No one knew who the owner of the Shell Motor Company was, because the ownership structure of this giant company was very complicated.
At the beginning of the Republic, 30% of the shares belonged to the Federation Citizen Fund. Nominally, the power was exercised by the parliament, but in reality, it was directly controlled by the government.
The rest of the shares were made up of countless public funds and private funds. Among them, the second largest shareholder after the Federation government was the Veterans Association, but it only held 1.4% of the shares.
It was related to the lifeline of the Federation, so it was unacceptable that the ownership of such an important company was not clear. However, this situation had been maintained for so long that the entire Federation had started to accept it.
In the eyes of the Federation government and many industry experts, the reason why the Shell Motor Company's shares were so scattered and complicated was because of historical reasons. It was a situation caused by the many big families and countless profit seekers.
The Federation Statistics Department did the last calculation in the 41st year of the Constitutional Calendar, and confirmed that if the Federation Citizen Fund and the shares with military background were included, the Federation could control 41% of the shares.
The Statistics Department and the economists believed that under the strict supervision of the relevant laws, as many as 3000 shareholders' insider trading was completely blocked. It was difficult to fundamentally change the complex ownership structure formed by history. Under this situation, even if the Federation's seven big families worked together, it was impossible to control the Shell Motor Company without alarming the Federation government. (Note)
It was precisely because of this reason that the no longer young President Nutshell now had a very shocked and wonderful expression on his face. After being voted by the federal parliament and personally appointed by the president, he had never thought that one day he would lose control of the board of directors.
He looked at the shareholders who were attending the emergency board meeting, looked at the complicated but clear share confirmation on the screen in front of him, and looked at the few representatives of the Xiu Shu Foundation who were indifferent. He was speechless for a long time.
Different from what the Statistics Department and the economists thought, the Tai family did not need to work with other big families to have enough shares to propose a private motion, and they could expressionlessly ask the government to return the Shell Motor Company.
There was no insider trading, because the thousands of unknown small funds and various associations … were originally the Tai family's!
Since the beginning of the Republic, the bloodline of the previous dynasty had never given up on the control of the Shell Motor Company. The Tai family had only quietly dispersed the shares in their hands and distributed them to numerous newly established organizations.
Then, with the most terrible erosion of time, thousands of small organizations quietly changed their names, and the Federation began to forget their existence. They hid in the Forgotten Kingdom, silently enjoying the huge dividends every year. Only when the family faced a fatal threat did these shares, which had disappeared for countless years, resurface.
"Mr. President, we respect your professionalism very much. I think the confirmation of the shares is very clear now. We have the certification of the three major accounting firms. If you continue to insist that the review needs more time, we will directly dismiss you according to the process. "
The representative of the Xiu Shu Foundation looked at the president of the Nutshell Foundation expressionlessly and said, "In fact, we all know very well why you are stalling for time, but I have to remind you that what we do is within the legal framework. Please don't bear the responsibility of the government that you shouldn't bear."
The president frowned and asked, "I really want to know why you didn't hesitate to expose thousands of years of hidden shares to take back the Nutshell Motor Company. What is your purpose?"
The lawyer walked out from behind and took out a few documents and spread them on the table. He said very kindly, "According to the purchase contract and financial guarantee contract signed between the Shell Motor Company and the Federation government, three large amounts of money should have been received by now. We hope that the government can return the money immediately."
The president of the Nutshell Foundation frowned even more. He was very clear about the current financial situation of the Federation government. It was already very difficult to support the Left Sky Starfield War. If it was in the past, the government could definitely delay the payment to the Nutshell Motor Company, but now, the Tai family couldn't accept it.
As for the only company that could continue to provide the government with war loans, the Sanlin United Bank? It was said that their new CEO had just been arrested by the government.
The president's smile became bitter, and he asked, "What if the government doesn't return the money?"
The lawyer suddenly changed his expression. He was cold and ruthless like a Bermuda loan shark. He slammed the table and roared, "It is only right to return the money owed! If the government doesn't return the money, all the production bases under the Nutshell Motor Company are not allowed to give them a single warship or mecha! "
"The four feather-level warships that were preparing to leave the Old Moon Base are to return immediately! The daily maintenance of the base is to stop immediately! Also, all the mechanical engineers that the company left in the army must be recalled! Don't forget that we are the ones paying their salaries! "
The president's body turned cold. He thought about the terrible situation that the Federation forces would face if all of this really happened. He couldn't help but clench his fists and shout, "Are you crazy!"
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The lawyer wasn't crazy because he was carrying out the will of Lady Tai. Facing the attack of the government, the madam's real crazy response was yet to come.
If the voting rights in the parliament and the drastic change in the Nutshell Motor Company couldn't cause the Federation government to panic because of the limitation of time, then the following thing was completely different.
Behind the New Moon Base, in an important crystal mine area of the Ministry of Defense's general assembly base, a violent explosion suddenly occurred. This explosion didn't cause too many casualties, but it directly turned 455 units of crystal mines into green smoke!
Crystal mines were very stable energy sources. Other than the abnormal transition of electrons caused by laser irradiation, they were as safe as a pile of rocks.
This sudden explosion in the New Moon Base was like a bolt of lightning that struck the hearts of many important people in the government and military.
For the Federation forces, in the war against the Empire, crystal mines were definitely the most important strategic resource. Without crystal mines, the Federation's fleet wouldn't be able to cross the vast universe, and no matter how strong the Federation's ground mecha troops were, they would only become a pile of steel garbage that looked at the Left Sky Star Region from the capital ring.
455 units of crystal mines turned into green smoke in the explosion. This wasn't a loss that couldn't be endured, but the problem was that if this explosion was deliberately caused by some power, then it meant that the other party had the ability to paralyze the Federation Fleet at any time!
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The cold winter wind blew into the balcony and suddenly became warm, gently blowing the hair beside the wrinkles at the corner of the madam's eyes. She took the phone from Secretary Shen, smiled slightly, and replied, "Mr. President, Mochou has been controlling the crystal mine consortium in the back of the mountain for too many years. From exploration, mining, purification, preservation, and transportation, there are too many steps in this process. Even I don't know how many methods there are to turn these crystal mines into useless rocks or green smoke."
"When did you start preparing?"
The madam slowly stood up, walked to the railing, and looked at the picturesque landscape covered by the winter snow. She gently breathed, then elegantly replied, "Maybe it started on the day the Empire ended. In the period of history that you and I are in, Mochou started preparing these measures in the back of the mountain, starting from a conversation on the balcony. "
"Was that three or four years ago? At that time, Shi Qinghai killed several of your most important partners in the parliament. Xu Le returned from the West Woods to the capital ring, and you couldn't even shoot him down with your battleships. Then, General Lee Jae-do came to Mochou's back of the mountain and had a long talk with me. "
Lady Tai held the phone and said, "Mr. President, at that time, I once said something. Once the steel monsters have their own consciousness, their appetite will become extremely greedy. In their eyes, any former overlord is just a few pieces of delicious synthetic meat."
"My family doesn't want to become the delicious synthetic meat in your eyes, so naturally, we have to make some preparations. You should allow the synthetic meat to have the right to fight back."
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With a muffled sound, a large caliber bullet with a tungsten tail shot out from the thick barrel of the ACW. It tore through the sky under the shadow of the lead clouds and blasted a terrifying deep crater in front of the military vehicle on the road!
The distance was too far beyond the effective range. Xu Le wasn't surprised that the first shot didn't hit the target. He carried the heavy military backpack and stepped on the smooth surface of the rock with one foot in front of the other. He aimed at the military vehicle on the road at the foot of the mountain expressionlessly and pulled the trigger again.
Xu Le's index finger quickly made contact with the trigger and then released it. The top half of the ACW kept retreating like a bolt of lightning and then bounced back. In the short span of three seconds, Xu Le, who was standing on the rock, fired five consecutive shots!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ground around the military vehicle at the foot of the mountain exploded almost at the same time. The rear tire of the military vehicle on the right was shot out and fell to the ground with a loud crack. Smoke and dust suddenly filled the road.
As the strongest force in the Federation, the Iron Seven Division naturally had the fastest reaction speed. The moment the gunshots rang out, the two mechas of the Defense Battalion arrived with a roar. The tall and heavy bodies crushed the road and thick mechanical legs stretched out like lightning and blocked the side of the dark green military vehicle.
The seventh bullet came from the depths of the mountain range at high speed and hit the alloy armor of the MX mecha's mechanical legs. It actually shot out a dazzling white mark.
Still because of the distance, the ACW bullet couldn't penetrate the Federation's mecha. On the rock, Xu Le was still expressionless. After changing the magazine, he aimed at the road at the foot of the mountain and continued to fire without stopping.
In order to kill Du Shaoqing from a distance in front of the entire Iron Seven Division, there would only ever be a few chances, or even just one shot. The problem was that because of the damned distance, Xu Le's first shot had directly missed.
Right now, he wasn't disappointed, just a little anxious. He didn't know what the lady behind Mochou was doing, but he knew that she definitely had her reasons for wanting him to delay Du Shaoqing's movement into the city.
So right now, his goal was no longer to kill Du Shaoqing, but to harass him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to shoot here. Of course, if the first seven shots were lucky enough to hit the dark green military vehicle, that would be for the best.
The sniping from the top of the mountain continued. The terrifying bullets created strange sparks on the mechanical legs of the two MX mechas that acted as a bulletproof barrier, making unpleasant muffled sounds.
After the attack, the well-trained soldiers of the Iron Seven Division still maintained their valiant calm and silence. The team that stretched for more than a dozen roads neatly stopped. The dozen or so MX mechas scattered in the wilderness near the mountain range had already rushed toward the mountain peak.
"Long-range sniping, the shooting distance is already more than four kilometers." A staff officer crouched beside the dark green military vehicle and reported to the people inside. "The Federation's standard sniper rifle doesn't have such a long range."
"Have you compared the sniper rifle of Chundu Sanatorium?"
"Yes, that sniper rifle doesn't have the same range."
The door of the dark green military vehicle was suddenly pushed open. Du Shaoqing, who was dressed in a well-ironed general uniform, walked to the side of the mechanical leg. He looked at the dim light that was like a cigarette butt on the mountaintop and listened to the muffled gunshots in front of him.
"It's the ACW."
He took off his sunglasses and put them in the pocket of his military uniform.
Then he reached his right hand to his side and took the heavy sniper rifle. With impeccable standard military movements, he aimed the flat end of the rifle at the mountain peak and pulled the trigger.
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(Note: See Chapter 88 of The Bell in the Upper Forest in Volume 2: Where there's metal, there's a nutshell.
Part of the shyness is because the first three to four hundred words of this chapter are copied from that chapter.
Part of the smugness is because the distribution of shares in the nutshell has to be clearly written, but I found that no matter how I write it, I can't write it better than I did two years ago.
Part of the smugness is because the extra words in this chapter are enough to make up for the three to four hundred words, so you can't accuse me of being unkind.
Part of the smugness is because you know the reason. I've been hiding the beautiful inheritance of the Tai family's crown prince for as long as the shares in the nutshell. Two years ago, I spent so many words explaining the shares in the nutshell. Who was the one who said I was spouting nonsense? Horizontal.
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