Chapter 355 Commercial and Industrial Negotiations
The construction of the greenhouse did not bother the Northern Lord, and her loyal old housekeeper took over the subsequent supervision and management.
The Lord himself will meet with representatives from merchant groups and factory owner groups to discuss with them matters that allow them to form their own associations or groups.
For Purficott, this matter was within the scope of her plan, but it was something that they couldn't let them get approved so easily.
After all, these two groups are different from workers and engineers. They are social classes that control the means of production. The purpose of establishing their groups is to obtain social status and power corresponding to the wealth they control. Rather than simply conveying his voice and opinions to her, the lord.
In fact, this is what the emerging bourgeoisie of the empire is currently doing. They are seeking social status and corresponding power equal to the wealth at their disposal on various occasions. The elected parliament of Langton is the high-level and central government body in the empire. A manifestation of the old aristocracy relinquishing power to them.
And not just in Langton, but in other colonies of the empire, the rapid development of the emerging bourgeoisie has indeed made them important local figures.
The capitalists who dared to jump in front of Perfectcott were not really hopelessly stupid.
If they were really stupid, they wouldn't be able to accumulate such a huge net worth.
They are just accustomed to their superiority in the local area and the preferential treatment given to them by the colonial governor. They take it for granted that Perfectcott, the northern lord, is no different from the colonial governor and still has to nod and bow to them. , Treat each other with courtesy.
For colonial governors, this is indeed no problem. After all, their roots are in the empire. They only come to the colonies to finish their term and then leave. The governance of the colonies is more about accumulating their own political capital.
Correspondingly, they need local powerful people to support themselves, and naturally they need to win over this emerging bourgeoisie who have the final say in controlling a large amount of local social resources.
It’s just that the northern border is different from the empire itself, and also different from all the colonies.
The North is Purficott's fiefdom and her foundation. She must personally control the voice of the North instead of letting a group of street lamp pendants control her territory.
So when dealing with this group of emerging bourgeoisie, Purficott will win over and give them a certain social status and power, but he will never allow them to grow wildly, expand wildly, or even try to overpower themselves. superior.
You must know that in addition to being the territory of Perficott, another more important factor is that it is the last refuge for the empire to deal with the extreme cold at the end of the world. Neither Perficott nor the empire itself can let it. Losing control here.
Because of this, it is not difficult to understand that it is difficult for Purficott to have a good look towards this group of emerging bourgeoisie.
But even so, Purficott also understood that the rise of the emerging bourgeoisie was an unstoppable trend. All he could do was to limit their barbaric growth and raise an uncontrollable monster. come out.
As for completely stifling the rise of the emerging bourgeoisie, it is unrealistic.
After all, from the perspective of liberating productive forces, the bourgeoisie is indeed better than the landlord class in liberating productive forces.
And this is why Purficott agreed to meet with representatives of businessmen and factory owners. She also needs these people to produce the various supplies she needs.
——————————————————In the reception room of the Lord’s Mansion, Purficott was sipping the black tea brewed by Befa while looking at the people in front of him. The two representatives, who were somewhat reserved, took the initiative to ask: "You also want to establish your own association, which I can understand.
But associations are different from each other. You The resources and influence they control are also hugely different from those of workers and engineers, so give me a reason to agree to your establishment of an association, otherwise you should go back.”
Although I don’t intend to really embarrass them. , but Purficott didn’t intend to give him a good look.
However, these two representatives came prepared. They quickly took out a list and placed it in front of Perfection.
"Small gifts are not disrespectful." One of them held his hat and smiled flatteringly.
Perfect just glanced at it and estimated the value of the things on the list. He couldn't help but sneered: "You are willing to give up one hundred thousand gold pounds! But I am not short of money."
This answer did not exceed the expectations of the two representatives. After all, it was a joke for the dignified Northern lord to be short of money. The entire Northern Territory belonged to Perfectcott. She casually wrote an appointment as a pioneer knight. The documents are worth at least hundreds of thousands of gold pounds. Although one hundred thousand gold pounds is not a small amount, it is not something that needs to be taken seriously.
However, one of the representatives still maintained a flattering smile and said: "Of course you are not short of money, Lord Earl, but the more money is always the better, right? And this is just a gift, not We intend to convince the lord of your reasons.”
Hearing what the other party said, Purficott nodded slightly. He had to say that this representative could indeed speak, and although his attitude was flattering, it was not offensive.
"Then tell me, what reasons are you going to use to convince me?" Purficott looked at the representative in front of him and finally showed an interested expression.
Seeing that Purficott's expression finally relaxed, the representative hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, we do not have any ambition to establish a federation, and we do not intend to become an existence like a democratically elected parliament. What is expected is just to safeguard our own interests.
There were indeed some bad apples in our group who left a very bad impression on you. This is our fault. Please forgive me. Forgive.
We would like to guarantee that after the federation is established, we assure you that nothing like this will happen again, and that your will will be most thoroughly implemented within the federation, and the federation will Do everything possible to fulfill your request
We just ask that you give us a chance to serve you. ”
After saying that, the representative looked at Purficott expectantly, waiting for her answer.
However, facing the eager expectations of the two representatives in front of him, Perficott Ficott just asked them: "How can you ensure that my will can be implemented within the federation? Just talking about it is meaningless. "
"Yes, we have also considered this issue, so we plan to elect Mr. Oliver and Mr. Andrew to be representatives of the Federation respectively. At the same time, we are also willing to accept your lordship to send representatives to the Federation. In this way, your will can be fully implemented in the federation. "The representatives in front of them threw out their last chips.
(End of this chapter)