Expedition to Europe

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In the small meeting room next to the banquet hall.

The neatly dressed waiter came over, added golden champagne to the goblets in front of Qin Zhiyuan and Louis Renault, bowed and retreated, and quietly closed the door.

"Cheers, I wish us a happy cooperation." Louis Renault picked up the bubbling champagne and saluted Qin Zhiyuan from a distance.

"Cheers! For victory!" Qin Zhiyuan has become addicted to being a charlatan, and he can give special meaning to everything he does.

"Finally I have time to be alone with you, Qin, I am looking forward to your suggestions." Louis Renault tasted it briefly, then put down the glass and pretended to listen attentively.

"First of all, I have a question for you, Louis." Qin Zhiyuan took the initiative.

Qin Zhiyuan held the bottom of the cup with his palm, heated the wine with the temperature of his palm, and let out a full aroma. Then he gently shook the cup in his hand, put the cup under his nose and sniffed it gently, and sighed with satisfaction and aftertaste.

Louis Renault looked at Qin Zhiyuan's whole set of actions with admiration and made a "please ask" gesture.

"What scale do you want your business to be? The largest in France? Or the largest in the world?" Qin Zhiyuan first painted a big picture.

"Of course the bigger the better!" Louis Renault was sure.

"But Qin, you must know that castles in the air are not as good as a grain of sand in your hand. Compared with the future, I prefer to seize the present." As the head of the largest French company, Louis Renault knows how to be down-to-earth.

"Of course! We should look forward to the future, and we should live in the present." Speaking of theory, Qin Zhiyuan is no less than anyone: "Only with dreams can there be a future and the motivation to struggle. Without dreams, people are no different from salted fish."

Louis Renault's confident smile shows that he is not a salted fish.

"If we only talk about the automobile industry, Renault has already achieved the ultimate in France. If there is no catfish coming in, then Renault will lose its vitality and be eliminated by the market." Qin Zhiyuan first brought up the catfish effect.

"Catfish? What do you mean?" Louis Renault only had a vague understanding.

"American Ford, or some other Ford, or the German Mercedes-Benz, who knows." Qin Zhiyuan did not exaggerate. If Renault maintained this state, in three years, the Dutch arms dealer Andre Citroën would launch the Citroën A-type car at half the price of similar products.

From then on, Renault Automobile Company lost its dominant position in the French market.

"Who can predict the future?" Louis Renault had imagined the future, but he was not worried.

According to Renault's current upward trend analysis, Renault does not show any signs of decline.

"Can I ask, what is Renault's current annual production of cars?" Qin Zhiyuan decided to use facts as evidence to increase persuasiveness.

"About 10,000." Louis Renault set up an ambush. Renault's annual production exceeded 10,000 three years ago.

"Do you know Ford's current annual production?" Qin Zhiyuan looked down on the complacent Louis Renault.

No matter how great the creator of a company is, when he is satisfied with the status quo, that is when the company begins to decline. Louis Renault is like this now. He is satisfied with the current situation of Renault, so he has lost his enterprising spirit. But Qin Zhiyuan still has to try his best to promote cooperation with Renault, because so far, Renault is Qin Zhiyuan's most suitable partner.

"Their Model T sells very well and the production is also considerable, but the Americans have no intention of entering the European market, and they can't come in easily." Louis Renault has enough capital to be proud.

Don't think that there are no trade barriers in the Western world. The mutual infighting between them is also very fierce. The market is so big. If you have one more bite to eat, I will have one less bite to eat. In the face of survival, everyone is very realistic.

"Wake up, my friend. The Americans are considering joining the First World War. If France wants the Americans to join the war, France will definitely pay a certain price. Between countries, all interests are bargaining chips and can be traded." In order to break through Louis Renault's psychological defense, Qin Zhiyuan also fought hard.

"Maybe, who knows!" Louis Renault's face was also covered with a shadow when he mentioned the Americans' participation in the war.

It seems that Qin Zhiyuan was not wrong. The French are indeed in contact with the Americans, and perhaps the British are also involved. No, the British must be involved.

"Ford can now produce a car every half an hour, and Highland Park has hundreds of such production lines. How fast do you think their production speed can be?" Qin Zhiyuan was not exaggerating. Just three years ago, Ford had produced a total of 10 million cars, accounting for 90% of the world's total car production.

"I have already said about this problem. I don't have enough manpower, not enough skilled workers, not enough engineers. Our existing production lines cannot guarantee full operation now." Louis Renault also has his difficulties. The main reason is that the French conscripted too many people for the war.

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"This is exactly what I want to suggest to you. If I can provide you with enough manpower, what can I get?" When talking business with Westerners, there is no need to beat around the bush. Just get straight to the point.

"Are you talking about your Chinese workers? Excuse me, I don't think Chinese workers are qualified for the position of assembly line workers. They have not even been exposed to industrial production. They are not qualified enough." Louis Renault shook his head and was slightly disappointed with Qin Zhiyuan's suggestion.

"I don't agree with this statement! The Chinese have indeed not been exposed to industrialized production, but this cannot be a reason why the Chinese are not qualified for this job. Give them three months to learn, they can be qualified for any job, and all you have to pay is three months of food and accommodation. If the Chinese are not qualified for this job after three months, I can decide on their behalf not to take the salary for these three months, but if they are qualified, then you can make up the salary for these three months. What do you think of this suggestion?" Qin Zhiyuan is sincere and persuasive. In order to send the Chinese into the factory, Qin Zhiyuan is ready to bleed heavily.

"This suggestion is not bad." Louis Renault pondered for a while and approved Qin Zhiyuan's suggestion: "So, what do you want from me?"

"Get what you can give, artillery, rifles, cars, and even airplanes. As long as you can give, I want it. Please note that I am paying!" Qin Zhiyuan is not begging, he is doing business with Louis Renault.

"Is there any benefit for you to do this? As far as I know, the weapons used by your troops are all provided by the French military. You don't have to buy them yourself." Louis Renault still has doubts. For a businessman, all temptations may hide traps.

"If the Chinese can enter your factory, then maybe in two or three years, I will have a group of skilled workers. These workers will enter my factory to work after the war." Qin Zhiyuan did not hide his plan. He wanted to cooperate with anyone, and basic trust was the foundation.

"So, how many people do you have?" Louis Renault was tempted. The manpower problem has troubled him for a long time, and Louis Renault did not want to suffer anymore.

"Ten thousand people, or twenty thousand, or thirty thousand, it depends on how many you want!" Qin Zhiyuan has enough manpower. He has been commissioned by the Beiyang government. Now the Chinese workers in Europe are all Qin Zhiyuan's capital.