"There is no storm, the sail is just a rag."


    Ben stood on the dock of Godot shipyard in Glasgow and read a poem from Hugo.


    In front of him and song TIANYAO, there are several rusty freighters parked. Compared with those new 10000 ton freighters waiting to be launched for trial voyage in the distance, these freighters are much smaller, but the tonnage is only thousands. At this time, they are parked in the corner, allowing marine organisms to slowly corrode.


    "Angie said to me, you seem to be doing..." ban gestured on his slightly bald head with his hand: "do you need to transport goods for that fancy wig business?"


    Song TIANYAO was very interested in these ships, but he was not interested in those 10000 ton cargo ships. He even walked along the plank road to the workers'' channel on the side of the ship trough and carefully observed these scrap iron.


    "Why are these ships lost here? Ban?" song TIANYAO turned back and asked his future father-in-law.


    Ben shrugged and walked over: "These ships have stopped here for six or seven years. After the outbreak of the European war, the shipping industry ushered in a golden period. Speculators who wanted to make a fortune rushed into the shipyard with money in their hands and ordered ships of all types. At that time, shipyards had military orders in addition to producing civilian ships. For example, Austin shipyard, where I worked, although it could not produce big guys such as aircraft carriers, there were still some Landing craft, rescue boats and other small ship orders, so many civil orders were even arranged until 1958. Unexpectedly, Hitler was defeated soon. Without war as the background, shipping prices began to fall again, and shipyards began to produce cargo ships with larger tonnage. Some people broke the contract before 1958. These ships are relatively old No. 1, we have received orders for production since 1940, and the intermediate shipyard has to produce military orders, so it will not be finished until 1946, and we will stop here after production. "


    A thick anchor chain ran across the passage. Song TIANYAO gently stepped on it twice with his foot: "are they going to sell these scrap iron?"


    "Of course, but no one wants to buy. After all, Japanese and German ships are cheaper. Can you imagine that there are more than 70 shipyards in that small country of Japan, they can build any ship, and the price is much lower than that of Britain. In the past two years, many orders have been robbed by Japan." ban touched the cold anchor chain with his hand and said: "I don''t understand. Didn''t Japan lose the war? Didn''t our allies win? Why can those defeated countries steal business from us winners?"


    Song TIANYAO didn''t want to discuss such complex international political issues with ban. In fact, he didn''t have much interest in the shipping industry. He just thought that there might be a conflict between the people of Hong Kong and Shanghai after learning that Lei Yingdong''s cargo ship was bombed and sunk. At this time of conflict, he always wanted to express his attitude and position.


    Ban is telling the truth. For cargo ships of the same tonnage, the price of Japanese shipyards is half lower than that of Britain. This half is almost a labor gap. The weekly salary of a low-level worker in a British shipyard is 12 pounds, while the income of low-level workers in some Japanese shipyards is converted into pounds, about four to five pounds a week.


    Song TIANYAO has deep-sea phobia. Swimming is a fitness project that can only be carried out in the swimming pool, not to mention asking him to be a ship owner, go to the open sea, learn flag language, light language, speed, route, fuel consumption, freight rate and other professional knowledge. His greatest tolerance for the ship is to take Shi Zhiyi''s yacht to go out to sea and catch a fish. If it''s not for Shi Zhiyi, he is interested in the small offshore yacht I don''t want to take a boat.


    However, since he thought of the conflict between Shanghainese and Hong Kong people, since he wanted to make a profit, he naturally had to work hard. He knew nothing about professional knowledge such as air routes, but he had his own judgment on the world situation.


    The sound of war is the best gospel for ship owners in the shipping industry.


    The Korean War, a regional war, did not have a great impact on the shipping industry. It may make some people rich, but for those real world-class shipowners, they are not even interested in allowing their fleet to travel around Asia.


    During this time, song TIANYAO tried to think about the memory of the previous life. Finally, he thought of a war event that was not a war but absolutely affected the whole world. The recovery of the Suez Canal by Egypt.


    After Egypt recovered the Suez Canal, it listed almost all capitalist countries as non friendly countries, and prohibited the merchant ships of these countries from passing through the Suez Canal. 80% or more of the merchant ships in the world were owned by capitalist countries and could not pass through the Suez Canal, indicating that merchant ships could only take the good hope angle route and bypass the whole Africa.


    Detour represents a sharp increase in freight.


    Even if the Suez Canal is not banned now, the single income of a large oil tanker with more than 100000 tons sailing from the Middle East to Europe is more than one million dollars. If the Suez Canal is banned, the freight will soar to a terrible figure.


    Thinking of the Suez Canal, song TIANYAO felt that even if he was a deep-sea phobia, he could spend some time on shipping.


    It''s not for the seemingly high freight in the short term. When doing business, we must look at the long term.


    "I want to buy this ship," song TIANYAO said to ban, pointing to the parked cargo ship.


    Ben looked at the ship and song TIANYAO: "boy, although I''m from Glasgow, I still want to say that you might as well buy it in Japan."


    Song TIANYAO blinked: "I will go to Japan to buy it, but not now. After all, now I go to Japan to buy it. The Japanese won''t give me some preferential conditions, but the British are different."


    "I can help you understand." ban accompanied song TIANYAO to the car at the wharf.


    In the distance, several yellow people were guarding outside their old Dixi car. They saw them coming, and a yellow man helped open the door.


    "You''re a legitimate businessman, aren''t you, song?" ban couldn''t help confirming song TIANYAO when he saw these people of the people''s armed forces Association.


    Song TIANYAO nodded: "I promise, I am a legitimate businessman."


    Seeing that his future father-in-law got into the car with some uneasy face, song TIANYAO looked at the yellow man who helped open the door:


    "What''s up?"


    "Mr. Song, Huajie Gang contacted the local Kato Gang, clover Gang, iron tongs Gang, heiqiu gang and other gangs to find trouble with the people''s armed society." the yellow man said expressionless.


    Song TIANYAO nodded slightly: "what''s none of my business? They''re not going to trouble me. By the way, remember to help destroy the whistle restaurant for my redecoration."


    "Whistle restaurant?"


    "How do British gangs commit crimes now? Pistols? Knives? Claw hammers?"


    "Sir, in fact, nitroglycerin explosives are popular in Glasgow. Various gangs use explosives to rob banks."


    "Very good. Please help blow up the whistle restaurant by the way."