The one-eyed old man snorted, stared at the table in front of him, and said, "We only train people, and you have the final say on the rest."
"That's fine." Evans felt that the preparation was sufficient, and said to Chu Jungui: "Sir..., what do you think?"
Until now, Evans didn't know Chu Jungui's name. Although he hinted it many times, Chu Jungui had no intention of introducing himself.
Chu Jungui was thinking about whether to simply buy the fleet.
