Second, the iron ore is transferred to the port of Panama to avoid being found out who owns the iron ore and where it is transported.

But Elizabeth thought about it and soon realized that something was wrong.

The so-called Chilean iron ore is very likely to be the origin of Stark's nonsense.

Even the last time Stark and Margaret said that the iron ore mining area was in Southeast Asia, it was nonsense.

Maybe it's other countries in Latin America, after all, Latin America is rich in iron ore, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Argentina, and Bolivia all have iron ore exports.

However, Bolivia is the most unlucky, with huge iron ore reserves, but no access to the sea.

Not even a decent railway.

If you want to find out which country and which iron ore area, even if England investigates with the power of the country, it is not so easy to find.

In this era when there is no Internet and communication relies on landline telephones and telegraphs, it may take years to check it, and there may not be results.

The iron ore in Chu Xiangqian's hand has nothing to do with any mining area in the world, no matter how he investigates, he can't find out the source in the end.

In the end, the English will only think that they have not found it, or that they have not found it in the right direction.

I didn't realize that so much iron ore actually appeared out of thin air.

——

Elizabeth thought about it, and still felt that as long as she could buy iron ore, it would be good for England.

As for the source of iron ore, hiding it from Downing Street is actually a good thing for the royal family.

At least this resource is in the hands of the royal family, which can be regarded as enhancing the influence of the royal family.

Then Elizabeth thought that maybe the mining area could really be in Southeast Asia.

This time, Stark called, perhaps because he had signed a contract with the company on the east coast of the United States, but the other party suddenly regretted it.

This led to the ship having to dock at a port in Panama.

Calling Margaret was just going to ask one more potential buyer.

But if England can buy this batch of ore this time, Stark will be more willing to continue to cooperate in the future.

Thinking of this, Elizabeth and his wife immediately decided to eat this batch of iron ore.

Not only can they find a new source of iron ore for England's steel companies, but they can also make a profit from it.

Philips saw that his daughter-in-law nodded slightly to himself, and immediately said to Margaret, "What is Stark's phone number, I will talk to him directly about iron ore." ”

Margaret hesitated to look at Philips with an anxious look on her face.

Seeing that Philips was secretly broken, Elizabeth also complained in her heart, but fortunately, Margaret thought about it, her man was much more powerful than Philips.

It is simply impossible to take advantage of him.

Maybe Philips did take advantage of it, but in fact, it suffered a big loss.

However, this did not prevent Margaret from taking the opportunity to bargain for more autonomy from her sister.

After Chu Xiangqian received a call from Philips, he hinted to this guy that if the iron ore was formal, he immediately guessed his thoughts.

If you want to take the opportunity to lower the price, you are thinking too much.

It's a big deal to call Norton, Mountbatten behind Norton, and he will also not let go of the opportunity to make money and expand his influence.

One bite is fixed, $11 per ton, otherwise it will be sold to the Mi people.

Philips silently calculated, excluding freight, it seems that it doesn't make much.

But on second thought, if the people of the steel company were to be responsible for transporting the iron ore, then the ore would make $200,000 at least.

There are also 50,000 in pounds.

If it was just this batch, Philips and his wife naturally didn't care, but since they mistakenly thought that Chu Xiangqian had shares in the iron ore mining area.

In the future, there will naturally be no shortage of iron ore, maybe there will be a batch every two or three months in the future, and Philips will naturally not give up.

Moreover, England's steel production last year was less than 16 million tons, and the iron ore needed was tens of millions of tons better because of the different iron content.

About 2 million tons a year, the share may only be 5%, but iron ore with an iron content of 70% must be the favorite resource of all iron and steel enterprises.

If these 2 million tons are made of steel, they may account for about 8% of the steel output.

This data is also a lot for the steel industry.

Philips even wondered if it was going to buy some of the shares of the iron and steel companies that bought this batch of iron ore.

Only need to reduce the cost by 5%, and the steel companies that cooperate with them may crush other competitors.

The only thing that needs to be scrupulous is that there is no guarantee now, whether Chu Xiangqian said that there will be a batch of iron ore with 70% iron content in two or three months, whether it is true.

Philips asked tentatively, "Stark, can we sign a supply contract?" ”

Chu Xiangqian was naturally willing to maintain a stable cooperative relationship with Philips, but he only thought about it for a few seconds before pretending to be embarrassed and said.

"Sorry, this business is still in its infancy, and I don't get much of it. And there are many business partners that we have been working with.

I can't give you any definite guarantees. ”

When Philips heard this, he mistakenly thought that Chu Xiangqian wanted to ask other partners if they would offer a higher price.

Or use iron ore as chips in exchange for other businesses.

"Stark, with your relationship with Peggy, we're the ones you can trust. ”

Margaret's nickname is Peggy, and the person who can call her that is the closest person is the closest person.

Chu Xiangqian smiled at the corner of his mouth, but Margaret in London looked a little unsightly.

If it weren't for being pulled by Elizabeth, this chick would definitely run over and grab the microphone, so that Chu Xiangqian didn't have to care about Philips' words.

Chu Xiangqian smiled at the corner of his mouth, and sighed as if he was embarrassed, "Okay, I can promise for the time being that the iron ore in the next half a year will be sold to you at a price of $11."

I don't care who you're selling it to or what the price is.

Moreover, I want farms and pastures in England, not cash. ”

Philips's face is happy, half a year is half a year, and after a long time of cooperation, the average person will rarely replace a partner.

And Chu Xiangqian doesn't want money, but farms and pastures, in Philips's heart, he can take the opportunity to make a fortune.

4 million dollars, that is, 1 million pounds, this kind of large farm and ranch is not easy to find, but for Philips, just knowing the potential sellers, there are more than a dozen nobles.

Since you understand the situation of the other party, it is actually easy to take the opportunity to reduce the price.

Wait for Chu Xiangqian and Philips to finish chatting about the details, how to hand over and how to transport this batch of iron ore, and then talk to Margaria.

As soon as this chick heard that the farms and ranches in England would also be under the name of the M&S Fund, and even handed over to her to take care of, Margaret's dissatisfaction with Chu Xiangqian disappeared without a trace in an instant.

But this chick still didn't forget to remind Chu Xiangqian that at Christmas, she had to fly to London to accompany her.

For Chu Xiangqian, as long as the control of the fund is in his own hands, it is equivalent to the farming and pasture in his own hands.

After the call, Margaret said Chu Xiangqian's words, and Elizabeth and Philips were immediately surprised.

followed by a few words of flattery to Margaret with a little envy, but in their hearts, the couple felt more and more that cooperating with Chu Xiangqian was the right decision.

The beneficiaries of the M&S fund are Chu Xiangqian, Margaret, and their children.

It means that the vast majority of the fund's income and power are in the hands of Margaret and his children.

Of course, the premise is that Margaret and Chu Xiangqian have children, otherwise fools know that it is impossible for Chu Xiangqian to hand over the power of the fund to Margaret.

But if you have a child, it is logical for the child to inherit the fund.

This is also tantamount to enhancing the influence of the royal family in disguise.

Elizabeth and Philips naturally welcomed with both hands.

As for whether Margaret will still be worried about the throne, Margaret has lost the qualification to compete for the throne since Chu Qianqian got married, and Margaret still maintains a relationship with him.

In the future, the two will have children, not to mention.

——

After Chu Xiangqian hung up the phone, he went to the Peruvian embassy in Panama City again.

I found the official who had issued my passport last time, opened the canvas bag, took out 10 gold bars from it and put it on the table.

"I want a batch of iron ore export procedures."

Gonzalez looked at the 10 large yellow croakers and swallowed.

10 is $3,150, which is more than his salary in a year.

And gold has a greater impact than cash.

People tend to subconsciously think that gold is worth more than paper money.

But as soon as he heard about the export procedures for iron ore, Gonzalez immediately knew that this money was not enough.

Chu Xiangqian smiled at the corner of his mouth, as long as the other party did not refuse, then everything was easy to say.

He took out 10 gold bars from the canvas bag.

Gonzalez smiled and asked, "How many tons of iron ore export approval documents do you need to approve?" ”

Chu Xiangqian wanted to say 360,000, but after thinking about it, people in Panamanian ports are also extremely easy to buy.

Otherwise, Frank would have brought so much grain that he wouldn't have thought of getting off the ship and storing it in the dock warehouse.

"50,000 tons, and I hope 5 export licenses of 10,000 tons."

Gonzalez still had some regret after listening to it, 50,000 tons sounds like a lot, but in bulk commodities, 50,000 tons is only the cargo of a 50,000-ton cargo ship.

In Panama, where there are an average of 40 mega freighters per day, there are too few.

Gonzalez wanted to extort more money, but he didn't know how to start.

After thinking about it, Gonzalez's heart suddenly moved, and he said to Chu Xiangqian, "SIR, how about a gold bar and an export license for 10,000 tons of goods?" ”

This made Chu Xiangqian scold himself in his heart, he thought that the approval would be very strict, but he didn't expect that people didn't care what you exported or where you exported.

As long as money is given, they issue licenses.

And a 10,000-ton iron ore license can allow you to complete the procedures for 10,000 tons of iron ore, and then earn 110,000 US dollars.

A large yellow croaker is only $3,150.

2.8% benefit fee, Chu Xiangqian agreed without even thinking about it.

Agreed to trade at the café outside the embassy tomorrow, Chu Xiang left with a canvas bag.

The next day, 80 gold bars were successfully exchanged for 100 sheets, and 10,000 tons of iron ore were exported.

However, what Gonzalez didn't expect was that Chu Xiangqian was also very dark.

The largest tonnage of ships in the Panama Canal is 76,000 tons.

36 divided by 7.6 equals 4.73, and 5 giant freighters can carry all this iron ore.

But the documents that Chu handed to the port officials did not contain 36 export permits, but 5 and $10,000 in cash.

Then he paid someone to load iron ore on the ship, but Chu Xiangqian didn't have the heart to wait here.

He put all the certificates and documents in a large envelope, waited in Panama City for a day and a night, and handed them over to the people sent by Philips.

Chu Xiangqian flew back to Santa Barbara County on a rented private jet.

I stayed quietly in the ranch for another 10 days, and it was late December.

In the past two days, Chu Xiangqian received a call from Margaret from London every day, and knew that the chick was urging him to fly to London early to accompany her for Christmas.

I can only tell Xiao Lan'er again that I have to go on a business trip again.

Fortunately, after Chu Xiangqian came back from Panama, he stayed in the ranch for 10 days, and although Xiao Lan'er was reluctant, she didn't say much.

Pull Hong Kong Sheng to clean up his salute.

Chu Xiangqian looked at the two daughters-in-law and hesitated for a moment, then walked to the two of them, pulled the two of them to sit on the edge of the bed and asked, "Do you want to go back to Hong Kong Island first, when I am busy with this matter, I have to go back to the capital."

Why don't I take you back with me? ”

Xue Jinglan didn't have an opinion, but Hong Kong Sheng wanted to stay in the ranch and accompany his aunt and them.

After all, there are no relatives in the capital now, but if Chu Xiangqian lives in the courtyard at Qianmen during his time in the capital, Hong Kong Sheng feels that he is already a senior brother.

Then you should follow him and serve him.

whispered her thoughts, and without waiting for Chu Xiangqian to speak, Xue Jinglan immediately put her arms around Chu Xiangqian and said, "Brother Xiangqian, after returning to the capital, we will simply move to the front door." ”

To put it bluntly, although Xue Jinglan married a chicken and lived in a courtyard in Luoguxiang, she preferred to live in a courtyard with a single courtyard.

The only thing that made her scruple was that the courtyard in front of her was a three-entry courtyard, in case something happened to Chu Xiangqian one day, she lived in it alone, and it was false to say that she was not afraid.

But if you are accompanied by a Hong Kong student, plus two hunting dogs, it will be different.

Of course, if Hong Kong Sheng doesn't go back, Xue Jinglan can also go back to her parents' house for a few days.

Chu Xiangqian thought about it, so he simply let the two daughters-in-law, Sister Tao, the three sisters Zhaodi, and Zhang Tianzhi's four bodyguards return to Hong Kong Island first.

When he comes back from London, he will take Sister Tao and the four of them to the Qianmen Courtyard in the capital together.

As for the master and the mother, the five old men and old ladies can still move by themselves, and when they are in the capital, they also take care of themselves.

There is no shortage of food and drink on this side of the ranch, and there are cowboys and cowgirls who can help take care of them.

If you want to buy something, the master can call Simon and the cowboy to accompany him to the town to buy.

When Hong Kong students heard that Chu Xiangqian asked him to return to Hong Kong Island, and that there were cowboys who could take care of the master, he nodded obediently and agreed.

At a glance, she knew that in her heart, her man was more important.

As for Aiyuan, I don't want to go back to Hong Kong Island or Beijing at all.

Chu Xiangqian thought that his sister was fascinated by the scenery on the surface of the country.

But after asking in private, I was relieved.

(End of chapter)