Chapter 553: Lao Tzu Builds His Own Island!
The whole Williams empire is building on a large scale, and the GDP is naturally skyrocketing. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Construction is one way to stimulate economic growth, and at the moment it is the most effective! Most people in Madagascar have a relatively low level of education, and they can do simple jobs. If they want to start a business and start a company, I'm afraid not many people can do it. However, if they have such needs, Henry also provides convenience, and the bank is willing to lend to these entrepreneurs according to the actual situation.
After 9 months of development, the Williams Empire was renewed, and the country became stronger and stronger. At this time, there is a sharp contradiction that needs to be resolved urgently. The French Indian Ocean Islands contain 6 groups of islands and reefs in the Indian Ocean, but five of them are disputed with the Williams Empire!
Prior to the establishment of the Williams Empire, the state of Madagascar claimed sovereignty over the Indian Cay, Europa, Juan de Nueva, the Glorieuses Islands, and Geisher Cay. Therefore, the Williams Empire was established, and these five islands and reefs should also belong to the Williams Empire!
Although the reef is small, it has a sea area of 12 nautical miles, and the seabed is rich in resources, such as the seabed of Gaiser Reef, which has a large amount of oil detected. Although the Williams Empire will vigorously develop new energy sources such as solar energy in the future, it does not mean that oil is worthless.
After the New Year, on January 1, 2004, the spokesperson of the Williams Imperial Foreign Office issued an official statement to France, announcing the ownership of the five islands and reefs.
"The Indian Cayral, Europa, Juan de Nueva, the Glorieuses Islands, and the Geisher Cays are close to the islands of Madagascar and the Comoros, and therefore these five islands and reefs should belong to the Williams Empire!!"
The French couldn't help but be angry, feeling as if the Williams Empire was specifically bullying them! The front foot had just brought Mayotte to the Williams Empire, and now they wanted to take away five islands and reefs? Hmph, what a beautiful thought!
"The Williams Empire is so rampant, ***, if you provoke our France, you will immediately send an army to destroy it!"
"That's right, extinguish it!!"
Many French people were indignant and scolded.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs also responded, with a very firm tone, saying that these five islands and reefs belong to the French government!
There are no permanent inhabitants on the reef, for example, the Indian Reef will be completely covered by sea water for 3 hours before and after high tide, how can it be inhabited.
The sovereignty dispute over the islands and reefs is very thorny, such as the sovereignty dispute over Diaoyu ~ Yudao and Nan ~ Sand Islands, which has not been properly resolved after many years, and the surrounding countries have declared their sovereignty over him, who should they listen to?
At present, these five islands and reefs are more favorable to the Williams Empire in terms of geographical distance. But France insists that the five islands and reefs belong to them, which is very ~ egg.
"Your Majesty, the French are in a very bad mood and say that if our Williams Empire provokes them, they will send troops to destroy us!" said Villette with a hint of concern.
Henry frowned, and said in a cold tone: "You want to destroy my Williams empire? Hmph! Ten years later, I don't think the French will dare to say that!!
Violet whispered, "Your Majesty, what ...... What about the sovereignty of the five islands and reefs?"
"We have now declared sovereignty, that is, we have made our attitude clear. In short, these five islands and reefs will have to be recovered sooner or later!" Henry thought for a while and said, "You ask Smith to investigate, what are the dredging companies in the world, I want to buy them and build islands!!" Henry pursed his lips disdainfully, and said secretly, Lao Tzu can't recover these islands and reefs now, but Lao Tzu can build even more awesome artificial islands!!
"Yes!" Villewlett nodded, and then went to contact Smith.
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Due to the incompatibility between the Williams Empire and France, the sovereignty dispute over the five islands and reefs had to be put on hold for the time being.
The Williams Empire is now vigorously developing and building, and it is not suitable to start a war, and France does not want to send troops across the ocean to confront the Williams Empire, so the dispute over the sovereignty of islands and reefs turned out to be thunderous and rainy, and finally it was not resolved. On the other hand, the strategic location of these five islands and reefs is not as important as ****** and Nansha Islands, and the Williams Empire does not need to rush to recover them. However, this matter is like a fish in Henry's throat, and it must be solved in the future!
The next day, Smith came to see Henry.
He said: "Your Majesty, the four major dredging companies in the world are Poskaris, Demi, Yandnu and Van Ood...... If Your Majesty wants to build an island, I propose to buy Demi Corporation. ”
"Well...... Tell me why it's Demi!" Henry nodded, motioning for Smith to continue.
"Demi has a history of 160 years of dredging and land reclamation, and the group's core business is dredging and land reclamation and water conservancy projects!!
"What is the market capitalization of Demy?" asked Henry.
"With a turnover of 665 million euros in 2003, Demi was the second largest of the four largest dredging companies, so I value it at $5 billion!" Smith replied, knowing what was going on at Demi. Plus, he knew that Henry must have wanted to know why he didn't choose the number one company. So, Smith added, "The number one is Poskaris, with a turnover of 1.127 billion euros and a net profit of 170 million euros, but the company's main business is dredging and inland infrastructure, offshore energy, offshore towing and salvage, and if it is to build islands, Demi is stronger!"
"And according to the analysis of the think tank, in the future, the dredging business will increase significantly, and now the acquisition of the dredging company is a good investment!"
Henry nodded, his eyes contemplative. As a person who has been reborn through time, he knows how prosperous the island-making industry will be in the future, especially in the South China Sea, where neighboring countries are vying to build islands and establish bases, either to prevent accidents or to deter each other. China has also specially manufactured the "island-building artifact" -- the "Sky Whale" self-propelled cutter suction dredge, which spews out sediment at a distance of up to 6,000 meters!!
At first glance, I thought I was wrong, what ship is so awesome that it can spray sediment so far, but it is so.
What is the concept of 6,000 meters, that picture is simply unimaginable! The "Sky Whale" only needs 10 days and half a month to build a small island, while the Philippines and Vietnam, which are rivals, are completely confused......
Since the dredging business will flourish in the future, why not take advantage of the current bargain and acquire a few more companies.
"Smith, Demi wants to buy it, and Poskaris can't let it go!"
"Okay, Your Majesty, I see!"
"Okay, you go buy these two companies right now!"
"Yes!" Smith replied, turning and leaving.
Henry's desire to build an island was not a hot brain, and he has been paying attention to it since September 2003, when Dubai announced the "World Islands" project. The "Archipelago of the World" consists of 300 small private islands, built according to the shape of the world's continents, all named after their "geographical location", such as "Island of Ireland", "Island of Thailand" and "Island of Yemen", among others. However, Henry knew that due to the impact of the 2008 world financial crisis, the project had to be stranded halfway, and in the end, it even became one of the world's seven unfinished buildings.
If Dubai can build an island, why can't Diego build it? Diego not only wants to build it, but also wants to build it even more awesome than Dubai's "World Islands!!
(To be continued.) )