The captain immediately looked back, "Yes, yes, your Excellencies, two officers, I am the person in charge of this fleet..." The captain took out the cigarettes in his coat pocket and walked over. Before he could get close, he was stopped by two soldiers. Pushing away, this action made the captain feel something strange, because this was different from before!
The shipping company they belong to is not an ordinary small company. From top to bottom, there are more than a hundred freighters running sea transportation. It is also one of the best in the entire empire and has a great reputation in the field of shipping. The company's board of directors has maintained a close relationship with the navy's top brass all year round. It is said that family members of the navy's top brass are on the company's board of directors to ensure that the company will not be deliberately made difficult by the navy during transportation. And every year, the company will donate no less than 500,000 yuan to the Navy as a "patriotic donation". The relationship between the two parties has always been very harmonious.
It is not that we have never encountered similar boarding inspections before, but most of the time it was just a formality. The soldiers who boarded the ships for inspection smoked here for a while, played a few cards with the sailors, and then took some souvenirs. I will leave. I have never had such a different attitude than today.
The captain's brain was still thinking slowly. One of the soldiers showed him the "Imperial Coastal Defense Inspection Notice", "According to the latest requirements of the Imperial Ministry of Defense, the west coast will strictly crack down on all kinds of smuggling. Please inform the other two ships." The staff on the ship are concentrated on their respective decks and cooperate with our inspection work. If there is any wrong behavior that causes us to think that you are resisting our mission, we have the right to sink your ship!"
The captain's eyes stayed on the notice, which had the seals of the Imperial Ministry of Defense, the Imperial Navy Headquarters, and the Imperial Western Front Naval Headquarters and a series of signatures. It can be seen that the Imperial Navy attaches great importance to this notice. It is now difficult to see the seal of the Imperial Military Department on the Navy's notice, but it actually exists on this notice!
The captain withdrew the hand that handed him the cigarette. Being able to be a captain and the leader of the fleet did not rely on his physical fitness, but his experience. He made a prompt decision, smiled and nodded, "No problem, no problem at all. I will ask them to cooperate with the Imperial Navy's actions. Can I go to the control room to contact them?" He turned slightly sideways, tentatively.
The two soldiers did not stop him. He immediately returned to the control room and started trying to contact the nearby telegraph office via radio. He quickly connected to the telegraph office and was transferred to the empire's headquarters.
The person who answered the phone was the person in charge of the company's emergency response office. No one can tell what kind of situation a ship will encounter on the sea, so every shipping company has such a department that is responsible for handling any emergencies. situation and provide the most appropriate solution.
The captain told him what he had encountered and what he was worried about. There was silence in the receiver for a moment, and then he gave him an answer that shocked him!
Early the next morning, most newspapers in the empire were printing more copies. People's attention had begun to shift from the assassination of Du Lin to the scandals of several big stars. However, the news of this day once again drew people's attention to Du Lin. The other parties involved in Lin's assassination were the Capet family and the Anthem Consortium.
According to newspaper reports, just yesterday, when the navy on the west coast was conducting routine spot checks on passing ships to prevent smuggling, it discovered three smuggling ships departing from the Federation and destined for Everwinter Port in the northernmost part of the empire. A large amount of goods from the Federation were smuggled on these smuggling ships. What is even more unexpected is that the owner of this batch of goods is actually the Empire's prestigious Sancha Heavy Industry, and the amount involved is as high as 7 million!
During the interrogation of the smugglers, the leader of the smuggling fleet gave an even more shocking inside story. On average, every two months, Sancha Heavy Industry would ask them to smuggle a batch of goods of similar value into the federation secretly. Until this time, they were discovered. So far it has been no less than sixty times! This will be the smuggling case involving the highest value of smuggled goods, the longest time span, the widest number of people involved, and the highest social status of the mastermind in the history of the empire!
The newspaper also revealed that the Imperial Ministry of Justice is planning to investigate and prosecute the shipping company and Sancha Heavy Industry. In particular, Sancha Heavy Industry has been asked to stop production, seal up the contents of all material warehouses, and accept inspections.
In less than two hours after the news came out, Sancha Heavy Industry's stock was cut in half. At the same time, all transactions related to Sancha Heavy Industry on the three major exchanges were stopped, and the stock was temporarily removed from the trading board. Xie Lisi Street was wailing.
The accident of Sancha Heavy Industry triggered the listed companies related to it. Twenty-seven stocks related to Shengge Group plummeted at the same time. Including Sancha Heavy Industry, 28 stocks lost 710 million yuan in the morning. This led to the Empire Industrial Index plummeting for the first time in the new year, and the entire industry was facing a huge crisis.
Analysts believe that the illegal behavior of Sancha Heavy Industry is very likely not an isolated case. Once Sancha Heavy Industry cannot face the current investigation and is determined to have a large number of illegal facts, it is very likely to affect other heavy industry industries. One after another, heavy industry companies have issued statements to assure the society that their companies have not committed any illegal acts, and strongly condemned Sancha Heavy Industry's shameful behavior of trampling the law in order to seek huge profits...
At noon that day, the old Capet suddenly fell into coma and was sent to Saint-Martin Hospital for rescue. The Capet family had become a mess, and the staff of the Anthem Consortium also revealed the inside story of the fierce quarrel between the top management.
When Dulin returned to the west, he put down the newspaper in his hand. Magers took action much faster than he thought. This may be directly related to the Anthem Consortium's quick response to increase the stock price and divert people's attention.
Any news hot spot will not last long, and the lawsuit against him has not yet come to an end. Public opinion is leaning towards him, but it is not completely one-sided. After reacting, the Capetian family bought a large number of newspapers to continue whitewashing them. In addition, they also discovered the importance of those social activists and bought a large number of social activists who represented the trend of public opinion to carry out activities for them. Coupled with a series of scandals involving three film and television stars that broke out in the past few days, the focus of public opinion has begun to shift.
Once this matter subsides, it will take more energy to mobilize the support of public opinion again. At the same time, repeated incitement of public opinion will also have a negative effect. People will feel bored, tired, and even lazy about this matter. focus on. Once the popularity subsides, follow-up plans will have a fatal impact. The Anthem Consortium's method is simple and effective, replacing past news with new hot topics. They may have to pay a lot for this, but all the efforts are worth it.
I just didn't expect that if Mags didn't take action, it would be a thunderous strike. The Psalm Consortium that had just crawled to the shore from the quagmire fell into the quagmire again.
This time, getting out of the current predicament is not so simple.
But this was somewhat different from Mags' original plan. Mags hoped to involve more capitalists... Suddenly, Dulin vaguely guessed something, which gave him a moment of horror. Because he discovered that Magus's target seemed to be all capitalists, but the actual target was pointed at the remaining stubborn forces of the empire-the northern aristocratic system.
The nobles in the north still maintained their past behavior. They bought all the land in their own territories, and the people living in their territories still called these people noble lords. This was almost unchanged from the past. In the territories of these nobles, people's lives and the past have not changed much. From the fact that the economic construction in the north has always lagged far behind the south, it can be seen that there seems to be a force controlling the "renovation" power in the north, making the north gradually There is a huge difference between it and other places.
This power is called "Nobility"!
What Magus really wants to deal with is not entirely the capitalists and capital forces. What he hides under the surface is to deal with the remaining aristocratic forces!
Judging from the current situation, the northern aristocratic forces have "separated" the northern region of the empire in a way that is not easily discovered by people, where they form their own system. Anyone who wants to make changes to the current situation in the north, finally They can only fall into disrepair. Without the destruction of these nobles and their system, the Empire would never be complete.
What happened to the Capet family is just the beginning of the game. Judging from the current situation, if the Capet family, which is facing many difficulties, wants to stand up as soon as possible, it must rely on the power of other nobles, because Mags is also a noble, and he is Great nobleman. The relationship network between these big nobles is layered and intricate. Maybe someone has a good relationship with Mags' family. What if Mags is persuaded
Once the Capetian family really did this, they really fell into Magus's trap, because "conspiracy" and "covering" violated the laws of the empire...
Dulin thought about some of the things that had happened before. For example, he once mentioned to Mags that officials were corrupted by the power of capital and gave the green light to capitalist investment, resulting in the loss of empire property. At that time, Magers seemed to be very dissatisfied with the actions of these officials. He also mentioned to Dulin that he had an idea to pass legislation to restrict the issue of too close ties between officials and capitalists. At that time, Dulin proposed an idea to establish a new department and legislate to pave the way for this department. The ultimate goal was to find those bastard officials who did not hesitate to betray the interests of the country and the people for profit and send them to prison.
Magers also said with a smile that not only officials must be arrested, but also those who convey benefits...
Counting now, this department should be almost completed, right? !
(End of chapter)