Sometimes the so-called experience of businessmen really kills people.
In the traditional saying of businessmen, if you ask for a high price, you will pay back the money. This sentence is correct in itself, but it depends on who is right.
With Luo Ke's current status, simply talking about money is a bit unsatisfactory, and his sincerity is only so much, which is inevitably too dependent on who chooses to choose.
So when Chang Zimu was "politely" asked out of the Nyasaland State Government, he realized what mistake he had made.
Then he wanted to add more money but there was no chance. Rock didn't have that much time to make mistakes.
"Haven't you always taken good care of the Chinese? Jianyuan Trading Co., Ltd. is a very good one among Chinese companies, and it is still very valuable to win over." Ada has been staying in Nyasaland during this period.
Germany is not happy with Nyasaland's tax situation.
Since the arms race began in Europe, everyone knows that Nyasaland has made huge profits from the arms race, especially as Nyasaland Aviation Group began to sell "Strong Wind" on a large scale to external parties, driving the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group
The products are also selling well, and Italy has just signed a weapons contract worth 2 million pounds with Nyasaland Military Industrial Group.
Not only weapons, the Italians who have romantic blood flowing in their bones are very much after many Nyasaland products, as well as the flashy and luxurious Ottoman Empire royal family. In these two latest orders, cars, motorcycles, it
Various luxury goods produced by Novo, various foods produced by South African companies, and even textiles produced by Johannesburg Textile Company, as well as various special medicines produced by Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company are all prominently listed.
This raises a problem. The federal government does not receive much tax revenue from the goods exported by Nyasaland. Even textiles from the Johannesburg Textile Company and special medicines from the Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company are also exported through Nyasaland. In this way
Ade must have been very dissatisfied as soon as he arrived.
Ada is the current director of the General Administration of Taxation, so this task falls on Ada. If Nyasaland's taxation cannot reach a new level, it is estimated that Ada will have a hard time fulfilling her duties.
"It's just a company, maybe a larger one, but without greater ambitions or sufficient capabilities, it will have limited value after all. What's more, why do you think Jianyuan Trading Co., Ltd. is so eager to go to Nyasaland?
Can a mere 1.5 million pounds be used as a bet? Christian's current investment in East India is more than 3 million." Roque didn't like it, either because there was too much money or too little, or because the structure was not enough.
In fact, given the situation in East India, if the Chinese in East India could be more bloody and courageous, it would be very difficult for the Dutch to maintain their colonial rule in East India.
Up to now, the Dutch colonial rule in East India has been maintained for more than 200 years. The Chinese in East India once accounted for half of the population, but now it has dropped to one-fifth. So the Chinese in East India are indeed pitiful, but
Poor people must be hateful, but as long as the Chinese in East India can be more united and tougher, they will not be slaughtered by others.
Roque does take care of the Chinese, but medicine can't cure diseases, and Buddha can save destined people. It's true that mud can't stick to the wall, and Roque won't force people to do anything.
"After all, Chang does not belong to the Huang family, and the decisions he can make are very limited. Even if members of the Huang family are here, it always takes a process to make a decision." Ada still tried her best, not just because of the one hundred thousand pounds.
, with the help of the Huang family, the East India Company should be able to win faster.
After all, the focus of Rock's work is still in southern Africa, not the East Indies thousands of miles away.
"Then we'll wait until the people from the Huang family arrive, but the Medan troops should have launched an attack on Batavia by now. I'm afraid it's a little too late for the Huang family to make a bet now." Roque sneered, and it was said that the businessman had a sense of touch.
It should be very keen. If you can't make a correct judgment in time, you can only wait for death.
To put it bluntly, the situation in East India is the subversion of the old vested interest groups by the new class. Since Huang Zhonghan can now serve as the "horse waist", he belongs to the old vested interest groups and the Medan Army's own interests.
It's contradictory.
What's more, the Huang family now has such a powerful force in East India. If Roque easily accepts Jianyuan Trading Co., Ltd., then it can be foreseen that after the war is over and the Dutch are driven away, the Huang family's
The strength will further expand. Who in East India can control Jianyuan Trading Co., Ltd.?
Li Wan and Ling Zhi probably wouldn't be able to do it.
In East India, although Li Wan and Ling Zhi are also successful businessmen, the concept of "success" is definitely different from the "success" of the Huang family. Compared with Jianyuan Trading Co., Ltd., Li Wan and Ling Zhi are probably about the same strength.
Therefore, there is no comparison between the strength of an ordinary farmer in Johannesburg and the Viscount of Nyasaland.
"Attacked?" Ada was surprised. The speed of the Medan troops was indeed a bit fast.
"Yes." Rock smiled. Ada probably didn't understand the extent of East India's armaments.
The armaments were indeed depleted. While Rock and Ada were chatting, Hicks was accepting prisoners on the outskirts of Batavia.
It cannot be said that the Dutch did not work hard. In order to defend Batavia, the Dutch mobilized nearly 40,000 troops and built an "iron wall" in Serang in an attempt to prevent the Medan troops from landing.
It's a pity that the Dutch troops don't have artillery. Even if they have artillery, these hastily enlisted colonial servants will not use it, and the Far East Fleet has lost all in the previous gap, so the Medan troops can easily break through the colonial servants
The defense line was launched from Serang, and Hicks's troops took in approximately 10,000 East Indian slave prisoners within three days.
"This can't even be called an army. They don't even have the most basic weapons. Look what they are equipped with. What kind of knife is this? I hope this can compete with our general machine guns." Middleton shook his head repeatedly with a pipe in his mouth.
, by the way, the tobacco from East India is quite good.
Because it was a hasty army, the East India colonial government simply did not have enough weapons to arm its troops, so many soldiers of the East India servant army still used those simple long knives, which simply made Middleton dumbfounded.
Mercenaries also have self-esteem. It is good if the enemy is weak, but when it is weak to a certain extent, Middleton will feel insulted.
Really, after all, the protective umbrella was launched from Africa to the Near East, and then to the Far East. How despising it is to send such troops for defense.
"Who cares about the knife, how many people were captured this time?" Hicks didn't care about the enemy's equipment, he only cared about how many people were captured. These people could be sold to Andy without execution.
"I don't know, they are everywhere." Middleton said angrily.
"What's wrong, man? Be happy, we're making money again!" Hicks laughed. Each prisoner was worth ten pounds.
"Nothing, I'm just curious. Why didn't the East Indians resist if the Dutch were so weak?" Middleton really couldn't figure it out. During this period, as his understanding of the East Indians continued to deepen, Middleton's doubts
There are more and more.
They are both Chinese. In southern Africa, the Chinese can be strong and brave, but in East India, the Chinese are weak and incompetent. This makes Middleton really puzzled.
"What's so strange? If there was no Lord, what do you think we would do in southern Africa?" Hicks knew more about the history of the Chinese in Southern Africa, and his expression became grim: "When the Lord just arrived in Johannesburg, since then,
Some Chinese were rescued from a gold mine. Most of them were skinny, severely malnourished, and could die at any time. These people were sent to Mr. Buck's farm to recuperate. The Lord found a doctor for them, but there was still hope.
Unfortunately, many people died before dawn in Johannesburg. Since then, the Chinese have never been bullied in southern Africa."
"How do you know so clearly?" Middleton asked casually. In fact, this period of history was also described in the Nyasaland Museum, and Middleton had also visited it, but the impression left by the commentator at the time was just that
, definitely not as deep as Hicks.
Although the commentator was more expressive and emotional, it felt like he was actually there.
"One of those miners was my father." Hicks smiled, with tears in his eyes: "So you know now, no matter what, I will not betray the Lord. If one day the Lord needs me to give
Life, I will not hesitate!"
Middleton opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. He could only pat Hicks on the shoulder hard, trying to comfort Hicks.
"Although I have no children, my brother has already started a family in Bechuanaland. My brother now has a son and a daughter. His sister-in-law is pregnant again and there will be more children in the future. I bought my brother a two thousand
A farm of 12,000 acres. My father and my brother are now living on the farm. They are planning to send their children to Ziwei Public School in the future. When I retire, even if I don’t have children, I
My brother will also support me." Hicks really has no worries. Umbrella companies don't know how many situations like Hicks have happened.
"I also asked my wife to buy a farm in Bechuanaland. From now on, our two families will still be neighbors." Middleton was reluctant to let go of his old man. Otherwise, Middleton would have returned to Nyasaland to reunite with his wife and children by now.
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"Hahahaha, don't even think about it. My farm is in Rhodes City. You may not know that all the farms around Rhodes City have been sold out. You can't buy it even with money now." Hicks said proudly.
Yangyang, the farm will always be a scarce commodity.
"Then buy it in East India. Each of us will buy 10,000 acres, grow sugar cane, coffee, and tobacco, and hire 10,000 East Indians to work for us." Middleton has an ideal. It doesn't matter if there are no redundant farms in southern Africa.
There are more in the East Indies, and there will be more in the future.
