After lunch, Governor Li still did not let Zhang Hao go, but took advantage of some free time before the meeting to ask a question again.
"Director Zhang, I just checked the information. I wouldn't know it if I didn't check it. When I checked it, I was shocked. It turns out that the proven coal reserves on the other side are 250 billion tons, which is almost twice that of Australia and ranks first in the world. p>
My idea is this, since competition here in Australia is fierce, can we change our thinking and go to the other side to hoard a batch of coal mines?"
Governor Li's mind is very active.
I had a big advantage in acquiring oil wells before, but this time I want to follow suit and copy the successful experience.
Zhang Hao shook his head when he heard this: "Governor Li, if you want to develop the coal resources on the other side, I'm afraid you have to wait another ten or eight years. It's useless to go now."
"Why not?"
Governor Li frowned.
"The opposite bank is the hardest-hit area by the Yellowstone volcano eruption, and the infrastructure has been severely damaged. In addition, the Yellowstone volcano is still erupting on a small scale, and there is no perfect infrastructure. This move is tantamount to seeking fish from a tree."
Zhang Hao explained patiently.
"What a shame."
Governor Li was a little disappointed.
Ten years is too long, and he will no longer be in office by then. It will be a thankless and completely useless effort.
"Governor Li, you can't be too greedy. Just the oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico are enough for the state to enjoy the most popular food."
Governor Li sighed quietly: "You are overthinking. How can you be so popular and drink spicy food? Don't forget that there is also a Ministry of Energy up there. I'm afraid only a few of them can really fall into their hands, not even leftovers." p>
"No matter how powerful the Ministry of Energy is, it cannot cover the sky with one hand. Governor Li, you are worrying too much."
Zhang Hao quickly comforted him.
There is no perfect system in the world, and no matter how strict the supervision, there are still loopholes.
"I hope so!"
Governor Li nodded.
Afterwards, the two chatted for a few more words before separating and returned to their seats.
Seeing her younger brother returning, Zhang Jiayi quickly asked in a low voice: "Xiaohao, what does Governor Li have to do with you?"
Zhang Hao suddenly looked proud: "The state took the lead, and along the way, we roped in a few wealthy people to form a coal company, and we planned to try our luck in Australia.
Your brother, I am so proud that they not only forced me to buy shares, but also took the initiative to lend me seven billion yuan after hearing that I had no money."
"Really? When did it become so easy to borrow money? And it's not a small amount of money."
Zhang Jiaqi was a little dumbfounded.
"Little sister, Xiao Hao's current net worth is at least three to four hundred billion. For ordinary people... seven billion is a number that is unthinkable, but for Xiao Hao, it is only two percent of his net worth. People are not afraid at all.
He defaulted on his debt."
Zhang Jiayi explained it carefully.
Hearing this, Zhang Jiaqi's breathing became rapid: "It turns out that Xiaohao is so powerful. I remember that I have 5% of the shares. Isn't it a huge profit?"
"What a beautiful idea!" Zhang Jiayi poured cold water on the spot, and then explained: "Your five percent shares are only the shares of two companies, Huimin and Huizhong. They haven't increased much at all in the past year. Xiao
Hao's increased wealth mainly comes from several other new companies."
"Oh, I was so excited for nothing."
Zhang Jiaqi Yi Xingshan said.
Zhang Jiayi gently knocked on the little girl's head, and unconsciously took on the tone of an elder:
"Don't be dissatisfied. You are now a billionaire, surpassing most people in society. This is all due to Xiaohao."
"I know." Zhang Jiaqi nodded, and then muttered: "I don't know, with my money, will I have the chance to live up to the addiction of the richest woman?"
"Okay, stop having your big spring and autumn dreams."
Zhang Jiayi couldn't help but sigh.
Although the two companies, Huimin Company and Huizhong, have developed relatively smoothly, they do not have much profit at all due to the existence of the rationing system.
The upside potential has been limited.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Hao took the opportunity to tell his third sister that he could not attend the wedding and could only say sorry.
Zhang Jiaqi felt a little disappointed, but she still pretended not to care and said: "Hey, it's better if you're not here. Before you got married, I tried a little trick to make you eat shit. This time it's me getting married. I know you definitely want to get back with revenge."<
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"Humph, use the heart of a villain to save the belly of a gentleman!"
Zhang Hao said with disdain.
In addition to the experience in the dream, he is already fifty years old, how could he be so naive?
Zhang Jiaqi was about to say a few words when she suddenly noticed someone walking towards them, so she quickly shut up.
Zhang Hao looked at Minister Yin who was getting closer and closer, and quickly stood up and said hello: "Good afternoon, Minister Yin, what kind of wind brings you here?"
"Director Zhang, I came here specially to find you."
Minister Yin replied with a smile.
"What a coincidence, I was just thinking of having a cup of tea with you. How about I host you tonight?" Zhang Hao took the opportunity to send out an invitation.
"Not tonight. There is an internal meeting tonight and I can't leave." Minister Yin waved his hand, "If Director Zhang is not busy, how about tomorrow morning?"
"Okay, then it's settled."
After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he introduced the second sister and the third sister to each other. Especially for the third sister, there are many benefits to being able to meet the top leaders of the Ministry of Energy.
"Okay, then I won't disturb you anymore. Let's see you tomorrow." Minister Yin nodded, turned and left.
Zhang Jiaqi may have been a little overjoyed, but she went even further: "Brother, when will you help me get to know Archon Ji? I'll treat you to dinner."
"Third Sister, you overestimate me too much. I have only called Governor Ji twice, but we haven't even met in person yet. How can I help you?"
Zhang Hao is not in a good mood.
"Really? I thought you were omnipotent?"
Zhang Jiaqi took the opportunity to joke.
Zhang Hao looked away and stopped caring about the other party.
……
The afternoon meeting was not as boring as the morning meeting, with more interactive sessions.
"If you have any questions or suggestions, you can raise them on the spot. If they can be solved immediately, we will work on site. If we cannot solve them immediately, we will take the problem back and give you a reply as soon as possible."
This was Archon Ji’s opening remarks, and it also gave reassurance to the entrepreneurs present.
As soon as he finished speaking, an entrepreneur quickly asked directly: "Prince Ji, I heard that the security situation in Australia is very chaotic. Can the government send troops to Australia?"
"This is a good question. I can answer you now. Garrisoning troops is a prerequisite for stability. According to the Federation's preliminary plan, it plans to dispatch an army of 500,000 people to directly garrison major cities and mining areas."
"Pa bang bang..."
"I have another question. Will the policy change again in the future? For example, entering a wartime economy?"
This is a very sensitive issue.
Not surprisingly, the scene was followed by lively discussions.
Archon Ji seemed to have expected it and waved his hand without hesitation on the spot:
"Please be patient, federal policies will not change easily. If you are worried, I am here to make a promise to you all on behalf of the official government. The ownership of Australian mines will not change for thirty years."
In fact, the "ownership" here refers to the "contracted management right". The real ownership has long been owned by the owner.
"Pa bang bang..."
The applause lasted for more than two minutes.
This also represents the level of satisfaction of everyone present.
When the applause stopped, a white entrepreneur stood up impatiently: "Governor Ji, I have a friend who owns a coal mine in Australia. Can he take the coal mine back now?"
"No." Consul Ji shook his head directly, "According to the emergency law, all energy-related mines are temporarily requisitioned by the federal government. Everyone, including the original owner, is actually on the same starting line."
"If the mine is exhausted, won't my friend suffer heavy losses? Does the official have a specific compensation plan?" The white entrepreneur continued to ask.
"Sorry, we don't have one yet. All compensation plans will have to wait until the state of emergency is over before they can be formulated, so there is no answer to this question yet."
As soon as he said this, the scene became commotion again.
Zhang Jiaqi turned to look at her younger brother and couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Hao, are you trying to default on your debt?"
"You guessed it right." Zhang Hao nodded.
The reason is not difficult to understand. Since the mainland has no history of foreign colonization, many mineral resources have fallen into the hands of Western consortiums.
Governor Ji's move is simply to use policy means to attack the economic power of the West in order to consolidate his own ruling position and prevent the West from rising again.
"How is this possible? Isn't it written in primary school textbooks that private property is sacred and inviolable?"
Zhang Jiaqi's eyes widened instantly.
"Third sister, you are already thirty years old, can you stop being so naive?" Zhang Hao said with a bitter smile.
"I'm naive? Tell me where I'm naive?" Zhang Jiaqi suddenly became furious and said angrily: "If you can't tell me, I'll look good on you when I go back."
Zhang Hao tried to explain: "Third sister, have you ever heard of a saying? It roughly means that there are no eternal friends between countries, only eternal interests."
"Are you confused? Where is the country now?" Zhang Jiaqi frowned.
"Country is just a synonym. Change it to each region." Zhang Hao reminded.
Zhang Jiaqi is not too stupid: "You mean, this involves competition between major regions?"
"Yes, in the face of such core interests, all private property must be sidelined." Zhang Hao paused and then gave an example: "In the past few years, Warwick Company was besieged everywhere on the other side of the river. Mr. Ren changed
I almost went to jail, this is the naked reality."
"Little sister, what is said in the textbook may not be correct. You have to learn to distinguish it yourself."
Zhang Jiayi followed closely and echoed.
She has lived on the other side for more than 20 years, and has long seen through everything. The reason why the other side has been able to control the federation for a long time is to continuously suppress other regions.
Now that things are changing, I can’t blame others.
"I understand." Zhang Jiaqi nodded thoughtfully, and then changed the subject: "Second sister, do you think the recent rumors of war are the reason for the war?"
Zhang Hao rushed to answer: "There must be this factor, but it is definitely not the main reason. Those consortiums are more afraid of death than anyone else, and they do not dare to start a war."
"It's okay if it's not, otherwise it would be too scary."
Zhang Jiaqi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, someone finally couldn't sit still: "Excuse me, how are general mines priced? In addition, do state-owned enterprises have priority?"
"There is no fixed purchase price, and there is no so-called priority. We will adopt an auction method, which is fair and open. Everyone is welcome to sign up."
This question is answered by Minister Yin.
This is the top leader of the Department of Energy, and the auction will be fully hosted by the Department of Energy, with the Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Commerce responsible for supervision.
Next, everyone asked questions one after another. Zhang Hao did not ask any questions, but made a small suggestion based on his experience in the dream.
The advice is simple, but crucial.
"Director Discipline, I suggest that the federation train miners from all companies. On the one hand, it can save money; on the other hand, it can also prevent individual companies from taking chances and neglecting the importance of training."
Seriously speaking, this is not an individual company, but a common phenomenon. Due to the high unemployment rate and the continuous flow of refugees, it is no wonder that many companies do not take human life seriously in order to make more money.
In the dream, safety accidents in Australia's major mining areas have always ranked first among all major regions, with an average loss of tens of thousands of people every year, and the maximum number of accidents even exceeded 100,000 in one year. The impact is extremely bad.
In the end, it triggered a federal-wide general strike.
Economic losses amounted to hundreds of billions of yuan.
Consul Ji nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Director Zhang. This is a good suggestion and we will definitely implement it seriously."
"You're welcome."
Zhang Hao waved his hand and then returned the microphone to the staff.
Zhang Jiayi glanced at her younger brother and couldn't help but wonder: "How did you come up with this suggestion?"
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"What do you think of my suggestion?"
Zhang Hao asked instead of answering.
"I don't think it's good. Officials are not business owners. They don't train miners carefully. Most likely they just follow the script and go through the motions."
Zhang Jiayi said bluntly.
"If the training work is handed over to enterprises, I'm afraid they won't even bother to do the formalities and just let employees go to work." Zhang Hao said with a bitter look on his face.
"How is it possible? If an employee is injured or killed, the company must be held responsible. At the very least, the compensation is indispensable. Compared with the huge compensation, how much is the training fee?"
Zhang Hao directly retorted: "Nothing is impossible. You may not know that the situation overseas is a hundred times worse than we imagined. The most worthless thing right now is human life.
In order to increase profits, I believe those mines are more willing to use temporary workers. Not only are the wages cheap, but if something goes wrong, they don’t have to pay compensation.”
"This is too..."
"Too inhumane? In fact, this is also forced. When the government purchases coal, the price must be very low. If companies want to survive, they can only think of more crooked ideas."
Zhang Hao couldn't help but sigh.
Zhang Jiayi was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "You haven't said yet how you came up with this idea?"
"I dreamed about it, is it okay?"
Zhang Hao answered truthfully.
"It's serious, don't talk nonsense to me."
"Well, I traveled to Africa a few years ago and saw many similar situations."
Zhang Hao made up a reason casually.
Zhang Jiayi nodded and suddenly realized: "So that's it. It seems that the saying 'read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles' is quite reasonable."
"If I had known earlier, I should have traveled with you."
Zhang Jiaqi couldn't help but feel annoyed.
"Third sister, if you really come with me, your hands and feet will be broken at least once, not to mention turning into black charcoal."