The Far East controls Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, and thus completely controls the circulation channels of Oriental goods. In addition to the merchant ships from Europe, Ottoman and other countries that came to Manila and Batavia every year, there were also merchants from various tribes of the Arabian Peninsula, South Asian countries, and the Safavid Empire in Persia.

In just a few years, silk, porcelain and cloth from the Ming Dynasty, various goods from the Far East, and spices from the Southeast Asian islands occupied the markets in these regions. It also brought large profits to merchants in these areas.

Of course, the Far East is even more lucrative, and the high profits have stimulated the development of the regional economy, and also made Manila and Batavia truly become the largest commercial ports in the East and even the world.

After defeating the Eight-Power Coalition in Europe, the Far East received rich war dividends. The Dutch monopolized the spice trade, but now that the Far East has taken over, it has intensified and still cannot change the nature of the monopoly. And in Batavia, a spice trading center was established, where all merchants could only trade.

In addition, the Far East also controlled the trade of silk fabrics and porcelain in the Ming Dynasty, as well as the trade in agricultural and sideline products such as sugar, cotton, salt, and hemp in Southeast Asia. The annual profits of the Far East from various trading centers alone can be described as mountains of gold and silver.

Compared with Manila a few years ago, the Far East now uses many high-profit commodities to be represented by large business groups and families in various countries and regions, which has changed the previous chaotic sales situation, not only has the export volume increased greatly, but also the cost of all aspects has been reduced a lot.

Regardless of the era, monopoly trade is the most profitable business. And what the Far East is doing now is simply a super monopoly. However, the Far East has integrated the commodities of the East, and has also made the market bigger and stronger, completely invigorating the economy of the control area.

In the conference room of the Manila City Government Office Building, Li Ming, Song Tao, Zhou Billy and others, as well as the Standing Committee members and members of the Luzon Management Committee. We are getting together for a meeting. The work of the fleet of French merchant groups in these days was summed up.

It has been more than half a month since the French merchant fleet came to Manila. The French aristocracy also basically completed their business activities in Manila, and the negotiations between the Far East and the French side were also completed. So far, the reception work in the Far East has also been successfully completed.

Li Ming said to everyone with a smile: "Everyone has worked hard during this time, but we have also successfully completed the task. Several business cooperation agreements signed with the French side have basically met the requirements of the company, and it can be said that the gains are huge. ”

He said this. Turning his head to Li Cheng, the director of the Luzon Management Committee next to him, he said, "Where did you arrange the French?" ”

Li Cheng said with a smile: "The golden louis in the pockets of these guys is almost in trouble, so I will arrange them to the beach resort on Lubang Island and let them go on vacation there." ”

Li Ming nodded and said, "Well, it's good there, you still have to do a good job during this time." If they asked for a tour on their own, they agreed. Find someone to do a good job of accompanying work. ”

The meeting lasted all morning, and the next step of work was arranged, and Li Ming was about to end the meeting. But at this time, Billy Zhou handed a copy of the text to Li Ming, and then said, "Commander." This is the plan I have been working on for the past few days to prepare for Nanyang Development Company. ”

Li Ming took the text, glanced at it briefly, and then said to the others: "Li Xuanping, Hong Shulei, Song Tao and Zhou Billy stay, and the others will disperse." ”

After the others dispersed, Li Ming put down the text and said to Zhou Billy with a smile: "I won't watch it, you can tell us about the general implementation of the plan." ”

The others listened to Li Ming's words and were also interested. Everyone has heard of Billy Zhou's plan in Nanyang. And it is said that this plan will definitely not be approved by the board committee if it is obtained. This also aroused everyone's interest in learning about the plan.

Zhou Billy looked at everyone as gossipy, and said with a wry smile: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just to set up a Nanyang Development Company, led by our intelligence department, and cooperate with some local people in Nanyang." The ultimate goal is to cooperate in the development of the Nanyang economy for the prosperity and stability of Nanyang. ”

Song Tao pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Don't say it's useless, let's do something ......"

Billy Zhou picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, and then said lightly: "First of all, set up the shelves of the Nanyang Development Company. At present, all the personnel are fully equipped, and preliminary research and preparation work is underway. I have made a special report to the Board of Directors of the Company and registered with the Nanyang Management Committee. The Ministry of Commerce will provide a special fund for the start-up capital of Nanyang Development Company.

The general idea of the work of Nanyang Development Company is to carry out commercial cooperation with various local forces in Nanyang in the early stage and accumulate original capital. The main business is to invest and lend money to the local forces we have selected, and strive to make these people rich overnight. In this way, Nanyang Development Company will be able to build a huge community of interests in various parts of Nanyang, and they will be able to work for us with all their hearts. ”

After listening to Billy Zhou's words, everyone knew in their hearts that things were by no means that simple, when did Billy Zhou become so kind.

Hong Shulei said with a smile: "What industries do you provide loans to those locals, mainly for them to engage in?" ”

"It's just some gambling houses, smoke houses and brothels, and let them do whatever the money comes in quickly anyway. Of course, it is necessary to strictly control them, and if necessary, some measures will be imposed on them. This is just the preparatory stage of the plan, and we still have a lot of work to do in the South Seas. ”

Song Tao then smiled and said: "The work you do next is probably no different from the things done by the CIA of the US imperialists in modern society." ”

Billy Zhou shook his head and said: "We are still a little different from the CIA, their kind of manipulation of coups, subversion of the regime, and creation of regional chaos are only part of our plan. Our program is a long one, with several phases to complete, with the ultimate goal of reducing and neutering. ”

Although he said it easily, everyone listened to it creepy. They don't want to know about the content of this plan anymore, and there is no limit to this plan. is in line with Billy Zhou's usual style, in order to achieve the ultimate goal, he will definitely do whatever it takes.

Li Ming nodded, picked up the text on the table, handed it to Zhou Billy, and then said in a deep voice: "You are fully responsible for this plan, and if you encounter any problems, you can report directly to the board of directors or to me." But you have to grasp it well, and you can't bring unnecessary negative impact to the company. (To be continued......)

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