Although it is only February, the temperature has already begun to rise. Skade thought that the ground energy air conditioner must be installed this summer. Of course, to benefit the administrative department, the copper problem must be solved first - no matter how simple the structure of the ground energy air conditioner is
, switches and other things still require copper. Although the quantity is not large, it is non-production and non-essential consumption. The last motion to install ground-energy air conditioners in the elders’ apartments was also aborted due to the opposition of the Planning Institute. In the end, only the
Installation location.
Where can they find copper? At present, what they can obtain in large quantities is ** copper bought from Guangdong. Skade has a lot of opinions on ** copper imported from Guangdong - it can be extracted from ** copper bars.
The supply of silver has kept the price of copper at a high level for a long time, and the large amount of buying by the trading department has further fueled the upward trend in prices. Skade feels very painful every time he sees the trade list of copper.
Although this year's copper trading price has dropped - thanks to the suspension of trade during the previous year's suppression of Kunming - the drop has not been large. After all, copper is always a scarce mineral in China, and like silver, it is eaten up as much as possible.
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"It seems we can't do it unless we directly control a few large copper mines." Skade looked at the large sand table at his feet and muttered to himself.
In the hall, some naturalized interns are doing lofting work on the sand table. The lofting process is to use a parallelogram lofting drawing stand to enlarge each contour line on the contour map onto several large pieces of paper. Then they are studying
The naturalized students of surveying and mapping will dip the dry clay pieces of uniform specifications produced in Lingao with water and spread them on the drawings, and then pile them layer by layer into the shapes of mountains, rivers, and submarine continental shelves. The seabed is painted blue, and the forest is painted with green glue.
The pins on the paper strips represent different tree species and the average diameter at breast height. Simple models are then used to mark out details such as towns, mines and ships.
In the old days, this simple model was made of corrugated paper. Since the paper mill in Lingao did not make corrugated paper, the colonial ministry used clay instead. Later, it was changed to mass-produced standard clay mosaic according to President Wen's suggestion.
Drying time is greatly reduced, because if the next layer is not dry, building several layers above it will deform it.
Next, several veterans from the Colonial Department and relevant departments took pins, pens, and paper card models representing various equipment, facilities, and buildings in their hands. They took turns to climb on the sand table and swing them around. The inserted buildings represented the construction plans.
, the pulled pins represent the available wood resources. The military personnel reminded the key points of fortification. The transportation department used black, gray, and white ropes to mark the future roads and railway locations... In the continuous placement, optimization
The layout plan of the entire colony. The members of the Colonial Department and other ministries took piles of information to answer questions from the elders at any time, and some other members took notes.
There were kvass and food in the small conference room next to it, and the senators who had come down from the sand table sat down to discuss over drinks. In these small conference rooms that used to be the senators' dormitories, they would often stay up all night to argue about all the details.
, and the success or failure of the entire operation depends on the cooperation of countless details. There are *** members in all these conference rooms to record the details of the discussion,
All these records will eventually be summarized and sorted out after the completion of the model project to form a colonial development plan, which will be copied to the relevant ministries for counter-signature by the Colonial Department. Each ministry will also provide its own document attachments to prove its counter-signing opinions. It will then be submitted to the Executive Committee through the General Office
If the Executive Committee is prepared to use military power or a large amount of human, financial and material resources to complete these plans, it will prepare a relatively concise proposal and submit it to the Senate for approval, or at least a hearing.
The military is also making a larger and more accurate Hongji sandbox. The General Staff has a larger sandbox room dedicated to war games. However, Skade knows that the military is extremely ambivalent about the Hongji development plan.
On the one hand, they hope that the final solution to the coal problem will bring the military equipment upgrade and scale expansion to a higher level, not to mention the navy. The stock of coal will also directly affect the fleet that is about to be steam-engineered. On the other hand, the military is afraid
The armed conflicts that occurred during the development of Hongji placed a heavy burden on the army. This forward-thinking attitude made Skade very dissatisfied. In his opinion, the army was like a typical example of people who wanted to eat meat but were afraid of causing trouble.
Si Kaide knew: A few days ago, Xi Yazhou was recalled to Lingao by the Military Affairs General Assembly. He Ming, who was elected as the Military Affairs General Controller at the third Elders Congress, asked him to preside over a war game in the sandbox room of the General Staff.
Based on the surrounding strategic forms, the official report of this exercise has not yet been released. Skade doubts whether they are "polishing".
At this time, the phone on his desk rang. Skade returned to the office and answered the phone:
"Yes, it's me. What? Henan, no, the Dutch are coming? Okay, yes, let's lock them in the boat to cool down first."
He put down the phone. The caller was Mond. The sudden arrival of the Dutch in Lingao was beyond his expectation. The Executive Committee and the Senate have always regarded the Dutch as a serious problem - this is somewhat due to national sentiment.
.However, the ambition of the Dutch makes them indeed the most threatening opponent on the East Asian sea. What's more, they also occupy Taiyuan Port in Taiwan-this is the territory that the Crossing Group will control in the future. The so-called fundamental interests
sexual conflict.
But so far, no one expected that the Dutch would take the initiative to demand trade, instead of bringing their fleet to attack Lingao with murderous intent. Before that, the army had wondered whether Liu Xianglao would join the Dutch in attacking Lingao.
Gao, Sanya and even Hongji have made countless deductions, but they never thought that the other party's purpose was peaceful trade.
In the various memoranda and plans piled up in filing cabinets and safes by Skade, the Dutch were almost ignored. Because the Department of Colonization and Trade did not intend to do much business with the Dutch, because the Dutch
Most of the things they can provide are not irreplaceable. The British can also provide goods that the Dutch can provide, and the Portuguese can also transport goods from Lingao. Most of the silver the Dutch can provide comes from Japan and Persia.
Of course, if the trade conditions are favorable enough, it is not a bad idea to do business with the Dutch. After all, Lingao is still an export-oriented economic entity. A large number of raw materials are imported and a large number of products are exported. When its own transportation capacity is insufficient, there will be a few more
Middlemen who can deliver to your door are also good.
However, relations with the Dutch belong to "diplomacy" and are usually decided by the Senate, or in other words, by the Standing Committee of the Senate.
While the Dutch business group was staying on board the ship for quarantine, the Standing Committee of the Senate in Lingao had a heated debate on how to arrange the Dutch people. The newly elected Speaker of the Senate was Qian Shuiting - the Feiyun was built in Lingaojiao Park
After the club was established, it was neglected for a time. Later, the main members held a meeting and deeply reflected on the shortcomings of establishing an "overseas club." Through sparing no effort in newspaper advertising and extensive activities such as clay pigeon hunting, bonfire parties, and pistol shooting training,
A series of activities that were popular with the masses gradually gained popularity. Qian Shuiting also became a person "everyone knows". Therefore, in this by-election, he was selected for the by-election based on his "mass relations". This made him
Quite unexpected. Because he had not planned to take up the role of Speaker of the Senate so soon - he originally nominated Hailin from the Ministry of Timber Industry.
Most of the elders on the Standing Committee believe that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and sooner or later there will be a war with the Dutch. The idea that "the Dutch are the main opponents among the Europeans in East Asia" has not changed. However, the Dutch suddenly came across the ocean to express their progress.
Trade, signing trade agreements, and even establishing a certain degree of alliance. According to the current situation of Lingao, there is no need to reject potential opponents who express friendship-not to mention that the Dutch do not have any conflicts of interest with Lingao for the time being.
Even if the Dutch wanted to fight, they probably wouldn't have any troops to send, and Lingao wouldn't be able to organize an expeditionary force to attack Badawi or Taiwan for the time being. However, Lingao would probably launch an operation against Taiwan within two years, so the Senate didn't want to
As with any covenant, peace binds itself. So the final resolution of the Senate was to agree to sign a trade agreement with the Dutch.
Skade received permission to trade. He studied the Dutch's cargo inventory, which was still stacked in the warehouse on the dock. Everything the Dutch shipped was useful except spices. And the linen allowed him to
My eyes lit up, and I realized that linen clothes were much more breathable and comfortable than cotton. The agricultural department did not promote the cultivation of flax and hemp on a large scale in Lingao, so they only had a small amount of linen, and most of it came from trade exchanges with the people.
He suddenly thought that the Dutch were currently the main country trading with Japan. The Dutch's trade with Japan was only interrupted after Zheng Zhilong completely monopolized China's coastal trade.
When you are making a fortune, if you can buy high-quality copper bars from the Dutch, it will be much cheaper than buying them in Guangzhou through second- or third-level dealers.
As long as copper imports can be expanded by 3 to 4 times, installing ground-energy air conditioners in offices and apartments is not a great luxury. Compared with the consumption of the industrial sector, this is only a drop in the bucket.
As for the goods exported to the Dutch, Skade thought twice - among the bulk industrial products in Lingao, glass products are so low in price that they are profitable even if they are sold back to Europe, so the export volume is constantly increasing. In addition, the export volume is increasing.
The other side is Tong products; paper is not needed by the Dutch - they are pure middlemen. No matter in Southeast Asia, Japan or Persia, there is no huge demand for paper.