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Volume III Aftermath 62 WA's Ambition 2

Sydney

Accompanied by Cook, Situ Nan inspected Sydney's investment environment in detail. Sydney's business centres and large banking companies are mainly concentrated on the shores of Sydney Bay, extending within two or three kilometers of the vicinity, which is the Sydney Central Business District that Situ Nan was familiar with in his previous life.

The Central Business District is the earliest developed urban area in Sydney, as early as the eighteenth century, European colonists began to establish settlements in Sydney, after more than a hundred years of development, Sydney's Central Business District has become a modern city.

Expanding further from the CBD, there are five most important outer ring business districts, including Hoswai in the south, Parramatta in the central and west, Black Town in the west, Liverpool in the southwest, Chatswood in the north and North Sydney in the north of Sydney Harbour.

This is the Sydney of Situ Nan's memory, but now the outer ring business district has not been fully developed, and most of Sydney's resources are still concentrated in the central business district.

"George Street is the main thoroughfare of the Central Business District, running north-south, and the city government, large companies, and banks are concentrated on this street. The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Securities Exchange are diagonally opposite our bank. ”

Situ Nan sat in the car, listening to Cook's introduction while browsing the street.

"Is Barclays here too?" Situ Nan asked. Barclays Bank is one of the largest banks in the UK, with branches in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

"Yes. Barclays Bank is one of the largest banks in Sydney, operating both UK and Australian banking operations, and has a large investment industry in Australia. Although there were a lot of losses in the First World War, the strength has recovered in the past two years. Barclays has close ties to Australian wool merchants, and is said to be the direct control of 15% of Australia's wool trade, and is also the big financier behind Australian butchers. Cook said.

"Hmm. The British came early, they have laid a good foundation, and we have to catch up. Situ Nan replied.

The British started out in the textile industry, so the British textile industry is also the most developed, buying cotton from India, wool from Australia, and shipping it back to the country, making cotton cloth and plush, and then selling it all over the world.

In this way, the entire industrial chain from raw materials, production, transportation, and markets was controlled by the British, and their colonial market was not something that foreign companies could enter at will.

Australian wool plays a vital role in the UK's economy, and it's no wonder Barclays is keeping its eye on it so closely.

The textile industry is the fastest and most extensive light industry, even after a hundred years, when the financial industry and electronic information industry are booming, the textile industry still occupies a place in the national economy.

Thinking about this, Situ Nan felt as if he should also shear the wool of Australia and dig into the corners of the British. He instructed Cook: "The wool market in Australia is huge, and the Barclays alone can't eat that much." There is an opportunity for our rich countries to also get involved in the wool industry. I will introduce the United States and China Trading Company to come over, and I hope that you will cooperate well and enter the Australian wool market in one fell swoop. ”

After a while, Situ Nan came to the Australian Stock Exchange, a five-story building estimated to be thousands of square meters. The design of the building is very modern, similar to the financial building that Situ Nan saw in San Francisco.

Cook booked a trading seat at the exchange, and Situ Nan walked around the hall and walked directly into the box on the second floor. I nodded secretly in my heart.

"Ready?". Situ Nan asked.

"Hmm. We employ two of the best traders who will operate BHP shares on the stock market to absorb enough BHP shares for us. At the same time, I will try to contact BHP shareholders and try to buy BHP shares from them. ”

Cook looked at Situ Nan with some admiration, and said in his heart: This big boss is really extraordinary, and he aimed at Australia's largest mining giant as soon as he made a move.

"BHP Billiton is a big company after all, and there are British people behind it, so it is not so easy to control it, so this matter is not urgent, what we have to do is to wait patiently and wait until BHP is the weakest before giving it a fatal blow."

Situ Nan looked at Cook's young face, and wondered if it was a bit risky to give so many important tasks to this Cook at once. But aren't you a little younger than Cook?

Well, Cook should be given more credit! Even if it fails to control BHP Billiton in the end, it is considered a success to get part of BHP's shares.

BHP is awesome, but that will be decades away, and BHP Billiton does not have iron ore in the Pilbara region now, and it remains to be seen whether BHP will become Australia's largest miner before Gold Mountain Mining Co.

Thinking of this, Situ Nan put BHP Billiton aside and concentrated on visiting Sydney with Laura.

Sydney is the largest city in Australia, with a population of more than one million, but it is mainly concentrated in the urban area, out of the city, the outside becomes empty and primitive, riding horses in the East Australian Plain, may not come to the end of ten days and half a month.

"Australia is vast and sparsely populated, and its vastness is not as vast as that of California!" Situ Nan sighed.

He inquired about it, and the price of land in the suburbs was half cheaper than in California, $5 an acre. This provoked Situ Nan's interest in land, and he approached Cook, signed a cheque for $1 million, and entrusted Cook to register a land trading company to engage in the sale and purchase of land in Australia.

Situ Nan's hand surprised Cook, and the land was in the suburbs, and most of it was undeveloped. Even a local farm company wouldn't buy that much land at once.

"Mr. William, may I ask what you are going to buy this land for? Do you grow crops or build pastures? Cook asked weakly.

"I didn't think about what to do. But I thought it was cheap, so I wanted to buy it. However, it is not completely used for cultivation and grazing, and it can also be purchased some land with mountains, forests, rivers, etc., and it will not cost a few dollars anyway. You can see the specifics. Situ Nan said casually.

"Let's see! What a relaxed breath. Feelings: This young boss has so much money that he has no place to use it, and he buys so much land just because the land price is cheap? ”

Cook thought in his heart, and after understanding what Situ Nan meant, he envied Situ Nan's heroic deed. I thought to myself, with my annual salary of $10,000 plus bonuses, my annual income is only $15,000, which is already a high salary, but it is a world of difference from Situ Nan's spending millions of dollars to buy land to play.

&n2000bsp;Cook shook his head, putting aside his unrealistic thoughts.

Since Situ Nan has so much spare money, it is better to-

"Mr. William, I have heard that the government is planning to build an urban tram system, and if there is any surplus funds, it is better to invest in land and property in the urban area, especially in the places where the tram passes, and the land price and property will rise sharply." Cook built yì road.

"It was a good choice. Are there any other good ones? ”。 Situ Nan asked with a smile. Previously, he discussed with Cook that Wells Fargo invested in Sydney real estate, and most of it was concentrated in the places where the traffic arteries Cook just mentioned passed. It's just that it's the bank's money, and how it is spent is in accordance with the company's regulations.

Now Situ Nan's personal investment is completely up to his personal will. Cook wanted to put the money that Situ Nan "spent" into more profitable real estate, instead of wasting it in those remote places in the suburbs.

"And then there's the port. Sydney Harbour is going to be expanded, and in the future it will be several times larger than it is now. The marina is also a good option. By the way, I also heard that outside of Sydney Harbour, the government is also planning to focus on the development of Darling Harbour, which is a newly developed port, although it is not clear that it can be developed well, but it certainly has a lot of potential. Cook said.

Port? Situ Nan suddenly thought of California, isn't the California shipping company operating shipping in North America and Asia? Trade between the United States and Asia is getting busier, and Sydney is one of the main ports on the South Pacific route, and it is time to invest in the port as the port of Sydney expands.

"Excellent! You have a good grasp of the situation in Sydney, and it makes my money-paying *Tunan smile, pull out his cheque book, and sign another check for $1 million.

"This is $1 million, I entrust you with this investment, you go to buy the docks in Sydney, and it is better to buy all the land to be developed." Stuart smiled and handed the check to Cook.

"I won't let you down, wait for my good news." Cook said confidently and decisively took the check from Situ Nan's hand. He looked at the number and found that there were 100,000 more, so he asked, "Mr. William, you wrote 100,000 more." ”

"Since you're so optimistic about this investment, let's just play together. I lent you $100,000 with interest. As of today, you are the second largest shareholder of the Australian Investment and Development Corporation. Situ Nan glanced at Cook appreciatively, Cook's ability is really strong, not only has superhuman vision, but also is diligent enough. It would not have been possible to become so familiar with Sydney's dynamics without the hard work.

"Australian Investment and Development Company? The second largest shareholder? Cook was stunned.

"Yes. Didn't I plan for you to register a land trading company? Originally, I just wanted to buy some land in Australia, but listening to you, I had a new idea. Truth be told, we will have a lot of investments in Australia in the future, which involve a lot of land dealings, which are best run by a land trading company that we control. So I decided to set up an Australian development company. And you're my partner now. Hehe. Stuart looked at Cook encouragingly.

"This—" Cook took the check in his hand, and suddenly felt a light piece of paper in his hand weigh heavily. Looking at Situ Nan's sincere smile, Cook felt indescribable gratitude in his heart. Although $100,000 is nothing to Situ Nan, it is a lot of money to Cook, and Situ Nan completely treats Cook as a partner rather than a casual employee, an importance that Cook has never experienced.

"This—" Cook's face flushed, and his breathing became heavy. Although he tried his best to keep himself calm, the ambition aroused by Situ Nan was swelling, and he couldn't suppress it no matter what.

"For the time being, you are in charge of the Australian Development Company, and I will find someone to assist you later. Of course, the shareholders of the company are not only me and you, but other companies such as Wells Fargo and California Shipping Company will also have some shares in the future. Let's talk about this first, and it depends on how much of a role the consortium can play in Australia and the Australian Development Corporation. ”

Stuart explained that Cook understood the role that ADC was about to take.

Being Situ Nan's partner is like pie in the sky for him. Naturally, Cook would not refuse such a good thing.

He knew from Situ Nan's words that Wells Fargo, where he worked, turned out to be a member of a large consortium, and in addition to Wells Fargo, the consortium also had other large enterprises.

Looking at Situ Nan's confident expression, as if he could decide the affairs of several large companies with a single word, Cook was a little more jealous in his admiration for Situ Nan. He vaguely realized that if he could complete the task assigned by Situ Nan well, he would definitely rise to a height that he could not imagine.

Situ Nan kept an eye on Cook's expression, and guessed a little bit about what Cook was thinking. Although Australia is not the focus of the William consortium, even if it fails, it will not be too impressive, but Situ Nan is still looking forward to Cook's appearance.

As the saying goes, if you want a horse to run, you must first make the horse full. Many of Situ Nan's investments in Australia have to be handled by Cook, so naturally he wants to give Cook, a young man, a little encouragement.

After Cook left, Stuart and Wells Fargo President Dennis ? Fargo contacted him and told him about his investment plans in Australia, and built the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank to give more support to Sydney.

In addition to Wells Fargo, the California Shipping Company also received a telegram from Situ Nan, and they all gladly supported Situ Nan's decision, especially the matter of the terminal, and the California Shipping Company was the biggest beneficiary, and there was no reason to oppose it at all.

Since Australia is at the node of Sino-US trade and the United States, investment in the development of Australia is also inseparable from the participation of US-China trading companies.

Situ Nan said in a brisk tone in the telegram sent to Yao Hongmin: "There are few people in Western Australia, and Meihua will go quickly." ”

Sydney also has Chinatown, but it is very small, adhering to the Australian government's consistent white Australia policy, and the Chinese have little room for development in Southeast Australia.

Situ Nan hastily glanced at the intersection of Chinatown and left Sydney, and arrived in Melbourne, another large city in Australia that is no less than Sydney?????.

After the "visit" of the American fleet to Jakarta, the restrictions imposed by the Dutch colonial government on American-funded enterprises were relaxed considerably. Yao Hongmin stayed in Jakarta and was discussing with Huang Zhonghan the acquisition of a stake in Huang Zhonghan Bank by the United States China Bank.

After receiving Situ Nan's telegram, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I haven't done a good job in Java, Situ Nan has found me another job, I'm really working hard." Look. ”

"Oh?" Huang Zhonghan looked at the telegram and wondered, "Western Australia? Is the United States and China entering Western Australia? ”

"Hmm!" Yao Hongmin nodded and explained, "He told me about Australia and said that Western Australia has something he likes. And the white forces there are very weak, and I organized Chinese immigrants to Western Australia. Alas, this guy, even if you know what he thinks, you follow him a lot. ”

Yao Hongmin sighed, and at the same time was a little proud.

Is there something Situ Nan likes? Huang Zhonghan had a sudden feeling in his heart, these days, he knows a lot of things about Situ Nan, and the things that can be called Situ Nan's likes must be very rich.

"Can I get a copy of Huang's ginseng?" Huang Zhonghan looked at Yao Hongmin eagerly.

"No problem. It's just that brother, didn't you just say that you lack funds to invest in sugar factories? How-" Yao Hongmin asked casually.

"It's a lack of money, but this time I want to try with you what it's like to colonize white people's land." Huang Zhonghan laughed, with a resolute attitude, it seemed that he was determined to get on Meihua's thief ship.

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