Chapter 484: Speculators (Second update, please subscribe)
Early morning.
Chang'an King's Library, the largest library in Southeast Asia.
Although it is early in the morning, many people have already come to the library. This is not only the largest library in Nanyang, but also the largest library in Asia. There are not only a large number of newly purchased books, but also military Fang brought back books from Germany and Japan.
In short, when you get here you can not only read books, but also feel the fruits of victory of the victorious country.
Cheng Qingsong also came here.
Three days ago, after taking on the errand, how to break through the limit on the proportion of plantation land became a headache, but after trying various methods, it didn't work.
Damn it, people can still choke themselves to death.
But even if he had no idea, he was not going to squat at home, because it would definitely not be possible to build a car behind closed doors, so he decided to come to the library to find some books, maybe some books on Nanyang law. It can give him some inspiration.
Although he is a construction engineer, Cheng Qingsong also has a certain understanding of law.
Choosing a few books from the law school area, Cheng Qingsong planned to study the laws of Nanyang carefully.
When he came to the reading area, Cheng Qingsong started to read. If he wanted to understand the legal system of Nanyang, he must first understand it. Which legal system is practiced in Nanyang?
"Common law legal system, it is expected, after all, this was a British colony before."
Common law legal system is the so-called "Common law system". In fact, Nanyang did not adopt the civil law system because of a deep consideration, which is to become an "international financial center." Based on his understanding of history, Li Yi'an knew that there would be three international financial centers in the world in the future, namely London, New York and Hong Kong Island.
The importance of an international financial center is self-evident. Just like the United Kingdom in another world, even if the manufacturing industry is in recession, it can still make a lot of money by relying on the international financial center. This is true in Hong Kong The same is true for the island.
Faced with this piece of fat, Li Yian would be lying if he said he was not tempted. But how to become a financial center?
The best option is to replace Hong Kong.
Why can Hong Kong Island become an international financial center?
There is a saying that it is a natural advantage-the main reason for becoming a financial center is that New York and London are too close, but because the earth is a sphere, they are too far apart from the other direction. London and London Two teams of people in New York could not cover the world's 24-hour uninterrupted transactions, so a fulcrum was needed on this side of the Pacific, so Hong Kong Island was chosen.
This is a geographical statement. In fact, you can also choose Tokyo, but Tokyo is never an international financial center, and its financial market only serves its own country.
Another key reason is that the legal system implemented in Hong Kong Island can be seamlessly connected with the United Kingdom and the United States. The core reason is that the financial industry, which is complex and entangled with huge interests, is logically and practically unfavorable to the development of financial activities in the civil law system that focuses on form, favors state power, and has administrative departments deeply involved in legislation. Including Germany and Japan, their statutory legal systems are unable to cope with complex and rapidly changing financial developments.
In order to be able to eat the fat meat of the "International Financial Center" and take into account the traditions of North Borneo and Sarawak, Nanyang will continue to use the maritime law system.
Of course, this also brings some problems, such as giving more opportunities to litigants and allowing speculators to find some opportunities.
Just like now, after carefully studying Nanyang's legal system, Cheng Qingsong studied various specialized laws, and finally he discovered a "loophole" in the "Land Law".
“Haha, there is a way!”
That night, Cheng Qingsong arrived at Chen Liang's home and said.
"Boss, I have an idea."
"Oh? Tell me."
Chen Liang said.
“Boss, you see, according to relevant laws, “the rubber planting area in a rubber plantation shall not be less than 85%”, that is to say, residences, dormitories, roads and other ancillary buildings shall not exceed 15% %, in terms of area, if you want to build a house on a plantation, plus transportation land, such a small amount of land will definitely not be enough. From the time when they designed this law, they tried to limit other people's clever designation and conversion of agricultural land. into commercial land ”
Of course Chen Liang knew this very well, otherwise how could the British sell him the rubber plantation? Of course, this was also directly related to Nanyang's laws - foreign companies and individuals were prohibited from holding agricultural land, but after the law was promulgated They were later given a five-year transition period. If they were not sold after five years, the government would redeem them in the form of bonds.
“So, as far as the current situation is concerned, this problem is unsolvable.”
Cheng Qingsong’s answer made Chen Liang raise his eyebrows and said. "Oh, what can you do?"
"Build the road."
Cheng Qingsong said directly.
“What?”
Chen Liang said in surprise.
“What do you mean?”
“Just build a road.”
Cheng Qingsong unfolded a map and said.
“Boss, look, this is the plantation you mentioned. If we build roads, basically 15% of it will be used for road construction. In this way, there will be no redundant The area is used to build houses, but what if we don’t build hardened roads?”
“Don’t build hardened roads?”
Chen Liang said,
“There is a lot of rain in Nanyang. If it is a dirt road, people will have mud on their feet, and the car will definitely not be able to drive on the bad road.”
"I'm talking about not building ordinary hardened roads. The row spacing of rubber trees is 6-8m, and the spacing between plants is 2.8-3m. We can build a lattice road directly under the forest to facilitate rubber tapping."
Cheng Qingsong drew a few square.
“It’s a square floor tile like this. Grass can grow on the tiles and water is permeable. People and cars will not get mud when they step on the floor tiles. In this way, it seems that it is not hardened, but in fact it has been hardened. , but this is not a road, it is just a gap in the forest. We can build all roads into this kind of road. After all, we do not need to use trucks to transport rubber, or even tap rubber. This means "roadless" If there is a road, then the remaining 15% can naturally be used to build dormitories."
Cheng Qingsong's idea made Chen Liang's eyes light up and he said with some excitement.
"Yes, yes, in this way, we will naturally have land to build a house! No, no, it is a dormitory, it is a dormitory!"
"Not only that, boss, it's the rubber trees. We can also just keep some landscapes. This plantation is not just rubber trees, but also includes more than a dozen tropical crops such as meat, pepper, coffee, cocoa, sisal, etc. If we With reasonable layout, those plantations can be turned into small gardens. Of course, the "roads" in the garden are not right, they should be gaps under the forest, and they are not straight. After appropriate adjustments, they can be completely turned into small gardens. "The effect of a path leading to a secluded place,"
Cheng Qingsong took out his pen and described the surrounding environment of those "staff dormitories" one by one as if his imagination was opened up. However, in just a moment, he drew a view. A small garden that looks quite unique.
Looking at the location of the house on the picture, Chen Liang asked.
“Why is there a pool behind the house?”
“Boss, this house is not just a house, but also a cistern and a pump room. According to relevant laws and regulations, the cistern and pump The area of the house can be adjusted appropriately by 2%-5%. If calculated in this way, it is 20%. This reservoir... is the swimming pool. ”
As soon as Cheng Qingsong finished speaking, Chen Liang laughed.
"Haha...you kid, I'll let you take it all to heart. Okay, okay, this matter is settled! I'll do as you say! That's right..."
Leaning forward, Chen Liang asked again.
"You design a few villas first. If the bosses like it, they will build it according to your drawings!"
After saying that, Chen Liang's expression changed when he looked at Cheng Qingsong, and his eyes changed. Full of appreciation. Finally, I emphasized it to him.
"You are responsible for this project first. In the future, our company will definitely have more projects waiting for you to do it. It is not impossible to become a partner by then."
Although it is just a big pie, but For Cheng Qingsong. This is also the pie he needs. After all, he needs to gain a foothold on this land...
(End of Chapter)