Reborn As a Pirate

There are all kinds of birds in the big forest... This is a big truth that is not very pleasant.

The Drake Chamber of Commerce has grown to have tens of thousands of employees, and there are probably more than 100,000 people in the world who are receiving Lorraine's salary, and millions of people are in the upstream and downstream of the Chamber of Commerce industry.

With such a huge base, it is not surprising that any creatures appear among them, such as Mr. Dong Guo, Mr. Nan Guo, human beings, human scum...

And of course talent.

Strence is an excellent talent. Lorraine likes his calculations and layout, as well as his face and execution ability above the level. Stand out among them and become a shining gold.

Chuck is still a good person.

With Lorraine's ability to see people, it's easy to see that Struence must have been a not-so-good trade manager back then.

But Chuck selected such a not-so-good subordinate from hundreds of managers in the branch, skipped the rank of manager of the trading house, and directly promoted him to the position of office manager that best suited his talents. It must have taken a lot of thought.

Lorraine wanted to see how far he could go. Anyway, the development fund was originally prepared for these people.

Under the auspices of Lorraine, the structure of the Drake Chamber of Commerce somewhat resembles that of later generations.

His head office and branches have relatively independent decision-making power, and the presidents of such branches as Chuck, Ramos, and Eddie basically have complete decision-making power in their respective positions.

Even if there is a major event that needs to go through the board of directors, the executive committee is composed of the branch president, admiral, and vice president, and there is no need to consult the largest shareholder, that is, the general assembly.

So how can Lorraine ensure his authority in the branch? The answer is the financial system.

Lorraine implements a financial system that combines independent finance and annual budget in the Chamber of Commerce. The branches and groups under the General Chamber of Commerce need to submit the annual budget for the next year upwards every year. After being reviewed and revised by the Board of Directors of the General Chamber of Commerce, the final retention funds and dividends are determined. proportion.

This system also comes from later generations. It not only retains the independent decision-making ability of the branch, but also deprives them of financial freedom.

But advantages often mean disadvantages.

Due to the budget system, the branch can only use limited financial resources. Even if there are hundreds of thousands of pounds in the account, it cannot be squandered like a real independent chamber of commerce.

Every branch or group has two sets of accounts, of which the only one that really belongs to them is the one kept from the previous year or appropriated by the general meeting.

Limited resources are destined to be favored by stations with better development and greater potential, and stations like St. Croix with mid-range trade volume and mid-range profitability are doomed to be difficult under the Drake Chamber of Commerce system. If you apply for too much funds, you will naturally lose most of the chances for salted fish to turn around.

The question was put on the agenda of the General Board of Directors in late 1782, and it was Ramos who proposed the motion.

At the annual meeting, he hoped to increase the chairman's reserve fund in the budget item, with an amount of about 3,000 to 5,000 pounds, to support excellent projects outside the annual plan of the grassroots station.

This proposal not only aroused Lorraine's interest, but also set off an upsurge of discussion in the annual meeting.

The first round, the second round, the third round...

After five consecutive adjournments, the amount of reserve funds has been raised to 15,000 pounds. With the structure of the two major branches and the Maritime Group at that time, the total budget would increase by 45,000 pounds per year, which is almost equivalent to establishing a new European branch. .

This is obviously unrealistic, not to mention that the Drake Chamber of Commerce has been in a period of rapid development. Even if it does not set foot in new manufacturing fields, Africa and Asia with promising futures alone are enough to raise the money to a sky-high price of 75,000 .

Lorraine briefly mentioned the follow-up development, and then threw out the concept of development funds.

The chairman's reserve fund is merged into the general meeting, the amount is doubled, and the competition is fair. Generally speaking, this is a plan that meets both needs.

After all, the value of the reserve fund is not in money, but in liberating the hands and feet of the presidents, so that they can safely and boldly implement the budget plan and implement their ideas more comfortably.

The development fund can also free their hands and feet, and has a higher upper limit. It also solves the problem of excessive resource occupation while increasing the upper limit.

Because of this, Lorraine's proposal was unanimously supported in the sixth round of the meeting, and the development fund was formally established in January 1783, and the asset management company of the Federation was responsible for reviewing and distributing it.

It has played a role similar to that of a mid lane guerrilla in Drake's rapid development in the past few years.

It has been established for more than two years, and 39 projects have been initiated, with a total of 1,000 pounds issued, of which the smallest budget is 800 pounds, and the largest budget is 5,300 pounds.

According to the rough assessment given by Carmen, the more than 40,000 pounds has created a profit increase of 6.7% for the Drake Chamber of Commerce. If calculated based on the 262,000 operating profits in the annual settlement in 1784, the annual return will reach 17,600, with a rate of return of 42.6%.

But Lorraine was still a little dissatisfied.

The fund account has a balance every year, and most of the projects submitted for review lack courage and creativity. If things go on like this, its promotion effect will become weaker and weaker.

In Muscat, Lorraine discussed a big project with Eddie, and planned to submit an application by the Sohar office to invest 10,000 pounds in Zuwo from the fund to speed up the construction of the port and try his best to snatch Masi The development bonus of La Island.

But that project was promoted by the branch after all, and it was difficult to resonate among the stations. In contrast, the St. Croix self-operated project independently proposed by Strence is obviously more suitable for reference by other stations, and has the potential to become a typical case.

The key is how much money should be approved for this project...

Lorraine stroked the stubble on his chin.

If it's just a pie, the allocation of funds for this project must be greater than that of Zuwo's ​​construction project, so as to touch other stations to the greatest extent.

But the ultimate goal of the development fund is to make a profit after all. If Stroance gets unexpected money but fails to achieve the expected growth rate, it will lower the fund's return... A typical case will become a typical investment failure. case...

Where is the right number?

Lorraine muttered all the way thinking, and walked to the third floor without knowing it, and walked to the door of the guest room where Bell temporarily assisted.

He decided not to.

Reviewing a project requires a lot of comprehensive things. Without perfect information, it is meaningless to think about it.

The top priority is to exchange Bell back to Lucy first.

When Lorraine came out of Lucy, Ms. Ofe had no signs of giving birth, and Valkyrie was hurrying on the road, and the delay was only 69 hours.

He has done his utmost sincerity, and the next step depends on Bell's luck.

If the new generation of Earl Breed is willing to wait for his father, Bell will still have a chance to see the sacred moment of his son's birth.

Lorraine reached out and knocked on the door, and a thick echo soon came from the room: Come in.

Lorraine pushed open the door casually.

Darkness creeps out...

In the closed door, the darkness wrapped in the fluttering candlelight diffused from the depths of the room to the aisle, covering Lorraine's feet in the blink of an eye, and the sunlight that permeated the aisle retreated hastily.

Lorraine looked at the strange scene in front of him from another place: Student Judea, did you have rabies?

Maybe...worse than that.

Bell's pitiful voice trembled from the depths of the darkness.

Lorraine, I'm dying. These were his first words.

Please be sure to inherit my inheritance and help take care of my poor wife and unborn son. This was his second sentence.

As far as I know, in order to buy back the title, you not only spent all the dividends, but also advanced at least 30,000 pounds to Carmen to take care of it. Your inheritance only includes debts.

Lorraine pursed her mouth in disdain, and said to the room while leaning on an umbrella.

The request is reasonable, but I don't accept it.

Reborn as a Pirate