Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1870 Tooth root itching

If it were someone else, Alvin probably wouldn't have so much patience. For descendants of old brothers like Rock, Alvin still knows the importance.

Rock is an emotional person. These old brothers are Rock's earliest team members. Now that Rock is in a high position, he will never forget the contribution of each of them.

As for the next generation, Rock is not too concerned.

It's not that Rock doesn't value young people, but that southern Africa has created such good basic conditions for young people. If young people don't work hard, they can't blame others.

After all, not everyone has lofty ideals. Some people's dream is to eat and wait to die, and it is useless to ask for it.

What Rock can guarantee is that those who are willing to work hard for their dreams will get a reasonable return.

And it can only be done to ensure that there is a new vested interest class in southern Africa. Roque himself is the spokesperson of the new vested interest class. How to balance the interests of various groups in the federal government is Roque's main task.

Rock didn't stay in Lu Si's farm for too long. After a simple lunch, Rock left Lu Si's farm and returned to the Palace of Justice.

Skipping work all morning did not cause too much impact. Louis brought several documents for Rock to sign, including the "Non-Aggression Pact" signed by Southern Africa and Germany.

This should be Rock's last effort for World War II.

The threat of Germany is obvious. Southern Africa will sign the "Non-Aggression Pact" with Germany. If the UK and the United States cannot fully understand the threat of Germany, then Roark has nothing to say.

But it doesn't seem to be of much use. Although the administrative efficiency of Britain and the United States is low, once something is confirmed, the execution is still good. After all, it will take a long process to terminate the aid to Germany. God knows how many German moles there are in the United Kingdom and the United States. Maybe not Even just sympathy for a mole is enough to make an insane decision.

Forging iron still has to be hard, and Rock once again strengthened this belief.

Then put all your energy on developing southern Africa.

"The U.S. industry still has a solid background. The U.S. pig iron production dropped to only 890 million tons the year before last, which was the lowest value since 1897. After Roosevelt Jr. came to power, the U.S. industry gradually recovered. Last year, the pig iron output exceeded 2000 million tons. This year it is expected It will exceed 3000 million——” Henry is very concerned about his American counterparts, and Fawalt Steel Group is currently the largest steel company in the world, not one of them.

"However, there is still a gap between the pig iron in the United States and our southern Africa. Not counting Australia's pig iron production, but only counting our southern African mainland, this year's pig iron production is expected to exceed 5000 million tons." Henry spent 30 years to make southern Africa hard Life has become a real warehouse of raw materials in the world.

Speaking of it, Rock himself didn’t believe it. When the Second Boer War broke out in 1899, the production of pig iron in the whole of Africa was zero, and even iron ore was only sporadically produced in Algiers, North Africa under French rule.
At that time, Southern Africa was poor and white. Not only the output of pig iron was zero, but also the output of steel was zero. The output of lead, manganese, tin, aluminum and other non-ferrous metals was all zero. Only the output of gold and diamonds ranked among the best in the world.

Fortunately, this is the case, otherwise the British Empire would not allow southern Africa to self-govern so easily.

In the past 1930, southern Africa produced more than 46000 million tons of coal, 13810 million tons of crude oil, 560 billion cubic meters of natural gas, 5930 million tons of iron ore, 5500 million tons of crude steel, 90 tons of copper, and others The output of non-ferrous metals ranks among the top in the world.

The reason for this level of leap-forward development is due to Fawalt Steel Group.

"Normal. Although the United States has been affected by the economic crisis, its industrial foundation is still there—" Rock was also helpless. It was not easy to defeat a country like the United States.

In 1928, the output of crude steel in southern Africa reached 5500 million tons, and the current output is still 5500 million, mainly due to the impact of economic recovery.

It is said that the demand for steel will increase when the economy recovers. However, with the economic recovery of the United States, the steel production in the United States is also picking up. This part of the increased demand does not belong to southern Africa.

Of course, Henry was not idle. When Rock met Roosevelt Jr., Fawalt Steel Group and U.S. Steel reached an agreement, and U.S. Steel gave up a part of its shares in exchange for the supply of raw materials from Fawalt Steel Group.

Regardless of the tens of millions of tons of iron ore output in the United States, iron ore is not the same as iron ore.

The reason why Australia in another time and space is so bad is because the iron ore grade in Australia is high, and the iron ore with more than 60.00% iron ore does not need to be selected at all, and can be burned by throwing it into the furnace.

The average grade of iron ore in the United States is about 33.3%. Compared with iron ore in Australia and Brazil, it has basically been reduced to the point of no mining value, so the U.S. steel company has to bow to Fawalt Steel Group.

Here is a supplementary data, the average iron ore grade in southern Africa may be the highest in the world.

However, the iron ore reserves in southern Africa are relatively low, which cannot be compared with those in Australia and Brazil, which cost tens of billions of tons. The iron ore reserves in the United States are only about 30 billion tons, and there is still a cost problem in mining iron ore. This kind of shallow surface iron ore is the easiest to mine, with low cost and high grade, and the benefits are almost exhausted.

"I can't make it so easy for the Americans. I am going to increase the price of iron ore supply to American companies." Henry also knows the reason for wanting to give in advance. The Americans have tasted the sweetness now, and it is time to close the net.

In the past, American steel companies were used to using iron ore with an average grade of 33.3%, but they did not know what it was like to use iron ore with a grade above 60%.

The cooperation between Fawalt Steel Group and U.S. Steel Corporation has lasted for several months. U.S. Steel Corporation has tasted the sweetness of high-grade ore. It can be said that the recovery of the U.S. economy is also due to the selfless contribution of Fawalt Steel Group.

I am used to high-grade ore, and I really can’t go back to the era of low-grade ore. This is similar to two people farming, and one person working hard in the field, working hard every day, and harvesting 300 catties of grain per mu throughout the year. , the joy of a good harvest arises spontaneously.

At this time, I saw that the neighbor next door harvested 600 catties per mu, and could harvest three stubbles a year. Even if the neighbor worked very hard, would there still be the joy of a good harvest?

I'm afraid there is only complaints about fate, how unfair God is!

The U.S. Steel Corporation is like this. In the past, whether it was Carnegie or Morgan, everyone was honest and practical in making steel with iron ore with a grade of 33.3%. No one needs to be better than the other.

Now it is suddenly discovered that Fawalt Iron and Steel Group uses iron ore with a grade of more than 60%. How can this Nima compete?

That is to say, the U.S. government still has trade protection for U.S. companies. If the U.S. dares to open its doors, Fawalt Steel Group can kill all U.S. steel companies within half a year.

Carnegie and Morgan are useless.

When hard work can't make up the huge gap caused by resources, the harder you work, the more hopeless you become.

What's more, compared with southern Africans, Americans don't work as hard. In fact, everyone is similar.

"I think it's okay, let the Americans also taste the feeling of being stuck in the neck." Rock readily agreed, and it is time for the Americans to taste the feeling of being stuck in the neck.

When Rock and Henry wanted to raise the price, a dinner organized by the US steel company was in progress in New York on the other side of the ocean.

After experiencing the trough in 1928, the U.S. steel industry slowly recovered. By 1931, although the U.S. steel industry had not recovered to its heyday, it was still the second largest steel country in the world after southern Africa.

But in the eyes of John Jr., the head of the U.S. Steel Corporation, the status of the United States as a "steel power" is already shaky. If the iron ore problem cannot be solved, then this may be the last glory of the U.S. steel industry.

The United States is still very strong now, and the "Great Depression" that has lasted for several years will not have much impact on the real owners of the United States. The Morgan family is still the top richest family in the United States. This dinner is held at the Morgan family in New York. Held in a suburban estate, invitees included Governor of New York Herbert Henry Lehmann, John Jr. of the Rockefeller family, and Charles Schwab, founder of Bethlehem Steel, another American steel giant.

Charles Schwab is of German origin. He worked in Andrew Carnegie's steel plant in his early years. Because of his outstanding performance during his work, he was appointed as the general manager of Carnegie Steel by Andrew Carnegie at the age of 25.

In 1901, when Morgan acquired Carnegie Steel Company, Charles Schwab was appointed as the first general manager of U.S. Steel Corporation. Resigned and went on to found the Bethlehem Steel Company.

Before the outbreak of the economic crisis, the Bethlehem Iron and Steel Company had an annual output of 850 million tons. It was the second largest steel company in the United States and performed well in many fields such as military industry and shipbuilding.

Bethlehem Steel, like U.S. Steel, purchases iron ore from Fawalt Steel Group. In this round of economic recovery in the United States, Bethlehem Steel has performed better than U.S. Steel.

Last year, a general steel workers strike broke out in the United States. About 45 people participated, most of whom were workers of the US Steel Corporation.

The cause of the strike was the 12-hour working system. This system was actually abolished ten years ago, but it has not been seriously implemented. During the economic crisis, the U.S. Steel Company insisted on implementing the 12-hour working system while trying to reduce workers’ wages. The result was strong opposition from workers, which led to a general strike.

As the second largest steel company in the United States, Bethlehem Steel Company had already implemented the 8-hour working system before the outbreak of the economic crisis.

So when Morgan Jr. saw Charles Schwab, Morgan Jr. felt his teeth itch.

ps: It’s the end of the month again, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, brothers, please pay attention to avoiding the cold and heat——

(End of this chapter)