There are seven exploratory landmasses in the entire world, three of which are in the east and four in the west. The Yaoxing Empire and the Federation are located on the northernmost continent among the four continents. There are also many people, many countries, and many... wars on the other three continents.
Just like the Eastern envoys who once came to this continent looked down upon the environment where wars were constantly breaking out like wild beasts, the people on this called the Northern Continent also looked down on the people on the other three continents. They were more barbaric and more ferocious. Being backward, a unified civilization has not emerged so far, even in the past.
A series of reasons such as gaps in technology, culture, and social structure have allowed the Northern Continent to occupy a very important position in the Western world, among which the Shining Star Empire and the Federation are considered the best. There are three countries further south in the Federation, and you can enter the Eastern Continent through a narrow "corridor". The wars between these countries have basically never stopped. This is also the reason why they lag behind in all aspects. There is not enough time to develop technology and civilization. Naturally, in many places, they are not as good as the Northern Continent, which has unified the civilization of the continent several times.
Of course, although there are now five countries on this landmass.
The reason why businessmen suddenly want to buy islands that they once didn't even bother to look at is related to a naval battle last month. On the other side of the strait, a war broke out between two countries because the "other party invaded" their own territory. Many people started fighting in this war. After fighting for more than half a month, both sides became angry and began to discuss who would win. Who loses, who is justified and who is not justified.
During this process, they discovered that Western countries did not have a clear division of maritime territory, so no one knew who in the two patrol ships had infringed on other people's territory and was counterattacked. In short, they had been talking nonsense about each other. .
Until some time ago, those countries believed that in addition to having a clear concept of territory, they should also add territorial waters, and initiated relevant content and invited major heads of state or foreign affairs representatives to participate in discussions and research. They plan to do so on the 2nd of next month. It was on February 2 that international laws and conventions on territorial waters were signed in the Federal State of Komoi.
After this incident broke out, the businessmen knew about it before the people from the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They even got some finalized contents of the convention, one of which roughly stated how many kilometers of sea area extended from the national territory was the national territorial sea. If there are still islands on this sea, then the islands will serve as new "land bases" and continue to extend outward.
There is a little surprise here, because there are many islands on the western continent, and war broke out again among several countries to compete for these islands.
After the merchants heard the news, the first thought was that the islands were valuable, because the islands represented "territory on the sea", and the empire would also pay attention to these islands. No matter how these islands were dealt with in the end, they were all profitable transactions. A good business, a better business, is not necessarily money, but something more valuable than money.
So they made a time lag and wanted to buy some islands in their hands. It's unclear whether they want to run it themselves, or use these islands as bargaining chips to negotiate terms with the empire to obtain other benefits, because they first need to have islands.
Neither Halston nor Dulin knew about this. After the royal family of the empire was elevated, the entire country had very little contact with the outside world. Coupled with the economic depression and the Great Recession caused after the war, the cabinet's focus was not on those at all. Foreign countries and foreigners who may not interact with each other for several years or more, their focus is entirely on a series of social issues that revive the empire and revitalize the economy.
There are very few people in the country who know these things, but they have miscalculated Dulin's purpose of purchasing these islands. If he just wanted to make a fortune, he might sell the islands to these people.
But not only did he know the word territorial waters, he also knew what kind of convenience a completely private territory could bring to him, and he even said something very extreme. If Dulin can no longer survive in the empire, the Federation may launch a war to welcome him. reason? Those islands close to the empire's coastline are the reason. After mastering these islands, the Federation's siege and distress on the empire on the sea will be unprecedentedly improved, restricting the empire's maritime development, which is equivalent to holding an extra knife in its hand.
So no matter what, Dulin will not sell these islands, no matter what price the other party offers.
When he returned to the manor in the evening, Jose was already waiting for him in the manor. He came here to deliver a message. Nasha wanted to see him tomorrow.
After Dulin left Ilian, the manor became vacant, and Jose bought his own house in District 2. He got a lot of money from the gold robbery. Although his net worth is definitely not as rich as Du Fu, there is always four or five million. It's just that he feels that compared to the houses in the first district that cost more than 200,000 yuan, the houses in the second district that cost 70,000 to 80,000 yuan are obviously more economical and affordable.
He happened to have something to say to Du Lin about bootlegging.
Now the winery's shipments are more than before, but the recent profits are less than before. Dulin has not said anything about this. Jose feels that he is responsible for the reduction in income. Although he didn't know exactly what went wrong, he didn't complete the work Dulin assigned him well, which meant that he was derelict in his duties and he needed to be responsible for it.
This is a problem caused by limited culture and knowledge education. Dulin has been asking them to learn, but not everyone can continue to learn. Including Harvey and the others, in addition to regular military training on Wednesdays and weekends every week to ensure their physical fitness, Dulin hired several teachers to teach them specifically during the rest of the time. But the effect is very "depressing", these bastards learned it here and forgot it.
After solving Jose's confusion, Dulin took a rest. The smell of sailing on the sea was not very pleasant. He didn't get seasick, but he couldn't bear the bumps, which would make people feel particularly sleepy. He needed a good rest.
At noon the next day, he followed the message Jose gave him and came to a restaurant next to Empire Star Media Company. When lunch time was approaching, Nasha appeared.
At this time, Nasha was much thinner than the last time I saw her in the imperial capital, but her temperament was more mature. It can be said that all her relatives have left her overnight. Not only must she maintain the George family's brand, she must also find ways to polish it again. Her tasks are heavy, and there is no way to relieve her stress. She can only make herself forget some worries through constant work.
"Sorry, I'm late!" Nasha put her handbag on the table against the wall. She took off her coat and sat down. "When I was in the imperial capital, I really wanted to eat fish, but when I arrived in Ilian, I wanted to eat fish again. Are all people so conflicted about eating steak?”
Dulin shrugged, "This shows that you haven't done enough work!" Looking at Nasha who looked confused, Dulin said with a smile: "Because you are still in the mood to think about the issues that philosophers need to think about, so I think You haven’t exhausted yourself yet.”
After the two of them ordered some food and waited for the waiter to leave, Nasha sighed, "Being fully involved in the management of the company has made me realize that this is a very troublesome thing. There are always some problems between various departments. Inexplicable conflicts, even if I solve these things, new conflicts will still appear, as if someone is against me and doesn’t want to make it easier for me. Can I ask a question, how do you manage your industry?”
This is also something Nasha is very curious about. She is two years older than Du Lin and thinks that she has much more knowledge and knowledge than Du Lin, but then look at it the other way around. Now Du Lin has many more industries than she is in charge of, but she is much more tired than Du Lin. She believes that there are geniuses in the world, so she wants to ask how she can do it so easily as Du Lin. Manage all your properties well.
The two of them sitting here look like friends, but they can't be friends. It always feels weird.
Du Lin didn't mind sharing his experience. He leaned back in his chair with a very relaxed posture, "You must ensure that you have enough prestige to make everyone surrender to you and feel fear and dare not do anything." Things that go against your will, only in this way will they abide by the rules you set and actively offend your majesty without the influence of external forces that can compete with you. "
Nasha listened very seriously, and she said thoughtfully, "You mean to use high-pressure tactics to make people feel nervous? Then is there a more reasonable way of competition to let them understand the consequences of failure? I understand. , Enhance internal competitiveness and expand the probability of internal elimination, which will make people feel a sense of crisis. Only in this way will they work seriously!" Nasha's eyes were a little complicated, "You always make people feel sudden, Du Lin. . Look, I need to ask you. I believe you didn’t ask anyone else. After getting to know you, I realized that there are people in this world who have been kissed by God before they were born!”
Dulin shook his finger, "You are wrong...", looking at Nasha's shocked expression, he found it very interesting, "First, I believe in the late kings and gods. I don't believe in God. If that old guy wants to kiss My forehead, the gods will surely chop off his head first.”
"Second point, I am not as great as you said, and my management of the industry is not as complicated as you think, although I have indeed achieved the level you imagined."
"You must be curious about how I did it. It's actually very simple..." Dulin couldn't help laughing. "I told them, I will kill anyone who doesn't follow the rules!"
"So they are all obedient!"
(End of chapter)