Chapter 969 Chinese Silver
Vivien Leigh wanted to meet Marilyn Monroe. Of course Alan Wilson would not object, but he also had his own things to do.
Although he expressed goodwill to China and tied up the proposal of selling Scam Island to the United States, it was concluded that it was rejected without receiving a reply.
But there are other things to inform the mainland of the British ambassador to the United Nations, Lord Cassia, about Britain's openness to Argentina on the Falkland Islands.
Or just meet up with two friends, such as Ronald Reagan, the future president of the United States who was at the forefront of the times.
In fact, none of the above is important. What is really important is hoarding silver, which requires a lot of money. Manipulating precious metals requires huge funds, otherwise you will not be qualified to enter the market.
This is not like Grace and others, who shipped dozens of tons of finished poppies to the Americas, and were still proud of the three melons and two dates they got.
The American Silver Party has always been strong, which is related to the fact that the United States has huge silver reserves.
Moreover, the Americas are the backyard of the United States, and the world's top silver-producing countries are all in the Americas, which are all within the scope of the Monroe Doctrine. In terms of the right to speak on silver, the United States does have the foundation to implement the silver standard.
This is also the advantage that the Silver Party members have always been thinking about. Using silver as a supplement to gold will make the value of the US dollar stronger. This is also the idea of the Silver Party supporters.
He always goes to the consulate. Naturally, the consulate has a high degree of confidentiality. Alan Wilson needs to know exactly whether his wife's group has silver mines in Australia and join them together in this money-making trip.
Although Vivien Leigh has United Artists Pictures and Barbie Doll Company in the United States, when it comes to an industry like silver, she is far from powerful. The real big boss still needs the power that Alan Wilson himself can mobilize.
"In Queensland, Australia, it was discovered last year. However, you once said that if you discover minerals, you will directly obtain the mining rights, but you will keep it secret and do not rush to exploit it. It is still closed now."
With his wife's call back, Alan Wilson instantly felt confident. The Cannington Silver Mine is a famous silver mine. Australia has almost no shortage of any minerals, whether it is coal, iron and petroleum, which are most important to industry, or highly valuable minerals.
Precious metals are almost all available.
But God is fair. The water resources available to Australia as a whole are difficult to cope with even for agriculture, not to mention that industrial water consumption is even greater. Australia, which has all the minerals that are easy to mine and has huge reserves, can only choose to sell the minerals in the end.
No industrialization effort is as easy as selling mines.
The Cannington Silver Mine is the highest quality silver mine in the world. Like all minerals in Australia, it is almost an open-pit mine and can be dug directly eight to ten meters underground.
"Mining immediately!" Alan Wilson asked about the situation of the silver mine and immediately replied to his wife on the telegram.
Now the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an immature idea swirling in his mind. It is known that silver will usher in a sharp rise in the next two years. Even if there is another possibility that Kennedy does not come to power, silver will not plummet.
possible.
It is very consistent with the general concept of making sure profits without losing money. It is inevitable to join this money-picking feast. But he must operate without exposing the source of the silver. Australia is a vast country and sparsely populated, so it should not be difficult to think of a way to keep it secret.
But without exposing the location of the Cannington Silver Mine, you can't just create silver out of thin air, right? It's impossible not to be discovered once something worth hundreds of tons enters the market, and it must have a source.
"What MI6 can't verify, the CIA shouldn't be able to verify? Then, the best place for silver to be produced is inside the Iron Curtain." Alan Wilson figured this out and already had a whole set of plans in his mind.
In fact, China is also a major silver-producing country, of course, the premise is that it was a major silver-producing country in the industrial era. On the contrary to Australia, China certainly has no shortage of various minerals, but they are buried deep and are not easy to mine, and the purity is not enough, which is different from the various open-pit mines in Australia.
In the agricultural era, China's silver-producing places can be found in the distribution map of several ethnic minorities with the tradition of wearing silverware. In the agricultural era, China not only lacked silver, but also lacked copper. Copper was already a last resort for China, so it could choose the one it lacked least.
Precious metals.
Decades later, China has always been the top three silver-producing countries, but the silver produced is extracted from the associated mines of other minerals. The by-products of these associated mines have made China surpass the other major silver-producing countries.
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So it was decided that there was no Cannington Silver Mine, only Chinese silver. If Kennedy came to power in more than a year, it would be a special time period, and it would make sense that the silver would come from China.
Making molds is not difficult for Alan Wilson. He can completely borrow the relevant talents on the Scam Island. If something happens, he is Mr. Chang, and if nothing happens, he is Peanut. For this matter alone, he can be Mr. Chang.
They don’t even need gunners. The Mountbatten Group sells oil refining equipment and requires some molds with Chinese silver specifications. This condition should not be excessive, at least he thinks it is not excessive.
Since there was no possibility of losing money, in the spirit of equal benefit, Alan Wilson used the Great Summoning Technique, and Boris, the manager of the Newfoundland Crown Territory Foundation, landed in Los Angeles one day later.
Compared with the embarrassment of Alan Wilson when he was first built, Boris is a completely different person. He has the aura of a successful person all over his body. I wonder if the open-toed leather shoe will be left behind to remember the pain.
Think sweet.
"Governor Allen." When they first met, Boris opened his mouth and greeted him with an old title.
Alan Wilson was stunned when he heard the title of Governor, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Didn't I say before? This appointment of Governor was an appointment that Whitehall deceived me at that time, and it is not an official position."
At the time, the British government generally believed that Newfoundland was a mess and was burdened with huge debts. The biggest idea was to merge Newfoundland and Canada as soon as possible. If it was delayed for a long time, it would be afraid of benefiting the United States.
Alan Wilson's appointment came unexpectedly. As expected, like his father-in-law, he will return to Whitehall to accept work arrangements as the last Chief Executive of Newfoundland.
By a stroke of luck, he discovered that the largest number of supporters in Newfoundland were groups independent of the United States and Canada, and then started the summer operation. Fortunately, the results were good, and he paid off his debts and left office.
Now, after more than ten years, Newfoundland is, to put it modestly, just a little wealthier than Canada and the United States. The United States has a per capita of 2,900, Canada has a per capita of 2,200, and Newfoundland has a per capita of 3,500.
This reality has emboldened Newfoundland to pursue autonomy. Who doesn’t want to be superior to others?
"Looking at your high spirits, Newfoundland must have made a lot of money during this World Cup in Sweden." Alan Wilson said gently, "But it is really disappointing to see the wealthy life in the place where I served before.
Feelings. By the way, one thing reminds you to be mentally prepared. The Cayman Islands and Virgin Islands should also be built as offshore financial centers."
"Governor, what?" Boris was very serious when he heard it. He must not like the news. Who wants a competitor to appear?
"Don't worry, there are still all the differences. For example, the two islands currently only provide call services for private yachts and private jets, just like companies based in Newfoundland, only charging management fees." Alan Wilson said calmly.
Explained, "There are still a number of islands with similar conditions to Newfoundland in British hands. There must be some emphasis, right?"
During the just past World Cup in Sweden, the Newfoundland Crown Territory made a net income of more than 40 million US dollars from gambling.
Don't underestimate this number. Newfoundland has a population of less than 200,000. It is equivalent to the hard work of one American for one month during the World Cup and more than one month of Canadians' hard work.
"In my personal name, I hope that the Newfoundland Foundation will provide a fund to help. I don't know if you will refuse." After the greetings, Alan Wilson went directly to the topic and looked at Boris, who had already changed his mind.
"How much does the governor want?" Boris immediately replied, "If it is less than 100 million, we will fully support it."
"That's enough." Alan Wilson smiled easily, "Don't worry, the British Empire may not be able to handle everything on this earth, but most things can still be handled. I will use the channels of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when the time comes.
Contact St. John's and wait for the good news."
Before Alan Wilson took office as High Commissioner to Malaya, he held shares in dozens of comprador companies, and then provided policy support. He himself may not remember how much those shares are worth now, but the Royal Territory of Newfoundland
The administrators of the foundation are fully aware of this.
Boris was really busy. After the verbal agreement, he took the Newfoundland Airline Comet back directly.
The purchase price of a passenger plane is only 275,000 pounds, which is not a big expense for Newfoundland.
Alan Wilson took out the small notebook he carried with him and wrote down the words "Chinese Silver" to prevent him from forgetting when he was busy.
In Marilyn Monroe's mansion, Vivien Leigh was chatting happily with her friends. At this time, she was not as charming as she was upstairs yesterday. At that time, she had her hands behind her back, attached to her waist; her legs were stiff and slightly apart.
, in this slightly too stiff posture, she still maintained an elegant posture. Her face showed a gentle expression of confidence and thoughtfulness, which is the expression of a good student with a rich imagination.
She always maintained the same posture; she always stared in the same direction - that direction was the sea. She did not care at all that this was Marilyn Monroe's home, but devoted herself wholeheartedly to it.
Chapter completed!