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Chapter 219 High Cost

"Boss, it's almost noon, what do you want to eat? I'll go to the cafeteria to pick it up for you, or order takeaway for you." Cheng Shuqing asked in a low voice.

Guo Yuan looked away from the computer screen and said, "There's no need to order takeaway, just a rice bowl."

Cheng Shuqing nodded yes, turned and left Guo Yuan's office.

After Cheng Shuqing left, Guo Yuan woke up 01 and asked, "01, help me check some Bolivia's per capita income, as well as policies on foreign companies and labor laws."

"The search is completed during the search, do you want to open it?"

"Open it directly on the computer!"

As soon as Guo Yuan finished speaking, the relevant information was displayed on the computer screen.

As Guo Yuan thought before, Bolivia's economic situation is indeed not good.

In fact, if you think about it, how can a country that can be called a donkey riding a gold mine be any better?
根据01查到的资料，玻利维亚在2022年的时候最低工资换算成华夏币差不多是1850，实际上普通工人或者白领阶层大概是2000到2500华夏币的工资。

This income is really not high, and since Bolivia basically has no factories that produce daily necessities, most of the daily necessities rely on imports, so the prices are relatively high.

For example, it often costs 12 yuan to mention 70 rolls of toilet paper. Even if it is Qingfeng in China, it will not exceed 12 yuan to mention 30 rolls of such big-name toilet paper as Xinxiangyin.

Toilet paper is so expensive, not to mention other daily necessities. Therefore, more than 35% of Bolivian citizens can barely maintain food and clothing, 50% of citizens are below the line of food and clothing, and only about 13% of citizens have a living standard similar to that of ordinary families in China. 2% of the citizens belong to the wealthy class, needless to say this part of the people.

"Mr. Guo Yuan, I'm sorry to interrupt your browsing, you didn't ask me to investigate matters related to Bolivia's environment, but I think it is necessary to tell you.

Compared with China, Bolivia has much better air quality and less radiation. It is very suitable for long-term settlement. If the material conditions are sufficient, the life expectancy will be extended to a certain extent. "

Guo Yuan was taken aback when he heard the words, he didn't expect 01 to pay attention to this.

Guo Yuan actually has some understanding of Bolivia's environment, not to mention the Uyuni Salt Flat, which is known as the realm of the sky, has been blown into the sky on the Chinese Internet.

However, Guo Yuan doesn't care about this aspect. Compared with the living environment, he must pay more attention to the working environment now than the living environment.

Then Guo Yuan continued to look at the information found by 01.

01 Very low ratings on Bolivia's labor laws and business environment.

Bolivia is also dominated by trade unions in various companies.

But according to 01's investigation, most of these unions are hooligans, who often encourage workers to strike in order to threaten the companies they invest in in exchange for their own interests. Therefore, strikes in Bolivia can be said to be commonplace.

In addition, the labor law is also very unfriendly to foreign companies.

First of all, workers are too lazy to do their jobs, and they don’t listen to orders, so they cannot be fired directly, unless they have committed illegal activities such as theft, and they have to accumulate more than three illegal warnings. When they fire workers, they also pay high severance pay.

If you do not have more than three warnings against the law, you will be fined by the local court.

What's even more outrageous is that union members cannot be fired.Even if you make a mistake.

It is precisely for this reason that the members of the trade union are extremely arrogant and encourage the employees to strike.

Then there is an employee whose wife is pregnant and ready to have a baby. Starting from the 5th month of the wife's pregnancy, she needs to pay the minimum salary every month according to the minimum salary standard of this year. It is used to exchange for daily necessities during pregnancy, milk powder, paper, mayonnaise, etc. Total paid for 16 months, plus one month cash.

For example, if the company pays employees 2000 yuan a month, they will have to pay an extra 2000 yuan a month.

Moreover, the company cannot fire a worker while his wife is pregnant, not under any circumstances.

Including being late and leaving early and not working, even if there is an illegal act.

Every year in May, the state will issue a decree to inform the wage increase of the current year. The basic wages of all workers must be increased, and not only from May, but also to make up the money for the first four months of this year within the specified date.

Guo Yuan's head looks big with these strange rules, what is this all about?
No wonder 01 gave such a low evaluation, this is a pile of shit.

After reading the labor law, Guo Yuan looked at the final policy on foreign companies.

No matter which country the company is from, investing in Bolivia needs to meet the ratio of 17 to 3 between locals and foreign nationals.

That is to say, if Guo Yuan established a lithium mining company in Bolivia under the name of Zero one battery.

Then the company must meet the requirements. Only 15% of the company’s people are non-Bolivians, and the remaining 85% are Bolivians. If it exceeds, it will be illegal.

"It's fucking."

"Mr. Guo Yuan, according to the results of my investigation, I think Bolivia is not suitable for conventional business investment. The best way is to cooperate with local wealthy people." 01 said.

"Cooperate with local tycoons?"

"That's right, half of the lithium mining in Bolivia today is carried out by individuals. We can cooperate with these people or directly invest in their companies."

"Is it reliable?" Guo Yuan asked.

"The local tycoons are basically equal to JF. If there is a way to deal with them, it is very reliable."

Guo Yuan frowned when he heard this, how could these people be so easy to handle?

They are not Li Cheng. If they can grasp the handle, what handle can they threaten these people?
[People's hearts are unpredictable. It is recommended not to take this path. It is best to cooperate with local officials. You can target places with lithium mines that have not yet been discovered. 】

"Is there such a place?"

[Yes, there is a mountain range in Bolivia. The official survey there has only found a small amount of lithium ore, so it is directly abandoned here, but in fact, there are about 40 tons of lithium ore stored underground in this mountain range. The specific location is at]

The narrator then gave a place name, and Guo Yuan immediately asked 01 to investigate.

This mountain range is located in the southwestern part of Bolivia. There are relatively few people in Bolivia, and not many people live here in such a large mountain range.

However, the traffic here is really inconvenient. At present, there are only two roads that can pass through, not even a railway.

"How much is this mountain range worth?" Guo Yuanchao 01 asked.

"Bolivia's officially proven lithium reserves in this mountain range are very low, so the price is not expensive, and it only takes about 20 billion yuan to buy it."

"What if a railway is built to pass through?"

"The cost of a kilometer of railway is about 3000 million yuan. To build a railway from the nearest place is 170 kilometers, and it will cost about 7.5 million yuan."

"Hiss~ This is too expensive!" Guo Yuan took a breath and couldn't help complaining.

(End of this chapter)