Sieyes' purpose is very clear. In addition to showing goodwill, it is also for profit.
Another point is that the Koval family is too close to the financial groups in the Holy City, which makes the local financial groups very dissatisfied.
Sieyes is of course very rich, and the consortium he represents is also very well-funded, but compared to his counterparts in the Holy City, they are like little shrimps compared to whales.
As their counterparts in the north became more and more powerful, Sieyes and others also felt pressure and a sense of crisis. Of course, in the eyes of the people in the Holy City, all the people from the provinces were inferior to them, including their financial resources.
Although Sean is an aristocrat, he is enthusiastic about emerging industries and is naturally a fellow traveler with the emerging bourgeoisie in Genoa. At the same time, Sean does not like to eat alone. This has been learned from tea planting and from the time when he was the commander of the Civil Defense Force.
This can also be seen in the procurement of foreign military supplies.
Moreover, this is also a business deal. Since the Koval family focuses its development on the Holy City, strives to become the number one figure in the Holy City, and disdains to interact with "Southerners" like them, Sieyes and others naturally take the initiative.
Side with Sean.
Sieyes showed his goodwill, achieved his goal, and quickly left the suite.
Paul Fitch, who had been silent, took out his pocket watch, looked at it, and asked:
"Viscount, the quotation time is coming soon, what is your final decision?"
"No. 3 iron ore area, 800,000, No. 7 iron ore area, 500,000; coal mine area, also bid according to this amount." Sean said in a deep voice.
"Viscount, we could have saved a lot of money." Fitch said with great regret.
"Paul, we can't be too greedy." Sean smiled. "If we can't get the best mine, we must ensure that we have one of the second best iron ore and one of the second best coal mines. In fact, we don't have either.
It is necessary to hold all the resources in your own hands. If you cannot eat, you will starve yourself to death.
If it weren't for the fact that we are too far away from the iron and coal resource producing areas in the north and the transportation costs are too high, we would not have to expend such a lot of effort. The industry in the south can only start from the most basic place. This is what we must
The price we have to pay. Besides, we cannot let the Yankees strangle us in terms of resources. Only by being independent can we have the capital to negotiate."
"Viscount, I sincerely admire your judgment and foresight." Fitch said.
"Very good, go and do your work. Albert can't wait any longer. I hope you can bring me good news in half an hour." Sean nodded.
"Yes, Viscount!"
Bidding has officially begun.
Sidya Koval, who has deep pockets and threatens to do whatever it takes, cannot stop the enthusiasm of many bidders. Many people form groups to bid, which gives them considerable financial resources.
To them, the black resources hidden underground in Northern Genoa are just wealth. But to Sean, they mean a kind of power, the power of industry, and the power of change.
This black power has actually shown its power, in the roar of the steam engine, in the winding of the spinning spindle, and in the hot barrel of the rifle.
But they are still being confined in a cage. Once there is an opportunity, this cage will be completely opened, and it will burst out with the most powerful power and bring the most profound changes to the world.
All bidders have a special room where they can write their bids secretly and seal them in an envelope, then come to the lobby and submit them within the specified deadline.
Governor Byrne was present in person, and he and Stanley opened the quotation envelope together.
For Byrne, today is a good day, and his political achievements this year will be very dazzling. For Stanley, although the mining areas are all in Northern Genoa and have nothing to do with Poitou, it is also very exciting for him to participate in the bidding opening.
thing.
The intelligence brought by Sieyes was crucial. Sean finally captured his target with two 800,000 yuan against the Koval family's two 700,000 yuan.
The remaining mineral deposits all fell into the hands of the Koval family, which also showed the family's strong financial resources. This was just a battle of wills. Sidya Koval was very disappointed. The 700,000 he quoted was definitely far higher than the normal market price.
, but Sean still got what he wanted.
Sidya Koval wanted to see Sean depressed or in pain, but Sean never showed up at the bidding site.
Albert Pierre and Paul Fitch submitted the envelope with the offer at the last minute.
"If the Koval family wants to change hands, they might as well consider the Rose Garden." Pierre thrust his business card into Sidya's hand, "In fact, you made the Viscount pay an extra 400,000. Congratulations, your purpose
Achieved.”
"I'm very happy to hear this." Sidiya said deliberately.
Pierre shrugged: "Then good luck to you!"
Within 24 hours, Sidiya must hand over a huge sum of more than 12 million yuan to the Governor's Palace on behalf of the Koval family, most of which is bank borrowings.
Of course, Sidiya can also choose to give up, in which case he will lose some deposits, but due to the asymmetry of information, he paid a deposit of 4 million. In addition to the two failed bids, which will be fully refunded, there is still 3.6 million.
It's still a huge sum of money. If he gives it all up after one year, he will lose 1.8 million.
Therefore, in order to avoid such huge losses, Sidiya had no choice but to pay 9 million yuan in additional funds to obtain the mining rights of all 18 mining areas that won the bid, and then hoped to prove the reserves within the next year, evaluate them as soon as possible, and
If the mining area changes hands, you may still make a fortune.
The choice is obvious.
For those who lost the bid, it was also obvious when comparing Sean and the Koval family, who looked good and who was maliciously bargaining.
If Sean is just determined to win the one he likes, then the Koval family is trying to kill everyone. The latter is too ugly and reckless.
Therefore, the looks they cast on Sidya Kovar were very unkind. If Countess Koval saw this consequence that she had not expected, she would probably think twice before taking action.
"In the next year, the Koval family will have headaches, pain and happiness." Sean said to his men.
"If you run it carefully, you may make a lot of money, but if they can't find a new home, you may lose a lot of money." Paul Fitch said, "But the bank consultants in the Holy City did not tell them that several large mining areas have been discovered in the north recently.
, and steel prices have not risen for several years. In Poitou, people don’t seem to care about what happens in the north, except for what styles of clothing are most popular in the upper class in the north. Unlike us, our mineral deposits are completely in line with us.
The shipbuilding plan and the railway plan are rolled out, and we produce and sell ourselves."
"So, don't act on impulse just for the so-called authority and arrogance. That is a very expensive thing."