bestfiction Chapter 281 "Mr. Lu decided to meet Wanli
Chapter 281 "Mr. Lu decided to meet Wanli
"Our country has vast expanses of green land and grassland, and we should strengthen animal husbandry," Lu Wendong said. "We need to promote large-scale animal husbandry."
"I hope everyone will actively develop this area, and when the time comes, I will provide you with interest-free business loans."
Lu Wendong's goal is to control the Dominican Republic, let the country's sovereignty endorse him, and at the same time carry out money laundering here.
And control the country's water, electricity, ports, major foreign trade, national defense, etc. Under this premise,
Lawrence Lu doesn’t mind someone making money on him. He is a generous man!
Everyone smiled happily.
With the United States, a major consumer country,
Dominican products are easily sold, especially livestock.
What the Dominican Republic lacks the least is green land and grasslands! Raising cattle alone is enough to make a lot of money.
They know in their hearts,
This is the benefit Mr. Lu gives to everyone, mainly in exchange for everyone's support.
He agreed immediately.
Lu Wendong nodded with satisfaction.
He then added: "The country has a long coastline, but its fishing industry is very rudimentary." This is similar to the Dominican Republic's navy.
If Lu Wendong hadn't built two ships, Dominican Republic's coastal defense would be a joke.
Even the nation's navy is in such a miserable state.
Of course, the situation of the private fishing industry is even worse.
"I plan to increase investment in fisheries."
"If you are interested, I will still provide you with trade opportunities." It's not that Lu Wendong only wants to benefit these people in front of him.
But in the current Dominican Republic, only these people meet the requirements...
They can find competent sailors, captains, first mates... but ordinary multinationals simply can't do the job.
Everyone hesitated a bit. Fishing is very risky...
However, under Lu Wendong's gaze, a few people still raised their hands to vote.
Lu Wendong nodded: "GOOD." "I want to remind everyone."
"All areas of the Dominican Republic, except those related to national defense and people's livelihood, will be open to foreign investment." Although Lu Wendong planned to build the Dominican Republic according to the model of Hong Kong Island in the 1960s,
He also believes that there are similarities between the two. However,
Hong Kong Island is different from the Dominican Republic. Hong Kong Island is a city of immigrants.
It started in the fifties,
Received a large number of refugees from the mainland, among these people,
Many of them are entrepreneurs and elites.
These people are rich, educated and capable... Unlike the Dominican Republic,
There aren't enough elites in this place... Next,
Lu Wendong is still needed to promote education here.
His initial idea was to include Chinese as a required language! The audience was suddenly thoughtful.
This is a major overturn in the Dominican economy led by Mr. Lu... For a time,
The crowd was filled with both fear and anticipation. "If you want to get rich, build roads first."
After talking about agriculture and animal husbandry,
Lu Wendong naturally turned the topic to infrastructure.
"Currently, domestic transportation in the country is mainly based on road transportation."
"Currently, the total mileage of highways in China is 9705 kilometers, with virtually no expressways. Ordinary (Qianwangzhao) paved roads account for 4772 kilometers, or half of the total mileage, while the rest are mostly dirt roads and slag roads."
It is this road that is restricting the economies of many countries.
The produce produced by ordinary people couldn't be shipped out in time, and most of it rotted in the fields...
If you do this,
Of course, people have no motivation to grow any cash crops, because no matter how they grow them, they will lose money.
Problems with road infrastructure have caused a lot of inconvenience to the development of tourism, smooth cargo transportation, and import and export.
“I plan to start construction on 10 major public works projects, including the Bani Ring Road, the San Juan del Sur Ring Road, the Azua Ring Road, the Cabaret Ring Road, the Santiago North Ring Road extension, the Navarrete-Puerto Plata Expressway, the Dominican Highway, the Santo Domingo Juan Bosch Ring Road, the Isabel Aguiar Avenue underground pipeline, the Hato Mayor-Puerto-Bayaguana Expressway in East Santo Domingo, and the San Francisco Ring Road project.”
As soon as these words came out,
The whole audience was silent!
Everyone looked at Lu Wendong in disbelief.
This is equivalent to building roads across the entire Dominican Republic. What a massive project!
The Dominican Republic’s treasury simply can’t afford it! “Mr. Lu.”
quite a while,
One person stammered, "This, this will cost a lot of money, right?"
Lu Wendong said lightly: "The total investment is expected to be no less than 300 billion US dollars."
Everyone was in an uproar: "300 billion US dollars?"
That’s 5 years of Dominican Republic’s GDP!
Even if we sell the whole country, we still can't raise this much money.
Lu Wendong smiled: "Don't worry, this money does not need to be borne by the finances of multiple countries for the time being." He planned to use the model of the future mainland.
For example,
Toll booths are set up on national roads and highways to recover costs through charging fees.
Dominica will mortgage a series of domestic public utilities such as water, electricity, communications, docks, gold mines and natural resources to Lu Wendong. Of course,
Even if you add all these things together,
It’s still not enough for Lu Wendong!
He's not here to do charity; Mr. Lu has a big appetite!
Although our ancestors said that governing a large country is like cooking a small fish,
This is easier said than done,
It’s really not that simple.
This was Lu Wendong's first time governing a country, and he had no experience.
So, we can just govern the Dominican Republic in the same way that the foreigners govern Hong Kong Island.
They will all enjoy the same treatment as the foreign companies! There is no other way.
Those who are willing to invest in Dominica first are definitely Mr. Lu's team.
How can it be justified if we don't enjoy some extra-national treatment?
As for the citizens of this country,
Lu Wendong will also give them the treatment of traveling north and south.
"Many countries have excellent innate conditions. As long as they build a solid foundation, they won't have to worry about attracting foreign investors." "Our country will use ports as a link to build a series of processing and export zones."
Foreign investors enjoy the same rights and obligations as nationals of many countries. Foreign investment enterprises approved by the central bank of many countries may freely remit their capital and profits. Manufacturers in export processing zones may enjoy incentives such as exemption from corporate income tax for 15 to 20 years, depending on the region, and exemption from import duties and surcharges on machinery, equipment, raw materials, and spare parts.
Lu Wendong spoke a lot, but to put it simply,
Dominica implements the same policy as Hong Kong Island, with low tax rates.
Easy entry and exit.
Then the problem comes.
What does the Dominican Republic rely on for its finances? Just taxes?
Stop kidding….
Hong Kong Island's economy is so developed, and its industry and commerce are so thriving.
The Hong Kong government has not done anything and relies on finance and taxation.
Its main tax sources are actually real estate-related income and Jockey Club gambling taxes! That’s right!
Lu Wendong plans to follow the same path in the Dominican Republic!
This place does have advantages. Firstly,
When the nation gained independence,
Haitian President Boyer led his army to occupy Haiti and then marched eastward to the Dominican Republic (also known as East Haiti at the time), completing the unification of the entire island. Boyer ordered the confiscation of the land of white landlords.
And all the farmland in the country was nationalized.
Dominican Republic is independent, but
The land still belongs to the public! In other words,
The Dominican government controls most of the land! From this point of view,
It has cleared the way for real estate development.
Now the Dominicans are extremely poor.
Even if the house is built,
They can't afford much either.
We need to provide them with various supporting facilities, such as jobs,
For example, commercial loans. In addition,
What Lu Wendong values most is the gambling country!
"The country is located in the center of the Caribbean Sea, connecting Miami, South America, and Latin America, making travel convenient."
"Therefore, it is extremely suitable to develop the gaming and entertainment industry in this country." That's right!
Lu Wendong is not planning to build the Dominican Republic according to the model of Macau. He is targeting Las Vegas!
Haojiang is too small, a tiny place.
Therefore,
There isn't much entertainment available there.
In my previous life, due to work needs,
Lu Wendong has also experienced the gambling services in Haojiang. What do you think?
Small places are prone to frustration!
The array of services offered by Haojiang are designed to serve one purpose: ideally, gamblers come, lose all their money, and leave the same day!
The reason why Haojiang did this is,
Because it is restricted by the terrain, it is impossible to expand more content.
The place is small,
High service costs,
It is even more impossible to provide refined services. On the other hand, the Dominican Republic is different.
This place has a land area of square kilometers and is surrounded by the sea on three sides.
The country boasts numerous buildings from the Spanish colonial era. Caucasians and mixed-race people from across the American continent are drawn to this region, eager to visit its cultural heritage sites.
Simultaneously,
Dominica has a comprehensive topography.
It has beaches, forests, grasslands, deserts, mountains, etc., and has sufficient natural resources and depth.
and,
The Dominican Republic is mainly of mixed race, and the women are hot and sexy!
It is very consistent with the aesthetics of the American continent! There are so many advantages.
Of course, Lu Wendong had to use Las Vegas as a reference.
Develop this place into a massive tourism, shopping, and vacation industry centered around gambling and other specialized entertainment! Everyone in the conference room suddenly became excited.
Talking to them about valuable investments and industries is like talking to a cow.
But when it comes to gambling and special entertainment, they understand.
Of course, Lu Wendong's decision could not come out of thin air.
It's because gambling in the Caribbean has so many inherent advantages. It's so close to Miami!
Miami is located in the southeast corner of Florida between Biscayne Bay, the Florida Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the second largest city in the state after Jacksonville.
It is also the largest city and county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is also the largest city in the Miami metropolitan area.
This metropolitan area consists of Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County, with a population of over 559 million.
It is the largest metropolitan area in the southeastern United States and the sixth largest metropolitan area in the United States.
To put it simply,
This metropolitan area is super rich.
How did Pablo's Medellin Group rise to prominence? It relied heavily on the Miami market!
"Mr. Lu decided to meet Wanli tomorrow."