In 1513 A.D., the Spaniard Balboa landed on the central continent of America from the Atlantic Ocean, when he inspected the terrain on a mountain, he suddenly saw the Pacific Ocean in his glasses, and immediately realized that this place was geographically significant, so he traveled to the shore of the Pacific Ocean by starry night, chose a fishing village as a foothold, and built some houses one after another, and continued to use the name of the local Indians, calling this place "Panama", which means "fishing village", which is the predecessor of Panama City.

After Morgan burned Panama City to ruins, the Spaniards rebuilt the current Panama City about eight kilometers west of the ruins of the ancient city, although the current Panama City is quite large, but geographically speaking, the conditions of the new city are not better than the conditions of the ancient city, on the side of the ancient city, there is currently a natural harbor with excellent conditions, as long as a little repair, the previous ruins are cleaned up, the ancient city will be able to rejuvenate.

Panama means "country of butterflies" in the Indian language, and part of the reason for the name "Panama" is that there are flocks of colorful butterflies that have faded away with the fire lit by Morgan, but if you manage them carefully, you may not be able to regain their former glory.

Although there are many contradictions with the Panamanian locals, it is these poor Panamanian locals that the Canal Company really has to rely on to start a new Panama City.

Since August, the Canal Company has been recruiting workers in Panama and Cologne, and the Panamanian company, which has been given control of Panama City, is in charge of this work.

"Come to work for the Panama Canal Company, everyone can enjoy free lunch, free medical care, the company will also provide free clothing, there are two days of vacation every month, if you don't work for a month, the worker can get 10 US dollars, the Panamanian government guarantees this, guarantees that the salary will not be in arrears, as long as you work hard, you can get everything you want in the Panama Canal Company, hurry up and move, the opportunity is rare-" Panamanian streets, There are Panamanian company staff who are also Panamanian natives.

There is no shortage of scum in any nation, especially in economically underdeveloped areas, where life is not guaranteed, and the persistence in those character is particularly pale, so although there has been bloodshed not long ago, there are still many Panamanians who are willing to serve the Panamanian company and accept the jobs offered by the Panamanian company.

Ten dollars is already a lot of income for Panamanian locals, and the annual per capita income of the Isthmus of Panama is about ten dollars these days, and an adult who works hard every day can get three or five dollars a month, which is already thankful.

So the number of people who signed up was still high, and in just one week, the Panamanian company had recruited 5,000 employees and was ready to start cleaning up the ruins of the old city.

"The clean-up will be completed in half a month, and then the construction of the airport and the port will begin, in principle, the construction materials will be purchased from the country, but if we can find suitable alternatives in the Panamanian region, we don't mind leaving the opportunity to the Panamanians, but the first thing to be sure of is that the raw materials must meet our requirements and be of good quality and low price, and if these two points meet our requirements, then I think this can provide a certain impetus to the economy of the Panamanian region." When communicating with Eddie Hausman, Robert Cronin still habitually gives benefits first and then says anything else.

As for construction materials, of course, it is more convenient to buy them directly from the United States, after all, the United States has a mature supply chain of raw materials, and the quality can be trusted.

However, considering the cost of transportation, it is not bad to buy from Panama locally, although there may be some other problems, but the cost should be greatly reduced, after all, people who are eligible to obtain raw materials in Panama basically do not have to pay any cost, so the price is very boring, Robert Cronin still prefers to buy from Panama locally.

"Don't worry, I promise, Panama's local raw materials can meet all your requirements, I have seen your list of raw materials, such as stone, our Panamanian local stone, is not inferior to the stone produced in the United States, and the price will be much cheaper, and wood, the use of maple to build a house, certainly not as good as red sandalwood, and the price will also be preferential, so I can't think of a reason for you to choose American raw materials under the same conditions, the same out of Panama, we should be mutually beneficial." Eddie Hausman really had an idea about this matter, and he decided to leave these orders in Panama.

Now Panama, basically has no industrial base, is a standard raw material producer, in this regard Panama also has advantages, such as Panama's local granite, the quality is not inferior to marble, used as a building material is the most suitable.

Another example is Panama's local red sandalwood, this is called "balsam pigeon pea" precious wood, produced in the deserted South American primeval forest, this kind of wood is heavy, hard, tough and fragrant, the wood is stable, the pattern is beautiful, rot and wear-resistant, known as the king of wood, it is a waste to build a house with this wood, which should have been a special wood for high-end furniture.

Since taking Ford Benjamin's money, Eddie Hausman has completely surrendered, not so much the mayor of Panama City, but the spokesman of the canal company in Panama, the canal company buys building materials from Panama, it is also good for Eddie Hausman, not only taxes, Eddie Hausman is ready to let his family set up a building materials company to provide various building materials for the canal company.

Considering Eddie Hausman's power in the Isthmus of Panama, Eddie Haussman was able to obtain all kinds of building materials for almost free, so the cost was naturally extremely low, and he could make as much money as he sold anyway.

"That's the best, oh - our company now also provides financial services to businesses, if you need this, you're welcome, the Canal Company is your forever friend." Robert Cronin understands the real needs of people like Eddie Hausman, so he gets to the point in almost every sentence.

Although Eddie Hausman's family was able to obtain all kinds of raw materials at almost free prices, there was still a certain cost to sell the raw materials to the Canal Company, and in the case of Panama Company's control of the Panama City tax system, these transactions would incur certain tax costs.

When it comes to tax avoidance, although it is an illegal act at this time, it is not despised, on the contrary, reasonable and legal tax avoidance is a sensible behavior that people talk about even in the 21st century, as if some people are engaged in social business activities without bearing the social costs.

Before coming to Panama, Robert Cronin worked as a lawyer and an accountant, both of which helped employers avoid taxes reasonably and legally, so for this aspect, Robert Cronin was an expert, and even the experienced U.S. tax system could deal with it, and it was a breeze to deal with the Panamanian tax department at this time.

Even if Panama's tax system is under the control of Panamanian companies, in Robert Cronin's consciousness, a group of mercenaries can understand what taxes they have, probably like letting Robert Cronin go to war, it is completely a donkey's head against the horse's mouth.

"Of course, you're right, we'll always be friends." Eddie Haussman has already realized the benefits of cooperating with the Canal Company, so that if the cooperation continues for a few years, Eddie Haussman does not have to worry about being scolded in the future, it is a big deal to immigrate to the United States, with the money earned over the years, and enough to make Eddie Haussman feel free for the rest of his life.

Speaking of New York's high society, Eddie Hausman has also been envious of it for a long time.

It is really terrible that people have no bottom line, in just three days, a Haussman company specializing in providing raw materials to the canal company was established, and the shareholders included Eddie Haussman and six parliamentarians from Panama City, and on the day of the establishment of the Haussman company, it obtained the right to operate timber and stone from the Isthmus of Panama, and it was almost a monopoly to operate the rights, this news only spread in a small area, as for the ordinary people in Panama, they did not even know about it.

The price of a cubic meter of maple in the United States is about $0.5, plus freight, it costs about a dollar to the Isthmus of Panama, while in the Haussmann company, the price of such a cubic meter of red sandalwood is only $0.2, which also provides a new business for the canal company, even if the red sandalwood is shipped back to the United States, the canal company can make a lot of money.

Of course, there is a reason why the price is so low, because of Robert Croning's operation, the transaction between Haussmann and the Canal Company does not need to pay taxes at all, and the Canal Company is also the only business partner of Haussmann, so in this way, no matter how much money Haussmann earns, it is actually its own, and the price can naturally be suppressed.

In early August, the reconstruction of the old city began, and the first thing to do was to build the airport.

In fact, the airport standard in this era is very low, thanks to the light weight of the aircraft, the requirements for the runway are not high, and the planes produced by Boston Airlines can even take off and land on the grass, so the requirements for the airport are very simple, as long as the runway is smooth and there are no obvious potholes.

But for Boston Airlines and the Canal Company, they attach great importance to this airport, after all, this is the world's first real airport, which is very symbolic, whether it is Boston Airlines or the Canal Company, they are not willing to rush it, so the standard of the airport is still very high, especially the terminal building, which is about the same size as the main building of the Panama Railway Station.

Thousands of workers worked together, and the efficiency was terrifying, and it only took one morning for the runway renovation work to be completed.

The reason why the efficiency is so high is inseparable from the hard work of the "supervisors".

Because of the strength of the Panamanian company, the Panamanian government had to entrust the police system of Panama City to the Panamanian company, and the Panamanian company dismissed all these policemen on the first day they took over the police, so before coming to the Panamanian company as supervisors, these policemen were unemployed.

This kind of thing is not unusual, once many staff in the system get out of the "system" environment, they will become like babies, and they can't even take care of their basic life, such as these police officers in Panama City, no matter how beautiful they are when they are policemen, how many people will call them brothers, once they take off the clothes on their bodies, I'm sorry, don't say that my brothers don't have to do it, it's difficult to find something to eat, and it's good if you don't fall into the well.

Only when they are out of the environment of the system can they appreciate the preciousness of the system, so now these supervisors cherish this job opportunity and work very seriously, as long as they find that there are workers who are lazy and do not need the regular employees of the Panama company to come forward, these supervisors will make that guy punished as quickly as possible.

In keeping with the tradition of the Panama City Police Department, the most common form of punishment is flogging, which involves tying a person to a pillar and then whipping him with a leather whip dipped in salt water.

In order to have enough effect, all the flogging was carried out in public, and the nearby workers were required to watch, so in the first half hour of the start of work, a total of eleven workers were flogged, and then for the next four hours, no worker dared to be lazy.

At noon, the Panama company provided the workers with a working meal, which was a bit rudimentary compared to the regular workers of the Panamanian company, with only rice and beef stewed potatoes, and the beef was pitiful, and the only consolation was that the working meals provided on the construction site were unlimited, as long as they were not wasted, they could eat as much as they wanted.

Nevertheless, it is enough for the workers to be happy, perhaps in the eyes of the regular employees of the Panamanian company, the company's military horses and military dog food are better than this, but compared with the ordinary Panamanian recipe, just one unlimited amount is already very valuable.

Don't forget that this is the nineteenth century, in Africa, in East Asia, in Panama, there are still a large number of people in hunger, almost every day people lose their lives because of lack of food, so they can eat, for ordinary people at this time is a very celebratory thing, if this matter spreads, I believe that in the future, Panama companies will no longer have to worry about lack of manpower, and people who want to work for Panama companies can be lined up from Panama City to Cologne.