Vol 5 Chapter 137: , Southeast Asia Strategy

A genius remembers this site address in one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads!? "Your Majesty, I am afraid it is still a bit difficult to increase domestic rubber production!" Constantine thought for a while and said
Rubber is not so easy to grow. It is not that Ferdinand can grow as much as he wants. It has requirements for climate, rain, and soil.
It likes high temperature, high humidity, calm wind and fertile soil. It requires an average annual temperature of 26-27℃. It is not cold-resistant and will hang up below 5℃.
The average annual rainfall is 1150～2500 mm, but it is not suitable to be planted in low humidity places. It is suitable for the growth of deep, fertile and moist acid sandy loam with good drainage.
Shallow roots, weaker branches, poor adaptability to wind, susceptible to wind cold and lower glue production.
With such a large number of requirements, there are not many places suitable for planting rubber in Bulgaria, and some areas of the Balkans are barely able, but the output is not high.
Ferdinand also has no plans to plant rubber trees locally, which is economically uneconomical and will break the domestic industrial production chain.
If the homeland is not good, it can only be an African colony.
Later Africa’s rubber production accounted for about 6% of the world’s output. The main producing countries were Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Liberia, Cameroon, Ghana and Gabon. It happens that these regions, except Côte d’Ivoire, are all under Bulgaria’s control.
As early as 1923, Bulgaria began to develop rubber plantations in Africa, and reached its peak in 1925, after which the pace of development gradually slowed down.
In other words, the coastal areas and areas suitable for rubber plantations have been almost developed. If you want to continue to develop rubber plantations, you must go deep inland.
This means that both costs and risks will increase. The rubber plantation may face attacks from local tribes at any time.
Ferdinand also knew about these conditions, otherwise the construction of the rubber plantation would not be stopped gradually after 1925.
At present, the owners of these rubber plantations are basically Bulgarian military aristocrats. They are out of luck and go to Africa, and can only develop cash crops.
It is impossible for Ferdinand to let them grow rubber for the country regardless of the cost. That is unrealistic. People also want to pursue economic interests?
In this age of sacred and inviolable private land, what people love to grow, as long as it is not a drug, Ferdinand can't control it.
"I know, but don't we have a colony in Southeast Asia? From the climatic environment, it should be possible to grow rubber trees?" Ferdinand said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, this is only theoretically possible. We haven't conducted an on-site investigation, and we can't draw conclusions yet!" Constantine thought for a while and said
"Well, let the local officials make sure, if possible, turn Mindanao into our rubber plantation!" Ferdinand thought for a while and said
Ferdinand remembers that the Philippines is also one of the rubber exporters. The main production area is in Mindanao. It seems that the subsidiary islands are also available. In the previous life, he was still in the friend space and saw large rubber trees on Basilan Island.
Now he has determined the fate of millions of people on the island in one sentence. Once Mindanao becomes a rubber plantation in Bulgaria, the locals will definitely be emigrated.
The lessons of the Southeast Asian rebellion have taught the colonists that the destructive power of the indigenous people is huge, and they will not care about the economic value. The rebels can chop off the rubber and use it to make fires, and they will know their level of knowledge.
On the surface, the rebellion was the introduction of revolutionary ideas, which aroused the independence of local people.
This is all fooling people, and it is completely nonsense. If this were the case, the locals would have established political power for the first time and then negotiated with the British.
The power gap between the two sides is so great, don't the Revolutionaries know what it means to smash with the British?
It is not that although they initiated the revolution, they were not the leaders of this revolution and did not hold power. The true power is still the tribal leader.
The deeper reason for this is that the local population has grown too fast, and the resources can no longer allow them to live comfortably while lying down. If they don't work, they will go hungry.
The tragedy is that many of them can only do the simplest tasks, and they can't do the slightly more complicated tasks.
For example, farming is a high-tech job. The local productivity level has not caught up with the Middle Ages. Many tribes in the deep mountains have a level of civilization that is still in the Stone Age.
Due to the arrival of the colonists, some cultures were spread over, and the locals also learned a lot of knowledge, and then the survival rate became higher and higher.
Needless to say, the consequence is that when there are too many people, the backward productivity will no longer be able to feed them. The colonial government is not doing charity, and what should be squeezed is still to squeeze.
According to the usual practice, the colonial government should provoke an internal struggle between them at this time and let the local tribes fight and consume the excess population.
It's a pity that if you walk at night for a long time, you will find a ghost! This time the colonial government ran into ghosts. Before they had time to act, the locals turned their backs. Everyone turned their finger at the colonial government, and it became the current situation.
The long-term security method is family planning. If it weren't for fear that Britain and France would follow suit, Ferdinand would have sacrificed this weapon.
Given that the average life expectancy of local people in this era is less than 40 years old, as long as this policy is introduced, the local population will be halved in 20 years.
It doesn't matter anymore. Bulgaria has become a reality, and there is no need to worry about the threats from Britain and France.
Moreover, it is estimated that the French implementation of this plan may still be completed, and the British will not have to dream. The population of their colonies is too large to carry out.
"Your Majesty, if we want to open a rubber plantation in Southeast Asia, should we clean up the rebellion on the island?" Colonial Minister Donald asked
"Go ahead, anyway, we have to deal with this issue sooner or later, order the troops to catch more prisoners, and repair the roads on the island.
If it is suitable for large-scale development of rubber plantations, then the Ministry of Transportation will plan another railway to improve the traffic on the island! Said Ferdinand
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Donald and Bashir replied one after another. Judging from Ferdinand's attitude, they knew that the establishment of a rubber plantation in Southeast Asia was a foregone conclusion.
If Mindanao does not work, it is estimated that other areas will be paid attention. Bulgaria cannot always be controlled by others, it is nothing more than when the problem will be solved.
Bulgaria's rubber consumption has long surpassed that of the British, ranking first in the world, and now consumes 46% of the world's rubber production capacity every year.
And it is still growing, and the consumption of rubber has increased, but the output of natural rubber has not kept up with this growth rate.
If Bulgaria does not figure out its own solution, the rubber crisis will break out sooner or later, but this time it was advanced by the war.
Even Ferdinand can conclude that Bulgaria's demand for natural rubber will continue to grow, and it will not stop until Bulgaria's industrial development stops.
This also means that natural rubber will be in short supply for a long time in the future, so it seems that the value of Borneo has increased again.
Regardless of local resources, even the economic value of developing rubber plantations is worth the royal family’s investment. Anyway, the island is sparsely populated and there is no need to worry about rule.
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"Little Ferdinand, I want you to buy half of Borneo in the hands of the British!" Ferdinand said straightforwardly.
"Why? Father, don't you have no interest in Borneo?" Little Ferdinand asked suspiciously
"Originally I was not interested, but now I suddenly discovered its value. It can be regarded as a medium and long-term investment for you, and the return will be very good!" Ferdinand said with a slight smile
"You mean to let me pay to buy it? Not the royal family to buy it?" Little Ferdinand asked in surprise.
"Of course, half of Borneo is your wife’s dowry, and the other half is of course better in your hands. In the future, you will have more sons and you can build a kingdom on it!" Ferdinand said calmly
"Father, I think this question is still too early. At least I have to have three sons before I need to consider this question!
Can you tell me what is the most valuable investment above? "Little Ferdinand thought for a while and said
"Rubber plantation!" Ferdinand said cherishingly.
"Oh, I thought you found a gold mine again!" Little Ferdinand said disappointedly
"Gold mines and diamonds are available, and the reserves are not low. There are many mineral resources such as coal, oil, natural gas, copper, iron, aluminum, magnesium, and sulfur.
The resources on the island are beyond your imagination, but such things are not important, and Bulgaria does not lack this mineral.
The most important issue is rubber. With the development of the economy, the domestic demand for rubber is increasing, and the demand for rubber will be in short supply in the next few decades.
And the most suitable place for planting rubber in the world is Southeast Asia. If you occupy Borneo, you can make a lot of money by planting rubber. Still not satisfied? "Ferdinand said with a smile
"Father, you are sure that the resources on the island are really so rich, so why don't the Dutch and the British develop it?" Little Ferdinand asked in disbelief
"There are so many colonies in the hands of the British, and there are so many places with rich resources. Where do they still have the energy to pay attention to a small island?
Does the Dutch have that strength? I am not boasting, even the direct power in the hands of the Bulgarian royal family is several times that of the Kingdom of the Netherlands!
The Dutch have such a little strength, it is good to be able to control the cities that have been developed. Do you still expect them to develop deep mountains and old forests? "Ferdinand asked back
"So, I took a big advantage this time? Father, please help me estimate the benefits. Why do I feel that investment and gains are not proportional!" Little Ferdinand said hesitantly
"Why do you think so? This is a very simple mathematical problem, don't you even know it?" Ferdinand asked rhetorically
"Father, look at the purchase of half of Borneo's sovereignty from the British. Even if it is now in the hands of the rebels, the nominal sovereignty is worthless. It can't be won without thirty to fifty million lev!
To suppress the rebellion on the island, I initially estimated that it would cost at least more than 100 million levs. For the sake of safety, I would also eliminate the indigenous people on the island. The military expenditure behind this is not a small figure.
Even if I hire 10,000 troops to garrison, I still have to pay a salary of at least 30 million levs per year, plus daily training, suppression of bandits, and the operation of the colonial government. How can the total cost 70 million levs per year?
If you don’t see a profit, I have to invest 250 million levs first. At least in the second year, I will be able to open a rubber plantation and organize manpower to mine. These also require investment.
The planting cycle of rubber trees is so long that I will be unable to make ends meet for at least six or seven years, and the total investment adds up to 780 million levs.
Even if there are gains in the past six or seven years, and two or three billion levs of funds are recovered through the development of minerals, then this is a pure investment of 500 million levs in cash.
When the rubber plantation is put into operation, even if it produces 100,000 tons of natural rubber each year, at the current price of nearly 8,000 lev per ton in the international market, it is of course a huge profit.
But once the rubber price falls back to the normal price, my annual sales will be only 1 billion levs, which is only 200 million levs based on 20% of the profit. After deducting the maintenance cost of the colony, it is more than 100 million Lev, we have to give Juliana a share, that's 70 to 80 million Levs.
Rubber trees do not last forever. Their economic life span is only 20 to 30 years, and they will have to be replanted at that time.
Don't you think it's too low for such a long investment cycle, with such a large risk, just such a small profit? "Little Ferdinand asked suspiciously
"Yes, according to your algorithm, it is correct. Don't forget that the rubber plantations in Southeast Asia are almost destroyed. Everyone has to start from scratch.
At the same time, many investors have gone bankrupt under the influence of this rebellion, and your competitors have been weakened.
Their strength cannot be compared to yours. Even if they are ambitious, after the war, they have to wait and see the situation before deciding whether to continue investing in the rubber industry.
As long as you react fast enough, your rubber will be on the market before the price of rubber drops, and at least you can enjoy a profitable period of one to two years.
You can recover most of the previous investment in this year or two.
And this price drop cannot be done right away. Rubber production capacity is slowly recovering. During this period, there is still at least five years of golden period, and your gross profit will still not be less than 5%. ten.
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Even if the competition is fierce in the future, you will not be the first to fall. At least you don't have to worry about no buyers! "Ferdinand analyzes
It is very rare to invest in industry to have such amazing profits, although compared with the financial industry, this profit is not enough.
But the financial market has long since been carved up, and dealers are everywhere. You can't enter if you have money. If you are an ordinary investor, isn't it waiting for others to cut wool?
The so-called market laws in this era are used by experts to fool people, and performance in the 21st century can be faked. Not to mention this era?
"Well, father, you persuaded me. It seems that in the next few years, I will have to live a hard life! I will put all my savings into it!" Little Ferdinand said with a gray face.
As the richest second generation in the world, is making money his pursuit?
Obviously not! Little Ferdinand is not short of money at all, but the money delivered to the door has to be earned. This is a matter of principle!
Ferdinand rolled his eyes directly, ignoring little Ferdinand’s crying behavior, typically he was a good seller when he was cheap.
As the Crown Prince Ferdinand’s savings, he has a lot more savings than his brothers, and he has bought many properties over the years.
How could he be impoverished because of an investment of several hundred million levs?
Even if it is difficult to turn funds, isn't he unable to go to the bank for a loan? How many successful businessmen have no loans?
Based on his identity, he can borrow this money from any major bank in the world without any mortgage, and no one will doubt his ability to repay.
The super-high annuity of the Bulgarian royal family is placed there. When he succeeds, are you afraid that he will have no money to pay his debts?
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