Chapter 2338: Qunhao II
"Mr. Heinrich, if I remember correctly, you have a lot more government bonds than Krupp's. You don't want the bonds of hundreds of millions of marks to depreciate or postpone the exchange, do you? And the previous government The land promised to you has already been obtained, right? Then the construction of new factories should also be put on the agenda? You don’t want these lands to be left alone, do you?” After 5 minutes, Krupp couldn’t help but said Heinrich Lehard said.
It took Gustav some thought to find these people. Bayer Chemicals is a leading company in the German chemical industry, and this is absolutely unavoidable. Although Siemens has a close relationship with Bavaria, it also has a close relationship with Krupp and Rheinmetall. Among other things, the electrical equipment on the warships built by Krupp's shipyards are all from Siemens. Therefore, although Siemens is politically inclined to Bavaria, it will not sell Gustav because of this meeting. Moreover, Siemens is in the territory of old Prussia after all, so it has to give the Kaiser some face, right?
As for, say, Rheinmetall? There is a reason for inviting him, because Rheinmetall's main business is steel, military industry and machinery, just like Krupp. In this regard, they are in fierce competition with Süddeutsche. Gustav estimated the meeting situation before the meeting. Bayer Chemicals may be neutral, and Siemens may have objections, but it will not be very intense. As for Rheinmetall, that is Krupp's natural ally! Well, although they also have competition, at least they should have a common language in dealing with Bavaria, right?
Well, according to Gustav's thinking, if Rheinmetall shows support for Krupp at this time, then Siemens must also consider its own attitude, right? But the question is now, why has Rheinmetall not made a statement? You must know that before Rheinmetall produced a MG12 machine gun, it had to pay Bavaria a patent royalty of 120 marks! This TM is unscientific!
"These things are indeed very important, but they belong to long-term planning. Recently, there are other important things. I am busy dealing with them now, so I am a little slow to other information from the outside world. Well, it is slow. And my principle is when the situation is unknown Sometimes, it would be better to do what we can, after all, we are businessmen, not politicians, don’t you think, Mr. Gustav?” Heinrich said with some embarrassment.
"More important things?" Gustav showed dissatisfaction on his face. He felt that Heinrich was fooling him, but is it necessary to fool him? If you don't want to, you don't want to. What else can Gustav do to Heinrich? As for saying so? Gustav didn't understand.
"Yes, it's a very important thing." Arnold Siemens, who had been silent all this time, spoke up. "Just a few days ago we attended a banquet hosted by the ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, during which the ambassador mentioned the opening of the market to the empire and several important industrial projects. They require a lot of steel, machinery, chemical raw materials. Some products that could not even be sold in the imperial market or were overproduced could be easily sold in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. I think that seizing business opportunities is what a businessman should do. Mr. Heinrich and I hold similar views View."
"Hold the grass! Is this considered a vote?" Gustav felt depressed in his heart. In fact, as Germany's top businessman, he is aware of the recent actions of the Austro-Hungarian ambassador. There are also various rumors in the society, but Gustav is not very concerned. First of all, in terms of business, Krupp is mainly engaged in military shipbuilding, which does not match the recent propaganda of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Secondly, he realized that this was an attempt by the Austro-Hungarian Empire to ease the tension between the two sides recently caused by the distribution of indemnities. At least Gustav thought so.
"So do you think the business opportunities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire are really important? Don't forget that it used to be the private land of South Germany. Industrial products from Bavaria and Württemberg, and textile products from Saxony are popular there. And it is very difficult for us to get in. .” After adjusting his emotions, Gustav said.
"But the situation is different now. The area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has almost doubled. Among other things, their production capacity is not enough for the most basic steel rails. The area of the Kingdom of Bavaria has also expanded several times. In this In this case, neither Bavaria nor Austria has enough power to control the entire market, and this is an opportunity for us. At least I think that the competition faced by the development of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will always be smaller than that of the German Empire. Go." Now that Arnold Siemens had already spoken, Heinrich did not hide it, but directly explained his thoughts. "This is an opportunity. Bavaria and Austria-Hungary have opened new markets to us. This is a necessity for them and a rare opportunity for us."
"So you chose to stay out of the matter this time or stand on the side of Bavaria and Austria? Just because they can make you more money?" Gustav couldn't help but raise his voice.
"However, is it really in our interests to continue the confrontation? From an imperial perspective, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is an indispensable ally, and from an economic perspective, the removal of trade barriers is beneficial to everyone. And for us, isn't our goal to make more profits?" Arnold said.
"This is a conspiracy. They are dividing us, you know? I miss the old Prussia before the war. At that time, the German Empire had a strong core regime! The imperial government and parliament at that time were strong enough, and he could easily Decide on such things as the division of indemnities, but now, each of our decisions has to go through a long period of bargaining. It has only been a few days? The empire has gradually become disintegrated! Everyone has their own thoughts, but they have never thought about the German Empire. !” Gustav said sadly.
"Gustav, what do you mean? Let the German Empire go back to the past? With all due respect, the Kaiser himself has limited ability and limited prestige. I can understand your thoughts as a supporter of the Kaiser, but I can clearly tell Your Excellency, most people in the country believe that His Majesty is not suitable to rule a world power. Otherwise, there would be no turmoil during the war." Heinrich said without hesitation.
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