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Taeho Products.
The more I research, the more interesting the company feels.
“These children didn’t get caught, so I guess they smuggling too much?”
In particular, Taeho Shin, the president of Taeho Corporation, has a nephew, who was the guild leader of a guild.
A relative is running a guild and is wearing the guise of a general trading company, but it is a kind of black company that doesn’t care about money, even that it is an unlisted company like Jeongin Development.
taken from noblemt l
My feeling of backwards compatibility was correct.
That’s why I like it even more.
If you absorb these guys, you can reinforce the weak trade part, and you can learn the expedient know-how that you have accumulated while doing trade.
“how will we do it… .”
There are two ways.
Working on Taeho Products, destroying them and then absorbing them whole, and recruiting veteran employees.
“Recruitment… It will not be easy.”
One-shim trading, which has only been established for a few months with Taeho Trading, a mid-sized company, is no match for name value.
If that’s the case, then it’s quickest to destroy it on foot and then absorb it whole… .
“There’s no need to do anything special.”
Aren’t they the ones who will take care of accumulating crimes one by one just by watching them while fanning them?
“Wait, will you take this opportunity to weave party officials and send them to one room?”
The military has practical power, so it is meaningful to check Pan-ho Jang, but the members and executives of the Party Committee are the ones who will naturally have to change water over time anyway.
So, on this occasion, I’m going to tie it all up and send it out.
I said with a smirk.
“Think it was bad luck. So why are you clumsy and stand out in my eyes?”
* * *
The conductor took a drink from Shin Tae-ho and said.
“I blew up all those ganna bastards.”
At that, Shin Tae-ho said with a surprised expression.
“Did you really take a bribe and do something for you?”
“You claim no, but no matter how you look at it, doesn’t it make sense to receive preferential treatment only for one-hearted trade?”
Hearing the deputy chief’s words, Shin Tae-ho thought.
‘After all, the level manager and the deputy manager are different.’
Shin Tae-ho completely dispelled concerns that a high-ranking person might be involved.
“Then what about one-hearted trade?”
Then the conductor licked his lips and said.
“The officers fired them for preferential treatment, but they couldn’t find evidence of taking a bribe.”
In other words, there is no solid evidence, so you can’t touch the one-hearted trade.
Shin Tae-ho said with a firm expression.
“However, shouldn’t we allow such a bad practice to take hold in the special district that has just begun?”
“Hmm… .”
“Even though I am from South Korea… No, the republic is not a country of the Korean people. I’m really worried about that. In particular, the building in which Onesim Trading was located. Isn’t that a bit suspicious too?”
“building?”
“Yes, it is located in the center of Haeju Port, and it is the newest building, so it is a building that everyone coveted. Our Taeho Corporation also submitted an application. But, a place called One Heart Trading, which I have never heard of before, is just too expensive to occupy that place… I thought I would have been out of luck if it was just the building I moved into, but I feel like there must be something here as well as the privileges I received from the person in charge.”
At Shin Tae-ho’s words, the conductor nodded and said.
“I got it. I will find out about it too.”
“I wish you well. When a fair process and a fair result are accompanied, wouldn’t this special district created by Captain Jang Pan-ho shine even more? If it’s a position that anyone can covet, it’s right for a company that is in that position to enter it.”
Currently, there are only a handful of companies that have the size of Taeho Corporation among all foreign companies, including Korean companies that have entered the Haeju Port Special Zone.
Shin Tae-ho took a box out of his bag and held it out.
“This is a gift for me to ease the deputy’s hard work.”
The conductor glanced at the box and said:
“What? that is.”
“It’s a laptop. It’s also a new laptop.”
Shin Tae-ho said with a troubled expression.
“I brought it in for business use at Taeho Merchandise, but I brought in another one by mistake. What are you doing to bring it back to Korea? I brought it with the intention of giving it to the deputy chief in case you need it… .”
Bribery also has stages.
If you suddenly give a large amount of money out of the blue, ordinary people are not happy, but how to start with suspicion.
Therefore, it was the basic of the basics to lower the reluctance to bribe by handing expensive items that are used in daily life, such as wine and laptops.
The conductor opened the box, checked the contents, and said with his eyes wide open.
“Even if I didn’t, I needed a computer… .”
“Whether it’s the deputy manager we used to use, shouldn’t we just use it for business purposes?”
“Thank you, Girum.”
“Write for the Republic. In any case, the occupancy examination is fair and transparent. haha.”
The conductor nodded and said.
“Of course. To be honest, if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be appropriate for a company like Taeho Trading to enter?”
“Hey, I didn’t necessarily say it was our company… Well, if the test results come out like that, you have to accept it. haha!”
* * *
The deputy chief, who returned home after being treated with great care by Shin Tae-ho, looked at his laptop and said:
“Ganna baby… .”
Just thinking about that time, the conductor still has numbness in his neck.
Who would have imagined that Captain Jang Pan-ho would be behind the company he touched with a light heart?
In a rush, the deputy chief who blamed everything on Taeho Products.
But now it doesn’t matter.
The conductor pulled the tape recorder out of his pocket and said with a smile.
“But thanks to you, I have a good opportunity.”
Shin Tae-ho, who just said a few words as if passing by, this time, openly biting the building where One Mind Trade was located.
The instructions the deputy chief received from Pan-ho Jang were very simple.
Build a friendship with Shin Tae-ho and help him sow more bribes, while collecting evidence at the same time.
“If I manage this job well and only look into the eyes of Comrade Jang, will my position as deputy chief go wrong?”
said the conductor, putting the recorder back into his arms.
“Don’t feel sad. Isn’t that what life is all about?”
* * *
Chairman Shin Tae-ho gave a bribe to the deputy manager in the guise of more and more gifts, starting with wine.
However, Shin Tae-ho never made a personal request while bribing like that.
Just constantly throwing the bait.
And Shin Tae-ho’s patience finally paid off.
“Ginseng?”
– That’s right.
As soon as he heard the word ginseng, the slogans that popped into Shin Tae-ho’s head.
‘Koryo ginseng cultivated in the pristine areas of North Korea.’
They all grew up on the same land anyway, but that’s up to the packaging.
Perhaps there is an image that North Korea is less polluted than an urbanized South Korea.
– The amount allocated for export through the special zone is about 300 tons this year.
“Three hundred tons?”
Although Taeho Trading is a company that generates hundreds of billions of dollars in annual sales, it does not have a lot of spare funds due to the nature of its trading company.
Shin Tae-ho’s theory that if you have money, you have to keep rolling it to make money, and if you make fun of it, you will lose.
However, if it is 300 tons, even if it is calculated as the wholesale price of Korean ginseng, it is over 10 billion won, so it is a very burdensome amount for a short-term transaction as a Taeho product.
In addition, if the price fell due to an oversupply of such a large quantity going into Korea, it might incur huge losses.
However.
‘This is unconditional money.’
Whatever it is, it’s money in the first place.
Because South Korea has been cut off from North Korea for so long, many people open their wallets out of curiosity.
Also, Shin Tae-ho wasn’t the kind of stupid person who would release all the supplies at the same time and take a loss.
‘It’s not just once, it’s a year. If you sell in such a way that the market is less impacted by constantly adjusting the volume for a year… .’
I didn’t come to North Korea just to catch these items.
– Are you interested?
Shin Tae-ho coughed in vain at the words of the deputy chief.
“Hmm, there seems to be a lot of demand for North Korean ginseng. Wouldn’t ginseng grown in a clean area be more effective? But I think 300t is too much. It seems like it will be difficult for even us to digest all that large amount at once.”
Then the conductor said in a calm voice.
– Oh, you don’t have to worry about that. You only need to buy the quantity of Taeho products you want.
“want… How much?”
-As I said before, 300 tons is the amount allocated to the special zone, not the Taeho product. Because I owe Chairman Shin a heart, I want to be considerate so that I can take as much as I want first.
Shin Tae-ho’s expression hardened at those words.
‘Other companies?’
There is no such thing as a monopoly when it comes to maximizing profits.
It is said that no matter how much Taeho Products preempts the amount it wants first, other companies import it and release it in Korea, which can cause losses if the price fluctuates.
‘The best thing is to sign an exclusive supply contract, buy ginseng from North Korea from time to time, and then import it to South Korea steadily… .’
In this way, the funds are not tied up and the supply of North Korean ginseng can be controlled at will.
Shin Tae-ho thought for a moment and said.
“Chief, can we talk face-to-face for a moment?”
* * *
“So… .”
The conductor said with a frown on his face.
“Are you saying you want to buy ginseng exclusively?”
“That’s right.”
Shin Tae-ho said with a confident expression.
“It is by no means a bad offer for the Republic. Anyway, if 300t is released at once, the price is bound to plummet. Of course, the republic won’t lose anything if it’s the first. It will remain as a loss to the companies that bought 300 tons anyway. But is that really beneficial in the long run? There is no way that companies that have already suffered losses will purchase at the same price next year. But if I monopolize it, I can close this gap.”
Shin Tae-ho said while showing the materials he had prepared in advance.
“If we adjust the quantity so that there is no shock to the market, we can maintain a steady unit price in the long term. And for this to be possible, it must be accompanied by a monopoly.”
“Hmm… .”
“If several companies compete bloody, the price of Korean ginseng, the pride of North Korea, may not be paid.”
The conductor said with a troubled expression.
“It’s not that I don’t understand, but the monopoly is not my right.”
Shin Tae-ho said with a meaningful expression at the words of the deputy chief.
“The exclusivity does not have to be specified in the contract. An example would be the bidding method. It argues that companies should create a competitive landscape for the good of the republic, and then make them bid among themselves. Then it’s simple.”
Shin Tae-ho whispered quietly to the conductor.
“Can’t we and the deputy manager work together to make the bid a little higher than other companies?”
“Are you afraid you’re telling me to manipulate it now?!”
“If only me and the conductor keep our mouths shut, we can’t get caught. I bet.”
Working with insiders and playing with bids is one of the methods that Taeho Trading has done countless times.
“Chief, the world is changing. Starting with the special zone, the republic may become as open as China. You need to prepare in advance. You have to buy a nice house and eat expensive food to your heart’s content.”
After thinking for a while at Shin Tae-ho’s words, the conductor nodded and said.
“It’s not wrong. Because I can’t guarantee how long I’ll be here.”
Shin Tae-ho, who was excited, said as the deputy chief agreed with the agreement more easily than expected.
“Chairman, if we work together, we can dream of a more comfortable future. One ginseng for now, but who knows what else will come later? Isn’t it?”
Then the conductor quietly tilted his glass and said,
“I got it. In a chaotic world anyway, it would be right to think of myself first. Let’s do it.”
“Well thought!”
“But there is a problem.”
The conductor leaned towards Shin Tae-ho and said.
“My authority is even the management of the special district. I can designate a set sales method in an advantageous manner for Chairman Shin, but it is not me who decides the sales method of ginseng itself, but the company that sells ginseng.”
“A company that sells ginseng?”
“Ginseng is exclusively managed by the government-owned Korean ginseng company. If I oppose the bid here, it will be of no use for me to go out in all directions.”
In North Korea, private enterprises are prohibited by law.
Of course, there are a lot of people who do business openly in the market or in places like this, but all companies and factories of some size are state-owned enterprises.
And this was one of the reasons why Shin Tae-ho worked hard on the deputy chief.
“If it is owned by the state, it must be run by the state as well.”
The number of party cadres and senior officials is limited.
Of course, their own network pool would be obvious.
As a deputy director, he thought that even if he crossed a few bridges, he would be able to project enough influence because they would all belong to the same Labor Party anyway.
And this judgment was correct.
“Do you know anyone there?”
“It’s not… .”
Shin Tae-ho said with a bright smile.
“Then let me introduce myself. I will take care of the rest.”
* * *
“Chairman Shin Tae-ho, is it something more than you think?”
All I had to do was have the conductor lay the plates down.
However, he cooks and boils the people involved and builds a lobbying relationship in an instant.
Sometimes they target the families of the people involved, and sometimes they use various means, such as understanding the tastes of the people involved.
“The lobby has a lot of power.”
If the deputy chief had not revealed everything earlier and surrendered the white flag, he would have created a bribe link from Shin Tae-ho to the deputy chief and from the deputy chief to other high-ranking North Korean officials.
“Even though it’s only a medium-sized business, it’s pretty good… . No, rather, since it’s a mid-sized company, can we go out more aggressively?”
Large corporations that people are familiar with are limited in their ability to move to get people’s attention.
However, I think that a position like Taeho Trading, which has money but is not known to people, is much safer and may be better for lobbying.
In addition, the fact that the items they handle are items that people do not pay much attention to also plays a role.
Right now, even me alone would not have seen ginseng at 3,000 tons instead of 300 tons.
Since the level of the company is ambiguous and the items handled are also vague, people are less interested in it, so it is better to commit fraud.
“Anyway, I’m happy because I’m doing well.”
The reason I picked ginseng as my first target was because the president of the ginseng company was a relative of one of the party committees.
When Shin Tae-ho uses his abilities to the fullest and commits corruption by roasting and boiling high-ranking officials of the ginseng company, the deputy chief gathers evidence next to him, and then weaves the members together when they burst.
I said raising the corners of my lips.
“Ginseng is just the beginning. There are still many companies to target. Do your best, Chairman Shin Tae-ho.”