Chapter 665

It has to start before pierce returns to port.

After mid October, the high-speed ship huangmudan from Asia arrived in Miami before Pierce's direct fleet. It not only brought back the beginning and end of the Star Island incident, but also Eddie Garman's overall conception of Asian affairs.

This letter is now unfolding in front of Wang Ye.

Wang also frowned: "the industrial and mining group has just separated from the asset management company and set up its own business. The African branch has won the eastern Mediterranean and opened the Turkish market. In the next few years, the African business should enter an explosive period. Eddie Garman wants to go to Asia again?"

"That's Eddie." Lorraine was also helpless. "When the Jazz deprived him of his surname, he tried to prove that he was excellent. When the Jazz returned his surname to him after his death, he wanted to prove that the Jazz's forgiveness was right."

"Africa's total market is smaller than that of Asia. There are explosive investments by industrial and mining groups, and the challenges are also smaller than that of Asia. He knows that I will not let him monopolize Asia and Africa. If he chooses one or the other, he can't convince himself to hand over Asia to others."

"From his heart, he proposed to exchange his 20% African shares for 7% in Asia. From now on, we still earn a little. In the long run, it is a fair deal, so this is not the focus."

"The focus is Eddie's mentality." Lorraine moved the baton to Calcutta and whipped it three times. "The people of the East India Company integrated the scattered poppy market not long ago and were ready to dump opium to the Qing Dynasty. However, because the Qing Dynasty had not approved the opium trade, all poppies had to be processed and shipped in Calcutta and smuggled into the Qing country."

"This is a stupid decision. Unlike our arms smuggling in the new world, sending medicinal addictive opium to the Qing Dynasty as ordinary tobacco, or without the permission of its ruling government, this behavior will completely destroy the credibility of each participant. It is undoubtedly short-sighted."

Wang also heard the word "Opium" and began to overflow with murderous spirit.

Because Daniel has conducted in-depth research on opium, out of the desire of alchemy and surgery for pain relief and hallucinogenic drugs, his research deviates from humanity and takes the lead in the world. He even published a special paper in the Royal alchemy society.

He affirmed opium to the greatest extent, and believed that unlike the hallucinogenic mushrooms with harsh growth environment and difficult cultivation in Africa, opium poppy is easy to feed, has large yield, and has a long history of artificial cultivation, which is of great significance to surgery.

But he also pointed out that opium also has thousands of times the addictive and toxic ability of tobacco. Addiction will lead to excessive intake, and the accumulation of toxins will destroy the body's function, causing weakness, infertility and even sudden death in a high proportion.

Daniel was worried that after the popularity of this drug, quack doctors would destroy the reputation of good drugs and hinder him from exercising the power of prescription. Therefore, he called on the government to pay attention to it in advance and set a clear medication threshold, which also caused a great sensation in the professional field.

However, the field of medicine is a minority field after all. In this era, even modern chemistry has not completed the enlightenment. No one can expect a group of alchemists and barbers to lead the government and educate the people.

It was the businessmen in East India who first noticed the commercial value of drug addiction, but no one in the world could guess that this greed would eventually peel off the strong shell of a weak Empire and grow into a cancer of all mankind, nailing the participants in those years to the pillar of shame forever.

Wang certainly could not think of the end, but this did not prevent him from recognizing the harm of opium, nor did it prevent him from hating and angry that it flowed into the Qing Dynasty in the form of smuggled goods.

He clenched his teeth: "what? Eddie Garman still wants to get involved in opium smuggling?"

"There is no evidence that he has such a mind." Lorraine lost his teaching stick, "but our purchase share is an unlimited share. In theory, we can choose any product of the East India Company, including, of course, the Opium processed in Calcutta."

"The profit of smuggling is much higher than that of normal trade. When we get through the joint of thieves in the South China Sea, the risk and distance to the Qing country will be much lower than that of the Eurasian route. I can't guarantee that he can withstand the temptation. More accurately, I can't guarantee that anyone can withstand the temptation except you."

"Except me?" Wang Ye's anger disappeared. "Wait, are you going to let me preside over the Asian chapter?"

"You think beautifully." Lorraine mercilessly dismissed Wang Ye's dream. "You have never participated in the administration of the chamber of Commerce, and you have not shown relevant talents. It is irresponsible to the board of directors to let you take charge. I won't be so stupid."

"What do you mean..."

"You go to be the vice president and preside over the east of Xingdao." Lorraine looked at the chart. "Eddie is Drake's elder. It's difficult for anyone to compete with him, and you are a shareholder of the board of directors of the general assembly. You are higher than him in status and assist him in position."

"He must give you full respect and let you dominate part of the market independently. You are from the Qing Dynasty. If you become the son-in-law of Dan thieves at the same time, he can only give you the market of the Qing Dynasty, which he has no choice."

Wang also rubbed his hands excitedly: "can I return home with rich clothes? Can I strangle Malacca and prevent opium from going to Daqing!"

Carmen suddenly sneered.

"Unexpectedly, you fantasize about strangling a valuable smuggling line." her voice is like a knife. "Do you plan to build a great wall at sea or tear up the agreement on free navigation in Malacca?"

"You can't do anything! Wang Ye, I can assert that as long as you step on this line, you will immediately pack up and leave, and then Eddie fully enters the Opium field. Just as we did in the war of independence, with your in laws with Dan thieves, he has become the largest opium supplier in the Qing Dynasty and even in Asia."

This may be the truth.

No one knows who Carmen's judgment target is, but no one doubts that this future is hidden in all countless futures, and for Drake, who expects a century, this is undoubtedly the worst future.

The atmosphere became dignified.

Lorraine touched his nose: "in fact, it's not that you can't do anything."

"Huh?"

"It is impossible for Nanhai thieves to be fully incorporated into Drake chamber of Commerce. They don't want to. Even if they are willing, we can't eat with their size."

Lorraine said as he thought.

"Therefore, in the future Asia, the South pirates and Drake chamber of Commerce will still have no connection. We are joined by dans, law-abiding and hardworking refugees from the Qing Dynasty."

"Opium should be shipped from Calcutta, pass through Malacca, and stay or not stay on Xingdao. If the southern pirates want to check, they can find and lock most smuggling ships in the process."

"As for whether they will pay attention to the harm of opium and fight with those smuggling ships... That's their business. It has nothing to do with us. In fact, it has nothing to do with the East India Company that has received the payment."

Wang Ye's eyes lit up: "if the losses of smuggling ships increase, will it not affect the upstream of manufacturing?"

"Influence?" Lorraine sneered. "Ten times the profit can make businessmen and God challenge. Think that Shaq almost sewed up the Chesapeake Bay, but what happened? Are the guns in New Orleans unsalable?"

"Do your best and listen to fate. Wang Ye, we are not the Savior. All we have to do is be worthy of ourselves, can we?"