The journey starts from the Titanic

"Do you think the roundabout railway plan is feasible? If the railway company finances Wall Street." Situ Nan asked Robles.

"This..." Robles swallowed. Although Nanhua insists on railway business and does not involve sovereignty, he knows that this round-island railway is a sweet and pastry, and the railway company relies on the various conveniences given by the government to make it in the international market. It shouldn't be difficult to think about financing.

The only thing to worry about is that the funds are too big, but doesn't it also mean greater profits?This is a good opportunity, and Robles must not miss it.

Thinking of this, Robles smiled, "I understand what you mean, okay! Let's play with you!"

"It's pretty much the same." Situ Nan nodded and said: "This time raising funds for the South China Railway Project is a good opportunity for Robles. Once it succeeds, it will mean Robles from the United States to the world."

"Yes. The roundabout railway will be divided into two major companies, one of which is called the Java Railway Company and the other is the South China Railway Company. The Java Railway Company is a personal investment of the owner, with an amount of 40 million US dollars, and is mainly responsible for the southern coastal railway. Construction.

South China Railway Company is a joint investment of the South China Ministry of Finance, Meihua Company, Huang Zhonghan and other South China businessmen, with an investment of US$50 million, and is responsible for railway construction in the northern coastal area.

Meihua Company will invest 10 million US dollars, Huang Zhonghan will invest 5 million US dollars, and there will be 3 million US dollars of investment share left to Chinese businessmen. We plan to raise the 3 million US dollars from Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other places. There is no big problem.

Now there is a gap of more than 30 million US dollars left, and we are ready to raise funds from the international market.Robes, there is no pressure on this mere 30 million dollars, right?"

Yao Hongmin smiled and categorically cut the line, "Of course, this is only a preliminary estimate. Additional investment may be required in the future, but please don't doubt our determination. In order to realize the industrialization of South China, we will do whatever it takes!"

"Of course! No problem!" Robes said readily.

He figured it out secretly. These Chinese are really crazy. They owed 50 or 60 million dollars in debt before fighting with the Dutch. Now they have just laid down a large area of ​​land, and their butts are not hot yet, so they rushed to the horse. engineering.

Except for the guy Situ Nan who will put out real money to invest, the other Nanhua are ready to borrow from foreign countries. If these investments do not achieve good results in the future, Nanhua will be sad in the future. After all, debt is not so easy to owe. of.

Situ Nan did not want to directly order Robes to make a loan to South China, because South China also owed Robes' debt of more than 20 million US dollars before it has not been repaid.

Seeing that the huge investment in the round-the-island railway of Java Island has fallen behind, Situ Nan smiled and asked Dennis, president of Wells Fargo Bank?Fargo said: "In addition to Java Island, I also plan to build three railways on Sumatra Island. The amount is also quite large. Let this money come from my deposit in Wells Fargo Bank!"

"Huh? Stone, are you playing too much?" Dennis asked with some worry.I feel a little bit reluctant. Wells Fargo Bank has a lot of investment plans and needs money everywhere.

"Don't worry! I know it! This may be just an idea, maybe you don't have to use Wells Fargo's funds!"

Situ Nan comforted, and pointed to Hengda, whose expression was a little moved. This guy might also want to participate in the railway construction in Nanhua.

"Hengda, my friend! I am going to sell you an oil field, the price is not high, 200 million US dollars will be fine!" Situ Nan smiled.

"What?" Hengda started to hear that Situ Nan wanted to buy an oil field, feeling happy, but after hearing the "200 million US dollars", his face changed immediately.

He loves and hates Situ Nan, an irresponsible boss. What he loves is that he dumps oil fields from time to time and then sells them to his own company. The reason for hating is very simple. This guy often makes high prices.

He used this method to buy Occidental Petroleum shares continuously with oil fields, and then diluted the shares of other investors. It was hard to refuse because the temptation was too great.

Hengda took a deep breath and looked at Situ Nan with a smile, and calmly said: "What kind of oil field I want to see first."

"You will be happy, I promise you will like it." Situ Nan smiled, and met Yao Hongmin again, and then told his assistant He Yongyuan: "Let Mr. Brown take a look at our good things!"

After a while, He Yongyuan took out an exploration report and a land contract from the safe.

When Hengda saw it, his face immediately changed, and his breathing became rapid.He swallowed, raised his head, and stared at Situ Nan: "Is this true?"

"What do you say? I also have a share in the oil company. Will I sell the fakes to myself?" Situ Nan smiled.

"Then why is it so complicated?" Hengda was a little dissatisfied, but she was excited.

The oil field Situ Nan showed him is the Duli Oil Field, the second largest oil field in Sumatra. It is adjacent to the Minas Oil Field with recoverable oil reserves of 405 million tons and a depth of only 200 meters.

This is the shallowest oil field in the world, with low production costs and good oil quality. If it were not for Occidental Petroleum's own industry, Situ Nan would not sell it so cheap.

"These are two different things and they are not complicated. I want to contribute to the construction of South China, but can't use the oil company's money to subsidize South China? So this method is the simplest, and both sides benefit."

Situ Nan said sincerely.

He knew that Hengda also knew the truth, but his heart was a little unbalanced.

"Okay! You are always so cunning. However, I want to conduct a field survey, otherwise I will not worry." Hengda spread his hands and shrugged, looking a little helpless, and said: "Also, such a large sum of money, the company will take Can’t come out, you see?"

"Cash is not needed! I am going to use it to purchase American machinery and equipment. You can just negotiate." Situ Nan pointed to Wells Fargo President Dennis, Bethlehem President Eugene and Hengda Road.

The three of them laughed helplessly, and the boss of the stall, Situ Nan, felt a bit dumbfounded.

This guy always plays this kind of trick, either from his left hand to his right hand, or his right hand to his left hand, but the interests of his left and right hands are taken care of.

"You will discuss the oil field later. Now I want to continue to talk about investing in Sumatra. There is no doubt that this is a treasure island, rich in oil and natural gas resources.

Take Occidental Petroleum’s Minas Oilfield as an example. Now only a small part of it has been developed, and there are huge benefits waiting for us in the future."

Situ Nan walked to a map of the whole of South China and pointed to Palembang Road, the southern port of Sumatra: "This is the future South China's oil center, shipbuilding center, and chemical center. It is a city that South China will focus on in the future. It has absolute potential. No less than the capital Xintangshan.

I can tell you clearly that in addition to the two major oil fields of Minas and Duli, Palembang is also rich in oil resources. My plan is to invest in an oil refinery with an annual output of 1 million tons in Palembang, which will be completed within 5 years. Ten years later, the scale has tripled or more.Hengda, what do you think?"

"Very good! We can transport the oil resources of Riau Province to Palembang for processing and refining, I agree." Hengda nodded.

"The huge sea area of ​​South China, Palembang's superior geographical conditions, and the increasing dependence on shipping in the future, do you think it is feasible to invest in a shipyard in Palembang? Eugene!"

Situ Nan asked Eugene, the president of Bethlehem.Bethlehem is the world's largest shipbuilding company. Since Nanhua has such attractive prospects, why should it oppose it?

Eugene smiled and nodded.

He was secretly pleased that most of Situ Nan’s oil sales money would fall into Bethlehem’s pockets, because most of Nanhua’s industrial equipment would be ordered from Bethlehem.

Situ Nan nodded in satisfaction. These are all human beings. Previously, he was worried that Nanhua would not have the money to carry out so many projects. Now that Situ Nan has spotted a big oil field at once, they know the big boss's support.

Although Nanhua is very poor now, it has resources, and it is an oil and gas resource that makes everyone excited. Then, who is afraid of Nanhua in debt?

Seeing a group of international giants obediently listening to their explanations, Situ Nan felt proud. It has been a long time since he had the pleasure of giving directions.

He turned to Cory, the president of Giant, and said with a smile: "Meihua has opened up a large number of farms, and the agricultural resources on Java Island are coveted. Then I think Nanhua’s demand for fertilizer will be endless. Cory, You won't let go of those natural gas for nothing, will you?"

"No, no! Our synthetic ammonia technology is good, Sumatra has abundant coal resources, and the production of chemical fertilizers is not a problem. However, boss, we have conducted some successful experiments using natural gas to synthesize ammonia, but the special pipelines required are too expensive, so temporarily We don’t have access to natural gas."

Corey smiled, somewhat regretful.

Is the cost of ammonia synthesis from natural gas too high in this era?Situ Nan was taken aback for a moment, thinking that it was only 1923 and the material technology hadn't reached the level he was familiar with, and nodded, then relieved.

"Natural gas is not used as a raw material to produce chemical fertilizers, but it is still a promising fuel, and chemical plants still need natural gas.

In the past two years, Occidental Petroleum Corporation has stepped up its investment in natural gas projects and has made considerable breakthroughs.In Dallas, Texas, Occidental Petroleum built a large number of natural gas pipelines and successfully supplied natural gas to urban residents.I think we will also benefit cities such as Xintangshan and Palembang soon."

Hengda interrupted with a smile.

Nanhua is also rich in natural gas resources, which can effectively replace coal and become a widely applicable fuel. It is also a major source of wealth for Occidental Petroleum Corporation.

South China is developing civil engineering projects, and a large number of new cities will appear in the future. Without competitors, Hengda is confident to monopolize South China's fuel supply market.

Railways, steel, and petroleum are the projects that Situ Nan is most concerned about. Petroleum is the source of funds for South China's industrialization, and railways and steel are the foundation of South China's industrialization.

If these three projects proceed smoothly, they will also stimulate the rapid development of other industries, and Situ Nan can transplant more and more advanced industries to South China.