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Chapter 399
Lu Chen didn't care about David's opinion at all. He thought: "What do you mean he doesn't care about losing money even if he has hundreds of millions of dollars? That's just because he hasn't really felt bad yet!" Lu Chen knew that those so-called big bosses would never easily raise their employees' wages, let alone give them more bonuses, even if they were worth hundreds of millions. The essence of these capitalists is the same. They will desperately squeeze the surplus value of ordinary people in order to accumulate more wealth and enjoy more resources.
"Since we already know that Otto Shipping may not even be able to pay for fuel in a month, we must seize this excellent opportunity to make Otto Shipping completely bankrupt, and then we can buy its assets." Lu Chen already had a complete plan in mind. "Now we need to do two things. The first and most critical thing is to block Fernande's way of transferring money. Only in this way can we ensure that Otto Shipping cannot obtain financial support, thereby accelerating its bankruptcy process."
"In addition, we need to send someone to place a large order with Otto and set the penalty as high as possible. In this way, once Otto Shipping breaches the contract, it will face huge compensation, and with its current financial situation, it will definitely not be able to afford the money. In this way, Otto Shipping will be in dire straits and will eventually have to declare bankruptcy." The corners of Lu Chen's mouth rose slightly, as if he had already seen the day when Otto Shipping would go bankrupt.
Eric frowned and said worriedly, "Boss, Fernande has many ways to make money. It is impossible for us to completely block all of his money-making channels! Besides, Otto Shipping will definitely not accept our shipping bill."
Lu Chen raised his lips slightly, revealing a confident smile, and said, "It doesn't matter if they don't accept our orders. We can find other people to place orders. As for how to block their way to make money, I will find a way to solve this problem."
After discussing the matter in detail, Lu Chen waved his hand and asked Fu Mingzhuo and others to return. Then, he called Hans into the room.
"Hans, I need your help with something. Please send a telegram to William and ask him to use his connections to place a large order with Otto Company." Lu Chen's tone was firm and decisive.
Hans thought for a moment and then asked, "Boss, how big an order do you want to place?"
Lu Chen pondered for a moment and replied, "Hasn't our factory already produced 10,000 or 20,000 new rifles? Let's place the shipping order with Otto Company."
Hans continued to explain, "Boss, you see, generally speaking, the main source of income for shipping companies is freight. Just like the 20,000 rifles we just mentioned, although the number is not small, the freight is actually not that much. So even if they compensate, at most it is only one or two times the freight. For shipping companies, this loss is completely bearable."
Lu Chen nodded thoughtfully. He began to realize that if he wanted to make the shipping company pay a large sum of money, the freight alone was far from enough. So he asked, "Hans, how do you think we can make the shipping company pay a large sum of money?"
Hans raised his mouth slightly, revealing a sly smile, and said, "Boss, you don't know this. For shipping companies, the most valuable thing is actually the goods they transport. If a shipping company accidentally loses the cargo of the cargo owner, it will be a big trouble. According to industry regulations, in this case, the shipping company needs to pay three times the compensation to the cargo owner. This is a considerable amount of money!"
"Lost the goods?" Hearing Hans' answer, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had discovered a brilliant idea.
That's right, instead of letting others snatch the goods away, it's better to take the initiative and grab the goods! Moreover, the group of people in the Philippines just have nothing to do, so let them come out to stretch their muscles and do something for themselves, isn't it killing two birds with one stone?
Thinking of this, Lu Chen's plan gradually became clear. Not only that, he also had two frigates, which would be a waste if they were idle all the time. It was just right to put them to use and let them go out for a stroll.
Having made up his mind, Lu Chen began to give orders without hesitation.
"Hans, help me send a telegram to the Middle East. Tell them to dispatch those two frigates to me and keep them on standby for my further instructions." Lu Chen's tone was firm and decisive.
Hans was shocked by Lu Chen's decision. He had just said it casually, but he didn't expect Lu Chen to actually plan to rob other people's goods. However, he didn't dare to ask more questions. He just nodded silently to show that he understood, and then quickly left the villa to carry out Lu Chen's orders.
The compensation method is now available, and now we just need to stop Washington from transferring money here. Now that the Washington family has been sanctioned by the major chaebol families, the Washington family can only ask other families for help in transferring money. Which families will help the Washington family at this time? Lu Chen began to screen the chaebols that might help the Washington family one by one.
First of all, the families that dare to help the Washington family at this time must be no less than the Morgan and Rockefeller families. Only such families will not be afraid of the Morgan family's revenge. After such a screening, the only ones who can help the Washington family are Ford, DuPont, and those big families. But given the nature of capitalists, if Fernand wants to ask them for help at this time, he must pay a huge price. For a shipping company, Fernand may not be willing to pay such a high price. After all, when the Rem Company was closed, Fernand did not ask those big families for help. For an industry like Otto Shipyard that is not as good as the Rem Company, Fernand is definitely even more unwilling to ask those big families for help.