Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2060 The Hollowing Out of Manufacturing in Southern Africa

Southern Africa at the end of the year is full of dazzling celebrations.

The perfect fusion of Eastern and Western folk customs is most vividly reflected in southern Africa.

White people in southern Africa have also posted door gods and couplets on their doors during the Spring Festival in recent years. White children love fireworks and firecrackers no less than the second or third generation Chinese.

The proportion of Chinese in southern Africa who believe in religion is also increasing year by year.

Chinese are more familiar with Taoism.

There are too many benefits of Taoism. Taoism advocates respecting Tao and virtue, imitating nature, governing the country with the law of inaction and self-cultivation, dealing with ghosts and gods, and dealing with the relationship between man and nature.

The key point is that there is no poll tax in Taoism, and it does not allow people to participate in religious activities on weekends to be brainwashed. Many loyal believers of a certain religion will donate part of their fixed income to the church as the cost of becoming a believer.

This is very amazing. If you believe in religion to this extent, you probably don't treat your own father so well.

At the end of the year in Pretoria, the streets and alleys were decorated with lights, and strings of red lanterns stretched from Justice Square to the railway station. For this alone, the Pretoria City Government spent as much as [-] rand.

Fifty thousand rand doesn't sound like much, but it's about 50 kilograms in gold.

So when Vargas and Fernando Gomez looked at the strings of red lanterns, their eyes were like piles of golden gold ingots.

Brazil, which lacks industrial capabilities, is indeed unable to manufacture aircraft and cannons.

But I can't even know how to make lanterns.

Not just lanterns, fireworks, couplets on doors, crosses, bells on Christmas trees——

Bells don't work.

The bell is still a bit technical, and it is estimated that Brazil will not be able to do it.

It would be good to make some fireworks and firecrackers and door-painted Spring Festival couplets and sell them to southern Africa.

"Don't even think about it. All the special commodities used in southern African festivals are controlled by Brad's office. This is specially approved by the Palace of Justice. Brad's office uses these things to raise funds." Brazil Ambassador to Southern Africa Torres Vargas is the nephew of Getulio Vargas.

"These things are very profitable?" Fernando Gomez was too curious.

This is the first time Vargas and Fernando Gomez have experienced a Southern African festival.

Unlike the usual suits and leather shoes, Vargas and Fernando Gomez both put on checkered shirts and overalls. Vargas didn't know why, but southern Africa is so fond of checkered shirts.

Probably because of the kilt——

This is the only point where Vargas can connect southern Africa and Britain.

"It's too profitable. These things are not produced in Brad's office, but in the East India. Brad's office can easily earn millions of rand every year." Torres Vargas Complex expressions.

These are just some humble gadgets, rarely used in daily life, and only sold during the holiday season.

There are millions of rand profits in this year alone.

There's so much good money for Southern Africans.

Vargas is equally heavy hearted.

During this time in southern Africa, Vargas knew how expensive mahogany was in the southern African market.

Brazilian mahogany is shipped from Victoria Port, and the price per cubic meter is less than one rand.

Shipped to southern Africa to make furniture, the profit generated by one cubic meter of mahogany will be at least ten times higher.

In the early years when there were no restrictions on timber mining in southern Africa, some people were willing to use mahogany to build houses.

It is impossible to be so extravagant now. Even middle-class families use mahogany as the floor at most.

By the way, the price of mahogany flooring has also risen in the past two years.

"Can we find a way to grab this business?" Fernando Gomez was full of envy. Several million rand a year is a lot for the Brazilian government.

"It's very difficult. The Huang family in East India has a very good relationship with southern Africa. In recent years, southern Africa has gradually relocated companies with less profit, lower technological content, and more serious pollution to foreign countries. Those who stay in southern Africa are all profitable. It is difficult for us to snatch orders from the East Indians in relatively high-end industries.” Torres is also envious, but it is useless to be envious.

The country with the best relationship with southern Africa is not Britain, nor Najd, but East India.

East India is the same as Southern Africa. The main population is also Chinese. East India itself was independent with the help of the umbrella company, and its relationship with Southern Africa is naturally very good.

Moreover, East India is also the bridgehead for protecting the core interests of southern Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Southern Africa attaches great importance to East India. Including the Changi Naval Base, Southern Africa already has more than ten military bases in the East India region, stationed with tens of thousands of troops. For Southern Africa, the importance of East India comparable to the Persian Gulf.

Consider oil in the Persian Gulf.

You will know how important the status of East India is.

"Nothing is impossible. What the East Indians can do, we can do in Brazil." Vargas is confident, isn't it just the cost, and Brazil can also lower the cost to an amazing level.

Rock also attaches great importance to this issue.

In fact, there are many labor-intensive enterprises in southern Africa, such as garment factories, textile factories, mines and so on.

Probably since the outbreak of the economic crisis, southern Africa has quietly carried out industrial upgrading.

This has a lot to do with the large reduction in African-American workers.

In southern Africa in the past, because a large number of African workers were used, the labor cost of enterprises was reduced to an extremely low level, and the products produced were low in price and high in quality, and naturally sold well.

After the outbreak of the economic crisis, southern African companies began to consciously reduce the use of African-American workers and leave more jobs for southern Africans, which led to a soaring cost of companies.

Workers in Southern Africa were well paid, East Indian workers were poorly paid.

As a result, labor-intensive enterprises in southern Africa began to relocate to East India in large numbers.

The labor-intensive enterprises here are not all manufacturing industries.

Enterprises with high technological content and high added value are still left in southern Africa. While adjusting the industrial upgrading, Rock is also trying its best to avoid the hollowing out of the industry.

"I am going to move some food processing factories to East India. Now the business environment in southern Africa is getting worse. The workers' salaries are getting higher and higher, and the benefits are getting better and better. Lake Nyasa has a long fishing ban every year. It lasted for eight months, and even fishing was fined, you are really lenient!" Stoudemire was very dissatisfied with Rock, and he had to give up some things to protect the environment.

"What does this have to do with me? You should go to the Nyasaland State Government." Rock shirked responsibility. Rock was so busy with work every day that it was impossible for him to pay attention to such trivial matters.

"Isn't Nyasaland still your fief?" Stoudemire had a good reason. Rock is still the Marquis of Nyasaland in the British Empire.

"Southern Africa is now a federal country!" Roque did not want to accept the status of Marquis of Nyasaland.

What a feudal remnant!
It's almost 1934, and the knighthood system is still in place. "Lords" come and go "lords" all day long, doesn't it sound awkward?

With three days left in 1934, Rock took Phyllis and the children to Stoudemire's manor——

By the way, Gavin and Qiao Xi's child will be born next year. According to the British title system, this child will also be the first heir to the third Marquess of Nyasaland.

If the child is really a boy.

Although there is no relevant machine now, the gender of the child cannot be determined. Su Xian, who has been promoted to the dean of the Johannesburg Medical School, has his own unique skills and has long been able to determine that it is a boy.

Qiao Xi and Luo Ya were also present. Luo Ya is now the mother of two children, and this line is thriving.

"More and more companies are moving out of southern Africa. I don't know how many southern Africans will lose their jobs. Don't you worry?" Stoudemire deliberately found fault. Rock almost never lost his temper in front of Stoudemire. Stoudemire wanted to see See what Rock looks like when he loses control of his emotions.

"This is an unavoidable process. Businessmen want to pursue profits, and workers seek more wages. We can't guarantee that it will be fair to everyone, but at least we can make it relatively fair." Rock has done his best, and this is also Inevitably, as long as it is beneficial to southern Africa in the long run, Rock will choose to sacrifice the interests of some people.

It sounds cruel, but in fact the sacrifice was not that great. The governments at all levels of the Southern African Federation have taken action, and various unemployment relief agencies and vocational skills training have also begun to work. The loss is not as serious as imagined.

The key is that Southern Africa has a solid foundation.

After the annexation of West Africa, Southern Africa ushered in another round of land-dividing feasts. Many new immigrants who immigrated to Southern Africa in recent years finally got their dream farms.

This is where the strength of Southern Africa lies.

Almost every family in southern Africa has their own farm.

Even if they lose their jobs in the city and rely on farms, they can still survive.

And live happily.

The leisurely and contented rural pastoral, which is the dream life of many urbanites, can be easily obtained in southern Africa.

What Rock is really worried about is the distribution of benefits.

A fair society must ensure that everyone who works hard can get what they deserve.

Under the premise of ensuring the funds needed for the company's normal production and development, the company under Rock's name has distributed the profits to the employees of the company as much as possible, and Rock's own part is very small.

Then something amazing happened.

The higher the employee's income, the higher the enthusiasm for work, the stronger the competitiveness of the enterprise, and the more profits.

Rock has not received a penny from Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation for many years in a row.

On the contrary, Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaran Aviation will donate large sums of money to the foundation under the name of Phyllis every year. Last year, Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation donated a total of 500 million rand.

This also means that even under the premise of giving employees generous salaries, and after the company retains the necessary funds for development, the profit of Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation for the whole year of last year still reached 500 million rand.

This is not counting the more profitable Rand Bank and Nyasaran Corporation.

Many people may not believe that the salaries of the so-called "golden collars" of Rand Bank and Nyasaland Corporation are not even as high as the engineers of Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation.

This is understandable.

Southern Africa is cautious about finances.

Finance is indeed making money, but it will also cause many other problems. If entrepreneurs are all engaged in finance, then who will engage in traditional manufacturing?

In another time and space, the hollowing out of the American manufacturing industry is not to completely abandon the manufacturing industry, but to gradually eliminate enterprises with low profits and low technological content, and concentrate all energy on the development of high-tech industries with higher profits, so that the technology can be continuously maintained. Take the lead and consolidate America's status as the world's policeman.

The same is true now in Southern Africa.

"So, the future is the countries of the Southern African Union, and we will support our southern Africa together—" Stoudemire certainly doesn't know how serious the consequences of the hollowing out of the manufacturing industry are, but judging from the current situation, the prospects seem optimistic.

"Don't make it so harsh, we are distributing industrial production capacity reasonably." Rock was dissatisfied with Stoudemire's words, so please show allies a little respect.

"What's the difference?" In Stoudemire's concept, this kind of statement is called hypocrisy.

In fact, hypocrisy is not bad, it is the same as pretending to be a good person, if you can pretend to be a good person for a lifetime, then you are a good person.

"Cecil, we can't make all the money." Rock reminded vaguely.

Stoudemire treats his employees far less generously than Rock.

This is also a stubborn disease left over from the old Cecil Rhodes era. The South African company founded by the old Cecil Rhodes was called a country within a country at that time. In the generation of Stoudemire, the situation has not fundamentally improved. .

The main reason is that the colonial consciousness is deeply ingrained, and the subconscious believes that the colonial aborigines can be exploited at will, so naturally there is no problem of improvement.

Xiaosi is a good person, but he is far inferior to Rock in terms of treating employees. The company under Rock's name provides continuous benefits for three festivals and two longevity every year. Employee housing, children's education, medical care, etc. can all be covered, and all employees' worries can be solved. .

The company under Stoudemire's name is indifferent to human relations. Among other things, this time the food processing factory was relocated to East India, and Stoudemire's approach made Rock very dissatisfied.

Of course, this may not be Stoudemire's problem.

After all, Stoudemire is also a big business now, it is impossible to do everything by himself, and Stoudemire may not know many things.

"What do you mean?" Stoudemire is sensitive, and Roque's words obviously have a special meaning.

Rock smiled and said nothing. Although the enterprises under Stoudemire's name are indifferent, they are all within the scope allowed by the laws of southern Africa.

Don't forget that Stoudemire is still the Minister of Justice of Southern Africa. It is impossible for the Minister of Justice to know the law and break the law.

ps: I have to go out for a long trip in these two days, the update may be unstable, and there is only one update per day, please forgive me, I will make it up after it stabilizes, this time I will guarantee it with fish——

(End of this chapter)