Chapter 571 America is a big piece of fat meat
Stokes left satisfied, even though Charles set a series of harsh conditions in the cooperation agreement.
For example, it is necessary to build and renovate a factory in Lavaz, it is necessary to train relevant talents for the tractor factory, and it will take three years before cooperation with the UK can begin, etc.
Stokes agreed to all of them straightforwardly. He knew in his heart that Shire was defending against Britain rather than Scott Machinery Company.
More importantly, he knew that Charles was irreplaceable, but the machinery company was replaceable.
If Stokes disagrees with these conditions and chooses not to cooperate today, hundreds of machinery companies will immediately line up to cooperate with Shire.
Stokes even thought that there was no need for Shire to choose a British machinery company to cooperate with, and a local machinery company would be much safer.
That’s true, but not entirely.
Charles had a compensatory mentality: he stole Stokes's invention of the mortar and gave him the idea of a tank gun.
But that’s only part of it.
"I'm not sure if this is feasible." Djokovic looked at the cooperation agreement with some concern: "Scott Machinery is a British company after all, Shire. Once there is a conflict of national interests, no agreement will work."
It is obvious that agreements between companies are nothing but a piece of waste paper in the face of national interests.
But Charles wasn't worried.
"The French mechanical companies are perhaps even less reliable, father," Charles replied, "because most of them are related to Schneider."
Then Charles added: "If Stokes is smart, he will try to protect our interests rather than Britain's."
Djokovic seemed to understand that Charles would have many more inventions in the future, which could "hook" Stokes.
At the same time, Shire's real competitor is Schneider rather than the British Machinery Company. From a personal point of view, the British Machinery Company is safer.
However, doesn’t this put personal interests above national interests?
Djoka looked at Charles.
Charles said nothing, some things could not be explained.
Although Britain is the country that invented the tank in history, due to its characteristics as an island country, it focuses on the navy and air force but not the army, and its tanks have always been on the wrong track.
From the infantry tanks of World War II to the stubborn use of rifled guns after the war, they finally had to switch to smoothbore guns, which was far behind the times.
As for a country that always has problems in its development direction, Charles is not worried that it will become a competitor in tanks, and can cooperate with it with confidence.
Djokovic was not thinking about this. He found a reasonable excuse for Charles from another perspective:
Charles is the most conscientious capitalist, and his interests represent national interests.
Well, that must be it!
Then Deyoka thought of something. He stood up and walked to his desk. He took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Charles:
“Your decisions are all correct.”
"Our insurance industry is developing very well, both in the UK and in France."
“In just a few months, we acquired hundreds of insurance companies, including 48 in the UK and 71 in France.”
Charles took the document and saw that it was data from an insurance company.
He turned to the back and looked at the final data and was almost shocked. Not counting the rapidly growing francs and pounds, the US dollars converted alone amounted to more than 120 million.
You have to know that Britain only borrowed more than 10 billion US dollars from the United States during the entire World War I, which had already determined the direction of the war, while Charles alone had more than 100 million US dollars in foreign exchange.
This is the credit of the war, Charles exclaimed, it can quickly increase wealth exponentially.
"This is after we provided a large amount of supplies to the front line." Djoka raised his eyebrows: "The Sixth Army has more than 200,000 people, and we spent more than 30 million US dollars on it."
Dejoka felt sorry for this: "Although I know you saved many people, this money should not be borne by us."
What Dejoka meant was that this could be reported to parliament and reimbursed by the government. After all, this was money used to resolve the military mutiny.
"It's worth it, father," Charles replied, not intending to do so.
"Okay." Djoka nodded: "What should we do next? Continue to buy supplies?"
Charles flipped through the documents casually and shook his head: "No, I plan to develop military industry in the United States."
"Develop military industry in the United States?" Djokovic stopped his coffee and looked at Charles in astonishment: "Are you really going to do this?"
Ciel nodded slightly.
"Which aspect?" Djokovic asked again.
"Everything," Charles answered. "Submachine guns, submachine guns, rifles, grenades, helmets."
Deyoka put down his coffee cup and said nervously, "Have you ever considered whether the United States needs these things? I mean, the United States is a neutral country, and its current national policy is not to participate in wars. I believe you must have heard of the Monroe Doctrine?"
(Note: The Monroe Doctrine was issued in 1823. The United States stated that it would remain neutral in disputes between European countries or wars between countries and their American colonies. If such wars occurred in the Americas, the United States would regard them as hostile acts.)
"Yes, father." Charles closed the file. He found that these data did not mean much. What was important was how to double them.
"Then you should understand that the United States will not enter the war."
Djokovic believes that Charles' decision is wrong. If the United States does not participate in the war, it means that they do not need those weapons, so there will be no future in developing military industry in the United States.
"The United States will join the war." Charles answered with certainty, stood up and handed the data back to Djoka.
In his eyes, the United States is a big piece of fat meat.
No one, including the United States itself, thought that they would be involved in the war, so there was almost no preparation for the war.
This meant that when they participated in the war, they were in severe shortage of various weapons and equipment. They wore "cowboy hats" (also known as Montana hats or lemon juicer hats) on their heads. They had no tanks or armored vehicles, and their machine guns had to be provided by France, even if they were Chauchat machine guns that were so rotten that they were unusable.
Charles thought, why not intercept it in the United States?
Make money by selling equipment to the United States, and then use the American money to buy supplies and ship them to France. Then, France will be able to completely get rid of its dependence on British supplies, including supplies for the "Secretary of the Admiralty."
"Okay!" Seeing that Charles still insisted, Djoka felt that he should trust Charles' judgment. After all, Charles had not made any mistakes so far: "So, who do you think we should send to the United States?"
Charles immediately gave a candidate: "What do you think of Joseph?"
"Joseph?" Deyoka was stunned. "His loyalty is beyond doubt, but he doesn't know much about military affairs."
Joseph is Matthew's father, the most loyal steward of the Bernard family, and has always been the director of the tractor factory.
"He doesn't need to know military matters, father," Charles answered. "He only needs to know how to manage and run a business."
How many people who run arsenals and sell arms in this era truly understand military affairs?
Steed?
Wells?
Still James!
(End of this chapter)
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