"I think we need to talk!" Alexander glanced at Garfield and expressed his opinion, "If you are sure this is a business!"
"Of course!" After Dulin asked Dufo to close the door, he sat back, with Alexander and Garfield sitting on both sides of him. After Dulin sorted out his thoughts, he said slowly: "You think the west is far away? "Far?" Alexander and Garfield occasionally nodded in agreement with this statement. The west side is too remote. Not only is the climate bad, but there are many Gobi deserts and there are signs of desertification.
But I have to say that several big cities in the west are still very good. Some people even take the initiative to go to the west because there are women there, there are casinos, and there are many high-rollers there to have fun.
What attracts people there is not that it is so prosperous or that it has fun that cannot be enjoyed elsewhere, but that it is a gold mine.
The gold mines that have been discovered and those that have not yet been discovered are like beacons in the night. Countless rich people and people who want to get rich overnight have gathered in the west. They are constantly looking for any gold that may be found in the jungle. Mines, and therefore fight against nature, animals, and even humans. They have money and need to relax. The most famous gold-selling cave in the empire is not on the east coast, but in the barren mountains and forests in the west of the empire!
When Dulin paused for about two or three seconds after talking about the West, Garfield's eyes suddenly widened. He lowered his voice and squeezed out one word from his throat. It could be seen that he was very excited now. , "You mean... there is a gold mine here?" He couldn't help but cover his mouth after saying this. Any place related to gold mines is destined to quickly become a gathering place for rich people.
The mine owners need to cash in the gold, and the miners who swallowed the gold sand or stuffed it into their gang doors also need to cash in the stolen gold. Those skilled women received the smelly miners one after another, and then walked out of their gang doors. The gold sand dug out of the village will also be cashed out. Gold is very valuable, very valuable, but everyone knows that although gold is valuable, it cannot be used as money. This thing must be converted into banknotes before it can be used for consumption.
This provides those money launderers in the underground world with an innate washing machine, which can turn some shady money into gold, then transfer it to mines where they cannot dig out gold, and then transport it out openly. After paying a part of the tax, the imperial tax department will help them clean the gold. This is currently the most effective and common channel for money laundering bankers. Because no one will ever know whether gold can still be dug out of the mine, and naturally there is no way to trace whether the source of the gold is stolen goods or gold ore.
In addition, the gold sand and gold mines traded by these people still maintain the appearance of being newly mined, which makes it even more convincing.
The flow of large sums of money will definitely turn this place into a paradise and a paradise. Garfield really thought there was a gold mine here. Otherwise, how could the land he acquired, which was less than eight square kilometers, be worth millions? Ten million
Dulin shook his head and denied Garfield's speculation, "There is no gold mine here, but there is something more like a gold mine than a gold mine!"
He spread some illegal knowledge to the two legal businessmen in detail. For example, this place is suitable for smuggling, for example, it is suitable for opening a casino, and for example, it is suitable for doing anything. And the reason for all this is Dulin, he is the mayor here, he has the final say here. If he doesn't let people close down the casino, the casino can continue to operate as usual. If he doesn't let people check the smuggled goods, the smugglers will take the initiative to pay.
When smugglers from the north and the south regard this place as the junction between the north and the south, this place is destined to be very prosperous. As we all know, the most profitable transactions have been recorded in detail in imperial law. What would people do if they suddenly happened to be in a place that was not "favored" by the law? Of course they will build this place as their home base and run it well.
Maybe a new mayor will take office after Dulin leaves, but no matter who comes, it is impossible to change the situation here unless the new mayor has given up his own life value and pursuit of the future. Without these illegal people, this place would become depressed and become what it is today. Then the mayor who takes over will definitely be criticized - although Dulin intends to make this place a lawless paradise, he should pay taxes You still have to pay taxes, and the tax rates are a bit heavier than elsewhere.
Those smugglers and people doing illegal business won't mind if the tax here is a little heavier. After all, after paying the tax, they are not breaking the law!
Look, this is a circle. As long as you can take the first step, the next step will definitely fall into place. By that time, the land in their hands can't be bought for just one hundred thousand yuan, it can be bought for millions, tens of millions or even more, and it's not just easy to talk about.
After hearing Dulin's development plan for this place, both Alexander and Garfield gasped. Their original intention was to help their friends to save face, but they didn't expect to find a huge bargain, which could directly double their worth. How could such a benefit not make them excited
"When do you plan to start this plan?" Garfield asked.
Du Lin told him with a smile, starting from tomorrow!
Early the next morning, Du Lin spent money to find some young people who were unwilling to leave the city, hired them to become police officers, and then took these new police officers, who didn't even have enough police uniforms, to stand on the train. on the platform.
If you want others to settle here and develop, you must first let others know that this place is unique and impressive. So how do you let others know
It's very simple, slap him first!
According to the steam locomotive timetable, a steam locomotive will stop here for fifteen minutes in five minutes. However, these steam locomotives have long been accustomed not to stop here, so Dulin Cuisine came with more than 20 people. While he had people repair the platform a little, he also had people hang red cloth on the station sign, which meant that the train needed to stop here.
Three minutes later, a steam locomotive appeared in people's sight. Strong water vapor was continuously sent out from the exhaust holes. Before it was completely close, people on the platform felt the vibration from under their feet.
The steam locomotive driver, who originally had no intention of slowing down, stopped after seeing the dazzling red cloth in the sun.
He might have thought someone was leaving, but what he didn't expect was that when he came to a complete stop, a particularly handsome young man in a police uniform suddenly rushed into the cab and pointed a pistol at his head. , asking him to get out of the car for inspection.
Temporary checkpoints are not uncommon on the railways. They always happen once or twice a month, but they have never happened in this weird place like Otis.
Du Lin personally led the people to drive all the passengers out of the passenger carriages, emptied the entire three carriages, and then fully opened the doors of the remaining twelve carriages. As a veteran who has participated in and executed smuggling plans many times, Dulin is fully aware of the moral character of these smugglers. In order to ensure the safety of these goods, they will definitely have someone escorting the truck, but it is useless no matter how many people escort the truck this time.
Around them, there were not only a group of policemen holding pistols, but one policeman actually had a rifle in his hand. If the other party only has a pistol, those escorting the car would still dare to resist, but forget about the rifle. Just one of these things is enough to suppress the fire. (Explain that the rifle magazine here is much larger than what we know, just think of it as a continuous-fire super-pound gas gun.)
When he walked outside the door of the first freight car, Du Lin didn't even look at what was inside. He raised his hand and nodded, "Seal this car!" The lingering smell of alcohol inside told everything. It must be... The porter accidentally broke it, or the road was a little bumpy. In short, there must be wine in this carriage.
Then he checked all the carriages. Except for the three checked carriages, which contained no contraband, the other nine carriages contained either illegal materials that were prohibited from being bought, sold, or transported under imperial law, or contraband such as alcohol.
A train with fifteen carriages suddenly lost nine carriages, and the train driver also had a headache. He approached Dufo, took out the cigarettes from his pocket, and handed them over in a familiar manner, "Mr. Police, would you like one?"
Dufo glanced at him and put the cigarette in his mouth. The driver enthusiastically took out a lighter and lit it for Dufo. He asked with a flattering smile: "Well... Mr. Police, what is going on today? In the past Isn’t there no card here?”
Du Fu took a puff of cigarette, exhaled, and replied: "Starting from today, the card will be set up, and every train will be checked!"
Dover's words made the driver take a breath. Only people like them who ride on steam locomotives every day know how many smuggled items are transported to various parts of the empire through railways every day. From south to north, or from north to south, we either pass through the Otis Corridor, or we go around hundreds of kilometers more. Walking a long distance is not a problem. The problem is that the longer the journey, the easier it is to encounter local governments that have no money and set up traffic jams.
At the same time, those roads are relatively remote and more dangerous. If a competitor knew that someone loaded the car with goods and took it to an uninhabited place, who knows what they would do.
So everyone abides by the same principle, go to prosperous places if you can, and take as few detours as possible. We have been walking this road for so many years without any problems. Unexpectedly, we encountered it that day, and it seems that we will encounter it every time in the future!
(End of chapter)