Chapter 1577 It’s inevitable to win

Compared with financial resources and strategies, which lack sufficient information to draw conclusions, judgments from a military perspective are more well-founded. The paper military strength of the East India Company and the Materan Kingdom is not a secret, and Yan Chujie’s analysis is also based on

Based on the military intelligence Heihan had, the conclusion he reached was indeed more realistic than the situation argued by Beks and Schneider.

In the last battle between the Netherlands and Maltalan, they ultimately relied on the superior strength of the maritime armed forces to defeat the Maltalan people. As long as the Dutch can maintain and amplify their advantages in this field to ensure that they can defeat their opponents in maritime battles,

If you cut off the opponent's sea channel to attack Batavia City, you really don't have to worry too much about how many army weapons the opponent has purchased from Haihan.

These millions of weapons and equipment may indeed greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the Malta Blue Army, but without the guarantee of powerful maritime armed forces, it will be difficult for the Malta Blue Army to directly threaten the city of Batavia. As for the

The Dutch obviously have a clearer and deeper understanding of this point. Therefore, Yan Chujie believes that Su Keyi's strategy is very clear, which is to concentrate on fighting for the most important projects with limited budget funds, while Ma Dalan's side is more similar to the nouveau riche

He did not know enough about this arms bidding, and simply wanted to win all the projects.

In Yan Chujie's view, Su Keyi's choice was more in line with the actual situation of the East India Company, and he was obviously more sophisticated than his opponents at the operational level. But Yan Chujie also had to admit that the financial resources of the Matalan Kingdom perfectly compensated for their

For those who are immature in operation, this method of using strength to overcome cleverness is really difficult to resist.

"You are all wrong." Tao Donglai shook his head slightly and said: "To judge who will win the final project, it does not depend on the budget, bidding strategy, military use and other information. This information can at most deduce who will win.

The probability is higher, but it may not be the final result."

"If you don't look at these, what are you looking at?" Yan Chujie asked in shock.

"Of course it depends on who we need to win." Tao Donglai's answer was unexpected, but it seemed reasonable.

Whether it is the original arms sales ban agreement or the current reopening of arms sales to these two countries, the root cause lies in Haihan's own interests. The original ban on arms sales to these two countries was because the Executive Committee did not want to

After the Battle of Via, the dying East India Company died too quickly, resulting in a power vacuum near the Sunda Strait in the west of Java Island, which other countries took advantage of. But it is reopening now because Haihan feels that these two countries have gathered strength.

After almost accumulating enough, it was time to provoke them into a new round of fighting to weaken their strength. As for the "peace" that Tao Donglai had emphasized before, that was really just talk.

Of course, the Executive Committee would definitely be happy to take advantage of this opportunity to sell old weapons whose production costs have been reduced to a minimum at high prices. Although the last bidding has not been completed, only

Judging from the five projects that have been completed, the gross profit that Haihan Ordnance Industry and Shipyard can obtain from them should be close to 3 million. This amount is already higher than the total profit of all foreign military sales projects of Haihan so far this year.

It can be called an excellent operation.

From Haihan's point of view, we actually don't want the two parties to differentiate themselves too quickly. Maintaining a strategic balance between them is the most beneficial situation for Haihan. Especially after the sale of weapons and equipment, the two countries will not be able to compete in the future.

In the military aspect, everyone will gradually develop a certain degree of dependence on Haihan, and Haihan can also use the arms trade to make certain political demands on them. For example, on the basis of the Haihan Store in Surabaya Port in the past, Haihan further asked Ma Daran

The country gave Haihan the right to build its own ports at designated locations to achieve Haihan's goal of expanding shipping routes to the South China Sea.

But if the final result is one-sided, then after the East India Company is eliminated, the Matalan Kingdom will have basically no competitors in the waters along the Java front, and its dependence on Haihan will definitely be greatly reduced, and that is not Haihan.

The situation he hopes to see. So if we want to say that the most beneficial result for Haihan is to let the Dutch win the warship order to ensure the balance of power between the two sides.

"But what if the Dutch's budget is not enough and they can't grab the horse and blue people?" Bai Kesi asked.

"Lend them money!" Tao Donglai pointed at Schneider and said, "The God of Wealth is sitting here. Let the Dutch lend them as much as they want!"

Since the loan provided by Haihan is earmarked, the money will not stay in the hands of the Dutch at all. It is just a formality for the left hand to the right hand, so there is no need to worry about anything going wrong after the money is loaned out. No matter what the two countries want

No matter how much you borrow from Haihan, there is no pressure on Haihan. It is nothing more than a reminder to repay when it is due. If Haihan wants to relax or tighten the borrowing conditions, it is just a matter of the executive committee.

It's a matter of saying something.

Tao Donglai continued: "You have all seen the bid for this project just now. Su Keyi made a high bid of 1.5 million as soon as he came up. Luo Hong didn't even touch the door in the first two rounds, and by the third

The last round offered 1.7 million yuan. Luo Hong was determined to win this project, but when his opponent still had two rounds of bidding opportunities, he only offered 1.7 million yuan. Think about the previous few

His bidding rules for projects rarely leave any room for his opponents to counterattack, but this project has taken such a big risk. What does that mean? I think this means that it has reached the upper limit of the budget he has control over!"

After listening to Tao Donglai's analysis, everyone nodded thoughtfully. If Tao Donglai's analysis was true, it would not be difficult to calculate the upper limit of the Madalan people's budget.

Tao Donglai continued: "Su Keyi raised the price to 1.5 million in the first round, but after being overtaken by Ma Dalan, he obviously gave up in the next two rounds of bidding. This shows that his first round bid was not

It's not impulsive, but a premeditated method. If I'm not wrong, he is also testing the budget limit of the horse and blue people, and is waiting to see the other party's quotation announced after the end of the three rounds. 1.7 million is not enough.

If the amount is too small, Su Keyi may have seen through the horse's trump card against the blue man."

"But even if he knows that the Malayan people have spent all the budget, he can't guess how much the other party is going to borrow from us. Two to three million is possible. He is still not sure of winning in the last round.

?" Schneider is still not optimistic about Su Keyi.

"He is not sure, but as I said just now, who will win in the end depends on who we need to win." Tao Donglai brought the topic back to his previous point of view: "We will help him with the loan, you

Go say hello to Su Keyi, he is a smart man and he naturally knows how to win."

Tao Donglai's opinion actually has nothing to do with the subsequent bid price of both parties. It is that he clearly wants to give the Dutch the secret. As for whether this will cause the loss of shipbuilding technology, Haihan is not too worried.

After the Dutch bought the Haihan warships, they would definitely dismantle one or two of them to study the advancements in structural design. Even if they could imitate them in the future, the construction cost and construction time would still be far from those of the relatively mature Haihan warships.

The shipbuilding industry competes with it. Not to mention the most critical weapons and power systems on the ship. The ones installed by the Haihan Navy are the most powerful models, and only the Tiandu Industrial Zone in Sanya can produce them. This is no matter what.

Technology that cannot be stolen.

"Okay, then I'll go talk to Su Keyi." Schneider stood up and left the conference room.

A moment later, in another lounge, Schneider had a conversation with Su Keyi alone.

"Time is limited, so I'll get right to the point. Do you have enough budget for this last item?" Schneider asked.

Su Keyi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not enough. I probably need to borrow money from you."

"Then how much do you need to borrow to guarantee victory?" Schneider continued to ask.

Su Keyi seemed to have a special meaning from this question. He looked up at Schneider and said, "What do you mean?"

"I think the budget of the Marathon vs. Blue Men has reached its bottom. If you have the courage to borrow a little more money from us, you should be able to win the last game." Schneider explained his purpose: "You will not give up this item.

, right?”

Su Keyi thought for a longer time this time, and answered after a long time: "Even if I have to ask you to borrow money, it is still unknown how much money the Matalan people will spend on this final project. I will not give up, but I also

There is no guarantee of victory.”

"That's why I came to you. Your budget may not be enough, but your luck is really good... We hope that the East India Company can win the last project, so in terms of loan, we plan to give you

Some special offers." Once he got into the rhythm of business negotiations, Schneider felt like a fish in water and could lead the other party by the nose.

Sure enough, when Su Keyi heard Schneider's statement, his breathing immediately became much heavier: "You're not lying to me, are you?"

"I am talking to you about this matter on behalf of the Haihan Executive Committee." Schneider said to Su Keyi in a condescending tone: "As long as you want to win, we can let you win."

Su Keyi himself is also a smart man, and he immediately understood Haihan's intention, with a wry smile on his face and said: "This is not to support us, but you don't want the Ma Dalan people to win too easily in the south. You arranged this bidding,

This was the result from the beginning, right? If Luo Hong and I swap places, then the person you will support in the end will probably be Luo Hong... Who would have thought that I would also become your prop!"

Schneider ignored his emotion and just continued to say calmly: "You are a smart man. What to do is most beneficial to the East India Company and your boss. I shouldn't need to teach you."

After a short break, the participants from the three parties returned to the conference room to prepare for the last bid. During the break, both the East India Company and Matalan State applied to Haihan Bank in accordance with the procedures.

The loan was approved by Schneider at the first opportunity. Therefore, before this round of bidding began, both parties had already owed Haihan a large sum of money. However, the specific content of the loan contract they signed was unknown.

There is a huge difference.

The loan contract signed by Luo Hong and Haihan Bank was normal and had nothing special about it. But Su Keyi's contract was a little unusual. No matter what proportion of his final bid needed to be settled through a loan, it would eventually be settled.

The repayment will only be carried out based on half of the actual amount. In other words, if his final bid requires a loan of 1 million from Haihan, then the actual repayment of 500,000 will be enough after the transaction is completed. This preferential intensity clearly shows that it is to support the East India

The company won the last game, and Su Keyi had this contract as a base, so it would naturally be easier to operate.

"This is the last bid. I hope that no matter which side wins in the end, these weapons and equipment can bring peace to the South China Sea instead of endless war." Tao Donglai acted in the full version, Su Keyi and Luo Hong

It is impossible to imagine that the person who arranged this situation was the high-ranking Haihan official in front of him who always talked about "peace".

"Then representatives from both sides can make the first round of bidding." Bai Kesi announced the start of the last part of the game.

Su Keyi continued his previous bidding strategy that had achieved excellent results. He directly quoted his upper limit bid in the first round and beat his opponent's bid without any suspense.

In fact, the price quoted by Luo Hong in the first round was not low. The base price of these warships was already as high as one million, and he increased the price by 800,000 yuan on top of the base price. The total price even exceeded the previous item.

The transaction price was as high as 1.7 million, in order to prevent his opponent from shouting a high price in the first round and leaving him passive. However, his strategy was in vain. After seeing the number of offers from both parties, Bai Kesi announced that the East India Company

Win the first round of bidding.

Seeing that his opponent was confident of winning, Luo Hong gritted his teeth and increased the price by another 800,000 yuan in the second round of quotations, bringing the total price to more than 2.6 million yuan. He applied for 3 million yuan from Haihan Bank during the break just now

He thought that the budget, which was more than twice the reserve price, was enough anyway. However, the cruel reality hit him hard again, and his second round bid still failed to surpass his opponent.

"Representative Ma Dalan, this is your last chance to bid."

At this point, Luo Hong had no other option but to pledge all the loans he had applied for. But seeing that his opponent still had a calm expression, Luo Hong already had a bad feeling in his heart.

The Dutch bid card was hung on the wall in front of the conference room, and when the results were announced, the highest bidder's final bid would be turned over and displayed in public. Luo Hong saw that Bai Kesi and others did not even put his bid after seeing it.

The idea of ​​putting the bid sign on the wall suddenly made me feel cold.

Baix picked up the gavel and knocked on the table, then announced the result: "The naval warship order of this bidding was finally won by the East India Company!"
Chapter completed!