Chen Hao received eight orders. These small orders could bring in an income of 1.2 million pounds. With money, he can make money quickly. He sent a telegram to Xu Jianyin in Cam Ranh Bay and asked him to arrange the production order.
He took more than 20 small warships and rushed directly to Fuzhou by boat.
Cam Ranh Bay will receive more orders in the future. In order to prepare for a rainy day, Chen Hao plans to take control of the Mawei Shipyard first. The current governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is Songshou, a Manchu. When Chen Hao visited, he was neither salty nor indifferent.
. It was not difficult to learn that Chen Hao wanted to produce the warship Songshou at Mawei Shipyard. Today, Mawei Shipyard cannot make ends meet, and he just wanted to get rid of this burden.
Chen Hao immediately renovated the Mawei Shipyard after getting Songshou's permission. He first visited more than 3,000 workers in the shipyard. Since the imperial court ordered the Mawei Shipyard to stop producing warships, many workers were preparing to find another way out. Some had already
Started selling pig iron from shipyards to maintain basic operations.
Upon arrival, Chen Hao immediately summoned the shipyard's general office, assistant office and other officials, and said straight to the point: "I have asked the court for permission and asked the governor for instructions. In the future, I will invest funds and technology to transform Mawei Shipyard, and
We are ordering a large number of warships at the shipyard, and I hope you will give us your full help."
"How are you planning to transform it? How many armored ships will you order?" an elderly NPC asked doubtfully.
Chen Hao said with a serious face: "I will first provide an order of three million taels of silver. Part of this money will be used to improve technology, and the other part will be used as production costs. The first batch of three cruisers will be produced at the same time, but the cruisers must follow the new technical data.
To produce, I will send technicians from Cam Ranh Bay. In addition, in order to allow workers to adapt to the new technology, I will send 300 workers to work at the Cam Ranh Bay shipyard every month, and the shortage of workers here will be transferred from Cam Ranh Bay."
One of the assistants sneered: "Master Chen is really good at making decisions. If you follow your approach and a large number of Cam Ranh Bay technicians and workers come to Mawei Shipyard, they will gradually replace our position with advanced technology. From now on, this shipyard will still be
Isn’t it the imperial court’s shipyard?”
"Player Chen Baxian, because your intentions were exposed by the NPC Xu Huan, if the NPC in the shipyard cannot be properly handled, there may be unrest. Please be careful."
Chen Hao did not worry at all after receiving the system prompt. He had already thought of a way and sneered: "I control the Nanyang Navy and serve as the admiral of the Guangdong Navy. I upgrade the shipyard to have better warships to join the navy. But you
So much nonsense. Before I came here, I had already reported to the court and asked the governor for instructions. From today on, I will arrange all affairs at the Mawei Shipyard. If you are not willing to stay at the shipyard, you can leave."
Assistant Xu Huan rolled his sleeves and said: "Leave as soon as you leave. This shipyard was built by us hand in hand. I don't want anyone to take advantage of it."
Chen Hao laughed loudly and said: "Absurd! It is true that this shipyard was built by you. But it was money provided by the imperial court. Now open your eyes and see what the shipyard has become! I accept that the shipyard is also the same."
In order to develop the navy, I will not treat you like-minded friends unfairly. Starting today, the wages of shipyard workers and technicians will be increased fourfold."
"Four times?" Many NPCs' eyes flashed. After the shipyard declined, their salaries were often not paid on time, and even their lives became a problem. This Master Chen is the admiral of the Navy, and it makes sense to be in charge of the shipyard. Moreover,
He is willing to invest so much money to transform the shipyard and quadruple everyone's salary. What's the reason to object?
Except for Xu Huan, no NPC left. Chen Hao successfully took over the Mawei Shipyard, and he immediately started to reorganize it. Silva's freighter helped transport 300 NPC workers and 20 technicians to Cam Ranh Bay. They arrived at Cam Ranh Bay to take over.
After the NPC's work, Cam Ranh Bay will soon send technicians to Mawei Shipyard to transform the dock.
After Mawei Shipyard was successfully acquired, Chen Hao boarded the ship without stopping and led the fleet to Huangpu Port. As the admiral of the Guangdong Navy, Huangpu Shipyard should have been under his jurisdiction. Originally, he thought it would be easier than Mawei Shipyard.
, but ended up in big trouble.
Chen Hao led the guard to the gate of the shipyard, and the gatekeepers stopped him. He was not allowed to enter the shipyard. Guard captain Feng Yong angrily yelled: "This is Mr. Chen, the new Admiral of the Guangdong Navy. Mr. Chen is here to inspect the Huangpu Shipyard today.
How dare you stop me?"
The guard was unmoved and said: "The Governor has said that the Huangpu Shipyard is an important military area and no one is allowed to enter without the Governor's order."
Chen Hao frowned. The current governor of Guangdong is still Cen Chunxuan. It is impossible for him to attach such importance to the Huangpu Shipyard. There must be a reason for issuing this order. Although Chen Hao is afraid of trouble and wants to quickly control the Huangpu Shipyard.
, but the shipyard is indeed within the jurisdiction of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in name, so he had to pay a visit to Cen Chunxuan.
In the governor's office, Ying Yu was chatting with Cen Chunxuan with a flattering look on his face. He smiled and said: "Sir Governor, that stranger Chen Ba is used to being arrogant and domineering. Sooner or later he will become a disaster to the court. Judging from his actions in Fujian, he is definitely
If he wants to take control of the Huangpu Shipyard, my lord has ordered him in advance not to allow him to enter, which can be regarded as giving him a disincentive."
Cen Chunxuan snorted coldly and said: "As you said, Chen Baxian has many warships in Cam Ranh Bay as minions. If he is allowed to control Mawei Shipyard and Huangpu Shipyard again, the imperial court will probably not be able to live in peace in the southern sea. He wants to get involved.
Huangpu Shipyard, I must first ask if I agree. The Guangdong Navy is also under my jurisdiction, and of course it cannot fall into his hands."
Ying Yu gave a thumbs up and said, "Your Excellency is wise. Chen Baxian has always been domineering. Among the many governors in the imperial court, I am the only one who can ignore him."
Cen Chunxuan was quite pleased with Yingyu's flattery. He laughed and said, "Don't worry, Yingyu. I have promised you to take charge of the Huangpu Shipyard and I will never break your promise. Since Chen Baxian is the Admiral of Guangdong, he will return to me."
Even though he has jurisdiction, I’m afraid he won’t be able to stir up any trouble.”
Ying Yu said goodbye and left the Governor's Mansion. Guangdong was his base for development. He had long been eyeing the Huangpu Shipyard. In the Huangpu Shipyard, more than 20 high-level NPCs were bribed by him and had agreed to work for him. If not
He felt that early-stage shipbuilding was not cost-effective, and the warships he built were not as good as Cam Ranh Bay, so he had already started producing warships.
After Chen Hao publicly promised on the forum that he would not attack the warships of domestic players, Yingyu became more interested in Huangpu Shipyard and prepared to increase investment in the shipyard. Just one day ago, he received a notice from Chen Hao to control Mawei Shipyard.
According to the news, Chen Hao guessed that Chen Hao would soon pursue the idea of Huangpu Shipyard, so he approached Cen Chunxuan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Ying Yu gave full play to his ability to sow discord. He introduced Chen Hao's powerful fleet in Cam Ranh Bay and told Cen Chunxuan that Chen Baxian had always been arrogant and domineering. After he became the admiral of the Guangdong Navy, he was afraid that the governor would not be able to suppress him. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain.
, Cen Chunxuan was originally dissatisfied with the imperial court's replacement of the Admiral of the Guangdong Navy, so he arranged for someone to give Chen Hao a slap in the face at the Huangpu Shipyard.
When Sa Zhenbing concurrently served as the admiral of the Guangdong Navy, because he also controlled the Beiyang and Nanyang Navy, the Guangdong Navy actually had the final say under Cen Chunxuan. After the imperial court re-appointed Chen Baxian, who had a fleet in Jinnan Bay, he obviously wanted to control the Guangdong Navy.
The master was in his hands. Cen Chunxuan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, had great power and would not allow anyone to challenge his authority, so he first gave a warning.
Not long after Ying Yu left the Governor's Yamen, Chen Hao also led the guards to arrive at the Governor's Yamen. After Feng Yong sent the greeting card, the guards of the Governor's Mansion said coldly: "You guys wait here first, I will report to the Governor to see if he wants to
I don’t want to see you.”
Feng Yong had an angry look on his face, but Chen Hao waved his hand to stop him, indicating that he could wait calmly. After a while, the guard came out and said: "The Governor-General said, Chen Baxian, since you are the admiral of the navy, of course you should go first after taking office.
The navy is familiar with the situation and is not here to trick Shangguan, he doesn't want to see you."
"I specialize in your motherfuckers." Feng Yong suddenly became angry, took out his rifle and pointed it at the guard: "Your Governor's Mansion actually treats our admiral like this. Believe it or not, I will kill you with one shot."
The guards of the Governor's Mansion also took out their guns, and the two sides faced off. The captain of the guard, who was holding the gun, looked pale, but he still said forcefully: "This is the Governor's Yamen. If you dare to use your gun, are you trying to rebel?"
Chen Hao frowned. Cen Chunxuan was so rude, and there was obviously no room for relaxation. He understood why Cen Chunxuan was hostile to him, but just as Cen Chunxuan had guessed, he must have the Guangdong Navy in his hands. In essence, he wanted to control the Guangdong Navy.
He is a greedy man. He has plans for the Mawei Shipyard that is not under his jurisdiction. Of course, the Guangdong Navy, which is under his control, will not be ceded to Cen Chunxuan.
The last time he came to Guangdong, Chen Hao, a senior officer like Cen Chunxuan, could only look up and deal with it cautiously. This time he was already the naval admiral of the imperial court. From a first-class officer, and with a powerful fleet in his hands, he could already challenge
Cen Chunxuan challenged. However, how to get back one's own interests is a technical job, and it is obviously unwise to use guns in the Governor's Mansion.
Chen Hao ordered Feng Yong and others to put away their guns, and then took the lead and strode away. Behind him came the ridicule of the guards of the Governor's Mansion. Feng Yong said with an unconvinced look: "Sir, the Governor's Mansion is bullying people too much. If you don't stop it,
We, our guards will definitely be no worse than those guards of the Governor's Mansion."
Chen Hao said calmly: "So what if we win? The first level of the official rank is overwhelming, so it is not unreasonable for him to ask me to go to the Navy first."
Feng Yong said bitterly: "Sir, that bastard governor probably didn't have good intentions when he asked you to go to the navy. It's probably not easy to control the navy."
Chen Hao nodded and said, "You're right! We will definitely be humiliated again when we go to the Navy this time, but we have to go and talk about it first. First, stand firm and show weakness to them, and then open up the situation step by step."
