"It used to be used to transport Allied arms and supplies. It has a large deck and is convenient for transporting tanks, military vehicles, etc."

Later, Lin Zhichao met with Williamson's captain and crew, and asked them to arrange for them to have a good trip. The best things about sailors are those things.

It is naturally beneficial to receive these people in this way.

"Captain Li, how do you feel?" Lin Zhichao personally asked Li Donglai, the ship of the Jin'an.

"Boss, this ship is very suitable for loading cargo and its performance is very good. Except for its slower speed, there are no shortcomings." Li Donglai said happily.

When he first arrived in Hong Kong, he was very lucky to find such a job as a captain. Moreover, although the captain was from Guangdong Province, he called himself a "Shanghai son-in-law" in front of them. He spoke Wu dialect and treated everyone as fellow villagers.

Arrange accommodation for your family so that your family will not live in a house.

Lin Zhichao then asked: "What about the living conditions of sailors?"

Li Donglai immediately said: "The conditions are really good. These Europeans and Americans really know how to enjoy it. There is a canteen, a dishwashing room, a toilet, a shower room, a shipping office, a library, a conference room, etc. It has everything you need. The sailors come

Working on this ship is a joy.”

Indeed, when the Freewheel was designed, it was very user-friendly. In this regard, no country in the world is as good as the United States.

Later, Lin Zhichao had detailed exchanges with the captain, first mate, second mate, and engineer officer one by one. After confirming that there were no major problems with the Jinshan and Jinping, he took his family away with confidence.

Next, Global Shipping has its own team, and two ships will soon open two fixed routes.

Lin Zhichao came to Shunchang Shipping and visited Xu Aizhou, the old shipping king, because one of the shipping routes launched by Global Shipping was somewhat overlapped with Shunchang Shipping.

Be polite first and then fight!

This is what Lin Zhichao thinks.

"Mr. Xu, my descendant Lin Zhichao pays my respects!" Lin Zhichao said politely.

Xu Aizhou stood up happily and greeted him. She never thought that he was almost 70 years old.

"Haha, I heard that Global Shipping Lines purchased two 10,000-ton ships, which caused a sensation in the port. I didn't expect to meet such a powerful person like you so soon."

He is already old, so naturally he will not take the initiative to make enemies, let alone this young man who is in the prime of his life.

Lin Zhichao said modestly: "Mr. Xu, you are too generous. I am just a reckless businessman. I saw two ships were cheap, so I wanted to buy them. However, after I bought them, I found out that the ships were too big and the competition in Hong Kong was too fierce. I thought I could only

Just stick to the scalp and run the business.”

Xu Aizhou nodded. He did not expose Lin Zhichao's lies. After all, if this was the case, what was the purpose of opening the 'Global Maritime Academy' to cause such a big stir?

"sit"

The two sat down on the sofa. Lin Zhichao took a closer look at Xu Aizhou's office. It had a Chinese style and the calligraphy and paintings of famous people were indispensable. It might have been his own calligraphy and painting.

Later, Lin Zhichao said: "The reason why I shamelessly came to visit Mr. Xu this time is because Global Shipping has a route that overlaps with Shunchang Shipping. But Mr. Xu, don't worry, we will definitely abide by the rules of the industry."

This. This young man is really powerful. He is polite before fighting, which makes it impossible for him to form enemies and target him.

"That's right! There is no franchise on the route. The British are running it, and so are the Chinese. If we can run it, of course you can too." Xu Aizhou said generously.

Lin Zhichao was relieved!

The Hui family is an old family in Hong Kong. If they target Lin Zhichao, there may be some trouble!

Of course, with Lin Zhichao's current business connections and business, although he does not want to offend Xu Aizhou, he is not afraid of Xu Aizhou. Because he is doing a legitimate business, and with his current connections, even British capital would not dare to use illegal means. Otherwise, Hong Kong will

Huge turmoil will inevitably break out.

Next, the atmosphere became much better.

Xu Aizhou is not a stingy person, and even said: "After all, I was involved in shipping twenty years before you. If you have any questions, you can come and discuss it together!"

Lin Zhichao was overjoyed and said quickly: "Then I'll trouble Mr. Xu!"

Although he has been involved in shipping for more than a year, it has only been in a small way. It would be great if he could get some more knowledge from Xu Aizhou.

During this period, Xu Aizhou also asked a question: "I remember that you made your fortune in real estate, why did you stop doing it so early?"

Lin Zhichao knew that Xu Aizhou's biggest hobbies were shipping and real estate. He was once a real estate king in Zhanjiang and owned a street of properties. However, at this time, the Xu family did not have many properties in Hong Kong. Those properties in later generations were all acquired after the company landed in the mid-1950s.

Purchased one after another.

"Because I found that the government did not have any positive policies on real estate, I felt that it was not a good time. Maybe I will do real estate in the future, but I must see the government's desire to improve Hong Kong's living environment. Moreover, these days

The local situation was not suitable this year, so I quit."

Xu Aizhou immediately felt that it made sense. He didn't do real estate now because of these reasons.

"It makes sense! Judging from the situation in the past few years, shipping is indeed more valuable as an investment than real estate."

Having said that, Lin Zhichao could tell that Xu Aizhou was also observing real estate.

Unfortunately, when it comes to real estate, Lin Zhichao really doesn't have the habit of cooperating with others. Unless there is one situation, and that is when someone else liberates the land and he pays to develop it, Lin Zhichao will cooperate. After all, he has the strength and understands real estate planning.

Why cooperate? No matter how good friends are, problems can easily arise in cooperation.

Xu Aizhou owned many properties in her previous life, and the best one should be the 'Doctor's Building', which is now the Hong Kong Hotel. If Lin Zhichao was rich, he would definitely get it first and lay the foundation in Central. Of course, there are so many properties in Hong Kong, Xu Aizhou

You can continue to look for it. There is no shortage of land and old sites in this era.

"Hong Kong has great shipping prospects. At present, everyone is only doing business locally. If one day, we Hong Kong shipowners can go out of the local area and go to the whole of Asia and even the whole world, just like the shipping industry in Greece, then we will

The goal we should strive for! Hong Kong has cheap labor, the best free trade port in the world, and a good geographical location." Lin Zhichao said without hiding his ambition.

Xu Ai was stunned for a long time and said for a long time: "Okay, I have ambition! It's a pity that I am old, otherwise I should be ambitious again, so that my life is not in vain."

He is indeed old, and he is worried about his son running the shipping business. After all, this industry is very risky.

However, Lin Zhichao still said: "Compared to Mr. Xu's achievements in breaking those foreign shipping monopolies in the 1930s, I am just getting started."

Xu Aizhou smiled. As a person grows old, he naturally likes to hear about his past achievements, and his favorable impression of Lin Zhichao immediately increased.

Of course, the relationship between the two is limited to this kind of relationship. It cannot reach the relationship between Lin Zhichao and Jian Dongpu, nor the relationship between Lin Zhichao and Ho Tung. After all, the two people do not have much interest relationship, so they are destined to be just general.

pay.

The two still talked for a long time before Lin Zhichao stood up and left.

Global Shipping Company owns two 10,000-ton Liberty ships, which immediately spread throughout Hong Kong’s business community, and even reporters rushed to report on it.

People who originally saw Lin Zhichao’s joke about the establishment of the Global Maritime Academy could only say sourly: “It’s a waste to buy such a big ship and not be satisfied with it!”

In any case, Global Shipping has gained popularity, officially launched cargo shipping, and started printing money.
Chapter completed!