The trade status of Americans and Japanese is unequal.
In terms of industrial demand, the United States almost unilaterally choked Japan's throat, especially in the steel industry.
Ichiro Honda knows that the Kingdom of Japan's steel output is the lowest among the great powers, and it is also the most difficult to solve.
In order to increase steel production, Japan's best way, in addition to large-scale iron ore exploration and improvement of steel technology, is to import scrap iron.
The United States is different from other industrial countries. It is only separated from the Kingdom of Japan by the Pacific Ocean. The distance is very close, and it is the real number one steel power.
There is a new output every year, which is almost equivalent to the scale of Japan. In the process, the United States has deep pockets and does not care about scrap iron. It can re-make steel.
The United States does not care about scrap iron, but Japan does. It uses scrap iron to continue making steel. Iron making is the most cost-effective, so the scrap iron trade is an important trade.
In the past, Japan was unequal to the United States only in industrial and commercial trade, but now it is no longer unequal in terms of military affairs.
The United States' Great White Fleet sailed around the world to show off its power, and Japan was the one who was really frightened.
When Ichiro Honda saw it, he was almost paralyzed with fear, and his confidence was severely hit.
A Great White Fleet with more than a dozen battleships is completely unmatched by Japan.
The British may not care. After all, they have dreadnought battleships, but Japan does not. Isn't this scary?
This time, the Kingdom of Japan must achieve cooperation.
Ichiro Honda was very decisive. He came directly to the Doge seat and sincerely requested Prime Minister Constantine.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister!
What price did the United States pay? We in Japan will definitely surpass it, so please be sure to leave this piece of the Western District to us.
The Kingdom of Japan lacks iron ore resources. We sincerely seek cooperation with the Kingdom of Brazil and ask the Kingdom of Brazil to pay attention to the existence of the Kingdom of Japan.
If cooperation can be achieved, we in Japan will definitely remember the kindness of the Kingdom of Brazil. "
Constantine knows what it means. There is no shortage of Japanese in Brazil. Constantine still knows some basic Japanese etiquette.
Constantine can feel the sincerity of Japan's request for cooperation.
But sincerity is sincerity, and you still have to be careful.
The king has actually made up his mind to cooperate with the Mellon Group, but the prime minister believes that it is not impossible to change. If Japan's conditions are good, it can completely replace it.
Although Mellon and Braganza are industrial and commercial allies, there is no need to cooperate in everything, especially now that the king is becoming more and more powerful.
The gap between Mellon and the King is getting wider and wider. They are no longer cooperating on an equal footing. There should be more partners for cooperation.
It turns out that Mellon Group is an important partner of Minsheng Group and an extremely important strategic ally.
When Tang Ning was still in the United States, the two groups had in-depth cooperation in finance, aluminum, petroleum, coal mining, shipbuilding, and steelmaking.
Especially in the field of oil cooperation, the two groups cooperate very well. This level of cooperation exceeds that of Rockefeller.
The Mellon Group established an oil company in Pennsylvania as early as 1895 to compete with Rockefeller's Standard Oil, but ultimately failed and sold its shares to a Standard Oil subsidiary.
Although not as good as Rockefeller, the Mellon family's capital is not comparable to Rockefeller's.
In 1901, the Mellon family once again got involved in the oil industry and re-entered the oil business in Port Arthur, Texas. This business has never been abandoned and is also an important asset of the Mellon family.
Although Rockefeller is the dominant player in the U.S. oil industry, his foundation is not deep and he has been under attack from other large plutocrats.
With the emergence of Downing, Mellon was the first to express his goodwill towards Braganza in the early stages of the competition with Rockefeller, taking the lead, not only waving the flag and shouting, but also providing full technical support.
In Texas, Downing's oil industry also cooperated directly with the Mellon Group, and Rockefeller was far behind.
Minsheng Group has three important partners in the United States. The first is Mellon, the second is Ford, and the third is Rockefeller.
Although Tang Ning is from the Rockefeller family and the godfather of little daughter Bubbles, this is just a show and cannot be taken seriously.
American businessmen are generally not very patriotic, although anyone with a discerning eye can see that Brazil is a threat to the United States in the future.
However, the U.S. government cannot deal with Brazil now, because Brazil accounts for almost all the European powers. How to deal with this?
South America is not the sphere of influence of the US government. When it came to Panama, Britain and France retaliated and began to compress the US space in the Caribbean.
The Dominican Republic is the direct intervention of the British, which is the most obvious warning to the United States.
The U.S. government attaches great importance to Brazil and even wants to attack Brazil. However, the big conglomerates are different. They tend to cooperate.
Later, Hongsu could develop and establish an industrial system, but these big American capitalists sold the rope.
Although the later large-scale formal cooperation was due to the economic crisis, before that, quiet contacts and attempts at cooperation had already begun.
Capitalists can sell ropes for the sake of the market and profit.
Brazil is a big market, how could the American chaebols not be interested?
The Mellon Group was the first to jump out and, relying on traditional friendship, extended a very sincere request for cooperation to Braganza.
This kind of friendship makes Tang Ning very confused now. Industrial and commercial exchanges and cooperation between Brazil and the United States are very necessary, and the cooperation between the two countries is quite good. Of course, there is no reason to refuse.
In most industries, Tang Ning is open to cooperation, but when it comes to steel and some industries, he is a little hesitant.
This is not because he is unwilling to cooperate, but because European powers, especially the United Kingdom, do not want to see the United States and Brazil establish cooperation in steel.
The United States is the world's largest steel country, and Brazil, considering its current foundation and abundant steel and coal resources, will not have a problem in impacting the second largest steel country in the world.
If the two world steel giants establish cooperation, it will be very detrimental to Europe.
In fact, not only steel, but also military-industrial cooperation is blocked by Europe. Britain and France said they could provide it, but American technology was too backward and not suitable for Brazil.
The European powers hope that the United States and Brazil will confront each other, and they are strictly guarded against establishing a community of interests in some areas of cooperation.
Now, Brazil really needs Europe now, so it has given in on some issues that do not involve the bottom line. After all, European technology is very advanced and the United States cannot provide it.
Downing originally developed this southern area of Carajás with Mellon, but now that the UK has restrictions, they have to prepare it for the worst east area.
Unlike King Pedro III, as a general of Braganza, Constantine was actually very reluctant to cooperate with the United States.
He believes that more boundaries should be drawn to cater to Europe, and that cooperation with the United States should be avoided as much as possible in terms of cooperation that can be achieved with Europe.
Although I don’t understand why His Majesty the King attaches great importance to American businessmen, it is clear that Brazil and the United States are destined to be competitors in the future, and they should disagree now and not work against each other.
“The conditions offered by the United States are worse than those offered by Italy.
They offered mining rights of US$8 million, but they were also proud of their mining personnel and equipment, and they were willing to cooperate in development. The requirements for the output of the ore were not high, only 35%. "
Ichiro Honda, what kind of favorable conditions did the United States offer?
In this way, Japan can give Brazil better and more favorable conditions, and it can completely seize this opportunity from the United States.
“Your Excellency Prime Minister, we in Brazil are willing to propose more generous cooperation conditions.
We are willing to spend 10 million US dollars to pay for the mining rights, mining personnel and equipment. We are also willing to provide our own, and we are also willing to develop it with Brazil. We only need 30% of the ore production. "
“Mr. Honda, Japan’s sincerity for cooperation moved me very much and made me interested in cooperation.
But I want to remind you that the Mellon family has a very good relationship with His Majesty the King, and the cabinet respects the King's opinions. This matter may not succeed, so you must be prepared. "
"Thank you very much, Your Excellency Prime Minister!"
Ichiro Honda was overjoyed by Constantine's attitude in his hand, and he felt that his hope of cooperation was even greater.
This is so great!
Moreover, Ichiro Honda has vaguely noticed that there is a considerable anti-American faction among Brazilian high-level officials.
Sure enough, Brazil also feels the sense of oppression from the United States.
