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After the beginning of April, the satellite launch site on the Somali Peninsula welcomed two satellite launches.

Both satellite launches made international news.

It seems that the outside world is paying quite a bit of attention to this matter.

Indeed, this is true. In a war-torn region like the Somali Peninsula, there are so many photovoltaic power plants and a satellite launch base.

There were also date palm plantations, and a large number of mines that began to appear.

All of this demonstrates one thing: the Somali peninsula is brimming with vitality.

This place seems poised to become a new economic development zone, part of the global economy.

There are more and more large ships docking at the port of Pepera.

On April 12th, a large ship from Europe arrived at the port, and a group of people disembarked.

These people came to the Somali peninsula seeking investment opportunities.

The news quickly reached the warlord Damazin's side, and then rapidly spread to Hidab's headquarters, landing on the desks of Yabofein, Zheng Baoyin, and others.

"An investment company from Great Britain? What kind of company is England Capital? Can you find out?"

After reading the message, Yabo Fein immediately became interested.

To my recollection, Great Britain doesn't have any particularly powerful financial investment companies.

Will they be able to find a profitable opportunity in the Somali peninsula?

Almost impossible!

There are many places around the world that are plagued by regional conflicts, but there are very few places like the Somali Peninsula that are hated by major global powers and listed as forbidden areas.

After all, the indigenous people of the Somali peninsula are utterly despicable.

For most people around the world, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear about Somalia is pirates!
Although Somalia is not the most notorious or troublesome pirate peninsula in terms of piracy, it certainly has a very bad reputation.

There are many pirates around the world, such as Caribbean pirates and Malacca pirates.

Somali pirates are the most notorious, but the most threatening and difficult to eradicate pirates are actually the Malacca pirates.

why?
Because most of the pirates in Malacca mainly boarded ships, kidnapped people, and demanded ransom.

These pirates mostly came from the islands near Malacca.

There are so many islands near the Strait of Malacca. If you just drive a speedboat and hide among these islands, it will be really hard to catch them.

When the economy declines, especially when the local island natives can't make money and are struggling to make ends meet, they will return to their old ways, using small boats to intercept large passing ships in order to make a profit.

Arresting them is difficult, and eradicating them is also very challenging. Southeast Asian countries also find it difficult to deal with and suppress these islanders.

This is how the situation came about.

Furthermore, the Malacca pirates were equipped with very advanced weaponry, including submachine guns, explosive devices, rocket launchers, mortars, and even highly sophisticated walkie-talkies.

Therefore, in terms of threat, the pirates of Malacca were more serious.

However, the indigenous people of the Somali peninsula are all pirates, which could easily lead to investors losing everything.

Therefore, Yabo Fein really couldn't understand whether the head of this English capital was out of his mind.
Otherwise, why would they have thought of investing in the Somali Peninsula?
"Let someone investigate first, and we'll talk about it later."

Zheng Baoyin said calmly:

"Nobody's a fool. We've developed the Somali peninsula to this extent that satellites orbiting hundreds of kilometers above us can see the entire peninsula very clearly."

"I guess this firm must have found out about the large number of solar power plants here through some channels, which is why they took the risk of investing here."

"But it's alright, we can just have Damazin collect some protection money later, they definitely won't refuse."

Just as Yabo Fein was about to speak, Zheng Baoyin's cell phone suddenly rang.

He received a text message from his ninth uncle, who was coming to the Somali Peninsula tomorrow to conduct an experiment.

After reading the text message, Zheng Baoyin's brows furrowed deeply.

My uncle is coming to visit again. Sigh, I guess he'll stay for quite a while this time.

May is fast approaching, and many major international events are about to take place.

First, the countdown to the issuance of the euro has begun.

Since the European Central Bank had already been established, it was now beginning to plan for the issuance of the euro.

The details, including the name of the euro, its face value, and exchange rate, have all been finalized by the European Central Bank.

At the same time, several countries, including Great Britain, had already withdrawn from the Eurozone and would not issue euros.

Secondly, the International Congress of Mathematicians is also approaching. Given Wang Duoyu's status in the global mathematics field, it would be unreasonable for him not to participate.
This matter did not receive much attention internationally, but the executives of Want Want Group paid close attention to it.

After all, if Wang Duoyu were to participate in this conference, these executives would naturally need to make the necessary preparations.

Who can blame them when Wang Duoyu is so important to Want Want Group?
Upon hearing this, Yabo Fein nodded solemnly and said:

"It's a good thing that the professor is willing to come. We just need to do our job well. However, security is something we really need to keep a close eye on, and it can't just be a formality."

Zheng Baoyin nodded:
"Of course, my uncle is even more afraid of death than any of us. He'll definitely be very careful about this, maybe even more worried than we are, haha."

"However, in the last month or two, things have indeed improved a lot compared to before, and we are less likely to experience such a major accident as before."

Just as Zheng Baoyin and Yabo Fein were discussing how to ensure safety, Wang Duoyu had already packed his bags and set off for Beijing.

Liu Xiaoli also brought white tofu with her when she flew to Beijing.

Only Wang Yifei and the other children who grew up stayed in Harbin.

"Mom, I want to see the big tiger."

Upon arriving at the airport, Bai Doufu saw a huge Siberian tiger on an airport advertisement outside. It was an advertisement for the Beijing Zoo, so she excitedly shouted that she wanted to see the tiger.

"Okay, after Mom buys the tickets, we'll take you to see the big tiger tomorrow, okay?"

Liu Xiaoli coaxed the little kid.

Because she knew that Bai Doufu would probably only be a passing fad and would forget about it soon.

The reason for not taking the children is that they had already visited several times before, and Wang Duoyu's trip to Beijing this time was for business, not tourism.

"Okay, Mom, you have to take me! The tiger is so big!"

The car drove smoothly towards the city, and the childish, crisp sound of Bai Doufu echoed from inside the car.

About half an hour later, Wang Duoyu and his family returned to their home at No. 87, Zhongguancun West Street.

After resting at home for a day, Wang Duoyu and his friends went out the next day after breakfast.

After arriving at Wenjin Street, Wang Duoyu got off the bus, and Liu Xiaoli took her daughter to visit the Forbidden City.

"Dad, aren't you coming with us?"

The little girl looked reluctant to leave. Wang Duoyu gently rubbed her cheek and kissed her.
"Dad has to work, you and Mom go shopping first. If Dad finishes work and it's still early, Dad will come find you, okay?"

"Okay!" Bai Doufu nodded seriously, and Wang Duoyu patted her again: "Good girl, give Daddy a kiss."

Hmm!

Bai Doufu immediately stretched out her tender little hands, hugged her father, and then kissed him on the cheek.

After watching the little guy get into the car and drive away, Wang Duoyu walked towards the courtyard.

After waiting in a waiting room in the courtyard for about ten minutes, Wang Duoyu was finally notified and then met with several leaders.

"Professor Wang, long time no see."

One of the leaders in the middle had a gentle smile and exchanged a few polite words with Wang Duoyu in a very amiable manner.

Then Wang Duoyu got straight to the point and began his work report.

There are two main things, one of which concerns the high-speed rail plan.

High-speed rail is no longer a rarity in mainland China, but this plan has not been fully completed.

There are two main reasons.

The first issue is high-speed rail technology. China's railway technology is very backward, and its high-speed rail technology is almost non-existent.

Therefore, starting in 1986, Wang Duoyu began to systematically introduce high-speed rail technology.

However, there was not much funding at the time, and there were many scientific research projects that needed to be promoted during that period, while the high-speed rail project was a very long and systematic project.

Therefore, progress could only be made slowly. However, things are different now. Wang Duoyu has a large amount of funds at his disposal, which he can use to support the domestic effort.

So why start this year?

That's because he has other plans of his own, which are also very expensive.

In the two years before last and last year, Want Want Group earned net profits of just over 400 billion and over 510 billion US dollars respectively.

With over 900 billion US dollars as a foundation, it would naturally be much easier for Wang Duoyu to do things.

With money to pave the way and solidify the foundation of the Want Want Group, there's no need to worry about building a spaceship that can fly into space.

With so much money in his pocket, Wang Duoyu's ambition naturally began to swell.

The second issue is funding.

Technical issues are relatively easy to resolve, but funding is a different story.

Why?

Want Want Group makes money very quickly, and in an exaggerated way.

In particular, the Super Dollar Factory is the Want Want Group's biggest money bag.

However, once you've earned that money, getting it back to China without anyone noticing requires time, effort, and luck.

Although luck is elusive, it is a very real thing.

Wang Duoyu did not believe that Want Want Group could secretly transport hundreds of billions of US dollars of resources back to China indefinitely.

It's not just a few hundred dollars, it's hundreds of billions of US dollars.

So Wang Duoyu came up with many ideas, such as using his controlling stake in more overseas companies to secretly 'sell' these technologies to domestic enterprises.

That's how high-speed rail technology was sold to domestic companies.

Of course, it's not that cheap; it's in line with international prices.

But where will this money come from?

It wasn't a direct payment made domestically, but rather a 'transfer' between banks within the Want Want Group.

Here we must mention again the one-time account from back then.

Domestic companies that purchase high-speed rail technology will set up an office overseas and create a corporate account in the banking system under the Want Want Group.

Multiple one-off accounts transfer funds to this corporate account over a year or several years.

Once this corporate account has that much money, it can be used to purchase 'high-speed rail technology,' or even to pay for related equipment, salaries of technical engineers, raw materials, and so on.

So this is one of the ways funds are transferred.

Furthermore, with hundreds of billions of US dollars involved, there must be more than one way to do it. It will definitely be divided into hundreds or thousands of transactions, and will be spread over five, eight, or ten years.

In this way, it will naturally not attract the attention of the outside world.

The high-speed rail project is a systematic engineering project, requiring a great deal of raw materials, technology, and equipment.

If the technical and funding issues can be resolved, then the high-speed rail project can naturally be accelerated.

This was the first thing Wang Duoyu reported to his superiors today.

"Professor Wang, according to your project report, the entire high-speed rail project will require at least 500 billion US dollars. Although it is to be completed within the next eight years, this is still a very large sum of money."

The leader frowned and asked.

His meaning was very clear: Where does the money come from?
Wang Duoyu said earnestly:

"Boss, I am very clear about this. I should have brought it up five or six years ago, but I postponed it until now."

Why five or six years ago?

Because Japan's economic bubble had just burst at that time, Want Want Group made a lot of money.

The reason for the delay is that the high-speed rail project is too expensive.

In the original timeline, it took us more than ten years to gradually roll out the high-speed rail network.

This timeline is only 1998 now, which is too early.

"Our Want Want Group can donate a portion of this money. Out of the 500 billion US dollars, we can contribute 400 billion, and that will be gradually released over the next five years."

Upon hearing this, the leader's eyes widened immediately.

The other leaders also became breathless.

Four hundred billion US dollars is a very large sum of money. Even though the dollar has depreciated, it is still the most important currency for global transactions and its purchasing power is still considerable.

However, Wang Duoyu actually said that he could come up with such a sum of money within the next five years.

This means that Want Want Group can come up with 80 billion US dollars every year. Is that really possible?
"Boss, I won't make grand claims, I'll just tell the truth."

Wang Duoyu said with a serious expression:

"We can come up with this money, but we still have 100 billion US dollars left. Can we come up with that?"

"What if you can't produce it?"

The leader chuckled and asked in return, to which Wang Duoyu shrugged and replied:
"Then let's go to Harbin Institute of Technology. Our school should be able to come up with a sum of money to support national development. This is a good thing for the country and its people."

"Duoyu, not to be nosy, but I just want to ask, can your Want Want Group really come up with 400 billion US dollars?"

Seeing that his superior still seemed somewhat skeptical, Wang Duoyu was not surprised and responded calmly and seriously:
"Sir, we could actually come up with this money right now, but it's unnecessary. Money should be spent wisely, not haphazardly."

"In addition, the enterprise groups under Harbin Institute of Technology also have considerable profits every year, and they should be able to provide some support."

"Of course, funding is the simplest issue. The most crucial point is whether obstacles or setbacks will be encountered during the execution process."

Wang Duoyu was still worried that someone might sabotage the project, after all, money can be a powerful motivator.

If someone sabotages the high-speed rail project and causes it to become a shoddy construction, then that would be a huge problem.

So, before the plan was launched, he took the initiative to bring it up.

At the same time, during the subsequent implementation of the plan, I will personally promote the relevant review and audit mechanisms to ensure that no one will be allowed to embezzle the money.

After all, Want Want Group is more professional than anyone else when it comes to finance.

Several leaders also solemnly stated that they would definitely deal with this matter and prevent anyone from taking advantage of it.

"Ah That's good."

The reason Wang Duoyu pushed forward with the plan was actually related to electricity.

High-speed rail uses electricity, and the western region has extremely rich green energy resources such as hydropower, wind power, and solar power.

As long as enough hydropower plants, wind power plants, and photovoltaic power plants are built, electricity from the west can be transported to the east through ultra-high voltage transmission technology.

This is the proper way to make rational use of domestic resources and combine them effectively.

Our country is vast and rich in resources, and relying on transportation capacity like railways is more suitable for promoting domestic economic development.

A leader just asked why we don't support the aviation industry.
"Yes, we're doing very well developing our aviation industry domestically. We can look to Brazil in South America; they have an extremely developed air transport network."

"If Brazil can do it, why can't we?"

Upon hearing the leader's objections, Wang Duoyu knew that the other party probably thought the high-speed rail project plan was too expensive.

The aviation industry is a perfect fit, and low-cost airlines have already emerged overseas, with some even proposing the idea of ​​"civilian buses."

Therefore, the aviation industry is indeed much better than high-speed rail.

"Of course we can't!"

Wang Duoyu shook his head, giving a negative answer:
"Airplanes use aviation kerosene, which means they need petroleum. However, petroleum is a non-renewable resource, and its pricing power is held by foreign countries. We lack abundant petroleum reserves in China."

"Secondly, photovoltaic power plants, hydropower stations, wind power plants and other renewable resources are all renewable resources. We can even reduce the cost of electricity to less than one cent, or even lower."

"Third, Brazil developed its aviation industry because of the Amazon River. They don't have land like ours to build high-speed rail, so we don't need to refer to their experience."

"Furthermore, in terms of transportation costs, air transport is too expensive, while rail transport is much cheaper than air transport."

"No matter how cheap the fares are for budget airlines, fuel and airport construction costs are unavoidable."

The leaders were all deep in thought and did not speak again.

In fact, Wang Duoyu is absolutely right. The principle is that simple: different national conditions mean you can't simply copy someone else's work. (End of Chapter)