Lord of Industrialization

An episode in front of the bank gate did not delay Lilu's payment of wages to the sailors. In the most luxurious VIP room, she gave the allocation slip to the president, and more than ten minutes later the sailors received it at the special counter. The salary and bonus for this voyage around the west side of the continent.

After Lilu completed the transfer, she returned to the mansion purchased by Dawn Chamber of Commerce's office in Amstel City. Lunch time was approaching, and several people at the dining table were studying a telegram.

Shupaiya, the president of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce, and Baron Adiken, the maritime ally, have been here for half a month. Lilu just came back at midnight yesterday, and the three of them studied the secret message sent by Frederick this morning.

Shupaiya said: I received a secret message from Duke Wesson a month ago, asking me to pay attention to the tulip market. It is already a crumbling house. I don't know who will kick a fatal kick at what time. .”

Baron Adikon shook his head and said: Tulips are so crazy now. Many young men in my place talk about it when they have free time, and they throw all their saved money into it.

Not long ago, I received a telegram from Duke Wesson specifically talking about this matter. I relied on his reputation to make those brats throw away their goods.

A red-haired girl sitting next to Lilu said: I found out that the price of tulips this month is 30% higher than last month. It doesn't look like there is a problem.

This Christina is the bodyguard leader, personal bodyguard and secretary that Lilu found not long ago in London, England. Her grandfather is an instructor at the sailor school run by Frederick and is a middle-level cadre. .

Baron Adikon was familiar with her grandfather and said to her: No one dares to disbelieve Duke Wesson's words when it comes to money-related matters.

Shupaiya nodded and said: Yes, the Guild Hall Alliance was on the verge of bankruptcy before. Later, Duke Wesson asked us to analyze the information left behind and start an insurance industry. Within a few years, our Dawn Chamber of Commerce developed.

Christina heard about the Dawn Chamber of Commerce and felt it was magical, so she decided to ask about it when she had time.

While talking, Lilu finished studying the secret telegram sent by Frederick this morning and said: Frederick banned us from participating in the tulip business from the beginning. We have been running outside without any impact.

He plans to take this opportunity to buy a group of ships and follow the teacher to destroy the pirates. All the expenses will be paid by the Dawn Chamber of Commerce.

I think... he started preparing to build a navy.

Shupaiya also said: The instructions he gave me were similar, to acquire as many industries as possible, preferably overseas chambers of commerce with trade licenses.

Christina asked Lilu in a low voice: Is Weisen State far away from the sea?

If it's just maritime trade with armed merchant ships, then there's no need for warships, right?

Lilu didn't answer.

At this time Shupaiya remembered something and whispered: I heard a rumor that the lowland government and the nobles of the Kingdom of Gaul colluded to use public funds to invest in tulips. If the price of tulips falls, I am afraid that they will not be able to repay the public debt next year.

Then he looked at Lilu and said, I think the land under Miss Lilu's name may be increasing again.

Everyone knows that Lilu is Frederick's white glove. Now Frederick is very rich. If the regional government has no money to repay its debts, I am afraid that the Kingdom of Gaul, which is also affected by the collapse of the Tulip House, will not be able to help. It can be done in a short time. Only Frederick.

But there is no reason for people to help you pay back such a large sum of money for no reason, so just use the land to pay it off for hundreds of years.

Lilu just shook her head slightly and said, Don't discuss this matter anymore. If it really comes to this point, Frederick needs to handle it personally.

She knew Frederick's overall plans for the lowlands. This was the sphere of influence of the Kingdom of Gaul. Overexpansion would cause conflicts. Now was not the time for conflict.

Shupaiya consciously lowered his position by half to hers and changed the subject: During this period, I mobilized a large amount of funds in the name of preparing to enter the tulip market. Wesson Bank originally planned to allocate a sum of money, but it was postponed due to the impact of the war. By mid-July.”

I heard rumors that there are too many places that need to spend money after the war. I'm afraid that even if the money comes, it will be much less.

There is another problem that may be serious, food.

More than 90% of the grain produced from the land we cultivated was shipped to Wesson. The local grain production has been much less due to the tulips. The price of imported grain in the past two years has not been low.

If the price of tulips collapses, many ordinary citizens lose their goods, and food prices fail to come down, it may cause turmoil.

Lilu frowned. She was a local and her family and friends lived here. If there was turmoil, she could easily be attacked because she nominally controls a large amount of food.

I will handle this matter. She turned around and said, Christina, send a telegram to Frederick after lunch and ask him to authorize me to handle this year's summer and autumn harvests.

Wesson now needs to import a large amount of food, especially during the war. In the next long period of time, the gap will be larger due to the construction of new territories. Farms in the lowland areas are important food security bases.

The business world is not only about killing and scalding opponents to death, but also about worldly relationships. Shupaiya wants to use the food here to become a hero, but he doesn't dare to do so.

Baron Adikon looked at his student with satisfaction, recalling the way she bit her lip to hold on despite being extremely frightened when she first took her out to sea and encountered a storm. In the blink of an eye, she had grown into a decision-maker who dared to take the initiative to take on heavy burdens.

At this time someone came over and whispered a few words in Shupaiya's ear.

Shupaiya frowned and said to everyone: The latest news is that the Sea Flame Chamber of Commerce has sold all the tulips on hand, without leaving any seeds. The delivery will be on the 25th of this month. Tonight, the technology for long-term preservation of tulip bulbs will be auctioned.

It would be nothing if this news came in the past, but combined with Frederick's telegram today, it always makes people feel that there is some coincidence or connection.

Christina said: I have heard of them. They should be the white gloves of a certain royal family. In recent years, they have gained a high reputation in the circle by selling tulips and have cultivated many precious new varieties.

But they have always had a chief commercial officer named Jess come forward. No one knows who the president is, not even whether he is a man or a woman.

Everyone discussed it and found that they had no clue, so they put it aside for now.

It was lunch time. Lilu and Christina had just returned from the sea. The main course in front of them was mainly vegetables.

Their plates were surrounded by a ring of grilled sausage slices, and the center dish consisted of spinach, radicchio, and carrots cooked in separate pots, drained, and mashed with butter, salt, and parsley. , a local specialty.

Shupaiya and Baron Adikon ate fish fillets and shrimps wrapped in flour and deep-fried, and served with their favorite sauces and fruits.

Everyone continued to chat about tulips while eating, and after discussing taking advantage of the opportunity to buy low prices, they talked about the shipyard in Wesson.

As planned, Lilu's Flying Tulip will rest in the city of Amstel for a period of time, and then go to the shipyard for a thorough repair and inspection to accumulate experience for the new ship.

At the end of lunch preparations, a new message brought by a telegram made everyone confused - they came to play at dawn for a few days.