I became the richest man in the world after losing my life in a vegetative state.

1992 12 Month 4 Day.

Friday.

This morning.

After Yang Ming finished breakfast, he did not return to work at the Empire State Building headquarters.

Instead, they took Lin Xiuzhi, He Chaoluo and others by boat from Repulse Bay Port to Lantau Island and the Kau Yi Chau reclamation area to inspect.

These places are constantly being built.

In addition to the millions of low-income people who have already moved in, as the population of Xiangjiang continues to skyrocket, there are even more low-income people.

In the past, these low-income groups could only live in cage houses or rental houses with poor environment. However, now, as long as they belong to the 10% low-income group in Hong Kong, they can apply to live in the housing provided by Empire Group and Yang Ming Foundation. HDB flats.

This time, Yang Ming came to inspect and wanted to see the situation here.

When Yang Ming and others came here, they saw more and more tall buildings.

Basically, they are commercial buildings hundreds of meters high. However, in the eyes of Xiangjiang citizens, these commercial buildings are not luxury houses but are better than luxury houses.

Because except for the houses with one bedroom and one living room, two bedrooms and one living room, and three bedrooms and one living room, except for the very cheap water and electricity bills, everything else is free.

In other words, it is precisely because of that that they can live like normal people.

However, before Empire Group and Yang Ming Foundation provided these HDB flats, they had no chance to live in such houses.

Their gratitude to Yang Ming and the Imperial Group is indescribable.

Of course, if someone has a high income, they still have to move out and let other low-income people move in.

However, as the population of Xiangjiang skyrockets, the low-income class will definitely also increase.

This means that when Imperial Group builds these HDB flats, it will also build more.

In addition to the Kau Yi Chau area, construction is also underway near Lantau Island.

Lantau Island has been being bombed and developed. In addition to providing a large amount of land for reclamation, part of it has even been taken to the Haojiang River for reclamation.

In other words, the land here on Lantau Island continues to provide reclamation materials for Xiangjiang and Haojiang.

Now, when Yang Ming came here, he first looked at Jiaoyizhou.

Now there are not only kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools, but also shopping malls and parks, as well as various sports venues. It is indeed much better than before.

Moreover, the kindergartens and primary and secondary schools here are not only convenient, but also almost free of charge.

So will this create a group of lazy people?

In fact, Yang Ming knew that he not only referred to the historical policies of Singaporean HDB, but also considered these issues, which meant that neither the Imperial Group nor he could raise lazy people.

Although he is helping the weak and reducing social conflicts, he cannot support these people in vain.

Among them, many of those who can move in are elderly low-income people, and some are new immigrants. These people have just arrived, have no fixed place to live, and have very low incomes.

It was with the help of the Imperial Group that they quickly adapted to the new life in Xiangjiang. When their income increased and they were no longer among the 10% of Xiangjiang citizens with the lowest income, they had no choice but to move out.

Yang Ming saw that this place was really good. He Chaoluo, Lin Xiuzhi and others were all surprised. They felt that Yang Ming had indeed changed many people, at least for these people now. It was hard to imagine what the place where they lived before was like.

Yang Ming did not stay in Jiaoyizhou for long, so he left Jiaoyizhou and took a boat to Zhimawan Peninsula and Shiguzhou.

Originally, this place was separated by a large sea area before this.

However, it has long been connected, and Shiguzhou is not an island. The surrounding land has been reclaimed.

In addition to planning and building commercial buildings and office buildings, there are also various corresponding supporting measures.

Moreover, the area further here has been gradually developed into a new port by the Imperial Group. In the future, this area will include the main island of Lantau, the new Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, etc.

Although the most important role in Victoria Harbor is as a deep-water port and a safe haven.

However, in Yang Ming's view, Victoria Harbor must gradually be replaced by external ports.

Then wouldn’t this have the greatest impact on him?

After all, Wharf, etc., many ports are inside.

However, Yang Ming knew that historically, whether it was Bao Yugang or Li Jiacheng, after they acquired Wharf and Hutchison Whampoa respectively, many ports were directly converted into high-rise buildings.

Yang Ming knew that under those circumstances, these ports would no longer have the same role as before, and they would definitely be like that.

So when we first acquired these two foreign banks, now, the value of the land has increased countless times.

In addition, Yang Ming's deep-water port will be put outside at that time. In fact, his port and shipping industry will not be affected much.

At this time, Yang Ming, He Chaoluo, Lin Xiuzhi and others were watching, and He Chaoluo and Lin Xiuzhi were even more surprised.

They still remember clearly that when they came here for the first time, they saw nothing but trees and seaside cliffs.

However, it has now been developed into large tracts of houses.

But this time, Yang Ming came here not just to see these changes.

He mainly went to see a very important industry.

Desalination.

In the early 1980s, Yang Ming noticed the importance of seawater desalination.

On the one hand, Xiangjiang's fresh water has long been unsatisfied. When Yang Ming purchased the Xiangjiang Water Company, although it allowed the mainland to increase water supply, it was actually not enough.

Especially as the population of Xiangjiang increases and the development of science and technology industry requires more and more fresh water.

In recent years, the semiconductor industry of the Imperial Group, especially after the establishment of Xiangjiang Integrated Circuit Company and the production of chips, has required more and more fresh water.

At this time, some people from the Imperial Group and the Xiangjiang Science and Technology Park have already pointed out that the fresh water problem in Xiangjiang can no longer satisfy the current development and manufacturing of chips in Xiangjiang, and a better place with more abundant fresh water must be found.

In addition, there is a large amount of electricity, which is also needed.

Therefore, some people proposed to keep the R&D center in Xiangjiang, and move the production and manufacturing to Pengcheng, Guancheng, Huicheng and other places.

Yang Ming did not agree or object.

In the future, chip manufacturing plants will definitely be established in many domestic cities.

However, according to the current population and technological industry development in Xiangjiang, the demand for fresh water is definitely increasing.

Although the country can continue to increase supply, Yang Ming feels that it would be better to develop seawater desalination.

In terms of seawater desalination technology, Su Lian has been considered a leader before, but later there was no more funding to support their research.

In the late 1980s, Yang Ming also recruited many talents in this field of seawater desalination technology in Sulian. After they came to Xiangjiang, Yang Ming immediately established a seawater desalination technology project.

In fact, this desalination technology project is the same as the original artificial sun project.