The promotion of the shipbuilding industry will not be able to see the effect of promotion within a short period of time, but there is one industry that quite meets the definition of monopoly, the Italian National Grid Company.
Needless to say, this company has a monopoly on Italy's electricity supply. Whoever wants to use electricity in Italy needs to provide it from the National Grid.
Is there anyone who can’t stand the high-profile monopoly behavior of State Grid?
Yes, and there are quite a few. Those capitalists who are jealous of State Grid's high profits are going crazy with jealousy.
But this is of no use, because they have nothing to do with State Grid. Politically, the royal family stands behind State Grid. Economically, banks who want to lend to State Grid can queue up in a long queue. As for technology, it is even more different.
Having said that, many of the current transmission equipment and technologies in European countries must be authorized by the State Grid.
Anyone who wants to compete with this kind of monopoly that is full of thorns will have no solution, no matter whether it is legitimate or unfair competition. Besides, all cities in Italy are currently included in the power supply scope of the national grid, so there is no chance to take action.
Do you want people who are willing to intervene to develop from rural areas? Is this not poverty alleviation?
In addition, State Grid is not content with the status quo. They not only focus on domestic development, but also go global. Italian overseas colonies have long been included in their pockets, and they are also developing into other countries.
For example, in the Qing Dynasty, the State Grid built power generation facilities in Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou and other places to provide electricity for lighting production. Especially in Shanghai, the State Grid built the world's largest thermal power plant at the time, two 50,000-kilowatt giant
Generators will help Shanghai become a true pearl of the Far East.
Of course, the most important place for State Grid's business in the Far East is the Borneo colony. Although no city in the Borneo colony can match Shanghai in terms of electricity demand, the gap in the Borneo colony is very short in terms of electricity demand.
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Samarinda is located at the mouth of the Mahakam River and is the largest port city in eastern Borneo. As Italy vigorously develops Borneo, the city is also developing rapidly with the help of this trend.
A thousand-ton ship docked steadily at the port. Nemancha took a deep breath with his legs on the ground. "The smell of land is much better, and the fishy smell of the sea is much less."
"Hey you guys, welcome to Samarinda."
A pair of big hands patted his shoulders heavily, showing that its owner was very strong.
Nemancha knew without looking back that this voice was too familiar to him. "Box, I told you not to tap me on the shoulder from behind, be careful of my possible overreaction."
"Okay old friend, I just didn't expect the company to send you here."
"Hahaha, I was joking with you."
Just as the two were reminiscing about old times, a voice suddenly came.
"Nemancha, if you have a chance to come to Balikpapan Bay, I can entertain you."
"Don't worry, Ellis, I will definitely come?"
After the man had gone away, his friend Box asked, "Your new friend?"
"Yes, we only met at the poker table for less than a week. They said they were going to Balikpapan to mine oil. Do you know where Balikpapan is?"
"Of course I know. Oil is said to be found in the bay about 120 kilometers away from here."
"Whatever, we don't want to drill for oil anyway. Let's check the supplies I brought here first. Here is the list."
After finishing the small talk, Nemancha took out a list and handed it to his old friend.
"Let me see if I have brought enough supplies this time."
Now that it was down to business, Ellis naturally didn't dare to relax. He opened the list and checked it carefully. "Two coal mills, one steam turbine, two high-pressure boilers, and only one 1,000-kilowatt generator. I want it."
But there are two!”
"Currently, the company only has two spare generators in Pontianak, and Ma Chen is also planning to expand the power plant. What will Ma Chen do if I give them to you?"
After hearing what his old friend said, Ellis knew that there was nothing he could do and he couldn't give all the generator to him.
"Why don't your company prepare more generators in Pontianak? Borneo is developing so well and there are so many places that need electricity."
Faced with the complaints from his friends, Nemancha could only shrug.
"How do I know this? Maybe the company's demand for my side is ranked lower. Even Shanghai has installed giant generators of 50,000 kilowatts, but the largest generator we have here is only 5,000 kilowatts."
Well, it seems that Nemancha also has a little complaint. But their complaint is just a complaint. What else can be done? This is the decision of the company's superiors. How dare they two workers dare to point fingers?
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After all, the two of them still remained rational and knew that discussing the company's decisions was not a good idea, so they quickly stopped the topic.
"There are quite a few immigration ships here!"
With sharp eyes, Nemancha saw several immigrant ships passing by. These immigrant ships were easy to identify. They had a flat bottom, wide bow and flat cover and looked like a Chinese ship. But underestimate this kind of ship, which can carry nearly a hundred people and 30 people.
It can carry tons of cargo, and the water is shallow and can run very slowly, making it very suitable for river transportation.
"Isn't this the development of eastern Borneo? Major companies have acquired a lot of land here. For example, Lin Company, Xiangfu Company, Poly Development Company, etc. have all acquired at least several thousand hectares of land here.
development rights. Eight out of ten of these immigrant ships are used to transport people and materials for their company."
As for my friends, it’s hard to say anything about Nemancha. After all, there are more immigration ships in Pontianak. Of course, eight of these ten ships is too much, and six at most would be great.
How could Nemancha's disbelieving expression be hidden from his friends? Ellis continued, "Why don't you believe it? I'm telling you that what I said is not an exaggeration."
Ellis then told Nemancha his reasons. It turned out that in view of the slow development of East Borneo, His Excellency Governor Ambik, who had just taken office, decided to speed up the pace of development in the area, so he gave many companies the green light to encourage them to invest in East Borneo.
Development of Borneo.
Of course, getting the green light from Governor Ambik also requires strength. Only those companies with sufficient strength will be valued by the Governor.
But having said that, in East Borneo, where various infrastructures are not complete, it is really impossible to do anything without relying on these powerful large companies.
Although Samarinda displays the atmosphere of a civilized city, it can be said responsibly that there are only a few cities like Samarinda in East Borneo?
Let me tell you that there is currently only one.
In addition, there are currently less than three cities using electricity.
The reason for this is, on the one hand, the late development time, and on the other hand, the difficulty of development. East Borneo's climate, terrain, and vegetation are not as good as those in the west and south, so development is slow.
Except for a few port cities that can barely be seen, the inland area is covered with large tracts of undeveloped virgin rainforest. In the absence of road facilities, except for powerful large-scale enterprises, no one else can develop it at all.
Well, in the face of the facts told by Ellis, Nemancha had to admit that his knowledge of East Borneo was insufficient.
"I didn't expect that the development of East Borneo really needs to rely on those big companies, and the newly appointed Governor Ambik is not bad at all."
