Blackstone Code

How much customs duties can a container of loose, fresh tobacco leaves have?

For the same container of tobacco leaves that have gone through all the processing steps and are compressed together, how much is the customs duty?

The gap is huge, but the gap is also small because they are "collectively" called tobacco leaves.

The more Croft and tobacco sold in the federation at any time, the more tobacco they need to declare to customs and the more taxes they need to pay.

This seems like... not a huge number, but definitely not small. Every year at least several million in tariffs disappear across the border in such a loose and tight manner.

There were no problems before because no one wanted to take action every moment, and this enterprise with a scale of more than one billion was not something that ordinary individuals or organizations could handle.

Could the Federal Tax Service not know they were doing this?

They must know, even people from the anti-smuggling team like Austin know what tricks are being played at all times, and the tax bureau must know.

But knowing is one thing, taking action is another. When investigating such a large group company, many issues must be taken into consideration.

For example, there are coordination issues among various departments, such as whether government officials support the investigation, etc.

Capitalists can use some methods to promote the passage of "temporary emergency bills", which is the real reason why many consortiums will never fall.

As long as the money is spent, just like the Duncan family, no matter whether you support our views and ideas or not, you can pocket 20,000 yuan first. This is our sincerity.

After taking the money, even if someone does not support it, there will be no obvious opposition unless there is a grudge.

As soon as the bill is passed, the investigation will be stopped, and even the behavior that may be considered illegal will no longer be illegal. This is another strange example of federal law.

When a reasonable solution cannot be provided in a certain case due to "incomplete judiciary", the person or organization that violated the law will have its liability reduced or even exempted to a certain extent.

This is like the early "Public Accommodation Bill of Rights". Before this bill, some people took home equipment from public facilities and were subsequently prosecuted by local prosecutors.

However, these people argued that "there was no clear legal explanation and provisions to prove that their actions were criminal acts." In the end, these people were exempted from all responsibility, and the "Public Facilities Bill of Rights" legislation was passed.

If "fresh tobacco leaves" and "dried and processed tobacco leaves" are desperately pushed to collect tariffs on a per-container basis, then the tax bureau's investigation will naturally be fruitless.

Therefore, if we want to take action, we must have the support of the federal government and the support of private public opinion.

Now that Shijia has lost the support of the federal government, if they continue to lose in public opinion, then it is really possible that some small issues that are usually inconspicuous will become the key to bringing Shijia down.

The CEO fell into a long silence, and the only sound in the phone booth was his dull and heavy breathing.

This situation lasted for about a minute or two, and he suddenly hit the phone booth with his elbow. The severe pain made him even more irritable.

After venting for a while, he gasped and said, "It's too much. If it's less, we can discuss it."

Lynch has been waiting patiently for him, "As far as I know, the shareholder composition at any time is relatively simple."

He didn't say he agreed or disagreed with Mr. President's proposal, but used another way to communicate.

The big warlord of Marillo has his back at all times. The nature of this kind of enterprise is relatively complicated. Small rich people can't reach it, rich people don't like to touch it, and those who are interested may not be forced to bow their heads all the time. .

At every moment, 70% of the board of directors are puppets of the president, and the rest are some early investors.

In other words, a large number of shares are still in their own hands.

The development every moment is great. This is a middle-generation industry. There is basically no hope of entering this industry now.

It’s not that Lynch can’t do it, he can, but he definitely can’t.

Or he spent several times the energy and financial resources only to be out of proportion to his gains.

Now is a good opportunity. Lynch saw this opportunity and naturally wanted to get involved.

The emergence of flue-cured tobacco means that cigarettes will enter more people faster, just like the current teenagers and young people.

There are federal laws that prohibit people under twenty from drinking alcohol, but there is no law that prohibits them from smoking.

The huge market is eye-catching.

For capitalists, every opportunity is worth launching a general offensive.

Lynch's words stunned the CEO for a moment, and then he realized that this was definitely not a coincidence, "You investigated me."

"I'm just interested in all profitable businesses." He still didn't admit it, and he still didn't deny it.

"Up to five percent, no more!" Mr. President gave his psychological price, "And you have to pay, I don't accept share exchange."

Five percent, almost tens of millions, plus the condition that it couldn't be exchanged for shares, he didn't think Lynch could take that much.

But he clearly didn't seem to realize Lynch's determination to take every bite.

"Maybe you will have new ideas tomorrow, Mr. President, I wish you a good night."

Mr. CEO looked at the phone in his hand in disbelief. Shouldn't business discussions be back and forth?

He just replied with a price, and Lynch hung up the phone, which aroused great fear in his heart. He didn't know what Lynch was going to do, but he knew that Lynch was definitely not a normal person.

Many people who opposed him ended up miserable. Some said it was Lynch's luck, but others said it was his method.

People are unwilling to admit Lynch's ability and emphasize his luck. In fact, they are jealous of his youth, nothing more.

The CEO didn't know what Lynch was going to do, he was just instinctively afraid.

At the same time, on the other side of the collar, Lynch put the receiver back on the telephone base and touched the fingertips of his hands together. After sitting upright and thinking about the problem for a while, he called Austin over.

"Do you have any good friends in the anti-smuggling team?"

Austin nodded, "Yes, what are you going to do?"

He smiled and said, "I need a phone call..."

Half an hour later, around eleven o'clock, a man called Lynch, and he was full of joy when he spoke.

No way, Lynch donated one million to the border anti-smuggling team on behalf of Blackstone Capital.

It is in compliance with federal law for individuals to donate to federal government agencies, but the money must be deposited in a designated account, disclosed within a certain period of time, and the use process must be subject to public supervision.

But no matter how complicated it is to use this money, this is one million. No matter how complicated it is, it is still one million.

Soon the captain of the anti-smuggling team came to thank Lynch and handed a phone number to Lynch.

The captain of the anti-smuggling team also invited Lin Qi to hang out with them when he had nothing to do, saying that he would gain a lot.

After hanging up the phone, Lynch looked at Austin. Austin was a little embarrassed, "Every year, among the smuggled items we seize, except those that need to be destroyed according to the order, we will find opportunities to auction them..."

Lynch raised his hand to indicate that she did not need to continue. This set was exactly the same as the auction held by the bank. It only told everyone that there was such an auction, but did not tell people when and where it would be held, let alone how to participate.

So every item with a ridiculously low starting price was sold at the starting price, which also became some kind of hidden benefit.

The next day, more wealthy people returned to the Federation, but they were much more embarrassed than Lynch.

Their clothes were all taken away by robbers, so that every rich man was wearing the clothes of a navy soldier, which was enough for the media to think of a lot of things.

With the attitude of the media that there would be no big news, soon the headlines of major newspapers that day were related to these rich people.

The big-name newspapers speculated on the horrific treatment they encountered, while the third-rate tabloids colored the news and even maliciously speculated that some unnamed ladies had suffered all kinds of abuse.

It was as if these reporters had participated in the entire process and witnessed it with their own eyes, describing every detail with exceptional detail.

Of course, people are more concerned about whether what Lynch said is true than these.

Perhaps this trip was indeed "unexpected". It was the first time that these wealthy people, who had been aloof from birth, were humiliated and treated like this. There was always a way to vent their anger.

It is impossible for them to vent their anger on the Navy or the federal government. Their only targets are Marillo and the Every Moment Company.

They now roughly understand the reason why the captain prefers to conduct a large search rather than dock, and at the same time, the company becomes the most suitable target at every moment!

After some reporters got the news from the mouths of the rich, the stock price plummeted another seven percent.

Its market capitalization is now only 35% of what it was a few days ago, and the situation continues to get worse.

Of course, in addition to these problems, another thing happened, that is, someone initiated a hearing against Lynch, because the timing of Lynch's short selling at every moment is too coincidental, which will inevitably lead to suspicion.

Not to mention that he blackmailed these rich men out of a million dollars to buy their lives on the ship. Even if it didn't make Lin Qi fall, it would still be great to disgust him.

Considering Lynch's special status, the Security Committee and the Military Intelligence Bureau participated in the entire process.

However, given that much of the information is unconfirmed, the hearing is not open to the public, at least for now.

"Mr. Lynch, can you answer my question, why did you send these contents to the telegraph office at that time?" A senior executive of the Security Committee in charge of interrogation work was asking.

Lynch himself is also a special adviser to the Security Committee, so it is more appropriate for the Security Committee to take the lead. He can be regarded as a member of the Security Committee.

It's not good for other departments to take action. This is also one of the unspoken rules of the federation.

If one of your own makes a mistake, only you can clean it up!