Chapter 64: Buying an Island
In the northwest of Wandao Sea, about 1,000 kilometers away from the Freedom Port of Modoc Island, there is a town-level island with a land area of about 200 square kilometers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Because it is not yet developed, there are not many people living here, only in the early 3,000s, which is a very backward area.
Not long ago, it was still part of the Watt Federation, but now, it has been sold to Bai Lingfeng and is his private own.
The sale of islands is actually very common, as long as you search the global Internet, you can find tens of thousands of islands listed for sale.
Of course, these countries that sell islands do need money either because of economic problems; Either that, or because the island you're occupying is a fast-paced enclave, it's hard to manage. In addition, the island will not be sold, otherwise the people will definitely protest. Especially after so many years of militaristic propaganda, for most people, selling the island is selling the country.
The reason why the Watt Federation will sell this island is also a last resort, if it does not sell this island, there will not be enough funds to pay off the debts of the neighboring country of Simbo. In this way, the kingdom of Smarbo will have an excuse to attack them, and the loss of land will be even greater.
Moreover, although this island was sold to Bai Lingfeng, there was an additional condition, Bai Lingfeng must join the Watt Federation. In this way, although the island has been privately owned by Bai Lingfeng, it still nominally belongs to the Federation, and those angry people have nothing to say.
In short, after a series of operations, Bai Lingfeng has become a member of the Watt Federation, and he finally has a territory of his own.
If it had been before, he would definitely not have considered buying an island because the cost was too great. The money to buy the island may not be much, but if you want to really develop it, you need to invest at least 10 billion yuan!
However, now Bai Lingfeng is not worried about this, because there is a super white rich beauty Tang Wanxi by his side. The billion Great Zhou coins spent on the purchase of this one were also paid by her.
Originally, this town-level island was wanted to be purchased in her name, but unfortunately, she is now a wanted criminal in the Great Zhou Empire. The Great Zhou Empire is not the Qianlong Empire, its deterrent power is very strong, at least the Watt Federation will never dare to sell the island to her, or accept her as one of its own.
In desperation, Tang Wanxi had no choice but to compromise and make Bai Lingfeng the rightful owner of the island.
After buying this small island, Bai Lingfeng renamed it - Qianlong Island.
"This place is really barren, is it really worth spending a billion Zhou coins?"
Near Qianlong Island, the fleet had just landed, looking at the woods on the island one after another, Tang Wanxi's mood couldn't get better.
Of course, even if this island is built very prosperously, her mood is not expected to improve, after all, the matter of being wanted by the Great Zhou Empire is still pressing on her heart.
Since the Supreme Court announced the verdict, she has dismissed the idea of seeking help from Qin Gong.
Since Duke Wei was able to pass this verdict, it means that he has dealt with all his political enemies, including Duke Qin. Maybe it was because he took their pigtails, or gave them enough benefits, or maybe he made some kind of concession politically, in short, this matter has been decided, and it is impossible for Tang Wanxi to seek help in Da Zhou.
Although she was extremely unwilling, she could only follow Bai Lingfeng into exile, looking forward to having enough strength to go back and take revenge after ten or twenty years of struggle. And now, she can only forget her hatred for the time being, forget her identity as a princess, and take root in Wandaohai.
"It's going to get better, and in just three months, I'll build a bustling port here, and then build on it, and slowly grow and make it a real town-level island!" Bai Lingfeng said confidently.
Tang Wanxi was not as optimistic as him, worried: "As far as I know, a place needs to develop, and the most important thing is the population. But now there are only about 3,000 people on the island, and almost all of them are natives with no higher education. With such a small number of people, it is impossible to build a town at all, and only a few large villages can be built. ”
"If the population is insufficient, it can absorb the population or lure them from some poor and backward islands. As long as you are willing to spend money, it is only a matter of time before you grow. Okay, so now it's time to plan where to build the port? An island without a port cannot prosper. ”
"Got it, but I don't know much about building a port, so you can get an idea." Tang Wanxi said helplessly.
"Okay, then ...... development funds"
"I'll give it to you!" Tang Wanxi said indignantly, "How much money is needed, I'll transfer it to you." ”
"The first batch of investment will cost about 5 billion yuan, but now it is a barren place, and there are too many things to build, such as docks, the governor's palace, the battleship pool, the shipyard, the battleship arsenal, residential buildings, shop streets, etc., etc., can not be counted. Oh, and by the way, there are also living facilities such as schools, hospitals, supermarkets, etc. ”
"Five billion! Or is it just the first investment? After listening to Bai Lingfeng's words, Tang Wanxi's mouth opened wide in shock.
"What do you think? It would take seven or eight billion to build a pool of warships, and if these five billion go down, it will barely make a decent port. As for the rest of the island, what should be barren is still barren, and the second and third funds are needed to gradually develop it. However, the population is too small now, and there is no need to worry about other places. Bai Lingfeng explained slowly. He also had a territory in the Qianlong Empire before, and he had some management experience.
Tang Wanxi didn't say anything more, but silently transferred the funds to him. At the beginning of development, she did need to invest a lot of money, and she also understood this kind of thing, but she was still a little distressed when she spent so much money at one time.
When the five billion funds arrived, Bai Lingfeng didn't waste any more time, and immediately logged in to the global network through the Admiral chip, then ordered all kinds of materials needed, and contacted several construction companies, hoping that they would build the port as soon as possible.
From the next day, many ships of the Chamber of Commerce arrived here one after another, bringing not only all kinds of building materials needed, but also many workers.
After surveying the island's resources, the construction company suggested that a cement and steel plant should be built here first, saving a lot of money by having to transport them all from other places.
Bai Lingfeng didn't know much about these things, so he simply hired a technician to help check the checks, and then arranged for Yushun to take care of the accounts, so he became the shopkeeper.
For a construction company, he had only two requirements, quality and speed. It would be better to be able to build the port within three months. With the technology of this planet, it's not too difficult to be a person.
Looking at the busy construction site, Bai Lingfeng showed a smile on his face. When this port is built, it can be built in a big way. He's saved a lot of money these days, enough to make a few super battleships!
He didn't care much about the other super warships, he just hoped that he could rebuild the familiar ships such as the Bibo and the Ziyun......