Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse, Wall Street, USA.

Soros was sitting at the table, about to enjoy his lunch, when suddenly a waiter rushed over.

"Mr. Soros, Mr. Soros, you can't eat this steak."

"why?"

"Because...this steak wasn't cooked through."

"I originally ordered a medium-rare steak."

"This is only... medium-rare."

Soros was taken aback. Three-tenths cooked? Impossible!

Watching the waiter take away his steak and replace it with a new one, he was still a little confused. When he got back to his car, his secretary said, "We just received news that Ingby Estate in Australia is dealing with tens of thousands of cattle."

What?

Soros's heart skipped a beat. Could the first steak have come from Australia?

"Aren't we getting any response?"

"It is said that the White House is studying whether imposing restrictions on beef imports from Australia would lead to the collapse of Australia's economy, but they have not yet come up with a solution."

The United States also has many ranches and no shortage of cattle and sheep. They are a major beef exporter. However, at the same time, the United States is also a major beef importer. The United States has a huge consumer market, and some high-end beef is not available domestically, so it needs to be imported, especially beef from Australia, which makes up for their shortage.

Now, there's a problem with cattle in Australia. Normally, imports would be banned outright, but not now, given that Australia's economy is already in dire straits.

“Yes, Australia has been plagued by misfortunes lately, and the smell of conspiracy is too strong.” Soros took a deep breath. “Under these circumstances, refusing to accept beef from Australia could be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. However, if we don’t stop it, what if someone gets sick after eating it…”

That would be an absolutely huge problem! No one can afford the consequences, so…

With a sigh, Soros took out his iPad to check the latest news, and then... he saw the news about mad cow disease in Australia that almost dominated the headlines.

Australia has confirmed over 300,000 infected cattle, affecting hundreds of farms!

Australia is trying to cover up the truth and continue exporting diseased cattle!

Every penny a capitalist earns is stained with blood!

These comments were almost entirely negative. After all, there was no official explanation; it all spread online, and netizens are always conspiracy theorists. They tend to think of the darkest side of anything first. Fortunately, mobile internet technology is becoming increasingly advanced, allowing information to spread quickly around the world. The steak Soros ate for lunch was probably replaced by the steakhouse after seeing the news; after all, if Soros and his group really did experience problems, the steakhouse owner couldn't bear the responsibility.

Now, Australia is doomed; they definitely won't be able to sell their beef! This will also mean the end of their livestock industry!

Australia, the land of kangaroos.

"There must be a conspiracy behind this, damn it! We have to find the culprit!" This time, even Howard couldn't stand still. After all, Australia's economy was on the verge of collapse!

“Yes, we need to find the culprit, but the most crucial thing is how to solve the pressing problems,” Anthony began. “The recovery of various industries requires funding, special allocations, and we currently…”

The country is going bankrupt!

No money!

What to do if you run out of money?

"Could we borrow money from an international bank?"

"International banks can lend money, but the amount is far from enough."

"Then...find new iron ore mines and sell the mining rights to these mines. That way, we'll have more funds."

Currently, the main iron ore mining in Australia is concentrated in the Pilbara mining area in the west. The ore here has an iron content of over 60%, and it is all surface ore, so the mining cost is low. The iron ore production here accounts for 99% of the total iron ore production in Australia.

However, everyone believes that Australia has more than just this one iron ore region; there must be others that haven't been explored yet.

If you don't have money at home, then sell your family property!

“Although Angola’s iron ore reserves are not high, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have been severely damaged by this incident. They are no longer qualified to mine new iron ore, and even their existing mines are not being fully exploited. As for the others… there’s that mysterious Vivian. She bought some of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton’s iron ore mines, but… I don’t know if she has the capability to do so,” Martindale said.

"Hmph, this Vivian is very likely the mastermind behind this. We absolutely cannot cooperate with her!" Howard immediately objected.

“We can pretend to sell the mine to her, and then take it back once her company’s exploration work makes progress. After all, the iron ore is on our land, so we have the final say,” Anthony said.

Howard took a deep breath: "Okay."

Vivian didn't come in person. Instead, Louis, who had become the head of the North Pilbara region and the Yandi mine in Australia, arrived at the scene. He was deathly pale, but he still exuded an air of authority.

“It’s not impossible for our company to explore new mining areas,” Louis said. “However… our boss has a condition.”

"What conditions?"

“Local labor costs are too high. We need a lot of low-cost labor to operate mines, so we hope to bring in workers from Africa.”

“Of course, that’s no problem.” Martindale nodded immediately.

"In order for these workers to work with peace of mind, they also need to obtain Australian citizenship."

Martindale was momentarily stunned.

Australia is also an immigrant country, but its immigration policies are not lenient. Most immigrants are skilled workers, and the majority are white and Asian. Black immigrants? With their quality, what can they do?

Black people make up less than one percent of Australia's population, and even that small number are often unruly. If a large number of black people were imported...

"Australia is a country that mainly relies on exporting resources. Your high welfare policy has made you uncompetitive. If you don't bring in black workers, you will completely lose your competitiveness. If you are willing to announce that anyone who comes here to work for a period of time, such as six months, can obtain citizenship, then our boss can consider investing one or two billion. This amount of money is nothing to our boss."

Martindale took a deep breath: "Okay, I will pass your request on to the higher-ups."

A day later, Louis received a reply: if five billion dollars were invested, Australia could consider granting citizenship to Black workers who had worked there for more than a year!