Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 1255 It's easy to fight fire in the enemy's camp (third update, please subscribe)
In London in May, there is a continuous spring rain. People hide under umbrellas and pass by puddles. Even as the capital of the most powerful country in the world, the streets of London are not only full of stagnant water, but also There is a lot of "gold" - although carriages are being replaced by cars, there are still tens of thousands of carriages in London, and horse manure still fills the streets of London.Especially after being washed by rain, there will inevitably be some water in the gaps between the curbs. When people walk by, they will splash out if they are careful, so that people have to walk carefully to avoid the possible mixing "bomb".

On the way to the club, Pearson, who was holding an umbrella, did not make a car. Instead, he chose to walk in the rain, and it seemed that he enjoyed such a time.

Three days ago, when he received an order from his family, he couldn't concentrate like before. This is the second order. As early as 20 days ago, he received an order from his family. The order was directed by the minister. He was asked to spend £5 on "advertising" in the British press.

What is the ad?

That advertisement is different from ordinary advertisements. It is just some articles. What kind of articles are they?

It is an article advocating the importance of the gold mines in southern Africa to Britain, and the subtext is-Britain should put the gold mines under British rule instead of letting the Boers rule that area.

Of course, it is also necessary to write in the article that the Boers oppressed British merchants, and called on the British Empire to uphold justice for British merchants.

This is preparing for war!

Thinking like this, when Pearson realized that he had already reached the place.Can't help being surprised.Opposite is the club he is about to enter. People come and go in and out of the baroque building from time to time. Every afternoon, politicians in London always have afternoon tea here. Not only politicians, but also many senior civil servants. In fact, Such a club is not only a social occasion, but also a bribery occasion.However, today he did not come to see bribes, but for another purpose.

Before crossing the street, Pierson stood by the newsstand, browsing newspapers and magazines.Unsurprisingly, the front page of nearly every newspaper was filled with news relating to the southern African goldfields, its production, its future production, and, of course, its importance to the Empire.

The "advertising fee" of [-] pounds was not in vain. All mainstream newspapers in London have columnists publishing "news" related to southern Africa. Slowly, mainstream British society will maintain a high degree of gold mining in southern Africa.

"Looking at today's news, the output of gold mines in southern Africa has increased significantly, and it will soon replace Australia as the world's largest gold producer..."

The news that came from his ears made Pearson's lips lightly twitch. What he needs now is to promote the output of the gold mine and gradually involve the British public opinion circle. When they get involved, it will directly affect the UK. human decision.

Looking at the politicians who entered the club, he knew how "dirty" those dignified and serious politicians were. They were greedy without exception. dealing with people.And likewise, the rewards they give are generous.

"Pearson!"

Just as Pearson walked to the door of the club, a happy voice suddenly reached his ears, and he knew who it was without looking back. Solicit customers.

It was under his leadership that millionaire Pearson knocked on the doors of London politics almost a year ago.

"Sir Randall!"

They walked side by side, chatting happily with each other, they were talking about some trivial things, but for Randall, the association with this Mr. Pearson was always expected, and there are several people in London who don't know now. What about the success of South African mining companies?
This time last year, almost everyone thought he was a fool - buying the depleted and useless Whitewater Ridge gold mine - where the second southern African gold rush of 1885 began.

It was at this time that Pearson, who had made a fortune selling equipment such as rock crushers and steam engines during the two gold rushes, actually bought the land and assets of those companies—for less than 100 million GBP, the acquisition is completed.

God can testify that the value of the rock crushers and land of those companies was a hundred times that a few months ago.Once the acquisition was complete, he formed the Southern African Mining Company.

"It's a fool!"

Just when everyone was mocking him and waiting for the poor guy to go bankrupt, a sudden news came out-they introduced a new technology-by using cyanide to treat the ore, the valuables in the ore Gold is dissolved in water in the form of cyanide to separate gold from ore.

Even if there is only 1.5 grams of gold per ton of ore, this new refining method can effectively extract it.They even used this method to process tens of thousands of tons of slag discarded by those people in the previous gold rush, and then extracted thousands of ounces of gold from those slag.

After the news came out, the whole world was shocked immediately.While people were amazed at the wealth brought by the new technology, the South African mining company that owned the gold mine became the biggest winner after the gold rush bubble burst.

In an instant, the South African mining company became the darling of the London press and exchanges, and the company's stock also became the darling of the London Stock Exchange. Its stock surged from less than one pound per share to tens of pounds overnight. Now, some people even offer a high price of 100 pounds per share, but no one will sell the shares of South African mining companies now.

And Randall is undoubtedly a lucky one. At the beginning, he invested 1000 pounds in a South African mining company. In fact, this was not worth mentioning before. An investment in a friendship with an employer.

God can testify that at that time he had no thought of gaining any benefits from it at all, it was purely intentional.But who would have thought that the investment would earn him dozens of times the profit.

That investment was definitely the most worthwhile investment he had ever made in his life.Of course, such an opportunity will never be missed again.

So whenever he thinks about this matter, he feels annoyed in his heart, that he really should increase the bargaining chip of friendship.

The South African Mining Company—that was the largest gold mine in England.His shares would of course be very valuable.The return on investing in this company must be extremely lucrative.

Uh... Actually, the gold mine is not under British rule, but that's not a problem.Soon this problem will be satisfactorily resolved.

Even now they are working on solving this problem.

"I've made some friends for you. We all have common interests, my friend."

Randall said in a low voice as he entered the club.

"In Southern Africa, our interests are common!"

This is also the reason for today's gathering. Their common interests brought them together. What are they going to discuss?
(End of this chapter)