After returning from the palace, Lynch called Mr. Trumann.
Out of respect for the Federation and diplomacy, the security of the Federation's phone line in the Guevara Embassy was guaranteed. Simply put, the line could not be tapped.
Of course, this was a statement. Would the Guevara People really stop tapping just because they said so?
Impossible. Maybe they had been monitoring the phone from the moment the line was connected. Therefore, people would only use the phone when there was no confidential content.
Most of the time, people in the embassy would only use the phone to order food or call for service. This was not illegal. Calling for service was a legal business in Guevara. The girls even had to go through periodic health checkups and had a terrible tax rate.
Spending money in Guevara could also be seen as a kind act of the Federation people, making an outstanding contribution to Guevara's GDP.
If the content of the call needed to be confidential, it would be communicated through encrypted telegrams. These encrypted telegrams would change the password regularly. During non-war times, no one would mobilize a large number of staff to crack this low-value and frequently changed password.
The content of the conversation between Lynch and Mr. Trumann was not confidential. Even if the Guevara People eavesdropped, there would not be any serious consequences.
"What kind of person is the Emperor of Guevara? I'm very curious. You know, I haven't talked to him face to face, nor have I seen him. I heard that his temper is not very good."
Mr. Trumann's voice on the phone was a little curious and a little teasing. Now that everything was going smoothly, he was in a very good mood.
As the biggest imaginary enemy in the future, Mr. Trumann was the first to propose a concept and theory of "continuous confrontation" to the President and the Ministry of Defense based on some theories provided by Lynch. The core of this theory was to establish a strong external enemy for the Federation.
When the development of the Federation was going smoothly and the internal conflicts weren't intense, this imaginary enemy wouldn't disturb people's thinking too much. It wouldn't be so obvious to people, and it wouldn't cause people to have an obvious sense of hatred.
But when the Federation was in trouble, especially when the internal conflicts began to become serious, this external enemy would start to play its real role.
We all know that the easiest way to quickly end internal conflicts is to establish a strong external enemy. This external enemy is a huge threat to the whole country. For the survival of the community, for the vested interests of the vested interests, the whole society would temporarily put aside their prejudice and unite together. This was the role of an external enemy.
In normal times, this external enemy could also serve as a target for all walks of life to catch up with. This could prevent people from slacking off in the process of social development. It was even possible that when promoting this external enemy, the government would exaggerate the other party's achievements and achievements in some aspects to provide some people who were preparing to settle down with a sense of crisis.
Gaffra was the biggest imaginary enemy of the Federation. The top officials of the Federation and the Ministry of Defense also accepted this concept. Therefore, as an important member of the Federation government and the most reliable partner and advisor of the President of the Federation, Mr. Trumann wanted to know what kind of person their "enemy leader" was.
"I don't have much of an opinion. I haven't been in contact with him for too long, so I can't give an objective evaluation. In my subjective opinion, he's a good person."
Lynch's voice was very gentle and magnetic. Even if people heard something they did not like, they would not be too annoyed. "Maybe it's because he agreed to all the conditions I put forward, so I think he's a good person. By the way, I have something to tell you in advance …"
"What is it?"
"I've become a noble."
After Lynch finished speaking, Mr. Trumann did not react for a while. About ten seconds later, he asked curiously, "What did you do?"
He had roughly understood what Lynch meant. The Gaffra Emperor was the one who had the power to confer nobility. Lynch said that he had become a noble, which meant that the emperor had conferred a noble title on Lynch.
What made Trumann curious was how Lynch pleased the emperor and made the Gaffra Emperor confer a noble on a member of the Federation.
This might sound unreasonable, but don't forget that this was Gaffra, a monarchy. The will of the emperor was above the country, the people, and the law. As long as the emperor was willing and the ministers didn't object, then his will was the most important.
Lynch laughed a few times. "I think he did this more to disgust me and you."
Then, he briefly explained the matter.
When the emperor asked him what price he needed to pay to make Amelia completely safe and stable, Lynch gave him three conditions.
The first was to allow the Blackstone Group to legally engage in military business in Amelia. This was the foundation to ensure the stability of Amelia.
The second condition was that the Federation had the same rights and obligations as the Guevara People in Amelia. The local government had to ensure the legal personal safety and property of the Federation people.
The third condition was to cash in Lynch's bonds.
In fact, these three conditions were equivalent to no conditions. Whether it was the first or the second, it was a matter of course. In the past, perhaps the Guevara People dared to criticize the Federation on these social issues, but after the naval war, the Federation had gained the respect of Gaffra. The main reason was that they could not defeat the Federation. This was very important.
A foolish act like killing the Federation people would intensify the conflict between the two countries. Gaffra did not intend to waste their energy on a military confrontation with the Federation before the start of World War II. The necessary concessions and patience were a matter of course.
As for the third condition, it was originally part of the plan. It was just a matter of cashing in some bonds in advance and making an announcement. The emperor agreed without any hesitation. He seemed to have forgotten that he was persuaded by the finance minister to suspend the exchange business.
After listening to Lynch's request, the Gaffra emperor might have thought that Lynch's request was too simple, or perhaps he found Lynch pleasing to the eye, so he decided to make Lynch a baron of the Gaffra Empire.
It was the lowest level of nobility, but it was still a noble, a real noble. This news would be announced together with the results of the business negotiations between the two countries later.
"He wants us to be wary of you."
After listening to Lynch's description, Mr. Trumann said with a smile, "But it's obvious that he doesn't understand the situation on our side. I'll communicate with the president and other departments in advance."
Lynch smiled and thanked Mr. Trumann for his kindness and approach. This was also the reason why he said it out loud.
Although the Gaffra emperor agreed to all of Lynch's conditions, he also made things difficult for Lynch. Combined with Lynch's previous words of "a good person", the image of an emperor who did not mean what he said and secretly used conspiracy and trickery appeared clearly in Mr. Trumann's mind.
The two chatted briefly about the next few actions before hanging up the phone. Lynch's work was far from over. He still had to talk to some people about the issue of fees.
Using the services of Blackstone Security would definitely cost money. How much money to pay and how to pay would have to be discussed slowly …
At the same time, Mr. Herbers had returned to the Federation and completed the handover procedures.
At this time, he was even more haggard than when he was in Gaffra. In order to get the 10 billion Galil spot loan, he had mortgaged almost everything he had to the bank.
In fact, he had a good relationship with the senior management of the Jinhui Bank. For example, the two sides had cooperated many times in short-term international currency lending. But this time, he clearly felt a kind of malice, undisguised malice!
He had a house halfway up the mountain in Bupain, a villa worth nearly three million Galil. There was still a lot of room for appreciation in the future. Even today, as long as he lowered the price slightly, he could easily sell it for two million Galil.
But the bank only valued it at more than a million Galil, less than 50% of the market price.
The professional appraiser of the bank thought that the decoration style and layout of the house were too old. If someone else bought the house, it was likely to be demolished and rebuilt. They also found a termite nest. In short, the house could not be sold at a high price.
There were too many similar situations. He had a huge manor in another neutral country.
It was worth about seven million Galil, but the bank only valued it at more than two million Galil. The reason was that the building was old and unsafe. In short, they had pressed too hard.
This made Mr. Herbers think that Lynch had also done something to the bank. But now, the situation was there, and he had no other choice.
He could indeed get a higher price if he sold it himself, but the problem was that he lacked time. He could only mortgage everything to the bank.
He took out everything he could and finally sold it for 42 million Galil. He got the contract from the bank and got 10 billion Galil spot.
About one-tenth of it was to be returned to others. The remaining nine billion or so would be sold to some international speculative groups at the price of 27.5 million Federation Sors.
After the Galil market completely collapsed, he would buy back the Galil and return it to Lynch. Then, he would pay some interest and get back his mortgage. In this way, he would probably make a profit of about 24 million Galil.
With 24 million Galil as his bottom line, he could basically get back all the losses he had made in the previous contract. Even if he had to lose millions or tens of millions, it did not matter. He could make up for it by selling some of his assets.
This was his entire plan. He did not know if Lynch was willing to lend him money because there was a trap, but whether there was or not, he had no choice.
He watched the people in the bank put the money into containers and send it to the port under the transport of many police officers and bodyguards. He had already booked a cargo ship. There was also an armed escort ship on the high seas. They could leave the port as soon as the money arrived.
However, he encountered a problem in this aspect that he had never considered before.
The Federation banned this batch of money from leaving the port. The reason was that there were problems with the procedures.