NOVEL WEB Chapter 953 Harvest
Just a day ago, Joe Ga had really never heard of the 'Edward Foundation'.
But Aaron had just talked to him about the 'Edward Foundation' this morning.
'Jewish Avengers Alliance'
'A Giant in the Black World'
The accounts of such unlisted private equity funds are confidential; no one knows how much assets and wealth they control.
Seeing Claverley becoming cautious, Joe Ga frowned and said, "I've heard of the 'Edward Fund', and I also heard this fund once teamed up with Soros to get the better of England.
What?
Don't tell me you're planning to sell Barclays Holdings' assets cheaply to the Edward Fund."
After a moment of silence, Claverley said, "Hu Lang, this kind of business investment model is actually very complex.
Barclays Holdings is just the leader, and not the only one; they are responsible for managing infrastructure to exert influence, and behind them are many affiliated companies, those are the main profit centers.
And many of those companies' controlling rights are in the hands of the Edward Fund!
You should understand the connections; for the Edward Fund to maintain those companies' profitability, they must take over the property rights of the basic projects at those companies' locations.
Hu Lang, you may choose first, but there are some places you need to avoid…"
When Joe Ga heard Claverley avoid the topic of how the Edward Fund had once tricked England, he realized the Edward Foundation had significant influence in England.
Then he gained a vague understanding of the operating model of the Edward Foundation…
On the surface, they don't play the villain; the bad guys are individuals or companies like Soros or Barclays, and they logically eat the highest profit portions.
I might not even directly participate in management, I'm just investing!
Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg, but even this tip left Boss Joe in awe, causing him to have doubts about Aaron's idea of engaging in a fight with the Edward Foundation.
How do you even fight?
In Boss Joe's eyes, international brokerage companies are more like fraudsters using low-cost black services to push margin business and run Ponzi schemes.
How could their scale possibly be greater than the Edward Foundation's?
Fighting is about money, spending money is about consumption!
War consumes human, material, and financial resources, and the loser of the war is certainly the one who cannot afford it.
How can you win?
Joe Ga worried for Aaron for a second, then looked at Claverley and said, "Apart from compensating Central Africa and Congo, what do you suggest I choose?"
Hearing this, Claverley immediately realized that his answer was very important.
If the things he suggested made Boss Joe feel insincere, or felt like a trap, the matter would not be resolved easily.
After pondering for a moment, this old politician took out a paper notebook, flipped through it, and finally sighed, saying, "Most of Barclays Holdings' assets are not profitable.
I know you collaborated with the Dubai Prince on a tourism company, so I suggest you take an undeveloped Seychelles island – a high-quality piece of land that Barclays acquired cheaply a long time ago."
Saying this, Claverley glanced at Boss Joe who had a faint smile on his face, and he shook his head slightly, saying, "You can take over a petroleum company in Equatorial Guinea owned by Barclays, which was an accessory obtained from their 40-year old investment in Equatorial Guinea's water and electricity projects.
The oilfield equipment of that company is fairly outdated, but daily production can still maintain around 20,000 barrels.
China's investment in water and electricity stations and sewage treatment projects there has squeezed Barclays' influence, but you can surely manage to coordinate these relationships well.
Whether you upgrade the oilfield equipment to increase output, or deeply involve yourself in power and water supply projects, competing or cooperating with China can generate significant profits.
I know these are actually not enough, but I can't think of any other risk-free projects.
As compensation, once Barclays Holdings goes bankrupt, I can find a way to transfer the management rights of a railway in Northern Congo to P·B.
This railway runs from Bumba in Northern Congo to Mungbere in the northeast, with a branch line directly accessible to Bondo City in Northern Congo.
And Bondo City is just over 300 kilometers away from Bangassou in Central Africa, and only 240 kilometers from Sangha Town on the map.
You know what that means, right?"
After listening, Joe Ga rubbed his eyes to prevent Claverley from seeing his delighted expression.
A railway traversing Northern Congo, although it's too old to look at, still has a foundation.
As long as the decision is made to repair it and connect the railway to Sangha Town, an economic circle can be formed between Northern Congo and Central Africa.
The value of this is immense!
Compared to the docks Qiao Liang is working on, the railway is a more efficient means of transportation.
The docks obviously have to be developed, but the biggest beneficiaries of that are actually the Congo.
Yet as long as Boss Joe owns this railway and extends it a little, he can lock down Northern Congo with Sangha Town as the core.
Once the resources there are extracted, they can be transported to Sangha Town via the railway, extending the town's lifespan from 20 to 50, or even 100 years.
In fact, when Boss Joe decided to put down roots in Sangha Town, developing the small town became a thorn in his side.