＜ The collapsing Krupp. (3) >
“I’m fired…”
Kluge thought he had worked hard.
However, in the end, Moltke of Krupp and the directors of the German Iron and Steel Association submitted a complaint to the German Imperial Army, and his deputy position was dismissed.
Not only that, but he was in danger of losing his honor as a soldier.
“Dismissal is actually a disciplinary action just before disgraceful discharge…”
Dismissal from a position is a light offense for disgraceful discharge, but it is a punishment for the worst mistake.
How long has it been since he enlisted in the German Imperial Army?
“driving me crazy…..”
It wasn’t just a German problem.
He led his limp legs to the Berlin Palace. It has been notified to the Krupp administrator at the Berlin Palace that it will be crushed to dust and the level of disciplinary action will be determined.
When I read the reasons for disciplinary action, all kinds of malicious reasons were attached to it.
“Is there no answer other than the military?”
In fact, it is nothing more than an invitation to be discharged.
This is the German Imperial Army. If it were a company, the desk would have disappeared without a word.
No, Krupp’s desk was also gone.
With the sudden rush of sadness, Moltke’s beaten whole body began to throb.
slumped down.
“… now what?”
what do you do and eat
In fact, since he was deployed in March of last year, he would become a soldier of the German Empire who had just completed one year and was discharged. You can never talk outside.
For a moment, I remembered my father’s face.
For a father who is the commander of the Prussian army, it may not be difficult to rescue a son who has been dismissed from his post.
“Moltke’s halo and the Berlin Palace’s favoritism are too severe to lean on my father, who is an active duty general manager… My father will notice, but if he says he’ll save me for nothing, he won’t see me if he gets disciplined.”
Moltke the cow is the nephew of Marshal Moltke the Great.
The speed of promotion in the German Imperial Army accelerated like a cat with a tail on fire, and rumors were being heard that he was the next Chief of Staff.
If a father who was not even an aristocrat tackled such a giant, there was no way he would be safe.
He leaned against the wall and collapsed in place.
“I’m going crazy.”
There is no answer.
“Then why don’t you work with me?”
A young voice suddenly rings in my ear.
For a moment, Kluge got goosebumps and jumped up from her seat. And he looked at someone who was talking to him.
“……Detroit?”
***
Kluge was once again shocked.
“Uh, I’m Detroit Morgan, and I’m the same age, so I stop talking.”
“…Uh, uh, uh.”
same age.
I got caught up in Morgan’s way of talking suddenly.
Kluge… Kluge forced his still head to work and recalled it. Clearly, Detroit Morgan remembered that he was the same age as him.
‘But isn’t it that we don’t even have a face-to-face relationship?’
In a coma, not knowing what was going on, Detroit poured out his words like a pistol.
“Well, it’s not a big deal. I was brought to the Kaiser in Berlin Palace to speak privately, but I saw you. I wanted to talk to you to see what happened.”
“……”
“Ah, your name? I heard from President Thyssen.”
“Thyssen… Thyssen?!”
Krupp’s competitor.
Two major mountain ranges in the German steel industry. Kluge was startled to learn that Thyssen knew his name. No, it means that the president-level tycoon remembered his own name as an aide.
A tingling sensation in my chest tightened.
“Uh, Thyssen. We don’t know the military, but we have to do a proper personnel evaluation? Especially if it’s a competitor’s name.
But Detroit’s words were even more speculative.
“I’m envious. You’ve already caught the eye of Chairman Thyssen, so the future is bright. You.”
“…It’s something I don’t want to hear from you.”
“Oh, right? Ahaha.”
Detroit smiled haha and wiped the back of his neck.
‘Detroit Morgan…’
Born in 1882, of the same age.
He is a genius who dominates the financial and industrial world of the United States, and a giant who symbolizes capitalism.
who devoured Japan.
who divided the Qing Empire.
The incarnation of steel that monopolized steel. The representative rider of Wall Street in the United States, followed by all sorts of terrifying titles and rumors.
Along with John Pierpont Morgan, he is a tycoon called the Wall Street two mountains.
And that’s only when you’re in your 20s.
‘Hello…. are they the same age?’
It is heterogeneous from the aura it exudes.
It’s like a mixture of sacrilege and greed.
The supernatural being had the form of a young man, and its foreign energy was exuding magical powers like a god from another world.
The divine deity of that sacred capital. was staring at himself.
‘…Am I a rolling stone?’
If you compare Detroit’s existence to the sky that supports the earth, you are like a mere pebble under your feet.
The poor lieutenant was in danger of being discharged from the job due to his dismissal, and years of torn studies and a career of about a year are no longer just scars that need to be hidden from society.
His life has long since been oxidized like ashes.
No one recognizes him or acknowledges him like him.
Even I hate myself.
“Your trade network operation was pretty sick.”
is that so
The one word that Detroit had thrown involuntarily crushed my heart. The crushed heart felt like it was about to burst, and it was so tight that it was hard to even breathe.
Kluge made eye contact with Detroit.
“We recruit executives from a large German shipping company, monopolize the distribution of dumped steel, and supply it to Krupp at high prices in the domestic market. Even if something goes wrong, there is no problem. In mainland Germany, Krupp can monopolize distribution again.”
It was amazing.
Wall Street giant. From Detroit’s mouth, his plans flow like a stream. It was quite terrifying to see him come closer to the truth as he peeled off the secret operation that had been wrapped in wrapping paper.
I was ignorantly ashamed when the things I put out under the name of ‘Operation’ were opened without a single thread like a naked person.
‘…..shit!’
Kluge buried his face in the palm of his hand as Detroit continued. When an adult found out about a young child’s reckless operation, the situation was the present situation.
insanely shy
I am so ashamed that I want to tear the world apart with both hands.
But Detroit did not stop and spoke calmly.
“This operation would probably have been devastating if it wasn’t for me. Not only the presidents of New York’s major banks, but my father would have been baffled and embarrassed.”
“…don’t let it float like that.”
“Am I going to float?”
Detroit’s voice rose sharply.
As if it was ridiculous, as if not to lie. It’s like you don’t understand your worth.
For some reason, I felt a sense of anger.
“My father’s shipping company is a shipping company with only 20% of the market share. If I add it, 40%. The large US shipping companies that formed the monopoly cartel were in a position to bite us. We linked it to a large German shipping company. To the German International Trade Association.”
right.
He was the one who brought in the German International Trade Association, he was aware of the current state of the American shipping industry, and he was the one who linked them with them.
‘…only 20%.’
Isn’t 20% of US shipping a huge monster?
Kluge swallowed the calf.
But Detroit put aside those minor issues and continued the explanation.
“Besides, I’m a strong supporter with Roosevelt, the demon king of anti-monopoly. My father’s railroad company is probably on a very bad relationship without me. The Ministry of Commerce doesn’t help my father’s shipping company. If you stabbed me, my father went to the goal. “
right.
Kluge immediately realized the anti-monopoly policy of the United States and thought of himself. While Moltke abandoned himself and went to play, it was a strategy he had devised, pouring out his coffee day and night.
If I say I was expecting it to work, I’d be lying.
“So.”
Detroit Morgan tapped his forehead with his index finger.
“Kluge, you are amazing.”
bang.
There was the sound of something crashing and breaking.
Perhaps it was the fear that surrounded me. The pressure that had been weighing down on his shoulders disappeared, and brilliance poured into the gap in the darkness.
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One word of praise.
He was so desperate for himself right now.
I wanted to be recognized.
However, what came as a result of failure was ignorance and contempt filled with malice. And it was a joke.
It was even branded as dismissal.
‘…..Recognized.’
maybe.
To the person who wanted to be recognized the most in the world.
he was recognized
My heart was pounding and my throat was choked. Kluge roughly wiped his eyes with his sleeve.
“Damn… not manly.”
“Hey, are you crying?”
“…No. Go away.”
“Yeah? But I don’t want to go there.”
Detroit Morgan smiled meaningfully.
“I need you.”
***
“…!!!”
Kluge quickly turned his head and looked at me. Both eyes, bloodshot from crying, were wide open.
It’s true that red eyes are crying.
“I’m not telling you to betray Germany, your motherland. It’s the German Imperial Army, and if you’re dismissed from your position, it might be better to be discharged, but what I want from you is the overall operation of my German companies.”
“……”
Kuluge pursed her lips.
It seemed that he could not keep up with the sudden increase in scale.
“Oh, don’t worry. You’re still sloppy. Uh, damn sloppy.”
“….ah.”
“But being sloppy also means that your potential is limitless. You are not going to be a director (director), but you will be hired as a manager (middle manager).”
“Manager….”
“Uh, starting with Junior is like a waste of time, but starting with the Director, there are too many things you don’t know.”
“Yeah. I’m just a beginner.”
Kluge’s eyes lit up.
He wiped the tears with his sleeve and looked at me with his bitter eyes. Looking at Kluge, who immediately understands, it seems that he is quite good at objectifying.
“I know. Anyway, I’ll start with the manager. But I’m no ordinary manager. I’m going to be part of the core division of the German Settlement Bank.”
“German settlement bank…”
“Well, don’t worry. It’s because Germany has a higher stake in it to be called an American company. It’s a Swiss bank in the first place? But it’s the actual holding company of the German Steel Alliance.”
“No, I’m not worried about that. But if you’re personally hired, I have a favor.”
“Request?”
Kluge closed his eyes.
“I want you to send me to a division that can defeat Krupp. More specifically, a division that can slay Moltke. I want to prove that I was right.”
I wiped my chin at Kluge’s aura that burned gently.
“Then there is a better place than the German settlement bank.”
I smiled bitterly.
“Go into Thyssen first.”
Thyssen Steel.
No.2 in the German steel industry
Securing a 30% stake in Thyssen Steel through investment by the German Investment Corporation. We plan to further raise our stake through large-scale M&As and follow-up investments for dumping.
A steel horseman who will defeat Krupp and monopolize German steel.
“If you can defeat Krupp, here it is.”
Kluge’s eyes shone dangerously at my suggestion.
＜ The collapsing Krupp. (3) > end
