Chapter 2730 2732 [It’s not that the Raptors can’t cross the river]

Author: Ji Mobai

After moving to the small island of Oresta, Xiang Nan specially bought a yacht for traveling.

In the next few years, he drove a yacht between the island and the city. While he was responsible for pointing out the path for IKEA, he also established an investment company and secretly controlled and acquired large and medium-sized companies in Sweden.

The Great Depression lasted for ten years from 1929 to 1939. During this period, the global economy was always in a downturn.

Sweden's economy relies heavily on exports, so it is naturally more affected. Therefore, many large and medium-sized companies are on the verge of reducing production, suspending production, or even going bankrupt and going bankrupt due to lack of orders.

And this gave Xiang Nan a good opportunity to go underground.

But he is an outsider after all, and if the acquisition is too aggressive, it will easily trigger a backlash.

After all, during the Great Depression, right-wing ideological trends and nationalism rose, and as a country that leans toward Germany, Sweden’s domestic public opinion orientation and political ecology will inevitably lean toward Germany.

Therefore, if Xiang Nan is too active, he will easily be suppressed by local forces.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Even if Xiang Nan has a net worth of hundreds of millions and is an absolute strong dragon, he will never be able to conquer the world.

That's why he set up an investment company, and let others help him with the acquisition, while he hid behind the scenes and commanded remotely.

He himself is not afraid of being ignored. After all, he can hypnotize and [Soul Transferring Fa], and can also use poison and Qi to control people. Even killing a lot of people is common for him, and he guarantees that the police will continue to work. No clues can be found.

Under his remote control, many Swedish companies became his possessions.

For example, Ericsson produces telephones, Electrolux produces kitchen appliances, Volvo produces cars, SKF Group produces bearings, SCA produces pulp, and Atlas produces compressors.

What satisfied Xiang Nan the most was that he successfully took over Swedish Handelsbanken. This bank was originally the third largest bank in Sweden and the largest private commercial bank in Sweden.

During the Great Depression, it suffered heavy losses and declared bankruptcy and reorganization, so Xiang Nan took advantage of the opportunity and took the initiative.

The reason why Xiang Nan bought this bank is because the bank is the lifeline of the economy and is known as the "mother of all industries."

Through Handelsbanken, Xiang Nan can extend his reach to all walks of life, amplifying his influence a hundred or a thousand times.

It's like the Bank of China. Its Taipan's influence in Hong Kong back then was probably no worse than that of the Governor of Hong Kong.

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It is worth mentioning that at the end of 1932, Leng Qingqiu’s mother and uncle also took a train and came to Sweden via the Siberian Railway.

At this time, Leng Qingqiu's uncle Song Shiqing had already been dismissed from the diplomatic service and was now idle at home. Fortunately, there was money left by Leng Qingqiu, so he and Mrs. Leng could still live well.

But after receiving the telegram from Leng Qingqiu, he still felt that it would be better to go to Sweden. After all, it was better to enjoy the shade under the big trees, so he encouraged Mrs. Leng to go on the road with him.

When the two arrived, they happened to catch up with Leng Qingqiu's delivery, which was a double blessing.

As a result, Xiang Nan had two sons.

Jin Quan was very happy and named his grandson Jin Chengye.

Leng Qingqiu also gave birth to a son, which made Bai Xiuzhu even more depressed. However, she could not get pregnant, so she could do nothing.

Fortunately, she didn't feel depressed for a few days, because she was soon diagnosed by the doctor to be pregnant.

Upon hearing the news, Bai Xiuzhu was immediately excited again.

In the second half of 2033, Jin Meili also graduated from the Department of Literature at Stockholm University.

Instead of continuing her studies, she married her classmate, a local Swedish boy named Nice Ingmar.

Nice's family is also in business. Although the family's financial situation has greatly deteriorated due to the impact of the Great Depression, he still graduated successfully through work-study.

Therefore, Mei Li admired his spirit very much and made friends with him.

The second aunt was a little unhappy that her daughter had found a poor student from a poor family. Because she felt that her daughter was beautiful and had a good background, so she should choose a son from an official or a rich family, so that she could be considered a good candidate.

A good match.

If you find such a poor boy now, it is obvious that he is married off.

However, after Xiang Nan met Nice, she felt that the boy was not bad.

First, he has a smart mind. He has been trying to write since college, and earns tuition and living expenses for himself by relying on royalties, setting up stalls, tutoring, etc.;

Second, he endured hardships and stood hard work. In order to make money, he even went to the port to work as a porter. It was so hard and tiring, but he persisted.

People who can have these two advantages will definitely achieve success in the future. They will undoubtedly be much better than those young men who know nothing and are unwilling to do anything and only know how to eat, drink and have fun.

Therefore, Xiang Nan advised the second aunt not to care too much about her family background, as long as the eighth sister likes her. Besides, with his brother here, it will be difficult for the younger sister to live a hard life in the future.

After receiving Xiang Nan's promise, the second concubine immediately felt relieved and no longer objected. So Jin Meili got engaged and got married to Nice Ingmar.

When she got married, Xiang Nan provided her sister with a dowry of 50,000 kroner. In addition, Jin Quan gave her a dowry of 20,000 kroner, and Meili was married in great glory.

Later, she injected the money into the Nice family business, allowing the Nice family's clothing factory to start operating again. She thus became the savior of the Nice family.

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At the end of 1933, Bai Xiuzhu also gave birth to a son.

Jin Quan named him Jin Chengtian, which means "accepting grace from heaven".

As the saying goes, everything is settled if you have a son. Previously, Xiao Lian and Leng Qingqiu both had sons, and Bai Xiuzhu was very jealous of them.

Now that she has a son, she no longer has to worry so much that she can't sleep, so she is very happy and determined to raise her son well.

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Time came to 1937, the July 7th Incident broke out, and Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China.

When Jin Quan saw the report, he couldn't help but be filled with indignation.

Thinking of the ruin of the country and the desolation of the people, I wish I could never return to serve in the country.

At this time, he received a telegram from Bai Xiongqi, inviting him to join the Provisional Government of the Republic of China, a puppet regime supported by Japan, and stating that he would be the president and he would be the vice president.

After receiving this telegram, Jin Quan was almost angry to death.

Unexpectedly, Bai Xiongqi actually betrayed his country and sought glory, defected to Japan, and became a traitor. Moreover, Bai Xiongqi himself was not a traitor, but he actually wanted to persuade him to serve Japan. It was really shameless.

Jin Quan immediately sent a telegram back, scolding Bai Xiongqi.

He said that even if he was so poor that he begged for food in Sweden, he would not eat a grain of rice from Japanese people.

When Bai Xiuzhu learned that Bai Xiongqi had become a traitor, she couldn't help being surprised and speechless. She didn't expect that her brother would go so far for power, which was simply beyond her imagination.

"How could my brother be like this? How could he be worthy of the ancestors of the Bai family?!" Bai Xiuzhu couldn't believe it.

Xiang Nan was not surprised by this.

Bai Xiongqi was originally a ruthless, duplicitous, and profit-seeking villain. He was promoted by Jin Quan to become the chief executive, but in the end, he deliberately angered Jin Quan to death in order to become prime minister. It can be said that there is no kindness at all.
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