"This is a mine with nearly one billion tons of reserves. The most important thing is that it is more than 60 kilometers away from the port of Gallore. There is a local railway and shipping is very convenient." Alan Wilson tapped his finger on the table, "Then Derek
Sir, you asked for a sky-high price of thirty million dollars? It is already close to half of the Messerby Mine, which had reserves of fifty million tons in 1901. Should I express my gratitude to the U.S. Steel Company for its generosity?"
It's a joke. Even in the original Messerby Mine merger case, Morgan ignored Rockefeller Jr.'s premium and took a lot of extra money to make friends with the Rockefeller family.
But forty-five years have passed, and now we have acquired a mine with at least ten times the original reserves, and only paid out half of what it was forty-five years ago? Even the original price was enough for Derek to be hanged on the Soviet gallows.
"Mr. Allen, you should consider the additional cost of shipping." Derek was silent for a while, then explained that the additional cost due to distance will put huge pressure on the company's already meager profits.
"Meager profits? Now that the world war has just ended, all countries need to rebuild. It is the good news for the steel industry. Will there be meager profits at this time?" Alan Wilson said with an expression full of you seeming to be teasing me, "U.S. Steel
Is the company a small company? Profit is meager?”
Seeing what Derek wanted to say, Alan Wilson had already opened up the next battlefield, emphasizing, "Please Mr. Derek think differently, once this iron mine becomes owned by U.S. Steel, it will be more than just a mine."
Problems, as well as market problems, an opportunity to enter the Indian market, even if British India becomes independent at some time in the future, new countries appear in the subcontinent, and new countries also need to be built, the demand for steel will still be strong. U.S. Steel is not only
We got an iron mine and a broad market."
Uh! The words Derek wanted to refute were blocked in his mouth again. He had to admit that the colonial official's words were reasonable, but he still said stiffly, "The United States and China have a special relationship. They are close allies. China also has a market."
, the raw materials are actually available in China, unlike what Mr. Allen said, it seems like there is no other choice.”
"Wow." Alan Wilson leaned back and stared at Derek with a half-smile, "Do you want to compare China with British India? It seems that except for more people, there is no comparison in any aspect? Except for the number of people, Derek
Sir, you can now summarize the data in any field for 1946, excluding population first. As long as there are more than three cases where China exceeds British India, I will take what you said to be true."
The Artillery Party, a kind of industrial destroyer, still wants to surpass British India? That seems to be a joke. It is not that Alan Wilson belittled this party. In terms of developing industry, the Artillery Party is not even as good as Yan Laoxi, a provincial warlord.
"Uh?" Derek once again didn't know what to say. It seemed that they were really incomparable, so he said instead, "China also has iron ore."
"That's another problem." Alan Wilson came prepared. Even if he was unprepared, it didn't matter. He happened to be unprepared for China's problems. "The iron ore in Mysore is hematite. As the United States
Important people in the steel company, I believe you understand what this means."
Hematite is iron oxide, which is heavy and hard. Hematite contains up to 70% iron and can be produced in large quantities, so it is the most important iron ore. The name of hematite comes from the odor it emits.
dark red.
The iron ore in Mysore does not contain 70% iron, but it is more than 60%. It is an absolute rich ore.
Even if most of the iron ore in the mines of Mysore is not hematite, at least hematite now accounts for one-fifth of the ore. Based on the total reserves, more than 100 million tons can be extracted.
Steel.
From geographic transportation costs to market size to iron ore quality, Alan Wilson has it all.
"It's a pity that Mr. Allen is not in business. If he were in the United States, he would be a successful man." Derek sighed and smiled bitterly.
"Maybe, I'm quite happy being a civil servant." Alan Wilson replied with a reserved look. In the United States, who says he can't be a monopoly capitalist? Maybe he can also be a slave owner!
The conversation between the two seems to be tit for tat, but the atmosphere is not in a state of confrontation. After all, talking about business is not about running a colony. Talking about business pays attention to a win-win situation in a certain sense. It can be a real win-win situation, or it can be a special situation.
A win-win situation.
Derek, who originally expected to win twice, has now given up on pie-in-the-sky delusions and restored a calm attitude. It has become clear to him that extreme pressure is not advisable.
"I hope that we can reach consensus on many issues during our third meeting." Derek finally said that he would contact the country to come up with a truly win-win quotation, and at the same time, he would also consider the local transportation conditions and possible
Prepare a report on the conditions for entering the subcontinental market and await a reply from the board of directors.
The situation has changed a lot from the first time they met. Derek finally put away the unique American savior style, and Alan Wilson's attitude softened a lot. Before leaving, he said goodbye, "Actually, we
There is still a lot of consensus. After all, blood is thicker than water."
"American businessmen are always willing to do business with anyone. We also have very good relations with China and have helped the Soviet Union." Derek came out to see Alan Wilson off and said very gently.
"The example of China is still open to question." Alan Wilson heard this and said that he did not want to use this example for comparison.
Take the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation of the Cannon Party, for example. No one can find fault with it in writing.
With a view to strengthening the long surviving ties of rapport and friendly ties between the two countries by means of measures adequate to promote friendly exchanges and exchanges between their respective territories by provisions adapted to the spiritual, cultural, economic and commercial aspirations of the two peoples, Decided to enter into
Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Nationals of the contracting party have the right to live, travel and engage in various occupations such as commerce, industry, culture and education, religion, etc. within the "entire territory" of the other party.
As well as the right to explore and develop mineral resources, lease and retain land; and enjoy national treatment economically.
It seems that they are very equal. The two countries are as close as brothers. Any citizen can enjoy national treatment in the other country. It is even closer than the later China and the Soviet Union.
Alan Wilson wanted to know, if China and the United States were not separated by the Pacific Ocean, but were neighbors like the Soviet Union, would the Americans still dare to offer such conditions?
Ships from this side can navigate freely in any port, place or territorial waters open to the other side, and their personnel and belongings have the freedom to pass through the territory of the other side via the "most convenient way"; ships from this side, including warships, can sail when encountering "
In the event of any danger", enter the other side's "any port, place or territorial waters closed to foreign commerce or navigation."
As far as the Governor's Mansion is concerned, Assistant Allen has been out early and returned late recently, and has not spent much time in the Governor's Mansion. Of course, some people know that the Assistant Commissioner has received a good job as a tour guide for American female celebrities.
Of course, that's not all. Alan Wilson even negotiated a multi-billion dollar deal with Joan Crawford.
"Thirty million dollars?" Apart from Bette Davis, Joan Crawford knew best about the arrival of people from the U.S. Steel Company in New Delhi. When she heard this figure, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "Alan, you
Crazy, one million US dollars in benefits. You actually refused. You have to know what one million US dollars means. If it’s just filming, it’s hard to say whether I can earn it in ten years.”
With the salary of an actress in the 1940s, Joan Crawford was certainly telling the truth, and she was already over 40 years old and on the verge of a career crisis, so her rejection by Alan Wilson was very incomprehensible.
"You can't take this money." Ellen Wilson gained an objective understanding of Joan Crawford. These female celebrities who came to New Delhi had different understandings of Ellen Wilson, the assistant commissioner.
As far as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis are concerned, although they don't get along, they have surprisingly consistent views on Alan Wilson, that is, the assistant commissioner is not a big shot. Joan Crawford even thinks that he is
A weakling.
As for Hedy Lamarr, who had not had much contact with Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman, when they met Alan Wilson, they did not expect it to be so simple, and instead maintained a polite attitude towards contact.
The reason is that Joan Crawford and Bette Davis are real Americans, Hedy Lamarr is Austrian, Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman are both Swedish, and Europe and the United States are still different.
When Joan Crawford and Bette Davis grew up in the United States, they naturally believed that officials were just puppets of the capitalists, not to mention that Alan Wilson, an assistant to the commissioner, did not sound like a big official.
As for the other three actresses, when they were growing up, the British Empire was still a well-known ruler of the earth, and Europe was not like the American capitalists who kept their word. When looking at Ellen Wilson, they were obviously different from Joan Crawford and Betty Day.
Weiss is different.
According to Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, the bosses of large companies are more powerful than civil servants.
This is a cognitive error, and considering the ages of the two of them, it is almost impossible to change it.
In response to Joan Crawford's sincere persuasion to accept one million dollars, Alan Wilson pretended not to have heard, and there was no reason to charge a fee for nothing. He still had to communicate with London to try to get this sum of hundreds of millions.