Thanks to Bismarck, thanks to the war, thanks to merchants from France, England and all over the world, thanks to the capitals in pursuit of profit, it was all this that digested 5,000 tons of wheat and rice, 300 tons of corn, and dozens of tons of spices and sugar.

Unfortunately, the Chicago Board of Trade was just established in 1885, and its radiation area could not reach the German region, if it were not for this, Huang Xuan believed that 2,500 tons of wheat and 2,500 tons of rice would make short sellers have a good drink.

According to DEFRA statistics, the yield of wheat per hectare of modern agricultural production is only 8 tons, and 5,000 tons is equivalent to 600 hectares of output, but Huang Xuan has no feeling, he still has 120,000 hectares of land under his name, and 5,000 tons is really insignificant.

With 54,000 thalers in his hand, Huang Xuan has a feeling that he has nowhere to do it, if he is in Paris now, even if it is in Hamburg, he can earn back thousands of times the profit. However, this is the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany's most remote forested region, where only timber and agricultural products are available.

With two days to go until the return journey, the fastest way to transport was by rail, but the Germans were a little different.

Perhaps because of years of division and war, the Germans built railways on a city-by-city basis. In other words, if you need to pass through B to get from A to C, you usually need to change cars, so you can imagine how long it takes to change cars in this era of low organizational efficiency. Those who wish to be comfortable in France will also be disappointed, as France actively restricts the entry of Germans.

Basically, the only thing Huang Xuan could bring home was wood.

"It would be nice to be able to determine the place and time." Huang Xuan never forgot this.

Lorraine had to remind him again: "According to naïve quantum theory, we cannot determine time and place at the same time. ”

"I know......" Huang Xuanchang sighed and walked towards a new chamber of commerce.

Although there are no paintings of celebrities to buy, if you lower the standard, the quality of the wood in the Palatinate is still quite good, here again we need to thank Hartig, it was he who started the vigorous "reforestation movement" in the position of director of the State Forestry Administration, the Europeans of the 19th century were full of hope and conquest, they thought they had come into contact with the essence of the world, perhaps they had begun to contact God, their expectations were extremely high, they were no longer satisfied with controlling the farmland, And the delusion makes the forest grow according to its needs.

In fact, in the first few years of the reforestation movement, the annual growth of these plantations increased steadily, but by the beginning of the 20th century, swathes of woodland began to be infested with pests, and strong winds even knocked down hectares of wood.

In order to plant forests, the Germans cut down forests in large areas, and at the same time, the mature timber trees of decades ago were also cut down and sold, and the most common of them were beech, oak, and oak.

When Huang Xuan took out a large sum of cash to buy the timber, the forest farms could almost describe ecstasy, not only because Huang Xuan did not need them to transport the timber, but also because he used cash transactions, and the chambers of commerce that traded here often used credit, and if Huang Xuan did not insist and sell the grain at a price lower than the market price, he would not have gotten cash.

The composition of the forestry industry in Germany is still dominated by private forests, and forest farmers pay annual taxes to the government and then dispose of their own industries at will, and this measure has largely continued.

In this case, Huang Xuan can choose the type and quality of wood he wants to buy almost at will, and of course, Lorraine is actually choosing.

After two days of selection and harvesting about 60,000 cubic meters of timber, Huang Xuanfang was let go by Lorraine and sent home.

Lying on the bed in the bedroom, Huang Xuan fell asleep with a little head.

……

In the morning, the red sun opens its eyes and reflects the whole of São Paulo in a reddish yellow.

Li Qing knocked lightly on the door and said, "Huang Xuan, there is a Mr. Aubrey White looking for you, and it is said that Mr. Yu Liye introduced you. ”

"Ahh Huang Xuan's hair stood up fluffily, shouted that he knew, and struggled to get up.

Aubrey White was a New England American, Catholic, dressed in a neat suit, with no beard, and only in his 30s, but Huang Xuan guessed he must be over 40. He brought with him a translator, a young Chinese, about a turtle that would not return home.

Huang Xuan just washed up roughly, and although he had taken off his pajamas, he was also wearing a T-shirt, which was very different from Aubrey's suit and leather shoes. The latter greeted Huang Xuan with a seemingly unconcerned look, stretched out his right hand and said, "Mr. Huang, I am Aubrey White of Citigroup Global Markets, and I have been introduced by Mr. Yu Liye this time, and I hope to start a business relationship with you." ”

"Tea or coffee." Huang Xuan smiled and shook Aubrey's hand, then his translator. He sat down first and said, "What kind of business is it?" ”

"Coffee, thank you." Aubrey whispered to Li Qing, and then turned his head to Huang Xuandao: "I think you have heard that our company is a professional asset management company after the split of Salomon Smith Barney, and the company hopes to manage your assets on behalf of Mr. Huang. ”

Huang Xuan touched his nose and said with a smile: "Have you talked to my parents?" My assets are currently in the custody of my guardian. ”

"I'm referring to your personal assets."

Huang Xuan squinted his eyes and smiled, it seemed that this Mr. Aubrey was a typical American manager, they managed the assets of a young family member, and established good personal relationships, and then, after the family member received a share of the estate or took charge of the house, he became the manager of the family, which is the usual practice in the American banking and finance industry, but over the years, Europeans have also learned to do so.

Thinking of this, Huang Xuan had the idea of mischief again, and said, "Does Mr. Walter know the amount of my personal assets?" ”

"$2 million in cash and a 24 percent stake in Xinye Company, plus an electrolytic aluminum plant." Aubrey didn't need to look at the information, and quickly said it, and it seemed that he had done some research.

However, these were all from a month ago. He just spent all the cash and got 300 million US dollars from the Japanese, and there is no need to pay taxes, although it is a black money, but with Lorraine's escort and no one to check, it can basically be included in personal assets.

Seeing Huang Xuan silent, Aubrey continued: "Although Salomon has been merged into Citigroup, the company still has strong asset management experience and capabilities, and we can guarantee that your assets can grow by more than 6% in the next year, in fact, our assets under management often have a 10% rate of return. He paused, then continued: "We are still the best capital operation company in the world, Mr. Huang Xuan, if necessary, we can provide thoughtful and meticulous business, from consulting to mergers and acquisitions.

The level of translation is very good, but Lorraine is even better, and Huang Xuan didn't say anything, just listened quietly.

He was originally not interested in other people's management of assets, Lorraine has basic financial knowledge, and the money in and out of his hands is too large, and he is reluctant to hand it over to others, but Aubrey's last sentence attracted, he does need a professional institution to operate assets now, and Lorraine has too many things to deal with.

Tapping the table with his middle finger, Huang Xuan smiled and said, "I know about Solomon Company, but that's my father's business, and your company's information is a little behind." ”

Aubrey was not dissatisfied when he heard the translation, and waited for Huang Xuan to continue.

"I want to acquire a warehousing company, the scope of business should cover São Paulo and the nearby port of Santos, the storage equipment should be good, the type should be perfect, the total amount can be large, the amount is less than 20 million US dollars, if your company can complete this acquisition satisfactorily, I think I will consider it."

In this paragraph, Huang Xuan said with the flavor of a mother, while Aubrey nodded as a matter of course and said, "No problem, I will submit the acquisition outline to you within three days." ”

"I look forward to your good news." Huang Xuan stood up with a smile and shook Aubrey's hand.

PS: It seems that there is no recommendation this week, so I can only rely on friends who are still reading. I hope that readers who like this book will give their recommendation votes to Dolphins. Writing a weekly magazine is for self-entertainment, and it still needs some encouragement and surprises to update it every day. Excuse me.