Lin thought to himself, you just blow hard. However, he found that the equipment here is very complete, of course, the technical problem is that these equipment are so large, how can they be transported back, such as the large forging equipment here, which must have been transported by a large ship. There is also the problem of machine operation, and on that isolated island, it is difficult to find even a flat bottom. These machines must need a constant power supply, and the 419 is currently the most short of electricity, and it is backed by the Yangshupu Power Plant, which is completely advantageous. In addition, the grinding head of the lathe needs to be water-cooled, which is also a problem. Although he could buy a generator and diesel, it was not enough for the continuous processing of complex machines, and there were also metal materials, which required a lot of weight, and here it is very complete and has everything. Those guys who are engaged in technology on 419, every time they communicate, they will add a few things to the purchase list, thinking that the concession is no different from the supermarket, and if they think of something that needs to be added, they will be exhausted.

He suddenly had an idea, instead of following their baton himself, it would be better to let a few backbones on 419 come here and directly produce important parts to bring back, perhaps more reasonable and more effective than bringing the equipment back.

"Manager Zhang, what's going on with that ship on the slipway? Got a shipowner? ”

"Well, 900-ton bulk carriers, 2 Swiss Sulzer two-stroke diesel engines, 9 knots, the king of inland waterway shipping, can also travel in the ocean, there are no orders yet...... However, this kind of boat has been our signature product for 10 years, and I really don't have to worry about not being able to sell it. ”

Lin Xiuxuan raised his eyes to look at the workers walking around the bamboo frame and welding from time to time, and he realized that he was not working at full speed at all, just barely maintaining the progress.

Things should not be as easy as Manager Zhang's mouth said, inland waterway shipping in central and eastern China has been monopolized by the Japanese Nissin Steamship Co., Ltd., and the Chinese shipping companies cannot even obtain shipping permits on their own ground, so no fool will * such inland river ships. These two ships, which are still under construction, are most likely a means of transferring fixed assets by MAHLE.

If there really came a day when the Japanese annexed Mahler, the shipyard would not be able to take it with them, but the steamers could be sailed away, and these thousand-ton ships could be sailed to British colonies like Hong Kong or the South Seas. So he is still trying to complete it, and try to convert the assets in the treasury that cannot be sold into assets that can be taken away.

"How much does this ship sell for?"

"Is the gentleman looking at the machine, or at the ship?" Manager Zhang was puzzled.

"That's right, we need ships to transport equipment to Malaysia, but now all the shipping companies of the British in the Far East have been requisitioned, and everywhere they are transporting troops, artillery, and tanks, where can they take into account the needs of civilian commerce? So in troubled times, if you want to create a career, you have to rely on yourself. ”

"Alas, who says it's not?" Manager Zhang sighed empathetically, "As for the price of this ship," he pondered for a while, "In the early years, it was 90,000 silver dollars. Now, if the gentleman really wants to, you can talk to the boss in person. ”

"Your boss, are you still in Shanghai?"

"This is his property, of course he won't leave, but the boss's family has already gone to the United States."

"So, do you have to go to the Mahler Villa to find him?"

"No, no, he's single now, and he doesn't live in Mahler Villa for a long time, and it's easy to be sad where he lives. He was now at the Mahler Mansion in Qingning Temple across the river, and he really wanted a suitable buyer, so I made a phone call, and he immediately came by steamboat. ”

"Don't bother your boss for the time being, Manager Zhang, can we take a look at your stockyard and warehouse?"

"Of course, of course."

The three of them walked across a tidal flat and saw a rusty speedboat, which was thrown on a gravel beach just above the high tide line.

"What's going on with this ship?"

"Hey, 5 years ago, the old list, it was the anti-smuggling speedboat of the Ministry of Finance*, and 3 were delivered, and this is the last one; It had just been completed, and the machine gun was installed, but unfortunately the national army was defeated before it was delivered, and then Mr. Mahler deliberately transferred it to Mayor Fu Xiao'an, and there were a lot of benefits before and after, and even the color was painted according to Mayor Fu's requirements, and Mr. Fu was killed by the military commander again...... Later, Chen Gongbo denied this account; Two years ago, the Japanese military police came to dismantle the machine gun, and only the hull remained, and it could not occupy the slipway, so it was pulled here and stranded. We are also embarrassed by the general customers who want this kind of thing. ”

Manager Zhang poured a lot of bitter water, and he didn't deliberately hide anything about this ship, because he didn't think anyone would take over the ship.

"How big and fast is this ship?"

"At that time, according to Song Ziwen's meaning, the ship had to be larger, and it could be equipped with artillery if necessary to act as a combat ship, so the drawings of the British 60-ton iron-hulled river gunboat were used, slightly reduced, the rear building was removed, the displacement was 50 tons, the horsepower was very strong, and the twin-shaft general company 450-shaft horsepower engine ran at least 16 knots, but unfortunately this ship was not launched and tried. However, the three ships delivered to the Ministry of Finance have been used near Shanghai, and they all say that the draft is shallow, the U-turn is fast, and it is very easy to use. ”

Lin Xiuxuan and Ma Qiang walked over and looked around a few times, the more Lin Xiuxuan looked, the more tempted he became, since he got the map of the river around Shanghai from the advance team, he intended to get such a small boat, so that it would be much easier to go back and forth between the concession and Hangzhou Bay. It is also possible to live people, and the action team is safer and more flexible than staying in a hotel in a rented room.

He really wanted to go up to see what was going on, but he was now wearing a suit, and he wanted to pretend to be Sven, so he didn't look too athletic, so he gave Ma Qiang a look, so Ma Qiang jumped up, grabbed the guardrail of the boat, and climbed up.

The ship was indeed designed as a gunboat. The length is about twenty-four or five meters, which means that the draft is not very deep, which is very conducive to moving in the general rivers around Shanghai. Since the rear buildings and gun emplacements were demolished, it was possible to bring people and goods if necessary. He got into the cab and looked through the equipment; Inside, piloting, chartplotters and equipment are readily available. He also pulled out a bulging bag from under the captain's seat, and opened it to see that there were several blue sky and white sun flags with green ripple horizontal stripes stuffed inside. He couldn't understand what was going on, but judging from the postmark and text on the package, it was sent by Fu Xiao'an's puppet government in January 1940, and the puppet government's "Customs Seeking Ship Flag". It seems that Mahler really almost made this deal back then, and the puppet government had already sent all the customs flags, but unfortunately this good thing was finally wasted because of the assassination of the military commander.

Ma Qiang jumped off the steamboat, patted the iron filings on his hands, and nodded to Lin Xiuxuan.

Lin Xiuxuan didn't ask the price this time, and directly followed Manager Zhang to see the warehouse, he felt that this ship was very useful, if a fake flag was planted, it could come and go freely in the nearby river, but if it was used to load fuel and machinery and equipment, the rear deck was too small. He had 200 tons of fuel oil, about 1,400 barrels. You have to be a bulk carrier to fit it.

When the three of them arrived at the open-air stockpile, a large number of heavy plates and various metal pipelines were piled up like garbage, and from the degree of rust, there were many years. I think that during the preparation of the Republic of China government for war, Mahler was also very optimistic that the Chinese government could hold Shanghai, and he was very well prepared and had a lot of inventory. Of course, the Japanese remember these events clearly, Mahler never received an order from the Japanese or Wang Jingwei, and the Japanese were still waiting for the opportunity to swallow his property in Shanghai and kick him out of Shanghai.

The three of them continued to walk to the door of the warehouse, and Manager Zhang took out the key and opened the door. Here are those more sophisticated, reluctant to stack in the open air, a large number of marine seamless copper pipes, engines, stainless steel valves of various calibers...... Complete sets of nautical instruments.

Lin thought to himself: it would be nice if he brought a boatswain, he could see what was useful, and he could report it clearly to 419, but it didn't matter much if he wasn't there.

He has now strengthened the idea in his mind that he should let 419 send a technical team to live in the factory and produce the parts that 419 needs most directly. The list of items that need to be solved sent to him by Cheng Dayang is full of listings, and his head is big when he sees it. But now it's okay, everything is ready-made here, materials, equipment, electricity and even workers; The only problem was that it was too close to the Japanese, and standing anywhere in the factory, you could see the Devil warships cruising along the river, and one of the Devil's gunboats was even parked at a berth 200 meters away, but this seemed to be a problem that could be overcome.

"How? Mr. Lin, is there anything you can see? ”

"By the way, Manager Zhang, do you Japanese people come here often?"

"Every month, the gendarmerie comes to inspect and everything is watched. Check the accounts, count the equipment, the list of workers, and see if there are any suspicious orders, or the red elements targeted by the gendarmerie, in fact, there are any suspicious orders, and there are many merchants who are scared away by them. Manager Zhang accidentally said that he leaked his mouth, in fact, over the years, the shipyard has not had any orders.

"Oh, I see."

"The Japanese are very punctual, they have already come on the 2nd of this month, and after all, it will be more than half a month before they come."

Lin Xiuxuan could probably experience Mahler's thoughts, and the Japanese came to count them once a month as if they were checking their own property, which was indeed enough for him to make up his mind to get rid of the shipyard, and this situation was also very beneficial to negotiate a good price for himself.

"I need that steamboat." Lin suddenly pointed to the wrecked ship lying crooked on the rocky beach in the distance.

"What?"

"I hope to talk to your boss in detail. I pay in dollars or gold. If it's convenient, please Mr. Zhang call your boss now. ”

"But ......"

"This is only the first one, and if it can be negotiated, it will definitely not be the last. Perhaps, I'll buy the whole factory. ”