African Nationhood

Chapter 44 Crazy (Part )

When Trudeau saw Shi Jintang the next day, he whistled, "Boss, are you in good spirits today?"

"Well, the weather is nice today, so I'm in good spirits."

Trudeau chuckled, "Hi, man!"

Seeing Trudeau's shameless expression, Shi Jintang directly showed off his cards, "Didn't I just sleep with a woman? That's enough for you.

We need to return to Whale Bay quickly. Your American compatriots are here and they don’t know what they want from me. "

Trudeau waved his hands and shrugged after hearing this, "Hey, boss is so boring. This is the prime time for men to joke with each other. After all, life can't be too tight. It's good for everyone to relax."

"I want to deduct half of your salary right now, will you still relax?"

"Hey boss, if you do this, I will lose my enthusiasm for work."

Shi Jintang shook his head, maybe he shouldn't make the working relationship too close.

This will make it easier to avoid embarrassment later.

I feel good after holding it in for more than half a year to vent. Jin Xiyue's cooperation is completely unlike that of a young child.

Afterwards, she was still in the mood to discuss the topic of sexual pleasure with Shi Jintang. This made Shi Jintang very curious. He carefully checked the bed sheets and became even more curious after confirming that there were blood stains.

Then he asked why North Korean girls could talk about taboo topics so easily.

This North Korean official lady said calmly that when the girls grow up, their mothers will find opportunities to teach them knowledge and also share some love affairs between men and women.

As an official lady, she could also read some banned books.

It's just that the descriptions in those books are obscure. If you haven't experienced it personally, you can't understand the mystery.

This topic naturally aroused Shi Jintang's curiosity, so he asked a North Korean official lady to share it and absorbed some essence from it. The two of them spent most of the night having fun.

In the end, Shi Jintang was talking about the wealthy American businessman before he forced himself out of Jin Xiyue's dormitory. Unexpectedly, Trudeau, who was such a mother-in-law, would hold on to him and wouldn't let him go.

The two of them were silent all the way and rode back to Whale Bay.

After returning to his residence to take a shower and change into a set of clothes, Shi Jintang sat down in the living room and had breakfast with Trudeau.

After breakfast, Trudeau went to invite American businessmen.

After Shi Jintang finished reading the recent Cape Town Gazette and African Business Daily, Trudeau also brought people back.

"Boss, this is Theo Thomson, followed by his colleague and assistant, William Constantine."

Shi Jintang nodded to the two guests, "Please take a seat, distinguished guests."

Theo Thomson looked very old, probably over 60 years old. His beard, hair and brows had turned gray, and the nasolabial folds on his face were very deep.
  The bloodshot crimson eye sockets coupled with his bloodless face gave him a sense that the vampire count from the terrifying castle had come to reality.

And his assistant William Constantine is a tall young man, no more than 25 years old. His blue eyes are like spring water, and he has an "electric eye" style.

"Dear Mr. Shi, please allow me to introduce myself. I am the business manager of the Pennsylvania Railroad. I am here to discuss cooperation with you on behalf of the Pennsylvania Railroad."

Regarding the railway company, Shi Jintang was a little confused. Those who could afford the railway these days were the rich, and they had to rely on the national finances to be successful.

His Nanhua Company had just started, and the gold mine had only been mined for a few months. He didn't have tens of thousands of spare cash on hand, so how could he build a railway?
  “How do you plan to talk about cooperation?
  I only have tens of thousands of pounds on hand now. I'm afraid I can't even build two miles of railway. "

"This is the purpose of my coming here. We can provide you with financial financing services so that your colony can not only quickly enter modernization, but also enhance your control over your colonies."

These two words spoke to Shi Jintang's heart, but he was wary of the evil capitalists. Although he resisted in his heart, his body was still honest. “What is the form of financial financing services?”

"We propose to use your company's tax revenue or gold mine income as collateral to build a 30-year section railway with a total price of US$1320 million and a total mileage of 200 kilometers.
  These expenses include the cost of building railway materials, labor costs, miscellaneous expenses, and the cost of purchasing locomotives. "

After hearing the Americans' plan, Shi Jintang couldn't help but think about it in his mind.

Among the expenses of building a railway, the cost of locomotives often accounts for 20%-30% of the project cost.

The construction cost of 200 kilometers of railway is US$5 per kilometer, and the construction cost is US$1000 million.

The cost of the locomotive is US$200-300 million, and the remaining miscellaneous expenses and labor costs are US$20?
  This account is obviously unreasonable, because he remembers the cost when Zhan Tianyou built the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, and it was the cost in the early 20th century.

The Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway built by Zhan Tianyou was expected to cost 572 million taels of silver, purchase locomotives 113 million taels, and miscellaneous expenses 43 taels, but the actual total cost was less than 700 million taels.

The exchange rate of silver was low at the beginning of the 20th century, so these costs would be much lower today (1879).

20世纪初美元和白银汇率大概是1:1.25，也就是说这1320万美元放到20年后兑换白银就是1650万两。

This is so fucking hacky, I made more than double the profit, a 1% huge profit!

"Sorry, I can't accept your plan. You are too greedy."

There was no change in Theo Thomson's face when he heard this. He slowly took out a gold-inlaid pipe from his inner pocket and gestured to Shi Jintang, "Do you mind?"

Shi Jintang waved his hand, and then took out the Lucky Strike cigarette box from his arms, and took one out to signal William Constantine.

"Want one?"

The blue-eyed young man waved his hands flattered, "No, thank you!"

Shi Jintang lit the cigarette by himself, puffed out the smoke and stopped talking.

Theo Thomson was also silent and puffed out smoke alone, and for a while the entire living room was filled with smoke.

No one speaks. Whoever speaks first at this moment often means compromise.

When Shi Jintang smoked two cigarettes, the old vampire couldn't help it any longer. He knocked on his pipe and said softly: "If you have more collateral, we may be able to lower the price by a small amount."

"Oh, the gold mine income and colonial tax alone are not enough? Do you want me to mortgage both income to you?"

"If that's the case, of course we would be happy to reduce the total price by 100 million to US$1220 million. How about that?"

Shi Jintang did not continue to smoke. He pinched his forehead. He inhaled too much nicotine, which made his head hurt.

"I need to think about it and we can talk about it tomorrow, okay?"

Theo Thomson smiled, "Of course, you are the master, we are always waiting for your call."

Shi Jintang stood up and shook hands with the old vampire, and then he watched the two people leave.

When the background of the two people was no longer visible, Shi Jintang waved to Trudeau.

"I will hold the Americans back for a few days. During these days, you must take down that William Constantine no matter what, and ask the Americans for their lowest price. If you succeed, I will give you a salary increase."

Trudeau nodded and said "ok" to Shi Jintang, "BOSS, wait for the news of my triumphant return."

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