"Are you saying that I will encounter some problems when acquiring the mine?" Dulin quickly realized the meaning of Mr. Fedeli's words, but Mr. Fedeli took care of his face and did not speak directly. To put it bluntly, at the same time, this was the second time he heard someone tell him that it would not work to bring the things from the outside to the West. It seemed that the West was indeed its own entity, with completely different behaviors from other places. .
Mr. Fedeli nodded, "Of course it is the best thing for you to understand for yourself, and it is more valuable than me telling you. The biggest problem in the west is that the population is sparse, but the area is large. Last year in the west The number of homicides reported to the police is more than 3,400. Adding those that were not reported and whose bodies were not found, this number will double. In other words, about a dozen people will die here every day. , and even people die here every hour.”
"Your identity, status, and reputation in other places are of no use here. Unless you can let people know that you are not easy to mess with and are afraid of you, everything you do may not be successful!"
As Mr. Fedeli said, the biggest problem in the West is the vast land and sparse population. The ecological environment here is relatively poor. Various cities have been actively promoting the expansion of agriculture and animal husbandry. The only thing they have been able to do in recent times is Maybe it was the increase in tobacco fields. Tobacco leaves can also be regarded as crops. The sales volume of imperial finished cigarettes continues to rise. In order to meet this rapid and sustained growth, many tobacco companies have acquired a lot of land in the west and hired local people to grow tobacco leaves. The government will also provide appropriate tax rebates as incentives.
Issues such as greenness and harsh climate have restricted the enthusiasm of outsiders to invest here. Coupled with chaotic and dangerous public security issues, investment promotion in the west has entered a vicious cycle.
Investors have seen the deteriorating public security and ecological environment, and have hesitated to invest here or even changed their minds. Without the money in the pockets of these investors as the necessary funds for urban development, the city cannot develop. Without development, the city will lack enough jobs. Without job opportunities, a large number of unemployed people will begin to have extremely bad consequences for public security under the pressure of life. The influence has turned them into lawless "gold diggers". The entire west is a quagmire that no one can manage.
It has been more than 20 years since the New Party came to power and innovated. During these 20 years, the three western states have changed at least 14 governors. However, there is not much difference between the west today and the west more than 20 years ago.
Du Lin nodded understandingly and looked around, "I want to make a phone call..."
Mr. Fedeli immediately pointed to the other door and said, "The phone is in my study. You can use it."
After Dulin thanked him, he approached Mr. Fedeli's study. Unlike most people's study rooms, Mr. Fedeli's study did not have a dazzling array of books that could hardly fit in them. All the bookcases displayed items one by one. Exquisite raw mines, including gold mines, silver mines, gem mines and crystal mines, are like entering a place full of wealth.
His attention was quickly withdrawn from the ores, and he dialed the phone number of the temporarily rented base in the city. The young man on the line told Dulin that Ellis and the others had not returned yet, but Mr. Andor called. After a phone call, he told him that if Du Lin went back, Du Lin should call him.
After giving a few instructions, Du Lin hung up the phone, and then dialed Andorra's number. After two short busy tones, the receiver was picked up.
“This is Andorra Mining…”
"I'm Du Lin, please transfer me to Mr. Andorra himself, thank you!"
After waiting for a while, the receiver suddenly remembered the sound of footsteps, followed by hearty laughter appearing in the receiver from far away, "I am Andorra, Mr. Dulin looks very busy?"
Du Lin was stunned for a moment. He frowned and turned around. He walked to the window and looked at the hole not far away where mine carts were constantly pulling out the ore. It was dark like a monster's mouth, "You Okay, Mr. Andor, I would like to take the liberty to ask, has our agreement been signed?”
After a few seconds of silence, Mr. Andor replied: "Maybe my answer will make you very disappointed, because our agreement only has my signature, not your signature."
"Why?"
Andor laughed, "Some details still need to be discussed and discussed. Your..." Someone whispered something next to him, and Andor continued: "That Ellis can't make the decision, and there is no decision for the time being. Sign. My personal opinion is that you can come over in person, we can discuss it in person and then resolve it once and for all. What do you think?"
"No problem. I have some urgent matters outside now. I will be back with you at noon the day after tomorrow at the latest." After saying these words, Dulin hung up the phone, as if he had forgotten that the purpose of making this call was to ask Al The men of Leith went there.
But will he forget
Of course not. He knew very well that the moment Andorra invited him for a personal interview, it meant that people like Ellis were likely to fall into the hands of Andorra. What bullshit details needed to be discussed? Dulin could fully imagine that Andorra did not want to sell the mine at all, and all the performances he showed were an illusion. What he really wanted to do was to let Dulin go there in person.
What would be the consequences of Du Lin going there in person? Wu Fei was kidnapped, extorted a ransom sufficient to satisfy Andorra, and then disappeared into the desert.
Mr. Fedeli's words came true immediately, which made Dulin a little manic and at the same time complained about Mr. Jack. If you can do it, you can do it, and if you can't do it, you can't do it. Mr. Jack also needs to bear part of the responsibility for this. Of course, it's not appropriate to mention this now. After he takes care of Andorra, he will talk to Mr. Jack.
Dulin delayed for a while before leaving the study. Mr. Fedeli, who was smoking, heard the footsteps and sat on the sofa and looked back. His keen observation immediately noticed that Dulin was a little emotional, "What's wrong? Bad news?" ?”
Dulin rubbed his cheeks and sat back. He picked up a box of cigarettes on the table and smoked, then nodded heavily, "My people are trapped in a mine called Andorra Mining, and the other party is also Trying to trick me."
"Andorra?" Mr. Fedeli was a little surprised. He knew Andorra. Even if they had not spoken to each other, all the mine owners in the west probably knew each other because of the existence of the Western Mining Association. The West Mining Association holds cocktail receptions twice a year, and most of the mine owners are present and have met each other without talking to each other. According to Mr. Fedeli, Andorra is relatively low-key. Apart from rumors that he tortured and killed slaves, there is no other negative information.
But soon Mr. Fedeli took a look at Dulin. If Andorra did this, then the problem actually lies with Dulin - he is too rich!
Mr. Fedeli, who was in the west, had read reports about Dulin from several newspapers in the west. Coupled with the rapid popularity of telephones, it was not very difficult to investigate and ask for information about a well-known person. Not counting Dulin's previous industries, the profits of Otis City alone are enough to shock people. You must know that someone has disclosed that 55% of the land in Otis City is currently owned by Dulin personally.
What concept is this
He simply relies on these land transfer and rental fees, which is enough to get a huge dividend every month, and he will continue to get it.
When such a wealthy person comes to the West, it is like a golden gold ingot appearing in a den of thieves. People with or without strength will consider whether they can grab this gold ingot by themselves. The only difference now is that some people are still considering it, but Andorra has already taken action.
There were only a few merciful people who dared to open mines in the west, including Mr. Fedeli, who had been a little tempted, but quickly gave up. Because his family all lived in the south, he was already in his fifties and might not be able to have another child, so he gave up the idea.
He came back to his senses and looked at Du Lin, "What are you going to do? Do you need my help?"
"No, thank you, it's just a small thing. What makes me feel a little troublesome is that my plan for the west may have to be redone. This is the most troublesome thing!" Dulin's initial idea was simple and crude, using money to do it. Leveraging the entire western region is not because he is overconfident, but because he has such strength. Compared with other areas with more developed economies and higher population density, if you drop one or two million per month, you may not even see splashes of water in those places, but in the west, it will definitely not be weaker than a thunder!
Large tracts of land, a rare population, a difficult economic model, and strong and simple folk customs. With the cooperation of large sums of money, these elements can definitely be mixed together and undergo qualitative changes.
This was Du Lin's original thought. Now he understands that money is important, but it is not the most important. The most important thing is the fist! Without the fist that makes everyone afraid, they may not be so obedient. Bad children can only become good children through the education of father's love. This is the truth!
Dulin refused firmly, and Fedeli didn't say much. He nodded noncommittally, "If you need me anywhere, you must tell me. If nothing else, I can still pull in one or two hundred people." from."
Fedeli has said this, and Dulin would really be a bad person if he didn't express it, "I am very grateful for your kindness and help to me. If I need it, I will definitely let you know!"
(End of chapter)