Chapter 105 Opening up a New Route

Frank is really a man of action, a natural sales and money fan. After arriving in Sierra Leone, it took only a few days to get on the line of an official in Liberia.

Then I went to Liberia stupidly and boldly again.

Not only did he swear on the phone that the export license can be obtained as long as he pays.

They also plan to send the rough diamonds to Mumbai to change hands and turn them into completely legal diamonds, and even cut them directly in Mumbai, doubling their value.

Great idea and very feasible.

If I remember correctly, Liberia is next door to Sierra Leone, and the diamond storage in the country is much larger than that of Sierra Leone.

It is indeed legally okay to mix rough diamonds from Sierra Leone into Liberia's export list.

But as soon as the export certificate comes out, a knowledgeable person can think that this is a diamond produced in Sierra Leone when they look at the price.

If it is sold at a normal price, 16 countries in Africa have discovered large reserves of diamond mines. Even Liberia and Guinea, which are connected to Sierra Leone, are big diamond exporters. Do you need to buy the diamonds in your hand?

And if it is sold at a low price, there will be more people grabbing food at that time, which is tantamount to publicly slapping England in the face, which is a big trouble.

Perhaps, this matter can attract some of the upper echelons of England. Anyway, England is also rife with corruption at this time.

Even like Sir Folt who sold the house, this kind of aristocrats who have been unable to make ends meet and are poor only have titles and real estate, may try their best to push England to release the blockade of Sierra Leone.

No, Li Changheng patted his forehead.

This is too much taken for granted, and the nobles think too well.

Sierra Leone was originally blocked by England, and many mine owners were originally English.

The evacuation of Sierra Leone would not have been possible had it not been for the threat to their lives.

But if the aristocrats found a safe smuggling channel, he and Frank would be 100% abandoned by these people, and even eaten up.

Then the blockade of Sierra Leone will definitely be stricter, strictly investigate smuggling, and eat alone.

Thinking of this, Li Changheng reluctantly gave up the idea of ​​cooperating with the nobles, picked up the phone and called Frank again.

Ask Frank to return to London with the diamonds he bought this time, and tell him that he will call the Ward Hotel in Knightsbridge in three days to find him.

Since it is risky to cooperate with the local forces in England, then change the place and cooperate with a different group of people.

Although he has never been to Spice Harbor, but Li Changheng, who has watched countless movies and TV shows, it is not difficult to find an agent in Spice Harbor, or even several floors.

And rough diamonds don't have to feel guilty compared to things like 'flour' and ammunition.

Not to mention that in Spice Harbor at this time, the flour stalls can be publicly displayed, which is simply the best place to sell diamonds.

Double the price of rough diamonds and wholesale them to the next family, and these people will sell them to Southeast Asia and island countries. These two markets alone are enough for Frank to die.

After making the phone call, Li Changheng helped Annie pack his luggage together, and then he was stared at by the manager and waiter in the lobby of Maybo Hotel, or in other words reluctant to give up the tip.

Sit in the classic blue and white 'Silver Cloud' of Rolls-Royce and return to the villa on Garden Street.

The house, which was temporarily bought with a down payment of only 200,000 pounds, is the fourth of the seven villas on the west side of the street, and it is only a five-minute walk from Kensington Palace Gardens.

The villa covers an area of ​​500 square meters, a four-story Gothic building, a 400-square-meter garden, an indoor parking room that can park four cars, and a maid's room with ten rooms on two floors. The total area is less than 1,200 square meters .

Just the money spent on a house of about 30 by 40 meters can buy a farm of about 100 acres in the suburbs of London, and a few thousand acres of pastures in other counties.

But Huayuan Avenue will be the most expensive street in the world in the future. The lowest home owner is worth 1 billion US dollars, and the highest is Bill Gates.

Moreover, the stamp duty paid by Li Changheng is only 3.25%, which is not as painful as the 9.5% in the future. In addition, he has a loan from the Bank of England, which can reduce the tax by half.

Besides, the pound will depreciate in the future, but the price of the house will increase instead, not to mention the most important place to invest in the house. It can be said that the houses on Garden Street have never fallen except for the financial crisis.

After seeing off Annie who was reluctant to part with her, she made an agreement that a designer would come to visit tomorrow and prepare for the decoration.

Li Changheng made some food for dinner, held a glass of red wine, and stood on the balcony on the second floor of the villa, thinking about starting a company and going to several offshore tax havens in the future.

When Annie returned home, facing the serious eyes of her parents and her two brothers, her heart beat faster, and she handed the envelope containing the photo of Li Changheng to Philip anxiously.

Philip opened the envelope in confusion, and saw the photo of Annie's head resting on Li Changheng's shoulder.

"You...", just about to blame Annie for being so bold, Philip suddenly stopped talking, and after a few seconds of silence, he asked, "That little guy asked you to give it to me?"

"Yes, yes, father," Annie said in a low voice while praying that Li Changheng was right, "Henry said that after you read the letter, you can solve the problems in your heart."

"Follow me to the study".

Regardless of the curiosity of his wife and two sons, Philip walked out of the living room first, while Annie's mouth twitched, and she finally felt relieved, bowed to her mother and two brothers and left, and quickly followed Philip.

"this,,".

Charles looked at his mother in surprise, "Annie has passed the test?"

"Then what do you think?" The queen glanced at Charles, then stood up and left the living room.

"I think we should go meet that American," Andrew said curiously, "He can cancel father's punishment of Anne with a single letter, that guy should be the same as the information we found, he is a real genius" .

"I take it you're trying to make some extra money off him?"

Charles glared at his brother who was two years younger than himself, "That kid is one year younger than you, and he can take out 200,000 pounds at will, and he dares to afford a mortgage of 220,000 pounds a year, and bought 2.2 million pounds in three days House of.

Do you think you are the best, or he is the best? "

"Isn't it better that Henry is better than me?"

Andre said with a smile, "At least Annie doesn't have to worry about money, and her husband doesn't have to worry about being looked down upon if he is capable."

"Wait," Charles said dissatisfied, "Who said Anne would marry that American?"

Andro said teasingly, "Then go and persuade Anne to give up, or tell father that you don't agree with her dating Henry."

"This..." Charles' flaws in his weak character were immediately revealed, "Forget it, let's wait and see what happens, and see Henry Lee's true face before we talk about it."

Andrew couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Anne, who followed Philip into the study, lowered her head, sat on the sofa opposite Philip in an honest and ladylike manner, and waited quietly for Philip to read the photos.

It took a while for Philip to say, "Are you sure that meeting Henry Lee in Rome was by chance?"