All Fang Lang could think of were the lords of the Indian princely states and the like.
These local emperors not only possessed huge wealth in the local area, but the British government also needed these local lords to control foreigners with one force during the British colonial rule, so they were given great power. Not only did they have money and power, they also had their own armed forces.
Only the wealth of these people does not belong to the Suleiman Brom family. I just don’t know how this guy got the wealth into his own hands.
Fang Lang's heart moved when he thought of this. Could this guy have dug up the temple that the state worshipped? You know, in Hinduism, each state worships its own gods, and in these temples dedicated to gods, the believers will offer a lot of gold.
Later in 2011, a treasure was discovered in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala, southern India. It is said that the amount of gold inside is worth trillions.
In one of the secret rooms, a gold ornament weighing more than one ton, a 1.2-meter-high elephant statue made of gold, 17 kilograms of gold coins minted during the East India Company period, 18 coins from the Napoleonic period in the early 19th century, as well as several diamond-studded crowns and countless jewelry were unearthed.
This is just one of the secret rooms, and there are six such secret rooms in this temple.
Fang Lang looked at Suleiman Brom with a playful look in his eyes. If this was true, it would be really interesting. Many of these treasures were cultural relics, not just gold bars and gold bricks.
Therefore, it is sometimes difficult for banks to accurately assess its value.
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He probably didn't want these cultural relics to be melted down into gold bars and deposited in the bank, so he wanted to transport the treasures away directly.
After thinking for a while, Fang Lang looked up at Suleiman Brom and said solemnly:
“I think I roughly understand the situation. For Uncle Henderson’s sake, I can take this business.
However, we need to discuss the shipping cost. Also, where should the goods be shipped?
We need to think carefully about which method of transportation to use.”
Suleiman Brom, who looked a little ugly, was shocked when he heard Fang Lang's words. He looked up at Fang Lang with some surprise and said:
"Really?"
Fit Henderson on the side also looked at Fang Lang with some surprise. Although he had expected this, he still felt a little surprised when he heard Fang Lang agree.
Fang Lang saw the other party's surprised expression and quickly said:
"Don't be too happy too soon. The price I offer may be very high. If you can accept it, we can continue the discussion. If you can't accept it, then I will pretend that I know nothing about it.
What do you think?
Suleiman Brom's fat face showed a tangled expression, and it was obvious that Fang Lang's offer was very high, and he felt a little pained. But now time was running out, and it would be difficult for him to find a better person in time.
He looked at Fit Henderson who was sitting next to him, as if hoping that the other party would come forward to lower the price for him, but who was Fit Henderson? It was already very kind of him to introduce Fang Lang to him this time.
How could he stand up and help him lower the price? Without waiting for Suleiman Brom to speak, he stood up and said:
"Since Fang is willing to help you, let the two of you talk among yourselves! I won't get involved any further.
There are still many guests outside to see off, so I won't stay here for long. You guys can chat slowly."
After saying that, he nodded to Fang Lang, then nodded to Suleiman Brom, then stood up and left without looking back.
Suleiman Broom seemed to be hesitant to speak when he saw this, but Fit Henderson's attitude had been made very clear, that is, he didn't want to get too involved, so it was difficult for him to stay.
Fang Lang didn't care about this.
After seeing Fit Henderson close the door, Fang Lang turned to look at Suleiman Brom beside him and said:
"Mr. Bloom, let's be frank! If I'm not mistaken, your wealth should come from a Hindu temple!"
Suleiman Brom, who was still somewhat dissatisfied with Fit Henderson's departure, was shocked after hearing Fang Lang's words, and looked at the young man next to him in disbelief.
He had never told anyone about this matter, and he never expected that Fang Lang would know about it. This made him feel that he had no secrets at all in front of him.
But even if the other party guessed it, he would never admit it, so after swallowing hard, he shook his head firmly and said:
"This is the accumulation of nearly a hundred years of our family's wealth. It has nothing to do with the Indian temple."
Unfortunately, Fang Lang had already gotten the correct answer from the other party's expression. Seeing that the other party denied it, he did not continue to investigate. It was enough for him to know the answer. There was no need to dwell on it.
"Okay! If you say no, I'll take it as no. Now can you tell me the quantity of this batch of goods?"
Both Fang Lang and Suleiman Brom knew very well that everyone was in tacit agreement now.
Suleiman Brom breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party did not continue to ask questions. He had no way to avoid the other party's question, because as long as the other party transported the goods, he would know it sooner or later. He could only grit his teeth and said:
"Fifteen tons. Fifteen tons of gold in total."
“Where are you going to ship it to?”
Fang Lang was not surprised by the amount of fifteen tons. This was a considerable amount of treasure, but he had seen the big world, so this amount was nothing to him.
"Of course it's the UK. I'm going to settle down in the UK now, so I'm going to ship them all back to the UK."
Suleiman Brom stated his destination somewhat impatiently.
"So do you want to keep it in a bank, or find another place to keep it?"
"I don't have a place to store these things in the UK for now, so I plan to store them in a bank and then decide whether to find another place to store them based on the situation in the future."
Fang Lang nodded without comment.
"In that case, I have two plans. First, I will arrange for someone to help you transport this batch of gold back to the bank you designate in the UK. I will charge 37% of the equivalent value of gold as shipping fee."
Seeing that the other party seemed to be ready to object directly, Fang Lang stretched out his hand to signal the other party not to say anything, and continued:
"Secondly, I had someone ship the gold back to the UK and keep it in a bank I designated. I only charged 34 percent of the equivalent value of the gold as shipping fee."
Suleiman Brom was stunned by Fang Lang's two plans. Both of them were to ship the money back to a British bank for safekeeping, but the shipping fee could be reduced by three percentage points if it was kept in the bank designated by Fang Lang. What was going on?
"Fang, what do you mean by this? Which bank did you specify?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled and said:
"The Morgan family and I have opened a Morgan Bank in the United States. Now the bank is preparing to start business in the UK. If possible, I would like to attract some business for the bank in advance. I think this should be easy to understand!
Moreover, with my family and the Morgan family as guarantors, the bank's strength is absolutely guaranteed. And, if you agree, I can convince the Morgan family to endorse your batch of gold.
Even if the Indian government demands your gold, we can guarantee that as long as the gold is stored in our bank, no one can take away even a gram of gold without your permission."
Suleiman Brom was also stunned after hearing Fang Lang's words. He didn't know that Fang Lang actually had a bank with the Morgan family. He was very familiar with the Morgan family.
This largest financial group in the United States has unparalleled influence in American politics. It can be said that whoever the US president asks to do something must get their approval.
The Brazilian general in front of him actually has a cooperative relationship with such a family. It can be seen that this person's identity is not simple!
But to be honest, he was not satisfied with the two plans proposed by the other party. These were 37% and 34%! In other words, after 15 tons of gold passed through the other party's hands, even if it could be returned, at most only 9.9 tons would be left.
Although he knew that if these things came to the UK and became his property, he would have to pay a huge loss ratio. He even investigated that this ratio was generally between 30% and 35%.
It is now clear that Fang Lang already knows the origins of these things of his, so he offered him the highest price. In his opinion, this is simply cutting his flesh and drawing his blood. How could he be willing to do so?
Fang Lang saw that Suleiman Brom did not speak after hearing his words, but his face was ugly, and the corners of his eyes were unconsciously twitching. Fang Lang understood that this guy was unwilling!
He did not force it. Even if the deal failed, there was still friendship. If the other party was unwilling, he certainly would not force it.
"It's okay if you don't want to, I won't force you. Don't think I'm asking too much. You can compare my offer with others. I wouldn't say it's the lowest, but it's definitely not the highest either.
What’s more important is that I believe you should know what the current situation in India is. There are many countries in the world that have the ability to transport such a large batch of supplies.
But among private companies, our company is definitely the most powerful. If necessary, I can even send an armored convoy to escort you. Even if the regular army of the Indian National Congress comes, I will ensure that your goods are delivered smoothly.
It's getting late today. You can go back and think about it carefully at night, or discuss it with your family. If you agree with my price, you can inform me and I will send someone to India immediately.
Of course, if you don't want me to, I promise you that I will never tell anyone else about what happened today."
After saying that, without waiting for the other party to react, he stood up, patted the other party on the shoulder, and walked out without looking back.
Suleiman Brom did not expect Fang Lang to be so straightforward, and he hesitated for a while. It was now early July, and there was only about a month left until India's official independence on August 15.
If these things were to be shipped out, they had to be done before India's independence, because this period was a chaotic period, and the conflict between Hindus and Muslims in India would inevitably erupt before the founding of India.
In his opinion, Hinduism definitely has an absolute advantage in India, so the final victory will definitely belong to Hinduism.
If the Muslims in India could successfully withdraw to Pakistan, it would be the biggest victory, but the Hindus will not let these Muslims go easily.
The treasure in his hands was just as Fang Lang said, dug out from an Indian temple. Once discovered by the Hindu Indian government, he would not be able to take away even a gram of gold.
In the eyes of those Hindus, this is blasphemy against their Hindu gods. There is no logic to this kind of thing. It is basically a situation where you have to live and I have to live.
Of course, the food and cotton in his hands were also real strategic materials. The Indians were also eyeing them covetously and wanted to requisition them directly without compensation.
But he needed these supplies to cover up other goods, otherwise he would not be able to bring them out directly. After all, his plantation mainly produced these products.
He couldn't just buy a batch of materials that he didn't need and that India didn't control in order to transport these treasures! This would be more conspicuous, and maybe the local Indians would notice the abnormality in advance.
Fang Lang, who left the room, had been thinking about a question, that is, whether he had a chance to gain any benefit from the chaotic India, since Suleiman Brom could dig up the treasures of the Indian temple.
Of course he could, and if he sent people into India to transport supplies, he might as well go all out and take the treasure that was seen in the news later for himself.
As far as he knew, the Padmanabhaswamy Temple was located on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Although he did not know the exact location, he knew that the temple belonged to the later Indian state of Kerala, which was located at the southernmost tip of India.
Fang Lang also knew one piece of information, that is, this temple was the exclusive temple of the Travancore royal family, and it should be very close to the location of the Travancore royal family.
The temple can be found by finding the royal family of Travancore. The problem now is how to safely dig out the treasure without attracting the attention of the royal family of Travancore.
Sitting in the car on the way home, Fang Lang thought for a while and then directly instructed Qi Qingshan:
"Send a telegram back to Brazil and secretly transfer the special tactics research team to London to stand by. I have a mission for them."
Although Qi Qingshan didn't quite understand what this was for, he didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded seriously and said:
"Yes, boss!"
After returning home, Fang Lang personally ordered the liaison officer of the Whip of God Company to contact the Greek front and dispatch a battalion of employees of the Whip of God military contracting company from Greece, ready to set off at any time to carry out the mission in India.
Of course, the mercenaries in this battalion were used to complete Suleiman Brom's business, but he was sure that the other party would accept his offer in the end because they had no other choice.
After giving these instructions, Fang Lang called his cousin Yang Kun, who had been working outside, and gave him a lecture. Then, with a puzzled look on his face, he sent him away.
In the following time, Fang Lang completely relaxed and seemed to not care about Suleiman Blom's business at all. Every day he either accompanied Audrey Hepburn or visited the British shipyard.
At the same time, he also personally visited Aston Martin's UK factory and spoke highly of the successful development of the new model. He also checked the development progress of other new models.
What surprised him most was that he saw a piston aircraft engine research and development team at the Aston Martin factory, and that they had a complete set of production materials for the British Spitfire aircraft engine.
This made Fang Lang overjoyed, and he directly handed over this R&D team to the power R&D laboratory of your Brazilian Fangyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Company without hesitation.
As for the fact that all the team members only worked in the UK, Fang Lang was too lazy to care. They had already entered their own factory. Who would dare to say anything about being sent on a business trip to the Brazilian branch?
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