Alexander's hesitant decision is in line with everyone's heart, and not everyone can generously give up their interests. He had been working in a hotel business for half his life, and it was actually impossible for him to move into other industries. His so-called desire to partner with Du Lin was actually a long-term investment. He took out the money to join Dulin's plan, and then paid him dividends in proportion every year, which was much better than depositing it in the bank.
But when Du Lin pointed out that he had a gold mine in his hands and wanted to partner with him, he hesitated.
He didn't know how to answer Du Lin's question. If he answered yes, did Du Lin really intend to partner with him in the hotel business? Does it mean that he was no longer the person in the company who could decide anything with one word? Do you think Du Lin will have a share of the money you may earn in the future? If you answer unwillingly, will there be a crack in the relationship with Dulin, and will it make Dulin feel that he is a very stingy person
No one can be generous in the face of money, especially when the money involved may be counted in millions.
Du Lin suddenly laughed. He patted Alexander on the shoulder, looked at his confused eyes and said, "Okay, I'm not kidding you anymore. How can I still have the money to build hotels everywhere? I was just joking, but What I said is my true opinion. The hotel industry has great potential for development. Instead of doing something unfamiliar, it is better to do something familiar to you. "
He patted Alexander on the shoulder, and after the two clinked glasses, Dulin left temporarily.
After the banquet was over, Scott approached Dulin again. He was also present and heard Dulin's "high remarks." Scott is from the city hall. He only has a vague understanding of business operations, but he is very good at politics and cares about it. As Dulin said, the empire's economy is rapidly recovering from post-war ruin, and there are already signs of this in the imperial capital and more developed areas.
The senior officials of the empire believe that this has a lot to do with the new party's governing philosophy. Compared with the rigid ruling method of the aristocracy, the new party's governing philosophy is more in line with the current situation in the empire and closer to international trends.
Why did the Empire lose to those monkeys from the Federation in the Great Patriotic War? It's not that the empire's weapons are inferior to those of the other side. In terms of weapons, the empire's sophisticated war weapons and weapon-carrying platforms can be said to be superior to the weapons of the Federation. What made the empire almost lose this war was economic issues and soft power issues. The best weapon-carrying platform can hold at least ten times the number of federal combat units of the same level. But the problem is that the federation does not come with ten, but twenty, thirty or even fifty.
Like a tsunami, it directly destroyed the empire's defense line. When the empire began to take it seriously and fight back, it was embarrassing to find that their production capacity could not keep up with the money and they were not enough! This also made the empire realize the importance of economy. The first thing the new party did after coming to power was to liberate the suppression of merchants by the royal family and aristocrats during the imperial period, which also led to a rapid recovery of the empire's economic environment.
Like many choices, letting go of those businessmen and the capital in their hands has resulted in effective returns, but it has also brought a certain degree of trouble, such as monopoly.
From a political point of view, monopoly is an unhealthy business model, but in order to quickly restore economic strength and rebuild the foundation of the empire, the empire had to let go of power at that time. But now the empire is a little helpless against the big capitalists and conglomerates who are starting to go crazy. They occupy absolute leadership positions in every industry, and touching their sensitive nerves is like poking a hornet's nest.
This is related to the current social stability and sustainable development of the entire empire. Each trust enterprise represents hundreds of thousands or even millions or more employees behind them. If so many unemployed people suddenly appear in the society, One can imagine to what extent public order will be destroyed! The empire could not solve the problem of trusts and could only change its way of thinking. They no longer wanted to dismember these trust companies, but wanted to manage them in a controllable way.
But another problem also arises. Although the empire has a department in charge of business, it actually does not have any power, because the power is firmly controlled by the members of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce. Those in the Chamber of Commerce will only think that the power in their hands is not strong enough, and capital has not yet fully gained true freedom. How can they make their own rules to restrain themselves? This has become a point of conflict. The New Party wants to take back the power of the Chamber of Commerce, but the Chamber of Commerce will not give it!
Scott came to Dulin just to ask if Dulin had any ideas to solve this matter. In fact, Scott did not think that Dulin could do this. The reason why he came to Dulin was just to marvel at Dulin. Based on his performance at the banquet, maybe he can come up with some effective solution? However, he soon became disappointed. This was not something Dulin could solve. Capital itself was harmless, but it became troublesome when driven by interests.
In another world, in order to dismantle monopolies in various industries, Western countries lost countless people and conducted many shady transactions before the monopoly could exist in a form acceptable to everyone. Here, Dulin thinks that neither himself nor Scott nor the mayor behind him can do this!
In the evening, Alexander contacted Dulin. As a thank you for Dulin answering his doubts today, he invited Dulin to participate in a card game. This meant that Dulin had successfully integrated into Ilian's social circle and had the ability to a certain status.
You must know that gambling is an illegal behavior in the Yaoxing Empire. Gambling has been labeled with a very serious label since the theocratic era. As early as in the ******* period, the priests believed that gambling was an act of indulging one's own desires. This act was the breeding ground for greed and could also attract the gaze of the devil. In the context of that era, anything related to the devil or the devil would not go well. Many people who gambled openly were tied to the judgment stake and burned alive.
Sometimes religion does have some overcorrection problems, and of course that can also be understood as a characteristic of the times.
In the subsequent imperial period, gambling and casinos were also prohibited. Any game that uses money as chips or cash settlement can be regarded as gambling. The reason for such a strict ban is not without reason. In the early days of the empire, many people lost their property through gambling, including their lands and houses and anything they could sell.
Some of them became slaves in order to pay off their debts, but some others went astray. They committed crimes to obtain more money for gambling, hoping to repay their debts, which formed a A vicious cycle. In order to put an end to this kind of behavior, the imperial law directly copied the theocratic law and imposed heavy sentences on all those who opened casinos and participated in gambling.
Just like the more you ban something, the more widespread it becomes among the people. After going through a period of high pressure, this game that everyone loves has revived again. Maybe the royal family also understands that some things cannot be banned just by issuing a decree, so they changed the terms and turned a blind eye. One Eye, as long as the amount of gambling is not large, he doesn't care much.
Private gambling is actually not serious, and there are not many, because everyone has little money. However, this behavior is more common among the rich. At the same time, only rich people with good connections will organize card games and invite friends to join. This obviously criminal behavior allows these rich people to experience the excitement, deepen their friendship with each other, and kill some time at the same time.
Dulin agreed to the invitation from Alexander without much thought. He also wanted to see what gambling in this world was like.
The card game was on the fourth floor of the Alexander Hotel, in a suite. When Dulin stepped into the room, the card game had already started. Five people sat at a table, holding cards in their hands. After they greeted Dulin, the game continued, and there was no way to integrate new players until it was over. Dulin didn't plan to sit down and play right away. He wanted to see how they played the game first.
After watching it for a short while, he roughly understood the rules of this kind of gambling. It sounded a bit like blackjack in a dream. Then Du Lin exchanged the chips and sat down. The largest denomination was one hundred yuan, and the smallest denomination was ten yuan. In fact, everyone was not playing a big game. It was a card game, but it was better said to be a way of socializing. Playing cards has become second at this time, and communication is first.
After playing for a while, Du Lin became familiar with the rules, and the atmosphere became more relaxed. He threw a card into the discard area, asked for a new card, and asked casually: "If I want to buy a boat, Who should I contact?”
Alexander was the organizer of the card game and it was he who invited Dulin, so it was natural for him to answer this question. He looked at everyone's cards on the table and threw two 100-yuan chips on, "Just ask that guy Garfield. He is very familiar with the people at the shipyard. You can buy ready-made ones from there, or you can Ask them to order it, but if you order it, you may have to wait a while and it won’t be ready that quickly.”
"By the way, why do you suddenly want to buy a boat? Do you want to go fishing? Or take the girl for a ride?" Alexander was a little curious. Dulin didn't need a boat in his current career, so he naturally thought of it. Go elsewhere.
Du Lin withdrew all the small stack of chips he had on hand and replied casually: "I have some business that requires a ship, and the cost of shipping is much cheaper than a steam locomotive!"
(End of chapter)