C57 Minister Warrohan
Prophecy the assassination of Lin Ken was Xiao Letian's biggest bet after teleporting. In Xiao Letian's big plan, the USA's help was very important. Xiao Letian, of course, would not expect Lin Ken to be grateful to him for this information and give him countless benefits. That would be unrealistic and not allowed by the laws of the USA.
The USA was not the Daqing, so statesman and the others could only use their own influence and not do whatever they wanted like Kaiser. But as long as Lin Ken could exert a positive influence on Xiao Letian, that was enough. With Lin Ken's current prestige in the USA, just a little influence on him would be enough for him to cause a ruckus in the Daqing.
Hua Ruohan's gaze flickered as he stared at Xiao Letian. This old man knew a lot about psychology. He understood that a person's essence could only be understood when they met great desires. The young man before him, who was not even thirty years old, was like a man standing in a cave of sesame seeds. How much he could endure was up to him.
The emissary turned around and received a heavy wood box from the hands of the black man Simon, who gently placed it in front of Xiao Le Tian. "This is a personal gift from the president. He knows that you and Lewis have gone through a harsh night battle in the mountains, so …" Hua Ruohan opened the chest, and a metallic luster instantly enveloped his face.
What two beautiful revolver s, this was definitely a special edition customized by the Company of Colt. The shiny silver spear was engraved with a complex and symmetrical Lucky Clover, and the ivory handle was carved with Xiao Letian's name. The six-shot magazine was pitch black and exuded killing intent, and underneath the wood box, there were gold bullets.
"This is His Excellency The President's collection of handgun s. He temporarily let the craftsman carve your name onto it and sent the specialized intelligence officer to deliver it to you. He also sent the two handgun s along with a set of File that you really need …" Hua Ruohan then took out a paper bag from his bosom. When Xiao Letian opened it to take a look, he took a deep breath.
"Honorary citizen!" President signed by Honorary citizen himself? USA has accepted me as American citizen... "Oh my god, you actually admit to being dual nationals?"
Xiao Letian tried his best to find all the information he could about Honorary citizen from his memory bank. However, data s were pitifully few in number, so it must be extremely difficult to obtain this qualification.
"Honorary citizen is very rare, only two were awarded during the War of Independence. Because of your reward, President and his team went crazy from arguing with each other. In the end, it was on account of President's injury that everyone nodded their heads..."
"But there are conditions. Your Steel Certificate has been classified as confidential and cannot be published for 200 years. So right now, you are just an ordinary American citizen. However, I think this will be of some use to protect you …"
Xiao Letian heaved a long sigh of relief. His Excellency The President had chosen these two gifts meticulously. Why did Hua Ruohan keep asking for his identity? This meant that the Intelligence of the USA was already very suspicious of Xiao Letian. President had given Xiao Letian the status of a citizen, which was also a form of protection.
Whether it was the gun or his identity, both expressed the meaning of 'protecting'. Xiao Letian's lies could fool most people, but it couldn't fool the western Politicians. It could be predicted that as Xiao Letian's reputation grew, his identity would definitely be exposed by the Wu Steel. If this lie was exposed, it would be a fatal blow to Xiao Letian.
From today onwards, whether it was English and French or Spain, Portugal, or Russia, none of them would be able to attack Xiao Letian's identity. In the summer of 1865, Xiao Letian finally became a person without any flaws in the law.
"Thank you for His Excellency The President's love and care. This gift is too important to me. Thank you!"
Hua Ruohan smiled, and lamented in his heart: This is the real wise man, he actually understood the meaning behind my words just now, it seems like this person can really cooperate, and nurture a new force in the Manchu!
At this point, the atmosphere became much more harmonious. Minister did not continue pestering Xiao Letian about the secret of his identity, because he knew that Xiao Letian would never tell him the truth. His warning was merely to make Xiao Letian be grateful to USA.
The flame gun and identity could be considered as a personal gift from Lin Ken to Xiao Letian, and at the end, it was the true negotiation.
"I think Reverend Lewis has already conveyed my request to Minister. I wonder if Your side has considered it yet?" Xiao Letian asked while the iron was hot.
Xiao Letian saved Lin Ken's life, and what he wanted was definitely not two handgun s and one identity File. What he needed was the USA's support during the early stages of his career, and the funds, Technology and weapons were all urgently needed by Xiao Letian.
When they were at the Northern Capital City, Xiao Letian had once told Liu Yisi about the list that he wanted.
The four coin casting machine s from the USA, the three armed scissor boat s, and the Silver trade, which was what Xiao Letian needed the most, were all permitted. This was something that Xiao Letian urgently needed the USA's help for. Of course, these were not free, the machinery and armed Merchant ships were all purchased by Xiao Letian at a high price.
In Xiao Letian's plan, Taibai Top's Ying Yang Forging Plant was too unsafe. When Xiao Letian heard from Xiang Shaolong that he was surrounded by a group of high-profile, green forest people, he knew that Taibai Top's Coin Forging Plant would be exposed sooner or later.
The smart Xiao Letian immediately cast his gaze towards the vast sea. The ship that was most suitable for carrying coin casting machine s, Xiao Letian immediately thought of the scissor boat s produced by the USA.
The coin casting machine produced by the USA, in addition to the entire set of steam boiler, could definitely be installed on top of a scissor boat. The silver's melting point was originally not high, so smelting it would be very easy. And the latest version of coin casting machine was not made of silver water, but was made of machine stamping, which not only increased production capacity but also increased safety.
As for the remaining two scissor boat, they were able to travel back and forth between North America and China, and take the China's tea leaves, silk, pig's hair, and rhubarb … All the goods were sold to the USA through Chinese himself, in exchange for the Silver that he needed the most.
At that time, the USA was in the midst of a gold rush, moreover, the mainstream trading Currency in Europe and the United States were still gold. Silver were only used as support Currency, so there was a high probability of Xiao Letian's procurement plan succeeding.
There was a difference of at least 15% between the prices of the refined silver ore and the Daqing Currency s. Adding to the fact that Xiao Letian used Yuan Datou's casting technique, there was an additional 10% of copper inside the furnace. This was the 25% gross profit.
If you added in the profits from the Manchu fire consumption, Xiao Letian's private silver coin's profit point would reach an astonishing 30% to 35%. On the surface, it looked like a very ordinary profit point, but this business was not worth it! You do not need to consider purchasing, selling, storing, stacking, or even after-sales services. As long as you have the Silver in your hands, the machine will sound and naturally make money flow out of it.
Xiao Letian knew that his plan was perfect, but the key thing was to get the support of USA. No matter if it was the coin casting machine or the armed scissor boat, they were both not common goods and would normally not be sold to private individuals. Furthermore, the right to trade with the Silver was a key factor, if the USA did not nod his head, then Xiao Letian's Merchant ships would not be able to pull one or two Silver away.
Minister of Warrohan and Xiao Letian looked at each other for a good three minutes. Minister did not answer Xiao Letian's question directly. "It's best if you do it privately. I'm willing to help you personally …"
"Huh?!" Xiao Letian had a bad premonition at the time. Could it be that his request was for naught? Can't you change a few equipment and boats? It's not like I want you for free, I can't even buy you for free?
"Dear Minister, I am not a greedy person. I don't have any personal requests, I still maintain my previous request. This is a win-win business, can't you see that?"
Speaking to this point, Xiao Letian's tone changed, "In the current Daqing, Popular, including government, are still very resistant to foreigners. Other than the opium trade and the arms trade, which went quite smoothly for you guys, you guys sell very hard other goods. Don't look at the fact that there are many goods on the market, but I know there aren't many that can be sold …"
"I can assure you that you guys won't be able to find another Chinese in the Daqing court who respects the rules of business more than me. Only I am in a fair, win-win situation to interact with you guys … Here, I can let you know that my close friend is currently in charge of the Qing Dynasty's enormous plan. If USA and I cooperate happily, I think your Home Country would definitely be able to share the biggest piece of cake … "
Xiao Letian calmed down and sighed in his heart. He was back to the business negotiation table in the past. He had done this in his previous life, but he didn't expect to do this again after crossing over. It was such a headache.
When Xiao Letian said the four words' Industrial Zones', Minister of Warrohan's eyes suddenly lit up. This old man had already started to investigate the unique policy of the Government a long time ago, he also knew that the progress of this policy was not going smoothly. After all, this was an agricultural Empire.
However, Hua Ruohan was also clear that the first person to eat the crab would definitely get the biggest piece of cake. If Qing Dynasty chose to use USA's machinery, then the entire industrial system would follow USA's customs and standards.
The China was too big and there were too many people. Although this huge being had declined, its thousands of years of history was still terrifying. Forget about all the Industrial Zones, even if the USA could eat two or three, it would still be a huge transaction worth hundreds of millions of dollars! At that moment, Hua Ruohan was truly tempted.
He knew that the fish was about to bite the hook, and now that the war of USA had just ended, it was time for a thousand things to go to waste. If the Qing Dynasty opened his doors wide and sent a large number of orders to the USA, it would definitely make Americans extremely happy.
Unfortunately, the Manchu didn't even know what had happened in this world. This was a good opportunity to establish diplomatic relations with the USA, and they might even be able to form a short-term alliance. However, this chance was destined to be Xiao Letian's. Those old masters who accompanied the little girl to drink wine, let them continue sleeping.
Minister of Warrohan was at a loss for ten minutes. When his mouth moved a little, even Liu Yisi became nervous, not to mention Zhan Musi. But as soon as Minister spoke, Zhan Musi froze.
"Sorry, Mr. Xiao... I can only regretfully say that I'm sorry, President adults said that personal friendship cannot be mixed up in conspiracy. You can't represent any Government, and such private actions of yours are a crime. We can't do business with criminals, that's immoral … "