Bolivia is actually a land favored by nature. In the east and north, due to the years of irrigation by the Amazon River, about 60% of the country's land is full of rainforests. The Andes meander from the west, forming the bushy Altiplano Plateau. Lake Titicaca and Uyuni salt marshes on the plateau rose from the ground, leaving people with incredible beauty.

But nature is far more favorable than this. According to proven reserves, Bolivian stannum reserves are 1.2 million tons and iron reserves are about 50 billion tons, second only to Brazil in Latin America. In addition, oil reserves have reached 500 million barrels, ranking fifth in South America, with a total natural gas reserve of 30.6 trillion cubic feet, second only to Venezuela among countries that have proven natural gas reserves in South America.

However, in contrast, the huge base of poor people, the whites, who account for a relatively small population, control wealth such as land, oil, gas, minerals, etc., which makes the class contradictions in Bolivia quite prominent.

In addition, in 1969, the turmoil broke out again, and all the assets of the United States Gulf Oil Company were nationalized by Bolivia.

In May 2006, after Indian-born President Morales came to power, he immediately announced the implementation of nationalization of energy. This ambitious reform aimed at preventing the outflow of national wealth and directing funds to benefit the poor, but it immediately caused an uproar as soon as it was launched.

The first ones to stand out are oil and gas consumer countries and foreign companies engaged in oil and gas production activities. Bolivia's new policy has caused Brazil and Argentina to buy their natural gas at new prices, which has caused dissatisfaction between the two countries.

For investors, such as Petrobras, which invested more than US$1.5 billion in Bolivia, and Spain's Repsol, which has a total investment of US$1.2 billion in Bolivia, controls 25.7% of natural gas production in Bolivia, Morales's policy is simply "grabbing money".

Bolivia, which was originally closed to the country, is now coming again, and foreign investors are evacuating because they are afraid that the minerals and energy they have worked hard to be taken back by the Bolivian government.

At such a worse moment, Fang Yuanshan, the "legend", "rich man" and the leader of the "largest private armed force", came over, and Morales immediately came to visit him in person.

"We have the will and confidence to create a prosperous, prosperous and stable country for the Bolivian people, but Mr. Fang, you should know that what is currently plaguing Bolivia is the funds, large amounts of development funds."

Morales has a ridiculous middle-part hairstyle, a slightly fat face, small eyes, and a big nose. If she wears a Chinese old-fashioned stand-up collar Zhongshan outfit, she will be a genuine Chinese farmer.

Although his speech was not infectious, his realistic, reasonable, and unexaggerated style still made Fang Yuanshan feel good. In his opinion, he was at least a president who did practical things.

But it is useless. Bolivia is already completely useless from the root. No matter how many resources there are, no company can develop it in vain.

The gap between the rich and the poor in Bolivia is too big, and relying on a few large oil and gas field projects alone cannot save their lives.

The money is all in the hands of those private consortiums and large multinational corporations, and those people will not give the profits they have earned to ordinary poor people. They will take out some money every day and give some food to those slums, so that they can't starve to death and not rebel. It is impossible to get rich.

Seeing that he was silent, Morales opposite him was a little anxious. He had been preparing for today's meeting for a long time, and the staff of the president's office had been studying it for three months. In addition, experts from China were invited to help analyze Fang Yuanshan's personality and preferences.

"Mr. Fang, after our exploration, the lithium resource reserves in the Uyuni Salt Lake have reached more than 18 million tons, exceeding 50% of the global reserves. Uyuni's lithium is contained in the salt water located under the salt crust, and has a high concentration and is easy to mine. Just by simply precipitating and processing, you can obtain the raw material lithium carbonate of most lithium compounds. I believe Mr. Fang should know this, right?"

He nodded to show that he knew. However, he didn't agree and listened quietly to his explanation.

"Since the 1980s, the development of the world's electronics industry has increased the demand for lithium. In recent years, the use of lithium batteries has increased at a geometric rate. Last month, the international price of lithium once exceeded US$6,000/ton, but in my opinion, this price is far from the bottom. I believe that this price will usher in a peak next year."

Fang Yuanshan was interested and said, "Oh, what will the President think the price will be next year?"

"At least $10,000."

Listening to Morales's sonorous voice, he seemed to be infected, and said with a smile: "Okay. I wonder if President Morales has any specific development plans?"

At this time, they were sitting at the foot of the mountain not far from the slums, with the scenery of nature at a glance, and a gentle breeze blew, bringing a hint of coolness to this hot afternoon. Bodyguards wearing headsets nearby appeared in the forest.

One is the well-deserved "king" of South America, and the other is the president of the country. They are all the most noble men on earth, and their safety is naturally the top priority. If a stray bullet flew from somewhere and killed one of them, the world would be in an uproar.

The two sat on a folding chair with a folding table in the middle. Morales didn't take too much politeness and picked up a piece of information from the table and handed it over: "This is a detailed data report of Uyuni Salt Molt. We originally planned to introduce some funds from abroad and then jointly establish a special development company. Since Mr. Fang has come here, your Yuanshan Group is of course our first choice."

Fang Yuanshan was not interested in these data reports at all. After taking the documents, he put them on the table and said, "I often rely on a feeling for investing. If I am interested, money is not a problem. On the other hand, if I am not interested, even if the investment is profitable, I will not spend a penny."

Everyone is smart, so the President naturally understands what he means. After thinking about it, he said, "Then I will just say that the development plan for this salt marsh requires about 10 to 1.5 billion yuan. We are willing to sell 5% of the shares in exchange for Yuanshan Group's investment."

Fang Yuanshan, who put one hand on the table, tapped his index finger gently on the table. Suddenly, a smile appeared on his face and asked, "I'll ask Mr. President a question. Do you think Chile will let you into the sea?"

"Well..."

This question suddenly stumped Morales. Yes, the whole world knows that Bolivia has extremely rich mineral resources and its natural scenery is unparalleled. But since they are called "the poorest rich country in South America", there are many problems here.

Bolivia has no direct land route to foreign countries or sea routes. It is surrounded by other countries from all directions, and other countries are still very unfriendly to them.

When everyone is very poor and there is no natural resources to develop, why make your country, which is "defeated repeatedly" rich first?

The biggest possibility is: even if you go to develop, the more you develop, the better. When you want to take out, you will never fly from the sky, right? Even if you fly from the sky, hehe, I will still kill you.

In a word, if you want to be poor, you will be poor together, and if you want to be rich, you will be blessed! You will not be the leader.

Fang Yuanshan asked the president with a sentence. He originally wanted to say that since your Yuanshan Group has invested, the transportation issue will definitely be left to you. But since the words have been said, Fang Yuanshan’s meaning is very clear. Why should I open up foreign transportation routes for you?

This is Morales taking it for granted. The entire South America knows that Fang Yuanshan is so powerful that no country is swaying with him. As long as he speaks, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, and Argentina will all open their national doors to him, and no one dares to ask him for any customs clearance fees.

But this is Fang Yuanshan's power, why did he sacrifice in vain?

“Haha~”

Fang Yuanshan showed a smile on his face, held the document in his hand and swayed it twice, then smiled and said, "So, it's better not to read this document." Then he threw it aside.

"Does Mr. President want to hear my opinion?"

"Mr. Fang, please tell me."

He turned his head and looked at the "match box" in the slum in the distance, and his eyes flashed: "I am a person who is quite unique, and I don't like being restrained in doing things. In terms of cooperation, I don't like being pointed at by others, so your 5% stake is definitely not OK, at least 51%.

"This is definitely..."

"Sir, don't worry, listen to me finish my words."

Seeing Morales standing up excitedly, Fang Yuanshan waved his hand to signal him to sit down.

"Uyuni's lithium mine wealth is an amazing number. Once it is developed on a large scale, it will not talk about the profit it generates, but the impact on the world will be far-reaching. I can say responsibly that countries such as Europe and the United States will never sit idly by and let Bolivia take half of the lithium mine. The biggest possibility is to snipe the lithium price in the international market."

Seeing Morales frowning and not speaking, he smiled and said, "Do you think Bolivia can withstand it?"

"We have never been afraid of Europe and the United States. We are not afraid of them now, and we will not be afraid of them in the future."

"Of course I know this. But many times it is not possible to solve it just by being afraid or not. I don't need to say the power of a currency war. Mr. President understands its power, right?"

Just Bolivia, Fang Yuanshan is not underestimating them, but Europe, America and other countries have a way to deal with them.

The biggest reason why they did not move them was that many of their minerals had not been developed and that they did not attract the salivation of those "tigers" was that there was Fang Yuanshan above their heads. Before moving to Bolivia, should we ask them whether Fang Yuanshan would agree?

He didn't say anything thoroughly, but Morales was a smart person and he knew many problems in his heart. Now that he was picked out by Fang Yuanshan, he naturally had to consider the powerful relationship.
Chapter completed!