Because the four seasons are reversed, Australia is in the midsummer season, and Christmas inevitably lacks a bit of the special atmosphere of the northern hemisphere. It is probably the kind that, in the cold winter, people gather around the fire to talk and join groups to keep warm. People's hearts will be a little more excited because of this kind of gathering. Very warm.
If you squeeze too close in the summer, you will get prickly heat.
Simon also happened to be the kind of person who didn't have much of a sense of the holidays, so it didn't matter.
It has been nearly a month since I arrived in Australia. I thought it would be a complete vacation to put everything down, but it was actually impossible. Since we plan to make Australia the base of the Westeros family, and even a place of refuge in some of the most extreme situations, there are a lot of things to do.
Even though the Westeros family now has a large enough team at their disposal, Simon still has to do many things personally.
Therefore, since arriving in Australia at the beginning of the month, Simon has been working non-stop.
First I came to Melbourne, where I spent more than a week in the Johnston family's mansion to keep in touch with my family. There were all kinds of meetings and entertainments involving politics, economy, culture, military and other fields.
This is still a certain understanding that Simon realized very early.
Just like the capitals of many countries are often political, economic, and cultural centers, if you can control the politics, economy, and culture of a country, you basically control the country.
As for the military, to be precise it should be regarded as an extension of politics.
Moreover, frankly speaking, before 1994, Simon did not have the ability to penetrate into the most sensitive military fields.
It's certainly different now.
Not to mention Australia, even in North America, Simon has continued to move into the military field and has achieved good results.
Of course, it's still far from Simon's goal.
Simon's ultimate goal is to obtain at least part of the decisive factor's army, which is ostensibly subordinate to the national level but is actually controlled by the Westeros system.
For ordinary people, this goal may seem out of reach, but it is actually not difficult.
Stripping away all the cumbersome and intricate rules of modern society, controlling the barrel of a gun is ultimately just two things.
The first is people.
After all, the army is commanded by people, so as long as you place your own people in the right positions, you can control an army to a large extent.
For example, at some extreme moments, some people issue orders to take action against the Westeros family, and the commander of the troops who receives the order happens to be one of their own. In that case, not only will the order not be carried out, but they can also be counterattacked.
The second is money.
Being a soldier and eating food is an eternal truth.
Therefore, in modern society, as long as we can hold the purse of an army, we also control the army to a large extent.
For example, the penetration of the Westeros system into the U.S. military, combined with the first thing, when the commander of a certain army is a member of the Westeros system, then the influence of the Westeros system in American politics will , Try your best to tilt the super money bag of the defense budget towards the military controlled by your own people.
On the contrary, for those troops that cannot successfully penetrate, they will be tightened and tightened again, or even completely abolished.
Gradually, it is still the result of one ebb and flow.
Moreover, this is in the context of the normal operation of the United States.
Speaking of which, as long as the United States is still functioning normally, the possibility of taking action against the Westeros family under the first condition is very low.
However, it is also assumed that in some extreme situation, the national order collapses, probably falling into the turbulent era after the disintegration of the former Soviet Union when careerists showed their talents. The Westeros system, which has mastered huge wealth, does not even need to pass national rules. to indirectly control the army.
With money and food in hand, and enough penetration into the military system in advance, there are people. Under such circumstances, it only takes a blink of an eye to turn the national army into a private armed force.
This isn't even hypothetical.
Simon has already conducted a successful practice in Ukraine. If the Westeros system needs it, the armed forces that can be mobilized in Ukraine at the moment are definitely not just the two private armies on the surface, but can mobilize the entire western Ukrainian military region. of tens of thousands of armed forces. Because Simon not only controls the 'people' in the Western Military District of Ukraine, but he also has more 'money' than the Kiev authorities.
As for legal legitimacy, which is very important in the eyes of many people, it is actually easier to manipulate people's hearts. Otherwise, throughout the thousands of years at home and abroad, there would not have been so many people who changed their banners and started rebellions.
Besides, here in Australia, because of its small size, operations at all levels are easier.
Otherwise, Australia would not be able to become a pawn so easily.
Many people don’t understand why the Australian authorities ignore the interests of the country and the interests of the people and do all kinds of things that harm others and not benefit themselves.
Because the authorities do not need to worry about the overall interests, as long as personal interests are satisfied.
Likewise, there is Ukraine.
If you want to control Ukraine, you only need to control those at the top of the Ukrainian pyramid. As for the 40 to 50 million at the bottom, who cares
Well, you still have to care about it.
After all, the free Ukrainian people can still vote to decide who will ascend to the upper levels of the pyramid in order to represent them in the interests of the West and at the same time accept Western control. Of course, the ABCD they can choose may be just chess pieces that some people have introduced in advance. In the end, no matter who they are, the difference is not big.
The world is so absurd.
After observing the world with a cold eye, Simon felt that in this world where the jungle has always been the rule of the jungle, there are actually only two choices for a person, either to strive to seize more resources and become a carnivore, or to eat grass.
Everything else is false.
Zooming in, countries are actually the same, they either eat meat or eat grass.
And you have to understand something.
A very, very important point is: Where does the meat come from? !
After thinking about it, I felt that it was too cruel. I didn't dare to kill or fight for it. I just wanted to cultivate one-third of an acre of land, hoping that one day meat would grow in the farmland. But in the end, I could only eat grass.
Then wait to be eaten.
After all, only sheep eat grass, and wolves eat sheep.
This is beside the point.
Simon's careful operation of Australia is certainly not to allow a group of fools to jump out and serve as pawns one day in the future, but to create a neutral place like Switzerland. Even if the most serious nuclear war breaks out in the future, Australia can stay out of it as much as possible.
After socializing in Melbourne for more than a week, Simon flew to Western Australia with Anthony and others.
Ninety percent of the proven iron ore on the Australian mainland is in Western Australia. In addition, the Westeros family's private army in Australia is also stationed near Perth, the capital of Western Australia. All this requires Simon himself. Pay enough attention.
During the three-day trip to Western Australia, investments in various fields involving exploration, mining, railways, ports, etc. totaling more than 3 billion US dollars were quietly made.
It seems like a waste of money, but Simon certainly knows that when these infrastructure projects are completed, it will only be after 2000.
With China's accession to the WTO and rapid economic growth, global annual demand for iron ore will also increase significantly. Just to mention one thing, in 1998, the total global steel production was only 770 million tons. A dozen years later, China's steel production alone will exceed this figure, which naturally means massive demand for iron ore.
All in all, in the field of iron ore, the Westeros system is currently undergoing a counter-cyclical layout.
Moreover, this kind of counter-cyclical is not the kind of counter-cyclical that South Korea has in the semiconductor industry.
Based on Simon's accurate prediction of the global steel industry, the current counter-cyclical layout is equivalent to digging a deep moat in advance.
For example, investment in infrastructure such as railways and ports in the mining areas of Western Australia. At that time, who can transport goods on these railways, who can turn around in the relevant ports, and even related pricing rights will all be decided by the Westeros system. . As for other capitals who feel that these railway ports are not pleasant to use, or that the price is too high, no problem, if you have the ability, you can build one yourself
The Australian territory controlled by the Westeros system, even if you have money and can help you repair it, I lose!
Even outside of Australia, it is easier to take advantage of the situation in advance.
Therefore, unlike semiconductors, Korean manufacturers have defeated other manufacturers through counter-cyclical and price wars. However, as long as a country is determined to support related industries, Korean manufacturers will still be unable to achieve long-term monopoly advantages.
Of course, Simon also knows that Australia's iron ore industry cannot gain a permanent advantage.
Simon doesn't ask for this. He only wants the Westeros system to take away the biggest piece of the cake during the steel industry's growth period in the next twenty years.
Again, Simon is now completely building the Westeros system as a country, so of course his own interests come first. Without interests, there will not be enough wealth resources, and then all other arrangements will be out of the question.
After leaving Western Australia and briefly returning to Melbourne, Simon took his family to the island of Tasmania across the sea.
Simon's gradual encroachment on Tasmanian land has never stopped.
So far, the Westeros system has occupied 46,000 square kilometers of Tasmania's 68,000 square kilometers of land, equivalent to more than 11 million acres, accounting for 67% of the entire Tasmanian island.
67%, a very coincidental number.
Because company laws in some countries stipulate that if a company wants to pass certain resolutions, it does not require 51% of the voting rights, but an absolute majority of 67% of the voting rights. Therefore, owning 67% of a company's shares is considered complete and unshakable control of a company.
Now, Simon controls an absolute majority of 67% of Tasmania's land. To a certain extent, he completely owns the island.
Speaking of which, the continuous acquisition of so much land is not only a huge capital investment, but also the result of the continuous penetration of the Westeros system into Australia. After all, if Simon wants to buy some land, the local government can sell it. This even involves the modification of relevant land regulations.
The various obstacles to the annexation of Tasmanian land over the years have been resolved one by one by the Westeros system.
The other is the original inhabitants of the land.
The Westeros system provided very generous conditions and relocated most of the residents scattered in villages, towns and villages throughout Tasmania. Then, the land in the villages and towns, and even the surrounding farms, were all relocated in the process. Simon accepted.
Of course, there are also those who are unwilling to relocate.
After all, there is no shortage of nail households all over the world.
My ancestors have lived here for generations, why should I move away
The team of the Westeros family will not argue that the real indigenous people of Tasmania who have lived here for generations have long been completely exterminated. Compared with the mainland of Australia, there are really no indigenous people left in Tasmania. After all, It was not until 1967 that Australia launched a referendum to decide whether the Australian Aboriginals were 'humans' or 'animals'. Before that, the Australian Aboriginals, as 'animals', were treated almost like 'animals' and were simply killed. Killed them all.
Simon only wants land and has no plans to engage in real estate on these lands. Therefore, if a few are unwilling to move, they can keep them.
Then dismantle everything else.
Water, electricity, gas, etc., sorry, there are too few users and we cannot make ends meet. However, this is a personalized world. I will give you a bill. If you can pay it, continue. If you can't, then you can only regret it.
Litigation
Over the years, with the operation of huge funds, the governor of Tasmania has become the spokesperson of the Westeros family, and most of the Tasmanian state parliament has also been the spokesperson of the Westeros family, and then penetrated down to the entire Tasmania. The government, top and bottom, is basically controlled by the Westeros system.
Can I help you win a lawsuit
over thinking.
Mobilize public opinion
Sorry, after years of continuous annexation and integration of the Westeros system, the Internet, TV, and print media have fully blossomed, and they are stronger than the original local snake News Group, allowing you to stir up gross public opinion.
Of course, the Westeros system is still very humane.
A small number of nail households cannot bear the primitive life for a while and want to move out, but the conditions remain the same as before.
If the price is raised on the ground, there is no need to discuss it.
Just continue to be primitive.
After all, it is being built as a foundation within a foundation. Simon's move to annex Tasmania's land cannot be too drastic after all. Not only that, but the other most important thing the Westeros system has done in Tasmania in recent years is to win over people's hearts. .
It wouldn't work if we built a completely deserted island with no one on it.
The entire Tasmanian state has a population of about 500,000, which sounds like a lot at first glance. In fact, for a land that is the same size as a province in China, the population is only one percent of that in China, so it works very well. With the current strength of the Westeros system, it is not a problem to raise these 500,000 people for free without asking for anything.
Of course Simon doesn't raise people in vain.
Rice rises and rice grudges fight rice and hatred.
If you raise it in vain, you will only be asked for more.
However, Simon is also absolutely generous. In recent years, he has donated and built a large number of schools, hospitals and other facilities in Tasmania. At the same time, he has also tried his best to support local enterprises in Tasmania. The overall goal is to be closer to the Westeros system. To put it bluntly, Yes, the more obedient you are, the more benefits you will get. On the contrary, of course, there will be nothing.
After such an operation, the results can be imagined.