Chapter 2579: Secret Entry
If you simply invest in a mine and dig out the ore and transport it back to China, then the investment may seem huge, but the main investment is the money to buy the mine and the investment in mining.
But if you build a smelter, there are many aspects involved. First of all, for a smelter, you not only need to get land but also build a factory. After building the factory, you need to build various smelting facilities. Let's not talk about how big the investment is and how long the payback period is.
What is Africa?
The chaos there is more frequent than the Middle East, a powder keg. What if an anti-government armed force emerges one day and occupies the mine? The mine is a dead object, and the mine is still there even if the mine cave collapses. It can still be mined after it is taken back. But if the smelter is pushed, there will be no tears to cry.
"Don't worry about security, I will take care of this matter." Yang Dongxu obviously spoke directly because he was worried about it.
Hearing this, the people who were originally worried breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they couldn't help but look at Yang Dongxu meaningfully.
This security guarantee is not a matter of a word, and the security personnel abroad are not equipped with walkie-talkies and batons in China.
Security personnel abroad must be equipped with guns, and the firepower of many security companies is even stronger than that of the government forces of some small countries.
Combined with what Yang Dongxu said at the beginning that it was inconvenient to tell them the content of the meeting, the identity of these security guards is worth pondering. However, it is okay to know these in your heart and there is no need to say them out.
Now that the biggest worry has been solved, the problem that needs to be considered now is that of the two proposals, the former must be supported, and how to formulate a feasibility plan for the latter.
"Where to place the first move?" Lai Tianqing asked.
"The current choice of coal is Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and then look for opportunities to see if we can take over the coal mines in South Africa. After all, the coal mines in Africa are mainly in South Africa." Yang Dongxu said.
"Zimbabwe transportation seems to be a problem." Qian Liang thought for a moment and raised his own question.
He has been traveling around the world as a mineral passerby in recent years, so he knows the situation of some countries with mineral resources better than others present.
"So we need to help Zimbabwe expand a road to Mozambique, send coal to the port of Mozambique, and then ship it back from Mozambique by ship.
Of course, it's not just Zimbabwe that needs to expand the road, Mozambique also needs to build it. This is also one of the main ways of foreign investment at present." Yang Dongxu said.
Others couldn't help but nod their heads. At present, investment in backward areas like Africa. As long as the leaders of the country where the investment is located have a little economic sense and a little thought for the country and the people.
Basically, while selling their own resources, they bundle some infrastructure with them. In this way, foreigners can make money by relying on their own resources, and their own countries can also get better development through better infrastructure. Road construction is one of the most common bundled projects in infrastructure investment.
And infrastructure is not only good for the country where the investment is located, but also for investors. The road is more smooth and it is convenient for them to transport things.
Unless the investment is in the east of the country, and the leader of this country insists that you build a road in the west, this is not a simple bundle but a real blackmail.
"Mozambique also has coal, so will we build a smelter in Mozambique?" Qian Liang asked.
"It's OK in Zimbabwe, because the main investment is the Rosoborone Mine, which is rich in reserves in Zimbabwe except South Africa. Zimbabwe also has coal, and local smelting can save a lot of costs. The smelted rough embryos can be transported to Mozambique through the built roads, and just like coal, they can be transported back from there."
"That's OK. In fact, if you really invest in Africa, gold mines are the most profitable projects." Qian Liang said with hope in his eyes.
"We have to do it step by step. We can't just attack the weak points of others. Otherwise, the resistance will be too fierce and we will be easily kicked out before we have a firm foothold." Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
If there is a chance, it is natural to take the gold mine for mining. It is not just a matter of high profits. Gold is also one of the national strategic materials.
Of course, in addition to gold mines, oil is also a strategic material needed by the country, but this thing is too sensitive. Lao Mi is trying every means to strangle China. It is impossible for China to easily get the oil field, even if it is private investment.
Therefore, the best projects to invest in now are coal and metal smelting. Although China's imports of coal are increasing every year, China also produces coal.
Therefore, although Lao Mi is doing this, it is not as strict as oil. As for metal smelting, it can be seen from China's annual increase in steel production.
For this, Lao Mi certainly makes trouble from time to time, making the prices of various ore raw materials continue to rise to cut China's meat. But while cutting meat, it is not so strict, because they also need a lot of steel. Especially after they transferred their manufacturing industry abroad, the amount of imported steel has also increased year by year.
So in this regard, the old rogue's approach is to drive up the price of mineral raw materials to make China suffer and bleed, and then let China bear the pollution and cost of smelting, and then buy finished products at a lower price to make money on both ends.
Therefore, whether investing in coal mines in Africa or iron ore in Loco, although it will be targeted by the United States and Europe, there is basically no obstacle to taking a loss. The biggest threat is the safety of mines and factories.
In fact, whether it is coal mines, iron mines, or gold and oil, they are not the fundamental reasons why China is preparing to increase its investment in Africa.
These investments are just appearances. China's real goal is still the fertile land in Africa, or the food produced in the African land.
The Chinese people who have suffered from hunger have never relaxed their vigilance in terms of food security, especially when the international food market is currently controlled by foreign capital.
Therefore, how to increase their voice in food is still an important issue that China, a populous country, wants to solve.
Therefore, using various mineral investments as anchors and conducting extensive agricultural cooperation with local countries without attracting attention is the whole plan for increasing investment in Africa this time.
When those Africans who only know how to take from nature and don't know how to plant have their own land for food production, China is basically equivalent to taking root in Africa.
As long as they take root, they can drive the Chinese out of Africa, but it is not something that Europe and the United States can do by launching a few rebellions.
Because these Africans will be hungry without the Chinese, and hunger is the best way to teach people how to make choices. It is certainly exciting to follow others in a riot, but after the excitement, you will become hungry and naturally sober up and know what to do.