strictlysupreme Chapter 250 Finding a Home for the Frigate
Chapter 250 Finding a Home for the Frigate
After sending the information back to Xiao Rizi, Lu Chen went home to wait for Xiao Rizi's news. As long as Xiao Rizi replied, Lu Chen could immediately notify the shipyards to start work.
After returning home, Lu Chen began to think about one thing. He had two frigates for free, but he didn't have anyone who could drive a warship. Not only that, he didn't even have a military port. It was also a problem where he would put the warship after getting it.
Lu Chen thought about it and felt that things had to be solved one by one. First, the problem of the warship's naval port had to be solved. This was the most important thing. Otherwise, the warship would not even have a place to resupply or dock. There was no use for this warship. We couldn't just let it drift on the sea forever.
Lu Chen was thinking about where to park the warship. First of all, this warship must be used for daily life, so the warship cannot be too far away from daily life. If it is too far, the frigate may not have enough range.
In this case, the only place to stop is in the South Seas. The only place in the South Seas that he is familiar with is the Philippines. But the Philippines is the territory of the Americans, how could they allow Lu Chen's warships to stop here? So it is definitely impossible to go to the Philippines.
But apart from the Philippines where he still had some influence, he was not familiar with other places in Southeast Asia. This made Lu Chen very worried.
Suddenly he thought of Hongmen. Wasn't Hongmen making trouble in the Dutch East Indies? If they built a naval port there, with the current strength of the Netherlands, they would not dare to provoke the United States. If it really didn't work, he would support the people of Hongmen to take over there, and then rent a naval port from Hongmen.
So Lu Chen picked up the phone and called Wu Xuance.
Wu Xuance was very surprised to receive a call from Lu Chen, because Lu Chen had basically never called him before, and would always come to Chinatown to find him when he had something to do. Wu Xuance smiled and asked:
"Brother Lu Chen, why are you calling me for something?"
Hearing Wu Xuance calling himself his elder brother, Lu Chen twitched his lips. When did he become so close to him? They were even calling each other brothers? But now he was concerned about the military port and ignored Wu Xuance's friendly address. He said:
"Boss Wu, I remember you occupied a piece of land in the Dutch East Indies, right?"
Wu Xuance said quickly: "Yes, yes, why, Brother Lu Chen, do you have any ideas about this place?"
Lu Chen said quickly, "Boss Wu, you misunderstood. I don't even know where the land you occupy is. I don't know what I think of this place. I just want to ask, do you know if there is a deep-water port in He's East India that can accommodate ships of 5,000 to 10,000 tons?"
Wu Xuance thought for a moment and said, "Yes, there are. Ports like Cirebon, Tanjung Priok, Surabaya, Semarang, Sabang, Palembang, Padang, Manado, Makassar, Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Cirebon, Belawan are all very good deep-water ports. Why are you asking about them, brother Lu Chen?"
Lu Chen asked again: "Do you have control of a deep-water port?"
Wu Xuance said: "We have acquired a piece of land in the Gandaru area on the Sumatra side, which is still a long way from the port. We dare not get too close to the port. If we get too close to the port, those foreign warships will not let us go."
After hearing what Wu Xuance said, Lu Chen thought about it and felt that it might be a mistake for him to talk to Hongmen about this matter. The weapons that Hongmen got from him were fine for fighting inland, but if they reached the seaside, the warships would be able to help. The small steel cannons in Hongmen's hands could not compare to the naval guns on the warships. So Lu Chen gave up the idea of asking Hongmen for help.
Since he was not going to ask Hongmen for help to build the port, Lu Chen started to talk to Wu Xuance about other things, such as asking about the health of Mr. Hong and the others.
When Wu Xuance heard Lu Chen asking about Mr. Hong, he remembered something about Lu Chen. Wu Xuance said:
"Mr. Hong has been in good health recently. By the way, Lu Chen, I told Uncle Chen what you asked me to tell him last time. Uncle Chen also asked someone to check, and it is indeed the same as you said. That Yun Qingchen did promise Yun Wanting to that man named Ito Ryosuke."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Well, I didn't lie to you. By the way, how did Chen Jiu react after he found out?"
Wu Xuance was a little upset when he heard Lu Chen calling Chen Jiu by name. Chen Jiu was the preparatory elder of their Hongmen. He was very respected in Hongmen. Wu Xuance said:
"Uncle Chen was very angry when he found out. He turned against Yun Qingchen. But his grandson Chen Haochen seems to be very dissatisfied with you. He might cause trouble for you. You should be careful."
Lu Chen was somewhat puzzled. He asked:
"Why is Chen Haochen dissatisfied with me? I don't even know him, and I've never met him, so how could he be dissatisfied with me? Also, he came to cause trouble for me, so are you guys from the Red Gate just going to ignore it? I can tell you, I won't hesitate when I hit him, so don't blame me if I accidentally injure or maim him."
Wu Xuance's face immediately turned bitter after hearing Lu Chen's words. He said helplessly:
"Brother Lu Chen, I can't control that guy's affairs. He is not from New York. He is in Texas. I can't control what he wants to do. Also, if that Chen Haochen really makes trouble for you, please show mercy for Uncle Chen's sake."
Lu Chen certainly couldn't see Wu Xuance's expression. He just thought that Wu Xuance's words were a bit ridiculous. Your people are all looking for trouble with me, and you still want me to give you face. What? Do you think I'm easy to bully? Lu Chen said:
"I will definitely give Uncle Chen face. Since he is in Texas, he will not come so far to cause trouble to me. But if he really comes to cause trouble to me and has a conflict with me here, I really can't make any guarantees for you. After all, the people here have served in the military and have been on the battlefield. They are quite heavy-handed. They will definitely not be able to hold back their strength when a conflict breaks out. I can't just let them stand there and get beaten."
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Wu Xuance was even more speechless. He shouldn't have mentioned this matter to Lu Chen, so that he wouldn't have to be so embarrassed. He thought for a moment and said:
"Okay, let's do this. I will persuade that kid Chen Haochen."
Lu Chen also said: "Okay, I don't have anything else to do here, let's talk about this today. Sorry to bother you today, Gang Leader Wu."
After saying that, Lu Chen hung up the phone.