Rebirth of the Flying Era

  Chapter 1235 Petrodollar buff

  Hearing Du Fei's teasing tone, Zhou Peng laughed: "I heard that the Duke seems to have some special hobbies, which only Green can satisfy."

  Du Fei raised his eyebrows, it was the first time he heard this situation: "Is there such a thing? Really~"

  Zhou Peng said maliciously: "Who knows~ It was passed back by the comrades at Lun Dun."

  Du Fei chuckled: "That's no wonder. He protested, how should we react? This matter should fall to Director Liao~"

  Zhou Peng nodded: "Director Liao picked it up." He said a few times: "Director Liao said that he can be responsible for this matter, but Green's accident happened on the island. If we are responsible, Yingguo has to admit our sovereignty and governance, otherwise... interview."

  Du Fei smiled, knowing that the Duke of Mountbatten was probably out of his mind, and actually made such a stupid request through formal channels.

  It was obvious that Tai Ah was holding back, and delivered the knife to us.

  In this case, if Director Liao doesn't go on, he will be sorry for the enthusiasm of the "international friends".

  But this incident is just a small episode, just listen to it for fun, it has no real meaning.

  It is no longer before the First World War. Yingguo’s noble base has been completely destroyed by the two wars. Even if the Duke of Mountbatten is a great nobleman, has royal blood, and is also the admiral of the navy, he can speak with the same strength.

  He is no longer the governor of India and Du who holds real power.

  The car drove to the hotel booked by Zhou Peng, and the three of them took the elevator to the luxury suite on the top floor.

  Du Fei guessed that Zhou Peng must have something important to say, otherwise he had just arrived, and he would have to clean up, so there was no need to follow.

  When he came to the room, Du Fei had a thought, and Ci Xin took out two bottles of iced Coke from the refrigerator and handed them to Du Fei and Zhou Peng.

  Zhou Peng quickly nodded his thanks.

  Although it was not the first time he met Ci Xin, Zhou Peng always felt that this extremely beautiful woman was a bit creepy.

  Even if he is in a special department and has seen many strong people, he still feels uneasy.

  Compassionate heart didn't say a word, put down the coke and sat down on the sofa next to her, cross-legged and meditated, eyes closed.

  Du Fei took a sip of his cold drink and asked, "Brother Zhou, what's the matter?"

  Zhou Peng came back to his senses and took the time to say: "It's Vincent."

  Du Fei raised his eyes: "Oh~ what happened to him?"

  Zhou Pengdao: "Vincent has been in frequent contact with Lun Dun recently..."

  Du Fei listened carefully, frowning slightly.

   In fact, this situation is not surprising.

  The reason why Du Fei and Vincent were able to form an alliance at the beginning was not because of their sympathy for each other, but because of the same interests and they huddled together for warmth.

  The biggest external force that contributed to all this is the strength of the Slater family.

  Because Vincent's family couldn't compete with the Slater family, so they came together with Du Fei.

  But now, because of Nanyang's frontal hard steel, the Slater family has suffered heavy losses.

  After the death of the old earl, the two most powerful heirs were all in the hands of Du Fei, which made the Slater family unable to suppress Vincent's family.

  At this time, the Dai Zhilin family, headed by Hong Kong Capital, naturally returned to the aristocratic circle of Lun Dun.

   And the cost of doing so is self-evident.

  So, when Du Fei heard Zhou Peng finish speaking, he didn't show much disbelief.

   Said lightly: "It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. There's no way to stop it. Brother Zhou, you should pay attention to it. If they obey the rules, they can cooperate by cooperating. After all, it will benefit both of them. As for the others...I will find a way."

  Zhou Peng nodded: "I see."

  After Zhou Peng left, Du Fei took another sip of the Coke in front of him, looked out the window, narrowed his eyes, thinking about Vincent.

  As for Vincent and the family behind him, we can maintain it if we can.

   After all, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one, and now Hong Kong or Hong Kong have the final say.

   If you really want to fall out, many things will be very troublesome.

  But the situation has changed, and some things cannot be satisfactory, unless Du Fei can offer more benefits and increase the bargaining chip to bind Dai Zhilin's family.

  Thinking of this, Du Fei's eyes became deeper, thinking silently...

  The next afternoon, in a tennis club.

  Vincent's tennis clothes were already drenched with sweat. He wiped his hair with a towel hanging around his neck, and said with a laugh, "Du, I didn't expect you to be so good at tennis. It's not inferior to those players in professional competitions."

  Du Fei came from the opposite side, also sweating a little.

   Accepting Vincent's compliment, the two came to the side of the awning, put the racket aside, and picked up herbal tea with ice.

   "Du, I heard that you and George's oil company had some troubles a while ago?" Vincent seemed to mention it casually.

  Du Fei smiled: "It was a small matter, and it has been resolved."

  Vincent smiled: "Solved? I'm afraid it's not that simple~"

  Du Fei heard something in his words: "What? Did you hear something?"

  Vincent said: "Those Yankees are not magnanimous."

  Du Fei curled his lips: "Me neither. We used to have an old lady surnamed Ye who said that whoever makes me unhappy for a day, I will make him unhappy for the rest of his life."

   "Auntie whose surname is Ye?" Vincent blinked his eyes, not knowing the allusion Du Fei said, but it didn't affect his understanding of Du Fei's meaning.

  If someone else said this, he would definitely scoff.

  But what Du Fei said was quite convincing.

   This is the reputation that Du Fei has built up with practical actions time and time again.

  Furthermore, Vincent also heard that Du Fei might have told him what he said.

  Vincent's love letter can't contain fire, and Lun Dun has frequently thrown olive branches recently, it's impossible for Du Fei not to know.

   But he couldn't explain this kind of thing.

  Du Fei acted as if nothing had happened, and changed the topic: "By the way, the Kingdom of Sarawak intends to become independent from the Malay Federation and join the Commonwealth of Nations independently. What do you think?"

  Although the Kingdom of Sarawak has been separated from the control of Kuala Lumpur for more than a year, it has not officially become independent in name.

   Regarding this situation, the Malay authorities are powerless to change anything and can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

  As the original suzerain country, Yingguo is also in a strategic contraction and is preparing to concentrate its power on the Suez Canal.

  Even Li Jiapo is about to give up, and he has no time to manage the Malay Federation further east.

  Vincent heard huge benefits from Du Fei's words, and couldn't help but confirm: "I really want to be independent!"

  Du Fei glanced at him: "When did I ever lie to you?"

  Vincent didn't respond, and his mind was thinking quickly, how many benefits could be obtained if the Kingdom of Sarawak really became independent.

   It just made him a little worried. The situation in the Kingdom of Sarawak is too complicated.

   Among them are Du Fei's forces, as well as those of the Slater family, as well as the Bush family and its backing interest groups, plus complex local aboriginal forces.

  If his family gets involved, how sure are they of getting the benefits?

  Du Fei waited for about half a minute, and then said: "I heard that many shipyards in Portsmouth are losing money..."

  Vincent looked up at Du Fei, frowned and said, "You want to build a shipyard in Sarawak?"

  Du Fei laughed and said: "Is it necessary to be so surprised? In Sarawak, we can get free land and cheap labor. Now Xiangjiang's shipping industry is still booming. As long as our ships are of qualified quality, we will definitely not worry about selling them."

  Vincent frowned. He has been in Xiangjiang for many years, so of course he knows this.

  Just building a shipyard in Nanyang, he never thought about it, said in a deep voice: "Du, shipbuilding is no joke! It is easy to move the shipyard here, but have you ever thought about how many supporting factories are needed to build a ship? How many skilled workers are needed? There are many people in Sarawak, but can they hold welding torches and cut steel plates?"

  Du Fei smiled, took a sip of herbal tea calmly, picked up the exquisite teacup: "Vincent, my friend, don't be so rigid~ What kind of supporting facilities does the shipyard need? We have the steel for shipbuilding in our Red Star Steel Rolling Plant, and the electronic equipment for ships. We have 28 electronic factories in the Fourth Machinery Department...These supporting facilities are not enough? Only the marine engine is not close, but you should be able to handle it~"

  Vincent blinked his eyes. If Huaxia's factory can be used, the matching is really not a problem.

  Besides, there was a textile and garment group making samples before, so it seems that it is not impossible.

  This is also why Du Fei had to cooperate with Bush to build a textile and garment group.

  In addition to creating a large number of jobs, the biggest purpose is to open a gap, and it will be logical to think about what to do in the future.

  Du Fei continued: "You also said that the local workers in Sarawak are not good. This is not a problem. We can directly hire senior technical personnel with high salaries from your local area. We have as many ordinary workers as we want. We can use labor dispatch, even if you pay double wages, it is only 100 RMB. I remember correctly that your Yingguo average monthly salary was 300 US dollars last year? It is 1,000 RMB in RMB. Excellent shipbuilders, they have to be double this?"

  Vincent pursed his lips and took a deep breath, still not quite understanding why Du Fei wanted to build a shipyard.

  In his opinion, shipbuilding really doesn't make much money.

  He didn't hold back, and asked directly.

  Du Fei said helplessly: "You don't feel pain in your back when you stand up and talk. The industries that are really profitable, you are so hard-pressed, do you think I can do it? Only those factories that don't make much money, and your loss-making factories, can find a way to move over and make use of the advantages of manpower and resources to make another wave."

  Vincent thinks so too, and it's the same situation with Meiguo now.

  As labor costs are getting higher and higher, many low-profit manufacturing industries are leaving.

  Vincent thought about it, felt that it was roughly feasible, and asked: "How to calculate the specific shares?"

  He knew that since Du Fei spoke in such detail, he must have made thorough preparations in advance.

  Du Feidao: "You and my family have half of the shares. I will pay for the land and factory buildings of the shipyard, and I will also be responsible for supporting facilities and workers. You are responsible for finding a shipyard that can be relocated..."

  Vincent frowned and said, "You won't pay a penny~"

  Du Fei didn't feel embarrassed at all, and said confidently: "If I need to pay, why should I find someone to cooperate?"

  Vincent opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

  After thinking for a while, he said seriously: "This is not a trivial matter. I will go back and discuss it with my uncle."

  Du Fei said: "Of course. By the way, a new oil field has been discovered in Sabah, east of Seri Begar City. George and I are going to set up a new oil company. I wonder if you are interested?"

  Vincent was taken aback for a moment.

  I understood in an instant. Du Fei said a lot just now, and this sentence is the most critical.

   After all, who doesn’t love the oil field~

  When Vincent tried to integrate into the small circle of Du Fei and Bush, he probably didn't want to get a share of the Seri Begawan Petroleum Company.

   It's just that his strength is not enough, Du Fei and Bush don't want to play with him.

   Now, Du Fei is throwing out this news after finishing talking about the shipyard, the intention is self-evident.

   Coming out of the tennis court, Vincent hurriedly drove to the villa in the suburbs.

  After his uncle had a heart operation last time, he has been living in the villa and rarely returns to the Governor's Mansion.

  When Vincent came, his uncle and aunt were having afternoon tea.

  Vincent didn't shy away from her aunt, and directly relayed Du Fei's meaning.

   Especially when he heard about the newly discovered oil field, Sir Dai Zhilin's eyes lit up.

  Although the fourth Middle East war has not yet broken out, no one can deny the value of oil.

  Du Fei's meaning is also very obvious. If you build a shipyard with me, you will have a share in the oil field.

   "Uncle, look..." Vincent looked at his uncle, his heart pounding.

  After all, the temptation of the oil field is too great, and once you become a shareholder of the new oil company, you can really join the small interest groups of Du Fei and Bush.

  Compared to that, those ‘masters’ in Luan Dun, other than talking about being beautiful and constantly drawing big cakes, have no practicality.

  Sir Dai Zhilin took a sip of the sweet black tea and said, "Don't worry, I'm not old-fashioned yet. I know the faces of those people in Lun Dun better than you."

  Vincent breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that his uncle wanted to return to the aristocratic circle of Lun Dun for the sake of the so-called family honor.

  In his opinion, that so-called circle has long been decayed, with nothing but a glamorous name.

   "The shipyard..." Vincent asked again.

  Sir Dai Zhilin said: "This is easy to handle. Domestic shipyards are losing money, and many people are trying to get rid of the burden. The only thing that is not easy to handle is the trade union. Those vampires will not let me move the factory."

  Vincent nodded. There are at least thousands of jobs in a shipyard.

  So this matter must be well planned.

  Furthermore, Du Fei said that both sides of the new shipyard have half of the shares, and Vincent knew in his heart that his half was not entirely his, but would still be distributed.

   Only when the benefits are shared equally can things be done.

   And there is an oil company behind it, even if all the benefits of the shipyard are transferred out, it will not be a loss.

   On the other side, Du Fei also returned to the hotel from the tennis club.

   It was not a temporary idea to find Vincent to build a shipyard this time.

  When it was proposed that China should supply some parts and components to oil companies, Du Fei began to plan this matter in his mind.

  The reason why it is a shipyard is also a deliberate choice.

  As Du Fei said to Vincent, Western capital will not allow other forces to intervene in those industries that are really profitable.

  The Kingdom of Sarawak is isolated overseas. Shipbuilding is a good entry point, and it can also drive many supporting industries, which happens to be docked with the domestic industrial chain.

  In this way, domestic manufacturing capacity can be brought into wider international trade.

  This is why Du Fei specifically mentioned whether it is possible for Sarawak to join the Commonwealth of Nations independently.

  Becoming a country of the Commonwealth of Nations is equivalent to an entry card in many fields.

  Especially now, the British Empire has not fallen to the level of 50 years later, the queen in her prime and the huge Commonwealth still have great consumption potential.

   In Du Fei's plan, the shipyard is only the first step, and there will be factories for radios, electric fans, refrigerators, instant noodles, motorcycles and the like.

  The assembly lines of these factories are located in Sarawak, and the parts and electronic components inside are all purchased domestically.

   At this time, the domestic electronics industry was not too backward. In 1965, Haishi had copied the first integrated circuit.

   It’s just that the yield rate is not too high, but this is not a problem. As long as there is market demand, the yield rate will increase sooner or later.

  At this time, I am afraid that something is useless, and the product made by investing a lot of energy and resources will be in vain.

   Domestic products have their own price advantage. As long as they add some decent industrial design, they can be sold in Nanyang without exporting to Europe and America.

   This is what Du Fei planned for the Kingdom of Sarawak in his heart, the direction of future development.

  The main competitors in the future will be the four Asian tigers rising at the same time, these regions that have undertaken the elimination industry of Meiguo.

  Because Xiangjiang lost the land of Xinjie, it should be difficult to develop the light industry that was not bad.

  As for Li Jiapo, across the sea from Kuching, Du Fei will never let him have a chance to develop.

  Among the Four Tigers, only South Korea and Yizhou have the potential to compete with the Kingdom of Sarawak.

   As for who can win in the end, it depends on each person's ability.

   Du Fei stood at the hotel window, looking out with a cigarette in his mouth.

   Thinking about the overall plan in his mind, he silently calculated and asked Chen Fangshi to come up with a similar five-year development plan.

   Another one is capital.

  At present, the Kingdom of Sarawak still has some property, mainly the private property of the former king, but this amount of money is definitely not enough to complete these industrial plans.

   Also have to point to the treasure house under the ancient temple in Kerala.

  Thinking of this, Du Fei subconsciously looked to the west.

  As for what Zhou Peng was worried about, Vincent and his family had frequent contacts with Lun Dun.

  Du Fei didn't pay attention to it from the beginning.

  If the nobles and capitalists in Lun Dun are willing to distribute the rights and interests of the Beihai Oilfield to the Dai Zhilin family, he will accept it.

   Otherwise, I really can’t think of anyone who can shake Vincent’s position with the petrodollar buff.

   Immediately Du Fei thought of Dongyang again.

   Now is the golden age of Toyo.

  As the frontline base of Meiguo, the dividends from the Koryo War and the South Vietnam War made the Orientals eat a lot.

   It also undertook the manufacturing industry eliminated by Meiguo, and the economy developed rapidly.

  Even under the promotion of Du Fei, the Hokkaido Ge Ming Army appeared, but it still did not affect the economic prosperity of Dongyang.

   This is very bad.

  For the Kingdom of Sarawak to develop, it needs more foreign capital and talents.

  A stable and prosperous Dongyang is by no means a good Dongyang.

  (end of this chapter)