Chapter 14: Disappointment

After checking the information on the Internet for three whole days, Lu Yuan never found a satisfactory island.

"It seems that the purchase of the island is really inseparable from the island trading company!"

After searching on the Internet for a long time, Lu Yuan finally chose a company called "Woods Island Intermediary Company".

Although this company is not the largest island buying and selling company, it is very credible.

In Lu Yuan's view, the most important thing for a person or a company to deal with is to see the credibility of this person or the company.

The "Woods Company" is such a company, and there has never been a single default in 30 years.

Because he didn't know Latin, Lu Yuan didn't contact the "Woods Company" directly, but handed over all the early communication to Anthony.

After several times of communication, the two sides agreed to meet at a hotel in the Italian capital.

Three days later, at the Wellington Hotel in the Italian capital, Lu Yuan met with Anthony and Conte, the representative of the "Woods" company.

Originally, Lu Yuan was also worried about the communication barrier caused by the language barrier.

Unexpectedly, after sitting down, Conte directly said to Lu Yuan in a standard elegant language: "Mr. Lu, this is the information you want." ”

Conte took out a stack of documents from his bag and handed it to Lu Yuan.

"Thank you!" Lu Yuan took the document and glanced at Conte in surprise.

Conte smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, I am actually a mixed-race child, and my mother is a native of Zhuxia. ”

"My college years were also spent in beautiful Xishu"

"Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Conte to have also been to Xishu, and I am also from Xishu!"

"What a coincidence......"

Because there is a common language, the two sides quickly pulled into a relationship.

Anthony, who had planned to act as a translator for both sides, was left behind.

Lu Yuan noticed Anthony's embarrassment and said to the waiter, "Hello, please bring us three cups of coffee!"

A few days ago, Lu Yuan consulted with the "Woods Company" about the purchase of the island.

After learning about Lu Yuan's personal situation, the "Woods Company" specially arranged for Conte, a business manager who is proficient in Yayu, to communicate with Lu Yuan.

I have to say that the "Woods Company" has done a really good job in these details.

It's no wonder that their business success rate is so high, with almost no complaints.

Lu Yuan himself likes to travel, hiking, beautiful scenery, and freedom. The nature he wants to buy is also a small island with beautiful scenery away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Lu Yuan yearns for a life away from the hustle and bustle of the city. "Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely" has always been his dream life.

After chatting with Conte, Lu Yuan turned his attention to the materials prepared by Conte.

There are a lot of materials prepared, and they are very complete, and it seems that Conte and Woods have put a lot of effort into collecting them.

To Lu Yuan's surprise, Conte not only prepared information on the islands for sale, but also prepared some farm information.

Conte first explained some of the conditions and restrictions needed to purchase farmland, pastures, and islands.

These are similar to the information Lu Yuan found on the Internet.

The requirements for buying farms and islands are different in each country, and even in some countries, each region is different.

The most typical of these is the Maple Leaf Country, which is also the area where Chinese people are most keen to immigrate and buy farms and islands.

Each province of the Maple Leaf Country has significantly different rules for foreigners to purchase farms and islands.

In Prince Edward Island on the East Coast and Saskatoon, Alberta and Manitoba, the three traditionally agricultural provinces of the Midwest, foreigners are allowed to own land limited to 5 acres, 10 acres or less than 40 acres, respectively.

In the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and New Brunswick, there are no laws in place that explicitly restrict foreign investment in agriculture, but foreigners are subject to registration, reporting, and taxation.

Only Ontario is the only province in Canada that treats everyone equally.

It should be said that the farms that Conte introduced this time are very good, in fact, there are several places that he likes very much.

But this time, Lu Yuan's main purpose was to find a safe shelter for his family. Farms are obviously not safe enough, and it is even better to stay in the city.

Lu Yuan sighed regretfully, and quickly turned his attention to the island for sale.

According to the information provided by Conte, no matter which country the island is purchased, the purchaser only has the ownership and use rights of the island.

This is also within Lu Yuan's expectations, no country will sell its sovereignty over its territory.

But contrary to Lu Yuan's expectations, many countries also have very strict regulations on the renovation, construction and construction of island owners on the island.

In particular, some special islands cannot be built without any modern construction. Even the purchaser needs to protect the island's ecology.

After reading the conditions and regulations on the island.

Lu Yuan flipped to the next page. On this page, Conte lists all the islands in the world that are now being put up for sale.

......

Most of the islands for sale aren't really expensive.

An island in the middle of a lake in the Maple Leaf Country is even sold for more than 5,000 yuan, which can really be regarded as the price of cabbage.

But another island is more expensive, this island is Seralvo Island in the Gulf of California, which sells for as much as 350 million yuan.

The island is very famous because it has also been the scene of two wars.

It is also one of the rare islands to date that is completely unexplored, and it is not far from the mainland, only about 59 kilometers away.

The area of Serralvo Island is also very large, reaching 150 square kilometers.

That's the size of many smaller countries.

After reading the information on the islands listed for sale.

Lu Yuan felt that the biggest problem with buying the island was not its price.

In fact, most of the islands listed for sale are only priced between $200,000 and $1 million.

Such a price is not even comparable to a small house in China.

Therefore, it is not difficult to buy an island itself, but it is rare how to develop an island.

To make the island truly habitable. There are a few more issues to be addressed.

Traffic problems. Problems with electricity, communications, drinking water sources;

Finally, if you buy an unexplored island, you have to be responsible for protecting rare and endangered animals.

These are the biggest problems that people who buy islands need to face, and the money spent on buying islands is only a small amount.

The real big money is spent on building houses, building garbage disposal sites, building water supply, electricity, communication systems, roads and docks, etc.

These problems are actually not a big problem for Lu Yuan, who is now a proper nouveau riche.

However, after reading the information, Lu Yuan still felt very disappointed.

The only thing I was satisfied with was the island of Serralvo, which was located in the country of Moxi.

However, there are too many restrictions on Seralvo Island, and it is impossible for Lu Yuan to build freely, and the internal security of the Moxi country is not good, and armed conflicts often occur.

The illegal armed forces in the country are even more powerful than the government.

After careful consideration, he said to Conte: "Mr. Conte, if I buy this Serralvo Island, will I be able to have my own armed forces?"

Conte shook his head and said to Lu Yuan, "Mr. Lu, it is impossible for the buyer to have armed forces in the islands that are being sold now, and you know that armed forces have already involved the issue of national sovereignty?"

Conte pondered for a moment and continued: "With all due respect, if Mr. Lu wants to have complete power over an island, he can only do so unless he finds an island that has no owner at all, and then applies to the United Nations!"

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up: "What does Mr. Conte mean is that there are still undiscovered islands in this world?"

"Of course, as far as I know, there are many uninhabited islands in both the South Pacific and the South Indian Ocean that no one has found. However, both areas are far from civilized society, and even if they are discovered, they will not be of much value!"

Lu Yuan said thoughtfully: "I see, thank you Mr. Conte!"

Conte said, "Mr. Lu is polite, I don't know what Mr. Lu's specific requirements for the island to be purchased, I can help Mr. Lu find it again!"

Lu Yuan pondered in his heart for a while and said, "First, the area should be large, preferably the area of the island should be more than ten square kilometers, and second, the island must have fresh water resources. Third, there should not be too many restrictions on the development of the islands. ”

Kong nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Lu, if I find a suitable island, I will contact you as soon as possible!"

"So please Mr. Comte!"

Lu Yuan shook hands with Conte, and then said goodbye to each other and left!

......

After Conte left, Lu Yuan asked Anthony, "Anthony, have you heard about the island without an owner?"

Anthony affirmed: "Of course, in fact, there are still many islands in this world without owners. ”

After a moment's hesitation, he continued: "What Mr. Conte said just now is right, there are indeed many small islands in the South Pacific Ocean and the Southern Indian Ocean that have not yet been discovered!"

Lu Yuan said thoughtfully: "That's ......"

"Boss, you don't want to find an island on your own!!"

Lu Yuan smiled slightly: "What, isn't this okay?"

Anthony thought of all the unusual performances that Lu Yuan showed at this time.

"It's not easy for others to say, but for the boss, you should be able to do it. ”

......

After leaving Italy, Lu Yuan separated from Anthony.

Three days later, Lu Yuan returned to the South Pacific again.

After the southern new country has been replenished with sufficient supplies and the necessary weapons.

Lu Yuan quietly jumped into the water in the dead of night.

This time, his goal is no longer to find treasures under the sea, but to search for unknown islands in the South Pacific.

The South Pacific Ocean is so vast that Lu Yuan believes that he will definitely find a satisfactory island.