The Rise of the Empire

"Gustav is very busy recently. If I'm not mistaken, he should have been at the Royal William Dockyard for the past month, right?" Arnold Siemens greeted first. \u003c/p\u003e"That's right, I've been with your brother to discuss the progress of the new battleship's internal purchase line. This is the first German battleship we have undertaken, so we must do it well." Gusta Husband said calmly. \u003c/p\u003e "It's not easy to get this order." Heinrich Lehard, the head of Rheinmetall, said gloatingly. "Like me, I never do such thankless things."\u003c/p\u003e Prince Ruprecht not only stole orders, but also a lot of profits! The Kaiser will not spend more money. Under the pressure of Bavaria, the profit margin of the warship has dropped sharply, and the cost of the subsystem has not changed much. What the shipyard does is just an assembly job. The profit margin of the prince's armor and artillery is high enough, and it doesn't matter if the profit of shipbuilding is low. \u003c/p\u003eBut Krupp is different. Most of his parts are imported, even including armor imported from Bavaria, and for this guy who is causing trouble for himself, the prince raised the price by 7% when he provided armor, and for this, no matter what the Prussian government is. Can express helplessness.... After all, the armor price itself is floating, and it is normal to rise or fall. The only problem is that the armor price of Bavaria's self-made warships is always bought at the lowest point, while Krupp always buys at the highest point. … And for the same warship, Krupp would have to spend millions more marks! Most of these turned into profits for the prince. \u003c/p\u003eOf course, what annoyed Gustav the most was that Siemens and Rheinmetall, both Prussian businessmen, were completely "helping the evildoers" in this operation. Rheinmetall provided some mechanical products for the prince, and the relationship between the two parties There has always been a cooperative relationship, and Krupp and Rheinmetall are regarded as competitive relationships, so it is understandable to help the prince, but why is it also doing the laying of electrical pipelines inside the battleship, Siemens does it for Bavaria than for Krupp 15% cheaper? Isn't it the same battleship with a similar length of work? And Siemens' answer is very simple, because in Prince's book, Siemens can make 2 ships (the work of the other 1 ship is handed over to a local company in Bavaria), while Krupp only undertook 1 ship.... This reason is indeed very good and powerful in the eyes of the businessman! People want a lot, and there are a lot of choices, so they naturally want a discount.... \u003c/p\u003e"Gustav, to be honest, I think everything you have done before is actually worthless. We are businessmen and we are chasing profits. Whether it is politics or building a good relationship with the nobles, In fact, it is all for money. And everything you do seems to deviate from this principle."\u003c/p\u003e "You have been asking me why I want to cooperate with Bavaria instead of you. I can answer you now, because No matter how we operate, it is impossible to completely defeat this opponent. Because behind the opponent is a country. For example, if we give Bavaria the same price as you for the same electrical project this time, then they can completely The business of warships is handed over to companies within Bavaria. Or even to the Austrians or Italians.”\u003c/p\u003e “Of course, their efficiency may be lower and their quotations may be higher, but so what What? People are kings, they don’t live by business, it doesn’t matter if they don’t lose money or make money. They have taxes, but we don’t. If they cultivate a strong enough electrician team, it will do us no good. , and this is not difficult for Bavaria, at least they are already doing it,

And has shown enough strength. So we have no choice. "Arnold Siemens said.\u003c/p\u003e"I'm afraid Krupp paid a lot for the battleship bidding this time, right? Various public relations expenses and necessary expenses may be hundreds of thousands or even millions of marks. But what is the effect? Of the orders for 6 main battleships, Bavaria, Brom-Fors Shipyard and the Kaiser took 3.5 ships. You take 1, and the rest share another 1.5. And you, who do assembly, don't make as much money as I, who do subsystems. This explains the problem very much. You're going in the wrong direction, old man. "Lehard put away his teasing expression and said.\u003c/p\u003e "You have been at war with Bavaria for nearly 10 years, what is the result now? If it weren't for the Kaiser's help, and because you are a Prussian, you would have been left with nothing left! You clearly know the strength of one kingdom government, but you want to oppose another kingdom government. This thing itself is hard for me to understand. And what you have lost in these 10 years is not only money, but also time, as well as the trust and patience of the Prussian government in you. So, you have to change. "Lehard continued.\u003c/p\u003e "Hehe, we are enemies. We used to compete in artillery, ammunition, machine guns and everything, but now, you say you want to help me and think at my step, I think this is really incomprehensible! "Gustav sarcastically said.\u003c/p\u003e"This time it is the Kaiser's opinion. He hopes to see Bavaria's advanced design enter the Prussian factory, and then provide the best weapons for the Kaiser's army. And the needs of customers are God, what's more, this God directly determines our life and death. The Kaiser's trust in Krupp technology has reached its limit. If you can't produce good enough products, no one can guarantee that the Kaiser will continue to protect you. So the wisest choice at this time is to shake hands with the other party to make peace and make a plan that everyone can accept. "Arnold Siemens explained the purpose of coming, and signaled that this is the Kaiser's decision and cannot be changed.\u003c/p\u003e "Okay, but before that, I need to let you know my thoughts. I competed with Bavaria because I had no choice! The size of the German army is so large. The Junker nobles are unwilling to expand the army, because this time the proportion of noble officers will be reduced. They have always regarded the army and related fields as their own private land. In order to ensure their own interests, they even slandered the use of cars in the military. role! "\u003c/p\u003e "Actually, I have the same opinion as that prince in many aspects. I hope that the German Army will be equipped with more machine guns, heavy artillery, and vehicles, but these have been resisted by all parties. His Majesty sometimes There is no way, since it is impossible to open up other markets, it can only compete with the other party in the original market. "Gustav sighed and said.\u003c/p\u003eSecond update is here~~~! Please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e