The people in Southeast Asia left with satisfaction, and Tan Kah Kee said slightly dissatisfied: "They are a colonial country of France and Britain. It is not a good thing for you to donate weapons without any cost!"
"Oh?" Hu Zhiyong said with a slight smile: "The person here is a native of Southeast Asia, right?"
"yes."
"Why do they avoid their masters and purchase weapons privately? Do you think they will dig into their own pockets for these weapons? Mr. Chen, if my prediction is correct, the money will be donated by businessmen from all over Southeast Asia!"
Hu Zhiyong laughed when he said this: "On the surface, you and your beloved son-in-law are the most famous overseas Chinese and wealthy businessmen. In fact, I am afraid that the donation amount is much more than yours!"
Lee Kong Chian nodded and admitted that his business share was not as large as that of Hu Zhiyong. Hu Zhiyong scattered business names and formed a trickle, and finally gathered the sea and consolidated his assets into one place.
"When I do this, you are very disapproving. You must think that it cannot form an advantageous asset. In fact, it has many benefits!" Hu Zhiyong sighed after saying this: "Chinese people overseas have caused a wave of anti-China in various countries. The reason is that the rich
There are too many, and the assets are in the hands of the Chinese!"
Tan Kah Kee was shocked and suddenly realized: "You are decentralized operations and unified planning. I understand that those small traders and various warehouses that suddenly appeared are your people. On the surface, it seems that they are doing business, but in fact they are a kind of business."
cover!"
"Hahahaha!" Hu Zhiyong burst out laughing proudly: "I started implementing this plan seven years ago, and now, I have my business army in every corner of the world!"
"Implementing such a plan requires a lot of manpower and a lot of financial resources. It's amazing. No wonder the little devils' economic and trade in Southeast Asia were squeezed out by you. You used the situation of ants chewing on the bones to crush the big companies!"
Lee Kong Chian was so impressed that he finally understood how Hu Zhiyong did business. Tan Kah Kee said happily: "Fortunately, you didn't do anything to the Chinese people. You are not a profit-seeking businessman."
Regarding business matters, both Weng and son-in-law recognized Hu Zhiyong's foresight. But in terms of weapons -
"Rich people will not pick up guns and fight with others. Only some of the locals are patriotic, while others need to protect their property and have to risk their lives to resist! These guns will eventually return to my hands!" Hu Zhiyong
Only then did he reveal the arrangements he had made in Southeast Asia.
"Amazing, really amazing!" Tan Kah Kee said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, you don't want to be a warlord or a plunderer. If you want to occupy Southeast Asia, no one will be defeated by your plan!"
"Occupying land is not as good as gaining profit. All my arrangements in Southeast Asia are arranged around the economy!" Hu Zhiyong said calmly: "Invading other people's land, even if you succeed for a while, you will eventually lose it! I only take business and resources.
Once you leave, don’t even think about going back.”
Hu Zhiyong told them about his purchase of large quantities of wood, metal products and other stocks. He also threatened: "These things will eventually appreciate in value, and it is no worse than gold!"
"Others are buying antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, and gold, but you are hoarding wood and metal. How smart!" Tan Kah Kee fell on the ground and praised Hu Zhiyong's business methods.
In May 1940, the prices of materials in China continued to rise. The Kuomintang government implemented land tax collection and grain procurement and borrowing, and directly plundered farmers! Under inflation, the national industry was in a dying state, and many farmers had no way of living. Workers
Massive unemployment.
Song Ziwen had no choice but to ask Hu Zhiyong to help the government. After receiving the telegram, he hurriedly led an economic team to Chongqing. Along the way, he saw a large number of hungry people fleeing famine, and even sold their children.
The northwest was originally a poor place. After the efforts of the National Government, the people there still had a way to survive. Before Hu Zhiyong arrived in Chongqing, he had already made preliminary plans.
"Disaster relief and donations cannot solve the problem. Only by opening factories and giving them jobs can we solve the current crisis!" Hu Zhiyong told Chiang Kai-shek and Kuomintang officials his plan.
"How much can you ask for for mining?" Lao Jiang disagreed. This is not a few thousand people, but tens of thousands, but a population of more than 200 million!
"I will buy as much as there is!" Hu Zhiyong said generously: "I can pay for it, but I cannot hand it over to the government. If we want to truly solve people's livelihood problems, we must maintain a pragmatic attitude!"
"As long as you solve the current economic expansion, I will burn the incense!" Lao Jiang smiled bitterly. If people's livelihood is not solved, more people will rise up against him.
"Okay, I want two kinds of rare earth and uranium ore. You will be responsible for the mining and transportation. I will send experts to provide on-site guidance!" Hu Zhiyong stretched out his finger: "First, I will provide you with 10,000 tons of grain for 10 million U.S. dollars. The goods will be delivered to you.
Settlement in Hainan Island!”
Hearing that Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, and Shandong have these two types of soil and stone resources, Song Ziwen smiled happily. After discussing with Lao Jiang, he decided to mine on site, starting with Jiangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, and Hunan.
Start construction.
Hu Zhiyong has a rare earth smelting and uranium refining workshop on a small island in the South China Sea. The uranium ore used is purchased from Australia. At a price of five US dollars per kilogram, where can he buy tens of thousands of tons every year?
Hu Zhiyong plans to use twenty years to develop the higher-grade uranium resources there. In the future, he will resell these things, and the minimum price will be more than one hundred and thirty US dollars!
Song Ziwen couldn't help but gasp at how valuable soil and stones could be. He was a little puzzled that Hu Zhiyong did not set up a factory locally, but spent a lot of money to transport it to the island for smelting.
Hu Zhiyong looked at the KMT bosses and said with a smile: "The purpose is threefold! First, these two kinds of soil and stone will cause environmental pollution, which will cause much less damage to human beings on the ocean; second, I want to use smelted
Several artificial islands were created from the waste soil, which will be beneficial to the future defense of the South China Sea; third, smelting on the ocean, the confidentiality of the technology is the safest!"
"Artificial island?" This sentence stunned a group of senior officials.
"Yes, an artificial island built from a boatload of earth!" Hu Zhiyong laughed proudly: "Thirty years later, I want the beautiful Huaguo Mountain to appear in the South China Sea!"
Facing such a madman, no one would not be impressed by his lofty dream! In fact, Hu Zhiyong did this for the future. The prices of rare earths and uranium will increase dozens or hundreds of times in the coming years. He wants to
Seize these resources first without people knowing about it!
Leaving the experts behind, Hu Zhiyong hurried to the South China Sea with his guards. When Huang Jinshan saw Hu Zhiyong arriving, he knew he had a new plan. On the dock, there were at least tens of thousands of containers. After seeing it, Hu Zhiyong's requirements continued to increase, and they were guaranteed to be high.
At twenty thousand.
In order to prevent these resources from staying at the dock, he ordered the dispatch of transport ships from various places, striving to complete the plan by the end of the year. On board the navy warship, Huang Jinshan reported the recent situation to Hu Zhiyong.
He is not worried about the little devil. There are three artificial satellites supervising the South China Sea, East China Sea and Far East. According to the historical process, there is still one year enough for him to prepare everything!
Taiping Island and Nanwei Island are Hu Zhiyong’s main targets. The required elements are extracted from Nanwei Island, and then the waste land is transported to Thitu Island. A regiment of soldiers are constructing on the island. The outer part of the island is larger than the island
The underground fortifications, which are twice the size, already show the pattern.
"Master, the length is 1,200 meters and the width is 800 meters. There are three layers underwater and two layers above the water. The top must be covered with a layer of soil five meters thick. This project cannot be completed in three to five years!"
Hu Zhiyong was silent in thought, and Huang Jinshan thought he was not satisfied with the progress of the project.
"If it doesn't work in three to five years, I will use it for ten or eight years!" Hu Zhiyong said resolutely: "We must ensure quality and keep confidentiality!"
"Don't worry, there are warning speedboats a hundred miles away. Our ships come and go around day and night, which will definitely arouse others' suspicion. Therefore, we spread the news that artificial islands are being built here!"
Hu Zhiyong smiled reassuringly. I believe that millions of tons of soil and stone every year will surely expand the island here several times! Everything here is moving forward according to plan, and Hu Zhiyong is relieved to go back to Phoenix City.
"Report, Song Ziwen called!"
Hu Zhiyong took a look at the telegram and shouted coldly: "These people are really greedy!"
"Master, ignore them!" Huang Jinshan also read the telegram and angrily threw the telegram into the ocean.
"Ignore it!" Hu Zhiyong said after pondering, "Let's go to Chongqing again!"
Hu Zhiyong solved the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people, but there were too many poor people, and the money Song Ziwen received would soon be spent. He had no choice but to shamelessly plead, hoping that Hu Zhiyong would donate more.
"Charity is not charity!" Hu Zhiyong shook his head resolutely and said decisively: "You give me one million people, and I will give you one hundred million US dollars!"
"You want them to move to the Far East?" Song Ziwen was surprised: "Can the Far East support so many people?"
"The Far East can support tens of millions of people, but I am not prepared to send them all there!" Hu Zhiyong pointed to the military map on the wall: "The Sanjiang Plain, the plains along the Heilongjiang River and the vast desolate areas in the Nen River Basin are desolate and uncultivated.
, but crops such as corn, spring wheat, soybeans, sugar beets, and sorghum can be grown.”
"How much farmland can be mined?" Song Ziwen asked in surprise.
"More than 20 million acres!" Hu Zhiyong explained carefully: "This is the cultivated area. Together with 2.5 million acres of forest land, 6.16 million acres of grassland, and 3.72 million acres of water surface, it can feed five million people!"
"With so many people migrating, I'm afraid the principal won't agree to this." Song Ziwen was embarrassed. Once too much of the young labor force is lost, where will the national army's personnel consumption be replenished?
"Either relocate the population, or you can find a solution on your own!" Hu Zhiyong snorted coldly: "The island country is not in trouble, and it is not preparing for civil war!"
"You don't have to worry about this matter!" Chiang Kai-shek came over with a gloomy face, calmed down a little, and said with a glimmer of hope: "I exchanged medicinal materials, tea leaves, skins, tung oil, silk, and pig bristles with you for food and supplies.
, the rare earth business will double, so you won’t be embarrassed, right?”
"Okay, I can swallow all the supplies and give you the best price!" Relocating the population is not that simple. Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek was not happy, Hu Zhiyong saved himself the trouble!