These British aristocrats insist that London is the center of civilization that everyone in the world should aspire to, even if London turns into a foggy city in winter. However, they themselves do not live in London during winter;
A country house with beautiful environment and good air.
People like the Duke of Battleford who have not left the British mainland for 40 years are not uncommon among the British aristocracy. Their living range basically does not exceed one hundred kilometers around London, and they stubbornly hide in their own castles.
Ignore the changes in the world around you, let alone care about the earth-shaking changes that have taken place in southern Africa thousands of miles away.
Rock, no matter what the old Duke, who had not left England for 40 years, thought, after Earl Glaston went to Australia, he indeed sent invitation letters to Nyasaland Company and Fawalt Company, hoping that Rock and Henry could go to Australia.
invest.
Henry is not sure what mineral resources Australia has, but Rock is very clear. Australia in another time and space is called "a country sitting on a mine cart", and its domestic resources are as rich as those in southern Africa, especially bauxite.
Mineral reserves account for more than one-third of the world's total reserves.
In addition to bauxite, Australia's iron ore reserves exceed 15.3 billion tons. Australia's iron ore is not only of high grade, but also easy to mine and transport, with extremely low mining costs.
"How about it? Do you want to agree to the Australian government's request?" Rock emphasized the "request". Now is a good opportunity to make a move.
"Why go to Australia? Raise sheep?" Henry didn't know the situation in Australia yet. Australia is indeed famous for its wool. Merino sheep in southern Africa were introduced from Australia.
In addition to its nickname about the mine cart, Australia is also known as the "country riding on the back of a sheep". Australia is the country with the largest number of sheep and wool exports in the world.
"Mining, this is the report of Christian Exploration Company." Rock was prepared. Christian Exploration Company's report does not really reflect the situation in Australia, but at least it proves that Australia does have investment potential.
"Then why are you hesitating? Let's go directly and buy as much land as we can. If there is no mine, we will hire people to herd sheep." Xiaosi is still simple and rude. As long as Rock is sure of something, Xiaosi will implement it resolutely.
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"Okay, if you all want to buy it, then go ahead and buy it." Henry doesn't care, it doesn't matter whether he makes money or not, what matters is the attitude of advancing and retreating together with Rock and Stoudemire.
Rock could only lament how lucky everyone is. In Australia now, the price of land is unbelievably cheap. Someone in Western Australia bought a farm with an area of nearly 2,500 acres for only about one hundred pounds.
2,500 acres is approximately ten square kilometers, which works out to about ten pounds per square kilometer.
With the investment intensity of Rock and Stoudemire, the purchase of a farm often starts in units of tens of thousands. Australia’s total area is 7,692,024 square kilometers. In fact, it doesn’t cost much to buy it all.
I'm afraid Australians won't sell it.
To buy the land, you don't need Rock and Henry, Xiao Si to personally come forward, as long as Rock, Henry and Xiao Si are willing to pay.
Rock, Henry, and Stoudemire jointly invested 10 million rand to establish an Australian company specifically for investment in Australia. If all this money is used to purchase land, referring to the land price in Western Australia, it should be able to buy 100 million rand.
Thousands of square kilometers.
Rock did go to Australia with the intention of buying land. In Australia now, land prices are at an unprecedented low. Now, take advantage of the opportunity to buy it at a low price. Even if you are unlucky, the land you bought has no mineral resources. Invest in ranch.
There is no harm in raising sheep.
Roque was not the only one who took the opportunity to acquire assets at low prices under the guise of investment. After Ada found out about this situation, the Australian company's funds became 20 million rand, and the extra 10 million belonged to Rand Bank.
invest.
With a capital of 20 million, it is a first-class enterprise even in southern Africa, and it immediately attracted Ade's attention.
"Yes, Australian companies do mainly invest in Australia. Australia is rich in resources, minerals, forests, pastures, and farms." Rock was honest. There are so many Feng Shui treasures in the world. Apart from those two and mine carts, Australia
, in addition to the nicknames related to wool, there is also another nickname: "the country holding the ears of wheat".
"Southern Africa now has 5.5 million square kilometers. Isn't it enough for you to invest? That's 20 million. Why don't you stay in Southern Africa and do something?" Ade is dissatisfied with Roque's behavior of turning his elbows outward, and the wealth will not go to outsiders.
field.
"Sooner or later, the resources in southern Africa will be our own. While the Australians are still unable to develop their own resources, let's go and occupy the Australian mines. In the future, Australia will have to live according to our faces." Rock said.
He is a good calculationr. Thinking about how many evils Australia has done because of iron ore in another time and space, Rock has some evil thoughts.
When mining mineral resources in Australia, you have to pay taxes to the Australian government. If the Australian government disobeys, Australian companies can reduce production, leaving the Australian government unable to make a penny.
Taking a step back, once Rock starts investing in Australia, Rock will have to support his own interests in the Australian government, so Australia will be a close comrade-in-arms in Southern Africa.
It goes without saying that Australia, like southern Africa, is an overseas territory of the British Empire. Blood is thicker than water.
"Locke, can you have some normal thoughts?" Ade is not as aggressive as Rock, and he always digs holes for his own people.
In this way, it seems that Roquebiad is more British.
Roqueto looked at Ade innocently. He originally served Southern Africa wholeheartedly, but he didn't expect to receive such a comment. It was heartbreaking.
"I think Locke is right. If we can establish a close relationship with Australia, then the entire Indian Ocean will be ours." Sidney Milner occasionally made some extreme remarks when he was all his own people.
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In fact, if you look at the map, it looks like this. On both sides of the vast Indian Ocean, there is Australia on one side and southern Africa on the other.
Ah, no, there is an eyesore called Madagascar in the middle.
By the way, Southern Africa does not agree that the French government was right to use Madagascar to pay off its debts. Now the French government's rule over Madagascar has collapsed again, and the French colonial government was forced to move to the Comoros Islands.
This is tantamount to relying on others, because the French government sold the Comoros Islands to the Umbrella Company a long time ago, and the Umbrella Company is headquartered in the Comoros Islands.
Miraculously, although the French colonial government has withdrawn from Madagascar, there are still French companies operating normally on the island.
Without exception, these companies that are operating normally are all under the protection of the umbrella company. Now they do not have to pay taxes to the colonial government when they exploit resources. Instead, the taxes they should have paid are given to the umbrella company as protection fees. As a result, the umbrella company is worse than the colonial government.
The government can more effectively protect the interests of those companies.
"If we are as radical as you two about whatever is right, then sooner or later the world will be in chaos." Adelaide disagrees with Sidney Milner's statement that these are basically two systems. Adelaide believes that as long as everyone keeps to themselves, then the world will be in chaos.
The world is naturally at peace.
Roark and Sidney Milner are at the other extreme.
What extreme Rock and Sidney Milner dare not say.
"When has the world ever been peaceful?" Rock counterattacked sharply. The whole world is indeed at war all the time. The Boer War was followed by the Italian-Turkish War, the Italian-Turkish War was followed by the Balkans, and after the Balkans came the World War. Now
Just after the world war ended, Britain once again stirred up trouble because of 750 million.
The topic was so heavy that neither Adelaide nor Sidney Milner spoke.
Perhaps because he felt that the atmosphere in the office was a bit dull, Ade’s cat took the initiative to jump on Ade’s lap and begged to be petted.
Adelaide’s cat is named Hessian Elf, which commemorates Adelaide’s birthplace, the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Germany. Adelaide is of dual German and British descent.
The Hessian Elf is a gray and white British shorthair cat. The fur on its back and head is gray, and the fur on its belly and legs is white.
The Hessian Elf's status in the Palace of Justice is extremely high, and he is affectionately called the "Rat Catcher" by the staff of the Palace of Justice. However, Ade often reprimands the Hessian Elf for not doing his job properly. He has never seen the Hessian Elf catch mice all day long.
I only know how to show off my cuteness shamelessly.
The Hessian Elf's status in Ade's heart is definitely higher than that of Rock and Sidney Milner combined. Although the Hessian Elf weighs more than five kilograms, Ade still lets the Hessian Elf lie on his lap.
, under Ade’s gentle caress, the Hessian elf purred comfortably.
Then he was taken away directly by Sidney Milner.
"This guy is too fat now. He only sleeps all day long. You have to take responsibility, you know? Go and catch rats." Sidney Milner was looking for shame and dared to give the Rat Catcher a nickname.
The Lord Mousekeeper angrily gave Sidney Milner a paw, and then jumped onto Rock's lap.
Rock turned the Hessian Elf over skillfully and gently scratched the Hessian Elf's chin. The Hessian Elf immediately narrowed his eyes in comfort, hugged Rock's hand with his two paws and started snoring again.
Ade's eyes were immediately filled with relief.
"I'm going to Australia to buy land, what about Sidney, do you want to join?" Rock extended an invitation to Sidney Milner. He said that Sidney Milner is actually quite rich now, and there is more to it than that.
, I can definitely get hundreds of thousands.
Sidney Milner's dividends from the companies under Rock's name amount to more than R100,000 every year.
"How can this be so embarrassing?" Sidney Milner showed his big molars happily, without any embarrassment at all.
Ade didn't speak, quietly watching Roark's Sidney Milner playing with the cat.
