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Chapter 1221 Behemoths of the Empire (Second update, please subscribe)
Iron is a metal and like all metals has its own price.Of all the metals, iron is the cheapest, yet the most indispensable.

It can even be said that iron is the foundation of the country!

After mankind entered the Iron Age, iron weapons and agricultural tools set off one revolution after another, both military and agricultural.

However, this is not worth mentioning.

In the true sense, iron was brought into full play in the industrial revolution. After the industrial revolution, iron and coal became the foundation of industry. Only with iron and coal can it be possible to manufacture various machines including steam engines.

Iron is the least valuable of all metals, but the most valuable.

In ancient times, iron was available to make weapons and armor, and to rob others of gold, silver, women, and land.

In modern times, iron can be used to manufacture weapons, continue to rob, and build giant ships and railways to further conquer more distant lands and rob more wealth.

Iron and steel is a country, without iron, it is impossible to have a modern industrial power.

And ironmaking needs iron ore!
There can be no steel industry without iron ore.

In fact, it can be said that Ming’s iron and steel industry has never been easy. In the Nanhua era, there was only one small iron mine with a reserve of only [-] million tons. Even in the early days of the empire, it could only rely on a few small iron mines. , the empire had to reach out to Africa and develop the Simandou iron mine in Guinea, West Africa. It was that distant iron mine that allowed the steel industry of the Ming Empire to develop by leaps and bounds—relying on tens of millions of tons of iron ore Imported, the empire built a formidable steel industry.

But the Simandou iron mine is far away overseas.

However, the problem of raw materials that plagued the imperial iron and steel industry was not fundamentally resolved until the empire occupied Brazil. The Belo Horizonte Iron Mine in Minas Gerais State, this iron mine with reserves of tens of billions of tons mine, which became the mother of the empire's steel industry.

"Vale!"

The discovery of the expedition team made Emperor Zhu almost want to blow a whistle to celebrate, but everyone in the country does not know the name of Vale. I rarely remember that in another world, the giant iron mine was not discovered until the 70s and [-]s. After all, it is a backcountry... no, it's not a backcountry, it's no man's land at all!That's why iron ore has never been discovered.

I never thought that it was discovered by the expedition team. Although I don’t know much about the iron mine, I still need to know more. Even if the empire’s demand for iron ore has been met now, it is still necessary to do the exploration in advance. Lay the foundation for the future.

Just when Emperor Zhu was about to pick up the phone, he suddenly thought of another thing - monopoly.

For now, the empire's industries are highly monopolized, and the royal consortium headed by the Nanhua Company monopolizes many industries in the empire. This is obviously not a good thing.

Let’s take mining companies as an example. On the surface, there are Southwest Mining Company, Northern Mining Company, Northwest Mining Company and African Mining Company in Ming Dynasty, but who are the major shareholders of these mining companies?

South China Company.

My Ming Dynasty has its own national conditions here. Although in the past ten years, Emperor Zhu has not interfered much with the company, and has split the company many times, the company's assets are still developing like a snowball.

And Emperor Zhu's wealth is just like a snowball, and even he himself feels a little bit dumbfounded about how much wealth he has now.

All this made Emperor Zhu very helpless.

"Hey, forget it..."

The hand that was originally reaching for the phone was suddenly put down. Looking at the report in his hand, he shook his head helplessly and said.

"I hope that one day, there will be other capital to develop."

At this moment, Emperor Zhu completely lost his previous excitement and enthusiasm. Now the empire has no urgent need for that giant iron mine. After all, Xuzhou... This Xuzhou is not that Xuzhou, the former Minas Gerais In the state, a giant iron mine is enough to meet the needs of the empire for hundreds or even 200 years in the future. At least within a hundred years, there is no need to consider iron ore.

As for Amazon's iron ore, there is really no need for it right now!

It doesn't matter which company or enterprise Vale will belong to in the future, the important thing is...as long as it doesn't belong to Nanhua Company.

"The tail is so big that I can't shake it off."

Emperor Zhu got up and came to the window, meditating, his eyes still staring at the royal garden outside the window.

"In the face of such a giant, sometimes I feel that I may have made a mistake, but on the other hand, if there is no Nanhua Company, how can there be the current empire?"

While talking to himself, Emperor Zhu shook his head helplessly and sighed softly.

The current Nanhua Company is essentially the largest chaebol in Ming Dynasty, and this chaebol is also involved in various industries. This is directly related to Nanhua's "poor and white" back then. When the "Antelis" arrived in Nanhua Bay, there was no Any industry, and at that time, the company invested in various industries as the only investor, and eventually became the industry leader.

And now?

The enterprises affiliated to the company have used their intellectual advantages to continuously innovate in technology, and have long left other companies far behind. With technological innovation, they can not only sell goods, but also formulate industry standards.

After one sentence is finished, the person who takes the lead is the leader of the industry.

The current Nanhua Company and the companies it directly holds or holds through a number of banks are industry leaders in various industries.

Although the outside world has not said it, as far as Emperor Zhu understands, people in Daming now cannot do without three things in their lives: death, taxation and Nanhua.

This Nanhua, that is, the strength of the Nanhua Company almost covers the basic necessities of life of hundreds of millions of subjects in the empire, and such a powerful business empire is still the property of the emperor!
What does this mean?

Meaning that he is united with the supreme power of the empire, what does that mean?The company of the future is almost a giant beast, a monster that directly controls the lifeblood of the country's economy, industry, technology and technology.

Staring at the royal garden in the twilight, Emperor Zhu seemed to vaguely see a giant beast hiding in it. It seemed to be tamed, curled up docilely, and lay at the master's feet.

Owner!

Who is its owner?

Of course it is Emperor Zhu himself, what will happen next?
It is the crown prince of the empire, the heir to the throne. In the hands of the royal family, perhaps this giant beast will be very docile, but who can predict the future?

But what can make Emperor Zhu rejoice?

Even now it does not affect the diversification of the empire's industrial and commercial economy, it...is just a leader...

As for the future, this leader should eventually disintegrate, because Emperor Zhu has many children, and the succession of those children will eventually completely disintegrate this giant beast.

As long as there are enough children, no matter how big the monster is, after all, every child will get their share.

Well, perhaps, having more children is not necessarily a bad thing for the empire.At least, they will divide the property so that the empire will not be ruled by a giant plutocrat.

It seems that for the sake of the empire, I still need to work hard for a few more years.To have more children.

(End of this chapter)