America's Road to Fame

Chapter 298 Roger's Real Purpose

"Burke class?"

Roger was surprised by William's words:
"Are you kidding? It's not about money. The Burke class is the current main battleship, and it won't be sold for any amount of money."

"Uh, even if you don't buy a new improved model, isn't the earliest Type I okay?"

"That's for sure. Now you can hear about the sale of other types of ships. When did you hear about the sale of the Burke class..."

According to Roger's explanation, William Chen understood that the most important thing about the Burke-class destroyer is the Aegis system on it. This is the housekeeping skill of the United States now, and it is impossible to sell it casually.

At present, even Japan and South Korea are making their own destroyers based on this type of destroyer under the authorization of the United States. A certain island wanted to buy a Burke-class destroyer, but in the end it was not allowed, but bought them the Kidd-class .

"And you, a small broken island, don't need Burke-class warships, which are the main force in the United States, and even if they are sold to you, they will be boycotted by the countries next to you. This is beyond the need to guard against pirates. gone."

Roger is also a little convinced, but he also knows that William Chen doesn't know much about the navy's ships, so he will open his mouth and want to buy a Burke-class destroyer. He explained:

"Besides, the Burke-class destroyer needs about 340 crew members even for the original I and II classes. If it is an upgraded version later, it will need 380 members. And it doesn't mean much to your small island now, why not To buy a Perry-class frigate, the crew only needs 215, which is much cheaper, and it is more than enough for you.”

"This is the purpose of your visit this time. Want to sell this Perry-class frigate?"

"My cousin, I'm here to help you. Don't look at me with such eyes that I will benefit from it. I'm not short of money now..."

William Chen understood what he meant. His cousin was originally considered a small rich man. With the 3 million US dollars he invested in Fund No. 200, he got back more than 2000 million US dollars, and his investment in the two parts of "The Hangover" was only the first. The first part paid back its capital and made a lot of money, and the income of the second part was completely a no-cost business.

"It's a win-win thing this time. You really wronged me. In fact, they didn't want to sell it to you, because if it was sold to you, I would handle it. It must not be that their asking price is too high. They originally wanted to sell it to you first." Contact the bad guys on that island. If you sell it to them, you can sell it for nearly 1 million US dollars. If you buy it to you, you can only sell it for 5000 million US dollars. This is my relationship through the navy, and I promise to buy another one. Some people who just brought weapons..."

It turns out that the U.S. Navy plans to retire all Perry-class frigates as soon as possible and replace them with new ship types. Therefore, it will gradually sell or retire the Perry-class frigates that are still under construction. Seize this opportunity, plus Roger originally planned to come to Palu to help William Chen form an army, and he brought people from the army with him through his relationship.

"5000 million U.S. dollars? The cost of the Perry class was not so high when it was built, right? After 30 or [-] years, it will be sold at a higher price than a new ship?"

"Isn't that what arms sales are all about? If you think about it, this is still a [-]% discount. If the Green Island people, the price would be twice as high. Besides, your place is not so strategic to the United States." It is important, and the country has not yet been established, otherwise this kind of ship will not be given away for free, and the price of cabbage will always be certain."

Hehe, William Chen said that he doesn't want to have such an important strategic position, because those are all early birds, and he just wants to build a good relationship with the United States, and just keep on developing, and he doesn't want to be in the limelight.

"But even a Perry-class frigate needs more than 200 personnel to be fully staffed. Where can I find so many qualified crew members? You still need a captain."

While talking, William Chen looked at Roger and said, "Don't talk about yourself, you are not from the Marine Corps, I don't believe you can be the captain."

Hearing what Chen William said, Roger was quite dissatisfied and said: "It's just a Perry class, what's the problem with the captain. It's just that I don't like to do it, unless you allow me to bring a few models on board... ..."

"But don't worry, you have to know that there are all kinds of reasons and people who leave the navy every year. They can make up for you. Whether it's as mercenaries or directly naturalizing them, there is no problem. As long as the money When it’s in place, it’s easy to handle!”

"Are those people reliable?"

Chen Weilian asked with some doubts. After all, it would be fine if he retired normally, but if he was a troublemaker, then he didn't want to recruit that kind of person.

"With me here, it is absolutely reliable. Actually, it is not as scary as you think. Some fleets are stationed in overseas bases. There are always many people who want to transfer back to be closer to their families, but because of the limited number of places, they finally choose to retire. These people just need to allow them to bring their families over, and anyway, you are also close to Australia, which is much better than going to Africa or where to serve.”

Since this is the case, I originally planned to think about it first, but what Roger said makes sense. Warships are not like other things. Even the Marine Corps needs to go through a period of training, let alone a technical unit like warships. Those who came were all retired navy soldiers who had served in warships, but different ship types also required a period of adaptation.

And according to what Roger said, for this kind of military purchase, it is best to directly purchase hot ships, that is, warships that have not been decommissioned, and hand them over directly; instead of buying those that are temporarily sealed up after decommissioning.

It's like being taken advantage of by Green Island, who was trapped by such sealed warships during military purchases.If you bought a stored warship, after you bought it and paid for it, do you want to overhaul it when it is reactivated?In this way, the other party will notify you that there is something wrong with the power system of the battleship and needs to be repaired and replaced, so forget about it and pay for it...

You said to drive to your shipyard to overhaul it yourself?Sorry, the conditions there do not meet the requirements.

Therefore, after being tricked a lot, the bullies on that island were also tricked out of experience.

If you want to buy a warship, you must give priority to buying hot ships, and never buy a warship that has been sealed up. Otherwise, even if you know you are going to be stabbed, there is nothing you can do. You should pay the protection fee.

"Now there are two good Perry-class frigates in active service, the USS Gary and the USS Taylor, both of which were enlisted in 1984. In fact, the situation of the USS Gary is better, and some of the crew on this ship will be retired. You can receive them together and join our navy."

Well, it was launched in 1984, so it's older than me... But having said that, this is the best warship I can buy now, and it can also deepen my relationship with the other party.

But at this point, William Chen suddenly looked at Roger and said:
"No, Roger, you must have another purpose."

"?"

"Although you said just now that you wanted to help me buy a warship, it is obvious that you are not very interested in the navy. I know you, and I can see it from your attitude. Tell me, why are you so enthusiastic? Want to come to my place?"

William Chen stared at Roger, waiting for his answer.

"Uh, William, to be honest, you know the show I did, you gave me the idea at the time."

"Sneak tracking?"

"Yes, this show is quite interesting, but you understand that in variety shows, there will always be some backstage control in it, and the twists and turns of the plot can attract the audience... So even though I also play in this show It's quite interesting, but not enjoyable enough, you know, the ones I found, although they all worked in the intelligence, security, and police departments, they can't be fully utilized in the program..."

"So you haven't had fun in variety shows, just like trying in reality?"

Chen William gave Roger a blank look, and said angrily: "F**K, why don't you just join the CIA or FBI, it will be more exciting, I'm just a small island here, but it's not as big as you imagined." More 007 plot."

"William, it's not like you don't know that I was born in the Dray family, so I'm destined to be ostracized and guarded in many places in the United States, including the intelligence agencies."

This is indeed the case. For a person with a strong political family background like Roger, even if he joins the intelligence agencies of the United States, he will not have the chance to get an important position, because no one would like to see that the former "shadow leader" "It is possible that Edgar Hoover, the director of investigations, will reappear.

(End of this chapter)