African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 210 Clown

"Mr. Lenoir, I hope you will work hard for this trip to Vienna. First, build up the team there. In the future, our company will be able to form a Berlin-Vienna dual-core structure. The focus of the two sides will also be different. It is also good for the company itself." Ernst confessed to Lenoir.

   "Your Highness, don't worry, I have accumulated a lot of work experience over the years, and I will definitely develop Hechingen Energy and Power Company in Austria." Lenoir assured.

  Compared with running a company, Lenoir is more enthusiastic about research, but after becoming a senior executive of the company, he found that with the help of the company itself, he can combine more resources to realize some of his visions.

   "Karl, I will leave Berlin to you. Are you confident?" Ernst turned to the young Karl Friedrich Benz and said.

   "Your Highness, I will definitely live up to your expectations." Benz said excitedly.

  It would be so exciting for anyone to suddenly take over such a large company, especially for a young man like Benz.

  In these years, he has been learning from Lenoir, an old man, and Benz has the ability to take charge of his own business, and many of the daily company affairs are taken care of by him.

   "Rorschach, you have to take on more responsibilities when you go to Vienna this time. Your imagination is very wild, but your execution is not enough. You need to learn more from Mr. Lenoir."

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  Berlin Energy Power Company, you can tell from the name that Ernst's original intention to create this company is not limited to the field of internal combustion engines.

  In fact, the steam engine is also an important research project of the company, because most of the machines on the market are still powered by steam.

  This time Ernst split up the company. Although Berlin is good, it will be able to enjoy the dividends of German reunification in the future, which is more conducive to gathering talents in Germany.

   But you have to be on your guard. The Prussian government is one of the most efficient governments in this era, with strong nationalism, so Berlin Energy Power Company is very dangerous just in Berlin.

  For example, railways, an important strategic resource, were targeted by the Prussian military and government, and nationalization became a trend. Ernst did not think that internal combustion engines were less attractive than railways.

  So the name of Berlin Energy and Power Company needs to be changed. It is definitely not possible to use East Africa as the title, and it should be replaced with Hexingen.

   As we all know, the Hechingen Consortium spans Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is already a common sense concept in the minds of ordinary people.

  After changing its name to Hexingen Energy and Power Company, it is very logical to open a branch in Vienna. Vienna is also at the top level in the world in terms of higher education, so there is no need to worry about talent issues.

  East Africa's First Railway will definitely use steam locomotives for a while, and Ernst doesn't plan to invest too much in this regard.

   The best way is to find a partner if you don’t want to invest too much, but also want to have a certain right to speak in this field.

   There is no more suitable candidate for this partner than the Austrian royal family. In fact, Ernst has always been more inclined to cooperate with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Austro-Hungarian Empire always seems to be easier to deal with than Prussia.

There are too many states in Prussia. Although the royal family of Hechingen has a certain influence because of its surname, the congenitally insufficient conditions in the Hexingen area are doomed to have little influence in Germany, especially Ernst did not choose to join the Prussian army. And the government, naturally separated from the power center of Prussia.

  The first partner of East Africa’s future cooperation must be the Austro-Hungarian Empire, not Prussia. This is not only the result of the marriage, but the main reason is that the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not enthusiastic about overseas colonial expansion in the future, and it is powerless.

  If East Africa wants to develop, it must hold a thigh. It is best that this thigh has very little ability to interfere with East Africa.

  The new company has two headquarters, one in Berlin, led by Benz, specializing in the new project of automobiles.

   Vienna, under the charge of Lenoir and Rorschach, focuses on research in the field of railways, in which diesel locomotives are a separate project, and steam locomotives are completed in cooperation with Austria.

  Austria’s railway development is quite satisfactory in terms of the current world powers. Due to the consideration of the large number of nationalities in the country, the Austrian government attaches great importance to railway construction.

  So the strength of many Austrian railway companies is not weak, but not too strong, which happens to be the basis for the cooperation between Hechingen Energy Power Company and Austria.

  With the development of these years, Hexingen Energy Power Company also has many unique skills in the field of steam power, which just complement Austria's advantages.

   Putting the railway project in Austria has another advantage, which is to facilitate imports from East Africa. The Suez Canal will be opened next month, and Austrian ships can go directly to East Africa as long as they pass through the Suez Canal.

  This also means the decline of the entire southwestern African route, the strategic position of Cape Town has declined rapidly, and the shipping value of ports along the East African coast has also dropped significantly, but it is more convenient to travel from East Africa to Europe.

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"Ernst, you are really a thief. I heard that you were busy setting up an agricultural company in Austria some time ago, and I didn't see you coming to the palace. This time, I ran to the palace if I needed someone, Feidi. Did you bring that boy, Nan?" Franz said speechlessly.

"Your Majesty, you can't say that. I'm also driving Austria's economic development! You just say that the agricultural company and the Hechingen Energy Power Company are not well-known big companies. How many people's employment problems have been solved? Bringing so much tax revenue, is this obviously a two-way rush!"

   "Hmph, strong words. Last time Ferdinand asked me to send people to the Royal Naval Academy in a telegram. I knew it was you who instigated it."

"Your Majesty, Archduke Ferdinand also wants to make a career. Now he is the commander-in-chief of the East African Navy. It is not a shame to learn from a naval power like Austria. It is definitely out of public interest and not my instigation. This can only prove that Archduke Ferdinand is upright and conscientious." Ernst said righteously for Maximilian I.

"Okay, I'm not joking with you. This is the information of a railway company invested by the royal family. If your Hexingen Energy and Power Company hadn't really had some achievements in Prussia, I wouldn't feel relieved to cooperate with you, a brat. "

   Ernst immediately smiled and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, we in East Africa will never forget the kindness of your country."

   "By the way, when do you and Prince Constantine plan to establish a country? I heard that Prince Constantine has already gone to East Africa. Can you tell me." Franz asked curiously.

   It is no secret that the royal family of Hexingen went overseas, so Franz is even more curious about how the royal family of Hexingen will go next. It is not easy to establish a kingdom.

   "Of course, it depends on you, Your Majesty. You also hope that Princess Karina will become a queen in the future, not a prince and queen!" Ernst looked at Franz I pitifully.

  Frantz blew his beard angrily: "Stinky boy, you are joking with me, get out!"

   "Okay, I'm leaving now, I wish you a happy life in the future!" After speaking, Ernst ran away in a hurry.

   "This kid is still so unruly..." Franz said with a smile.

  Speaking of this, Franz is still very relieved of Ernst. Having a "clown" in the serious court will always make Franz feel novel and relaxed, and the heights are overwhelming.

  (end of this chapter)