Jiang Bo was stunned, feeling surprised in his heart.

"Auction an island nation?"

Zhuang Miao said: "That's right, although this sounds a little incredible, but in fact it is true.

This island nation, called Poni, is located in the southern Pacific Ocean and consists of two main islands, Savai and Upolu, and seven smaller islands.

The land area is 2,934 square kilometers, the water area is 120,000 square kilometers, and most of the territory is covered by jungle and belongs to the tropical rainforest climate.

In terms of population, there are about 200,000, 60% of whom are locals, and the rest of the United Kingdom, France, Australia and the United States are all from all countries, and the official language is English. ”

Jiang Bo narrowed his eyes and said, "Nearly 3,000 square kilometers of island country......

Zhuang Miao said: "Yes, judging from the news found by Ma Jingping and the news I found here, the economy of the country is mainly based on agriculture and tourism.

The industry consists only of small light industry and agro-processing industry, and the economy is very lagging behind, and it is one of the least developed countries listed by the United Nations.

However, the country's official organization is very extravagant, resulting in annual fiscal deficits, and last year the country's GDP was only $800 million, but they spent $1.5 billion, nearly double the GDP.

As of July this year, the official debt of Boni was as high as $8.9 billion, and their creditor was the Bonny branch of ANZ Bank.

And the largest shareholder of ANZ Bank happens to be Austin.

In July of this year, the debt became due and the official state of Boni was unable to repay the debt, and declared bankruptcy.

The bankruptcy of the government is a good thing for the country, at least it can help the government get out of the financial crisis and not fall into a vicious circle and cannot extricate itself.

However, ANZ Bank was unwilling to let them have a good time, and through some means, it took over the assets of the former Boni country.

This includes nearly 3,000 square kilometers of land area and 120,000 square kilometers of water, as well as many industries and 200,000 people. ”

The official bankruptcy of the country mentioned by Zhuang Miao is actually not surprising, and it has also happened in other countries and regions before this.

For the local people, as long as the system is not changed, there is actually no impact, and what should be done is still done.

Jiang Bo said with a smile: "The leader of the country is also good enough, with a GDP of 800 million US dollars, and the tax revenue is not even 300 million US dollars, right? ”

"You guessed it right, after Ma Jingping's inquiry, I really found some clues in this regard. Zhuang Miao said.

Jiang Bo shook his head and said, "How the original leader of the Poni Kingdom is corrupt and defeated has nothing to do with me.

However, I'm quite interested in this Boni Islands, and the one named Austin took it out for auction and probably wanted to make a lot of money.

What is the starting price and the flow line?"

Zhuang Miao said: "The starting price is $12 billion, and the unsold line is $20 billion. ”

"Tsk, 3,000 square kilometers of land, the flow line is only 20 billion US dollars, which is quite cheap. Jiang Bo smiled.

Zhuang Miao explained: "You can't do the same calculation, the land area of the Boni Islands is indeed not small, but the islands are basically dominated by crops, the industrial base is weak, and it is located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean, which is an underdeveloped region.

Few of the world's richest people would be willing to pay $20 billion for this useless island.

After all, if the $20 billion investment continues, with the local economic situation of the Boni Islands, if nothing else, I am afraid that it will not be able to be earned back in 50 years. ”

Zhuang Miao: This is the truth, the land area is large, but it also depends on the place to speak.

If it is 3,000 square kilometers of land in the coastal areas of China, it will be popular, such as Shanghai, which cannot be taken for 1 trillion US dollars.

But if it's 3,000 square kilometers of barren land deep in the mountains and old forests, it's far different.

Although the Boni Islands are not a barren area, they are in the South Pacific, too far from the developed economic zones to the north.

Its value will be greatly reduced.

Besides, 20 billion US dollars, how many people in this world can come up with so much money?

Jiang Bo smiled and said, "Isn't it useful? It may be true for others, but for us, it may not be necessarily.

Okay, you plan your trip to Sydney, and you'll leave for Sydney in two days.

I'm going to participate in this private island auction. ”

"Good boss. Zhuang Miao responded.

......

On the afternoon of September 26th.

Jiang Bo boarded a flight to Sydney at Pudong Airport in Shanghai.

With him, in addition to Zhuang Miao and the assistant group, there were ten bodyguards including An Jiadong and Chen Liyong.

And this time, because he was going abroad, he was on a Cathay Pacific Airways plane, so Anli was not on the plane.

However, there were two other long-legged flight attendants on the plane who were in good looks and different styles, who were specially responsible for serving Jiang Bo.

This time he went to participate in the private island auction held in Austin, and Jiang Bo's main goals were twofold.

The first is Pineapple Island in Hawaii and the second is the Bonney Islands in the South Pacific, and while their pronunciations are similar, they are very different.

Jiang Bo of Pineapple Island just wanted to buy it purely for fun, but the Boni Islands gave him some different ideas.

All the industries of the Black Bone Group are now in China, which is actually not a good layout.

Because smart capitalists never put their eggs in one basket, because once they are broken, there is really nothing.

Although the current social environment in Huaxia will not break the black bones, Jiang Bo still likes the thrill of taking the future into his own hands.

He plans to buy the Boni Islands, take charge of it himself, and develop some special industries on the island that belong to the Black Bone Group.

Jiang Bo hasn't figured out what to do yet.

But there is no hurry, there is time for him to think slowly.

In addition, the combined flow line of Pineapple Island and Boni Islands is as high as 21.2 billion US dollars, which is roughly equivalent to 148.4 billion RMB at the current exchange rate of 1:7.

Considering the premium at the time of bidding, it is estimated that it is safe to prepare 210 billion RMB, that is, 30 billion US dollars.

And now Jiang Bo doesn't have so much money in his pocket.

However, it was not a big deal, before leaving Huaxia, Jiang Bo had already instructed Hou Xu to prepare money.

When the auction price is finalized, he will take a part of this year's dividends from Hou Xu in advance to pay, and it is completely timely.

After a 10-hour flight, we arrived at Sydney's international airport.

I got off the plane at 6 a.m. local time on the 27th.

After leaving the airport, Jiang Bo got into a Rolls-Royce and rushed to the Park Hyatt Hotel first.

Hyatt Hotels Group's industries are all over the world, and Sydney, as the largest city in Australia, is known as the 'New York' of the Southern Hemisphere.

Moreover, the Park Hyatt Hotel in Sydney is strategically located on the harbour between the world-famous Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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(End of chapter)