The journey starts from the Titanic

Situ Nan coordinated to chase from behind. The more he chased, the little guy became more excited, squeaking, and smiled triumphantly when Situ Nan couldn't catch him.

Laura stood aside, watching the father and son game with a smile.She found that since Andy came to the world, Situ Nan has become more mature, more responsible for people and things, and more caring about people.

In the past, she always felt that Situ Nan couldn't let go of something faintly in her heart, but after several months of getting along, Situ Nan seemed to be more and more real and more and more integrated into the world.

Although this metaphor is not appropriate, Laura feels that way.

In the world of Chinese people, Melbourne is called the New Golden Mountain, in contrast to San Francisco in the United States.It is a pity that Xinjinshan treats Chinese and other people of color more harshly than San Francisco. Therefore, in Situ Nan's previous life, most Chinese have heard of San Francisco in the United States, but almost never heard of Xinjinshan in Australia.

Melbourne is a city that emerged from the discovery of gold mines. After more than half a century of development, Melbourne has become the industrial center of Australia.

Australia's machinery manufacturing, steel, coal, shipbuilding and other industries are concentrated in Melbourne. If Sydney is compared to Australia's New York, then Melbourne is Australia's Chicago.

Of course, this analogy can only illustrate the status of Melbourne and Sydney in Australia. In fact, whether it is Sydney or Melbourne, compared with New York and Chicago in the United States, there is a world of difference.

This can be illustrated by the data of steel production. In 1919, Australia’s iron production was 180,000 tons and steel was 8,000 tons. This figure is only a fraction of that of a steel plant in Chicago.And if measured by money, the Morgan firm in New York has more money than the entire Sydney.

Closer to home, there is no need to be too harsh on Australia. The steel industry in this country was built after the country became independent, and it has a history of less than ten years.This decade is also the first decade of Australian industrial development.

As we all know, the British only plundered colonies and rarely built them. Therefore, when Australia became independent, there was no decent industry at all.The entire country’s economy is dominated by agriculture (livestock) and mining (gold mining), both of which use extensive business models, which are not at all developed.

Fortunately, British goods withdrew from Australia during World War I, and Australian industry could finally develop.After a large number of Australian soldiers died for the British motherland, (the offspring of criminals and robbers, immortal and dying!) The United Kingdom sent many orders for arms and supplies to Australia. Australia took advantage of the favorable opportunity of the war and finally made it together. An industrial base that is not satisfactory.

The technology is rough, which is already very rare for a new country.

Australia has abundant resources. Investing in Australia's mining and animal husbandry industry will definitely have good returns, but Situ Nan doesn't like people in this country very much!

If the US capital and equipment were invested in Australia, it would promote the development of Australia's industry. He felt a little unwilling to do so, and felt that it would be cheaper for Australia's white ghost.

Really contradictory!

The US steel industry experienced a brief depression after the war, and Bethlehem was no exception, and had to shrink its scale.During the war, equipment that could not be replaced in time was being eliminated. Although these eliminated equipment has fallen behind in the United States, they still have a good market in Latin America or Asia.

In fact, Situ Nan came to Australia not on a whim. He wanted to assess whether Bethlehem’s backward production capacity was appropriate for Australia.

After struggling for two days, Situ Nan decided not to have trouble with money. Instead, he should take a more active attitude to plunder Australia's resources and make more money for Australians.

What he most wants to enter is the gold mining industry in Australia. Unfortunately, everyone wants gold. The gold mining industry is too important for Australia. It is not Situ Nan who can intervene if he wants to.He simply stepped back and chose the coal industry as his breakthrough point.

Situ Nan issued an order to Guben Energy Corporation of the United States, instructing Guben Energy Corporation to enter the Australian coal market.Since Australia's coal center is mainly in South Wales, which is also the state where Melbourne is located, the Australian branch of Guben Energy is located in Melbourne.

BHP Billiton is the competitor of Guben Energy.Compared with the rich and powerful energy sources, BHP Billiton, which is still small at this time, has not yet obtained the Pilbara iron ore in Western Australia. It can only be engaged in coal mining in South Wales, and it is not too small to operate. Of iron ore.

Despite this, Situ Nan still did not let BHP Billiton go. Since Guben Energy entered Australia, Situ Nan instructed Guben Energy to deal with BHP Billiton. After robbing several large BHP Billiton orders in a row, BHP Billiton's stock price fell a lot. Investors It is generally not optimistic about the competition between BHP Billiton and Guben Energy, so many weak-willed investors have begun to let go of their shares in BHP Billiton.

While Guben Energy Company suppressed BHP Billiton in Melbourne, Cook continued to acquire shares of BHP Billiton in Sydney.The results are not bad, but it is not yet time for the showdown.

After all, Situ Nan did not choose to invest in the construction of the steel industry in Melbourne. Apart from not wanting to make Australia cheaper, there is another interesting reason.

It turns out that before the iron ore in the western Pilbara area was discovered, no large iron ore was found in eastern Australia. Although coal is abundant, iron ore is lacking, so the development of the steel industry is not as unique as Pittsburgh.

Do ignorant Australians think that their country does not have iron ore?

Situ Nan learned this later. Of course, he would not tell Australians that there are a lot of iron ore in the west, so the idea of ​​investing in a steel plant in Melbourne was dispelled.

Situ Nan not only didn't intend to invest in Melbourne's steel industry, but instead wanted to kill the Australians.The knife won't make Australians feel pain until ten years later.

why?Because Situ Nan told Cook to buy a place with a radius of 20 kilometers for $200,000 in Canberra, a place between Sydney and Melbourne.

"Hi! Baby! Look here!" Situ Nan held a cage with a cute little squirrel in his hand.This was brought back by Situ Nan when his entrusted person went to Canberra to buy land.Except for squirrels, Canberra has only wasteland that cannot be cultivated, but Situ Nan insists on buying land there.And after buying the land, the land was divided into several tenths and transferred to more than a dozen companies.In this way, there is no idea that the entire Canberra is actually owned by one person.

It makes sense for him to do this. If the Australian government asks him for Canberra and Stuart is unwilling to sell it at a low price, it may cause the Australian government to build the capital in another place where it is less sloppy.It is better to spread out, sell some, and slowly speculate the rest. There is no problem in earning Australians for decades.

"Oh! Damn! My dear, why did you buy so much land in that place called Canberra? Is there oil there?" Laura asked curiously when she heard about Canberra.

"There is no oil! But it will be very valuable in the future." Situ Nan smiled mysteriously and couldn't explain anything.In the future, if there is a chance, it is better to build a toilet at the entrance of the government building, destroying the Feng Shui of Australians, so that those white Australian ghosts will never become a first-class country.

Chapter 64

Life is like a journey. You may miss the scenery of the last place, but you have to rush to the next destination, and then the next one, until you are too old to move, you will stop.

Australia is just one stop of Situ Nan's round-the-world travel. After Situ Nan set up a general investment plan in Melbourne, he left it to others.It is a pity that Situ Nan tried to buy BHP Billiton at a price that exceeded the market price by 20%, but was rejected.

After a small run into a wall at BHP Billiton, it did not affect Situ Nan's mood at all.

In addition to sending Guben Energy to invest in Australia's coal mines, Stuart also sent California-based Stony Foods to build a slaughter plant in Australia, and transported Australian beef and lamb to the United States by refrigerated ships.

Stony Foods has strong financial resources. By merging a group of farm companies, it soon established a one-stop industrial chain of breeding, slaughtering, transportation, and sales in Australia, and slowly controlled 8% of Australia’s meat production. The output value exceeds 10 million US dollars.

This is a fact not long after.After buying land, sheep and coal in Australia, Situ Nan was satisfied.The William set sail again, heading north, targeting the South China Sea.

The scenery at the next stop may not be as good as Australia, but I will appreciate it with a more affectionate and sincere attitude.Situ Nan stood in front of the window, looking at the beautiful and wide China Sea outside, as if a wandering child had returned to his mother's embrace, which made people feel cordial.

At this moment, his mood is complicated, nostalgia, anticipation, anxiety... a mixture of flavors and fermentation.He couldn't describe it, just standing quietly, watching, thinking.

Seven years, seven years!Due to mishaps, life has undergone too many unimaginable dramatic changes. History has inadvertently deviated slightly from its predetermined track and entered a seemingly similar but different fork.

The tide is long and full of love and hatred in the world.Situ Nan felt his heart surging with the tide, and slowly, there was an urge to vent.

"The clouds drifting across the horizon of my hometown bring the fragrance of distant earth...

There is a voice in my heart calling to me: Come back!Come back!

Wandering around the world..."

Play a song, Situ Nan burst into tears.He calmed down a little, and walked out of the piano room calmly.

"Order to go down, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, we have to celebrate it." Situ Nan told the waiter.

"Okay. Master." The waiter turned around swiftly, relaying Situ Nan's order.There are many Chinese crew members on the William, so preparing a Chinese meal is not a problem.

At night, the entire sea is immersed in the bright moonlight.The three of Situ Nan's family watched the moon on the deck, and a little candle light reflected the hazy and soft faces of the husband and wife, and there was an indescribable romance.

"There is a bright moon on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time." Situ Nan said softly.

"What a beautiful verse! Honey, did you come up with it?" Laura looked at Situ Nan emotionally.

"No. It was written by a Chinese poet a thousand years ago." Situ Nan smiled slightly, raised his cup, touched Laura, and drank it.

"Thousands of years ago the Chinese were able to write such beautiful poems. It's amazing. I found that the more I understand Chinese culture, the more I feel that she is broad and profound, just like the ocean." Laura laughed.

"Yeah! The person who wrote this poem seems to be living in the Tang Dynasty. It was a very glorious era. At that time, the Chinese were very confident and generous, and very tolerant and open, just like the United States now."

Situ Nan was in good spirits today, and he couldn't stop talking.

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a very important festival. It is about family reunion. I am very happy that our family can be together. Thank God for giving you and Andy to me."

Situ Nan looked at Laura gratefully and held her son in her arms, feeling very satisfied.