"Besides bureaucracy, are there any other problems?" Zhang Hao continued to ask.
"Yes, the infrastructure capacity here is so rubbish. Except for a few wealthy areas, the entire city is simply a super slum. There is even no electricity in many places. The living environment is far worse than imagined."
"The local area has no advantageous industries and the finances are tight. The little transfer payment from the central government is almost a drop in the bucket. There is no solution to this problem at this stage."
Zhang Hao shook his head helplessly.
"Brother-in-law, what you said is wrong."
Yang Haoxuan couldn't help but retort.
Zhang Hao frowned: "What's wrong?"
"Including Rio de Janeiro, Brazil still has advantageous industries. Their bioethanol technology is developing very well and has great potential."
"Bioethanol? Alcohol?"
"Yes, it is fuel alcohol. They have invented a technology to use seaweed to produce ethanol. Seaweed is easy to grow and it is not food. If the cost can be reduced, it does not rule out the possibility of replacing petroleum."
Yang Haoxuan briefly introduced.
Hearing this, Zhang Hao became interested instantly: "Using seaweed to produce alcohol? Can you tell me in detail?"
"Brother-in-law, I don't know much about the specific situation. I suggest you ask Deputy Mayor Tang. He must be the one who knows the best."
Yang Haoxuan suggested on the spot.
"Tang Weimu?" Zhang Hao touched his chin, his face full of doubts: "I listened to the economic report at the city hall for more than three hours this morning. He disclosed every detail of the relevant situation. If you hadn't told me, I would have been
I’m in the dark!”
"Actually, it's not difficult to understand. The underground bars here in Brazil are almost overrun. Brother-in-law, where do you think their wine comes from?"
"You mean..."
"Yes, it's what you think."
Zhang Hao suppressed his anger and said: "How courageous, the official ban on alcohol, they actually knowingly violate it."
"Brother-in-law, it is said in "Das Kapital" that if there is a 100% profit, the capitalists will take risks; if there is a 200% profit, the capitalists will flout the law; if there is a 300% profit, the capitalists will
, then the capitalists will trample everything in the world!
As we all know, selling illegal liquor can definitely be considered a huge profit. Even if the profit is not 100%, it is still 70% or 80%. Besides, they don’t waste food. How do you think this can be banned? "
Yang Haoxuan analyzed it thoroughly.
"How do you know there is a 70% to 80% profit?"
Zhang Hao was a little curious.
"Nana told me, and this is only the income that the official can get. If you add middlemen and sales terminals, it is not difficult to increase it three to five times."
Yang Haoxuan couldn't help but look envious.
Zhang Hao suddenly realized: "So that's the case. No wonder Tang Weimu didn't mention it at all. If he really lost such a big chunk of income, he would probably be heartbroken to death."
"Brother-in-law, now that you know, do you have any ideas?" Yang Haoxuan tried to ask.
"What do you think I should do? Strike hard? Or just let it go and pretend I didn't see it?"
Zhang Hao asked casually.
Yang Haoxuan nodded without hesitation: "Rationally speaking, the entire bootlegging industry chain should be abolished to maintain federal authority, but the reality is not that easy.
Behind these bootlegging are various gang organizations, large and small, and once forced clean-ups are carried out, it is easy to cause a bloody storm. Historically, the United States and Mauritius also had alcohol prohibitions, but in the end they all failed."
"What you said makes sense, but it's definitely not possible to leave things alone. If bootlegging spreads throughout the federation, it will be too late to deal with it by then."
Zhang Hao sighed after finishing speaking.
Yang Haoxuan immediately straightened up and whispered: "Brother-in-law, do you want to do something?"
Zhang Hao shook his head: "Using force to solve the problem is the next best thing, unless it is absolutely necessary. Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that we have not reached that step yet."
"Then brother-in-law, you..."
Zhang Hao gritted his teeth and said categorically: "Heavy taxes must be imposed. On the one hand, it is to limit the number of drunkards; on the other hand, it is to share the wealth to prevent local finances from getting deeper and deeper, and even fueling the proliferation of illegal liquor."
"Taxation? How to impose tax? Do we need to cancel the alcohol prohibition?" Yang Haoxuan expressed confusion.
"Instead of lifting the prohibition on alcohol, we can change our thinking and impose heavy taxes on seaweed cultivation factories to eat the biggest piece of the cake at the source."
"Will this work? After all, South America is too chaotic and cannot be managed effectively. Even if it is implemented reluctantly, the effect will be greatly reduced."
"Don't worry about this. The seaweed cultivation factory is not a small workshop. It requires the use of a large area of the ocean and plant growth lights. You can't hide it even if you want to."
Zhang Hao has a great deal of success.
It is obvious that the ocean is easier to manage than the land.
Of course, you can actually use indoor planting methods, but this will greatly increase the cost of planting and is a complete loss-making business.
No one will do the business that is losing money!
"Huh? It seems so!" Yang Haoxuan patted his head after saying, "I remember Nana said that for every 100 milliliters of bioethanol produced, at least five kilograms of dry seaweed are needed. The demand for seaweed is very high."
"It seems that it is necessary to build a new South Atlantic fleet to strengthen supervision."
Zhang Hao made up his mind instantly.
Yang Hao
"You brat, your brain is not working very slowly."
Zhang Hao laughed and cursed.
At the end of the conversation, Yang Haoxuan suddenly remembered something: "Brother-in-law, can you give another reason to fire the director of the Education Bureau here?"
"What's going on?" Zhang Hao asked confused.
Yang Haoxuan expressed his concerns, mainly because he was afraid that the Education Bureau would retaliate against the two students who "snitched."
Zhang Hao reached out and patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder: "You think too much, and want to fire a big director based on such a trivial matter? I tell you, it is simply wishful thinking.
It’s better to follow my method, I plan to give him a sudden rise and a secret fall, and completely end his political life, which is more punitive than expelling him.”
"Brother-in-law, I listen to you."
Yang Haoxuan said simply.
…
Early the next morning, Zhang Hao temporarily changed his itinerary and expressed that he wanted to visit the largest seaweed planting factory in the city. This made Tang Weimu suddenly have a bad feeling.
"Archon, the sea is very windy and rough, and there are some small fishing boats near the seaweed farm. You can't risk your own safety..."
"It's okay. I'll ask the escort fleet to send a warship over. Don't worry about safety."
Zhang Hao quickly thought of a countermeasure.
"Uh, okay then!"
Tang Weimu couldn't find a reason to refuse.
However, he still secretly found an opportunity and explained a few words to his assistant, asking him to go to the farm in advance to prepare for the reception to avoid problems.
An hour later, JBS seaweed cultivation plant arrived, a private company formerly the third largest supplier of animal protein in the Commonwealth.
Later, with the eruption of the Yellowstone volcano, it transformed into the largest seaweed planting enterprise in Brazil, with production bases spread throughout Brazil.
Looking at the majestic factory gate in front of him, Zhang Hao couldn't help but reveal an intriguing expression:
"Deputy Mayor Tang, this gate must have cost a lot of money, right? To be honest, the gate of the Consul's Mansion is nothing compared to it."