So far, Morgan has helped Li Mu issue $16 million in Cuban government bonds, which is not a small amount for the current Morgan consortium.
That's right, there are also investors behind the Morgan family, and now Morgan does not have the strength to cover the sky in the American financial industry, simply put, Morgan is just one of the spokesmen of Wall Street tycoons.
The Morgan family is also very lucky, if it were not for the fact that during the Civil War, the Rothschilds withdrew from the American market because of the decline of the American economy, then the Morgan family would not even have a chance to get ahead.
Three days later, Morgan's passenger ship arrived in San Diego.
Li Mu and Benjamin went to the port to meet Morgan.
In order to rebuild Colombia as soon as possible, Nelson mobilized at least 50,000 workers to participate in the reconstruction of Santiago in the form of "cash-for-work".
Located on the central axis of San Diego, the Port of San Diego is one of the first areas to start construction, and in Nielsen's plan, the rebuilt Port of San Diego will have a well-equipped terminal, a large warehouse area, easily accessible office areas, and living quarters for port workers.
The first step in rebuilding the port was to widen the road, Santiago as the second largest city and the second largest port in Cuba, the city supporting facilities are not perfect, the road leading from the port to the main city is only less than five meters wide, such traffic conditions will certainly not meet the transportation requirements, Nelson first steps to upgrade the stone paved road to a road, and at the same time expand the width to about 20 meters, but also lay a railway from the port to the Santiago railway station, so as to barely match Santiago's status in Cuba.
After Li Mu saw Nelson's design drawings, he further asked for the road to be widened to 50 meters, with green belts in the middle and on both sides of the road, sidewalks on both sides of the street, and an expressway for horses and carriages in the middle, and an overpass for pedestrians to be built, so that after the new road is paved, it will not need to be renovated for at least 50 years.
Fifty years, this is a hurdle, Li Mu and the United States of Cuba signed a port lease right is fifty years, that is to say, within 50 years, the port of Santiago belongs to Li Mu, Li Mu has the right to set tax rates and levy taxes in the port and the living area attached to the port, the United States of Cuba only has ownership, but no jurisdiction.
Sounds familiar Yes, this is Li Mu's concession in San Diego.
With this agreement, Li Mu can finally make drastic moves, and it can be said that the construction of the port area is now all under Li Mu's responsibility, and the government of the United Cuban States has no right to interfere.
It should be noted here that although San Diego is a seaside city, it is not a seaside city, and it takes about seven kilometers from the Caribbean Sea to San Diego Bay to reach the San Diego Pier.
The current Santiago is an east-west city, the city is about four kilometers long from east to west, about three kilometers wide from north to south, and the urban population is about 30,000, and the total population is about 200,000.
The port area planned by Li Mu is about five square kilometers, in addition to the wharf and warehouse, the office area covers an area of about one square kilometer, and the living area is a little larger.
Now that the port area has begun to work, Li Mu transferred more than 1,000 workers from Guantanamo to level the land in the port area, and the wharf has also begun to expand and reinforce, in order to prevent the Spanish attack, Li Mu also has to build two batteries at the entrance of San Diego Bay, so as to ensure that Li Mu's assets are foolproof.
It was easy to build a fort, the narrowest part of the entrance to Santiago Bay was only more than 200 meters wide, and it was basically impossible for the Spaniards to attack Santiago from the sea, unless they landed elsewhere, the Spaniards could not succeed.
At twelve o'clock in the morning, J Morgan's passenger ship slowly sailed into the port of San Diego.
"Mr.
Morgan, welcome to my kingdom" Li Mu was not modest at this time, he was fully qualified to say so.
"Oh, my dear Reem, it's a pleasure to see you, your achievements are remarkable."
J Morgan gave Li Mu a big hug, and his tone was enthusiastic, as if he had found his long-lost brother.
"It's because of your support, otherwise I can't do anything."
Li Mu said this sincerely, if it were not for Morgan's national debt, Li Mu would not want to pay his own money to support the United States of Cuba.
"Hahaha, I have good news for you, the sales of the second phase of the treasury bond are going well, 80% of the sales have been sold so far, I believe that if you still want to add more, then you will get more support."
Morgan came with money, and it seems that Morgan and the tycoons behind him are very optimistic about Li Mu's work.
"Thank you, but I don't have any plans to increase the national debt in the near future."
Li Mu didn't want to sell too many treasury bonds, there were conditions attached to selling treasury bonds, and Li Mu didn't need too much money in a short period of time.
Li Mu was not busy inviting J Morgan to the barracks, first asked J Morgan to get into the carriage, and then inspected the construction work of the port area.
Looking at the huge port area and the toiling workers, J Morgan sighed: "This is the meaning of our investment, watching new cities rise from the ground, watching skyscrapers rise majestically, what could be more rewarding than this?"
"Yes, for example, investing in a country" Li Mu's ideal is bigger, at least than the current Morgan's ideal.
"Well, National Reem, I have to say, your courage is amazing."
J Morgan looked at Li Mu's eyes with brilliant ripples, there are many rich people, but there are not many people with ideals.
"Let's go, let's go to the San Diego barracks, and let me introduce you to what it means to invest in a country."
Li Mu is welcome, as a traverser, Li Mu's vision is absolutely unique in this era.
The barracks have been deserted a lot these days, some of George Dewey's soldiers went to help Li Mu harvest sugar cane, and the other part of the soldiers had to supervise the construction of San Diego, George Dewey was out of sight and out of mind, so he simply took the rest of the troops to El Christo, so only two or three thousand recruits recently recruited in the barracks were being trained, which caused the large barracks to look a little deserted.
Coming to the study on the second floor of the residence, Li Mu casually opened the curtain on the wall, and behind the curtain was a huge map of America.
"Cuba has two mega ports, one south and one north, both of which are natural harbors with good conditions, Santiago to the south and Havana to the north, and these two ports account for more than 95 percent of Cuba's national capacity.
It is now my honour to inform you that I have signed a contract with the United States of Cuba and that Santiago will be my territory for a period of 50 years from now.
Li Muzhi was full of pride, looking at the map with excitement.
"Truth be told, geographically, San Diego isn't as good as Havana."
J Morgan's eyes were burning when he looked at Havana, if Li Mu could control Havana in his own hands, then J Morgan could not hesitate to add more national debts, as much as he wanted, and there was no upper limit.
"No, no, no, I think it's the opposite, for now, Havana is indeed more prosperous than Santiago, but in the long run, Santiago has a better advantage than Havana."
Li Mu said, casually drew a circle around the Caribbean Sea on the map: "Look, San Diego is located in the Caribbean Sea export, starting from Santiago, can radiate all the countries along the Caribbean Sea, we all know that South America is the source of raw materials in the United States and Europe, if these raw materials can be processed in San Diego, and then shipped to the United States and Europe, then not only save freight and capacity, but also create endless value for Santiago, from this point of view, as long as this goal can be achieved, Then Santiago's status will be raised to an extent that cannot be increased. ” If you look at the export of sugar alone, Santiago is indeed inferior to Havana, which is the colonial nest of the Spaniards, who have been operating around Havana for hundreds of years, so Havana's economy is definitely more developed than Santiago.
However, in the 21st century, the northwestern part of Cuba around Havana accounted for only 30 percent of the country's sugar production, while the southeast of Santiago, where Santiago is located, already accounted for 50 percent of the country's sugar production, so in terms of sugar potential, Santiago has an advantage over Havana.
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The second is the processing industry, Santiago is surrounded by mountains, Maestra and Pugliar have countless mineral resources, as long as these mineral resources can be fully utilized, then Santiago can become the industrial center of the Caribbean.
You must know that the current United States does not blockade Cuba, but because of someone, the United States and Cuba are almost wearing the same pants, if Li Mu can take advantage of this advantage, Santiago will surpass Havana to become the largest city in Cuba, and even the largest city on the Caribbean coast is just around the corner.
"Santiago" J Morgan touched his chin for a long time, and suddenly got up and proposed to Li Mu: "Then, let's talk about cooperation." ” cooperate That's right, cooperation is mutually beneficial, everyone's good is really good, with Li Mu's current ability, it may take more than ten years or even decades to achieve the goal, and then it is almost time to return Santiago to the United States of Cuba.
If we cooperate with J Morgan, then this time can be greatly shortened, if San Diego can be built into an industrial center in the Caribbean within ten years, then in the next few decades, San Diego will always be a high-quality asset in the hands of Li Mu
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