Thanks to Bismarck, thanks to the war, thanks to businessmen from France, Britain and all over the world, and thanks to capital pursuing profits, all of which digested 5,000 tons of wheat and rice, 00 tons of corn, and dozens of tons of spices and sucrose.
It is a pity that the Chicago Board of Trade was just established in 1885, and its radiation area has not yet reached the German region. If not, Huang Xuan believes that 500 tons of wheat and 500 tons of rice will give short sellers a good drink.
According to DEFRA statistics, the wheat output per hectare of modern agricultural production is only 8 tons, and 5,000 tons is equivalent to the output of 600 hectares. However, Huang Xuan does not feel much. He also has 10,000 hectares of land in his name, 5,000 tons It's really trivial.
With 54,000 thalers in hand, Huang Xuan felt like he had nowhere to use his power. If he were in Paris now, even in Hamburg, he would be able to earn thousands of times the profit. However, this is Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany's most remote forest region, where only timber and agricultural products exist.
There are still two days left before the return trip. In an era when there are no planes to rely on, the fastest way of transportation is railway. However, the German railway is somewhat different.
Perhaps due to years of division and war, the Germans planned and built railways based on city units. In other words, if you need to pass from point A to point C, you usually need to change cars. You can imagine how long it will take to change cars in this era of low organizational efficiency. People who hope to be more comfortable entering France will also be disappointed, because France actively restricts the entry of Germans.
Basically, the only supplies Huang Xuan could bring home were wood.
"It would be nice if we could confirm the location and time." Huang Xuan never forgets this.
Lorraine had to remind him again: "According to naive quantum theory, we cannot determine time and place at the same time."
"I know..." Huang Xuan let out a long breath and walked towards the new chamber of commerce.
Although there are no famous paintings to buy, if you lower the standard, the quality of the wood in the Palatinate is still quite good. Here again, I need to thank Hartig, who started the vigorous "afforestation movement" as the director of the State Forestry Administration. "Europeans in the 19th century were full of hope and desire to conquer. They thought they had come into contact with the essence of the world, and perhaps had begun to contact God. Their desires were extremely high. They were no longer satisfied with controlling farmland and were delusional. Make the forest grow according to your needs.
In fact, in the first few years of the afforestation movement, the annual growth of these artificial forest lands increased steadily. However, by the beginning of the 20th century, large tracts of forest land began to be harassed by insect pests, and strong winds even blew down hectares of forest.
In order to plant artificial forests, the Germans cut down large tracts of forests. At the same time, mature forest trees decades ago were also cut down and sold, and among them, the most common ones were beech, oak, and oak.
When Huang Xuan spent a large amount of cash to purchase these timbers, the expressions of the forest farmers could almost be described as ecstatic. This was not only because Huang Xuan did not need them to transport the timber, but also because he used cash transactions to conduct transactions here. Chambers of commerce often use credit accounts for transactions. If Huang Xuan had not insisted and sold the grain at a price lower than the market price, he would not have been able to get cash.
The German forestry industry is still dominated by privately owned forests. Forest farm owners pay taxes to the government every year, and then they can dispose of their own industries at will. This measure has basically continued.
In this case, Huang Xuan can almost choose the type and quality of wood he wants to buy at will. Of course, it is actually Lorraine who makes the choice.
After two days of selection and about 60,000 cubic meters of wood collected, Huang Xuan was let go by Lorraine and sent home.
Lying on the bed in the bedroom, Huang Xuan nodded and fell asleep.
…
In the morning, the red sun opened its eyes, reflecting the entire Sao Paulo in red and yellow.
Li Qing knocked on the door gently and said, "Huang Xuan, Mr. Aubrey V. White is looking for you. It is said that he was introduced by Mr. Yu Liye."
"Ah!" Huang Xuan's fluffy hair stood up, he shouted "I know" and struggled to get up.
Aubrey V. White is a New England American, a Catholic, wearing a neat suit, no beard, and looks about 0 years old, but Huang Xuan guessed that he must be over 40 years old. He brought a translator with him, a young Chinese, probably a turtle who could not return home.
Huang Xuan just washed up briefly. Although he had taken off his pajamas, he also put on a T-shirt, which was very different from Aubrey's suits and ties. The latter greeted Huang Xuan as if he didn't care, stretched out his right hand and said: "Mr. Huang, I am Aubrey V. White from Citigroup Global Financial. This time I have been introduced by Mr. Yu Liye. I hope to meet you." Develop business relationships.”
"Tea or coffee." Huang Xuan smiled and shook hands with Aubrey, followed by his translator. He sat down first and said, "What aspect of business is it about?"
"Coffee, thank you." Aubrey whispered to Li Qing, then turned to Huang Xuan and said: "I think you have heard that our company is a professional asset management company after the split of Salomon Smith Barney. The company hopes to Manage your assets on behalf of Mr. Huang.”
Huang Xuan touched his nose and said with a smile: "Have you talked to my parents? My assets are still under the control of my guardian."
"I'm referring to your personal assets."
Huang Xuan squinted his eyes and smiled. It seemed that Mr. Aubrey was a typical American manager. They managed assets for young family members and established good personal relationships. Then, with this family member After receiving an inheritance or taking charge of the household, one suddenly becomes the manager of a family. This is a common practice in the American banking and financial industry. However, in recent years, Europeans have also followed similar practices.
Thinking of this, Huang Xuan started to play tricks again and said, "Does Mr. Walter know the amount of my personal assets?"
"Million US dollars in cash and 4% of Xinye Company's equity, and an electrolytic aluminum plant." Aubrey said it quickly without looking at the information. It seemed that he had done some research.
However, these are all data from a month ago. He just spent all the cash and got another 100 million US dollars from the Japanese, and he didn't have to pay taxes. Although it was considered a black money, with Lorraine escorting him and no one to check, it could basically be included in his personal assets. .
Seeing Huang Xuan's silence, Aubrey continued: "Although Salomon has been merged into Citigroup, the company still has strong asset management experience and capabilities. We can guarantee that your assets will reach 6 % increase. In fact, the assets we manage often have a 10% return rate." He paused and continued: "We are still the best capital operation company in the world. If Mr. Huang Xuan needs it, We can provide thoughtful and detailed services from consulting to M&A and restructuring operations.
The translator was very good, but Lorraine was even better. Huang Xuan didn't say anything, just listened quietly.
He was originally not interested in other people managing assets. Lorraine had basic financial knowledge, and the money in and out of his hands was too large, so he was unwilling to hand it over to others. However, Aubrey's last words attracted him. He really needed it now. For a professional agency to run assets, Lorraine had too much to deal with.
He tapped the table with his middle finger and Huang Xuan smiled and said: "I know Salomon Company, but that is my father's business, and your company's information is a little behind."
Aubrey was not dissatisfied when he heard the translation. He nodded slightly and waited for Huang Xuan to continue.
"I want to acquire a warehousing company. The business scope should cover Sao Paulo and the nearby port of Santos. The warehousing equipment should be good, complete in type, and the total amount should be larger. The amount should be within 0 million US dollars. If your company can satisfy After completing this acquisition, I think I will consider it.”
Huang Xuan said this in a motherly manner, while Aubrey nodded matter-of-factly and said, "No problem, I will submit the acquisition outline to you within three days."
"I look forward to good news from you." Huang Xuan stood up with a smile and shook hands with Aubrey.
PS: It seems that there are no recommendations this week, so I can only rely on friends who are still reading. I hope readers who like this book can give more recommendation votes to Dolphin. Writing a weekly is for self-entertainment, and updating every day still requires some encouragement and surprises. Sorry to bother everyone. (To be continued)