Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

Fortunately, Australia is rich in mineral resources. Even if you can't find the ore you want, you can find other mines. As long as you are not picky about your food, it is still very easy to gain.

Now most of the entire Northern Territory has been bought by Yang Chen, and some have time to search slowly. It is different from Western Australia after years of mining, and the transportation is already very complete.

The traffic here in the Northern Territory is a bit of a headache. When the mine is found, the first thing is not to mine, but to prove the mineral reserves. If the reserves are large, then start road construction and mining.

That's right, building roads.

Without road construction, mining equipment cannot be transported to the mine, and the mined ore cannot be transported out. The railway in the Northern Territory is a big project.

In the past, few companies in the Northern Territory came here to mine. A large part of the reason is very simple, that is, the traffic problem bothers everyone.

The investment is too large, and ordinary companies simply cannot afford it.

As for companies that can afford it, many would rather mine elsewhere than the Northern Territory.

Building roads is a big problem

Road construction by foreigners is different from road construction by Chinese.

The Chinese can finish the job in a month, while the foreigners can delay it for a year or two, or even several years. This time, Yang Chen was lucky, and met a more reliable Australian Prime Minister.

For the railway in the Northern Territory, the government paid for it, and the construction work was all handed over to Yang Chen himself. The Australian government in the middle was only responsible for supervision.

Yang Chen suddenly turned to Huo Jian and asked, "How are you talking with BHP and Billiton?"

"Still, still talking," Huo Jianchen replied with some embarrassment.

Seeing this, Yang Chen didn't continue to ask.

BHP and Billiton are descendants of BHP Billiton

The predecessor, BHP was established in 1960, and Billiton was established in [-]. After the two companies merged in [-], they became the world's largest mining group company.

The two companies are now the largest mining companies in Australia. Most of the mines in Australia are concentrated in the hands of the two companies. If Yang Chen wants to control Australia's mineral exports, he must first control the two companies.

However, it is not so easy to control the two companies. In later generations, when we describe who has money, we ask whether the other party has a mine.

After the inland reform and opening up in later generations, the first people to get rich were those coal bosses. Minerals are too important for industrial countries.

Will people who have mines lack money?

Obviously, BHP and Billiton, they are not short of funds.

If a company does not lack funds, it is very difficult for you to acquire it, especially now that the Asian economy is developing faster and faster, and the price of minerals has increased significantly.

Having a mine in hand is equivalent to holding a golden hen that lays eggs. Who wants to sell the golden hen that lays eggs at this time, unless the brain is sick.

However, it is not Yang Chen's character to retreat when encountering difficulties.

The two companies, he wants to get whatever he wants.

We must know that in a few years the inland area will enter into high-speed development, and the faster the inland area develops, the more resources will be needed.

Australia's rich mineral resources are too important for the inland, although the inland mineral resources are also rich.

However, the ores produced in many inland areas are lean ores with very low content, especially iron ore. The iron ore produced in the inland has extremely low iron content.

The amount of iron and steel produced from ores with low iron content is far lower than that of ores with high iron content. It is just that the content of ores produced in Australia is very high, which is a veritable rich ore.

Compared with Australia's rich ore, ore with low content, the cost of mining is not as cost-effective as direct import.

Moreover, importing ore from other countries can also greatly reduce the consumption of its own mineral resources.

Of course, these days, the inland would not consider these things.

The reason why inland imports ores is largely because the speed of mining in the country cannot keep up with the speed of economic development.

The speed of development is too fast, and the large-scale infrastructure, especially the consumption of steel, is so huge that other countries can't match it.

Once economic development starts, it cannot stop. Once it stops, the rhythm of development will be disrupted. Therefore, even if the inland areas of the future generations are slaughtered, they will grit their teeth and develop desperately.

Although there are many mineral resources in the Northern Territory, most of the inland iron ore fields that will be scarce in the future are concentrated in the hands of Australian companies such as BHP and Billiton.

In the future, if he wants to take the express train inland, the more resources he can provide, the better. Buying ten small and medium-sized companies is worse than buying one big company.

BHP and Billiton, whatever he says, he will find an opportunity to get it, and the No. [-] mining company can only be under his banner in the future.

The plane landed slowly at Darwin Airport, and at about the same time as Yang Chen, the Australian Prime Minister's plane also arrived at Darwin Airport.

This is all right, no need to wait for anyone.

"Mr. Yang, seeing you is really not easy!"

When Bob Hawke saw Yang Chen's first words, Yang Chen didn't know what to say. He touched his nose in embarrassment, "Mr. Prime Minister, don't you think I'm here? Please forget about those unpleasant things. , life will be better."

Bob Hawke smiled and said, "I originally wanted to go directly to Xincheng to find you, but there are some things that I think should be discussed in Darwin."

Now Australia is very pleased with Yang Chen's large investment in the Northern Territory, except in terms of population, because the immigration speed of the Northern Territory is too fast, the Australian government has to restrict it.

In other respects, to be honest, from the perspective of the Australian government, the more Yang Chen invests in Australia, the more opportunities he has to be tied to a boat in the future.

It took less than five years for Yang Chen to rise, but in the past five years, the scale of the Yang's consortium was no weaker than some old American consortiums.

Moreover, the most important point is that not long ago the yen appreciated, and the other party's wealth has increased significantly. Although it is not clear how much the increase has been, as the yen continues to rise, it is hard to imagine how much wealth the other party will eventually gain from it.

You know, Yang Chen entered the island country real estate two full years in advance, if the other party can make a qualitative leap in the island country next.

Then, no one can stop the Yang's consortium from now on.

Chapter 929

A project related to the economic development of the Northern Territory in the next 20 or 30 years is going on in the conference room of the Darwin government building.

The entire meeting was not made public

fully closed negotiation

The reason for choosing a closed negotiation is mainly because the Australian government does not want the content of the negotiation to be exposed by the media prematurely.

Until now, there are still many people in Australia who are resistant to the large-scale immigration of Chinese and Asians to Australia, especially some supporters of the White Australia policy, who spare no effort to criticize the government in some news media.

Unlike other Western governments that are often influenced by the voices of the people at the bottom, the Australian government often ignores the voices at the bottom. Elected candidates can make false promises before taking office, but governing after sitting in their seats is another scene.

For the development of the Northern Territory, Australia has made a lot of efforts this year, and even invested a lot of money in the construction of railways at any cost to improve the transportation problems in the Northern Territory, so that the Yang Consortium can invest more funds in the Northern Territory.

As the development of the Northern Territory continues to deepen, a series of construction needs raw materials, which are continuously transported from other places in Australia to the Northern Territory. The large-scale development of the Northern Territory has really driven the development of Australia's overall economy. The Australian government does not want to Just tasted the sweetness, it was destroyed by a group of ignorant people.

As an isolated island in the ocean, Australia is adjacent to Asia, but it truly belongs to the Western camp. The island country wanted to leave Asia and enter Europe in the early years. Although it failed, it has been supported and controlled by the United States since World War II. The island country is very clear about the meaning of its existence. and function.