I Have a Mansion in the Post-apocalyptic World

Compared to the deserted one year ago, the presidential palace on Koro Island is a lot more lively. Because the white lacquer and marble columns resemble the White House and the magnificent subtropical gardens, visitors to the area have also become one of the attractions.

On the lawn in front of the courtyard, Jiang Chen can see the bodyguards of the suit sunglasses, and can also see the tourists taking pictures.

When Jiang Chen arrived, the president’s chief of staff was waiting at the door.

The entire new country only has no appointment for him to see the president. After explaining the intention, the chief of the sergeant respectfully introduced him to the hall and took him to the office.

There are two people sitting on the sofa in the office.

One of them is naturally Zhang Yaping, and the white Jiang Chen sees some face.

Seeing Jiang Chen coming in, the two stood up and took the principle of priority. Zhang Yaping first introduced Jiang Chen.

"This is Jiang Chen, the chairman of the future generation of the star enterprise of our new country, you should have heard of it."

"It's nice to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen." Wearing a black suit, the beard on his mouth was very clean, and Smith politely extended his hand to Jiang Chen.

"This is the representative of the American Matrix Desalination Company, Lud Smith." Then, Zhang Yaping smiled and introduced Mr. Smith to Jiang Chen.

"Hello, Mr. Smith, I am also very happy to meet you."

After shaking hands with him, Jiang Chen smiled and nodded, then took a seat and turned his inquiries to President Zhang Yaping.

Perceived the inquisition in his eyes, Zhang Yaping immediately opened his mouth and smiled.

“This is the case. At present, we are planning to build a desalination plant in the new country. So we invited the American Matrix Desalination Company and asked them to do an engineering evaluation for us on the island of Coro.”

“Desalination plant? Isn't the fresh water on the island enough?” Jiang Chen asked unexpectedly.

“It’s not enough. The new freshwater in the new country has always relied on Australian imports.” Smith shouted, taking a stack of documents from the briefcase. “This document is the distribution of groundwater on the island. This is the choice of water treatment plant. site."

There is no concept in Jiang Chen’s heart for how much water and electricity is paid for his villa every month. He was too lazy to look at the bills of thousands and hundreds of bills, not to mention that he always ran to the end of the world. It was not until Zhang Yaping mentioned this that he realized the problem.

Before the 20th century, the underground freshwater resources of the island of Korro were originally very rich. but. As the world warms, the sea level rises and the seawater washes the roads and houses on the island, and the seawater is poured back, which seriously pollutes the groundwater. Freshwater resources on the outskirts of the island no longer exist, and the island's drinking water can only rely on the remaining island center groundwater and the small freshwater lake on the island of Garin next door.

The tropical rains are enough. The fresh water resources of the new country are sufficient. With the increase of immigrants and the surge of tourism, the water supply system, which originally only provided 50,000 people to drink water, now has to supply 150,000 people. In order to avoid paying for expensive water prices, many tourists even travel with mineral water filled with backpacks.

However, the locals can suffer, and they can't even buy fresh water on Amazon.

Including workers who have not yet obtained nationality, the population of the new country has grown to 50,000.

Generally considered. In a well-equipped big city, each person needs to consume 400 kilograms of fresh water per day, which means that the normal domestic water needs 20,000 tons of water per day. According to statistics, about 1%-2% of the normal urban water supply is for drinking, so it is necessary to maintain at least 200-400 tons of fresh water per day for residents of the new country due to drinking water demand.

Bathing can save you money, but drinking water is not saved!

Fortunately, the new government has money, a water supply contract with the Australian Water Company, a daily supply contract of 12,000 tons of fresh water to ease the pressure on domestic water supply. However, the high freight rate is destined to import fresh water is not a long-term solution.

The new country council voted. Preparation for tendering to build desalination equipment on the island of Korro to curb high water prices.

Before the dissatisfaction of the people turned into a protest.

Jiang Chen flipped through the documents and Zhang Yaping continued to say next to him.

"The desalination plant is going to be handed over to you. If the future group is not interested, we can think of it again."

“Why don’t you give it to the waterworks?” Jiang Chen asked casually.

In Jiang Chen’s impression. Responsible for the freshwater supply and water pipeline maintenance services in the Panu Islands is the city-west-wate company in Australia, referred to as the cww group. For the freshwater supply market, Jiang Chen is really not interested.

Even if the price of a ton of water is five dollars, monopolizing the freshwater business of the whole new country, the net profit of the desalination plant will be 500,000 US dollars per month.

The annual income is only 6 million, compared with the future generation's income in the fields of Internet, food, robotics, automobile industry and medical care. It’s not even a small profit.

“The cww Group believes that our market is not enough to support a desalination plant. We don’t care about our bidding documents. Other small companies have no ability to accept the bids. If it’s not working, the council is discussing this desalination project as a society. Welfare projects are run by the government like public schools." Zhang Yaping smiled bitterly.

Continued financial subsidies for freshwater, even if the new government has money, can't afford it.

"What is your opinion?" Jiang Chen looked at Smith.

Smith smiled and took the documents in Jiang Chen’s hand and turned to a page with a color map.

“For the Panu Islands, our company recommends this integrated seawater desalination unit using the lt-med principle. The daily desalination line can handle up to 35,000 tons per day, and the treatment cost is per ton. The US$1.6 can perfectly solve the water supply crisis facing the new country."

"What about the price?"

“Including the construction of the treatment plant, our offer is $150 million.”

"It's too expensive." Zhang Yaping shook his head.

Even without considering the cost of equipment maintenance, this freshwater treatment plant would have to take more than 30 years to recover the investment cost. Although not bad money, Jiang Chen did not make sense to take the next sale.

Smith smiled helplessly.

“Desalination is a long-term investment. Believe me, one-off investment is definitely more cost-effective than long-term import of fresh water.”

“Can't you be cheaper?”

“This is the market price,” Smith said in an uncompromising tone. “Our Matrix Desalination Company designs seawater desalination equipment for the Maldives, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other countries, which is much more expensive than selling it to you.”

To be honest, Smith has been impatient for talking about it for so many days.

The negotiations have been going on for so long, but there has been no progress at all. The new government wants to make desalination, but does not want to make this money. The largest water supplier, CWW Group, gave him a closed door and made him feel that he was wasting his time.

The company urged him to solve the problem as soon as possible, and took his team to Saudi Arabia. There is also a single worth of $1 billion over there, and a cooperation project with the Saudi Desalination Corporation is waiting for him.

At this time, Jiang Chen suddenly spoke.

"Wait, what do you mean... the market price of desalination equipment is very expensive?"

"Or else? Do you think that seawater desalination is just a stove to boil water? I recommend you try it."

Dropping this unacceptable sentence, Smith stood up and left a business card on the table, looking at Zhang Yaping.

"Unfortunately, Mr. President, we have not been able to reach a cooperation agreement, and my team and I have been wasting a week on the island. We can only settle the costs of geological assessment and water treatment plant site selection. We will send it to the presidential palace after seven days. If you and your think tank are sure to discuss it, please come back to us at that time. Two hours later I will have a plane and I will meet again."

After all, Smith filed a briefcase and walked away without looking back.

Zhang Yaping wanted to stay, but it was pulled by Jiang Chen.

"Let him go, I am not very rare to cooperate with them." Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"Oh, if it doesn't work, the money is still drawn. You can't always import fresh water from abroad. Wait, what do you say? Are you planning to get involved in the freshwater business?" Zhang Yaping suddenly returned to the taste. Surprised to see Jiang Chen.

If the future group wants to take over the project, he has nothing to worry about!

"There was no such plan," Jiang Chen said unceremoniously, and then he smiled again. "But listening to him, the market size of this desalination seems to be a bit big."

It’s really a mistake, and my eyes are fixed on the new country. Jiang Chen almost forgot that the country with water shortage in the world can be more than one new country! Those Saudi Arabia, the oil powers like the United Arab Emirates, are all richer than gold.

Don't say far, let's talk about it. Why is China doing a hugely expensive Nanshui. North Transfer Project? Still not because of the lack of water in the north! If you can build more than a dozen freshwater treatment plants along the coast of the Bohai Sea, is this South Water. North Tune still useful?

Desalination of sea water is a small profit, it is a huge profit! Is desalination technology a problem in the 22nd century? What reverse osmosis method, low temperature multi-effect method, electrodialysis method is simply weak!

It was really a blind eye, and even the banknotes on the feet were almost nothing.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen couldn't sit still at the moment, and he stood up with his thighs.

Oh, sorry, matrix seawater desalination company, right? From now on, you have competitors!

Seeing that Jiang Chen was going to leave, Zhang Yaping could not help but ask.

"Are you going this?"

Just after Smith left, he didn't stop. Now Jiang Chen is going to leave without saying a word. He can't help but worry.

This fresh water problem must be solved by someone!

Stopped, Jiang Chen turned back and smiled at him.

"Let's talk to the cww group. I suddenly remembered that the desalination equipment, the future heavy work seems to be able to do."

Hearing that Jiang Chen’s “it seems to be”, Zhang Yaping almost vomited blood, and spit in the heart of Jiang Chen’s sentence.

Hold the grass! Your sister, can do it, but say it earlier! (To be continued.)