Chapter 790: Valenica Mining Deposit
Translator: _Min_ Editor: Caron_
The drones were available on demand. Even before Jiang Chen’s arrival in Xiangjiang, Future Heavy Industries already added several Beta-3 drone production lines. By the end of the month, there would be no problems meeting the production quota of 100,000 Beta-3s.
The most critical agenda now was to negotiate with the Xiangjiang Government…
“What about security? What if the drone’s cargo falls from the air?”
“There’s no need to worry about this issue. Security is one of the design priorities of Beta-3. Even if there are any accidents, Beta-3 will launch emergency procedures to slowly descend together with the cargo to land on an area without any human presence while other drones will be responsible for recollection. At the same time, Global Express will plan delivery routes to ensure that drones carrying heavy objects won’t pass through densely populated areas to ensure the safety of civilians.”
“What about privacy? Will you install cameras on the drone? Does this mean Beta-3 can capture the private space of homeowners?”
“The Beta-3 is indeed equipped with a camera, but in general, its functions are decided by AI. Unless there are special circumstances, the staff won’t manually control the drone. All video data will only be stored on the server for 30 days and will be automatically cleared after 30 days.”
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The most nuanced link was the Legislative Council. Delegations sent by Future Group must face inquiries from various committees, and eventually, persuade the people of the Legislative Council to introduce favorable regulations to facilitate Global Courier’s expansion into the drone delivery service.
But overall, negotiations went very smoothly.
Jiang Chen met with the Chief Executive and negotiated the logistics of drones. On the other hand, he exchanged opinions with Future Group on investments in Hong Kong. Judging from the attitude of the Chief Executive, the Xiangjiang Government still valued Future Group and expressed a considerable degree of interest in this drone network.
If all went smoothly, the Legislative Council would issue drone management regulations before the 25th, and Global Express would begin the establishment of the drone logistics network starting on the 30th.
In the evening, back at the hotel, Ayesha called, “Evelyn has been controlled. Two hours ago, he was transferred to Droplet and has now left Albanian territorial waters.”
“Beware of safety…Right, what’s the situation in Europe?”
There were a few seconds of silence.
“The atmosphere is a bit strange.”
“Strange?” Jiang Chen pondered for a moment. “Tell the Ghost Agents to closely follow the movements of the Rothschilds and find out what they’re trying to do.”
“Leave it to me,” Ayesha whispered back.
In Jiang Chen’s days in Hong Kong, many things happened.
MLL Island recently discovered several new large-scale mines. Due to its concentration in the Valencia region of central MLL, the area was named the Valencia Mining Area. The reserves of the mines were astonishing. The minerals found included above-average iron, aluminum, lead, zinc, and copper, which were in high demand in the New Malaysian Special District!
However, the Valencia mining region detonated a divergence between BHP Group and Future Mining.
As an explorer in the Valencia region, BHP Group put forward demands for more shares and re-interpreted the contracts that were signed previously. They believed that according to the contributions of both parties, the original 55% and 45% division of shares was unfair and that BHP Group deserved to own 55% of the shares.
Future Mining naturally didn’t agree and insisted on following the contract or they would call the whole thing off.
Both sides began to negotiate on this issue in March that year. The attitude of the original BHP Group began to soften, but since May, after Jiang Chen gave the Rothschilds the Golden Apple, their stance began to harden again.
There was no doubt that Mr. Luke of BHP Group was also a member of the Freemasonry. The Freemasonry apparently believed Jiang Chen was now willing to compromise.
But they were obviously wrong.
The expiration of the contract between BHP Mining Group and Future Mining in MLL Island resulted in Future Mining immediately refusing to renew the contract. In the future, Future Group would independently complete the development of the MLL Island mineral resources, kicking the BHP Group out of the game.
BHP Mining Group expressed its surprise and regret regarding this decision, but it still made the decision to withdraw their equipment and personnel from MLL Island. They also withdrew their assets from Moro with disbelief.
From this incident, discerning people could see that the honeymoon period between Future Group and the Rothschilds family had ended.
But then again, to this end, Future Group didn’t need to count on anyone anymore.
Currently, the resources of the New Malaysian Special District and Ange Island High-Tech Industrial Parks were basically supported by MLL’s rich mining resources. Especially after the exploration of several rich mines, Future Group no longer needed to rely on these mining giants.
While kicking out BHP Group wasn’t the most ethical move, the Freemasonry hadn’t played fair to start with.
On the other hand, High Tech Freshwater and Future Bank listed in New York were shorted by unidentified funds, and their stock prices fell by 30% in three days.
In light of this situation, Jiang Chen calmly held his position and increased his holdings through the secondary market, scooping up all the dumped shares. He knew who was using financial leverage against him, but this superficial warning didn’t even make him flinch.
In the worst case, he would privatize High Tech Freshwater and Future Bank. Future Group no longer needed to seek loans from other banks, and their own bank was sufficient to complete blood transfusions for the group.
After completing negotiations on drone management regulations, Jiang Chen immediately left Xiangjiang.
However, he didn’t directly head back to Coro Island but went to Moro and landed at Port D International Airport.
It had been more than a year since the civil war. The anti-government forces led by Santos used arms sneaked in by Jiang Chen and entered a stalemate with government forces, but scars from the civil war were no longer visible on the streets.
Backed by Future Group, Port D’s recovery was much faster than expected.
After stepping off the plane, President Santos of Moro personally went to the airport to greet Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen almost didn’t recognize this guy and thought the president was someone else.
When Jiang Chen confirmed it was Santos, he could only sigh at the scene. Time certainly flew by. The original muscular man with bullets around his shoulders now had a beer belly and a chubby face.
Jiang Chen immediately brought forward his own demands when he met Santos.
“1 billion US Dollar in investments in exchange for 20-year mining rights in Valencia’s newly-developed mining area.”
“No problem.”
Santos didn’t hesitate to agree.
Although BHP Mining Group offered slightly higher prices, Moro was dependent on Xin after all. Until now, Celestial Trade still maintained a small number of garrisons in the two major cities and a considerable number of attacking drones.
The northern country, with the help of the UA, had relentlessly reorganized the dismantled army and navy.
The two sides signed a ceasefire agreement. Country F had never recognized the independence of Moro and hadn’t given up its ambitions to recover sovereignty areas. At that time, if Santos didn’t hold onto Celestial Trade tightly, he would have a problem!