Chapter 1253 Catching the Flying Dutchman
Mason didn't expect Zeng Wangcai to ask for money, and was stunned for a moment.
"Why? Can't you ask for money?"
"No sir!" Mason was very puzzled. "Why do we need money? Our goal is to win them over. If we ask for money, they will complain about us."
Zeng Wangcai said disdainfully: "Nonsense, there is no free lunch in the world, they know this principle very well. When they do business, they make demands on others, but when it comes to them, they act with double standards?
"Besides, what can they give me if I pay them? What do I need from them? The lithography machine I need is in the Flying Dutchman... I almost forgot about this. Mason, go and find out when the Flying Dutchman will leave."
"Uh..." Mason was stunned again, "Why are you asking about them?"
"Robbery, damn, it took so long. I've been out for almost a year. I can't even spend the New Year at home. I'll be at a loss if I don't make some money."
"All right......"
Later, Mason contacted the families who wanted the cards and made it clear that they would charge a fee. How much?
For land transportation, there is a 5% protection fee. If attacked, Zeng Wangcai will pay for the losses and also take revenge.
For maritime transportation, if necessary, you can just add another 5%. The after-sales service is the same, and we will compensate and avenge any accidents.
This charging plan is jokingly called inland tariff by some families. Five percent is lost before the goods leave the country, and another five percent is lost before the goods reach the land after leaving the country.
Most of the families felt the pain, so they agreed to the 5% for inland areas, but not for the sea, as they felt it was safer at sea.
It’s settled. The first wave of protection card owners will not include the Perry family.
The BBC and Laura desperately reported the incident, saying that the peace envoy gave peace...
Then, with the publicity, the second wave of customers came and the cycle began.
Mason has been in Liverpool for three days and has done nothing else but this.
On the fourth day, the alliance fell apart, and the eleven villages jointly issued a statement, ending their support for the British country. The troops that went to support will return on transport ships.
Sister Mei was anxious and called Mason desperately, asking him to speed up the progress.
But at that time Zeng Wangcai was busy making money and had no time to take care of him.
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Dover Strait.
Eight Type 8s plus a six-ship cruiser were swaying up and down, with radars fully turned on, detecting any movements at sea.
Mason found out that the Flying Dutchman would leave from Clacton Naval Port, pass through the Strait of Dover and return home to Rotterdam.
Rotterdam is the port city next to The Hague.
Zeng Wangcai stopped his work in Liverpool and went to the sea. He had to catch the Flying Dutchman himself within two days and then rush back to Liverpool.
In addition to the lithography machine, history is also part of the reason why revenge was launched against the Flying Dutchman.
"Brother, I'm here!" The little leopard was finally able to come out and have fun, and he was extremely excited.
Zeng Wangcai was also very ruthless. In order to save time, he sailed directly to block the coast near Clacton, so the Flying Dutchman fleet was within Zeng Wangcai's range of action not long after leaving the port.
"Fusheng, go ahead, take action. If you dare to fight back, I will kill you." Zeng Wangcai gave Lin Fusheng the order to take action without hesitation.
The Flying Dutchman is no longer what it used to be. Their presence is very low, and their navy is no longer the navy it was a hundred years ago.
When the Type 055 that tore apart the British Navy contacted their fleet, they didn't dare to say a word and immediately did as they were told.
Halt, disarm, and wait!
Zeng Wangcai felt very frustrated when he learned that the Flying Dutchmen did not resist at all. He asked Lin Fusheng to escort them to Liverpool while he went ashore and traveled by land.
I originally wanted to see the power of pirates, but it turned out that they were not pirates, but fucking seaweed, limp and weak.
When this happened, the remaining ten villages panicked. How could they rob on the sea?
The fleets of the ten villages wanted to install rocket thrusters and run away, but fortunately Zeng Wangcai did not take action against them.
"You are bandits, you have violated international law!" An old man with a white beard angrily accused the Daniel Wu version of Zeng Wangcai, "We have already ceased fire, you have no reason to keep us, if you don't release us, it's tantamount to declaring war."
The old man with white beard is called Yori, the supreme commander of their village support force.
"Declare war? Are you sure?" Zeng Wangcai shook his head. "Does your village still have a navy that can be shown off? Do you think you are still the same as you were a hundred or two hundred years ago?"
What an idiot! Oh my God, why did your village let you come out and embarrass yourself?
Forget it, let’s change someone.
Zeng Wangcai regretted bringing this guy out. He took out his phone and slapped it in front of Yue Li: "Call your family. Remember, find someone who can make the decision. The higher the position, the better. This involves your life and death."
Yori: “….”
After weighing the pros and cons, Yori chose to obey for the sake of the black muzzle of the gun.
The call went through. Zeng Wangcai didn't care who was on the other end. He picked up the phone and said, "Remember what I say. I will only say it once. I need you to send a senior engineer from ASML over here..."
Acknowledging the excellence of others is a must.
ASML's lithography machines are extremely powerful and are unique in the world. This is true both now and in the future. Even a dozen or twenty years ago, it was not the case.
Photolithography machines and chips are so important that almost all high-tech products cannot be separated from them.
Zeng Wangcai has checked and found out that we won't be able to buy good lithography machines before 2023 because the Americans are obstructing us, and the situation won't get better until 2024.
But even so, our road to catch up is very difficult, just look at the chrysanthemums.
Zeng Wangcai doesn’t know how big the gap will be between our lithography machines and ASML in the future, but he feels that if we get the most advanced lithography machines and a full set of technology now, we will definitely become more and more awesome as time goes by.
And most importantly, many things that cannot be replicated now can be solved to a large extent with the lithography technology.
"What? No?" Zeng Wangcai was amused when he heard the other party's reply. "Don't you know the current situation? I have tens of thousands of people in your family. I will give it to you and see if I don't give it to you."
"We don't accept threats, we don't believe you dare to kill people."
"Nima, you're so stubborn, aren't you?"
Zeng Wangcai hung up the phone, furious.
He realized that it was not that the Yori were stupid, but that they were fearless and seemed to believe that Zeng Wangcai would not dare to kill anyone.
In fact, it is true. If you kill a team of tens of thousands of people, you will become the devil.
"Brother, I just don't believe it!" The little leopard who witnessed all this said angrily, "It's just killing a few people, why should I be afraid? They weren't afraid when they were shooting on the battlefield."
"Sir, please don't do anything rash!" Mason saw Zeng Wangcai was murderous and immediately advised, "Achieving the goal is the most important thing. Killing is not necessarily the only option."
Ha!
Zeng Wangcai thought of the chicken-foot-basin migrant workers on Wangye Island...