I was a pirate, but I was given a Death panel

After Lu Qi and others left.

Sean found Leitus, the leader of the scientific research team.

"Letus, how many new rifles are there now?"

"Reporting to the brigadier general, there are 1 semi-automatic A48 rifles, six general-purpose T1 machine guns, and six K1 tactical sniper rifles."

"The quantity is still small..."

Sean frowned.

"Brigadier General, there is no way, because we have not established a production line and rely solely on the laboratory for production. Not to mention the speed is slow, and the cost is extremely high."

"Take the A1 rifle as an example. We currently need to spend 2000 beli to manufacture each one, but if we can lay out a production line and carry out mass production, the cost should be reduced to less than beli."

As he spoke, Leites handed over a list containing statistics on the costs of producing these firearms so far.

Among them, there were 1 A48 semi-automatic rifles, costing 480 million Baileys.

Six T1 general-purpose machine guns cost 600 million Baileys.

There were six K1 tactical sniper rifles, and the cost reached a terrifying 1800 million Baileys.

In total, these 60 guns cost 2880 million Baileys.

The cost is simply too high.

This does not include the equipment purchase, preliminary research and development, bullet production, and the high salaries of more than 20 scientific researchers for the scientific research department...

But when it comes to building a production line in the 16th branch, there is no place.

The island itself is not very big. During the reconstruction process, almost every available place was used.

Where are there a lot of free areas for building factories and deploying various production lines?

I have to think of a way...

"In this way, tomorrow you will deliver all the firearms that have been produced to Lu Qi, let him arrange them, and provide enough ammunition. As for the production line problem, I will find a way to solve it in the near future!"

"Yes, Brigadier!"

"Well, where is the research on artillery now?"

"We have produced a 130 mm caliber ship-mounted two-unit cannon and are currently testing it. If there are no problems, we can try to install it on large warships, but it is not suitable for medium-sized warships."

"Why, it stands to reason that there is enough space for installation on the deck of a medium-sized warship, right?"

Sean was slightly taken aback.

Although medium-sized warships are indeed much smaller than large warships, their decks are also very large. It should be no problem to install two 130mm cannons.

However, Leites gave the answer the next moment.

"Commodore, although there is no problem with the installation, the recoil force of the new naval gun is too great. The medium-sized warship is too small and its own weight is too light to effectively remove this force, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless the medium-sized warships are made of higher-quality wood, such as... Adam's wood?"

Well...

Adam Baomu?

The bare-ship cost of a medium-sized warship is probably more than 5 million Bailey, right?

Let’s not talk about whether Sean is willing to spend the money. The key point is that Adam’s wood is not something you can buy if you want to!

The so-called price has no market, this is the situation.

"Is there no other way?"

"Yes, Commodore, you told me before that if it can be done to build warships with steel, it should be no problem. However, shipbuilding is not our specialty. We don't know anything about it..."

"Okay, in two days the three medium-sized warships will be taken out by Lu Qi and others to perform the mission. You can do whatever you want with the remaining large warship. As for the issue of shipbuilding, I will figure out a solution."

"Yes, Brigadier!"

After Leitus retreated.

Sean thought for a long time, and finally asked the messenger to call Lu Qi again.

Two minutes later...

"Brigadier General, are there changes to the plan in two days?"

"No, I'm looking for you for other reasons. You should have Espagu's contact information, right?"

"Yes, the Brigadier is going to..."

"Well, Leitus and the others have encountered difficulties with the newly developed naval gun. Because the recoil is too great, medium-sized warships cannot install it, so I need a better new generation of warships. But you also know that although Leitus and the others are working on weapons research, I am very new in this aspect, but I know nothing about shipbuilding... at all.”

"understand!"

Roughly speaking, Lu Qi could already guess what Sean wanted to do with Espagu.

Then Lu Qi left a series of numbers on the paper.

However, it was not Espagu's personal phone, but Carrera's company phone.

After all, when Lu Qi left the Capital of Seven Waters and went to the Navy Headquarters to carry out the task of bringing back the rats, it was still three years before the plot of the original work began.

At that time, he was not the foreman of Carrera Company.

blue blue blue...

"This is the Capital of Seven Waters, Carrera Company. Who are you?"

"I am the branch chief of the 16th Naval Branch, Sean Campbell. Please transfer me to Mr. Espagu. I have important matters to discuss with him."

"OK, just a second!"

After about a minute, the simulated human face on the phone bug changed in vain.

From a girl to an uncle.

"I'm Espagu!"

"Mr. Espagu, I'm Sean Campbell!"

"I know that Brigadier General Sean's name has been very loud recently, and I heard from the gossip that even two of Doflamingo's cadres from the Shichibukai fell into your hands. I don't know why you are looking for me today. ..."

"Well, before we get down to business, is the phone bug you're using now safe from eavesdropping, and is there anyone else around?"

"Okay, and I'm alone in the office now!"

Espagu showed a hint of confusion.

What exactly does Sean, who has become so famous in the past six months, want to do with him?

And can you still be careful?

"Then let me tell you straight. Our Sixteenth Branch is preparing to build a batch of new generation warships. I hope Carrera Company can undertake it. And in order to keep the plan confidential, I need Mr. Espagu to send top foremans to the East China Sea to carry out the work. Well, To put it simply, I need Carrera Company to establish a branch in Donghai to serve my sixteen branches."

......

......

Espagu was stunned immediately.

Really, this request is too outrageous.

Establish a Donghai branch just to serve you as a branch?

"Brigadier General Sean, this matter..."

"Mr. Espagu, when I say serve the 16th branch, I don't mean that you can only take orders from our 16th branch, but it means that when our 16th branch has needs, the Donghai Branch needs to use our The needs of the sixteen branches come first, and during the rest of the time, you can still receive other orders as normal."

After interrupting Espagu's words, Sean explained.

"Commodore Sean, you also know that our Carrera Company is one of the best shipyards in the world, and this means that our standards for building ships are very high."

"But in the East China Sea, most people's need for ships is only for short-distance voyages. In addition, the East China Sea does not have the harsh weather like the Great Sea Route."

"Therefore, there are not such high requirements for ships there. Even many crudely made ships can meet the demand. There is no need for the high-standard ships manufactured by Carrera Company. After all, the price may be higher than those of crudely made ships. The ship is several times taller, so..."

What Espagu means is actually very easy to understand.

If you open a branch in the East China Sea, then if you want to achieve results, you can sell low-cost and low-standard ships. Otherwise, if they are built to the standards of the Carrera Company, people here in the East China Sea will not buy them at all.

The price is too expensive...

It can even be 2-3 times more expensive.

After all, Carrera Company is definitely a high-end brand in the world's shipbuilding industry. You can't just ruin your brand and go to the low-end market, right?

If you don't build high-end signboards, you will definitely lose money in the end if you open a company in Donghai.

This is why, in the original work, Carrera Company did not develop business relationships around the world.

The demand for ships there...

It’s too low-end!

At most, they can only accept some orders from nobles who are not short of money.

And Sean could naturally tell that he was declining.

But it doesn't matter, Sean has a reason that Espagu absolutely cannot refuse.

"Mr. Espagu, there used to be two workers in your Carrera named Lucci and Kaku, right?"

"How do you know, Brigadier General Sean? There are indeed these two people, but they disappeared one after another and have not been found yet!"

Espagu was surprised for a moment.

Lu Qi and Kaku are two people he is very optimistic about, and he has even decided to train them to become foremen.

But one time, Lu Qi said that he wanted to take leave to return to his hometown, and it was at that time that he disappeared... and never appeared again.

And a few months later, Kaku also disappeared!

Even his secretary Kalifa disappeared on the same day as Kaku.

"Mr. Espagu, I can tell you that Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, as well as Bruno, the owner of the famous bar in the Seven Waters City, are all agents of CP9 under the World Government. You can guess , what do they want to gain by hanging around you?"

"Shouldn't it be..."

Upon hearing this, Espagu's eyes widened and he immediately realized what Sean was referring to.

But he didn't say those words, after all...

"It seems that you have guessed it. You must have heard about the Campbell family before. Although the public information only talked about the compensation from the World Government, as well as the arrest of CP5 and CP9 chiefs, etc., in fact..."

"Because of this incident, all agents of CP9 were dismissed, including Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, and Bruno. Now they are no longer agents and have become our sixteenth branch. Navy soldiers,."

At this moment, Espagu's expression was completely unbearable.

In other words, the world government has noticed itself and is starting to think of ways to find the blueprints of Pluto?

And the disappearance of Lu Qi and others was also affected by the Campbell incident?

"Brigadier General Sean, all I can say is that what you are trying to find does not exist."

"I think, Mr. Espagu, you have misunderstood what I meant, but you are right. That thing does no longer exist. At least it ceased to exist more than five months ago?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Espagu was very confused.

No longer exists?

ceased to exist more than five months ago?

This can also be understood to mean that it once existed.

At least it existed more than five months ago! !

Could it be that they already know...

But that’s not right, that guy Frankie is still alive and kicking, there’s no problem at all! !

"Let's put it this way, more than five months ago, I gave Lucci and the others an order to go to the Capital of Seven Waters. Then, without Franky's knowledge, I opened the secret compartment in his abdomen and took out the That kind of thing, and finally destroy it completely!”

"what!!!"

"Don't be nervous. The thing has been destroyed now, so no one can get it. After all, that thing is a time bomb. No matter who gets it, it will be a disaster for the world. Logically speaking, you and Fran Qi should have destroyed it earlier!”

"This..."

"Okay, this matter ends here. No one knows except you, me, and Lu Qi and the others!"

Hearing this, Espagu also nodded.

In fact, he has always been hesitant about whether to destroy the Pluto drawings.

But now that Sean has taken action, it is equivalent to helping him make a decision.

I don't know why, but after knowing this, Espagu felt that his whole body felt lighter.

There was also a hint of friendliness in his eyes.

You know, Sean can completely hand over the drawings of Pluto to the World Government in exchange for high-ranking officials and generous salaries.

But he didn't and destroyed it without any thought.

"Commodore Sean, I can agree to your plan to build a new generation of warships, but it is entirely possible to build them in the Seven Waters Capital."

"No, no, no, I may not have said it clearly before. The new generation of battleships our branch will build will be an epoch-making steel battleship!"

"Steel battleship?"

Espagu understood why Sean insisted on setting up a branch in the East China Sea.

It was impossible for him to allow such an epoch-making project to be carried out far away from his sight.

Otherwise, what if the gadget technology is stolen by pirates?

Or what if the world government plucks the peach?

After all, judging from Sean's actions of destroying Pluto's drawings, he is not of the same mind as the World Government.

But no matter what, from a business perspective, it is definitely unwise to go to Donghai to establish a branch.

At this moment, Espagu still didn't know that Sean's ultimate goal was not to let Carrera come to Donghai to open a branch.

Instead, they plan to establish a shipbuilding department within the branch.