I was a tycoon in World War I: Starting to save France

Sign the contract, write the check.

Charles stared at the number on the check and asked weakly: "Mr. Francis, is this money enough to buy your tractor factory?"

Francis laughed: "No, Charles! You need at least ten such checks!"

Francis was bragging that only five were actually needed, but this was partly due to commercial confidentiality.

After a pause, Francis added: "The motorcycle factory only costs 600,000 francs, so you have no problem buying it!"

Ciel said "Oh" with a look of disappointment on his face.

Grevi and Armand had some confusion on their faces. They didn't understand what was going on with this family, and the family assets were also being discussed for sale.

But the matter had nothing to do with them, let alone other people's family affairs, so they didn't ask much.

…

On the way home on foot, Djoka saw that Charles was a little depressed, so he stepped forward to comfort him:

"I know the tractor factory is important to you, Charles!"

"But we can take our time. After all, we have already made a lot of money. One day we will be able to raise enough money to buy the tractor factory, right?"

"990,000 francs, you should be happy..."

Charles continued to lower his head, but his tone was not at all depressed: "Can you still see the villa?"

"What?" Djoka was stunned, and then he realized that Charles was just pretending.

But...why is this?

He looked back and replied: "It's almost there, only a small part can be seen!"

Charles, who looked like a wilted cabbage just now, instantly returned to his original appearance. He breathed a sigh of relief. Acting was quite hard, as he was not a professional after all.

"I'm not actually planning to buy a tractor factory, father!" Charles said.

"Don't plan to buy it?" Djoka was puzzled: "Then why..."

Before he finished speaking, Djoka understood: "What you really want to buy is a motorcycle factory, right?"

Ciel nodded.

This is how the business world works. The more you want something, the more you have to act like you don't want it. The less you want something, the more you have to act like you're interested in it.

Finally, I bought it when I had "no choice", "no alternative" or "no other choice", so that the price could be kept as low as possible.

Djoka smiled to himself: "You lied to me, Ciel!"

"I can't guarantee that I can deceive Francis!" Charles was a little worried: "He is not someone who can be deceived easily!"

Djoka quite agreed with this, and then he got back to the topic:

"But why?"

"I mean, tractors can be transformed into tanks. You invented the tank, but you don't want it."

“Sales of motorcycles are declining and you want to buy one!”

Motorcycles face similar problems as tractors.

Its customer base is mainly middle- and lower-class civilians, and wealthy people are more willing to buy cars.

The middle and lower-class civilians were either drafted into the army and went to the battlefield or were unable to buy because of the poor economic situation. At this time, they were in a state of unsaleable status.

"The tractors have fallen behind, father!" Charles replied: "I have inquired that the British 'Holt Model 75' tractor was mass-produced last year and is faster than Francis's 'Holt Model 60' tractor. More weight!"

Charles turned to look at Djorka and continued: "On the battlefield, soldiers would certainly prefer to use tanks with larger loads and faster speeds, rather than tractors that crawl like a snail carrying thin steel plates!"

The top speed of the "Holt 60" tractor is only 15 kilometers per hour, which is still the top speed, not much faster than a snail.

Djoka was inexplicably horrified: "But... you just sold the industrial property rights of the tank..."

The ownership of the tank has been sold, so they have nothing to do with the tank anymore, right?

"Father!" Charles replied: "I will develop a new tank using the 'Holt 75' tractor chassis. It will be completely different from the previous one and there will be no industrial property rights issues!"

Djoka was so shocked that he forgot to walk. A new tank was developed as soon as it was said to be developed?

And there is no property rights conflict with the old model at all?

My son is an inventor?

After a while, he came to his senses and quickly followed. He asked doubtfully, "Is this what you mean by selling the ownership of the tank first, and then developing another new tank to defeat your own tank?"

Ciel replied expressionlessly: "Absolutely!"

"But..." Djoka's eyes widened: "As a result, Francis may go bankrupt. The tanks they worked so hard to produce can only sell a few units, and his tractors will also be lost due to Holt." The emergence of 75' has seriously slowed down sales..."

"What's wrong with this?" Charles asked.

Djoka was silent. It is said that there are no fathers and sons in shopping malls, not to mention that Francis once tried his best to take away everything from Charles.

Since Francis doesn't care about family ties, does Charles still need to care?

If this continues, everything Charles does belongs to the Bernard family and to Francis rather than himself.

so……

"There's nothing wrong with that!" Djoka gritted his teeth: "Just do it, I'm on your side!".

He had already given up on this family when he knew that Francis wanted to take away everything from Charles.

After a moment of silence, Djoka asked again: "Why should we buy the motorcycle factory?"

"It's not just a motorcycle factory!" Charles replied: "I want to buy all the Bernard family's properties!"

The tone was casual, as if he mentioned it casually when he remembered it.

But the more this happened, the more shocked Djoka was: "It is not easy to buy all the Bernard family's properties! He may not even be willing to sell the motorcycle factory in front of him..."

"He will sell it!" Charles analyzed: "Now is the time when he is most short of funds. His working capital has been almost spent in previous operations."

Dejoca recalled that before the Battle of Darvaz, Francis spent all his money buying food.

"In addition!" Charles continued: "Cooperating to produce tanks requires start-up capital, and the commission he earns from us may only be enough for a few days of production!"

Djoka nodded. The tractor factory is a large factory with more than 2,000 workers. Just paying the workers' wages requires 60,000 to 70,000 francs every month. In addition, there are electricity bills, factory rent, loan interest, etc.

"The more important point!" Charles said: "When he bought the motorcycle factory, it was for the machine gun factory. He didn't see the value of the motorcycle. He planned to cash in from the beginning, and we happened to have the funds in hand... …”

"The value of a motorcycle?" Djoka was puzzled.

What's its value? Aren’t they destined to be eliminated by cars?

"You'll find out later, father!" said Charles, "It's no worse than a tractor!"

Djoka said "hmm". He felt that Charles could no longer be described as "precocious", and there was no such thing as "as smart as Francis" because he was smarter than Francis. , he seems to be able to play Francis like a monkey!

It is unbelievable that Francis is known as a business genius in the Bernard family, and his achievements are obvious to all, but in front of Charles...it seems like nothing!

Unknowingly, I walked home and saw Camille sitting at the door knitting a sweater from a distance. The faint sunset illuminated her body and outlined a soft outline, like a gentle colorful cloud.

When she saw the two figures, Camille quickly put down her sweater and stood up to wave to them.

"How's it going?" Camille came up to him with some hope in his eyes: "Is everything going well?"

What Camille wants to know most is whether Ciel's identity has been recognized.

"Everything goes well!" Djoka nodded and replied: "We don't need anyone's recognition, we are us!"

Camille seemed to understand. She nodded silently, turned to give Charles a smile, touched his head and gave him a hug.

It must be very hard to wear a mask and interact with other people outside, she thought!