"Then I wonder how soon it will be open to traffic if an express highway is built between Yangcheng and Pengcheng and it is up to you to figure it out?" Su Cheng asked with a smile.
“Well, we need to investigate the feasibility of this road in the early stage, then apply to the superiors, wait for approval, then raise funds, and then start construction. This time, we should be able to do it in 7 years at the fastest. If it's slow, it should be enough in 10 years." The old man thought for a while and said.
Seven to ten years...
Su Cheng sighed after hearing this.
He can't wait for such a long time.
Even the charter boat king couldn't help but shake his head after hearing this.
"Isn't it a professional road for automobiles? The cost is at most 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the distance is not long, so it will take such a long time?" Su Cheng asked his own question.
This is not to be built according to the strictest expressway of later generations, but to build a decent expressway for automobiles. It is considered a very low standard. In Suzhou City’s view, 1 billion Hong Kong dollars is more than enough. .
It is similar to the kind of ring-city expressway of later generations. Su Cheng felt that if such a road was built from Pengcheng to Yangcheng first, it would be enough to cope with it for a long time.
When the government gets rich in the future and the volume of road passenger and freight transportation increases sharply and the existing roads cannot meet the needs, they will naturally continue to build expressways.
"Mr. Su, you don't know anything. Let's put it this way. The total economic volume of Yangcheng last year was only 4.3 billion yuan, and the total economic volume of Pengcheng last year was only less than 200 million yuan. Building a road like Mr. Su's The kind of automobile-only expressway mentioned above will cost at least hundreds of millions of yuan. With our fiscal revenue, we simply cannot come up with this money unless appropriated by the higher authorities. But this is basically impossible. Therefore, if we want to build it, we can only rely on our province. The inner strength." The old man said with a wry smile.
He also wants to improve the infrastructure construction of Guangdong Province, but the problem is that the province is short of money!
A penny stumps a hero. It’s not that the government doesn’t want to build infrastructure. It’s because their finances really can’t afford such a large sum of money.
The money the old man was talking about was naturally soft currency, not Hong Kong dollars.
However, if you really need to invest 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, it is equivalent to more than 300 million soft sister coins.
According to the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the soft sister dollar last year, 100:36.16.
In other words, this 1 billion Hong Kong dollars is equivalent to 360 million soft sister coins, which is already three times the annual economic aggregate of Pengcheng.
After hearing this, Su Cheng understood.
The mainland of China is indeed facing difficulties economically.
Agriculture is the main industry in many places.
Industry is only developed in big cities like Yangcheng.
But if you compare it with big cities in the world, there is no comparison at all.
This is the current situation in the mainland.
If you want to change all this, you need to vigorously engage in economic development.
The biggest advantage of the mainland is its demographic dividend.
This is also a great development advantage.
"Mr. Bao, what do you think?" Su Cheng smiled and forwarded the question to the charter king, wanting to see what he had to say. "In my opinion, the Yangcheng to Pengcheng express road must be built. Let's not talk about the funding issue. If it is built according to the construction standards of the Xiangjiang side, it will take at most two to three years. Since the government wants to engage in economic development, the procedures should be optimized. Otherwise, there is no need to talk about economic construction. It is useless to shout an empty slogan no matter how loud it is. It takes seven to ten years to establish a principle. , the world has changed so much in such a long time!” The chartered king expressed his thoughts directly.
“This is indeed a problem. Mr. Bao said it well. It’s useless no matter how loud the slogan is. If the funding problem can be solved, I can try to apply to the above to simplify the process. It shouldn't be a big problem." The old man said directly after listening to the charter king's words carefully.
"If it's just a financial problem, I have an idea to solve it." Su Cheng said with a smile.
"Oh? Mr. Su, please tell me if you have any ideas." The old man looked at Su Cheng in surprise.
The Charter King also wanted to know with great interest what Su Cheng’s idea was.
One billion Hong Kong dollars, this is not a small sum of money, it is even a huge sum of money that most entrepreneurs cannot afford.
However, Su Cheng looked like he really had an idea, which made him suddenly full of curiosity.
“It’s actually very simple. Find an investor to invest the money. After this expressway connecting Yangcheng and Pengcheng is opened to traffic, a toll model can be implemented. As the mainland’s economy gradually opens up, the future The economic development of the Pearl River Delta region must be very rapid. Although there are not many cars now, I believe that the number of cars in Guangdong Province will rise linearly in a few years. In the future, it will not be difficult to rely on toll stations to recover costs, just like Mr. Bao’s investment The Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel will not only provide convenience to people in Xiangjiang Island and Kowloon Peninsula, but you will also make a lot of money. This is a win-win situation," Su Cheng said with a smile.
Although Su Cheng has the ability to donate such a large sum of money, he does not intend to rely on donations to solve everything he encounters. In this way, no amount of money will be enough for him to donate.
So, if there is another way to solve it, that would be the best.
“However, this is just a statement. No one knows what the economic development of Guangdong Province will be like in the future. If the traffic volume is small after completion, the day when the capital is recovered will be far away. 1 billion Hong Kong dollars is not A small amount, I only spent HK$320 million on the construction of the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel," the chartering king raised the question.
At this time, the old man also became silent. Guangdong Province is an economic pioneer and does not have any experience. They completely need to explore on their own. Therefore, even the old man does not have 100% confidence.
"I wonder how much money, old gentleman, your government can provide if it pays?" Su Cheng looked at the old man.
"It is estimated that we can only spend about 100 million soft sister coins at most. After all, we are such a big province and need money everywhere. It is impossible to spend too much money in one place." The old man thought for a while and concluded After looking at the financial situation in the province, he gave an approximate number.
Su Cheng nodded and smiled again.
"Mr. Bao, this is easy to solve. This can be done by setting up a highway company in the name of the government. This company will be funded by the government and Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong, and the dividends will be allocated in proportion to the investment. If Mr. If you contact the businessmen in Xiangjiang about this matter, I believe they will support it more or less," Su Cheng said with a smile.
“What if the final funds raised are far from enough?” The chartering king continued to raise a question.
Even if the Guangdong Provincial Government invests 100 million Hong Kong dollars, converted into Hong Kong dollars, it will only be about 276 million Hong Kong dollars, which is still far from the initial capital of about 1 billion Hong Kong dollars.
"It's very simple. I'll pay as much as I can raise, and if it's not enough, I'll pay for it!" Su Cheng said proudly.
In the future, the connection between Yangcheng and Pengcheng will definitely become one of the most prosperous corridors in the mainland. He is not afraid of losing money if he invests here.
Even if these people are not willing to pay, Su Cheng can pay it himself. Anyway, he has a lot of money now.
It’s just that it’s better for more people to invest in this kind of highway investment. It’s not appropriate for him to swallow it all alone. When everyone discovers this huge profit in the future, some people will be jealous.
This is also the reason why he wants to bring together Guangdong Province to do it.
It's only 1 billion. To others, it may be a huge amount of money, but to Su City, it's really nothing. (End of this chapter)