Expedition to Europe

The most loyal ones are butchers and dogs, and the most treacherous ones are scholars.

This sentence not only ridicules culture, but also praises ordinary people.

In fact, it is true. Whenever the country is at the brink of death, educated scholars will "choose trees to live in" and "gentlemen will not stand under dangerous walls", while ordinary people will often burst out with simple patriotic enthusiasm and defend their country with their own blood, which may never have paid attention to themselves.

This may be a bit out of context, but looking at history, those famous "traitors" are often scholars.

In the original history, after the end of World War I, the defeated Germany was subject to harsh restrictions.

In the liquidation process of the Allies, all Germans who participated in World War I must be punished, including the initiators of the war, that is, the German royal family, and the participants who "aided the tyrants to commit atrocities", those large German companies.

Whether it is "aiding the tyrants to commit atrocities" is no longer necessary to discuss, after all, the Allies are the victorious party, and they can interpret World War I at will.

This result is obviously not so pleasant for the Chinese people.

The German emperor was forced to abdicate, and large military enterprises in Germany were dismantled, including the Krupp factory that produced artillery, Rheinmetall that produced guns and ammunition, the Wessel shipyard, Germania shipyard, Vulcan shipyard, and Kaiser shipyard that produced submarines, the BMW factory that produced aircraft engines, and the Augsburg-Nuremberg Mechanical Factory AG that produced diesel engines.

Of course, these industrial giants did not disappear after being dismantled. Some of them were converted to civilian use, such as Rheinmetall; some rebuilt production lines and rose rapidly, such as Krupp.

Whether it was converted to civilian use or reconstruction, they were deeply impressed by the humiliating history and supported the Nazis wholeheartedly.

Like Friedrich, the only job of many Krupp people in their lives was to serve Krupp, become part of this huge factory, and master their own jobs.

It is precisely because of the existence of these "parts" that Krupp will grow into a military giant.

Perhaps because of the skills of these skilled workers or engineers, they can still survive well after leaving Krupp, but when Krupp is forced to face the fate of being dismantled, Krupp people can still feel the pain deep in their bones.

What can I do for him?

This is a question that everyone will ask themselves.

Humans are the most contradictory creatures in the world. Perhaps three months ago, when there were problems in life, these workers had taken to the streets to strike and demanded higher treatment. But when the factory on which they depended for survival was forced to be dismantled, these people also stood up and were willing to defend their right to work with their lives.

Or, it should be the right to survive.

When survival is threatened, no matter what people do, it is understandable.

So the workers gathered at the door of the Krupp factory were emotional. They shouted loudly and rushed towards the convoy, as if they were going to start a riot.

The guards protecting the convoy lined up to meet them, but they had no momentum and retreated step by step as the workers pressed forward.

It was precisely because of the army's poor combat that the "Armistice Agreement" was signed, which led to the current situation. The soldiers really had no confidence to face the workers who worked hard to support them.

In fact, if it were not for their duties, the soldiers would not even want to leave the barracks.

The soldiers could not face the whole world calmly. Although the military has not admitted defeat yet, it is obvious that both the German government and the opposition attributed the responsibility for the defeat to the army.

The reasons for Germany's defeat are very complicated. On the one hand, there is no strong ally, and on the other hand, it overestimates its own capabilities and underestimates the capabilities of its opponents.

It is obviously unfair to blame the army for all the reasons for the defeat, but no one speaks for them, except for the Crown Prince who just "escaped" from France.

Under such circumstances, when the soldiers faced the angry expressions of the workers, their eyes were obviously wandering, which resulted in them having no deterrent power and even a little weak in their actions.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Christopher asked Gustav, the current head of Krupp, to come forward.

Gustav was a diplomat before. Kaiser Wilhelm II personally arranged his marriage with Bertha, the granddaughter of Krupp founder Alfred, in order to better control Krupp.

Gustav is the current head of Krupp. It is obvious that he has a high prestige among the workers. When Gustav came forward, tens of thousands of people at the scene suddenly fell silent.

His factory was about to be dismantled, but he had no way to do anything. Even though he, the owner of the factory, had decided to give up, the workers in the factory spontaneously organized to protect the factory. This fact made Gustav unable to calm down.

Gustav looked around at everything familiar, and after a long while, he said in a deep, almost choking voice: "Calm down, my brothers, this won't solve the problem."

"Sir, talk to them again, there will be a way." A worker begged in tears.

"We can't watch the factory being demolished. Whoever dares to have this idea, I will smash his head!" Some people are ready to use force.

"Mr. Diplomat, you can't just sit there and do nothing because you didn't build this factory yourself!" Someone broke off relations with him.

"Gustav, you traitor..." someone yelled.

It cannot be said that Gustav has no prestige, but because many people have served Krupp for a lifetime, and they have already started working for Krupp before Gustav joined the Krupp family, and even their ancestors have been working for Krupp.

In the eyes of those "seniors", Gustav is an outsider.

"Mr. Friedrich, please select a few worker representatives to come out, we will hold a closed-door meeting." Gustav has a clear goal.

Even in the face of insults, Gustav still did not get angry, and his self-restraint is really good.

"Okay sir, but those people cannot enter the factory before the results come out." Friedrich also has a clear goal.

Just before the "Lan Fang Delegation" arrived at the Krupp factory, rumors about the purpose of the "Lan Fang Delegation" were flying all over the sky, and several versions were derived.

It can be said that it was ignored, or it can be said that it was deliberately indulged. Anyway, Gustav did not come forward to explain and clarify the purpose of the "Lan Fang Delegation", so various versions of rumors continued to ferment.

If you can't enter the factory, then the meeting cannot be held in the factory.

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This is not a problem. As a giant enterprise, Krupp also has its own hotel, just like Renault, so the meeting was held in the hotel conference room.

From the furnishings in the hotel conference room, it can be seen that Germany is currently short of materials. The flowers in the middle of the conference round table are still blooming brilliantly, but the decorations and wallpaper on the wall are a bit old. Although if you don’t look closely, you can’t see any traces of careful repairs, but it is just repairs instead of redecoration, which is itself a proof of material shortage.

Not redecorating does not mean that Krupp is more frugal. In fact, at the level of Krupp, they don’t need to tinker with those pretentious things to whitewash their corporate culture. Only the Japanese who have no confidence like to tinker with those things.

In fact, the quality of German and Japanese products is different, but German products give people the impression of "precision", while Japanese products give people the impression of "smartness". The difference between them is intriguing.

"... In summary, Lanfang Company will acquire Krupp Factory, form a new 'Frank' company, and set up factories in Corsica, France and Daqing City, Grand Duchy of Lanfang..." In the conference room, Long Chengxuan, who once studied in Germany and is fluent in German, explained the acquisition.

In addition to Christopher, Gustav, Friedrich and the people of the "Lanfang Delegation", there were more than a dozen worker representatives from Krupp Factory. They are called worker representatives, but in fact they are managers from various production and R\u0026D departments in Krupp Factory.

What? Worker representatives must be workers? Don't be funny!

Workers also have classes. Christopher, who has worked for a lifetime and has retired, definitely earns more than the young people who just entered the factory. If you look for worker representatives from the factory, managers have inherent advantages because of their own abilities and functional scope.

Daqing is the Balikpapan Oilfield in Borneo.

The Dutch East Indies had been swept into the archives. Place names like Balikpapan, Sulawesi, and Kalimantan must be changed. Places that already had Chinese names, such as Surabaya and Coconut City (Batavia), continued to use Chinese names.

Because Balikpapan had oil fields, Daqing became Qin Zhiyuan's first choice. In another time and space, Daqing was called "Anda County". There were not even a few villages there, let alone oil.

"Frank Company" was a newly established company. As the name suggests, it was a company with three backgrounds: France, Lanfang, and Krupp. The Chinese meaning of this name might be a bit imaginative, but the French spelling would not cause any ambiguity.

Christopher and others were expressionless when they heard Long Chengxuan's explanation.

No matter how wonderful the prospects Long Chengxuan described, it could not change the fact that Krupp had changed hands.

"...In the future, the 'Frank' company will return to Germany at the right time and rebuild 'Krupp' in Germany. Therefore, in order to preserve technical capabilities and skilled workers so that they can start work smoothly at that time, the workers in the Krupp factory can choose to join the 'Frank Company' and choose to work in Corsica or Daqing City. For these workers who join the 'Frank Company', in addition to their own salary, they will also receive a business trip allowance as an additional reward." Long Chengxuan promoted the new "Frank Company" on his own, regardless of whether Christopher and the others were listening.

For this part, Christopher and the others listened more attentively, because it involved their own interests.

The Germans do have excellent discipline. During Long Chengxuan's introduction, no one tried to interrupt. This does not mean that Christopher and the others have no opinion on Long Chengxuan's words, but basic courtesy and respect.

"For those workers who don't want to join the 'Frank Company', we have prepared a sum of cash for them. Of course, if you don't want cash, you can also choose food, clothing and other daily necessities of equivalent value. The price level is based on four years ago... Just a reminder, it is more cost-effective to buy food and clothing, because the mark will definitely depreciate in the future." Long Chengxuan ended his introduction with a reminder.

No one asked questions immediately. Christopher and the others looked at each other, obviously hesitant.

"Well, since everyone knows about our 'Frank Company', I suggest that we adjourn for the time being and continue in an hour, how about that?" Zhang Tianyun, who knows human nature well, stood up and spoke in French, with Long Chengyuan acting as simultaneous interpreter.

Of course, Christopher and the others also need time to evaluate the sincerity of the "Frank Company" and the pros and cons of these terms.

"Well, I have some brochures here, you can take a look, these are some of our company's benefits, every employee can have them." Zhang Tianyun took the opportunity to distribute a large stack of beautifully printed brochures.

So far, the communication has been good.