From the Island Owner to the King

Either the area is too small, less than ten acres, and only one villa can be built on the island.

Either the island has been completely developed, and various living facilities such as luxury villas and swimming pools have been built on the island, which is not what Chen Rui wants.

The only one is located in the Gulf of California, Mexico, with an area of ​​more than 150 square kilometers of Cerralvo Island, but due to the high price of Cerralvo Island, as high as 350 million US dollars, Chen Rui reluctantly gave up.

Seeing Chen Rui's disappointed expression, Dawson Berger said to Chen Rui, "Mr. Chen, isn't there anything you like among the more than 600 islands listed for sale?"

"No, but I'm very fond of this Seralvo Island, which is located in the Gulf of California, Mexico, with an area of ​​more than 150 square kilometers. However, it is a pity that its price is too high." Chen Rui said with a smile.

Dawson Berger took a sip of coffee and said, "It's really a pity, but it's very rare for an island with an area of ​​more than 150 square kilometers to be listed for sale. I think many rich people are very interested in this island." Having said that, Dawson Berger paused, and then said, "I don't know what Mr. Chen's requirements are for the island he wants to buy."

Chen Rui thought about it for a while and said, "First, the area should be large, and the best island should have an area of ​​more than tens of square kilometers. Second, the island has fresh water resources. Development can't do too many restrictions."

After listening to Chen Rui's request, Dawson Berger frowned. After thinking for a while, he said to Chen Rui, "I know that there is an island that meets your requirements, but..., the sovereign state of this island is Haiti, which is not a good choice."

Haiti, an island country in the northern Caribbean Sea, is the world's first independent and independent black country, one of the poorest countries in the world, and one of the least developed countries.

75% of people live in extreme poverty and unemployment is as high as 75%.

Social turmoil in Haiti, political affairs have become a commonplace, a paradise for dictators, dictators, tyrants, and monarchs.

Starting from Haiti's independence, in 1806, the coup, the d'état, the first ruler and first king of Haiti, Dessalin was assassinated.

In 1820, Christopher committed suicide in a coup.

In 1843, a mulatto, Charles Elar, launched a coup and d'etat.

In 1859, General Fabre Gévre, Duke of Tabara, as Chief of Staff, staged a coup d'etat.

......

From 1908 to 1915, there were 6 coups and d'état in Haiti, and 8 presidents were replaced.

In 1946, the coup, the coup, the 1950 coup, the ...

In 2004, a military rebellion,...

There has never been a country in the world like Haiti, a country that takes coups and changes as food and takes it for granted.

Against such a background, one can imagine the security situation in Haiti, where guns are rampant, shootings, kidnappings, and racking incidents emerge in an endless stream, and the security is extremely poor. It is located in the dangerous place of the capital Port-au-Prince, and the local police also shy away.

Therefore, Dawson Berger told Chen Rui that buying an island in Haiti is not a good choice.

"You are Tortuga Island." Chen Rui said.

The reason why Chen Rui said it was Tortuga Island was very simple.

Although Haiti has a long coastline,

But there are very few islands.

There is Vash Island in the south, Gonave Island in the middle, and Tortuga Island in the northwest.

Among them, Tortuga Island has a precedent for being sold in Haiti's history.

In 1971, Don Pierresson and the Haitian government put forward a contract to obtain the concession of Tortuga Island for a period of 99 years, trying to establish the Tortuga Free Port.

The so-called 99-year concession can refer to the 99-year lease of Hong Kong by the United Kingdom to the Qing government and the government.

Dawson Berg nodded and said to Chen Rui, "Yes, the Haitian government intends to divide an uninhabited piece of land in the east of Tortuga Island, with an area of ​​about 100 square kilometers, into a dozen pieces for sale. , the area of ​​each piece of land is divided into 5~10 square kilometers, and the price of each piece of land is about 2 million to 5 million US dollars.”

Chen Rui nodded.

100 square kilometers is a lot.

To give a simple example, the area of ​​Fu and Tian districts in the center of Shenzhen and Shenzhen is 78.8 square kilometers.

100 square kilometers is equivalent to 1.27 blessing and field areas.

The population density of Fu and Tian districts is 16,900 people per square kilometer.

According to this population density, 1.69 million people can live in 100 square kilometers.

100 square kilometers, equivalent to more than half of Tortuga Island.

The land of about 100 square kilometers is divided into more than ten pieces, and the price of one piece is 2 million to 5 million US dollars. In this way, it takes about 80 million to 100 million US dollars to buy all 100 square kilometers, and the price is not low.

Seralvo Island in the Gulf of California for $350 million makes sense.

For one, Seralvo Island has 156 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 1.5 times the land for sale on Tortuga Island.

Second, after the buyer bought Seralvo Island, the entire Seralvo Island became the buyer's private land, while the land on Tortuga Island was purchased, and Tortuga Island had half of the ownership. It belongs to the Haitian government and government.

The third and most important point is that Haiti’s politics and governance are unstable. Since Haiti gained independence and independence, there have been more than a dozen successful military coups and dynasties in this island country. , the judge, the tyrant, the king's paradise.

In this case, now spend 100 million US dollars to buy more than half of the land on Tortuga Island, and wait until another president comes to power through a military coup or d'etat, and legislates to force the recovery of the land you own on Tortuga Island, or pay a A huge purchase fee.

It's very possible.

This kind of example is often staged in the Caribbean and some countries in South America, except that it is not land ownership, but oil.

In 2006, Bolivian President Moras announced the nationalization of foreign oil companies in the country, and at the same time sent troops to 53 oil fields in the country.

Argentina too! Venezuela too! Cuba too!

The phrase 'nationalization of oil' was all nationalized.