No one ever knew who the owner of Nutshell Motor Company was, because the equity structure of this giant enterprise was extremely complicated.
At the beginning of the republic, 30% of the shares were returned to the Federal Citizens Fund, which nominally exercised power on behalf of the parliament, but was actually directly controlled by the government.
The rest of the equity is made up of numerous public or private funds, of which the second largest single shareholder after the federal government is the Veterans Association, which only accounts for 1.4 percent of all equity.
Concerning the lifeblood of the Federation, such an important enterprise has never been able to clarify the property rights, which is unacceptable according to common sense, but this situation has been maintained for so long that the entire Federation has begun to accept it.
In the eyes of the federal government and many industry experts, the reason why Nutshell's shareholding has become so complicated is due to history and a situation caused by the long-term competition between those big families and countless profit-seekers.
The Federal Statistical Office conducted the last calculation in the 41st year of the constitutional calendar and confirmed that if the federal citizen fund and the shares with military background are all counted, the shareholding that the Federation can control has reached 41%.
The Bureau of Statistics and economists believe that under the strict supervision of relevant laws, the insider trading of as many as 3,000 equity owners is completely blocked, and it is difficult to fundamentally change the complex equity structure formed in history. It is the collective of the seven members of the Federation, and it is impossible to control the Nutshell Mobile Company without alerting the federal government. (Note)
It is for this reason that the expression on the face of Mr. Nutshell President, who is no longer young, is very shocking and wonderful. He was voted by the Federal Parliament and appointed by the President himself. He never thought that he would lose one day. control of the board.
He looked at the shareholders participating in the temporary emergency board of directors, at the complicated but clear share confirmation letter on the light screen table in front of him, and at the indifferent Xiu Shu Foundation representatives, he was speechless for a long time. .
Contrary to the perceptions of the Statistics Bureau and economists, the Tai family in Mochou Houshan did not need to join forces with other big families to have enough equity to propose a private motion, and they could ask the government to return the husks with a blank face.
There is no insider trading, because those thousands of little-known small funds and various associations... originally belonged to the Tai family!
Since the year the republic began, the bloodline of the former dynasty has never given up control over the Nutshell Motor Company. The Tai family just quietly dismantled the equity in their hands and dispersed them into countless newly established institutions.
Then, through the most terrifying weathering of time, thousands of small institutions quietly changed their names, and the Federation began to forget their existence. They disappeared and hid silently in the Forgotten Realm to enjoy huge annual dividends. It was not until the family was mortally threatened that these shares and additional stock rights that had disappeared for countless years were resurfaced.
"Mr. President, we respect your professionalism very much. I think the shareholding confirmation information is very clear now, and we have the certification of the three major accounting firms. If you continue to insist that the review will take more time, we will directly remove it according to the process. your job."
The representative of the Shushu Foundation looked at the President of Nutshell with a blank expression and said, "Actually, we all know exactly what your purpose of delaying your time is, but I must remind you that everything we do is done within the legal framework. , please don't carry responsibilities for the government that you should not carry."
Mr. President frowned and asked, "I really want to know, what is your purpose of exposing thousands of years of hidden equity to regain the husk?"
The lawyer representative came out from behind, took out a few documents and spread them on the table, and said very kindly: "According to the purchase contract and financial guarantee contract signed by Nutshell Motor Company and the federal government, three huge sums of money should have been received by now. I hope the government will pay back the money right away.”
The frown of the President of Nutshell tightened. He was very aware of the current financial situation of the federal government. In order to support the war in the Zuotian Star Territory, it was already very difficult. If it were changed to the past, the government could completely postpone the payment due to the Nuoshell maneuver. , and now the Tai family can't accept it.
As for the only Samling Union Bank capable of continuing to provide war loans to the government? Heard that their new president has just been arrested by the government.
Mr. President's smile became hard and asked, "What if the government still doesn't pay for it?"
The lawyer suddenly changed his face, his indifference and cruelty resembled a Bermuda loan shark, slapped the table heavily and roared, "It is only right and proper to pay back the debt! If the government doesn't pay back the money, all the production bases under the fruit shell will be destroyed by a warship. No mecha is allowed to be given to them again!"
"The four Feather-class warships that are about to leave the old moon base will return immediately! The daily maintenance equipment of the forward base will be stopped immediately! And all the mechanic engineers left in the company must be recalled! Don't forget that we are paying them wages! "
Mr. President's body is slightly cold, thinking about what kind of terrible situation the federal troops on the front line will face if this really happens, he can't help clenching his fists and asking sharply, "Are you crazy!"
The lawyer is not crazy, because what he executes is Mrs. Tai's will. In the face of the government's attack, the lady's really crazy response is still to come.
If the voting rights in the parliament and the drastic change in the Nutshell Company, because the limitation period can be forcibly controlled, it cannot immediately cause panic in the federal government, then the next thing is completely different.
Behind the Crescent Base, an important crystal ore storage area somewhere in the General Assembly Base of the Ministry of National Defense suddenly experienced a violent explosion. The explosion did not cause too many casualties, but directly caused 455 units of crystal ore to turn into blue smoke. !
Crystal ore is a very rare stable energy body. It is as safe as a pile of rocks except for the way of electron transition and metamorphosis when it is irradiated by laser light.
This sudden explosion at the Crescent Base was like a bolt of lightning that struck the hearts of many big figures in the government and military!
For the federal troops, crystal ore is definitely the most important strategic resource for the war with the empire. Without the crystal ore, the federal fleet would not be able to travel through the vast space of the universe, no matter how powerful the federal ground mech army is, At that time, it can only become a pile of steel garbage looking at the left sky star field in the capital star circle!
The fact that the 455 units of crystal mines turned into blue smoke in the explosion was not a loss that the Federation could not afford. The problem was that if the explosion was deliberately done by some forces, it meant that the other party had the ability to paralyze the Federation fleet at any time!
The cold winter wind blew into the terrace and suddenly became warm, gently brushing the hair next to the wrinkle at the corner of Mrs. Shen's eyes, she took the phone call from Secretary Shen, smiled and replied, "Mr. The crystal ore complex has been around for too many years, from exploration, mining, purification, perfusion, preservation to transportation. There are so many links in it that even I don't know how many ways can make these crystal ore into waste rock or waste. Green smoke."
"When did you start preparing?"
The lady slowly stood up, walked to the railing and looked at the picturesque mountains and rivers covered by winter snow, breathed lightly and replied gracefully, "Perhaps it started from the day the dynasty ended. At the historical stage you and I are in. , Mochou Houshan began to prepare these measures, which started from a conversation on the terrace."
"Is that three years ago or four years ago? At that time, Shi Qinghai killed a few of your most important partners in the parliament. Xu Le returned to the capital star circle from Xilin. General Li Zaidao came to Mochou Mountain and had a long talk with me."
Mrs. Tai took the phone and said: "Mr. President, I once said a word at that time, once the steel monsters have their own consciousness, their appetite will be extraordinarily greedy, any former overlord, in their eyes, is nothing but A few pieces of fragrant synthetic meat."
"My family doesn't want to be the fragrant synthetic meat in your eyes, so naturally, some preparations must be made. You should allow synthetic meat to have the right to fight back."
With a muffled sound, the large-caliber bullets of the tungsten gold tail were sprayed from the thick barrel of the ACW, tearing the sky under the shadow of the lead cloud, and blasting a terrifying deep pit in front of the military vehicle on the highway!
The distance was too far beyond the effective range, and Xu Le was not surprised that the first shot failed to hit. Carrying a heavy marching rucksack on his back, he stepped on the smooth rock surface with his feet one after the other, aimed blankly at the military vehicle on the road down the mountain, and pulled the trigger again with a very familiar movement.
The index finger quickly made contact with the trigger trigger and then released it. The ACW's upper half of the gun kept thumping backwards like lightning and then bounced back. In just 3 seconds, Xu Le, who was standing on the rock, fired five shots in a row. !
burst! burst! burst! burst! burst!
The ground around the distant military vehicle on the road down the mountain exploded almost at the same time. The rear tire of a military vehicle on the right was shot, and it fell to the ground with a bang, and the smoke and dust suddenly filled the road.
As the strongest army of the Federation, the Seventh Iron Division naturally has the fastest response speed. The first time the gunshots sounded, the two mechas of the guard battalion roared, and the tall and heavy fuselage crushed the road to pieces. The sturdy mechanical legs protruded like lightning, blocking the side of the dark green military vehicle.
The seventh bullet came at high speed from the depths of the mountain, and hit the alloy armor of the MX mecha's mechanical leg hard, shooting a dazzling white mark.
Or because the distance was too far, the ACW's warhead could not penetrate the federal military mecha. Xu Le above the rock peak remained expressionless. After changing the magazine, he aimed at the road down the mountain and continued to shoot continuously without stopping.
To kill Du Shaoqing from a distance in front of the entire Seventh Iron Division, there will always be only a few shots, or even just one shot. The problem is that because of the damn distance, Xu Le's first shot missed.
He was not disappointed at this time, just a little anxious. He didn't know what Mochou's lady in Houshan was doing, but he only knew that the other party made him delay Du Shaoqing's steps into the city.
So now the goal is not to kill Du Shaoqing, but to harass, otherwise he would not choose to shoot here at all. Of course, it would be best if the seven shots were lucky enough to hit the dark green military vehicle at the beginning.
The sniping from the top of the mountain continued, and the terrifying warheads burst out weird bullets on the mechanical legs of the two MX mechas as bulletproof barriers, making an unpleasant muffled sound.
After the attack, the well-trained officers and soldiers of the Seventh Iron Division remained calm and silent. The team that stretched for more than a dozen highways stopped neatly. The dozen or so MX mechas scattered in the wilderness near the mountains had already swooped towards the rock peaks. And go.
"Long-range sniping, the calculation of the firing range has exceeded four kilometers." A staff officer squatted beside the dark green military vehicle and reported doubts in the car: "The federal standard sniper rifle does not have such a long range."
"Have you ever compared the sniper rifles of Chundu Sanatorium?"
"In comparison, that sniper rifle can't reach it."
The dark green military vehicle door was suddenly pushed open, and Du Shaoqing, who was dressed in a straight general uniform, walked to the mechanical legs, watching the dim firelight on the top of the mountain like a cigarette butt, and listening to the crisp muffled gunshots very close in front of him. Indifferently said: "It's ACW."
He took off his sunglasses and put them in his uniform pocket.
Then he stretched his right hand to his side, took the heavy sniper rifle, and with an impeccable standard military action, aimed at the top of the mountain with a lightning-fast flat end, and pulled the trigger at the peak.
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〖Note: Please refer to Chapter 88 of Shanglin's Bells for details here: Where there is metal, there is a nut shell. 〗