"A new upscale shopping street?" The Minister of Commerce looked at the new Governor in confusion as if he were looking at a drunkard talking nonsense.

"That's right! We want to improve the overall taste of Okase. Diego confidently crossed his hands in front of him, leaning back in his comfortable semicircular armchair made by the Doge.

"However, it is very difficult for us to attract investment on a large scale here, and the city council will not necessarily pass such a decision. Now those parliamentarians are concerned about the workers in the slums and the poor homeless, and they want to ......"

Before the Minister of Commerce could finish speaking, Diego interrupted again and said, "I know those things. But the improvement of our overall taste can lead to more business opportunities and jobs, and it will also allow us to get more investment in the development of the city. This is the key to raising the profile of Okase. We can't count on the ore here for a lifetime, they will be dug up one day, can we? ”

"This ......" The Minister of Commerce was speechless, he also knew that the ultimate fate of a mineral star might be to be hollowed out and discarded, and the Federation had never really made any plans for a mineral star.

"How? We have a long-term vision, and we also want some high-tech enterprises to settle in, so that they can bring the industrial upgrading and transformation of Ocashur. As for those in the slums, we can recruit some cheap labor when we renovate the shopping streets, or we can ask the government to set aside 10 percent of the tax collected on the shopping streets every year to set up a slum shelter and take care of the homeless. What do you have to do? ”

The Minister of Commerce's eyes lit up, and if it was as the new Governor had said, then the proposal would certainly pass parliamentary consideration.

"And," Diego turned to the president of the CBRC, "I hope that Okase's banking system will provide the government with an interest-free loan for this project." ”

"Interest-free loans?" The chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission was stunned.

"Yes. I think that building a high-end commercial street is not only a matter of attracting investment and investment, but also a matter of active participation as a government. It is also hoped that several banks in Okaser will be able to help. Diego talked about his idea, "We can use bank loans to speed up this construction." Then use the real estate of the commercial street as collateral. I need you to convince the bankers to pay for our Okase. ”

"Well, I'm afraid, it's a bit difficult. Your Excellency the Governor," said the chairman of the CBRC, after a pause, "you also know that those bankers are unprofitable, and they will not do such a loss-making thing. You must know that the performance of the major banks in Okaser is not very good, and our own financial system is not fully integrated into the federal financial system, and it is ......"

"What I'm trying to hear is the method, not the difficulty." Diego glared fiercely at the chairman of the CBRC. said, "What I need is a leadership team that can do practical things, not some useless bastards who only emphasize difficulties!" ”

The chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, he pondered carefully for a while, and said: "If we can give those bankers some benefits from other places, such as the convenience of commercial loans, I think I can still convince some people." ”

"No problem, you can draft the plan, and I'll approve it." Diego readily agreed.

Then he discussed it with the two of them. Both the Minister of Commerce and the Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission could sense that the Governor was ready to do something big, and they were eager to try it. After all, once such a large-scale project is launched, not only the Governor alone's political achievements, but also their oil and water.

An hour and a half later. The Minister of Commerce and the President of the China Banking Regulatory Commission left, and the Minister of Mines and the Minister of Metallurgy were already waiting outside the door.

Diego then drove back with the two ministers. Because mining and metallurgy are the backbone industries of Okase, the two ministers are also very strong. There was little interest in Diego's proposal to build an upscale shopping street, they just thought about the impact of the new federal trade law on themselves.

"The new trade bill is a vampire! Those logistics companies have basically sucked up our profits! The cost of the mine remains high. How dare they limit the price of metals? The Minister of Mines complained.

"Yes! Our main routes are run by other people's ships, and we also need our own logistics company, so as to reduce costs. The Minister of Metallurgy also agreed.

Diego pondered for a moment. "The main problem with this is that there are too few routes on the Okaser Star now. It is impossible for the Federation to increase the route for the sake of a mineral star. ”

"Hmmm! That's right. ”

"But what if we could transform ourselves and make Ocashur prosperous? What if we turned it into a high-tech industrial planet? ”

"What do you mean, Lord Doge?" The Minister of Metallurgy seems to be a little interested.

"We have hundreds of minerals on Okase, and we can make pieces of alloy and sell them for the price of steel plates. It can also be made into chips and sold at a price that is more expensive than crystals. We have natural resources, as long as we use them a little......"

"However, the investment in chip manufacturing is huge. And the key technology is in the hands of several big families, we ......," said the Minister of Mines with a sad face.

"There will be problems, I just told the Minister of Commerce. He will find a way to attract investment and attract the attention of the big family. As long as they can work with us, that's a first step. We have rare mines here with price advantages, and cheap labor in those slums, so we don't have to worry about being unconvinced. It's just that when the time comes, I ask you to do something. ”

When the two ministers heard this, they felt that Governor Diego's words seemed to be feasible, so they asked curiously, "What does the Governor need us to do?" ”

"Quite simply, I needed to add a breakdown of the daily production at our mine and an assessment of each hole. There is also a breakdown of the metals that can be extracted at the metallurgical plant at the moment, as well as production plans, which are the capital of our negotiations. ”

"That's natural, I'll have people collect these details right away." The two ministers kept nodding.

After sending off the two ministers, Governor Diego had a separate meeting with the new Chief of Police, mainly on options to strengthen security in the urban area, especially in the business district and the northern district, as well as on the security of the airport. The new governor doesn't seem to care about the current chaos in the slums, he just needs to make sure that certain classes are in order.

According to Governor Diego, this means that as long as the leadership of the large company is still there, even if the employees below are replaced, the company can continue to operate. Because those ordinary employees are parts of a machine, and the parts have to be replaced when they rust, as long as the main structure remains the same, and the key controller remains the same, then the machine will be as good as new.

So, the new police chief also understood what Diego meant, and left after an hour of talking.

An afternoon was spent and it was time for dinner. As the police chief left, Major General Wild appeared at the door of Diego's office.

"Good evening, Lord Governor!" Wilde greeted Diego at the door. He didn't salute, just nodded casually.

Diego didn't care about these details, but greeted him warmly: "General Wild, why are you here?" Come in and have a drink! Dinner is coming up, so it's a pre-dinner bar! ”

"The Governor seems to be busy!" Wilde walked into the governor's office.

"Where, I've been in the manor for the past two days, and I'll come to the office when I'm free today. I, the governor, have to be like a governor, don't I? Diego smiled and took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet that had already been drunk for a small time, "How's it going for Larvedo, 145 years old?" ”

"It seems a bit ...... as an aperitif," Wild swallowed, not knowing how to describe it. Larvedo Winery is the best winery in California, a bottle of ordinary red wine over 15 years old is worth tens of thousands of federal dollars, and this bottle of 145 years old is nearly half a century old, and its price can buy a luxury hovercar. (To be continued.) )