Chapter 137
When Yang Feng returned to New York from Atlanta, a British diplomat and a staff member of the Scotts Shipyard were already waiting at home.
"Ah, two dear friends, I think you must have brought me the modification plan for my boat, right?" The guy said immediately with a passionate look on his face.
"Indeed, Mr. Yang, we have brought three plans for you to choose from, but before that we hope you can give us an explanation why your self-propelled artillery shells are different from ordinary shells, and what is the extra device at the bottom of your warhead?" said the diplomat named Chandes seriously.
The British are not stupid. Their technicians will definitely test the artillery after they arrive in Peking, and will test the artillery range when they charge various amounts of charge. As a result, when they see the shell launching medicine, they will determine that even if they are the largest charge, they cannot hit twenty kilometers away. They are all experts who play this, and this is still a fool.
Immediately afterwards, they discovered that Yang Feng's warhead was different from other things, and there was a special device below, and immediately understood that the range of the twenty-kilometer must be related to this thing.
"This is a shell range extension device developed by our laboratory!" Yang Feng said casually.
Qiandes gritted his teeth, tried to control his desire to bite him, and said in a calm tone: "Mr. Yang, you never mentioned this, right?"
"Ah, yes, maybe I was negligent. Of course, when you negotiated with me in China, you just asked me about artillery issues and were not very concerned about the ammunition part. I also proposed that the agreement does not include the ammunition part, and you also agreed with this." Yang Feng said a little apologetically.
Qiandes' chest fluctuated a few times, and the staff at Scotts Shipyard next to him looked at him with some concern, fearing that he would do anything irrational.
But Qiandes was a diplomat after all, and soon returned to peace. Then he looked at Yang Feng with a pure face and said, "Mr. Yang. Your ammunition system has not been sold to the Germans, right?"
"Of course, Mr. Todman and I are good friends. This time, due to the interference between your country and France, I have violated my promise to him. Since you do not need an ammunition system, then naturally, you cannot even meet his small request."
"So what price is your shell? We also hope to buy a batch." Chanders said with a gloomy face.
"This is very expensive, and I promised Todmann that I would not sell shells to other countries."
"A paper agreement?"
"No, just verbal, we don't need to be so troublesome!"
“So what price do you need to default again?”
"Isn't this good? Two consecutive breach of trust will cause a huge blow to my reputation. You also know that I am a businessman, and reputation is very important. Once I lose my reputation, it will be difficult for me to do business."
"Since it's business, there's always a price tag, is that OK? As long as you agree to sell us shells, we can modify it for you for free." Chandes said, which is his real purpose here.
"Is my credibility worth hundreds of thousands of dollars? If you say this again, I will think it is your insult to me." Yang Feng said indignantly.
He really doesn't want to sell the bottom-range extended range bomb to others. Of course, if the profit is large enough, then he will consider it separately.
"Mr. Yang. There is no need to say these useless words. You can offer the offer!" Qian Desi said in a stiff tone.
Yang Feng didn't mind very much about this. Since he was here to give him money, he could understand it. After all, anyone who knew that the country he represented had been cheated, and then had to continue to deliver it to him and then let the other party cheat. It is worth understanding that a little bit of emotion at this time.
The guy hesitated there for a long time before sighing. He said helplessly: "Mr. Qiandes, you really make me embarrassed.
But first I need to ask clearly whether you are representing the British government this time or representing both Britain and France at the same time.”
"I only represent the British government!" Chandes glanced at him meaningfully.
"Ah, then that's it. The cost of the ship modification is of course you pay. In addition, the price of shells is calculated based on gold, and the weight is one-tenth of the gold."
"Ten thousand dollars a shell?" Chandes could no longer control himself and stood up and exclaimed.
"Is it too much? I don't think it's too much. I can take a step back and you can just buy the warhead, and there is no need to buy the launch part!" Yang Feng waved his hand generously.
But even so, a shell cost 50,000 or 60,000 US dollars. The staff member of the Scotts Shipyard next to him was stunned. He could not imagine that his lifelong savings were only equivalent to the warhead of a shell in Yang Feng.
Qian Desi left, and he was not interested in telling Yang Feng any politeness. Since this matter was no longer something he could decide, then don’t get angry here. If you get angry, it will be bad.
Looking at his back, Yang Feng smiled treacherously. He was not going to compromise on this asking price. If the shells were not sold to the Germans, he naturally would not have the confidence to speak out like this. But since the shells have all arrived in Germany, the British would have to pay the money if they want to balance the power.
Moreover, this is a long-term business. That thing cannot be copied by buying one. It requires experiments again and again. If one batch is not enough, then another batch has to be bought. When he thinks that he can continuously make gold from the British, he can't help but feel excited.
"Mr. Chris? Come and discuss the details of the modification," he realized that there was someone waiting next to him.
Now that someone pays for themselves, the more luxurious the modification, the better. Where gilded can be used, brass should not be used, and where genuine leather can be used, cloth, crystal chandeliers, wool carpets, and high-end wood furniture are all necessary.
What other swimming pools, bars, large bathhouses where seven or eight people can play with mandarin ducks at the same time, large beds where three or four people can ride, and even bedding included. A thick stack of them was written for Chris in detail, and in the meantime, the most prodigal woman around him was invited as a consultant.
Margrit was naturally very enthusiastic about such a squandering money. After knowing that this was not a squandering Yang Feng’s own money, he would spend money even more. According to their requirements, the modification fee alone would be more than 500,000 US dollars.
"Okay, let's do it first! I'll notify you later when I think about it. In addition, you can leave me a cargo hold, which doesn't need to be too large. It can hold two or three hundred tons of cargo. It must be guaranteed to go directly from Shanghai to Hawaii at a speed of 30 knots. This principle cannot be changed at all." Yang Feng said to Chris.
"Mr. Yang, this is exactly what I want to say. No matter how we change it, the Galatia can't have a speed of 30 knots and a range of 3,000 nautical miles. You must understand this." Chris said with a serious face.
"That's fine. As long as you can get to the Marshall Islands, you can get supplies there once in the middle." Yang Feng nodded and said, the 30-kilometer voyage of 5,000 nautical miles was indeed a bit horrible. This is a steam turbine that uses burning oil, not a nuclear reactor.
"But you must speed up the modification speed. Try to complete it before I return to China. I will accept it in the UK. Don't worry that your government will disagree with my request. Even if they do not agree with the modification fee, I can pay it by myself. So you don't need to consider the money issue. You must ensure quality. If there are quality problems, don't blame me for causing trouble for you." Yang Feng said.
"Please rest assured that this is all about you and the government. We only know how to build ships." Chris said with a smile.
After seeing Chris off, Margrit immediately entangled Yang Feng with excitement.
"Global trips, and we are our own private yachts. If not, you must take me with you this time!" she said coquettishly.
"No, no, absolutely not!" Yang Feng was startled. He took his lover to see his fiancée, and it took him so many kicks to get it done.
"Isn't it okay if I don't go to Germany? I can stay in France then." Margrit begged with his neck.
The hot little butt rubbed against Xiao Yangfeng, and it was indeed not easy to refuse in such a situation.
"Okay, but you can't go to China with me. At most I'll take you to Singapore." Yang Feng said dryly.
Margrit immediately looked burst into tears.
"Be good. You know I'm not married yet. Even if you want to take you back, at least you have to wait until I get married with them." Yang Feng hurriedly coaxed her.
After cheating the British, it was the French's turn. Since Chandes said that he only represented the British government, that means they put their allies aside. The French were not as efficient as the British, and they did not find Yang Feng until the next day. But in fact, they were more urgent than the British. No matter how far away the self-propelled artillery could not hit the other side of the strait, but they had to deal with the Germans on land.
Therefore, the French have a better attitude. They did not show any indignation at Yang Feng's deception. This is probably related to Margrit sitting next to him. In front of the beauties, the Gaul chickens always like to act a little gentlemanly.
"Mr. Yang, we need your shells, you can offer the price!" said the French diplomat.
"I believe you must know the offer I gave to the British?" Yang Feng asked.
"We just learned about it."
"Okay, the same offer, but I have an extra request, a small one."
"Please speak!" The French naturally knew that Yang Feng could not have no additional requirements.
"Build two high-speed torpedo boats for me, and the displacement does not need to be too large. I only use them to defend the estuary of Haihe River. You should know the estuary of Haihe River, right?"
"Yes, I can promise you directly!" The French were very happy. Two small torpedo boats, with a displacement of hundreds of tons, and a cost of at most ten shells. He didn't need to pass this little thing in China.
"But you must promise us a condition that you can no longer provide such shells to the Germans."
"I can agree to this." Yang Feng said. They probably don't know how many shells the Germans bought. In their opinion, the Germans will definitely not buy a lot at once. Cutting off their subsequent supply will have some benefits. Of course, if they knew that the Germans got a thousand at once, they would not think like this.
Yang Feng’s purpose of buying torpedo boats is very simple. From modern times, it is OK to build a few heavy torpedoes, either linear or sound self-guided, and then install them on these torpedo boats, specifically used to block the estuary of the Haihe River. The range of these heavy torpedoes is usually more than fifty kilometers. It is not impossible to get rid of Japanese battleships after they are done. As for the most part, the personnel can only get some training materials and pick out people to practice slowly.
After solving the problems left over from his shells, Yang Feng was invited by DuPont and attended the nylon production ceremony. It has to be said that Americans are too slow. Of course, this is a good thing for Yang Feng. DuPont invites him mainly for the pricing of nylon stockings.
On this point, the two parties have agreed to adopt a unified selling price to avoid competition from each other. Now Yang Feng sells stockings for fifty dollars per pair. This price is indeed a bit higher. He is not limited by production capacity and sells as much as he likes. However, DuPont is not good. If they sell less, it means a backlog of products. So after careful discussion, the two parties finally decided to sell a pair of stockings for ten dollars!
In addition to DuPont, Dow Chemical also officially started production during this period, and their polyethylene project was also put into production. However, it made them depressed that they faced competition from Japanese goods as soon as they were put into production, which made Dow Chemical's boss extremely annoyed.
"I'm really powerless to do this. Your construction speed is too slow. You can get authorization from me earlier than the Japanese." Yang Feng said, wishing that this situation would happen! He hoped that these large companies in the US government would be unable to bear the Japanese.
"Mr. Yang, it is said that you have applied for a patent for a synthetic material called polypropylene?" asked the boss of Dow Chemical. This was his main purpose.
"Yes!" Yang Feng admitted readily.
“So who are you going to work with?”
“Same as polyethylene.”
"Why can't you just work with a certain company? For example, we?"
Because I want to watch you fight with the Japanese. Yang Feng thought to himself, of course he couldn't say that: "I can't do anything about it. The Japanese forced me too hard, and you also know that their army is only more than a hundred kilometers away from my house.
They asked me to cooperate with them, otherwise they would attack Doron, which was the defense zone of my allies. What can I do? I had to compromise with them, but in order not to let them possess it, so I took the same treatment method as polyethylene! Even so, they were still very dissatisfied with me. Last time I passed by Japan, I deliberately drove out their Nagamon battleship to scare me, and even detained my Japanese lady. If I cooperate with other countries this time, they would not be ready to let my wife go back." Yang Feng said with a grievance.
"Then will you succumb to them?" The boss of Dow Chemical asked quickly. He didn't care about Mrs. Yang Feng's problem! There were a lot of wives, and it would be no big deal to lose one or two.
"Of course not. The more they do, the less I will surrender to them. Isn't it just a woman? How could I be threatened by a woman!" Yang Feng shouted with a heroic look on his face.
Wandering around the United States, especially those who have already started production, these guys will naturally not pay tribute to Yang Feng honestly. This is especially represented by Michelin. They now regret not buying Yang Feng's radial tire patent directly, so they are very unhappy about the patent fee.
"Mr. Hollande, I am a businessman who attaches great importance to integrity. The reason why a contract becomes a contract is because of its sacredness that cannot be violated. I hate any violation of the contract. I hope you know this." Yang Feng said to the representative who was responsible for the negotiations with Michelin.
"Mr. Yang, you misunderstood. We are not trying to breach the contract, but we think the patent fee we set before is too high, and twenty percent is a bit too much. We think five percent is more reasonable." Hollande said hurriedly.
"Mr. Hollande, don't you think this is a bit ridiculous? Why did you have no objection to patent fees before? Now that you see radial tires are selling well, you have begun to have objections to patent fees. Is this your integrity? Sorry, there is no room for compromise on this matter. If you do not pay the patent fees according to the contract, then we can only meet in the court. The next time we come to negotiate with you is the lawyer of our Jinyuan Company.
And I don’t have much patience. If I don’t see the patent fees you paid according to the contract within half a year, then I will open the patents for radial tires to all tire manufacturers around the world for free. I don’t care about this little money, but I will definitely not tolerate the sacredness of the contract being violated?" Yang Feng said with a grim smile.
Yang Feng is not worried that Michelin will not surrender. They are just making less money on radial tires, but if all competitors obtain Yang Feng's patent authorization for free, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for them.
Michelin's courage did not last long. In fact, a week after Yang Feng left, they began to pay the patent fees they had owed before. Yang Feng owned the meridian patents of all members of the Paris Convention, and they could not avoid this terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex.
With this example of killing the chicken to warn the monkey, several other companies that arrears of patent fees quickly realized that when they faced Yang Feng, they actually had no cards to play, so they could only pay him obediently.
After Yang Feng stayed in the United States for a month, the silver price in the US market had reached his ideal price, which was much earlier than the original history. The more than 100 tons he had hoarded had an impact on the market.
"Boss, it's time to take action now?" Lu Yongnian said excitedly in Yang Feng's luxurious living room.
Now all Yang Feng's important employees in the United States gather together, including Qin Songnian, Wu Boming, Thomas, the newly established general manager of Quantum Fund, Lu Yongnian, and even Rohart, the manager of Cherokee Company. This is the first time that Thomas and Rohart know that they had stocked up 140 tons of silver under their feet. If the current silver price is based on the current silver price, it would be 50 million US dollars.
Oh my God, what a huge fortune this is. When these two people looked at Yang Feng, they felt that this guy was shining with silver light. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!