Chapter 151 In France
Before coming to Paris this time, Tom did his homework and rehearsed for a long time in advance.
In fact, Tom's rhetoric is very poor, and it will definitely have no effect if he encounters those old foxes.
But the purpose of Tom's trip was still young Alfonso XII. The communication between adults still had the effect of boosting the enthusiasm of these young people.
It was impossible for Sarah II not to be terrified when she brought little Alfonso from Spain to Paris. The only difference was that in Paris she didn't have to worry about being pushed to the guillotine by the angry Spanish people.
Anyway, the United States is currently in a disliked state in Europe, and it is right for other countries to blame the Americans for some fictitious things.
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While Tom went to Paris, Ernst himself was not idle either. He was currently in Marseille, France, inspecting the development of the company.
Although Ernst was also in France, it was completely unnecessary for him to go and talk to the Spanish royal family himself.
Being able to send a representative would be quite conspicuous among the governments of various countries. Apart from the exiles from France and Spain, there were almost no decent forces that cared about the fate of the Spanish royal family at this time, let alone provide support.
Although the money given by Hei Xinggen was not much, it was definitely unique. More people wanted to make a fortune from Sha Er. After all, Sha Er was a person who spent a lot of money extravagantly and took away a lot of good things from the Spanish royal palace when he escaped.
Coupled with the Bourbon family's influence in France, many people could come to collect a salary from the mother and son under the banner of national restoration.
After all, Sarah II claimed that she was still the Queen of Spain. For this reason, she tried to contact her political enemies, the Carlos faction, and was even willing to give them financial assistance. Although she was rejected by Carlos, it showed that Sarah II still had considerable funds.
Marseille is the second largest city in France after Paris, and its business is extremely prosperous. The Hechingen Group also established a French branch here to manage its business in France.
In the business market of the Hechingen Consortium, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are equally important and are both in the first tier, while the French market and Eastern Europe are in the second tier.
Although Eastern Europe has a large population, its purchasing power cannot compare with that of France today, and the French are more willing to enjoy life, so France is an important client of the Hexingen Group.
The factory of the Hechingen Consortium in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is connected to the French market. Relying on the convenience of the Mediterranean routes, the factory in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is mainly responsible for the business of the entire Mediterranean west of Trieste.
The factories in the German region mainly expanded their business in Eastern Europe, that is, Tsarist Russia.
As for the Ottoman and Middle Eastern markets, Ernst is currently trying to expand its business to the Middle East with East Africa as the center.
Of course, East Africa cannot meet the conditions now, especially the business in the Mediterranean region such as the Ottoman Empire and North Africa is still undertaken by factories in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Marseille is indeed good among all the cities in Europe, especially in this era, it is a true international metropolis, and even Napoleon built a palace here.
Ernst arrived in Marseille by ship from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and landed at the port of Marseille with a large group of bodyguards and staff.
Marseille was just the starting point of this trip to France. Ernst tried to re-establish the connection between the Hechingen royal family and their old friends in France.
Finally, the trip ended in Paris and the train was transferred back to Hechingen.
"Your Highness, the hotel we will stay in today has been arranged. You must be tired from the journey. I wonder if you would like to take a rest today." Carlisle, the head of the Hexingen Consortium in Marseille, said respectfully.
"Well, that's not necessary. Let's go to the company first and check the business status of the French branch this year. I'm very energetic now." Ernst said.
"Okay, Your Highness, but please wait a moment. You brought a lot of people this time, so our carriages are not arranged in place. Please forgive me!" Carlisle said.
"Of course no problem, go and get ready!" said Ernst.
This is common sense. Ernst brought seventy or eighty bodyguards and a bunch of professionals, but he did not make it clear to the Marseille staff in advance.
To be honest, with so many people gathered together, if you didn’t know, you would think some big shot was visiting Marseille.
Ernst, who has a wealthy family, dare not waste time. He is not indestructible and is not afraid of assassinations.
Although Hexingen has no open enemies, Ernst will not leave his fate to the word "maybe".
Ernst's bodyguard team is absolutely first-class in the whole of Europe. Take this trip for example. There are ten members of the Hechingen Royal Guard, all of whom are regular military personnel armed with live ammunition. This has been agreed with the French government.
This is the advantage of being a German prince. Although Hechingen has completely become a part of Prussia, the treatment of those European monarchs is still the same. As long as the Hechingen royal family can afford the salary, the palace guards can naturally be retained.
In addition to the palace guards are the security team dressed in suits and ties. These are unofficial security personnel and they are the largest in number, consisting of fifty or sixty people.
Their uniforms were all custom-made, and when they stood there, they looked like the elites of this era. These were the ones who openly guarded Ernst.
The remaining security personnel consisted of a dozen plainclothes officers, who were mainly responsible for observing the surroundings for suspicious persons and dangers, and for checking for any dangers in advance.
Their range of activities is relatively large. Their activity area is within a hundred meters. In order to hide in the crowd, this time they deliberately dressed up as French and foreign tourists.
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Soon, the convoy arrived at the Hechingen Group branch in Marseille, and Ernst's team of professionals began to check the accounts, performance, etc.
Basically, there were no major problems and minor discrepancies could be matched. Ernst was very satisfied with the results of this surprise inspection.
"Carlisle, you have done a great job. Keep up the good work. And everyone here, you must not slack off in your work.
France is an important market for our consortium. We must keep in mind the service tenet that customers are our bread and butter. Only when customers are satisfied can our products and businesses expand the market better. The Hexingen Consortium is based on quality and wants more people in the market to recognize the reliability of our products and businesses. "
Today, the German region has not yet been unified, and the supervision of commodity survival is not in place. In addition, Germany is an undoubted copycat country, so the reputation of its industrial products is only slightly better than that of the United States.
Therefore, when doing business, the Hei Xingen Group is not keen on being linked to Germany. In the fields of electricity and energy power, which are high-tech industries, the strength is there, and it doesn't matter if the German product logo is hung. Anyway, professionals know whose products are best to buy.
Like ordinary commodities, the main focus of the Heixinggen Group is still differentiation, especially the launch of products that are in line with the national conditions of each country.
Cooperate with commercial outlets to enhance people's impression of Heixinggen's products and brands.
Of course, fakes are unavoidable. There are many small workshops in Europe that can replicate trademarks and put them on the market the next day.
At this time, the commercial outlets of the Heixingen Group come into play. The Heixingen Group cannot be sure whether the products you buy from other places are fake or not, but the commercial outlets of Heixingen are all officially certified, and the goods are shipped directly from the factories under the Heixingen Group, with a seamless connection.
Products purchased from Heixinggen commercial outlets will also be coded to prevent counterfeiting.
There are basically no counterfeit goods in the commercial outlets certified by the Heixingen Group. In order to prevent some outlets from selling inferior goods as good ones and pocketing the profits, the Heixingen Group also provides customers with a thoughtful reporting service. If there is solid evidence, the customer can get a huge reward.
Therefore, basically no person in charge of the commercial outlets under Hei Xinggen dares to do anything tricky.
As long as the goods are purchased through formal channels, the Heixinggen Group will also provide follow-up services, so Heixinggen's products have a good reputation in the market.
The consequence of this is that in order to protect the rights and interests of consumers, Heixinggen's commercial outlets are expanding relatively slowly, and many stores require their own investment. However, Heixinggen is engaged in long-term business after all, so it doesn't matter if it spends a little more effort.
Moreover, the product coverage of the Heixinggen Group is now very wide, and it can provide many exclusive products, while also selling some other companies' products on a part-time basis.
To put it simply, it is a supermarket. Of course, supermarkets in Hechingen now only exist in slightly larger cities across Europe, and do not exist in many places yet.
Ernst drew fully on the experience of his previous life and made the current Hexingen commercial outlets a model where customers can interact directly with the goods, reducing the middlemen and finally check out at the counter.
In order to increase consumers' shopping interest, Ernst does not mind putting other companies' products on the shelves as long as they meet the standards of the Hexingen Group.
These commercial outlets do not have a unified brand across Europe, but are given local names according to the national conditions of each country. For example, the name used for the Hechingen supermarket in France is the Seine Riverside Department Store.
The confused French public thought that these supermarkets were opened by Parisians. After all, Paris is the capital of France, so the products from Paris should not be too bad, so they just went in and bought them.
Of course, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are exceptions. These two regions are named after the original name of Hechingen. In Ernst's eyes, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are one.
The larger the city and the better the economy, the bigger the supermarkets in Hexingen will be, and the more goods and services they will provide. With the help of the Hexingen Group's unique supply channels, these supermarkets will be able to grow and develop on the European continent.
These supermarkets can be seen all over Europe. After all, supermarkets along the Seine are not necessarily only found in France, they can also be found in Germany and Tsarist Russia. Anyway, the general public who are unaware of the truth think that they are French brands, and the romantic city itself has a brand effect.
Now the Hexingen Group has begun to enter the British market, and a number of supermarkets will soon appear there.
(End of this chapter)
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