Rebirth of the Wealthy American Chapter 622

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"Being behind will be beaten." It's not just about modern China. Panama is the same.

The mighty Panama City mayor, who is also considered a regional leader in the isthmus of Panama, was extorted by a mercenary leader in this way, which is a joke.

However, this joke makes people laugh a little, because Eddie Hausman has no way to counter it, other than verbal protests. This is also a true portrayal of "the weak country has no diplomacy."

Ford Benjamin's requirements are very comprehensive. In addition to compensating for the losses of the station building, the Panama City Government will also hold the responsible person responsible for the losses caused by the Panama Railroad's inability to operate during this time, and also guarantee similar incidents. It won't happen again in the future.

To be honest, these requirements of Ford Benjamin cannot be fulfilled by Eddie Hausman, not because of how tough Eddie Hausman is, but because the Panama City government does not have this economic strength at all, let alone At $ 1.25 million, the Panamanian government couldn't even get $ 50,000.

Not all cities are as wealthy as the New York City government. The construction of a city government office building must start at tens of millions of dollars. There is only one New York city in the world, and the situation of the Panama City Government is compared with the New York City Government. It is like life. In Africa of the last century.

"No money? No money is simple, you can pay in other ways, and we can extend the period appropriately, but before your Panama City government pays the compensation, we need to monitor Panama City to ensure that you will complete the payment." Ford Benjamin isn't worried that the Panama City government has no money, it is best that the Panama City government never has money.

"You are delusional. I will never agree to these terms. I will never accept this kind of extortion." Eddie Hausman's eyes were cold, and he had a urge to break the boat, and wanted to smash his pencil into Ford Benjamin. Face.

blackmail!

Yes, this is indeed extortion, but in this era, this kind of thing happened almost every day. Carefully calculated, more than one million US dollars is still small. Look at the Qing Empire. Every time extortion is hundreds of millions. If you want less, it is an insult to the Qing Empire at the center of the world.

"Listen to me, Mr. Mayor, if you agree to these conditions, why do I have a personal gift prepared for you here, I hope you like it ... and if you do not agree, maybe the tragedy that happened some time ago will repeat itself, But this time, it was n't the station building that was under siege. ”Ford Benjamin lowered his leg and found a $ 10,000 bearer check from Bank of America in his inner pocket and shoved it on the table. Eddie Hausman.

Ten thousand dollars is not a small number. In Colombia, this money can be used to buy ministerial figures, and it is a bit wasteful to spend on Eddie Hausman.

But this is exactly the true meaning of bribery. To achieve the best results, you must come up with an temptation that you can't refuse.

As for Ford Benjamin's "tragedy will repeat itself", this is the threat of Hongguoguo.

The siege of the station building was a spontaneous resistance of Panamanian workers against the management of the Panama Railroad. Since the Panamans are so bloody, the Americans are certainly not bad. If Eddie Hausman rejected Ford Benjamin's request, then maybe In the next few days, some Americans will also be "spontaneous" in besieging the Panamanian government building.

At that time, it is estimated that the prospects are worrying.

Hmm, the future is worrying!

There is a stick on one side and chocolate on the other. It should not be a hassle to choose between the two, but Eddie Hausman has been slow to decide.

Can't blame Eddie Hausman, is it less than 10,000 dollars? Of course, a lot, this is almost the salary of Eddie Hausman as the mayor of ten years, but if you take this money, Eddie Hausman It will become a sinner in Panama, and will always be nailed to the pillar of shame in Panama. Later generations, when talking about this history, Eddie Hausman must be the object of spitting.

But if you do n't take it, it 's hard to say what these lawless Americans will do. When Panamanian workers besieged the station building, the Americans dared to shoot the world in a big way, and they killed hundreds of people. Now they are shameless. To claim compensation, this has fully illustrated the bottom line of Americans.

Their bottom line is that there is no bottom line. If American moral standards are to be mentioned, then perhaps money is the only moral standard for Americans.

"If you are worried about the parliament, then I can assure you that you don't have to worry about it. You can wait and see. The parliament's acceptance of these terms will certainly exceed your imagination. This is the collective decision and responsibility of your Panamanian government It's not completely blamed on you— "Ford Benjamin was still talking, the meaning of the words made Eddie Hausman gradually despair.

Since someone is singing a white face, it must be someone singing a red face. Martinez Silva has arrived in Panama City three days ago, and he and Leonard Gilmo are conducting PR for the members of the Panamanian Parliament, although now It is not known how effective it is, but judging from the spending in these days, Ford Benjamin is now almost certain that almost half of the parliament has been bought through, and even if there is objection at that time, it will be overwhelmed by the majority opinion.

This can also be regarded as the sorrow of "democracy".

"What form of supervision are you planning to carry out?" Eddie Hausman is still struggling. In fact, Eddie Hausman has surrendered.

"The police and tax authorities were dissolved, and Panama 's police and tax work was entrusted to our Panama company. I can guarantee that the security situation in Panama City will be better than it is now, and the revenue of the Panamanian government will also be A big increase, no matter how you look at it, this is a good thing for your Panama City and the Panamanian government. "It is obviously a lion's mouth, but from the mouth of Ford Benjamin, it is as if the Panamanian company is doing charity .

Although it sounded incredible, Eddie Hausman knew that Ford Benjamin was telling the truth.

The current security situation in Panama City is really not very good. It can even be described as grim, the weakness of the police station, the complex population structure, and the sturdy civil customs, which together cause the current poor security situation in Panama City. The security situation is frequent. , Gangsters are rampant. Although ordinary people are not boring, they can never be described as living and working.

It must be said that Eddie Hausman also wants to change this situation, but in fact, Eddie Hausman's methods are not many. The main reason is that the police force in the hands of the Panamanian government is limited and it is impossible to effectively control the huge Panama isthmus. .

The tax department is also the same. Although it sounds a bit humiliating to hand over the tax department to a company to control it, in fact Eddie Hausman knows that Panama City's tax department is rotten, unless there is a complete blood exchange, otherwise The financial situation of the Panamanian government will never improve. If Panamanian companies take over the taxation work in Panama City, even if the taxation has not actually increased, the government's financial statements will look better than before, for no other reason, but as much as possible Reduce human factors.

This has been verified. The Qing Dynasty Customs is now controlled by the British Hao De, how can the management of Hao De cannot be said to be high, and the foreign trade of the Qing State has not experienced large-scale growth, but in Hao De Under the control of Qingguo Customs, Qingguo Customs is now the cleanest department in Qingguo, and the income status of customs has been increasing. Compared with the previous Qingguo Customs, and compared with other Qingguo departments now, this is absolutely ironic. Foreign monks are not necessarily more They can read the scriptures, they are just more serious, this has actually become evidence that "the foreign moon is more round" in some populations-

When leaving the Panama City Government Office Building, Ford Benjamin looked back at the gray City Office Building, and the disdainful smile flashed on his face.

This building is indeed too old--

The buildings in this era are not as crazy as in the 21st century. Although many buildings are called "buildings", they are actually three or four floors, but in this era, they are generally one-storey wooden houses. The building is indeed relatively tall, so this title is fine.

The "building" to be rebuilt at Panama Railway Station is worthy of the title "building" compared to most buildings of this era.

Because the station building will carry part of the waiting hall function, the new station building has a total of three floors, totaling an astonishing 21 meters. The waiting hall alone has a height of eight meters. Level, the whole isthmus of Panama is not available, so the construction work of the station building must be undertaken by the American horse construction company.

"Just a station building costs $ 600,000, which is too much." Leonard Gilmore, a member of the Vanderbilt family, apparently dismissed the offer.

"Of course the cost of the building is less than 600,000 US dollars, but this quotation also includes 11 technicians and 150 workers to travel from New York to Panama and their subsidies for work abroad. Is this acceptable? Simon Rutherford, the business manager of Steed Construction Company, is here, and there is no fear that Leonard Gilmore will not agree.

Fat water does not flow outsiders' fields. Since it is the business of Panama Station, of course, it must be borne by Junma Construction Company. The price must be tricky, but nobody cares, even the canal management committee does not care, just like the Vanderbilt family. Running the Panama Railroad is bound to be tricky. Everyone knows it. No one will say it. In the end, it will be borne by the shareholders of the Panama Canal Company. Wool comes out of the sheep and everyone makes money.

"We should hire workers locally, at least this will save some costs." Leonard Gilmore was only habitually questioning, not opposing, and he had no right to object.

Simon Rutherford stopped talking, and his expression was eccentric.

Maybe Leonard Gilmore is just a word of inadvertence, but in fact Leonard Gilmore is right, Steed Construction Company is preparing to hire construction workers from Panama, so the labor cost will be greatly reduced, but this kind of thing It must be stated that as long as the quality of the project can be guaranteed, Junma Construction Company is reasonable no matter what it does.

"Gentlemen, let's discuss how to arrange those upcoming planes. Looking at this document from Boston Airlines, it seems that we have to prepare an airport first. Is the address of the airport determined?" General manager Robert Cronin was more pragmatic. He just took office after the "conflict". He was previously a lawyer and an accountant in New York.

Robert Cronin is a member of the Morgan family. He not only is responsible for the financial work of the Panama Railroad Company, but also monitors the financial status of the Panamanian company. It is limited to finance. In fact, the operations of these two companies are still operated by Ford Benjamin. And Leonard Gilmore is in charge.

That 's right, the plane is finally here. This is the first time in the world to put the new kind of aircraft into practical use. Although Robert Cronin does n't know what the plane is like, a telegram from Boston Airlines Here, Robert Cronin already has a certain understanding of "airplanes". One thing is certain that the use of aircrafts will greatly speed up the exploration of the isthmus of Panama. This time will be shortened from three years to eight months. In this regard, the investment of the Canal Company is indeed value for money, after all, time is money.

The contract signed by Li Mu on behalf of Panama Company and Boston Airlines, including the later maintenance costs of the aircraft, according to the contract, Boston Airlines will provide 20 pilots and a logistics support team of 60 people who work in Panama The costs incurred also need to be borne by the Panama Canal Company, which brings the total value of the entire contract to $ 5 million, which is a maddening number in this era.

Of course, from the moment the airplane was born, it was destined not to be a toy for ordinary people. Ordinary people and the automobile industry may have a certain intersection, but the aviation industry is still a little far away for ordinary people.

"Okay, right next to the derelict site next to the station, the Panamanian government has promised to leave that area to us and let us deal with it." Ford Benjamin's tone was quite proud, which is what Ford Benjamin is best at of.

Panama City has a long history. In 1519, the Spanish dynasty sent Davila to Panama as governor. Panama City became a base for Spanish colonists to enslave American Indians and to engage in religious activities. It was also a Spanish colonist who sought wealth and sold black in the Americas The slave distribution center, the Spanish colonizers gathered a large amount of gold and silver jewelry from all sides in the city, and then transferred to the Spanish mainland, Panama City's large wealth, naturally also caused the coveted pirates.

In 1671, British pirate Morgan attacked Panama City by force. After being ransacked, the entire city was set aside by arson.

Ford Benjamin's "abandoned site" refers to this ruin.

Chapter end

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