"I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do about it."

"Please don't be like this, Mr. Li, the women rescued through international humanitarian operations can sign a contract with your company to work in Australia, 20 years, 30 years or more, which is enough to repay your efforts, out of humanitarian principles, the Australian colonial government will turn a blind eye to this, which is beneficial to both parties."

"I can understand your enthusiasm for charity, but I really can't help you."

"Dear Mr. Li, please think again, you only need to donate 300,000 yuan to transnational humanitarian operations, no...... For $200,000, you can get no less than 6,000 young and strong female employees, each of whom owes you a lot of money to get out of the cage and volunteers to work for you for a long time. ”

"Mr. Higgins, I prefer to hire a female staff innocently than this way, and I can only say sorry to you......"

"No, please wait a moment, I will ask you for a Queen Victoria medal for your outstanding contribution to this transnational humanitarian operation through Mr. Higgins Housekeeper, Mr. Higgins & Co., for your outstanding contribution to this transnational humanitarian operation, and if you can pay a little more, a baronial title for life is not impossible."

"Well, Higgins, you know that's not what I care about."

Li Fushou waved his hand to stop the other party from continuing, sighed lightly, and said; "I have a lot of sympathy for the native Caucasian women of Central America and empathize with their plight, which is undoubtedly a human tragedy......"

"Quack, quack, quack", Li Fushou changed his words and asked; "We all know why the U.S. government is so interested in Central American affairs, because it has always had ambitions for the Spanish territory, and it has many advantages to establish an image of philanthropy and justice, which helps to deceive the Cuban people, who do not know the truth, and have unrealistically high hopes for the United States.

The British also have an exchange of interests with the U.S. government, and they are too involved for the time being.

Let's all be realistic and don't take others for fools, it's very unkind.

Higgins, what do you get in this trade? ”

These sharp remarks went straight to the core, especially the secret secret of the United States' hidden ambitions against Cuba, which was only known to a few high-level people in the British and American governments.

Higgins was strongly shaken inside;

He was amazed by Li Fushou's astonishing international vision and keen intuition, and it was extremely rare to be able to make accurate judgments in this era of information blockage.

Higgins couldn't have thought that the open man on the other side had already peeked at the hole cards.

Late 19th century

The large companies that can participate in international trade all have deep international and domestic backgrounds, such as Standard Chartered Bank, Fischer International Trading Company, Citibank, and Higgins & Co., all of which are not fuel-efficient lamps.

"Mr. Li, I am very surprised by your astonishing assertion and have no comment on this, Higgins & Co. facilitated this transnational humanitarian operation, and was able to obtain the right to trade in the Cuban sugar industry, becoming one of the seven major transnational trading firms authorized to operate the Cuban sugar industry."

Instead of saying dark words in front of the Ming people, Higgins and Pan showed his hole cards to show his sincerity in facilitating the deal.

Sugar production requires a warm and humid climate, and Cuba and Central America are the world's largest sugar producing regions, including North America and Europe, which require large imports, and the benefits are staggering.

Mark Simmons, the trade plenipotentiary standing on the sidelines, twitched violently, completely speechless at the chairman's straightforwardness.

Well, what price does it take to relent, a young man as shrewd as an old fox?

Higgins & Co. is only a multinational trading firm, not engaged in large-scale industrial production itself, and does not have the capacity to absorb a large number of female workers.

The British Empire is the world's main exporter of cotton spinning products, and has fierce competition with France and Germany in the textile industry, and the British Isles has a significant surplus in the domestic textile industry, and is fighting a price war in Europe to seize the market, and trafficking cheap foreign cloth to various colonies and East Asian countries, and the Qing Dynasty is the main dumping market.

In this international environment, both Britain and the United States are facing a situation of overpopulation, rising unemployment, and economic crisis.

There are only a handful of big capitalists who can solve the employment problem of thousands of female workers, and this young man in front of him is one of them.

Buying so many machines and equipment, such as food factories, flour mills, woolen mills and canneries, are labor-intensive, and the number of workers needed is definitely quite large, and they can afford to eat this group of refugees.

The happiest thing was that the Red River Valley Ranch had enough ability to pay, which was the key to convincing the Cuban general and closing the deal.

International humanitarian action must be carried out from beginning to end, and if it is not possible to save people and let them end up on the streets to become prostitutes, or let them starve to death without care, it will leave an indelible black history.

The institutions involved in this operation are unwilling to bear the blame, which is a great opportunity for the upper class to gain reputation, but it cannot end up with chicken feathers, but it will lead to reputational damage.

Australia's Red River Valley Ranch is willing to take over, that's their business.

The scene fell silent

After thinking about it carefully, Li Fushou spoke;

"I don't have that much cash to pay, I can try to recruit a few hundred ......"

Where can hundreds of people, Higgins now hates less and not more, now that his hole cards have been opened, there is no need to disguise himself as an international philanthropist, and directly speak with interests.

"Mr. Li, what do you need?"

"I need the right to trade food, iron ore and coking coal in North America, and I need to pay for it with iron ore." Li Fushou said without the slightest hesitation.

This can be described as a lion's big mouth, which made Higgins's face become gloomy, and he did not refuse in a hurry, but thought carefully.

Why do the British call the shots in North America?

In today's world, the British Empire has the final say.

The entire 19th century was dominated by the British, and the British Empire fleet was invincible, the first to start the steam industrial revolution, the first in the world to achieve industrialization, and was the beacon of civilization that all countries aspired to.

The chimneys of industrialization, the perennial heavy smog in London, and the unexpected acid rain are all manifestations of the advanced civilization of the British Isles.

The British Empire, as the global hegemon, stretched out its hand all over the world, dominating the political, economic, and military situation of the whole of Europe, forming the so-called European equilibrium strategy of the British Empire.

Whoever takes the lead will be attacked, and there is no exception.

The reason why Germany rose in the Franco-Prussian War was that Britain did not want France to dominate the European land theater for a long time, and in the process of the unification and rise of the Prussian states, it added a heavy weight to use Germany's aggressive army to balance France.

The result was seen by all;

Kaiser Wilhelm I ascended the throne at the Palace of Versailles in France, and married an English princess for the crown prince, and the French emperor Napoleon III was forced into exile in England because of the rebellion at home, the aristocracy fell apart, and the military strength plummeted.

The French Third Republic was established, and the people were the masters of the country from then on.

The Treaty of Paris was an international treaty established by the European powers to protect Christians, giving them the right to intervene in sectarian disputes within the Ottoman Empire.

Twenty years later, the question is once again before Europeans.

Year 1876

In the Ottoman Empire's Bulgarian region, the "Bulgarian Massacre" was the massacre of Christians, men, women and children.

The anger of all of Europe was ignited, and the opportunity that the Russians had been waiting for for a long time finally appeared.

The Russian army quickly attacked, and Kars in Asia Minor and Plevna in Europe fell into the hands of the Russians, and the Tsar's army once again advanced towards Constantinople with all its might.

They hoped to end Ottoman rule in Europe forever, to occupy Constantinople militarily, to restore the Eastern Roman Empire to its former glory, and to make substantial efforts to shelter Christians and Catholics.

These outward slogans could not hide the greedy desire for territory of the Russians, who were eager to break out of the Spruance Strait of the Black Sea and find an outlet to the sea in the warm Mediterranean.

Thus using its strong military power to exert pressure on the whole of Europe and expand Russia's political and military influence.

Ever since the defeat of Emperor Napoleon, the feared nickname "steam steamroller" has been synonymous with the stuffy bear in Russia.

This bit of fancy intestines can be hidden from others, but not from the British, who are the ancestors of the conspiracy, and they are very aware of this.

End of 1876

Britain decisively intervened and sent a fleet through the Strait of Dardania to contain the advance of the Russian army, blocking it in the strait.

Now, a large number of troops on both sides are facing Mai Mang.

The British were in an absolutely dominant position, and in fact closed the door for the Russians to rush out of the strait, and the strategic attempt of the Russian woolly bear was once again defeated miserably, and it was absolutely impossible to get into the Mediterranean ports.

in North America

Since the Revolutionary War, the descendants of England, who had been in power in the United States, quickly became close to the British Empire.

Relatives or not, broken bones and tendons, ancestors from the British Isles of immigrant descendants, blood is naturally close to the British Empire.

In fact

The descendants of immigrants from the British Isles firmly occupied the ruling class of North America and were the mainstream group of the upper class, forming a white Anglo-Saxon interest group that comprehensively dominated the direction of national policy and economic strategy, which is the origin of the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

Now the United States is the younger brother, and the British Empire has focused most of its attention on Europe, choosing to ignore North America.

This does not mean that Americans dare to disdain the opinions of the British, on the contrary, they take the opinions of the British Isles very seriously and always put them first.

Li Fushou knew this, so he dared to ask for a price.

Despite the rise of the Fischer family in California, the opinion of the British plays a crucial role in matters of substance.

What the Fischer family can't do, Higgins & Co. can, as long as the British House of Commons member behind it sends a kind letter, there is a seventy or eighty percent chance of winning.

Li Fushou only mentioned the right to trade in food, iron ore and coking coal in North America, which was a deliberate decision.

Food is a fragmented and weak industry in North America, with little resistance and easy to achieve.

Iron ore and coking coal are both primary bulk raw material products, and now that the United States is in full swing with the development of the steel industry, there is a large demand for high-quality iron ore and coking coal, which is an important raw material market that many people are not aware of.

North America has been isolated for half a century, with strong trade barriers, so import and export authorizations are mandatory.

In this regard, the opinion of the British is congenitally persuasive, and the voice is extremely powerful.

Due to the fierce competition and high sensitivity of the domestic steel industry in the United States, Li Fushou did not mention the right to import and export steel products, which is his proportion.

The asking price is stuck in the other party's neck and eye, reluctant to give up, and uncomfortable to agree, in a dilemma.

After thinking about it for a long time, Higgins shook his head with a wry smile and said; "Li, you really surprised me, and I have to re-evaluate you."

"For my personal evaluation, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with this transaction."

"No, it's essential to build a closer and long-term collaboration between the two sides, and we look forward to the day you develop it."

"Thank you."

"In view of your request, Higgins hopes to provide no less than $500,000 in support for this cross-border humanitarian operation, either in cash or with iron ore."

"Oh sell, you're sitting on the ground......"

"But it's worth that much, isn't it? Don't worry my friend, in addition, Higgins & Co. needs to get no less than 200,000 US dollars of high-quality iron ore, after all, it is very expensive to convince the British House of Commons members, and the foreign company also needs to have a certain interest, for which you can get no more than 10,000 healthy young women to go to Australia as special workers. ”

Mr. Higgins's asking price was very ruthless, and Li Fushou agreed decisively after only a little consideration, as long as it can be solved with money, it is not a problem, let alone high-quality iron ore?

Subsequently, Li Fushou put forward his own conditions:

"First, I need the acquiescence of the Queensland Home Rule Government.

Secondly, we will never be able to get these female laborers from General Juan Carlos of Cuba, and we can only arrange to go to Australia after we have been rescued by international humanitarian agencies and we have fulfilled our recruitment contract.

Third, the transaction time is expected to be 2~3 years, and the corresponding funds will be allocated synchronously according to the schedule.

Fourth, after the deal is concluded, we need to get the right to trade first.

Fifth, related ......"

Before Li Fushou's conditions were finished, he was rudely interrupted by Higgins, who waved his hand and said categorically; "These four conditions can be agreed, but you must pay $200,000 in advance, $100,000 to international humanitarian agencies, and $100,000 to Higgins, and this condition cannot be changed."

"OK, deal."

Li Fushou took the initiative to stretch out his big hand and hold it tightly with the other party, and the cunning little fox and the old fox had a fierce confrontation and finally achieved a win-win situation.