The prototype of the British-made Dreadnought-class battleship has been developed, and the latest battleship will soon be produced.
They needed a British port on the Mediterranean to threaten those countries on the European continent.
In this regard, the British side gave Dick a death order.
But Dick couldn't handle those two ports at all.
With no choice but to do so, Dick came up with an alternative solution.
Negotiate with Jiang Xuan.
Dick rushed to Cairo.
Jiang Xuan waited for Dick for three days before meeting him.
Of course, Dick had no choice but to accept Jiang Xuan's cold attitude.
"Oh, dear Mr. Dick, what brings you to come to me?" Jiang Xuan asked knowingly.
Facing Jiang Xuan's humiliation, Dick was holding back his anger, but now he could only swallow his anger and said: "Your Excellency Jiang Xuan, I am here on behalf of Britain to discuss some cooperation with you."
Jiang Xuan laughed, looked at Dick and said lightly: "What kind of cooperation requires you to come and do it in person?"
"Can't you just send someone here to solve this kind of thing?"
Dick shook his head: "This cooperation is very important and I must talk about it personally."
Jiang Xuan sat down and looked at Dick and said calmly: "Let's talk about it."
"It's related to our Egyptian port. I decided to let Long Yan participate in these two."
"Mr. Jiang Xuan, you should know the value of shipping now. These two port cities can help Long Yan make a lot of money..."
Before Dick could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jiang Xuan who raised his hand. After looking at Dick, he said calmly: "Are you kidding me?"
"Sir Dick, these two ports were originally sold to you, France. How could I, Long Yan, take them back?"
"Moreover, as far as the value of those two ports is concerned, it makes no difference to us, Long Yan, whether they have them or not. We, Long Yan, now control the Suez Canal."
"Sir Dick, you understand what I mean."
Dick smiled and said: "No, no, no, Mr. Jiang Xuan, you have misunderstood me."
"It's not that Long Yan takes back these two ports."
"But let Long Yan get the benefits of these two ports."
Jiang Xuan snorted, looked at Dick with a smile on his face, and asked: "Then what do we, Long Yan, need to pay?"
Dick shook his head hurriedly and said: "Long Yan doesn't have to pay anything, he just needs to sit back and wait for the benefits."
After Jiang Xuan heard this, he laughed.
"We, Long Yan, don't have to worry about anything. We can just close our eyes and get the money. Is that what you mean?"
Dick nodded: "Yes, that's what it means."
Jiang Xuan laughed, looked at Dick, and said lightly: "Dick, I wonder if you have ever heard of such a sentence?"
Dick frowned and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Jiang Xuan looked at Dick very seriously and said lightly: "There is no free lunch in the world, and the free lunch is the most expensive."
After saying this, Jiang Xuan didn't want to continue talking to Dick, so he stood up and left.
When they first discussed the business with Dick, they paid so much for Longyan, but now they only get back a mine.
It's so simple, Dick wants Long Yan to help him rebuild the two ports.
This is simply nonsense.
Dick looked at Jiang Xuan's leaving figure, and the anger he had suppressed for a long time finally burst out uncontrollably!
But there was no choice. If he wanted to really control these two port cities, he needed Long Yan's support.