This damn thing is not a document, it is..." He was holding the document "Reply on the Establishment of Nanyang Company" in his hand around him, flipping through it over and over again, "It's... it's..." He couldn't think of what to use for a while. Vocabulary comes.
"It's a gold mine!"
"Gold mines are nothing! This is the wealth and wealth of generations!" He put down the document that he had read countless times and could almost recite it word for word, and he couldn't help himself with excitement. He leaned back and fell heavily on the sofa in the private room of Nanhai Cafe. He lay on his back and looked at the ceiling. He really lived up to the months of painstaking planning and secret management! I lobbied, made wishes, and pulled people all the way... I felt that I was no different from selling insurance and engaging in pyramid schemes.
Everyone in the box burst into laughter. They were all key members of the Southward Faction. Not many people. Among them are the "Old South" who have been advocating that "the future of the empire lies in Nanyang" since D-Day, and the "New South" who are distressed by the stagnation and are persuaded that "only going south can solve all current problems." .
The rosewood table in the private room was piled with large and small wine bottles and dinner plates, and the floor was in a mess. This shows how lively this gathering was.
Regardless of "Old South" or "New South", there was a happy atmosphere in the box at this moment. The success of this internal operation made everyone feel that "the world belongs to me". The wealth of the Senate is nothing. Southeast Asia and even North and South America are the real wealth.
First control the company, then control the Senate, and finally control the entire human empire...
At this moment, the doorbell of the box rang. The waitress came in and announced: "I have a call for the surrounding leaders."
"Oh, who called?" Zhou Mian got up from the sofa and looked at the waitress at the door.
"It's a call from the Organization Department, asking you to answer the phone immediately."
"fart!"
"Let him wait!"
"What's more important than what we're celebrating now!"
"Tell him that Chief Zhou is not available!"
"Yes, tell him to find Chief Zhou himself!"
…
He waved his hands around and said, "I'll be there right away."
After saying that, he neatly pulled the hem of his clothes and walked out quickly.
There is a separate phone room on this floor of the South China Sea Club. He walked in and closed the door before answering the phone.
"I'm around."
"Hello, I'm Mingming from the organization office." Mingming's voice was the same on the phone as when they contacted each other on weekdays. It was a "friendly" but unemotional tone, "Will you be welcome tomorrow morning at ten?" Are you free between one o'clock and eleven o'clock? We want to talk to you alone."
"I'm free, I'm free." People around said quickly. There was a burst of ecstasy in his heart, there was a door!
"Well, we've made an agreement: ten o'clock tomorrow morning. I wish you good luck with your work!"
"Serve the Senate and the People!"
This cliche has been said countless times, but this time he actually meant it from the bottom of his heart. He was finally going to "serve the Senate and the people"!
He knew exactly why Mingming called. Just when the Senate Congress passed the relevant resolutions and the formal documents had not yet been issued, he had already started writing the plan for the newly established Nanyang Company.
He had already written this plan. Of course, in the past he wrote it as the "Director of the Colonial Department", but now that it has been changed to a corporate operation, he naturally has to write it according to the business operation model. This was a piece of cake for him. He had seen countless such reports and plans at the bank. I know exactly how to write this plan beautifully and meaningfully.
The purpose of writing this thing is to apply for the position of chairman, general manager or director of the newly launched company... whatever it is called, it is the position of the head.
As soon as news of job recruitment appeared on the internal website, he immediately submitted his application form and this heavy plan.
Although the Nanxia faction is currently full of joy and harmony. But everyone is equal before interests. It wouldn't be good if someone had a plastic brotherhood, and judging from the current situation, it might not be impossible for someone to play tricks - he didn't intend to give others what he had spent several years to accomplish. Make a wedding dress.
If you implement the plan well, you will have enough room for counterattack. Even if someone wants to cause trouble, you have to think about it.
Now it seems that my precautionary measures have paid off. Sure enough, Ming Lang came to interview him. According to normal organizational procedures, his appointment will be issued soon after the interview... When he thought of this, he couldn't restrain his joy.
He was promoted from a mere clerk in the Planning Institute and an empty-handed director of the Colonial Office to the head of a national policy company. This leap was historic for him personally and for his entire family in the future!
He returned to the box calmly.
"What did Minglang tell you?"
"He asked me to submit a detailed report on the work of the Colonial Office..."
"It's not his business!"
"It's an organizational inspection!" the people around said casually, "I should be transferred to Nanyang Company soon."
From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to tell everyone the news. After all, there would be many unknown factors after the official appointment. If more people know about it and spread it, God knows what will happen.
But it’s impossible to keep silent. Everyone knows what the organization office does. Once the appointment is announced, these New South and Old South members will definitely feel that they are "not interesting enough."
"Haha, maybe I want you to be the chairman!"
"It's possible." The people around nodded slightly, "But the chairman is a bit too high. Are the people in the cabinet willing to let him go?"
"Fart! If they don't want to let it go, we'll force them to let it go! Who else is more suitable than you?"
"Yes, this fruit of victory cannot fall into the hands of others!"
"We don't recognize anyone except around you!"
For a time, the entire box was in a commotion, and everyone was immersed in this beautiful vision of the future. Only those around them returned to thinking after experiencing temporary excitement.
It is already a certainty that he will be appointed as the leader of Nanyang Company. This is certainly a gratifying thing, but it is really difficult to analyze the future carefully.
He started his business by relying on public opinion. If he cannot quickly hand over an answer that satisfies the Senate, especially if he cannot satisfy the long-term shortage of materials in the industrial sector, he will soon become alone.
The Senate’s approval this time adheres to the traditional policy of “not giving resources but giving them policy”. To a certain extent, "giving policies" is better than "giving resources." Since people are required to find their own food, it is impossible to impose too many restrictions. What's the old saying? "I will do it to whoever the hell gives you more money."
Judging from the documents, the Nanyang Company has received a very large amount of authorization: apart from the three core powers of coinage, army building and diplomacy, it has almost obtained the power to "act expediently" in all aspects. The intensity is not too great. However, compared with the "East India Companies" currently rampant in Southeast Asia, these powers are still far behind. The most critical thing is that Southeast Asian companies have not obtained the crucial power of "trade monopoly".
Not obtaining the "trade monopoly" in Southeast Asia means that they have to share the income with the current foreign trade system, and they have no right to expel the British, Dutch, Japanese, etc. who sail to Sanya, Lingao, Guangzhou, and Kaohsiung. Waiting for foreign merchant ships. They all sailed over under the banner of the Senate's "Free Trade."
"To engage in free trade in the 17th century is such an idiotic act! How much money did the Europeans make in vain!" People around me secretly denounced the policy more than once.
However, it is naturally impossible to slander trade freedom. After all, this is the consensus of the Senate. Moreover, the regular arrival of foreign merchant ships has also saved transportation capacity and lowered prices to a great extent. In particular, the large amounts of rice shipped to Lingao by the Dutch East India Company over the years can be said to have greatly alleviated the food pressure on the Senate.
It's a pity that the technology of the Dutch and the Senate are too far behind. The Senate can persuade the Dutch to plant rubber and oil palm in the East Indies, but there is no way to tell them how to mine the various non-ferrous metal minerals that are urgently needed by the Dutch. Even if they are willing to do it, To teach, the Dutch may not have the motivation to do such a business with high investment and small returns. After all, it was easier to sell locally produced rice to the Senate.
Naturally, only we can do this kind of bone-gnawing thing, and everyone around us secretly complains.
However, the Senate gave him another opening, that is, in the trade within the entire Southeast Asia, foreign trade companies will not interfere, and the Nanyang Company can act cheaply. Self-organize trade activities in Southeast Asia.
As for the army, he didn't take it too seriously. None of the foreign stations had troops, but they could more or less arm themselves. And once a colony is established, it can legitimately establish armed forces in the name of forming a "militia" and apply for the garrison of the national army. These national troops were still under the company's command when they arrived in Southeast Asia.
He doesn't care about the right to mint money. It's not something that companies can care about. Moreover, once the local trade network between the colonies and Southeast Asia becomes a climate, it can also help the Reserve Bank spread the use area of silver dollars and silver dollar bills. People like Cheng Dong will only be more grateful to themselves.
As for diplomacy, the Senate has nothing to do with diplomacy now. It was just a consul sent to Batavia. Of course this is nothing. He was interested in colonial construction and mining, not in signing friendly trade terms.
Where will your first step be? As the newly minted general manager of Nanyang Company, people around him began to make calculations. From his perspective, managing Vietnam has always been his main goal, and the Senate has a foundation in Vietnam. In addition to the Hongji Coal Mine, in recent years, through trade and armed infiltration, it has intervened in the melee between the Northern and Southern Dynasties. A lot of benefits have been obtained in Vietnam.
(End of chapter)
