Chapter 656 Sensation and Action

It is worth mentioning that the plan announced by the Australasian government did not cause as much of a stir domestically as it did abroad.

After all, the lives of Australasians have not experienced much impact, and the continuous increase in jobs seems to have nothing to do except be grateful to the government and Arthur.

But for Europe and the United States, which are suffering from economic crises, what does it mean that 2 million new jobs are suddenly added?

If the number of unemployed people in Australasia only attracted the attention of the world before, then the current infrastructure plan will undoubtedly rob the world of unemployed people.

The question is, will the unemployed people in Europe and the United States be impressed by Australasia's infrastructure plan?

The answer is of course yes.

In normal times, these infrastructure constructions thousands of miles away would not attract Europeans and Americans at all, unless they had already planned and prepared to immigrate.

But now, let alone a formal plan organized by such a large national government, as long as it can provide them with a job and ensure that their family will not starve to death due to lack of food, the vast majority of the unemployed will not refuse to travel thousands of miles away. work.

As for Australasia's public announcement of an investment of up to 500 million Australian dollars, these unemployed people and other governments were secretly surprised.

You know, the value of the British pound and the Australian dollar are still relatively strong. How much funding does A$500 million have?

Even based on the pre-war ratio, it was almost as high as 1.25 billion U.S. dollars.

Now, with the exchange rate between the Australian dollar and the U.S. dollar and the franc higher, this amount is equivalent to 1.5 billion U.S. dollars and 30 billion francs.

There may be many countries with such a large amount of funds, but there are currently no countries except Australasia that can spend all of it to start infrastructure construction.

This also made Australasia's construction plan envied by people all over the world. Ocean-going ships to Australia were in short supply, and ticket prices once increased by more than 30%.

Although there are also voices questioning whether the Australasian government can come up with these funds, after all, all countries are in economic crisis, and even if they have funds, they are reluctant to use them for such large-scale infrastructure construction.

But Australasia is a great power after all, and since this statement is signed by Arthur and protected by Arthur, most people still believe it.

After all, if such a public plan ends up being nothing, those who signed and announced it will be held accountable.

Although the domestic response is not as strong as abroad, this does not mean that Australasians do not support the plan.

In fact, the public is generally very positive about this construction plan, and they are grateful to Arthur and the government, and they always talk with smiles on their faces.

Because this construction plan ensures that Australasians will not lack jobs at any time, it has basically eliminated the impact of the economic crisis.

These alone are not enough. In the face of such a disparity in treatment at home and abroad, Australasians are increasingly supporting Arthur and the government, and national cohesion and national pride are also growing.

If there is a statistical panel, the announcement of this infrastructure plan alone will increase the national cohesion of Australasia by at least 10%, and the national pride will be even greater.

If ordinary people are grateful to the government and Arthur and more passionate about the country, then a considerable number of savvy capitalists and smart people have seen the business opportunities.

First of all, it is impossible to start all the large-scale infrastructure construction plans announced by the country immediately. Construction in various places is carried out sequentially, and it will take a long time of survey and design before the final construction can be started.

There are also a lot of raw materials required for these infrastructure constructions, and there are many business opportunities. Even if the raw materials are sold at normal prices, considerable profits can be made.

More importantly, there is a lot of railway construction, which means that the railway construction plan will consume a lot of steel and steel.

This is a very big boost to the Australasian industry. At least the steel industry will not be affected, and other industrial products can also increase domestic consumption.

In addition to effectively improving domestic economic growth, large-scale infrastructure construction also significantly consumes some industrial products.

Building railways will consume steel, and building roads will consume cement and other materials. Including building ports, constructing water conservancy projects, etc., each requires a continuous supply of raw materials, which is a huge boost to Australasia's industry.

There is no doubt that the raw materials needed for such huge infrastructure construction must be given priority in domestic supply to ensure that the finished products produced by domestic enterprises can be effectively consumed, so that enterprises can make profits and not go bankrupt in the economic crisis, and at the same time ensure that the income of employees of these enterprises.

In addition, all employees in these large constructions consume a lot of food every day.

Not only can it ensure that Australasia's high grain and meat production can be absorbed, but it can also ensure that the income of farmers and pastoralists will not be reduced due to a reduction in export share.

Generally speaking, infrastructure construction is a big game, especially suitable for launching during economic crisis.

As long as the country launches large-scale infrastructure construction, it will be beneficial to businesses and the people. Only the government may have to pay high amounts of funds, but it will also receive more developed infrastructure and railway and highway planning, which will effectively improve the country's development potential.

Arthur actually doesn't care about those financial expenses. After all, what we will face next is currency devaluation. If those currencies continue to be hoarded in the national treasury, it will be a loss.

If all these funds are invested before the currency depreciates and turned into various infrastructure construction, and at the same time attract more people to Australasia, this will be a huge improvement to the country's national strength and will be beneficial to the country. Arthur and Australasia are better choices.

"Eddie, tell those workers that they are not at any risk of being laid off. At the same time, let the news out that we will recruit a large number of workers to increase our cement production." In a manor in Sydney, the owner of a cement factory was He ordered to his son.

"Increase the output of the cement factory? Father. The current economy seems not to be very good. What if our cement cannot be sold?" A young man named Eddie was a little surprised. His father's decision seemed to be completely related to the current economic crisis. On the contrary, something went in the opposite direction.

"Oh, God, what did you learn in your study?" Jeremy, the owner of the cement factory, glanced at his son angrily and explained: "After the government promulgated this infrastructure construction plan, how can our cement be... Will there be no sales?

Which of the construction of roads, railways, ports and water conservancy does not require cement? Act quickly, silly boy. If others take the lead, we will miss out on huge revenue. "

Seeing his son running out of the door without realizing it, Jeremy quickly stopped him and continued to give instructions: "Tell the workers that as long as they can successfully complete the production tasks, their wages will be increased by 1% in the next few months." Success. And the wages of newly recruited workers are also the same."

In fact, there are many capitalists like Jeremy who react quickly, and even more take action.

Although there are still many capitalists waiting to see when the government will start construction, there are still many capitalists who trust the government.

This has also led to a very strange phenomenon. The economic crisis in Europe and the United States has caused major companies to lay off employees, and the number of unemployed people continues to grow.

In Australasia, because of this infrastructure construction plan, not only did the number of unemployed people not increase, but they were also robbed by major factories that have expanded their production plans.

Because of this construction plan, various sand mining plants, cement plants, steel plants, and other factories not only did not face layoffs, but also continued to recruit employees to expand their production.

This also makes employment agencies in Australasia face a completely opposite situation to that in Europe and the United States. Employment agencies in Europe and the United States are surrounded by a large number of job seekers, but there are very few jobs.

Australasian employment agencies are flooded with factory recruiters, but actual job seekers are few and far between.

After all, everyone's job is on a stable basis, and no one wants to change jobs frequently.

This was also within Arthur's expectation. After all, infrastructure construction is completely impossible to rely on the government alone. The supply of raw materials and the production of some accessories are very important.

Obviously, these capitalists have a good vision, otherwise they would not become the elite of this era.

The less than 100,000 unemployed people in Australasia have not even waited for infrastructure construction jobs, but have already been divided up by major factories that have seen business opportunities.

However, this also faces a new problem. If there are not enough unemployed people by the time infrastructure construction officially starts, then the labor force for infrastructure construction will also be a problem.

This is indeed a headache. We can only wait and see whether the strategy of attracting unemployed people from Europe and the United States will succeed, and how many people will come to Australasia for a job that can support their families.

What Arthur didn't expect was that he still underestimated the damage the economic crisis would do to Europe and the United States, and the impact it would have on the incomes of Europe and Americans.

Within a few days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Immigration Department jointly reported good news. In August, Australasia welcomed a total of 113,000 immigrants, setting a record for the number of immigrants received in a single week.

What is the concept of getting 113,000 immigrants in a week? On average, 5.89 million immigrants arrive every day.

Of course, such data cannot last for long. After all, most immigrants still face considerable difficulties in coming to Australasia.

In addition to the sensation that infrastructure construction has brought to the world, the economic crisis has left these people unemployed for a long time, and they and their families are about to starve to death. This is the reason why they can't wait to come to Australasia.

When other countries take certain actions, the number of unemployed people should be slowed down.

By then, the number of immigrants should be declining, at least not as exaggerated as it is now.

In addition, most of the unemployed people have trouble feeding themselves, let alone spending part of their money to buy ocean-going tickets.

If the travel expenses of these unemployed people cannot be solved, the number of immigrants in Australasia will not be very large.

After all, for these immigrants, it is better to spend a large sum of money to buy an ocean ticket than to buy a certain amount of food and then wait for government relief.

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