Chapter 1220 Railway Tycoon 2 (seeking a monthly pass)
After seeing the grand plan revealed by Leo, Princess Lulu seemed a little worried for a while.
This little fat little fat guy~!
Although he is young, the ambition displayed in his words and deeds puts almost all the heroes on the earth to shame.
As a princess of the Elf Kingdom, she also received elite education in the royal system. She clearly understands the importance of transportation. The reason why the Elf Kingdom can accumulate wealth and prosper today is inseparable from their developed maritime shipping.
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Moreover, she is also sensitive to the huge wealth and business opportunities contained in this railway.
Once this railway is completed, the connections between countries will be strengthened, and the flow of commodity trade will be greatly enhanced, then the strength of each country will inevitably increase.
Under this situation, the elven kingdoms in remote overseas countries will gradually become backward, and even become a second-rate or third-rate country.
If Leo's shocking plan was just a vague, unrealizable dream constructed on paper, then forget it.
But coincidentally, although his plan seemed crazy, Princess Lulu, with her intuition cultivated through years of knowledge, suddenly realized that this plan was quite feasible~!
How old is this little fat guy?
He has already begun to implement his imperial hegemony and conquer the world step by step~!
In comparison, the royal disciples of the Elf King who only know how to drink, sing and pick up girls are all a bunch of pure losers.
Even though there are two or three outstanding people among them, they are just a bunch of slightly better jobbers who only know how to scheming and scheming all day long, following women's skirts, and playing elegant palace politics.
Their vision and knowledge were only focused on the Elf Kingdom, and that was only the bigger place like the Aceras Palace.
It's like a bunch of toads fighting in a stinking ditch. They haven't climbed up to the shore at all, opened their eyes, and taken a good look at how big this world is.
Princess Lulu's trip has broadened her horizons and she clearly understands how prosperous the human world is.
But... the more she thought about it, the more disappointed she felt, and she almost turned around and left.
But at this time, Leo's conversation was getting stronger.
It was rare for him to talk about his great plan to others. It was easy to get an audience, so naturally he couldn't let it go. He immediately stood in front of the map, picked up a slender baton, pointed at the map, and talked endlessly.
Build your own future railroad empire.
"This train and railway are definitely good things.
As long as there are enough locomotives, a railway can theoretically run dozens of trains at the same time." Leo pointed at the map and said: "As railway infrastructure equipment, sleepers and rails are a one-time investment that will benefit you throughout your life.
It only requires a small maintenance fee every year. It is even lower than the maintenance fee of the national highway. From now on, wherever the train goes, it will be the world of our Flying Eagle Group.
And according to the rules of the world... Bah, bah, bah, according to international practice, we have priority mining rights for all mineral resources within fifty kilometers on both sides of the railway.
At that time, one hand was working on mining and the other hand was working on trains. Aren’t the gold coins rolling in?
Therefore, it is said that once the train rings, there will be a thousand taels of gold. This saying is not for nothing."
Princess Lulu snorted coldly, and was just about to say something sarcastic, but looking at Leo's beaming expression, she couldn't help but feel something in her heart.
Her bright star-like eyes turned, revealing a cunning look like a vixen.
Princess Lulu blinked her beautiful eyes, with a smile on her pretty face, and asked Leo softly: "Chairman Lei Da..."
Leo was startled for a moment, then he puffed up his chest and corrected angrily: "It's chairman, chairman, not not chairman. There's no 'no' in front of it, do you understand?"
You uneducated country girl~!"
Hearing Leo's last words, Princess Lulu's teeth immediately itched with hatred, and she wanted to stretch out her slender fingers and twist Leo's white and tender little face a few times, and then carry him.
With my ears, I heard him scream like a slaughtered pig, but...
But at this time, she remained calm on the surface, suppressing her anger, and then said in a deep voice: "Okay, Chairman Lei, how many days will it take for your railway to be completed?"
The sound came from between his teeth. If it were normal, Mr. Lei, who had been abused by his women, would never ignore it. But today, he showed others his grand blueprint, and he felt happy. In addition,
, let Princess Lulu’s domineering girl call him Chairman Lei, which almost made him wag his tail with pride.
Therefore, I didn't care.
In happiness, Leo waved his hand and said: "You said it was built? Why don't you do it early~!
The plan is ready, but we are still waiting for the funds to be available.”
"Is it expensive to build this railway?" Princess Lulu looked back at the rails one after another in the station, as if muttering to herself or asking, and said softly: "The cost must not be low."
"Absolutely," Leo nodded honestly and admitted, "The main reason is that this iron track is difficult to build, and the annual steel output is really limited.
To this end, we purchase qualified steel raw materials all over the mainland. Then they have to be reprocessed to make qualified products.
In addition, there is a series of complicated processes such as prospecting, land acquisition, foundation laying, gravel spreading, track laying, etc. "
"Tch~!" Princess Lulu pouted and rolled her eyes at Leo, then said disapprovingly: "No matter how good your plan is, it's still useless if you can't build it."
Leo suddenly jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, waving his hands, and shouted loudly: "Who said it can't be built?
Who says it can’t be built?
Is that railway outside Naian City fake?
Stop looking down on others.
Let me tell you clearly that the track laying from Naidel Central Station to Constantine has started early in the morning.
We are still adopting the method of construction in sections and moving forward in multiple stages. It will not be long before it can be opened to traffic.
Construction of the railway to Fantino has also begun.”
"Has construction started already?" Princess Lulu secretly exclaimed, "They are working so fast~!
Why was there no news at all before? Normally, such an important matter would not be noticed by anyone..."
Princess Lulu's mind changed, and then she thought of the mysterious Flying Eagle Group under Lorraine.
Before leaving the Elf Kingdom, Princess Lulu had not even heard of the name of the Flying Eagle Group.
But one night later, I suddenly discovered that something important seemed to be related to it.
For example, salt, ironware, carriages, bearings, artillery, battleships, war fortresses... It seems that no matter what is around, it will eventually involve the Flying Eagle Group.
This rapidly emerging large conglomerate seems to keep everything secret whenever possible, for fear that others will know about it, but...but once something is revealed, it is always earth-shattering.
What she saw with her own eyes in Naian proved it.
Chimneys emitting black smoke, rumbling steam engines, ships that don't need sails, and this ugly train in front of me.
If someone had told her before that something could pull a car weighing dozens of tons and run very fast as long as it burned coal. She would have just thought that this person ran away from a mental hospital.
But now, she wouldn't be surprised if another talking and dancing machine popped up in front of her.
"How many good things have Lorraine hidden in Nai'an? Take them out if necessary." Princess Lulu thought to herself.
Then she blinked her eyes, looked at Leo narrowly, and said, "That's several thousand miles. I think it should cost a lot of money, right?"
Then...do you have that much money?"
Seeing the light flashing in her bright starry eyes, like a curious cat, Leo suddenly became vigilant. He clutched his wallet tightly, took two steps back, and said, "What do you want to do?"
Seeing Leo's actions, Princess Lulu was so angry that she clenched her silver teeth and wanted to rush up and beat him up. She thought to herself: As for what I have in your wallet, it's all copper coins.
However, without thinking of her own purpose, Princess Lulu still swallowed her breath, smiled slightly, and said: "Nothing. I just want to ask, do you have the money to build your railway to dominate the world?"
Leo chuckled and said: "Don't worry about this, we have signed an agreement with the Holy See to jointly fund the establishment of a pan-continental railway company.
Besides, even if it’s not enough, we can issue railway bonds or let the railway companies go public to make money.”
"Public bonds? Listed?" Princess Lulu murmured doubtfully. She could understand public bonds, but what did it mean to be listed?
"As long as they see the power of the railway," Leo clenched his fists and vowed, "they will cry and beg us to lend them money."
"Nonsense," Princess Lulu said, giving Leo a roll of her eyes, "There are such idiots."
Then he stood up and walked outside.
If we continue talking, maybe the majestic Princess Lulu will be knocked unconscious by this fat little fat man who talks about running things, bragging and not drafting, and is also extremely cruel. That would be a huge shame.
So she planned to have a good chat with Lorraine after she went back. Although the cousin was full of bad intentions, he would never lie to the people around him.
After coming out of the train station, Leo led Princess Lulu to visit the shipyard outside the city, where a small railway was running to transport wood from the port. The black-smoking locomotive dragged the wood and roared into the shipyard.
After walking around in a large circle around Naider, it was already afternoon when we returned to the Governor's Palace.
Princess Lulu walked into the lobby of the Governor's Mansion and found that it was quiet. She walked up and down and found that there was no one. She was surprised and said: "Where is the person?"
"Who are you looking for?"
Suddenly a voice came from behind Princess Lulu, which scared Princess Lulu and jumped up like a little rabbit.
Suddenly turning her head and looking behind her, she saw the familiar figure of Lorraine. Princess Lulu took a breath and patted her chest, saying: "It scared me to death. Cousin, why are you so mysterious?"
"I..." Lorraine pointed to the door.
"Don't say it, I understand." Princess Lulu showed a clear expression on her face, winked at Lorraine, and said with an ambiguous expression: "I didn't expect that my cousin is hiding something outside."
She kept looking at the door. Lorraine obviously did not come back through the door, which meant that there was a secret passage in the house.
She has seen this kind of thing many times. For example, her father, the prince of the Elf Kingdom, often left the palace through a secret passage to meet his mistress.
"What's hidden?" Lorraine asked puzzledly. He had just returned from a trip to the venture capital company next door.
"You still don't admit it," Princess Lulu wrinkled her raised nose, then picked up Lorraine and left, saying: "Forget it."
Lorraine was led upstairs by Princess Lulu. She asked doubtfully: "What's wrong? Is something wrong?"
Princess Lulu pulled Lorraine and ran to her room. She pushed Lorraine into the room, then looked around. She closed the door with a bang and locked it with a click.
Princess Lulu turned around, put her little hands behind her back, tilted her head and looked at Lorraine, licked her red lips, and murmured: "We are the only two left here now."
Lorraine was a little confused and felt that the air seemed to be a little ambiguous.
Princess Lulu danced gracefully, as nimbly as a cat, and jumped to Lorraine's side. She placed her finger on Lorraine's chest and drew circles on Lorraine's clothes with her fingertips. Her pretty face gradually turned rosy.
A warm aroma came, and Lorraine couldn't help sniffing and taking a breath.
Princess Lulu showed a victorious smile on her face, stood on tiptoes and leaned into Lorraine's ear, exhaling like a blue breath. She said slowly: "I...I want to..."
Lorraine could feel Princess Lulu's bulging breasts pressing against her chest, and there was a soft feeling. Her mind was a little unable to move. Dao followed: "What do you want to do?"
Princess Lulu smiled slyly and said: "I miss my cousin..."
Lorraine took a deep breath and thought to herself: "It's too fast. I'm not mentally prepared at all."
Princess Lulu suddenly said in one breath: "Can the railway company buy individual shares? Do you agree?"
Lorraine spit it out in one breath and said in surprise: "That's what you're talking about?"
Princess Lulu hugged Lorraine's arm, shook her body, and said coquettishly: "Are you okay, are you okay, cousin..."
The last cry of cousin made Lorraine's bones brittle.
"I knew this Xiao Ni must have bad intentions." Lorraine thought to herself, "Okay, okay, but cousin, how much do you want."
"Three to five...seven to eight," Princess Lulu said while observing Lorraine's eyes. Seeing that Lorraine seemed disapproving, she finally said: "Ten or two hundred thousand is still available."
"The Elf Kingdom is really rich~!" Lorraine thought to herself. She is also a princess. At first, Catherine said that she would give herself 200,000, but she didn't pay a penny at the end. She usually has to think carefully when buying cosmetics. Princess Lulu
Open your mouth and it's two hundred thousand.
However, this money is still not enough. For the capital-intensive industry of railways, it is only a small fraction.
"One percent of the shares of the railway group is one million." Lorraine stretched out a finger and waved it in front of Princess Lulu, and said leisurely: "It will not be retailed."
Princess Lulu was so surprised that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear and thought to herself: Doesn't that mean that the entire train group is worth 100 million gold coins? Oh my god~!
But this opportunity cannot be let go. After a day of understanding, Princess Lulu has understood the benefits of trains.
Their Elf Kingdom is a maritime country, and it would not be conducive to the long-term if they only put all their value on maritime trade.
But their hands cannot reach into the mainland.
The Pan-Continental Railway Company mentioned by Leo made Princess Lulu see an opportunity, an opportunity to expand the power of the Kingdom in the continent.
This opportunity is once in a lifetime, if you miss it, you will never get it again, so Princess Lulu decided to make a small sacrifice of herself and seduce her cousin to get in.
Princess Lulu's eyes rolled, and she smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I can ask my father to come, he can afford the money."
Lorraine spread his hands and said, "But I can only sell you 10% of the shares at most."
"That's 10 million, my father should be able to afford it." Princess Lulu thought to herself, but she still asked in confusion: "Why is that? Ten percent is too little, cousin..."
Princess Lulu's cousin had a long coda, the voice was crisp and soft, and it was extremely useful to Lorraine's ears.
Lorraine patted Princess Lulu's smooth and white hands and explained with a smile: "According to regulations, the Flying Eagle Group must occupy a majority of 51% of the shares in the railway company in order to fully control the Pan-Continental Railway Group.
Since the Holy See has to contribute capital and is responsible for smoothing relations, it must hold at least 30% of the shares.
The remaining 19% is floating shares, of which 9% is a share for the country where the railway is located. In the end, only 10% is left. We originally planned to issue this part as debt at 6%
Annual interest on publicly raised funds.
But since you have spoken, cousin, the public bonds will no longer be issued and will be transferred to my cousin."
Princess Lulu was stunned for a while. She had never heard of such a strange joint venture, but Lorraine had the confidence to get the money together, so she heard it.
The Flying Eagle Group opened its mouth and said it had 51% of the shares, which was a real 50 million gold coins.
Princess Lulu raised the corner of her mouth and said with a wry smile: "Thank you, cousin."
"Besides, if you want to invest in shares, you must hurry up. The Pan-Continental Railway Company will be established soon. To be precise, it will be after the first railway to Constantine is completed." Lorraine looked like she didn't need to thank me.
Said: "Fortunately, it is the Elf Kingdom.
If it is Parthia or other continental countries, even if they want to take shares, we will not give them."
The Elf Kingdom is isolated overseas. Whether it is the Ruman Empire or the Flying Eagle Group, it is a suitable partner for cooperation. There is no fear that it will turn its back on customers.
Princess Lulu frowned her beautiful brows, grimaced, and said in a greasy voice: "Cousin, time is too tight. Even if we have more money, we can't get out 10 million at a time."
Lorraine helplessly spread her hands and explained patiently: "If gold is piled in a warehouse and becomes moldy, it is no different from iron. Only gold that circulates is called wealth.
Ten million may seem like a lot, but it's actually nothing. Soon we will list the railway company on the stock exchange, and the 10% shares originally priced at ten million may double in value in a few nights.
At that time, if my cousin chooses to sell the shares, she can make a net profit of 10 million."
Princess Lulu showed a puzzled expression and said: "This is the second time I heard about the stock exchange today. What kind of exchange is this? What is it?"
"To put it simply, I split one percent of the shares into one million shares, each with a gold coin, and sold them on the stock exchange market so that ordinary people can afford them.
They are also shareholders of our company, and they will pay dividends in proportion to their profits. If they think the stock has good prospects and high dividends, someone will be willing to pay two gold coins to acquire the stock."
Lorraine told the story as clearly as possible, saying: "If one day you don't want to continue to hold the railway company's stocks, you can also sell your shares in the trading market and exchange them for cash."
Princess Lulu tilted her head and thought for a long time, and she had some ideas in her mind, but she still shook her head and said: "No, ten million is still too much, cousin, I'll give you a discount."
Lorraine burst out laughing, raised her hand to rub Princess Lulu's forehead, ruffled her long, silky hair, and said, "If this can be discounted, the Vatican will go crazy if they find out."
Princess Lulu was so anxious that she stamped her feet, took Lorraine's hand, and said, "What should we do? Cousin, please think of another way."
"It's not impossible," Lorraine rubbed her chin and said with a faint smile, "You can pay in installments."
"installment?"
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