Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat Chapter 685

Chapter 685 Oil Security

Scalia nodded without hesitation:

“Fang, your proposal is so constructive that our government only needs to invest a small amount of money to fully cover the entire country with electricity. This will be of great help to Brazil as we enter the era of electrification.

How about this! You first organize your people from Fangyuan Group to see where you plan to build power plants and what kind of power plants you plan to build. Then we will calculate the rest and see how many power plants our government needs to build to complete the nationwide coverage of power resources.

By the way, what kind of power generation equipment does your power equipment manufacturing factory mainly produce? "

“Now it is mainly large-scale thermal power generation equipment and hydropower generation equipment. At the same time, the factory also has the manufacturing technology of internal combustion engine power generation equipment, which is the most common in European and American countries.

Considering that Brazil's coal reserves are not abundant, although it should be enough to supply our power generation work in the short term, in the long run, I suggest that we still vigorously develop hydropower and wind power.

 This will not only reduce our dependence on coal, a non-renewable resource, but also make it more environmentally friendly. "

The concept of wind power has already appeared in Europe at the end of the 19th century. However, because Europe did not have much concept of environmental protection during this period and its coal resources were very abundant, there was not much investment in this area.

Real development had to wait until the 1970s, and the first country to use this power generation technology on a large scale was Denmark. But Fang Lang, who came from a later generation, knew the benefits of this clean renewable resource, and at this stage in Brazil, whether it was coal or oil, Such resources are very scarce.

 Hence, his plan for Brazil's power generation equipment mainly comes from wind power and hydropower. However, factory-made power generation equipment must still consider profitability first, and the mainstream power plants during this period were thermal power stations that used coal to generate electricity.

 This forced him to give priority to the development of thermal power generation equipment.

Scalia obviously had no experience with wind power generation, so he looked at Fang Lang with some confusion and said:

"wind power?"

Seeing Mr. President raising doubts, Fang Lang had to take the initiative to answer his questions. After popularizing the principles of wind power generation to him, he focused on the benefits of wind power generation.

“But didn't you just say that the power generation equipment you produce is mainly thermal power generation and hydropower generation equipment?

Since you don't have this kind of power generation equipment, how can we build this kind of power plant? "

Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly and said:

“There is no such equipment now, we can study it!

 It is precisely because no one has this kind of equipment now that we have the opportunity to take the lead in this field! Many countries in the world are coal-poor countries. When our technology matures, we can promote it to the outside world!

 By then, wind power will probably become Brazil's business card.

 In addition, the reason why I want to develop wind power generation is because Brazil is rich in wind resources. There are huge wind energy resources in the northeast, southeast and south of our country. It would be such a waste if we couldn't put it to good use. "

Scalia obviously has some concerns about this brand-new equipment. In his mind, it is too risky for Brazil to be the first to use something that has not been used in Europe and the United States.

 But this plan was proposed by Fang Lang, and he had to think about it seriously. After thinking about it again and again, he slowly said:

“Fang, I really don't know much about this. Do you think this will work? I'll ask people from the Ministry of Energy to investigate your idea carefully. If there is really something to be done, we can make a good plan together.”

Seeing Scalia's attitude, Fang Lang just smiled slightly and didn't care. He only made suggestions for this kind of thing and did not intend to push it. After all, he did not have the relevant technical reserves yet.

But after his factory develops relevant equipment, he will definitely use the Fang family's influence to promote the deployment of Brazil's wind power industry. Capitalists want to sell products, and there are many methods, among which creating anxiety is one of the simplest. Also the most effective method.

“No problem, we have just started research in this area now, so we are not in a hurry to start it right away. When the technology matures, we will take a closer look.”

Hearing this, President Scalia breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Fang Lang wanted the Brazilian government to support their development and research of related equipment! He had just come to power and did not want to do such a radical thing.

Maybe, after investing a lot of money, he will step down when the equipment is developed. By then, won't he be making wedding clothes for others?

When Fang Lang saw his look, he couldn't help but feel a little funny. After thinking about it, he spoke again:

“This report talks about the gap in Brazil's power resources, but does not provide specific solutions. Has your government considered which power generation method to focus on promoting in Brazil?”

Scalia was obviously prepared for this. He said without thinking:

"You just said that our coal resource reserves in Brazil are not high, and the carbon content of the coal discovered now is also very low. It is not considered high-quality coal at all. It is in short supply for making iron. Therefore, of course, it is used first. Hydropower.”

Hearing this, Fang Lang nodded. Hydropower does have more advantages, but the key is that the investment in hydropower stations is not generally large! If it relies solely on the Fang family's investment, it will be a considerable burden.

He couldn't help but pondered slightly:

“If our Fang family devotes all its efforts to the development of power resources, what kind of support can the government give us?”

At first, Fang Lang never discussed this issue with Scalia. Scalia thought that Fang Lang did not need government support. But now that he asked about it, he realized that this topic must be inevitable.

 So, he touched his nose and said:

“Fang, you also know that although Brazil has developed very rapidly in recent years, the investment in public construction has also been very huge, especially in the transportation field, so funds are not sufficient.

It is obviously impossible to provide you with financial support. The support I can think of now is mainly from two aspects. On the one hand, it is the support of land resources, if you have inspected the suitable location of the power station.

 If the land is state-owned, we will transfer it to you at the cheapest price.

  If it is private land, we will also coordinate to take back the land and then transfer it to you for development. Second, it's about taxation. Because electricity is a livelihood project, my idea now is to implement a tax exemption policy for your power stations. Of course, your electricity prices cannot be set too outrageously by then. What do you think of this? "

Hearing this, Fang Lang was overjoyed. Good guy, this has solved a big problem. The tax exemption alone can reduce the power plant's expenses a lot. Of course, the other party also made a request to control the electricity price. This is really nothing to Fang Lang. At worst, they can just introduce a tiered electricity price by then!

Fang Lang also began to think in his mind that just providing preferential land resources may not be enough, because the land resources required for the construction of hydropower stations are not only the land near the dam.

  What's more, the water storage area requires huge land. In Fang Lang's impression, when the hydropower station was built in his hometown, a large number of immigrants were generated.

 In addition, the construction of dams will have a huge impact on the downstream ecological environment. The impact on shipping must also be considered. When considering this kind of thing, it is too cumbersome to rely on a private company alone. Therefore, after thinking for a while, he said:

“In addition to support from these two aspects, I hope that the government can help deal with the immigration issues caused by the construction of hydropower stations. We should not have to deal with various civil opposition voices when we respond to the national call and invest in hydropower construction.”

Although what Fang Lang said was very cryptic, Scalia was able to quickly understand what he meant. It would be abnormal if there were no glitches in a large engineering project like this. Fang Lang raised this point. I was mentally prepared, so I said without hesitation:

"Fang, don't worry! I can assure you that the government will provide you with all-round guarantees on the construction of power stations. Any force that hinders Brazil from moving into the electric age is our enemy, and we will take a serious deal with."

After receiving this guarantee, Fang Lang felt at ease. Although he was sure to smoothly promote the construction of the power station even without the government's help, considering the relationship with the indigenous people of Brazil, he did not want Fangyuan Group to bear the burden. At the front, it will be much more convenient for the Brazilian government to come forward at this time.

“Haha...Okay! With this guarantee from Mr. President, we are confident that we can complete the construction of the hydropower station in the shortest possible time. We believe that the shortage of power resources in Brazil will be solved soon.”

Hearing this, President Scalia was naturally overjoyed. He was indeed right to invite Fang Lang to talk today. Not only did he receive the favor of refusing to join the United Nations Army, he also persuaded the Fang family to invest in the construction of the Brazilian power station.

The other party has helped him solve such a big problem. Out of politeness, he still wants to care about whether the Fang family has encountered any difficulties recently. Since we are in a cooperative relationship, of course we must be mutually beneficial!

"Haha... Then I would like to thank Mr. Fang for supporting me! I don't know if the Fang family needs my help recently. If so, please don't be polite and just tell me."

Fang Lang knew that when the president said this, he was probably just being polite, but he didn't want to miss this opportunity. Since the president mentioned the shortage of power resources, it meant that the government was concerned about Brazil's energy issues.

 And oil is also an important strategic energy source. There is no reason for the Fang family to consider this matter alone! In particular, the Fang family plans to start with the Portuguese colony of Angola as the first step. If there is a conflict with the Portuguese government, the Brazilian government will naturally need to step in to safeguard the interests of the Fang family.

Fang Lang, who wanted to understand this, said without hesitation:

“Since Mr. President mentioned Brazil's shortage of power resources, I have to remind you that in addition to power resources, we are also very short of oil resources.

As the number of cars in Brazil increases, the price of oil has risen again and again. American oil companies have begun to unite to harvest the wealth that Brazil has finally accumulated through oil.

 If this continues, the development of Brazil's automobile industry will be affected by high oil prices. Therefore, I hope the government will pay attention to this. "

President Scalia frowned when he heard this.

“What, now American oil companies have banded together and started to raise our oil prices? Why haven't I seen any relevant reports?”

Hearing this, Fang Lang was also stunned. As president, Scalia cannot possibly not know about this kind of thing. After all, it is related to a country's energy security.

But now it was obvious that Scalia was not disguising, Fang Lang couldn't help but frown slightly, and he began to maliciously guess whether there might be some hidden secret here.

What he was thinking about was whether these European and American oil companies would join forces to conduct public relations against Brazilian government officials, so that they would turn a blind eye to this situation and not think that this situation was impossible. For the sake of profit, capitalists will do anything they can.

"I don't know why you haven't received the relevant report, but our Fang family has begun to prepare to solve this problem. Now our initial idea is to set up a Brazilian petrochemical company to directly purchase crude oil from the world and refine it. .

 In terms of technology, we are already negotiating with Richfield Petroleum Company in the United States, and we believe we will achieve a breakthrough soon. However, in terms of oil resources, we still have to purchase them from European and American countries.

 If they set up obstacles for us in this process, we may be very passive. Therefore, at this point, I hope that the Brazilian government can support our actions at the appropriate time. "

Fang Lang did not directly tell President Scalia that they were planning to start from Angola on the other side of the Atlantic. Instead, he said that he was worried that Europe and the United States would set up obstacles for them.

 The reason why he said this was because he was worried that the pro-Portuguese forces in the country would stand up and sing the opposite. Although they are now preparing to purchase crude oil from the Portuguese, how can he rest assured that Portugal, a colonizer, can make such a huge sum of money from it.

If possible, he certainly hopes to help the Angolan people get rid of the colonial rule, and it is best to establish a pro-Brazilian government. When the time comes, if crude oil is purchased directly from this government, the price will inevitably be much lower than now.

He also learned this from the Americans. Why are there so many independent countries in the world now? Isn't it because the United States is competing with the United Kingdom for dominance in the world?

President Scalia heard that Fang Lang just asked their government to support them at the appropriate time. Of course he would not refuse this small request. I have to say that companies like Fangyuan Group really make him feel very worry-free. There are many things that the government has not considered or even discovered before the other party has already stepped forward.

 This made him become more dependent on the Yuan Group, and this was exactly what Fang Lang wanted to achieve.

“No problem, it is the Brazilian government's duty to protect our Brazilian companies. Needless to say, we must also be proactive.

 What's more, it is also related to the security of Brazil's oil resources, so our government is even more obligated to do so.

Don't worry, I will organize the energy department to start investigating Brazil's oil security later. By then, we will formulate a complete guarantee plan. "

 (End of this chapter)

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