The smile on Qi Xuansu's face slowly disappeared. He did not answer the question directly, but asked, "This so-called 'hearing' is very interesting. I wonder where Mr. Maginot heard about it?"
Maginot said, "I heard this from a well-informed source who wishes to remain anonymous. Please forgive me for not revealing the name and identity of this well-informed source due to some credibility reasons."
Qi Xuansu said, "What a well-informed person. He is worthy of his name. He shouldn't be an insider of the Taoist government, right?"
Maginot laughed, "So, this rumor is true."
Qi Xuansu denied it without hesitation, "I didn't say that. I can only say that the Taoist government has not made such a decision yet. After all, Nanyang United Trading Company is a large company with widespread influence. If the Taoist government decides to seal up Nanyang United Trading,
If the company is a company, then it will definitely be voted on by the Taoist Palace Master. Only after the vote is passed, can a sealing order be issued. I can’t seal it with just a word. I don’t have such power."
Maginot put it another way, "Can I understand it this way, just because the Taoist government does not have such a decision now, it does not mean that there will not be such a decision in the future. Just like Qi Zhenren's power, Qi Zhenren does not have such power now, does not mean that there will be no such decision in the future.
Master Qi will not have such power in the future."
Qi Xuansu said, "The future is difficult to predict. It can also be said that the future has countless possibilities and is full of various uncontrollable factors. Changes in any factor may lead to huge changes in the future. The only things we can be sure of are the past and the present.
, and what Mr. Maginot said just now is just one possibility among countless possibilities in the future, and I do not think it is necessary or valuable to discuss."
Maginot felt a little surprised.
Because this young second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest was somewhat beyond his expectation. He was not immature or impulsive. Instead, he was very experienced and spoke impeccably.
However, Maginot is not easy to deal with. He followed Qi Xuansu's words and said, "Qi Xuansu just said that various factors may lead to changes in the future. I heard that the Taoist government is currently investigating the issues related to Nanyang United Trading Company.
In my opinion, investigating the factor of Nanyang United Trading Company will undoubtedly lead to the future I mentioned, so I think this possibility is still necessary and valuable to discuss. After all, there is an old saying in China that is to prepare for a rainy day. We must always be prepared for the upcoming
Come, prepare early for possible disasters."
Qi Xuansu frowned, "Mr. Maginot, you just said disaster, did you
Do you think the hypothetical seizure of the Nanyang United Trading Company would be a disaster if it actually happened?”
"There is no doubt." Maginot replied with certainty, "As Zhenren Qi said, Nanyang United Trading Company is a large company with widespread influence. I even think it is the largest company in the entire Nanyang region. All
Businessmen all have business dealings with Nanyang United Trading Company, including our West Borneo Company. It can be said that Nanyang United Trading Company is the barometer of the entire Nanyang trade. Any ups and downs of Nanyang United Trading Company will change after spreading layer by layer.
It will cause huge ripples affecting the entire Southeast Asia.”
At this point, Maginot paused for a moment, deliberately observing Qi Xuansu's expression, and then continued, "If Nanyang United Trading Company collapses, it will generate countless bad debts, bad debts, and create a huge, terrible hole in Nanyang.
Countless people will be bankrupt or even displaced as a result, and its devastating impact is no less than a war. The Holy See has always believed that war, plague, famine, and death are the four major disasters, so I think this is a disaster."
Qi Xuansu did not directly analyze whether this consequence was a disaster or not. It would undoubtedly fall into Ma Qi Nuo's rhythm. Qi Xuan Su had always been one who hit you and I hit mine, so he changed his angle and pointed directly at Ma Qi Nuo.
"If I hadn't already known that Mr. Maginot was a director of the West Borneo Company, I would have thought that Mr. Maginot was a director of the Nanyang United Trading Company and that he came to me as a lobbyist this time. Or did I think that Mr. Maginot was a director of the Nanyang United Trading Company?
Say, does Mr. Maginot really have shares in Nanyang United Trading Company? Or does Mr. Maginot have any interests involved in Nanyang United Trading Company? If that is the case, then we have nothing to talk about."
Maginot argued, "Of course I am not a director of Nanyang United Trading Company, nor do I have any shares in Nanyang United Trading Company. As for the involvement of interests, I do not deny it, because it is inevitable. Nanyang United Trading Company's market-making port or
Is the Taoist business involving interests?"
"Of course." Qi Xuansu said, "It's just that the interests involved are divided into public and private. There is no problem between public and public. If private interests are involved, then the nature of the matter will change."
Maginot said, "We have normal trade relations with Nanyang United Trading Company."
Qi Xuansu said again, "To
The Taoist government's investigation into the Nanyang United Trading Company is an internal affair of the Taoist government. Outsiders have no right to interfere. There are Taoist laws to follow as to how to deal with it. The Taoist government only needs to handle it impartially. If Mr. Maginot is interested in this, then you can
Wait patiently for the announcement of the processing results from the Taoist Government. That’s it.”
Maginot leaned back on the backrest of the sofa, tapped the lower part with his finger, and emphasized his tone, "Does Zhenren Qi not care at all that this move may cause a huge disaster? Does Zhenren Qi not care at all about those who may go bankrupt?
Innocent people? Could it be that Qi Zhenren would do anything for his own political achievements?"
Three questions, three questions, each one is heartbreaking.
Qi Xuansu also leaned back in his chair and said, "What the Grand Duke said so much means nothing more than the same idea. A few words can be enough to sum up Too Big to Fail. Overly prosperous commerce is like an interlocking chain."
In the chain, any problem in any link will cause the entire chain to break. If Nanyang United Trading Company collapses, a series of reactions will occur, eventually leading to the so-called disaster. In fact, some people intend to kidnap people in this way.
Taoist government, and even kidnap the entire world, making everyone pay for what he does, using this as a threat to ensure his status. This is like a thief who has strapped explosives to his body and rushes into a busy city to threaten
The people around him meet his conditions, otherwise he will detonate explosives and drag others with him to die."
Qi Xuansu paused for a moment, also observed Maginot's expression, and then said, "If I agree with the concept of 'disaster' proposed by Mr. Maginot, will Maginot agree with the concept of 'thief' proposed by me?"
Maginot fell into silence.
Qi Xuansu continued, "And this is just an ordinary investigation. As long as Nanyang United Trading Company can explain the matter clearly, are these people doing it privately under the banner of Nanyang United Trading Company, or are they acting under the instruction of Nanyang United Trading Company? If it is the former
, then just deal with these few people. The management of Nanyang United Trading Company is at best lax. But if it is the latter, then the Taoist laws are here, and the law is intolerable. Even if I want to open up a little, there is nothing I can do."
After a while, Maginot said slowly, "I don't know if Master Qi understands that the Taoist sect has launched the Western Region War and the Fenglinzhou War in recent years. In these two large-scale wars, although the Taoist sect has achieved perfect results,
Victory, but Daomen did not plunder, but instead appeased. In the words of Zhongyuan, Daomen gained
People's hearts. But in the Central Plains, there are gains and losses. If Taoism has gained people's hearts, what has it lost? Of course, it has lost a lot of peace money, so Taoism's current financial situation is not healthy."
Qi Xuansu immediately knew what Maginot wanted to say.
As expected, Maginot went on to say, "Under the current circumstances, Qi Zhenren intends to set off a storm that will affect the entire Nanyang, and even destroy the business environment of Nanyang in a short period of time, forcing a large number of businessmen to flee Nanyang, leading to the bankruptcy of a large number of middle and lower classes."
, or even business routes are interrupted. This will undoubtedly worsen the financial situation of Daomen. I wonder if Master Qi has considered this situation? "
Qi Xuansu said, "Mr. Maginot is exaggerating a bit."
Maginot finally smiled and said, "There is no exaggeration. Confidence is the most important thing in the market. If confidence is gone, no matter whether this thing has happened or will happen, it will cause a lot of money to flee.
There is no doubt that Mr. Qi is now destroying this confidence."
Qi Xuansu had to respond directly, "If the so-called confidence is based on unhealthy trends, slave trading and plundering, then I think it is better not to have this kind of confidence. We have always said that the ancient saying in the Central Plains is like this
, now let me also say something you Westerners say, all the gifts given by fate have already been marked with a secret price. What you plunder today will become the historical baggage you must bear in the future. Our Taoist sect does not have and does not need this kind of baggage.
, It didn’t happen in the past, it doesn’t happen now, and it doesn’t need to happen in the future.”
"Compared with confidence, we Central Plains people prefer to talk about the human heart. I don't talk about whether the human heart is upward or downward. I only want to say one thing: Whoever started it has no consequences? I think it's still too late to clean up the world and the human heart."
"The most important point is that I want to emphasize again that whether Nanyang United Trading Company is dealt with or not, these are the internal affairs of the Taoist sect, and no external force has the right to interfere or interfere."
The smile on Maginot's face disappeared again, "So Zhenren Qi is telling me that if you take charge of the highest power of the Taoist sect, then you will regard the West as the enemy, because you think the slave trade is evil, so the West is also evil.
of."
Qi Xuansu smiled and said, "Justice and evil are not something I can define, nor can you define them. If you insist on finding an answer, then you might as well ask the white bones on the plains of Xibasazhou."