Chapter 2223, Globalized Economy

Li Zhaofan was thinking about the long-term development of the Chaling colony.

Because he knows that the oil will one day be exhausted, but the population of his Li family is increasing, and it is impossible to say that he can always live such a good life relying on oil.

The Li family has always been a scholarly family, and the family mainly focuses on studying for imperial examinations. This kind of sitting and eating life is not the Li family's way of survival, and it is also inconsistent with the legacy left by Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang came to Chaling Colony and left a legacy to Li Zhaofan and the Li family. One of the most important words is that people without long-term concerns must have immediate worries. The Li family cannot lie on the oil and become nothing.

That's why the Li family strongly supports their children to study, take imperial examinations, and go to college, because only by studying, gaining knowledge, and becoming educated can they truly preserve the huge wealth of the Li family.

This has been the case since ancient times.

Some people may become rich overnight, but they cannot keep their wealth and will soon lose it in various ways.

The biggest problem here is that you have little culture, little knowledge, you know too little, and you have too little experience. Therefore, your virtue is not matched, and you cannot retain huge wealth at all.

Since ancient times, any big family that can last forever has basically attached great importance to the education of their children, because they know very well that knowledge is the only wealth that others cannot take away, and it is also the most precious wealth. With knowledge, wealth

Nature will follow.

“What is a better investment?”

Li Zhaofan was thinking in his mind.

There are many places to invest now. Not to mention other things, just by taking the funds to the Tianjin Stock Exchange or the South African Stock Exchange to buy stocks, you can get good returns every year.

These two stock exchanges are currently the only two major stock exchanges in the world. A large number of commercial banks and factories are listed here. Their complete systems can also ensure the rights and interests of investors. At the end of each year, dividends are distributed to shareholders.

When we are happiest.

"Dong dong~"

Just as Li Zhaofan was thinking, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Come in~"

Li Zhaofan came back to his senses and said.

Soon, a young man of about 20 years old walked in with a smile on his face. This man's name was Li Yanchuan. He was the son of Li Zhaofan's brother and a top student who just graduated from the University of Technology in South Africa.

"Oh, it's Yanchuan!"

Seeing Li Yanchuan, Li Zhaofan immediately laughed.

"Uncle~"

Li Yanchuan also saluted respectfully.

"sit down."

"Thank you uncle!"

After some pleasantries, Li Zhaofan also asked about Li Yanchuan's studies.

"How are you doing studying here in South Africa?"

"I have graduated and am ready to return to work within our family."

Li Yanchuan quickly replied.

"Very good, our Li family just needs talents like you who have gone to a new university to come back, so that we can develop better."

"It just so happens that I am also thinking about the future development of our Li family. You can also help me."

When Li Zhaofan heard this, he immediately nodded with satisfaction.

The Li family is full of talents, but many of them studied in traditional schools. The road to the imperial examination is much more difficult. Although there are several children in the family who have passed the imperial examination, they have never been able to pass the imperial examination.

Even if you become a Jinshi and can serve as an official in the Ming Dynasty, Ning State, or Chu State, it actually doesn't matter to the Li family.

Because the Li family moved to Chaling, in the Ming Dynasty, only Huguang's hometown still had some fields and real estate, but there were no other industries or people.

Therefore, for the Li family, the most important thing now is actually the Chaling colony in front of them, which they have worked hard for. The quality of development here is the most important thing for the Li family.

Reading the old school obviously has no meaning or effect on the Li family colony. Although it is a small independent kingdom, it does not need to establish a dynasty or the like.

Because the population here is only a small amount, and they are all members of the Li family.

For this place, learning the old skills is the art of slaying the dragon, which is useless. On the contrary, it is learning new skills, which is very important to the Li family.

Li Zhaofan actually intends to develop the oil refining industry, smelting the oil himself and directly exporting the finished products. In this case, the income will be much higher than directly selling crude oil.

But smelting oil requires technology and equipment. Fortunately, equipment can be bought as long as you are willing to spend money. But this technology is not reliable after all if your family does not have talents in this field and relies on outsiders for everything.

In addition, the Li family also has huge wealth. How to manage this huge wealth is also very technical.

Times have changed.

Nowadays, we are no longer in the old days when you relied on studying to become an official, and when you got rich, you hoarded large amounts of land and then collected land rents. Now the price of food in the world is extremely cheap.

Counting on the little income they could get from hoarding land and collecting land rent, the Li family was in a state of despair.

Nowadays, there are various channels and methods of global investment. These are all studied in new universities, especially those majoring in finance and economics. As for the traditional old school.

Don't expect a group of ignorant scholars to have any sense of investment. They have always looked down on gold and silver money, and feel that these yellow and white things are the most tarnishing their nobility as scholars.

Let them manage your finances, and it's possible that they'll make you lose money every year.

"Uncle, I'm still young and don't know anything. I may not be able to help you."

Li Yanchuan said modestly.

"Where can it be~"

"The South African University of Technology is the best university in South Africa. The talents from it can be found in all walks of life around the world."

Li Zhaofan smiled, and then talked about the future of his Li family's Chaling colony.

"Although our Li family has this colony and is living a pretty good life relying on the income from oil, the oil will always be exhausted. Our Li family cannot live on oil forever."

"All in all, our Li family still needs to find ways to do other things and develop other industries. Only in this way can our wealth continue to grow and grow, so that the family can continue to grow."

"However, the conditions here are so bad that nothing can be developed. Apart from oil and the development of the oil refining industry, there is nothing else that can be developed."

When Li Zhaofan talked about this matter, he was also very troubled.

"Uncle, your concerns are very reasonable."

"Oil is a non-renewable resource. The more you dig, the less it will be."

"It is indeed impossible for our Li family to rest on oil forever."

After hearing this, Li Yanchuan solemnly nodded in agreement.

"Haha, you think so too, then what do you think we should do based on our Li family's situation?"

Li Zhaofan laughed and asked.

"In fact, we should not just limit our sights to our Li family's colonies, but should look at the world and have a global vision and awareness."

Li Yanchuan thought for a while and said.

“Global vision and awareness?”

"Tell me in detail."

When Li Zhaofan heard this, he immediately became energetic.

Li Zhaofan himself was actually a traditional scholar, and the education he received was all traditional old-school education. Therefore, although he knew that the Li family could not rest on oil, he did not know how to do it.

"yes!"

"The so-called global vision and awareness were actually proposed by a professor at my university."

"He said that today's times are different from those of the past thousands of years. In the past, the history of various parts of the world was often independent, and it was difficult to influence each other. Even if there was contact, both the scale and the number of people were small.

It is not enough to have a big impact on the global economy, politics and culture."

"But things are different now. The world is developing rapidly, and the influence between various regions is getting greater and greater. They influence each other, especially in the economic field, and the influence on each other is even greater."

"When the northern region of the Ming Dynasty suffered a severe cold wave and a large number of cattle and sheep froze to death, the price of wool would inevitably rise the next year."

"When diseases occur in rubber plantations in Nanyang and rubber production is reduced, the prices of rubber-related products will increase significantly."

"When our oil fields in the Persian Gulf reduce production, global oil prices will rise."

"These are enough to show that the global economy is gradually developing towards integration and globalization. Each region influences and promotes each other, relying on its own advantages to occupy a place in this huge system."

"For example, in our Li Family Chaling Colony, we produce oil here, and the cost of extracting oil is very low, so we have an advantage in oil."

"Another example is the Tianzhu continent. The climate is very suitable for the development of agriculture, so Ningguo and Xiyang United Trading Company are now the main producing areas of spices, grains, cane sugar, and tea."

"Another example is the South Golden Continent. It has vast grasslands with abundant water and grass, so it is extremely suitable for grazing cattle and sheep. The main focus is animal husbandry. The cattle and sheep produced are not only of high quality, but also very cheap."

"These are the most typical manifestations of globalization and integrated development. The economy of a region is relatively single. It can give full play to its own advantages and highlight its own advantages to gain absolute competitiveness in this field.

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"Such an economic model has not been available at any time in the past, and it is impossible to appear."

"Because in the past, people had to eat and fill their stomachs. Even in places that were not suitable for the development of agriculture, agriculture still had to be developed, because if you didn't cultivate the land, you would starve to death, and it was impossible to engage in other industries.

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To be continued...