When Mr. Geruno changed his clothes and came to the conference hall, some family members had already gathered here.

This is one of the advantages of living together with a large family. When something unexpected happens, it will be very simple to call people.

At least these people don't need to wash up after receiving the call, leave the house, go to the garage to pick up the car, then drive a certain distance and enter the manor layer by layer, and then come to the conference hall.

None of these are needed, people only need to be notified, then wash, change clothes, and go downstairs.

In the family culture, Federation seems to always avoid the "family" itself. From the time when children leave their parents to form their own new family, they have a sense of separation from their past family, that is, their parents and other relatives.

They are obviously a family, but because of...leaving the family to live alone, they turned from a family to relatives.

This point is also emphasized in the culture of the Federation, but the way the Federation people emphasize it is not so simple and direct. .

What they emphasize is not getting rid of the "old family", but that people should learn to be "independent".

It sounds like... not the same thing, but in fact the core of this kind of thinking is that when people mature, they should get out of the family, live alone, and face the world alone!

This is the third spirit of the Federation after the two spirits of freedom and fairness—the spirit of independence!

Some people say that this spirit actually originated from the pioneer era, but this kind of statement does not occupy a mainstream position. People still feel that independent living is the right way.

Some sociologists also cite animals, such as natural predators, whose children are kicked out of their territory by their parents during their "teenage years" in order to help the next generation grow up.

The people believed it and did so, but the broken family and family relationship can never be repaired.

Those old people would rather sit alone in rocking chairs by the fireplace, holding photos from ten or twenty years ago, or even longer ago, and rubbing them with their sleeves, remembering the time of the family in the past.

Nor is it easy to call your kids and tell them it's time to get together.

The same is true for children, of course they need to face more things, such as a competitive society or intense studies, coupled with emotional life and rich social life, they are less likely to think of those old people.

But...is this all true?

Is this "independent spirit" necessarily correct?

Not really, at least not quite.

Looking at the upper class of the Federation, and even expanding a circle, the "traditional" countries such as Gefra and Penteo.

Behind every individual in the upper class is a huge family, and most of the people in this big family live together.

They will build large manors or even old castles to provide family living, not to mention that parents and adult children live together, even if four or even five generations live together, it is very common.

If there is something that you don't know is right or wrong, then just look at how those people in the upper class of this society do it, and you will understand.

They can't be wrong, at least not in the general direction.

In fact, what really restricts people from living together is not "independent spirit" or "the price of growth", but **** poverty!

Not every family can have a manor or even an old castle, where a large family of hundreds of people can be crammed together.

Not to mention the manor and castle, not everyone can own even a big house!

The middle and lower classes of society have no way to put family members together, so they have to find some theoretical basis and support for the division of families.

"Spirit of independence" and "the price of growth" are obviously the terms that are most in line with the values ​​of the Federation at the moment.

In the movies, in the books, people say that, and... most people believe it.

In fact, there is nothing they can do if they don’t believe it, because they can’t support the price of living together for everyone!

If society is always moving forward, in the end, people should live together again instead of being separated!

When he walked into the conference hall, the noise in the conference hall stopped, and there was a strong smell of smoke in the air. Mr. Geruno was slightly dizzy, and his heart was not very comfortable.

After he found his seat, he didn't sit down immediately, but stood with his hands on the edge of the table for a while, and then sat down.

The room fell completely silent while he was standing, and these people thought that Mr. Geruno was dissatisfied with the noise.

In fact, the housekeeper standing outside the door knew very well that Mr. Geruno might not be feeling well.

He got up too early, and he didn't get enough rest last night, and during this time, it's normal to feel uncomfortable.

However, considering Mr. Geruno's health, the housekeeper still contacted the doctor and asked them to be ready at any time.

In the room, Mr. Geruno did not show any emotion of discouragement, he was still as solemn as before, "How much money can we still have in our account?"

The first question is to point directly to the most critical thing, money!

Before today, Mr. Geruno never worried about money, he didn't even have any idea about money.

He was able to plunder untold wealth every year through legal and illegal business, so that money seemed to him nothing more than a string of numbers on a piece of paper.

But now, he was starting to get a little nervous.

The next person who spoke was Mr. Geruno's younger brother, his own younger brother. He was in charge of the big and small accounts of various enterprises and accounts under the family, but that was specific to the company or the person in charge, and he was only in charge of the big accounts. account.

Perhaps he realized that Mr. Geruno would ask such a question before he came, and he quickly gave an accurate number.

"If we don't consider odds and ends, we still have close to 400 million funds at our disposal..."

It can be used at will, which means that even if the 400 million funds are removed, it will not affect the daily operation of the entire family-owned business, and will not cause pressure on the capital chain!

Looking at Mr. Geruno's unchanged face, he added, "If you give us some time, we can add about 500 million more funds, but it won't last for too long."

Mr. Geruno's dissatisfaction finally overflowed.

He frowned, with a dissatisfaction on his face, "That's all?"

Look, listen to his tone, he can raise 900 million cash in total, but he is dissatisfied with this, and he said that's all!

But he is qualified to say that, because he is Gerunor, Gerunor Duncan, the Emperor of the Empire in the shadow of the Federation!

Mr. Geruno's younger brother smiled awkwardly, "Our industry has suffered some impacts. In addition, the bank has also frozen some of our accounts. Now the accounts that can be used safely are basically overseas accounts."

"And those people's appetites are getting bigger..."

Mr. Geruno knew who those people were and how big their appetite was!

Before looking for them to do things, maybe 30,000 to 50,000 yuan can be done, but now those people can easily ask for 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, and some key characters even ask for bribes of 500,000 or 1 million!

Everyone said that the Duncan family was crazy, but these people were really crazy!

For money, they dare to do anything, even reveal some important information!

As long as the money is in place!

This also makes the current expenses more and more high, and few funds have a shortage that looks like a shortage.

What's more troublesome is that something happened in the oil field.

Mr. Geruno thought for a while, "How many oil contracts do we have yet to fulfill?"

The family member responsible for the oil is Mr. Geruno's cousin, and his expression is also very serious, "About a little over 100 million."

The impact of the destruction of the oil field is not only that they can't produce oil now, but what's more terrible is that if they can't complete the sales contract they signed before, others will be able to sue them in court for breach of contract!

Once the court has such an opportunity, they can completely conduct a thorough investigation of the Duncan family with "breach of contract" as the core, and then freeze most of their accounts and businesses!

They also have to compensate those people with sky-high liquidated damages!

This is a tricky problem, and it's not as simple as not being able to produce oil!

Mr. Geruno didn't realize anything at first, but soon, he realized that the number was not right.

"Why is there such a large order, or are there several orders?", more than 100 million last orders, this number is not normal.

Even if the whole world is shrouded in the cloud of war, it is unlikely that there will be so many "commodity lists".

If it is a "policy sheet", it is normal.

Petroleum is a strategic material. Before the outbreak of war, it must be stored in large quantities. It is normal for the federal government to hoard it after the price is lowered.

But at this time, oil is not a good kind for private trade!

Because of its special nature, it may be expropriated by the local government anytime and anywhere. Even if someone wants to do some business with low prices~lightnovelpub.net~, they will not eat so much oil in one go.

At this time, so much oil is not wealth, but the light of destruction that invites disaster!

The cousin mentioned the names of several companies, and Mr. Geruno frowned even tighter. He had never even heard of these companies, and neither did his cousin.

If nothing else happened, he had a vague guess that these companies and the group that destroyed the oilfield equipment should belong to the same force.

"Check who is behind these companies, spend some money, we need to figure out where the first wave of attack is coming from!"

Although the Duncan family is facing the most dangerous situation in history, there are still people who are willing to serve them for the sake of money.

Even scrambling to serve them!

Some people are full of justice, bathed in the light of justice.

And some people, whose eyes are full of desire, have already fallen into the swamp of desire and cannot leave!