Sure enough, Badley took over the conversation with a smile and said with a smile:
"Is there no news about Guangwu yet? Which country may he have fled to?...Oh, maybe I shouldn't ask this question, please forgive me."
Xiuxiu smiled, shook her head and sighed:
"Uncle Bai, you are worrying too much, it's okay... We are also guessing now... Your Excellency is not in Nanjing now, and I can't get involved in these things..."
Then, she deliberately lowered her voice and said mysteriously:
"However, I heard from my classmate at the Maritime General Staff that... the navy has been tracking a Dominican cargo ship, and Guangwu was probably on this cargo ship... and lost it when it passed through the Panama Canal last month, but
I heard that the General Staff of the Sea judged that Guangwu is probably in exile in the Dominican Republic and is being protected by Trujillo Molina..."
Then, Xiuxiu glanced at her family and said with a smile:
"Mom, Ziyu, you must keep it a secret."
Badley also looked at his wife and daughter and said with a smile:
"Did you hear that? Don't let me read that in tomorrow's paper."
The family laughed for a while, and then fell silent again. Now everyone knew that the two of them were talking about business.
Badley then sighed:
"Oh, in this case, it will be very troublesome. If we take the diplomatic route, you will be very busy in the next six months or a year."
Xiuxiu also sighed and nodded:
"Yes, what can we do?"
Shang Xiaojun suddenly laughed, pretending to be innocent and suggested:
"Hey, by the way, Xiuxiu, I heard that the United States is very powerful in that area, isn't it? Your Uncle Bai's company is very powerful in the United States! I see, this matter is really more diplomatic than diplomatic.
Why don't you ask your Uncle Bai to ask..."
Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be angry:
"Mom, look at you, what are you talking about...Uncle Bai runs a car company, not a gangster, someone who is powerful or not..."
Shang Xiaojun said with a smile:
"Oh, dear daughter, you heard wrong, it's strength... To be honest, maybe your Uncle Bai can really handle this... Haha, let Tingzhi tell His Majesty, we will thank you very much. Think about it,
I am grateful to the U.S. government, and I am grateful to you, Uncle Bai, so why not leave the good things to our own family... How can a country as big as ours allow others to suffer?"
Shang Xiaojun's last two sentences were indeed extremely powerful. Although Badli's expression remained unchanged, he swallowed softly.
Xiuxiu turned around and smiled at Badli with some embarrassment:
"This...? Uncle Bai, look..."
Badley smiled and said:
"To be honest, our company, as well as Mr. Ford, have some personal contacts with several directors of United Fruit Company... Oh, haha, United Fruit Company is a company with extensive business in Central America... Among them
Including Dominica. No problem. I can send a report to the country tonight to ask about this matter. But... Miss Shang, after all, this matter is a secret of your country. Without the official authorization of your country, our company rashly got involved.
Is it appropriate?”
Ye Ziyu smiled and said:
"Uncle Bai, don't worry. My brother-in-law is the 'official' one. Just send the report to the United States first and wait for my brother-in-law to come back. When the time comes, you will have the Queen's authorization..."
Xiuxiu frowned and scolded softly:
"Ziyu!"
Badley chuckled and said:
"Haha, Ziyu, this matter is related to the national decision-making of the Ming Dynasty, and we are just a foreign private company... Without official authorization, it is not appropriate for us to participate in this matter after all... What do you think?"
"Ah," Xiu Xiu smiled sweetly, "That's what Uncle Bai said."
With that said, she got up and walked outside the door, asking the waiter of the White House to bring her bag.
Then she returned to her seat with her bag, took out a blank piece of paper from the People's Guard Headquarters, took out a pen and wrote a few lines, and then took out a round
The copper seal was stamped with a "snap".
Xiuxiu stood up and handed the piece of paper to Badley with both hands:
"Uncle Bai, the authorization letter you asked for."
Badley was stunned for a moment. Adjutant Shang obviously came well prepared today!
He took the authorization letter with both hands, read it over, and was satisfied.
Xiuxiu smiled and said:
"Uncle Bai, from now on, all activities of you and your company related to this matter will be guaranteed by the People's Guard... Of course, we have to go through some procedures with other departments, but there is no need to worry about Uncle Bai.
Already."
He carefully folded it and put it in his pocket, nodded and said with a smile:
"The company and I feel very fortunate to have this opportunity to serve such a country."
Xiuxiu smiled again and said:
"Tomorrow, or maybe the day after tomorrow, Uncle Bai, you will meet with relevant representatives of our government. You can discuss related... um, funding or compensation matters."
Badley understood that this was the price of "reward". He smiled and said:
"Ah ha, that's okay. I'll contact Mr. Ford tonight too."
…
Both sides kept their word. After Xiuxiu and her family left that night, Badley had someone send a secret message to the country.
In the past, individuals had to go to the telegraph office to send telegrams. However, after the Unification War, the threat from the north was eliminated. The Ming Dynasty revised the "Telecommunications Law" to allow individuals to own radio stations as long as they were registered. However, telegraph machines were still relatively small.
It’s expensive, and most people won’t buy one just to send a telegram occasionally. And
Sending telegraphs is still a professional skill, especially sending Chinese characters, which requires memorizing much more codes than Western texts, so most people still choose to go to the telegraph office. However, some wealthy people or companies, for the convenience of business transactions, go to the telegraph office.
A civilian telegraph machine was purchased. The Badley family bought one and hired a secretary who could send telegraphs.
In fact, Bradley had previously discussed this matter with Ford headquarters. Ford Jr. objected, but Ford Senior, that is, Henry Ford, strongly agreed. Ford Jr. objected, mainly because he felt that there would not be much benefit, and that he was a commercial company.
, being involved in overseas political incidents, and then being exaggerated by the media, was detrimental to the company's image. But Old Ford was very enthusiastic about politics, and he was a person with clear political ideas. He agreed to help Ming Dynasty repatriate Guangwu, not all for the sake of
interests, but just want to do this.
Generally, when the founders of these business empires reach their twilight years, become famous, and earn billions, they will always pursue something other than economic interests. For example, they are willing to spend a large amount of money just to satisfy a childhood dream of their own. Henry?
Ford is a typical person like this. Even if Ming Dynasty does not give him benefits, he is even willing to take action. In his eyes, money is just a symbol.
Therefore, when Badley sent a secret message back saying that Adjutant Shangxiu had paid a visit and formally requested him, and issued an official authorization letter, Old Ford didn't even wait for Ming officials to come to negotiate terms, and directly called his friends on the board of directors of the United Fruit Company.
He got on the phone and started working on the matter. If the conditions offered by Daming were higher, they would be better. If the conditions offered by Daming were lower, he wouldn't care. To put it bluntly, Old Ford was just happy to take care of this matter, and he was just happy to watch Guangwu being raped.
He was taken back to Ming Dynasty and hanged.
United Fruit Company is very powerful in Central America, but in the United States, especially in front of a world super consortium like Ford, it is just a small fruit seller at best. Even if the two companies belong to different industries and usually have little business dealings, Ford
If such a big boss is willing to support him, if nothing else, as long as he plays with United Fruit next time when Ford, Morgan, Rockefeller and other companies are manipulating the Wall Street stock market, it will be enough for it to sell fruit for many years.
It happened to be daytime over there in the United States. A few hours later, two directors of the United Fruit Company sat at Old Ford's desk and listened to his teachings.