This bidding is a top priority, and it is related to the huge plan in the future, and Sean does not dare to take it lightly.

Although there is a black-box operation and a lack of time for competitors to prepare, there are many rich people who can't stand it, what if?

What Sean could raise on hand was 1 million gold Louis, most of which was an advance from the tea merchants, and he had to borrow 2 million from Audrey. Because once the bid is won, the funds must be paid in full within 24 hours.

Audrey lent him the money with a relaxed expression on the condition that she reserved the right to convert the loan into 20% of the shares at any time, stressing that her demands were not too high.

This made Sean very uneasy.

At this time, he always felt that the struggle was endless.

All Genoese knew that he had made a lot of money from tea cultivation in the past two years, but they didn't know that Sean needed to spend more money.

Of course, if he used the tea garden as collateral, there would be many people rushing to lend him money.

Privately, Sean told Byrne that he only needed to get an iron ore mine and a coal mine, and was prepared to pay 500,000 louis for each deposit. This is also a reference to the quotation of the same amount of mineral deposits in the north.

But he was not entirely sympathetic to the Governor, and in fact the psychological price of the rights he fancied for the most abundant deposits was 1,000,000 each, for their actual value was an infinite number of times that, and with the present state of technology, enough to be mined for a hundred years.

So his offer will definitely be bigger than 500,000, about 600,000 or so.

To be on the safe side, Sean is ready to invest in two each, and the two places with slightly lower reserves will remain unchanged at 500,000, which will require a total of 2.2 million.

If this still fails the bid, he can only say that people are not as good as heaven, and he will change his career as soon as possible.

Sean has chartered a suite at the Grand Poitou Hotel, where the bid was made, and is going back and forth over the final offer.

The table in front of him was full of papers, and Paul Feige was leading a group of young men in another corner of the suite to discuss them, and they had hung on one wall a huge chart of the reserves of the main mines throughout Europa and the corresponding quotations.

When Siyes came in, Paul Feige and the others hurriedly took down the chart. Sean waved his hand, and several of his men left the suite, except for Feige.

The quote time is 10 a.m. with 1 hour to go.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Siyes. Sean graciously welcomed Siyes in.

"Viscount, are you sure that you are hiding here?" asked Siyes tentatively.

"I never dare to say absolute words in this regard, because the amount involved is too large. Sean said, "You can also see, I'm still busy now, and no one dares to say that I will win until the last moment." ”

"But business intelligence is more important than quotations, like only you know which plot of land is the most valuable to mine. Siyes said.

Sean glanced at the other party and saw that the other party had come with a request, but he pretended to be an old god, which was a little ridiculous:

"Mr. Siyes, let's be honest with each other. ”

"Huh. Siyes smiled dryly: "The Koval family has also joined in, and the viscount has to guard against it." ”

In Poitu's upper circles, they all know now that Sean has hated the Koval family, although this is nothing, let alone a deep hatred, but the anger of the Koval family is certain.

"The family has a lot of money, and the cash deposits in the banks of Poitu alone are astronomical, and now that Sidia is here with several agents of the Holy City Bank, it does not bode well. Siyes said.

"So, does Mr. Siyes have any advice for me?" asked Sean.

This is a new situation, and although the Koval family is interested in investing in emerging industries, it is basically equity and portfolio investment.

If you go down in person, you will come to Sean clearly. This puts Sean under pressure.

"Viscount, you need a consortium to provide you with financial services. "Of course, I don't think you need that much money for the bid itself, and I'm more interested in winning the bid." Your business plans are ambitious. ”

"In fact, once I win the bid, I will issue shares and let all Genoese who are interested in investing share in the profits. Sean said.

He doesn't want others to be blushing, but to pull more people into his camp, just like tea planting, only when more people and funds are invested in it, it is possible for a line to develop greatly.

He prefers to be an example.

"Of course, not only asset proof, value analysis, but also stock issuance and underwriting, but also a series of investments in the specific development process, all of which require bank services and indispensable loans. "As you just said, this is a grand plan, more ambitious than you think. Not only the mining of the deposits themselves, but also the development of new steam engines for use in the mines, as well as plans to build two railways. ”

"Wait, what is a railway?" asked Siyes.

It literally, a road paved with iron. You can think of it as a horse-drawn carriage powered by a steam engine, which I call a train because it is fueled by coal, except that the train has a capacity of thousands of tons. From Fort Partenham to the port of Poittu, a thousand tons of cargo can be transported in just one day. Sean said.

"Viscount, you're not kidding me, are you?" said Siyes.

"In fact, these trains have taken shape in some of the big mines in the north to transport ore or coal, but they are still very impractical and there is a lot of room for improvement. Now that I have a practical marine steam engine, I have trained a group of talented engineers and technicians in the process of research and development, who can turn my ideas into reality with a little improvement. I have spent at least a million on these smart people, and I dare say that no one in the whole world is more generous to my subordinates than I am. You bankers are looking at assets and liquidity, which is visible, but I am more interested in people. Human labor is the basis of wealth, and individual creativity determines the rate at which this wealth grows. Sean forced his gaze at the other party, raising his momentum enough, "Regarding science and technology, the people who questioned me last time have now become the laughing stock of the whole world, and they have been written into textbooks. ”

This was irrefutable to Siyes, who did not want to be the background of another member of the Royal Society of Scientry:

"Viscount, I admire your ingenuity and grandeur. The Poitou banking community is ready to provide you with the best quality service. ”

"Thank you very much, Mr. Siyes. It's a win-win plan. "My goal is for everyone to benefit from this program, and whoever wants to stand by me will be my friends." ”

"Then I suggest that you bid 800,000 for the target you like. Siyes said.

Sean was surprised that the price was more than he had prepared, and he didn't know where Siyes got the information.

Facing Sean's inquiring eyes, Siyes shrugged his shoulders with an unfathomable look.

But if you think about it, it's entirely possible, 500,000 is the price of mining rights for the same amount of mineral deposits in the north, so Sean assured the governor that it was also this reserve price - so that no one dared to say that the governor was selling cheaply.

The Koval family wants to make a mess of it and do a good thing for Sean, so the Northern Bank advisors around Sidia may suggest that Sidia bid between 600,000 and 700,000.

Therefore, 800,000 is a relatively safe offer, of course, this premium makes Sean a little distressed - he is now poor again.

Sean stood up and held out his right hand to Siyes. Siyes was stunned, and also stretched out his right hand to shake it with him.

Sean nodded solemnly: "Mr. Siyes, you will receive my reward. ”

"It's an honor!"