Compared with the feudal monarchical economy, liberal capitalism showed vigorous vitality and strong adaptability in this era, and was full of vitality.

The drawbacks are also obvious;

Due to the profit-seeking nature of the capitalists, they rushed to the hot spots of investment, disorderly development, and the products soon became flooded from shortage, so the cruel economic crisis followed, and the survival of the fittest was regulated by the cold market.

In today's North American continent, the boom in investment in the steel industry is intensifying and showing an irrational side.

Fischer wanted to get access to scarce coking coal resources, and Li Fushou's condition was simple: to sell the same amount of steel products.

For the Red River Valley heavy industry base, product sales are always a big problem.

Without solving this problem, there will be no sustainable and healthy development in the Red River Valley.

Hongshan Iron and Steel Plant has been put into formal production, and after initial commissioning, the steel produced has reached the standards of the Great Lakes region, with a monthly output of more than 8,000 tons and an annual output of about 100,000 tons.

According to the local market size of Australia, it is completely impossible to digest such a huge amount of steel products.

Li Fushou took three approaches;

First, self-digestion.

After a long period of staff training and equipment installation, the Redhill Shipyard is also in full-scale production, which will provide a steady stream of ocean-going vessels for the 19th century United Shipping Company, as well as take orders from other overseas shipowners.

At present, on the slipway, four 3,000-ton ocean freighter keels have been released at the same time, and they are working overtime in the construction process.

In addition, the railway rails produced by Hongshan Iron and Steel Plant are connecting coal mines, iron ore and bauxite, and connecting light industry production bases and heavy industry production bases and docks, completely breaking through the transportation bottleneck.

Some steel plates, coils and bars enter the steel products processing plant to produce wire ropes, steel strands, welded steel pipes, farm tools, steel gate valves, steel pipes for oil fields, etc., deep processing products, further increase the added value.

Second, expand sales in overseas markets.

Branches of the Normandy Import and Export Company were set up in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Singapore and the United States to sell deep-processed agricultural and sideline products and steel products produced in the Red River Valley.

In the next step, we will continue to set up branches in Kolkata, Bangkok, Jakarta and other Southeast Asian regions, and sell high-quality products from the Red River Valley overseas by borrowing the background of the British-French aristocracy of the Earl of Normandy.

Third, find important partners to share the sales pressure.

Li Fushou and Mr. Fischer Sr. talked about the sales plan to enter the North American market, which is an important part of it.

As the leader of North America, Fischer has a way to circumvent the high import taxes on steel products, whether it is an agent or a distributor.

In this era, tariff barriers are high in various countries.

As an excellent international import and export company, if you don't evade taxes and carry private goods, you can pay blood with just high tariffs, let alone make money.

In accordance with the regulations of the U.S. side;

Steel products entering the North American market need to pay a high tax of 37.6%, the purpose is to restrict foreign steel products, to protect the interests of North American steel enterprises from impact.

After three days of intense and intensive talks, the two sides finally reached a package of cooperation agreements.

As an important agent partner of Red River Valley in North America, Fischer Import & Export Co., Ltd. will not only distribute hot coking coal, but also distribute coal gas, coal tar, as well as steel plates, coils, wire ropes, steel strands, welded steel pipes, farm tools, steel gate valves, oil field steel pipes and other steel products.

Fischer Import & Export Co., Ltd. will set up an important office in the Red River Valley to undertake a large number of business operations and delivery of goods, follow-up equipment installation and maintenance, etc.

The two parties entered into a large-scale cross-shareholding arrangement, with Fischer Import & Export Co., Ltd. paying 17.2% of the shares, three board seats, 9.6% of the shares of Hongshan Coking Coal Plant, 11.7% of the shares of Hongshan Iron and Steel Plant, and 25% of the shares of Normandy Import and Export Company.

The signing of the share swap agreement is a huge victory for the Red River Valley.

First of all

As one of the largest trading companies on the West Coast of the United States, Fischer Imports & Exports has assets worth millions of dollars, and has a significant presence in the 5 Great Lakes region of the northeastern United States, where heavy industry is abundant, and has extensive channels in various European countries, making hundreds of thousands of dollars of profits every year.

Even in the United States, Fischer Imports & Exports can be ranked in the top five, not inferior to the West Coast's wealthy trading companies.

Fischer is the third-largest shareholder with a stake in Detroit's second-largest Cargil Machinery Co., Ltd., and has pledged to make every effort to facilitate the merger of the underrun Cargill to accept the Red River Valley merger and improve the steam machinery product mix.

With a wide range of channels in one hand and a lot of resources in the other, the benefits of a strong alliance are undeniable.

On the other hand;

In order to safeguard its own interests, Fischer Import and Export Company will send a large number of experienced financial and technical personnel and business personnel to the Normandy Company, which has undoubtedly played a great role in supervising and promoting the rapid maturity of the Normandy Company, and has developed rapidly with the help of the other party's experience and channels.

Of course, this comes at the cost of part of the economic benefits.

Li Fushou does not attach importance to short-term economic interests, he values long-term planning, and vigorously develops the steel industry to open up the sales shortcomings, and will occupy the market with the help of cost and quality advantages.

Coal mines are their own, iron mines are also their own, and power stations are even more self-owned, and the cost advantage is too obvious, so it is impossible to lose such a market competition.

There are very few places in Europe that are rich in coal and iron resources, and there is no shortage of coal and iron resources in Britain, which supported the British Empire to take the lead in entering the industrialized countries, and the Lorraine iron ore mine in eastern France, and the Ruhr coal mine and iron ore resources in western Germany.

Due to the early start of industrialization, the existing coal and iron resources in Europe can only meet their own needs, and the export is more than enough but not enough.

Moreover, there is a general disadvantage of coal and iron resources in Europe, that is, the iron ore is of low grade and poor quality, the quality of coal mines is average, and the number of high-quality coal mines is very small.

Comparatively

The vast expanse of Australia is simply blessed in this regard, with high-grade magnetite ore and high-quality coal resources being extracted endlessly.

Take Red River Valley Ranch, for example;

The endless Chu Red Mountains are all open-pit iron ore resources, with preliminary exploration reserves of more than 200 million tons, which cannot be used up in a thousand years according to the annual steel output of more than 100,000 tons.

In today's world, if you exclude the European factor, there are only two regions suitable for large-scale development of the steel industry, one is the northeastern United States, and the other is Australia.

As long as the Panama Canal is not opened, Australia's steel exports can occupy the West Coast of the United States and Asian markets with cost advantages.

Not far from the palace-like building of the Secretariat, a large castle-like building is hidden in a forest col, connected by a forest road that allows two carriages to run in parallel, and is heavily guarded.

This is the newly built dock fort, the base camp where Li Fushou will live in the future, not far from the guard camp, it is strictly forbidden to get close to the idle people, and the safety can be guaranteed.

The Secretariat and the Left and Right Guards are on duty here, and are the central brains of the Red River Valley forces, because the castle buildings use a lot of red rocks, and are called "Red Forts".

Originally, the old land of Owen Manor was too small, but now it is used as a vacation and leisure camp, and I will go to live for a few days every once in a while.

Seeing off the old Fischer and his party, Li Fushou was still in excitement, and he strolled into the forest.

The stream is murmuring, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.

A Chinese girl wearing a moon-white short jacket and maid's costume is like a light butterfly wandering in it, looking particularly pleasing to the eye.

Most of the maids in the Red Fort are composed of Chinese girls, who are like fish in water in the beautiful environment of the manor, radiating the unique style of young girls, and there are a few beautiful white girls among the maids, but only Chrissy is a black girl.

Li Fushou is accustomed to Chriss's personal service, and others are not very comfortable with it.

"Good afternoon, sir."

"Oh, it's Sweet Girl, what's in your hand?"

"Back to the master, this is the fresh mushrooms and fungus that I just picked in the forest, you see how fresh it is!"

"Hehehe...... Not bad. ”

The superior nutritional conditions of Red Fort made Tian Niuer's figure develop like a bud, and compared with the previous thin body type, it seemed slightly plumper.

She wore a moon-white jacket and carried a small basket on her white arm, which contained fresh wild animals.

Li Fushou smiled and stretched out his hand to rub it on her little head, seeing that this little girl was blocking the way, her long legs shook and went around her side, and continued to visit.

Tian Niu'er raised her hand behind her to stop the master, but hesitated...... Biting his lip, he finally held back, and a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

It's not far ahead

Crossing the arched stone bridge, the road turns along the craggy boulders, and the eyes suddenly open up.

This small valley is full of golden sunshine, clear streams gurgling by, and meadows are full of wildflowers.

Not far away, Tingxi Xuan is built near the water, which is an elegant place.

Li Fushou's eyes suddenly stopped, and a smile on the corner of his mouth slowly curled.

On the rocks by the stream

Fiona sat lazily on it, a pair of white feet stirring the clear water from time to time, and her blonde hair was wearing a wreath of wild flowers.

This moment

Li Fushou felt that his mouth was dry, and his eyes were staring at Fiona and couldn't pull it out, like a male lion staring at a delicious prey.

Fiona seemed to feel something, and turned her head to look at it, revealing an extremely seductive smile, and instantly ......

See this scenario

Li Fushou walked over without hesitation, leaned over and hugged the petite person, and with a short exclamation from the woman, he hooked Li Fushou like an octopus.

The figures of the two people disappeared in Tingxi Xuan.........

(omitted some words)