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If Christmas Eve in 1868 allowed the Austrian New Energy Power Company to follow the name of the city that never sleeps in the civilized world, then in 1869, the Austrian New Energy Power Company established its dominant position in the industry.

With the completion of a series of patent authorizations, the Austrian New Energy Power Company standard has also become an international standard for power systems.

It is not difficult to break this standard system, as long as you are willing to throw money, you can always break it.No one knows just how much money is going to be thrown in.

If this is a profiteering industry, then the consortium may try again.Unfortunately, the power industry is just emerging, and the urban power supply system looks delicious but difficult to make a profit.

No one knows what the market is mature, but when the patented technology expires, everyone is clear.

This era has not yet entered a high-paced era, and everyone ’s sense of crisis is not so strong. They simply do n’t think that within 20 to 30 years, electricity will become the mainstream of this era.

Taking steamships as an example, Geoffrey was built in 1796.At that time, it was also considered to be a technology that changed the times. However, more than 70 years have passed, and now the mainstream ships in the sea are still sail-powered.

There are still many such examples. There is a period of time between the emergence and the large-scale application of a technology.The length of this cycle directly determines the commercial value of the technology.

In order to promote the advancement of electric power technology, Franz smashed millions of Aegis. If the promotion cost in the later period is calculated, the cost is already tens of millions of Aegis.

It should be understood that this is not a pure technology, but an industrial system.Including raw materials industries such as upstream steel, copper smelting, rubber, and downstream power transmission, generators, electric lamps, electric meters ...

It cannot be done without a large investment. This is not something that one or two scientists and dozens of engineers can accomplish. It is the industrial strength of a country.

This is also the reason why most scientific and technological inventions and creations in the 19th century were concentrated in Europe and America. Without a supporting industrial system, even if you were given a copy of the atomic bomb manufacturing technology, you would not be able to create it.

Franz is in a good mood. The Austrian New Energy Power Company has made a profit. Although it was sold through technology, this is also a good start.

If there is no accident, a consortium with the Austrian New Energy Power Company at its core will appear in the near future.

Since the advent of the age of capitalism cannot be stopped, it is better to control them.

Those who follow me are prosperous, those who rebel against me die!

As an emperor, Franz is not short of domineering.With the advantage of power in hand + prophet, it is not impossible to secretly control the imperial economy by industrial layout in advance.

This stack of thick commercial contracts is the bottom line. As of now, the Austrian New Energy Power Company has signed strategic cooperation treaties with hundreds of cities.

Not only cities in Austria, but also cities in other European countries, everyone can reach an agreement, the main reason is cooperation.

Simply put, it is the Austrian New Energy Power Company ’s technology discount plus part of the funds and the local government partnership to establish a subsidiary, and everyone contributes to the promotion of human lighting.

Let foreign companies monopolize their own power supply, everyone must be afraid, it will be different to become a domestic company.

Many local governments are not directly invested by enterprises, so this part of the shares can also be invested by private capital, and the specific share allocation will naturally be calculated from the amount of capital contributed by both parties.

In the face of interests, everyone can become good friends.No one doubts the prospect of electricity, but considering the cost, everyone has tacitly delayed the construction time.

This is what each needs. Austrian New Energy Power Company has completed its strategic layout and extended its influence to all European countries.

The politicians have obtained a contract that will satisfy the people. As for when it will be realized in the future, it does not matter. They have already got the job.

Investors are investing in the future, and now they are only signing commercial contracts and spending a small amount of money to build shell companies. When the future is profitable, it is when they really pay.

Affected by this series of contracts, the gas company's stock fell a lot.Ordinary people do not know how high the cost of electricity is now. Many people assume that gas will soon be replaced by electric lights.

This judgment is also not wrong. The price of gas lamp lighting is also not low, but it is cheaper than the electricity cost before the popularization.Once the power system is perfect, lighting power consumption every month has a cost advantage.

Ordinary households only have a few light bulbs, and usually only turn on one. A maximum of a few kilowatt-hours of electricity a month, the electricity bill is a few shillings.

Expensive is mainly in the power supply equipment, resulting in high cost of account opening.At least the cost of light also requires dozens of Aegis, which ordinary citizens simply cannot afford and become the biggest obstacle to the popularization of electricity.

This is still the case when the installation rate is high. If the installation rate of the area is low, this cost may be as high as a thousand shields.

After all, a family must also pull a line for electricity, and dozens of household appliances still need only one line. The more accounts opened, the lower the per capita amortization.

In any case, as long as these contracts become a reality, the Austrian New Energy Power Company received a long-term meal ticket.

Even if the profitability of these subsidiaries is not good, relying solely on providing them with technical services and selling supporting electrical equipment is enough to feed the Austrian New Energy Power Company.

Even if it doesn't do anything, salted fish will be one of the world's top 500 in the 21st century.Fortunately, no one thought so much in this era, otherwise these businesses are not so easy to get.

It should not be said to be taken, as if the other party delivered it to your door.The Austrian new energy power company did not go out to run the business, and the customer came to the door voluntarily.

Salted fish thinking is essential. How can a company that does not want to be enterprising become a great company?

"Tell Mark Oliver that they will make persistent efforts and run as many horses as possible. Taking advantage of no giant intervention, more cities will be brought in.

In addition, to pack the company, Austrian New Energy Power Company is not just an ordinary company, but an enterprise with great ideals.

Our goal is: to make this world bright, making money is just an accident.

If some partners have doubts, they can let them take a large share in the subsidiary.In short, we need to expand as soon as possible, complete the European strategic layout as soon as possible, and then extend our tentacles to the whole world."

It is impossible to monopolize the power supply. Now all we can do is rely on first-mover advantage to encircle the city.

As for the rural areas, the business that loses money is the government's business. It is temporarily out of the planning of the Austrian New Energy Power Company.

In this public infrastructure project, people's livelihood projects in the future will limit the profits of all governments, otherwise spitting stars can kill people.

By that time, rural electricity consumption can be taken into account.The newly increased construction and maintenance costs directly diluted the profits of the subsidiary.

No longer a profiteering industry, the public will naturally not spray.No one has a word to keep a reasonable profit of more than a dozen points.

Moreover, the decrease in the profit of subsidiaries does not mean that the profit of the head office has also decreased.Dividends are reduced, and equipment maintenance costs and the cost of purchased accessories have gone up again.

Even if someone calls for nationalization of electricity, it depends on whether the local government dares to take over.It is not surprising that the increased cost of private enterprises becoming state-owned enterprises is not surprising.

If a government is nationalized, Franz does n’t mind selling a good price.Enterprises with backgrounds never worry about being swallowed.This is a legal enterprise, and if you want to nationalize it, you must follow the rules and the government buys shares of the enterprise at a premium.

Anyway, before that, I have made enough money.In addition to the gains obtained in other areas, there may be much more direct profits.

This is the advantage of the consortium. One industry drives a series of industries.Even the seemingly loss-making industry has earned money in other ways.

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"This is the city that never sleeps. It really is the most beautiful city in the world, not comparable to Tokyo!"

"Then, of course, the whole world can compare in terms of London and Paris. Tokyo wants to reach this point, I don't know how long it takes."

The dialogue was with Okubo Polycom and Ito Hirofumi.After the victory of the curtain war in 1868, a "reform government" headed by the Emperor Meiji was established.

In order to regain sovereignty, the Emperor Meiji sent a delegation to Europe to negotiate with governments.Negotiations are also part-time field trips to learn the laws of a strong country from European countries.

The more you see, the more you can feel the gap between the two sides.The Japanese in this era, without any arrogance, are completely the image of a good student.

It can be seen that their interest is not high, and they have visited many countries along the way, but the negotiation progress is not smooth.

European countries haven't taken them into consideration at all. They want to revise the treaty and regain sovereignty.The meat in the mouth can still be spit out, is it still the 19th century of weak meat and strong food?

I don't know if they are lucky or bad luck.At this time Franz was visiting the Balkans, accompanied by several cabinet ministers.

The big guys are not there, and it is naturally impossible to rely on a three-inch tongue to persuade Austria to make concessions.

The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the answer early, if you want to revise the agreement, you can exchange it for profits, or you can redeem it directly by paying money, and there is no need to talk about the empty talk.

To say so deadly, it is naturally impossible to talk about it.The request to see the senior government officials was also rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.There are not so many reasons, just because of contempt.

The current international status of Japan is very low, and it is not even comparable to the Principality of Montenegro. European countries directly treat them as indigenous.

Ito Bowen and others visited six or seven European countries all the way, and did not enjoy the corresponding diplomatic etiquette.If you want to see senior government officials from all over the world, you have to pay for bribes, otherwise people will not have time to receive them.

If the negotiations are not successful, you can only conduct field visits and learn the laws of strengthening the country.All under the banner of constitutional monarchy, in fact, the three systems of Britain, France and Austria are still different.

According to preliminary observations, Ito Bowen has discovered that the Anglo-French models are not something they can play around with.

These three are all veteran empire. When they were the worst in the past 100 years, they were all European powers. The troubles they encountered were basically internal problems, and there was never the risk of being turned into a colony.

This is not comparable to Japan, they do not have enough details, can resist foreign troubles.

Okubo Polycom asked: "Ito, did you find it? We didn't see thick black smoke in Vienna, which is very different from Paris and London.

It is said that Europe is in economic crisis and many factories are closed.Now that the Austrian emperors have personally inspected the place, does it mean that the Austrian economic crisis is very serious and no factories have opened in Vienna?"

Looking at the prosperous street, Ito said with his finger: "It's not like it, this is a scene of a prosperous age. If the economic crisis is so severe, these ordinary people might not have laughed long ago.

Moreover, Vienna is a city that never sleeps. With so many street lights, the monthly electricity bill may not be lower than 450 thousand or two silver."

After the electric light entered London, the new student affairs that they only came into contact with, also impacted their cognition.

However, electric lights in London are only a few of the patents of the rich, and in order not to be embarrassing in Japan, they have only seen from a distance.

It ’s different in Austria. Electric power companies are already promoting electric lights. Not only are there street lights on the streets, but even the hotels they stay in have been installed with electric lights.

Ito blog post guesses that the monthly electricity bills of 450,000 to 500,000 silver will directly bring the entire delegation to a halt.Everyone unconsciously made a comparison with Japan, and embarrassedly found that the electricity bill in Vienna was half of their financial income.

Of course, this figure is not accurate, the price of electricity for road lighting and residential electricity can be different, and the monthly electricity bill after conversion will be more than ten thousand two hundred silver.

The money was not paid by the Vienna municipal government, but was distributed to the merchants.Everyone is happy to pay this tax. Since Vienna lit up, business has become more prosperous.

The name of the city that never sleeps has attracted many people.The arrival of these outsiders has led to a commercial prosperity, and Vienna has shown signs of developing into a tourist city.

The head of the delegation, Yan Cangji, waved his hand and said, "No need to delve into it. This is the territory of the Austrians. No matter what is going on, it has nothing to do with us. Maybe there is no industry in this city!"

Without industry, he didn't believe it.Big cities with no industry in this era do exist, but they are all in backward areas.

Almost every city in the power countries is full of smoke.Austria is no exception. Vienna is just an accident under the intervention of Franz.

The thick black smoke rising from the sky is still considered by many people as a sign of the country's power.Even the smelly London is regarded as an ideal hometown by many people.

Not to mention the Japanese who are good at going to extremes, if you carefully search through their literary works of this period, there is no lack of positive description of these contents.

In short, these exhaust gases are fragrant.