When Ye Chen first mentioned the idea of ​​transforming the Wanlong Palace, Wan Pojun agreed with each other in his heart.

However, the only thing he was worried about was his profitability after transformation.

He doesn't want to make money now, but Wanlong Palace still has tens of thousands of soldiers to support. These people have huge expenses. If the transformed Wanlong Palace cannot reach a break-even, it will be difficult for him to give the soldiers of Wanlong Palace an explanation.

However, after listening to the future described by Ye Chen, he immediately felt confident.

So he asked Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, do you know the salary situation of the two other international security behind? I want to calculate the approximate income fluctuations of Wanlong Palace in the future."

Ye Chen said, "I don't know very well about the specifics, I'll consult now."

As he said that, he immediately took out his cell phone and called He Zhiqiu first.

He Zhiqiu had a deep understanding of international shipping, and now he has begun to manage Yisu Shipping, and is very familiar with the details of the shipping market.

When the phone was connected, He Zhiqiu asked excitedly: "Mr. Ye, have you returned to Jinling?"

"I'm back." Ye Chen asked her: "Zhiqiu, I'm calling you to consult you. Do you know the international security salary in the shipping market now?"

He Zhiqiu explained: "If it is in the Gulf of Aden, a merchant ship usually needs to be equipped with three to five international security personnel. The security company's helicopter will send the international security personnel directly to the ship when the merchant ship is about to enter the Gulf of Aden. After the merchant ship passes through the Gulf of Aden safely and successfully, it will be left by helicopter. The whole process will only take a few days, and the charge is generally around 200,000 US dollars."

"Two hundred thousand dollars?" Ye Chen said in surprise: "Is it so high?"

He Zhiqiu said: "Mr. Ye, this is the offer from the beginning of the year. The current international security price is higher than before. The same service will probably cost about 300,000 US dollars..."

"The reason for such a large increase is that the freight prices of international shipping have been soaring since last year, and the price has risen repeatedly."

"The freight rate for a standard container to depart from our southeastern coastal port in China to the Port of Los Angeles in the United States has soared from more than one thousand dollars in the past to nearly twenty thousand dollars."

"A large freighter with a capacity of more than 10,000 standard containers, the freight cost for a full load transportation is US$100,000 or 20,000 containers at a time. If the capacity of more than 20,000 containers, the cost of the ship can be returned at one time. The owner has been making a fortune, so he is willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to ensure safety."

Ye Chen asked again: "Is pirate activity in the Gulf of Aden more frequent now?"

"Frequently." He Zhiqiu explained: "The pirates there have never been calm. The more the shipping market is, the more active they are. When they hijack a merchant ship, they will hijack the ship and ask the ship owner for ransom. Generally, they have to start at least several million dollars. Sometimes they can even get tens of millions of dollars, and the ship owner dare not refuse to give it. Moreover, it is a waste of time and money from a transportation trip. The possible loss of freight income of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars. Therefore, ship owners now attach great importance to international security, and almost large merchant ships will spend this money."

As he said that, He Zhiqiu said again: "By the way, after the Su Shipping Group was incorporated, we have already started to ship normally. Our own ships will also purchase international security services."

When Ye Chen heard this, he asked: "Do you know about the current international security companies? Where are their bases usually located?"

He Zhiqiu said: "There are at least 300 security companies in the global shipping market. Of course, the demand for armed escorts in the Gulf of Aden is the highest, so everyone sets up coastal bases along the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. Some even buy an old ship for transformation and transform it into a maritime base that can take off and land helicopters. Now most of the entire market is in the hands of the British, followed by Americans, with relatively few Asians. In terms of price, Western escort companies are higher than Eastern escort companies, and their market acceptance is also higher."

"I understand." Ye Chen nodded and said, "Zhiqiu, send me the information about all our ships at this stage."

At this time, Ye Chen had already made up his mind to let Wanlong Palace forcefully enter the market for armed escort. Since the British could take away more than half of the share, then the Chinese could do it.

Since he had made up his mind to do it, he had to take the ground and take it from sea to capture it. On the one hand, Wan Pojun wanted to find a way to establish a base on the coast of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and other countries, and on the other hand, he also had to prepare for the base on the sea. So he planned to give all the information on ships from Issu Shipping to Wan Pojun, so that he could choose the one that was most suitable for transformation.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Chen reported the situation he had obtained from He Zhiqiu to Wan Pojun.

After hearing this, Wan Pojun immediately spoke: "Mr. Ye, we can get started with this business almost immediately. Our soldiers, whether in terms of training level, combat strength, and weapons and equipment, are much stronger than ordinary international security. It can be said that they can be easily dealt with this kind of work. Moreover, we have relatively good channel relationships in the Middle East. There should be no big problem in establishing one or two frontier bases with hundreds of people along the coast of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman."

Ye Chen nodded: "That would be great. You should immediately start preparing these frontier bases. I will provide you with a freighter as a mobile base on the sea. In this way, it will be officially launched soon! Then start with the merchant ship of Issu Shipping!"

After a pause, Ye Chen said: "As for providing armed security in high-risk areas overseas, it should be easier than armed escort. As long as you find an employer, you can send a certain number of soldiers according to the needs of the employer. I believe that the combat effectiveness of your Wanlong Palace will definitely be fine in a third world country, and there is no need for additional training. So you are divided in advance and ready to transform into soldiers in this field. Once you receive the project, you will send people directly."

Wan Pojun said excitedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Ye, my subordinates will immediately start making arrangements, and all preparations will be solved within two weeks!"

"Okay!" Ye Chen said with satisfaction: "As for the more than 10,000 prisoners in Syria, I will find a way to mediate and let them release people. In addition, I plan to help you find a rear base of 10,000 people in Syria."

When Wan Pojun heard this, he was extremely excited. Even his voice was trembling. He asked in disbelief: "Mr. Ye... can you really let them release the prisoners, and can you let them allow us to build a rear base?"
Chapter completed!