Chapter 663: The Seventh Great Power!!
After the African leaders returned, they immediately convened a conference to discuss it, and everyone still agreed to sell the desert to the Williams Empire. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
If there is no oil in the desert, it is really of little use to the country, but a "scourge"!
Alaska has mountains, rivers, forests, and all kinds of animals, but the Soviet Union disliked the harsh environment of "Alaska" and did not want it, so it sold it to the United States, and the United States even did not want to buy it at that time. The desert is dozens of times harsher than the environment of Alaska, and it is one of the most unsuitable places on earth for living creatures, and resources are extremely scarce!
The desert is the real poor and white.
Wouldn't it be stupid for others to buy desert and not sell it themselves?
After discussion, basically all the countries that joined the "Weiyuan" system were willing to sell the desert. Before May 1, world leaders were calling Henry. Henry then ordered someone to count the area and location of the desert, and many of the deserts they sold to the Williams Empire were one in the east and one in the west, and they were not connected. Henry, of course, wanted the desert he bought to be a whole piece, so that it would be easier to manage. So, they sent people to visit various countries to try to get more land. At the same time, Henry sent men to begin a detailed survey of the topography of the countries in order to determine where the pipelines and railways were to be built.
There are three main deserts in Africa, the Sahara Desert is located in northern Africa, and the Namib Desert and Kalahari Desert are located in southern Africa, with an area of 9.06 million square kilometers, 50,000 square kilometers, and 630,000 square kilometers respectively. After discussion, the Williams Empire bought about 4.853 million square kilometers of the Sahara Desert from Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan and other countries, and then bought part of the Mib Desert and the Kalahari Desert, adding up to nearly 5 million square kilometers of desert!
The price of the desert is very cheap, and the Williams Empire spent a total of $1 trillion to buy these lands, that is, $2 billion to buy an average of 10,000 square kilometers, and in the future, these desert lands will belong to the territory of the Williams Empire! In addition, the construction of pipelines, railways, and other projects is expected to cost about $300 billion! However, the right to operate the railways belongs to the Williams Empire, and the local countries can enjoy 30% of the income when they sell the land!
On June 1, Henry signed a formal agreement with African countries at Williams Palace, followed by a press conference to publicly announce the event.
As soon as the news came out, the world was shocked!!
First of all, I was surprised that the Williams Empire actually bought 5 million square kilometers of desert land, and the territory area skyrocketed!!
Previously, the Williams Empire had annexed part of the territory of Madagascar, Comoros, Socotra, Somalia, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia, establishing a huge empire with an area of more than 2.1 million square kilometers! Today, nearly 5 million square kilometers of desert land have become its territory, adding up to more than 7.1 million square kilometers.
Previously, the global country land area ranking was:
The first is Russia, 10,000 square kilometers.
The second is Canada, with 9.971 million square kilometers.
The third is China, with 9.601 million square kilometers.
The fourth is the United States, with 9.364 million square kilometers.
The fifth is Brazil, with 8.547 million square kilometers.
The sixth is Australia, with 7.741 million square kilometers.
The seventh is India, with 3.288 million square kilometers.
Now, the land area of the Williams Empire has become more than 7.1 million square kilometers, surpassing India and ranking seventh!
Netizens laughed: "Australia looks like it's going to be unable to sit still, and it will soon be exploded by the Williams Empire~~~ chrysanthemum!!"
"Oh, Australia, hurry up and pick up the soap !!"
Some netizens couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I'll go, it's only been a few years, and the Williams empire has become so awesome! Henry Williams is really the first legend in history!!"
"The Williams Empire is too powerful, if someone says that the Williams Empire will unify Africa in the future, now I am a little convinced!"
At the moment, the front pages of major media are reporting on this matter.
Second, people were surprised by the deep pockets of the Williams Empire.
If you say you can buy it for a trillion dollars, you don't even frown, who dares to buy so many useless deserts! And this trillion dollars is just the money to buy land, and then how can the cost of renovation be less? This TM is the real tyrant!!
People were stunned!
And at this time, at the craziest time of the global financial crisis, it is unbelievable that the Williams empire is so rich. Governments and businesses around the world have asked the Williams Empire for loans.
There are constant phone calls every day, and even many people come to the door directly, and Henry is annoyed to death, so he refuses them all.
Want a loan? loan your sister!!
Henry thought to himself, I'm not a philanthropist, I'm giving you a loan at this time? What's more, the more the stock market falls, the more I earn! I spend money to buy a desert, and then transform the desert, don't I have to spend money?
After Henry bought a large amount of desert, the Gene Umbrella Company immediately set up the "Marine Plant Genetic Project" to breed salt-tolerant plants. Monsanto has a lot of research on genetically modified plants, so it must not be a problem. Henry wanted to develop a plant that could completely absorb the seawater, including the salt in it, otherwise the desert would become saline, which was not good. A large number of plants are planted in the desert, and the transpiration of plants releases water, and when there is more water, it is easy to form rainfall, and then there is fresh water in the desert!
In this way, in the future, the desert will no longer be a desert, it can be inhabited, and cities can be built.
In addition, the desert is similar to Mars to a certain extent, and the transformation of the desert environment is actually an accumulation of experience in the transformation of the Martian environment. In the next step, the Williams Empire will also establish a stronghold in Antarctica, on the one hand, to accumulate experience, and on the other hand, to "occupy" Antarctica in disguise. However, in a short period of time, the probability of Henry "making a move" on Antarctica is very low. After all, the Williams Empire has just bought so many deserts, which has made the countries of the world very jealous of it, and at this moment, the Williams Empire should not be too arrogant.
As the saying goes, keeping a low profile is king. Henry even canceled the May 1st National Day parade in the Williams Empire, and originally planned to send out flying saucers, which shocked the world......
Henry thought about it, it was better to lie dormant for a few more years, and wait for the military power to catch up with the United States, at that time, arrogance also has the capital of arrogance!!
At this moment, the army of the Williams Empire has reached about 1.25 million, and the annual military expenditure in 2007 was as high as 800 billion US dollars, ranking first in the world. In 2007, the Williams empire's GDP reached $8.95 trillion, which is nothing. Henry was pleased with the increase in population, and to date, the number of Williams Empire citizens had reached 543 million, far more than in the United States!!
(To be continued.) )