What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 99 Oil? oil!
Zhang Jun saw the Eyu 4402 which had just been launched, the cement ship, the airplane, and the LV2 shipyard which was basically completed and was in the final stages of construction.

Especially the super wide dock of the last LV2 shipyard, which is more than 200 meters long and 65 meters wide, is already a giant for a private shipyard that started from scratch.

If the technical capabilities are sufficient, two large cargo ships with a capacity of more than 40,000 tons can be built at the same time.

At this point, he no longer had any doubts about Gai Jin's ability and took a train back to Fujian Province overnight.

Originally, the superiors gave 301 million yuan and the approval number of Fishery Administration 302. Now, if we squeeze in, we can get another Fishery Administration .

Before leaving, he brought with him the plan and sketches for the Hashidate-class fishery reform and asked for several photos of airplanes.

Tang Wen personally sent them to the train station, and he was even more excited.

If Gaijin can get the order from the Fisheries Administration, he will have half the qualifications to manufacture a warship, and it will be much easier to contact the navy.

Of course, he would rather see the Hashidate-class ship converted into a patrol boat and put out to sea to play bumper boats, equipped with a water cannon, which would be too awesome.

The Fujian Provincial Fisheries Department has bought it, so should Goose City follow suit? The fishing industry in the Zhejiang-Jiangsu region and Jiaodong is also very developed, so should they also follow suit?

Moreover, the national finances are expanding rapidly. Now it is 10 million, and soon it may be possible to take out hundreds of millions of funds.

However, after sending them to the train station, Tang Wen left Zhang Jun alone and asked a question he had always been curious about:
"Director Zhang, are there any regulations regarding private participation in island resources?"

Zhang Jun thought about it and said affirmatively:
“Yes, as long as it is an uninhabited island, it can be used, but it depends on the purpose.

For example, whether you rent the island and use the surrounding waters for aquaculture, tourism development, entertainment, or to build a port, shipyard, mining, etc., the uses are different and the term is basically around 15 to 30 years.

However, there are many application requirements. First, it must be an uninhabited island, which generally has little economic value, is volcanic ash, or is very small, making it impossible to permanently settle. Furthermore, the documents must be approved at the provincial level before development can take place, and the cost is likely to be quite high.

Of course, those a few kilometers from the shore don’t count, but if you want to use it below the city, you can make the decision.”

Zhang Jun was also impressed by the tourism projects in Dayuan Village. He naturally thought it was the last type of islands near the shore, but he still gave a detailed explanation.

However, Tang Wen must have wanted to know about leasing a large island far from the sea and then mining for oil, which was also considered mineral development. So he continued to ask:
“If it’s mineral development, does it include all the minerals on the island?”

"of course not."

Zhang Jun continued to explain:

"You must have the corresponding qualification certificates for the minerals you want to develop, such as salt mines need salt licenses and coal mines need coal mining licenses."

Tang Wen: "So oil production requires an oil production permit?"

"Right... not right!" Zhang Jun reacted and shook his head quickly:
"Only state-owned enterprises can extract oil. How can private individuals do this?"

Tang Wen said "Oh" in disappointment. In his time, private capital was allowed to enter the oil and gas field, but it seems that it is not possible now.

But if we can only extract oil but cannot sell it, wouldn’t that be making things easier for others?

Tang Wen had thought about occupying an island abroad, in Antarctica or elsewhere, but the saying that oil breeds mold was no empty talk.

The United States is now at its peak, single-handedly defeating all its other partners. A few old warships should forget about humiliating themselves.

But domestic islands cannot be mined, which is a bit of a headache.

Seeing that Tang Wen's face looked a little off, Zhang Jun asked thoughtfully:

"Boss Tang, could it be possible that you discovered oil on some island?"

Tang Wen remained silent, his eyes hollow as he pondered how to sell the oil. Oil was a vital mineral, and unlicensed mining would be met with severe punishment.

However, Zhang Jun thought of the Fudong's sea trials in the East China Sea, and now he found a problem:
There is a vast South China Sea right below Goose City, so why do we have to travel thousands of miles across the strait to the East China Sea?

And the fishing boats are not fishing. Could it be that they have discovered an island with oil?
But he remembered the islands and reefs in that sea area clearly and could describe the hydrological conditions with his eyes closed.

How can there be oil on those islands and reefs that are mostly made of volcanic ash?

But he is not a professional, so it is hard to say whether it really exists.

He pulled Tang Wen's hand, waking him from his deep thoughts, with excitement hidden in his eyes:

“In fact, there is no clear regulation prohibiting private enterprises from mining, but resource exploration licenses, other than those for oil and petrochemicals, will basically no longer be issued.

But there aren't many islands with oil around us. If you find any, there might be exceptions."

After hearing this, Tang Wen's expression softened considerably. He thought for a moment and then coughed dryly.
"Suppose, and I mean suppose, there's an island with a lot of oil, capable of producing around 10 million tons a year. But this kind of oil is difficult to extract with modern technology, and even exploration is difficult, even with the most advanced international technology.

Then if a company can mine it, can it obtain the mining rights for more than ten years?

Of course, the above are all assumptions, and I’m just asking out of personal curiosity.”

In fact, Tang Wen calculated the investment ratio. It would cost at least several hundred million yuan to build a basic fleet, but even the smallest island would generate billions in oil revenue, so it would be no problem to earn back two fleets in a year.

If you have the development rights for three to five years, you can make money without doing anything.

Moreover, he is the only one who can mine this kind of oil. Without a systematic port and a fleet, others will not be able to find a drop of oil even if they dig to the center of the earth.

However, when Zhang Jun heard this, he almost named and pointed out that there was an island under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province that produced tens of millions of tons of oil annually.

Wow, how much revenue does this island generate?

Hypothesis? A multi-millionaire would have nothing better to do than to play hypothetical games with him?
He immediately grasped Tang Wen's hand and said firmly:
"Boss Tang, I understand everything. Don't worry, I will definitely help you find out about this matter. I will definitely not give up a single drop of oil.

The train is about to leave. I'll call you if I have any news. Don't ask for it!"

Zhang Jun ran to the train station in a hurry, with the only word "oil" in his mind.

Now that we have oil, won’t the higher-ups approve 10 billion to build a bunch of patrol boats?

……

Looking at the figure disappearing in the train station, Tang Wen didn't know whether what he did was right.

But you definitely can't give up on getting the system's oil. If you don't ask now, you will have to ask later.

Let's first use the Fisheries Department to test the waters, at least we can make some preparations first.

If it is easy, do it without delay. If it is difficult... do it despite all the difficulties.

Just look at Zhang Jun's excited expression and you will know that the truly smart people above have seen the country's future of rapid development, and they would not think it was too much even if the demand for oil increased several times.

As long as there is an opportunity, Tang Wen is confident that he will gain the right to engage in dialogue.

If oil could be extracted on all the islands and reefs, wouldn't it be possible to turn a major crude oil importing country into an exporting country?
(End of this chapter)