Extraordinary Genius

“Von, yesterday you said you wanted to build a high-speed railway across the east and west?” Eric saw no one talking and started the conversation, and that's why he came.

“We invest in port terminals and naturally include supporting logistics construction. The United States, the highest volume of trade in the world, is in dire need of efficient logistics channels and guaranteed transportation. ”

“High-speed rail, this is our opportunity. Once completed and put into operation, this will greatly improve logistics channels in the US, and those who operate this railway will inevitably make money. ”

Eric shook his head: "Von, let's think about this, there are a few things you may not have thought about. ”

“You're using Huaxia's high-speed railway construction as a reference, right? Huaxia carries more than two billion people by rail each year, and our railways in the United States only carry more than 20 million people each year. There's a hundred times the gap, not to mention that our railway mileage is actually twice as high as yours in Huaxia. ”

“You Huaxia can make money back through passenger shipping, and shipping is profit. But freight is the main means of profit on our side of the United States, and there are very few passengers. ”

The US aviation industry is very developed, and every family in the US basically has more than one car, many people choose to drive their own cars, fly long distances, and rent a car if they need it anywhere, and they are used to it.

It's not to say how big the cities in the US are. In fact, many cities in the US are just millions of people. The area is similar to that of Xiangjiang. It's far less than the size of the capital and demons in Huaxia.

But public transport in the US is really not very good, not even the subway has many people, and the bus is even worse. Apart from popular and bustling areas, public transport is scarce.

“Von, I know, you want to say that as soon as the speed is lifted, there will be a lot of people choosing to take the high-speed rail, because this is not slower or even more convenient at some distance than the plane. ”

“But in this way, it affects the interests of the airline. Can you understand that? ”

If rail speeds were raised and passengers' choices increased, it would be a serious blow to airlines. It's like in Huaxia, when the high-speed train and the motorized car crew are up and running, the airline tickets are crazy discounted because they can't be sold anymore.

Airports are suburban in every country, and railway stations are typically in the city, not necessarily as busy as the airport is close to the city centre.

The construction of the high-speed railway would harm the interests of the shareholders of those airlines, which would create some resistance.

“Von, there's more trouble. Imagine that the automotive companies in the US are in the cold winter, and both the same car and Chrysler are losing money, and with the help of a political axe, they can prolong their asthma. The only Ford company that didn't need government help sold it to half of your brand business. ”

“If the high-speed train is built, it will also have a huge impact on car sales. So you don't object, do you? ”

“It is also important that we build railroads that cannot necessarily be on the original railway line, but not too far away. This involves a demolition compensation issue, and I don't know how much of it is in your Huaxia demolition compensation, but in our country, it's very high. ”

Because properties in the U.S. are permanent ownership, as long as you can afford to pay property taxes. Resources dug up deep underground in the house belong to you, even if there is a diamond mine underneath.

So the cost of demolition in the US may be higher than in Huaxia, and the US people will never choose the house you want to compensate for, but they will want more cash and buy the house they think is better.

“Von, you said yesterday that a kilometer would cost almost $30 million, but that's based on your Huaxia expenses, right? If it's in our country, we think it's going to cost at least 30 percent, or almost 40 million dollars a kilometre. ”

“A distance of more than 4,000 kilometres costs $160 billion. This money, do you think we'll come out together? Well, even if it's affordable, but how effective is it? You don't have to use the national sense that our consortium is not a philanthropist, we have a lot of employees. ”

“So we can pull up to 10 billion dollars, how much can you pull out? The rest of the money can only be borrowed from the bank. And certainly will be obstructed by automotive, aviation and other companies, so only our own banks may grant loans. Have you carefully evaluated the risks involved? ”

Feng Yu stunned for a moment, but he didn't think carefully enough, ignoring the resistance of other industries in the US. If you want to invest, Feng Yu must also be a loan to invest. It's not very good value for money.

Project funding will become the biggest constraint, and the profit prospects are relatively slim. Can this cooperation not be achieved? So there are big constraints to building their logistics network.

Li Zezhu said again: "Eric, we just talked about the pilot in the port, so why can't the high-speed train start with an experimental section? ”

Feng Yu's eyes lit up. Yes, the high-speed train can also open the experimental section first.

Eric and Reed looked at each other, and that's actually what they were trying to say. Release the message, open an experimental section, then look at the reactions of the parties, and make the final decision to see if it's worth building such a long high-speed rail.

Unlike Hua Xia, Hua Xia is a holistic consideration. State investment, even non-profit, but convenient to the people, should also be.

But the US is a private investment, and they have to consider profitability. If it was the first two years, you might be able to ask for a political axe subsidy, but now, where is the US political axe still rich? It's all for Huaxia to sell treasury bonds.

This is true in the US and the UK, where electricity, gas, transportation, communications, etc. belong to different private enterprises, and even the degree of electrification construction varies from region to region. Even more than a decade ago, civil voltage standards were different in many states of the United States. It was only recently unified at the end of the last century, when you bought electrical appliances, you had to explain to the shopkeeper which kind of equipment you needed, or you bought a household transformer.

In Huaxia, it has long been connected to the grid. The local power grid belongs to the State, and it is necessary to adhere to the unified ~ unified standards of the State. Different standards have been introduced to make their products unique and thus more profitable.

You looked on the map for half a day, and finally Eric suggested building an experimental high-speed train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, just across their state of California.

Feng Yu and Li Zechu looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Next, we will wait for the reply from the US side, and Feng Yu will also communicate with the country and prepare to visit the US factory.

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