Chapter 1194 Iron Ore Business Opportunities
The southern port area of Dar es Salaam.
This is the industrial essence of Dar es Salaam. A large number of towering chimneys emit plumes of smoke into the sky, rendering the entire sky into a thick line of ink. The factory area is covered with smoke. Carloads of goods come in and out from here, and the unloading workers are very busy.
Under these factories, the developed pipe network system continuously discharges the factory sewage into the Indian Ocean, while the port area looks relatively neat and clean.
“Mr. Pasteur, the industry in East Africa is really shocking. Although I often travel to Dar es Salaam on business, every time I come here, I will be fascinated by the development of Dar es Salaam. It's amazing," said Australian businessman Howard.
Because it is a British colony, Australia did not send official personnel to participate in the East Africa World Expo. The exhibitors in East Africa this time were mainly Australian business organizations, and Howard is the president of the Western Australia and East Africa Business Association.
Western Australia is a first-level administrative region in Australia, occupying about one-third of the entire Australia. It is also the most active region in Australia's trade with East Africa.
Pasteur smiled and said: "President Howard, thank you for your praise, but this is also one of the main reasons why Dar es Salaam can seize the opportunity. Australia must also be in this round of war. Make a lot of money.”
There is almost no doubt about this. As a British colony, although Australia sends troops and provides various supports, in the final analysis, it is the benefits that Britain can bring to Australia. huge.
There is no doubt that this is also affected by the realistic factors of East Africa. For East Africa, a suddenly rising superpower in the Indian Ocean, Australia urgently needs the British Royal Navy to ensure its security status.
There is no doubt that the rise of East Africa is considered by the Australian government to be a huge threat, and it was Japan that played this role in its previous life.
In this regard, Ernst can only say that the Australian government is really accurate in judging people. In fact, Ernst has always wanted to get involved in Australia, but he has never found an opportunity.
However, the geographical pressure that East Africa exerts on Australia is still clearly visible. Needless to say, in the Indian Ocean region, in the South Pacific and near the equator, many East African colonies have actually formed a overwhelming force on Australia.
Australia has always been a loyal dog of the British, so the Australian government's inner resistance and distrust towards East Africa is also reasonable.
Of course, on the surface, Australia really does not dare to reject East Africa directly, especially since the British declared war on the Allies in 1914, the Australian government has obviously loosened a series of restrictions on East Africa.
After all, at this time, the United Kingdom cannot escape. Australia thinks that it has no protective umbrella, so it does not dare to cause too much trouble with East Africa.
During the South African War, Australia followed the British in its vicious attacks on East Africa, and even sent troops, but there were only a dozen people, so it did not attract attention.
In short, before the East-British reconciliation, Australia's attitude towards East Africa was like a mad dog, which was in line with Ernst's understanding of the Angsa people in his previous life, and he liked to do nothing.
But as a dog, after all, it is still aware of current affairs. Now Australia does not have the arrogance it once had.
In the previous life, Australia followed Britain and struck hard at the German colonies in the Pacific. But now these German colonies have become strategic strongholds in East Africa to deter Australia.
In order to further disgust the current Australian government, East Africa deliberately strengthens Western Australia's economic strength. After all, Australia's economic and political entities are in eastern Australia.
Western Australia was the birthplace of the most important separatist forces in Australia in the previous life, so the economic and trade between East Africa and Western Australia was very frequent, and the Western Australia and East Africa Business Association was born.
“President Howard, the current European war is a rare opportunity for most countries and regions outside the region. After all, European industry and economy were once too strong, which made other parts of the world want to develop. It's been difficult, and the European war has given other regions a chance to breathe," Pasteur said. Howard laughed and said: "Mr. Pasteur is right. Australia's wool exports to Europe have hit a new high this year. This was unbelievable before."
Howard Business has been going smoothly in the past few years, so I have a very good mentality. In the early stage, there was support from the East African market. Now, with the help of the European war, the entire Western Australian economy has entered a state of vitality and everything is competing for growth.
Pasteur asked: "I don't know, Mr. Howard, what content do the exhibits you bring this time cover?"
Howard said: "Mainly some Australian agricultural and mineral products, such as wool, wool fabrics, and works of art. , iron ore, wheat, etc.”
Pasteur: “Your country’s wool fabrics are still very popular in East Africa. , but in our environment, the demand for the textile industry is actually not too high, but it is still very popular if it can be used for other purposes.”
There is no strong change in East Africa throughout the year. Due to the climate, the demand for clothing is certainly not as good as in areas with four distinct seasons, which to a certain extent limits the development of the textile industry in East Africa.
So Pasteur also persuaded Howard out of this consideration.
Howard said: "Of course, our cashmere threads and clothing are mainly supplied to Europe and the United States. We naturally have a special positioning for the East African market. We mainly focus on various types of handicrafts for the wool products on display this time."
Of course it’s not that East Africa doesn’t need wool, but East Africa’s own wool is enough to be self-sufficient. Most parts of East Africa are suitable for the development of animal husbandry, especially the southern provinces which are the bases of the East African wool industry.
Since Howard has his own ideas, Pasteur naturally won't say anything more on this issue, but he did get some interesting information from Howard just now.
"Mr. Howard, you just said that the products you brought to the exhibition this time contain iron ore, right?" Pasteur asked.
Howard nodded and said: "That's true. That piece of iron ore was discovered by an employee of my ranch. Later, I found someone to conduct a simple survey there, and initially determined that there was a large-scale Iron Ore.”
"So I brought some samples over this time to see if anyone is willing to cooperate in developing the iron mine. The main reason is that my pasture is far away from the coast and there is a lack of workers, so it is difficult to develop it."
Mining mining has many requirements. The first thing to solve is the transportation problem. After all, if the minerals cannot be transported out, there is basically no chance. Just like Bolivia in the previous life, iron ore resources are extremely rich, but the transportation conditions are too poor and the location of the mining area is not good, so only Can look at the "Golden Mountain" and sigh.
Australia in this era is a typical sparsely populated area, and mining to make money obviously requires a lot of workers. The early development of the mining industry in East Africa was based on the lives of black slaves. came out.
But the number of indigenous people in Australia is not large to begin with, and they are basically wiped out by the current Australians. It is certainly impossible for Australians to engage in such a dangerous business on their own. After all, there are too many opportunities in Australia today. Just engaging in breeding and planting is enough to make you rich.
Of course, it’s not that they are really indifferent to the local mineral resources, but they are reluctant or unable to make the initial investment. Mineral development obviously needs to solve the infrastructure problem first. This expenditure is not small. What about railways? and port issues must be resolved.
Therefore, developing the mining industry at this time involves high risks, high investment, and some losses outweigh the gains. Anyway, the land is in your own hands, and it does not matter when you develop it. If there is a mine, it is impossible to run away.
Pasteur was more interested in what Howard said. After all, East Africa is a large industrial country. Although East Africa is rich in various resources, the consumption is large and many resources are not evenly distributed. .
(End of this chapter)