"I had a fight with someone, it's okay, just a minor injury." Ghar Gupta chuckled, "Master Qiaogo, I heard that your house is going to be taken away by the bank. If you don't have a place to live, come here Here, this is where my words really apply."
He is tall, more than 1.9 meters tall. Next to him, Jayjam Gupta is short, only 1.6 meters tall, and can only reach Gal's chest.
When Gal was talking, he started by gently poking Gal's waist. When Gal continued talking without noticing, he raised his foot and kicked him hard, causing Gal to stumble and almost fall down.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiajiem glared at Gal, "Master Qiaogo, he has a problem here, don't mind."
He said and pointed to his head.
Gal stood up straight and wanted to ask Jiajiem why he kicked him, but at this time he also realized that what he just said was very inappropriate, so he smiled awkwardly aside.
"How could Master Qiaogo come here?" Ketu felt a little unhappy after hearing what Gal just said, "Those things will be resolved immediately, and Master Qiaogo will be able to pay off his debt soon."
"That's right, that's right." Luke echoed from the side, "Master Qiaogo came here today just to see the workshop and understand the situation. Master Gupta is currently unable to move, so the young master will be in charge for the time being."
This actually reassures the people around them. They are really afraid that the Qiaogo family will go bankrupt, and they will also be greatly affected.
Ketu and Luke respect Qiao Ge not only because Aunt Sesi works as a servant in his house, but also because of their caste.
Although the Jogo family are third-class Vaishyas, Ketu and Rukh are fourth-class Shudras, caste-repressed.
India has abolished the caste system at the legal level, but in actual life the impact of this system is everywhere.
It's better in metropolitan areas, but in backward rural areas the caste system has barely changed and is deeply ingrained.
The skin color of Ketu's family is darker but not completely dark. For example, his sister Sarah is actually quite attractive.
Generally speaking, inter-caste marriages are not recognized, so marriages between castes are almost always the same.
A high-caste man can marry a low-caste woman, but the woman must pay a high dowry.
It is basically impossible for a high-caste woman to marry a low-caste woman.
In the past life, I occasionally heard that a high-caste woman eloped with a low-caste man, and was eventually beheaded by her brother as punishment. The man's sister was sentenced to rape by the village, which meant that the men in the village could go together, which was very special. cruel.
Of course, in the previous life, this situation had changed a lot.
For example, many male stars from the lower castes in Bollywood, even some from the Dalit caste, have married Brahmin wives. After all, it depends on whether they have money.
For example, Mukesh Ambani, who has been India's richest man for more than ten years, is from the Vaishya class, but his wife is from a Brahmin middle-class family.
Whether a high-caste woman can marry depends on whether the man is wealthy enough.
After all, not all Brahmins are rich, and there are also many who are poor.
Many things can be solved with money.
If you really want to distinguish a person's class, you generally have to look at the industry he is engaged in and the living conditions of his family.
In Hinduism, caste is represented by wearing the Brahma Thread, a rope worn on the wrist.
Only Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas are eligible to wear the Brahma thread. Different colors and styles are subdivided according to caste. Sudras and untouchables are strictly prohibited from crossing the line.
The red and white threads are exclusive to Brahmins, the Kshatriyas use yellow, and the Vaishyas generally use black.
Even after Modi became Prime Minister in his previous life, he still only wore a black brahman thread on his wrist, showing his strict hierarchy.
"Some people came to the workshop to cause trouble a few days ago, saying that the boss owed them money and interest, and that they wanted to use the machines in the workshop to pay off the debt," someone said.
These words surprised Qiao Ge, it must be Gu Dalili.
This guy really wants to destroy his family.
Not only did he move various items from home, but he also wanted to destroy his father's foundation. Is this to prevent his family from making a comeback?
No way to survive.
Last night, he had a chat with Gupta Sr. about Gudali, because he was curious about what happened to make Gudali hate his family so much.
Old Gupta kept sighing, saying that sometimes he relied too much on his old age, which made Guda Li lose face.
In fact, in front of outsiders, the elder Gupta often couldn't help but say, look, I was the one who brought Gudalli out. If it weren't for me, he wouldn't have achieved what he has today.
In fact, there was no malice in what Gupta said. From a certain perspective, it was a way of showing off and bragging, wanting people to know that he had a good eye and saw the right people.
But it didn't sound like that to Gudalli. He felt that the elder Gupta was humiliating him.
In his opinion, the old Gupta only lent him a few hundred rupees, and he was what he is today because of his own ability.
It has to be said that Gudalli himself was narrow-minded, and he held a grudge for these things. When the old Gupta was in trouble, he came up and stepped on him severely.
"Those guys were vulnerable. We took care of them and ran away. The workshop is fine." Gal shouted.
"Your injury is..." Qiao Ge reacted immediately.
"I just got hit, it's okay." Gal said with a smile.
"Thank you." Qiao Ge said after a moment of silence.
Gudali probably asked gangs from the slums to come and cause trouble. Then Gal and Jajem also had a group of brothers who helped protect the workshop.
Qiao Ge was led by everyone to visit five workshops. The conditions were really poor, and the cotton produced here was basically of the lowest quality and the lowest price.
The output that can meet the export standards is about half, which is almost just meeting the minimum export standards, and the price is not high.
The other half that do not meet export standards can only be sold to locals, often in places like slums, not to mention the price.
Even so, the elder Gupta has still made money over the years.
Soon it was noon, and Rook invited Qiaogo to his home, as well as Gal and Jajem.
Qiao Ge didn't refuse, just eat a little casually, he wasn't so particular now.
Uncle Sesi is also there. They haven't been guarding Qiao Ge's house these days. It's probably because the things in the house have been emptied out, and the people ordered by Gudali haven't come to the house anymore.
"Wow, today is so rich." Ketu exclaimed repeatedly as he looked at the food brought out by Sara.
"Don't make a fuss, the young master is here, otherwise how can you eat?" Sara rolled her eyes at her brother.
To make rice with your hands, add curry vegetable soup, and then eat it with your right hand.
Of course, Qiaogo's previous meals were much better than these, but he knew that Sara made this meal specifically to entertain him, otherwise the food would usually be very poor.
The taste was average, but Qiao Ge was still very moved.
"Uncle Sesi, the strike at the dock is getting louder and louder. When will it stop?" Qiao Ge asked about the strike, which has been reported in local newspapers and radio these days.
"Anyway, they are going to make trouble, and we won't get involved." Uncle Sesi said, "I know there are some people with ulterior motives inside who want to use this to benefit themselves."
Qiao Ge smiled, but Uncle Sesi could see it clearly.
The organizers of these strike marches are often related to some local political parties. For the benefit of their own parties, inciting people to cause trouble is a very important and effective method, which is generally the approach of the opposition.
"Who knows which canal is blocked, otherwise there wouldn't be a strike." Ketu said.
"What do you know?" Uncle Sesi glanced at him and said, "The port is very crowded. Maybe one day the port will be blocked, and someone will always take advantage of it to cause trouble."
"The port is crowded?" Qiao Ge was a little confused.
"Master, now the ships are getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more, and the port is still so big, so..."
Uncle Sesi didn't continue, so Qiao Ge naturally understood.
But his heart was shaken, and an idea appeared in his mind.
"Bombay Newport?"
In previous lives, Mumbai Port was divided into Old Port and New Port.
Mumbai is a peninsula, and the Old Port is the current port. It is on the southeastern coast of Mumbai and is the city center of Mumbai.
Qiao Ge remembered that because the old port was becoming more and more crowded, and the water depth in the old port was less than ten meters, as the tonnage of ships became larger and larger, it was not conducive to the long-term development of the port.
Therefore, the Indian government built a new port with a water depth of 12-14 meters in the suburbs more than ten kilometers across the port. It is also called Navasheva Port, which is almost 12 kilometers away from the India Gate of the Apollo Terminal. (I pinned a map to the top of the comment area for everyone to take a look at so that you may have a clearer idea of the location.)
There are two India Gates, one in Delhi and one in Mumbai.
In its previous life, the New Port only accommodated container ships and was the largest container port in India, while the Old Port in the central area of Mumbai accommodated bulk cargo ships.
"It seems that construction started in 1989." Qiao Ge's heart was pounding.
There are still three years to go. At this time, the government may have a plan, but may not yet have selected a specific location.
Because in Qiaogo's memory, he had not heard news about the new port, it is possible that planning has not been put on the agenda.
Isn't this your opportunity?
The construction of a new port requires a large amount of land, starting with an area of several dozen hectares, with one hectare equal to 10,000 square meters.
Before the plan is implemented, if I can enclose a piece of land there, I can get a large amount of compensation if it is expropriated.
The area where Navasheva Port will be located in the future is actually more than ten kilometers south of the current Navi Mumbai.
Navi Mumbai is a satellite city of Mumbai started in 1972 by the state of Maharashtra.
Due to the increasing population of Mumbai, various types of housing, and congested traffic, satellite cities were established in the suburbs to ease the population.
Navi Mumbai is somewhat similar to Pudong in Shanghai.
Land in India is privately owned, so land acquisition is very difficult. There have been many reports on this in the past. Because of the difficulty in land acquisition, some large-scale infrastructure such as highways and high-speed rails could not be launched. This was delayed for several years and more than ten years, and in the end there were many cases where nothing was done. .
Land acquisition is difficult. In fact, a large part of it is caused by the low land acquisition fee paid by the government.
In India, in order to avoid taxes, the 'market price' transaction amount registered for land transactions is far less than the actual transaction amount, and most of them are cash transactions, leaving no trace.
In fact, it's not just land transactions. Many large-value transactions are directly in the form of cash, which can evade taxes. Therefore, the government will compensate according to the 'market price' shown in the registration. Will the land owners agree?
It may be easier to deal with farmers who own small plots of land. Some local governments will use middlemen (social agents) to use both carrot and stick, deceit, abduction, and violence to purchase land in a centralized manner, and then sell it to the government for unified development.
And those big landowners who own large tracts of land are not so easy to deal with.
India has an independent judiciary, and landowners can sue the government.
Rich landowners can continue to go to court to sue, and can go all the way to the Supreme Court.
The higher the level of the final appeal court, the higher the damages awarded.
Some compensation amounts can be hundreds of times higher than the 'market price' set by the government.
As long as you can afford the legal fees, you will definitely not give up until you go to the Supreme Court.
Administrative efficiency in India is very slow, and the speed of court trials is no exception. Appeals are filed level by level, coupled with various resistance movements, the support and intervention of opposition parties and various non-governmental organizations, it can take several hours to do anything. Year.
The landowner is certainly not in a hurry, and the government or investors certainly cannot afford it. In the end, it is very likely that the project will be aborted, or that the landowner's asking price will be met. In short, it is absolutely impossible to meet the 'market price'.
Generally speaking, these large landowners are generally powerful people and have inextricable connections with the local government. They will definitely not lose money in the compensation they receive, and they will not be deprived of compensation like those poor, low-caste small landowners. People threatened to take away the land.
Qiao Ge knows the specific location of the new port. If he buys land at this time, no matter whether it is difficult or not, he can always buy a few pieces and wait for the appreciation in value.
Due to the importance of Navasheva Port, the project is destined to be impossible to abort, so the cost of land acquisition will definitely be high.
The current location of the new port is a rural area, in the wilderness, and the land cannot be sold at a high price.
Starting now, Qiao Ge can't believe how many times the land price will increase by then.
Thinking about it makes me excited.
But he quickly calmed down.
Where's the money?
I still owe one million rupees to the bank. Even if I use the 300,000 in my hand to buy land, the value will only increase in a few years. Water from afar cannot quench my thirst for nearness.
And it seems that 300,000 rupees cannot buy much land.
All in all, you have to pay off the bank loan first, and then find a way to make money before you can buy the land.
A penny stumps a heroic man.
There are opportunities, but you have to have capital.
"Mom, I want to eat." Suddenly, a timid voice came.
When Qiao Ge heard the sound, he looked over and saw a skinny little girl of four or five years old. Her big eyes were staring at the food on her side.
"Leni, mommy will make it for you later, you go and play first." Sara pulled her out.
Qiao Ge suddenly couldn't eat anymore.
In their own eyes, it was an average or even bad meal, but in the eyes of Leni and the others, it was a feast that they rarely eat for a while.
Leni is the child of Sara and Luke. Qiao Ge has heard Aunt Sesi mention it before, but this is the first time he has seen her.
The little girl looked obviously malnourished.
Leni's eyes touched Qiao Ge's heart. When he was in the orphanage in his previous life, because the food was not very good, a lollipop could attract the attention of countless little sisters. Leni's eyes were the same as theirs. desire.
At that time, Qiao Ge was already a teenager and somewhat immune to sugar.
"Didn't Leni go to kindergarten?" Qiao Ge asked Luke.
There are kindergartens in India. For children aged 3-5, there are public schools and the fees are not high.
Luke was stunned for a moment, and finally fell silent.
Qiao Ge knew that he had made a mistake. Even if the cost was not high, most families like Luke and his family would save whatever they could, let alone kindergarten. There were many people who dropped out of primary school before graduating, so the illiteracy rate in India was very high. high.