Chapter 71: The Words of the Origin

  "Kao Yang snubbed out his cigarette and shook his head, saying "This price is impossible. I have money, but I'm not a fool! The cost of building the George V class was only 1.94 million pounds per ship when it was built, and now you want to sell me these three old ships at cost after they've been in service for over a decade? Is your government trying to make back the construction costs of the Nelson-class battleships from me? Mr. Envoy, this isn't business, this is extortion!"

  "Mr. Gao, this time with the military procurement, you will gain the friendship of the British Empire!"

  Gao Yang smiled again and coughed lightly, saying with a smile, "Alright, Mr. Ambassador, let's talk business for now. We can discuss friendship at the celebratory banquet later."

  "Mr. Gao, you should know that at present, only the Royal Navy on this planet can satisfy your order!"

  Gao Yang said with a strange expression, "Really? Well, yes. There are indeed many second-hand old goods in the Royal Navy." Lin Jianzhang and others nearby couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Mack's face stiffened slightly, but the diplomat's professionalism allowed him to suppress the anger in his heart. After calming down, he said seriously, "Mr. Gao, I've already said it earlier, everything can be discussed! Don't you Chinese have an old saying that goes 'ask for the sky and settle for the ground'?"

  "Oh? Lowering the price? Alright, I'll come and haggle!" Gao Yang's face turned serious, his smile retracted, and his slightly cold expression made everyone's hearts tighten.

  "Three existing George V-class battleships, three Birmingham-class cruisers - Birmingham, Lowestoft and Adelaide. The flotilla leader of the Sunny Croft class destroyer Spencer, R-class destroyers Raider, Rowena, Restless, Rigorous, Rob Roy, Black Swan, Salmon and Sturgeon. All ships need to return to the shipyard for a major overhaul! And these repair lines, spare parts for the main engine. Three sets of spare gun barrels for battleships, six sets of spare gun barrels for cruisers and destroyers. And production lines for various types of shells and torpedoes, as well as all design drawings!" Gaoyang said in one breath, a strange light flashing in his eyes, "All of these together, I'll give you 6 million pounds."

  Mack Jazz felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, and his two large mustaches were trembling violently due to excessive excitement.

  Staring with his eyes fixed on Gao Yang, gritting his teeth and saying word by word: "Mr. Gao, you just said that we British are the best at doing business. Now I return this sentence to you verbatim, you are the most skilled businessman I have ever seen!"

  3 cruisers, 1 destroyer leader, and 8 destroyers would cost tens of millions of pounds. Not to mention the spare parts for the main engines, so many gun barrels, repair equipment, and production lines for various shells, and they even need design drawings! Many things can't be bought with money alone!

  Gao Yang's face revealed a faint smile as he said, "Ambassador, in your words, everything can be discussed, right?"

  Ma Ke was left speechless, his face alternating between red and white, as Gao Yang's words struck him. Gao Yang gently tapped on the table, quietly looking at him, waiting for his response. The people around them all held their breath, not daring to speak a word.

  After a brief pause, Ma Ke finally caught his breath. With a serious face, he looked at Gao Yang and said, "Mr. Gao, you need to know that many things you've mentioned can't be bought with money!"

  "Mr. Ambassador, most of the ships I'm talking about are Royal Navy vessels that are slated for scrapping! Now, I'm willing to pay a large sum of pounds to buy these ships that are going to be sold as scrap metal. Your government will get the pounds and the Royal Navy will free up tonnage for new vessels! Your government and the Royal Navy should be grateful to me, not treating me like a sheep to be slaughtered!"

  He paused, a look of disdain on his face, and continued in a cold tone, "As for the things you said that cannot be sold, I really don't know what things cannot be sold? You have these things, Americans also have them! If your government is not willing to sell, I don't mind buying these things from the United States! I think Americans should be very welcome, right?"

  The American jazz was stunned, and what Gao Yang said was not wrong. These are not some very confidential things, Americans can also make them. If Gao Yang gave up this military purchase to find the Americans to buy it, I don't know if those Royal Navy generals who were anxiously waiting for their good news in the London Admiralty would swallow themselves.

  Mackenzie wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, muttering to himself. He let out a helpless sigh and looked up at Gao Yang, saying "Mr. Gao, these ships you want are all fine, and we can negotiate on the price. As for the spare parts, repair lines, and production lines for shells and torpedoes, I need to consult with London before giving you an answer! However, I think as long as you're willing to pay a bit more in pounds, it shouldn't be a problem. But those blueprints..."

  Gaoyang waved his hand and smiled, saying "Don't need the blueprint." For Gaoyang, the blueprint was nothing. When he returned to modern times, whether it was letting the origin point consume energy points to replicate or spending money to buy it, it was all very easy. After all, it was just World War I technology, and there was no need for secrecy in modern times!

  Mack Jazz heard it and immediately felt relieved. For him, he really couldn't let go of such a large military procurement order! Even more so, he couldn't let the Americans take it away!

  "Mr. Gao, the Royal Navy has many excellent warships that are about to be forced into retirement due to that damned Washington Naval Treaty! If you're still interested in any of them, please let me know and we can discuss everything."

  Gao Yang smiled faintly and didn't say a word, but took out a cigarette. Lin Jianzhang, who was sitting next to him, suddenly stood up with a "whoosh" sound amidst the crowd's astonished gazes, picked up the lighter on the table, and lit Gao Yang's cigarette! Lin Jianzhang's hand holding the lighter trembled slightly. After all these years, the Chinese Navy is finally going to have a large ship!

  Du Xike immediately understood Lin Jianzhang's meaning. Although the two were rivals in the Navy Department, it was clear that they needed to stand on the same line now. Du Xike hastily got up and took the water cup in front of Gao Yang, running quickly to the side to refill water for Gao Yang.

  After gently placing the water cup in front of Gao Yang, he stood beside Gao Yang with Lin Jianzhang and stared at Gao Yang with fiery eyes!

  Gao Yang shook his head helplessly, he understood what the Navy meant, the two generals hoped he could buy more ships! Now buying ships from the British was because they coincided with the good timing of the Washington Naval Treaty, and the British had a large number of warships to be scrapped! However, it's impossible to build a powerful navy just by buying ships!

  Gao Yang stretched out his hand to rub his eyebrows, what to do? Should he seize this good opportunity to buy more warships or build a shipyard and build them slowly by himself? Gao Yang felt somewhat perplexed.

  "What you should be concerned about is the current threat! Not thinking about things 10 or 20 years from now!" The origin suddenly said in his mind.

  "Huh? What do you mean?" Gao Yang asked, puzzled. "Firstly, once the news of your purchase of the ship spreads, your reputation in the country will skyrocket! At least, the navy will basically all be won over to your side, and your image in the hearts of the people will immediately rise greatly! This will be of great help to you in completing your task of unifying China. After the ship is brought back, you can arrange for a large number of bio-warriors to board it as sailors to help you grasp control of this fleet. A powerful navy is crucial in war, so I won't say more about that. Secondly, do you still remember that mission to sabotage the naval armament treaty and bring forward the launch of Japan's Yamato-class battleship?"

  "Huh? ... Ah, I fainted, I completely forgot, there's still this matter!" Gao Yang rubbed his forehead and thought for a moment before finally remembering.

  "Who are you directly threatening by expanding your navy? The Japanese, the more you make a big deal out of this, the higher the possibility that they will refuse to sign the London Naval Treaty in a few years! And even the possibility of them directly withdrawing from the Washington Naval Treaty will greatly increase. You should know that there is a lot of energy points to be gained from the Japanese.

  Finally, I want to ask you, what are you worried about? Even if you want to develop your own shipbuilding industry and use your own warships, this doesn't conflict with buying warships now, does it? How long will it take for you to build a shipyard and start using your own warships? Do you think you can bring modern warships back through time-space? What are the chances of you being exposed by such a large-scale arms purchase?

  Or is it that you're not willing to spend money? Is money important to you now? You need energy points! Your business is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people are paying attention to you. Information shielding isn't omnipotent! The fact that you possess black technology will be exposed sooner or later! What will you do when that happens?

  Time-space shuttles can't carry living organisms with active cellular reactions, you yourself can run to this time-space, but what about your parents, relatives, friends, and that most beautiful little crystal of yours? What will they do? Have you thought about it? Your only chance is to gain more energy points and manufacture enough super-era weapons to protect yourself and your family! Everything else is just a step on the road to achieving this!"

  A long speech from the origin made Gao Yang feel like a sudden enlightenment! Gao Yang, who had been stimulated by sudden wealth and was somewhat floating, finally woke up!

  In this time and space, the army, site, power, money and all that are not important, because Gao Yang's family and loved ones are not here!

  Gao Yang's mission in this time and space is to obtain as many energy points as possible under the premise of helping China rise, and then use these energy points to manufacture ultra-modern advanced weapons to protect his family and loved ones when he returns to modern times. This was already predetermined when Gao Yang obtained the origin!