Above the mage!

Chapter 363 Daxing Northwest
"Brother, that's a lot of money." Anna said with her eyes wide open.

But it is not an exclamatory sentence, but a declarative sentence.

For her, who comes from a royal family, this should be just a small scene.

Gao De rubbed Anna's head and said nothing.

Now that the money has been in place, the next step is to acquire the Harland Shipyard according to the contract.

However, Ye Gaode could still use a fake identity to conceal his identity when he made the move on Bingyu Wutong. The Plantagenet Dynasty did not have much supervision and was unable to supervise such personal transactions.

But acquiring Harland Shipyard is not that simple.

The transfer of this kind of fixed assets must go through official procedures and require the signing of many official documents, which will inevitably leave traces.

Normally, sea sentinels would not check his assets for no reason.

But the problem is that Gaode is not prepared to develop in a low-key manner in the Sea Sentinel, but wants to fully demonstrate his "talent" so as to be promoted quickly and obtain a higher status and more resources.

In this case, especially when military rank is promoted rapidly, "background check" is almost inevitable.

Some assets of moderate size, such as a small shop he was planning to buy in Dorne, were worth only a few hundred Plantagenet coins, so even if he found out, he would not investigate further.

But a shipyard, worth nearly 10,000 Plantagenet coins, was significantly different from Gaode's theoretical normal income.

Once discovered, if he cannot explain the whole story and provide evidence of legal acquisition of funds, he may be arrested as a spy the next day.

Goldman's original idea was to find a reliable agent or agency to acquire Harland Shipyard on its behalf.

——This was actually a special business in the Plantagenet dynasty.

It is a consensus that 99% of the world's wealth is in the hands of nobles and wizards.

However, under the Plantagenet dynasty's belief in classical doctrines, in order to prevent abuse of power and transfer of interests, the dynasty imposed additional restrictions on officials' involvement in business.

Although it is not as one-size-fits-all as Gao De's previous life, it is still unrealistic under the existing aristocratic system.

However, officials from certain important departments are strictly prohibited from engaging in business.

For example, officials in the financial department are not only prohibited from engaging in business, but also have to conduct asset background checks regularly and strictly investigate gray income from unknown sources.

As the saying goes, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

In this situation, agents and agencies came into being.

These agencies set up shell chambers of commerce outside the Plantagenet Empire to serve officials.

Officials can choose to inject funds into these agencies, purchase properties in the name of these shell chambers of commerce, and register the properties under the name of the agencies to avoid direct connection with themselves.

Alternatively, you can carefully select an agent you trust and who has no relationship with you, give the agent enough funds, and allow the agent to purchase the property directly in his or her own name.

The entire transaction is handled by an agent, which can also conceal their connection with the industry.

Many officials who were prohibited from engaging in business privately controlled a large amount of assets and businesses through multiple agencies and agents.

However, although it is feasible, the risks are still huge: when you do this kind of transaction through an agent or agency, to a certain extent, you are handing the handle to them.

Gaode also has certain concerns about this.

Now, he has a better choice.

"Elsa, could you please ask Doctor Danica to come up?" Goder first used the magician's hand to close all eight boxes full of gold coins, and then said to Elsa.

"Ok?"

"I said before that maybe I could help Dr. Danica and the Orphanage," he explained.

Elsa's eyes lit up, "Okay, I'll go call Aunt Danica right away."

"Sir." Doctor Danica greeted him as usual, but this time her eyes were fixed on Goder's face. It was obvious that Aisha had explained to her in advance why Goder was looking for her.

"Doctor Danica, how long can Ronggu Hospital last under the current situation?" Gao De asked straight to the point.

"If you're lucky, three or four months. If you're unlucky," Doctor Danica fell silent halfway through her words.

"How many people are there in Rongguyuan now?"

"There are 132 children, including me, and 13 other religious monks who are responsible for the children's daily life, education and other needs. To be honest, we are seriously short of manpower. Fortunately, the children are very sensible and do not require us to worry too much. They will even take the initiative to help share our work."

"13 monks." Gao De's eyes lit up and he asked, "Can you trust them all?"

"Of course," Doctor Danica nodded, "They are basically orphans taken in by Haiyin Orphanage. After they grew up, they joined the Tidetalkers sect and became monks of the sect. They are responsible for the daily work of Haiyin Orphanage and have deep feelings for the sect and the Orphanage."

"So even though the sect fell apart and was basically in name only, they did not divide the sect's assets like other monks and go their separate ways. Instead, they chose to stay in the sect and support Haiyinrong Orphanage with me."

"They all follow you as their leader?" Gao De further confirmed.

"Yes," Doctor Danica sighed, "They were all just junior monks of the sect, just apprentices of mages, and I was once a deacon of the sect."

"Then they should all be able to read and have a certain level of knowledge, right?"

"The monks of the sect need to read and copy the doctrines and scriptures of the sect. They also need to perform duties such as recording church affairs and preaching doctrines. Literacy is the most basic requirement. In addition, Haiyinrong Orphanage has always provided basic education to children, so they have to give lessons on a daily basis."

"Teaching. What aspects do the educational courses provided by Rongguyuan include?" Gao De asked.

Dr. Danica listed them all, “It mainly focuses on basic reading and writing and religious courses, but also teaches some basic life skills and art courses.”

"It goes without saying that there are reading and writing courses. Religious courses are also compulsory for children, mainly teaching the doctrines and prayers of the sect."

"Then, depending on the children's gender, they will be taught needlework courses such as sewing, embroidery, and weaving, or manual courses such as carpentry and simple metal processing."

"The art courses mainly provide some basic music education and teach children to sing, but they usually teach hymns or classical recitation music of the sect."

Gao De's eyes brightened again and again.

It is called an orphanage, but in fact it is equivalent to a small Hope Primary School.

"If you believe in me, I can help you." He looked at Dr. Danika seriously.

"It has come to this point. The situation cannot be any worse than it is now, right?" Danica said calmly.

"That's easy," Goder paused and said, "You and Elsa and Anna should leave here and go to the North."

"Once we get there, I can't guarantee anything else, but basic food and clothing will be guaranteed."

His idea was simple, to pack up the entire Rongguyuan and send it to the northern border.

The 13 monks of the sect, including Dr. Danica, are the teaching resources that Phoenix is ​​currently in urgent need of.

Strictly speaking, there are not many of these friars.

But for Phoenix, it's enough.

Because what Phoenix lacks most right now is teachers who are proficient in the common language.

Although they don’t understand Ace language, it doesn’t matter much, just treat them as “foreign teachers”.

"The North." Doctor Danika opened her mouth, but a hint of hesitation flashed across her face.

It's not that I don't believe in God, but the name of the North itself represents "hunger and cold". It's like if someone tells you that you can go to the North Pole and have no worries about food and clothing there, even if your most trusted parents say this to you, your first reaction is to be skeptical.

"Mother Danica, what will Master Gode gain if he lies to you?" As a bystander, Elsa spoke up and made a reminder at this time.

This is indeed the case. If Gao De lied to her, he could still say that he gained something.

But it was meaningless to trick more than a hundred children from an orphanage and a dozen junior monks to the Northern Territory.

At least that's how it seemed to her.

"Sir, may I ask what we need to do when we arrive in the North?"

There is no free lunch in the world.

It is said that once they arrive in the North, they can be provided with the necessities of life, but there must be things for them to do. It is impossible to support them for nothing, right?
Even at this age and having experienced so many things, she still has this basic understanding.

"What do you need me to do? Does Daxing Northwest count?" Gao De said with a smile, then his expression became serious, "Just kidding. There is an urgent need for teachers over there. When we get to the North, the monks of Rongguyuan will need to serve as teachers and teach the children over there."

"That's it?"

"That's all."

Doctor Danica looked at Godd deeply, leaned forward slightly, saluted and said, "Sir, I believe you."

Gao De clapped his hands and said, "However, it is not easy to send the children to the North."

"The procedures must be followed properly. With my identity, I will not do anything like sneaking across the border."

"What do you mean?" Doctor Danica naturally understood what Gode said.

As a sea sentinel mage, he has a bright future ahead of him, so why would he do something that would ruin his future?

"I have studied the dynasty's decrees. According to the Apprenticeship Act of the Plantagenet dynasty and the recently promulgated Poor Law Amendment Act, child indentured labor has become a legal and reasonable thing. Especially for orphans without relatives, they can voluntarily sign a contract to go overseas to make a living." Gao De said seriously.

"Moreover, the Plantagenet dynasty was relatively tolerant of the autonomy of religious groups, and they could evade many censorships in the name of religion."

"Although the Tidetalker sect is dead in name only, at least the name still exists. All that is needed now is the name."

"I just happen to be planning to acquire the Harland Shipyard. My idea now is that you act as my agent and acquire the Harland Shipyard on my behalf."

"After the acquisition is completed, Dr. Danica, you will register a charity organization similar to the "Child Welfare Association" in the name of the shipyard and the Tidetalkers sect, and announce to the public that you will send children to other countries overseas to learn skills and employ them."

"This is in line with the 12th Amendment to the Poor Laws, which allows parishes to send poor children overseas as apprentices."

He spoke out his thoughts in one breath.

At the same time, doing so would completely sever his ties with the Harland Shipyard and would not affect his subsequent development and promotion in the Sea Sentinel.

"Okay." Without any hesitation, Dr. Danica agreed.

Long nights and many dreams.

The money has been raised and the "agent" has been found.

Godard did not delay any longer. After counting the money needed, he hailed a carriage and took Doctor Danica to the Harland Shipyard.

Haaland is a very capable businessman. He had already arranged everything that could be arranged in advance, including the drafting and filing of the contract, the arrangement of the contract signing location, and the appointment of the notary public, just waiting for Gaode to officially start the transaction.

The contract was signed in Harland's spacious and bright office. The oak table was polished to a shine, and the contract was brand new, exuding the scent of ink.

Due to Godhaihai's identity as a sentinel mage, and the previously promised investment, Haaland did not make any changes to the draft contract.

The terms are accurate and complete, and while they serve the interests of both parties, they also comply with laws, regulations and industry norms.

When the fact that Party A changed from Goder to Dr. Danica, Harland did not raise any objection - the most important thing was that the money was in place, and it didn't matter who Party A was.

After the notary public invited by Harland witnessed Dr. Danica and Harland signing two contracts, he said in a solemn voice: "Today, Ms. Danica and Mr. Harland have officially signed a contract regarding the acquisition of the Harland Shipyard. As the notary public, the contract will take effect from this moment on."

The contract came into effect, and from that moment on the owner of Harland Shipyard was changed to Danica.

Afterwards, in accordance with the contract, Haaland took Gold and Danica to conduct an inventory of the assets in the shipyard.

After ensuring that all assets were intact, Harland handed over important documents such as the shipyard's property rights documents, land deeds, contract documents, technical data, and other fixed assets along with machinery, raw materials, and other fixed assets.

Godard took out a metal box that he had prepared long ago, opened it, and revealed a box filled with Plantagenet coins.

The purchase price was 9200 Plantagenet coins, minus a 50 gold deposit, and a 920% stake transferred to Harland based on the valuation, and another 8230 gold was deducted, for a total of Plantagenet coins paid to obtain % of the shares of Harland Shipyard.

Even with the [Heavy Burden Spell], it still took some effort for God to carry the box of Plantagenet coins over.

But when he saw that the shipyard was in his hands, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It can be said that I own my first property.

"Mr. Harland, please invite the workers back to the shipyard as soon as possible, contact the original suppliers, purchase raw materials, and resume work as soon as possible," said Godard. "I will invest another 2,000 Plantagenet coins into the shipyard account as the initial operating capital of the shipyard."

A Harland ketch can carry an additional 15-30 passengers in addition to the crew required for sailing.

This carrying capacity is obviously far from enough to meet Amap's needs.

Therefore, shipbuilding must continue, and Gaode's initial goal is to form a small fleet.

"No problem." Haaland quickly got into his new role.

Strike while the iron is hot. After completing the ownership change of Harland Shipyard, Godd and Dr. Danica worked together to draft a management charter for the "Tidetalkers Children's Aid Association", and fabricated the association's operating rules, charitable purposes, organizational structure, financial terms and other contents out of thin air.

Subsequently, in the name of Danika and the Teochew sect, the management charter, project planning documents, explanatory documents, etc. were submitted to the Lagos city officials to apply for registration of the "Teochew Children's Aid Association."

However, the review was not that fast.

Even though Haaland used his connections and money to pave the way, it still took three full days for the association to pass the review and be successfully registered.

Of course, Gaode was not idle during these three days.

On the one hand, he issued a notice in the name of the shipyard, recruiting sailors for seafaring, and hired craftsmen at high prices to accompany the ships to sea for "assisting in construction."

On the one hand, they are purchasing materials needed for Phoenix’s current construction in the city.

The minimum period for "aid construction" was three years, and since the workers had to go overseas, it would certainly be difficult to recruit them, so Gao De directly offered a high salary of 400 Plantagenet coins per year.

"The nobles and officials in Lagos are like this, arrogant, lazy and greedy. This is because you want to register a relief association that can solve the orphan relief problem that they are worried about. They will basically not embarrass you during the review. Otherwise..."

After the association's registration was approved, Haaland, who had made great contributions in this process, complained to Gode in a sarcastic tone.

"Thank you for your hard work." Gao De expressed his sincere gratitude.

In addition to helping Gold go through the association's approval procedures, Haaland has been busy applying for the sea permit required for the ship to go out to sea these days.

If nothing unexpected happens, there are still some things to take care of.

Given the habits of local officials, if you don't offer some benefits, the department responsible for review and inspection will not say that you will not be allowed to go out to sea, but at least they will drag out the entire approval process to an extremely long length.

Haaland has long been accustomed to this, and has also been resentful for a long time.

(End of this chapter)