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German Empire.
ThyssenKrupp’s restructuring headquarters.
I sat in the center of the headquarters and was immersed in thought.
The restructuring headquarters of VST, Krupp Steel and Thyssen Steel were temporarily located in Duisburg, Thyssen Steel.
From here, I will gradually make the steel monster I envisioned into reality.
“President Thyssen, the Ottoman Empire has closed the Bosphorus.”
I leaned back in the chair.
The news that would hit the global steel and arms industry quickly spread to Duisburg.
Chairman Thyssen scratched the bridge of his nose.
“If it’s the Bosphorus… it’s the gate of the Black Sea.”
“Yeah, in order to get out of the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, you have to go through the Bosphorus, so it’s effectively locking the Black Sea.”
In fact, this may not have a direct impact on the German steel industry. Because the German shipping industry was open to the Baltic and North Seas, it had no connection with the Black Sea or the Mediterranean Sea.
However, as international politics is not a simple game, it has turned the European game upside down.
I thought I knew why the Ottoman Empire locked the door.
“I think of it as a check on Pan-Slavism by the Ottoman Empire. Because Alexander I of Serbia was murdered by the Pan-Slavic group Black Sudan.
The Bosphorus Strait was the most powerful weapon of the Ottoman Empire, and if the strait was locked, the Slavic countries’ trade networks were blocked.
The surest and most effective blow to Pan-Slavism is the blockade of the Bosphorus.
It is the most effective weapon against the Ottoman Empire’s sanctions against Russia.
This is why the British Empire intervened in the Ottoman Empire.
In the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and Suez are locked by Britain, but since the first gateway to check the Russian Empire was the Bosphorus, they had to be friendly with the Ottoman Empire.
The Great Game is not over yet.
It was the result of the British Empire’s unwillingness to give the Russian Empire an immovable port.
I was talking.
“Now that the Black Sea is completely blocked, countries in the Balkans will be more active in import and export through land transportation, which is good news for the German Empire. “
All that’s left is land transport.
The Balkans no longer have a choice.
As sea transport was blocked, the only answer was land transport, and the German Empire had no choice but to increase the proportion of major importers.
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Of course, this is also not easy.
“But Chairman Detroit, in this situation where the Ottoman Empire controls even the business rights of Baghdad, the Ottoman Empire has the initiative in the Balkans.”
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Once in Berlin, Baghdad, which would pass through the Balkans, was under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
Construction hasn’t even started yet.
“Even if it were to be transported by rail, it is certain that the Wuhong Empire would intervene in the operation of the railroad and censor all imports of steel and weapons to the Balkans.”
The Wuhong Empire was a pan-Germanic state at the forefront of pan-Slavicism.
The Ottoman Empire and Pan-Germanism strongly sanction Pan-Slavism.
“Chairman Detroit, if that’s the case, we need a detour.”
bypass.
Alternatively, there is a way to lift restrictions on railroad operation.
President Thyssen’s face darkened a little.
“Exporting to the Ottoman Empire and skipping once, or passing through the Russian Empire will be the only way.”
Balkans.
Just before the embers spread, the gunpowder depot began to shake up the European continent.
But I have a slightly different opinion.
I had one more option.
“Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, etc. There are many countries or powers in the Balkans.”
Independent States of the Balkans.
Some of these cities were still under the control of the Ottoman Empire. The Balkans wanted war with the Ottoman Empire for complete independence.
“Obviously, as I said, exporting to the Ottoman Empire and passing through once seems to be the fastest way. Land transportation from the Ottoman Empire to the Balkans via the Anatolian Railway is quick. But.”
Conversely, say.
It was like saying that cities and powers to support them were abundant within the Ottoman Empire. No matter how much the Ottoman Empire locked the Bosphorus, it could not completely lock it.
“There is also a way to put it directly into the Balkans. Countries where the border between Pan-Germanic and Pan-Slavic is ambiguous. For example, the Kingdom of Greece would be the case.”
Although it is a bit unsettling, there was also a way to export directly to the Balkans.
“Chairman of Detroit, but isn’t the Kingdom of Greece a bit too precarious? In the first place, none of the Balkan countries are sane. If even transport routes are cut in the middle, trade routes will suffer.”
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Oh
Chairman Thyssen does not know yet.
No, I had to not know.
“I think it is necessary to correct President Thyssen’s misunderstanding. Rather, it is still safe because it is the Balkan Peninsula of madness. The Greek Kingdom is an ambiguous force, and at the same time, it will join the pan-Slavic side in the not-too-distant future. There’s a good chance they’ll do it.”
“Yes? How do you expect that?”
“It means that the Greek Kingdom will also have territories that the Ottoman Empire wants to take away.”
“…Ah, yes. It’s a place where conflicts happen like food.”
“Greek is not a country that listens to the people who say that the Okhung Empire is attached to it.”
In a nutshell, these guys are scumbags.
It is an area where forced assimilation and ethnic cleansing take place like a meal. There is relatively little need to be concerned about the intervention of other countries in areas where policies that seem to have given up humanity are rampant.
They are the kids who pretend to be tongue-in-cheek and stab them in the back.
President Thyssen shook his head as if he understood what I was saying.
“You’re taking the geographic character into account.”
“That’s right. If you don’t know about any other place, this is a place where there are a lot of people who will raise their hands and cheer when they say that they export arms. Steel? Maybe they will bow down to us. Even low-cost steel. It’s over.”
I could see a goose bump on the back of President Thyssen’s hand at my words.
After I finished explaining, I leaned back in my chair.
Direct trade to the Balkans.
There is clearly only one milestone for the global steel and weapons industries to go.
It was only pointing to the Balkans.
“Vyron.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Let’s have a meeting with Director Loewe right away.”
Loewe Director.
The godfather of the German arms industry.
The de facto head of the DWM owner family.
It had been about a year since I got a call from them.
“I’ll accept the M&A offer before going bankrupt.”
filing for bankruptcy.
DWM, which had been toppled by a great fire, was now pushed to the edge of a real cliff.
***
The meeting with Loewe happened quickly.
Negotiation table with DWM.
“You’re joining ThyssenKrupp, not New York Ordnance.”
Loewe was emaciated as he had never seen it before.
DWM may have been in a state of being in a state of huge debt when its factory in Baden burned in the fire of terrorism, and it was forced to file for bankruptcy.
The German Empire has already been unable to digest Krupp and is in a goalpost.
In the first place, the institution established for such times was the German Investment Corporation.
I was the president of such a German Investment Corporation.
The only person Loewe could rely on was now me.
“Joining ThyssenKrupp would be comfortable for Loewe Director. Even if I take over DWM, the management will continue to hire him as it is.”
A gun monster possessing FN Ersthal and Mouser.
If it acquires DWM, it will be able to achieve faster promotion of the arms industry through technical agreements by forming an arms industry alliance with the New York Ordnance Agency.
is that only
Germany has now entered the era of low-cost steel.
At the beginning of a boom in the arms industry, DWM is ready to ride.
“…even if DWM doesn’t go down, my wish has come true.”
Isa Loewe’s face was 10 years older. The gun company he inherited from his brother was about to go extinct in his own generation.
Director Loewe’s pressure was indescribable.
“The Berlin factory is returning safely. But only when the factory in Baden is like that… We will have to build a new factory site, but that’s a problem.”
“Is this a new factory site?”
M&A was already a decision in Loewe’s mind. Since you will receive employment succession anyway, the most important thing from the Loewe director’s point of view was DWM’s expansion.
“Hey… You don’t seem to know why I’m so excited, but this is what happens when I put down the manager’s burden. I haven’t been able to sympathize with the difference between a professional manager and an owner family, but I think I understand it now.”
Professional managers have less risk than owner families. Since you are not running a business with your own money, even if you go bankrupt, you are fired.
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Of course, I don’t think that Loewe’s director will make such a fuss.
Rather, it seemed that Loewe’s potential would explode.
During this time, I suffered a lot.
“Loewe Director.”
“Why but.”
“You don’t have to worry about money in the future.”
I smiled bitterly.
“really.”
“flaw….”
A smirk leaked from between Loewe’s lips.
“Huh…hhh? It’s a masterpiece! It’s a masterpiece. Is there any other word that makes you feel as reassuring as this? It’s because of the contribution of someone who has won world finance. It’s like you’ve won thousands of horses.”
Director Loewe laughed.
“So. Where would the factory site be?”
“It should be a location that is linked to the Berlin factory and at the same time that it should be able to be transported to the Balkans.”
Balkans.
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Of course, there were many small countries such as Greece, Bulgaria, and Serbia, but the Ottoman Empire and Ottoman Empire were also our customers.
They also wanted to import cheap weapons in bulk, and they needed factories to produce the firearms they could supply.
Even if they could not go to the Balkans, they could build a factory facility just by the demand from the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
Furthermore, the export route is opened to the Kingdom of Italy.
What a beautiful pando this is.
“Munich.”
I smiled.
“DWM’s second plant will be built in Munich.”
As close as possible to the Balkans.
It was the loser of southern Germany. It was Munich in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
***
British Empire.
“Hmm.”
wink….
A man lit a cigar and opened a newspaper. In front of the man, James was holding a teacup and staring at him.
Charles Rawls.
The UK’s number one sales ranking.
It’s been a few days since the Detroit Master came over to replace Veyron and recruit him.
He was an essential person for the aviation industry that the master envisioned.
Among Rolls and Royce, the person who will be most interested in the aircraft industry.
But as soon as James met him.
Although he showed interest in airplanes, he was somewhat elusive.
‘Maybe it’s the effect that the aircraft hasn’t succeeded yet.’
How can I explain the pleasure I have never experienced?
James, on the other hand, persuaded him about the automobile industry and the engine industry, but the solid Rolls strength was broken at an unexpected point.
“Today’s news. This is a hot newspaper that just came out. James, are you curious about the content?”
I’ve been out since early morning.
There was no time to take care of the morning. Of course I didn’t know, and I was curious about the newspapers in the raging Rolls.
But I didn’t express myself.
“Did something big happen? For me, Rawls-sama is the most important agenda right now, so I can put other issues aside for a while.”
“Hmm.”
Charles Rawls, uninterested, opened the newspaper.
“Today’s Time Magazine. It says that US Steel has partnered with Germany’s ThyssenKrupp.”
“ThyssenKrupp?”
“Oh, you don’t know. A few days ago, when the German steel industry merged into one, a steel company that monopolized 90% of German steel was born. That’s ThyssenKrupp. It’s a monster run by your CEO.”
‘You have succeeded.’
James clenched his fists inwardly.
With this, the master can consume the majority of the world’s steel. The remaining steel market is Russia, France, and the UK.
The others were already close to annihilation.
‘yes?’
🥳
Suddenly, James took the newspaper from Rawls. Rawls rubbed his eyes, grinned and handed it over to him.
I quickly knew where James was stuck.
“There is also news about the British government.”
“Yes.”
James did not miss the article.
[A tighter tariff barrier. The British government is willing to raise tariffs on steel to 400%. The British Empire is returning to protectionism. Will it be isolated from the closed markets of the Commonwealth?]
It was a pretty poignant article.
“It’s like the British Parliament. It’s like Time magazine.”
“Because of protectionism, the Belfour Cabinet is now very talkative both inside and outside the country. From what I have heard from my acquaintances, the British Parliament is split in half, and every day they use their tongues in front of the Seward Line to cut them.”
Sword line.
Two lines running through the center of the British Parliament.
In the past, there were cases where lawmakers with swords tried to kill each other, so a line that should not be crossed was drawn.
In the center of the narrow British Parliament, a line was drawn for each of the ruling and opposition parties.
“Because the Belfour cabinet has come up with the justification that it should protect its national key industry, the steel company, from going bankrupt due to US steel dumping.”
James didn’t understand the Belfour cabinet’s response.
“The problem is that Britain had a symbolism that was as good as the vanguard of free trade, and this is probably because it has been ruined.”
free tradeism.
The British economy was equipped with a free trade system without any restrictions through laissez-faire and free tradeism.
Thanks to this, he was able to build the British Empire through active trade, but he cannot protect the steel industry as it is.
“In the first place, protectionism wouldn’t have been passed like that. Ordinarily.”
“Yes.”
Detroit Morgan.
James was able to tremble at the master’s influence once again.
“Because the Bank of England has expressed support for the Belfour cabinet’s opinion.”
Bank of England.
The Bank of England, the vanguard of laissez-faire, supported the tariff barrier. This shocked the British economy and the public as well as the British Parliament.
It was an event that shocked the entire UK.
“The Court of Directors submitted a final opinion to the British Parliament, and the tariffs were eventually passed. No one knew that the vanguard of laissez-faire would turn like this.”
Bank of England.
There were many things that happened in Shanghai for them to stand up for laissez-faire.
Prisoner’s dilemma.
What a terrible result it has. Can laissez-faire be shaken up?
How ignorant of the calculations of human greed and madness.
they have realized
[Some level of control is essential. The British government has the right and the duty to intervene to revive the national economy.]
All these flows.
It’s all a torrent created by Detroit Morgan.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the European continent was living in the effects and progress of Detroit.
Every step in his footsteps shakes the continent.
[The glowing Balkan Peninsula. Serbia into Russian arms. Motion capture for the Balkans. People of all Europe. Beware of Pan-Slavism.]
he like that
Now it’s a forbidden realm. He was about to set foot in the Balkans.
widely.
“It’s fixed.”
Charles Rawls lightly struck the desk with his palm. And then he held out his hand.
James looked down at the outstretched hand.
“I will also be with you.”
It was the moment when Rolls joined the aviation industry.
***
“It’s nice to have all the export routes sorted out.”
I stretched out and left the restructuring headquarters.
It relieved my stiff neck and shoulders.
Lately, things have been happening all at once, and I’ve been drowning in my body.
“Vyron. As soon as you return to Frankfurt, prepare to open a special account at the German settlement bank exclusively for VVIP.”
“Is this account for VVIP?”
Veyron tilted her head at my sudden request. However, Veyron’s hand opened a notepad and quickly took notes, and I continued to speak.
“At the same time, establish a trust company as a useful guy. This is also for VVIPs. Bring all the good guys from the hedge fund secretariat.”
“You seem to have caught even a giant.”
“Miss Berta said most of the German government bonds.”
“…!!!”
German bonds.
Can’t write right now If the German bonds were used in the German Empire, which is guarded by the German Imperial Army, it would be nothing but an all-out war, not to the level of losing the Berlin Palace.
I don’t want to lose to the Berlin Palace already.
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On the contrary, the German Empire should be victorious. They are the type of people who fall into a bog as they get better.
They create an environment that makes them want war on their own.
Bonds are only secured as a means of pressure after their downfall.
“If only Ms. Berta can convince you, it’s one thing at a time. You can get two things.”
“Are you two?”
“Yeah, two.”
What I need is not Miss Berta.
The enormous power she has. She was still completely unaware of the power she possessed.
If she had known the power she had, she would have attacked more aggressively.
The only way to get a trust from her is now.
“First of all, Miss Berta has a female body, so she can’t handle German bonds properly.”
It was a period of extreme gender discrimination.
In the first place, Ms. Berta was not very kind to women in the early 20th century to do anything with capital.
Especially not to mention the famous conservative Prussian Junkers.
“The Berlin Palace will chew on Miss Berta’s exercise of rights. I will explain this to Miss Berta’s agent. He will understand. Because it is true.”
If you entrust me with your German bonds as a trust, I will be able to exercise them. Bonds become a little more useful.
“The fact that the German Settlement Bank has bonds is not enough for the Berlin Palace to touch us.”
The German settlement bank is protected by the United States.
If such a German settlement bank holds bonds as trusts, it would be the worst for the Berlin Palace.
Because it was a kind of self-destruct button.
If they touch us, I’ll try to get acquainted with German bonds.
From the standpoint of the Berlin Palace, it is a high-risk low-key.
The meaning of stabbing me is gone.
A more stable German investment activity becomes possible.
“A question here.”
I smiled wickedly.
“If Miss Berta comes to our bank, what will happen to the Deutsche Bank that I had deposited before?”
The first German code disappears.
Deutsche Bank is suffering from 3 second-hand loans and has even received a loan from the German Settlement Bank.
In that state, will the wealth of the first German wealth be withdrawn?
There was only one answer.
“It’s going bankrupt.”
Deutsche Bank.
This was a golden opportunity for us, armed with German bonds, to erode the Berlin bank notes.
＜ A turbulent Europe. (1) > end
