Chapter 566

Bye, wait

The address of Solomon chamber of commerce is just two blocks away from Haite shipyard. It doesn't take much time to drive and wait.

Only a little while later, Hamilton and miss Solomon came together from the porch. Lorraine smiled and gave them a breast salute and said softly, "Mr. President, let me come here. I hope it's not because of my brother's rude behavior."

"It does have something to do with your brother," Hamilton replied with a smile, "but don't worry, it's not a question."

"This is really great news."

Lorraine took a look at Miss Solomon with her head hanging behind Hamilton, tilted her face, and looked at the innocent diamond king five who was at a loss around him. He couldn't help sighing.

"Alexander, has the president left you and miss Solomon in charge of this matter?"

Hamilton didn't understand why Lorraine asked so. He couldn't help wondering: "to be exact, it is implemented by me after the internal decision-making. Miss Solomon is the president's personal adviser. If she formally undertakes some affairs, she is still easy to be criticized..."

"That's great news again." Lorraine smiled happily. "Can you trouble Miss Solomon to show Karen around the chamber of Commerce?"

"Why?" Hamilton wondered more.

"Because next we may talk about a series of details such as donations, bribes and rebates. The fewer people involved in the discussion, the better. Miss Solomon is redundant and Karen is redundant."

Hamilton couldn't find a reason to refute the invincible answer.

He could only say to miss Solomon apologetically, "Miss Solomon, it seems to bother you..."

"Donation is the best way." Miss Solomon solemnly replied, "Mr. Minister, after the promulgation of the constitution, we will enter the first presidential election. Although the president has great popularity in the thirteen states, other candidates are not impossible. We need Mr. Drake's financial resources to support the election!"

"I... know..."

Four people are officially grouped in pairs. Karen's side is the business group and Lorraine's gossip group here.

Hamilton took Lorraine into the study. When he saw Lorraine sitting on the sofa, he went to the bar alone: "what would you like to drink?"

Lorraine thought for a moment: "morning tea time... Or some black tea?"

"Whisky or rum?"

"Whisky, on the rocks."

The clear wine glass clattered in front of Lorraine. The ice shook slightly and fell half a space, distorting the sunlight outside the window and throwing amber patterns on the tea table, which looked like the pattern of North America.

Lorraine raised his glass. "Where's Mr. President?"

"The original three-day trip to Boston was shortened to one day. I went to Concord all night last night. If there is no accident, I am now speaking to the New Hampshire State Council."

"The schedule has been adjusted so tight all of a sudden. Are you going to rush back to New York on National Day?"

"Partly because of this, but more importantly, the original central and Northern tour was temporarily changed to a national tour. The president decided to set up a coinage Committee as soon as possible."

"That is to say... Revolving door?"

"It will start before 1790. I need your commitment. Whether it's 88 or 89, your share capital must be 1 million pounds, not 500000 as previously agreed."

Lorraine sipped the wine silently: "in 88 years, you can, not next year, which will affect the turnover of the chamber of Commerce."

Hamilton was overjoyed: "it's a deal!"

Lorraine shrugged. "Now the president's schedule is adjusted so closely, can you catch up?"

"It has been decided that I will be absent from the parade." Hamilton's answer was beyond Lorraine's expectation. "Before leaving yesterday, the president received a special invitation. I want to attend in place of the president in a month."

"Asylum villa auction?" Lorraine raised her eyebrows.

"You really know it," Hamilton covered his expression with drinking. "This auction has what America wants."

[is this the design drawing of fury?]

Lorraine asked in his heart, but he didn't say it in his mouth. He ended the conversation in silence, and Hamilton was not surprised.

"Your brother..." said Hamilton, "is an excellent teacher."

"I know."

"The meeting lasted a total of 62 minutes that day, and we talked for 57 minutes."

"What happened?"

"He gave the brigadier general Chris Emmons a cup of tea when he was impatient."

Lorraine spat out his tongue: "what did he say in five minutes?"

"He said he likes order. The United States needs to continue to act as England's raw material producing area and product market during his term of office. The annual trade volume must be in deficit, and the export of raw materials must account for more than 60% of the total export. Just like before our independence, this is the order he wants."

"What if you refuse?"

"He will transfer Colonel Horatio Nelson under house arrest from the Leeward Islands to rehabilitate him and [slightly] improve the fight against smuggling."

Lorraine thought for a while: "he probably won't mobilize Colonel Nelson. In terms of large-scale sea closure, Colonel Nelson lacks powerful means and his title is not suitable for commanding the fleet."

"The rank can be promoted. Even if the candidate is not Nelson, it can also be Armani or Collinwood, or anyone else. We know that as long as Admiral Drake white flag is willing to support, the Royal Navy needs the best officer resources."

Lorraine couldn't help but think of the thick pile of resumes of new employees not long ago. After careful study, Carmen preliminarily selected seven principal officers who have the potential to be trained as supervisors, 22 first-class officers who have the potential to become captains, and 42 excellent ground attendants.

As Hamilton said, the Royal Navy has a surplus of talents, and the most important thing is the excellent officers who can stand alone.

Lorraine couldn't help but sympathize with his American friend: "so, what are you going to do?"

"The pitcher admits the negative and the swing is reopened." Hamilton's expression is very serious. "But before being replaced by the general for the second time, we hope to have at least the strength of dying struggle."

This sentence means that the United States is ready to start the Navy revitalization plan.

Lorraine put down his glass and sat upright: "since you expect to die in front of the Royal Navy, Mr. Hamilton, what can Drake chamber of Commerce do for the United States?"

"On March 14, Admiral Devis, Minister of the Navy, spoke at the Confederation Parliament and put forward the Navy revitalization plan that took shape in ten years and stepped out of the territorial sea in twenty years."

Hamilton said.

"In his subsequent speech, General Washington further put forward the policy of elite, high-speed and new-type army building. He proposed to parliament to abolish all 77 existing old naval ships step by step within ten years, and build a world-class main ship team and three high-speed coastal defense fleets at the speed of one five-year period."

"The general hopes that in 20 years, the new navy of the United States can meet the challenges of any powerful country with the support of coastal defense, and have a fearless fleet to protect the safety of American businessmen all over the world."

"In order to do this, the size of the Navy needs to reach at least 6-8 main warships, 20-24 auxiliary warships and 50-60 auxiliary warships. The Confederate parliament approved the bill of General Washington and Secretary Devis, and passed the first phase of the 500000 pound special military supplies budget."

Lorraine listened carefully with her chin propped.

In Hamilton's words, the Americans are fully prepared to build a new navy, with unified ideas and ready funds. The so-called revitalization plan is no longer the idea of a person, a department or political group, and it is already possible to operate in practice.

But they are not without hesitation. The root of hesitation lies in the choice of capital ships.

Lorraine knows that Americans want their capital ships to be genuine class III battleships. However, no country or shipyard with ship building capacity, including the American father, his majesty Louis XVI and Drake maritime group, is willing to risk stepping on the British bottom line to provide technology or sell ships to the United States.

Therefore, American talents will go to the pole to design and build the gift ship for France in Britain. They want to show a simple and honest image of wrongdoing, cheat some experience and take fewer detours.

Unfortunately... Mountains and rivers are heavy.

It seems that Americans have not completely given up, especially the upcoming auction of asylum villa. Washington let Hamilton attend and made it clear that they are ready to do their best to compete for the design of howling.

This is not very good news for the Drake chamber of Commerce.

The key is what to do?

Lorraine crossed her legs and folded her palms on her knees: "I basically know your budget. What's left is how you plan to spend this budget, as well as the construction period and other requirements."

Hamilton pulled a stack of reports from his desk.

"When you were on board, your Chamber of Commerce formulated seven ship allocation schemes for us according to the five-year period, from the smallest 220000 to the largest 720000, basically considering our various needs. It is both complete and sincere."

"Initially, we preferred option B, 360000 pounds, two second-generation gods, six first-generation gods, four high-speed Briggs and twelve high-speed brigantines."

"But the plan can't keep up with the change." he slammed the report. "I said your brother is a good teacher. After his class, we learned that nothing can be achieved overnight."

"Before the revolving door turns, the Navy's sharp knife must be completed! We only have two years, and scheme C is the best solution at present!"

"Three hundred and fifty thousand pounds, including two varkiri class high-speed patrol ships, four generation gods, two high-speed Briggs and six high-speed brigantines. We hope to deliver them by December 1787!"

Lorraine regretfully opened his hand: "although your country has probably considered a lot, I'm sorry that it is impossible to build two new varkiri class ships within 18 months with the capacity of the maritime group."

"But I heard that your dock happens to have ready-made Valkyrie class... No, one is a female warrior class without armor. But their designs are very similar?"

Hamilton smiled innocuously. "What do you do, kenvi? Murray is solid and can't afford a real Valkyrie. Can you take off the Valkyrie's armor, dress up and marry her?"