Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Under the leadership of little Hector, Bao Zixuan and others began to inspect the construction site. Sure enough, as little Hector said, there were indeed many workers with Chinese faces working here.

Hussein and Said felt very uncomfortable when they saw that the Chinese workers were working seriously and responsibly while the Middle Eastern workers were a little lazy. This group of people really failed to live up to expectations. Now the boss of Heiyun Group and two members of the royal family came to inspect. They all work like this, so you can imagine their usual work attitude.

Bao Zixuan walked up to a Chinese worker and chatted with him for a few words. People in this era were very simple. The purpose of their coming to work in the Middle East is to help the country earn foreign exchange and at the same time improve the lives of their families. It doesn't matter if they are a little bitter or tired.

Bao Zixuan said to little Hector next to him: "The workers' food and accommodation should be as good as possible, and don't save money on this store. You also decide what large-scale machinery and equipment you need to purchase. Although our factory in the deep sea will soon be able to We produce it ourselves, but water from far away cannot quench our thirst nearby, and we cannot afford to waste time. I see that the electricity here does not seem to be very sufficient, and I wonder if the electricity will be able to meet the requirements when the factory is built."

Little Hector: "Boss, the industrial foundation here is really poor. Electricity simply cannot meet the production needs of large-scale industries. We are now considering where to build power plants, but coal transportation is also a very troublesome matter. There is no port here and it needs to be transshipped from other countries.”

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Who said that coal must be used to generate electricity."

Little Hector: "Water is a scarce resource here. In order to save water, we can only take a bath once a week."

Bao Zixuan was thinking of gas-fired power generation. Although Germany's Siemens is one of the top power generation supply companies in the world, power generation in Germany is still dominated by coal. After all, the Ruhr area in Germany is one of the largest coal mines in the world, and natural gas and oil are basically not found in Germany. Therefore, although other power generation technologies are leading, they are not as good as French companies in the research and development of gas power generation.

China's first hydropower project was built by Germany's Siemens. Therefore, in the minds of Germans, thermal power is basically burning coal, otherwise it is hydropower. As for the other ones used in Germany, there are still too few, and it can be said that they are basically invisible. This leads to their first impression not to think of using natural gas to generate electricity.

Bao Zixuan: "This is the Middle East. You may not be able to find other things. But there is no shortage of oil and natural gas."

Hearing this, little Hector said: "The boss means to use gas to generate electricity, but this technology is mainly in the hands of the French, and they are not so easy to talk to."

Germany and France can be said to be feuding, and they both look down upon each other internationally. Now the thought of using French technology makes little Hector, who has always believed that German technology is the best in the world, feel very uncomfortable.

Bao Zixuan: "Don't worry about this. Heiyun's own gas turbine unit technology is very mature. We can even produce jet engines, let alone a small gas turbine unit."

"You first inspect the place where the power plant can be built, and I will deal with it when you get back. After the power plant is completed, the gas turbine unit will be able to enter the site as soon as possible."

After that, they had a simple lunch at the construction site. Bao Zixuan mainly wanted to see how the workers' living standards were. Also, he wanted the two princes to come over and experience life, at least to have some refreshments here. He would not stay in Amman forever.

After returning to his residence, Bao Zixuan freshened up and dressed up. After all, he was going to see the king later. Although Jordan is a small country, it is still a head of state, the supreme leader, and deserves the respect it deserves.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Said took Bao Zixuan and others to the palace for a banquet. It could be said that this was the first time for him to attend a royal banquet in both his previous life and this life, and he was still a little uncomfortable all of a sudden. However, Bao Zixuan knew that with increasing wealth, there would be many such events in the future, and it would be nice to be able to use the royal banquet of a small country as a practice now.

Although the Jordanian royal family is descended from the Holy Spirit, they are the poorest in the Middle East. Therefore, the construction of the palace can only be considered average, mainly because the country's finances are not very wealthy, and the current king is a relatively frugal person.

Under the guidance of his attendants, Bao Zixuan finally met the King of Jordan, Hussein ibn Talal.

Hussein ibn Talal, the third generation king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the supreme commander of the army, navy and air force.

In the complicated and turbulent international environment in the Middle East, he moved around like a cat with nine lives. He dismissed the British-backed minister Gleb Pasha from his post, drove away the PLO who was not amenable to management, and struggled in the Arab-Israeli conflict. By the end of his 45-year rule, although he had lost the most fertile land in the West Bank, he had greatly improved the living standards of his subjects in a desert.

Hussein's ability to survive and develop amidst the competition between major powers and the cracks between various forces throughout his life was largely due to his ability to adapt to changes in circumstances. When the domestic situation was tense, he announced the implementation of emergency laws, dissolved political parties, and made controlling the political situation his top priority. Once the situation eased, he expanded democracy, implemented reforms, and prioritized economic development and improving people's lives. In the 1970s, he pursued liberal economic policies, relaxed restrictions, encouraged private investment, worked hard to introduce foreign investment and foreign advanced technology, focused on industrial and agricultural infrastructure, promoted the development of education and tourism, and expanded labor exports. For a time, Jordan achieved the "Middle East Economic Miracle" ” the reputation. In terms of foreign affairs and international relations, Jordan's relations with Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Israel and some countries in the Gulf region have been tense for a time.

It can be said that Hussein Ibn Talal was still a relatively accomplished king. Maybe he was born at the wrong time and met Jews who wanted to survive in the Middle East.

Hussein ibn Talal said with a smile: "Welcome, friends from Xiangjiang who have come from afar. Your arrival has filled Jordan with vitality, and the speed of factory construction is really beyond people's imagination."

Bao Zixuan: "Thank you for the invitation. This is not my fault alone. Without the full cooperation of Jordan, we would not be able to achieve the results we have today."

Hussein ibn Talal: "I will visit China in a while. I want to see the results of their reforms. It is said that China is developing very fast, which is worth learning from Jordan."

"I have been to the construction site of the automobile factory and saw the working attitude of the Chinese workers; I will understand that it is only a matter of time before this country can rise again. In comparison, the Jordanian people still do not work hard enough."

Bao Zixuan didn't expect that the king would pay so much attention to the situation of the automobile factory. It seemed that no historical celebrity should be underestimated. It is no accident that people can succeed; without subtle observation, keen sense of smell, and perseverance and courageous character, they can stand out among many competitors. It is simply a fantasy.

Bao Zixuan: "Thank you His Majesty the King for your attention to the project. This makes me more confident in investing more in Jordan."

The funds for this investment were mainly provided by Hussein, Said, and Michael Kadoorie, while Heiyun Group only provided equipment and technology. The rest are old weapons and equipment collected in Soviet warehouses based on scrap iron prices. It can be said that not a lot of funds were used.

This is the advantage of having technology and a private license. Many projects only need to put their name on it, and a large number of investors will come to them and offer money. Now that they heard that Bao Zixuan intended to increase investment in Jordan, both Said and Hussein were very excited.

They are not worried about being frozen when investing in the Middle East. In the past, they invested overseas because there were no good investment projects and channels in the Middle East. This time they used the car factory project to raise a lot of money from royal members of other countries. They were worried that they had nowhere to spend the money. Of course they were very interested in Bao Zixuan's high-quality projects.

Most of the royal family members in the Middle East are related and trust each other relatively well. Although Jordan is not very wealthy, the royal family members of other countries are extremely rich. In addition, Said and Hussein have already joined the Heiyun Bao Zixuan line, which makes other royal members have no idea about investing in the two countries. People's companies and projects are very interesting.

Heiyun Group is definitely a golden brand now. Bao Zixuan is not short of money to the extent that it does not need bank loans and is not listed on the market. If you have the opportunity to cooperate with such a company, what are you waiting for? If you don’t start early, you may not even be able to drink the soup if you don’t start early. This is the true thinking of the rich in the Middle East.