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"Your Highness, I don't have as deep feelings for Dubai as you do, nor am I as optimistic about its future as you are. Although Dubai has a good location and is also a free trade port, its port construction is too backward and cannot accommodate large ships or provide some additional services."

Xian Yaowen took out a cigar bag and trimmed the cigar while saying, "For example, ship repairs, supplies, brothels and casinos that sailors need, and opportunities to make money."

After trimming one, he handed it to Rashid. "Your Highness, do you know what a sailor's income includes?"

Rashid nodded slightly, "I understand it roughly."

He trimmed another cigarette and handed it to Kothari. Xian Yaowen lit them for the two men respectively, then lit his own, took a sip, and said, "I believe that the premise of prosperous trade is people. Only by attracting people and wealthy people to Dubai can Dubai have the foundation for developing trade."

"How to attract rich people here?" Rashid asked anxiously.

"Dubai will provide whatever the rich need within the tolerable range of Dubai." Xian Yaowen nodded slightly to Rashid and said slowly: "Your Highness, I have a plan. Dubai has allocated a piece of land to me, and I plan to build a free city.

In Free City, there will be extremely high-stakes gambling, a wide variety of gambling methods, including the most basic table games, as well as various competitions, such as Dubai's traditional camel racing and bamboo rafting, internationally popular horse racing and car racing, and you can also expand the competition to include rowing, desert motorcycle racing and other competitions.

There are two types of competitions: one is a normal speed race, and the other is a race that combines violence. Players don’t necessarily need to win by speed, but can also win by beating their competitors.”

Xian Yaowen pointed to the camel tied in a corner of the courtyard and said, "For example, in camel racing, riders can choose their favorite non-lethal weapons to attack other riders. Once a rider is knocked down, in principle, he cannot continue to participate in the race, and other riders lose a competitor.

The same goes for other competitions. Various rules can be formulated to allow players to hit each other to enhance the viewing experience.

This is an open competition. In addition, Liberty City will also hold invitation-only competitions, and only members are eligible to watch the competitions on site. "

Rashid said calmly: "A more violent match?"

"Yes." Xian Yaowen nodded. "Your Highness, you can imagine a more violent competition. A camel is slowly cut in half by an electric saw, and a car is hooked up by a crane and swung in the air. The tires are thrown out, the steering wheel is thrown out, and the driver is also thrown out. That kind of shock and excitement will bring a great impact and sensory enjoyment to the customers."

Rashid said sullenly, "How can we ensure that there will always be players participating in such a dangerous competition? Just by bribery?"

Xian Yaowen smiled faintly and said, "Your Highness, there are some people in this world who are trapped in cages and need a chance to take risks and gain freedom, and the people who trapped them need money to improve their lives. Where there is demand, there will be fair trade."

Rashid gestured for him to continue.

Xian Yaowen curled his lips and continued, "Sports fighting competitions, violent fighting competitions, and various competitions with beauty as the theme, blood and beauties, always bring the greatest excitement to men, especially when this excitement is related to the gains and losses of money.

Your Highness, I believe that the gambling and pornography business in Free City can bring huge profits every year, and I will be responsible for raising funds for the construction of Free City. Dubai only needs to provide land and can get half of the profits. "

Rashid was silent for a moment and then said, "Mr. Adam, I want to know the number you think is in your mind."

Xian Yaowen pretended to be very confident and said, "I think that after Liberty City is built, the gambling and pornography business can generate 5000 million US dollars in revenue in the first three years."

"And then?" Rashid said seriously, "I don't want Dubai's future to be a big casino."

"Your Highness." Xian Yaowen put on a more serious face than Rashid. "I am a serious businessman. I only want to engage in legal business that conforms to the public's sense of right and wrong. I don't like the Liberty City plan at all. I will not admit that this plan has anything to do with me, let alone stand up for it. I am only responsible for raising funds."

Xian Yaowen looked at Kothari and said, "Brother, do you want to be the person in charge of this plan? Well, I mean if His Royal Highness the Prince agrees to carry out this plan."

Kothari waved his hand and smiled faintly, "I can be an investor."

Xian Yaowen shrugged and said to Rashid, "Kothari doesn't want to. He doesn't seem to be a serious businessman."

Rashid and Kothari looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Then, Kothari spat at Xian Yaowen: "Adam, please don't slander me."

"OK." Xian Yaowen spread his hands, "You are a very serious businessman."

After a brief diversion, the topic returned to the main track.

“Your Highness, the Freedom City I just mentioned is the first step of a big plan. I call it the Freedom Plan. The purpose of this plan is to attract wealthy people to Dubai.

The second step in the development of Liberty City is the Financial City. High-value gambling involves huge amounts of money, so a bank is needed to provide convenient services to customers. "

Xian Yaowen paused deliberately, "Free City will create a Dubai bank. While providing services to customers, it will also collect a large amount of funds. Some of it will be loaned to customers who need funds for business development, and some will be invested in Dubai's infrastructure, such as airport upgrades, construction of docks, power plants, telephone networks, reservoirs, water plants, large markets, schools, and industrial cities."

"Industrial City?" Rashid asked in surprise, "Dubai has the conditions to build an industrial zone?"

Xian Yaowen waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, I will talk about the Industrial City later. Let's go back to the Financial City first."

Rashid nodded slightly, pretending to listen.

"Dubai Bank is just the beginning of the financial city plan. With the bank, there are conditions for establishing a futures market. For Dubai, pearls are the only futures commodity for the time being. The formation of pearl futures trading can promote the world's pearl grading standards and also promote the development of Dubai's seawater pearl artificial breeding industry."

Xian Yaowen took a puff of his cigar and continued, "Your Highness, it is not advisable for Dubai to continue to maintain pearl diving. The shallow waters of the Arabian Gulf are the ideal environment for pearl cultivation. Only by developing artificial breeding can the sustainable development of the pearl industry be guaranteed, and it can also make Dubai people engaged in pearl fishing rich."

"Mr. Adam, people in Dubai don't know how to grow pearls."

"Growing pearls is not difficult. You can learn it by inviting a master pearl grower from Japan to come and train him for a period of time. I think it is difficult to change the eating habits of Dubai people and make oysters a major part of their diet."

"Why make this change?" Rashid's tone became very pious. In his mind, Xian Yaowen's status has changed from a money-sucking object to a consultant on Dubai's development strategy.

"Oysters are a companion product of pearl farming. Through special cooking, they become very delicious. By studying and summarizing various cooking methods for oysters, Dubai can create a food business card - Dubai oysters.

Your Highness, after Free City starts operating, many wealthy people will come here. We can't let them just eat Arabic bread or Mandi rice. Even the roasted camel can only be served to the guests once. Dubai needs high-end food culture and high-end ingredients.

Once customers recognize Dubai oysters, their value will soar, and they can become a luxury food after some operation. In this way, Dubai will have another flagship product for export and a reason to attract tourists to Dubai. I think it would be a good idea to establish a Dubai Oyster Festival."

Kothari applauded, “That’s a great idea, Adam.”

Xian Yaowen held his right palm in front of his chest, turned it half a circle, and made a gentlemanly gesture of thanks to Kothari.

Rashid praised: "Mr. Adam, the idea of ​​the Oyster Festival is a great one."

As a gentleman's thank you, Xian Yaowen said: "Special oysters can form special pearls. Oysters and pearls complement each other. I am a person who likes food. In order to taste food, I am looking for top chefs. In the future, my personal chef team will probably have hundreds of people.

I went to Delaware last year, not for business, but to taste the blue crabs and brandy there, and at a restaurant called Gentleman Adam, I tasted the food and heard a story. "

Rashid and the other man smiled knowingly.

"In 1898, Delaware was facing financial difficulties, so the state passed legislation to significantly reduce corporate and business taxes for companies registered in the state. The state government hoped to attract companies from other states to register there, thereby creating growth points for the local economy and solving financial difficulties.

Once this bill was promulgated, a large number of companies flocked to Delaware to register companies, and Delaware also tasted the sweetness. By 1902, the number of registered companies in Delaware reached 1407, and by 1919, the number of registered companies in Delaware had reached 4776.

Such policies also opened up a new world. Other states in the United States followed suit, attracting foreign capital to flow into their local areas by lowering taxes, thereby driving economic development.

In 1934, Switzerland enacted its first banking law, the Federal Banking Act, which established a complete supervision system for banks and financial institutions and strengthened the organizational structure and management operations of banks.

Swiss banks all use a password system to ensure absolute confidentiality for depositors; no person or government has the right to interfere with, investigate or process any individual's deposits in Swiss banks unless there is evidence that the depositor has committed a crime.

Xian Yaowen looked at Rashid and said, "Your Highness, as to whether Dubai has the conditions to establish an industrial zone, my answer is yes. In order to maintain the Korean War, the United States did not reduce the extremely high corporate tax during World War II. The highest tax rate can reach 52%. In order to rebuild after the war, Europe's corporate tax is also not low."

After a pause, he continued, "Dubai can provide business owners with 100% foreign ownership; extremely long tax exemption periods of ten, fifteen, or even twenty years; no personal income tax, no import tax exemption; free currency convertibility..."

He spread his hands and said, "The free convertibility of currency seems a bit redundant. Dubai doesn't even have its own currency. The most commonly used currency seems to be the Indian rupee?"

Rashid nodded. "Mr. Adam, without taxes, what else can Dubai gain?"

Xian Yaowen said in a resounding voice: "The first is people. If there are people, there will be consumption. If there is consumption, consumption tax can be levied. Daily necessities have a low tax rate, while tobacco, alcohol, and entertainment have a high tax rate.

The second is popularity. When the whole world knows Dubai, it will be on some people's shortlist of "places I want to go". They may come to Dubai directly, or they may change their plans and stay in Dubai for a few days when passing through the Arabian Gulf.

Secondly, when Dubai’s popularity is high enough, it can operate a variety of lottery games.”

Xian Yaowen pointed his finger and said: "Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London, Paris, wherever I go, I have seen local gangs operating lottery games.

The gangs act as dealers within their own sphere of influence and create the greatest profits by intervening in the lottery results. Some smart players can think of the tricks involved, but they have no choice but to not play. If they want to play, they can only play the unfair game.

What if there is a way to play that the dealer cannot interfere with the lottery results? What will the players choose? "

Kothari said, "Adam, if we are only responsible for the lottery draw and don't take bets, how are we going to make money? Collect service fees from gangs everywhere?"

"Kothari, there are many ways to play the lottery. The more popular sports now are football, baseball, and rugby. Every slightly more important game can be guessed once, guessing the win, loss, draw, or specific score.

For example, in a match between Arsenal and Liverpool, you are the banker, I bet on Arsenal to win and place a heavy bet with you, and His Royal Highness the Prince also bets on Arsenal to win and also places a heavy bet.

After the market closes, you see that all the big bets are on Arsenal, and you also think that Arsenal has a high probability of winning. What should you do at this time? "

Kothari thought for a moment and said, "Hedge the risk."

"Bingo!" Xian Yaowen snapped his fingers. "Exorbitant profits are not sustainable. Real businessmen only make limited profits. The gambling nature of the banker should not be too great. When faced with a one-sided situation, it is necessary to hedge the risks and take out part of the funds to bet on Liverpool to win from other bookmakers.

In this way, if Arsenal wins, they will only suffer a small loss, which will not hurt the fundamentals, and the business can continue. "

"You mean we can only take bets that hedge the risk?"

Xian Yaowen smiled faintly and said, "Kothari, I understand your concerns. I have a question for you. When have you ever seen an absolutely fair game?"

Kothari laughed and said, “Adam, I understand.”

"One of the projects that Liberty City will operate is the Global Lottery Center, which will build a bridge of communication between dealers and players. This bridge is called fairness."

"fair?"

Rashid chewed the word carefully in his mouth, lost in thought.

Xian Yaowen took off the Arab headscarf hanging around his neck, wiped his forehead, and complained to Kothari in a low voice: "The weather here is too hot. I really want to eat an ice cream."

"There is no ice cream, but there is iced watermelon juice." Kotari waved his hand towards the distance, and a servant took out a glass container from the bucket at his feet. When it was heated, a cloud of water mist rose on the surface of the container.

After a while, the servant came over with a tray and poured three glasses of juice for the three people.

Xian Yaowen took a cup and smiled at Kothari, "What a thoughtful preparation."

"Adam, if you stay here long enough, you'll realize that iced drinks are a must when you go out." After saying that, Kotari also took a cup and took a sip of half of it.

Xian Yaowen nodded slightly without comment, then turned to look at the place where the bodyguards and servants were taking a rest. The three of them had a total of more than forty bodyguards and more than twenty servants. It was quite a grand occasion.

After a while, he turned back, took a sip of watermelon juice, and said to Kothari: "If there is oil under the ground in Dubai, it will be much easier for Dubai to develop."

Rashid, who had just woken up, said, "Mr. Adam, I am pessimistic about oil. As early as 1935, an oil exploration team came to Dubai and found nothing after a year of exploration."

“Your Highness, it doesn’t matter if there is no oil. As long as you are determined to develop Dubai, everything is possible.”

"Mr. Adam, I am very determined. I will report the plan for Free City to my father. Please stay in Dubai for a few more days. I will arrange a meeting between you and my father."

Xian Yaowen was embarrassed. "Your Highness, I have a big business project in Paris. I have to leave for Paris in two days. Otherwise, I will not have enough time. So, I can only stay in Dubai for two more days."

"Two days is enough, Mr. Adam. Let's move to the creek, where my servants have prepared a special lunch."

"please."

They had lunch and watched camel racing under the scorching sun. During the meal, Rashid asked Xian Yaowen some detailed questions from time to time. Xian Yaowen responded one by one by avoiding the main points. The whole day was consumed in the scorching heat.

When I returned to Kothari's estate, I immediately received the message from Cen Peipei.

Xian Yaowen was soaking in the pool to cool off while thinking about Carlo Gambino.

There is no need to guess what he wants to do with this person, it must be to harm people. His appearance has accelerated the expansion of Carlo Gambino's power and also contributed to the expansion of his ambitions. It seems that Albert Anastasia's death is approaching, and the Albert family will become the Gambino family.

It is not too difficult to kill Albert Anastasia. Carlo Gambino can do it by himself. The purpose of borrowing someone is to shift the blame and reduce his own suspicion. What is Carlo Gambino worried about?
"The Mafia Commission, and the boss' boss, Charlie Luciano."

Xian Yaowen easily figured out the trick. The person could be loaned to Carlo Gambino, but the involvement of Vito Genovese might easily escalate the incident. Being involved in the infighting within the Mafia was not what he wanted to see.

The American Mafia is rich, and it is no problem for them to raise hundreds of millions of dollars. However, if one wants to borrow the money, one has to get deeply involved with the Mafia, which is not worth the effort.

As for the Mafia, he was only interested in the Bufalino family. The right way was to use Bill Bufalino and Jimmy Hoffa to seize the pension funds of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and borrow hundreds of millions of dollars to lay eggs.

It doesn't matter whether Jimmy Hoffa will be found guilty of breaking the law in the future, as long as his borrowing is legal. He doesn't intend to worry about the principal. If he is given hundreds of millions of dollars to use in two or three years, he can create a miracle.

Xian Yaowen emerged from the water, sat on the edge of the pool, waved his hand to tell Aria not to come over, and waved behind him.

"Send a telegram back to Hong Kong and ask Amin to find Liu Rongju and ask him if he wants to take the order to kill someone in New York. The round-trip fare will be reimbursed and the reward will be generous." (End of this chapter)