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

A buyout deal sounds great with a 50.00% gross margin, but it's not.The prerequisite for getting profits is to deliver the goods safely to the destination.

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

Although everyone is related, it will be fine if you give a sum of money to buy the road, but there are always accidents.

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

As long as they are notified, the yamen is more anxious than them.Troops will be sent to suppress the bandits in minutes, and even if the goods cannot be recovered, the losses can also be recovered.

Especially after hearing that "the shareholding ratio is determined by the amount of investment", everyone's eyes became brighter.

Frankly speaking, no one thought that the other party would pay at all beforehand.In the eyes of everyone, it was nothing more than a second generation who wanted to use his connections to make a fortune.

This kind of situation has been encountered by many people.Usually a dry stock is sent up, and then everyone is their own.

A partnership with dry shares and a partnership with personal money are obviously not at the same level.

In the former, the other party didn't do anything, and if something went wrong, they just walked away; in the latter, everyone's interests were tied together, and in the true sense, everyone was hurt and everyone was prosperous.

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

There is no way, such a cooperation condition, not to mention Shanxi merchants, no business gang in the country can refuse.

Although each takes what they need, the social structure of the "scholar, farmer, businessman" in the Far Eastern Empire inherently makes them more than a head shorter.

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

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

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

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

"Fairness and fairness" is purely for fun. If you put your network of contacts there, you will have an inherent advantage, but it is indeed forbidden by Franz to take dry shares.

On the one hand, it is indeed for the family's reputation; on the other hand, it is really not short of money.

There are many similar family rules, most of which are aimed at playboys.Once violated, the title and surname will be revoked at the slightest, and the royal prison will be served at the worst.

I don't know if it will be implemented [-]% 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 a bit embarrassing for Louis to come up with 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 softness when receiving gifts.

Especially in the capital, after a few banquets, the income is even more overwhelming.Although there are also courtesy rebates, but after all, they still earn a lot.

Louis is not a national official, and this time it is an exchange between the royal family, and exchanging gifts is purely normal behavior.

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

So popular practice, these gifts belong to the individual.Neither the government nor the royal family will intervene.

If it wasn't for the rush, it is estimated that Louis would have to entertain all the royal relatives and relatives of the Far East Empire.

There is no way, these people are too polite.Anyone who is invited, regardless of whether the person comes or not, the ceremony must be there, and no one comes empty-handed.

As a representative of the Shinra royal family, Louis can't be rude if others give him face like this.The return gift must be prepared, and it cannot make people feel ashamed.

The insufficient number of gifts prepared in advance was also one of the reasons why Louis came out for 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 are professional in this regard, and one-third of the bureaucratic gifts of the Far East Empire are underwritten by them.

After listening to Chairman Wang's explanation, everyone's morale rose sharply for a while.It is not easy to meet such a disciplined partner.

Naturally, such an opportunity cannot be let go. As for offending the Japanese, it is nothing at all.

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Sir Louis, who didn't know that he had already done it easily, was still worrying about raising supplies.No way, the tsarist government actually entrusted him with the food and drink of hundreds of thousands of Russian troops.

It sounds like a joke, but the Russians did entrust the responsibility of raising supplies to the Vienna government, and then Emperor Franz gave him full authority to handle it.

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 person to communicate, otherwise the bureaucrats cannot be deterred, and members of the royal family are most suitable.

In order to accomplish this political task, the first thing Louis did after coming to the Far Eastern Empire from Austrian Southeast Asia was to make friends.

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

No matter how unreliable this friendship is, it is still possible to inquire about some news.If it weren't for worrying that there would be bad things if there were too many people involved, it is estimated that Louis would drag a group of powerful people in to make a fortune.

Of course, fortunately, he didn't do this, otherwise he would have to learn what it means: "What to do, what to do, to mess with No. 1".

Originally, Louis was very confident in raising supplies, but after seeing the way of the Far East Empire, he was completely desperate.

In such bad traffic, it is an impossible task to solve the logistics of hundreds of thousands of troops.

If a friend hadn't recommended Shanxi merchants to him, and cited the feat of transporting grain out of customs 200 years ago to solve the problem of 10 people, Louis would not have believed that anyone could do it.

Since someone can do it, there is nothing to say, and it is natural to cooperate.

You must know that more than two months have passed since receiving the order.If the next progress is not fast, 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 cannot fail.

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

Even if you can speak Chinese, you need a translator?

There is no way, there is no unified Mandarin these days, and there are a lot of dialects everywhere.All of them, including Lu Yi, learned the southern Hokkien dialect.

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

Judging from the information provided by the Russians, the 50 Russian troops consume an average of more than 5000 tons of supplies every day. Even if the Russians can solve half of it by themselves, there is still a gap of [-] tons, which is [-] tons in a month. Tons of notch.

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

But this is the Far East Empire, relying entirely on manpower and animal power, it is unimaginable to transport [-] tons of supplies to the front line every day.

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

Translator Li: "Sir, the problem is actually not that complicated. As long as the Russians have money, all this is not a problem.

If the grain transportation can't keep up, you can buy a batch of livestock from the nearby grassland and drive them directly.

Now it is only necessary to get the weapons and ammunition over there, it is really impossible, and you can also sell a batch of transport airships to the Russians.

I remember that during the European War, your country once set a record of dropping [-] tons of bombs in one day.It should not be a big problem to rely on the transport airship for temporary emergency. "

It can be seen that this translator really does not understand military affairs.It is true that [-] tons of ammunition was dropped in the air in one day, but the price paid behind this was that in the next few days, Shinra's airship troops collectively stopped to rest.

For no other reason, after the extreme flight, the airship must be overhauled, otherwise there is a risk of turning into fireworks.

Of course, that was an airship more than ten years ago. Now that airship technology has improved, large transport airships can even transport hundreds of tons of materials at one time.

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

The prerequisite is not to encounter enemy planes, or else there will be a large-scale fireworks show, and nothing will be lost as soon as the explosion sounds.

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

After a little thought, Louis affirmed: "Good idea, I will generate electricity for the country immediately, this is another big business."

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

Affected by the European War, the aircraft stepped onto 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.

While planes aren't expensive these days, that's relative.Especially the logistical maintenance is troublesome. After each flight mission, the crew must be overhauled.

The Air Force maintains not only the aircraft, but also the crew behind it.Calculated, the cost of an aircraft together with supporting facilities is much higher than that of an infantry battalion.

Except for the two local tyrants, Shinra and Britain, who dared to equip 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.We must know that Shinra retires a large number of airships every year, and is worried that he will not be able to find another one to take over.

It just happened to be sold to the Russians for a temporary emergency.As long as the number is not too large, I believe the Tsarist government can still make up the crew.

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A bad idea is also an idea, no matter how low the cost performance is, as long as it can save lives at a critical moment, the tsarist government can only continue.

In the original time and space, at the end of 1904, the Siberian Railway was opened to traffic. Although it was unable to operate normally, on average, a few train skins could be dispatched every day.

Don't underestimate these humble trains. At critical moments, these materials can even determine the outcome of a war.

The gap always has to be filled, and the tsarist government is actually in a hurry to seek medical treatment because of the smuggling trade.

After the European War ended, the air forces of various countries tacitly chose to eliminate airships. Except for a small number of transport airships, the sky was basically seized by aircraft.

The Russian Empire also has an airship force, but because of the cost performance, the scale has always been very small.

After the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the airship unit was not transferred to the Far East. On the one hand, it was because of the cost-effectiveness, and on the other hand, the top military officials knew that their airship unit had been abolished.

There is no way. The service life of the airship is limited. If the equipment is not replaced for more than 20 to [-] years, they dare not take off easily for daily training.

Not to mention the completion of combat missions, how to transport them to the Far East is a problem. Anyway, the outdated airships equipped by the Russian army cannot fly to their destinations by themselves.

In comparison, Shinra's airship unit is different.Although withdrawn from the order of battle, the logistics force remained intact.

Unlike the Russian bureaucrat's coping, as long as Shinra's army has an organization, its weapons and equipment must be replaced when it is nearing retirement time.

Although the airships withdrew from the battlefield, which dampened the enthusiasm of the manufacturers, only the combat airships were cut off from the production line, and the transport airships still survived tenaciously.

Not only the army is using it, but the people are also using it.If it weren't for the fact that the price/performance ratio couldn't keep up, airships would become the fourth mainstream means of transportation alongside trains, ships, and cars.

Developed countries like Shinra think the cost is high, let alone other developing countries.Even if you want to buy it, the money in your pocket is not allowed.

In this context, the military's decommissioned airships are embarrassing.There is no market for export sales, and domestic sales are rejected.

Although capitalists are greedy, they also have to consider risks.The performance of airships equipped by the army is indeed good, but the requirements for logistical maintenance are also high.

After all, it is flying in the sky, but if something goes wrong, the boat may be destroyed.

Now that it is sold to the Russians, there will be no such trouble.After the handover, it was put on the front line immediately, and even the post-service was saved.

If there was an accident during the flight, the Japanese must have done it; otherwise, the crew did not operate as required, and it had absolutely nothing to do with the airship itself.

It can be seen from the attitude of active sales that the high-level secrecy work of the Vienna government is still very good.Even their own people didn't know that the government was ready to meet the Tsarist government's debt default.

It won’t work if you don’t prepare in advance. Who let the Russians have a criminal record, and it’s not just a debt default, which is a typical repeat offender.

On the bright side, the Russians are still winning.Even if there are logistical problems, the outside world is generally optimistic about the Russians.

Not only the tsarist government is full of confidence in the upcoming opening of the Siberian Railway, but the outside world is also full of confidence in this railway.

According to "experts", after the opening of the Siberian Railway, it can transport 500 million tons of goods every year. Even if 100 million Russian troops are fighting on the front line, they can easily meet logistical needs.

How the numbers were calculated, Franz didn't know, and anyway he didn't think the Russians could do it.

Not to mention the Siberian Railway, even if it is the railway from Moscow to St. Petersburg, if a single-line operation is cut off, this theoretical goal will not be achieved.

It's not that the railways can't carry it, let alone that the trains are too slow. The real problem lies in bad weather and organizational skills.

At the end of World War II, the Soviet government set a record for the transportation volume of 145 million tons in the next month.

However, in just one month, due to the climate, the annual transportation volume of the Siberian Railway still failed to exceed 1000 million tons.

The time has been advanced by 40 years, and the carrying capacity has to be increased by 50.00% on the basis of the Soviet Union. Unless it is used by the Tsarist government, there is no need to play at all.

Considering the difference of the times, not to mention challenging the ultimate carrying capacity, as long as one tenth of it can be completed, the Russian army can hammer the Japanese to the ground.

Unfortunately, transporting 14.5 tons of materials per month is also a distant dream.

At least until the supporting facilities and management system around the Siberian Railway are perfected, it will not have any feasibility.

Since the outside world is generally optimistic that the Russians will win, it is natural not to think that the tsarist government will go bankrupt.As long as the war is won, the losses can be passed on.

Even if Japan is very poor, as long as it is searched hard, oil can always be squeezed out.

If it really doesn't work, it can be offset by labor.Different from those who are lazy and lazy...Japanese labor is also high-quality labor.

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Just as Russia and Austria were trying to find a solution for the logistics of the frontline Russian army, the situation in London became tense, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Integrating industrial production capacity is a thankless job in itself.For capitalists, the big picture is far less important than making money.

Naturally, no one has a good opinion of the Campbell government that is promoting all this.The direct expression is: public opinion fiercely criticized, as if the Campbell government was the sinner for the destruction of Britain.

The opposition party also took the opportunity to initiate impeachment in the parliament. If King Edward VII hadn't personally supported it, and the competitors didn't want to go up to clean up the mess at this time and didn't go further aggressive, it is estimated that Downing Street has now changed its owner.

It's all right to be scolded, as long as it is a serious government, there is no one that does not get scolded.As long as it succeeds, infamy can also be washed away.