Chapter 445: Building a Manor in the Desert?

"For more than 4,000 Sirius coins, it's not worth it at all! You've also met me with a better temper, so it's fine. In case you encounter some grumpy ones, you will be in trouble! ”

Luo Yin shook his head a little speechlessly.

It's not that he doesn't eat minced meat, but there's a better way.

If Thackley wanted to collect tolls, even if the state didn't allow it, he could do it in a different way, such as a foreign tax, an entry tax or something like that. Anyway, he is the mayor of Dahuangcheng, so he can set up this kind of tax.

And robbery is very dangerous, their life is actually secondary, and more importantly, if they fail and their identity is exposed, then this is not a commercial incident, but a diplomatic incident!

Therefore, for the sake of Thackrey being Waters' friend, Luo Yin felt that it was still necessary to talk to Thackrey. Although this may not sound very good.

However, as soon as Luo Yin said this, Thackrey opened his mouth, and then subconsciously scratched his head and said:

"I didn't want you to ask for more than 4,000 Sirius coins, we wanted more than 4,000 togacoins......"

"Well, what's the exchange ratio between Sirius and Toga?"

Luo Yin looked at Waters.

Waters shrugged his shoulders and said:

"It's about 1 to 20."

Luo Yin: "......"

In other words, Thackley's original intention was to rob more than 200 Sirius coins?

Well, Luo Yin admits that this Toga kingdom is poorer than Luo Yin imagined.

For more than two hundred dollars, the border generals of a country personally went to rob them...... Magical, really magical.

He had never seen such a situation in such a poor place in the United Kingdom of Stokato!

Then Luo Yin skipped the topic and talked to Thackri about other aspects. Including things like the country's economic strength, military strength, standard of living, etc.

Although due to some secrecy regulations, Sackley definitely couldn't say everything, but Luo Yin had a rough judgment in his heart from some of the things he said, combined with what he saw in Dahuang City.

To put it simply, the size of the Kingdom of Toga is not small, it is larger than the average medium-sized country. The population is also quite large, with more than 80 million people. With such a population, the military strength is naturally not bad, there are guns and people.

But in terms of economic strength, it is very poor.

You can see it by looking at Da Huangcheng. It stands to reason that this kind of place that borders other countries and is still in a transportation hub should be relatively rich.

But the Great Yellow City is visible to the naked eye in poverty. The reason is very simple, because basically not many people want to come to the Kingdom of Toga to do business. There are fewer people coming, and this so-called transportation hub is useless.

And not only the economic strength of the Toga Kingdom is poor, but the economic strength of this country is poor. If there can be a big brother similar to the Sky Wolf Empire around, it's okay, but unfortunately there isn't. They are all poor brothers of the same level, which can be described as difficult brothers.

As for the reasons for the poor economic strength, there are many reasons. The geographical location is not good, there are few natural resources, and there are few business-minded people in the country.

But there is one more important reason, Thackley didn't say it directly, and Waters told Luo Yin before.

These dwarves are hot-tempered and drunk. It is not uncommon to beat up the boss, not listen to the command, drink and make mistakes.

Originally, there were also many foreign companies in the Toga Kingdom, but in the end, they were defeated by these rebellious employees, and they all fled in ashes.

Now these dwarves are so notorious that few foreign merchants want to come over.

Even if there are merchants left, they are generally engaged in reselling and other businesses, and even the personnel are hired by their own people, and they are not used as dwarves......

Of course, not all dwarves are annoying. Well-educated dwarves are still very popular, such as master blacksmiths like Waters.

But after all, such people are a minority, and they are not willing to stay in the Toga Kingdom to develop, because they themselves can't stand those kindred......

The economy of the Kingdom of Toga is not good, which is caused by many aspects, but the reasons of the people themselves also account for a large part.

The economy is poor, and the people's living standards are naturally not high. It feels similar to the previous United Kingdom of Stokato.

As for the price of goods, it is not high, because there are not many kinds of things here, coupled with government control and subsidies, so that people will not be unable to afford it, and try to ensure that people do not starve to death. But the quality of life can't be helped.

After this exchange, I feel that the Toga Kingdom is a big pit.

However, for Luo Yin, the problem is actually not big.

His primary goal was to find a suitable test site for testing the tank.

As for doing business, opening a factory or something, if he has the opportunity, he will consider it, if he really doesn't have a chance, forget it, and don't force it.

Of course, Luo Yin also promised Waters that if it was convenient, he would try to find a way to help the Toga Kingdom - at least provide some jobs. But if it's really not easy, then there is no way, Luo Yin can't invest too much resources and energy here.

After Thackrey and Luo Yin finished talking, they looked at Luo Yin with some apprehension.

He very much hopes that Luo Yin can invest in the Toga Kingdom, preferably in Dahuangcheng. But he also knew that the situation on his side was too bad, even if Waters promised him that he would say more good things in front of Luo Yin, but he was really not very sure.

Luo Yin naturally knew what Thackrey meant, but he didn't guarantee anything, but said:

"In the past few days, I have been shopping around Dahuangcheng first to learn more about it. The rest is more on that later. ”

"It should, it should!"

Thackrey saw that Luo Yin did not leave directly, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Luo Yin stays here, there is still hope.

Thackrey invited Luo Yin and his party to a sumptuous dinner—at least Thackley thought it was rich, with meat, food, and wine.

After dinner, Thackrey invited Royin to stay in the backyard of the town hall.

It's a big place, there are plenty of empty rooms, and the sanitation is much better than the hotels in the city. Since Thackley had invited, Luo Yin stayed unceremoniously.

In the evening, Luo Yin looked at the latest version of the map that Thackley had given him and discussed it with Waters.

"What do you think of this place?"

Luo Yin asked, pointing to a place on the map.

"This ...... Yes, the place is big enough and hidden enough, but ...... To build a test site here, you have to spend a lot of money......"

Waters frowned slightly.

Because the place Luo Yin was referring to was nothing else, it was the desert next to Dahuang City, the place they had just passed through today.

The name of this desert is very straightforward, it is called "Rhubarb Desert".

There are three large deserts in the Kingdom of Toga, and the Yellow Desert is the third largest desert in the Kingdom of Toga. Geographically located in the southernmost part of the Kingdom of Toga. The roads of the Toga Kingdom and some countries are blocked, and some countries have to make a detour to the Toga Kingdom.

Although this rhubarb desert affects economic exchanges, it can be regarded as a natural barrier in terms of military affairs.

The map that Waters gave Luo Yin before needed to bypass the Yellow Desert in advance and come to the Great Yellow City from another road, but Luo Yin had gone wrong before and walked to the desert.

The area of the Rhubarb Desert is large enough, and no one will go deep into it, and the space and concealment are sufficient, but if you want to build such a test site in the desert, it will cost a lot of money......

But Luo Yin waved his hand very magnificently.

"Money is not an issue."

Luo Yin still has 25 billion Sirius coins in his small treasury, which is not bad money.

And if this place is built, it can not only be used to test tanks, but also for other tests, and even as a secret military base.

Of course, if you really want to build a military base, it must be a little troublesome, after all, this is in the territory of the Toga Kingdom, but trouble does not mean that it can't, it depends on how much Luo Yin is willing to pay.

Seeing that Luo Yin didn't care about spending money, then he didn't bother, and immediately said with a smile:

"Since you don't care about the cost, that's fine. And judging from the current economic situation in our country, this kind of useless place, it is estimated that you will have no problem renting the entire Rhubarb Desert for hundreds of years......"

"Oh? Direct Lease Desert? That's a great idea! ”

Luo Yin's eyes lit up, he originally thought that he was renting a piece of land in the Rhubarb Desert. If he can rent it in its entirety, and the price is not expensive, he can rent it together. In that case, it is estimated that even the people of the Toga Kingdom don't know what he is doing in the desert, after all, the desert is so big.

Next.

Luo Yin sat in his own car, first walked around the city, and then went out of the city for a walk. Thackrie was with him throughout the process.

Sitting in Luo Yin's car, Thackrey exclaimed in his heart, this is a rich man!

Luo Yin's car looked quite ordinary from the outside, but after actually sitting on it, he found that other people's cars were more luxurious than his home! And it's even bulletproof! Looking at the thick steel plate, it is a sense of security!

He thought of the embarrassing time of the robbery yesterday, I am afraid that even if Luo Yin does not have so many people, with their more than 20 guns, they will not be able to break through the defense of Luo Yin's car......

Thackley sighed, people really can't be compared!

After walking around, Luo Yin proposed to go to the edge of the desert to have a look. Thackrey naturally had no objections.

After coming here, Luo Yin suddenly said that he wanted to build a manor in the desert, and he didn't know if the policy on the side of the Toga Kingdom allowed it.

The less people know about the test base, the better, and Luo Yin won't let the other dwarves except Waters know unless it is necessary.

And Thackrey was stunned when he heard Luo Yin's words.

Building a manor in the desert? Did he hear him right?

After getting Luo Yin's confirmation, Shackrey's expression was a little strange. But how people love to play when they have money is someone else's business, and he can't control it.

Thackley thought for a moment and said:

"Theoretically, it's fine. However, this rhubarb desert is not my responsibility, or I can only manage part of it, after all, this desert is not small...... So if you really decide to build a manor in the desert, I can get in touch with the above and call someone who can make that decision......"

"Okay, then I'll trouble you."

Luo Yin didn't refuse.

Waters had said last night that he was a little excited, and it would be much more convenient if he could rent the whole desert. But Thackrey's power is obviously not so big, so since Thackrey is willing to find someone who can make decisions, it is just right for Luo Yin.

After returning to the city, Thackley immediately spoke to the royal capital and explained Luo Yin's request.

Wang Du attached great importance to it and said that he would directly ask the Minister of Commerce to come and communicate with Luo Yin.

For renting a place in the desert to build a manor, although it is too unbelievable, it is certainly no problem, and there is no need for the Minister of Commerce to come out.

But Wang Du's mind is the same as that of Shackley, and now a top rich man has finally come, so he can't fight for investment? Although Luo Yin didn't say that he wanted to invest, since Luo Yin came in person, as long as they served Luo Yin well, there would still be a chance.

Therefore, in order to show his attention, he directly asked the Minister of Commerce to come over in person. And there are a lot of things that can be decided by this person, what if this can really fool Luo Yin to invest here......

Luo Yin waited in Dahuang City for a day.

On the third day, the Minister of Commerce came.

It was a bespectacled dwarf who looked a little sven, but the tendons and scars on his face showed that he was not easy to mess with.

"Hello Mr. Luo Yin, welcome to the Kingdom of Toga! I am Tabor, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Toga. ”

"Hello, I'm Luo Yin."

Luo Yin shook hands with the other party.

After a few polite words, the other party took out a map of the Toga Kingdom from his arms.

This map is different from the map of Thackley, which has some hand-drawn markings. Tabor explains:

"These marked places are places that are rented out or sold."

Luo Yin suddenly realized that although there are not many foreigners who like to come to the Toga Kingdom, there must still be rich people in the country, and these should be rented by rich people.

Then Luo Yin looked at the location of the Rhubarb Desert.

The entire Rhubarb Desert, including the surrounding area, is blank and unmarked.

"Mr. Luo Yin, you can choose whatever you want."

Tabor made a gesture of please.

Luo Yin compared on the map for a long time, and then frowned:

"It's not easy to choose, but I feel like it's good anywhere......"

Tabor and Thackley next to him both twitched at the corners of their mouths.

Where is the desert good?

Forgive them for really not understanding the aesthetics of the rich.

"Well, if I don't, I'll rent the whole desert?"

Luo Yin spoke as if on a whim.

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the two dwarves widened.

Rent an entire desert? This Luo Yin is sure that his brain is not sick, right?

"What? Isn't it possible? If it doesn't work, forget it......"

Seeing that Tabor didn't speak, Luo Yin suddenly shook his head, looking very disappointed.

"Nope! Absolutely—wait, let me make a call first! ”

When Tarber came back to his senses, his first reaction was to be happy. If Luo Yinzhen rented the entire desert, it would still allow the Toga Kingdom to make some money.

However, he quickly reacted that this Rhubarb Desert was not another place, but a natural military barrier of the Toga Kingdom!

He was willing to rent, but when he returned, the Minister of Defense was afraid that he would not be going to skin him - because of the existence of this natural barrier, there were not many troops stationed here. If this place is rented out, it will be a headache for the Minister of Defense.

Toga hurriedly called the Minister of Defense, and as expected, after he told the matter, he was immediately scolded by the Minister of Defense, and said that if he dared to rent it out, he would wait for death.

How can a major national defense event be a child's play?

Tabor was very helpless, it seemed that there was no way to make this money. He introspected himself, he was indeed a little obsessed with money, how could such an important strategic place be rented out!

Although at present, the relationship between the surrounding territories and the Kingdom of Toga is okay, there have been invasions in history, so you can't be on guard! It's okay to rent a small piece of land in the Rhubarb Desert, but it's certainly not okay to rent the entire desert.

But the Minister of Defense gave him an idea.

"There are still two great deserts in our country! Although the desert to the north is also a natural barrier, it is certainly not to be rented. But the easternmost desert can! If this Mr. Luo Yin really likes the desert environment, you recommend this desert to him! ”

Tabour's eyes lit up.

This desert mentioned by the Minister of Defense is the largest desert in the Kingdom of Toga. It is located in the easternmost part of the Toga Kingdom and the easternmost part of the entire Holy Dome Continent, adjacent to the mysterious North Simon Continent!