silent farm

Chapter 270 The City Construction Plan Starts Early

Sure enough, as Raimondo said, his uncle Almelin came to the farm that day.

Almerín is also a Portuguese, and his surname is the same as a small city on the north bank of the Amazon River.

This 40-year-old man came to Silent Farm with an assistant, and Li Sheng took him to the confirmed city building address.

They stood on the eastern edge of the mesa.Li Sheng pointed to the flat ground below the platform and said, "Mr. Almelin, the new port of our farm is going to be built on the flat ground below."

He didn't directly say to build a city.Because Almelin brought his assistants here, he didn't want too many people to know that Silent Farm planned to build a city by now.

In fact, as long as this matter starts to work, it is impossible to continue to keep it secret, but this secret can be kept a day longer.

Almelin seemed to have guessed what he meant, and didn't mention anything about building the city.

Li Sheng explained: "We plan to build a port on the left bank of the river. The water depth of such a port is deeper. But the left bank of the Mapuela River is not our land, so we plan to dig a new one about five kilometers long. Artificial canals and a harbor basin."

"That's a big project," Almeline said with a smile.If he can win this project, the bigger the project, the more he will earn.Of course, he also knew that it was impossible to win this project for nothing.

Li Sheng smiled: "We plan to use the excavated earth to fill up the left bank of the artificial river, and then build the port."

Almelin said a little moved: "If we really do that, [-] million US dollars may be too little."

"[-] million US dollars is just a conservative initial calculation."

Indeed, if such a port is built, the amount of excavated earthwork will increase several times, and of course the project budget will also increase.

Al Minlin is really interested in this project.But he still wants to know more: "I don't know that Mr. Li is only building a pier on this new island?"

"Of course, there must be a group of warehouses near the pier. You also know that Silent Farm now needs to store a lot of dry pasture. So warehouses are indispensable."

"Is the warehouse a dock project? What is the approximate size of the warehouse?"

Li Sheng smiled and said, "Forget it. As for the scale, Mr. Almelin has also seen the existing warehouses near the pier just now. I plan to build at least three times the storage capacity of that warehouse."

Almeline smiled and said, "I think we need to have a serious talk."

Li Sheng was waiting for his words.What they are going to talk about next is not just a port project.

They returned to Li Sheng's office, and there were only the two of them in it.Almelin's assistant was not allowed in either.

Almelin and Li Sheng sat on the sofa drinking coffee, neither of them spoke.After a long while, Al Minlin seemed to have finished thinking about it, and said, "Li, I think I can help you get the state legislature of Para State and let them agree to the Silent Farm to build a city. But I hope to get all the people on the pier you mentioned. project."

Li Sheng shook his head and said, "The new artificial river and port, including the warehouse, can be entrusted to you. For other projects, if you are interested, you can participate in the bidding."

He paused and said: "Besides, I have relatively tight requirements for the construction period."

Al Minlin thought for a while and asked, "Then when do you ask for the wharf project to be completed?"

"The new island must be completed before the start of the next rainy season, and the island project will be completed by the end of June next year."

Al Minlin was a little dissatisfied with this construction period requirement: "You know, that's impossible."

He is very aware of the labor intensity and enthusiasm of Brazilian workers.If the project must be completed according to the time limit required by Li Sheng, his cost will increase a lot.

Li Sheng shook his head and said, "If I made this request to Huaxia Construction Company, I would propose to complete all the projects before the rainy season."

Al Minlin knew the madness of the Chinese people in terms of construction speed.They might build a one-story building one day.Projects like the Silent Farm Wharf are actually not difficult projects, and the deadline is the deadline.Moreover, the construction period proposed by Li Sheng is actually necessary.If the artificial island cannot be completed before the start of the next rainy season, the arrival of the rainy season will not only stop the construction, but even the completed part may be damaged by floods.

He could only nod his head and say, "I agree with this construction period." If it really doesn't work, he can cooperate with Huaxia's construction company.

Li Sheng nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you, Mr. Al Minlin, for your understanding."

Of course, Al Minlin will also put forward some conditions: "I hope to sign an agreement before the project starts."

Of course, Li Sheng didn't think it was just a project agreement.What Al Minlin wants is to determine the ownership of this project before he starts operation.

But it was impossible for Li Sheng to agree to this matter.Al Minlin was worried that he would tear down the bridge when he crossed the river.But he was also worried that Al Minlin would not be able to get things done.Once the agreement is signed, the fact that Silent Farm is going to build a town is likely to be exposed—people from the Alminlin Company will definitely know, so it will be difficult to keep this secret.

"My integrity, Mr. Alminlin can ask Raimondo. I can only guarantee verbally that if the application for building a town is approved, the project will be yours. Moreover, although the town is what I need, it is not necessary. But the wharf must be built. If the application for building a town is not approved, I can promise that I will give priority to your company for the wharf project.”

Although Al Minlin was not very satisfied, seeing that Li Sheng's attitude was very firm, he even hinted at canceling the application for building a town.Moreover, he has also heard that Li Sheng is indeed very honest when it comes to cooperation.Furthermore, Raimondo and Li Sheng belonged to a cooperative relationship, and he believed that Li Sheng would not turn against Raimondo because of a project that had to be built.

Now his most important task is to help Li Sheng pass the township application as soon as possible.And it must be passed as confidentially as possible.

Al Minlin thought of this, he stood up and stretched out his hand and said, "I hope we can have a happy cooperation."

Li Sheng stood up with a smile, shook hands with him and said, "I hope so. In fact, if the application for building a town is approved, there will be quite a few projects in the town. Although I tend to let the Chinese company complete it, I must also consider the Brazilian company. "

He is drawing a pie for Al Minlin.

Al Minlin really smiled and said: "I will let Mr. Li know the true strength of our company."

He didn't stay on the farm much, and he had already said what he had to say.He left Silent Farm before dark.

Li Sheng can only hope that he can convince those politicians in the shortest possible time.And he has to stay in Brazil for a short time.The plan to go to Huaxia might have to be postponed for a few days.If Almelin didn't complete the matter within a week, but let the town building matter get out, he might really want to suspend the town building plan.

After sending Al Minlin away, Li Sheng saw that although he was already off work, he still called several senior management of the farm, and even called Sandru, the representative of the Kapokoro people on the farm.

"Starting tomorrow, we need some people to live in this place. Sandru, Indians make up the majority of the farm now. You need to organize people in these two days, and where you are going to move, you need at least 500 people. In addition, you Some of the workers’ family members can also come over.”

Everyone else knew what Li Sheng meant.Because the application for building a city cannot be submitted by Silent Farm, but can only be submitted by people in the settlement.But that requires a colony first.

It's just that Sandru didn't know Li Sheng's plan: "Mr. Li, if our people live there, the commute to work will be much farther!"

"You don't have to worry about that." Li Sheng said seriously. "The next thing, I hope to keep it secret for the time being, and don't tell anyone. Because if this matter is leaked, my plan can only be interrupted."

"Mr. Li, tell me." Sandro said solemnly after hearing his seriousness. "I promise to keep my mouth shut, not even to my wife."

Li Sheng admired his attitude very much, and said with a smile: "Actually, I plan to build a town in that place that can accommodate about 5 to [-] people. In the future, it will be dedicated to the farm workers and their families. But we are worried about this town. It will be controlled by the government, and if that is the case, we will lose control of the town. So now we have to keep it as secret as possible and prevent others from entering. Only then can we give priority to the farm workers and their families to enter the town."

After hearing what he said, Sandro's eyes burst into brilliance. He nodded and said, "Please rest assured, Mr. Li, I will definitely complete the task."

Although he didn't read much, he understood what Li Sheng said.If the town is built, the farm workers will be given priority to live in.The Kaboclo people, who make up the largest number of farm workers, are certainly the biggest beneficiaries.

Maybe they can also settle down in other big cities, but their life has not improved much because of living in the city.Most of them are illiterate and have difficulty finding jobs.But it's different here at Silent Farm.Now at least half of the workers in Silent Farm are Kaboclo people, and the other half are mostly Indian descendants.This shows how friendly Silent Farm is to the Indians.In the future, they don't have to worry about finding a job when they live in a small town.Also, they don't have to worry about being discriminated against in education and healthcare.

That is definitely great news for the Capocro people.If this plan is interrupted, the invisible loss of the Kaboclo people will be the greatest.They will lose their chance to escape poverty.

Hearing what he said, Li Sheng nodded and said, "It's best to finish this matter within a few days. If the family members of the workers come, I will let the farm temporarily guarantee their livelihood."

"Mr. Li, don't worry, I will make people relocate there as soon as possible." Although many Kaboclo people live in the city, they actually live in slums. There is nothing worth nostalgic about such a home .

Li Sheng nodded again, and said to Babur: "The water and electricity in the new residence, Babur, you need to worry about it."

"Ok."

Li Sheng said again: "The others are all gone. Babur, please stay here. I have something to tell you."

Babur is the town mayor selected by Li Sheng, and he intends to explain a few more words.

(End of this chapter)