Question: What possesses the following functions: depriving one of thought, bestowing spiritual uplift, providing boundless energy, causing physical excitement, leaving one completely exhausted, and ultimately feeling totally refreshed?
The answer is: a succubus.
That woman Stana not only looked charming and alluring, but she was absolutely a succubus.
She was proactive with a strong will to fight, even if her actual combat stamina was a bit lacking.
After the endlessly entangled panting ceased, a little while later, Li Yi’an reluctantly climbed out from the warm blankets, rubbed his messy hair, yawned, and walked into the bathroom…
By the time he walked out of the bathroom, Stana, lying limp and powerless on the bed, watched his broad, sturdy back, her beautiful eyes shimmering with nothing but deep infatuation.
“Darling, yesterday I received an invitation from the Lady.
She invited me to attend the book club held at her place.
If everything goes smoothly, our products will have pretty much broken into London’s upper society.”
Rolling over, Stana didn’t mind exposing her body to the sunlight at all.
She sighed with some emotion.
“Originally, I thought I was the only one who had lost everything, but compared to them, I am very lucky.
By the way, darling, did you know?
Her husband was the Governor of North Borneo, Robert Smith.
When North Borneo was occupied by the Japanese, Sir Smith surrendered to the Japanese at Sandakan.
However, he was very unlucky.
A few months ago, he died of a disease in a POW camp…”
It was just dogs biting dogs among imperialists.
Li Yi’an, who was brushing his teeth, paid no attention to Stana’s sighs.
He sneered in his heart.
Died of disease?
You guys are too naive.
When have the Japanese devils ever been so kind?
“Because North Borneo is occupied, the company has no revenue, so naturally it can’t pay salaries.
And of course, it can’t pay the Sir’s pension either…”
“What?
The company pays the salary?
Shouldn’t the British government be paying him?”
Spitting out the foam from his mouth, Li Yi’an asked, playing along.
“Darling, North Borneo belongs to the company, not Britain.
It’s a Chartered Company, okay…”
“What is a Chartered Company?”
If he was just playing along before, now Li Yi’an was genuinely curious.
Resting her head on her arm and turning sideways, Stana said.
“It’s a company with a Royal Charter.
The company rules over thirty thousand square miles of land there. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
Everything there belongs to the company.
There, the company manages everything just like a country.
Actually, Jerry was also a company employee.”
In other words, it was similar to the East India Company?
Li Yi’an truly hadn’t expected that even now, in the 20th century, such a company still existed.
“Among the British colonies, there is actually such a company?”
“Darling, North Borneo is not a British colony.
Although it holds a Royal Charter, legally speaking, it is solely a company, a company responsible to its Board of Directors.
Britain…”
Stana scoffed coldly.
“When Sandakan fell, the Army or the Royal Navy didn’t even send a single company of troops there.
To Britain, that place was nothing more than private land.
It’s not a British colony at all.”
Stana’s words were filled with dissatisfaction toward the British government, so much so that she didn’t even notice that Li Yi’an, sitting on the edge of the bed, spaced out because of what she said.
Private land.
Not a colony.
Didn’t this mean that this piece of land didn’t belong to any country?
At least to a certain extent, it didn’t belong to a state.
It was just a company.
If it was a company, then…
there was a possibility of a transaction!
“The ones suffering the most right now must be the members of the Board of Directors.
In the past, they could get tens of thousands or even over a hundred thousand pounds in dividends every year.
But now, not only are they not getting any dividends, they even have to bear the bank interest.”
Stana’s words startled Li Yi’an, and he hurriedly asked.
“What interest?”
“Bonds!
The corporate bonds the company issued before the war, totaling several million pounds.
Although the company’s territory has been occupied, the directors still have to bear the company’s debts, including paying the bond interest.
The last time I had afternoon tea with Mrs.
Dent, I heard her say that the company’s creditors once again refused their request to suspend interest payments.
After all, everyone is having a hard time right now, and everyone needs money.
Even though the directors are very wealthy, eating away at their fortunes like this while having to pay bond interest is a significant burden.
I heard Mrs.
Dent say that if any fool was willing, she would sell her shares in a heartbeat…”
Stana narrowed her eyes, turned back onto the bed, spread her arms, and completely exposed her perfect, delicate body to the sunlight.
“But, where in the world would you find such a fool?”
“Maybe, there really is such a fool!”
“What?
How could there possibly be such a fool!”
Giving Stana’s plump buttocks a firm smack and feeling the bouncy, jiggly sensation, Li Yi’an said thoughtfully.
“Help me find out more about this company from now on.”
“What?”
Stana quickly rolled over and said anxiously.
“Darling, you…
you don’t want to be that fool, do you?
You absolutely shouldn’t think this is a bargain.
Even those ladies know that after the war, Britain will definitely let the colonies govern themselves.
Without the support of the British government, the company definitely won’t be able to keep operating.
By then, those shares will certainly be entirely worthless!”
Seeing Stana’s concerned look, Li Yi’an laughed.
“Aren’t they entirely worthless right now too?
Not only are they worthless, but they are a toxic asset constantly draining their wealth.”
Toxic asset, it was still an asset!
Even though Li Yi’an clearly knew the future trajectory and that the British colonial empire would rapidly collapse after the war, it didn’t stop him from taking an interest in the North Borneo Company.
At first, he really didn’t know what kind of place it was.
Under Stana’s explanation, he learned that the so-called North Borneo was the northern part of Borneo, with an area of about 75,000 square kilometers.
And Borneo was the island of Kalimantan from his other world, the third-largest island in the world, covering over 700,000 square kilometers.
He wouldn’t dream of the whole massive island right now, but North Borneo was still over 70,000 square kilometers of land!
The most important thing wasn’t the land!
It was being a local emperor!
If he could take advantage of the current situation to take ownership of the North Borneo Company, then he could escape his greatest predicament, the possibility of becoming a piece of fat meat himself.
As a Chinese man in this era, whether in the United States or any other country, having money wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
With immense wealth, it was highly likely he would become a thorn in others’ sides, or at least make many people jealous.
How could he protect his property under the gaze of a pack of greedy, wolf-like men?
One careless move, and he could become the fat meat in their mouths!
For this, Li Yi’an had to take precautions!
Before, he had no choices, but now…
an opportunity had arrived!
(End Of Chapter)
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