The negotiations with Quentin Nick went smoothly. Ford Benjamin only paid 100,000 US dollars. Coupled with the promise to help the Bahamas expel pirates, he obtained ownership of the Greater Inagua Island, which has an area of ​​1,681 square kilometers from the Bahamas Governor's Office.

Remember, just "exit" or even eliminate it, people's territorial consciousness in this era is so weak.

What surprised Li Mu was that Quentin Nick also received praise from Viscount Svoffem for this deal. Viscount, who did not come to Bahamas to take office, praised Quentin Nick for doing a good business. After all, ten years ago, the United States only spent $7.2 million to buy Alaska from Russians. Alaska has an area of ​​nearly 1.72 million square kilometers. Compared with the stupid Russians, Quentin Nick is simply a natural businessman.

This was really a joy to everyone. After all, Li Mu was very satisfied with the transaction. The Greater Inagua Island has excellent natural conditions and is suitable for expansion into a port of more than ten bays. The island is flat and the land is fertile. It only requires simple development and provides no problem in providing life for more than 100,000 people. It can become another permanent base for Panama Company in the Caribbean region.

Of course, considering the British government's hostility to the Horse Group, Quentin Nick demanded that the Panama Company should not appear in the contract.

This is not a problem at all, so the company name that appears on the contract is called "Bahama Security Company", registered in Nassau, Bahamas. The company manager is even a British man from Mars Philipmon. Even if he takes this contract to London, he doesn't have to worry about being caught.

"The Bahamas is different from the Panama company. Since it is nominally two companies that have no connection, we will operate according to the two companies. You are fine, can you draw enough staff?" Li Mu simply made the mistake and simply took the Bahamas company as a company, which just could cater to the needs of the Commonwealth countries.

The rise of Panama has made people fully realize the potential of this industry. At the same time, due to the relationship between Panama and Junma Group, Panama is destined to not get orders from Commonwealth countries, but this gap will not last long. Once someone realizes this, new companies will definitely fill the gap.

By chance, the Bahamas happened to appear in the Bahamas in the Commonwealth territory of the United Kingdom, which left Li Mu more room for operation. Maybe one day, Panama and the Bahamas will be employed by both parties at the same time and become opponents on the battlefield. Think about that scene-

Maybe you will use punching to decide the outcome.

"Manpower is not a problem. In fact, Cuba has been disarmament in the past two years. Many of our brothers have been forced to leave the army. Some of them have become accustomed to military life. The Bahamas company should meet their needs." Li Fei is very optimistic about the prospects of the Bahamas company.

Relying on the support of the Americans to drive away the Spaniards, Cuba has now deeply understood a truth that to maintain national independence, there is no need to maintain a strong armed force, just hold the United States' thighs tightly.

The existence of Guantanamo base also gave the United States enough confidence. Last year, Sylvester went to the United States to attend the opening ceremony and signed an agreement with Ulysses Grant, then President of the United States. In the agreement, the United States promised to provide force for Cuba's independence. Subsequently, the United States of Cuba began a large-scale disarmament. According to Sylvester's plan, Cuba will eventually lay off most of its troops and only retain an army division in the capital Havana.

Because of the great force of disarmament, the Chinese troops who made outstanding contributions to Cuba's independence were not spared. Before the disarmament, about 10,000 Chinese served in the Cuban army, and these Chinese people eventually had to take off their military uniforms. Some of them would definitely not be able to adapt to their lives after leaving the army. The emergence of the Bahamas Company just solved this problem.

"Very good. Let Mars start working as soon as possible. At least we must ensure that the Bahamas company has a regiment and pay attention to developing the officers' team. Once an order is received, one regiment must be expanded into one division or even two divisions at any time." Li Mu has always made a big deal, and a regiment is just a basic organization. Don't forget that this is South America. The Bahamas company will definitely receive many orders. The one that is soft-working, and the two divisions will probably not be able to meet the needs.

Until the 21st century, South American politics was not stable. The complex colonial forces and ethnic conflicts here laid countless hidden dangers for the continuous war. Look at the current Panama Company, you can tell that since defeating the Colombian army and effectively maintaining Panama's independence, Panama Company has received several orders, including those from Colombia. This is true. Li Mu didn't know what to say. He had seen those who turned war into jade, but he had never seen those who turned so quickly.

What's more, don't forget what Li Mu's nickname is. "Arms dealer" is not a philanthropist. Even if there is no war, the arms dealer will create war, thereby creating continuous profits for Junma Weapons Company. Therefore, there is no need to worry about not having business, but instead, it is not necessary to worry about not being able to take all the orders.

"That British man - always feels unable to trust." Li Fei was still vigilant about Mars. It is normal that if he is not a person of my race, his heart will be different.

"Don't worry, Mars is only responsible for the company's operations, not for personnel and finance, and has no real power. Except for Mars, the company is our people from top to bottom. In fact, Mars is just a mascot, and we need such a person to dispel the doubts of white people." Li Mu was already extremely skilled in this move. From Ryukyu to Japan and then to Panama, it is finally the Bahamas turn.

There are exceptions to everything about "loyalty". The Chinese have a glorious history of 5,000 years. There are endless traitors and traitors in history, not to mention the pale white people in history. As far as Li Mu knows, the Qing Dynasty has hired a large number of white people. Taking the future Beiyang Navy as an example, in another Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Qing-Japanese War in another time and space, the Beiyang Navy of the Qing Dynasty was wiped out in the naval battle. Not only were the loyal and brave soldiers of the Beiyang Navy, but also many foreign officers hired with high salaries, including not only Germans, but also British.

Junma Group has also hired many white people, especially senior management, most of them are white. Since the establishment of Junma Group for so many years, only a few people have had problems, and most of them have maintained high professional qualities, which has given Li Mu more confidence.

To put it bluntly, white employees may not be loyal to the Junma Group founded by the Chinese, but white employees will be loyal to their salaries and jobs. So as long as the Junma Group is as strong as ever, Li Mu will naturally gain the loyalty of the white employees, and the two do not conflict.

"Okay, I'll have someone stare at him anyway, and Dalang and the others. What does this 'exit' mean?" Li Fei retained his opinion and didn't quite understand the twists and turns on the contract.

"It means that Dalang and the others can have a holiday for a while. The length of the holiday depends on the specific situation. If Dalang and the others can't stay idle, they can go to work in the Bahamas company. But if there is a pirate on the sea, then Dalang and the others can return to their old business at any time." Li Mu didn't say anything. Since pirates have such a great effect, they must not give up easily.

Quentin Nick still underestimated the shamelessness of the "arms dealer". Perhaps in Quentin Nick's view, as long as the pirates are expelled from the Bahamas waters, everything will be fine.

In fact, it is not the case at all. Quentin Nick is destined to be passive in this regard. Even if the contract states that it is "elimination", it will not change the status quo. After all, the ancient profession of pirates has not disappeared until the 21st century. Now it is the 19th century. Even if it cannot be called the "golden age" of pirates, it is at least a "silver age" or "black iron age". How could it be easily eliminated?

In fact, after coming to the Bahamas, Li Mu realized how chaotic South America was in this era. It can be said that as long as Li Mu was willing, Li Mu could completely copy the entire process of Cuba's independence in all South American countries, but that would make Li Mu a public enemy of the white world, so Li Mu did not dare to act rashly.

But Li Mu didn't dare, and after all, someone dared. In early December, just before Li Mu was about to return to New York, Cole, general manager of San Diego Investment Company, came to visit Li Mu with a stranger.

Cole did a good job at San Diego Investment Company. Since taking office, Cole has focused on cleaning up the inferior assets left by Edward Brent. Although the financial statements of San Diego Investment Company were not good for a period of time, three months later, San Diego Investment Company began to get on track and entered a period of rapid growth again. So far, San Diego Investment Company's profit has been 2.5 times that of last year, which made Li Mu very satisfied with Cole.

"Mr. Reim, please allow me to introduce you to Mr. Geremia Heywood from the Dominican Republic. Mr. Geremia's family has a long history. At least 200 years ago, Mr. Geremia's ancestors came to Dominican Republic. They were the founders of the Dominican Republic." Cole's expression was exaggerated, and he introduced Geremia Heywood like an English prince.

"Mr. Reremi, I'm glad to know you-" Li Mu maintained basic respect and his smile made me feel as if he was in spring.

"It is an honor to see you, Mr. Reim, in fact, Mr. Cole was wrong. My ancestors did not come to Dominican, but to Haiti. Mr. Reim, you should know this by looking at my name." Jeremy smiled humbly, and the respect she showed in front of Li Mu was like seeing the queen.

The name Jeremi is indeed very Haiti. It is a Haitian port city located in the southwest of Haiti, across the sea from Santiago.

"Yes, I've heard of the City of Poets." Li Mu casually said perfunctorily.

There is a mistake here. Geremia is called "Poetry City" in the 21st century, because Geremia was born many writers, poets and historians, so it is called "Poetry City".

It is now the 19th century, and the cultural atmosphere of Reremi is not that strong, so it has nothing to do with the word "Poetry City".

Fortunately, Cole and Gerremi did not notice Li Mu's "leakage secret". When they mentioned their own name, Gerremi gritted their teeth. It seemed that this city had a special memory for Gerremi: "Mr. Reim, you may not know. I was born in Dominican, but my father gave me the name "Gerremi" to remind me not to forget what my family had encountered in Gerremi at all times."

encounter!

In an instant, Li Mu had a very bad premonition.

Sure enough, with Reremi's narration, Li Mu learned of a tragic history.

In about 1492, Columbus discovered Haiti, and a few years later, the Spanish began colonial rule over Haiti.

Smallpox was also accompanied by the Spanish to Haiti. In the past few decades, the Alawacs indigenous Haitian were destroyed by smallpox, and Haiti became a gathering place for pirates. In the 17th century, Haiti was ceded to France by the Spanish. In order to enrich the labor force of the colonies, the French began to traffic in black slaves to Haiti, which also laid the groundwork for the later tragedy.

Like most colonies, in 1789, the French Revolution broke out, and the following year, the black uprising in Haiti.

On the eve of the uprising, there were about 32,000 white people in Haiti. Most of these white people were French immigrants, and there were about 35,000 to 56,000 mixed-race people, and about 30,000 free black people. In addition, there were about 500,000 black slaves in various plantations.

The revolutionary process was full of blood, but the revolutionary process in Haiti was particularly tragic. Perhaps the white colonists were too cruel to treat black slaves at the beginning. Once the awakened blacks had the power to resist, the blood and tyranny that erupted was particularly surprising. During the entire revolution, except for some of the 32,000 white people fled back to France, most of the whites were massacred by blacks and mixed blood. At that time, the family of Geremia lived in Geremia. Except for Geremia's father who escaped in the Dominican Republic, all the others were killed in the war.

"—Before the black riot, my family had a huge plantation in Gerremy, and a merchant fleet composed of trading companies and twelve steamers. The black riot ruined all this, and from then on my family was shrouded in endless pain. Since my birth, my father told me countless times about the glory of the family and asked me to restore the glory of the family. Until he was summoned by the Lord, he did not forget this matter - Mr. Reim, I know you can help me, and I am willing to give everything to you just to get your help." Gerremy said in tears, and finally knelt down and kissed Li Mu's shoes.

Li Mu didn't have time to stop Reremi, but in fact Li Mu was weighing the pros and cons.
Chapter completed!