Rebirth of the Flying Era

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

Du Fei raised his eyebrows, hearing this for the first time: "Is there such a thing? Is it true~"

Zhou Peng said with ill intentions: "Who knows~ It was passed back by the comrades over at Luandun."

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

Zhou Peng nodded: "Director Liao picked up the answer." He said hey twice: "Director Liao said that he can be responsible for this matter, but Green happened on the island. If we are responsible, Yingguo will have to admit it. , our sovereignty and governance, otherwise... an interview."

Du Fei smiled, knowing that Duke Mountbatten was probably so angry that he actually made such an idiotic request through formal channels.

It was obvious that Tai'a held it upside down and put the knife into our hands.

In this situation, Director Liao would be sorry for the enthusiasm of the ‘international friends’ if he didn’t push it forward.

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

It is no longer before the First World War. Yingguo's aristocratic base has been completely destroyed by the two wars. Even though Duke Mountbatten is a great aristocrat, has royal blood, and is also the marshal of the navy, he can only speak with the same intensity.

He is no longer the Governor of Indu who holds real power.

The car drove to the hotel Zhou Peng had booked, 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 would have just arrived and would have to clean up, so there would be no need to follow him.

When they arrived at the house, Du Fei thought, Ci Xin took out two bottles of ice cola from the refrigerator and handed them to Du Fei and Zhou Peng.

Zhou Peng nodded quickly to thank him.

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

Even though he was in the special department and had met many powerful people, he still felt uneasy.

Without saying a word, Ci Xin put down the Coke and sat directly on the sofa next to her, sitting cross-legged and meditating, closing her eyes and falling into concentration.

Du Fei took a sip of cold drink and asked, "Brother Zhou, what else is going on?"

Zhou Peng came back to his senses and said, "It's Vincent."

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

Zhou Peng said: "Vincent has been in contact with Luandun more frequently recently..."

Du Fei listened carefully and frowned slightly.

In fact, it is not surprising that this situation occurs.

The reason why Du Fei and Vincent were able to form an alliance in the first place was not because they sympathized with each other, but because they had the same interests and stayed together for warmth.

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

Because Vincent's family could not compete with the Slater family, he and Du Fei came together.

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 lost to 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 Huandun.

And the cost of doing so is self-evident.

Therefore, when Du Fei listened to Zhou Peng's words, he did not show any disbelief.

He said calmly: "It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. There's nothing that can be done about it. Brother Zhou, keep an eye on it. If they abide by the rules, just cooperate. After all, it will be good for both families. As for the rest... …I’ll figure it out.”

Zhou Peng nodded: "I understand."

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

For Vincent and the family behind him, we can maintain it as long as possible.

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

If we really have a falling out, many things will be very troublesome.

But the situation has changed, and some things cannot go as planned, unless Du Fei can come up with more benefits and increase the bargaining chip binding the Dai Zhilin family.

Thinking of this, Du Fei's eyes became deeper and he thought silently...

The next afternoon, inside a tennis club.

Vincent's tennis uniform was already soaked with sweat. He wiped his hair with the towel hanging around his neck and laughed: "Du, I didn't expect that you are so good at tennis. You are not inferior to those players who participate in professional competitions."

Du Fei walked over from the opposite side and was sweating a little.

After accepting Vincent's compliments, the two of them went under the awning nearby, put their rackets aside, and picked up herbal tea with ice.

"Du, I heard that you and George's oil company had some unpleasantness a while ago?" Vincent mentioned seemingly casually.

Du Fei smiled: "It was a small incident 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 Americans don't have a generous temper."

Du Fei curled his lips and said, "Neither am I. We had an aunt named Ye in the past who said, whoever makes me unhappy for a day, I will make him unhappy for the rest of his life."

"The lady named Ye?" Vincent blinked. He didn't know the allusion Du Fei said, but it didn't affect his understanding of Du Fei's meaning.

If anyone else said this, he would definitely sneer at it.

But coming from Du Fei's mouth, it was quite convincing.

This is the credibility that Du Fei has established time and time again with practical actions.

And Vincent also heard that Du Fei was not telling him what he said.

Vincent knew that there was a lot of fire in the relationship. Huandun had been extending olive branches frequently recently, and it was impossible for Du Fei not to know about it.

But he couldn't explain such a thing.

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

Although the Kingdom of Sarawak has actually broken away from the control of Kelongpur for more than a year, it has not yet 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 sovereign state, England is also in the process of strategic contraction and is preparing to concentrate its forces on the Suez Canal.

Even Li Jiapo has given up, and there is no time to care about the Malay Federation further east.

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

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

Vincent didn't respond, and his mind was thinking quickly about how many benefits it would gain if the Kingdom of Sarawak was truly independent.

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

Among them are the forces of Du Fei, the Slater family, the Bush family and the interest groups behind them, plus complex local indigenous 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 and frowned: "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 the shipping industry in Xiangjiang is still booming. As long as our ships are of good quality, we will have no worries about selling them. .”

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

He had never thought about setting up a shipyard in Nanyang, and 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 a lot of people in Sarawak, but can they hold a welding torch and cut steel plates?”

Du Fei smiled, calmly picked up the exquisite teacup, and took a sip of herbal tea: "Vincent, my friend, don't be so rigid~ What supporting facilities does the shipyard need? We have the steel for shipbuilding in our Red Star Steel Rolling Plant. Regarding marine electronic equipment, we have 28 electronics factories in our fourth engine department...are these supporting facilities not enough? Only marine engines are a bit worse, but you should be able to handle it~"

Vincent blinked. If he could use Huaxia's factory, the supporting facilities would really not be a problem.

Moreover, there have been textile and garment groups making prototypes before, so it seems that it is not impossible.

This is why Du Fei had to cooperate with Bush to establish a textile and clothing group.

In addition to creating a large number of jobs, the biggest purpose is to open a gap, so that whatever you want to do in the future will be a matter of course.

Du Fei continued: "And you said that local workers in Sarawak are not good. This is not a problem. We can hire senior technicians directly from your country at high wages, and we can hire as many ordinary workers as we want. We can use labor dispatch. If you come this way, even if you pay double the salary, it will only be one hundred RMB. I remember correctly that your average monthly salary last year was three hundred US dollars, right? If converted into RMB, it would be one thousand yuan. An excellent shipbuilder must be Is this twice as much?”

Vincent pursed his lips and took a deep breath. He still didn't quite understand why Du Fei wanted to build a shipyard.

In his opinion, there is really not much money to be made from shipbuilding.

He didn't hold back and asked directly.

Du Fei said helplessly: "You just stand up and talk without hurting your back. You are so tight on the really profitable industries, do you think I can handle them? Only these are not profitable, and your loss-making factories can find ways to move them." Come here and take advantage of manpower and resources to make another round of profit.”

Vincent thought about it, and it was the same situation with Meguo now.

As labor costs become higher and higher, many low-profit manufacturing industries are outflowing.

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

He knew that since Du Fei spoke in such detail, he must have prepared thoroughly in advance.

Du Fei said: "You and I share half of the shares. I will pay for the land and factory buildings of the shipyard. I will also be responsible for the supporting facilities and workers. You are responsible for identifying a shipyard that can be relocated..."

Vincent frowned and said: "I won't pay you a penny if I cooperate~"

Du Fei was not 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 no small 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 Bandar Seri Bega City. George and I are planning to set up a new oil company. I wonder if you are interested?"

Vincent was suddenly startled.

I immediately understood that Du Fei had said a lot just now, but this sentence was 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 did not want to get a piece of the pie in Bandar Seri Bega Petroleum Company.

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

Now, after Du Fei finished talking about the shipyard, he dropped this news, his intention was self-evident.

After coming out of the tennis court, Vincent drove to the villa in the suburbs.

After his uncle's last heart surgery, he had been living in the villa and rarely returned to the Governor's Palace.

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

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

Especially when he heard about the newly discovered oil fields, 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, feeling a little nervous.

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

In comparison, those "masters" in Huandun, apart from talking about being beautiful and constantly painting a pie, have nothing practical.

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

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

In his opinion, that so-called circle has long been decayed and has nothing but a glorious reputation.

"The shipyard..." Vincent asked again.

Sir Dai Zhilin said: "This is easy to handle. All domestic shipyards are losing money, and many people are trying to find ways to shed their burdens. The only thing that is not easy to handle is the labor union. Those vampires will not let me move the factory."

Vincent nodded. There are at least thousands of jobs in a shipyard, and no one can bear the thought of them disappearing.

So this matter must be carefully planned.

Moreover, Du Fei said that the shares of the new shipyard would be half owned by each company. Vincent knew in his heart that his half was not all his and would have to be divided.

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

And with the oil company behind it, it wouldn't be a loss even if all the benefits from the shipyard are given away.

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

Finding Vincent to start a shipyard this time was not a temporary idea.

When it was first proposed to supply some parts for oil companies domestically, Du Fei began to plan this matter in his mind.

The reason why it was a shipyard was also a carefully considered choice.

Just like Du Fei said to Vincent, Western capital will not allow other forces to get involved in those industries that are truly profitable.

The Kingdom of Sarawak is isolated overseas, and shipbuilding is a good entry point. It can also drive many supporting industries, which can perfectly connect with the domestic industrial chain.

In this way, domestic manufacturing capacity can be integrated into broader international trade.

This is why Du Fei specifically mentioned whether Sarawak can be allowed to join the Commonwealth independently.

Becoming a Commonwealth country is equivalent to an admission ticket in many areas.

Especially now, the British Empire has not yet fallen to the level it would have fifty 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, followed by factories such as radios, electric fans, refrigerators, instant noodles, and motorcycles.

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

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

It’s just that the yield rate is not very high, but this is not a problem. As long as there is market demand, it will be a matter of time before the yield rate increases.

At this time, we are afraid that something will be of no use, and the product that we put a lot of energy and resources into will be in vain.

Domestic products have their own price advantages. As long as they have some decent industrial design, they will not have to worry about being exported to Europe and the United States, at least in Nanyang.

This is the future development direction that Du Fei has planned for the Kingdom of Sarawak.

The main competitors in the future are the four Asian Tigers that have emerged in the same period. These regions have taken over the elimination of the American fruit industry.

Because Xiangjiang has lost its land in Xinjie, it will be difficult for the light industry that was originally good to develop.

As for Lijiapo, which is across the sea from Kuching, Du Fei will never give him a chance to develop.

Among the four little dragons, only South Korea and Yizhou have the real potential to compete with the Kingdom of Sarawak.

As for who will win in the end, it all depends on their own abilities.

Du Fei stood at the window of the hotel, 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 wealth, mainly the private property of the original king, but this amount of money is definitely not enough to complete these industrial plans.

I 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 is worried about, Vincent and his family have frequent contacts with Luandun.

Du Fei didn't take it to heart from the beginning.

If those aristocrats and capitalists in Luandun were willing to give the rights and interests of the Beihai oil fields to the Dai Zhilin family, he would accept it.

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

Then Du Fei thought of Dongyang again.

This is the golden age of Japan.

As the frontline base of Meguo, the dividends from the Goryeo War and the South Vietnam War made the Oriental people eat a lot.

It also took over the manufacturing industry eliminated by Meguo, and the economy developed rapidly.

Even though Du Fei's promotion led to the emergence of the Hokkaido Katsuragi Army, it still did not affect the economic prosperity of the East.

This is very bad.

To develop, the Kingdom of Sarawak needs more foreign investment and talents.

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