ps: I wrote half of it yesterday and secretly finished it this morning. Now I will upload it for everyone to see. If there is enough time today, there will still be two updates!
Chapter 958 Future Development
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After thinking for a while, Liu Dong took out his mobile phone and dialed.↖
"Master!"
The respectful yet familiar voice appeared in his ears again, and Liu Dong had become accustomed to it from the initial unfamiliarity, "Well, Jose, how is your place lately? Has the situation stabilized?"
Jose Aguilar said respectfully: "Not yet. After the young master eliminated Carlos, in order to fight for his legacy, the Colombian drug industry is now in great chaos. Coupled with the intervention of the United States and Colombian governments, there is no
I'm afraid it will be difficult for the situation to stabilize in one or two years! But don't worry, young master, even if the situation is chaotic, no one will dare to provoke us!"
Liu Dong understands the power that Muñoz has accumulated in Colombia, so he has no doubts about Jose's words!
"How are things going in the company?" Liu Dong asked immediately.
"According to the instructions of the young master, the pace of expansion of Bank of America has slowed down. The number of branches will remain at 468 by the end of this year!... Connecting Buenaventura and Port Alfonso, the 212-kilometer-long Bua
The construction of the railway has begun, and according to the young master's instructions, the construction party is China Railway Construction Group!"
This means that the company under Liu Dong does not have the ability to build railways, so it can only seek help from outsiders! Railway construction companies in your own country are naturally the first choice!
"How long will it take to complete the project?" Liu Dong said.
"Because the second half of the railway has to pass through a large desolate rainforest area, the construction conditions are very poor, so it may take two years to complete!"
"Two years?"
Liu Dong frowned. It took longer than he expected. Without this railway, Cody Mining Group owns 5.3 billion tons of coal mines, 60 million tons of rich iron ore, 3,500 tons of manganese ore, 8 million tons of copper ore, and 6 million tons of aluminum.
At least half of the dozens of large and small mineral deposits such as earth mines, 90,000 tons of emerald mines, 6,000 tons of silver, and 500 tons of gold cannot be developed for large-scale industrial development!
However, there is nothing that can be done about it. Under the constraints of the road, unless Liu Dong is willing to be a miner again.
Obviously he is not willing to do this. It would be okay if it were rich ores such as gold, silver, diamonds, etc., but he really has no interest in ordinary industrial ores.
Fortunately, the reconstruction of Quancheng No. 2 Steel Plant will take at least nearly two years, so we can afford to wait.
“Has port construction begun in Buenaventura?”
Buenaventura is located on Cascajal Island in Buenaventura Bay. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge. It is the largest port in Colombia and the most important city on the Pacific coast. The port facilities are excellent and the water depth is 7.5 meters.
, the water depth is 12 meters at high tide and can accommodate large sea vessels.
It exports coffee, sugar, cotton, platinum, gold, etc. There are railways and oil pipelines to Cali. The main industries are tanning, tobacco, sugar, canned food, brewing and wood processing.
It was established as an industrial and commercial free trade zone in 1970, with Medellin and Cali as its hinterland, handling nearly half of the country's foreign trade materials.
However, Buenaventura cannot dock a 300,000-ton supertanker, which obviously cannot meet Liu Dong's requirements. Therefore, Daren Port Company, a subsidiary of Daren Group, has begun construction of a 300,000-ton supertanker under Liu Dong's order.
Tonnage terminals, and specialized LNG terminals.
"It has already started. It will be completed before the end of this year!"
After nodding, Liu Dong suddenly said: "By the way, have you placed the order for the super tanker, LNG ship, or large bulk carrier I asked you to order?"
"We have inquired with several large shipbuilding companies in South Korea and Japan, but because the price has not been negotiated, we have not placed an order yet!" Jose Aguilar said anxiously.
"If we haven't reached an agreement, let's stop talking for now. All ship orders that have not been signed will be stopped. I will let you know when they will start in the future!" Liu Dong said immediately.
"Yes, Master!"
"Has the expansion of the Qinbote Steel Plant started?" Liu Dong said.
"The installation of the two newly added 100-ton electric furnaces has begun. Without affecting the output of the steel plant, two of the four blast furnaces have begun to be renovated. It is expected that in another year, the reconstruction of the Chimbote Steel Plant will be completed.
Once completed, the company's steel output will reach 10 million tons!"
"Well, that's right, but in addition to steel plants, the main raw materials for steelmaking, such as iron ore, coal mines and manganese ore, must also keep up. A 200 million-ton Potu iron mine is far from being able to satisfy us!"
"I understand, young master, but Peru's iron ore is not rich. On the contrary, Bolivia's iron ore reserves reach 45 billion tons, second only to Brazil in South America. Therefore, I will focus on Bolivia for the next development of Cody Mining, but...
!”
"but what?"
"But Bolivia is located inland, its economy is underdeveloped, and its transportation is extremely backward. If we want to develop Bolivia's mining industry, we will probably invest heavily in railways, roads and other facilities!" Jose said.
Liu Dong is no stranger to Bolivia. This landlocked country in South America has the same status as Cambodia in Asia, and is almost as poor. However, in comparison, Bolivia is more like a beggar guarding a golden rice bowl.
, because of the extremely rich resources buried under its 1.1 million square kilometers of land, it is called the "donkey sitting on the gold mine". However, for such a country, its top three export commodities for foreign exchange earnings are actually soybeans, natural gas and
travel.
The 1.15 million tons of tin ore exceeds 100 million tons, the lithium mine ranks first in the world, and the 44.5 billion tons of iron ore second only to Brazil does not even appear on the list of exports to earn foreign exchange!
The reason for this result is Bolivia's extremely backward transportation facilities. In this vast land, there are no more than 50,000 kilometers of roads, the lowest in South America, and the railways are still narrow gauge, less than 4,000 kilometers. Can you imagine that here?
How difficult it is to travel across the country on such a small piece of land, let alone develop industry!
But its rich and coveted resources are something he is unwilling to let go, especially when Liu Dong is determined to open up the upstream and downstream industrial chains of the steel industry. A 200-million-ton Porto iron ore, even with Colombia's 60 million
Tons of iron ore are far from enough to satisfy him, and Bolivia is a huge supplement for him.
Moreover, as the most backward country in South America, its thirst for foreign investment and its strong desire to develop the country also made the Bolivian government not to refuse the olive branch he extended.
"Investment is not a problem, but all investments must pay off!" After a pause, Liu Dong said again, "How much money do we still have on hand now?"
"Including the 150 tons of gold that have been smelted, we still have 4.5 billion US dollars in hand. Of course, if the young master is in urgent need of money, Bank of America can now provide a loan of 5 billion US dollars!"
Liu Dong certainly understands where Jose Aguilar's $5 billion comes from. If he uses gold worth $2.1 billion as collateral, he can get double or even more loans from bank deposits!
"I don't need the funds yet, but later you ask the people from Cody Mining to go to Bolivia and talk to them about mine development. We can invest huge sums of money, but the Bolivian government must protect our interests from infringement, otherwise, you know
What should be done!”
Hearing Liu Dong's voice that finally calmed down, Jose Aguilar was shocked and said quickly: "Yes, don't worry, young master!"
"Well, tell me the results immediately!"
"clear!"
"Is there really any movement at the secret door recently?" Liu Dong is still most concerned about his team of elite killers who have just returned home.
"No, they have been very peaceful since they were recaptured by the young master, but Nuwa once came to see the young master!"
"Nuwa?" A beautiful figure as cold as thousand-year-old ice appeared in Liu Dong's mind!
"Did she say anything?"
"I asked, but she didn't say anything!"
"I know!" Liu Dong nodded thoughtfully.
"By the way, there is one more thing for you to do!"
"Master, please give me your orders!"
"In the next three months, sell all the shares of Standard Chartered Bank held by Bank of America and Cartena Petroleum Company. Remember, you have to sell slowly and do not cause the bank's stock price to fluctuate. Do you understand?"
Liu Dong explained.
"Yes, Master!"
Liu Dong's most basic banks are Hanhua Bank and Bank of America. The remaining Dingsheng Fund belongs to the investment bank. In addition to these three business cores, Standard Chartered Bank is more convenient for Liu Dong's financing and loans, so now 83.27%
The shares are a bit too high. In fact, as long as 51% of the shares are obtained, it is enough to obtain a controlling stake!
Therefore, what Liu Dong plans to do is to take advantage of the current artificially high stock price of Standard Chartered Bank to slowly sell off the remaining 32.27% of his shares. As long as the current price of US$72 per share can be maintained, Liu Dong will be able to make a profit.
A huge amount of US$23.2 billion!
Of course, this is only the most ideal situation, and a large-scale stock sell-off will inevitably trigger a decline.
If Liu Dong wants to stabilize the stock price at a high level, then Standard Chartered Bank must take new actions to stimulate the stock price, and the most effective new action is undoubtedly the acquisition of high-quality assets!
Therefore, after Liu Dong hung up the phone with Jose Aguilar, he quickly called Sally Krawcheck, who is now the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank.
"Sally, how are you? Are you doing well in your new position?"
"Boss, you should give me a salary increase!" Sally Krawcheck complained.
In the past few months, the integration of 10 banks has been overwhelming her!
"It's okay to increase my salary, but you have to help me acquire Sequoia Capital first?"
"Sequoia Capital?"
Sally Krawcheck, a leader among hundreds of venture capital firms on California's "Sand Dunes Road" in Menlo Park, is certainly familiar with this! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better updates of the novel.