Chapter 146 Official Price
Without the need to spread this kind of trouble, Old William ran out in person, but was stopped by the warrior responsible for the alert. He interrogated for a long time before he was brought to Chen Fang.
"Sir, what does this mean?" Faced with the power of the Black Dragon Legion, Old William was still neither humble nor arrogant. If there was no background, the refinery would not be able to maintain today.
"Come and discuss a deal with you." Chen Fang took off his military cap.
"It turns out to be Mr. Chen. Please forgive me for being stupid and didn't recognize me for a while. I don't know what transaction Mr. Chen is talking about? Could it be~" I found that the commander who suddenly visited was an acquaintance. Old William immediately changed his smile. Since Chen Fang left, the business of trafficking in crystal oil has been terminated, so Chen Fang's identity as a fake nobleman has not been exposed.
"Don't pretend to be confused with me. I came on behalf of the army this time. Now I don't have to transport the crystal oil out, and I can also sell it for an official price. You can have fun secretly. Let's announce the order first." Chen Fangsheng was afraid that the trafficking of crystal oil would be revealed, but the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion heard it and stopped greetings and announced the order directly.
From now on, all the crystal oil in stocks of the refinery and the finished crystal oil produced will be purchased by the military. During the war, the military was responsible for guarding the refinery, including the production, transportation and other aspects of the refinery.
"Haha, since it's a cooperation, Mr. Chen, don't scare me. Let the workers go first. They are timid and can't stand the scare and scare them. But no one will work for you. Your situation is scary than a pirate." Old William called out quietly. He knew Chen Fang's purpose. It was no secret that the Empire's fleet had reached Cape Flemish. Now that the military people have found him, the only crystal oil supplier of Cardolan, can there be anything else?
"No, there are spies in your workers?" Chen Fang took a formal attitude.
"Impossible, these workers were recruited from other places and followed me for many years. In the past few years, nothing happened in the refinery." Old William swore.
"Your refinery is really fine, but the person who buys your crystal oil is fine. Since pirates are rampant, Kadolan has almost no ship of crystal oil. Can two teams of pirates block the transportation line?" Chen Fang asked.
"If Mr. Chen can't provide evidence, I still can't believe this." Old William is stubborn.
"Of course there is evidence. Do you remember the first time you sold me crystal oil?" Chen Fang asked with a smile.
"Of course I remember that a boat full of people. Out of caution, Lao Chen specially sent workers from the factory to deliver the cargo ship to the young master. As a result, the young master Ma Dao succeeded and made a big profit in Puer Port." When talking about this, Old William couldn't help but be proud. If Chen Fang was really the son of the Shen family, the cooperation between the two would have been tacit and pleasant.
"There were two micro-positioners stuffed into that batch of crystal oil. If I hadn't noticed it in advance and put it on another cannon fodder to confuse the pirates, let alone making money, it would be nice to be able to come back alive. I guess those two little things were the culprits that caused most cargo ships to be looted by pirates." Chen Fang said seriously, his serious expression was enough to convince Old William that it was true.
"Since Mr. Chen has long known that there are pirates among the workers, why don't you tell me?" Old William looked depressed.
"I don't want to say it." The answer is obvious. If Chen Fang says or not, others can guess a rough idea.
"Even the bad sheep, you can't detain all the old workers. In this way, the refinery will be paralyzed." Old William looked bitter.
"Switch to my person." Chen Fang said in an orderly tone. It turned out that more than a hundred people left behind had already made arrangements.
"This is a big joke, they are not workers." Old William wiped his sweat. The factory has rules for factories. Not to mention that they are all newbies, this group of military officials was not the ones he dared to call and drink.
"In extraordinary times, safety is more important than anything else. They are soldiers, and obeying orders is not a problem. Please ask your people to teach you about technology." Chen Fang seemed to see Old William's difficulties.
"Okay, I will try my best to do my best." Old William had no choice but to accept it helplessly.
Before the formal resumption of production, Chen Fang sent someone to search the refinery thoroughly. The main search target was bombs and other destructive items. This is one of the compulsory courses for the Legion, and every officer and soldier is familiar with it.
Chen Fang's performance once again made the big men in the command room's eyes lit up. If it were someone else, it would be impossible to know that there were pirates and spies in the refinery. Maybe they would have been unconsciously caught. When the refinery was bombed, Chen Fang released the chaotic waves as soon as possible, and then sent people to control all the workers, completely eliminating this hidden danger. Even if the pirates did load bombs in the refinery, they would probably not have the chance to detonate.
Not to mention whether the bomb can be found, this caution is by no means redundant. From an objective perspective, since the pirates have installed spies in the refinery, the easiest way to destroy the refinery is to load the bomb without any effort.
Others just appreciate it, but Lu Beiyan was so beautiful that his heart was filled with his heart. Now, his son-in-law's performance has far exceeded his expectations. He gave him a face. I believe that when the fleet returns, there is no need for him to remind him, and officials will take the initiative to ask for credit for this kid. Not only that, this kid will definitely become a celebrity in the fight between the legions. Although it cannot be declared that Chen Fang is his son-in-law, it will be a matter of time sooner or later. Lu Beiyan seems to have imagined the scene at that time. What is crucial is that Chen Fang is definitely qualified as his successor, but when will this kid change his surname to Shen? If Chen Bowei knows, the bottles, jars, flowers, calligraphy and paintings in his study will suffer again.
The simpler the order, the more famous it will be. While waiting, Old William immediately had a bad idea: "I wonder if the official price of Mr. Shen is the official price of the empire or what?"
The so-called official price can be understood as the custom price of crystal oil by the Empire, or as the official purchase price of Cardolan. The former is of course much higher than the latter. In theory, the official purchase price of Cardolan should be adopted, but as a businessman, Old William was lucky.
"Customized official price, why don't you grab it?" Chen Fang said with a smile.
"Haha, I just ask casually, and it's reasonable to use the official purchase price." Old William stopped.
"You're so beautiful!" Chen Fang suddenly realized that his current identity was the major battalion commander of the Black Dragon Legion. There was no need to smile with a businessman. After thrusting his back, a military power immediately spread.
"The order mentioned the official price. There are only two official prices in the empire. Mr. Shen is not going to change the order privately, right?" Old William was not scared. The amount purchased by the legion was astronomical. Even if it was a little less than a gallon, he would have suffered a lot.
"I don't need to disobey orders and be loyal to my duties. The money I saved cannot be lost in my pocket. The official price of Kadolan was the official price last year. Can the official price last year be compared with this year?" Chen Fang said the facts. The official purchase price was built when the waterway was unobstructed. Since the rampant pirates, the official price has stopped purchasing, but the official price has not been lowered. It is obviously far-fetched to mention the official purchase price at this time.
Although Old William controlled the price of crystal oil with one hand, the price of ore plummeted. Everyone in the industry knows that the high price of crystal oil is false. If he had followed the market, it would have fallen terrible with the price of ore.
But from another perspective, the military's fleet landed on Kadolan, which means that crystal oil has sales, it should naturally increase or even soar. However, the buyer is the military after all, and that is a tiger. Taking money from the military's pocket is tantamount to pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth.
It’s hard to say what price should crystal oil be set today, but Old William heard the implicit meaning: “There are too many people and it’s inconvenient to speak, otherwise, Old I will talk to Mr. Shen in private.”
Chen Fang nodded, leaving the people around him behind, and together with Old William, he left the vision of the exterior mirror.
What can I talk about? It’s just the benefits. Chen Fang said that the money saved cannot fall into his pocket. The implication is that if it can fall into his pocket, there will be some discussions.
In the command room, Lu Beiyan's face quickly became gloomy. He regretted not monitoring his son-in-law's actions. It would be a pity to cut them all out. It would be best to cut them off one minute ago.
This kid is too unsatisfied. After all, he is the third son of the Chen family, the grandson of the Secretary of State, and the son-in-law of Marshal Lu. He is trying to make a fool of himself for a few small amounts of money? But this is a purchase by the army, and the amount is quite large.
Such things are nothing to the army, they are not secrets, but no secret can be seen.
"The prodigal businessman! The legion is facing difficulties now. He does not cooperate actively and dares to raise prices and change orders. He does not need to buy Jingyou at the official price, and directly requisition his equipment." Lu Bei was so anxious that he suddenly slapped the table. This is called cutting the mess with a quick knife. Although he is not smart, he puts the blame on the prodigal businessman and makes his son-in-law leave the relationship. After all, the matter has not started to be discussed yet. Even if Chen Fang's motive is obvious, it is only limited to speculation.
"Marson, you have to pay for requisition of equipment, which may not be lower than buying crystal oil. Besides, we don't have technicians." Monte said the whole story with a difficult face. When he issued this order, the definition of the official price in his mind was the official purchase price of Kadolan. In other words, no matter what tricks Chen Fang played, the final price was at least lower than the official purchase price. Besides, Chen Fang's real motive is not clear. Maybe he was going to help the legion to cut the price, so why stop it?
In less than ten minutes, Chen Fang reported the results of the negotiations, which were only one-third of the official purchase price. As for the content of the negotiations between the two, it is unknown whether Chen Fang squeezed out some profits from this number and put them in his own pocket. In any case, this number is enough for Monte to accept, not just accept it, the old man was already happy.
Lu Beiyan also quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the price, Chen Fang fulfilled his mission. As long as he handled it properly, it would not only not become a scandal, but also a great contribution. However, the son-in-law's performance on this trip was already very eye-catching, so it would be better if he didn't want this contribution. As the sent people dismantled three bombs on the equipment, the bosses in the command room praised the young officer, and the previous episode had long disappeared.
There are two ways to detonate bombs. One is to remotely detonate, and the other is connected to the equipment. As long as the equipment is activated, it will explode immediately. If these bombs are detonated, not only will the equipment of William be reimbursed, but the second battalion stationed in the refinery will not be spared.
If it weren't for the appointment of a familiar and meticulous chief officer, it would be difficult for him to avoid this explosion.
There is more than this good news. What Lu Beiyan could think of, and Old William also thought of it. The old fox bought scrapped equipment from other refineries at a price that was almost garbage collection two months ago. After being pieced together, two complete sets of equipment were assembled, which could be put into use at any time after testing. Similarly, bombs were found in this batch of equipment.
This is exciting news. One device is far from meeting the supply of the fleet. It can only be said that the mecha troops are not paralyzed when the fleet minimizes consumption. If fierce battles occur frequently, the crystal oil will be short of it. If the three devices are activated day and night, they can barely meet the daily consumption of the mecha troops.
On the other hand, the news about the fleet was not optimistic. The pirates seemed to see some clues. They frequently attacked the vanguard fleet on the road. They sent out some peripheral members, with very clear goals, slowing down the fleet's speed and consuming the fleet's crystal oil.
If the fleet wants to rush, they can only let them surround like mosquitoes. The number of casualties surges. Monte’s instructions are to advance at full speed and must arrive at Cardo Blue Star within two days.
The remaining troops of the 19th Division suffered heavy casualties. From the image analysis sent back, they were attacked by core members of the pirates and were jointly attacked by two teams of pirates of different forces.
Chapter completed!