Chapter 634 Two Hundred and Four Chapters

Ambition needs to be supported by strength. It is precisely by understanding this truth that Sundels can mix from a grassroots into an internationally renowned arms dealer.

There are no good people among arms dealers, and it is already a consensus of all sectors of society. Since the reputation is bad, the social status of course should not be high.

In particular, a "well-known" arms dealer like Sanders has enemies all over the world. For example, he offended the British this time.

For security reasons, many arms dealers are afraid to reveal their true identities.

"Sandels" is a typical pseudonym, which means that religions are weak now. If in the Middle Ages, the name of "Holy" was used indiscriminately, the Inquisition of Heresy would have come to the door long ago.

Under normal circumstances, only those who have made outstanding contributions to the religious cause can be conferred a "holy". The word "Holy" can only be added to the name after it has been approved by the Pope.

For example, if the hero who recovered Jerusalem was awarded the title of "Holy Land Recoverer" by the Pope, he could add the word "Holy" to his name.

Of course, most people do not add the word "Holy" in front of their name, but usually add it in front of their titles to show their glory.

Arms dealers like Sanders are obviously not qualified. With his achievements, he may be eligible for the guillotine.

This is not the life that Sundels wants. He gave himself this pseudonym so that he could one day be "canonized".

For now, it's still a long way off. In order to achieve this great goal in life, he must first be whitewashed before he is eligible to contribute to the cause of religion.

Colonial merchants are only the first step. Unless they can become nobles, ordinary colonial merchants are better than arms dealers. They are engaged in legal business and can see the light.

Success is full of flukes, but there are no flukes to keep succeeding. Eyeing Ethiopian land, Sundarles also made a lot of preparations.

The information in his hand now is a map of the border area between Ethiopia and Austrian Africa. The roads, rivers, mountains, forests, mineral resources, indigenous tribes and other information are clearly marked on it. Perhaps the Ethiopian government does not know so much.

For this map, he spent three years before and after, spent tens of thousands of Aegis of God, and personally brought surveys along the way to complete the surveying and mapping.

Sundells: "Murdo, how's the PR work going?"

"It's almost done, we have bought the King of Egypt's valet. He promised to find a suitable opportunity to mention the land lease to the King of Egypt.

Now that the Ethiopian government's finances are exhausted, we are just ordinary commercial land leases, and there is no sovereignty involved, so it shouldn't be a big problem. ' replied Murdo

Sovereignty is not involved, there is no need to involve sovereignty. When the Ethiopian government collapses, the person who actually occupies the land can become the legal owner.

Regardless of whether others admit it or not, the Vienna government will recognize his colonial rights anyway. This is enough, as long as it is recognized by the Vienna government, the British will not be able to snatch it with open fire.

As for whether he will play tricks secretly, it depends on whether he can grasp this degree.

If there are not many, the British are busy sorting out the newly occupied areas, and it is estimated that they will not have time to care about it for a while.

If you are not greedy enough, want to pick the peaches of the British, and make the British angry, then you have to think about how to die.

There are not one or two colonial merchants who are finished in the colonial conflict. This part of the people who were eliminated were mostly because they did not control their "greed", and the benefits they received exceeded their own strength.

Sundels: "Let's implement it as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night. I have a hunch that there will be a lot of people eyeing Ethiopia this time. If they are the first, we will be busy."

Not all land has colonial value, the essence of colonization is to make money. If you choose the wrong place and cannot make a profit, then selling to the colonial government at a low price is the only option.

Since the opening of Austrian Africa, tens of thousands of colonial companies have been born. Most of the colonial companies fell on the way, and only a thousand or so survived.

More than 90 percent of the remaining colonial companies were family businesses, most of which were monopolized by the nobility.

Not to mention grassroots, even capitalists with deep pockets are at a disadvantage in this round of competition.

There is no way, colonization needs to be supported by force. In this regard, the nobility has an absolute advantage, and the capitalists are not suitable for participating in war games.

What's more, the capitalists who did well became nobles during the colonial movement. The identity has changed, and the position has also changed.

The source of the bourgeoisie itself is diverse, and a large part of the capitalists are collateral descendants of the aristocracy without inheritance rights, or they are aristocrats themselves.

These people have never admitted that they are capitalists, and have always regarded themselves as children of nobles. Many people's goal in life is to obtain a title of their own.

Not only in Austria, but now the social atmosphere in Europe is like this. Even the upstarts in America are chasing noble titles.

Social ethos affects a lot of people, and Sundells is naturally affected. In terms of simply making money, there are really few industries that are more profitable than the arms trade.

Murdo reminded: "Mr. Sundells, our investment has been very large.

To speed up the progress, it is necessary to continue to increase investment, and the pressure to recover costs will be very high in the future. "

"Money is not a problem, we can pay with arms, and the cost will naturally come down." Sanders explained

The huge profits of the arms trade are unquestionable.

Perhaps the actual cost of weapons and equipment sold to the Ethiopian government for 1 million Aegis may be less than 300,000 Aegis, which is the confidence of Sundarth.

Merdo replied confidently: "No problem, at most a month, you can receive good news."

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Public relations for the Ethiopian government is only one aspect. To gain a foothold in the border areas, the support of the Austrian East African colonial government is also indispensable.

Without the colonial government resisting the pressure of the British, Sundarles did not think he would be able to keep the benefits he got from the Ethiopian government.

Can't expect the British to abide by international rules?

"Mr. Sanders, your proposal is very constructive, but how can you guarantee the completion of the task?"

The person who asked the question was Randelal, the secretary general of the Governor of Austrian East Africa, who was also a personal connection of Sanders and the highest-ranking government official that he could reach.

As for the Governor of East Africa, unless Sanders is already a nobleman, he will not personally negotiate these matters.

Sanders: "Your Excellency, Baron, I may not be able to develop the colonial economy, but smuggling is my specialty, which is the most basic survival skill of an arms dealer.

As long as I gain a foothold in the border areas, domestic goods can flow into Ethiopia and Sudan, and the colonial government can get more tax revenue. "

Do a line, love a line.

In the field of professional technology, Sundells is definitely the elite of the industry. Engaged in the arms smuggling business for more than 20 years, he has never been caught, otherwise he would not be able to sit here and talk.

Secretary-General Randal: "I never doubt your professional competence, but the general merchandise trade is different from the arms trade.

I believe that you have the ability to ship things over, but how to sell them? The British and French colonial governments were not fools either. There was a huge influx of smuggled goods, and it was impossible for them not to investigate. "

After entering the industrial society, the demand for the market in Austria's domestic industry and commerce increased day by day, and the colonial movement was born under this background.

These days, the colonies of various countries are all private plots, and foreign goods will be subject to many restrictions if they want to enter.

No one wants to be exploited like this, and smuggling takes place. The Vienna government also supports the smuggling of domestic goods by capitalists to the colonies of other countries.

Anyway, as long as the domestic tax is paid, whether other countries can receive the tax is not within the consideration of the Vienna government.

This is the background of the times, narrowed to the Austrian East Africa region. If a large amount of Austrian goods flowed into the British and French colonies from here, it would also drive regional economic prosperity and increase government revenue.

Local economic prosperity and increased fiscal revenue are the achievements of officials. It is on this basis that Sundells is assured of gaining the support of the colonial government.

Sundels said nonchalantly: "It's very simple, just change the label. For example: change the German on the label to English and French.

I went to the British and French colonies to conduct field inspections. Their control over the colonies was not strict, and it could be said that there were loopholes everywhere.

Many colonial police officers are semi-literate, and as long as they change the label, they can't even figure out whether it is a domestic product or not.

In line with the principle that more is worse than less, as long as you do a little bit of work, these people will pretend that they don't see anything.

If you want to be more secure, then directly copy the British and French products. With our technical strength, we can produce exactly the same commercial products as those in Britain and France.

It is even more difficult to find out. Even if there is a problem with the goods, they are likely to suspect these production companies. As far as I know, these companies are also doing smuggling. "

Secretary-General Randal nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, Mr. Sundells, you have successfully persuaded me.

However, I suggest you change your name first, otherwise people from the church will come to you and things will be troublesome. "

Although the power of the church has been greatly reduced, their influence in Austria is still huge, at least the arms dealer of Sanders can't be provoked.

Randall's reminder surprised Sanders. Looking back now, he realizes how deadly he was to choose this name.

The church didn't come to the door, probably because he thought he was an unreliable clown as an arms dealer, and was too lazy to drop his identity to make trouble.

If it was cleaned up, the situation would be different. The higher the status, the easier it is for the name to bring misfortune to itself.

Sanders said immediately: "Okay, Your Excellency. If it's not compelled, I don't want to use this name.

Before long, there will be no arms dealer called Sanders in this world, only a colonial businessman named Dels. "

Since we have to wash the white, of course we have to change the vest. Although there is only a one-word difference between Dels and Sanders, there are more than five people named Dels in Austria, but there is only one named Sanders.

Dels didn't think that if he changed his name, no one would know him. For a real big man, it is too easy to find out these information, unless you go to the deep mountains and old forests to hide, or you can't escape.