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Sunday, March 10, 1630.

The genius was bright, and there were still two hours before the departure time of the Gray Whale transport, and the sailors of the West Military Port on Long Island were still doing the final finishing work for the fleet to set sail. The officers and men who had gone to the Butterfly Island Naval Base for rotation had already appeared on the shore and were methodically stepping onto the board with their respective luggage, talking and laughing.

Walking through the harbor with his bags on his back, Hu Huan finally saw the Gray Whale transport ship moored at the dock. The temperature in the early spring morning was still very low, but Hu Huan still sweated all the way from home. After putting down his bags in front of the board and sorting out the military uniform on his body, Hu Huan took out a document and handed it to the naval non-commissioned officer in charge of boarding and inspection.

"Welcome aboard, sir!" The young Navy non-commissioned officer looked at the younger graduate trainee of the Long Island Naval Academy and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"You're welcome, it's not a combat ship, but I'm glad to be assigned to the Gray Whale transport." Hu Huanle took the initiative to shake hands with the non-commissioned officer, with an optimistic personality.

Hu Huan, who is still a few months away from turning 20, graduated from the Long Island Naval Academy last year and is currently holding the rank of temporary second lieutenant in the Navy. Hu Huan was only 10 years old when he crossed over, and he was one of the first batch of underage travelers, because he lost his parents after crossing the catastrophe, Hu Huan was raised by President Chen Yuanyuan's family as an adopted grandson.

His adoptive grandparents were both high-level intellectuals in the medical and health industry, so Hu Huan received a good family education since he was a child, but after spending a year at the Health School affiliated to the Capital National Hospital, he transferred to the Long Island Naval Academy and became a naval cadet. After graduating last year, Hu Huan first spent half a year in the home fleet, and this time he was assigned to the Gray Whale transport ship that was about to sail as a second officer.

Turn the escalator and cross an open passage, guided by a few sailors. Hu Huan finally came to the chart room on the bridge, and through the glass porthole, Hu Huan saw at a glance Lieutenant Tang Hannah who was discussing things with someone inside.

“…… I really didn't expect that when I heard that Captain Ai Wen was going to be transferred to the Asian Fleet in the second half of the year, wouldn't he have to stay for at least a year? Tang Hannah pinched the ends of her blonde hair, and with a pencil in her hand, she was showing a sweet smile, "I should be able to accumulate a lot of experience, maybe in a few years." It's going to be the acting captain, right? ”

"Now that the personnel regulations of the Navy Command have been revised, at least the rank of captain is eligible to return to the Naval Academy for further training. Speaking of which, Lieutenant Ruyter has more potential than I do. "Lieutenant Evan seems embarrassed because he hasn't been promoted in rank since returning from Asia last year. On the contrary, Second Lieutenant Ruytel, who was also serving on the light cruiser Bloodstone at that time, was promoted to lieutenant because of his outstanding performance.

"As a passenger, I won't disturb Miss Tang's work. So, say goodbye and look forward to seeing you at dinner. Just as he was about to talk about his ideals again, Lieutenant Evan saw a new person outside the porthole and stopped the conversation. While putting on his military hat, he kissed Don Hannah's hand very politely.

"Report...... Belch...... Senpai? ”

The tall, handsome European lieutenant was gone, and the chart room was quiet. Looking left and right, there seemed to be no one anymore, and Hu Huan blushed slightly. Cautiously walked through the hatch and muffled his voice.

"What rude...... Don Hannah threw away the ruler pen in her hand, supported her chin with one hand, and snuggled lazily on the chart table. Xiao Yingying looked at the graduate trainee of the Long Island Naval Academy in front of her, "This is not the attitude towards the senior sister, right?" ”

Report. Navy Temporary Second Lieutenant Hu Huan came to report! Hu Huan hurriedly made a standing and standard military salute, but the voice fell for a few seconds, and the first mate and trainee instructor of the Gray Whale in front of him did not mean to let himself "take a break".

"I heard that you used to be in the academy, so you were very good at pleasing girls?" Don Hannah yawned, looking drowsy, "Don't take off your clothes yet......"

"Huh?!" Hu Huan was stunned and dumbfounded.

"Change into a training uniform and come in, and from now on I will be your apprenticeship. You will be my lieutenant, and I will go to the engine room to inspect the work, and then report with me to the captain of the ship, Captain Adair! Don Hannah rolled her eyes. made the junior brother opposite so embarrassed, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the Gray Whale transport ship officially set sail, and soon after leaving the port, it sailed into the sea channel at the same time as the two merchant ships of the Mayflower Transportation Company. After a polite mutual salute, they learned that the other party was also going to Butterfly Island, so they simply formed a formation after entering the open sea.

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On the top floor of the five-story COSCO Building, near the port on Long Island's West District, Igrena, executive vice president of Yang Wenwen Living Art Group, is standing in front of the glass window of a luxurious viewing restaurant, watching the two Mayflower Transportation Company's two flying clipper merchant ships gradually move away. It wasn't until the fleet had turned the other side of Long Island's coastline and disappeared that the young vice president turned around and looked at the senior management of the domestic trading companies or banks with a smile.

Today ushered in a cold snap of early spring in North America, and the climate temperature in Manchester City plummeted again, but under the effect of the restaurant's plumbing and air conditioning, the hall was still warm. The former Swedish little Yanmar is now married to Shi Yige, the boss of Beiyang Shipbuilding Group, and is even two months pregnant, but at this time, he is wearing a set of the latest spring Western-style dress designed by Yang Wenwen, the head of the group.

Slowly pacing around the long conference table in the center, Igrena glanced at someone beside her from time to time, with a mysterious smile on her face.

COSCO International Trade Group, Yang Wenwen Living Art Group, Atlantic Trading Company, North America International Trade Group, Manchester City Inland Waterway Transportation Company, North America Unicom International Company, Manchester City Commercial Bank, Qingcheng Commercial Bank, ...... The people present were all representatives of the top 20 private trade or financial enterprises in China, and even some of them came from Haizhou or Butterfly Island. As the bigwigs of each company gradually retreated into the background, the representatives of the management of the trading companies present at the meeting were all European or Chinese executives who had been cultivated for many years.

Behind the scenes, the intricate shareholding relationship makes these companies with the name of large domestic private enterprise groups, behind the fierce competition on the surface, in fact, a huge alliance of interests. This joint meeting of trade and financial enterprises, quietly initiated by Yang Wenwen and Ren Changle behind the scenes, is aimed at the country's unresolved Oriental business.

"On behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Ren of the Group, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you for attending this meeting." Igrena smiled and walked back to her seat, sitting down. While raising a hand, a secretary next to him hurriedly handed over a document folder, "First of all, we need to sign a confidentiality agreement, because the content of this meeting will be related to the fundamental interests of the enterprise groups present." And the content of this meeting will not be released to the public until a certain time in a few months, so you have no opinion, right? ”

Well, if this kind of showmanship is seen or heard by the people who pass through the back. I would definitely laugh, but at least at the meeting, Igrena's serious and mysterious attitude lifted everyone's spirits. However, a certain degree of confidentiality is indeed very important, at least a considerable number of people who "do not conspire with each other" were rejected by Ren Changle and his family as soon as they came. For example, there is not a single state-owned enterprise here, and even a company with a state-owned group share injection is excluded.

"Dear Mrs. Shi, is your group going to launch a large-scale financing?"

Andrian, the general manager of the North American Development Bank who has now switched jobs to Manchester City Commercial Bank, the country's first private bank, signed his name in the non-disclosure agreement, and looked around at some of his colleagues in the meeting in confusion, a little unclear about the true intentions of the other party. In his opinion, perhaps in another year and a half, it will be the time for the state to prepare for the establishment of a stock exchange. Whether it is COSCO International Trade Group. or Yang Wenwen Life Art Group, which is not the master of lack of money, suddenly introduced capital and expanded shares at this time, and there is obviously a problem of pushing interests outward.

"If your group wants to raise money externally. Our bank can act as a full agent. Andrian's former colleague, Zhou Fu, now the general manager of Qingcheng Commercial Bank, also smiled and picked up the teacup, a small beard under the lips of this Chinese old man. looks like the black-hearted master in the movie.

"If COSCO International Trade Group or Living Art Group want to attract investment, I'm afraid it will be redundant for me to be there." A middle-aged Chinese male executive belonging to the Atlantic Trading Company muttered softly not far away. It seems that I have long guessed that this "sorority" initiated by COSCO International Trade Group and Yang Wenwen Life Art Group will definitely not be a money-borrowing conference.

"Yes, this time it is not the group's financing, but the establishment of a special fund jointly by everyone. As for the name, the respected Mr. Ren and his wife have already thought of it, and it will be called 'Oriental Fund'. In the future, all enterprises operating in the Far East will be controlled by this fund. Igrena waved her hand again, and the secretary behind her lifted the covering cloth of a large shelf that had been prepared in advance.

Oriental Fund?! In an instant, the management of the enterprise present jumped in their hearts. At this time, everyone finally discovered a subtle phenomenon, that is, there was no state-owned enterprise to participate.

"Congress and the government sent the Eastern Expeditionary Fleet last year, which has opened a new route for us, which means that the country's eastern interests need to be run by someone. It will be a special trade circle with certain independent characteristics, and the cost of early operation and development is not low. The major state-owned groups have already set an example and it is impossible to develop a place that is inconsequential to the domestic supply of raw materials and goods, and they will not invest valuable capacity to stay in the East and simply do entrepot trade, but it may be a good opportunity for us. Igrina walked over to the plank and stroked a few patterns with her hands, "Congress and the government will welcome other private companies into the region to consolidate the country's influence in the East, but the government's offer is too stingy. If we were a mess, Congress and the government would pass on a lot of the Far East costs to us. ”

"Is there any plan for the Cabinet to reformulate the 'Oriental Management Plan'?" Andrian's eyes lit up, he knew how much political power the directors behind Igrena had, and if this privately capitalized Oriental Fund was established and focused on the operation of the Far East, it would be undesirable for Congress. In exchange, a special commercial tax bill applicable to the Far East was a "matter of course".

At present, the Atlantic import and export trade, the country's various tax policies are simply unsightly, and a large amount of profits have rolled into the country's pocket. If it is still focused on operations in the Far East, this tax rate combined with the high cost of managing intercontinental logistics will make many companies have little interest. Through the guò pricing strategy and then pass on the cost? It is better to directly let the Portuguese or Dutch continue to be second-hand dealers, saving trouble and worry. As a simple example, according to the existing domestic tax law, all enterprises import and export trade, except for the types of special import and export subsidies. The current flat rate of 20% will be implemented, and there are even additional special tariffs on some goods!

It is the original intention of COSCO International Trade Group to unite the domestic powerful commodity production and trading enterprises, make use of the strong capital strength of the Orient Fund, and directly "bargain" with the government in order to seek a "fairer" Far East commercial policy or even exclusive authorization, and it is also the secret calculation of some of the leading domestic enterprises that mainly invest in private enterprises.

The Oriental Fund will enable the country to get rid of a large economic burden of migrants in the Far East, and a series of proposals for the layout of the Far East that have been frozen can find a breakthrough. This kind of "negotiation" is difficult to be rejected by any of the "eastward" legislators, and even those who were originally opposed to the eastward shift of the country's center of gravity will make compromising considerations. Once you can get the desired results. The Orient Fund will become another kind of "Huamei East India Company" on Cheng dù, bringing rich returns to various domestic investors, and the state can rest assured that the country's interests in the East will be distributed while obtaining tax revenues, and the benefits will also be visible.

"Are we trying to threaten Congress and the government in a 'united' way? My God. This provocation is too obvious! The boss of Manchester City's inland waterway transport company was stunned.

This honest Dutch man was almost hostile to the "anti-load movement" in China two years ago, even though his son Ruyter was already a lieutenant officer in the navy, Monty was still cautious in his daily behavior.

"Your words are very inappropriate, Mr. Monty." Igrena rolled her eyes at the middle-aged Dutch uncle, as if there was an idiot sitting across from her, "We have no intention of challenging those noble parliamentarians and ministers. But we have to let them know that the existing domestic commercial policy will be an unbearable squeeze to open up markets beyond 15,000 nautical miles, and we need them to push for an economic bill specifically applicable to the Far East! Otherwise. We will not go to a boat, a person! At the very least, to speak our minds. ”

The people in the hall exchanged ears, and although the tremors in the hearts of many had not yet subsided, the thought of the two largest private groups in the country was already working on it. That shows that the energy behind it is ready to be unleashed.

"Atlantic Trading Corporation can enter into a fund investment interest. The specific amount needs to be determined by the Board of Directors. ”

"I'm okay with that. However, the fund shareholding ratio of North American International Trade Group cannot be less than 10%! ”

"The North American Development Bank can provide low-interest loans to fund investors!"

"Manchester City Commercial Bank will tailor the financing project for the investors of the Orient Fund!"

For a while, the capitalist agents present raised their hands one after another, showing great enthusiasm for the Oriental Fund that will be born in the future. Half an hour later, the total share capital of the funds that had reached the initial agreement had reached $2 million, and Igrina smiled with satisfaction.

Igrena, who has obtained Yang Wenwen's true biography, plans to use the Oriental Fund to establish the "Oriental United Group", and then invest in the establishment of an industrial company, an ocean shipping company, and a commercial bank dedicated to operating in the East. Once these three carriages are in place, no matter which domestic company wants to enter the Far East in the future, it will inevitably be squeezed out or controlled by these Eastern Bloc companies.

However, Igrena, who was in charge of this kind of heavy business for the first time, was also secretly worried about whether her immediate boss Yang Wenwen was too ambitious, after all, this was the first time in China that a private fund was set up in a purely private nature to try to play capital games with the state.

When the country made so much determination and spent so much energy and material resources to establish the Far East route, it will inevitably pass on a series of costs to domestic enterprises. So there must be some countermeasures, "asking for a price all over the sky, sitting on the ground and paying back" is a matter of course, which is probably Igrena's understanding of Yang Wenwen's strategy.

Taking advantage of the fact that the country is no longer able to come up with money to support the operation of the Far East and the state-owned capital is crowding out private capital, the Orient Fund is also a clever move for the domestic private capital to shift the strategic focus of the economy, and I am afraid that in a few years, the country's capital pattern will undergo major changes.

(To be continued)