industrial overlord

Chapter 385 The Ideal of a Rich Life

Nale, the governor of the Northern Province, is only in his 30s. He is tall and energetic. He always has a slight smile on his face. His voice is magnetic, which seems to have a hypnotic effect, which can fascinate people. Madden followed him forward.Undoubtedly, in a land like Africa that has just gained independence after a long period of colonial rule, this kind of politician with both strength and affinity is the most favored by voters.

Naylor, like Halloy, has also received a systematic Western education, and his heart is full of Western-style democratic concepts.But he also deeply knows that all empty slogans need to be supported by benefits in the end. If he cannot deliver benefits to his voters, he will eventually be abandoned by voters.

Just because he understood this, after he was elected as the governor of the Northern Province, he took out all the assets of the Northern Province and handed it over to his old classmate Halloy, and asked him to go to the West to buy an industrialization back.Halloy went to Frankfurt and did not bring back first-class equipment from Germany, but brought back a whole set of China's five small industries.Today, this industrial system has produced benefits. Everywhere Governor Nale goes in the province, he will hear people cheering for him, praising him for bringing them a happy life.

Naylor knows that half of his political achievements come from the equipment provided by the Chinese. He also knows that if he wants to make more achievements, he still cannot do without the support of the Chinese.In this world, only China can provide industrial equipment to poor countries.

Naylor once hired some western experts to inspect and guide the northern province. These western experts all sneered at these Chinese equipment. However, after they criticized them, they could not provide equipment at the same price.After watching the performances of Western experts, Naylor became more determined to do business with the Chinese.He is not a stunned young man. He knows that the pies described in Western textbooks are very delicious. However, the stomachs of Africans cannot digest such delicate food. Is the most hungry.

Hearing that Lin Zhenhua and his party came to the Northern Province, Naler specifically asked Harore to meet them.In the evening, Naylor personally prepared a banquet at the governor's mansion to entertain Lin Zhenhua and his party.

"My dear friends from China, please allow me to welcome you on behalf of the 80 people in Northern Province." On the wine table, Naylor said to Lin Zhenhua and his party with a glass of wine.

Lin Zhenhua and Chen Tian exchanged glances, and Chen Tian stood up with a smile, raised his glass and said, "Governor Nale, please allow me to accept the sincere friendship of the people of the northern province of Usang on behalf of the 11 billion Chinese people. The friendship between China and Uzbekistan will last forever."

"Oh? Hahahaha." Naylor laughed loudly. "Yes, yes, I know China is a big country. I have always admired the Chinese people. I also hope that the friendship between China and Ukraine will last forever."

Everyone complimented each other a lot in a warm and friendly atmosphere, drank a few rounds of wine, and then the content of the conversation gradually entered the topic.

"Mr. Lin, today Harrowey took you to visit the industrial areas and rural areas of the Northern Province. How do you feel?" Naylor asked.

Lin Zhenhua said: "We have seen that the appearance of the Northern Province is very different from other places in Africa. Obviously, the Northern Province has achieved rapid development under the governance of Governor Nale. I think all the people will thank Nale Governor's."

As the saying goes, "Thousands of wears, thousands of wears, flattery does not wear". Lin Zhenhua's words made Nale almost feel giddy.However, as a politician, he can still control his emotions. He smiled and waved his hands and said: "Mr. The industrial equipment provided for us is inseparable. The fertilizer equipment provided by Mr. Lin’s Hanhua Heavy Industry has helped our farmers get a bumper harvest of grain, for which I am very grateful.”

Lin Zhenhua said: "I am very happy to hear what Governor Nale said. It is also our wish to do our part for African friends. If possible, we hope to cooperate with Governor Nale and Kazakhstan in the future. Secretary Raleigh to cooperate more."

"That's exactly what I mean," Naylor said after taking Lin Zhenhua's lead.

"So, what specific plans does Governor Nale have for the next step?" Lin Zhenhua asked.Naturally, this question was the core theme of the dinner tonight. Lin Zhenhua did not come to the northern province for tourism. He came to look for cooperation opportunities.

Naylor said: "Mr. Lin, as you can see, our people have enough to eat, but their lives are still very poor. There are almost no TV sets, refrigerators, washing machines in farmers' homes, let alone Talk about air conditioners and so on. Our power generation is also very low, and if everyone uses air conditioners, there will not be enough electricity. Also, our people still live in traditional houses, and they need better housing, such as , high-rise buildings with elevators."

"I've noticed that the Chinese are already living this kind of life," Hallore added.

"Uh..." Lin Zhenhua didn't know what to say.In this era, the Chinese have only preliminarily popularized television sets in cities, and the number of households owning refrigerators and washing machines is still very low, not to mention air conditioners.Buildings with elevators are only found in some big cities, and less than one percent of urban residents live in such houses.All of these refer to urban residents. If they go to remote rural areas, the conditions will be even worse, which may be a little better than in Africa.

As for Halloy's judgment that Chinese people have already lived this kind of life, it is purely based on his impressions in Hanhua Heavy Industry's family area.Over the years, Hanhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. has achieved good corporate profits. The wages and bonuses of employees are very high, and the housing construction is also good. It seems to be a bit modernized.But this is just a special case, and it is too early to generalize to all Chinese people.

"Governor Nale, I appreciate your grand plan very much. However, I would like to know if the Northern Province has any specific plans? With all due respect, to achieve such a goal, I am afraid that considerable investment will be required." Lin Zhenhua said implicitly.

Of course, Naylor knew what Lin Zhenhua meant. He nodded and said, "That's right. To achieve the goal I envisioned, we need a lot of money, but we don't have this money now. This is our obstacle."

Is this an obstacle for any developing country?Lin Zhenhua teased in his heart, who doesn't know that money can lead a good life, you don't have money, why are you talking about such lofty goals?
Naylor ignored Lin Zhenhua's slander, and continued: "Although we have no money, we have mines, iron mines, copper mines, and cobalt mines. These are all wealth. As long as we can use these wealth Dig it out, and our people will be able to live a life like yours in China."

Uh, it seems that before this, Halloy said that Naylor's promise is to let the people live the same life as Americans, right?Why did the United States become China in such a short period of time? This change seems to be a little bigger.

Lin Zhenhua also had no intention of picking on Nale's faults. He took Nale's words and said: "Governor Nale, I really want to know how the development of these mineral deposits in our northern province is like? After the ore is mined, Where did the main sales go?"

When it came to industrial issues, Hallore interjected: "Currently, these deposits of ours have basically not been exploited effectively. One of the main reasons is that we lack mining equipment, and the other is the lack of transportation conditions. At present, our entire Wusang country The roads are very bad, and the mined ore cannot be transported out. In our local area, there is a lack of smelting conditions and a lack of market, so there is no profit from mining.”

Lin Zhenhua said: "So, what does Governor Naylor think about this?"

Naylor said: "Through the previous cooperation, we realized that the Chinese are our best partners. I hope that we can cooperate to develop these mineral deposits and share the benefits together."

"What about the specific conditions?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"The specific condition is that we provide the mineral deposits, and you are requested to provide equipment and start-up funds, as well as the cost of building roads. After the roads are repaired, the ores we mined can be transported to the seaside, loaded on freighters and sold all over the world. .The proceeds obtained at that time will be shared equally by the two of us," Naylor said.

"However, the current global iron ore and copper ore markets are very sluggish." Chen Tian suddenly interjected, "Governor Nale, I am very worried whether the ore mined in this way can compensate our initial investment in equipment and roads. "

"It's true." Naylor was a little embarrassed. He actually knew what Chen Tian said.He once discussed this plan with some western companies, but they all rejected his request because the current global iron ore and copper ore markets are in a downturn, and the income from mining is not attractive.

"In terms of specific cooperation conditions, I think we can still discuss in detail." Naylor said bravely, "Our Wusang country's economy is relatively backward, and the only thing we can provide is our resources. As for how these resources should be It’s a good business, maybe you are more experienced.”

Lin Zhenhua asked: "Excuse me, what is the reserve of various minerals in our northern province? Can it meet the conditions for large-scale mining?"

Nale said: "To be honest, Northern Province is not the province with the richest mineral deposits in Wusang Kingdom. The largest iron ore and copper mines in our Wusang Kingdom are not in Northern Province."

"Then..." Lin Zhenhua looked at Naylor in puzzlement.

Nayler's face was slightly flushed, and he said to everyone through the strength of alcohol: "Everyone, everyone is a good friend, and I don't want to hide it. I have already decided that I will participate in the next round of the presidential election. The president of Sang Country. If I can become the president of Usang Country, I will nationalize all the mines, and then invite powerful enterprises to help us mine. I will use these mineral deposits to make the entire Usang Country people live a prosperous life.”

(End of this chapter)