Alien Arms Empire

 Chapter 242 242Revolution in Communications

Tang Mo was not worried about the response of the Talon Kingdom at all, because it would only be a few months before they reacted.

 The lagging speed of information transmission is the magic weapon for Tang Mo's victory. The Talon Kingdom will probably never be able to figure out where its fleet has gone.

 The first thing is that they will slowly realize after a few months that their fleet did not return the message on time, but this is probably due to the long journey in poor sea conditions and temporary accidents.

 After they really find out that no news has been sent back from their own fleet, they still have to confirm that their fleet has indeed arrived at Dragon Island, which is a long process in itself.

By the time they knew clearly that the battleship had been sunk by Tang Mo and the two sides had started a war, it would probably be half a year or even seven months later.

By then, the Wolf-class cruisers may have begun sea trials. What does Tang Mo have to worry about? Will they send a fleet of 100 warships to attack Datang Group?

Datang Group has recently devoted almost all of its ship production capacity to Wolf-class cruisers, because Tang Mo has negotiated several large orders and is preparing to sell its Bunas-class ironclads.

Several coastal countries have paid a lot of money for this epoch-making warship, so they are also looking forward to Tang Mo delivering the second-hand warships used by Datang Group to them.

 As for the five Wolf-class warships being produced at full capacity in the shipyard, one is almost completed, and the remaining ones are almost finished building their hulls and are preparing to be launched.

With these new warships, Datang Group can still dominate the sea, but the Tarun Kingdom, which comes for revenge, may cry.

The three biggest improvements in Wolf-class battleships compared to the old Bunas-class battleships are fire control cannons and speed.

　　The Wolf-class cruiser, which uses newer and more powerful power packs, is expected to become an eternal nightmare for the Kingdom of Talen. Two or three Wolf-class warships can easily wipe out the entire navy of the Talon Kingdom, and it's very easy.

At that time, Dorne and Wright can go south and, together with the Mirage Kingdom on the other side, swallow up the maritime interests ceded by the Kingdom of Talon.

 Including transportation routes, developed islands, and the entire southern commodity market, they will become spoils of war in front of several countries.

All they need to do is pay a protection fee to Datang Group, honestly acknowledge Datang Group's well-deserved hegemony in the Endless Sea, and then pay taxes as Tang Mo requires, and then they can enjoy the huge benefits brought by the development of the ocean. dividend.

“So, why don’t we send warships to attack Talen first?” Harry confirmed Tang Mo’s thoughts.

"Don't be so impatient. This kind of thing needs to be done in a timely manner. Inform the special envoys of several countries and ask them to come to my residence for a gathering. Don't delay on your side and let those who are preparing to make war fortune disperse. Come on." Tang Mo leaned on the chair and ordered Harry.

 “Yes!” Harry nodded immediately.

Tang Mo took out his cigarette case, took out the cigarette and put it in his mouth. After lighting it with a lighter, he continued to give instructions: "In addition, the construction situation at Refeng Port must be tightened. After all, it is more valuable now. !”

If the warships of the Datang Group go south and completely destroy the maritime trade network of the Talon Kingdom, then the value of Refeng Port further south will naturally double.

This port was valuable and was ceded to Datang Group by the Kingdom of Dorne as a bargaining chip. Now it is time to revitalize this idle chess and make it work.

 With this port, Datang Group’s influence will extend to Talun and even more countries in the south. And the value of this port will also rise.

 What is stir-fried and not stir-fried? Land is also something from before. These are all fixed assets of Datang Group, and they are all real money.

Moreover, when Datang Group was carrying out its overall layout, it had already started building the Rewind Port. The area has now been expanded twice, and although the population is still not too large, there are still facilities.

Perhaps, if Dorn wants to increase its total maritime trade volume, it will also rent the dock of Rewind Port to handle cargo.

"Understood!" Harry nodded and said clearly.

 “Go!” Tang Mo started puffing away, looking like he was thinking with enjoyment.

 …

“Ding-ring-ring, ding-ding-ding…” When the phone on the desk he was familiar with suddenly rang in the office of Special Envoy Dorn, he had an inexplicable feeling of unreality.

This was his first time coming into contact with Bunas's new gadget. He still remembered that the Bunas technical worker who installed the phone explained to him the specific uses of this thing.

So he reached out and grabbed the phone receiver in front of him with some anxiety, feeling quite tragic and decisive as if he were touching a bomb with his hands. Then, when he put his ear to the phone receiver, he was stunned because he heard a somewhat unintentional and inexplicably familiar voice coming from the other side of the phone receiver: "Hello. ? Hello! Do you hear me? "

Finally, when the special envoy realized that if he continued to be in such a stupid daze, the other party might get angry, he stood up a little flattered and echoed in a low voice: "Mr. Harry, it's me, it's... "

Before he could finish his stammering self-introduction, Harry interrupted him: "Mr. Tang asked you to come to the factory for a meeting...come here immediately, that's all."

"Ming, I understand." Dorn's envoy didn't know where Harry was now, but he was certain that the other party was definitely not downstairs.

In this case, this system that can communicate in real time seems to be a great invention.

He couldn't put it down and put the phone receiver back on the landline. All the Dorn envoy could think about was that he should ask about the price of this thing and try to get a set of the same equipment for his Majesty the King one day earlier.

He had even begun to imagine that his Majesty the King would wake up in the morning and pick up the phone to ask the Minister of Defense about the progress of his troops on the battlefield.

 The telegram was sent back to the royal city from the front line, and then the king could just make a phone call and ask - what is this? This is such a dream!

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, stood up immediately, walked to the door, and hurriedly shouted to the servant outside the corridor as if holding boiling water: "Get the car ready! Hurry! Hurry up! I'm going to the factory. !quick!"

 In Bunas, there are many factories and many factory areas, but when someone mentions the word "factory area" alone, it often only means one place.

 The first factory area of ​​Datang Group has now been completely transformed into the old factory area of ​​the college and product display museum.

Here is the office building of Datang Group, and it is also the core hub of Tangmo. He sleeps here, works here, and issues decisions that affect several countries one after another.

The car bumped and shook slightly on the flat road in Bunas. The luxury shock absorption of the new T-model car was quite good, and the failure rate was so low that it could be ignored.

Tang Mo has recently launched several high-end cars and even started selling the same model as his Rolls-Royce. Each country has ordered a batch of them, and most of them are used by the royal family or important ministers of the country.

 Hence, Rolls-Royce cars are known as the true symbol of nobility and once became the exclusive cars of kings of various countries. Overt and covert rules have been formed. Unless the king is not the king, he has no right to ride in a Rolls-Royce.

Of course, there are two exceptions here. Countess Alice of Beiling owns a Rolls-Royce, and Mr. Tang Mo of Datang Group also owns one.

However, no one mentioned such nonsense. Everyone was shocked by the luxury of the Rolls-Royce car, but the politicians did not tamper with the king's car due to their own status.

Businessmen also behaved quite well in this regard. Everyone began to buy second-tier luxury cars, which also made Datang Group a lot of money.

In order to facilitate travel, Datang Group began to build gas stations in the five kingdoms, and this new facility began to bloom everywhere.

 New profit growth points have emerged. Tangmo’s petrochemical plant is booming, and the way of development is actually a backdoor listing.

Money was provided by various chaebols, land was actively donated by the kingdom's nobles, and workers were recruited and directly trained locally. Datang Group established a brand new gas station network without spending almost a penny.

 In the short term, this network does not seem to be that profitable, but everyone is optimistic about this new thing - the last time Datang Group built its own telegraph office, how much did it sell for?

Now that everyone holds one-tenth of the shares in their hands, should they really sit at home and prepare to count their money?

The greedy capital guessed right this time. They got on the express train of the rise of the oil industry, and their net worth has doubled.

 Relying on the popularity of gas stations, Tang Mo's automobile industry continued to expand. Model T cars were sold to more than a dozen kingdoms, almost making people forget that Datang Group relied on arms to make its fortune.

Perhaps some people have really forgotten, but the envoy of the Kingdom of Dorne who is sitting in the luxurious T-model car at this moment will definitely not forget it.

 He knew that he was not the only one rushing to the factory. The war on Long Island should have concluded.

In fact, he firmly believed that the Tang Group, which had iron-clad warships, could not fail in the war that broke out around the island, but he still did not expect that the war would end so quickly.

The winner was decided in less than 7 days, even taking into account the time to deliver the news of victory. This was simply a miracle - he still didn't know that the actual time when the battle actually broke out was only a short time. A short two days.

 So, when I go to see Mr. Tang this time, it seems... there may be some surprises.

 (End of this chapter)