Lost and Spy

Chapter 3287 Port Benefits
Meng Shaoyuan's tone left no room for negotiation.

And it was obvious that Levi was on his side.

It’s time to teach these Filipinos a lesson and let them know who is the real owner here!
Bartley and the Filipinos were caught in their soft underbelly.

Their current focus is also the only thing they have to do:

Successfully established the Philippine constitutional government!

The rest can be put aside for now.

And those refugees are definitely the biggest hidden danger.

Therefore, Bartley bit the bullet and said: "Lieutenant Colonel, if you insist, I can pay you. But, not now. Please believe that the Philippine government will definitely fulfill its promise."

Meng Shaoyuan seemed to be lost in thought.

After a while, he said helplessly: "Okay. But I need a guarantee."

guarantee?

What kind of guarantee?
"Manila's forest rights, three years!"

When Meng Shaoyuan made this request, Bartley refused without even thinking: "That's not possible, Lieutenant Colonel, this is simply..."

Considering that the other party was the US military, the word "crazy" was not uttered after all.

How much does this little food cost?
And the other party actually asked for Manila's forest mining rights for three years?

Isn't this madness?
Meng Shaoyuan knew that the other party would definitely not agree.

And this is just a method he usually uses.

First make a request that the other party is unlikely to agree to, and then make a relatively simple request.

In this way, the other party can develop a more accepting mentality.

Sure enough, he sighed with regret: "One year of management rights for the Port of Manila."

Although it is much simpler than three years of forest mining rights, it is still too much!

Meng Shaoyuan knew that he would not agree easily: "Mr. Bartley, due to the needs of the war, even if the Manila War ends, the Manila Port will still be under military control.

American companies hope to participate in its management and operate the Manila Port better and more efficiently.After all, a large-scale attack on the Baguio Defense Line is about to begin, and the Port of Manila will become the most important shipping port in the entire Philippines! "

Bartley gets it, Levi gets it.

They finally understood what "Charles" needed.

He does not represent himself, but represents the forces behind him!

The Port of Manila has been under the jurisdiction of Americans since the period of American colonial rule.

The Philippine government only provides assistance in management.

After the Japanese came, the Philippine puppet government was even kicked out.

According to the results of negotiations between the United States and the Philippine constitutional government, after the liberation of Manila, the previous methods will still be adopted.In the management of the Port of Manila, the Americans were dominant and the Philippine government was a secondary presence.

To this end, the United States and the Philippines also jointly established the "Manila Port Management Co., Ltd."

In this company, the chairman, general manager and two deputy general managers are all Americans.

The Philippine government only assigned a deputy general manager to act as coordinator.

Now, it is obvious that the Americans are ready to kick out the last deputy general manager.

What Bartley didn't understand was why a soldier was allowed to talk about such an important matter?

Levi knew the secret.

He had already learned the other identity of "Lieutenant Colonel Charles" from Cawston's mouth.

These financial giants are greedy monsters and they will not let go of any opportunity.

The Port of Manila contains huge business opportunities.

Controlling the Port of Manila means controlling the entire Manila.A large amount of military supplies will pile up here.

A large amount of civilian supplies will also be shipped continuously.

Similarly, materials originally belonging to the Philippines will also be continuously transported out.

Of course, these interests all belong to the United States.

The Board of Investment will also kick out the only seat in the Philippine government, giving it full control of the Port of Manila.

Bartley also understands this truth.

He didn't really care.

Since the era of American colonial rule, the Philippine government has had no say in the Manila port issue.

After the establishment of the "Manila Port Investment Co., Ltd.", under Osmina's arguments, the Philippines gained a symbolic right:
It has the authority to authorize two cargo ships to freely enter and leave the Manila Port.

The reason why it is symbolic is because the Philippine government does not even have a cargo ship.

In this case, there is nothing wrong with handing over the rights for one year.

He also knew that food was nothing more than a cover.

He can still strive for more.

Bartley cheered up: "Sir, do you want to participate in the management of Manila Port?"

"No, I'm just a soldier. I don't know anything about management."

Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "She is the one who really participates in management."

Then Cawston showed up, accompanied by Julia Meng.

Sure enough.

A smile appeared on Levi's lips.

"Mr. Bartley is willing to talk to you." Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "Maybe you can find a place to start."

"The weather is great."

While Peng Bilan, Causton and Bartley were negotiating, Levi took out his pipe: "It's hard for me to imagine that a successful businessman can actually become an excellent officer!"

"Businessmen are always desperate in the face of interests." Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said: "In this way, I can better grasp the front-line information. Mr. Levi, I know that there is a big family behind you. I think , you can also participate in the construction of the Philippines."

“My family and I are happy to contribute a small amount to the construction of the Philippines.”

They are discussing the future construction of the Philippines, and they are unscrupulously carving up the interests of the Philippines.

And this has nothing to do with the Philippines.

After about an hour, the negotiations came to a conclusion.

The company managed by Peng Bilan and Couston will be responsible for purchasing food and necessary living supplies for the Philippine government.

And for the next three months, they will ensure food supplies in Manila.

This is tantamount to solving one of the biggest problems for the new Manila government since its establishment.

Of course, the price paid by the Philippine constitutional government was to appoint Julia Meng, also known as Peng Bilan, as the deputy general manager of the Manila Port Management Co., Ltd.

Both sides got what they needed.

It seems that the Philippines has taken some advantage.

But what they sold was the last dignity of the Philippine government in Manila Port, as well as a large number of interests that originally belonged to the Philippines.

Americans can transport countless supplies out unscrupulously without any supervision.

Especially Meng Shaoyuan, he got what he wanted.

The interests of a port are far beyond those of a deputy general manager, and this happens to be something that Filipinos don’t care about!

(End of this chapter)