Chapter 11 Black Xinggen Consortium
The Danish government's distress had no effect on Ernst at all, or rather, it was the Danish people's suffering that created Ernst's happiness at this time.
The Second Schleswig War directly promoted the development of the Hechingen Development Company, and its business level rose sharply.
The expansion of the war will inevitably increase the coalition forces' emphasis on logistics. The coalition forces, which have launched powerful offensives one after another, have seen their daily consumption of supplies increase exponentially.
The demand for tobacco, a war necessity, continued to rise, and the Heixingen Tobacco Company took advantage of the opportunity to increase production.
The new production line has been deployed, orders are pouring in, and civilian orders have been temporarily put on hold.
The senior executives of Heixingen Company are full of enthusiasm as the situation is very good. The boss has already painted a big picture. The advantage is on my side. After the war is over, Heixingen Company will definitely move to a higher level.
By then, the well-funded Heixingen Company will increase its expansion into other fields. New factories and units will inevitably be added, and new jobs will be waiting for everyone.
As long as one is capable and capable, he or she is likely to become the head of the new department. Under the influence of such a grand blueprint, everyone will work harder to achieve better results and win the boss's favor.
The grassroots workers are also very enthusiastic, production efficiency has been significantly improved, and with the saturation of orders and the deployment of new machines, overtime pay has also increased significantly.
Nothing can motivate workers to produce more than an increase in income, and the industries of Heixingen Company are all manufacturing industries that do not require much physical labor, which require proficient mastery of machines and more detailed work processes.
Compared with the heavy physical labor industries of the same period, many low-level workers wanted to work in Ernst's factory.
In the 19th century, the population in Germany was extremely overpopulated and was still growing. The jobs created by the increasing industrialization obviously could not meet the needs of the local population.
Over the years, not only have the German nobility been a treasure trove of fresh blood for royal families of various countries, but the residents of the German region have also been the main force of immigration around the world.
A large number of German residents expand their livelihood channels abroad every year, especially in North and South America, and German immigrants are an important part of it.
A large number of industrial cities emerged in Germany. Backed by a large employed population and the popularization of quality education, the development of industry in Germany was promoted. Even though Germany had not yet been unified due to historical factors, it still began to surpass France economically.
Due to population and resource limitations, mainland France has begun to be left behind by the German region in the process of industrialization.
Fortunately, France has colonies and a world market second only to Britain, which can meet the raw materials and market needs of French industry and commerce. France does not feel any pressure from the relatively divided German region.
However, Prussia's development over the years has attracted the attention of the French, but the French government believes that Prussia still has a long way to go to unify Germany.
At the same time, the chaos in French politics led to serious internal strife in France, with royalists and republicans fighting each other, often to the point of death.
Although Napoleon III achieved a lot, he was restricted in many ways. He had to guard against the conspiracies of the Bourbons and Orleans, and at the same time, he had to resist the Republicans from causing trouble.
As an old revolutionary base, France also has to guard against other political factions inciting the people. A small march may be exploited by those with ulterior motives and escalate into a riot.
Napoleon III came to power by relying on the power of Napoleon the Great. His power was naturally limited, and it was difficult for him to take tough measures to integrate the power of the entire France and participate in global competition.
Even so, France ranks second among the great powers thanks to its rich political heritage and foundation accumulated over the generations.
In comparison, although the German region is scattered and fragmented, and the independence of each country has hindered the development of the German economy, German nationalism has been on the rise since modern times.
Knowledgeable people in the German region pushed for the unification of the German region. With many talented people emerging, they all worked towards the same goal.
Although there was a dispute over the route of Greater and Lesser Germany, the unification process of the German region was actually one step closer.
Markets, transportation and resources were quickly integrated, and nobles and capitalists with common interests actively promoted the development of the German region in the hope of achieving the goal of unifying Germany and participating in the competition for global interests.
Ernst is the beneficiary of this trend. It is hard to say whether a strong motherland can protect you, but it is much better than being a rootless duckweed.
Ernst was born as a member of the top German aristocracy. If Germany were unified, Ernst's aristocratic status would also increase in value along with the unification of the empire.
However, Ernst still has to solve the problem at hand. With the development of the industry, how to more smoothly dispatch and manage the resources in his hands is a top priority.
In order to firmly grasp the current and future markets and strengthen the management of his own companies, Ernst plans to establish a new business management center to complete the operation and management of his own companies.
The current Heixingen Development Company has shown signs of becoming a large enterprise. With the increasingly complete systems and hardware facilities of the daily necessities factory, many new product categories have emerged. It can at least be said that in terms of basic daily necessities, the Heixingen Development Company has formed an operating model in which three major forces drive the entire system.
With the help of the war, the Heixinggen Development Company quickly recovered its funds, and after making a profit, it quickly started factory construction. At the same time, the commercial outlets and partners established in the early stage have formed a mature network, centered on the German region and radiating to the surrounding areas.
Although Heixingen Development Company also encountered some resistance from the traditional handicraft industry, during the window period of new products, competitors did not come up with products with the same cost-effectiveness.
As a result, Heixinggen Development Company quickly gained a foothold in the field of daily necessities and expanded the scope of the field. It has an objective influence in this industry and is a true representative of advanced productive forces.
This led Ernst to plan to set up a separate subsidiary for the already mature daily necessities sector.
Tobacco is a highly profitable industry, and the Hechingen Tobacco Company will be separated by Ernst and become an independent department.
Together with the R&D center established previously, the three pillars of the current Heixinggen Development Company are now complete.
A supreme strategic decision-making body will be established above the Troika, and this new body will become the core of Ernst's industry.
After repeated research, Ernst developed a general plan as follows:
First, establish the Hechingen Development Bank and, through sole proprietorship and holding, establish a Hechingen consortium with the German region as its core.
Second, establish an independent Hechingen Tobacco Corporation, with the German region as the base and sub-brand companies in other regions as additions.
Third, a new Heixingen Daily Necessities Corporation will be established to take over all the factories of the current Heixingen Development Corporation except the tobacco industry.
Fourth, establish the Heixingen Science and Technology Research and Development Center to provide unified guidance for product research and development and new market development of other departments.
In this way, the prototype of the Heixingen Consortium with the Heixingen Development Bank as its core was born.
In addition to its grasp of current industries, the Hechingen Development Bank will participate in the development of emerging sectors in Germany through investment and shareholding.
These fields are important industries and sectors in later generations, including electronics, internal combustion engines, information (radio, telephone, etc.) and other core industries of the Second Industrial Revolution.
At this time, just before the outbreak of the Second Industrial Revolution, Ernst focused his bets on those scientific and technological achievements that were still lying in laboratories or in the minds of scientists and engineers, and had not yet shown strong vitality.
(End of this chapter)
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