Chapter 754 Fund Raising

"For a 102-story super building, the flow of people in the building is a huge problem. How many elevators are designed in the building? Can it meet the normal operation of the building?" Arthur asked.

"This is also the result of Starrett's careful consideration and repeated designs and modifications." Governor John pointed out the part of the elevator design drawing in the building and answered Arthur's question: "The entire building is expected to have 75 elevators, including 40 dedicated to office and commercial areas, 2 dedicated to public observation decks, 12 dedicated to the sky hotel, and 2 dedicated to non-open observation decks.

The remaining 19 elevators are public elevators that can reach all floors except the 102nd floor.

After such a design, these 75 elevators can basically meet the operation requirements of the entire building and avoid congestion."

A full 75 elevators! Arthur was a little surprised. If the number is a little more, even each floor can be assigned a dedicated elevator.

However, it is not so exaggerated that such a huge building with a height of more than 381 meters needs 75 elevators.

"What about other passages besides the elevator? In case of an accident, do the people in the elevator have enough space and time to escape?" Arthur asked the question that he cared about again.

For such a tall building, the first thing to ensure is safety. The most common thing is fire. If the wires are burned, it is normal to have a short circuit and power outage.

But the operation of the elevator is inseparable from electricity. After a short circuit and power outage, the 75 elevators look exaggerated, but in fact they have all become scrap metal.

"There are four walking stairs in the building to meet the escape needs of the people in special circumstances." Governor John replied.

"Yeah." Arthur nodded, and there was no problem for the time being.

However, for such a building, the necessary caution must be taken. It is certainly a miracle and a very famous city landmark if it is built well, but it is also a blow to the government and the royal family if it is not built well.

"The cost of the building is 45 million Australian dollars?" Arthur looked at the final estimated cost of the design drawing, frowned slightly, and looked at Governor John.

"Yes, Your Majesty. There is no doubt that this is a very huge project. If the building is completed, it will have the hope of becoming the tallest building in the world and will definitely be a well-deserved landmark building in Sydney.

For the scale and safety of the entire building, at least 45 million Australian dollars will be invested to meet our construction needs." Governor John nodded and explained with a little embarrassment.

He also understood how exaggerated the budget of 45 million Australian dollars was. In addition to the Ministry of Defense, only a few important cabinet departments would have such a large fiscal budget every year.

Even though the Sydney Territory is one of the most populous administrative regions in Australasia, the fiscal revenue that the territory can leave is only less than 10 million Australian dollars each year.

This also means that most of the fiscal budget required for the entire Kingdom Building will be borne by the Kingdom Government.

According to the annual fiscal revenue of the Sydney Territory, if the Sydney Territory relies on itself alone, it may not be able to raise the construction costs of the building in eight years.

Not to mention the high annual maintenance fees after the completion of the building, which is also a large income.

But then again. As long as the building is completed, it is inevitable to generate income. The leasing of office and commercial areas, including the operation of the top-floor sky hotel, can generate a lot of income.

According to the estimated investment of 45 million Australian dollars, it is completely possible to recover the investment within ten years.

Don't underestimate the commercial value of such a building. When Sydney develops better and better, and the building is located in the bustling city center, the rent in the building will only get higher and higher in the future, and the income brought to the city government and the territorial government will also be higher and higher.

"Tell me, how much money can Sydney invest in the construction of the building?" Arthur looked at Governor John with a bit of annoyance and asked.

"About 7 million Australian dollars." Governor John carefully looked at Arthur's face, and after making sure that there was no anger or dissatisfaction, he said a number in a rather awkward manner.

"7 million Australian dollars? 7 million Australian dollars want to build a 45 million Australian dollar building? John, are you crazy or am I crazy?" Arthur slapped the design drawing on John's face with a bit of annoyance, and accused him with a hint of seriousness and criticism.

"Your Majesty, please believe that the income brought by this 45 million Australian dollars is definitely several times more." Seeing that Arthur was not really angry, Governor John hurriedly explained: "But there is no way. Sydney alone does not have much money for such a national landmark building.

I can apply for a loan of 40 million Australian dollars from the Royal Bank in the name of the Sydney City Government and the Territory Government.

After the building is completed and officially put into operation, the city government and the territorial government guarantee to repay the loan within the specified time."

Arthur was not really angry. After all, the so-called Kingdom Building is not only more expensive, but it will also be beneficial to Australasia after it is completed.

However, for Governor John who has no funds and is still planning such a large-scale construction, it is of course necessary to criticize it.

Otherwise, officials from various states will follow suit, so will the finances of the Kingdom Government still be maintained?

"Don't bother." Arthur ordered: "You also said that it is a national landmark building, so naturally the Kingdom Government should participate.

Let's put it this way. Since the total budget is about 45 million Australian dollars, the royal family will contribute 15 million Australian dollars and occupy one-third of the shares of the building.

As for the remaining budget, you can apply to the cabinet yourself. How much you can apply for depends on your ability. If you really can't, you can leave the construction of the building to the royal government. "Arthur said with a sneer.

We can't let these officials rely too much on the royal bank. The construction of each state should still be carried out according to the economic conditions of each state.

Blindly carrying out large-scale construction, although supported by the royal consortium, it is inevitable that there is a sense of swallowing an elephant.

Cities like Sydney are fine. After all, it is the former capital of Australasia and the largest city now. It is no problem for a population of nearly 4 million to support a super building.

But apart from Sydney, Melbourne is the only one that is qualified to build such a large-scale building.

The remaining cities, one by one, do not meet the requirements in terms of population, economy and industry.

In addition to hitting Governor John, Arthur did this to let the governors and governors of other states understand that such opportunistic methods are not It is very difficult to get Arthur's approval.

If you really want to get Arthur's appreciation, you have to come up with a practical plan that can bring real development and long-term benefits to your region based on the actual situation in your region.

However, although it is a warning to Governor John, Arthur did not really intend to let Governor John apply for the funds for the construction of the building himself.

In fact, from what Arthur said, it can be judged that Arthur is still very happy to build this Kingdom Building.

And Arthur's promise of one-third of the royal family's investment is actually telling Governor John and the cabinet that the royal family has invested, so why don't you follow up?

The investment naturally means that they agree to the construction of the building. Officials are not fools, and naturally they can't refuse for various reasons. The design of this building.

Obviously, Governor John also understood what Arthur meant. After getting Arthur's promise, Governor John left Arthur's office with satisfaction and went to the cabinet happily to ask for financial support from the cabinet.

Although Arthur solved one-third of the funds, that is, 15 million Australian dollars. But the project still has a gap of nearly 25 million Australian dollars, which depends on the support of the cabinet government.

When Governor John put the plan for the Kingdom Building in front of Prime Minister Raul, Prime Minister Raul was completely stunned.

But when he heard what Governor John said, that Arthur had promised the royal family to invest 15 million Australian dollars, Prime Minister Raul also reacted instantly, saying that the royal government could also invest 15 million Australian dollars. In exchange for one-third of the shares of Kingdom Building.

In fact, Arthur's statement that the royal family invested 15 million Australian dollars also has a profound meaning. Because the government has a large-scale construction plan, the finances are not so rich.

Although tens of millions of Australian dollars can be taken out, it is obviously not necessary to waste them all on the construction of Kingdom Building.

Therefore, it is the most appropriate choice for the royal family and the government to each invest 15 million Australian dollars. As for the remaining 15 million Australian dollars in the budget, of course, the Sydney Territory Government will find a way on its own.

Where is the solution? In fact, Governor John has mentioned it before, that is, to seek help from the Royal Bank.

As the biggest reliance of the royal power, the Royal Bank has become one of the largest banks in the world, and it is also the largest and most popular bank in Australasia.

Why is it the biggest reliance of the royal power? In addition to the huge scale of the Royal Bank, the Royal Bank is also the only currency issuing institution in Australasia, and the value of the Australian dollar is basically determined by the Royal Bank.

As the royal family's printing press, the Royal Bank alone brings the royal family an annual income of 50 million Australian dollars.

Yes, it is so exaggerated. From ordinary people in Australasia to governments at all levels in Australasia, the preferred lending bank is the Royal Bank.

In addition, the Royal Bank has high interest rates and low interest rates, which makes it popular among the people and the government, and is also affectionately called the King's conscience bank by the people.

When other banks tried every means to embezzle depositors' funds, the Royal Bank not only properly protected the interests of depositors, but also made the deposit and withdrawal procedures less troublesome.

In other words, Arthur is currently the creditor of most Australasia people and even governments at all levels in Australasia.

The meager interest income alone can actually maintain the operation of the Royal Bank.

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