Morgan and Zhou Yu signed the contract with each other and asked a lawyer to notarize it. Zhou Yu just took out his own detailed drawing and marked the terrain characteristics, the general shape of the mineral, reserves, etc., and how to scientifically
Information on developing these minerals was given to Morgan.
After Morgan sent people to verify again and again, he finally confirmed that the sum of all the minerals was much larger than Zhou Yu's estimate. Only then did he feel at ease. The contract also came into effect at the same time.
Zhou Yu also received a check from Morgan Bank for US$40 million in the first year, as well as various precision machines, production lines and various ore materials worth US$40 million.
At this time, Zhou Yu had been in the United States for nearly a month.
After Zhou Yu gave Morgan the required training materials for his 40,000 technical personnel in the early stage, as well as the specific addresses for sending various materials, he set off for Central and South America.
At the same time, a telegram was sent to Chen Fang, Wei Han, Hu Xueyan, Huang Feihong, Liu Yongfu and others to send a total of 40,000 people of all kinds to study in the United States, and repeatedly requested that they be Chinese.
We want people with high political and ideological consciousness who love China and have undergone initial training. We also ask Hu Xueyan to send someone who can speak English and be trustworthy, a vice president and a vice president of finance, to work in Datong Morgan Yu Group Company.
They were asked to speed up the expansion of the main base and organize production as soon as the American machines arrived. They must buy as much of various ore materials as possible and set up ocean shipping companies in various places.
The shipyard wanted to mass-produce ocean-going cargo ships, and the troops were required to conduct live-fire exercises without fear of waste. They also kept 20 million of the 40 million U.S. dollars and remitted the rest to them, requiring them to increase intelligence collection in various places and countries.
.Accelerate the speed of base construction.
After arranging the specific matters, Zhou Yu set off for his next destination, Colombia. After arriving in Colombia, Zhou Yu negotiated with the Frenchman Lesseps regarding the mining rights to the Panama Canal.
Of course, Zhou Yu negotiated with the French in the name of the plenipotentiary representative of the American Morgan Company. If the Chinese were negotiating, the French would probably ignore him. Who said that the Chinese had no international status in that era?
Woolen cloth!
The Panama Canal, which the French will mine, is located in the middle of the Panama province of Colombia. It is an important shipping waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. If it is opened, it will be greatly shortened. The voyage between the Pacific and the Atlantic will be connected to the Suez
The canal also has world strategic significance.
However, due to the harsh natural conditions, the French Canal Company, through on-the-spot demonstrations by many technical experts, found that the difficulty of mining is not ordinary, and the number of laborers used is even more terrifying. For this reason, the French Canal Company
Reseb, the founder of , has been having quite a headache recently.
Although their company bought the mining rights to the canal without spending a few bucks, due to the difficulty of mining and the long span of the project, short-term gains were impossible.
This is like a piece of chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, and a pity to throw away. Now that the American Morgan is taking over, I wish I could get away!
In order to obtain higher profits, Frenchman Lesseps bargained fiercely with Zhou Yu.
Mr. Lesseps, your company originally purchased the mining rights to the Panama Canal for less than one million U.S. dollars, plus your later investment, the total is about one million U.S. dollars. Now I plan to buy it for five million U.S. dollars, then
You and your company still made a net profit of four million, what do you think?
No, no, dear Mr. Zhou, you are wrong. We bought the mining rights from the Spanish for 8 million US dollars, not the 1 million US dollars you said. I want at least 50 million US dollars now.
Can only be sold in U.S. dollars.
If it is to be mined, the Panama Canal will be at least 82 kilometers long and 152-304 meters wide. It is conservatively estimated that the total investment in the later period will be at least US$500 million. Then I would like to ask Mr. Lesseps, how much profit will our company make after the mining is completed?
Is it profitable?
That's your and your company's business, I don't need to worry about it hahaha!
Looking at the smug French guy, Zhou Yu was extremely unhappy, so he smiled and said slyly: Then, if I don't buy it, can I let Mr. Lesseps worry about it? Haha!
You? No, no, we have to be sincere when talking about business. In this case, I can reduce it appropriately. What do you think? Lesseps said angrily and heartbrokenly:….
Mr. Lesseb, how much do you think is appropriate? If it’s too much, we won’t buy it! Zhou Yu looked like an old god and seemed to be indifferent to this.
How about Mr. Zhou’s US$30 million? This is a relatively low price, and I still have to explain it to the company’s shareholders!
No, Mr. Lesseps, you are very insincere. We Orientals have a saying that goes like this: Business is not about benevolence and righteousness. In this case, just make friends! After saying goodbye, Zhou Yu pretended to get up and leave.
Oh! Dear Mr. Zhou, you are very good at doing business. How about 20 million? If it doesn’t work, we won’t buy it. When Lesseps saw that Zhou Yu was leaving, he anxiously quoted his psychological price.
Okay! Now that Mr. Lesseb has spoken, it’s so certain! Zhou Yu took the opportunity to make a final decision.
In the end, Zhou Yu bought the Panama Canal mining rights from Frenchman Lesseps at a low price of 20 million.
Later, Zhou Yu used 10% of the Panama Canal mining rights to offset the US$10 million given to him by Morgan.
Why did Zhou Yu buy the mining rights to the Panama Canal?
Because in later generations, the Panama Canal was called the "Bridge of the World" and the "Heart of the Universe" because it "connected North and South America and connected the two oceans." For the United States, the canal has even greater economic and strategic benefits.
It is the "golden waterway" of the U.S. economy and trade. With the benefit of the canal, the three oceans surrounding the United States are connected into one, and the U.S. military can radiate around the world. If there were no Panama Canal, the U.S. Navy would use Cape Horn to carry out strategic maneuvers, which would take at least 15 days.
time.
If during the war period, the Panama Canal would be the backbone of the United States' logistics support in the Pacific region, so it must control or delay its development process and set up obstacles for the United States' Pacific strategy.
Because deep down in my heart, I know that the United States will be the biggest obstacle to my development, and I must do everything possible to suppress it, weaken it, and minimize its threat before it becomes stronger.
Originally, according to historical development, due to the occurrence and spread of epidemics and financial difficulties, the French mining and excavation projects would eventually come to a halt in 1889.
It was not until 1904 that the Americans took over the project, and it was not opened to navigation until 1915. The project took more than thirty years.
Now that I am in such a mess, I still don’t know when it will be completed and opened to navigation? Various industries in the United States will be greatly affected, and it will also give me precious time to develop my layout in the Pacific.
Zhou Yu also had a more secretive matter during his trip to Central America, which was to negotiate with the government of the Republic of Costa Rica on an agreement to purchase the right to use Coco Island.
T. Guardia Gutierrez was the dictator of the government of the Republic of Costa Rica during this period. Due to the deliberate weakening of T. Guardia Gutierrez, the original controller of the Costa Rican regime, J.R. Mora Porras
, and the two big families of J.M. Montealegre, made every possible effort to make things difficult for T. Guardia Gutierrez.
When Zhou Yu and T. Guardia Gutierrez proposed that Morgan Company would purchase the right to use Coco Island and develop it, T. Guardia Gutierrez, who was in a difficult situation, immediately made the request.
Zhou Yu purchased the permanent ownership of Coco Island for US$20 million.
Without saying a word, Zhou Yu immediately sent a telegram to Morgan, asking him to remit 10 million US dollars to him.
Although T. Guardia Gutierrez also heard that there were treasures on the island, he decided to sell the useless island to Zhou Yu for the sake of his own dictatorship.
Because he estimated that the Thompson Treasure was fake news released by pirates. The pirates at that time were just fabricating nonsense to survive, and used it as a deception to confuse the world's ears.
Besides, I urgently need money to develop my own power. With such a large amount of cash, I can develop a large number of troops loyal to myself so that I can achieve my long-term dictatorship.
Why did Zhou Yu spend a lot of money to buy Coco Island?
Because, on Zhou Yu's original earth, he had performed country M's special mission on Coco Island, and he knew that there were massive amounts of gold, silver, jewelry and pirate treasures on Coco Island.
Another reason is that he wants to arrange a foothold at the doorstep of the United States, and hang a Shang Fang sword above the head of the United States, so that he can give the United States a fatal blow at any time.
On Coco Island, Zhou Yu knew that the treasures of the British pirates headed by William Thompson were 32 boxes instead of 24. Among them were the golden statue of Santa Maria, gold candlesticks, gold plates, a large number of gold coins, gold cups and many gold and silver jewelry.
, gems, etc., can be said to be priceless...
Also during the Age of Discovery, the famous one-eyed pirate Al Kamil in Europe treasured Treasure Island. Why is it called Treasure Island? Because Coco Island was the main Pacific base of Al Kamil, the pirate of the Caribbean at that time.
Mir stored all the gold and silver jewelry he had looted over the years on Coco Island, which he affectionately called Treasure Island.
Later, Pirate of the Caribbean Al Camille was killed by others, and his treasure became a mystery.
In later generations, Zhou Yu landed on Coco Island because of the treasure hunting plan of Country M. At that time, Zhou Yu and his companions were shocked by the priceless treasures unearthed.
This information is the missing part of the memory that the intelligent brain helped him recover at the beginning.
Now that Zhou Yu has this opportunity, how could he give up?
After Morgan's money was remitted to Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu immediately signed the Coco Island Sale and Purchase Treaty with T. Guardia Gutierrez, and the name Zhou Yu used was also from Hawaii's own shipyard, a man named
George, an American engineer.
In fact, Zhou Yu and George signed a secret agreement in private: the content is that Zhou Yu can use George's name to buy businesses in the world, and these industries will be owned by Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu only needs to pay George five hundred dollars a year.
OK.
Now, Coco Island is actually Zhou Yu's private property.
After the contract was signed, Zhou Yu immediately sent a telegram to Zhang Long, asking him to send troops to Coco Island.
In 1983, Zhou Yu secretly unearthed the treasures on Coco Island and transported them to his own small vault in Hawaii.
At that time, Zhang Long was so happy that he couldn't smile from ear to ear for several days. Everyone he met would say that Zhou Yu was a god. This also created the legend that Zhou Yu was a god in the Zhou Yu Group.