When a poisonous snake with the thickness of a child's arm stretched out its head from the green vine above its head and was about to bite someone, several people didn't pay attention to it, but joked with each other, saying that it would be killed and roasted and eaten, and Ouyang Ping even took out a dagger and wanted to slaughter it. In the end, it was Guo Zhuocheng who said that it was his neighbor and property, and he could not kill at will, so the snake escaped from their clutches and disappeared into the grass.

On the green vine where the poisonous snake was entrenched just now, there was a bird's nest with a few white eggs inside.

With lush vegetation and ubiquitous animals, Guo Zhuocheng really likes this place.

Ouyang Ping kicked a protruding stone with his foot, and muttered to himself: "What a sturdy stone, you can really do great things here." If used to ......"

Guo Zhuocheng didn't hear too clearly, so he didn't pay attention, Hallepsi couldn't understand Chinese, and didn't care, only Sun Xingguo, who opened the road in front, heard it clearly, he turned Ouyang Ping back unexpectedly, but didn't say anything, and continued to walk forward behind Romoso.

Finally climbing to the top of the mountain, Guo Zhuocheng looked around and said to Haleps: "Didn't you say that there is a cave here? Why haven't we seen each other after walking so far? ”

Halep glanced at the people around him and asked in a low voice, "You really don't care about letting this cave know to others?" ”

Guo asked puzzledly: "It's just a cave, why should I hide it?" Isn't it going to be developed for the public to see in the future? ”

"I haven't actually gone into it myself, but I know it's a very secret, big cave that you can do a lot of things with it," Halleps said. You may not know it, but it used to be used by pirates to store the gold and silver treasures they had looted, as long as they were hidden inside, not to mention that the people outside could not find the entrance to the cave, even if they found the entrance to the cave, it was difficult to enter, and they could not find the treasures they had collected. ”

Guo Shucheng smiled and said, "There won't be any treasures left by pirates in it, right?" Then I'll really make a profit. ”

"Why are you so naïve? If there is, if the pirates don't take it away, I will take it too. Haleps said with a smile. People had already scavenged the inside before leaving the island, how could there be treasures left behind. But you do have a lot of things you can do with it, like hiding your things that don't see the light, training special armies in there, or processing those ......, hehe, you know. ”

Guo Zhuocheng saw what he said solemnly. smiled and said, "I don't understand." I don't process drugs, I don't open an underground arsenal, and I don't need to train a special army......" said it. Guo Zhuocheng's heart moved, and he asked instead, "Since this place used to be a pirate's lair, there should be a lot of people who know about this cave, right?" ”

Halleps shook his head and said, "No, you're wrong. There are very few people who know about this cave. There are only three people in this world who know about this cave and are still alive, including me. ”

Guo glanced at Romoso and asked, "What about the other one?" ”

Halleps laughed, "In my house, he used to be our housekeeper. He has lived in my house ever since he buried his pirate leader's father. ......, I was talking to Romoso about the employment contract in front of you. I just hope that you can continue to hire him to guard the island for you, that is, let him continue to keep this secret. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Romoso.

Guo Shucheng sighed and asked, "You are so attentive, I really think about what your reluctant baby looks like." ”

Haleps replied, "Go in after dinner." Anyway, I don't care about the time when I enter the cave, it's the same when I go in the morning and when I go in at night, and it's a black hole inside. He said. He said regretfully, "I really can't afford to sell this cave to you." However, with my current ability, it is of no use. Now that you have so much money, you can at least use it as a huge reserve to use it, and when the price of crude oil is low and shipping is sluggish, you can store a large amount of crude oil or processed gasoline and diesel here, and then throw it out when the price of crude oil is high. In this way, you can not only earn the difference in the price of crude oil or refined oil, but also earn the difference in shipping price. ”

Guo Zhuocheng said in agreement: "What you said is indeed good. In fact, we can also provide a place for warships, ships, and fishing boats of countries bordering the Pacific to dock and recuperate, and provide them with fuel, fresh water, and food supplies. ”

Haleps said: "Yes, your Chinese navy is going to develop after all, and you can use this place as a secret supply base for your navy. It doesn't matter if there is no war, and if there is a war, don't you have an extra bargaining chip? ”

Guo Zhuocheng smiled, did not speak again, and looked at the distant sky.

Seeing his appearance, Haleps was very depressed in his heart, not knowing what this guy was thinking, and wanted to open his mouth and persuade again, but he still kept his mouth shut.

On the surface, Guo Shucheng was not shocked and did not listen to Halleps's words in his heart, but in fact, he not only listened to it in his heart, but also thought a lot, which can be described as suddenly enlightened. Halleps's words can even be said to open a window in his heart, making him think more and farther, and the more he thinks about it, the more excited he becomes, feeling that the island is much more than that, and it is a waste to use it for tourism.

Then he remembered that Yu Gangqiu and their leaders agreed to him coming, could it be that these leaders were also fighting the idea of this island? Although they don't know about the cave, it is located between the Philippines and Guam, an important military base of the United States, and the strategic location is very important, if China has a secret base here, even if it is just to supply fresh water and oil, it is of great significance, not to mention the establishment of communication stations, aid stations or something.

Glolin-Beer Island is located in the territory of the former Republic of Palau, but this territory and scope are general, just as the South China Sea is China's territory, but in the past life, countless countries, including Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries, have invaded many of these islands, and they are scrambling to build houses, station troops, and build wells on those islands to drill for oil.

Even a large country like China is inevitably invaded by small countries, and a country like the Republic of Palau is even more vulnerable to a small island that hangs over the coast. As long as Guo Zhuocheng is willing, he will completely build the defense of this small island to be impregnable, at least not something that the army of a country like Palau can shake, in fact, Palau has never had a regular army in its previous life, there are only 60 policemen in the country, and its defense and security have always been the responsibility of the United States.

The main thing is that the Republic of Palau is not fully independent now, it is still under the American Mandate, and although it has formed a government in 90 the year before, it has really ended its Mandate and full independence in 994. This means that Guo Zhuocheng can fish in troubled waters for more than a decade, and although it is impossible to include Gloraine-Bir Island in China's territory, it is entirely possible to make it an independent depository, a depository that can help China.

The favorable condition is that although Palau has formed a government, the local ordinary people are not enthusiastic about the establishment of the country, freedom or freedom, and many people prefer to live under the management of the United States, that is to say, they do not care about the territorial integrity of Palau, and they completely ignore whether the desert island far from the capital belongs to them, and they only hope that they can live well.

Secondly, even after the independence of the Republic of Palau, the former Republic of Palau still retains the traditional chieftaincy system, and the prestige and authority of the chiefs of the large islands are comparable to those of the president, and each island is almost an independent individual, under the leadership of its own chieftain, and there is no so-called national centripetal force and national cohesion. Even decades later, many of the country's citizens identify themselves as Americans or Filipinos, Chinese or Japanese. As a result, whether the small, almost uninhabited island of Glolin-Beer is autonomous or not is unlikely to provoke a backlash from Palau's insiders.

Another point is that the Republic of Palau is short of money. Because it is too far away from the mainland, except for fruits and marine fish, almost all of the daily necessities are imported, and the transportation cost is too high, so it is difficult to transport many materials in large quantities. And because of the sparse population and the small size of the island, it is impossible to develop large-scale industry, that is, to make money. It has been dependent on the United States, Australia and Japan for assistance for many years and for a long time.

If Guo can come up with a sum of money to bargain with the government of the newly established Republic of Palau, it is not impossible to fight for the autonomy of Glolin-Beer Island under these favorable factors. He can even spend a penny, as long as China and Spain are behind him, and cooperate with the United States in global interests, so that they can provide more assistance to Palau and less control, and the senior officials of the Palau government will probably be happy to welcome the autonomy of this small island that has little value, so many islands are de facto self-governed, and they don't care about this one island running out.

And Guo Zhuocheng himself will definitely not come forward, he will let Princess Madeleine come forward, or let Halleps come forward, because they are both Spaniards.

The Spaniards have a great say in the Palau issue: in 5 years the Spanish army occupied Palau, belonging to the earliest suzerainty of Palau, although in 9 years most of this place was sold by Spain to Germany, after the First World War it was occupied by Japan, after the Second World War and then by the United States, but the Spanish royal family still has a lot of influence here, several chieftains are still the ancestors of the Spaniards, and the island of Gloraine-Biel is also the heritage of the Halleps family, Except for a brief Japanese occupation here, it has always been under the jurisdiction of the Haleps family.

Therefore, whether it is legal or political, or public opinion and timing, the autonomy of Gloraine-Beer Island is feasible.

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