Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1340

After the failure of the establishment of an arsenal in the Republic of Congo, Southern Africa increased its penetration into the Republic of Congo and further strengthened its control over the Republic of Congo.

Electricity is just one aspect. The railway in the eastern part of the Republic of Congo, which used to be owned by the government of the Republic of Congo, has now been purchased by a southern African company at a price of only [-] rand.

This railway was built by the former colonial government of the Congo Free State. It was originally designed to run through the entire territory of the Congo Free State from Bomathau to Lake Kivu.

It's a pity that before the railway was completed, a rebellion broke out in the Congo Free State, and later it was divided into the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo. It was impossible to complete the project.

After the establishment of the Republic of Congo, the railway extended from Boma to Soyo. The total length of the railway in the eastern part of the territory was only about 300 kilometers. Because of poor operation, it suffered losses for years and could not make ends meet. In this way, [-] rand was actually returned.

Only the eastern region is counted because in the west of the Republic of Congo, near Nyasaland and Rhodesia, there are about 500 kilometers of railways, but this part of the railway is not owned by the Republic of Congo, but belongs to Upper Katan Allied Mining Limited.

Moreover, this part of the railway is not connected with the Boso Railway, but is connected eastward with the southern African railway network. This is one of the reasons why southern Africa occupied Katanga.

Like the railway, Soyo, the only outlet to the sea in the Republic of Congo, is also operated by a southern African company. The company obtained management rights, including tax collection, from the Republic of Congo in the form of rent. The model is probably similar to that of the South African company in the Cape Colonial period.

The South African company is also one of the shareholders of many enterprises in the Republic of Congo.

"After taking Katanga, all copper mines will be under our control, and we will have the final say on the price of copper in the world at that time—" Henry is full of confidence, and he is now a veritable mining tycoon , Fawalt, as the most important heavy industry base in southern Africa, plays a key role in the industrial development of southern Africa.

Both Rock and Stoudemire smiled. The difference was that Rock's smiles were all from the heart, while Stoudemire's smile was a bit forced.

The copper belt that Henry mentioned refers to the Central African copper belt that stretches across Nyasaland, Rhodesia, and the Congo and extends to the French colonies.

Most of this copper belt originally belonged to Rhodesia. Unfortunately, when Stoudemire "sold" Nyasaland to Rock, he sold the northern area of ​​Rhodesia, which had not yet discovered the mine at that time, to Rock. , and pass by the huge wealth.

Rock did not eat alone. After the discovery of copper mines in the north of Nyasaland, Rock teamed up with Stoudemire and Henry to establish the Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. to develop the Central African Copper Belt. Now the Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. produces Copper accounts for more than half of the world's copper production, so Henry is really not bragging. Now the pricing power of copper is in the hands of Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd.

"Don't be complacent. Adan Company has discovered a large amount of copper mines in South America, and the reserves are no less than that of the East African copper belt." Rock's eyes are not limited to southern Africa, and the world's famous mines are all in Rock's in memory.

When Luo Ke was engaged in foreign trade in his previous life, he coveted the rich resources of foreign mining companies.

At that time, Rock was powerless, but now Rock has the opportunity, that is, after the Australian company bought a large amount of land in Western Australia and began to hoard iron ore, the Adan company also began to attack the city in South America, regardless of whether there are conditions for mining now, buy the land first Besides.

It's not just Adan Company, the exploration personnel of Christian Exploration Company are also traveling all over the world.

In Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, the prospectors of Christian Exploration Company discovered several iron ore deposits with astonishing reserves. There should be a huge iron ore belt around La, just like the Central African copper belt.

The engineers of Christian Exploration Company are correct. There is indeed a huge copper ore belt around Itabira. Another famous "iron quadrilateral" in time and space is centered on Itabira. This iron ore belt ore body It is 64 kilometers wide and 192 kilometers long, with reserves of about 35 billion tons and iron content as high as 60-70%, and the ore seam is close to the surface, which is convenient for open-pit mining.

"Buy, buy them all, even if you don't mine, you can't make others cheaper." Henry's momentum was like a rainbow, and everyone was innocent and guilty.

Just like the Republic of Congo, which owns the Katanga region, when Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. signed a development agreement with the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo was reluctant, but was forced by Rock, Stoudemire, and Henry to join forces , The Republic of the Congo also pinched its nose and recognized it.

It's a pity that people's desires are endless. It is not enough for Rock, Stoudemire and Henry to establish the Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. Now they are going a step further and request the Republic of Congo to cede Katanga to southern Africa. The Republic of Congo cannot refuse either. .

This is the same as the United States bullying Mexico. The essence of the jungle society is that you deserve it if you are weak.

"Mining, why not mine? After the establishment of the Southern African Union, Africans were sent to South America to mine, and then the ore was transported back to Southern Africa. If it is not used up, it will be piled up first." Stoudemire is also cruel. Resources can be developed at any time, and resources from other countries can be grabbed whenever they can.

"Then you have to prepare a large enough warehouse——" Rock laughed. Stoudemire has no concept of the scale of hundreds of millions of tons. Just like the gold mines in the Rand mining area, they can't be mined in 100 years, and they are all mined. It can meet the needs of hundreds of years all over the world.

"Then transport it back and dump it into the sea—" Xiaosi explained the secret.

Legends, legends, in the 20s and 78s, Japan often purchased resources from neighboring countries, transported them back to Japan, and dumped them into the sea for storage, such as coal, wood, and rare earths——

Forget about coal and rare earths, how can the wood be thrown into the seabed for storage, and make gloomy wood in batches?

Rock doesn’t know if Japan can save resources. Southern Africa does not need to store them. Southern Africa itself has extremely rich resources and mineral deposits. Now with the addition of iron ore in Australia and Brazil, there may be no Vale and BHP Billiton in the future. Rio Tinto It is now a Spanish company, but it is headquartered in the UK.

Founded in 1873, Rio Tinto did not divest its Spanish business until 1954 and shifted its focus to the UK.

The current mining giant in the UK is Fawalt Company, and even local British companies need to purchase raw materials from Fawalt Company.

What makes British smelting companies gnash their teeth is that Fawalt not only mines mines, but also does smelting goods together. Over the past few years, steel plants in the UK have been closed one by one, and the economy will not be affected. At least The air quality has improved a lot.

The current three mining giants in southern Africa are Fawalt Company and Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd., and Adan Company, whose main business is in Port Elizabeth.

One of these three is steel, one is copper and rare metals, and the last one is oil. The owner of Farwalt Company is Henry, Rock and Stoudemire have shares, and the owner of Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. is Stoudemire. Rock and Henry also have shares. Adan's shares are a bit complicated. They are owned by multiple companies in name, but in fact the major shareholder behind it is Nyasaland Company.

In other words, Rock, Henry, and Stoudemire are the real mining giants in southern Africa, and even the British Empire.

What Roque didn't expect was that Adan Company's purchase of copper mines in South America went smoothly, but it encountered some problems in the purchase of iron mines in Brazil.

In 1889, the Brazilian Empire established by Prince Pedro I of Portugal was overthrown, and Deodoro da Fonseca established the Federative Republic of Brazil. Strengthen the modernization of Brazil and vigorously develop the "coffee economy". Brazil produces three quarters of the world's coffee.

After the end of the World War, Brazil's political arena was turbulent. After Rodriguez Alves was elected president, he died of illness before he was sworn in.

On November 1918, 11, Delfin Moreira was elected president.

After half a year, Delfin Moreira resigned.

The current president, Epitacio Pessoa, was elected on July 1919, 7.

The above three presidents are all from the Republican Party of Minas Gerais, where Itabira is located.

It is said that Brazil has no sense of existence, and Nima searched for two hours for this information.

The status of Minas Gerais in Brazil is second only to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. There are many cities and well-developed plantations. Itabira is located in the Espinhazo Mountains in the east of Minas Gerais. At the southern end, 50 kilometers southwest of Belo Horizonte, the population at this time was less than [-] people.

Unfortunately, most of the local plantations in Itabira belong to the Pessoa family of the current president, Epitacio Pessoa. The Adan Company tried to buy Itabira from the Pessoa family. He was directly rejected by the Pessoa family, and he was not even interested in listening to Iron Four Corner's offer.

"Hahahaha, the Pessoa family is not short of wealth. No matter how much you pay, the Pessoa family will not sell Itabira." Epitacio Pessoa's cousin Ernesto Pessoa Soa owns most of Itabira's land, and Ernesto is also Minister of Commerce in Epitacio's cabinet.

"Your Excellency, why don't you listen to the quotation of the Iron Four Corners Company. The Iron Four Corners Company is willing to buy your land in Itabira at twice the market price. With this money, you can buy it at twice the market price in other places. The current area of ​​the plantation.” Fan Bao, the general manager of Iron Four Corners, is not in a hurry, and the Brazilian government has not grasped the information that Itabira has a large amount of iron ore.

"Hehe, twice! It sounds good, but I don't understand why your Iron Four Corners company traveled thousands of miles from Africa to Minas Gerais to buy that ghostly place in Itabira. What is there in that place?" Ernesto is not stupid, businessmen don’t get up early without profit, and since Iron Four Corners is willing to pay twice the market price, then Itabira must be worthy of Iron Four Corners’ investment.

(End of this chapter)