Chapter 656 Sensation and Action
It is worth mentioning that the plan announced by the Australian government has not caused as much sensation in China as it has caused abroad.
After all, the lives of Australians have not been greatly affected. There seems to be nothing to do except to be grateful to the government and Arthur for the continuous increase in jobs.
But for Europe and the United States, which are suffering from the economic crisis, what does it mean to add 2 million jobs at once?
If the number of unemployed people in Australia and America only attracted the attention of the world before, then the current infrastructure plan is undoubtedly to snatch the unemployed people from all over the world.
The question is, will the unemployed people in Europe and the United States be moved by the infrastructure plan of Australia?
The answer is of course.
If it were normal times, these infrastructure constructions thousands of miles away would not attract those Europeans and Americans at all, unless they had already planned to immigrate.
But now, let alone the formal plan organized by the government of such a large country, as long as they can provide them with a job and ensure that their family will not starve to death due to lack of food, the vast majority of unemployed people will not refuse a job thousands of miles away.
As for the investment of up to 500 million Australian dollars that Australasia publicly announced, it also surprised the unemployed people and other governments.
You know, the value of the British pound and the Australian dollar is still relatively strong. How much is the 500 million Australian dollars?
Even according to the pre-war ratio, it is almost as high as 1.25 billion US dollars and 6.25 billion francs.
And now, the exchange rate between the Australian dollar and the US dollar and the franc is higher, and this amount of money is equivalent to 1.5 billion US dollars and 30 billion francs.
There may be many countries with so much money, but there is no country that can take it all out to start infrastructure construction except Australasia.
This also makes Australasia's construction plan jealous of people all over the world. Ocean-going ships to Australia are in short supply, and the price of tickets has risen by more than 30%.
Although there are also voices questioning whether the Australasia government can come up with these funds, after all, all countries are in economic crisis, and even if there is money, they are reluctant to take it out to carry out such large-scale infrastructure.
But Australasia is a great power after all, and this statement is signed by Arthur, and with Arthur as a guarantee, most people still believe it.
After all, if such a public plan is eventually abandoned, those who sign and publish this plan will be held accountable.
Although the domestic reaction is not as strong as that abroad, it does not mean that Australasia does not support this plan.
In fact, the people are generally good about this construction plan, and they are grateful to Arthur and the government, and they are smiling in their daily conversations.
Because this construction plan ensures that Australasia will not lack jobs at any time, and has basically eliminated the impact of the economic crisis.
These alone are far from enough. Under such a huge contrast between domestic and foreign treatment, Australasia's support for Arthur and the government is getting higher and higher, and national cohesion and national pride are also constantly rising.
If there is a statistical panel, the announcement of this infrastructure plan alone will at least increase Australasia's national cohesion by more than 10%, and national pride will be even greater.
If ordinary people are grateful to the government and Arthur and love the country more, then a considerable number of smart capitalists and smart people have seen the business opportunities.
First of all, it is impossible for all the large-scale infrastructure plans announced by the country to start construction immediately. Construction in various places is carried out in sequence, and it will take a long time of survey and design before the final construction can be carried out.
And these infrastructures require a lot of raw materials, and there are many business opportunities. Even if the raw materials are sold at normal prices, there will be considerable profits.
More importantly, there are many railway constructions, which means that the railway construction plan will consume a lot of steel and steel.
This is a great boost to the industry of Australasia. At least the steel industry will not be affected, and other industrial products can also increase domestic consumption.
In addition to effectively improving domestic economic growth, large-scale infrastructure construction also consumes some industrial products. It is also very obvious.
Building railways will consume steel, and building roads will consume cement and other materials. Including building ports, water conservancy projects, etc., each item requires a steady supply of raw materials, which is a huge boost to the industry of Australasia.
There is no doubt that the raw materials needed for so many huge infrastructure projects must be supplied domestically first to ensure that the finished products produced by domestic enterprises can be effectively consumed, so that enterprises can make profits and avoid bankruptcy in the economic crisis, while ensuring the income of employees of these enterprises.
In addition, the daily food consumption of all employees in these large construction projects is also a large number.
Not only can it ensure that the high grain and meat production in Australasia can be digested, but it can also ensure that the income of farmers and herdsmen will not be reduced due to the reduction of export share.
In general, infrastructure construction is a big game, especially suitable for economic crisis.
As long as the country starts large-scale infrastructure construction, it will be beneficial to both enterprises and the people. Only the government may have to pay a high amount of funds, but it will also be exchanged for more developed infrastructure and railway and highway planning, which will effectively enhance the country's development potential.
Arthur actually doesn't care about the money spent. After all, the next thing to face is currency depreciation. If the currency continues to be hoarded in the treasury, it will be a loss.
If all these funds are invested before the currency depreciates and turned into various infrastructures, and more people are attracted to Australasia, it will be a huge improvement for the country's national strength, and it will be a better choice for Arthur and Australasia.
"Eddie, tell those workers that they are not at risk of being laid off. At the same time, spread the news that we want to recruit a large number of workers and increase our cement production." In a manor in Sydney, the owner of a cement factory is instructing his son.
"Increase the output of the cement factory? Father. The current economy doesn't seem to be very good. What if our cement can't be sold?" The young man named Eddie was a little surprised. His father's decision seemed to be completely opposite to the current economic crisis, and it was a bit contrary to it.
"Oh, my God, what on earth did you learn?" Jeremy, the owner of the cement factory, looked at his son unhappily and explained: "After the government issued this infrastructure construction plan, how could our cement not be sold?
Which of the construction of roads, railways, ports and water conservancy does not require cement? Act quickly, silly boy. If others get there first, we will miss the big income."
Seeing his son running out the door after realizing it, Jeremy hurriedly stopped him and continued to instruct: "Tell the workers that as long as they can successfully complete the production tasks, their wages will increase by 10% in the next few months. And the wages of those newly recruited workers are the same."
In fact, there are many capitalists who react quickly like Jeremy, and there are also more who take action.
Although there are still many capitalists who are waiting to see when the government will start construction, there are still many capitalists who trust the government.
This also leads to a very strange phenomenon. The economic crisis in Europe and the United States has led to layoffs in major companies and the number of unemployed people continues to grow.
Because of this infrastructure construction plan, the number of unemployed people in Australasia has not increased, but has been snatched away by major factories that have expanded their production plans.
Because of this construction plan, various sand mining plants, cement plants, steel plants and other factories have not only not ushered in layoffs, but have continued to recruit employees to expand their production.
This also makes Australasia's employment agencies face a situation that is completely opposite to that of Europe and the United States. European and American employment agencies are surrounded by a large number of job seekers, but there are very few jobs.
Australasia's employment agencies are surrounded by a large number of factory recruiters, but the actual number of job seekers is pitiful.
After all, everyone's work is on a stable basis, and no one wants to change jobs frequently.
This is also within Arthur's expectations. After all, it is completely impossible for infrastructure construction to rely solely on the government. The supply of raw materials and the production of some accessories are very important.
Obviously, these capitalists have good vision, otherwise they would not have become the elites of this era.
The less than 100,000 unemployed people in Australasia have not even waited for jobs in infrastructure construction, and have been divided up by major factories that have seen business opportunities.
However, this also faces a new problem. If there are not enough unemployed people when the infrastructure construction officially starts, then the labor force for infrastructure construction will also be a problem.
This is indeed a headache. We can only see whether the strategy of attracting unemployed people from Europe and the United States will succeed, and how many people will come to Australasia for a job to support their families.
What Arthur didn't expect was that he still underestimated the damage of the economic crisis to Europe and the United States, and the blow to the income of Europeans and Americans.
A few days later, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Immigration Department jointly reported a good news. In the week from August 6 to 12, Australasia welcomed a total of 113,000 immigrants, setting a record for the number of immigrants received in a single week.
What does it mean to receive 113,000 immigrants in a week? An average of 16,140 a day, a full 5.89 million immigrants a year.
Of course, such data cannot last too long. After all, most immigrants still face considerable difficulties in coming to Australasia.
In addition to the sensation brought to the world by infrastructure construction, the economic crisis has made these people unemployed for a long time. They and their families are about to starve to death. This is why they can't wait to come to Australasia.
When other countries take certain actions, the number of unemployed people should be reduced.
By then, the number of immigrants should fall, at least not as exaggerated as it is now.
In addition, most unemployed people have problems eating enough, not to mention spending some money to buy ocean-going ship tickets.
If the problem of travel expenses for these unemployed people cannot be solved, the number of immigrants in Australasia will not be too large.
After all, for these immigrants, it is better to buy a certain amount of food and then wait for government relief than to use a large amount of money to buy ocean-going ship tickets.
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