In fact, what Constantine said is right. This is a simple business transaction, so there is no need for Constantine to go to Roark. That would make it inconvenient for Roark to operate. There are many brokers in Johannesburg, and it is easier to find them to solve the problem.
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For Russians who are accustomed to simple, rough and direct dealings, finding a broker may be a bit too complicated.
But it doesn't matter, Rock will help Constantine make up for this shortcoming, that's why Sam appears at the De Beers Hotel.
"Hello, Mr. Sam, do we know each other?" Constantine was a little confused. He had no friends in Johannesburg.
"Don't we already know each other now?" Sam handed over his business card. The business card was made of pure gold and was full of Johannesburg's rich style, but it was in line with Constantine's aesthetics.
On the front of the business card was Sam's title: General Manager of Umbrella Company.
The business scope of the Umbrella Company is written on the back, among which the "Ocean Supply" project is obvious.
Constantine's eyes immediately lit up: "Mr. Sam, I am very interested in your company. Can you introduce it in detail?"
"Of course. First of all, you have to know that Umbrella Company is the largest private armed company in Johannesburg and even in the entire southern Africa. We provide a variety of combinations of security services and accept private employment. As long as the customer needs it, that is the goal of our Umbrella Company.
, please believe in the strength of our umbrella company, in the entire southern Africa, no one is more professional than us," Sam boasted.
Constantine's brain circuit was obviously different from Sam's. After listening to Sam's introduction, Constantine immediately sent the business to his door: "That's great. I want to hire your umbrella company to kill all the damn Japanese in Johannesburg."
Get rid of it!"
Upon hearing Constantine's request, Sam's mind went blank for a moment. Sam never expected that Constantine would ask for this.
"I'm sorry Mr. Constantine, our umbrella company can't do this." Sam couldn't help but laugh.
"You just said that you are omnipotent!" Constantine was very dissatisfied.
"We are indeed omnipotent, but we have a bottom line. You know, the Japanese in Johannesburg are guests of Lord Nyasaland, so we cannot accept such business." Sam decisively refused. For this reason, Constantine still
acceptable.
"Okay, what can you do?" Constantine sat back on the sofa, a little disinterested.
"So everything you asked for." Sam raised a finger before Constantine could speak: "Except for what you just said, that one won't work, absolutely not!"
Constantine felt really aggrieved, but he also knew that Sam was right.
"Okay, let's talk about ocean supply." Constantine finally got to the point.
Sam felt a little dizzy. Constantine's thinking was obviously not online. Sam was almost led astray by Constantine.
When he saw Roark again, Sam was still dumbfounded.
Luo Ke was also speechless. The fighting nation was indeed different from ordinary people and could not be understood with ordinary people's thinking.
However, the results were good. Constantine hired Umbrella Company to provide supplies to the Russian Second Pacific Squadron in the waters near Madagascar, and Constantine also hoped that Umbrella Company could provide port services for the Second Squadron.
"After the Second Pacific Squadron arrives in Madagascar, the warships need to be cleaned and maintained, otherwise the speed of the warships will be seriously affected. However, I dare not agree to this request. Russian warships cannot enter Port Edward." Sam still has a sense of proportion and is determined not to make money.
Not profitable.
In another time and space, when the Second Squadron arrived in Cape Town, it hoped to enter the Cape Town port for maintenance.
Of course the British government would not agree to such a request, so the Second Squadron could only go to Cam Ranh Bay in France for maintenance.
After the Second Squadron entered Cam Ranh Bay, the Japanese government made another strong protest, and the British government also put pressure on the French government.
The French government may be able to ignore the protests of the Japanese, but it cannot ignore the pressure from the British government, so the French government can only drive the Second Squadron out of Cam Ranh Bay.
In the end, the Second Squadron traveled a long distance and fought the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Battle of Tsushima. As a result, the Second Squadron suffered a disastrous defeat.
Throughout the Second Squadron's expedition, the Russian government behaved very amateurishly from top to bottom. The Second Squadron itself had many problems, and Russia's logistics also had problems. In order to solve the fuel problem, the Russian fleet could only
When coaling at sea, warships must load as much coal as possible as long as there is an opportunity. Therefore, the decks, engine rooms, bathrooms, officers' bedrooms and other spaces of Russian warships are filled with coal.
This not only reduced the speed, but also affected the environmental sanitation, especially when passing near Cape Town. The Russian sailors from the far north simply could not stand the hot weather near Cape Town. The sailors were miserable and the non-combat attrition was serious. At this time
The Russian supply ship delivered thousands of sets of winter clothes.
The extent of this mistake can only be compared to the logistics department's delivery of statues to the Far East Army.
At that time, the Far East Army continued to shell artillery shells, but the train delivered statues of gods, which became a laughing stock of the Russian army.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. We are making a lot of money now." Luo Ke didn't want to take risks. He had to be careful when doing business with Mao Zi. They would become ruthless and even trick his own people.
Russia requested a wide variety of supplies, including fresh meat and vegetables, various bullets and artillery shells, and even potato vodka. Rock simply suspected that the Second Squadron brought nothing but coal when it left the port.
"Mr. Constantine also has a special request. He hopes that we can send a fleet to deliver supplies to Lushun." Sam also did not dare to agree to this request.
Currently, Lushun is under heavy siege by the Japanese army. Japan's "military soul" General Nogi Hitori and the "soul" of the Russian army's defense in Lushun, General Kondrachenko, are fighting for their wits. Russia has tried many ways to supply Lushun, but none of them have succeeded.
Success, that's why Constantine came up with the idea of an umbrella company.
Johannesburg is now a British territory, so if the Umbrella Company sends a ship, it must fly the British flag. Considering the current special relationship between Britain and Japan, I have to say that Constantine's calculation is still very clever.
"No, we can't directly intervene in the war. It's enough to sell supplies. The Russians have to do things like transporting supplies themselves." Rock thought about it but refused. Although the price offered by Constantine was high, the risks were
It's really too big, and the efforts and gains are seriously out of proportion.
"Okay, but the execution of this contract is estimated to be December. The Second Squadron has not arrived in Cape Town yet. It is slower than a snail." Sam is not optimistic about the fate of the Second Squadron. Thirty thousand kilometers is not a joke.
For fun, you can almost circle the earth.
"It doesn't matter, we can afford to wait now. During this period, we can complete the Japanese orders first." Roque is not in a hurry. The Russians probably won't need the weapons ordered from Nyasaland. In the Battle of Tsushima, the Russian Pacific
Except for three ships of the 2nd and 3rd squadrons that fled to Vladivostok, the rest were completely wiped out. The total ship loss reached 270,000 tons, which was greater than the total tonnage of warships lost by both sides in the famous Battle of Jutland in World War I.
Be big.
So even if the Nyasaland Arsenal is shoddy, the Russians probably won’t have a chance to discover it.
Yamaguchi Kisho did not know that Umbrella Company had reached a deal with the Russians. After adding some orders, the loan from Rand Bank to the Japanese government was no longer enough to pay for the order, so Yamaguchi Kisho had to continue to seek loans from Rand Bank.
This time Ada was a little hesitant.
Ada is not sure whether the Japanese will definitely be able to defeat the Russians. If Japan loses, the Japanese government's ability to repay will have problems, so continuing to lend to the Japanese government is risky.
"Don't worry, the Japanese can win." Rock knew the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War, so he agreed with Rand Bank to continue lending to the Japanese government.
"Are you so sure?" Ada was very doubtful about the combat capabilities of the Japanese army. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army was at a disadvantage. When Nogi Nogi attacked Lushun, he also used a group charge-style pig attack. The casualties of the Japanese army were very high.
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In order to change the balance of power, the Japanese government launched a war mobilization at home, but still could not mobilize enough troops. Port Arthur seemed impregnable and was known as the "fortress that will never fall."
"If it's for other countries, then it's really hard to say, but for Russia, haha." Roque couldn't help but sigh, Japan has indeed been very lucky in recent years, but now Russia is also suffering from internal and external troubles. This is a worse era.
In order to contain Russia, the Japanese government sent a large number of spies into Russia. While those spies were carrying out sabotage in Russia, they were also inciting Russians to rebel against the tyranny of the Tsar. The biggest problem in Russia was that the battlefield was too far away from St. Petersburg. The Siberian Railway started in 1891.
Construction started in 2008 and has not yet been completed, so it is very difficult for Russia to transport supplies to the front line. All this has brought huge trouble to the Russians, and the world, that is, Russia, is still blindly optimistic.
In fact, before the war broke out, the whole world believed that Japan was 80% unable to defeat Russia.
As the war progresses, the evaluations given by military observer groups from various countries have begun to change. More and more information shows that Russia has exposed too many shortcomings in this war, and the European military police no longer lives up to its name.
"Okay then, we have to bet on the winning side." Ada didn't know the specific situation on the front line, but Ada believed in Rock's judgment.
