Chapter 430 Soma Pirates
Then Liu Ming's mentality adjusted. Speaking of which, his employees were almost the same as those in this country.
This time, the Madai government opened up private island trading, which was a helpless move. The tsunami that occurred in Southeast Asia in 2004, and just one Yulang submerged the entire Madai. It can be called the modern version of the land sinking of Atlantis, causing economic losses of hundreds of millions of meters to the island country. Since then, the Madai has received relief from the United Nations for many years.
The country's economy is too dependent on tourism. Once there is no hot spot to attract tourists, the national living standards will plummet. As the sense of crisis deepens, the government decided to open some uninhabited islands, solicit international funds, and borrow chickens to lay eggs.
"Mr. Minister, these islands are too small. Are there any bigger ones?" Liu Ming was not satisfied with the seven or eight islands in the photo. Like the small sandbank just now, the part exposed to the sea was only about a hundred square meters.
Minister Dida smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, we do have other islands, but I think it is necessary to emphasize to you that the infrastructure part of the island you bought is no less than 70% of the island area. That is to say, if you buy an island of 1,000 square meters, you will have to build a 700 square meters artificial building on the island."
Liu Ming nodded, "So there is such a regulation." He thought to himself that the other party was clearly a routine of absorbing foreign capital.
Suddenly he remembered something and asked, "I heard that our country lacks freshwater. If I invest in building a freshwater factory, will there be discounts?"
Dida's eyes lit up and she smiled and said, "If you can invest in the construction of a Tamsui factory, the government will definitely give you the best discount conditions!"
As soon as he heard that Liu Ming had the idea of investing in the construction of a Tamsui factory, Acting President Ma invited Liu Ming and others that night.
When talking about buying the island, the President waved his hand, "Mr. Liu, if you build a tamsui factory that meets 200,000 people, you will be our friend of Madai! We not only provide free land islands for building factories, but also give you an extra uninhabited island, so you can choose whatever you want!"
When Liu Ming heard this, he kept calculating the difference between the two. Before the banquet, he asked Old Silva about the cost of the island's tamsui factory, which was about 40 million meters. He also needed to build a small thermal power station. Overall, it would take 50 million meters of basic investment. The capital recovery was very slow, and it was expected that the capital would be recovered in 10 years. The most expensive uninhabited island here is only 10 million meters.
"Mr. President, I need to communicate with the technical team about the conditions for building a factory, so I cannot give you a certain answer for the time being."
The president nodded to express his understanding and everyone began to taste local seafood.
That night, Liu Ming was looking at the stars with Rita, and his phone kept ringing inappropriately.
"Hello!"
Zhang Xiangzhi's anxious voice came from the other side of the phone, "Boss, our cargo ship has been hijacked again!"
Liu Ming "teng" and sat upright, "Is it done by the Soma Pirates!?"
"Yes! This time, not only did the cargo on the ship be swallowed, but also kidnapped the crew and extorted 2 million meters of our shipping company!"
"Damn it! I'm using it as an ATM!?" Liu Ming cursed angrily.
Rita said curiously: "African Soma? It's not far from here. I heard that it is the most chaotic area in the world."
The speaker has no intention, the listener has his intention!
Liu Ming instantly ignited his fighting spirit, "Baby, I decided to have a fight with those pirates!"
Rita looked at him speechlessly, "I heard that many countries' regular navies cannot solve those pirates. Are you going to die?"
Liu Ming spread his hands and said, "I can't do anything. Now the group has too many equipment to and from Europe, I can't always be slaughtered by others."
At the same time, in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, there is a private room in a five-star hotel.
Morris of Titu Group hung up his phone, and Takuma Miki, who was sitting opposite him, looked at him with inquiring eyes.
"The thing is done!" After Morris finished speaking, he proudly stuffed the cigar into his mouth and took a deep breath.
"Okay!" Miki Takuji praised: "That guy is actually doing underground transactions under our noses. He is lawless! He should be taught a lesson!"
Morris nodded and said, "Of course, it is necessary for this kid to know whose order the world is running!"
Takumi Miki asked again: "What if he pays the ransom?"
Morris grinned and smiled, "I have told the other side through the intermediary that I will match any ransom for the other party! Just drag it to me and drag him down!"
Taku Miki nodded and continued to drugge, "Now this kid's family is big and a mere ship may not hurt his roots. We still need to continue to build his fleet and continue to bleed him!"
Morris smiled and said, "No problem. As long as you can get the appropriate ship information for Dahan shipping, I will continue to contact the pirates to get them!"
"Hahaha! Happy cooperation!"
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On the second day, Liu Ming took a boat to the main island of Mare to find the President.
"What? Have you decided to invest? Great!"
"Mr. President, my technical team told me that the location of the Tamsui factory is very important and requires a certain amount of fuel storage space. I have sent someone to serve Pegasus. Can I choose the island I use now? I hope that the two projects will start at the same time!"
The president smiled, "Of course! I, Paida, will accompany you to choose the island!"
In the morning, everyone started to flip through the administrative map in Dida's office.
This kind of map is much more detailed than the publicity map Liu Ming got at the port. In addition to the shape and area of the island exposed to the sea, it is also equipped with aerial photos.
Liu Ming chose an uninhabited island in the west, which is about 0.5 square kilometers. This is already the largest uninhabited island, with a sea distance of dozens of kilometers from the main island of Mare.
Liu Ming was about to put away the photos, but found that the island he chose was a light blue color that had not yet exposed the sea, forming a perfect circle.
"Minister Dida, what is this?"
"Oh, this is also a coral atoll. Unfortunately, it was not exposed to the sea. I originally hoped it would rise to the sea, but in the past few years, it had no hope of being exposed." Dida introduced.
Liu Ming thought for a while and said, "I'm going to build a dock on a small island soon. I'm worried that this atoll will cause the ship to get stuck. Can I give this atoll to me too?"
Dida didn't hesitate and said directly: "Mr. Liu's words are reasonable, so let's give them to them together!"
Chapter completed!