Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

Sun Tong and Huang Wanrou didn't chat for too long. Firstly, he had made an appointment with Karl's group of old men, and it would probably not be long before they arrived at the teahouse. If they arrived, Huang Wanrou would definitely find out Sun Tong's identity, and that would not be fun.

The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. Sun Tong was also afraid that if he talked with Huang Wanrou for too long, this little girl would discover his identity.

After understanding Huang Wanrou's general situation, Sun Tong found a few excuses to send the little girl away.

After Huang Wanrou and her friends left the teahouse, Sun Tong immediately arranged for his personal guards to contact Zhao Zhen, the intelligence chief.

Although Sun Tong felt that Huang Wanrou was worthy of his attention, he was looking for a wife for his eldest grandson after all, so he certainly couldn't be too hasty.

So he needed the Royal Intelligence Agency to conduct a detailed investigation into Huang Wanrou's life. She was not afraid of any minor flaws in the girl's character, but she was afraid that the little girl had problems with her personality.

You have to know that Sun Tong’s eldest grandson is the crown prince of the empire. If this girl really marries Sun Boduan, she will not only be the crown princess of the empire, but she will become the queen of the empire in the future.

If it is a country like Yingguo, a queen may not have much influence.

But in a country like South China, the influence of the queen is very huge, so it is better to be cautious when choosing the future queen.

As Nanhua begins to implement monogamy, it will definitely become more and more troublesome for members of the Nanhua royal family to get married in the future.

After all, as a member of the royal family, his influence in the country is naturally superior to others. Any small matter is likely to be magnified to the social level. It is said that a virtuous wife brings blessings to three generations, so Sun Tong cannot ignore this matter.

"Your Majesty, we are here. Sorry to have kept you waiting."

"I called you here on a whim. You guys got here in less than half an hour. You old guys are really hardworking. By the way, why did I hear that your grandson ran off to the Ugly Country a few days ago, Old Zhao?"

The Old Zhao that Sun Tong mentioned was naturally his old minister Zhao Zhichao.

As Sun Tong's long-time minister, there were few people in the entire empire who could compete with him in terms of seniority. Although this old guy was only an earl when he received the reward, before he retired, Sun Tong conferred him the title of Marquis of Longmu in consideration of his contributions over the years.

Because this old guy used to be the vice president of Huayou Company, Sun Tong still allocated some industries to him after Huayou Company was reorganized.

Relying on these industries, many of Zhao Zhichao and his descendants are now on the list of the richest people in the Dragon Empire.

In fact, if someone carefully looks at the domestic rich list, he will find that, except for the royal family members, 99% of the top 1,000 people on the list are from imperial noble families.

As heroes who assisted Sun Tong in establishing the Nanhua Empire, these people had a huge first-mover advantage.

Take the mining industry for example. Under normal circumstances, all mineral resources within the empire belong to the royal family, and the government only has the right to dispose of these minerals. However, all mining companies within the empire have the shadow of the royal consortium and the government behind them.

To be honest, these companies are state-owned enterprises.

The mines belong to the country, but the country can't control all the use of these mineral resources, right?

At this time, private capital needs to be mobilized. In addition to the royal consortium and government enterprises that control these capitals, the remaining share falls into the hands of a group of nobles.

These mining companies are enough to ensure a stable income for these nobles and their descendants. At the same time, because the government and the royal family stabilize prices in various industries, it is unlikely for them to make a lot of money with these mining companies.

Therefore, this group of people and their families are still firmly controlled by the royal family and the government.

In addition to mining, the situation in the energy industry is actually the same.

In a nutshell, Sun Tong could allow his ministers to make money, but he would not allow them and their families to use the capital in their hands to hijack the country.

In fact, in Sun Tong's opinion, Nanhua's current model is the best. As long as certain upward channels are retained for the grassroots people, there will be no problems with the overall social environment.

As for why Sun Tong just mentioned Zhao Zhichao’s eldest grandson.

That was naturally because these people from the Zhao family played a trick on the empire and went to the Ugly Country under the pretext of studying abroad to engage in mineral development.

There is actually no big problem with this matter itself, but the reason why Huaiyu was so bad was that the Zhao family did this secretly and never reported it to the empire, which is a bit taboo.

Zhao Zhichao and his children were "absolutely loyal" to the empire, but this incident itself did not involve the issue of betrayal. At most, their family took advantage of a loophole.

Sun Tong was not angry at all after knowing about the little thoughts of his subordinates. He still had some generosity. But he had to give them a warning now to prevent them from causing trouble in the future!