Chapter 145 The Unscrupulous Xu Yi

Lieutenant Colonel Nuen nodded, glanced at the frigate flying the flag of the Candela Empire Navy in the distance, and a trace of admiration flashed across his face, and said: "President Xu, I must admit that the ship produced by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce The frigate is really... so easy to use. +◆, during this period of time, I commanded it to gallop back and forth on the endless sea, and I don’t know how many times better than those old-fashioned wooden boats before..."

Hearing that Lieutenant Colonel Nuen kept talking about the advantages of the frigate as soon as he opened his mouth, Russell and the few people around him frowned.

Seeing that Lieutenant Colonel Nuen still had no intention of stopping, Russell suddenly coughed heavily.

"...We caught up with those pirates easily, and then it was very easy..."

Lieutenant Colonel Nuen's voice stopped abruptly, and he turned his head to look at Russell, his heart trembled, and he immediately understood, coughed lightly, smiled awkwardly at Xu Yi, and continued: "Of course, President Xu, If you want to talk about the shortcomings of this frigate, there are also some."

"Oh? Please tell me."

"Uh..." Lieutenant Colonel Nuen hesitated for a moment, and then he said with some coyness: "This frigate is good in other aspects, but there is a very serious problem, that is, it consumes too much. You see, every time we sail at sea, One hundred kilometers requires at least two tons of magic crystals. In this way, a large warehouse space must be reserved for loading magic crystals. In addition, the load on the frigate is actually limited, so the actual The cruising range is not ideal. You know, if we used wooden sea boats before, we could run as far as we wanted.”

"Before you run far enough, the boat itself will collapse first." Xu Yi rolled his eyes in his heart. There was still a smile on his face. Nodding lightly, he said, "Yes. This is indeed a problem. But Lieutenant Colonel Nuen, I think...you should just buy those ordinary magic crystals on the market as power supplies?"

Lieutenant Colonel Nuen was taken aback: "Is there any problem with this? Besides, we didn't buy low-quality magic crystals, but the highest quality magic crystals that could be bought. Because of this, just last month, this The morning light ship cost more than two hundred gold coins."

"Really?" Xu Yi smiled and turned to look at Russell. "Lord Russell, I remember that when we handed over this frigate, we handed over an instruction manual to you at the same time. If I remember correctly, it should be clearly marked on it. It is best to use the one produced by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for this frigate. High-concentration magic crystals are used as power sources, and it is best not to use common magic crystals that are common on the market."

Newman looked at Russell in astonishment.

Lord Russell didn't tell him about this, and he never even saw the so-called instruction manual.

Russell's expression moved slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "It is true that there is this manual, but this book has been studying in the staff department for a while, so I didn't give it to you."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Xu Yi, snorted softly, and continued: "The reason for doing this is also because this frigate is in the hands of our Imperial Navy. After all, we still have to adapt to our situation, but we can't completely follow yours. Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will do what it says."

Xu Yi couldn't help sneering in his heart.

This Russell. On the surface, he seems to be very willing to accept new things, and even persuaded the Candela Imperial Navy to buy three frigates from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce at all costs, but he is still a very conservative guy in his bones.

It is said that frigates must adapt to the situation of the Candela Empire. It is clearly hoped that these three frigates will not be affected by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce as much as possible, and can be completely controlled by the Candela Empire Navy.

But unfortunately, his idea was good, but in fact he was completely wrong.

The frigates produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are far different from those wooden sea ships in the past. Compared with the traditions on the Sainz continent, these frigates are extremely advanced high-tech products.

If the Kandela Empire Navy still wants to treat it in the same way as an ordinary sea ship, it can only ask for trouble.

No, the reason why I was invited this time was because they made this frigate so unusable that they had no choice but to ask myself for help.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi's face was slightly cold, and he said seriously: "Master Russell, I must tell you very seriously that this frigate is a high-tech product with very high technical content, even far beyond the understanding of you and your country's navy. , is by no means as simple as you think. If you use it according to the various precautions we provide, then it will definitely bring you a powerful boost. But if you want to do it yourself...then I only Can say at your own peril.”

The faces of Russell and the officers of the Kandela Empire Navy around him changed.

Xu Yi's words were blatantly mocking and threatening them.

But the fact that the frigate can no longer be used now is in front of them, but they have no way to refute it.

Moreover, in the past few months, this frigate has indeed demonstrated extremely powerful performance. It has already completely convinced everyone in the Candela Empire Navy, and convinced the Imperial Navy that the wooden ships in the navy in the past will inevitably be used by this ship. It was replaced by a brand-new frigate made of steel that was almost like a sea fortress.

So despite the numerous dissatisfaction with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in their hearts, they were still forced to take the initiative to invite the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to negotiate and strive to promote in-depth cooperation between the two parties.

Russell was silent for a moment with a sullen face, took a light breath, his face returned to calm, and made a gesture of invitation to Xu Yi.

"Okay, President Xu, let's sit down and have a good talk about these things. Please."

Xu Yi smiled slightly, thinking that as expected, they still had to succumb to reality in the end.

A group of people entered the Candela Imperial Navy barracks near the port, and sat down in a spacious room that looked like a combat conference room.

Russell first introduced the various people on his side to Xu Yi as the host, and the two sides quickly got to the point.

The main purpose of the Candela Imperial Navy's invitation to Xu Yi is, of course, to allow the frigate to continue to operate smoothly and normally, and to ensure that the Candela Imperial Navy can use it smoothly in the future.

to be honest. This frigate can be regarded as an experiment they did. Let the Imperial Navy learn and master the operation and use of this new type of frigate as soon as possible. To prepare for the full replacement of ships in the Imperial Navy in the future.

Therefore, the focus of the negotiations between the two parties was mainly on the follow-up maintenance of the frigate.

Of course, the Candela Imperial Navy hopes that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can disclose all maintenance technologies to them, so that they can complete the maintenance by themselves even if they leave the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

However, Xu Yi told them bluntly that it was impossible.

The reason why he said it so directly is not entirely because the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is unwilling, but because the main reason is that the Candela Empire Navy does not have this condition at all.

When it comes to the maintenance of frigates, one of the most important problems is the replacement of parts necessary for damaged parts.

But all the parts on this frigate are made by Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Don't say that the Candela Empire doesn't have this condition, even the Lampari Kingdom, which already has a strong foundation in the magic industry, doesn't have the condition.

Only the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can refine the special steel required for these parts, and only the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can master the process of making these parts. Even the corresponding magic processing machine tools are only owned by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Simply put, apart from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, no chamber of commerce or institution can solve this problem.

So even if Xu Yi is willing to hand over all the follow-up maintenance to the Kandela Empire Navy, they simply cannot do it.

Although the Candela Imperial Navy was not convinced, it had to admit this fact. After intense discussions between the two parties, the Candela Imperial Navy finally had to accept the solution proposed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. That is, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will ensure all follow-up maintenance of these frigates of the Kandela Imperial Navy to ensure that they can always run smoothly.

For this reason, the Kandela Imperial Navy has to pay a lot of maintenance fees to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Routine maintenance is fairly cheap. But the maintenance and repair costs are really scary.

For example, the frigate currently parked in the port is unable to operate. According to the results of the inspection by the engineers sent by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it is because the Candela Imperial Navy did not follow the operation manual given by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce when operating the frigate. According to regulations, it exceeded the output limit of the power source, resulting in damage to the magic circle output as the power source, so it could not continue to operate.

The magic circle is the core of this frigate, and its problems are of course very serious.

According to the assessment made by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, in order to repair it, I am afraid that the frigate has to be pulled back to the shipyard of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the Principality of Standing.

Because the Candela Empire does not have any conditions here, it is simply unable to provide the environment needed to repair it.

This way back and forth, plus the materials and labor required, the cost is naturally not small.

On behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, Xu Yi unceremoniously offered up to 70,000 gold coins for maintenance to the Kandela Empire Navy.

Although the Kandela Imperial Navy was extremely dissatisfied with this astonishing fee, Xu Yi did not let go at all, and they could only hold their noses to admit it in the end.

After all, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can choose not to repair it, but they have no choice but to do so.

Looking at the vicious eyes of the Candela Empire naval officers, including Russell, who were about to eat him, Xu Yi smiled slightly, feeling a little proud in his heart.

When they agreed to sell three frigates to the Kandela Empire Navy at the price of fifty gold coins plus various additional conditions, many people in the upper echelon of the chamber of commerce objected, because the price was too bad, even with additional conditions, it was still a huge loss. many.

But Xu Yi insisted on agreeing, in fact, he had already taken today's situation into account.

As long as the Candela Imperial Navy has a frigate, it will definitely be able to discover the incomparable advantages of the frigate over traditional wooden sea ships, and it will definitely continue to use it.

And as long as they use it, they can only be forced to accept the relevant follow-up maintenance conditions proposed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce like today.

Neither the Kandela Empire Navy nor those guys in the chamber of commerce may know. In fact, compared to the one-shot sale of this kind of thing, the follow-up maintenance and maintenance is the real most profitable place.

Many technologically advanced Western countries on the planet are extremely skilled in this method, and many backward countries, including China, have suffered greatly from it.

But when it comes to Sainz Continent, Xu Yi naturally has to borrow it unceremoniously. (To be continued..)