Chapter 4: Buying a Ship (Part 1)
"So... I will go to the Martial Arts Group's headquarters in Haitian Kingdom as a martial arts group to settle in later?" Zhang Heng tried hard to sort out the longbow on his body again, then continued to check whether there were wrinkles or something on his body, and asked at the same time.
Hao Qize replied absent-mindedly: "That's right. This is an unwritten rule of the martial arts group. That is, when the martial arts group enters a country, the representative of the martial arts group may not necessarily be the leader of the martial arts group, or the external spokesperson of the martial arts group. You must report to the martial arts group organization in this country in the name of the martial arts group. In fact, it is understandable. After all, the strength of the internal force realm is too strong, and for ordinary people, it is almost the same as a human-shaped nuclear bomb. If there is no orderly management, then the world will be in chaos."
"What is a nuclear bomb...?" Zhang Heng asked strangely.
"I said everything, don't pay attention to those details!"
Hao Qi looked at Zhang Heng still tidying up his appearance, and he said helplessly: "No need to be so formal. Although it is a martial arts organization and a human alliance in various countries, the staff inside are actually government civil servants from various countries. They have never seen any internal power work in it. They just go to report to ask about the ship buying matters, and it is not so formal."
Although he said that, Zhang Heng still sorted out and sorted it out. According to him, this was the first time he participated in the Martial Arts Group as a member of the brigade group. He could not see his unclear appearance, and he should try to be more serious. After Hao Qi said a few words, Zhang Heng still did not change, and Hao Qi let him go.
The headquarters of the Martial Arts Group of Haitian Kingdom is located in the capital. Hao Qi and Zhang Heng have been in Haitian Kingdom for a week and have been playing and leisure along the way. After all, the two of them were tired in the mountains and forests for several months, and this rest is appropriate. When the two came to the capital of Haitian Kingdom, it was already today a week later.
It is indeed strange that the land of Haitian Kingdom is a long corridor that extends from the inland to the sea. The farthest end is the capital of Haitian Kingdom. A narrow corridor with a long distance of only about ten kilometers extends to the center of the sea. The most famous scenic spot of Haitian Kingdom is this limit that extends to the center of the ocean. It goes deep into the sea and becomes shorter and shorter. Finally, it completely disappears into the depths of the ocean, like a straight line, as if connected to the limit of Haitian, and its name is the line of Haitian.
In any case, the capital of Haitian Kingdom is indeed a very, very nautical city. It is basically surrounded by the sea on both sides, and the ocean is filled with the seabed terrain of the excellent deep-sea ports everywhere. Judging from the situation when Hao Qi and Zhang Heng entered the capital of Haitian Kingdom, the business here is indeed prosperous. From entering the capital of Haitian Kingdom to the two of them reaching the headquarters of the Martial Arts Group, the two of them saw at least ten large ports along the way. Each large port was full of people, with a large number of sea ships unloading and carrying cargo alive. Hao Qi also saw containers and large steam engines loading containers. This is a very modern picture, almost no less than the scenes of some seaside ports that Hao Qi had seen in his previous life.
There are also a large number of merchants with accents from all over the world appearing there at the port market. The population of the entire Haitian Kingdom is the most popular that Hao Qi has seen since he came to this world. Especially the population of the capital of Haitian Kingdom can almost be described as crowded. It is considered a very prosperous modern metropolis.
The two received very good receptions at the headquarters of the Martial Arts Corps, especially when asked about the name of the brigade, the reactions of these people were surprisingly enthusiastic. Not to mention Hao Qi, even Zhang Heng could see that there seemed to be something wrong.
"...It is probably the matter of Baicao Kingdom that has been passed on. Although it is unlikely that the few people from Baicao Kingdom will tell us our agreement, after all, they will be too embarrassed to do so, but it is estimated that the situation of the underground war was transmitted." Hao Qi used his internal force to send a voice to Zhang Heng, and Zhang Heng was a little surprised.
In this case, the civil servants at the headquarters of the Martial Arts Group naturally said everything and said everything. The two people got a lot of intelligence information from the headquarters of the Martial Arts Group. At the same time, the people at the headquarters of the Martial Arts Group also passed on Hao Qi's request. After asking about the two people's residences, they told Hao Qi that they would notify him of the results in the shortest time.
"That's how it's done?"
After Zhang Heng followed Hao Qi from the headquarters of the Martial Arts Group, he asked incredible ways. Hao Qi seemed to have become familiar with him. "The martial arts groups are divided into many types. Most of the martial arts groups actually rely on the reputation of a certain internal force realm, such as the famous leader. I even heard that there was an internal force realm, with more than a dozen martial arts groups named. Although they are distributed in many countries, there are also martial arts groups that rely on him as the leader to fight against each other. This type of martial arts groups, and those martial arts groups with the quasi-internal force realm as the leader, are collectively called quasi-martial arts groups. When they are alive, they are still named after the martial arts groups."
"Then there is a martial arts group with a member of the internal power realm in the team. This is the real martial arts group. Of course, it is still in the name of the martial arts group. Usually such martial arts group will be specially marked. When the country issues important tasks and is an important task with great value, such martial arts group will usually be given priority. Moreover, such martial arts group will have an attribute that the martial arts group did not have before, that is, trust. This will not be stated in the martial arts group resume, but it does exist. I only know after I achieved the internal power realm."
"Then there are more advanced martial arts groups, that is, there are two or more internal power realms in a martial arts group. Such martial arts groups are considered elite martial arts groups. Of course, the title has not changed and are still martial arts groups. However, such martial arts groups usually receive the honor and courtesy of a country, and such martial arts groups usually have a general resident, that is, stay in a country and become a semi-permanent national martial arts group. If such martial arts groups report in a country, they will receive much greater courtesy than what we have encountered. Even the leaders of that country, such royal families, senior officials, or even the president and the prime minister will receive them in person."
"There is another type of more special martial arts group. This type of martial arts group is different from ordinary martial arts groups in terms of name, and is directly called the superior martial arts group, because there is an internal Qi realm in such martial arts group, and it is not a name, but it actually exists in this martial arts group. Such martial arts group will be called the superior martial arts group."
After hearing this, Zhang Heng's eyes were filled with stars. He looked at Hao Qi and said, "So there are so many tricks! By the way, Hao Qi, aren't you innate Taoist body? And you have the current strength at the age of nineteen. If you achieve the inner Qi realm at any time, isn't our martial arts group the so-called superior martial arts group? Come on!"
Hao Qi said angrily: "That's so simple, how to achieve the internal Qi realm, what kind of strength, what kind of realm is, I have no idea at all now, let's go with the flow, and wait for when will Haitian Kingdom send people to receive us. After all, what we have to do is not a trivial matter, but to buy ships that are confidential and unique to their country, and can cross the entire blue ocean without worrying about the ships of beasts in the sea. I think it may not be possible to deal with money, it depends on whether the deterrence level of what we do in Baicao Kingdom is enough."
As Hao Qi expected, the next day, the government officials of Haitian Kingdom received two people. The official was the Minister of the Public Relations Department of Haitian Kingdom and was of high rank. From this, it can be seen that Haitian Kingdom attaches great importance to Hao Qi's brigade. However, the subsequent negotiations were not smooth. When Hao Qi proposed to buy a large ship that could cross the blue ocean, he got a slander. Moreover, the other party said it was very formal, that is, the ships that Haitian Kingdom could cross the blue ocean were all owned by the state, and private people had no power, and private people were all offshore ships that could not cross the blue ocean.
The state rents these ships to companies or groups, and the company or group only has the right to use them. This official also explained that if Hao Qi wanted to rent out such a ship, Haitian Kingdom could also make an exception to rent them to him, but he needed to sign a contract with Haitian Kingdom with the Martial Arts Group and worship for Haitian Kingdom for three years. At that time, the price would be better. As for purchasing, it would be impossible.
Hao Qi was also helpless. He could directly threaten, force, or even cheat against the government of Baicao Kingdom. The reason was very simple. The government of Baicao Kingdom had mistakes first, and what the government of Baicao Kingdom did happened to violate Hao Qi's taboo, but Haitian Kingdom was different. Haitian Kingdom received him in the form of a state, and the things that Haitian Kingdom said were indeed the case in these ten days. Hao Qi did not deliberately make things difficult for him, and he could not do anything to threaten and coerce with his power.
"Is the country's secret..."
Hao Qi looked at the fat middle-aged man who was smiling in front of him and refused to let him know about it, an ordinary person who was not even a quasi-internal power realm. He was also a little impressed. After pondering for a while, Hao Qi said: "What about a large ship? For example, a yacht or something can be used, as long as it can cross the blue ocean."
The fat minister smiled and said, "Mr. Hao Qi was joking. In fact, the reason why our ships can cross the blue ocean is that this confidential technology must be realized on large cruise ships, warships, and cargo ships. At least it must have a displacement of 20,000 tons. Therefore, it is basically impossible for a small boat. I wonder if Mr. Hao Qi agreed to be enshrined in Haitian Kingdom for three years?"
Hao Qi was thinking about the pros and cons in his mind. Three years, it was not long or short. After all, it was only three years. Of course, it was not long for him. Moreover, the scenery of Haitian Kingdom is beautiful and the country has been well built. In addition to the lack of computers, mobile phones, etc., it is not much different from the world civilization in Hao Qi's previous life. If you worship here, three years is definitely a pleasure. Living in the best place, eating the best things, playing with the best scenery, and even women will be provided by Haitian Kingdom...
Chapter completed!