Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

In order to successfully persuade the Long and Han countries, Nanhua really paid a lot this time.

But no matter how much you pay, it's good as long as the final goal is achieved.

Although Nanhua will not be foolish enough to jump out to compete with the Russian Bear and the Ugly Country for the so-called right to speak, with the support of the Long and Han countries, many things that Nanhua has to do next will be much easier.

"Boss Wang, congratulations!"

"Congratulations to me? Congratulations on what?"

"Boss Wang, have you not been paying attention to the news recently? Our Nanhua has just reached a series of agreements with Hans and Longguo, including a commercial agreement. Boss Wang, you are in the foreign trade business, isn't this great news for you?"

"what?"

Boss Wang was still chatting with his partners, but within a short while, more than a dozen old friends called him to congratulate him.

"Boss Chen, please wait a moment. Let me take a look at the newspaper first. You are just congratulating me, but I am still confused about this matter."

Picking up the latest newspaper, Boss Wang immediately found content related to the trilateral talks.

When Boss Wang saw Nanhua’s latest foreign trade content, a huge sense of surprise immediately filled his mind.

"Okay, that's great. Thank you, Boss Chen. If it weren't for you, I don't know when I would have known this news. I wonder if Boss Chen has anything to do tonight?"

"nothing."

"Then please ask Boss Chen to discuss this tonight. I, Old Wang, will host you. Shall we go to the Elephant King Residence and have a chat?"

"Boss Wang, there's no need for us to be so polite, right?"

"It is necessary, it is necessary, and I hope that Boss Chen will do me the honor."

"Since Boss Wang said so, I will respectfully obey your orders."

At this time, there are quite a few people in Nanhua who have the same reaction as Boss Wang in front of him. After years of development, Nanhua's overseas trade pattern has actually been fixed long ago.

In this latest agreement, the three countries or the three major forces have lifted their trade barriers to each other. Isn't this great news for people engaged in foreign trade and shipping?

It is possible that Nanhua’s stable trade pattern that has existed for many years will be disrupted this time.

As for the government, after the main issues have been settled, the next step is to deal with the details.

The first is the issue of arms procurement between the two countries.

After Longguo had concluded the aircraft deal, it next set its sights on the navy.

Nanhua's navy is very strong, but not as strong as the other two branches of the military.

However, what Longguo was eyeing was not the equipment currently in service of the South China Navy. In fact, they were eyeing the old ships of the South China and North Thailand fleets that were about to be eliminated.

These old ships were originally grandpa-level old guys purchased by Nanhua from all over the world. After arriving at Nanhua, Nanhua used its own technological strength to transform these warships.

Although the transformation of Nanhua has extended the life of these old ships, old ships are still old ships. Today, many of these old ships can no longer keep up with the development of the times and are entering the countdown to retirement.

However, just because Nanhua looks down on these old ships doesn’t mean that Longguo also looks down on them.

Compared with the wealthy Nanhua, although Longguo is not completely poor today, in terms of the navy, Longguo has no battleships to show off except for those ships donated by Nanhua.

"Everyone, is the price you offer too low?"

If it was a direct donation, that would be easy to say. Nanhua itself doesn't value those old ships of the Northern Thai Fleet very much, so it would just be a gift.

But this time it was Longguo who spoke first, so it was considered a deal.

Although Nanhua is willing to take care of Longguo, the transaction between the two countries is involved. Even if Nanhua is willing to sell and give away half of it, there is a bottom line for this half-giving away.

"General Fang, the price is easy to negotiate. If you think our offer is too low, then what's your number?"

"My Nanhua Beitai fleet has a total of 367 ships of all sizes. Excluding those that have just been commissioned, small ships and auxiliary warships, a total of 79 warships can be sold to your Longguo. Among them, 47 warships are already on the retirement list of the Ministry of National Defense, so I can make the decision to donate these 47 warships to Longguo. As for the remaining 32 warships, although they are also old ships, the conditions of these warships are well maintained. Among them, four battleships and five cruisers just underwent the latest round of transformation five years ago. According to the estimates of our military engineering experts, these giant ships can still serve for at least 15 to 20 years. Therefore, even if we are willing to take care of you in this transaction, the price cannot be too low, otherwise the Ministry of National Defense will not be able to explain to the cabinet and parliament."

"Okay, we understand your difficulties, General Fang. Just name your price. As long as it's not excessive, we won't bargain."

The negotiators from Longguo now realized the mistake they had made. This time, it was not South China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Commerce that were negotiating the deal with them. Fang Hongye, a general with a great reputation around the world, now represented South China's Ministry of National Defense. There was no need to go through all those twists and turns when doing business with a soldier.