Chapter 40: Begin the layout
Zurich is not far away, about 50 kilometers away. Not the capital, but the largest city in Switzerland and the most banked city in Europe. Chose UBS, Kozak's old club. With his guidance, things are done smoothly. Gold for 10,000 pounds, 100,000 marks, $60,000 for 10,000 pounds sterling and 60,000 Swiss francs, 20,000 marks, and 20,000 French francs for 20,000 Swiss francs.
Invest 80,000 marks in the name of Chiyo and deposit 2 Swiss francs in the Chiyo account; Dawu had 20,000 marks and 20,000 Swiss francs in his account; gave Kozak 4 universal cards for the purchase of the estate; 90,000 pounds, 40,000 Swiss francs, 340,000 marks in your own account. In this era, the British pound is still the world's hardest currency. At this point, the loot has been safely arranged.
Come to the city hall to go through the procedures for the transfer of ownership of the estate, and apply for residency and passport. People are also accustomed to this, and the passport can be collected within half a month.
Dawu, Chiyo and Asimov's Kozak butler led the tour to Zurich. The three of them came to the study to have an in-depth exchange.
"Mr. Asimov, let's talk about you first!" I said.
"Mr. Lee, call me Woody!"
"Okay, Wu Di. We register a trading company in Schaffhausen and if there is no legal requirement, the location is on the estate. You hire an employee you trust the most as a salesperson. In the future, the business in Switzerland will be to sell the kind of guns I brought, and this time I will go to Berlin with me to handle the Swiss agency of the product. Of course, before I go back to Berlin, I see if Schaffhausen has anything I need to return to my home country, and if so, the company will purchase and ship it to Hamburg. Oh, find out what about Swiss animal fats.
The core business of this company will be in the United States in the future, and when Kozak and I open up the situation in the United States, you will go to the United States. Register a new company in the USA in the name of a Swiss company. In other words, Switzerland is the only company that will be the parent company of all our other countries in the future. ”
After Wu Di digested it, he continued: "The registered capital of the company is 20,000 marks, I account for 95.1%, and I will give you 4.9% of the shares. As long as this company exists, there will be no third shareholder! ”
"I understand, Mr. Lee."
"Okay, two, the world is about to be in turmoil! You need to carefully observe the situation in Asia and Europe and anticipate our business opportunities! I set up this company for two purposes, one is to support my own country, and the other is to make this company a global trading company.
Woody, a little bit of business in Switzerland is enough, and at the moment you are focusing on collecting global economic intelligence on raw materials and products needed for relevant military equipment. Prepare your own team to fully understand the situation in the United States and the situation of Jews in the United States, and prepare for entering the United States. Your trip to the U.S. is expected to be in the middle of next year, and there are other sources of funding for U.S. companies.
Woody, these are just big ideas, think about what suggestions and different opinions, and we'll talk about it. Mr. Kozak: Let's register an investment management company and we'll talk about it back to Schaffhausen. ”
"Okay Mr. Li, just call me Isaac!"
"Yes, Isaac. Call us in the future! Tomorrow in Schaffhausen will do. ”
In the morning, under the guidance of Hoffman, I visited local businesses with Woody. There are industries such as textiles, clocks and watches, aluminum smelting, beer brewing, and metal products. Since I went, I didn't disappoint my family too much, and I also helped Woody maintain the surrounding relationship. The quality of cotton cloth is very good, but it is expensive, and there is no problem with giving the factory price, and the thick cloth can be made into military uniforms for 5,000 horses, canvas for 1,000 horses, and 1 and a half inches for braided straps of 50,000 meters each. Gold watches are more expensive, buy 20; Ordinary ones buy 500 of them, and rationing them to the army is a good thing; Buy 200 small alarm clocks, and change them to be timers. There is pure aluminum, okay, buy a ton. Beer to buy 10 tons, so many people drift at sea for a month, and have to spend Christmas, it is very needed. Can you make a gasoline drum? How can you forget about the "no conscience cannon"! It just so happened that Woody said that the lard was unsalable, only 1.5 marks a ton, thinking about the fact that a large ocean in China almost bought 2 big pigs, which is not too cheap;
"Mr. Li, it's too long, and the equipment can't press the stiffeners."
"If you don't make stiffeners, how thick do you need steel plates?"
"At least 1.5 mm cold-rolled plate."
"Woody, you follow up, designate the steel plate of the Czech Skoda steel mill, if the price is right, the output of a month will be required, and the lard will be sent to the port of Hamburg."
In the afternoon, two companies were registered, one was named Swiss Sitong Trading Co., Ltd.; One is named Swiss Tongda Financial Investment Management Co., Ltd.
The mission to Switzerland was almost complete, and in the evening I had an in-depth conversation with Isaac in the study. I asked about the general rules of the bank's operation and management, such as the custody of the vault. Isaac talked about his understanding of financial investment and some of his commonly used techniques, and saw that I did not have a deep understanding of finance, and explained it metaphorically in some places; It can be said that he is a senior financial expert, but he has been out of business for three years and does not understand the current financial form, and needs time to make up for it.
"Isaac, our market is in the United States. Switzerland may not have many chances of coming back, and the United States is now trying its best to break out of the economic crisis, and there will be a lot of financial opportunities, and major opportunities are expected in June next year. So you may have to go to New York three months in advance, and the housekeeper will take care of you, protect and take care of yourself, and the Swiss company will maintain its existence.
I expect to go to New York in the United States around June next year, and the biggest purpose of my return to China is to raise funds. The U.S. investment firm is the core of my entire program, and it provides the majority of the funding for my program. Futures, stocks, mergers and acquisitions are the company's main business. To support me in the United States to get involved in pharmaceutical, chemical, arms and other businesses. In the future, the investment company should directly wholly own a financial and accounting firm, a law firm or a small bank holding a small bank, and when it is more mature, open branches in the United Kingdom, China, and Japan.
This company only serves the industry created by itself, and does not accept external business commissions. I will work with you in the early days of this company, and then I will focus on the industry, and the company will be supported by you! ”
"Mr. Li, thank you for trusting me so much, I will do my best to fulfill your wishes, I guarantee my loyalty to you!"
"Good! Isaac, that's all I'm going to say. There will be a chance to communicate again in the future. There is a rumor that the United States is ready to abolish the current dollar currency and issue a new one. What do you think? ”
Isaac thought for a while and said, "Mr. Li, although I don't know much about the situation in the United States, combined with the crisis in the United States, I think it is more likely!" ”
"If it's true, is there an opportunity to take advantage of it?"
"Yes. It is usually a loan in US dollars from a bank, and the contract must be tightly written. When exchanging dollars for other currencies, there are two ways to repay the loan, either by using the terms of the contract to return the equivalent amount of new dollars, or by purchasing old dollars for repayment. As you know, the US is a financial scoundrel played by the state, and many people will not be able to get information within the time limit set by the United States for the exchange of the new version of the dollar, and many people will be harmed. We are relatively small now, and we don't have a good reason to borrow, so we won't have big gains. ”
"It doesn't matter how much. For us, even if there is no gain, the loss is at most short-term loan interest, which is insignificant, and I put another 80,000 marks into the company's account. With mortgages on estates and apartments, you're good to go. One is that the company has some business activities in Switzerland, and the other is that you are also a hot hand. ”
A Mauser pistol cartridge semi-automatic rifle was selected for Mrs. Streisand, and the rest was given to Woody for product samples. He exchanged his contact information in Germany and China with Isaac and Woody, and the Swiss purchase was about less than 20,000 marks, and he wrote a check to Woody.
Chiyo came to Switzerland to shop and see the scenery, and he was happy like a "happy bird", which was Chiyo's own welfare.
and Mrs. Streisand and the Woody family reluctantly said goodbye. Taking Woody and Michael back to Berlin, Hoffman had to leave a few days late.