The Portable Farm in the Siheyuan
Chapter 202: Promotion to Earl
As a result, the investment in this cross-harbour tunnel alone has reached 500 million Hong Kong dollars. Although it was completed seven years earlier, the construction cost was reduced a lot and the labor cost was cheaper, but the lane width was expanded and a subway line was added, so the total investment became 500 million Hong Kong dollars.
Adding the investment in the two super complexes and his series of investments, the total capital requirement is around 3.54 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is million US dollars. He also needs financing!
However, all of his investments are golden goose that lay golden eggs. In the future, they will not only appreciate in value, but also be super cash cows, especially the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel and the Undersea Metro. The daily cash flow is absolutely amazing.
The reason why Robert Black was able to put aside his prejudice and fully cooperate with him was actually because of his super investment. In this era, the Hong Kong government can definitely not find another investment of 2 billion Hong Kong dollars. You have to know that the total export trade volume of Hong Kong last year was only a pitiful 200 million Hong Kong dollars. Mo Bin's super investment can greatly boost the economy of Hong Kong.
Not to mention something as simple as increasing the employment rate, the two landmark buildings have also enabled Hong Kong's tourism industry to develop rapidly. The Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel and the undersea subway have given wings to Hong Kong's economic take-off!
Mo Bin also discussed with Sir Robert Black and decided to keep it secret for the time being. He was about to fly to England and had agreed to the engagement with the Queen and her sisters. He couldn't go back on his word. At the same time, he also invited Sir Robert Black to surprise him with a royal engagement ceremony!
At the same time, he was very optimistic about the future of this young Viscount. No, he was about to become the Marquis's son-in-law. If he didn't cling to him now, when would he be?
In the end, he is just a British politician. Even if he has the ability and political ambition, it is only for the future return to British politics and squeeze into the aristocracy system. Can he become a citizen of Hong Kong with millions of people? Don't be ridiculous!
The reason why Mo Bin asked him to keep it secret was, of course, that he was going to England to raise funds. This time he was going to mortgage a large amount of gold for a loan. Moreover, for this super project of the undersea tunnel, he might need to sell some shares. It would not be a good idea for one person to take it all!
The shareholders he envisioned would certainly include banks, including HSBC, Citigroup and Standard Chartered. The forces behind these three banks are very complex and they will be of great use in the future. In addition, the Hong Kong government also needs to participate in the shares. He also wants to give a part to the royal family, which will make it more stable.
Back at Lundun Manor, Mo Bin drove the yacht himself and started the game of creating something out of nothing again. This time he directly sold 200 tons of gold, mortgaged 100 million pounds, and 50 top-quality diamonds, mortgaged 30 million pounds.
Bank of Scotland, Barclays, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank joined forces to take a bite of this huge piece of cake. The same 10+5+5 contract gave Mo Bin the lowest interest rate.
His cross-harbour tunnel investment plan also attracted many big players. The Queen sent a spokesperson, invested 10 million Hong Kong dollars, and took 2% of the shares. Mo Bin gave % of the shares to his fiancée Princess Alexandra as a betrothal gift, which made the royal family extremely satisfied!
Through his super business plan, which was equivalent to the feasibility study report in later generations, Downing Street and the House of Commons each took 7%. He did not care how to distribute it. The House of Lords and the Hong Kong government were given 5% of the shares, and these had to be paid at the original price.
Mo Bin still had 64% of the shares left, mainly because the feasibility study was too attractive, attracting several banks' crazy pursuit. He had no choice but to continue to take out 15% and let them bid for it, with a starting premium of 50%.
As a result, the three banks with the best business in Hong Kong, HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citigroup, formed a consortium and acquired 75% of the shares at a premium of 15%, which made everyone happy.
Mo Bin himself holds 49% of the shares, and the 2% given to his fiancée Princess Alexandra is only management shares. They can only be distributed as dividends and inherited, but cannot be transferred. The voting rights are also in Mo Bin's hands, and he is still the actual controlling shareholder.
He established the Global Investment Group in his fiefdom, the Isle of Man, to hold a controlling stake in the newly established Hong Kong and Kowloon Tunnel Group. Princess Alexandra served as the chairman, and he himself had no time to take care of these matters.
The sale of shares here allowed him to recover more than 51 million Hong Kong dollars, and he still had % of the shares left. Not only did he gain a super profitable project, but he also gained a large group of powerful allies. It doesn't matter if he can't bind them for the time being, he still has a backup plan!
Of course, all these efforts were rewarded. At his grand engagement ceremony, his sister-in-law, the Queen, crowned him with the title of Earl, Earl Sean Douglas, but it was just a change of title. He was not given a penny or an acre of land!
But there are benefits. Downing Street agreed to his acquisition of the Times Newspaper Group and three small TV stations, and allowed him to invest in water plants, power plants, gas companies and other businesses. Motorola, Li Huanggua, you two can give up now!
The Eagle Country, once the world hegemon and the empire on which the sun never sets, has vigorously built 50 nuclear power plants in its own country since the 14s, and once stood at the top of the world's nuclear energy.
And then, there was nothing else. Ever since the colonies rushed for independence and Thatcher used nuclear energy privatization to save the economy, the nuclear energy of the Eagle Country has been like riding a bicycle down a mountain, draining all the way to the bottom!
In other words, the nuclear energy of the Eagle Country is now at its peak, but John Bull has not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.
Originally, the United States already had so many nuclear power plants, and it also discovered the North Sea oil fields. Relying on the North Sea oil fields, the United States, which once relied heavily on imported oil, has become the world's fifth largest oil exporter.
Who needs nuclear power when we have oil? The technology is difficult and the operating costs are high. If we are not careful, there will be a nuclear leak. The price of access to the internet is still so high. Whoever wants it can want it. I have a big oil field anyway. I am the wealthy son-in-law, Earl Sean Douglas. I have a lot of money to burn. It’s no problem for me to invest in a power plant!
The good times did not last long. Soon the Eagle Country discovered another problem: the North Sea oil fields were almost exhausted, and they had to import oil, which increased costs and electricity prices.
Moreover, many nuclear power plants built in the past have gradually been decommissioned. Some are still unsafe and have constant nuclear leaks, so the proportion of nuclear power has continued to decline.
They are simply people who only remember the rewards and not the punishments. In the future, they will slap themselves in the face. They first worked with other European and American countries to achieve carbon neutrality, thinking that they could curb the development of the University of Tokyo. However, after going around in circles, they realized that they were the poor fools. They could only announce the abolition of the declaration, saying that all the previous statements were bullshit and they still have to restart the nuclear power plant!
Decades have passed, and China has gone from being the world's largest nuclear power country to being a weak country with no one to rely on, and can only ask its French cousins next door for help in its construction!
Mo Bin's investment will start with thermal power and then nuclear power plants. By stealing the nuclear power technology from the American guys, we can also put our nuclear power plants into operation earlier. The reform and opening up of Dongda University depends entirely on electricity!
And he is not so selfless. This industry is very profitable and the more time passes, the more money he makes. The Eagle countrymen will face the serious problem of power shortage in the future.
As for newspapers and television stations, they are his main targets. In his mind, their importance even exceeds that of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Cross-Harbour Tunnel. It won’t be long. In twenty years, the power of the media will be revealed. If it weren’t for the help of Motoroke Media, the Iron Lady would have been driven out of office long ago!
The water plant and the gas company are both livelihood projects. In the future, not only can we make money, but we can also control the lifeline of the Eagle Country people. Regardless of what else we want to do, at least they are enough to serve as amulets!
Especially in the British Isles, the demand for tap water is huge. It will definitely grow bigger and bigger, and there are not many competitors. It can deal with them just by purifying it. Look at the hairline of the British people. Find some experts to lead the pace. It's all caused by drinking water!
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