Blackstone Code Chapter 1444: Who is it!
Remember【】for a second,!
When Mr. Geruno put on his clothes and came to the meeting room, some family members were already gathered here.
That's one of the benefits of living with a large family. When something unexpected happens, it's very easy to call people together.
At least these people don't need to wash up after receiving the call, leave the house, pick up the car in the garage, then drive a distance and enter the manor layer by layer, and then come to the conference hall.
None of this is needed, people just need to be notified, wash up, change clothes, go downstairs, and that's it.
The Commonwealth seems to have always avoided the "family" itself in family culture. Since children leave their parents to form their own new families, they have a sense of separation from their past families, that is, their parents and other relatives.
Obviously it's a family, but because of... leaving the family to live alone, the result has changed from a family to a relative.
This is also emphasized in the culture of the Commonwealth, but in a less straightforward way by the Commonwealth.
What they emphasize is not to get rid of "old family", but to emphasize that people should learn to be "independent".
It sounds like...not the same thing, but in fact the core of this kind of thinking is that when people's minds mature, they should be independent from the family, live alone, and face the world alone!
This is the third spirit of the Federation after the two spirits of freedom and fairness - the spirit of independence!
Some people say that this spirit actually originated from the pioneer era, but this statement does not occupy the mainstream position, and people still feel that independent living is the right way.
Other sociologists cite examples of animals, such as predators in nature, whose children are kicked out of their territories by their parents during their "teenage years" in order to help the next generation grow up. .
The people believed and did the same, but the separated family and affection could never be repaired.
Those old people prefer to sit alone on the rocking chair by the fireplace, holding photos from more than ten or twenty years ago, or even more, with their sleeves, to remember the past family time.
It's not easy to call your kids and tell them it's time to get together.
The same is true for children, of course they have to deal with more things, such as a competitive and cruel society or intense academics, coupled with emotional life and rich social life, they will not think about those old people.
But...is this all true?
Is this "independent spirit" necessarily correct?
Not really, at least not quite.
Looking at the upper classes of the federation, and even a little further out, there are "traditional" countries like Guevra and Pongio.
Behind every individual in the upper class is a huge family, and most of the people in this big family live together.
They will build large manors or even castles to provide family living, not to mention parents and adult children living together, even four or five generations living together is very common.
If there is something you don't know is right or wrong, then look at how the upper classes of this society do, and you will understand.
They can't be wrong, at least not in the general direction.
In fact, what really restricts people from living together is not "independence" or "the price of growth", but **** poverty!
Not every family can have a manor or even a castle, cramming a family of hundreds of people together.
Not to mention the manor and castle, not everyone can own even a big house!
The middle and lower classes of society cannot bring their families together to live together, so they have to find some theoretical basis and support for the separation of families.
"Spirit of independence" and "the price of growth" are clearly the words most in line with federal values at the moment.
In the movies, in the books, people say it, so...most people believe it.
In fact, if they don't believe it, they can't do anything, because they can't support the price of living together for everyone!
If society is always moving forward, in the end, people should live together again, not separate!
When I walked into the conference hall, the noise of the conference hall stopped, and there was a thick smell of smoke in the air. Mr. Geruno was slightly dizzy and his heart was not very comfortable.
After he found his seat, he did not sit down immediately, but stood with both hands on the edge of the table for a while before sitting down.
The room was completely quiet while he was standing, and these people thought that Mr. Geruno was dissatisfied with the noise.
Actually, the butler standing outside the door knew very well that Mr. Geruno might not be feeling well.
He woke up too early, and it's normal for him to feel uncomfortable because he didn't get enough rest last night and during this time.
However, considering Mr. Geruno's health, the housekeeper still contacted the doctor and asked them to be ready at any time.
In the room, Mr. Geruno did not show any signs of discouragement. He was still as solemn as before, "How much money do we have in our account?"
The first question is to point directly to the most important thing, money!
Before today, Mr. Geruno never worried about money, he didn't even have any idea about money.
Every year, through legal and illegal business, he can plunder countless wealth, so money is nothing more than a series of numbers on a piece of paper to him.
But now, he's getting a little nervous.
The one who spoke next was Mr. Geruno's younger brother, his own younger brother. He was in charge of the large and small accounts of various companies and accounts under the family's command, but that was specific to the company or the person in charge. Only responsible for the big account.
Perhaps he realized that Mr. Geruno would ask this before he came, and he quickly gave an exact number.
"If we don't consider the fraction, we still have close to 400 million discretionary funds..."
Can be used at will, that is to say, even if the 400 million funds are removed, it will not affect the daily operation of the entire family-owned business, and will not cause pressure on the capital chain!
Looking at Mr. Geruno's unchanged face, he added, "If you give us some time, we can add another $500 million or so, but it won't last too long."
Mr. Geruno's dissatisfaction, after all, overflowed.
He frowned, a look of dissatisfaction on his face, "That's all?"
Look, listen to his tone, he can make up to 900 million in cash, but he is dissatisfied with it, and said that's all!
But he has the right to say so, because he is Geruno, Geruno Duncan, Emperor of the Empire in the shadows of the Federation!
Mr. Geruno's younger brother smiled awkwardly, "Our industry has been hit a bit, and the bank has also froze some of our accounts, and now the safe activities are basically overseas accounts. ."
"And those people have a growing appetite..."
Mr. Geruno knows who those people are and what their appetites are!
In the past, when I asked them to do things, I might be able to get things done for 30,000 to 50,000 yuan. Now those people are always asking for 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, and some key characters even ask for 500,000 yuan, 1 million bribes!
Everyone says the Duncans are crazy, these people are really crazy!
For money, they dare to do anything, even reveal some important information!
As long as the money is in place!
This also makes all kinds of expenses higher and higher now, and very few funds have a shortage that looks like a shortage.
What's more troublesome is that something happened to the oil field.
Mr. Geruno pondered for a while, "How many oil contracts do we have yet to fulfill?"
The family member in charge of the oil is Mr. Geruno's cousin, and his expression is also serious, "A little over 100 million."
The impact of the destruction of the oil field is not only that they can't produce oil now, but also that if they can't complete the sales contract they signed before, others can sue them in court to sue them for breach of contract!
Once the court gets such an opportunity, they can completely conduct a thorough investigation of the Duncan family with "default" as the core, and then freeze most of their accounts and businesses!
They also want to compensate those people for the exorbitant liquidated damages!
This is a tricky mess, and it's not just about not being able to produce oil!
Mr. Geruno didn't realize anything at first, but soon he realized the number wasn't quite right.
"Why is there such a large order, or is it several orders?", the last order of more than 100 million, this number is not normal.
Even if the world is clouded by war, it is unlikely that there will be so many "commodity lists".
If it's a "policy sheet", that's fine.
Oil is a strategic material. Before the war broke out, there must be a large amount of reserves. After the federal government lowered the price, it was hoarded. This is normal.
But at this time, oil is not a good species for private trade!
Because of its special nature ~IndoMTL.com~ may be requisitioned by the local government anytime and anywhere, even if someone wants to do some business that starts from the ground, they will not eat so much oil in one go.
At this time, so much oil is not wealth, but the light of destruction that invites disaster!
Mr. Geruno's brows furrowed even more when his cousin said the names of several companies that he had never even heard of, and so did his cousin.
If nothing else, he has a vague guess that these companies and the group of people who destroyed the oilfield equipment should belong to the same faction.
"Look out who is behind these companies, spend some money, we need to figure out where the first wave of attacks is coming from!"
Despite the most sinister situation the Duncan family has ever faced, there are still people willing to serve them for money's sake.
Even scrambling to serve them!
Some people have eyes full of justice, bathed in the light of justice.
And some people, whose eyes are full of **, have already fallen into the swamp of ** and cannot leave!