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Chapter 355 Ribbon Cutting
After the task force entered Vago Mining, the investigation concluded that the illegal operation of the group was very serious, and the punishment plan is currently being discussed.

Originally, it owned all the minerals under the jurisdiction of the state, including mined and unmined, discovered and undiscovered, mining rights for the next 37 years, which also constituted an important part of the group's net asset valuation.

Such a mineral mining right agreement certainly looks outrageous from a normal commercial perspective, but that's how the Wago municipal government signed it, which is almost equivalent to giving it away for nothing.

It is said that the Guliguo government not only wants to take back the mining rights, but also plans to impose a heavy fine of more than one billion Luo on this enterprise group.

According to the financial statements released by Vago Mining Group, the current total net assets are only one billion yuan, most of which come from the valuation of mineral mining rights.In this way, even if the company is smashed and sold as bones, it will not be able to pay the fine.

In view of this, the Guliguo government also intends to investigate the joint responsibility of its actual controller, Yimailei Group.If Wago Mining cannot pay the fine even in bankruptcy and liquidation, then Yimailei Group will be punished.

Yimailei Group is far away in Luobazhou, and the Jiliguo government can't control it right now. Even if a fine is issued, Yimailei Group can ignore it.But from a legal point of view, if the group wants to carry out any business activities in Jiliguo in the future, the premise is to pay off the fine, unless it never comes, or the current government of Jiliguo is overthrown.

At present, the punishment plan has not been officially announced, but internal information has been spread through various channels.

The senior executives of Vago Mining Group, mainly the senior managers headed by Walish and directly dispatched by Yimailei Group, although they have not been arrested and imprisoned, have been monitored and are not allowed to leave the mining area where they work. Cooperate with the investigation of the task force at any time.

The government of Guliguo quickly came under diplomatic pressure for such an action.Beliguo sent a note to lodge a solemn protest, arguing that this was grossly interfering with the management autonomy of overseas investment enterprises, trampling on the principle of free trade, hurting the interests of investors, and seriously infringing on the human rights of senior managers.

Yimailei is a multinational industrial group. When it was first established, its headquarters was in Lanxi Country. Its business and investment spread all over the world. Later, it moved its headquarters to Beli Country for various reasons, so this diplomatic protest was also made by Beli Country.

The protest was not only verbal. The Yimailei Group also provided a pleading or refutation of the allegations made by the Guliguo government, avoiding the issue of concealing production, and focusing on explaining the source of mineral mining rights and the purpose So set the record straight.

According to the Yimailei Group, the acquisition of the mining rights in the Wagobang District and the subsequent renewal of the contract have a special background and historical origins. They did not take the initiative to invest, but were strongly supported by the Wago City authorities. invite.

Because Wago City, including the entire Jili State, has no ability to open up its mineral resources, capital, technology, talents... nothing, Yimailei will invest in the local area for the purpose of aid.In other words, it was Jili Kingdom who cried and begged them to open the mine, and they agreed to this request, which is simply out of kindness.

Although it does not cost much to obtain the mineral mining rights, Vago Mining pays mineral resource tax every year according to the output, which brings valuable income to this extremely poor and backward country and solves the employment problem of a large number of local people.

This pleading material is tantamount to clearly telling the government of Jiliguo that if the Yimailei Group and Wago Mining are left, the main mining industry in Jiliguo will be abolished, and Jiliguo alone will not be able to play. turn.

If Wago Mining cannot continue to operate, the local government will lose its most important source of financial revenue, and as many as tens of thousands of people will lose their jobs, which will almost immediately bring about social unrest and riots.

This material is not so much a plea as a threat. At the end, it also mentions that the Beliguo government and the Roba Alliance will protect the legal rights and personal safety of their companies and citizens investing overseas. If the Guliguo government does not correct If you make a mistake, you must consider the possibility of armed intervention.

Military intervention?Is this an invasion war?What's subtle is that the military threat was not issued directly by the foreign ministry of the Beli country, but from a company like Yimailei, which was a bit of a bullshit to scare people.

Some of the justifications made by the Yimailei Group do not sound unreasonable and deceptive.For example, they didn't want to invest in Vago Mining at the beginning, but they were invited by the local authorities of Jili State. Jili State itself has no mining capacity, and Vago Mining has brought financial income and employment opportunities to the local area.

But as long as you are familiar with the history of this country, you will find that this statement does not stand up to scrutiny.At the beginning, the colonists of Lanxi Country, Beli Country, and Yin Country were not invited by the local tribes. They came here with guns and cannons, occupying the land and exploiting resources.

At that time, the aborigines of various tribes living here were forced to work in the mines, and their conditions were even worse than those slave laborers rescued from the plantations by the New Alliance.The later Vago Mining, in fact, continued to take over and control the mining industry left over from the colonial era after the independence of Jili Kingdom.

In response to this matter, the Guliguo government responded with an official letter, expressing its position, and at the same time submitted a piece of evidence, clearly pointing out the major violations of the Wago Mining Group in recent years.

The data that is too old can no longer be verified locally, but in the past six years, the average annual sales of Vago Mining has been [-] million Luo yuan. In fact, the sales reported to Vago Municipality are only [-] million Luo yuan, and the payment is based on this sales [-]% of the output was concealed from the mineral resources tax.

Just the fine for tax evasion is enough to make Vago Mining go bankrupt!

It is impossible to investigate the details of the mining rights agreement that Wago Mining signed with the municipal government at the earliest, but the contract was renewed later, after the Lions Organization took control of the Wagobang District, and many parties involved are still there.

The leaders of the Lions Organization, even if they committed the most heinous crimes, are still in custody and have not been shot because there are other cases pending.The so-called other case is the case of Wago Mining. They truthfully explained how much benefit they received from Wago Mining, under what name, what they did, and so on.

Comparing the relevant internal financial information of Vago Mining, it can fully prove that this company obtained the renewal of the mining right by illegal bribery and other means... There is also a lot of evidence of collusion with local criminal organizations. Only this material is sorted out. There are thousands of pages.

Of course, the copies of the evidence materials attached to this reply also fell into the hands of Yimailei Group, and the senior team in charge of this matter were all confused.Because the evidence held by the government of Jili Kingdom is too comprehensive, it is simply impossible without the cooperation of a group of insiders!

According to their usual cognition, Jiliguo can't find out the accounts of Wago Mining at all, and it is difficult to find local people who are proficient in Lanxi, let alone understand such complicated financial information, but this is the truth.

Beliguo continued to protest through diplomatic channels, but avoided the operation of Wago Mining, and only emphasized that Guliguo restricted the personal freedom of the country's expatriates.

For these executives of Wago Mining, Jiliguo neither arrested nor lifted the monitoring measures.The Yimailei Group continued to quibble and threaten...the matter seemed to be so frozen.

Although Yimailei Group is stubborn on the surface, after hitting a wall, it is also privately seeking other means to stop losses.

The attitude of the Guliguo government is very tough. If it continues to be tough, will it really develop into military intervention?Not to mention how likely this is, at least it is not profitable for Yimailei Group, because the cost is too high.

In order to keep a Wago mining industry, directly invade Jili to overthrow its government?If the income scale of Vago Mining is dozens of times that of the current one, there is a little possibility.As for the coup d'état, which is done secretly, it seems that there is not much hope, because some people have already tried it.

There is a saying in Dongguo called "Zouhoumen", which doesn't mean driving indiscriminately, but generally refers to seeking convenience by inviting guests and giving gifts to build relationships.

When it comes to going through the back door, the major Western capital groups play the real high end. They can directly use political cash, legal lobbying, etc., and even push the government to formulate bills or amend legislation to achieve their goals.

But if you want to do this, you must have a suitable intermediary to connect with the current government officials of Jili Kingdom.At this time, a think tank thought that Belly Kingdom also has its own people in Jili Kingdom!
It is not difficult to investigate that Huanxiang Industry has given important support in the new alliance's seizure of power in Jili Kingdom.And the owner of Huanxiang Industry is Feng Zibin, who was conferred by Princess Ketia on behalf of the Beli royal family.

So the Yimailei Group immediately contacted Feng Zibin, the purpose of which was to find out the right way through him, to find out who could solve the problem through lobbying and bribery, how much would it cost, and what were the private exchange conditions for benefits?

However, Lord Feng Zibin could not be contacted as usual, and the staff of the foundation under his name replied, saying that Mr. Lord has explained that if it is about business investment, you can contact Lord Rothschild to pass it on.

Rothschild can be contacted, he is in Beli Country, and it is okay to ask him to come forward!It is said that Rothschild is an old friend of the people of Jili Kingdom, and has established a deep friendship with the new head of state, Charles. If he is willing to make a connection, there is no need to find someone else.

It was such a coincidence that when the Yimailei Group contacted Rothschild, Rothschild was preparing to visit the country of Jili. The reason was that he was invited by the local authorities of Port Fiso to give a new airport named after him. ribbon cutting.

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