Blackstone Code

Putting aside the fact that Emperor Gaevra failed to control his temper and roared and got angry in the ruler's hall, Lynch celebrated his birthday.

On October 10th, he turned twenty-two.

He did not celebrate his birthday on October 10th last year. He was not very used to this, or in other words, he was used to not having birthdays before he came to this world.

Celebrating birthdays in that kind of place is actually a kind of torture, because you can't leave a cage for the rest of your life. Every birthday you celebrate is actually reminding yourself that some people have murdered themselves for another year in this way.

So people there basically don't celebrate birthdays, which is different from ordinary small rooms in widespread areas.

In ordinary small rooms in those areas, people celebrate birthdays, and some friendly places organize birthday activities so that everyone can have a little fun, and there are also talent shows and so on, which are very lively.

Because they can finally go out and be free, and every birthday means they are one step closer to freedom.

But in Lynch's place, America is one step closer to the grave on its birthday.

This also made Lin Qi not care much about whether he celebrated his birthday after coming here.

This time, he didn't want to celebrate his birthday either, it was not interesting, but he was not able to escape successfully because Severella chased him here to celebrate his birthday.

Before realizing that he was about to celebrate his birthday, Lynch had just finished a communication salon between him and some local businessmen, foreign businessmen and domestic businessmen.

It sounds a bit complicated, but it is actually a group of uneasy businessmen and a group of excited businessmen gathered together to discuss the next market and competition issues.

Lynch has said before that United Development Company will not allocate everything as tightly as Preton Trading Company did.

The Federation is still a country that wants to save face. Even if they want to do this in their hearts, they actually do it in other ways, but they will not say it out, let alone admit it.

It is the most correct justice to let the market speak for everything and no longer have institutions like Preton Trading Co. monopolizing the market.

In the past, everyone had very tight control over what kind of business they wanted to do each year, how much they did, and how much they could earn. It was so tight that these people only had to arrange for a few subordinates to handle ordinary daily work, and they waited for the money to come in.

But things are different now. Lynch has liberalized the market, and no one, including himself, will monopolize the market share. This makes the subsequent market competition extremely fierce.

The competition between local merchants, foreign merchants and federal merchants will be like a bloody war without any rules. The first thing people will face is a price war, and the war will escalate rapidly.

The only referee in this war is Lynch, so this meeting, to a certain extent, is tantamount to him setting the rules and then pulling the trigger of the starting gun.

He still looks down on these local businesses, but he cares about the local market. After all, it is a market of two to three billion people. Once these people become rich, their consumption potential will make everyone in the federation pay attention.

This is also one of his or the United Development Company's plans. They will provide these Nagaril people with suitable jobs and wages and squeeze out the value of their labor force.

Then by selling services and goods, we can get a large part of it back, which is perfect!

Lin Qi, who was thinking about something, just walked forward. The moment the door to the room opened, he suddenly heard cheers that almost scared him.

"Happy birthday" was obviously supposed to be a happy blessing, but it made him dumbfounded.

Fortunately, he had seen many big scenes, and this change was still within the range of his psychological endurance. He quietly loosened his fist, and an incredible smile appeared on his face in time.

Severella, who was standing closest to him, had a red face and held a... it should be a hat. The Federals had many behaviors related to rituals.

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For example, during festivals, different recipes are arranged for different festivals, and even where to eat is very particular.

Another example is gangs. The fighting between gang members is actually very ritualistic. There are traces of how to kill people and what to do with them after killing them. Those veteran police officers can get it from the scene of gang fighting at a glance. case information.

Of course, this also includes birthday parties. Wearing a pointed colorful hat has become the "ritual" of the birthday party, and it is also an indispensable ritual.

Severella didn't notice the helplessness behind Lynch's surprised expression. She helped Lynch put on his hat and pulled him into the room.

When Lynch entered the room, he saw Governor Drago who had changed into a federal outfit, and he immediately felt much better.

"I didn't know you were coming..." Lynch said softly while standing in front of a birthday cake that was as tall as one person.

The girl's face turned slightly red, "I read a book, which said that people should strive for their own happiness, so I came. I think you are my happiness."

Lynch was caught off guard by Chi Guoguo's confession. Did Mr. Wardrick make a mistake? Why did he send this girl here?

In fact, Lynch and Mr. Wardrick have the same view. It is unlikely that he will marry Severella, and Mr. Wardrick will not allow him to do so.

For Lynch, the woman is too strong - this does not mean Severella's attitude in life and work, but that her family background and interpersonal relationships are obviously much beyond Lynch's, but she will not have any influence on Lynch. Any help.

Even because of their relationship, Lynch's own development will be restricted. When people are discussing business with Lynch, they will pay more attention to the attitude of Severella and the capital forces behind her, and consider whether doing so will have negative consequences. thing, thus simply crossing over to Lynch.

Any growth and progress made by Lynch will be seen as the development he obtained with Severella's relationship and help, which will undoubtedly be fatal to him personally and his business.

Unless he can grow up enough for people to ignore his origin and background before the two get married, this is unlikely in a short time. It will take at least ten years, so this is destined to be a battle without Result of love.

Perhaps that's why Mr. Wardrick asked her to come?

Because he knows the outcome?

But no matter what, it is still happy to be taken seriously. After Lynch whispered "thank you", he cut the cake.

Just a few hundred meters away, Mr. Simon happened to have just returned home.

The salon they organized this time made his already low mood become even lower.

Lynch stated at the meeting that he would not interfere in the competition among businessmen, but he would not allow vicious competition to occur.

He talked about what he thought was vicious competition, but from Mr. Simon's point of view, Lynch was just preventing people from violating some local laws and possibly federal laws. In other words, he was actually suppressing local people like Mr. Simon. foreign businessmen.

Because they have been here longer and are more familiar with the society and all levels here. If anyone would rely on criminal behavior to fight against competitors, it would undoubtedly be people like Mr. Simon who have deep local connections.

Lynch established rules to restrain their local foreign merchants, but did not regulate malicious behaviors in competition, such as runs and bidding.

These two situations are what almost all businessmen fear most, whether it is the former or the latter.

There are many ways to sell goods, the most common one is return. Don’t think that there is no such concept of return in this era. As long as the customer feels that the product is not good, they can ask for a refund.

It may be the businessman's own choice whether to retreat, but if he doesn't retreat and causes trouble, the businessman will bear the consequences.

But after returning it, someone else bought it and returned it, so does he still need to purchase it?

No stocking, nothing to sell.

The return of purchased and returned goods will create a backlog and occupy a large amount of his funds.

Not to mention the more terrifying bidding, price wars will make merchants lose all their money. During the Preton Trading Company period, they directly designated standard prices, or protected prices, to ensure the interests of every distributor. Only in this way can everyone support Preton Trading Company. Now it's all over.

The federal businessmen have more advantages than them. They are no match for the federal businessmen at all. Perhaps leaving now is the most correct decision.

He frowned and walked into the study, and called for his butler, "I want to know how much these properties, real estate, my factories and shops in my hands are worth..."

He tried to speak as calmly as possible, but the housekeeper still heard a different flavor in it. The housekeeper hesitated for a while before tentatively asking, "Master, are you planning to leave?"

"Leave?" Mr. Simon laughed, "Of course not. I met some federal businessmen in the salon this afternoon. These people are very arrogant. I decided to give them a little taste to let them know that even if there is no more here Preton Trading Company, we are still half-owners!"

It was a very domineering statement, but it did not convince the butler that it was all true.

While thinking about how to further dispel the suspicion on the butler's face, Mr. Simon's eyes inadvertently caught sight of his son on the edge of the yard. He was chatting with a young man through a low plant wall.

He frowned, but soon relaxed. He had no intention of taking the child and his mother away, he only planned to go alone.

Not long after, the housekeeper came out of the study and happened to meet the young master who had finished chatting. The latter saw the sad look on the housekeeper's face at a glance.

As a good boy who strives to prove himself, his observations are also very meticulous.

He walked to the housekeeper's side and asked softly, "Grandpa housekeeper, what's wrong with you? It seems like something is bothering you."