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- When Wessen Technology first moved to Australia, Canberra was happy to see a charlatan spending money for them in a barren semi-desert area. However, they did not expect that within a few years, the situation would be reversed.
Since the signing of the Wesson Agreement, the overt and covert fighting between United Technologies and Canberra and Perth has never stopped. Politicians think much more than ordinary people, and the domestic and foreign forces that support them work very hard. Employees in the company's public relations and legal departments have not had an easy life, but their work has been fruitful. They have good relations with Australia's two major political parties, the Labor Party and the Liberal Party, and they also provide funding to other small political parties.
The company has always attached great importance to environmental protection. Many environmental protection organizations have established technical cooperation relationships with the company. Some members of environmental protection organizations who agree with the company's philosophy have also joined the company's desert transformation team.
The four cities in Sunway, established in a harsh environment, have gradually expanded from a few thousand square kilometers to nearly 100,000 square kilometers now. The efforts of the entire company are needless to say. From the super estate project team to the super estate district and then to the Sunway Management Committee, United Technologies Corporation has taken one step at a time and is moving very steadily. Difficulties were inevitable, but with advanced technology and astronomical funds, a large garden was successfully built.
Western Australia was originally sparsely populated. Before Wesson Technology moved to Australia, there were less than 2.5 million people here. Now the entire population of Western Australia is nearly 11 million, 60% of which are United Technologies employees and their families. Other small populations live north of Sunway City and in the northeastern desert, mostly near Perth and in the Pilbara region.
Such a huge force makes both Canberra and Perth wary. The company's public relations department is well-informed and knows what they have been discussing. The internal adjustments of Wesson Technology are not a secret. All four of Wesson's campuses are listed in the company's organization directory. This makes Canberra's nerves extremely nervous. Perth is deeply penetrated by the company, and their reaction is not natural.
In addition to the national system, which company would establish internal institutions such as the Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Engineering, the Academy of Medicine, and the Academy of Social Sciences? Canberra is worried that the company will become independent in the future, which is a big deal.
Foreign aid is difficult to find, and there are not many available forces. Australia's current economic strength is not far behind that of the United Kingdom. Although it is a Commonwealth country, it does not have a superior-subordinate relationship with London. It just has a common spiritual leader. Citigroup is not a good bird. The local forces have finally grown stronger, and Washington will never be allowed to step in again. Besides, the demolition of the radar station last time was driven by local forces.
Strictly speaking, United Technologies is a local force, both in a legal sense and in actual performance. Even with the strength of Citi's navy, it cannot now block the passage of United Technologies, a company whose main business is high-tech products and technical services.
Will the purchase of the rest of the land in the Dasha Desert be approved or not? Canberra and Perth are in a difficult position.
If you don¡¯t approve it, why don¡¯t you approve it? Violate the Constitution, federal law, or local law? Even if there is a stalemate, United Technologies' huge employee base can buy land in their own names and easily bring the Great Desert into their own sphere of influence. As for those who don't want to move, United Technologies has the tools to assimilate or drive them away. Li Zhuang is not that rigid, not to mention that his prices are always fair. As long as you don't annoy him, everything is easy to talk about.
If approved, United Technologies will be even more difficult to control. Their technical and financial strength is sufficient to complete the transformation of the remaining land. The agricultural group under the company is moving much faster than other groups, and it also has large tracts of cultivated land in the east. Just to avoid harming the interests of Australian farmers, it basically exports, and it competes fiercely with Citigroup in the international market.
¡°It is not that only China Wisdom can make wise decisions. What United Technologies is waiting for is not the approval result, but an invitation letter from Canberra asking Li Zhuang and the company¡¯s management to come to Canberra for negotiations.
Li Zhuang has never left Sunway City since arriving in Australia, and he doesn¡¯t plan to go out this time. He asked Zhou Qisen's team to go to Canberra together, and then bring them here after the negotiation results are out. His ideas and Zhou Qisen's understanding are both profound. Nowadays, communication is developed and long-distance communication is not a problem.
The nominal boss was unwilling to come over, but Canberra did not feel slighted. The status of both parties was different from before. Li Zhuang had difficulty moving, which was understandable. Besides, Da Mian and Zhou Qisen were already enough to represent United Technologies Corporation.
Canberra and Perth have been discussing for a long time, and the basic framework and main terms have been prepared in detail. They have deeply studied Li Zhuang's character and ideas, and do not and do not dare to ask for excessive prices, for fear that Li Zhuang will suddenly lose his temper and make the situation unstoppable. tidy.
The negotiations that could be described as moderate did not last long, and it took only ten days for the two sides to reach an agreement.
A joint negotiating team composed of the Canberra Parliament, Government, Courts and Perth delegation and United Technologies Corporation management.?The "Draft Proposal for the Establishment of Wilson State" and the "Draft Law on Relations between Australia and Wluta" were finalized and submitted to relevant agencies for approval. The procedures were impeccable. Although it is just a formality, it still needs to silence the mouths of some opposition parties and the people.
? Two important documents, known simply as the "Establishment Resolution" and the "Relationship Act", were quickly passed by the Parliament. The Federal Court ruled that they were not unconstitutional. The Governor-General signed the bill as a decoration, and the bill officially came into effect.
Opposition parties who heard the news launched demonstrations to protest against the betrayal of Australia's interests by the federal government and parliament, but the referendum held immediately by relevant institutions easily resolved all this.
In the eyes of the public, United Technologies is not overbearing, and the government¡¯s asking price is not low. They all thought it was worthwhile to exchange such barren land for United Technologies to stay in Australia. The company's allies have also mobilized propaganda everywhere to make ordinary people aware of the sacrifices the company has made for Australia over the years and the huge cost it has invested in environmental transformation.
Australia¡¯s overall education level is very high. It has suffered from deserts and water shortages in recent years. It has conducted in-depth research on desert transformation and publicity has been in place. There is no other way than using piles of money and advanced technology to assist.
Sunway City has many characteristic species. Australians like to travel and know how expensive it is to build a garden city in a semi-desert area, not to mention the dense public welfare fruit forests along Highway 1. When Li Zhuang was traveling along Highway 1, he felt that it was very deserted. He liked to eat fruits, so he was kind-hearted and planted hundreds of thousands of acres for others. No matter what the original purpose was, at least Australians feel more comfortable now than before and don't have to carry a lot of water all the time. The wide variety of fruit groves has also brought about another side effect, that is, more people like to travel by car, which makes the state government a headache. Public welfare fruit groves are often picked in a mess.
The referendum passed easily, with a turnout of nearly 100%. United Technologies has been the focus of Australia in recent years, which of course is also related to the company's large employee base.
Everything will fall into place, and all three parties will be happy, and there will be no need to fight back and forth. Li Zhuang and Da Mian signed the relevant documents, and both Canberra and Perth breathed a sigh of relief.
On November 1, Wilson State was established in accordance with the "Resolution of Establishment" at the Sunway City Management Committee Building. This ten-storey building will also become the new state government office. Other official facilities are still being designed. .
State Speaker Li Zhuang, Governor Da Mian, State Court President Rocky Brown and the Western Australia delegation formally signed the "Agreement on the Division of Legislative, Executive, Judicial Management Powers and Resources."
In accordance with the agreement, the Establishment Resolution, the Relations Act and federal laws, Wilson State will obtain 1.3 million square kilometers of land from Western Australia, almost dividing Western Australia in half, and acquire the land north of the division line management rights. The state reaches Dock River in the east, Port Hedland in the west, Carnegie in the south, and Karrumburu in the north.
Regarding the fertile iron ore area, Wilson State happily did not compete with Western Australia, and the two sides had very few disputes over the division of mineral resources.
??Except for the northern part of Western Australia that was divided this time, which is of some value, the rest is basically desert and semi-desert areas. There is nothing they can't bear to part with. Wilson State took advantage of another 100,000 kilometers in the Warburton zone, but Western Australia didn't care. They knew that if Warburton expanded in the future, they would enjoy additional benefits.
No matter what, Li Zhuang has finally achieved his dream of being a super business leader. Western Australia finally no longer needs to look at Zhou Qisen¡¯s face. Canberra is celebrating, and major international companies are relieved.
The price paid by Canberra was not high. Perth was already suffering from being suppressed by United Technologies. Finally, Li Zhuang did not have to pay so much tax to Canberra and Perth, so that the Finance Department would not have to rack their brains again.
Wilson State has gained a lot of autonomy. It is the world of United Technologies Corporation and a small-scale national system. Company employees and their families account for more than 95% of the population here, and even some indigenous people are employed by the company's tourism group and agricultural group.
The national park area follows the original management model. Li Zhuang likes the environment near Broome very much, and he readily agreed to Canberra's suggestion.
In terms of taxation, Wilson State pays A$50 billion to Canberra every year, which will increase at an annual rate of 3% plus inflation. As for other messy matters such as labor unions and labor insurance, Canberra doesn't want to deal with them. There are no strikes here, and company employees don't need to go on strike.
In terms of environmental protection, Canberra still pays great attention to it, and approval is still required when it comes to pollution and ecological balance.
In terms of foreign affairs and justice, federal laws are enforced.
In terms of resource taxation, although there are a lot of resources here, the cost of extracting them is very high. Canberra just skips it to avoid the company's public relations department and legal department from arguing with themselves again, but I believe they will regret it soon
The goods and business operations sold by Wilson State enterprises in other states are carried out in accordance with federal laws and local laws. Major matters are carried out according to the existing models of other states. Canberra has also made detailed regulations on import and export to prevent other states from using Wilson State to avoid taxes.
The management is a little dissatisfied and feels that Canberra's asking price is too high. This shabby place has to pay so much money every year, but Li Zhuang thinks it is worth it. The company's funding is not a problem now. After the establishment of Wilson State, the company's operating efficiency will be higher than High before.
Canberra is very happy. It not only ensures territorial integrity, national security and stable high taxes, but also transfers Wilson State, a place that could not even receive one billion Australian dollars in the past and often had to repay it. Before United Technologies came here, it was in a state of dilapidation. After coming, the level of accounting was extremely high. There were countless offshore accounts. Employees of the federal Treasury were exhausted every time they came to check the accounts.
In early December, the Air Force Liaison Office, which heard that the company was undergoing renovation planning, called Wang Mei and asked if she needed services. They were happy to help.
"Do you think it's almost Christmas and you want to make some extra money?" Wang Mei couldn't laugh or cry. While she was slandering, she didn't forget to be polite to the officer who called, saying that she really needed it, but the state government was in charge of this matter, and she would go up to the next level. reflect.
The other person said he would wait for the company¡¯s reply and hung up the phone after saying goodbye. Before hanging up the phone, Wang Mei could still hear a burst of cheers coming from the other side, which made her quite helpless.
Wilson State and United Technologies are integrated, and the liaison officer feels that they are sure. In the past, the Air Force made a huge profit from the land of more than 100,000 square kilometers. This transformation plan, which is several times larger than the previous one, naturally makes the Air Force even more tempted.
No matter how United Technologies deals with Canberra, it¡¯s none of their business. They just need to take care of their own little territory and make some extra money. The reasons are of course very good. It is the duty of the military to serve the people. As for the gold collected, it is not a waste of taxpayers' money. Aircraft and equipment must be maintained.
United Technologies¡¯ current style is to use Australian dollars to pay for goods to the outside world as much as possible, and like to use gold for government agencies. I don¡¯t know where they get so much gold. The only thing the outside world knows is that the mining group under this company is looking for gold mines all over the world and has merged with many gold mining companies. Scrap gold mines are their favorite because they are cheap.
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