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If the wealth of the world is divided into 100 percent, and other people take an extra share, then the Chinese will have a less.
At the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, it was almost the last stage of dividing wealth in the world, and after this time node, the population ratio of each country tended to be stable, and there was no longer a chance to take advantage of it, so Li Mu wanted to help the Chinese people fight for more living space, this was almost the last chance.
Over the years, Li Mu has also hollowed out his mind, whether it is in Cuba or the Bahamas, or in Luzon, Li Mu is to let the Chinese have more say in the future, even if Li Mu is infamous for this, after all, even if Li Mu has a bad reputation, no one dares to scold Li Mu in person.
"Luzon Labor Export Corporation -- it's not good to use the Japanese way again." Although Situ Lei is not a good person, he also feels that Li Mu's attitude towards the Japanese is a bit excessive.
Li Mu's attitude towards the Japanese is surprisingly bad, which is recognized among all those who know Li Mu, many people can't understand at all, where does Li Mu treat the Japanese with so much deep hatred, after all, before this, the Japanese don't seem to have any direct intersection with the Qing State, even if you count the Chinese political system, the last time the Chinese and the Japanese had a war back to the Ming Dynasty, which has nothing to do with Li Mu.
Li Mu also knew that his attitude towards the Japanese was indeed excessive, after all, in this time and space, the Japanese had not had time to calamity the Chinese, and they were beaten by Li Mu with a stick and could not turn over, what happened in another time and space, Li Mu had no way to explain to others, and the Japanese in this time and space did not need to pay the price for the mistakes they had not made, Li Mu understood, but Li Mu just didn't want to let go of the Japanese.
On this question, it seems that there is no need for any reason, is it reasonable for the Spanish to colonize Luzon? Is it reasonable for the British to divide colonies all over the world? Was it justified for the Americans to declare war on the Spaniards for a "spurious" reason?
Many things in this world don't need to be reasonable, and a big fist is a truth, which is an unbreakable truth.
"There's nothing wrong with it if you can, after all, we give money, and although we don't give enough, it's better than the Spaniards." Li Mucai doesn't care what the natives of Luzon think, in Li Mu's opinion, there are only two kinds of people in the world, one is Chinese, and the other is non-Chinese, so it seems that it is better to accept?
The Panamanian company imported labor from Japan, taking the path of the Tokugawa shogunate, even if the Panama company paid, the money was paid to the Tokugawa shogunate, and it basically had nothing to do with the Japanese laborers, after all, those Japanese laborers were the losers in the Japanese civil war, if there was no Panama company to come forward, they would have been sentenced to death by the Tokugawa shogunate, from this point of view, those Japanese laborers should not only not have opinions, but should be grateful to the Panama company, at least they survived.
After all, the Panamanian company does not recruit employees directly from Luzon, but obtains a large number of labor through the Luzon labor export company, which leaves plenty of room for maneuver, and before the nineteenth century, the white people used this way to sell a large number of Chinese to Southeast Asia and the Americas.
"Okay, then we can't handle this business and let the Pacific Company take care of it." Situ Lei didn't want to leave an infamy, the key is that the reputation of "human trafficker" is too bad, and if he doesn't do it, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and he will be mentioned countless times in the future, Situ Lei not only doesn't want to be scolded, but also tries his best to get rid of this infamy, and even finds a scapegoat.
Nominally, Situ Lei is still the general manager of Chuntian Security Company, and in the past, Hongmen had corresponding gang rules and regulations in this regard, so Situ Lei did not understand why Li Mu was so keen on buying and selling people.
Of course, whether he understands or not, as long as it is Li Mu's order, Situ Lei will resolutely carry it out, which is his duty as a subordinate.
"Whatever you do, within three months, I will see at least 20,000 Luzon natives arrive in Panama, and you can discuss what method to do it yourself, anyway, the canal digging cannot be affected." Li Mu is also delegated, as the president of Junma Group, Li Mu now only needs the result, regardless of the process.
"Twenty thousand, all right." Situ Lei was a little worried that he would not be able to complete the task, but after thinking about it, even if someone had to take responsibility because the task was not completed, it was Lawrence Lucas of the Pacific Company who had nothing to do with Situ Lei, so be it, and now this problem is Lawrence Lucas's turn to have a headache.
Transporting people was never a simple task, and in the early years, from the Qing Dynasty to the United States, it was considered God to bless if 60 out of 100 people arrived safely, and now it is finally the turn of the native Luzon natives, which is also not a problem for Situ Lei.
Through continuous immigration, the Pacific company has accumulated a lot of experience, now a hundred people from the Qing State on the ship, at least ninety-five people can arrive in the United States safely, the accumulation of experience is certainly one thing, the progress of science and technology can not be underestimated, a few years ago Li Mu to the United States was still at sea for a month, now it is much easier, the emergence of propeller power, the role of maritime transport is revolutionary, now from the Qing Kingdom to San Francisco, it takes up to 20 days along the way, this also counts the time on the road to repair, if you travel day and night, In half a month at most, you will be able to cross the Pacific Ocean.
Of course, the attitude of the Pacific Company towards the Chinese and the attitude towards the indigenous people of Luzon is certainly not the same, the newly equipped immigration ship of the Pacific Company, in terms of service facilities, is almost comparable to the ocean liner of the 21st century, there is a gym on board, there is a medical room, and there is an artificial swimming pool on the top floor, these facilities can help the new immigrants to arrive in the United States in the safest way, the Pacific Company has not had a large-scale mass casualty incident so far, this record should be kept, It will be an honor for Pacific in the future.
When the Luzon natives got on the ship, the treatment they enjoyed was obviously different from those Chinese, and when the time came, the cabin would definitely not be allocated according to the number of beds, and it would not be difficult to complete the task assigned by Li Mu with three or five more in one cabin.
"Whatever you do, as long as you can send people to Panama, it is necessary to remind you that if a worker dies on the road, then we will pay the Luzon Labor Export Company, at least at the rate of 500 percent of the employee's monthly salary." Li Mu needs labor, but he doesn't want to pay too much indifferent price, Luzon Labor Export Company is also a chicken thief, although everyone belongs to the Junma Group, but after all, it is financially independent, and the thickness of the year-end bonus depends on these small things.
Of course, the Luzon Labor Export Company is a subsidiary of the Junma Group, Li Mucai is reluctant to give up this piece of fat to others, all the subsidiaries of the Junma Group are independent accounting of property, and doing business is just a left hand to the right hand, so Li Mu is very relaxed, even if a boatload of Luzon natives is sent to Panama to die a small half, it doesn't matter, to blame - you can only blame them for raising a butcher's knife to the Chinese, the so-called is not a failure to report that the time has not come, those Luzon natives should understand when they use violence against the Chinese, Sooner or later, they will have such a day.
It only took half an hour for Li Mu to deal with the backlog of work on Situ Lei's side.
In fact, most of the time, Li Mu only understands the operation of the subsidiaries of the Junma Group, and there is not much work that really needs Li Mu to make decisions, after all, the executives of the Junma Group are not vegetarians, and they will naturally choose the most beneficial way for the Junma Group, which is not doubtful.
After handling the work at hand, Li Mu immediately took a traffic boat to Castle Clinton to meet Secretary of State William Maximville Evatt, who would have to come from Washington to New York on this day of national celebration, and William Maximelle Evatt was for the position of the new government in Luzon.
Washington was disgraced in the matter of Luzon's independence, and although the annihilation of the Spanish colonial fleet by the Pacific Fleet was nominally worthy of all the newspapers' praise, in the final analysis, it was the Far Eastern Company that won the victory, and Washington formed two infantry divisions for nothing, but they did not come in handy at all.
William Maximville Evatt didn't care about how to distribute those mineral resources in Luzon, William Maximille Evatt only cared about the post-war distribution, if it weren't for this reason, William Maximville Evat would not have come to New York at this time, and he had to look at Li Mu's face, which was really - this secretary of state was enough to be a wretch.
Passing by Battery Park on the road, the flagship store of urban beauty and men's clothing is very lively, although Christmas has passed, but Christmas-related goods are still selling well, Li Mu still underestimated the enthusiasm of Americans for the holiday, on this special day, people seem to have become generous, fortunately, these Christmas supplies are still useful next year, which makes Li Mu feel a lot more comfortable.
What Li Mu didn't expect was that the red Santa hat seemed to have become a trend, and just a few steps ashore, Li Mu found that many people were wearing Santa hats, and they didn't seem to limit the Santa hat to a holiday prop, which was very good as a cold shock.
New York this year did not have the same snow disaster as last year, but the weather is still very cold, people are eager to wear all the cotton clothes on the body to keep out the cold, unless necessary, no one wants to go out in this weather, the horse clothing company is still very disciplined, even the cheapest Santa hat, is made of sheepskin, only need to hide the tip of the Santa hat, this touch of red to the winter New York embellished with more festive colors.
"Of course, the new government is pro-American, and in fact I have long said that I am not an enemy of the United States, and of course I will consciously safeguard the interests of the United States." Li Mu told the truth, in fact, whether it is Luzon or Ryukyu, the new government established is pro-American, this is not up to Li Mu to decide, who makes his body too thin, has to find a backer, otherwise Li Mu will not be so on the pole.
"I know your attitude, in fact, when I saw the list of leaders of the new Luzon government, I knew that the new Luzon government was pro-American, which is good, I came to New York just to confirm with you." William Evatt now only wants peace of mind, because of the tension between Hayes and Congress, William Evatt, the secretary of state, is like a rat in a bellows, so William Evatt has given up the ambition he had when he became secretary of state, as long as he can safely mess up Hayes's presidency.
Clinton Castle during the Christmas period is still very lively, today there is a member's child married, the wedding is held in Clinton Castle, the wedding is now going on in the hall on the first floor, faint music comes in through the doors and windows, which makes Li Mu and William Evatt's conversation always nervous.
"Now, I should have completed the commission of the Ministry of War, so should we settle the account, according to the agreement we signed before, if we can complete the task ahead of schedule, then we are eligible to ask for rewards, how about it, are you ready?" Li Mu has made many transactions with the Ministry of War, and it can be said that this transaction is the most satisfactory to Li Mu.
"That's the contract you signed with the War Department, so you go to the War Department, you know, I, the Secretary of State, have become a joke, and I can't even pass Mr. President's proposal in Congress, so I can't really do anything about it." It's not that William Evaert doesn't want to help, he really can't.
Well, in fact, what William Evatt said makes sense, if Li Mu wants to get the reward he deserves, then he should go to the War Department to negotiate with Sherman.
One of Sherman's negligent points at the beginning was that he did not write the specific scope of this reward into the contract, so Li Mu can now open his mouth, but with Li Mu's understanding of Sherman, if Li Mu's asking price is too high, then Sherman will definitely cheat, this guy doesn't care about moral integrity, soldiers don't have the word "integrity" at all, as long as they can deceive the enemy, whatever method is just.
"Of course I will, in order to defeat the Spaniards, our Far Eastern Company paid the price of nearly a hundred dead, and in order to prepare for the attack on Luzon, the Far Eastern Company has invested more than 10 million, and this money seems to be more deserving of the Ministry of War, of course I know that the Ministry of War has no money, but we can use other payment methods.
Li Mu wants money is fake, and it is true that he wants honor, even if Sherman doesn't give the Far East Company a reward, Li Mu doesn't worry too much, and it's even better not to give it, then Li Mu can ask for benefits in a grand manner, and it is estimated that Sherman will not shirk when the time comes, after all, the face of the future boss still has to be given.
Of course, even if he asks Sherman for money, it will be after the New Year, before that, Li Mu is ready to rest for a few days, after all, Li Mu has been busy all year long, even if he is an iron man, he needs to be maintained.