Forty-eight is a lot of land

Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is like spring all year round, known as the most beautiful garden in the world, Kane, Professor Lin and Snake Eyes took the ferry from Port Angeles to shore, they were dazzled by the beautiful scenery in front of them, there was a sea of flowers everywhere, after staying in the most famous Empress Hotel, several people walked along the street for a long time, Royal Roads University, Hateley Castle, and Paltree Gardens are all luxurious.

The next day, the three of them came to the city hall and asked about the office, but Mayor Quinn heard that American businessmen were going to come to invest, and personally came out to receive him, this time Kane took a fancy to a peninsula in the southwest of Vancouver Island, with an area of more than 100,000 acres, Kane originally thought that such a large place could only be rented, but James Quinn waved his hand, "There is no one there, if you sell it, Vancouver is in charge, but you can lease it to you for 80 years, the total rent price is one million dollars, you know, the most important thing in Canada is land, but there are too few people." We have less than 30,000 people in the entire city of Victoria! But I have to tell you in advance, there are no roads, no railways, no electricity, water is there, and the snow from the mountains forms a big river in the bay, irrigation is not a problem, but you have to take care of all the infrastructure yourself! ”

Led by a clerk from the city government, several people headed south along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the water was crystal clear, and it didn't take long for several dolphins to lead the way in front of the boat, one by one excitedly leaping forward, welcoming the guests. From a distance, I saw more than a dozen water columns in the middle of the strait spraying into the sky, "Brother Kai, what is that?" Hot springs? Kane laughed, "It should be killer whales, also called killer whales," Snake Eye exclaimed, "Whales, the legendary incomparably large species?" It didn't take long for them to see a huge black shadow in front of the ship lazily turning over, "My mother, it's bigger than the cruise ship we are on, can't swallow a hundred or ten people in this bite?" ”

Follow the bay to the peninsula, which is more than a hundred kilometres from Metjosin, and the island is overgrown with weeds, and the western half is sparsely wooded, and two rivers flow down from the Suker Mountain Lake, which flows down the sides of the peninsula into the bay. The crew surveyed the depth of the bay, and Kane looked at the records to see that a harbor could be built in the middle of the bay, and the outermost island of Benzuk was the place where he would store his secret weapons in the future.

After stepping onto land, Snakeeye exclaimed, "How much wheat must be planted in such a good place?" Why doesn't anyone fancy this place, even if you plant corn, you can have a good harvest! Kane smiled, "I prepare half of the flat land for melons, half for grain, and the other half for grazing, and of course, there are factories near the port." He pointed to the southernmost part of the peninsula, "It's flat, and we're going to have a flying club there!" Snake-Eye asked, "So we're going to have planes?" ”

Kane and the others went around the peninsula, and found that the geographical location between the small island in the south and the peninsula was also quite good, so they simply drew it on the map again, and it was a shipyard here, and it happened to be a port.

Back in downtown Victoria, after Kane explained the situation to the mayor, Quinn couldn't, because there were too few people in the city to meet Kane's condition of building infrastructure in half a year. Kane had to take a boat back to Seattle and advertise in the newspapers to find an experienced construction unit. Unexpectedly, the next day, there were more than a dozen construction company managers outside the door of the hotel, and there was no good project at this time, and the newspaper said that the monthly settlement! Kane saw that there were so many people, and he simply didn't always contract, and divided the project into pieces and distributed them to each construction company, with only one requirement, the construction equipment including power generation, food and lodging are all taken care of, and a part of the funds can be prepaid first, and in the end, which one overcompletes the task, there will be a reward!

After receiving the check, the construction companies were full of enthusiasm and arranged for the surveyors to prepare for departure on the same day. After Kane wrote the check, he suddenly found that his stall was too large, and if he continued like this, he only did a good job of infrastructure and ports, and half of the money in his hand went down, so he had to think of a move quickly.

Found Lawrence and asked his family if there was an oil scout team in Europe or Africa, Lawrence called and asked, it happened that there was a scout team in Africa, because he didn't find anything, and was about to go home, Kane immediately asked Lawrence to call home, and asked the scout team to stay in Africa, and he was going to send someone to dig some oil in the next few days. Lawrence was curious, "Kane, have you been to Africa?" As a friend, I advise you, don't throw money in the sand! Kane's words pushed him far away: "Have you ever seen your brother Kai throw a penny?" ”

Hand a check to Snake Eyes, "I have sent a telegram to tell them not to play, it is enough to have this experience, you will fly directly to Portugal tomorrow, and then go to find the carriage, and let him arrange for the people from Singapore to go back first, as for the special combat team, everything you want to stay is under the jurisdiction of you and the carriage, go to Libya first, and dig me in the place marked on this map, remember, don't care about any news, dig out this *** in one go, we are in a hurry to use the money, it depends on your fight!" ”

Li Meide took a few people to Europe to sell treasures, and Xiao Luoluo called and followed, saying that he was not at ease with this large amount of money, and he thought about it, the hundreds of kilograms of jewelry and twenty tons of gold were more than that, and if Lao Li hid in any corner, he didn't cry. Now that Snake Eyes is gone, Kane had to take a few lawyers all over the United States, and first found a shipyard called Clipper, I really don't know if this owner likes retro?

The shipyard is quite large, the gate is pasted with a bank seal, and there are not a few people inside, this scene is actually everywhere along the coast of the United States, I heard that Kane is preparing to buy the shipyard, a few workers rushed in to find the boss, and soon, the group was welcomed into the office by the white-haired boss Trowood, and after listening to the lawyer's explanation, Trowood began to vigorously introduce his factory, "You can't find such a big factory on the entire West Coast, do you see the two 10,000-ton ships?" Although they are not finished, most of them have been built, and there is an icebreaker, which is the latest design, four gold mining ships, see if you don't see it, as long as you pull it to the Yukon, you can make a fortune~~"

"I just want to ask, what is the net worth of your shipyard? How much debt? Kane knocked Trowwood back to his original shape with a word, "This, this, net worth zero, debt of five million dollars, but we have the best workers, the best design team, as long as we invest another two million dollars, we can launch two big ships~~" "Has anyone bought a big ship?" "Well," Trowood put his head in his hands, "because no one wanted it, he stopped, and owed the United Steel Company four million dollars, and they wanted to take back the ship as scrap iron, but these two ships poured the effort of all our factory workers! ”

Kane smiled, "Is there a phone?" "Yes, yes, yes" Trowood quickly got up and led Kane to his desk, "Pick me up United Steel, Harrow, I'll find you General Manager Charles, without an appointment, you just said Kane is looking for him" After a while, Kane said, "Charles?" I'm Kane, I'm at Clipper, right, I heard they owe you four million? Okay, I'll take over this debt, no thanks, there will be a chance to cooperate in the future, yes, just offset it with patent royalties, my lawyers will contact, okay, goodbye! ”

Putting down the phone, he looked at the stunned Trowood, "Now, Boss Trowood, I'm already the biggest creditor of your shipyard, let's talk?" Trowood looked depressed, "I have been in this shipyard for half my life, and the actual value of the entire shipyard is ten million, but now it is superfluous to say anything, and no one wants to sell scrap iron, Mr. Kane, if you give me two million for our sake, on the one hand, I have to pay off my debts to my friends, and on the other hand, many workers are no longer able to eat, I have to think of settling the arrears of wages!" The main thing is that the ground rent is due in half a year, and I can't rent it anymore. So, for two million, the shipyard is yours"

"In half a year, the shipyard will move across the channel. I'll pay off the workers' wages, and I'll pay your debts, but I still lack a shipyard leader, Mr. Trowood, if you're interested in a job that pays half a million a year?" Trowood was almost stupid: "You mean you want me to be a shipyard?" An annual salary of 500,000? "Okay, the relevant formalities will be completed by my lawyer, now, you first recruit the workers, I will pay your debts and workers' wages first, and all the boats on the slipway will move for me, I will only give you half a year, a month later, I will launch the gold mining boat, and after half a year, I will watch all the ships launch, do you have confidence?" "Yes, this little work can be done in five months, and I can still find time to prepare for the move." Trowood assured confidently.