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Chapter 358 Credit card machine

In the future, in addition to building coal mines in Guajira, it will also be necessary to manage the approximately 400,000 people.

To be honest, they are quite poor, and most of them live below the food and clothing line.

Guajira is close to the Caribbean Sea and does not enjoy the rich resources of the ocean, but it has completely withstood disasters such as typhoons!

The typhoon passed through, houses collapsed, and heavy rains continued. The planting industry could not develop at all. Some of them were small-scale planting based on family units. It was considered good if they could not starve to death.

In the entire Guajira, except for Riohacha, which has a fairly complete education system, the rest of the city, which in Sean's opinion is at most a town, has elementary and junior high schools, but the literacy rate is appalling.

This place is really poor!

Sean was so poor that he couldn't think of any development strategy for a while.

Not to mention ocean fishing, not to mention the affordability of boats, without the support of weather satellites, the Caribbean's changeable ocean climate can easily make it difficult for fishing boats to go out and not come back!

Taking Riohacha, the largest coastal city, as an example, fishing offshore is just okay, but fishing further away is not good.

"What should we do about the tax problem?" Xiao Bu asked, "Especially for those residents scattered around the towns, who are mainly engaged in agriculture. The difficulty in collecting taxes is on the one hand, and mainly on the cost. What they collect is not enough.

Artificial."

"Then we have to collect it." Sean said without hesitation: "Collecting taxes is a demonstration of dominance. Even if you lose money, you have to collect it. At least it must be maintained for a long time. Cost issues cannot be considered."

"Wait until this kind of rule is recognized. By the way, let Kadip's people follow you when collecting taxes. Don't let others know about it in the end."

Having said that, Sean shook his head. In 1987, it was the same as it was 300 years ago, and taxes had to be collected manually.

Things are pretty much explained here, Sean is only responsible for the general direction, and the team below is responsible for specific matters.

Now that the negotiations have ended, Sean no longer stays here, takes Xiao Bu on the plane, and only flies to Newark.

Suddenly, I haven't been back for a long time. The last time I came back, I just took a quick look.

It's still the small courtyard next to the Newark Umbrella Base. It looks really small now, but as soon as I walked into the courtyard, I suddenly felt very relaxed, um, friendly.

Especially when several women rushed out cheering, Sean was so satisfied!

"Come all, come all!" Sean opened his arms, and several women stood in a row, giving each of them a hug and a kiss.

Well, the life of the rich is so simple and boring.

In a blink of an eye, three days passed...

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Sean collapsed on the sofa, his eye sockets sunken...

"all gone?"

"They're all gone!" Norris stood aside and returned with his head lowered.

"Huh!!" Sean let out a long breath.

Even an iron man would be completely drained if he was thrown into such a Shura field!

"I'll ask the yoga company to send a trainer over. I'm getting older, so I really need to work out hard, otherwise my body won't be able to withstand anything!" Sean raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, "Oh, by the way, I want a male trainer.

, don’t bring a woman here, my body has not recovered yet, and I will be drained dry by those snakes."

"What's going on in Kashima?" Sean finally remembered the business.

"The reclamation work has been completed, and the soil on the island has been replaced. It is all black soil obtained from the Mississippi River in accordance with your request, boss."

Sean nodded, that's good.

There are only three big black lands and one red and black land in the world!

What we are talking about here is the large ones, and those with small areas are not included in the calculation.

They are the Ermaozi Plain in Ermaozi, the Mississippi Plain in the United States, and the Northeast Plain in China.

However, the black soil of Ermaozi and the Mississippi Plains has suffered considerable damage.

Black storm!

After large-scale logging, there was no forest protection, and the wind and sand rolled up the black soil into the sky, forming a black storm.

At present, only the black soil in the northeastern plains is the most complete, and the development time is relatively short.

(PS: By the way, there are black soil sellers on the Internet. Some of them are simply labeled HLJ black soil. They were dug directly there. It is unparalleled to make such money!)

Ahem, of course, Sean didn't care about that and just had the black soil be transported back from the Mississippi River plain, truck by truck. There was no shortage of money. He planned to replace 30 centimeters of the island's surface with black soil.

This is called style!

It doesn’t have to be one meter deep, it’s all a test until you are now an American citizen!

"Have you arranged for someone to do a comprehensive design for the island?"

"I have found four companies, and the design draft has been released. I am just waiting for you, boss, to choose."

"Okay, I'll take a day off and go directly to the island tomorrow to have a look."

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Finally, he had a good night's sleep. Fortunately, he continued to take supplements. Sean finally regained his energy the next day. At least on the surface, there seemed to be no problem.

We arrived at the island by helicopter. Now the island is flooded with light. In order to prevent the black soil from being blown away by the sea wind, Norris also specially asked people to cover the entire island with mesh.

There is no way, the cost of transporting this black soil is very high. One pound of black soil is more expensive than ten pounds of rice!

Otherwise, they still wouldn’t sell it.

Among the four design drafts, Sean actually found them all good.

Well, they are all traditional American gardens.

This American style... is very interesting. It is said that the more something is lacking, the more something is longed for. Although the United States is only 200 years old, it must also have traditions!

American gardens are derived from British gardens, and British gardens... are derived from Song Dynasty gardens. Of course, after hundreds of years of development, they already have their own thing.

This is not nonsense. Indeed, many British things imitate ancient China, such as the door knocker on No. 10 Downing Street...

Although Britain and the United States promote the poverty, backwardness, and ignorance of the East all day long, they secretly envy people in their hearts, such as Marvel and the Ancient One Master.

The Ancient One is a bald woman in the movie. In fact, she first appeared in the comics in 1961. Her real name is Yao. She is the Supreme Mage on Earth and the master of Doctor Strange and Baron Mordo. She lives in seclusion in the Himalayas.

According to normal logic, Americans should call him "Ming". The reason why they all call him "Yao" is because this title is very familiar to the public!

Coincidence naturally has a certain place in the hearts of comic fans.

Closer to home, Sean will not build any Chinese-style gardens in the United States. In the upper class of the United States, anti-China is the mainstream idea.

The U.S. government is controlled by U.S. capital. The reason why U.S. capital is able to dominate the world and take advantage of others is largely because the United States itself is powerful enough.

A truly leading international company must be backed by a truly big country!!

Small countries cannot develop real international leaders, like Samsung, most of the profits must be handed over to American consortiums.

During World War II, American think tanks reached a consensus that there were only two countries that could pose a threat to the United States, Lao Maozi and Dongbian.

As for Europe, unless integration is completed, there is no chance.

This has nothing to do with the vast land, rich resources, and large population. Canada, Tu'ao, and Asan also have large land and rich resources, and Asan also has a large population. If it doesn't work, it just won't work.

Therefore, Sean will not challenge the entire American upper class.

There were four design plans, but Sean didn’t look at the price.

No money, just a trip...ahem.

I picked the softest design draft and kept it. The other three were passed by Sean.

Seeing their old rivals being so complacent, the heads of the three companies couldn't understand why, but they didn't dare to ask Sean, so they could only use force against their old rivals.

They deliberately understood Sean's character and behavioral logic.

I like battleships, airplanes, and tanks, and I like to use force when things go wrong, and I have a bad temper, so the design draft specifically pursued grandeur, toughness, and openness. As a result, Sean chose one that was softer and more refined.

This is so illogical!

Sean didn't care what they thought and asked Norris to send the people away. Then he pointed to the design draft and said: "I like the garden style of Chinese culture. While the main style remains unchanged, I can absorb the essence of this aspect. If you don't understand, just look for it."

If the Chinese ask for advice, I only look at the finished product."

The matter has come to an end here. Sean estimates that the entire island will not be repaired for more than half a year. This is the efficiency of the United States.

After finishing it, Sean took a plane to Manhattan, got in the car and went straight to Rockefeller Center. He got some supplements from the east and sent them to Old Man David.

I have been wandering around Southeast Asia during this period, and I haven’t been back for a long time, and I haven’t even seen the old man.

Although it seems that Sean's achievements today are all due to him, and the Rockefeller family did not contribute any effort, this is not actually the case.

If his surname hadn't been Rockefeller, the two policemen wouldn't have been so polite to him on the first day of time travel.

When he first started his business, if Sean's surname was not Rockefeller, the Newark police chief would not have given him the chance to break up the original Mexican gang.

Don't think that only the East likes to maintain stability. No government dislikes stability. Even if it goes downhill, most people don't want to jump out of their comfort zone.

Later, when Sean dominated New Jersey, the governor also considered that Rockefeller was standing behind Sean. Rockefeller was more measured and powerful, so he gave Sean a chance.

Later, when I purchased the Black Hawk helicopter gunship, did I really think that anyone could equip the Black Hawk with Hellfire anti-tank missiles in the United States?

That's because the company's major shareholder is the Rockefeller Foundation!

When the Umbrella grows and grows, when warships are purchased, who can buy the junk of the U.S. military whenever they want?

That is really advanced. How many countries are waving products that are hundreds of times more expensive than Sean, or thousands of times more expensive, but the U.S. military will not consider them, and they will not sell them even if they are blown up!

Or because Sean’s last name is Rockefeller!

American political scientist Huntington said this in "The Clash of Civilizations and the Reconstruction of World Order": China is not a country, but a civilization disguised as a country.

This book was written relatively early, and was officially released in 1996.

After the Cold War, the United States regarded the East as the biggest threat, deployed the first island chain, supported T-army and S, and continued to encircle Southeast Asia. This was a military, economic embargo, political isolation, and economic

Invasion.

However, the United States soon discovered a huge problem and was not accustomed to the climate.

Take eBay for example. When eBay was playing C2C, it had nothing to do with Lao Ma. It occupied 90% of the market share. eBay's management firmly implemented the North American theory and charged fees, and then nothing happened...

There are many similar incidents. They don’t understand that many times economic negotiations are not decided by the company, and it doesn’t mean that everyone has to make a profit.

They don't understand why so many TV manufacturers across the country suddenly went into operation at the same time, bringing the entire industry to its knees and causing many Americans to lose their money.

Many economic theories and sociological theories that are recognized in the West and the United States are not applicable in the East. After the Cold War, they encountered obstacles for a period of time. However, economics, sociology and other disciplines in famous universities across the United States are studying this issue.

The final conclusion is civilization.

Therefore, from November 1995, imported films from the United States officially entered the market.

China is not a country, but a civilization disguised as a country.

Many Chinese are proud of this theory... but they don't know that this theory was not studied to praise you, but to subjugate you. Public knowledge changed from tap water to conscious cultivation, and cultural invasion began on a large scale.

Closer to home, corresponding to this theory is that the United States is a company disguised as a country...

Rockefeller is a shareholder of the company, so no one would suspect that Sean Rockefeller would betray his company so that he could get so many resources that others were not eligible for.

(PS: With the above explanation, many readers question why it is linked to Rockefeller at the beginning... I can only say that the novel is not nonsense, the adaptation is not nonsense, and the two versions... ahem, time travel cannot violate basic logic.

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"Fifth Grandpa, medicinal wine is made from good things. Drink a little less every day to prolong your life." Sean placed a large jar of amber medicinal wine on the table of old man David.

What's rare is that this jar of medicinal wine is not fancy at all, it's just ordinary.

"What else do you want to do with my old man?" David looked askance at Sean.

"You're saying this, I'm so sad!" Sean had a "grieved" look on his face, clutching his chest, looking like he was in pain, "Can't I be sincere, just because of family affection, without any utilitarianism?"

"Really or not!" Old David looked at Sean up and down, and slowly grinned.

"Yes, yes, believe it or not!" Sean rolled his eyes.

With Sean's look like this, old man David actually believed him, "Then I have to take a look."

Old man David turned the jar and looked left and right. The stuff soaked in it had strange shapes, and it looked like there was a snake, which made him look strange.

This snake is not a good thing at first glance. It must be highly venomous. I glanced at Sean secretly. Isn’t this little kid trying to poison me to death?

"Hey, stinky old man, if you keep doing this, I'm going to get impatient. Please let the laboratory test it to see if it's poisonous." Sean's face turned dark, and it was rare for him to be kind.

"Cough cough cough..." Old man David coughed a few times. It wasn't that he was seriously ill, it was just that in his position, it was inevitable that he couldn't help himself with many things. The service team around him did not allow him to eat those of unknown origin.

s things.

The old man really made a mistake. The service team around him is completely screwed up, but no one is holding him accountable. Unemployment alone is a big problem.

The old guy lives for a day, and the people in a team are paid a high salary for a day. That is really a high salary!!

After coaxing Sean to sit down, the old man David deliberately sat next to Sean and chatted about what happened during this period. The old man still ridiculed Sean a lot, but he also made comments. He didn't do anything well.

"In Xingcheng, you only have to reply to reporters once more!" Old David curled his lips, "If they dare to retaliate against you, you will naturally retaliate too."

"If Saudi Arabia wants to retaliate, it will cut off oil supply. If food companies retaliate, they will definitely cut off food supply. If banks retaliate, they will cut off your cash flow. Of course, military security companies will demonstrate their military security capabilities!"

"What's wrong with this?"

Sean looked at the old man David quite unexpectedly. He had always thought that the old man was very stable, conservative and kind-hearted in his work, but he did not expect that the old man would suddenly be so radical and even more irritable than himself.

"Don't be surprised. Everything has a bottom line. If I were faced with this kind of provocation that is almost fatal, I would do more cruel things than you. I would directly provoke chaos in the oil market and drag everyone into the water.

!”

"Only when you show your fangs will the vampires know not to provoke you!"

"You kicked the Malays' butt so hard that it will only make several countries around Southeast Asia fear your force. Those really big companies don't think there is anything to fear. They are also capable of making the Malays surrender.

"

"For example, Malaysia is the world's largest producer of palm oil, but its export channels are controlled by ADM. As long as it is willing to pay some price, it can completely support other countries, causing Malaysia to lose billions of dollars every year. It is no more ruthless than you.

too much."

"In fact, it's not that troublesome. Just letting out the news about stopping the introduction of Malay palm oil can destabilize the entire palm oil industry chain in Malay and cause huge losses. Malay will not even dare to say anything about it afterwards."

"This is called a big company, quietly controlling life and death!"

Sean blinked his eyes. Of course ADM knew that the world's four major grain merchants controlled the lifeblood of many countries. Sean still owed them a favor because of the incident in Sri Lanka.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Old Man David waved his hands and looked serious, "In the past year, most of your business has been abroad, and you have neglected the United States too much. This is your foundation, so you must pay attention to it.

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"I understand." Sean lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded heavily.

After returning to Newark, Sean shut himself up at home for a few days to organize himself. In the next period of time, he should turn his attention back to the United States.

Only if the foundation is stable enough can he roam around unscrupulously.

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"Mr. Sean, good afternoon!" Speaking in weird English, Takashi Iwashita knelt down on the ground as soon as he entered the door and made three "bang" noises.

Takashi Iwashita, the president of Berthes Company, was the company Sean went to acquire from Benzi, and was later transferred to the name of Akina Nakamori, a company specializing in the production of credit card machines and cash registers.

Sean waved, and Akina Nakamori, who came with Takashi Iwashita, took small steps, lowered her head slightly, walked to Sean and sat down with a smile on her face, and took his arm naturally, just from beginning to end.

Laugh and say nothing.

"These are the two sets of finished products I brought over." Seeing Sean look over again, Takashi Iwashita immediately stood up and opened the two boxes.

One is an all-in-one cash register with a small screen, host computer and scanner.

One is a separate handheld credit card machine.

Sean picked up the handheld card swipe machine and played with it. Yes, it was designed according to his requirements. It was almost the same as later generations of card swipe machines, except that it needed to be connected to a phone line.

With this thing, Sean's next plan can be implemented.

Well, another new company!

However, this company simply has a credit card machine and it is not enough. Sean thought it was simple before.

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"The idea is good, very advanced." Monroe Diff played with the credit card machine and praised Sean after listening to Sean's idea of ​​the application of the credit card machine in consumption places: "When we make large purchases, we either carry a huge amount with us.

It is actually inconvenient and unsafe to carry cash or checks, and merchants are also worried about the authenticity and cashing of checks."

"It would be so convenient if we had a credit card machine."

"A genius idea, the only problem is that besides being impractical, there is no other cat cake." Monroe Diff put down the credit card machine and looked at Sean helplessly, "Yes, it is very advanced!"

"What the hell, it's not practical?!" Sean's expression was distorted and the corners of his mouth twitched. You are so blind!

"Yes, there is no way to use it. If you want a card swiping machine to complete the deduction with a beep, you need this thing to be able to connect to the card issuer's internal system to check how much money is in the card. This alone cannot be done.

, Oh, by the way, after the inquiry, you still need to complete the deduction and transfer the money to another separate account. Is it the same bank? Nowadays, inter-bank transfers still use the phone."

"No bank will open the database for you and have the authority to operate it. Boss, do you know how dangerous that is? Once a problem occurs, it will be devastating!"

"So, boss, don't even think about it, not even Rockefeller."

Sean: "..."

Blinking his eyes, he just thought about how convenient it was in his previous life. When he heard about the card swiping machine, he immediately became interested, but he forgot that the current card swiping machine is only used by banks and is not open to the outside world at all.

"No, I remember VISA has already had the concept of swiping a card!" Sean was puzzled.

"It is for travel and business. It is equivalent to a separate sub-account opened in various banks. The user's money is a sub-account in this sub-account. It is a different concept from yours, and the place where it is used is also

A bank, not just any burger joint."

"I still don't believe it, there's no way this thing can be realized!" Sean got angry, "Our bank will start using a computer system now?"

Monroe Diff rolled his eyes, "We have been using IBM servers for 30 years, otherwise, boss, you wouldn't think we were still copying by hand!!"

"IBM, IBM..." Sean muttered. There was always a feeling that the world was unreal. What was the IBM computer like in 1987? What was the system like?

"Okay, let's do this for now. You don't have to worry about it. I'll ask the professionals later!" Sean waved his hand, and Monroe Diff shrugged, got up and walked out.

Sean sat there, squinting his eyes, feeling like he had overlooked something important!

Very important, very important.

Very valuable, very valuable!