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With regard to private property, the British approach is the same as that of the United States. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It seems wrong to say this, it should be said that the policy of the United States follows the British model, so that it is "pro-son".
Since the French Revolution, "natural human rights" have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Europe, although Britain still retains the royal family, but the royal family must also conform to the people's hearts, so Britain also recognizes "natural human rights".
Different from socialist public ownership, the core of natural human rights is the inviolability of private property, Li Mu bought Grand Bahama Island, then Grand Bahama Island is Li Mu's private property, as long as the British Empire still exists, then the British government will recognize the deal, and will take the initiative to protect Li Mu's interests.
Since there are so many benefits, Li Mu must hope that the more personal property the better, although Li Mu is an American, but this does not prevent the transaction between Li Mu and the Bahamian government, as long as Li Mu also recognizes Grand Bahama Island as the territory of the British Empire, then the British government will not turn against Li Mu.
The British government in this period is indeed wealthy, such as the Bahamas, Li Mu looks at the Bahamas Island as a paradise, but in the eyes of the British, the Bahamas has more than 700 islands, although the area of the Bahamas is a little larger, but the British really didn't look at it, after all, after the end of the Civil War, the Bahamas, which has lost its smuggling value, can not bring benefits to the British government, so the British government really has no opinion on this deal.
This is also the case in the original history, without the birth of Li Mu, the Bahamas would not have reappeared in the world as an international financial center and tourist destination until after the end of World War II.
Tourist destinations are understandable, as for the international financial center, it is not because of how good the Bahamians are at doing business, but because the Bahamas is a country that can even give up taxes in order to attract investment, foreign companies and banks that do business in the Bahamas are not only exempt from personal income tax, corporate income tax, capital gains and interest income deductions, but also exempt from any property tax, and foreign companies and their assets are not subject to foreign exchange regulations.
Look at the openness of people, this is also a fight to attract investment.
When signing the contract, Li Mu and Garfield had a tacit understanding that they did not mention the pirates on Grand Bahama Island, from Garfield's point of view, he did not admit that there were pirates on Grand Bahama Island at all, and what Li Mu hoped most was that Garfield had no conditions attached, and Li Mu's guards could wipe them all out.
In fact, when Li Mu and Garfield signed the contract, Bai Qizheng led his scouts to clear the hidden dangers on Grand Bahama Island.
Li Mu gave a death order, he wanted a pure Big Bahama Island, except for his own people, no other forces were allowed on the island, even if there was no threat.
Bai Qi did not have any psychological obstacles to carry out this order, Li Mu had already explained to Bai Qi that Grand Bahama Island is the future home of the Chinese, and how can others snore on the side of the couch, even if Li Mu does not emphasize it, Bai Qi will not allow other humans to live on this island.
The situation is better than expected, those pirates on Grand Bahama Island or the forgotten humans of the world live on the same island all year round, and there must be a connection with each other, maybe the group of pirates who attacked Bai Qi before ended up too badly, Bai Qi did not find anyone on the island, only found a dozen houses in two settlements, and before Bai Qi arrived, these houses must have lived in other people, because there was arable land near the house, and corn was grown in it.
Bai Qi was not polite, and in order to cut off the idea of those people coming back, Bai Qi ordered the soldiers to pull out all the corn, and then burn the house to the ground.
After Li Mu signed a contract with Garfield, he took Chu Xue and Gloria and Sandy to see the famous pink beach.
Pink Beach is located on Hubble Island in the Bahamas, one of the most beautiful spots in the Bahamas.
It is indeed very beautiful, the beaches in other parts of the world are white, only this piece of beach is blessed with pink, and not only the beach is pink, because the area of the beach is relatively large, the sea water near the beach looks pink, the clear water is still crystal clear, in the 21st century here is a world-famous diving resort, in this era without industrial pollution, the clarity of the sea water is more amazing, the sea water is more than ten meters deep as if it does not exist, even the sand and gravel on the bottom of the sea are unobstructed.
It's evening, and the fiery red sunset against the pink sand and sea is like a fairytale world, and there is nothing more intoxicating than the gift of nature, such a view is only suitable for sightseeing, and if you live here for a long time, no matter how ambitious it is, it will wear you away.
To Li Mu's regret, although Chu Xue and Gloria also felt beautiful, they didn't feel much shocked.
These three buns have seen too few beaches, and so far they have only had very little experience, and it is estimated that they think that pink sand beaches are very common.
Since it is getting late, it is necessary to rest for a night before leaving, the waters of the Bahamas are also unfamiliar waters for Captain Benson, sailing in the Habaha waters during the day, because the visibility of the sea is very high, and you can also avoid the reef, not at night, any reef can make the "Sea Ranger" run aground.
Hubble Island is a little stronger than Grand Bahama Island, although the area is much smaller, but because the scenery here is really unforgettable, there are still some fishermen living on the island, Li Mu and they did not disturb the leisurely life of the fishermen, they set up tents on the beach casually, and then continued to barbecue.
Well, in fact, barbecue is not healthy, and eating too much is not good for your health, but being able to enjoy such a beautiful scenery is worth it even if you live a few days less.
The first snow they don't understand the value of pink beach, it doesn't mean that Green Giles doesn't understand, everyone yearns for beautiful things, and Green Giles came to pink beach, obviously moved.
"Ream, I think your choice is wrong, you should buy this island, and then you can have this beach forever." Drinking mellow rum, looking at the starry night sky, and feeling the warm sea breeze, Green Giles was unconsciously intoxicated.
"Don't worry, we already have Grand Bahama Island, take your time, wait for a few years to have a little more people, you can slowly develop to Akbar Island, and then Eleutera Island, when the pink sand beach is naturally in our pocket." Li Mu is not in a hurry, just the status quo of the Bahamas, when Li Mu frees his hand, he can eat it up for him little by little.
The Bahamas as a country, to the 21st century is only 300,000 people, that is still after the vigorous development of tourism, in this era, there is no slightest economic value of the Bahamas is not able to keep people, or that sentence, no matter how beautiful the scenery is no tourists can not be eaten, Li Mu feels that the Bahamas are like paradise, in the eyes of the Bahamians, they are tired of seeing the beautiful scenery, they are more yearning for the fast-paced life in the big city.
In the nineteenth century, there were only more than 10,000 people in the Bahamas, and they were basically concentrated in Nassau, the seat of the governor's palace, the fourth largest island like Grand Bahamas, with an area of 1,373 square kilometers, and the total population added up to less than 100 people.
"It sounds like it will take a hundred years for your plan to come true." Green Giles lamented that at this rate, it is estimated that Green Giles will not see that day.
No, it's definitely not visible.
"How is that possible, ten years at most - no, five years is fine." Li Muke can't wait for a hundred years, and after a hundred years, he wants to buy an island of more than 1,000 square kilometers for 250,000 dollars?
Dream on.
"Well, when you get there, remember to leave me a place on Pink Beach, where I'm going to build a villa." Green Giles is playing well.
"Okay, we'll be neighbors then." Li Mu readily agrees that Green Giles is also a rising political star of the Republican Party, and it doesn't hurt to have a good relationship with such a person.
Green Giles and Burnside are almost the same, they are different from Able, although they also have a close relationship with President Grant, but the reason why they have reached today's status is more by their own efforts, such people are more worthy of investment, even if Grant steps down, Green Giles and Burnside still have enough influence, and what Li Mu needs now is to find enough influential partners, so that Li Mu will have greater influence.
"Hehe, I guess this beach won't be enough by then." Green Giles is a bit of a first-come, first-served approach.
The total length of Pink Beach is only about three miles, less than five kilometers, and according to American habits, each villa covers an area of more than 100 meters, so it is true that few people are qualified to build villas on Pink Beach.
Li Mu's current social circle is not small, and he knows more and more powerful people, it is certain that there will be more in the future, and if everyone wants to build a villa at that time, these few kilometers of coastline are really not enough.
"Haha, let's talk about this later, when the time comes, we can start a club, and only those who have the consent of all members are eligible to join this club, and this beach is one of the benefits of the club." Li Mu felt that it was time to form a small circle.