1215 Gift of Fate
In fact, in terms of environmental pollution, Favalt Steel Group has been under great pressure.
The straight-line distance from Favart to Pretoria is still less than 150 kilometers, and Roque and Henry chose to set up heavy polluting enterprises such as steel and cement factories in Favart, on the one hand, because Favart is Henry's fiefdom, and on the other hand, Favart is close to Pretoria and Johannesburg, and is on the transportation line from Pretoria to Salisbury, which is conducive to transportation.
Roque did not expect that southern Africa would develop so quickly, and the pollution of Favart, which has now affected Pretoria, is also imperative.
Roque gave Henry two choices, one was Hentisbai near Walvis Bay, and the other was Elizabeth Bay in the south of Dias, both of which are located in Diaz, on the Atlantic coast, with convenient transportation, far from the core urban agglomeration, and no one cares about the serious pollution.
It cannot be said that in the past, Favalt did not pay attention to environmental protection, one is limited by cost, and the other is that the technical level is not up to standard.
Now that Favart has completed the original accumulation, the technical level of pollution control in southern Africa is also constantly improving, and the new factory is also a new opportunity, if Favart wants to have greater competitiveness, it must demand itself with higher standards.
"That means you're going to push me to the Atlantic with one kick anyway—" Henry's expression was resentful, like a resentful woman who had been abandoned from the beginning.
"Don't say it so ugly, I'm for your good-" Roque is really not unloading the mill and killing the donkey, but for sustainable development: "-Our companies, in fact, are all guilty of original sin, how many people Favart has died of exhaustion over the years, and how many people have been infected with serious diseases, you know better than me-"
There are some things that Roque can't say too clearly.
Henry is also a black-hearted ghost, in order to pursue profits and reduce costs as much as possible, he can only squeeze those Africans who work for Favart.
Roque really doesn't know how many Africans Favart has died of over the years, and Henry may not know.
However, Roque knew that in the mines of Favart Steel Group, the workers did not even have the most basic protection, and the damage to their bodies could be imagined.
In southern Africa, in order to keep Africans out, a five-year working time limit has been imposed.
This regulation is the most resolutely enforced, because no one can work for Favart Steel for more than five years.
"Locke, it's not interesting for you to say that-" Henry was very dissatisfied, was this to settle accounts after the autumn?
"Thinking too much about Henry, I just wanted to tell you that we have to do something, and we can't wait until trouble comes to our door." Roque is not so ruthless, and his relationship with Henry is one of glory and loss.
Henry sat in his chair and grunted dissatisfied, not satisfied with Roque's explanation.
It's not bad, Henry didn't turn his face directly, so it can still communicate.
Roque didn't talk nonsense, got up and went to the window and pushed it open.
The lights outside the window are brilliant, the cool evening breeze makes people feel refreshed, there is a faint sound of singing, children are playing, couples are walking, merchants are trying to attract customers, and the guards at the gate of the Ministry of National Defense are changing the guard.
Guotai Min'an!
"Henry, do you remember what Pretoria was like when we first came to Pretoria?" Roque is now nostalgic for more and more time, and he feels like he is in a similar state of mind to Ade.
Now that Roque has become a representative of the conservative wing in southern Africa, Philip is the vanguard of the reformists.
"Of course, never forget—" Henry came to Roque's side, looking out the window at the bustling city, as if he were in a world away.
The current Pretoria actually surpasses most of Roque's memories in terms of urban construction.
It's not an exaggeration, there are no urban villages, no slums, there are almost no power poles on the ground, the whole city is full of purple trees, the number of parks is surprising, especially the air quality, it really deserves to be called the "Garden City".
"I remember we discussed this issue before, first solve the problem of whether there is a problem or not, and then solve it or not." Roque is still very proud, this city built from the ruins has become a business card of southern Africa.
Roque didn't wait for Henry's answer, and continued to say to himself: "-Now it's time to settle the problem, I just said that our companies are all guilty of original sin, and no one dares to challenge us now, it doesn't mean that there will be no future, and all the gifts of fate have already been secretly marked with a price——"
"Wow, Locke, how did you suddenly become so philosophical?" Henry's reaction was not quite normal.
Roque also doesn't know if Stephen Zweig has written "The Beheaded Queen" now.
But it doesn't matter, guys like Henry probably don't pay attention to literature.
"I mean, we can't just leave the scarred pits, the pungent smell of wastewater, and the gray air - move the factory and set up the trees in Favart and slowly restore the environment, and you don't want to leave Henry with a devastated Favart—" Roque was helpless, and it was rare to quote a classic quote, but it was a pity that the chicken and the duck said it.
The "Henry" that Roque said is Henry's eldest son, "Henry Jr.", and the first heir to Henry's title.
"Don't mention that kid, I'd love to beat him to death now—" Henry's expression was ugly, and every family had a scripture that was difficult to read.
Henry and Lacey had a total of four children after marriage, and little Henry was the only boy, so he was naturally pampered.
On Roque's side, Gavin is not a device and Alvin, and the tuba is a trumpet.
Henry doesn't have many choices, if little Henry doesn't succeed, all Henry can do is to let little Henry marry and have children early, and then pour his hope into his grandson.
That would have to make sure that little Henry would have enough sons.
Roque rolled his eyes in frustration, it was painful to chat with Henry, this guy has a very special ability, he can always easily deviate from the topic.
Commonly known as "crooked building".
"Come on, be accommodating, don't be like an old man talking all day long." Henry is not stubborn, Pretoria is now positioned as a tourist city, and the requirements for the environment are getting higher and higher, and Philip estimates that he is not less beaten by Henry.
After getting Henry, Roque turned around and called Li Li and Green Elsey, the general managers of Nyasaland Heavy Industries and Nyasaland Motors, respectively.
"That's the way it is, you now have real competitors, not just Rhodesia, but Ford from the United States is also about to enter Southern Africa, are you ready?" Roque still has great hopes for Li Li and Green Elsey, Nyasaland cars are not late to start, the foundation is also very good, and there are advantages in cost and technology, if this is not enough for Ford, it is really unreasonable.
Green Elsie is a professional manager from France, with outstanding ability and quick thinking, and the layout of Washington Motors in the United States was planned by Green Elsie.
After graduating from the University of Nyasaland, Li Li joined the RAND Bank and performed very well, rising all the way from staff to vice president, and just parachuted into Nyasaland Heavy Industries as general manager earlier this year.
Li Li is also the first Chinese to hold the position of general manager of a company under Roque's name.
"No problem, neither Rhodesia Motors nor Ford of the United States can shake the status of Nyasaland automobiles." Green Elsie is confident that Nyasaland Motors and Nyasaland Heavy Industries used to be brothers, and now they will finally unite to defend against the enemy.
"We have just sold part of our business to a South African company, and some of our technicians have been poached by South African companies with high salaries, and now we have quite sufficient cash flow-" Li Li faces greater difficulties, but there are still advantages, in terms of off-road vehicles and pickup trucks, Nyasaland Heavy Industries has accumulated enough experience, and has enough patents in hand, and can earn millions of dollars in patent licensing fees every year.
Don't underestimate patents, Southern Africa takes intellectual property very seriously, and if an infringement occurs, the circumstances are serious enough to cause the bankruptcy of a sizable enterprise.
Even in the case of the relationship between Nyasaland Motors and Nyasaland Heavy Industries, if Nyasaland Motors wants to use Nyasaland Heavy Industries' patents, it will need to pay high patent fees to obtain patent authorization.
It is precisely because of Nyasaland's emphasis on patents that there has been a technological blowout over the years.
In the University of Nyasaland and Nyasaland scientific research institutions, it is common to get rich overnight with a patent, and many university professors or researchers can have food and clothing for the rest of their lives with a patent, which is one of the important reasons why more and more scientific research talents are immigrating to Southern Africa.
"I warn you, don't try to poach our group's researchers—" Green Elsie was wary, as the movement of people between Nyasaland Motors and Nyasaland Heavy Industries was already frequent.
Li Li smiled and didn't speak, it was okay if the law didn't prohibit it, and the flow of personnel was normal, as long as the secrets of the original unit were not leaked.
In this regard, Nyasaland enterprises have long reached a consensus that a scientific researcher who casually divulges the secrets of his original unit will be collectively rejected by all scientific research institutions.
If you think about it, it is understandable that if a scientific researcher of Nyasaland Automobile jumps to Nyasaland Heavy Industries, and as a result, some undisclosed technologies of Nyasaland Automobiles are leaked to Nyasaland Heavy Industries, then if this employee changes and is poached by Ford, then Nyasaland Heavy Industries' technology will also be leaked to Ford.
What's more, even if many technologies are obtained, they are useless, and they still have to pay the patent licensing fees that should be paid to apply them, and if you don't want to pay, be careful, the Southern African tax department and Brad's office are not idle.
"No-" Li Li is confident, Nyasaland Heavy Industry started late, and the accumulation of technology is not enough, so it has deeper and closer cooperation with the University of Nyasaland.
With tens of thousands of teachers and students at the University of Nyasaland, Nyasaland Heavy Industries does not need to go to Nyasaland to poach people at all.
PS: Regarding the population of southern Africa, a lot of foreshadowing has been laid ahead, after the world war, a large number of European immigrants came to southern Africa, so the population of southern Africa is growing very fast - and the proportion of Chinese cannot exceed 85 percent, and the proportion of Chinese is about 60 percent.