Chapter 415 The Conscientious Governor

Such an extreme good thing made several Boston families suspicious, and they sent senior manager Smith Hammer to personally visit Newfoundland to see if it was true.

"Actually, Mr. Smith doesn't need to come at all. I am also the consul of the Boston Consulate. You can find the British Consulate and ask them to contact me. You don't have to come in person. You can see how hard it is to travel all the way."

Alan Wilson started to use the classic traditional skill to change his face. He almost instantly forgot his identity as a civil servant of the British Empire. He acted as if he was a senior manager of the Boston Consortium and directly took the opposite position.

Although the Boston Consortium ranks first among American consortiums, it is constantly surpassed by latecomers. Both Morgan and Rockefeller were rising stars in front of the Boston consortium, which originated from the slave triangular trade.

The development of the entire Boston Consortium can be described as calm. Later, when Kennedy came to power, the Boston Consortium thought it could restore the glory of the Lawrence era, but Kennedy was assassinated again.

It can only be said that the earliest consortium in the United States was ill-fated. With this mentality, Alan Wilson answered all questions about Smith Hammer with a sympathetic attitude.

"Mr. Allen's move is very courageous." Smith Hammer sighed sincerely after hearing this.

"If I use another word to describe it, I feel better." Alan Wilson said to himself that he was lucky that he was not a politician, otherwise he would not have dared to accept such a bold compliment.

Smith-Hammer personally came to Newfoundland because he wanted to put himself in the shoes of this growing tax haven and see if Newfoundland has a promising future.

Hearing that there were Chinese workers working on the island, Smith Hammer was surprised and said, "Mr. Allen is not afraid that these Chinese workers will not leave."

"Don't be afraid. Once the winter in Newfoundland comes, it will be as effective as a vacuum cleaner." Alan Wilson chuckled. He answered Smith Hammer's worries and even said that there is no such danger from the perspective of the worst outcome.

Do you know why the effectiveness of guerrilla warfare in Northeast China is far less effective than that in Guanhai? This is the role of weather. If you really hide in the deep mountains and old forests to resist, the winter temperature can solve most of the problems.

In front of Smith Hammer, Alan Wilson mentioned the idea of ​​​​Newfoundland's economic transformation, "I heard from Mr. Joy that there have been a lot more guests in Newfoundland recently. It seems that they all have the same purpose as Mr. Smith. The senses are too Sharpened."

"This kind of thing involves money, how can a caring person be insensitive?" Smith Hammer looked at what you said and sighed sincerely, "Who would object to more and more money?"

“That’s really what most people think.

"Alan Wilson nodded seriously. As for the financial knowledge that Smith Hammer asked about, this touched on his knowledge blind spot. Although he claimed to know everything, he only understood it on the surface, and he was a bit embarrassed in front of professionals.

But Alan Wilson didn't understand, and instead satisfied Smith Hammer, because he understood, taking the Boston Consortium as an example, he learned that Newfoundland only needs to pay a management fee of fifty pounds a year, and it can completely cover its different industries. Establish an equal number of branches in Newfoundland.

These branches own the vast majority of the assets of the Boston Consortium. The Boston Consortium does not need to have any institutions in Newfoundland, and these subsidiaries have nothing to do with Boston's main business.

By packaging these subsidiaries in Newfoundland as legal entities with "commercial substance" and employing few "core personnel" to undertake "high value-added" business activities such as equity investments, the Boston Group can openly transfer most of them The profits generated and accumulated from the main business are transferred to achieve the purpose of tax avoidance.

All in all, Smith Hammer was very satisfied with this inspection and felt that his trip to Newfoundland was worthwhile.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Smith, is there a food processing industry among Boston's main industries?" Although Alan Wilson didn't know any advanced financial knowledge, he could tell that the other party was very satisfied.

From this point of view, Alan Wilson can also say that he has no tricks to win, so he will exploit the advantages of the Boston Consortium while it is hot to see if he can achieve complementary advantages.

"Mr. Allen really asked the right person." Smith Hammer said quite confidently, "Boston can be said to be one of the main centers of the American food processing industry. We cannot say that we have a monopoly on the market, but there are extremely special features in food processing. status."

Smith Hammer also said indirectly that the opinions of the Boston consortium are very important when the harvest of local Newfoundland fishermen enters the American market. After all, the two places are not far apart and many products overlap.

"Then it seems that Newfoundland should have a better relationship with Boston." Alan Wilson said as if he suddenly realized it, and said with a lot of compliments, "If the two parties cooperate, they can supplement it to a certain extent. Newfoundland's high-quality seafood , if we can get help from Boston, we can reach the dining tables of thousands of American citizens.”

"That's right!" Smith Hammer responded positively. "This makes Newfoundland's fishermen richer and can also strengthen Boston's voice in the food processing industry."

"After all, the special relationship between Britain and the United States is here. Helping Boston is helping Newfoundland." Alan Wilson said with admiration.

He has now discovered the value of Smith Hammer. After all, he hopes that Newfoundland will take off immediately. In particular, fishing has always been a traditional project of Newfoundland and should continue to be carried forward. Introducing the help of the Boston Consortium in this regard will help Newfoundland quickly The take-off is of great significance.

In this case, Alan Wilson is willing to try any means that can make money. He just hopes to achieve results quickly, no matter whether the money is noble or despicable.

And is it despicable to ask the Boston Consortium to help? He doesn't think so. On the contrary, it can benefit the fishermen of Newfoundland and make his work in Newfoundland even more glorious.

Smith Hammer was also happy because it was also good for the Boston syndicate, with the support of the Newfoundland fisheries. In terms of seafood, Boston’s advantages will be even greater, and its influence on the food market will also be enhanced.

The charm of trade comes from this. Learning from each other's strengths is the meaning of trade.

With a common foundation, there is nothing to oppose. As the chief executive of Newfoundland, Alan Wilson negotiated with Boston food processing industry giants to benefit Newfoundland fishermen. News spread like wildfire, which was actually his own release. out.

It doesn't matter whether it was released by oneself. What matters is that the fishermen of Newfoundland are looking forward to it very much. As a colony, Newfoundland fishermen can certainly do business freely with all parties, including Canada, Europe, and the United States. It’s just that individuals lack bargaining power.

Fortunately, Newfoundland's fisheries are rich in resources, so everyone's life is OK, but if it could be higher, who would object?

However, unlike the smooth sailing that Newfoundland fishermen expected, Alan Wilson and Smith Hammer had differences on specific methods. Alan Wilson advocated controlling production to maintain prices, while Smith Hammer hoped to increase production.

Alan Wilson knew that in later generations Newfoundland's fisheries had been depleted, and cod was even harder to find. The entire fishery was now supported by Arctic shrimp and sea crabs. With this future waiting for him, of course he couldn't choose a similar path.

Smith Hammer believes that a necessary increase in production is necessary. Newfoundland's uniquely rich fisheries can be used for self-research to overwhelm competitors. Isn't the remaining market the Boston consortium's? and Newfoundland fishermen’s…

It sounds very reasonable. Just like the Samsung Group in later generations, various reverse operations, the less profitable it is, the more it increases production, squeezing out all competitors and then monopolizing the market and increasing prices. It sounds very reasonable. .

But Alan Wilson knew that everything could be planned, except food. Moreover, fishery resources are incomparable to industrial products and have no added value at all.

Unless it was like caviar, first drive the fish to the brink of extinction, leaving a small area of ​​origin, and then make caviar a luxury product. But this would be a repeat of the destruction of Newfoundland's fisheries in the future, and he couldn't accept it.

"Dear Mr. Smith, let's put the food processing thing aside for a moment. After all, I am a civil servant and you are a financial manager. We are talking about things that we are not good at." Alan Wilson took the initiative to turn off the fire and expressed that the two The issues people debate have nothing to do with their majors.

"That's right, we should let several families send real food managers to talk, not me, a financial manager." Smith Hammer patted his forehead and said with a sassy smile, "We actually discussed fish! "

"If Mr. Smith thinks there is no problem, you can handle it now, or ask for instructions from home." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "I happen to have time these days, so I will personally handle this matter as a salesperson."

"The chief executive of Newfoundland does it himself? That's a great honor for me." Smith Hammer nodded. Although the two had occasional arguments, they got along pretty well over the past few days. He immediately expressed his intention to set up several branches. Several Boston families have agreed.

In this way, Alan Wilson collected a fee of US$700, and five more companies were affiliated with him in Newfoundland.

Although it has only been a short time since he issued the executive order, it has already brought more than 30,000 US dollars in income to Newfoundland. I believe this accumulation will increase over time, and the tax haven plan has begun to bear fruit.

While the tax haven plan is initially bearing fruit, timber production in the Humber River Basin has not stopped for a moment. Now he is still discussing the development of fisheries with the Boston consortium, which is simply the Newfoundland version of three-ring diplomacy.