According to Ji Aojian's plan, the Canal of the Americas will be an international cooperation project, co-financed by Mexico and Austria, and guaranteed by the country's credibility.

"You just said that Spain planned to dig canals in the Americas in the sixteenth century. Then we can find the project plan of that year, and prove that the construction of this canal was a 100-year dream of the Europeans, no, a 300-year dream! In this way, the public will be more convinced of the authenticity and feasibility of the project. ”

Ludwig thought for a moment and said, "If you want to come up with the canal plan of 300 years ago, you have to talk to the Spanish government about it." ”

"Wasn't Spain also the territory of the Habsburgs back then?" Ji Aojian said, "So the Austrian royal family must have collected the plan of the year, and it should be normal to take it out, right?"

"In the affairs of the Americas in the sixteenth century, it was not good to bypass the Spaniards. Besides, young man, don't you want more power to build momentum for the canal?"

Ji Aojian comprehended, "What do you mean, do you mean to let Spain also come together?"

"That's right. ”

"I have no opinion. ”

Ludwig called out to one of his attendants, "You go to the Spanish embassy and ask Ambassador Carlos to come over." ”

Ji Aojian's heart moved, and he asked, "Mr. Carlos must also be a nobleman?"

"Of course, he was born into a noble family, otherwise he would not have been an ambassador. Ludwig paused, "Don't worry, Carlos is a shrewd and reliable man, and he will be able to help with this plan." ”

"Since you trust him so much, maybe this Mr. Carlos is still related to you?"

Ludwig smiled, "European aristocrats have been intermarrying each other for thousands of years. It is almost impossible to find two nobles who are not related to each other at all. ”

It didn't take long. A handsome-looking and sturdy young man walked into the private room and sat down like a heavy stone tablet.

The Austrian ambassador coughed. "Let me introduce ......"

"No need. Ji Aojian interrupted him, "I met Mr. Carlos in California. ”

"I've seen it too. Guta shouted.

Carlos snorted.

Guta continued to say strangely, "Why is it that Mr. Carlos is actually a Spaniard and not our countryman?"

"If Mr. Carlos were Californian, the mob boss there wouldn't be White. Ji Aojian said, "So obviously, he was a foreign aid at that time." ”

"I seem to have heard that Carlos went to Mexico a few years ago to participate in gang fighting. Ludwig saw it. Understood, "Didn't you meet it at that time?"

Ji Aojian said calmly, "I did have the honor to have a discussion with Mr. Carlos. ”

"And what was the result?"

"It's a tie, it's a tie. Ji Aojian looked sincere, "Mr. Carlos's superb martial arts, I admire and admire him very much. ”

"Since it's friends who have been in a fight, it's better to talk. Ludwig raised his glass, "Carlos. Don't keep a straight face, come for a drink. ”

Listening to Ji Aojian's results, Carlos's face looked better, "Mr. Ludwig." I heard you have something important here?"

Ludwig pushed the document in front of him, "There's a big project here, are you interested?"

"Tehuantepec Canal?"

Carlos shook his head. "Such a whimsical plan, and also want to cheat money in London?"

"How can this be whimsical?" said Ji Aojian. "In the 16th century, Spain had plans to dig this canal in the Americas. ”

"No way. At that time, the most we thought about digging a canal in Panama or Nicaragua was too difficult. ”

"Mr. Carlos. Ji Aojian said unhurriedly, "As long as you search carefully, you will definitely be able to find the construction plan of the Tehuantepec Canal three hundred years ago in the Spanish archives." ”

"How do you know there's a plan?"

"Archives are like water in a sponge, as long as you squeeze it, you can have it. Ji Aojian turned his head, "Did you say, Mr. Ludwig?"

Ludwig naturally agreed, "Carlos, if you look carefully, the possibility of the existence of this plan is quite large. ”

"It's not quite big, it's bound to be. Ji Aojian corrected, "As long as the Spanish government says that this is an old archive from three hundred years ago, then it must be." ”

"Well, even with this file. Carlos scoffed, "You think this stock will be popular when it goes public?"

"This canal has a lot of promise, and it is the project of the century with the endorsement of the governments of Mexico, Austria and Spain. ”

"It's not enough. ”

"Is the credibility still insufficient?" Ji Aojian thought for a moment, "Then we will fund another scientific expedition, such as inviting a few famous geologists from the Royal Society of the United Kingdom to go to Mexico to come up with a detailed canal survey report." ”

"These packaging methods are all false. "How much money you have, and being able to lift the stock up is the real thing." ”

"Pull up stocks, we can also join forces. ”

"If we play a small stock, we can basically speculate on it and circle a little money in the stock market, and no one will pay attention to it. Carlos tapped his knuckles on the table, "But a super-lucrative project of the century like the Canal of the Americas must be a huge stock in the stock market, do you think you can easily suck up money like crazy without anyone coming to suppress you?"

Sarah hesitated and said, "In the past, Mr. Ji speculated on the shares of transcontinental companies in New York, and it was relatively smooth. ”

"New York, that kind of country fair, with your gold mines in California, is enough to make waves. ”

Carlos scoffed, "But you have to understand that this is London, the financial center of the world, and even if you have ten big gold mines smashed, there will be no splash." ”

"If that's what you want to say. Ji Aojian asked, "Can you contact the bankers in Austria and Spain to jointly hold up this stock?"

"Those guys who are engaged in finance have nothing to do with our aristocracy. "I think they're more interested in shorting your stock and sucking up your money unless you can pick them up or buy them." ”

"I know what you mean, these bankers and traditional aristocrats are not the same group," Ji Aojian nodded, "Since we are not in their circle, if we make too much money in the securities market, they will definitely suppress us." ”

Carlos is right, it's really the problem. Ludwig sighed, "If you were willing to give them eighty percent of the original shares, these financiers would be able to take it as your own business." ”

"Eighty?"

"This is the bottom line, and people may not want to. ”

"Finance is really a bone-sucking industry. Ji Aojian also sighed, "In that case, let's make the plate a little smaller and make some small money first." ”

Carlos asked, surprised, "Can this canal be scaled down?"

"Don't dig the canal for the time being, build a railway on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec first. Ji Aojian said, "In fact, this is also a transcontinental railway, only 220 kilometers, compared with the transcontinental railway of thousands of kilometers above 30 degrees north latitude, the cost is simply negligible." However, such a railway, which carries land transportation between two ports, can also play a role in connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to a certain extent, and also has great economic value. ”

Ludwig said, "You have a good idea, a 220-kilometer railway, even if it is not financed in London, Mexico can build it on its own." ”

Ji Aojian spread his hands, "This railway is simply absolutely profitable, naturally there is a huge upside, we will make a profit first, if it is inexplicably suppressed in the future, we will buy back shares while the price is low, wait for the next opportunity to rise, and we will not suffer a loss." ”

"You've built the railroad, do you still need a sixteenth-century canal plan?" asked Carlos.

"If you want to, why not?" Ji Aojian responded, "The Tehuantepec Railway is only the first step, and we will still have to find a way to sell canal stocks in the future, which is the dream of the century for all mankind." ”

"So, what price are you going to pay for our precious archives in Spain?" (To be continued......)