Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0420 Wu Jiaxing
After eating the cereal, Nan Yi picked up his fishing gear and walked out of the manor gate with a flashlight.
Seeing Nan Yi, Wu Er appeared from a corner, called out to Nan Yi a few times, and then followed him and walked towards the river.
Wu San popped his head out of a cave, looked around, and waited for Nan Yi to walk away before going into the manor.
Either he wants to steal food or he wants to do something bad.
When he came back from Birmingham yesterday, Nan Yi dozed off while reading a book. In the early morning of this morning, Nan Yi woke up and couldn't fall asleep, so he just got up early.
Nan Ruoyin's call was just a coincidence. If Nan Yi was still sleeping, he would have scolded her severely.
It was obvious that this little girl did it on purpose. Nan Yi had consciously reinforced the concept of time difference to her and Fan Hongdou. As soon as the phone call was mentioned, she should have realized what time it was in London.
"Calling myself in the middle of the night, is it to vent my anger and remind myself that the one-month agreement has expired?" Nan Yi thought all the way to the river, chose a fishing spot and put down the miscellaneous items.
Point one flashlight at the position of the float and use another flashlight to shine on yourself, and start fishing without making a nest.
You don't have to build a nest. In the face of resources, all skills can be omitted.
There are a lot of trout and bass in the small river in front of us. Just pick up a scoop net and dig it into the water, and you can catch dozens of fish of all sizes.
Such resources are not found in China. Even in Northeast China, where people are good at fishing, there are no such exaggerated resources.
Nan Yi was tired of picking up one fish after another, so he simply followed the example of Angju Xian Weiqi and did not hang any bait on the fishhook, but let the empty hook sink to the bottom.
Watching "Actors Create Characters" with a flashlight, time passed by minute by minute until it was bright and the flashlight was no longer needed.
In the morning, Catherine and Ye Ronghuan negotiated in a peaceful atmosphere. Unlike the normal negotiation where both parties dug pits, laid mines and set traps, Bolin Investment proposed a valuation figure for Rong Yehang - 9.8432 million pounds.
He told Ye Ronghuan every detail of how the money was calculated, with both decimal and whole numbers and with clear reasons and evidence.
After listening to the analysis, Ye Ronghuan agreed with the number. He had no choice but to agree. The valuation given by the other party was very fair, and even the intangible assets were listed for him.
After reaching an agreement on the valuation figure, both parties began to discuss the number of shares. After some tug of war, Bolin Investment Holdings invested 2.95296 million pounds and held 30% of the shares of Rong Ye Bank. The remaining 70% was held by Ye Ronghuan and his two brothers. Ye Ronghuan held the majority of shares, and the number of shares was close to absolute controlling rights.
According to the signed agreement, of the funds invested by Bolin Holdings, 210,000 pounds will not be used for the development of Rongye Bank, but will be directly given to Ye Ronghuan for his personal use.
This is the goodwill expressed by Nan Yi, and this goodwill mainly comes from the Rolex watch.
After signing the agreement, Bolin Investment Holdings did not delay for even a minute and immediately transferred the investment money to Rong Yexing's account. Together with this investment and Nan Yi's loan, Rong Yexing had more than 4 million pounds of liquid funds available.
Ye Ronghuan suddenly had a feeling that the sea was wide enough for fish to leap and the sky was high enough for birds to fly. He could say bluntly that in the same field, no company had more liquid funds than him, not even those companies ranked above Rongyexing.
With abundant wealth and power, he is in a strong position. This time, he wants Rongyexing to achieve explosive growth.
For Nan's, this is the first step into England; for Bolin Investment, this is a greeting to the three British Isles, telling them, I am here.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Nan Yi bought some apples, oranges, pears and cherry tomatoes suitable for the elderly, and went to Wu's house alone with the school beauty.
When I arrived at the door of Wu's house, I saw a couplet pasted on the door. The upper line read "Gazing at Lingnan in the distance for thirteen years of spring", and the lower line read "Returning to the ancestors for another year", with the horizontal scroll reading "The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Wu Family".
After reading the couplet, Nan Yi couldn't help sighing. It goes without saying that the Wu family's ancestors had great business talents, but the rise of the Wu family was inseparable from the Qing court's foreign trade system.
In today's terms, the Thirteen Factories were located in a special economic zone and bonded area, and it was the only special economic zone in the country. In its left hand, it held all kinds of best-selling Chinese goods that Westerners needed, and in its right hand, it held rare foreign goods. One could get rich there by tying a dog.
For Nan Yi, what is worth studying about the Thirteen Hongs and Thirteen Families is how they consolidated their status, how they eliminated dissidents, and how they raised pirates to attack competitors.
These are worth his reference and learning.
As for his business skills, forget it. It is shameful for Nan Yi to take advantage of so many convenient facilities and yet get involved in opium that harms the country and the people.
However, to be honest, Nan Yi and Wu Bingjian are from the same school, and both like to be godfathers.
Wu Bingjian adopted many adopted sons throughout his life. The fact that he became the richest man in the world at that time was not unrelated to his very capable adopted sons.
One of them was named John Murray Forbes, who was considered the best among his many adopted sons.
It is said that in 1829, a 16-year-old boy from China, Forbes, came to Guangzhou and became an apprentice to Wu Bingjian. He learned how to sell tea and opium.
He stayed under Wu Bingjian's tutelage for eight years and even acknowledged Wu Bingjian as his godfather.
When he left Guangzhou to return to China to do railway business, Wu Bingjian had the following conversation with him.
Forbes asked Wu Bingjian, "I have always wanted to ask you something. Now I am leaving. Can you help me solve this puzzle, godfather?"
Wu Bingjian put the snuff bottle into his nose and took a sip. He shuddered, rubbed his nose and asked, "What's the matter, you poor boy? Ask me now."
"Godfather, I still remember the first time we met. At that time, I knew nothing. I had nothing except dreams. I don't understand why you wanted me to stay in China and why you have always been so nice to me."
Wu Bingjian took a sip of tea and said, "Father, the first time I saw you, I knew you wouldn't be a sailor for life. You don't belong to the sea."
"So, godfather, you are investing in me, right? Just like I am planning to go back to China to invest in railways. If the situation in China is not right one day, godfather, please remember that you still have a son in China, and that is also your home."
The young man Forbes from the Kingdom of Xiong returned to the Kingdom of Xiong with the 500,000 silver dollars given by Wu Bingjian. He used the money to start a new business of "building railways" and became the largest contractor across the North American continent.
"Forbes" sounds familiar, right?
That’s right, this Forbes guy is the ancestor of the Forbes on the “Forbes Wealth List” .
There was another young man from China, Samuel Russell, who came to Guangzhou and met Wu Bingjian. Later, this young man founded Qichang Foreign Trade Company, in which Wu Bingjian held half of the shares.
The Qichang Foreign Company was notorious in Türkiye and monopolized half of Türkiye's opium business.
There was another Boston businessman who did business with Wu Bingjian, but due to poor management, he owed Wu Bingjian tens of thousands of silver dollars. Because he was unable to repay the debt, he could not return to China.
After Wu Bingjian found out, he did not make things difficult for him. Instead, he tore up his IOU, saying that the accounts between the two had been settled and allowed the other party to return home.
His generous act quickly spread throughout Europe and the United States. Wu Bingjian became famous and more Westerners did business with him.
Well, this businessman was also in the opium business, and Wu Bingjian’s reputation for generosity spread, which led to Jardine Matheson becoming a major shareholder of the East India Company.
The Wu family’s coming to London is probably related to this connection.
It can be said that Jardine Matheson not only used the name of Jardine Matheson, but also learned the business model of Jardine Matheson.
Wu Jingyuan could have said to Khun Sa in the direction of the Golden Triangle with ease, "You bastard, what you play with are all left over from my ancestors."
His mind raced as Nan Yi stepped forward. Just as he was about to grab the door and knock on it, the door creaked open.
"Mr. Nan, please come in. I am A-Da, the housekeeper of the Wu family."
