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

Because Carl's request was so high, even though the Ying government hoped to complete the deal as soon as possible, the second round of negotiations was ultimately delayed.

"Phil, I admit that the conditions offered by the Sun Group this time are a bit excessive, but is trading those three places really such a threat to us? I hope you can understand that the Great Ying Empire is invincible. On the contrary, if we cannot solve the domestic problems as soon as possible, it will be the most dangerous for us."

The Ying government has held several closed-door meetings regarding this deal. At the beginning, more than half of the people disagreed, but later more and more people chose to support the deal. Now the biggest opponent is the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The reason why he disagreed was not because he had no confidence in the army of Ying Country. It is said that a tiger will not fall even after its death. Even if Ying Country is in such a bad state, it is still alive. It has been the world's leader for so many years. Even if it has fought a war, the people of Ying Country still have full confidence to deal with any threats from the outside world.

Phil has always been opposed to this deal, mainly because he is unwilling to give up the three colonies in Africa. Even after the Ying Kingdom had exploited them for so many years, there are not many resources left in the three colonies for the Ying Kingdom to continue plundering, except for what is buried in the ground.

But Phil and his family already have certain interests in this area. If this deal is completed, wouldn't they have to give up these interests?

"I can agree to this deal, but I need the government to compensate me for my losses this time!"

After much consideration, Phil finally decided to give in. After all, he was now on the opposite side of most people. If he continued to hold on, it would be hard to say whether he could still keep his position in Whitehall.

"Yes, after the transaction is completed, the government can come forward to compensate you for your losses."

"Okay, that's fine with me!"

"Then let's vote again. Those who agree with this deal please raise your hands!"

"Shhhhh!"

As soon as McDonald said this, all the government officials present raised their hands, which meant that this transaction had been approved by the government.

With the government's approval, the only disagreement between the two sides in the negotiations is the transaction price.

Regarding this transaction, the Ying government directly offered a high price of 700 million pounds, which is about 3 billion US dollars when converted into US dollars.

On the other hand, the highest price offered by Carl was 500 million pounds. It seemed that the two parties' offers differed by only 200 million pounds, but if converted into US dollars, the difference would be a full 700 million US dollars, which is a lot.

"Mr. Carl, I think the offer we made this time is sincere enough. You should know that the land area involved in this transaction between the two parties is more than 4 million square kilometers. We are even willing to give away the entire Central Australia region as a gift for this transaction. Therefore, the offer of 700 million pounds is our final bottom line. If it is lower than this price, I think the government will not agree to this transaction anyway."

The dispute over the price has been going on for some time. These days, Carl has been trying to find ways to bargain down the price a little more, but this time the British guy was very stubborn about the price and would not move at all after lowering it to 700 million.

"I have already sensed your sincerity, but the price of 700 million is too high. My boss will not accept such a high price either. How about this, I will add another 100 million pounds, so 600 million pounds should be fine, right?"

Seeing that the negotiation time is almost reaching the second month, Carl now has a lot of work to do, and he really does not have any extra time to waste in Ying Country.

So in order to complete the negotiation as quickly as possible, Carl took the initiative to increase his offer by 100 million.

In fact, based on Carl's many years of experience, if he can hold on to the price of 500 million pounds, then as long as he continues to drag it out, there is a great possibility that the Ying government will eventually agree to the offer. After all, he can afford to drag it out, but the Ying people cannot.

"This...Please wait a moment. I need to consult the Prime Minister."

The so-called request was naturally not real. As negotiating representatives, the Ying side knew what the bottom line of the price offered by the government was when they came. In fact, let alone 600 million pounds, even 500 million pounds would be a lot higher than the bottom line of the price offered by the Ying government. In the Ying government, it would be considered a success if those lands could be sold for 400 million pounds. Now that they can make an extra 200 million pounds, what else are they not satisfied with!

"Okay, Mr. Prime Minister agrees to your offer. All we need now is for you to prepare the funds, and then we can sign the contract."

"No problem, we will prepare the money as soon as possible."

"It's a pleasure working with you, Mr. Karl."

"Happy cooperation!"