Reborn As a Pirate

Buying Haight Shipyard was probably a crazy idea, Lorraine told himself.

Because this will be a big deal, a real big deal, not a life-gambling act of smuggling arms with small profits and huge profits, but a purely commercial act, and the value may be as high as tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Land, equipment, materials, design, talent, debt, and subsequent inputs and outputs...

Lorraine couldn't estimate how much money he needed to prepare for this. It may be too much, or it may be too little. Everything can only be known after testing.

And the board of directors always has to open first.

Because in terms of business, buying a shipyard is a commercial act of the General Chamber of Commerce. If the resolution is passed, the cost should be borne by the Chamber of Commerce, not Lorraine himself.

However, the chamber of commerce now only has more than 10,000 pounds of undistributed dividends, which means that the money for the merger is likely to be paid in advance by Lorraine, and then paid back in installments or from future smuggling profits.

This is related to everyone's interests, and it should be recognized by every seafarer.

Thinking of this, Lorraine took a deep breath.

I visited the Haight Shipyard in an all-round way today. This is a small-scale shipbuilding base with extremely high specifications. There is an office building, three independent water tanks and four composite docks. The docks include two six level, one level four, and one level one.

This content is a relatively professional statement. Although Lorraine said it seriously, there are really limited sailors who can really understand its gold content. Of course, Karen must be one of them.

This world-class shipbuilder was trembling with excitement: Captain, is it really a first-class compound dock? There is actually a first-class dock in Boston? What is the use of Americans building this kind of thing? Even if you give them the blueprint of the Victory , can they still build a real first-class ship?

Continuous rhetorical questions.

Karen's weird performance caught Carmen's attention. As Lorraine's negotiating partner, she desperately needs to supplement unfamiliar knowledge.

Karen, first-class shipyard...is there anything special?

The special thing is not the dock itself, but its construction cost and function. Keren solemnly said, Simply put, apart from a few anchorages of the Royal Navy along the coast of England, there will not be more than five first-class private docks. Not because the technology of civil engineering is not up to standard, but because it is unnecessary.”

The first-level dock is used to build the first-level ship. From the length and width of the dry and wet two-level docks to the height of the corresponding water tanks, to supporting facilities, such as material circulation, processing, and storage places, all must be designed according to the needs of the first-level ship. .”

There is also a steam engine. As a new thing, this kind of machinery can make the splicing of ship materials more accurate and stable, can greatly promote the speed of shipbuilding, and is also beneficial to the improvement of quality. It is an indispensable configuration for a first-class shipyard.

Karen rarely entered into a fanatical posture in front of his comrades-in-arms, dancing and spitting all over the place.

However, while the first-class shipyard is advanced, it is also synonymous with expensive and wasteful. It is a tool,

Huge tools, if there is no need for the construction and maintenance of first-level or second-level ships, it is far less practical than lower-level shipyards, because tools should not be more expensive than finished products.

Because of this, most of the first-class shipyards in the world are owned by the royal family or the navy, and only they have first- and second-class giant ships that need to be maintained. The remaining few are basically the top private shipyards in the world. The technology of independently manufacturing the top warships, and has already undertaken orders for first and second ships.

In the shipbuilding world, a first-class dock is a medal!

Carmen was dazed when he heard it, and vaguely felt that something was wrong, vaguely... and felt that experts said they were professional, so there should be no mistakes.

So, this Hite Shipyard is the world's top shipyard? From equipment to technology?

Lorraine coughed awkwardly.

Hite's situation is a bit special. He is expanding the shipyard for the US Navy's previous revitalization plan, and the technical team is not top-notch. At least he has not taken orders for warships above the third level. Hmm... and he is about to go bankrupt.

So confused...

Keren's impassioned speech just now successfully set up the model of a world-class shipyard in everyone's minds, and Lorraine directly overthrew everything, completely and thoroughly.

Karen tugged at his hair with a dreamy expression on his face.

What kind of revitalization plan is this? Do the Americans also want to build a first-class ship?

They don't even have experience in building two-story gun bays, and three-story... Reading Network

If they don't build a first-class ship, what kind of first-class shipyard do they want!

Well... the shipbuilders of the New World have always had fantastic ideas, and they have also made many innovations in naval issues, for example, the 62-meter-long destroyer.

62 meters? Destroyer? 40 doors?

Lorraine nodded: 44 single-deck Galen ships, the main gun firepower is 24 pounds, and the speed is 13 knots.

This time, the banter on everyone's faces disappeared.

It was still Karen, full of solemnity: Captain, did they succeed?

The design of the Galen ship is still on paper because of the problem of funds. But when the funds were sufficient, they tried to build an experimental ship, which was a 53-meter-long Bagh ship with a maximum speed of 16 knots. And it has passed the sea test.

The crew of Lorraine looked at each other in awe.

In this era of reputation and skills, passing the sea test is the best recognition.

Every transaction on that thin report is tied to the integrity of the experimenter, as long as it is published data, there is little possibility of falsification.

This means that the Hight Shipyard is a creative and advanced facility. He may not be suitable for the navy, but it is probably... the most suitable choice for pirates and businessmen in the world.

When everyone knows this, Lorraine knows that the conditions are ripe.

He closed his eyes. Gentlemen and ladies, this is going to be a big deal. I need your answers on whether to buy Boston Haight Shipyard.

Sailors, you look at me, I look at you, and finally recommended Carmen, who will definitely participate in the acquisition negotiations, to speak out.

The beautiful Carmen's eyes fluttered: Captain, I need to know your psychological price.

The base price is 40,000 pounds, including all the infrastructure of the shipyard, the completed and unfinished hulls in the dock, the materials in the warehouse, and at least ten years of service contracts for the original operator and design team.

What about the premium?

The maximum cannot exceed 60,000. Lorraine pondered for a moment, This shipyard is in the midst of huge economic problems, and it is impossible to make profits in a short period of time. Since it is destined to incur debts, we can't pay too much at the beginning many.

I found that you will become an excellent capitalist. Carmen laughed, Understood, I agree with the acquisition of the shipyard.

I agree. Karen raised his hands high.

I agree. Bell and Acharin shrugged indifferently.

Abstain. This is Daniel and Wang Ye.

I agree. Noah and Katerina looked at each other.

Only Henna and Pierce remained silent.

The puberty bad boy grinned, showing his beautiful white teeth.

Brother, I suddenly remembered that the resolution of the board of directors is judged by the number of shares, right?

But the ship is a whole, Pierce, and having bad intentions will only lead to death for everyone, and you have to remember that too.

That's something I need to consider after I become the captain. Pierce grinned, I agree, Mr. Chairman.

In the end, only Henna was left, because everyone knew that she never objected to Lorraine's decision, and this time would be no exception.

Agreed. She said matter-of-factly.

Reborn as a Pirate