Expedition to Europe

"You can sell hawthorn slices for ten dollars with a cost of only ten cents. You are a genius." Qin Zhiyuan responded to Old Renault.

"No, no, no, the genius is not me, but the inventor of hawthorn slices. By the way, is it really harmless to eat too much of this thing?" Old Renault took a bottle of beautifully packaged Brain Gold and looked at it over and over again. From the packaging, Brain Gold is indeed worthy of the value of the dollar.

There is no concept of "overpackaging" these days. Generally speaking, the packaging cost of a thing worth ten dollars may be about ten cents.

Old Renault was still willing to spend a lot of money on the packaging of Brain Gold, reaching an unprecedented one dollar. Not only does the metal bottle contain silver, but even the bottle stopper is made of natural rubber. This is simply not selling products, but selling packaging.

"Don't worry, it's absolutely harmless - if there is any, it will only make your appetite better, which may be troubling to many ladies." Qin Zhiyuan still believes in hawthorn slices. This thing may not have as many benefits to the body as the "brain gold" in the propaganda, but it is definitely not harmful.

"That's good, you have to know how much I lost in the national debt, so ten dollars is really not expensive." Old Renault was very proud, throwing away the golden hawthorn slices in the package and leaning back in the chair complacently.

"Hmm-that's good, Zi Xin is preparing to adjust the commercial tax, and your brain gold comes at the right time." Qin Zhiyuan did not envy the old Renault who had a lot of money. This kind of money was still a bit hot to hold.

"Adjust? How much to increase?" Old Renault had a subconscious action of covering his purse, and his expression was a little twitchy.

"About twice the current tax rate." Qin Zhiyuan did not hide it. This was not a secret and it would be announced in a few days.

"Damn it-isn't this forcing me to open a factory in Annan?" Old Renault was unhappy and swore.

While preparing to issue national debt, Lu Zhengxiang was also considering other ways to "increase revenue". Increasing taxes is undoubtedly the most convenient way.

There are also selective increases. For example, agricultural taxes will definitely not be levied, and the industry of operating entities will not increase much. The most increased is the commercial tax rate. In other words, the profits of pure businessmen will be greatly reduced, while the income of those engaged in industry will not be affected much.

Not collecting agricultural taxes is the main gimmick of Lan Fang to attract immigrants. This cannot be shaken. Unless Lan Fang no longer needs foreign immigrants, Lu Zhengxiang will think of some ways in agriculture.

This "method" is not to directly levy agricultural taxes, but to increase the tax standards for agricultural and sideline products, such as seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, etc. Increasing this type of tax has the same effect as increasing agricultural taxes, and will not directly cause a strong backlash from farmers.

Industry cannot be moved either. Industry is the foundation of Lan Fang's founding, and Qin Zhiyuan himself is Lan Fang's largest industrial giant. Unless Lu Zhengxiang wants the government to bear military expenses, Lu Zhengxiang will not move industry.

Then the only thing that can be moved is business.

Speaking of which, Lan Fang's business is still quite developed.

Lan Fang is the world's largest producer of industrial raw materials, and has many trade relations with European countries. Now Lan Fang's industrial products are emerging in an endless stream, making Lan Fang's business more developed. Now Lan Fang's products are sold all over the world, and the diligence of merchants has played a great role in this.

Simply put, business behavior is to buy at a low price and sell at a high price. Relatively speaking, the cost is low. Since the Lan Fang government wants to protect agriculture and industry, merchants must make certain sacrifices.

It is not a big "sacrifice". The added value of Lan Fang's industrial products is very high. Basically, the exported products can be sold at a good price. Imposing commercial taxes will only make merchants earn less, and they will not lose all their money, so this knife will be cut on the heads of merchants.

Of course, for old Renault, although the profit of old Renault after the commercial tax is still amazing, but out of the inertial thinking of merchants, old Renault still feels painful.

"It's OK to drive to Annan. That way, when the Americans come to their senses, they can't find trouble with us even if they want to." Qin Zhiyuan didn't care where Old Renault set up the factory. Anyway, as long as Old Renault was in Lan Fang, Old Renault had to bear the taxes levied by the Lan Fang government. This was unavoidable.

"Why bother? This thing is harmless to people anyway. If the Americans want to prove that this thing is not as magical as advertised, it will probably take ten or eight years. By then, Pacific Finance will have collapsed. Who can the Americans go to?" Old Renault was not afraid. With Lan Fang as his back, Old Renault was also full of confidence.

It is still very troublesome to identify the effect of health care products. Even in the 21st century, there are not many means that can be used. The most common and effective one is to let time verify it. And this whole process will not be concluded without ten or eight years, so Old Renault is really fearless.

"Just be mentally prepared for this - let me ask you something, do you want to be president?" Qin Zhiyuan's mind jumped a little fast.

"Being president - where to go?" Old Renault couldn't keep up with the pace.

"Australia!" Qin Zhiyuan gave an unexpected choice to Old Renault.

"Australia - forget it, I'm not interested. If I wanted to, I would have been the president of France a long time ago." Old Renault really didn't have much interest in politics.

With Old Renault's reputation in France, it's not impossible for Old Renault to run for the French presidency. In France, Old Renault's reputation is definitely higher than that of the "traitor" Alexandre Millerand. Even someone like Alexandre Millerand can become the president of France, so Old Renault is more qualified.

"Forget it, there is a good opportunity now. If you want, there is great hope." Qin Zhiyuan was a little regretful.

"Good opportunity?" Old Renault still didn't understand.

"Australia is also going to have an election, and the British are going to re-appoint the governor. This is a good opportunity. If Jack didn't just want to stay in Pilbara, I really want Jack to try it." Qin Zhiyuan had a flame in his eyes when he spoke, and it seemed that he wanted to go into battle himself.

It is absolutely impossible to go into battle personally. Even if Qin Zhiyuan said it, the Australians would not let King Lan Fang serve as the Prime Minister of Australia, and the British would not pass that test.

Jack is a good candidate, but it's a pity that Jack is not very interested in Melbourne, otherwise Jack could compete. After all, the current political environment in Australia is not bad for Jack.

Girardin was still very efficient. After Qin Zhiyuan ordered Girardin to be responsible for the affairs in the Australian direction, Girardin acted quickly and immediately sent hundreds of agents to Australia. These agents were carefully selected. In addition to some Western faces, there were Japanese and even some Indians. I don’t know how Girardin developed.

Compared with the Lan Fang people, Western faces entering Australia would not cause any attention at all, and the same was true for Indians. After all, India is now a British colony, and the British are still very tolerant of Indians.

Most of these agents went to Canberra, and some went to Melbourne. After they settled down, those former Perth parliamentarians who often clamored to counterattack Port Hedland suffered.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

Girardin has always been ruthless and left no room for maneuver. This is the case with the Japanese and those downtrodden parliamentarians. As long as they are Lan Fang’s enemies, Girardin will treat them equally.

Since May, the former members of the Perth Parliament have been dying one after another, in various accidents, including car accidents, sudden deaths, falling into the water, etc.

The medical level in this era is not advanced, and Australia's medical level is even more backward. Under normal circumstances, medical accidents still occur frequently, not to mention the specially trained Lan Fang agents.

Although there is no doubt about these deaths, they all seem to be accidental deaths, not intentional, but such a large-scale accident still makes some people alert.

In mid-July, when the action team was assassinating Tom Spiker, they were ambushed by Australian military and police. One Lan Fang agent died on the spot and two Lan Fang agents were captured.

This harvest made the Australians ecstatic. The Australians vowed to get confessions and then dig out the mastermind behind the scenes.

Girardin still ruled well. The two captives probably knew that they could not endure the torture. After waking up in the hospital, they took poison and committed suicide while the medical staff were not paying attention, leaving only two clothes soaked in poison for the Australians.

This kind of determination almost made everyone shudder, and Tom Spiker, as the person involved, was even more heartbroken. That night, Tom Spiker boarded a British cruise ship and prepared to go to London for refuge.

Don't think that your safety is guaranteed once you get on the British ship. It is difficult for people targeted by Girardine to escape. Although Tom Spiker brought bodyguards, he was still drowned in the toilet.

When the news of Tom Spiker's death reached Canberra, all the voices against Port Hedland were silent for a while. No one was willing to test the determination of Port Hedland with their own lives. Compared with the collective strength, the individual strength is too small.

In the face of rampant extremist forces, the Australian government must do something to show its attitude.

However, the Australian government was already confused at this time, and it made a series of stupid moves. In early August, the Australian government restricted the entry of immigrants and began to conduct a domestic investigation.

Australia is also a standard immigration country. After the World War, Australia's population was almost halved, which made Australia urgently need immigrants, so Qin Zhiyuan was able to send people to Australia.

Now Australia has begun to restrict immigration and start domestic investigations, which immediately caused unrest in Australian society. For a time, whether in international public opinion or in the domestic environment, the incompetence of the Australian government was criticized.

At this time, if Qin Zhiyuan really wanted to do something, it would be possible to succeed.