King Who Will Cross

Castro was very puzzled by Li Daniu's problem. 』Ｅ小┡sayＷｗ┡Ｗ． 』1XIAOSHUO． COM

Land is limited, and investment in infrastructure is certainly limited. Not all buildings are made of gold and diamonds.

Moreover, because of the construction of New Tuvalu, many shortcomings of urban development have been combined. When planning, try to make the most of everything and make the layout of various facilities more rational. Unlike some cities, new infrastructure has not been built for long before it has to be rebuilt again.

Li Daniu smiled and asked: Castro, do you think our current land in New Tuvalu is enough?

Of course it's not enough. After Castro replied subconsciously, he immediately reacted and exclaimed: Your Majesty the King, do you want it?

Li Daniu nodded approvingly and said: That's right! Because our planning and layout are more reasonable, it has also caused a lot of waste of construction land. At present, our domestic population is not saturated, so we can't notice it. But soon, we will We are going to start accepting immigrants in large numbers. Where will those people live then?

Experts who play chess can see more than five moves following each move, in order to prevent situations that are too late to deal with.

And as Li Daniu is now a high-ranking person, it is natural that when considering problems, he cannot only consider the present, but also the future.

Castro understands Li Daniu's concerns very well. If a country wants to develop, population is indispensable. However, the increase in population will inevitably require more construction land and land for public facilities.

If these problems cannot be solved, then the new Tuvalu will never get a large enough population.

But, Your Majesty the King, the current environment in the international community does not encourage that to be done?

Li Daniu sneered and said, Since other countries have done it and are still doing it, why can't I do it?

After Castro hesitated for a moment, he asked, Do you want to finalize the plan now? Do you want me to call Prime Minister Burns over?

Li Daniu had not planned to start this project so soon before, but after hearing Castro's financial report just now and knowing that the money he would earn in the future would most likely be lying in a bank account, he had already made up his mind.

Call him over.

After Castro went out and gave instructions to the staff next to him,

After a while, Burns came to Li Daniu's office again.

Reclamation 6?

Burns couldn't help but exclaimed, and then said: Your Majesty the King, although our current fiscal revenue is many times that of before, we still cannot handle such a large investment.

Li Daniu glanced at Burns and said, Did I tell your government to pay for it?

After Burns heard this, he did not feel relieved. Instead, he said even more nervously: But you don't have that much money.

As Prime Minister of the new Tuvalu, Burns may be the person in the world who knows the current financial situation of His Majesty the King best besides Castro. Even, he knows better than his Majesty the King himself.

Li Daniu asked with interest: How do you say it?

Burns replied: Your Majesty the King, before we came to New Tuvalu, you proposed a plan to build 6 from the sea. Later, after our government staff increased, I also arranged for people to make it. The result of a simple budget is that we simply cannot afford to build an artificial land of the level you mentioned.

go on!

After Burns swallowed his saliva, he said: Normally speaking, reclamation 6 involves transporting domestic sand, gravel, soil or construction waste materials to coastal areas for filling, and then reinforcing them later. We were doing this in the picture before When we were in Valu, the reason why we didn’t choose to reclaim land from the sea was because we didn’t have enough land and hills in our country, and neither did neighboring Fiji!”

As for our current New Tuvalu, although the average altitude is relatively high, you previously requested that those natural resources not be destroyed, so there is not much material that can be used for reclamation.

Li Daniu frowned and said, We don't have it, but New Zealand has it and Australia has it too. We can definitely buy it from them!

Burns smiled bitterly and said: Your Majesty the King, the cost of transporting one cubic meter of reclamation material from New Zealand to our new Tuvalu is about 10 US dollars. If it is transported from Australia, the cost will increase to 16 US dollars. cubic meters. This is still calculated according to the normal market price. If the New Zealand government or the Australian government imposes additional taxes and fees on us, the cost of this item will increase by about 40%. In addition, It requires labor, machinery, and later reinforcement, and the cost of this is also very high.

When we made the budget before, we chose an area with the shallowest water near the New Tuvalu coastline and calculated the cost of 6 landfills to fill about 50 square kilometers. As a result, we need to invest at least 23 billion US dollars to complete the 6 landfills. construction.”

The 50 square kilometers of land required 23 billion U.S. dollars, which made Castro instantly nervous. Because he had heard Li Daniu say before that if New Tuvalu reclaims land from the sea, then at least a land the size of New Tuvalu must be built, which is 600 square kilometers.

Even if the water depth in other places is the same as where Burns made his budget, it will still require at least 276 billion US dollars. If, coupled with such a large place, what about the investment in construction above?

Moreover, the water depth in the sea area must be getting deeper as you go out, so wouldn't the cost in the later period double as if it were rising?

Castro exclaimed in his heart: Oh my God!

Li Daniu was also a little surprised, not because he didn't have so much money now, but because the cost was much more expensive than he thought. Then, he began to think about how he could make another large sum of money.

After Burns and Castro saw their King's silence, they exchanged glances.

Castro asked: Mr. Burns, are you sure your calculations are correct? I remember that the cost of reclamation in other countries is not so high.

After Burns gave Castro a thumbs up in his heart, he immediately replied: It is true, but the geographical environment of our new Tuvalu is not as good as theirs. Not only because of the lack of materials, but also because of our The coastline is too short and there are not that many shoal areas for reclamation6.”

For example, Japan, from 1945 to 1975, they reclaimed an area of ​​more than 1200 square kilometers, which is twice our total land area. In addition, China from the 1950s and 1960s to the end of the last century, The area of ​​reclamation exceeds 12,000 square kilometers, which is about 20 times the total area of ​​our country.”

But these two countries not only have sufficient materials in the country, but also have a very large population, so the labor costs are relatively low. Moreover, these two countries have very long coastlines and many shoal areas to choose from, so there is no need to invest too much. A lot of material costs. So their cost is very low.”

The most obvious comparison is China's reclamation project in their country's South China Sea. It is estimated that 61.4 square kilometers will be reclaimed, with a total cost of 8 billion Chinese coins, equivalent to 13 billion US dollars. However, China's South China Sea area has many islands and reefs. Where they chose to reclaim the sea, the water depth at the shallowest point is only about 2 meters, and the average depth is less than 10 meters. And what about us? The average depth is over 20 meters, and this is only the 50 square kilometers we selected area.

Castro looked like he suddenly realized it and said: So, we are an island country and we do not have islands and reefs, so the materials we need to invest will be several times that of others. In addition, we need to import most of the materials from abroad. Some materials, freight, and taxes will have to increase. After all the cost is calculated, we might as well buy another island!

As he said that, Castro and Burns both glanced at Li Daniu secretly. In their view, it is not that such a large investment cannot be moved, but that it cannot be moved now. Because neither Li Daniu nor New Tuvalu has so much money.

What Castro and Burns are most worried about is that Li Daniu suddenly has a seizure and sells his industry or technology.

Okay! Li Daniu scolded and said, Don't sing a double act in front of me. I know what I know. You two will discuss it and finalize the plan for reclamation. Plan it according to an area of ​​500 square kilometers. It can be divided into multiple phases of the project. As for the money issue, you don’t need to worry.”

Castro and Burns' hearts jumped suddenly, and then they looked at each other, as if they had guessed what the other was thinking.

Noticing Burns' look, Castro said with a grimace: Your Majesty, the industries you own now are hugely profitable industries, and you cannot seek financing easily.

Financing?

Li Daniu understood what Castro meant, smiled and said: I don't know how to raise money, and I won't know it in the future. But who said I only have those industries? Castro, help me prepare a product launch conference .”