Zhu Youdong's thinking on the country's economic construction is still a little conservative and backward, so after listening to Gu Kun's advice, he didn't feel reliable at the first time.

He pondered for a few seconds, and then said solemnly: "Are you going to revisit the cityscape and the renovation of old cities across the country in the next few years? If you had planned to do this, you should have put it forward in '98 and '99, and it's 2001 now.

At that time, the financial crisis in Southeast Asia was the deepest, especially in neighboring countries, where prices were cheap and the exchange rate fell to the lowest, at that time, we invested billions of ringgit in infrastructure, but it was not impossible to raise other money. If you take advantage of the lowest price to make a decision, stock up on materials, and sign labor contracts in advance, it should be no problem to save more than 10% of the construction cost. ”

This is the normal way of thinking of the typical cost-conscious person.

In 98, before the outbreak of the Southeast Asian financial crisis, the blue side adjusted the national policy of free circulation of the country's dual local currencies to "only recognize the renminbi as the only local currency" and excluded the Malaysian ringgit. At that time, the temporary exchange rate of the ringgit fell very sharply, falling by a third in one go.

If the Lan side wants to carry out construction, it is impossible to import and purchase miscellaneous expenses in terms of materials from China, and some materials with no obvious price difference and very cumbersome transportation can be purchased locally in East Malaysia, mainly in Sarawak. In those years, the road and bridge hydropower projects were all cheaper than the cost in this regard.

And now compared to the lowest price in Malaysia in '98, it has obviously risen by more than 10%.

(Note: In terms of ringgit, the price itself has not increased in the past three years, but the exchange rate of the ringgit has risen a little.) In 98, the lowest price of RM1 was only exchanged for 1 yuan and 6 yuan. In 0102, it rose back to nearly 1 yuan 8, an increase of one or two cents. Before the financial crisis, it could be exchanged for 2 pieces 3)

Gu Kun understood the other party's doubts and answered this question very sincerely: "If we do it now, it is indeed inevitable that the construction cost will increase." However, it can better win people's hearts and reduce resistance.

If we forcibly promote the renovation of the old city, unified planning, and sorting out land property rights in 9899, it may be that after the housing prices in Lanfang rise in the future, it will be easy to leave the infamy of competing with the people for profit, and people's hearts will be more likely to accumulate resentment and feel that we are taking advantage of the danger of others.

Therefore, whenever we build a large number of civil projects during the economic crisis, we must first give priority to government projects such as roads, bridges, hydropower, etc., and first do practical things for the common people for a few years, so that they can know that we are sincerely investing in public welfare infrastructure in order to increase employment and save the economy. After the people's hearts are settled, they will get involved in civil real estate, and change from 'government-led' to 'government subsidies and encouragement'.

Secondly, in the future, we will take the route of a high-end luxury country, and the real estate here will definitely not be the same as in the era when Zhu Jingye was in charge, with 'construction cost' as the main part of the house price, but 'floor and land price' as the main part of the house price. The cost of land is much higher than the cost of construction. In that case, why bother to save the little money, but it will damage the entire industry?"

In a word, Gu Kun thinks about this issue like this: the government will definitely not be able to directly return to the cost of roads, bridges, hydropower, etc., and it will rely on the long-term indirect return to the cost. Therefore, in the process of these investments, even if there is land replacement and expropriation, the common people will understand.

And the law also supports this, because it is for the national interest, and in most countries, even if the land is privatized, it will be easier to acquire land when it comes to government public welfare projects.

But when it comes to real estate development, it's different, if you don't buy a wave of people's hearts and show the benevolence and love of the monarch first, the nail households will have a headache in the process of land acquisition. It's not as good as a slow picture, and the construction cost is a little more expensive than that.

Gu Kun roughly elaborated on this idea, and also answered several detailed questions about Zhu Youdong. After listening to this "next five-year plan" about the transformation of the country, Zhu Youdong finally swept away his worries a little, and even felt a little enthusiastic, as if this matter was quite promising - of course, it was not to the extent of "blood boiling", after all, he was old, and he was no longer easy to get excited when he saw the wind and waves.

Let's just decide, in the next few years, if there are no good investment opportunities for the royal family's funds, don't be reckless, otherwise you don't know how to lose, and the money will be spent on the local area of Lanfang and on the construction of the country. In a year when the international situation is not good, then take the opportunity to cultivate internal skills first, and all supporting facilities must be upgraded to a higher level.

He nodded thoughtfully: "You can think so thoughtfully, you have a plan, I can rest assured, the details of these things can be discussed in the long run, anyway, you have nothing else to do in the past two years, and the future will be long."

Don't talk about this, these days, you can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind, and after the New Year, you will have a leisurely marriage, and nothing else is in a hurry. ”

Zhu Youdong was talking and talking, and the words changed, and the crooked building was so crooked that Gu Kun was a little caught off guard.

But Gu Kun also knew that his marriage to Zhu Youran was indeed on the agenda, and it was the most important thing in the next stage.

So he politely followed Zhu Youdong's topic, and his tone seemed very responsible: "You bothered, I would have been more idle in the past few months, and I wouldn't have been lazy." Leave it to me at ease. ”

……

Weng son-in-law gossiped a few words, and it naturally shifted from the major event of national construction to family affairs.

Maybe it's because he has accumulated a lot of appreciation for Gu Kun's recent excellent performance and has reached a level of complete peace of mind about him, or maybe it's because he came back this time and had a good conversation, Zhu Youdong didn't hesitate to take it a step further:

"Do it well, I just talked about those things, you let go of it in the past few years, if history proves that you are really doing things safely. By the time you and Youran have been married for three years, I will be almost 70 years old by then.

We are good to turn around, and we are more flexible in all aspects, so I will not retire when I abdicate, but I also want to retire and retire to live in the world. When the time comes, you will be in charge of the first assistant to supervise the country. ”

It is impossible for Zhu Youdong to abdicate so early, after all, he will be 70 years old by then.

In a modern constitutional monarchy, it is not uncommon for the monarch to retire when he is old, but that is because the prince is also old and the current monarch is too old to do so. For example, I have to be almost 90 years old, and the prince is 60 years old, so you can consider it. If there is no abdication exception, it is not for nothing that the crown prince will be seventy or eighty years old.

The problem on Lan Fang's side is that Zhu Youran is still too young - it can't even be called young, it should be called young. The little girl who is expected to marry at the age of 18 will be 21 in three years, when her father is 70 years old.

At the age of 21, she hasn't even graduated from college elsewhere, and she has no work experience at all, how can this kind of little girl govern the country, if she gets the position directly, she may be used by bad people (although in Lanfang, it is very likely that she can only be used by Gu Kun)

It's better to be safe, actually decentralize, but don't pass on the position.

As for the first assistant or the prime minister, it is just a name, it is not important. Generally speaking, only the prime minister is called the prime minister in the constitutional monarchy, and the ordinary traditional monarchy is called the first assistant. Lan Fang's system is similar to that of a big dog, so there is nothing wrong with calling Shoufu.

(Note: Dog Dahu does not belong to the constitutional monarchy, just a traditional monarchy, and there is no XIAN law in the country)

Gu Kun is not suitable for expressing opinions on this issue, nor is it suitable for modesty, so he should acquiesce.

As for whether assisting the monarch in a small country like Lanfang will affect business, there is no need to worry about it at all, and it will be regarded as operating royal assets at that time. Just learn what Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait do.

Dibba has so many drastic constructions to compete for the richest city in the world, isn't it decided that the sons of a few chiefs have decided it, and the laws of the country do not prohibit it.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your trust, please wait and see what happens in the past few years, and I will bring the whole people to prosperity together. Gu Kun felt that there was no need to really intrigue like Da Ming, his strength had already reached this point, just go straight and tell the truth.

"You go to accompany her for a while, you haven't gotten along with her for half a year, it's time to get acquainted with it again, you also live here during the Chinese New Year, don't go back to your villas." ”

……

Gu Kun ended the audience, and went straight to the harem to chat with Zhu Youran.

Zhu Youran was admiring the flowers in the imperial garden, and was being served by the palace maid on the swing, as if he didn't care, but in fact, he had been waiting for Gu Kun for a long time.

"Leisurely, I'm back. "Hometown is timid, Gu Kun doesn't know what to say, he doesn't want to pollute this little girl who is protected very pure and doesn't need to know too much about the world.

Zhu Youran's eyes flickered, and then he turned his head sideways, pretending to have just noticed Gu Kun: "Brother Gu, how long are you going to stay this time before going abroad?"

As she spoke, she stopped the swing, took the silk scarf from the palace maid's hand, wiped her sweat, and straightened the long skirt of the Hanfu.

Gu Kun: "I won't go abroad, at least I won't go abroad for a few months, I was really busy a while ago and snubbed you." ”

Zhu Youran smiled indifferently: "What I said, we are just engaged, what is there to snub, you and I still need to fall in love before marriage like a folk woman? ”

Zhu Youran seems to recall the junior high school days, asking Gu Kun to be a swimming coach and worshipping him as an ordinary world champion and a powerful big brother next door, which seems to be very good.

Gu Kun is arrogant and unbearable temper, and thinks very highly of himself, he will be impatient if a woman pesters him, but this makes him a little uneasy: "You can't say that, I said that I want to accompany you for a few more months, and I will accompany you more." Say, if you want to do anything after the New Year, I will accompany you. ”

Zhu Youran smiled when he heard it: "Say that you don't pretend to be like it, after the New Year, how can you have a chance to accompany me, if you don't go abroad, I still want to go abroad - I'm a freshman this year, and I also want to contribute to the management of the country in the future, how can I do it if I don't study well."

I've been studying abroad for a semester, and you haven't even noticed, have you? Alas, who told you to go abroad during the summer vacation at the end of August, and you don't care about everything about me. ”

Gu Kun made a fuss, and he really didn't know how to interface. He suddenly found that he really didn't care about Zhu Youran.

Calculate the age, after the New Year, around the Lantern Festival, Zhu Youran will be 18 years old, when she taught her to swim more than four years ago, she was still a junior high school student, and now she has not graduated from high school for half a year.

As a fiancé, he is a little incompetent.

Gu Kun coughed lightly: "With your brother and sister, the Grand Duke is willing to let you study abroad? He is not afraid of safety problems? If you want me to say, I would rather build a university in our Lan Fang for you, but I am really dissatisfied with the enrollment and recruitment, and it is a big deal to get some international students." ”

Zhu Youran: "Don't worry, of course my father will learn a lesson, so he didn't let me study in a Western country - you really don't care about my current situation." ”