Escorted by several detectives, Tes** boarded the train to Roswell.

Simultaneously with him, there was also a telegram taken by Chen Jianqiu to get there.

Holmes, chairman of Roswell's science committee, was given notice to build an electrical laboratory there.

Again, this costs a lot of money.

Not to mention the huge amount of money required for subsequent mass production and the laying of the power grid.

In the specific situation, Chen Jianqiu decided to let his legal and financial center conduct an assessment.

The center has two locations, one in New York and one in Santa Fe.

The team, led by Mr. Dylan, includes many outstanding accountants and lawyers in the industry, and manages financial and legal matters including but not limited to commercial matters for Chen Jianqiu.

And in New York, it's just upstairs from his office.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this building is Chen Jianqiu's old nest in the east.

On the first floor is the International Gunpowder Association, upstairs is the Legal and Financial Center, and next door are the Chinese American Voters' Union and the Border Detective Agency.

He even saved money for the security guards.

A day later, in the afternoon, Mr. Silas, the accountant, walked into Mr. Chen's office with a stack of statements.

Mr. Sellars previously worked for Deloitte and Citibank in the United Kingdom, and is now the Chief Accountant of Chen Jianqiu.

He spread out the reports one by one on the large desk in front of Chen Jianqiu, ready to report to him one by one.

"Let's get to the point, Mr. Silas." Chen Jianqiu turned around and walked to the sideboard and poured Silas a cup of coffee, "I need your professional advice." ”

"As a result of the acquisition of an equity stake in Pacific Corporation, our cash flow is very tight and we may need to sell some of our assets or cut some of our unprofitable businesses to provide liquidity."

Silas took the coffee and took Chen Jianqiu through the reports one by one.

"Refinery production capacity and sales are bottlenecked, and our main markets are now limited to New Mexico and north-central Mexico. But as we all know, these places are not looked down upon by Rockefeller, and the market is very limited. ”

"Saltpeter raw materials are making us a lot of money, but the Rockefeller Company is using their resources in the UK to start secondary processing of raw materials and is using the advantage of capital to erode our market share."

"The bullets and guns in the local arsenal are selling very well, but they need to share the stock market with Winchester and Colt, and there is no possibility of a sharp increase for the time being."

"The Border Detective Agency is doing a very good business, but because it has been expanding and incurring a lot of costs, it can only maintain its own operations."

Chen Jianqiu looked over one by one.

He made a lot of money in these industries, but he was limited by competitors and the market, and could not provide more profits in a short period of time.

As for other industries.

The mass production of chemical fertilizers has not yet been realized, and market expansion is a dream;

The minerals of several mines have either not yet come up, or all of them are supplied to their own downstream industries;

Sanjiang Bank provided support to the best of its ability for the acquisition, and the risk of further acquisition would be greater.

The land in New Mexico can't be moved for the time being, it's the basic plate, and besides, it's not worth a lot of money for the time being.

It really can't be done, continue to issue bonds, anyway, in the 19th century, there was no financial regulation, these years, in terms of financing, each has shown its ability.

Besides, it's not that I don't pay it back, so it's definitely not a fraud.

Chen Jianqiu continued to look down.

His gaze suddenly stopped on a line of shocking minus.

"How come Makqin has always been a loss?" Chen Jianqiu was a little confused, "Didn't he get an order from the British army?" ”

"That may have to be written to him personally, this gentleman is obsessed with improving his machine guns, and has not sold a few of them so far." Silas shrugged, "But I heard he's got British citizenship." ”

"No, I'll go to England and ask him." Chen Jianqiu said.

It takes just over a week to get to Liverpool by boat from New York, and then a day or two drive to get to Kent.

Chen Jianqiu said to go.

He has not been there since the establishment of the arsenal in Kent.

At that time, the British Empire was at its peak.

The Industrial Revolution and colonialism can be seen everywhere on the British Isles.

Large-scale factories, imported products from all over the world, and the arrogant look of the locals who are "the best in the world" are reminded by outsiders all the time.

The most powerful country in this world is still Britain.

Chen Jianqiu soon arrived at his factory in Kent.

Hiram Makqin had no idea he was coming.

Therefore, when Chen Jianqiu saw him, it was already afternoon.

He had just returned from the British General Staff in London, and his face was full of sorrow.

"Huh? Boss? What are you doing here? ”

Seeing Chen Jianqiu, who was fiddling with the machine gun in the courtyard of the arsenal, Makqin was stunned.

"I heard you've got British citizenship? Mixed well, huh? Chen Jianqiu straightened up and patted the barrel of the machine gun.

"Mr. Hunt got it for me." Makqin confessed, "But he can't resist the people in the General Staff at all." ”

He was a little helpless: "The people in the General Staff insisted that Hunter exaggerated the power of the machine gun in order to flaunt their merits. ”

Chen Jianqiu originally wanted to blurt out a question: This is the reason why you can't sell a Makqin?

But he held back.

"You can invite them to come and visit." Chen Jianqiu said patiently.

"I've sent them many invitations, but there has been no response, and they may still trust their Gatling a little more." Makqin said.

This is clearly being put on the table.

"What about Churchill? Is he in London? Chen Jianqiu suddenly remembered this person.

This man is a real aristocrat, and they had a good impression of each other when they were in Chile before.

"It is said that after returning from Chile, his brother felt that he had almost perfected himself outside, so he found him a position as a close minister by Prince Edward's side."

"He would come over every now and then, and last week he asked me when you would come." "He also regretted it, because he was one of the people who reported to the General Staff in the first place." ”

"Why don't you ask him for help?" Chen Jianqiu was a little puzzled.

"It's useless to look for him, he's just a prince's follower, although the prince likes him very much." Makqin said.

"He's useless, but Prince Edward does."

Chen Jianqiu was even more strange, he had never felt that Makqin was so stupid as he was today.

Was his brain blown stupid when he tested the machine gun, or was he deliberately playing dumb?

But then, Makqin quickly told the truth:

"Prince Edward is not treated well by the Queen, because the Queen has always thought that his behavior is ridiculous, so she has not let him be exposed to government affairs until now."

Chen Jianqiu suddenly realized.

It turned out to be a gentleman who was despised by Queen Victoria, no wonder Maxim was at a loss.

According to his experience in dealing with the British, the gang of people in the General Staff must be very difficult, and the two people who introduced him could not speak, which made Maxim a little desperate.

However, the gentleman is also a prince and the future heir to the throne.

This kind of person, if you can't do it, it's really a breakthrough.

"Can you contact Churchill, I want to see him!"

Chen Jianqiu said.