Chapter 938 How to run a business

However, Zhang Yun was not a nerd who was inexperienced in the world. Roger's words were fantastic, but he did not blindly believe them. The operational difficulty of this project was not small even in the time and space before they traveled, let alone four hundred

Years ago now, although the operation plan mentioned by Roger has certain feasibility, Zhang Yun still feels a little uneasy. He always feels that it is really difficult to rely on operating income to maintain the operation of this so-called wildlife park. After all, is it safe?

Na Island is an isolated island in the sea, and the flow of people is extremely limited, and more than half of this flow is slaves sold to the island by human traffickers. The overall consumption capacity is very limited, and the prospect of running entertainment projects like the zoo is really worrying.

Zhang Yun asked thoughtfully: "Roger, are you planning this matter by yourself at the moment, or have you contacted other departments and have a more complete business plan?"

Roger responded: "I know what you are worried about. Let me tell you this, several people from our North American team are ready to invest, Schneider is also very interested, and has put forward some good business suggestions. Just rely on this project

It is definitely impossible to revitalize Ambona Island, so the Ministry of Commerce actually has some other projects. You don’t have to worry about funding, publicity, and operations. There will be dedicated personnel in charge when the time comes. You just need to do a good job

Just the field you are good at. I have no intention of putting the entire project on your shoulders. We will have a team to handle this matter, and you are just the head of one of the departments. To say the least, even if this project ends

If the operation fails, you will not suffer any losses...I mean financially."

Zhang Yun shook his head and said: "Even if I contribute money, I won't be able to contribute much. How much savings do you think I can have with my daily work and dragging two burdens? What I'm worried about is not the financial loss, but just

If this project fails, the negative impact may be very large, have you considered it?"

Roger pondered for a moment before responding: "Okay, since you think so far, I will reveal a little more information to you. But remember, whatever you hear here, you have only heard it."

Zhang Yun did not respond, waiting for Roger's inside information to convince him. He originally suspected that Roger's proposal was not a whim, but had been planned in advance. Such a large project involves many aspects and a large amount of funds.

So Roger's reluctance to spit out all the information at once is understandable.

Roger did not start talking immediately, but took Zhang Yun on board the ship and entered the captain's cabin. After sitting down, he said: "I won't show the map. I believe you are also familiar with the location of Ambon Island."

Clear, then I would like to ask you, apart from the disadvantages we all know, what special advantages does Ambon Island have in terms of its geographical environment?"

Zhang Yun didn't expect Roger to ask such a strange question. After thinking about it for a while, he answered: "I don't know much about the theory of geo-environment, so don't be offended if I say something wrong. Ambona Island is so far away

No country is close. Due to traffic conditions, the flow of people is very limited. This is an obvious disadvantage that everyone can see. But on the other hand, no country can control this place, and its location is right in the

The middle of Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo is a place that the waterway from south to north, up to east and west must pass through. The geographical location is actually quite critical. But there is no natural environment in Ampurna Island.

The harbor limits its development prospects, so I don’t quite understand how to take advantage of its geographical location.”

"Actually, you have already thought of part of it. It's just that your thinking is limited by the condition of 'port' and you can't broaden your horizons." Roger explained unhurriedly: "Excluding us, in Anbu

There are more than fifteen countries within a thousand nautical miles of Amborna Island, and there are nine countries within a radius of 500 nautical miles. Compared with these surrounding countries, Amborna Island has only the sea supply point.

Beyond meaning, what kind of existence would it be?”

Before Zhang Yun could think of an answer, Roger automatically gave the answer: "A land outside the law, a paradise, and all the surrounding countries have no jurisdiction over this isolated island in the sea. The rule makers on the island are us. Come here.

No matter what their past identities were, the people of Ambon Island, as long as they abide by our rules of the game and can get enough money, we will give them everything they want, including food, drink, and entertainment. Schneider has already found someone

We have made a design plan and plan to build the largest casino and the most luxurious hotel in the Far East on the island. We have hundreds of years more experience in entertainment operations than people of this era, something like this

Schneider has a lot more projects. If you are interested in learning more about them, you can go and have a chat with him after you return to Sanya."

Roger's words took Zhang Yun some time to digest. He thought that Roger should have been more prepared, but what he didn't expect was that Roger and Schneider had already plotted such a big scheme.

In this plan, the wildlife park mentioned by Roger to Zhang Yun is only a part of the entire Ambon Island business plan, and it does not sound like it is indispensable, because Schneider's original plan seemed to be

It is planned to use the casino as the main attraction of the island.

If Schneider is in charge of the overall situation behind the scenes, then the difficulty of operating the entire project will naturally be reduced. After all, he has the richest commercial operation experience in the entire time-travel team and is relatively skilled in the planning and development of large-scale commercial projects. In this way

Once I think about it, the feasibility of the entire project seems to have improved a lot.

With Zhang Yun's knowledge and areas of expertise, it was indeed difficult for him to imagine such a plan, but after Roger said it, it was not difficult for him to understand the intention of Schneider and others in making such a plan. Ambona Island

The location and surrounding environment can indeed give it a special international positioning as a "lawless place", and use this to attract some restless wealthy people from neighboring countries to come here for fun and consumption. Although going to Ambona Island

The transportation is not that convenient, but this place belongs to Haihan, who has a very high force value. No one dares to take advantage of this place. Moreover, Haihan's business reputation is well-known, and the safety of spending money here is obviously more guaranteed.

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Roger stood up and waved his arms excitedly: "Zhang Yun, think about Las Vegas. It is also a city located in the desert. It does not have any resources and relies entirely on the entertainment industry and

The gaming industry has become the largest city and economic center in Nevada, attracting twenty times the number of tourists every year! We can definitely apply this development experience to Ambra Island with certain changes, making it a tourist destination in the region.

, the ultimate destination for shopping and vacation. We have the opportunity to create an economic miracle in the South China Sea in the 17th century. Isn’t this reason enough? Join us and complete this project together. Not only will you gain fame and fortune,

You can also do the biological research you are interested in with peace of mind, which is beneficial to everyone."

After Zhang Yun heard his enthusiastic encouragement, he was indeed moved, but he still had one last question that he had to ask clearly: "Does the Military Commission know about this plan? I want to know the attitude of the top military officials towards this project.

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Roger smiled and said: "Mr. Yan went south to stay on Ambon Island for so many days. Do you think he just wanted to see the plantations on the island? There are hundreds of thousands of acres of land on the island.

Why should he go to the South China Sea to see it? This planning report had been handed in a few months ago. Mr. Yan also took advantage of this military exercise to drop by Ambona Island for an on-site inspection. Although the military was not directly responsible for this project

However, I will still participate in the form of labor shares. After all, the defense of Ambon Island is still responsible for the military. It is not convenient for me to disclose more details now, but I believe that after Mr. Yan returns this time, he will

Our preparations will be brought to the executive committee for discussion."

After listening to his explanation, Zhang Yun had a rough idea. Since the military can gain considerable benefits from it, the top brass of the Military Commission will probably support this plan. After all, for the rapidly expanding Haihan area, the Military Commission's gang is

People will certainly not think that military spending is too much. And as long as the Military Commission is willing to come forward to support it, then according to past practice, the voting results in the Executive Committee will probably be in favor of it.

"Okay, what should I do now?" After Zhang Yun made up his mind, he immediately began to ask about his responsibilities.

"Just as I said before, you first make a construction plan for the wildlife park, so that when we establish the project, the budget will also be included, so that we can calculate the funding requirements." Roger was already prepared for this.

, immediately responded: "It is best to complete it within a month. If a war starts in the South China Sea after this trip is completed, then this project will definitely be shelved, so it must be reviewed by the Executive Committee as soon as possible."

At that moment, the two of them discussed the specific operational details in the cabin. As for the local inspection of Banda Lampung, Roger also left it to his subordinates. Although the location of this place is good, its ownership is in Mata.

In the hands of the Blue Kingdom, Haihan currently does not want to offend the indigenous regime in the Java area, so he will not take the idea of ​​this port for the time being. Therefore, the inspection here is just to collect some routine information, such as the water depth of the port and the nearby terrain.

Landforms, population size, etc.

However, Zheng Zha and Fan Ji, who came with them, negotiated several deals here, all of which involved exchanging grain for spices. The two countries had no other output, but there was enough grain, and the trade with Haihan also involved grain.

The situation was bartering. Roger originally only wanted the fleet to stay here for a day and a half, but due to the requests of Zheng Zha and Fan Ji, the stay had to be extended to three days. Fortunately, he communicated with Yan Chujie through the radio

After contacting the other side, I learned that the negotiations with the Dutch were also falling into a long tug-of-war, so I was no longer in a hurry to go back.

On November 16, the combined fleet left the port of Bandar Lampung, went all the way south across the Sunda Strait, returned to the side of Java Island, and then headed northeast along the coastline of the western end of Java Island to begin its return journey.

Judging from the results of this inspection, the coast near the Sunda Strait does not have the conditions suitable for building a large port, especially a naval base. The military originally planned to build a military stronghold here in the future, but in fact there are relatively large problems.

The difficulty of implementation. Of course, if the Executive Committee is willing to invest enough resources, it is not impossible for the military to occupy a piece of land here to do things, but the effect may not be worthy of the military expenditure that needs to be invested.

It took the combined fleet two days to return to the sea outside the Port of Batavia and reunite with the other half of the fleet that stayed here. At this time, Yan Chujie and the Batavia authorities had already reached a preliminary agreement on the formation of a trade alliance.

are consistent, but there are still many differences in specific details.

For example, the two sides have been at odds over the future scope of the Dutch's activities in the South China Sea. Haihan intends to firmly contain the East India Company's sphere of influence in the waters south of Ambrosia Island, and only allow it to operate in the Java Sea in the future.

It is obviously difficult for the Dutch to accept these activities in the waters south of the equator such as the Flores Sea and the Banda Sea. After all, it took more than ten years to open up the Northeast Asia route. If they want to give up completely now, the losses will be huge.

A bit too big.

The two sides have been talking for a week but still have not come to a conclusion. At this time, the itinerary has exceeded the original arrangement. It is impossible for a huge fleet composed of dozens of ships to float on the sea all the time, consuming tons of supplies every day.

Yan Chujie had to give up the idea of ​​​​getting it done at once, and could only temporarily sign a memorandum of understanding with Van Diemen, and then agreed that one month later, the delegations of both parties would continue to negotiate on the relevant agreements of the trade alliance on Ampurna Island. Talking about this

In fact, Haihan only achieved half of the expected goal, which is not an ideal result. On the contrary, Van Diemen forced the negotiation to overtime when he did not have the advantage in politics, military and economy. Such performance

It was good for the East India Company. At least it got a month's buffer time so that they could slowly think of ways to deal with it.

Of course, the Dutch are not sure whether Heihan will change his mind after a month. If Heihan's patience has been worn out by the long negotiations and he is determined to solve the problem through war, then Van Diemen's delay

The tactic was counterproductive. From this perspective, Van Diemen's move actually took certain risks.

After purchasing supplies again at the port of Batavia, the combined fleet sailed north. Their next stop was Belitung Island, one hundred and eighty nautical miles to the north, which was still under the control of the Dutch.
Chapter completed!