It doesn't matter where the fool came from. What matters is that these jungle predators will not let go of any valuable prey.
"Did you buy the boat?"
Mickey ran to George again and asked in a low voice.
"Spanish Alcatel Shipping Company, Alfonso... is your employee!"
Faced with Mickey's continuous questions, George neither denied nor admitted.
"My God, how could you spend so much money on a boat? Those boats are all money-losing goods, you know?"
Mickey seemed a little excited. How could he not be excited? After all, his future and his fate depended on this guy. But he wasted precious funds on those broken boats.
Is it so exciting?
Looking at Mickey, George said directly.
"I need those boats!"
Ship is the main purpose of George's trip. After all, ship is an indispensable means of transportation in the future construction of North Borneo. Whether it is the transportation of immigrants or the transportation of materials, ships are indispensable. Let alone hundreds of thousands of tons, if the funds allow, he might even buy merchant ships of millions of tons.
After all, whether from the development of the shipping industry after the war or the needs of immigrants, investing in the shipping industry is a profitable business.
The words "I need" made Mickey dumbfounded. He opened his mouth in astonishment and said after a moment.
"Well, sir, you are not interested in banks, right? Then what about factories?"
"Factories?"
George raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes, factories. Although Italian factories are not as good as those in the United States, they are still good. Many factories cannot start work due to problems such as raw materials and funds. Of course, the most important thing is that those companies are really worried about the future!"
Factories...
In addition to ships, Italian industrial enterprises seem to be a good choice. Unlike the factories in post-war Germany, which were included in the sequence of war reparations and were always under the control of the Allies in the process of whether they were dismantled as war reparations. As a half-ally country, Italy's factories were not taken over by the Allies, but even so, those business owners still lost their factories.
Like Fiat, which made a lot of money by manufacturing armaments for the army during the war. Although it was not controlled by the Allies after the war, it was confiscated by the Italian National Liberation Committee. It was not until 1966 that the company was returned to the Agnelli family.
Originally, George had not expected to get Fiat. After all, it was the largest industrial enterprise in Italy, but now, the appearance of Mickey has given him an opportunity.
See the opportunity to bite a piece of fat meat on Fiat. Even if you can't eat this company, you have to bite it hard!
"In the future, as we all know, those companies are supporters of Mussolini. What if the Allies conduct liquidation in the future and include their companies as part of the war reparations? Once this happens, they will have nothing. Therefore, compared to the uncertain future, they would rather sell the company now. While they can still make the decision, we can buy them at a very low price!"
It's just taking advantage of the fire!
If you don't seize the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, how can you be worthy of your ancestors!
George said calmly.
"Indeed, this is indeed an opportunity, but what can you do?"
"I represent Morgan, George!"
Mickey said directly.
"No one in Europe can understand the relationship between the Morgan Consortium and the government, but believe me, no one is willing to try to offend the Morgan Consortium. They are also afraid that offending the company will offend the government. Here, Morgan or the big American companies are passes and umbrellas."
Mickey said proudly, lighting a cigarette.
"This is what I can offer you. In Italy, I can represent both Morgan and you!"
After taking a puff of cigarette, Mickey threw out his trump card and said slowly.
"I can buy a bank for Morgan, and I can also help you achieve your wish in the name of Morgan. Now, the whole of Italy is the treasure house of the Eighteen Thieves, waiting for us to dig it, and what about me? I only need a little reward."
Mickey needs not only a little reward, but also his first pot of gold. He needs to eat a little bit of the leftovers of big companies in this feast like those big companies, but this requires money!
Money!
The millionaire in front of him has money. How can a guy who can spend 2 million US dollars to buy a bunch of rags not have money?
"That makes sense."
George smiled, took a puff of cigarette, thought about it and said.
"Do you have any good recommendations?"
"Steel company, there is a steel company under Fiat in Taranto, it has two blast furnaces with an annual output of 1 million tons, six steelmaking open furnaces, and an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tons. As we all know, due to the raw materials, its output has always been only a few hundred thousand tons. This enterprise was invested and built by Fiat before the war to support Mussolini's arms expansion. The equipment is first-class, and the total investment at that time exceeded 30 million US dollars. If you are interested, I can take it down."
After thinking for a while, Mickey put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and then said.
"If I buy it for 3 million US dollars, you only need to pay 5% of the compensation, if it is 2 million, it is 10%, if it is 1 million, it is 30%, what do you think, George!"
Mickey's offer is not even a fraction of the pre-war investment!
This is post-war Europe. These American conglomerates waving US dollars bought Europe at ridiculously low prices, bought the most promising mines, oil fields, farms and factories, and gave blood transfusions to foreign companies on the verge of bankruptcy.
Steel company!
The construction in North Borneo will definitely require a lot of steel. For example, the construction of immigrant housing and factory buildings in the future will not necessarily meet the construction needs without millions of tons of steel a year.
Spending 3 million to buy such a factory... It's not impossible!
But this piece of fat meat is something that everyone wants to take down. It may not be so easy to eat this piece of fat meat.
"Steel, Europe's post-war reconstruction will definitely require a lot of steel. Such a large steel company will definitely make a lot of money in the war. There must be many people who like it."
"George, this is where my value lies."
Mickey took out a cigarette comfortably and said in a relaxed tone.
"I can guarantee that you can buy it!"
Glancing at Mickey, George thought for a moment and said directly.
"Go ahead! Buy it!"