Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 516 Iron Ore Export License

Secondly, the iron ore changes hands at the port in Panama to avoid being found out who owns the iron ore and where it was shipped from.

But Elizabeth thought about it seriously and soon realized something was wrong.

The so-called iron ore in Chile, secretly said, is most likely the origin that that guy Stark made up.

Even last time Stark and Margaret said that the iron ore mining area was in Southeast Asia, it was nonsense.

Maybe it’s other countries in Latin America. After all, Latin America is rich in iron ore. Brazil, Chile, Peru, Argentina, and Bolivia all export iron ore.

But Bolivia is the most unlucky. It has huge iron ore reserves but no outlet to the sea.

Not even a decent railway.

If you want to find out which country and which iron ore area the ore is from, even if England uses its national power to investigate, it is not that easy to find it.

In this era when there is no Internet and communication relies on landline telephones and telegraphs, an investigation may take several years, and there may not be any results.

The iron ore in Chu Xiangqian's hands has nothing to do with any mining area in the world. No matter how much he checks, the source cannot be found in the end.

In the end, the English people would just think that they didn't find it, or they didn't look in the right direction.

He had no idea that so much iron ore appeared out of thin air.
-
  Elizabeth thought about it, and still felt that as long as she bought iron ore, it would be beneficial to England.

As for the source of the iron ore, keeping it hidden from Downing Street is actually a good thing for the royal family.

At least this resource is controlled by the royal family, which can be regarded as increasing the influence of the royal family.

Then Elizabeth thought that maybe the mining area might actually be in Southeast Asia.

This time Stark called, perhaps because he originally signed a contract with a company on the east coast of the United States, but the other party suddenly regretted it.

This forced the cargo ship to dock at the port of Panama.

I called Margaret just to ask one more potential buyers.

But if England can buy this batch of ore this time, Stark will be more willing to continue cooperation in the future.

Thinking of this, Elizabeth and her husband immediately decided to eat this batch of iron ore.

Not only can it find new sources of iron ore for England's steel companies, but the couple can also make a fortune from it.

When Philip saw his wife nodding slightly to him, he immediately said to Margaret, "What's Stark's phone number? I'll talk to him directly about iron ore."

Margaret hesitated and looked at Philips, who had an anxious look on his face.

Seeing that Philip's secret channel was broken, Elizabeth also complained in her heart. Fortunately, Margaret then thought about it and realized that her man was much more powerful than Philip.

It is simply impossible to take advantage of him.

Maybe Philips did take advantage obviously, but in fact, it suffered a big loss.

However, this did not prevent Margaret from taking the opportunity to bargain for more autonomy from her sister.

After Chu Xiangqian received the call from Philips, he immediately guessed what this guy was thinking when he hinted whether the iron ore procedures were formal.

If you want to take advantage of the opportunity to lower the price, you are thinking too much.

At worst, call Norton. Mountbatten, the man behind Norton, will also not let go of the opportunity to make money and expand his influence.

We insist on $11 per ton, otherwise we will sell it to the Americans.

Philips silently calculated, excluding shipping costs, it seems that he did not earn much.

But then I thought about it, if the people of the steel company were responsible for transporting the iron ore themselves, they could earn at least 20 US dollars from this batch of ore.

It's 5 in pounds.

If it was just this batch, Philips and his wife would naturally not be interested, but since they mistakenly thought that Chu Qianqian had shares in the iron ore area.

There will naturally be no shortage of iron ore in the future. Maybe there will be a batch every two or three months in the future. Philips will naturally not give up.

Moreover, England's steel production last year was less than 1600 million tons, and the iron ore needed would be tens of millions of tons at least due to different iron contents.

About 200 million tons a year, the share may only be 5%, but iron ore with an iron content of 70%, if you think about it, you will know that it must be the favorite resource of all steel companies.

If these 200 million tons are fully refined into steel, they may account for about 8% of the steel production.

This data is quite a lot for the steel industry.

Philips even thought about whether he should buy some stocks of the steel companies that bought this batch of iron ore.

As long as the cost is reduced by 5%, the steel companies that cooperate with them may squeeze out other competitors.

The only thing that needs to be worried is that there is no guarantee now. Whether Chu Xiangqian said that there will be a batch of iron ore containing 70% iron in two or three months is true.

Philips tentatively asked, "Stark, can we sign a supply contract?"

Chu Xiangqian was naturally willing to maintain a stable cooperative relationship with Philips, but he just thought about it for a few seconds and then pretended to be embarrassed.

"Sorry, this business has just started, and I don't have much of a share. And I have many business partners that I have worked with.

I can't give you a definite guarantee. "

Upon hearing this, Philips mistakenly thought that Chu Xiangqian wanted to ask other partners if they would offer higher prices.

Or use iron ore as a bargaining chip in exchange for other businesses.

He hurriedly said, "Stark, with your relationship with Paige, we are the ones you can trust."

Margaret's nickname is Peggy, and the people who can call her that are the people closest to her.

Chu smiled forward, but Margaret's expression on the other side of London looked a little ugly.

If she hadn't been pulled by Elizabeth, this girl would have definitely run over and grabbed the microphone, telling Chu Qianqian not to worry about what Philips said.

Chu Qianqian smiled, pretending to be embarrassed and sighed, "Okay, I can promise for the time being that all the iron ore in the next six months will be sold to you at a price of 11 US dollars.

I don’t care who you sell it to or what price you sell it to.

And, I wanted farmland in England, not cash. "

Philips looked happy, half a year is half a year, after waiting for a long time to cooperate, most people will rarely change partners.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian didn't want money, but farm and ranch. In Philip's mind, he could take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

4 million US dollars is equivalent to 1 million pounds. Such large farms and ranches are difficult to find, but for Philips, there are more than a dozen potential sellers he knows.

Now that you know the other party's situation, it's actually easy to take advantage of the opportunity to lower the price.

After Chu Xiangqian finished discussing the details with Philips and how to hand over and transport the iron ore, he would talk to Margolia again.

As soon as this girl heard that the farms and ranches in England would all be under the name of the M&S Fund and even be taken care of by her, Margaret's dissatisfaction with Chu Xiangqian disappeared instantly without a trace.

But the girl still didn't forget to remind Chu Qianqian that he would have to fly to London to be with her during Christmas.

For Chu Xiangqian, as long as the control of the fund is in his hands, it means that the farm and ranch are in his hands.

After the call ended, Margaret told Chu Xiangqian what she said, and Elizabeth and Philip were immediately surprised.

What followed was a few words of slightly envious flattery to Margaret, but in their hearts, the couple felt more and more that cooperating with Chu Xiangqian was the right decision. The beneficiaries of the M&S fund are Chu Xiangqian, Margaret, and their children.

This means that most of the fund's income and power are in the hands of Margaret and his children.

Of course, the premise is that Margaret and Chu Xiangqian have children, otherwise all fools know that Chu Xiangqian would not be able to hand over the power of the fund to Margaret.

But if you have children, it is natural for them to inherit the fund.

This also increases the influence of the royal family in disguised form.

Elisabeth and Philips are welcomed with natural hands.

As for whether Margaret still cares about the throne, if Margaret still maintains a relationship with Chu Xiangqian after marrying him, Margaret has lost the qualification to compete for the throne.

Not to mention that they will have children in the future.
-
  After Chu Xiangqian hung up the phone, he went to the Peruvian embassy in Panama City again.

He found the official who had applied for his passport last time, opened the canvas bag, took out 10 gold bars and placed them on the table.

"I want the export procedures for a batch of iron ore."

Gonzalez looked at the 10 large yellow croakers and swallowed his saliva.

10 sticks is $3150, which is more than his annual salary.

And gold in front of you has a greater impact than cash.

People tend to subconsciously think that gold is worth more than paper money.

But when he heard about the iron ore export procedures, Gonzalez immediately knew that this little money was not enough.

Chu Qianqian smiled, as long as the other party didn't refuse, everything would be easy to talk about.

He casually took out 10 gold bars from the canvas bag.

Gonzalez then asked with a smile, "How many tons of iron ore export approval documents are needed?"

Chu Xiangqian wanted to say 36, but then he thought about it, people at the Panamanian port were also very easy to be bribed.

Otherwise, there would be no way that the amount of grain that Frank transported would be disembarked and stored in the dock warehouse.

"5 tons, and I hope there are five export licenses of 5 tons."

Gonzalez felt a little regretful after hearing this. 5 tons sounds like a lot, but among bulk commodities, 5 tons is only the cargo of a 5-ton cargo ship.

In Panama, which has an average of 40 giant cargo ships with daily traffic, it is too few.

Gonzalez wanted to extort more money, but he didn't know how to start.

After thinking about it, Gonzalez suddenly felt something in his heart and said to Chu Qianqian, "SIR, how about a gold bar and a [-]-ton cargo export license?"

This time, Chu Xiangqian cursed himself in his mind. He thought the approval would be very strict, but he didn't expect that people don't care about what you export or where you export it.

As long as you give money, they will issue the license.

A 11-ton iron ore license allows you to complete the procedures for [-] tons of iron ore and earn $[-].

A large yellow croaker costs only US$3150.

Chu Xiangqian agreed to the 2.8% benefit fee without even thinking about it.

After making an appointment to do business at a cafe outside the embassy tomorrow, Chu Xiangqian took the canvas bag and left.

The next day, 80 gold bars were successfully exchanged for 100 export licenses for [-] tons of iron ore.

But what Gonzalez didn't expect was that Chu Xiangqian was also very dark-hearted.

The largest ship passing through the Panama Canal is 7.6 tons.

36 divided by 7.6 equals 4.73. Five giant cargo ships can transport all the iron ore.

But the documents Chu handed over to port officials did not contain 36 export licenses, but 5 and US$1 in cash.

Then he paid someone to load the iron ore on the ship, but Chu Xiangqian had no intention of waiting here.

I put all the certificates and documents into a large envelope, waited for a day and night in Panama City, and handed them over to the person sent by Philips.

Chu Xiangqian drove a rented private plane and flew back to Santa Barbara County.

I stayed quietly in the ranch for another 10 days, and it was already late December.

In the past two days, Chu Xiangqian had received calls from Margaret from London every day. He knew that the girl was urging him to fly to London early to spend Christmas with her.

I could only tell Xiao Laner again that I had to go on a business trip again.

Fortunately, after Chu Xiangqian came back from Panama, he stayed peacefully in the ranch for 10 days. Although Xiao Laner felt reluctant to leave, she didn't say much.

Take Hong Kong Sheng to clean up and salute him.

Chu Xiangqian looked at the two daughters-in-law and hesitated for a moment, then walked to them, pulled them to sit on the bed and asked, "Do you want to go back to Hong Kong first? After I finish my work this time, I have to go back." A trip to the capital.

Can I take you back with me then? "

Xue Jinglan had no objection, but Hong Kong Sheng wanted to stay at the ranch to accompany her aunt and the others.

After all, there are no relatives in the capital now, but if Chu Xiangqian lives in the courtyard in Qianmen while he is in the capital, Hong Kong students will feel that they are already their senior brothers.

Then you should follow him and serve him.

She spoke her thoughts in a low voice. Before Chu Qianqian could speak, Xue Jinglan immediately hugged Chu Qianqian's arm and said, "Brother Qianqian, after we return to the capital, we might as well move to Qianmen."

To put it bluntly, although Xue Jinglan married and lived in a courtyard in Luogu Lane, she would rather live in a courtyard with a single family house.

The only thing that worries her is that the courtyard in front is the third courtyard. If Chu Xiangqiang has something to do one day, she will live there alone. It would be a lie to say that she is not afraid.

But if there are Hong Kong students accompanying me and two hunting dogs, it will be different.

Of course, if Hong Kong students don't go back, Xue Jinglan can also go back to her parents' home for a few days.

Chu Xiangqian, on the other hand, thought that he might as well let his two daughters-in-law, Sister Tao, Zhaodi, and Zhang Tianzhi's four bodyguards return to Hong Kong first.

When he comes back from London, he will take Sister Tao and the four of them to the Qianmen Courtyard in the capital.

As for the master and his wife, the five old men and women can still move by themselves, and they take care of themselves when they are in the capital.

There is no shortage of food and drink at the ranch, and there are cowboys and cowgirls here, who can actually help take care of them.

If they wanted to buy something, Yixian Tian and Shifu could just ask Simon and Cowboy to accompany them to the town for shopping.

When Hong Kong Sheng heard that Chu Qianqian asked him to return to Hong Kong Island and that the cowboys could take care of the master and the others, he nodded obediently.

One look and she knew that her man was more important in her heart.

As for Aiyuan, on the contrary, he doesn’t want to return to Hong Kong Island or the capital at all.

Chu Xiangqian originally thought that his girl was fascinated by the superficial scenery of the United States.

But after asking in private, I felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)