Port Hedland, Australia.

Lin Guokai inspects the workers at the newly completed steel plant in Hedland.

The section leader was instructing the other workers to adjust the position of the molten steel tank hanging on the crane arm in unfamiliar Mandarin, and on another section next to it, the molten steel tank had been opened, and the sound of the red liquid pouring into the mold filled Lin Guokai's left ear. Immediately after that, the molten steel pouring operation in this section also began, and when the lower end of the molten steel tank was opened, the boiling heat came to the face - the factory was already very hot, and the molten steel pouring made this heat even better.

"Two kilometers of railroad tracks are produced here every day." Lin Guokai's American deputy, Ballmer, said, "It only takes 500 days to produce all the rails needed for more than 1,000 kilometers of railway lines, and when I first came to this small harbor a few years ago, I could never have believed that a steel plant of this caliber would be built here." ”

"It will take another 500 days." Lin Guokai shook his head, "It's not fast enough, we have to continue to expand production capacity." Lin Laoda wants to build more than 1,000 kilometers of railways, and we also need rail supplies. ”

"The second phase is already under construction, and it will be ready for production within this year," Ballmer knows Vale's construction business well, "This is already a very fast pace, in a few years our industrial capacity will account for more than half of Australia's, and this rate of development continues, and in ten years we will become the largest industrial center in the southern hemisphere, no, maybe less than ten years, after all, the southern hemisphere industry is generally poor." ”

"I think we can now claim to be the industrial center of the southern hemisphere, and the third-rate countries in South America cannot be compared with us at all." Lin Guokai said proudly, "In ten years, we will become a global industrial town." We have the best iron ore in the world, coal can be shipped from Queensland, and when we build a rail to Queensland, the supply of coal will be smoother. ”

Queensland has a lot of coal resources.

"In addition to resources," Lin continued, "we have ample financial support and the largest human resource pool in the world, and the explosive development of Port Hedland in recent years shows that we are fully capable of striving for the title of the world's industrial powerhouse." ”

"It's a pity," Ballmer shook his head, "that a lot of the manpower provided by the largest human resources pool is illiterate. ”

"Literacy is important, but now it's such an assembly line that even illiterate workers can be trained to cope perfectly. And we're also trying to improve the literacy rate, isn't night school in full swing? ”

"I didn't say we didn't do well, Lin. I've said it many times, I've long thought of myself as a Vale, and it's a pleasure and a pleasure and a pride to work in such an international company. Vale has always used Lin's pan-humanism as a cultural yardstick within the company to reconcile its employees from different countries, and so far it has worked well, with few problems between employees from conflicting countries.

Ballmer didn't believe in panhumanism at first, but now he began to believe in it under the guidance of Lin Guokai, a faithful believer, but he was also led astray by Lin Guokai.

Let's not mention this for now.

Lin Guokai saw the pouring process until the last step, and then turned around and waved to Ballmer, signaling that he could go.

So the two walked to the attachés who were waiting at the gate of the factory, and when they left the factory, the whole of Port Hedland was displayed in front of them.

There are many chimneys, and black smoke, which represents the progress of human industry, is rising towards the sky. The sound of a steam whistle comes from the port area, and the bell rings as the nearby tram passes through the crowded streets of Guò.

Lin Guokai got into his Mercedes-Benz, and when Ballmer got into the car, he started the engine.

Unlike Lin Youde, who is accustomed to driving by drivers, Lin Guokai likes to drive by himself, he always laughs at himself and says that this is a common problem of people who have struggled from the grassroots, and said that when he was an international student, he looked forward to one day being able to drive a car.

Lin Guokai drove through the streets of Port Hedland, and the crowd of hurried people on the side of the road rushed to give way when they saw the Vale and NERV flags flying in front of his car.

The population of Port Hedland has swelled almost like a balloon in recent years, and the Japanese deportation order in the northeast "contributed to this expansion process", when most of the Chinese who were driven out by the Japanese from the three eastern provinces settled in Port Hedland, and now they live and work well in peace and contentment, and many people have called their relatives in China.

Now in many parts of the Ming Empire, going to Nanyang has become a more attractive choice than going to the west to break into the east of the country, and the so-called going to Nanyang may stay in Southeast Asia for a period of time on the way, but in the end it is to save enough money to go to Australia and go to Vale.

The people of the Ming Empire gave the NERV fig leaf flag the name "Hua Yezi", and it was said that following the flower leaf would not suffer - this gave birth to a large number of "Li Ghosts" who were abducted under the banner of Lin Youde within the Ming Empire, and as a result, they were all reported to the Ming Empire authorities by the real NERV organization, and then arrested by the revolutionary party.

The massive influx of migration has not only swelled Harbour Hedland, but has also affected a number of other ports along the Pilbara coastline, and the otherwise barren coastline of northern Western Australia is now becoming more populated than the white-run settlements in eastern Australia that have been run for many years.

Officials in Australia have not yet reacted to the fact that many senior Australian officials and lawmakers have never been to the Pilbara, believing that the place is a new slum and a super-sized labor camp.

Australians do not know that after a while they will become a minority in the land, and the Chinese, with their industrial capacity and numerical superiority, will replace them and dominate the resource-rich continent.

Lin Guokai returned to Vale's headquarters.

His confidential secretary had been waiting for him in his office for a long time.

"Mr. Lin," the confidential secretary took out a copy of the text from his folder and handed it to Lin Guokai, "the highest level secret telegram from Potsdam. ”

"Another secret call?" Lin Guokai frowned, Potsdam only yesterday ordered him to speed up the production of railroad tracks, prepare for the construction of the railway line from Basra to Istanbul, and also ordered him to organize an African army to be sent to Basra to maintain regional security and prevent attacks by local Arab tribes. Lin Guokai had just ordered the implementation of these instructions, and it was a bit unusual for Potsdam to send another secret telegram at this time.

Lin Guokai opened the message and quickly glanced at it, then put the message upside down on the table, and stood up to the large window facing the office.

"What's wrong?"

"The boss wants us to start migrating to Basra and Baghdad, really, does the boss think that the people are cattle and can move wherever they want?"

"Why don't we call back and protest?" Ballmer built yì road.

"No," Lin Guokai shook his head, "The boss's decision must have a deep meaning in it, and we just do it." What's more, there are favorable conditions this time, the British in that area gave us, and the boss said that the families who voluntarily emigrated will be allocated arable land according to the capitation, and we can follow your example in the United States and encourage people to emigrate. ”

"But the Persian Gulf is surrounded by a desert." Ballmer said.

"I have the impression that the American West is also a big piece next door."

"That's a Hollywood illusion." Ballmer shrugged and added, "But if I'm not mistaken, the Tigris and Euphrates haven't dried up, so Basra and Baghdad may not be that bad." But I still can't understand why I want to go to the Persian Gulf to colonize Australia, which is now too late to occupy Australia, which is rich in natural conditions and rich resources? ”

Lin Guokai glanced at Ballmer, as if he was considering whether to tell the truth.

Ballmer said, "Oh my God, do you still end up distrusting me?" I now have as much respect and adoration for that Mr. Lin Youde as you do, and my whole family now works for Vale. Damn, if you want me to help you organize immigration, you should tell me what is there in that area that makes your boss so excited. ”

Lin Guokai hesitated for a moment, and finally he sighed.

"Well, I sue you. Actually, there is nothing to keep secret, and when our survey team sets off, the whole world will know what we are looking for in that desert. And this survey team may be set off this month. Ballmer, we're there looking for damn oil. ”

As an American, Ballmer is inherently more sensitive to the word oil than Europeans.

"You mean oil? Oh no, oil is available everywhere, the key is production. Didn't the boss in Potsdam say how big the oil field we were looking for? ”

Lin Guokai shook his head.

"But," he said, "Ballmer, think about it, how big are the iron ores we found in the Pilbara?" I don't think this oil field must be small, otherwise the boss wouldn't have to colonize that damn ancient desert city where damn birds don't lay eggs. ”

"Well," Ballmer nodded, "but seriously, if we found the big oil field in that place again, I'd really doubt the human identity of our boss." ”

"Hahahaha," Lin Guokai laughed, "You haven't doubted it, I don't treat him as a human being for a long time." ”

Ballmer frowned.

"Lin, your argument is still unacceptable, and our finding of the iron ore in the Pilbara may be just a coincidence, and it doesn't mean much. In fact, even finding oil in the Persian Gulf doesn't prove that he's extraordinary, unless the reserves of that oil field are shockingly huge, I mean, unless the reserves are comparable to the big oil fields in the United States and Mexico. ”

"You're so stubborn." Lin Guokai shrugged, "In short, this month I will lead the first batch of African troops to the Persian Gulf, you stay in Port Hedland to preside over the overall situation, and my old friend Huang Xunhui on the Chinese side will be in charge." I just booked it. ”