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Chapter 363 Asbo

As the mayor of Vladivostok and the speaker of the Amur Council, Mikhail is very busy.

As the scale of Vladivostok became larger and larger, Mikhail's work became more and more busy. In addition to meetings and meeting all kinds of people every day, there was no rest time at all.

Judging from the schedule, there is indeed no time to spare.

It's actually not that busy.

Vladivostok is no longer the former grass-roots team. Each department has a dedicated person in charge. Mikhail's main work content is to listen to reports, supervise progress, and complete various tasks assigned by the Governor's Palace.

Dent never expected that a mere dancer could be so powerful. It only took three days for Dent to have the opportunity to meet Mikhail.

For this mere 15 minutes, Dent spent 1000 pounds, equivalent to the annual salary of the Secretary of the British Treasury.

"Mr. Dent, welcome to Amur. Do you want to invest in Amur?"

Mikhail had no idea what Dent was up to.

Prior to taking on the role of General Manager of East India, Marco served as Deputy Director of Asbo.

"What does the North Borneo Company do?"

Mikhail picked up the pen holder in front of him and threw it at Dent fiercely.

The secretary knocked on the door to remind me that the time was up.

The scythe on Marco's right arm was replaced with a mechanical device that can be installed with different items. Cutlery, weapons, and even pens can be used as needed.

Without the North Borneo Company, the Dent family would be left with nothing.

Dent will not sell North Borneo Company.

"Get the hell out of here! Get out of my sight immediately!"

"You uneducated bitches-"

"I live next door to you. If you need anything, please knock on my door."

The North Borneo Company's power in Sabah was originally obtained from the Americans.

Is the United States also going to establish the East India Company——

Mikhail was furious.

Pulisic, who is from California, USA, took the initiative to come to Dent.

The East India is a very strange place. Most of the government agencies are in the form of companies. The most famous East India Company comes from the United Kingdom. In addition, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Sweden, and Austria have also successively established "East India Company". company".

"General, we have no intention of becoming enemies with Grand Duke Yuriev——"

Dent shivered.

Mikhail looked cold.

Dent had to explain at length the conflict between the North Borneo Company and the East India Company.

The entire East India has become George's private domain, and it is appropriate for George to establish the East India Company.

The business card has clear gilt calligraphy - Business Manager of the East India Company.

Dent's eyes were completely blank.

"Mr. Dent, have you ever considered transferring the North Borneo Company?"

"You still have five minutes—"

"Are you worthy?"

A mere commercial company dared to invade Grand Duke Yuriev's private property. How audacious!

Pulisic was not in a hurry and left Dent his business card.

Mikhail was completely furious.

Mikhail kept talking and outputting, and all five minutes were consumed.

Dent was wrong. The East India Company was not founded by the United States, but by George.

Marko, the former night guard at Yekaterin Palace, serves as the general manager of the East India Company.

Dent was about to cry but had no tears left.

Mikhail knew nothing of what was happening in East Indies.

Dent noticed that Mikhail was wearing a military uniform.

Unexpectedly, things would turn around soon.

Dent fled.

Dent tried to explain.

When leaving Mikhail's office, Dent was filled with despair and thought the matter was completely hopeless.

"Get out! No matter who it is, let him wait for me!"

"General, I'm here for the North Borneo Company."

"no way!"

Asbo is the abbreviation of the Amur Security Service. Its responsibilities are similar to those of the St. Petersburg secret police. It is responsible for intelligence affairs related to Amur security.

George's request to Marco was to turn East India into a country in the shortest possible time, rather than the loose indigenous alliance it is now.

To achieve this goal, George allowed Marco to mobilize all the resources of the Aceh Sultanate.

When Marco went to East Indies, he deliberately took away two of his capable generals, Jin Yongjun and Jiang Guoxian, from Asbo.

Don't get me wrong, these two are Chinese, not Korean.

Marco did not place the East India Company's headquarters in Kalimantan and Sulawesi, but in Port Marina, not far from the old port.

Wen Island, where Bingang is located, covers an area of ​​about 1.2 square kilometers. It is the most important tin mine producing area in the world and is also rich in pepper.

The first thing Marco did after coming to Wen Island was to take back all the tin mines, disband the private armies of the mine owners, and let the East India Company directly operate them. At the same time, all pepper plantations were also taken back, and then the East India Company signed lease contracts with farmers and handed them over to farmers for planting.

The tin mines on Wen Island were previously directly operated by the Dutch East Indies government.

Before selling East India to George, the East India government sold all the tin mines to private individuals. Marco's decision triggered widespread opposition.

Marco didn't waste any time and directly transferred troops from the Aceh Sultanate to take it back by force.

"I am British. I originally bought this tin mine for 15 pounds. If you want to take it back, you have to pay me at least 150 million."

Jesús, the owner of the largest tin mine in Wen Island, is confident.

So what about Grand Duke Yuriev? Private property is sacred and inviolable, you know?
"So you're saying your tin mine is worth £150 million?"

Jin Yongjun remained calm.

"No, no, no, this tin mine is worth at least 500 million!"

Jesus did get a big deal.

"So can I understand that you and the former mine owner colluded with each other to deliberately harm the interests of Grand Duke Yuriev."

Jin Yongjun's angle is tricky. He bought a tin mine worth 500 million for 15. There must be something fishy in it.

What should I do if something fishy happens?
Transaction is invalid.

"You're talking nonsense! I didn't! You can't do this-"

Jesus was dumbfounded, not expecting to be able to interpret it this way.

"You have been in business for more than half a year from April to now. The original investment of 15 should have been fully recovered, right?"

Jin Yongjun didn’t want to spend a penny.

"This is none of your business!"

Jesus turned pale.

"For half a year, you have been secretly digging the mine belonging to Grand Duke Yuriev. Now let's talk about compensation."

Not only did Jin Yongjun not want to spend money, he also wanted to get a start-up capital.

The East India Company had just been established and was very poor. Although George provided funds, the more funds the better.

"Just wait, I will report your brutal behavior to London, and the Royal Navy will definitely safeguard my interests as a British person."

Jesus brought out the Royal Navy to scare Kim Young-joon.

"Oh, you still want to leave? Are you dreaming-"

Jin Yongjun nodded, and several soldiers from the Aceh Sultanate rushed forward and pushed Jesus to the ground.

"Asshole! Let me go!"

Jesus struggled desperately.

Jin Yongjun waved his hand like a fly, and Jesus was immediately gagged.

"Next--"

The information in Jin Yongjun's hand is half a foot high.

While Jin Yongjun was cleaning up the mine, Jiang Guoxian was organizing the plantation.

Due to early over-exploitation on Wen Island, there are very few forests left on the island, and the distribution of plantations is also very scattered, so it does not meet the conditions for the establishment of collective farms.

In the process of Jiang Guoxian taking back the plantation, the biggest resistance came from the local Chinese on Wen Island.

Wen Island has about 3 people, more than half of whom are Chinese.

Due to restrictions by the Dutch, the Chinese were not qualified or able to purchase tin mines. On the contrary, most of the plantations were controlled by the Chinese.

There are also some plantations that were disposed of by the Dutch at a low price to the Chinese before they left.

Marco's original intention was to take back all the plantations.

After Jiang Guoxian learned about the specific situation, he suggested not to change the status quo and continue to be operated by farmers.

But if farmers wanted to sell their plantations, they could not sell them to anyone else but to the East India Company.

At the same time, the tax rate will be unified, various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes during the Dutch East India Company period will be abolished, and the burden on farmers will be reduced as much as possible.

In this way, the planters of East India will become the basic base of the East India Company, which will be more conducive to the subsequent work of the East India Company.

During the Dutch rule, East India was angry and resentful, and the people were in dire straits. The people had no affection for the colonial government of East India, and the Aceh Sultanate was invincible.

George operated East India as his own private territory, just like Amur. Stability was the first factor.

In this case, efforts should be made to cultivate the planters into the vested interest class of East India, so that they will support the rule of the East India Company from the bottom of their hearts.

If the East India Company also imitated the Dutch and imposed excessive taxes, then the East India Company's future fate would probably be the same as that of the Dutch.

"Old Jiang, you are wrong. You must first take away their things and then give them to them in order to gain their gratitude."

Marco's approach was rougher and more effective.

The main reason for the plantation was that as soon as the East India Company objected, it would give in. This would inevitably give people the impression of being weak and bullied, and it would be even more difficult to carry out future work.

First take back all the plantations, and then hand them over to the plantation owners for continued management. This kind of happiness of regaining will make them completely forget the fact that those plantations originally belonged to them.

"We are not Dutch. We do not want to be colonists of this land, but we want to be the masters of this land. Based on this premise, no matter who becomes our enemy, we will completely destroy them!"

Marco treats both white people and Chinese people equally.

Jiang Guoxian knew Marco was right.

If East Indians want to be treated normally by the East India Company, they must at least prove that they are worthy of being valued.

People who could own assets during the Dutch rule, whether they were whites or Chinese, had some means. In this era, good-hearted people would have no bones left to eat.

(End of this chapter)