20. The Bishop and the Boy (12)

The director of the shipyard, who was once just past the blood and was still old and spicy, shook his head bitterly

Although the remaining amount of work is only 30%, the construction of a warship is not just about building a ship, it is a whole system, and there are a large number of related factories behind it to provide support, and now it is ...... The factories were all closed and abandoned

"No, it can't be done"

Utterly sad and desperate muttered in exchange for a deathly silence, and when Makarov raised his head again, he saw Ilyutin's relieved snickering face for a moment, and the peddler's face made the old man so angry that he went berserk, and he waved his arms and roared madly echoed in the empty, ruined shipyard:

"His Majesty Ivan I, an incorruptible official, does not embezzle military funds, builds houses for high-ranking officials, does not favor the Duma of the army, and naval officers who do not bow to foreigners"

The deepest roar in his heart blurted out, and Makarov gasped and turned around, not looking at Ilyutin, who was flushed with irritation and could not say anything, as well as a group of stunned visiting admirals and the surrounding Duchy naval officers, and let the muddy tears continue to flow from their eyes

Only a great and powerful nation could build such a ship and a mighty navy across the seas, as the United Principality of Rus' once was, but now it is clearly not very much like it

Li Lin glanced at the old people who were about to hold their heads and cry, and calmly added to the director of the Makarov factory in his heart:

"How's your assessment?"

Li Lin shook the mineral water in the crystal cup, and asked Lieutenant Lindemann without looking back, stepped forward and flipped through the summary report of his subordinates after summarizing and analyzing, and replied respectfully:

"The condition of the ship is not very good, in addition to the lack of maintenance of equipment and hull, the most damaging mode of the ship is recognized and the sailors dismantle equipment and materials without permission and resell them"

"Oh?"

After a sigh of surprise and a deep groan, the young man recovered his indifferent appearance from his disguise

This kind of thing is unimaginable, morale is completely broken, discipline and a sense of honor are no longer functioning, and sailors and workers below the poverty line know that it is time to use what is around them to make some life-saving money for themselves in order to ensure that they and their families are not starved to death

"There is also a part of the damage due to unsuccessful blasting, and the simple twisting and cracking are not strict, and those low-destructive techniques have not had a fundamental impact on the hull itself, and the scope of damage is limited to a few cabin passages."

It is still not surprising that he will do this, and the only one who will do it thoroughly will be the director of the Makarov factory who is overflowing with patriotic sentiments but shy in his pockets

"In the eyes of Mr. Factory, we are like a group of peasants who have become rich and have gone into the house of an unlucky neighbor and taken a lot of money and seized the important property of the Principality's navy as if they were taking it for nothing...... Am I right, Your Excellency?"

On the opposite side of the sofa-style armrests are two chairs of the same style, on which sit two Rear Admirals of the Principality

Rear Admiral Ilyutin, who accompanied Li Lin to visit the battleship before, and Rear Admiral Viktor Samoilov, who was in charge of the ship design institute, looked obviously malnourished, even if he wore a military uniform, he couldn't hide the sour smell of poverty in his bones, for Li Lin, this was nothing, Rear Admiral Samoilov had what he wanted, and he was an important trading partner, in addition, whether it was the general's beauty or ugliness, height, what clothes he was wearing, and other trivial matters could not even be counted

"That old thing never knew what it was"

After being scolded by Makarov without naming him, Ilyutin became a little irritable, and His Excellency the Major General did not want to miss any opportunity to personally attack the lonely old man whenever he mentioned the matter of Makarov's factory director

If it weren't for the fact that Grand Duke Nikolayevich admired the old factory director's demeanor, Ilyutin would have sent Makarov to the wasteland or permafrost to wait for his death through the connections on the streets of Guò Arbat, and even the forces of the major general's own family, Duke Liubetsy, would have been able to do this without alarming

"The old man is just loyal to his duties, I have nothing to say about it, let's leave him alone, two generals, let's talk about our business"

Li Lin took out a small yellow pear wood box from his handbag, slid open the lid of the box, took out three from the inside, and gave one to each of the two major generals, Li Lin demonstrated the use of this type of entertainment for the dazed generals - biting the golden tail, lighting the white end with a match, at the moment of ignition, he took a deep breath, filled the smoke into the lobes of his lungs, and then made an extremely happy and trance expression, and spit out choking white smoke from his mouth and nostrils

Those who had never tried this kind of public nuisance tried curiously, and they choked enough in the first few mouthfuls, and then quickly learned and liked this strange thing, and then began to imitate Li Lin's chic movements of swallowing clouds and spitting out fog

"Gentlemen, a true businessman will never be hindered by the slightest trouble."

The senior stimulant and hallucinogen marketer with a special ** cigarette between his fingers said in an insightful tone

"It is thanks to these small gestures that I was able to meet with the two of you and sit down to discuss our business."

"That'...... Well, Mr. President, what do you want?"

A little fluttering Samoilov asked with the last little shyness about the atmosphere that had already spread in the army, and this old man, who was essentially a civilian official, was still a little uncomfortable and even a little overwhelmed

"Your Excellency, dear Rear Admiral, you also know that after I bought these ships, I planned to transform them into civilian entertainment facilities such as sea theme parks, sea restaurants, and sea casinos, so I would never be able to tow these ships back and put them into use directly, and the transformation for the corresponding purposes is an indispensable work."

The boy extinguished the cigarette butt in the crystal ashtray handed by Tyre, stared at the orc general with a flushed face, and said:

"In order to be able to transform these unrecognizable warships into the way I need them, and at the same time reduce the cost of expenditure, can you sell me the design and construction drawings of those three warships?"

PS: Guess the small theater

Li Lin: Yesterday's grand prize winners were, and the three congratulatory brothers should do a lot of good work

Niedhogg: Today's question: 1. What are the prototypes of the three ships that His Excellency Li Lin wants to buy, the Kiev, the Minsk, and the Riga? Hint: Mao Bear through the Ages, Imperial Legacy, Theme Park2. Who is the prototype of Director Makarov? What is his original answer to what is needed for the completion of the battleship? Hint: Mao Xiong Qianegu and the father of the Fishery Administration Training Ship of Zhihime should act quickly