Wang Sen, chairman of the board of directors of Wang Trading Company, came to Liming Port in Chu State again.
His company's fleet has been running the route from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean during this period.
For short-distance routes, all nodes have been connected, so there is no need to invest too much energy.
Instead, he had time to travel around Europe, prompting him to make important decisions.
In the past six months, this route has become the busiest route in the world.
The company purchased a large amount of grain from Zheng and Jin and sold it to various European countries.
But Wang Sen felt very uneasy because he could not purchase many goods from Europe and the return ship was empty.
Countries here in Europe have just been established and need a lot of supplies.
Their agriculture and industry are not yet well established and cannot provide many commodities.
Now that the demand for supplies is strong, Wang Sen can still make a profit.
Once this autumn, farmland in various countries will be able to produce a large amount of food.
Some factories related to people's livelihood have been established one after another.
If Wang Sen continues to sell these grains, clothes and other bulk commodities for civilian use, he will inevitably fall into a situation of extremely low profits.
His father-in-law's family had become a powerful and wealthy Earl's family in the State of Zheng.
Wang Sen didn't want to be a lowly employee in the Yang family, so he used his past experience to continue doing maritime trade.
The current maritime trade industry is too complicated and profits are getting lower and lower.
Wang Sen also discovered that no matter how big the sea trade business is, he will always be just a businessman.
A powerless businessman is okay when the economic situation is good, but when the economic situation is bad or he offends others, he is a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered.
He doesn't want to be a fat pig. A businessman with no background wants to become a powerful person.
He can only master important industrial enterprises, integrate them into a country's industrial chain, and become too big to fail.
This businessman joined the Parliament at the same time, and he joined forces with other businessmen to form a huge force.
This businessman will become a powerful person and will not be easily harvested by some powerful people.
Wang's Trading Company is a joint-stock company registered in the Dahua Empire.
The procedures for reselling this kind of company are more complicated than those for other companies, but the price will be higher.
When Wang Sen came to Chu State, he initially came into contact with several buyers through his father-in-law's relationship.
The Qi family of Chu State is the most sincere buyer.
They have already conducted multiple rounds of negotiations through intermediaries and reached a purchase intention.
Wang Sencai took the company's fleet to Liming Port in Chu State, preparing to trade with the Qi family.
Wang Sen, along with lawyers and other personnel who were responsible for corporate transactions, waited at the teahouse opposite Dachu Bank for the arrival of the Qi family's talker.
He had just finished a cup of tea when Qi Muling from the Qi family also came to the teahouse with a professional team.
After Qi Muling sat down, he said simply: "Mr. Wang, our Qi family is purchasing 87% of the equity of Wang's Sea Trading Company under your name.
A total of 530,000 taels of silver coins have been paid. Do you approve of this transaction?"
With this transaction amount, after many back and forth attempts, both parties were quite satisfied.
Wang Sen nodded and said: "I agree with this transaction price, but I have to make two requirements.
The first requirement is that the transaction must be a cash transaction, and no stock or bond mortgages or installment payments are accepted.
For the second request, I will sign the contract, but I don’t have time to cooperate with the company transfer, name change and other procedures.”
When Qi Muling heard these two requests, he responded with a smile: "Our Qi family is interested in your company's 10,000-ton freighter.
Now the orders for 10,000-ton cargo ships from major shipyards in the empire have been scheduled for five years.
I only want to purchase your company’s 10,000-ton freighter, but Mr. Wang disagrees.
Fortunately, Mr. Wang’s asking price is acceptable to our Qi family.
Mr. Wang has stated these two conditions in advance, and our Qi family fully agrees."
Wang Sen asked the lawyer he hired to review the terms of the contract to prevent him from being cheated by the contract.
He smiled and said: "I have accumulated a net worth of 530,000 taels of silver coins in my life, of which 500,000 taels of silver coins include the value of the four 10,000-ton cargo ships purchased by the company and the remaining cargo ships.
Thirty thousand taels of silver were the value of the company and the value of the sailor's contract.
Now there is not only a shortage of freighters, but also a shortage of sailors.
Even if you buy a boat, you won’t be able to find a sailor to sail it, so you won’t lose money at this price.”
Qi Muling just smiled and did not answer.
Their state of Chu has made a national policy of developing southward.
Because Vietnam in the south also wanted to go south to develop West Africa.
There was also an undercurrent surging in the Song Dynasty, and there was an idea of developing West Africa.
The King of Chu, Lu Chenyang, was not in a hurry about this matter, but his neighboring country took action, and they, the Chu State, could not move.
If Chu wants to develop the West African region, it must have its own ships, which will make it more convenient to transport people and goods.
The cabinet has issued a large number of policies to support the development of maritime transport.
The Qi family is a medium-sized noble family in Chu State. If they want to go further, they must participate in this major event involving the fate of Chu State.
However, many families in Chu State found that even if they wanted to participate, they had neither ships nor sailors.
Some smart families used various means to purchase ships and sailors, preferably a mature maritime trading company.
Such a sea trading company has ships and sailors, so it can be used if it is brought over.
This is also the reason why the Qi family doesn't care about this company. No matter what happens to this company, it will not affect the Qi family. They just like the company's ships and people.
As for the name of the company, how much tax will it pay to the empire?
The Qi family doesn't care at all, since they don't engage in maritime trade anyway.
Now several countries are racing against time. Whoever can provide more transport capacity can grab the biggest piece of fat.
This is why the Qijia agreed to the transaction when they thought the price was right, and they did not try their best to lower the price.
Lawyers from both parties had no objections, and Qi Muling took out the cashier's check from Dachu Bank.
"Mr. Wang, this is a Dachu bank cashier's check for 530,000 taels of silver coins."
Wang Sen nodded, and they went to Dachu Bank together and walked into the key customer service box.
The bank confirmed the authenticity of the cashier's check. Wang Sen took the cashier's check and signed the equity transfer contract.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The company he worked for all his life was transferred out like this.
What made him happy was that by selling at a high price, he did not lose money and actually made a lot of money.
Wang Sen walked out of Dachu Bank. He informed his confidants that after assisting the Qijia to take over the freight company, he would follow him on a new journey.
He went to another place to buy 100,000 shares of Chu State Development Company from a businessman whose family was in turmoil.
The thing that Wang Sen regrets the most is that he did not buy shares of Chuguo Development Company before.
Now in order to get a seat in the Chu State Parliament, stocks must be purchased at a premium.
The seat in the parliament is extremely crucial. If he can't get into the Chu State Parliament, he will still be an insecure fat pig.
Wang Sen has decided that if he successfully obtains a seat in the parliament, the funds will be invested in Chu State.
Once something unexpected happened, he immediately hid in the imperial embassy and filed a tax return on the transaction.
He returned to the empire and became a rich man.
The huge sum of five hundred and thirty thousand taels of silver coins is enough for some people to want to do something against him.
Wang Sen must cut through the mess quickly so as not to put himself in danger.
This is why he dared to inspect the business environment and development potential of various countries before hiring some bodyguards.
After comprehensive consideration, he chose to invest in Chu State.
Wang Sen's previous large assets were all in the maritime trading company.
Even if he dies, it will be his son who will inherit the family business, and no one else can take it away.
Precisely because there is no profit, we only need to guard against some bandits.
Wang Sen came to Changping, the capital of Chu State, nervously. He completed the transaction with the officials who had made an appointment long ago.
When he got the nationality of Chu State and the certificate of being a member of the Chu State Congress, he felt relieved.
Now that he has the status of a parliamentarian, it will have a huge impact if some powerful people want to deal with him and make them take action.
Wang Sen completely relaxed and chose not to pay taxes anymore.
Normally selling company stock requires paying a heartbreaking tax to the empire.
He has now withdrawn from the nationality of the empire and is not planning to go to the empire from now on. For a tax of at least tens of thousands of taels of silver coins, he can escape.
This is the first tax Wang Sen has evaded. The previous punishment was too severe and he did not dare to evade taxes.
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Wang Sen is preparing for a new factory, and the one he chose is not the steel factory that has been extremely popular in Chu State recently.
The investment in the steel plant is too large, and it is difficult to repay the investment. If the scale is small, no one will pay attention to it. Once the scale becomes large, it will be subject to extremely serious supervision.
Even if he had little assets, he would not dare to invest in a steel plant.
Wang Sen did not choose popular industries such as automobiles and textiles.
He chose to build several chemical plants, initially producing the common three acids and two bases, and later more complex chemical products.
After many investigations, Wang Sen believed that the cornerstone of industry is the coal-steel complex and three acids and two alkali.
Most businessmen think that if they can produce steel and various machinery, then that is industry.
Their knowledge of the humble but extremely important chemical industry is very shallow.
Wang Sen has noticed that as scientists explore the components of coal tar and petroleum, a bigger storm is brewing in the chemical industry.
The most critical point is that the chemical industry in Chu State is very weak and there is no leading company at all.
If Wang Sen invests huge amounts of money now, he will become a giant in Chu's chemical industry.
I would rather have the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
This was the goal he set for himself after abandoning the ship and landing.
People pay far more attention to the chicken head than to the phoenix tail.
If even the identity of a congressman cannot be guaranteed, the only thing that can save him is public opinion.
Wang Sen watched his factory rise from the ground, and he smiled happily every day.
While he was inspecting the company's construction site, he suddenly spotted a man in official uniform walking over with a group of people.
Wang Sen was shocked in his heart. Chu State's laws were not perfect, so he would not encounter a common plot in dramas again.
As a businessman, what he fears most is that the government will come to him.
Especially since he evaded tens of thousands of taels of silver coins in taxes some time ago.
Once the empire wants to regard him as a model, it will put pressure on the Chu State and want to arrest him and bring him back to the country.
His chemical industry leader has not yet been built, and the Chu State is very likely to give up on him as a businessman and choose to cooperate with the empire's actions.
Wang Sen had long thought of this possibility and had already prepared for it.
Once his wife and children had taken refuge with his father-in-law with a large sum of money.
His father-in-law had already established himself in the state of Zheng, and the safety of his wife and children was sufficiently guaranteed.
Xu Haifeng came to Wang Sen's side. He saw the businessman who was slightly pale and sweating on his forehead, and envied his good luck.
"Member Wang, King Chu is ready to meet you. Come with me to the palace quickly."
Wang Sen couldn't believe it, and he asked with a stuttering voice: "The King of Chu wants to see me, and the King of Chu has heard about me, a little businessman.
This is really flattering to the people.
The little people are covered in dust now. This will offend the King of Chu. I will change into clean clothes."
Xu Haifeng snorted coldly and scolded: "King Chu's time is so precious, do you still want King Chu to wait for you?"
When Wang Sen heard this question, he was so frightened that he sweated profusely.
He bowed to the officials in front and said, "I don't dare, the common people. I will follow the adults to meet the King of Chu."
Wang Sen carefully followed the official and took a car to the palace of King Qin and Chu.
He recalled his contact with the King of Chu.
The only contact was when King Chu went to Chu State, and they met in the Mediterranean Sea.
The King of Chu also invited him to meet him when he had time.
Wang Sen only regarded this as a polite statement from the King of Chu.
He is just a small businessman. How can he meet the King of Chu if he wants to?
The King of Chu was busy with everything, and he had long forgotten about the small businessman whom he had only met once.
Wang Sen did not expect that the King of Chu would really remember him, a small businessman, and now he would fulfill his promise that day.
He was extremely uneasy and didn't know how to face the King of Chu next.
He is now a citizen of the Chu State, and no longer has the relaxed and free feeling of being a citizen of the empire who does not need to care about the power of the King of Chu.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Once he did not perform well, King Chu felt disgusted with him.
Then all his preparations were in vain.
If this kind of thing happened, Wang Sen could only lament his wrong choice.
There were a total of twelve vassal states, including Liang and Xiang in the Arabian region, and he personally inspected them all.
A large amount of oil was discovered in both Liang and Xiang.
Today's oil can almost be said to be the blood of industry.
Without oil as an energy source and important raw materials, many industries will cease.
These two countries can sell large amounts of oil.
These two countries are richer than many countries.
Every citizen is very rich, purchasing large quantities of industrial products from the empire and other countries, and living a comfortable life.
Their people have lost their enterprising spirit.
Wang Sen believes that these two countries are small and weak countries, but they can guard huge amounts of wealth.
Once the balance of the vassal states is broken, something big will happen to them sooner or later.
Wang Sen has been to every one of the ten vassal states in Europe.
Although he didn't stay in each country for long, he learned through details and personal experience.
He has his own way of judging whether this country can become a powerful country in the future.
Only a strong country can protect the interests of its citizens.
Wang Sen mainly considers whether a country is strong now and in the future.
Is the country’s business environment suitable?
Is this country's industry suitable for its development?
These considerations and details are all put into final judgment.
Wang Sen, led by officials, walked into the Chu Palace.
This Chu Palace is the palace left by the French royal family in the city.
After simple repairs, it became the Chu Palace.
Wang Sen analyzed from this point that the King of Chu was not an arrogant and extravagant person.
He is about to face the King of Chu, and he doesn't know what the outcome will be.