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    "You guys can go wait outside!" After drinking away his "little birds," Gillings began to introduce Chen Zaixing's identity to Mr. Bunge in low German, which he was not proficient in: "  Mr. Bunji, this is the adventurer and lucky man I mentioned to you not long ago, the husband of the regent princess of the Kingdom of Burma, the chairman of the Shunhua Company, and a member of the Senate of the Dashun Empire.  One, Mr. Chen Zaixing!¡± The tall white man named Bangji smiled, bowed deeply to Chen Zaixing, and said in Chinese with a heavy accent: ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you here, Your Excellency.  "Hello, Mr. Bunji!" Chen Zaixing nodded to the tall white man inexplicably, and then turned his inquiring eyes to Gillings.  "Mr. Chen, you see, Mr. Bunji and I came here with peaceful purposes, but you seem to be guarding against robbers!" Gillings said this and pointed at the two men standing next to Chen Zaixing who were holding pistols.  , the Sikh guard, who was facing a formidable enemy, tilted his head slightly: "Why don't you let us go in and sit down, and let the hotel waiter bring us a few cups of black tea and talk while we drink it?" Chen Zaixing looked at Gillings and Bunge  The two of them didn't look like they had weapons. He gestured to the two Sikh guards, telling them to put away their weapons, and said coldly to Gillings: "Mr. Gillings, please forgive me.  I am on alert. After all, just a dozen days ago, your fleet attacked an important military port in my motherland, sinking many warships and killing many soldiers. I even suspect that the British Empire and Dashun are already at war.  There's nothing wrong with being more prepared!" "Oh, damn war!" Gillings had a sad expression on his face. He even took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the corners of his eyes: "Please believe me, Chen.  , my position on this matter is completely the same as yours. This conflict is completely useless and pathetic. Some drunk bastard started this war arbitrarily. As soon as he returns to the port, he will  Retired with honor without his epaulettes, he spent the rest of his life on half pay. "I hope so!" Chen Zaixing looked at the other party suspiciously, and turned aside to let Gillings and Bunge in.  He has already had a very close cooperation with this Englishman in business and has made a lot of profits from it. But if he has the slightest trust and affection for this Englishman, I am afraid that the Puppet King Meng Ji has been buried in the grave.  And thousands of Burmese people will roll over laughing.  After the Sikh guard looked outside from the corridor for a while, he returned to the room and whispered to Chen Zaixing: "Sir, there are no British soldiers outside the hotel!" Chen Zaixing nodded, found a chair and sat down, and said to the two people opposite him.  He gestured to sit down and asked: "Mr. Gillings, can you tell me the reason for your visit now?" "Mr. Chen!"  Flanders' accent but very fluent English said: "I am here as the plenipotentiary representative of Bunge and want to cooperate with you in all aspects. If you allow me, please allow me to introduce myself to Bunge."  The basic situation! " Chen Zaixing nodded in confusion and gave a signal to the other party to start explaining.  Mr. Bunge started to talk about it. It turns out that this Bunge company is one of the four major grain merchants in this area: ADM of the United States, Bunge of the United States, Cargill of the United States, and Louis Dreyfus of France.  Bunge was founded by its founder, Johann Peter Gottlieb Bunge, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1818. In 1859, his grandson moved his headquarters to Belgium.  In its early days, the company was mainly engaged in the spice and rubber business in overseas colonies.  In 1876, the company moved to Argentina and began its development in the Americas. By the end of the 19th century, Bunge had controlled more than half of South America's exports of wheat, oil, and meat to Europe. It also began to intervene in the North American agricultural market.  It was one of the top agricultural companies in the world at that time.  Chen Zaixing listened to Bunge's introduction and flipped through an introduction brochure handed over by the other party. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised.  According to what this person said and the situation described in the pamphlet, if the other person did not lie, this company alone exports no less than three million tons of wheat to Europe every year, not counting other grains, cooking oil, and meat.  What¡¯s even more frightening is that this company is not just a simple grain export trader, it is also involved in many related industries, such as storage, transportation, fertilizer, etc. It can almost be said to be a nation-wide  China, compared to this Bunge Company, our own Shunhua Company is just a dwarf.  Finally O'Neil.  After Bunge completed his introduction, Chen Zaixing put the brochure aside and said with a smile: "Mr. Bunge, I noticed that your name is the same as the company you work for. This is not an accident, right?"  you.  Bang Ji smiled reservedly: "Yes, Mr. Chen! My cousin Ernesspecial.  Bunge is the chairman of the American Bunge Company. It was he who moved the company's headquarters to Argentina in 1875. There are some of the best wheat fields and pastures in the world, and a large amount of high-quality wheat, beef and mutton are produced there.  " "Then what is your purpose of coming here?  Is it to export wheat, beef and mutton to the Kingdom of Burma?  With all due respect, Myanmar people prefer to eat rice and fish, and I am afraid they are not used to your wheat, beef and mutton. More importantly, Myanmar is a poor country and I am afraid there is not enough money to pay for your goods!  "    "no no!  "O'Neil. Bunji shook his head: "Mr. Chen, I think you misunderstood me.  I am not here to export grain and meat to the Kingdom of Burma, but for another purpose. Of course Bunge is very interested in long-term and comprehensive cooperation with you!  "Having said that, O'Neil. Bunji looked around and lowered his voice: "Mr. Chen, have you ever heard of rubber trees?  " Chen Zaixing frowned and thought for a moment, then replied: "It seems to be a material used to make rain boots. It is waterproof and very elastic. I heard it is produced by a special kind of tree.  " "Yes, you are a knowledgeable person!  "O'Neil. Bunji nodded, his eyes flashing with enthusiasm: "But I have to tell you that rubber has a wide range of uses and is needed in many industries. I dare to bet you that up to twenty  In 20 years, no, in 15 years, rubber will become a necessary industrial raw material for every powerful country, just like iron ore, coal, and grain. Those who seize the opportunity can make millions of pounds of profits every year.  " Chen Zaixing looked at the white man in front of him who suddenly became very excited, and asked cautiously: "I believe in your vision, but what does this have to do with me?  Neither Myanmar nor Dashun produces rubber, I know this very well.  ¡± ¡°This is why Bunge wants to seek cooperation with you, my old friend!  Gillings said in Chinese: "Chen, the cooperation with Bunge is also very beneficial to you. As far as I know, you have made huge profits from exporting Burmese rice to Dashun this year, but the Chinese in the north are used to eating rice."  Pasta instead of rice. If you cooperate with Bunge, you are equivalent to mastering a huge barn. You can export millions of tons of corn and wheat to Dashun every year. As far as I know, there are also farms in Argentina.  With hundreds of thousands of hectares of idle farmland, as long as the price is right, they can double their current output.  " Chen Zaixing frowned, with a suspicious look on his face, and asked: "Gillings, why are you doing this?  Just a few years ago, your country and I were fighting to the death for the Kingdom of Burma, and we are now at war again.  " Gillings laughed. He spread his hands and said with a smile: "Because I can also profit from it. There is a proverb in our country: 'Only eternal interests, no eternal friendship!  ¡¯¡± ¡°Mr. Gillings, this is just a business, just a business!  Chen Zaixing retorted with some annoyance. He turned to O'Neil. Bunji said in English: "Mr. Bunji, can you tell me the specific matters of cooperation?"  ¡± ¡°I want to establish a rubber plantation on the land of the Kingdom of Myanmar to establish a stable supply of rubber!  " "Rubber plantation?  Why in the Kingdom of Burma?  As far as I know, doesn¡¯t your company control a large amount of vacant land in Argentina?  You can definitely grow rubber in Argentina!  "Chen Zaixing looked at the strange white man in front of him warily. "Mr. Chen, I think you don't know the characteristics of the rubber tree very well.  This plant native to the tropics has very strict climate requirements and cannot survive in Argentina. The climate in Myanmar is very similar to Brazil, so I chose here.  " "If we talk about climate, I believe Myanmar is not the only place in the world suitable for rubber tree planting. For example, the climate in the British-controlled Burma area should also be suitable for planting rubber trees. This Mr. Gillings once served as the local governor. Why don't you agree with me?  What about his cooperation?  " Speaking of this, O'Neil. Bunge and Gillings exchanged glances. Gillings smiled helplessly and explained in a low voice. It turns out that rubber, a plant native to the Amazon jungle, was given to local nobles and businessmen.  It brought extremely huge profits. In order to maintain this monopoly profit, the Brazilian government at that time prohibited anyone from carrying rubber tree seeds and seedlings out of the country, and offenders would be punished with death. However, in 1876, the British man Wickham secretly collected nearly seven rubber trees in the Brazilian jungle.  Ten thousand rubber seeds were secretly brought back to Liverpool. Although most of the seeds died, about 4% of the seeds still survived. After careful cultivation, the British planted them in their South Asian colonies with a climate similar to Brazil. By 1891,  , it is conceivable that the rubber seedlings of Bunge Company were also obtained from the British. If Bunge Company dared to build rubber plantations on the territory of the British colonies, the consequences can be imagined.Thank you for your apprenticeship of the police officers, Shunfeng against the water, and Jiayu's rewards.
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