Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 58 Looking Back and Smiling

  Compared with the feudal monarchy economy, liberal capitalism has shown great vitality and strong adaptability in this era, and it is full of vitality.

  The disadvantages are also obvious;

  Because of the profit-seeking nature of capitalists, investment hotspots are swarmed and developed disorderly, and products quickly turn from shortages to overflowing, so a cruel economic crisis follows, and the cold market adjusts the survival of the fittest.

  In the North American continent today, the upsurge of investing in the steel industry is growing, showing an irrational side.

  Fisher wants to obtain the scarce coking coal resources, Li Fushou put forward the simple condition, which is to sell the same amount of steel products.

  For the Red River Valley Heavy Industry Base, product sales are always a big problem.

  Unless this problem is solved, Red River Valley will not be able to talk about sustainable and healthy development.

  Hongshan Iron and Steel Plant has been put into formal production. After initial commissioning, the steel produced has reached the standards of the Great Lakes region, with a monthly output of more than 8,000 tons and an annual output of about 100,000 tons.

  According to the local market size in Australia, it is completely impossible to digest such a huge amount of steel products.

  There are three methods adopted by Li Fushou;

  One, self-digestion.

  After a long period of staff training and equipment installation, Hongshan Shipyard has also put into formal production. It will provide a steady stream of ocean freighters for the 19th Century United Shipping Company and also accept orders from other overseas ship owners.

  Currently on the slipway, four 3000-ton ocean freighter keels have been released at the same time, and they are in the process of working overtime.

  In addition, the railway rails produced by the Hongshan Iron and Steel Plant are connecting coal mines, iron ore and bauxite mines, connecting light industrial production bases with heavy industrial production bases and wharves, thoroughly breaking through the transportation bottleneck.

  Some steel plates, coils and bars enter the steel product processing plant to produce steel wire ropes, steel strands, welded steel pipes, agricultural implements, steel gate valves, steel pipes for oil fields, etc., deep-processed products to further increase added value.

  Secondly, to expand sales in overseas markets.

  Set up branches of Normandy Import and Export Company in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Singapore and the United States to sell deep-processed agricultural and sideline products and steel products produced in the Red River Valley.

  Next, we will continue to set up branches in Kolkata, Bangkok, Jakarta and other Southeast Asian regions, borrowing the background of the British French aristocracy of the Earl of Normandy, and selling the high-quality products of the Red River Valley overseas.

   Third, find important partners to share sales pressure.

  The sales plan to enter the North American market discussed by Li Fushou and Mr. Fischer is an important part of it.

  As a local snake in North America, Fischer has ways to avoid high import taxes on steel products, whether it is agency or distribution.

  In this era, tariff barriers of various countries are high.

  As a well-run international import and export company, if it doesn’t evade taxes or evade taxes and carry private goods, it will be vomiting blood with a simple high tariff, and don’t even mention making money.

  In accordance with US regulations;

  Steel products entering the North American market need to pay a high tax of 37.6%. The purpose is to restrict foreign steel products and protect the interests of North American steel companies from impact.

  After three days of intense and intensive talks, the two sides finally reached a package of cooperation agreement.

As an important agent partner of Red River Valley in North America, Fischer Import and Export Company, in addition to selling hot coking coal, will also sell gas, coal tar, as well as steel plates, coils, steel wire ropes, steel strands, welded steel pipes, and farm tools. , Steel gate valves, steel pipes for oilfields, etc., are available at prices as quickly as possible. They are shipped and delivered at the Red River Valley Wharf, and the money is cleared.

  Fisher Import and Export Company will set up an important office in the Red River Valley to undertake a large number of business operations, delivery of goods, and subsequent equipment installation and maintenance.

The two parties carried out a large-scale cross-shareholding arrangement. Fischer Import and Export Company paid 17.2% of the shares, three board seats, and obtained 9.6% of the Hongshan Coking Coal Plant, 11.7% of the Hongshan Iron and Steel Plant, and import and export in Normandy The company obtains 25% of the equity, and closes cooperation between the two parties and binds mutual interests tightly.

  The signing of the share swap agreement was a huge victory for Red River Valley.

first

As a leading large-scale trading company on the west coast of the United States, Fischer Import and Export Corporation has assets of several million U.S. dollars, and has a significant influence in the 5 Great Lakes region with heavy industries in the northeastern United States. It has extensive channels in European countries and earns dozens of annual profits. Ten thousand U.S. dollars.

  Even in terms of the United States, Fischer Import and Export Company can also be ranked in the top five, not inferior to the powerful trading companies on the West Coast.

Fischer holds part of the equity of Cargill Machinery Co., Ltd., the second largest in Detroit, and is the third largest shareholder. It promises to make the poorly managed Cargill Company accept the Red River Valley acquisition and improve the structure of steam machinery products. .

  With a wide range of channels in one hand, and a lot of resources in one hand, the benefits of a strong alliance are beyond doubt.

  From another aspect;

In order to protect its own interests, Fischer Import and Export Company will send a large number of experienced financial and technical personnel and business personnel to Normandy Company. This will undoubtedly play a great supervision and promotion effect on the rapid maturity of Normandy Company. With the help of the other party’s experience and Channels have developed rapidly.

  Of course, this involves paying part of the economic benefits.

  Li Fushou does not value short-term economic benefits. What he values ​​is long-term planning. The vigorously developing steel industry will break through the shortcomings of sales and will surely take advantage of cost and quality advantages to occupy the market.

  The coal mine is its own, the iron ore is also its own, and the power station is its own. The cost advantage is too obvious, and it is impossible to lose in this kind of market competition.

There are few places in Europe rich in coal and iron resources. Britain’s coal and iron resources are not lacking, supporting the British Empire’s first entry into an industrialized country. The Lorraine iron ore mine in eastern France, the Ruhr coal mine and iron ore resources in western Germany, are countless. Go to just a few places.

  Because of the early start of industrialization, the existing coal and iron resources in Europe can only meet their own needs, and they have more than enough energy to export.

  Moreover, European coal and iron resources generally have a shortcoming, that is, iron ore is of low grade, poor quality, average coal quality, and very few high-quality coal mines.

Comparison

  The vastness of Australia is simply blessed in this regard, high-grade magnetite ore, and high-quality coal resources are inexhaustible.

  Take the Red River Valley Ranch as an example;

  The endless chrysanthemum mountains are all open-pit iron ore resources. The preliminary survey reserves exceed 200 million tons. According to the annual steel output of hundreds of thousands of tons, it will not be used up for a thousand years.

  In today's world, if European factors are excluded, there are only two regions suitable for large-scale development of the steel industry, one is the northeastern United States and the other is Australia. .

  As long as the Panama Canal does not open for one day, the steel products exported by Australia can take advantage of the cost advantage to occupy the west coast of the United States and the Asian market.

  Not far from the palace-style building of the management committee, a huge castle-like building is hidden in the forest mountain col, connected by a forest road that allows two carriages to run side by side, and the surrounding area is heavily guarded.

  This is the newly built dock, the base camp where Li Fushou will live in the future. It is not far from the guard camp. It is strictly forbidden to come near by people and others, so safety can be guaranteed.

  The secretariat and the left and right inner guards are on the rotation here. They are the central brains for the Red River Valley forces to give orders. Because the castle buildings use a lot of red rocks, they are called "Red Forts."

  Owen Manor was originally because of its small size. Now it is used as a holiday camp and will stay for a few days at intervals.

  Send away the old Fischer and his party, Li Fushou was still in excitement, he wandered into the forest.

  The stream is gurgling, and the birds and flowers are scented.

  The Chinese girl wearing a moon-white short coat maid costume, like a light butterfly wandering in the meantime, looks very pleasing to the eye.

  The maids in the Red Fort are mostly composed of Chinese girls. In the beautiful environment of the manor, they are full of youthful charm. There are also a few beautiful white girls among the maids, but only Chris is a black girl.

  Li Fushou is used to Chris' personal service, but others are not quite used to it.

   "Master, good afternoon."

   "Oh, sweet girl, what are you holding in this hand?"

   "If you go back to the master, these are fresh mushrooms and fungus just picked in the forest. Look how fresh you are!"

   "Ha ha ha... not bad."

  Hongbao's superior nutritional conditions have allowed Tian Niu'er to develop like a sprout, which is slightly plump compared to her thin body before.

  She was wearing a moon-white jacket, and a small basket was slung over her arm in a white, which contained fresh and dripping wild animals.

  Li Fushou smiled and stretched out his hand and rubbed her head on the melon. Seeing that the little Nizi was blocking the way, his big long legs swayed from his side and continued to tour.

  Sweet girl raised her hand behind her to call the master, hesitated... she bit her scented lip and finally held it back, a look of unwillingness flashed in her eyes.

  Not far forward

  Crossing the arched stone bridge, the road turns along the rugged boulders, and the eyes suddenly open up.

  This small valley is full of golden sunlight, clear streams are gurgling by, and the grass is full of wild wildflowers, which is beautiful.

  Not far from Tingxi Xuan, built near the water, it is an elegant place.

  Li Fushou's eyes suddenly stopped moving, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up with a smile.

  On the rocks by the stream

Fiona sat lazily on it, her tiny white feet twitching the clear stream from time to time, and her blond hair wore a wreath woven of wildflowers. The beautiful angel who fell into the world had rugged lines and exudes irresistible lines. The amazing charm of it is breathtaking.

this moment

  Li Fushou felt his mouth dry, his eyes stared at Fiona and couldn't pull it out, like a lion staring at a delicious prey.

  Fiona seemed to feel it, turning her head to look, showing an extremely seductive smile, and all of a sudden...

  See this scene

  Li Fushou walked over without hesitation, leaned over and hugged the petite person, accompanied by the woman's short exclamation, the tight octopus generally hooked Li Fushou.

  The two figures are hidden in the Tingxi Xuan...

   (some words omitted)

  (End of this chapter)