Chapter 467 Slowly Approaching the Target

Wu Bing had enough money to build a nuclear power plant in a remote and remote place like East Timor. He had considered everything.

He had already made up his mind about Australia's iron ore, so he couldn't let it go easily. However, Australia was a bit too far away from China, so he needed a buffer point.

East Timor can be used as a place to stay, and Fan Wubing built the nuclear power plant not only to train a group of technical personnel, but also to provide sufficient power for his next plan.

Fan Wubing's initial idea is to build a mining area in Western Australia, and then bring the ore directly to East Timor for smelting and processing, and export ready-made products. You must know that the production and construction costs here are lower than at home. a lot of.

Moreover, in terms of environmental protection, there will not be any big problems. If it is transported back to China for smelting and processing, the cost of pollution control will be too high.

In addition, East Timor is still rich in coal mines. As long as the power supply is guaranteed, building a steel plant does not require much effort, it is just a matter of spending some money.

Fan Wubing has also considered that the domestic demand for steel products will be increasing. He uses Australia's high-quality iron ore to produce some special steel products. The market is still very large, and overseas production will save a lot of trouble.

A key problem to be solved now is to find a suitable mining area in Western Australia and then acquire it.

Iron is found in every state in Australia, and the state with the most iron ore is Western Australia. But the biggest obstacle now is that the mining areas in Western Australia are basically occupied.

Western Australia has more than 90% of all existing iron ore resources in Australia, mainly concentrated in the Pilbara region. There are thirteen mines in the area, six of which are operated by Rio Tinto's Western Australian subsidiary Hammersley, two owned by Robe River and five run by Broken Mountain, also known as BHP Billiton. In addition, there are iron ore mines near Coolie Yang Nabin and White Cockatoo Island in Western Australia.

The biggest attraction of Western Australia now is that there are few people there. The land price is right. It also comes at a time when the Australian government is actively introducing foreign investment for construction. Therefore, the price of acquiring a mining area is not high. The government's focus on making money is mainly on the tax revenue after the mining area is opened. The barrier to entry is not high.

For Australia. The southeastern coastal area is the densely populated area. As for the western area. It is basically a wilderness area, if it weren't for the large iron mines found here. It is estimated that few people will settle here.

In this case, the first difficulty in opening a mining site in Western Australia is the issue of workers' land. It seems difficult to recruit local Australians. This necessitates the recruitment of a large number of manpower from within the country.

Fan Wubing remembered the promise he made to Boss Zhu. I thought that I could solve the problem of resettlement of some retired soldiers.

same. There is indeed a need to resettle some demobilized soldiers in East Timor. On the other hand, because the local situation is still a bit chaotic, we need to recruit more demobilized soldiers who have undergone armed training. When the time comes, your ability to adapt to changes will be much stronger and you will be a worker. If you pick up a gun, you will become an army.

Fan Wubing is confident that he can be regarded as a regular army in the country without holding a gun for three years. When he goes to the battlefield, he will be a hundred times more powerful than those Sun Tzu soldiers in Indonesia. See those black and yellow monkeys. Fan Wubing couldn't help but want to beat them up.

Fan Wubing looked at the information for a while. I sent an email to the staff in East Timor. Remind them that they can spend money to bribe the leaders of the East Timor resistance organization. Ask them to provide convenience. As for Suharto. He directly gave a more appropriate price. He has made it clear that he wants to build a nuclear power plant in East Timor.

The Suharto family has a lot of wealth. Since he came to power through a coup in 1967, he has been in charge of the Indonesian government for thirty-two years. He has used his power to weave a huge first family network, amassed money crazily, and controlled the country of Indonesia. He pocketed the wealth and turned Indonesia under his rule into the largest country in the world.

Suharto, his children and relatives built a huge business empire with government funding. Almost all major construction projects in the country have their family's shares, at least 20% or more. They are known as the "Twenty Percent Family" ".

Among them, Suharto’s wife controls all public works companies in the country; his eldest daughter has long been in charge of Indonesia’s road toll company; his eldest son is the largest shareholder of Indonesia’s largest automobile manufacturing company; and his second son serves as the head of the Indonesian Bimutala Conglomerate. Chairman, controls the country's television industry, real estate industry, construction industry, hotel service industry, and telecommunications industry; the second daughter owns shares in many banks and construction companies, especially 8% of the shares of IndusIndone Indonesia. Her husband has long served as Commander of the Indonesian 6th Army Strategic Reserve Force; the third son is a member of Congress

They control Indonesia's petrochemical industry, own an airline and a specialized car manufacturing company, and are in charge of a national clove supply company that manufactures cigarettes; the three women monopolize most of the shares in an Indonesian beach company, and so on.

In addition to his immediate family members, other members of the Suharto family have also been involved in various economic activities and made huge profits. His cousin controlled the import of foreign films and also served as the general manager of a huge cement group company. Other relatives monopolized everything from Businesses include everything from oil extraction and liquefied gas transportation to the export of lumber and plywood.

Suharto himself directly controlled more than 70 foundations across the country. In the name of helping the poor, orphans, and disabled people, he asked for donations from major companies, and also mandated that any company with an annual income of more than 100 million Indonesian rupiahs Enterprises must pay 20% of their profits to the foundation every year, and every civil servant must also make regular donations to these foundations.

When Suharto came to power, the Indonesian economy was in great difficulty. Huge fiscal deficits, foreign debts of more than two billion US dollars, and rising inflation posed severe challenges to the president, who was born in the military.

Suharto recruited a large number of economists and professionals, reused them and let them play their role. They advised Suharto and formulated the country's economic development plan. Suharto attached great importance to the country's construction and development and regularly discussed the country's economic situation and economic issues with his economic advisers. It is said that every time he gives a speech, he always talks about economic issues, and he can recite a lot of Indonesia's main economic data.

The whole country of Indonesia has worked hard and made great achievements. The average annual economic growth rate is 6%, inflation is controlled within 10%, and the per capita national income has increased from 70 US dollars to 650 US dollars. During this period, Indonesia basically achieved self-sufficiency in food, and exports of agricultural and sideline products and some primary processed products increased significantly; some large-scale industrial projects also continued to start construction, and the economy basically achieved the goal of getting out of the trough and developing steadily, which also set the stage for later The economic exhibition has laid a good foundation. Suharto's reputation reached its peak and he was known as the "Father of Indonesian Construction".

However, since the financial crisis broke out in Southeast Asia in July this year, the financial market in Indonesia, the hardest hit area, has continued to fluctuate, the currency has depreciated significantly, and the number of unemployed has increased to 13.5 million. In addition, drought has caused food production to decrease and food supply has been difficult. Prices have soared, people's living standards have dropped sharply, and the gap between rich and poor has become increasingly prominent.

The dissatisfaction of Indonesian people is getting worse day by day, leading to a series of riots, and the situation is gradually getting out of control.

Under this situation, Suharto could no longer control the situation in East Timor. East Timor was a piece of cake for him, and it was a pity to abandon it. Although there were many resources here, the resistance groups continued to rebel. He I don't have the time or energy to mine. I have already thought about quitting at this time, but I am just unwilling to do so.

Fan Bing can be sure that as long as he pays a little price, Suharto will withdraw smoothly, and in this way, for the East Timorese, he is equivalent to doing them a big favor.

Anyway, I made a lot of money in Indonesia, so let’s take advantage of the points rebate activity. Timor-Leste has a lot of resources, so I don’t have to worry about not getting back the money. As the saying goes, it’s better to keep an eye on the future, and good days are yet to come.

As for Western Australia, the situation is more complicated. The people he sent there have already inspected some mines. The other parties either offered too high a price or were unwilling to sell. It was basically unprofitable. It seemed that he needed to go there in person. Take a look and decide whether you can open up a situation in Western Australia.

After all, I also have an important identity, that is, the third largest shareholder of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. This identity can still be put to good use. Only with equity in hand can I have the right to speak on the board of directors. With the right to speak, some issues can be solved. It can be raised and solved, but sometimes it is not possible to just rely on the staff under you to do things.

When facing the senior figures of the two major conglomerates Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, only major shareholders like myself who come to the scene in person can have the intimidating power of their words.

Of course, if the major shareholders and second shareholders express dissatisfaction with themselves, they can kill them with their stocks. If they sell the stocks of the two major companies without restrictions, it will at least cause panic in the market. Take a look. Who will feel more uncomfortable?

Although iron ore will be a very scarce commodity in the future, at present, because China's market demand has not yet boomed, Australia's iron ore exports have not yet reached the same level of enthusiasm as they did later. The company doesn't dare to joke about its own profits.

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