Chapter 1104 Bad Idea

Reputation is a good thing, and the word of mouth that Franz has managed for a long time has now come to play its power.

No matter how much the Russians promised, everyone couldn't believe it, but a member of the Habsburg family came out to bail and everyone quickly accepted it.

Dare to make a guarantee, Louis is naturally not aimless. Being able to have him as a member of the royal family in person means that this transaction is extraordinary.

Don't look at the spontaneous actions of arms dealers on the surface, but behind it was decided by Vienna and St. Petersburg. The real arms seller is the Vienna government.

It is not easy to catch up with a war fortune, and after traveling all the way to the Far East, Louis naturally cannot give up this opportunity to make money.

The Vienna government sells arms and medicines, and he can also sell other strategic materials! As soon as the war broke out, it was 10,000 taels of gold, and no matter what you sold, it was a huge profit.

There is no stock on hand, it doesn't matter, the local snake has it. Shanxi merchants were worried that the Russians would not be able to collect money, but Louis was not at all afraid.

The Russian bureaucrats are not fools, they just bully businessmen who have no background background; they don't dare to borrow the guts of the goods of the Viennese government.

"Pull the tiger's skin and pull the flag."

It is enough to deter the Russian bureaucracy in the Far East. Even if someone has the energy to investigate, the cards of the Habsburg family can still hold the game.

What really needs to be paid is to solve the official troubles. Not only the pressure from the Far Eastern Empire, but also the pressure from the Japanese government.

In fact, this is also very simple, as long as you come out on the stage at a critical moment and act tougher.

You know, Louis is now the representative of the Shinra royal family, and he came to the Far East to strengthen the communication between the royal families.

Even if there are not many actual rights, there is absolutely no problem with this identity being scary.

Although Shinra and Britain have powers in the Far East, they are all scumbags. Apart from their scary appearance, their actual delivery capabilities are really limited, but the outside world doesn't know it!

Just looking at the military power on the surface, the Austrian Southeast Asia has the strength to defeat Japan or the Far East Empire, at least in the eyes of many people in the Far East.

The reference template is the battle of the Philippines. A declining Spain can compete with Japan, the most powerful country in the Far East. Shinra, whose national strength is more than ten times stronger, is naturally overestimated.

Shanxi merchants are not without roots. As a local snake, once they let go of their hands and feet, the energy they can use is absolutely beyond imagination.

You must know that two hundred years ago, they were able to support themselves by themselves...

Nothing else can be guaranteed, at least the problem of feeding the Russian army can be solved, which is also the mission of Louis's trip to the Far East.

In the words of Franz the Great, that is: you can't let the Russians go hungry, and you can't let them eat too much. It's just right to fight with Japan.

To do this, it is necessary to strictly control the input of strategic materials. No more, no less.

Zhang Xingbai clasped his fists with both hands and bowed to the old man: "Xingbai is young and ignorant, I have offended you just now, please bear with me.

To tell you the truth, just yesterday I received news that the family caravan sold goods to the Russians and only received 70% of the payment.

I believe that everyone has encountered a similar situation. If a partner can be introduced to ensure the normal delivery of the payment, Xingbai will be the first to support it.

However, Sir Louis came from a high position in the Habsburg dynasty. After he joined, how should the interests be distributed? "

In a sense, the Russian army in the original time and space was defeated by its own bureaucrats.

For the sake of profit, the quartermaster in charge of the procurement often receives deductions from his own pockets, or even the floating payment.

If the amount of the transaction is too large, there may even be a possibility of black people eating black people, killing people directly and detaining the black culprits on the bandits, which makes the smugglers afraid.

It was not until the incident became too big that senior Russian military officers came out to stop it, but at that time it was overwhelmed.

Even with the change, the number of caravans willing to take risks has also decreased, and many people simply turned their heads to do business with the Japanese, so that the materials obtained by smuggling have been greatly reduced.

It’s just the beginning, and the transaction volume each time is not large, and it has not developed to the point where black eats black. However, taking back the deduction and pressing the balance is still a common thing.

It is really important to be able to solve these problems. However, what everyone is more concerned about is the specific "distribution of benefits".

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, President Wang said slowly: "First, let's talk about the current West Exit trade, there are two ways of cooperation.

One is to sign a contract with Sir Louis to buy it out. We will ship it directly to the Russians and even if it is completed, he will communicate with the Russians all the follow-up issues to ensure that everyone’s gross profit is not less than 50%.

The second is that everyone partnered to form a firm. We were responsible for the specific operation and management. Sir Louis was responsible for handling the relationship with the Russians. The shareholding ratio was determined according to the investment amount.

After the West Exit trade is over, the firm wants to open up overseas business routes, and he can help coordinate relations anywhere in the world.

However, these human relationships need to be made up in other places, and the specific situation will be discussed later. "

A buyout deal sounds good, with a 50 percent gross margin, but it's not. The premise of getting profit is to deliver the goods safely to the destination.

Although the other party promised to settle the official trouble, the bandits along the way were also a threat.

Although everyone has something to do with it, it will be fine if you give a sum of money to buy a road, but there are always surprises

when.

Cooperation is different. If the goods are lost, and the money of the Shinra royal family is also lost, it will involve international disputes.

As long as they know it, the yamen is more anxious than them. In minutes, troops will be sent to suppress the bandits, and even if the goods cannot be recovered, the losses can be recovered.

The second situation is different, especially after hearing that "the shareholding ratio is determined by the capital contribution", everyone's eyes are brighter.

Frankly speaking, no one thought that the other party would pay in advance. In the eyes of everyone, it is nothing more than a second generation who wants to use personal connections to make a fortune.

This kind of situation, everyone has encountered too many. Usually, it is sent in a lump sum, and then everyone is their own.

A partnership that takes dry shares and a partnership that pays money in person are obviously not the same level.

In the former, the other party didn't do anything, and if there was a problem, he immediately left.

Liu Rusong said in disbelief: "Old Wang, are you sure that the shares are distributed according to the proportion of the capital contribution, and there are no other additional conditions?"

There is no way, such cooperation conditions, not to mention Shanxi merchants, no merchants in the country can refuse.

Although everyone gets what they need, the social structure of the "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce" in the Far East Empire made them more than one head shorter by nature.

Looking at the shocked crowd, President Wang said calmly: "Don't worry, I personally confirmed it. According to Sir Louis, this is the Habsburg family's family rules.

It is forbidden for children to use their status for profit, and all foreign business cooperation must be fair and equitable, so as not to damage the family's reputation. "

When I first heard the news, President Wang also couldn't believe it. There are still people in this world who think too much money and don't even want the money delivered to the door.

But after sending a telegram to his son who was studying in Europe, he found out that the Habsburg dynasty did have this family rule, and it was still well-known in the European world.

"Fair and fair" is purely for playing. The network of contacts is placed there, and it has an innate advantage, but it is indeed forbidden by Franz to take dry shares.

On the one hand, it is for the family's reputation, and he is worried that he will be ruined by the ineffective younger generation for money; on the other hand, he is really not short of money.

There are many similar family rules, most of which are aimed at playboys. Once offended, the title and surname will be taken back, or the royal prison will be served.

I don’t know if it can be implemented 100% in the future. Anyway, Franz has been in power for so many years, and no one has tried it yet.

Before coming to the Far East Empire, it was obviously embarrassing to ask Louis to pay enough principal, and the royal allowance was obviously not enough.

But after arriving in the Far Eastern Empire, everything changed. Along the way, it was a soft hand to receive gifts.

Especially in the capital, after a few banquets, the profits were bursting. Although there are also courtesy rebates, after all, it is still more profitable.

Louis is not a public official of the state. This time, it is an exchange between the royal families. It is normal to give gifts to each other.

That is to say, there are many local tyrants in the Far East Empire. In such exchange activities in Europe, it is good to be able to maintain the capital. It is impossible to make a lot of money.

So the common practice, these gifts are owned by individuals. Neither the government nor the royal family will interfere.

If it weren't for the hurry, it is estimated that Louis would have to invite all the royal relatives of the Far Eastern Empire all over again.

No way, these people are too polite. Anyone who is invited doesn't care if anyone comes or not, the ceremony is sure to come, and no one comes empty-handed.

As the representative of the Shinra royal family, Louis can't be rude when others give face like this. The return gift must be prepared, so that people can't feel embarrassed.

The lack of pre-prepared gifts is also one of the reasons why Louis went out on business quickly. It is estimated that the banquet exchange will continue when the gifts ordered from China arrive.

Although the gift is not cash, it can also be discounted. Shanxi merchants were professional in this regard, and they underwritten a third of the gifts of bureaucrats in the Far Eastern Empire.

After listening to President Wang's explanation, everyone's morale soared. It is not easy to meet such a well-mannered partner.

Such an opportunity is naturally not to be missed, as for offending the Japanese, it is nothing at all.

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I don't know that Sir Louis, who has been easily dealt with, is still worrying about raising supplies at the moment. No way, the tsarist government entrusted him with the food, drink and Lazard of hundreds of thousands of Russian troops.

It sounds like a joke, but the Russians did entrust the heavy responsibility of raising the supplies to the Vienna government, and then Franz the Great gave him full power.

The reason is very simple. There are not many members of the Shinra Royal Family in Asia, and even fewer can speak Chinese.

However, this task requires a high-status communication, otherwise the bureaucrats cannot be deterred, and the royal family is the most suitable.

In order to accomplish this political task, the first thing Louis did after he came to the Far East Empire from the Austrian South Seas was to make friends.

The effect is also very obvious. With the signboard of the Shinra royal family and his communication talent, he quickly met many "new friends".

No matter how unreliable this relationship is, it is still possible to inquire about some news. If it wasn't for the worry that more people involved would be easy for bad things, it is estimated that Louis would also pull a group of powerful people in to make a fortune.

Of course, it was fortunate that he didn't do this, otherwise he would have to learn what it means: "What to do, what not to do, make trouble for the first place."

Originally, Louis was very confident in raising supplies, but after seeing the

After the road, he was completely desperate.

With such bad traffic, it seemed to him an impossible task to solve the logistics of hundreds of thousands of troops.

If it wasn't for the fact that a friend recommended Shanxi merchants to him, and listed the feat of transporting grain out of customs two hundred years ago to provide food for hundreds of thousands of people, Louis would not have believed that anyone could do it.

Since someone can do it, then there is no need to say, it is natural to cooperate.

You must know that more than two months have passed since the order was received. If the next progress is not quick, the Russian army on the front line will be cold.

Louis may not care about the life and death of the Russians, but his mission must not fail.

Seeing that Louis was in a bad mood, the interpreter of his companion comforted: "Sir, you don't need to worry at all. Shanxi merchants are all smart people and know how to choose."

Do you need a translator if you can speak Chinese?

There is no way, there is no unified Putonghua these days, and there are a lot of dialects everywhere. Including Lui, they are all Fujian dialects.

After a pause, Louis shook his head: "Li, you don't understand the military. The consumption of materials by the modern army is completely different from that of the ancient army.

According to the information provided by the Russians, the 500,000-strong Russian army consumes an average of more than 5,000 tons of materials every day. Even if the Russians can solve half of it, there is still a gap of 2,500 tons, which is 7:00 a month. 50,000 tons of shortfall.

If it is in China, this little material is not worth mentioning at all, it is nothing more than a dozen trains a day.

But here is the Far East Empire, relying entirely on human and animal power, to transport 2,500 tons of materials to the front line every day, that is simply unimaginable.

Now I don't want to be extravagant, to meet all the logistical needs of the Russian army, just to solve their food problems and the supply of weapons and ammunition, that is enough. "

Translator Lee: "Sir, it's actually not that complicated. As long as the Russians have money, none of this is a problem.

If the food transportation cannot catch up, it is completely possible to buy a batch of livestock from the grassland nearby and drive them directly.

Now you just need to get the weapons and ammunition, which is really not enough, you can also sell a batch of transport airships to the Russians.

I remember that during the European Continental War, your country once set a record of dropping 5,000 tons of bombs in one sky. Temporary emergency by transporting airships should not be a problem. "

It can be seen that the translator does not understand the military. It was true that 5,000 tons of ammunition was thrown in one day, but the price paid behind it was that in the following days, Shinra's airship troops collectively took a rest.

For no other reason, after extreme flight, the airship must be overhauled or risk turning into fireworks.

Of course, those were airships from more than ten years ago. Now airship technology has advanced, and large transport airships can even transport hundreds of tons of materials at one time.

In theory, as long as dozens of giants are built, the logistical problems of the Russian army can be solved in a short time.

The premise is not to encounter enemy planes, or it will be a large fireworks display, and there will be nothing to do with the sound of the explosion.

In fact, there will be more constraints, such as high operating costs, troublesome logistics and maintenance, and the need for professional technical teams.

After a little thought, Louis affirmed: "It's a good idea. I'll generate electricity for the country right away. This is another big business."

Obviously, the weakness of the airship, Louis, is clear. Even if airship transportation is developed, at most it will play a role in the early stage, and it will be scrapped when the Japanese react.

Affected by the European War, the aircraft entered the stage of history in advance. It was rarely used in the Russo-Japanese War, mainly because Japan and Russia were poor and could not afford the air force.

Although aircraft prices are not high these days, that is relative. In particular, logistical maintenance is troublesome. After each flight mission, the crew must be overhauled.

The Air Force raises not only the planes, but also the crew behind them. Converted down, the cost of an aircraft and supporting facilities is much higher than that of an infantry battalion.

Except for the two local tyrants, Shinra and Britain, who dared to equip them on a large scale, even if other countries wanted to follow suit, their financial resources would not allow it.

Knowing is knowing, but this does not prevent Louis from adding an order. You must know that Shinra has to retire a large number of airships every year, and Zhengchou can't find a next family to take over.

Just sold to the Russians, temporary emergency. As long as the number is not too large, I believe that the tsarist government can still make up the crew.