Chapter 2415

Liang Liping has never left Hainan Island in the years after time travel, so she lacks an intuitive understanding of the development process of overseas colonial zones. Most of the information she knows comes from internal reference, newspapers and rumors from various other channels. Therefore, even if Schneider

I explained to her the Executive Committee's plan for the Miaoli area very frankly, but it was still difficult for her to estimate the freight demand in the Miaoli area through such an oral description.

Liang Liping actually wanted to go on a business trip to investigate the actual local situation, but if he had to take a sailing boat to go to such a far place, even if he took a government ship that sailed directly to the local area, it would take at least half a month to go back and forth.

Including the time spent in the local area, I am afraid it will take twenty to thirty days to complete the task. Considering her family and other work at hand, she must give up such a plan.

Schneider also saw Liang Liping's hesitation, so he advised again: "Otherwise, the ships you bought will definitely have to be delivered in batches anyway. At that time, you can first arrange one or two ships to join this route, based on the actual shipping volume."

Adjustments will be made as needed.”

This seems to be the most reasonable arrangement at the moment. If the situation in Miaoli is not ideal, it can at least avoid the losses caused by investing too much at one time. Of course, this also has disadvantages. If other shipping lines are also eyeing the local development of Miaoli

prospects, and the initial investment is larger than that of Liang Liping's shipping company, then there will be a greater opportunity to seize the local shipping market.

Liang Liping's advantage in the initial stage is that she can also obtain more information than other private shipping lines through the internal relations of the Ministry of Commerce, which helps to make more accurate judgments on the direction of the situation.

After finalizing the shipbuilding contract and bank loan, Liang Liping did not take any time off. The next day, she and Yu Feng went to the Sanya River to inspect a piece of land that had been scouted before.

The place Liang Liping selected was on a hillside near the Sanya River. The couple took a carriage to the foot of the nearby mountain, then got off the car and walked along a narrow path to a flat land on the hillside. This place is a straight line away from the Sanya Port area.

In fact, it is less than a mile, but because the terrain is relatively high, no one has built houses here yet.

Liang Liping said: "Look, the terrain here is open and you can have a panoramic view of the Sanya River and Sanya Port. The environment is also quiet. In the future, we can build a yard here and move our family here!"

Yu Feng nodded and agreed with her opinion: "The scenery is indeed nice... but this place is a little bit out of the way. If I move here, it would be too far for me to go to work!"

Liang Liping glared at her husband who didn't understand the charm: "Can't you come here to stay for a day or two on the weekend?"

"Okay, of course!" Yu Feng realized that what he said had offended his wife, so he quickly changed his attitude and took the initiative to change the topic: "How did you find such a good place?"

Liang Liping said with pride: "The Ministry of Commerce originally planned to build several large billboards here. I accidentally learned the news and came over to take a look at the environment. I thought the shipping company's office building should be built here.

It should be very nice. You can easily notice this place when you look at the ships entering and leaving the port. Moreover, there are currently no buildings around here and there will be enough room for expansion in the future.”

Yu Feng visually measured the distance between this place and the port, and then said: "Then it's not enough if your house is too small. If you want to be able to notice it on the ship, you probably have to build a building here.

.”

Liang Liping nodded and said: "I went to the Ministry of Construction to talk to someone. I plan to build a five-story office building in the old time and space style here with a reinforced concrete structure and a large advertising sign on the roof. It should be able to achieve the expected results.

It worked.”

"Five-story building?" Yu Feng almost choked on his own saliva when he heard this: "To build such a big stall? You have to know that it is not easy to build a building on this slope."

Liang Liping responded: "It's really not easy, so we have to build a road to get here first, otherwise the building materials will not be lucky..."

Yu Feng quickly shouted to stop: "Wait a minute...Honey, are you sure this is building the shipping company's office and not a vacation palace? Why do I feel like this is a big project!"

Liang Liping said: "The external image of a company can indirectly reflect the strength of the company. A landmark building will play a great role in improving the brand image of the company. You can imagine that when businessmen entering and leaving the port see our ship

How would you feel about the office building of a service company?"

Yu Feng knew that he was not as professional as his wife in marketing, so he had no intention of arguing with her about the pros and cons of this measure, but he still couldn't help but worry that such a large project would drag down the shipping company's finances. Although he

I am not a construction major, but when I first built a machinery factory in Tiandu, I watched the construction site every day. I also have an understanding of the construction process and cost of the construction project. Naturally, I can roughly imagine the scale of the project Liang Liping mentioned.

But the financial problem is actually not bad. After all, the couple already has some wealth, and the cost of building the ship has been solved through bank loans. To build such an office building, patchwork should be able to solve the funding problem. At worst, borrowing money will be enough.

Just a few. In addition to funds, Yu Feng is more worried about whether such a slightly ostentatious business method will cause unnecessary trouble to the shipping company that has not yet opened.

"Honey, I think we should be more cautious about this matter. I'm afraid of being too ostentatious. If you think about it, even the office of the executive committee is not so grand, and I haven't heard of any department's office.

To be so lavish, let alone a private commercial organization..." Yu Feng carefully persuaded Liang Liping: "Besides, the shipping industry may only have two or three routes in its initial stage. There is not much business to be handled, and it doesn't need such a big place!

"

He is happy to let his wife start a business and give full play to her professional skills. Even if the shipping company has a huge initial investment and has to bear certain operating risks, he is still willing to support his wife's career. However, after listening to Liang Liping's design of the office location

After that, Yu Feng couldn't help but feel that his wife's steps were too big.

Liang Liping said: "In the early days, we may not need such a large office space, but we must also consider long-term development! After three, five, or even ten years, the company's business scale will become larger and larger. Will we still need it at that time?"

Will the office building be expanded every year? As for the taboo issue, I have discussed it with Schneider before. He believes that building a landmark building will not have any negative impact, and the executive committee will not be unhappy because of this kind of thing. And related construction

The technology is actually very mature, and the construction period and construction cost issues may not be as troublesome as you think."

Liang Liping was reasonable, but these words could not make Yu Feng agree with the office building construction plan. He tried to make Liang Liping realize how big the stall was: "Okay, let me ask you, didn't the shipping company build such an office building?"

Is it enough to just build an office building? There are also warehouses and storage yards, and if it is too far away from the office building, there will definitely be a lot of inconvenience, so do you plan to build it yourself or rent space from the port area? "

Liang Liping had already made up his mind about this, and he immediately responded fluently: "I plan to enclose a piece of land at the foot of this hillside as the company's goods yard, but there are already some buildings at the foot of the mountain, so it may take some time to acquire the land. In addition, the goods yard and the train

For the distance between the station and the port, I have consulted the port management committee for advice. Tracks can be laid and small trains can be used, but the construction costs need to be borne by ourselves."

Yu Feng spread his hands helplessly: "It seems that the project is getting bigger and bigger! So how much investment will this series of projects require together? Do you have an idea now?"

Liang Liping nodded and reported a number. Although Yu Feng was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but take a breath when he heard the number. Not only did this amount far exceed the cost of purchasing eight cargo sailing ships,

And it also means that basically all the couple’s income and savings in the past ten years or so since time travel have been spent.

"There's no need for us to burn everything on this project, right?" Yu Feng said with a wry smile: "Instead of doing this, it's better to use the money to buy a few more boats. At least the cost can be recovered faster."

Liang Liping glared at Yu Feng and said, "Can't you trust me?"

Yu Feng has been married for many years, and he knows that there are some things that cannot be explained to women exactly. Trying to convince women by relying on rational analysis is just asking for trouble. He quickly explained: "I don't know your professional ability yet."

? If I can’t trust you, how can I support you to resign and set up a shipping company... But even if we can make a steady profit from running this business, we still have to plan for it, right? Look, what’s the next step for my machine factory?

I also plan to trial-produce a diesel engine. If it succeeds, we will receive orders for welding machines, engines, generators, and a series of new finished products. At that time, we will also need a large amount of start-up capital. We can't just look for bank loans again.

?As far as I know, few of our group have approached banks for such a large mortgage loan."

The purpose of Yu Feng's rambling is to make Liang Liping understand that all the family's money cannot be invested in the shipping company project. In other words, the scale of the shipping company's initial investment must be controlled and cannot be completely based on her temper.

Come.

Liang Liping is no longer a willful girl. After listening to her husband's words, she will naturally weigh the pros and cons. After slowly calming down, she also feels that her husband's words are reasonable. Financially speaking, the couple can indeed bear all the expenses of setting up a shipping company, but

It is true that this huge amount of expenditure will soon wipe out the family's wealth. In addition to the shipping company, Yu Feng's career also requires a large amount of funds to develop new businesses, and ask yourself, after time travel, the main income of the family in these years has been except two

In addition to the bonus of being a person, it is the machinery factory run by Yu Feng. Most of the start-up capital of this shipping company did come from Yu Feng. How to use the money, if Liang Liping is too arbitrary, then there is something wrong.

Live with your husband.

"Otherwise, we can ask the construction company of the Ministry of Construction to calculate the cost and see which parts must be completed in one step in the early stage and which parts can be constructed in stages. In this way, we can save some funds." Although Liang Liping is still not convinced.

He was willing to give up his plan, but still made certain concessions.

Yu Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. If Liang Liping continued to insist, he might not be able to resist, and would have to bow to the other party in the end. But since Liang Liping is willing to make concessions, it means that there is still room for maneuver in this matter, pending calculation.

After knowing the cost, I slowly persuaded her to modify the design plan of the office building.

Of course, Yu Feng also wanted to build the shipping company's office building into a more decent one, but his idea was more pragmatic. He believed that there was no need to build the building bigger than the port building and more grandiose than Haihan Bank. It was built on a hillside.

A few conspicuous large signs can also achieve the effect of attracting attention. It will not be too late to consider expanding the office building when the shipping company really starts to make profits.

"By the way, when are you going to meet with people from the Ministry of Construction?" Yu Feng asked casually as he was going down the mountain, so that he could arrange his own working time in advance.

Liang Liping said: "I made an appointment with Liu Shanxia to meet him in his office today. We'll go there after dinner later."

Yu Feng thought to himself that your schedule is really tight right now, but he didn't object. Anyway, he set aside a day today to accompany Liang Liping to handle these matters, just in time to meet with these various people.

Liu Shanxia is now the deputy minister of the Ministry of Construction, but Tao Donglai, who also serves as minister, has always been busy, so Liu Shanxia actually has the final say in the Ministry of Construction most of the time. Liang Liping came to him to contact him about the design and construction plan a few days ago, although Liu Shanxia was not available

Although I did the work myself, I still sent my most capable engineers to conduct terrain surveys and spent several days formulating a construction plan. Today I made an appointment with Liang Liping to discuss some details of the plan with her.

Liu Shanxia did not have much personal relationship with Yu Feng and his wife, but they had dealt with Yu Feng. The machinery factory Yu Feng now runs was built under the leadership of Liu Shanxia. Seeing these two couples coming together, Liu Shanxia was stunned.

Not finding it strange, he invited the two of them to sit down and asked the secretary to make hot tea.

"As for the construction plan for the place you chose, you can take a look at it first." Liu Shanxia quickly pulled out a brown paper bag from the pile of documents on the table and handed it to them: "This is the preliminary plan.

If there are no major changes, the next step is to start preparing materials and send the construction team to the site."

Liu Shanxia paused after saying this, and then added: "The land acquisition cost for the land on the mountain is very low, but because the freight yard selected at the foot of the mountain involves demolition, there will definitely be some costs. In addition, I suggest you make your own construction materials.

To solve the problem, outsourcing labor and materials will definitely not be so cost-effective. I have two suppliers here, supplying river sand and gravel respectively. You can negotiate the specific prices by yourself."
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