With the exception of Colombia, Bolivia is the country where the entire interest group has spent the most effort, mainly because of the isolation of Bolivia, which has caused the development of the country to be backward, allowing the entire interest group to paint as if it were a blank sheet of paper. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

From oil and natural gas to lithium, copper, gold and silver mines, including tin ore, which is the second largest in the world, and iron ore, which is the second largest in South America, there is also abundant solar energy and hydropower for power generation.

It can be said that the whole of Bolivia is a rich treasure, but the locals are not able to exploit it. In the past, the United States had always regarded this place as a place for sheep shearing, but after the aboriginal President Evo Morales came to power, he completely fell to the left and stood on the opposite side of the United States.

The appearance of Zhou You gave Bolivia a very good opportunity for development, and Morales also used his sincerity to make Zhou You make up his mind to develop Bolivia. Of course, even if he doesn't join in, mainland companies will not let go of this opportunity, but without traveling, Bolivia is also worried that it will be like Venezuela, eating a bowl of raw rice.

Although Zhou You is a little more domineering and a little stronger, this kind of strength is not only aimed at resource countries, but also against cooperative interest groups. Hundreds of companies were able to form a close-knit group under his leadership, on the one hand, because of interests, and on the other hand, because of the strength of Zhou You.

Because of the strength of Zhou You, various policies can be implemented without discount. Because of the strength of Zhou You, as long as it is an enterprise within the interest group, it will not suffer from the trouble of funds. Six world-class banks bring a huge advantage that no other consortium in the world can match.

And Zhou You is not greedy, although he wants 20% of the shares in each company, and the security company and the transportation company have to make a profit, but Zhou You does do a lot of things.

Take Bolivia as an example, where there has been poverty for a long time, not to mention industrial electricity, even ordinary domestic electricity, which cannot be guaranteed. Sucre, the country's legal capital, has so far developed less than an ordinary township in the interior, and half of the time in a week needs to be curtailed.

The first step was to build two hydroelectric power stations on the upper reaches of the Beni and Mamoree rivers and to invest heavily in the construction of Bolivia's power grid.

Then there was the investment of more than $2 billion in the expansion of roads and railways in Bolivia. And negotiated with Chile to rebuild Bolivia's railroad to the sea, which is not an investment that ordinary entrepreneurs can do.

Because of this, the leader of any country will regard him as the most important guest, because it is not only about the development of industry, but also about the work of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people, and about the stability of the entire country.

His influence has surpassed that of any consortium in history, because his influence is no longer limited to one country, but the whole world. Even the legendary Rothschilds, later the Rockefellers, and the Morgan family have never had such a great influence on Zhou You.

They only dare to hide behind the market, acting as the invisible hand. But Zhou You is different, not only has he become a shareholder in six world-class banks in the financial industry, but he has also pioneered the e-commerce model, directly involved in everyone's daily life. His investment in the Internet industry has directly influenced the development of the entire industry, and his security company has made him a defender of another rule in the world.

Of course, what amazed everyone was the entire industrial revolution driven by his investment in South America, using the influence of one person to directly drive the industrial upgrading of many developing countries, an achievement that no family or consortium could do.

In contrast, his development in the spinach industry, the media industry, and the film and television industry is more like a kind of entertainment in his spare time, although his influence in these industries is already beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Bolivia has a population of 10 million, and its GDP in 2006 was only $20 billion, but the profit in 2006 exceeded $20 billion, and his personal wealth was much higher than that of the country.

Therefore, it would be a real dereliction of duty to travel to Bolivia if it is not taken seriously by the government.

Although Zhou had informed the Bolivian government of his itinerary before he arrived, he would stay in Bolivia for two days. Originally, he was going to go to the Sky Realm the next day to have some fun, but Linilla graciously invited him and insisted on inviting him to La Paz, the economic capital.

Zhou You had already expected this, and seeing that it was difficult to shirk, he pretended to reluctantly agree.

After the groundbreaking ceremony ended, the heavy machinery that had been neatly parked around began to roar. Zhou You met with the person in charge of the security company here and asked about the security work of the scientists and various instruments. Finally, under the eyes of everyone, he got into the car again and waved away with the people present.

It took two hours by car to cross the realm of the sky and return to the small town of Uyuni. Less than 500 kilometers from Uyuni to La Paz, the economic capital of the north, they had lunch in the town and landed at La Paz's Aalto International Airport in less than an hour.

It is the highest capital in the world, at almost 4,000 meters above sea level. When Gracia got off the plane, she specially prepared an oxygen bag, and she had a more severe altitude sickness, and when she came here for the first time, she suffered a lot of crimes.

Since the situation here is still relatively stable, Zhou You did not drive down his bulletproof Mercedes this time, but got into the courtesy car specially arranged by the presidential palace. The guards, along with the traveling retinue, the ambassador from the mainland, and Vice President Linera's car, a long convoy drove quickly towards the city center.

Since there were not many cars on the street, and there were police cars in front and behind, the convoy stopped in Plaza Murillo in the center of the city in about half an hour.

The presidential palace here is a little more imposing than Ecuador, although it is only a small red and white three-story building, but at the very least, the barber shop and grocery store are not open in front of the presidential palace.

No, like Ecuador, the planning here is very rough, perhaps because it is an old city, so the planning is very chaotic. To the south of the Presidential Palace Square is an old Italian Renaissance house with a cathedral next to it.

On the east side of the square is the Parliament building, which is also an old building from the Spanish colonial period. Due to the erosion of wind and rain over the years, the columns of the building have cracked one by one, as if telling people the feeling that they have experienced a long time.

With the exception of four guards, there was no sign of heavy security here, and the citizens sat and played in the square, which was no more than twenty meters from the presidential palace. There were even many people who went out of their way to the door of the presidential palace and looked inside, but no one stopped them.

Zhou You had never been to Bolivia in his previous life, but he knew that Malaysia here was legitimate, including their current president, Morales, who had risen through the political arena because of his meritorious work in managing the institutions that planted Malaysia.

Here, when the parliament is in session, it is very common for members to chew coca leaves in their mouths or smoke horses, and it is a rather strange custom.

Morales would hardly be able to see him as a president if he hadn't traveled around and knew something. Because he is no different from the miners and farmers here in Bolivia, he does not see a bit of a presidential shelf.

However, he was originally the son of a miner, he came from a poor background, only went to junior high school and dropped out of school, until now, he has not married, but he has two sons.

Of great interest to Zhou You, he did not have a house of his own until now, and according to his property declaration, he was only a small house of only 20 square meters in the town of Exartasion, in the southern region of Cochabamba. It's one of the two bungalows that Morales shares with others, and the bathroom and kitchen are also shared, and his humble room has only a simple wardrobe as furniture.

Although I don't know if he is the poorest president in the world, he is definitely one of the poorest presidents.

However, Zhou You will never underestimate him because of this, the more such a person, the more terrifying it is. Because a man who doesn't even like money is either a great good or a great evil. And it is absolutely impossible for a good person to become president, so such a power-hungry politician is very scary.

At the very least, he has always sat on the throne of the presidency in the era of Zhou You's rebirth, and no one has ever threatened his position.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, welcome to Bolivia."

Well, Zhou You admits that he is a bit Spartan. He never imagined that a meeting with a president would just stand on the crowded street, casually greeting him as if he were a friend.

A young boy who was chasing his brother in the street even got into their ranks, leaving Batistuta unsure of what to do.

Zhou You just stretched out his hand, but he hugged him intimately, although his height was a head shorter than himself, but Zhou You still obeyed his wishes and hugged him. "Bolivia is a beautiful country and today saw the Salar de Uyuni, a magical masterpiece of nature. Just for the sake of this beauty, I will also try to protect the natural environment as much as possible when developing lithium mines. ”

"Yes, the Salar de Uyuni is the best gift God has given us Bolivians, even to all of humanity. We all have a responsibility to protect it...... Do you know why Korean companies are investing a billion dollars, and I don't accept it? It's just to protect it. But Mr. Zhou has a good reputation in South America, and I am sure that you will not destroy the environment there by making money. ”

Zhou You laughed and said, "It's true that it won't ......" but he added another sentence in his heart: It's weird. Developing the economy and protecting the environment are inherently opposite, and it is difficult to strike a balance. All you can do is to try not to destroy, but it is almost impossible to not destroy at all.

South Korean companies offer a billion, and you don't agree, it's just because the bid is too low.

After introducing the entourage respectively, Zhou You shook hands with a large group of dignitaries and parliamentarians one by one, and was welcomed into this somewhat shabby presidential palace.

In the conference room on the second floor, everyone sat on opposite sides of the conference table. Compared with the crowded people on the opposite side, they were divided into two rows before they sat down, and Zhou You's here is a little shabby, plus a few people in charge here, Zhou You is only six people.

However, the other party's attitude has always been relatively upright, without the slightest underestimation, and everyone's faces are filled with happy smiles.

There is no verbose preface, and almost from the very beginning, the dialogue goes straight to the point. "Mr. Zhou, according to the agreements we signed with Brazil and Paraguay, there are at least 10 years left for the supply of natural gas. Since the pipeline is occupied, we simply cannot rely on the existing pipeline to export oil and gas. We have also actively contacted these two countries, but only Brazil is willing to allow us to build an oil and gas pipeline through their territory, but at a relatively high transit fee. ”

"I also saw this report in the document, and I suggested that since it is difficult to go to sea to the east, why don't we go west? While it is technically difficult to go west through the treacherous Andes Mountains and add a lot of pressurization stations, the distance west through Chile is shorter and the cost should be relatively small. ”

"It's true that the cost is not much different, but the existing technology does not allow oil to cross the Andes at an altitude of 5,000 meters. The problem of natural gas is easy to solve. ”

Zhou You didn't see the technical report, and he didn't know whether his words were true or false, so he sighed and said: "Let's not talk about this matter for the time being, but I think that since mainland enterprises can transport oil and gas from Central Asia to China through the Kunlun Mountains in Central Asia, the technical problems in this regard should not be too big." ”

They did not dwell on this topic, and said: "On the issue of electricity quotas, the provinces of the country are currently arguing fiercely, and the Congress is even more quarrelsome in this regard. In order to alleviate the current troubles, I hope that you and the mainland power group can arrange the distribution ratio of the remaining electricity. ”

"It's not a big problem, it's not convenient for the government to make a decision, so we will act according to the rules of business. But I don't think it's necessary, after all, the second power station will be built in a year slow, and the power supply should be able to meet the demand. ”

Morales smiled bitterly and said, "Even if it's a day early, it's early......"

Zhou You could only nod and said, "I will arrange for the hydropower group to make a more reasonable allocation of electricity in the future." ”

"The construction of the refinery at the Kamiri oil field is progressing well, but it seems that the recruitment of local staff is a little too strict. By this standard, most locals are not up to the job, because we are still illiterate. ”

Zhou You shook his head and said, "I won't come forward in this matter, because the refinery is different from the oil field or ordinary positions." If there is an operation error, the loss is not only their own life, but also unbearable losses, so in terms of job training, the standard must not be relaxed. ”

"You bought the old railway between us and Chile and now you have re-built the widened tracks. Can the original sleepers be processed in some mines in our country, and some narrow-gauge lines in the mines, these sleepers can still be used. ”

The problems encountered one by one were solved in the dialogue between the two sides, and without those hypocritical entertainment, the speed of progress was still quite fast. Perhaps, this is because they know that Zhou You will leave Bolivia tomorrow and want to deal with all the backlog as soon as possible.