Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2520 Imported ones are cheaper
By 1944, the world war had been fought for five full years.

It was the fourth year that Southern Africa really entered the war.

Although Southern Africa is far away from Europe, less affected by the war, and even enjoying the huge dividends brought by the war, and its economy has been improving rapidly for many years, everything is still about to reach its limit.

Europeans have gone completely crazy now, borrowing money when they have no money, without considering how to repay it. The federal government of southern Africa, as well as companies in southern Africa, now doubt the repayment ability of European countries.

In other words, the debts owed by European countries have reached a level where they cannot be repaid.

Let's not talk about other countries, just talk about Britain and France.

The debts owed during the First World War have not yet been repaid by Britain and France.

Old debts are not paid, and new debts are added, even if England and France pledge the national income, they will not be repaid until the next century.

Nima next century!

It's 1944 now.

There are still more than 50 years before the next century.

Even if there is interest, considering the depreciation of the currency, the purchasing power of a rand in 50 years is absolutely impossible to be the same as it is now.

Of course, that's not how it works out.

Britain and France owe so much money to Southern Africa, and the economy has been deeply tied to Southern Africa. When discussing the issue of repayment, they will be forced to agree to some unequal conditions in Southern Africa.

For example, the development method of oil fields in North Africa——

For example, the power status of the Straits Settlements——

Another example is the ownership of a certain island in the Pacific Ocean or deep in the Atlantic Ocean, etc. Anyway, there are some talks, so take your time.

Although there are many benefits, they are all at the national level.

When it came to the Johannesburg Textile Group, Rose was very angry.

As mentioned earlier, the Johannesburg Textile Group returned most of its profits to the workers of the Johannesburg Textile Group in the form of salaries and benefits.

As a result, the Johannesburg Textile Group itself does not have much savings. If the cost continues to rise, the Johannesburg Textile Group will either increase prices or reduce workers' salaries and benefits. There is no third option.

It is unlikely that the price will increase. The Johannesburg Textile Group does not even pay taxes, and the profits reserved by the federal government for the Johannesburg Textile Group will not be too high. Even if Rose is Rock's daughter, she can't go too far. Lie on the federal government to suck blood.

Johannesburg Textile Group is the largest textile company in southern Africa, but it is not the only one.

If the Johannesburg Textile Group raises prices, the Ministry of War will immediately give orders to other textile companies, and orders from abroad will immediately decrease. Those sweatshops in Europe and the United States are all waiting for the Johannesburg Textile Group to make mistakes.

As for reducing workers' salaries and benefits.

Don't even think about it, salaries and benefits can only be increased, not decreased, otherwise the opportunity for Kurchi and Petrovic will come.

So Rose can only throw the pressure on the Johannesburg Farm Association.

"Honorable—" Chen Mingqi was an idiot when he opened his mouth, so he put on a high hat first.

"Call me Mr. General Manager!" Rose refused to give the old oily a chance to compliment her.

Chen Mingqi, who is in his 60s, was reprimanded face to face by Rose, who is 28 years old, without any embarrassment on his face.

Rose was born in 1917, 28 years old is not a description, but her real age is 28 years old.

"Mr. General Manager, you have to pity our poor farmers—" Chen Mingqi was wearing a high-end Tang suit, expensive crocodile leather shoes on his feet, and a diamond watch on his hand that could blind people's eyes.

You are so bright, and you say "poverty" out of your mouth, don't you really feel even a little bit ashamed?

So Rose was even angrier.

"Before you say this, can you take off your diamond watch first, what's the matter, farmers in Johannesburg, can't afford the latest comet motorcycle?" Rose said angrily.

Comet motorcycle is a product of Rhodesia Heavy Industries. It is known for its cool appearance and high price. It is the favorite of farmers in Johannesburg.

One of my favorites on the same level as Arabian horses.

Not only Johannesburg, but the real wealth of farms in southern Africa is unknown to others, and Rose knows it best.

After all, the group of farmers was created by Rock.

Not to mention the Cape State, most of the farmers are of British descent.

Most of the first batch of farmers in the Transvaal were the police officers under Roque when he was the chief of police in Johannesburg, and the miners of the West Rand gold mine.

The vast majority of these two groups are Chinese.

"If it was Lord Luo, he would never talk to me with such an attitude!" Chen Mingqi revealed his true colors. He used to be a policeman in the Johannesburg Police Station. He was one of Rock's earliest confidantes. When Rose saw Chen Mingqi, she also wanted to call her uncle.

"Then why don't you go to Pretoria to find your Lord Luo?" Rose half-lyed on the boss's chair, showing no respect at all.

These uncles of Rose are now either retired or have high positions and powers. They are not like uncles. Not only are they rich and disrespectful, but they are also disrespectful.

"Master Luo is so busy with work, so I won't bother him with such a trivial matter—" Chen Mingqi smiled hippiely, this slightly superficial word couldn't be more suitable for him.

"Whoever you want, the price can't go up anyway, don't think that apart from your wool, our Johannesburg Textile Group has no other sources of raw materials. Australian wool suppliers are queuing up outside my office. Believe it or not, I'll give you a call, Jia Ree Austin will appear in front of me!" Rose had accumulated a wealth of experience in dealing with these uncles.

Chen Mingqi took a deep breath.

This tone is too big, Kerry Austin is the current Minister of Trade of Australia.

The key point is that Rose really has this strength.

After the southern African capital represented by the South African Company and Nyasaland Company went to Australia to develop the farms in Western Australia, Australia is gradually becoming the "country riding on the back of a sheep".

As the largest textile company in the world, the Australian government dreams of becoming the largest supplier of the Johannesburg Textile Group.

Now the largest supplier of the Johannesburg Textile Group is the major farm associations in southern Africa, and Australian wool is one of the suppliers of the Johannesburg Textile Group.

So Rose is really not bragging.

As long as Rose needed, Kerry Austin would fly to Rose overnight.

"My dear niece—" Chen Mingqi changed his method, relying on the old to sell the old.

"Hehe, has the honorable Highness Rose finally become a dear niece? Where are you from, the Marquis?" Rose's ridicule was merciless, she dared to associate with the Marquis of Nyasaland, what a shame.

"If you agree to raise the price, I can call your aunt—" Chen Mingqi couldn't climb up to Rock, so he simply climbed up to Rose.

"Don't, don't, I don't have a grandson like you." Rose disagreed, she was a generation behind.

"Really can't?" Chen Mingqi was helpless.

"No way!" Rose said in a serious tone.

It's okay, when Chen Mingqi walked out of Rose's office, he looked frustrated.

When you get into the car, you will immediately feel proud.

"Has Her Highness Rose agreed?" Liu Li, vice president of the Johannesburg Farm Association, looked expectant.

The wool production in Johannesburg is huge. Even if a kilogram of wool increases by 0.1 rand, it will be a lot of money in a year.

"No—" Chen Mingqi looked very happy.

"Then what are you happy about?" Liu Li wasn't too disappointed either, both of them belonged to the jujube or not.

"At least now I can be sure that the price will not drop—" Chen Mingqi is cunning and cunning. The price increase is all a cover, and the key is to ensure profits.

The Johannesburg Textile Group can lose money, but the Johannesburg farm cannot lose money. This is Rock's basic position.

Smart people know that war dividends cannot last long.

Europe can't support itself now, and the war can last up to one year. At that time, due to the decrease in orders from Europe, southern Africa will encounter unprecedented difficulties.

In fact, orders from the Johannesburg Textile Group have begun to decline.

When the orders were the most in the past few years, there were tens of millions of sets of clothing orders from the Ministry of War in Southern Africa each year, with a total price of billions of dollars. The textile group's 10,000+ people took turns round the clock to catch up with the orders.

Since last year, the Ministry of War has stopped recruiting recruits, and orders have also decreased. Orders from Europe have also decreased. This year, orders from Free France have even decreased by 40.00%. The crisis has already begun to emerge.

So what matters at this time is not whether it rises or not, as long as it does not fall, thank God.

When Chen Mingqi was secretly rejoicing, the pressure was on Rose's side.

Even Chen Mingqi could feel that the situation was not good, and the situation on Rose's side was more direct.

On the surface, the Johannesburg Textile Group is at an unprecedented peak period. The massive orders for several years have provided the workers of the Johannesburg Textile Group with the highest salary and the best benefits in the world. It is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality. Some people will definitely not want to eat simple food after getting used to abalone and sea cucumber.

"Restructuring can only change our existing system. We can no longer use all the profits to improve workers' welfare. We must reserve part of the profits to resist potential risks. The Rand Bank predicts that after the end of the world war, the world will The economy may go through a three-year recession, and if we don’t prepare in advance, it will be a question of whether we can survive.” Jessica is an excellent financial person, and she is also very enthusiastic. The reason why she made this suggestion is also Responsible for the workers of the textile group.

The workers of the textile group have become accustomed to the care of nanny. Once they lose the protection of the textile group, survival will be a big problem.

Simple tea and light meals are not good, at least they will not die of hunger.

Look at Europe now, how many people want to eat but can't.

"Even if the economy is in recession, people always have to dress and eat. For us, it is a matter of earning more and earning less." Balotelli, the deputy general manager in charge of organizing production, didn't care. The world's largest Textile enterprises, even if they live on their laurels, can live on for a few more years.

Even if the economic crisis comes as expected, as long as it survives those few years, the Johannesburg Textile Group can still make a comeback.

"It's not that easy. Our biggest problem is that we don't have a balance. Who would have thought that a company with an annual output value of billions of rands would have a bank account with a balance of no more than 1000 million. This amount is not even enough to pay workers a month's salary. .” Jessica lamented that she was under the greatest pressure in the whole group.

"If it doesn't work, we can ask for a bank loan—" Rossetti, another deputy general manager, is not worried either. The Johannesburg Textile Group may be one of the strangest companies in the world.

Many people may not know that the Johannesburg Textile Group has no debts, not a penny.

Whether it's suppliers or banks, Johannesburg Textile Group has never been in debt, which is a miracle for a large enterprise of this size.

Among the companies that are as famous as the Johannesburg Textile Group, such as South Africa Corporation, Nyasaland Corporation, Nyasaland Heavy Industry, etc., none of them are not operating in debt, and they are more or less a little bit, especially bank loans.

The Johannesburg Textile Group never borrows money, and at most raises funds from the social level, and most of the time it is internal financing. Therefore, it is not the Locke family that owns the most shares in the Johannesburg Textile Group, but the workers of the Johannesburg Textile Group.

So as long as the Johannesburg Textile Group opens its mouth, all the southern African banks will extend an olive branch, as many as they want.

"Kelly, make a plan. From now on, we have to be prepared to face difficulties." Rose didn't want to find a bank loan, and she didn't want to reduce the wages of the workers, so she had to find another way.

Since you can't make more money, find ways to save money.

Kelly is the director of the general manager's office, the real housekeeper, and one of Rose's most trusted people.

There are still many ways to save money.

The company with the best welfare has a lot of unexpected expenses. The office supplies purchased by the general manager's office every month have to be pulled by car.

Since it is necessary to increase income and reduce expenditure, some dispensable expenditures can be saved, and some benefits that have exceeded the level of ordinary people will also be reduced.

Christmas and Spring Festival are coming soon, these are the two most important festivals in southern Africa throughout the year. At this time in previous years, the Johannesburg Textile Group has already started to purchase various materials from all over the world as a year-end welfare distribution group.

There are still many year-end benefits this year, but the grade has been slightly lowered. Wine is replaced by Spanish production from Cape Town, beef is replaced by Nyasaland beef with cheaper Australian beef, and even coffee is replaced by expensive local coffee. , replaced by imported coffee from the Abyssinian Empire.

Did you find out, the above types, but all locally produced products in southern Africa are more expensive than those imported from abroad.

This is not surprising.

If it is an industrial product, the price of the southern African product is low and the quality is high, it is indeed the best choice.

However, although the quality of agricultural products in southern Africa is good, the price is also high.

In this way, it is cheaper to import.

(End of this chapter)