"Railway construction? Feng, are you kidding?" Reed had no interest in this at all.

In recent years, a large number of railways in the United States have been demolished, with a total mileage of more than half. Because the speed is too slow, it is not as easy to drive. You can take a plane for a long distance, and the price of air tickets in the United States is still very cheap because there are many private aircraft companies.

But even so, the United States still has the longest railway line in the world, twice that of China. Unfortunately, the efficiency is too low, and its biggest use now is to transport goods.

To put it bluntly, the United States' railways mainly transport goods, while the Chinese railways mainly transport people. In fact, China also transports goods, but the Chinese railway is the main public transportation, and during festivals, it is mainly transporting people.

The total railway mileage of the United States is twice that of China, but the number of passengers transported each year is only more than 20 million. As for China, there are 2 billion passengers, which is a hundred times that of the United States.

China's railway development has been many years later than that of the United States, but it has been developing rapidly over the years, and it can even be said to be the fastest-growing country in the world, no doubt about it.

From high-speed trains to high-speed rail, from subways to light rail, China is the world's number one in many technologies. It's not that other countries do not have research and development, but that they don't have so many lines to build, and they can't recover their capital by investing so much R&D funds.

The same is true for the United States. It is not that they do not have the ability to develop these technologies, but that they really cannot use them, otherwise they would not have dismantled half of them in recent years.

In Reed's impression, the US Railway is simply going downhill. How could Feng Yu be so unsighted and investing in this kind of industry?

"Reed, I'm talking about a high-speed railway with a daily operating speed of 240km/hour. If this is opened, do you think anyone would be willing to take it? Even if it's just transporting goods, the efficiency will be improved several times."

Such a fast speed! Reed was a little surprised.

The daily operating speed of the United States' railway is only 110km/hour, which is more than twice the difference. Of course, the United States also has lines with a theoretical maximum operating speed of 240km/hour, but that is the theoretical speed. Feng Yu said that daily speed exceeds their theoretical speed, so wouldn't the real theoretical maximum speed exceed 35?

"Reed, my plan is to build a high-speed train from Auckland to New York, which is also of great benefit to the American people, and there will be more choices for travel."

From Auckland, the west coast city of America, to New York, the east coast city of America, the whole journey takes more than 4,000 kilometers. This plan is crazy.

According to Feng Yu, it may not take a day to take the train, and the train from Oakland to New York will take more than three days!

Because there are many stations, many of them are small stations in the local area, and each station needs to be parked for a long time. Most of them are for shipping goods, so there is always time to change the trailer or unload the truck.

There are only some on the east coast, but there are not many people taking the ride. More Americans still prefer to travel by themselves or on planes, which is more convenient.

Reed frowned: "Feng, you have to consider the difference between us in the United States and your China. We don't have so many people taking trains. The trains mainly transport goods, and they are all not urgent goods, so the price is relatively cheap."

"If we invest in the construction of such a high-speed railway, the cost will definitely be very huge. Can you tell me how much it costs?"

Feng Yu thought about the price he asked about, and converted it into US dollars in his heart. Then he replied: "Railway construction, including trains and stations, is about 30 million US dollars per kilometer? Are the prices in the United States relatively high?"

In fact, if you are in China, you will definitely not use so much money. The labor cost in the United States is much higher than that in China, let alone other construction costs, but also land costs and transportation costs.

"30 million US dollars per kilometer! Feng, do you have to invest so much money?!" Reed was shocked. The whole journey was more than 4,000 kilometers. Wouldn't it mean that Feng Yu would invest 12,300 US dollars? And considering the future cost increase, maybe Feng Yu's total investment will reach 15,000 US dollars.

If Feng Yu was willing to invest so much money in the United States, it would inevitably greatly enhance Feng Yu's status in the United States, which is different from the social status of wealth.

Feng Yu's eyes twitched wildly: "It's us together!"

Madan, I'm crazy about investing so much money myself? Maybe what happened to you in the United States? Why did Feng Yu just say that the port would take up the big chunk? This can be made concessions because he was not prepared to invest too much.

The return cycle of high-speed rail investment is too long, and infrastructure is the asset that is least easy to take away or sell. If the investment is so large, the risk is not low. Feng Yu takes a stake and helps China sell high-speed rail to the United States to make money. Feng Yu and China are a win-win situation.

"Feng, then how do we allocate investment plans and shares?" Reed asked again.

"You can hold this. I don't have any cash here. I help train management personnel. With a construction company with mature experience, it can even include site construction and planning. I only need 35% of the shares."

Reed really wanted to say slap to Feng Yu! We paid for the procurement of rails and trains together. We also paid for the land demolition and other expenses. You just need to pay for the construction party and you will have to account for 35% of the shares? Why don’t you grab it?

"Feng, I think we can't agree on this anymore. You didn't pay any penny for the most important resource investment. That construction company is also planning to hire you Huaxia, right?"

Humph, then you will give us a debt, and then look back and give us another debt to China, which will make the cost inflated. It seems like you have spent a lot of money. In fact, the actual expenses may be less than 70%. Do you think I don’t understand this method?

Moreover, in our country's construction, we must hire our country's people. We want to stimulate employment and domestic demand, and we use your Chinese people, and we are just making a big deal.

Reed didn't know that his thinking had begun to consider the feasibility of this matter. If it were built, then how should both parties invest and how to allocate shares.

Feng Yu looked like everyone was discussing: "Reed, then how do you think you should come? Are you sure I can control this railway? I have the final say in everything you do? Look, no, right? Since that's the case, I must pay less. And now you want to build and find a mature construction party and a design party? I have it here, so I can add it and let you build the United States first, and China's wait. You can't do this, right?"

Reed didn't dare to talk about the allocation plan, but stood up immediately: "Feng, I'm sorry, because you proposed this cooperation project, I need to report to the boss. How about we continue to talk about it tomorrow or this time?"

Feng Yu nodded with a smile: "Okay."
Chapter completed!