Chapter 37 Secret Procurement and Charter Agreement (4)

Carl calmed down and thought about it carefully, and finally nodded!

"make a deal!"

Since the big business has been negotiated, both parties immediately looked happy. Carl was happy that he had brought a huge order for the first time, which would inevitably lead to a higher level in his family and even the empire and make more money.

"So, my dear friend, toast for our great friendship!"

Carl personally poured Li Han a glass of red wine, and then poured himself a glass, raised the wine glass in his hand and paid tribute to him!

"cheers!"

Li Han moved slightly in the void with red wine and made a cup-climbing action. But in his heart, he was thanking the instructors in the future for the training of the instructors in the country at that time. After hundreds of years of plunder of foreign devils, the domestic prosperity was indeed amazing. If you have any questions or not, you will hold any social occasions. Therefore, this social etiquette was also the training content at that time.

Put down the wine glass "Okay, my friend, let's talk about the time when the arms arrive. After all, this is your country. So, in order not to cause diplomatic conflicts (Li Han twitched the corners of his mouth), the maximum inventory equipment in the warehouse in the German Concession area in Hankou can be equipped with up to one and a half divisions according to your standards. There is also a ship of cargo in Shanghai Port, but it can be equipped with up to two and a half divisions. If transported, it will be possible to arrive here in about a week. These can be delivered to you and your army immediately. I will telegraph the remaining equipment to the country as soon as possible!"

"How long will it take!"

Li Han frowned, and there was not much time left for him. With the domino effect triggered by the Wuchang Uprising in October this year, Chinese provinces responded, declared independence and got rid of the Qing government's rule. After that, the chaos in the country was about to come. If he really wanted to occupy Sichuan, he would not only have to face the million-dollar brothers in the province, but also face the Ma family army in the northwest, and dealing with the Qing army was inevitable! If he did not want to become a cowardly governor, he would have at least five to ten elite divisions. Sichuan is inland and is too restricted by transportation. Only two and a half countries here have the ability to sell him a large amount of arms. These two countries are - Britain, Russia, and Germany, barely half.

So, if possible, he must arm at least 10 divisions in the shortest time, otherwise he will miss the first opportunity to seize the fruits of the revolution!

"The second batch of guns of about 5 divisions, ammunition and remaining cannons may be slowed down a little. The firepower standard you need is relatively high. When it is built in China and then shipped to the Far East, it will take at least three months!"

Carl put down his wine glass and replied, "There is no way, but the only railway that goes directly to China is in the hands of the empire's archenemy. It would be strange if the other party would make the transit transit with such a large arms deal, so he could only take relatively slow shipping."

Li Han shook his head, "No, this speed is too slow. If possible, I hope the first batch can be delivered within five days. If you can deliver the remaining ones within two months, I will add 10,000 pounds to pay every day, what do you think!"

"this……"

Carl frowned and thought about it. According to their contract, the transportation cost of the arms was originally required to be paid by them. It was indeed fascinating for him to be willing to pay more. However, the cargo ship was equipped with a large amount of arms and it was probably a bit troublesome to spend the Suez Canal area, which may take some time. However... there is no solution. For example, this section of the road should be transported by railways, and the goods should be picked up from the Persian Gulf by the Baghdad Railway in the Ottoman Empire. By counting this, it would be at least able to save more than half a month of expenses, provided that he had to spend a lot of money to open up the greedy mouth of the sick husbands of Siya, who had never dealt with the empire!

"No problem...but I hope you can pay half the deposit first! I will deliver it as soon as possible!"

After thinking for a while, Carl finally nodded. This would almost be delivered faster. He didn't want to give up the first big business he had done!

"Yes, I will pay 400,000 pounds first, and I will send the remaining money tomorrow!"

The equipment transaction amount of 10 heavy firepower masters involved almost 2.7 million pounds, and both of them had to be careful.

"By the way, the city is not peaceful today. Do you need me to transport it to the place?"

After doing such a big business, Carl was in a clear mood and asked.

Li Han's eyes lit up, "Then I'll trouble you. By the way, how many free cargo ships do you have, the more, the better. I want to rent them for a few days..."

"Um?"

Carl next to him was slightly confused, but he turned to look at the waiter who was staying in the room. When the man saw his eyes falling on him, he understood what he meant and quickly stood up to him and replied: "Sir, the Princess cargo ship we brought was left in Shanghai Port because it could not enter the Yangtze River. There were three cargo ships with a load of 6,000 tons that were also staying there. The only one who came to Wuhan was the only one who came to Mr. Mel.

’, ‘Arston’, ‘Will’ and ‘Southern Province’. Among these four ships, except for the cargo ship with a tonnage of 3,250 tons, the other three sister ships are cargo ships with a tonnage of about 2,500 tons. Since most of the cargo has been unloaded, they can be idle at any time... In addition, the foreign company has three small cargo ships with a tonnage of about 1,500 tons, but if they can be vacant, they have to ask the person in charge of the foreign company if they can be vacant..."

Carl nodded, "Thank you, Geunton."

Then he turned around and asked with a little curiosity: "Sir, as you have heard, we are some free cargo ships. Generally speaking, we are not a professional shipping company and will not rent our own cargo ships to others for use. However, I am very interested in you, or in your country's revolution, so I can consider renting some for you, but can you ask how long you want to rent them...what is it for?"

"This..." Li Han hesitated for a moment, "Yes, I want to rent it with you for a week, but the fastest thing is to be used tonight... As for the reason for renting it? It is for troop transport... Are you satisfied with this reason?"

Carl's heart moved, could it be... but he soon denied his thoughts. It's impossible. Yesterday, except for the problem, the Qing soldiers chasing in the city were still running around. How could they have tonight... But... it's really possible... "No problem, I'm happy to contribute to the success of your country's revolution. Of course, in order not to cause disputes, during your use, I hope that our foreign company's sailors are responsible for the driving of the ship. However, once we encounter some special circumstances, we can allow you to use our flag, but the price needs to be delivered half of the price in advance... What do you think?"

Li Han was surprised, so why would he still care about these things with him? He nodded and agreed to his conditions and replied: "Trade!"

Originally, he didn't have much confidence in his own boat charter agreement, but it actually succeeded!
Chapter completed!