1033 Rich man
In fact, Roque is really not a tyrannical person, most of the people who are against Roque are indeed dead, but the people who cooperate with Roque have made a fortune, Roque has never asked someone to take a dirt plane at every turn like some families, and Roque's sincerity towards his friends is recognized by everyone.
Hoover felt this very well.
For Hoover's suggestion, Beckland disappointed is certain, but Hoover's suggestion proves the strength of the DuPont family in another way.
Even the next presidential candidate is reluctant to offend the company, and the strength can be imagined.
"Is there no other way?" Beckland was extremely lost, what about more than a hundred patents, millions of dollars a year would not help, and countless honorary positions could only be knocked out and swallowed in the stomach with blood in the face of a much larger trust.
It's like taking part in a marathon, and after a lot of hard work, you finally finish the whole race, only to find out that you are participating in a triathlon.
Well, it seems like the order is wrong, but it doesn't matter, it's just as bad as Bakeland's mood.
"A question, Leo, why did you refuse to grant your patent to the Marquis of Nyasaland?" Hoover grasped the core of the problem, and Roque did not refuse to give money, and Beckland's doing so was not in line with the laws of business.
"It's not that I don't want to give, it's that the U.S. government asks me to do this, and if I give the license to the Marquis of Nyasaland, then the Marquis of Nyasaland will definitely not set up a factory in the United States, and the United States will lose thousands of jobs, and the federal government will lose a lot of tariff revenue." Beckland told the truth, it's not that he doesn't want to, it's that there are too many hidden secrets behind it.
Hoover shrugged his shoulders and said that he couldn't help, since the U.S. government didn't allow Beckland to transfer patents, then when Beckland was in trouble, he should seek help from the U.S. government.
I just don't know if the U.S. government will lend a helping hand to Beckland at this time.
It is difficult to estimate, after all, it was not Roque who shot at Beckland, but the DuPont family.
"Leo, I suggest you go to Nyasaland and talk to the Marquis of Nyasaland in person, and see if you can get some compensation from other sources—" Fast actively thought of a way, he was sincerely thinking about Beckland, but there were not many ways.
Beckland doesn't speak, and from New York to Nyasaland it has to cross the Atlantic Ocean, from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere, a straight-line distance of about 12,000 kilometers.
In the usual style of the DuPont family, it is estimated that before Bakeland arrives in Walvis Bay, his factory will be forced to shut down due to some accident.
Looking back, Beckland could only look for Franklin.
Franklin still had the same attitude of condescending in his chest, as if he had eaten Beckland.
"I can transfer the patent for phenolic plastics to the Marquis of Nyasaland, but what do I get? A hundred thousand dollars is certainly not enough, and I do not believe that this is the final decision of the Marquis of Nyasaland. "Beckland wants to stabilize the DuPont family, even if Beckland wants to go to talk to Roque in person, at least to ensure that there are no accidents in his factory.
"What do you want?" Franklin was not surprised, if Bakeland had no conditions, Franklin would suspect that Bakeland had a backhand.
"I want Nyasaland Airways' product agency rights in the U.S. – exclusive product agency rights!" The Beckland Lions opened their mouths, and Nyasaland Airlines' recent launch of civil aircraft is in full swing, with demand still outstripping demand at R15,000 per aircraft.
After improving the comfort of the ride and increasing the range, the Nyasaland Airlines launched a civil aircraft with a capacity of 45 passengers and a flight distance of more than 1,500 kilometers.
The absence of a crash does not mean that there will be no accident, but the civil aircraft launched by Nyasaland uses four engines, even if two engines on one side have an accident at the same time, it can also be safely landed with two engines on the other side, which greatly reduces the possibility of a plane crash.
At present, the civil aircraft launched by Nyasaland Air is fully satisfying the needs of the United Kingdom and France, and even orders from southern Africa have not yet had time to be produced, and they have not had time to enter the American market.
However, the United States has a strong demand for civil aviation, and with the continuous development of the east and west coasts of the United States, the United States urgently needs a more efficient means of transportation to replace the railway, and the east and west coasts of the United States are truly connected, and the aircraft is obviously the best tool.
"Ha, Mr. Beckland, you're so whimsical, do you know how big a market it is?" Franklin's tone was full of mockery, not only Beckland was optimistic about the civil aviation market, but several trusts in the United States were very optimistic, as far as Franklin knew, the American companies that were in contact with Nyasaland Air included but were not limited to Rockefeller, AT&T, Carnegie Steel, and the Rothschild family, which decided to withdraw from the American market at the beginning of the century because they were not optimistic about the American economy, but suffered serious damage in the world war.
Compared to these business giants, Beckland's strength is too weak.
"Well, I'll give up this requirement, the car can always be, Nyasaland Heavy Industries has just launched a multi-purpose station wagon for urban families, give me the agency rights of this station wagon, and I will give the patent rights of phenolic plastics to the Marquis of Nyasaland for free, and it doesn't matter when you use it." Beckland retreated to the next best thing, and that may be what Beckland really aimed.
As a successful businessman, Beckland is still skilled in business negotiations and knows how to hide his true intentions.
In this way, perhaps the station wagon was not the real purpose of the Beckland.
"Wait for my news—" Franklin didn't have the right to make a decision, so he had to go back and report back to the authorities.
Beckland didn't wait for Franklin's reply and booked a ticket to Walvis Bay that night.
Some things still have to be decided in a meeting with Roque, and even if you can't meet Roque, you have to meet with someone who can make a decision, not through Franklin's mouthpiece.
Also making the same decision as Bakeland was Saeed.
After meeting Roque, Saeed never got the chance to meet Roque again.
However, Saeed was not discouraged, and did not leave Los Angeles, but rented a long-term suite at the Rhodesia Hotel next to Cecil Rhodes Square, and continued to wait for the opportunity to meet Roque.
Said was indeed rich, and he spent nearly a million rand in a short period of time in Los Angeles, buying a house in the city and a manor house in the suburbs, as well as a number of Lord cars and a yacht.
With the extravagant spending of money, Said did know a lot of people in Los Angeles, including many capable upper-class people.
For example, Said's neighbor is Anqi, who used to be Roque's adjutant.
Angel did not live with Anton after marriage, but moved to a house on the shores of Lake Nyassa with his new wife, and Syed spent R150,000 to buy the house next to Angel's house.
Then Saeed began to create opportunities for him to meet Angel, so Said did not hesitate to help Angel's wife tidy up the lawn, clean up the poop made by the hounds, and even help clean up the leaves in Angel's swimming pool.
Whatever Said's intentions, Said finally got the opportunity to be a guest at Angel's house.
When Said was a guest at Anqi's house, the gift he brought was a painting of "Lamei Tu" painted by the famous painter Xu Wei in the late Ming Dynasty.
Don't be surprised, this gift is just right, don't forget that in this era, the value of Oriental works of art has not been truly reflected, and Westerners don't like Oriental ink landscapes, let alone understand Xu Wei's splashed ink freehand.
Just as most Chinese people do not appreciate the artistic value of post-impressionism.
Angel didn't refuse, just a painting, nothing to Angel and Syed.
At the dinner table, Angel naturally chatted with Said about the Ottoman Empire and expressed regret about the current situation of the Ottoman Empire.
Polite regrets.
Said did not directly ask Angel to speak for him in front of Roque, but talked to Angel about the possibility of regaining the country.
For Saeed, this problem is difficult to solve.
But for Angel, the question is simply not too simple.
Over the years of working beside Roque, Angel really knows too much about this program.
So Angel naturally recommended the umbrella company to Said.
"Yes, the most suitable way for you now is to hire a team of mercenaries from the umbrella company in a private name, and then use the mercenaries of the umbrella company as a team to build a completely own army - this is the most feasible way, don't pin your hopes on others, no one is impatient to live because of you, take the initiative to oppose Britain, France, Italy and a lot of other countries?" Angel knew that Said had asked Roque for help, and she also knew why Roque didn't help Saeed.
"The Umbrella is also a British company—" Said was not yet determined.
"Then don't look for a protective umbrella, go to the civilian population to recruit some mercenaries who have just participated in the world war, give them a good salary, let them work for you, what you really need is a solid logistical supply, as for the army, it is very simple, in any case, no one will openly help you in the form of a state." Angel almost took the East Indies as an example.
Its practical Flying Tigers are more appropriate as an example, the Flying Tigers during World War II in another time and space have nothing to do with the U.S. government, and the Flying Tigers that were later blown into the sky by the U.S. government are actually all mercenaries invited with real money, and have nothing to do with the U.S. government at all.
Said was deep in thought, as if he had realized something, but had not yet grasped it.
Anqi is not in a hurry, if you don't know how to do it at this point, then don't think about returning to the country, it's not bad to be a rich man honestly.