"The world's largest iron ore", "Schneider Oil Company creates another miracle", "5 billion tons, South Pacific Petroleum Mining Company builds the world's iron capital!", "The Australian federal government is crying!"... With the discovery of giant iron
After the announcement of the mine, almost all newspapers around the world reported on this largest discovery in the 20th century. Some congratulated the South Pacific Petroleum and Mining Company, some dug up the background of this newly established company, and some expressed support for Australia.
The Australian federal government complained, but it was too late. No matter how regretful the Australian federal government was, or how jealous the major mining companies in the world were, no one could change the South Pacific Petroleum Mining Company's control of northern Western Australia.
The fact that the iron ore mining area is being held cannot change the momentum of the company's stock rising like a rocket, nor can it change the fact that the actual participants in this prospecting operation have made a fortune.
From the news sent back by David and Schneider, Liu Fu learned that his investment had doubled more than ten times and he had made money, and he had made a lot of money. But what he was more concerned about was when the iron ore could be mined.
Transport it out according to what Liu Fu, David and Schneider have discussed in advance.
According to the plan, in the initial mining stage of iron ore, because the output is not high, most of the iron ore will be sold to several steel mills in the South China Sea Federation. After the output increases, these iron ores will still be allocated to the South China Sea.
The federation has a certain share, and the rest can be freely marketed.
Since the diplomatic relationship between the South China Sea Federation and the Australian federal government is not good, and the British government will not watch its brothers' iron ore being used by competitors, in order to prevent the Australian federal government and outside governments from discovering the specific details of the iron ore,
Flow. These iron ore will be bought by several steel companies registered in the United States. However, these steel companies are all shell companies. After the iron ore changes hands in their hands, the final buyer will still be Nanhai.
Major steel mills in the Federation.
However, the relationship is concerned, and the anxiety is anxious. Under the extreme geographical and climatic conditions of Western Australia, the construction of the port and the construction of the railway need to be done bit by bit. According to the estimates of the federal engineering troops that have arrived locally, the port's
Construction will take 4 months, and the 300-kilometer-long railway will take at least
One year. However, the official mining of iron ore does not have to wait until one year later. The iron ore area closest to the port is only more than 80 kilometers away. After the railway is built to that point, it can be partially opened to traffic. In this way, the construction of the railway and
The transportation of ore can be carried out at the same time. The production start-up period can be advanced to four months later.
Liu Fu can still afford to wait for a few months. Even without the support of Australian mines, the South China Sea Federation can still meet the demand for domestic construction by relying on imported ore. But resources are best things that can be held in their own hands. In addition to stretching out their hands
To Australia’s iron ore, Liu Fu
He is also very concerned about the various minerals within the federal territory. Those that can be mined will be mined on a small scale first. Those that cannot be put into production will be slowly met. These domestic resources are Liu Fu's last resort, so he can use them sparingly for the time being.
Use less and use less. Those are the lifeblood of future generations.
After solving the big problem of iron ore, the current South China Sea Federation basically has no shortage of resources. Oil, natural gas, coal, rare metals, non-metals, wood, etc. The federal reserves are sufficient, and the quantity can not only meet its own use.
Part of it can also be exported. The only problem is to slowly increase production. This problem is not difficult to solve, and there is no rush to solve it.
With the expansion of the federal land area and the shift of the center of gravity of the capital, the original national defense layout with Taiwan Island as the key defense area also needs to change accordingly. The navy of the South China Sea Federation is now the most powerful, followed by the army, and the air force has developed in the past two years.
Rapidly, according to this momentum, it will soon surpass the Army and become the second largest military branch of the Federation.
The South China Sea Federation currently has and will soon have 6 aircraft carrier fleets and 7 large naval bases, located in Cam Ranh Bay, Annan Province, Baler Port, Luzon Province, Davao Port, Zamboanga Province, and Kalimantan Province.
Balikpapan Port, Bandazia Port in Sumatra Province, Dili Port on East Timor Island and Fairfax Port on New Guinea Island, of which Dili Port and Fairfax Port have not yet been completed.
Large warships cannot be berthed for the time being.
In addition to these seven large naval bases, the Federal Navy also has three separate submarine bases, namely Santa Ana in Luzon Province, Da Nang in Angan Province, and Serang Port on Java Island. Among them, the submarine base in Da Nang
It is mainly used for teaching and training, because the federal naval academy has moved from Keelung to Da Nang.
In addition, the federal navy also owns five large naval shipyards, the Keelung Shipyard in Taiwan (which has not yet been relocated), the Cam Ranh Shipyard in Cam Ranh Bay, the Manila Shipyard, the Singapore Shipyard and the Palembang Shipyard. The Keelung Shipyard is building a
Xingjun class aircraft carrier, so the relocation date has to be postponed by one year.
, and its final site will be in Davao Port. Among these five shipyards, Keelung Shipyard, Cam Ranh Shipyard and Singapore Shipyard are all equipped with large slipways and dry docks, which can build large warships below 50,000 tons.
, while the Manila and Palembang shipyards mainly focus on the construction of small surface ships and submarines.
Before 1923, the Federal Navy will have 4 Tianwang-class aircraft carriers and 2 Xingjun-class aircraft carriers, 8 Continent-class heavy cruisers, 40 Keelung-class modified destroyers, 40 Petrel-class torpedo boats, and 150
The total number of submarines of various types exceeds 30,000. In addition
In addition, the number of naval aviation personnel will also reach 3,000, with a total of 500 carrier-based aircraft and water reconnaissance aircraft. In addition to various maintenance personnel, base guards and naval cadets and naval aviation cadets in school, the Federal Navy
The scale has exceeded 150,000 people.
In order to facilitate command and clarify their respective tasks, the Federal Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Navy divided the Federal Navy into 4 fleets and 4 departments.
The Indian Ocean Fleet has 2 aircraft carrier formations, 3 heavy cruisers, 15 destroyers, 15 torpedo boats, 45 submarines and some auxiliary ships. Its main bases are Bandazia Naval Base in Sumatra Province and Java Island.
Serang Submarine Base. The main defense of this fleet.
The royal direction is northwest, west and southwest, and its combat targets are the United Kingdom and British India. Its control range includes the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the waters of Western Australia. The surveillance range has been increased to the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea. It mainly uses daily patrols and combat training.
Mainly seabed environmental surveying and mapping.
The Pacific Fleet has 2 aircraft carrier formations, 3 heavy cruisers, 10 destroyers, 10 torpedo boats, 45 submarines and some auxiliary ships. Its main bases are Port Baler in Luzon Province and Port in Zamboanga Province.
Davao Port and the Santa Ana Submarine Base in Luzon Province. The main defense direction of this fleet is northeast.
In the east and southeast, the combat targets are Japan and the United States in the Pacific direction. Its control range includes the North Pacific area east of Taiwan, south of Japan, and north of Australia. Among them, the port of Guam of the U.S. Navy is the key surveillance target. Mainly focusing on
It mainly focuses on daily patrols, combat training, key surveillance, and seabed environment surveying and mapping.
The Home Fleet consists of 2 aircraft carrier formations, 1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 10 torpedo boats, 50 submarines and some auxiliary ships. Its main bases are the Port of Dili on the island of East Timor and the island of New Guinea.
Elfax Port. Since these two ports are not yet completed, the local fleet is temporarily stationed in Balikpapan Port on Kalimantan Island. The main force of this fleet is
The direction to be defended is the south, and the main combat targets are Australia and New Zealand. Its control area includes the Java Sea, Banda Sea, Arafura Sea, Timor Sea, Bismarck Sea, Coral Sea, Solomon Sea and the northern coast of Australia.
. Mainly focus on daily patrols, blockade of many straits, surveillance of northern Australian ports, combat training, and seabed environment mapping.
The Straits Fleet has 1 heavy cruiser, 10 destroyers, 5 torpedo boats, 10 submarines, as well as some gunboats and auxiliary ships. Its main bases are Cam Ranh Bay in Angang Province and Balikpapan Port in Kalimantan Province. This fleet
The main defense direction is the north, and the control scope includes the Gulf of Tonkin, the Gulf of Thailand, the Sulu Sea, the Celebes Sea, and the Strait of Malacca. It mainly focuses on daily patrols, monitoring surrounding countries, maintaining waterway safety, and combat training. (To be completed.)
