The Tyrant Billionaire

Two days later.

Hardy issued his first governor's order: "Given the upcoming large scale development on the island, it will no longer be suitable for residents to live here. All residents will be relocated off the island and can choose from three destinations: the United Kingdom, the United States, or Jamaica. The government will assist with their immigration."

"All privately owned land on the island that originally belonged to the residents will be reclaimed by the governor, with compensation provided at a fair price."

"Those who register early can choose to go to the UK or the US. Anyone who refuses will be forcibly relocated to Jamaica."

This order from Hardy was essentially a forced eviction, reclaiming all land.

Whether they agreed or not, they had no choice.

The original residents of the island were a mix of people: exiles, pirates, slaves, and various others with unusual backgrounds.

Some of these families had been here for one or two hundred years, considering themselves native islanders. But with Jamaica's independence looming in the next few years, some of them might stir up trouble, so Hardy thought it best to clear them out now and make the place pristine.

Hardy wanted to preemptively solve any potential issues.

At this point, starting from scratch meant they could still take bold steps. If they waited until the development was complete, it would be much harder to clean things up.

As for whether this might tarnish Hardy's reputation,

What kind of reputation does a casino owner care about?

Besides, Hardy's compensation wasn't meager. Whether it was for private land or houses, everything would be paid for at a price sufficient for them to buy a new home in the US or UK.

As for the future,

Becoming a resident of the Cayman Islands wouldn't be so easy. It would require either being an employee of Hardy's company or being someone of status and capability.

How to attract such people would depend on future developments.

If this place became a financial center, there would naturally be countless people eager to immigrate here.

The islanders didn't expect that the new governor's first action would be to expel all of them from the island. However, the idea of emigrating to the United States or the UK tempted many.

Currently, the island had no electricity. At night, people still used fish oil lamps for lighting, while the rest of the world had long entered the electric age. They were living in the Middle Ages.

In truth, many of the residents dreamed of living in a big city, but they had never had the means to do so.

And the governor had promised: those who agreed to emigrate would be helped to move to the US or UK. Those who refused would be sent straight to Jamaica.

After all, they were already under Jamaican jurisdiction, so sending them there wasn't unreasonable.

In the end, the people surrendered. They had no choice just look at the soldiers with guns. They couldn't resist.

Most chose to go to the United States because the newspapers they had seen before painted the US as a paradise, a land flowing with milk and honey, where even the air was sweet.

A smaller group chose the UK, since they had English ancestry, while a few residents took a gamble and stayed. By the end of the voluntary migration, the rest were forcibly relocated to Jamaica.

Peter Smith, formerly Andy's assistant and now one of the Hardy Group's senior management, was a management graduate with over a decade of experience. He was selected to be the head of the Cayman Island Development Company, overseeing the early stages of the Cayman Islands' development.

With Hardy and Andy leaving the Cayman Islands, all construction was left in his hands, while security was handed over to Neil.

A few days later,

A fleet arrived from Miami, bringing more workers and materials to the Cayman Islands, including food, construction machinery, steel, and cement.

The Cayman Islands large scale development officially began.

The first project would be the construction of the port.

The entire island would soon become one massive construction site, and the former residents' homes would be repurposed for the construction workers.

Meanwhile, an American design firm would carry out a comprehensive plan for the development of the Cayman Islands. The entire project was expected to take several years.

With the Cayman Islands' development now on track, Hardy prepared to head to Japan.

At his estate in Beverly Hills, Hardy was lounging in a loose robe, holding a stack of documents and carefully reading through them.

The documents were important.

They included lists of Japanese companies that had been seized and confiscated by the US military, the current status of all Japanese companies, and a roster of companies open to investment.

Hardy was studying them intently, contemplating how best to make his move in Japan.

Hardy looked at the list of seized and confiscated companies, which included most of the Japanese enterprises that supported Japan's military industry during World War II.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Between 1937 and 1945, Mitsubishi was one of the largest military suppliers for the Japanese army, producing eight aircraft carriers, 30 large battleships, and a large number of planes, tanks, artillery, bombs, and more.

After the war, all military factories were seized by the U.S., including subsidiary plants, and the Mitsubishi conglomerate, including Mitsubishi Trading, was broken up.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
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During World War II, this company supplied the Japanese army with the Ki-61 and Ki-100 fighter planes, the Type 1 transport plane, and also built the battleship Haruna and the aircraft carrier Kaga. It also produced military motorcycles, railway locomotives, and equipment.

Panasonic.

From 1936 to 1945, Panasonic produced large numbers of fighter planes, aerial bombs, communication equipment, and mountain artillery for the Japanese military.

Toshiba.

From 1939 to 1945, Toshiba produced Type 97 and Type 95 medium tanks, heavy machine guns, and various types of mountain artillery for the Japanese army.

Fuji Heavy Industries.

During the war, Fuji produced over 20,000 military aircraft of various types, accounting for one third of Japan's total military aircraft production during World War II.