Chapter 2046 The Way to Deal with Dortmund

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In fact, the natural conditions here in Essen are more suitable for industry than in Krumhorn. This side is directly on the edge of the coal fields in the Ruhr area. Moreover, the Ruhr River is connected to the Rhine River, and water transportation is extremely developed.

However, to build a steel plant in Crumhorn, whether it is coal or iron ore, it has to be shipped from far away. The iron ore is fine. After the selected iron ore is sent to be smelted, the iron yield is very high. As for coal, the utilization rate is not so high, and the cost is also high. Therefore, the most cost-effective way is to build a steel center close to the coal production area. Then, iron ore is brought in from outside. Most of the industrial zones in the world are built according to this principle. Such as the Ruhr area, such as Pittsburgh (near the Appalachian coal fields), and Wollongong in Australia.

Of course, the situation in later generations is different. Baosteel, for example, relies purely on the role of ports. Both the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal can provide Baosteel with coal. Iron ore can be imported, or iron ore from nearby Ma'anshan can be used.

But the premise is that the transport capacity of future generations is developed, and the transportation cost of giant freighters with a cost of tens of thousands or even 100,000 tons is very low, which makes it very convenient for water transport ports to engage in the steel industry.

But this era is different, because it is still in the age of sailing, cargo ships cannot be built too large, their capacity is limited, and their speed is slow. Therefore, the transportation cost is high and the efficiency is low. Therefore, it is the best choice to use the old method of the 19th century to establish iron and steel enterprises near the coal-producing areas.

It's just that Marin's original fortune was in East Frisia, and a steel plant was built in Krumhorne. Moreover, Krumhearn is very close to Aurich, which is convenient for Marin to control.

As for the Ruhr area, although it was taken down, the situation here is complicated, and it has not been long since it was attached, and it has not completely turned to Marin. Therefore, Marin still decided to retain the steel plant in Crumhorn, mainly supporting military factories, to help produce high-performance guns.

As for the Krupp Steel Works in Essen, steel wire is produced first. In the future, we will produce some ironware for civilian use, such as farm tools and so on. After all, in the long run, it is definitely more suitable for the Ruhr area to engage in industry.

In the past, the steel plant in Marin Krumherne had coal shipped from the Ruhr area, and iron ore from the Principality of Luxembourg. Because of the water transportation all the way, the cost is not too high. Moreover, after processing into steel, the value becomes higher, so I don't care about the transportation cost.

However, the Ruhr area has always produced coal because of its history. Coal is an important material for iron smelting. Therefore, blacksmith shops are everywhere in the Ruhr area. In Essen alone, a small town with thousands of people, there are dozens of blacksmith shops. In cities such as Dortmund and Bochum, there are also many blacksmith shops developed on the basis of coal mines. It's just that those places are not like Essen's military industry, and Marin doesn't care. After all, iron tools are needed everywhere.

For Dortmund,

Marin also took measures. However, because it does not involve weapon manufacturing, Marin is not very willing to deal with them. Therefore, the means are much milder. For example, Marin took the initiative to let Dortmund introduce beer brewing.

Dortmund is famous for its stout, but that's for posterity. Around the 19th century, Dortmund introduced Bavarian beer brewing technology and expanded its scale before becoming the city of dark beer. But in this era, Dortmund's dark beer brewing was not yet on a large scale. There are more blacksmiths in the city than beer brewers. The coal mining industry is now the pillar industry of Dortmund.

Marin's method of dealing with Dortmund is to establish a dark beer brewery in Dortmund and recruit a large number of Dortmund citizens to work in the brewery. After taking their own jobs, these people will definitely not resist themselves so much.

Also, brewing dark beer requires a lot of rye. The rye around Dortmund is controlled by Marin. When Dortmund's dark beer is brewed into a climate, they will find that Marin, who is in charge of the rye raw material for brewing dark beer, is their real father. Their stout brew is nothing without rye...

What? You said that according to the imperial decree, Marin cannot prevent them from importing materials from the outside world and transporting materials to the outside world? That's right. However, Marin can set up a card to collect taxes!

If it is a high-margin product like weapons and armor like Essen, I am not afraid that you will set up a card to collect taxes. Because the arms trade is hugely profitable, and they still make a lot of money by charging tolls.

However, the brewing of dark beer is different. Dark beer is the most common drink in Germany. The profit is already very low and it is more sensitive to cost. Once the passing tax increases the price of rye, the raw material for brewing, it will immediately squeeze the meager profits of dark beer. Even, it will lead to losses.

Therefore, Marin seems to have given the business of brewing dark beer to Dortmund. But as long as he controls the supply of rye, he can keep Dortmund's neck stuck. Just tighten it up and it could wreak havoc on Dortmund's stout brewing.

Of course, the two sides are still in a friendly period at the moment, and Marin has to wait for the other party to develop and grow, and he cannot do without the dark beer brewing industry. When they are fattened up, they will tighten up and force them to surrender.

As for Dortmund's coal mining industry and blacksmith shop, Marin intends to let people secretly acquire the ownership of the Dortmund coal mine, and at the same time let Essen's Krupp Steel Works come to Dortmund to recruit blacksmiths, weakening the local craftsmen. Dark beer brewing craftsmen, let it grow.

In fact, the reason why Marin dealt with Dortmund so gently is that, apart from Dortmund not engaging in sensitive weapons manufacturing, another identity of Dortmund also makes Marin not easy to turn his face. That is, Dortmund is not only an imperial city, but also one of the important members of the Hanseatic League.

Marin and the Hanseatic League are allies. As long as Dortmund does not join forces with the princes to deal with the North Sea State like Bremen, the North Sea State cannot clearly deal with Dortmund. Unless, Marin wanted to lose dozens of support votes from the Hanseatic League in the Imperial Parliament.

Therefore, Marin can only use the method of boiling frogs in warm water to deal with Dortmund quietly. In this regard, Lübeck, the leader of the Hanseatic League, also turned a blind eye. why? Because the source of salt for Lübeck's important salt trade is the Lüneburg Salt Mine under Marin's control.

Of course, in addition to direct sales of salt to the Baltic Sea region, Lübeck’s salt business also has a large area, which is to use Lüneburg’s mineral salt to pickle herrings from the Baltic Sea. After all, salted fish doesn’t need very good salt, but poor mineral salt is fine. It’s okay to have a lot of impurities, as long as it’s not poisonous. Lübeck now relies on Marin, and can only turn a blind eye to Marin's encroachment on Dortmund. Of course, the premise is that it cannot be seized publicly. Otherwise, in order to maintain the prestige of the boss, Lübeck, the leader, would stand up and oppose it.

As for Hamburg, the deputy leader of the Hanseatic League, in order to win them over, Marin handed over the transportation business of exporting timber from southern Norway and southern Sweden under the control of Denmark to the North Sea country, which can be regarded as a long-term source of income. How can the person who pulls the goods offend the owner of the goods? So, turn a blind eye and close one eye...

In this way, Marin used subtle means to Dortmund, three hundred years in advance, allowing Dortmund to open the history of the city of dark beer...

When Dortmund's dark beer brewing industry becomes a climate and becomes Dortmund's economic pillar, it is when Marin closes the net and forces Dortmund to surrender...

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