599 Intelligence
The death of the Queen Mother was a huge blow to the Huatian family.
Although the little prince was the nephew of the Huatian family, the Empress Dowager was gone and a few children were taken away by the royal family, and the royal family was responsible for raising them. From then on, their relationship with the Huatian family was completely cut off.
However, the royal family still agreed, and what the royal family agreed to during the Empress Dowager's lifetime was still valid. If Erlang Hanada could get the military layout maps of Changsha and help the Japanese army capture Changsha, Erlang Hanada would be transferred back to Shanghai to serve as the acting director of the East Asia Bureau.
Zhou Yun promised Ito Jingjie and Ito Miko that although there was no tungsten sand, Zhou Yun paid for the 30,000 US dollars in buying the island. The three of them found another opportunity to make some money for the construction of the island.
The Queen Mother Wang died, and the Ito family, who should have taken advantage of the victory, did not take the opportunity to fight back. They still agreed to the royal family's suggestion about Hanada Jiro and were ready to give up Ito Jingjie.
This incident made Ito Jingjie very sad. He also made him determined to leave the family and start his own business!
The Ito family already knew what Ito Jingjie thought, and did not try to keep it, so they let it go. They believed that without the Ito family, Ito Jingjie and Ito Takeshi were just ordinary people. The Ito family had many descendants, and they were not inferior to them.
A few days later, Ito Jingjie's wife and children came to Shanghai. The servants from their family came with them. There were more than 30 people in total. They arranged a large yard to live in Shanghai.
Ito Jingjie felt fortunate that in his hands, he kept the goods and minerals that Zhou Yun had handed him to him, but because he had not sold it, he still stayed in Shanghai.
After breaking up with the Ito family, it is impossible for these things to be handed over to the Ito family. Ito Jingjie sold these things through the Economic Management Office, selling them for a total of more than 33,000 US dollars. In this way, the money for building the island was found.
The work of finding the island is also underway.
Regarding the conditions for buying an island, several people discussed it and decided. First, it cannot be too close to the Japanese island. If it is too close, the Japanese government may forcibly take it away in the future. Second, the area of each island must be more than 100 square kilometers. If the area is too small, there is no place to arrange coastal defense, and the island will be invaded by foreign countries at any time. Third, the three islands must be connected and taken care of each other. Separately, three small islands are three small islands. Together, they will be a large island. Unified protection. Fourth, there must be fresh water on the island, and it is best to be used by more than 3,000 permanent residents. Fifth, there must be land on the island, and food and vegetables can be grown and self-sufficient.
As the leader of an intelligence agency, Ito Jingjie had a lot of information about the outside world. In less than a week, he received news that three islands were being sold between the Johns Islands and the Hawaiian Islands.
These three islands were discovered within a hundred years. Their ownership was to discover one person on the island, an American. This American was just preparing to build an island country and become a king. As a result, his financial resources were not enough, and he was not used to the life of blowing sea water, so he was not accustomed to the island owner and was ready to sell it.
The islands are large, with the three islands totaling more than 700 square kilometers. But they are very deserted. If it weren't for the freshwater resources on the three islands, no one would have cared about them.
According to international law, whoever develops the undeveloped territory belongs to whom.
This man just built a brick and stone house on each of the three islands, which belong to him and was recognized by the International Federation of Oceans and the United Nations Ocean Commission. It is recognized that it does not belong to any existing country, but is an independent body.
A year ago, this man who became the owner of a deserted island wanted to sell three islands and spend money to live in the United States.
Over the past year, only three people asked him about this. But when he heard his offer, he waved his hand without saying a word!
"How much?" Zhou Yun asked.
"One island costs ten thousand dollars, one costs ten thousand dollars, one costs ten thousand dollars, and one costs ten thousand dollars, with a total selling price of thirty-nine thousand dollars."
The price is very expensive, so Zhou Yun decided to go and have a look. Ito Jingjie and Ito Miko cannot leave. Besides, this matter cannot be known. You can sneak into the village and shoot!
Finally, Ito Jingjie found a reason to send Zhou Yun on a business trip, and then went on a business trip to Hawaii.
On the afternoon of that day, Zhou Yun arrived three nautical miles away from the three islands, took out a speedboat, drove it to John Island, and met the owner of the island.
The owner of the island, John, is an adventurer and likes adventure travel. In his previous life, Zhou Yun also visited many places, so the two of them had a common language. They talked from Antarctica to the Arctic.
Zhou Yun and John had a very speculative talk. In the end, the negotiating table turned into a wine table. This was a habit of Chinese people. In foreign countries, negotiations are all very formal occasions.
The food is very simple, fish in the sea, fire, and grilled fish! I drink beer!
Zhou Yun said to him: "John, I also want to buy this island, and it's okay to buy 39,000 US dollars. However, it's more difficult to pay the cash in one lump sum. Because my funds are bet on this thing. I can only wait until I sell it before buying your island."
As he said that, Zhou Yun took out a Rolex gold watch.
John spent some time in Switzerland, and when he looked at the Rolex watch, he immediately confirmed that it was the real thing.
In these days, there are really no one who makes fake watches! The technology cannot keep up.
Zhou Yun's bait immediately attracted fish.
John looked at the gold watch with love. He had an idea that he would get the watch at a cheap price and sell it for 20% to 30% of the profit. In this way, he could make money by selling the island, and then make money by selling the watch. The money he had recovered could be bought with three more large islands.
As for the fact that he couldn't sell it? John was not worried. The rich rich people he knew could sell them even if they were dozens of dollars.
"Wu, don't worry. If you don't have cash, you can pay with your watch."
Zhou Yunxin was very happy, that's what he planned.
The two started negotiating again.
"John, I'm at a disadvantage and I'll sell you seven thousand dollars a gold watch."
"No, Wu, that's the retail price. You and I are friends. Friends cannot be retail prices, but they can only be based on the wholesale price."
The two quarreled and drank again after the argument. Finally, the price was negotiated.
The two agreed that the gold watch price was 5,000 US dollars per, and as long as Zhou Yun took out eight gold watches, these three islands would be Zhou Yun's.
The two of them took a speedboat to Hawaii, flew to Washington, and made justice there, went to the International Ocean Association and changed the ownership of the islands. Zhou Yun changed the name of these three islands to Jingjie Island, Miko Island, and Takeshi Island. The three islands are collectively called Ito Island.
Zhou Yun paid John eight gold watches, and the transaction officially took effect.
John took the gold watch and took the plane away. He had already made an appointment with several wealthy businessmen and held a watch reward meeting. There was no such style on the market. John was planning to sell 8,000 US dollars per gold watch!
Chapter completed!