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“Germany large shipping companies are canceling steel supply and demand one after another!”
Shipbuilding division of Krupp.
The emergency fell on the department that supplies steel to the shipbuilding industry.
Large German shipping companies that entrust orders for large merchant ships to German shipyards have started canceling steel supply contracts one after another.
The Krupp employees were busy running around because their feet caught fire.
“Isn’t the dumping volume of American steel companies pouring into Germany? Aren’t large German shipping companies the ones with easier access to steel in the US!”
“Someday, if the Berlin Palace raises the tariff wall on steel imports, who still speaks such nonsense!”
At strong demands from the German Steel Association and Krupp, the Berlin Palace raised tariffs on steel imports to over 300%. In effect, a tariff war is about to begin.
With these murderous tariffs, it is absolutely impossible to take over the German market by dumping.
“Besides, the contracting company obviously paid double the penalty, so why cancel it!”
The penalty for being bitten by the ship was holding back the big German shipping companies, and there are no US steel companies to pour out dumping volumes.
Even so, why do the large shipping companies who made a request to the shipyard reject it?
“What’s so noisy…. Aren’t the big German shipping companies HAPAG from Hamburg and NDL from Bremen?”
He spoke in a dreamy tone as if he had just woken up.
The Prussian Junker, the Prussian Junker, who had just been asleep, stood up giggling.
He also thought that being cross-legged was not his aptitude.
The papers piled up like a mountain on his desk will be his lieutenant’s share.
The seniors in the business unit raised their eyebrows and kindly explained to such Junker.
“They are large shipping companies that operate ships. The large German shipping companies that have been canceled this time are ‘ship owners’, that is, the owners of ships.”
“… something else?”
“Shipowners are the kids who operate the ships, and shipowners are the kids who own the ships. It’s completely different. Most shipowners have Lloyd’s insurance, and they take a lot more risk.”
Shipowners are at high risk.
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Once the initial construction cost starts, the cost of construction is broken, and the captain and ship owners are responsible for all management.
In addition, on the day that a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, a typhoon in the East, or a cyclone meet, the sailing ship is crushed by the rough waves and sank.
“German shipowners will probably never use expensive steel. If there is cheaper steel, they will replace it with cheaper steel even if they tell the shipyard.”
“No, the f*cking American steel companies are blocked by tariffs, what the f*ck!!!”
bang-!
Junker’s shoes smashed against the desk.
“There is no reason for shipowners to reject all supply and demand of German steel!”
The executives kept their mouths shut.
‘This Junker. I don’t know the world too much.’
It was the biggest crisis in the business.
If the general manager of the business unit is like this, the command system will be paralyzed. If so, several ace team leaders have to lead the business unit by their own efforts, but the problem is that there are not only one or two incidents.
In other words, business division downsizing is inevitable.
‘Besides, it’s not the worst yet.’
In fact, the working group thought it was fortunate that the German shipowners did not cancel the construction at the German shipyard.
If they canceled the construction and commissioned a British shipyard or an American shipyard, it wouldn’t be as bad as that.
“German shipowners will still entrust them to German shipyards. British shipyards don’t know when they will raise tariffs, and if you leave them to an American shipyard and touch the heart of the Berlin Palace, the shipowners will be devastated.”
maybe you’re lucky
If they can retrieve the contract quickly at this point in time when they have not yet left, they can protect Krupp’s shipbuilding division.
bang-!
“Wow, that’s a big deal!”
But their expectations were shattered.
***
Heh heh… heh heh…
The eyes of the entire business unit were focused on the man who suddenly approached him.
“What? What the hell happened!”
“It’s dumping!!!”
“dumping?”
Are you talking about dumping American steel companies?
“Yeah, that’s why the steel imports of American steel companies were obviously blocked by tariffs, but the problem was coming from somewhere else!”
an entirely different matter.
The employees of the division could feel the cooling energy gradually. This creepy feeling. An unpleasant filth began to entangle them.
“Thyssen, Thyssen has started dumping steel by dumping! Not only that, but all of the German Steel Alliance and VST guys are pouring steel in heaps!!!”
tuk.
The employees of the division dropped the file folders they were holding. The faces of the aces who were reading this situation more accurately turned to contemplation.
“Uh, some dumping…”
“It’s worse than the American steel companies. Those guys, let alone break-even point, they’ve started running in the red!”
“…!!!”
deficit competition.
A race of death until you die as a judge. The voice of death calling for suicide together. If you fall to the abyss due to the competition for the fittest, even if you survive, you cannot guarantee your life.
“…Damn it. It would have been nice if Lieutenant Kluge was there at this time.”
Tub.
The employee, who unconsciously uttered words for a moment, covered his mouth with his hand. did you hear With a pale face, he pinched Junker, the head of the division, and turned his head to look at him.
Fortunately, I can’t seem to hear it.
Rather, Junker was taking a nap while yawning languidly even in such an urgent situation.
I’d rather be pissed….
I thought it would have been better to be scolded by the awake Junker. This is nothing more or less than a leech that clings to the krup and sucks the mark.
‘What the hell was President Moltke thinking when he threw down Lieutenant Kluge! He even makes chips!’
I screamed inwardly.
Currently, Krupp, from which Kluge was expelled, had a paralyzed command system. Fortunately, when Kluge moved the Junkers by selling the Moltke name, the division’s command system worked.
But now the command system has completely collapsed.
“shit…..”
Since VST has been competing in the red, it must run a death race to the worst 0 mark. Literally the race of death.
The financial statements are stained with red blood, and they have to fight for their lives.
“What would you like to do?”
The employees of the division looked only at the aces. Ace team leaders gathered in the conference room to discuss their future plans for dozens of hours.
“There are two conclusions.”
Krupp’s shipbuilding division drew the results of the meeting.
“Once, normal pig iron and steel are supplied at a price lower than that of Thyssen or VST, and competition begins in the red. If they die anyway, they have no choice but to go to the end.”
Worst of all, you might have to dump the ironworks in the trash for Krupp as a whole. The employees of the iron and steel division are probably in the most difficult time right now.
For the sales team themselves to decide the price, it was actually nonsense.
However, as the upper board of directors was paralyzed, it was decided that each of them had to survive.
“…it might be better for them if Krupp gave up the steel part and sold the steel business to another steel company.”
The fact that they even thought like this made the Aces feel a bit weird.
“Second, we are expanding the market with special steel parts, which is Krupp’s greatest competitiveness. We tap into the international naval market with Krupp steel and increase our market share by contacting naval shipyards.”
The current Krupp steel patent was owned by Krupp as its name suggests. Special steel was the secret weapon of Krupp, who reigned as a loser in the German steel market.
‘Maybe they can’t even build the Krupp River. This is a special steel with how difficult technology is used.’
Krupp had absolute confidence in the special steel part.
“Do you have any objections?”
“There is not!”
“Oh, and one more.”
The senior ace looked around the drawing room.
The conference room sank again into a serious mood.
“Continue to pour out protests and complaints on the Berlin Palace, the German Imperial Army and the Cabinet of the Kingdom of Prussia. It seems that the Berlin Palace is ignoring you, but if you keep your hands on it and think that Krupp is ruined, you have to knock on the door until it breaks. do!”
“Yes!”
In order for Krupp to survive, he must first get rid of a cancerous mass called Junker that eats and grows by consuming the mark.
bang-!
“Wow, that’s a big deal!”
Another desperate-looking employee stormed into the conference room again.
The anxious gazes of all the aces turned to him.
“British naval shipyards have advised Krupp to terminate the contract!”
“What…?”
naval market.
Their last bastion began to creak.
***
“Kruppgang? Are you assholes?”
Thyssen.
Duisburg Coal Mine and Steel Headquarters.
I lay my back on the chair in the boardroom, staring at the ceiling.
I want a cold cola.
“Yes, these are the information I got from the personal connections I made while working at Krupp. Most of them are large steel importers, so they are supermarkets who do not have any particular affection for Krupp.”
Eventually Kluge joined the Thyssen board.
Chairman Thyssen wanted to insert Kluge as a director (director), but Kluge rejected my evaluation.
Instead, he became the manager of the shipbuilding division.
“Half words…?”
“I don’t know it in private, but in public, I am a subordinate. If I talk in half-speaking, I can be stamped by the working staff of Thyssen Steel, and I am comfortable with respectful words.”
“is it.”
I licked my lips and agreed.
“Well, get promoted quickly. The shipbuilding division is sized for a director in the first place, but it’s because you acknowledge your experience working in Krupp’s management office and entrust it.”
“I’m grateful.”
I’m guessing though.
It was Kluge’s opinion that the dumping of Thyssen Steel was started first and Krupp’s shipbuilding division was soaked.
Shipbuilding Division.
Krupp’s special steel division is Krupp’s special steel division that plays the role of a piggy bank. Although there are shipyards under Krupp, they usually sell Krupp steel, steel, and pig iron to be delivered to shipyards.
The problem is that Kluge has wiped out all of Krupp’s key clients.
Clients who experienced Moltke’s sales 5 minutes before the release and Kluge’s common sense sales at the same time took their cranes off Krupp and stuck with Kluge.
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Of course, it wasn’t just emotions, we had an invincible force called dumping.
“The clients are also satisfied. From the point of view of ship owners, as steel becomes cheaper, the number of ships to be entrusted to the shipyard will increase significantly.”
“Oh? Why do you think so?”
Kluge’s eyes are sharp.
a hundred eyes.
To be more specific, when I started a fire, the ability to control the fire was top-notch.
“It’s because I think that Detroit’s US Steel will win in the end. There are few countries where the iron and steel business is running well. Germany, England, France, and Russia are the only ones. If so, all other countries will import US steel. It’s possible.”
“…Isn’t that great?”
“Yeah, in the end, if that happens, only the European powers that snuggled up to protect the steel industry will be spared.”
“Tariffs can be lowered rather than abolished. They will open the door for steel supply and demand.”
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Of course.
This is a secondary chain effect following the shipping industry. If global industrialization is rapidly accelerated by steel, the European powers will have no choice but to lower their tariffs with tears of blood in order to catch up.
‘Acceleration of industrialization.’
It is more profitable for now to develop the industry by dumping steel and expand the economic network of VST and US Steel.
industries of the future.
We will eat up all that foundation.
“In the end, there will be a world where we can’t even do business without our steel.”
I shrugged.
“Isn’t that supremacy?”
the supremacy of steel.
So if you’re going to monopolize, you have to do it right.
“Yes, working with the German International Trade Association made me certain. In the future, steel exports will accelerate, and the global shipping industry will develop unprecedentedly. Large shipyards and large shipping companies will take charge of the boom, global logistics network will gradually develop, become denser, and become huge.”
“Not only that.”
I remembered the dreadnought.
The shape of the battleship as huge as Mount Tai is still unforgettable. Of course, one of them was buried in the sea, but the size was enough to cause a thrill.
“The UK and the United States have already acquired a dreadnought-class construction technology. Large ships will be enlarged at a rapid pace in the future. The development of special steels and alloys will advance, and the entire steel industry will welcome a new world.”
“Increasing the size of large ships…”
“It means that the tonnage that can be loaded will increase exponentially.”
I lifted my index finger.
“Besides, Krupp is making a huge mistake right now.”
“Is that an illusion?”
“The delusion that only they own the Krupp River.”
still they don’t know
The fact that we have acquired cemented technology as well as Krupp steel technology.
It was natural.
The warships with the Krupp River were kept strictly confidential, and viewing of the Dreadnought was restricted except for some marines.
It’s been 3 or 4 years since I got the Krupp River.
The bypass patent was obtained earlier, and the technology of cemented steel was successfully mass-produced.
“We already have a patent for Krupp Steel and a bypass patent. In addition, we already own Krupp’s patents for special steels and alloys.”
In a nutshell, Krupp these guys are dog hair.
It has been a long time since our technology was stolen by our industrial spies. We’ve still been locked up in private and waiting for the right time.
Now is the time to reveal it to the world.
When Krupp is immersed in the hope of a special steel, he dumps the special steel into the depths of despair.
“…that crazy.”
Kluge opened his mouth.
and trembled.
What kind of monster was he trying to fight? It was only now that Kluge was able to properly face each other.
＜ Death Race. (1) > end
