Chapter 1578 There are gains and losses

Luo Hong felt like he was struck by lightning when he heard this. He really couldn't believe that the Dutch, who had been weak in the first five bidding items, could actually defeat him in the last one. The opponent only used one

When it was his turn to bid, he completely killed himself off the court. What kind of courage and determination to win!

Although Luo Hong has won the previous five projects and can be said to be the big winner in today's competition, he is not happy at all at this time. Luo Hong thought that the three million quotation he prepared was enough to make Su Keyi disgraced.

He left the venue hurriedly and returned to Batavia with zero grades to plead with his red-haired boss to admit his mistake. However, it was obvious that the other party had already prepared the script and was waiting for this moment to arrive before finally taking a heavy blow to him.

, the wording that was originally prepared to ridicule the other party was blocked in his throat.

Bai Kesi stood up and opened the bidding sign belonging to the East India Company on the wall. Luo Hong finally saw the amount written on it: three hundred and fifty thousand yuan. Yes, Su Keyi's offer was higher than Luo Hong's final offer.

With an extra five hundred thousand, this was only the first round of bidding. Luo Hong could not imagine how much money the other party had prepared for these Haihan warships.

Of course, what Luo Hong couldn't imagine was that Haihan gave Su Keyi extremely favorable conditions. Among the 3.5 million quoted price, 2 million was a special loan belonging to Haihan, and the East India Company only needed

Just repay half of it, which is one million. Otherwise, Su Keyi would not have been able to lend Haihan such a large amount. He could still try to explain to the governor and council of Batavia by borrowing one million.

One million, he might have no choice but to go back and plead guilty. After all, this amount even exceeds the East India Company's total annual income.

However, this shady story will probably never be made public. Both parties involved have benefited greatly from it, and no one will take the initiative to expose these shady tricks. All Luo Hong can see is sitting on the

Su Keyi, who looked calm across from him, had no idea that he had been plotted by Haihan and the Dutch.

After the results were announced, it was time to go through complicated procedures and settlements. Representatives from both sides returned to their respective lounges, and there were dedicated personnel to handle the relevant procedures for them. The gold bricks Luo Hong brought to Sanya this time could only be discounted by about three hundred.

0,000, so even though he didn’t spend any money in the last round of bidding, he spent 4 million on the first five bids. In the end, he still had to borrow 1 million from Haihan to complete the procedure. The same was true for his opponent Su Keyi

, and in the end also owed Haihan a huge sum of millions.

Judging from the results, both sides owed Haihan a debt of one million, and the ratio of the projects they bid for was 5 to 1. It seemed that Matalan had a clear upper hand. But in fact, because it failed to grab the

With this last key project, the role that Matalan has previously purchased in several projects will be greatly reduced in the military confrontation.

The East India Company spent a lot of money to buy a fleet that was not equipped with weapons. It seemed that it suffered a big loss. But if you think about it the other way around, if this fleet was bought by the Malan Kingdom, then the East India Company would really only

They can pack up and leave Batavia in advance. Spending this money actually buys insurance for the safety of Batavia. As for whether these ships can form combat effectiveness in the short term, Su Keyi has not actually considered it.

So many.

This is why Haihan confidently and boldly sold these equipment to them. Even if the Dutch obtained these ships, they would have to rely on their own understanding to digest these warships and prepare them for them in the absence of Haihan's guidance and training.

It is not something that can be achieved overnight. What's more, the Dutch did not even buy the original weapons on the ship. If they equip some additional cannons on the ship, the combat effectiveness will naturally be greatly reduced.

Although the bidding has ended and both parties have obtained arms purchase contracts, the actual period required to deliver these goods is still not short. Among them, the spot quantity of weapons and equipment has not reached the number in the contract, and weapons such as firearms and artillery need to be counted.

The delivery time could only be completed in 3 months. Of the 24 warships purchased by Su Keyi on behalf of the East India Company, only two were in stock, and it would take a year to a year and a half to complete all the orders.

This is because Su Keyi failed to secure ship-borne weapons, otherwise the construction period would have been extended by at least more than a month to complete the deployment and installation of naval guns on the ship.

For such a long delivery time, the Matarans and the Dutch could not rush Haihan, because these details were clearly written in the contract shown to them in advance, and these goods needed to be shipped after the order was confirmed.

Production and shipment began to be organized. Therefore, although representatives from both parties were very eager to deliver the goods, their urging had no effect on Haihan, who worked at his own pace.

Of course, considering the principle of fairness, since Haihan cannot deliver the arms and equipment to the buyer at once, the buyer does not have to repay the entire million-dollar loan owed to Haihan immediately. Instead, it will be repaid in installments according to the delivery cycle.

The principal and interest are paid. The Netherlands and Haihan currently maintain relatively close trade relations, and Madalan will rely heavily on Haihan's technical support in the military field in the future, so there is no need to worry that they will maliciously default on this loan.

The representatives of the two countries had their own concerns and politely declined the dinner prepared by Haihan. They planned to go back and write a report as soon as possible and report the current situation to the rear as soon as possible so that they could start preparations for receiving weapons and equipment as soon as possible. They could not wait until Haihan

The training of the troops should only begin after the order content is fully delivered. The sooner the combat effectiveness is formed, the more threat can be posed to the opponent.

So the dinner became a celebration banquet for the Executive Committee. Haihan was pleased to place an arms order totaling nearly 6.5 million yuan. The gross profit was at least 4 to 5 million yuan. It was indeed a happy event worthy of a good celebration.

At this time, it had only been more than half a month since the Madalan mission came to Sanya to put forward arms purchase requirements. Haihan officials only played a role in pushing the flow of the situation. It can be said that this arms deal was completely divine.

Windfall is simply a gain outside the official plan.

Being able to operate such a large-scale arms sales project in such a short period of time is indispensable to the efficient collaboration and cooperation between various departments. Although Haihan's current functional division of labor and bureaucracy are more complicated than a few years ago,

Many, but fortunately, when there is a major event, the executive committee, a special authority, can mobilize the resources and strength of the entire country in the shortest time to achieve the goal. This is exactly the governance method that other countries at the same time lack.

For example, in this arms sales project, although the military, arsenal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and other departments all have their own interests and political attitudes, under the coordination of the Executive Committee, various departments can be quickly integrated together.

, exerting force in one direction, this is really the benefit brought by the system.

The game between countries does not seem to have a significant direct impact on the people. With the entire bidding meeting kept highly confidential, the people of Haihan did not even know that it was regarded as a hot topic of discussion a few days ago. The BRICS incident was actually resolved in such a secretive way. After the resumption of publication, the "Sanya Express" did not conduct follow-up reports on the matter. The public's attention will not remain on the foreign affairs of more than ten days ago. When it comes to people showing off their wealth, they have long been attracted by other new social news.

But the life of the person who originally caused this incident to attract public attention has changed greatly. The editor-in-chief of Express News, Xu Zhengye, was interviewed alone the day after his backstage boss Li Nai arrived in Sanya, and was then transferred from the newspaper. , his position was taken over by another editor. Li Nai had already read the newspapers of those two days immediately, and did not blame Xu Zhengye for making such a big mistake. It was just that the matter triggered the executive committee's discussion. Pay attention, as the backstage boss of the newspaper, Li Nai must make a gesture of repentance to the Haihan official. Resigning the person in charge is probably the simplest and most effective method. And Li Nai has many businesses under his name. It is not difficult to arrange a job for Xu Zhengye.

As for the other party involved in the matter, the reporter Xun Pengcheng who was responsible for writing the article at the time had already taken the initiative to go through the resignation procedures and left on his own. In the eyes of colleagues at the newspaper, Xun Pengcheng left voluntarily because he did not want to be fired by his boss, which was considered very unusual. It's a courageous approach. Li Nai doesn't care much about the resignation of such a small employee. He is just a scholar who can write articles. It is not difficult to recruit people with similar abilities from new immigrants to replace him. And the editor-in-chief Xu Zhengye Since he couldn't protect himself, he naturally couldn't take care of Xun Pengcheng who was implicated by him.

But the inside story of Xun Pengcheng's resignation was not what they thought. In fact, before and after the whole incident, the individual who benefited the most from it was probably Xun Pengcheng. When Ma Dalan envoy Luo Hong came to visit, Xun Pengcheng also gave random advice for the sake of money. After some discussion, it unexpectedly led to the subsequent bidding activities, so Luo Hong fulfilled his promise and privately gave Xun Pengcheng a large sum of money as a reward.

For Luo Hong, this was just a reward to an insider, but for Xun Pengcheng, it was a huge sum of money that was enough to change the trajectory of his life. After receiving the gold sent by Luo Hong, Xun Pengcheng simply I didn't dare to keep the gold at home, but hurriedly sent it to Haihan Bank to exchange it into official currency that can be used freely in Haihan. This is because gold and silver transactions are rarely used directly in Haihan. The gold bricks and gold coins sent by Luo Hong cannot be used outside at all, but after being converted into official currency, they can be conveniently deposited in a personal account in the bank and withdrawn at any time.

It is no exaggeration to say that the money sent by Luo Hong is enough for Xun Pengcheng to have enough food and clothing for the rest of his life, and he can also try to do some things that he has thought about but has no ability to achieve. After finishing the bank After completing the deposit procedures, the first thing Xun Pengcheng did was to quit his job as a reporter. He no longer wanted to waste his life on such a mediocre job. Now that he had become a rich man, then You should enjoy the life of a rich person.

But Xun Pengcheng was also worried that his sudden wealth would attract unnecessary attention. People from the Ministry of Security came to visit him a few days ago. If those people knew that he had received a large sum of money from the Madalan people,

, I am afraid that life will not be easy in the future. So Xun Pengcheng plans to leave Sanya and find another place to stay. He heard that Haikou, Danzhou and other places are also developing well now. If he can go to those places to buy property and land as a plantation

Being the owner of the garden might also be a good arrangement. Of course, it would be best if he could find opportunities to become an official elsewhere. Xun Pengcheng had never given up on his dream of becoming an official.

Xun Pengcheng's most important asset in Sanya is the small apartment he lives in now. Before leaving Sanya, he must sell this apartment first. Xun Pengcheng found a dental store to post the house sale information, but after two

Within days, the dental shop brought the buyer to negotiate the price.

Xun Pengcheng sold his house and moved into an inn in the port area temporarily. The next thing he had to do was to set a sailing date and leave, but it happened that there were strong winds and waves on the sea these days, and almost all the ships took shelter in the port.

, there were no passenger ships leaving the port at this time. Xun Pengcheng had no choice but to wait patiently at the inn for the weather to improve.

After staying at the inn for five days, the weather finally began to improve. Xun Pengcheng, who was already a little impatient with waiting, immediately went to the port, found the passenger ship he had contacted, and asked the captain when it would depart. It was confirmed that it would be ready in three days

After leaving Sanya, Xun Pengcheng finally let go of a big stone in his heart. Just as he was about to return to the inn, he heard someone greeting him: "Brother Xun, long time no see!"

Xun Pengcheng turned his head and looked at him in astonishment. He greeted him. He was wearing a green shirt and looked to be in his early thirties. He had a vague impression of his face, but he couldn't remember who it was. So he had to awkwardly raise his hands and say, "I'm sorry for my poor eyesight."

, Your Excellency is..."

"Brother Xun is really a noble man who forgets things. When we were taking exams in the same department, we were scholars in Guangzhou together..." Seeing that Xun Pengcheng was still confused, the man had to introduce himself: "Brother Xun, I am Wang Hao, from Qingyuan.

You and I also traveled to Guangzhou together for three days, do you remember?"

Xun Pengcheng suddenly said: "I remember! Someone in Brother Wang's family worked as an official in Guangzhou, and later he left you in Guangzhou. After these years of separation, Brother Wang has become more and more impressive, and I don't dare to recognize him!"

"

Wang Hao smiled and said: "Brother Xun, thank you! I never thought that I would meet an old friend when I come to Sanya. It's really fate! If Brother Xun is free, why don't you and I find a place to sit down and talk about old times?"

Xun Pengcheng was now a wealthy and idle man. Of course he was free and had plenty of money, so he didn't mind treating his old friends to a simple meal. He immediately hailed a rickshaw at the pier and took Wang Hao to the city.
Chapter completed!