The journey starts from the Titanic

"Share in Krupp?" Situ Nan glanced at Gustav, facing the clear eyes of the other party, tapping gently on the edge of the table with his fingers.

Gustav did make a big concession to allow himself as an outsider to buy shares. It is really hard for him to be an exclusive German.

Situ Nan said with emotion, he probably understood Gustav's thoughts.

Chapter 155 Shipbuilding

"I don’t have much thoughts about Krupp. Krupp belongs to the Krupp family and belongs to Germany. Others can’t take it away. My suggestion is that I will buy 20%-30% of the shares. All cash payments ensure that Krupp can cope with the current crisis."

Situ Nan said generously.

What he said made Gustav wary, hesitated, and still listened patiently without refuting.

Situ Nan glanced at Gustav and seemed to see the other party’s concern, and continued: "The issue of shares is easy to discuss. If you have objections, you can add one to the contract, and the Krupp family can handle it from us in the future. Repurchase the shares until we retain 5% of the shares. We have a lot of time to talk."

Gustav nodded, he was relieved, and heard Situ Nan said: "I do this, first, I sympathize with Krupp's experience, and more hope that Krupp will play a role in Nanhua's industrial construction. Pleasant play.

So my request is that Krupp transfer domestic technology to South China and establish a joint venture with Meihua."

"On this condition?"

Gustav looked at Situ Nan with some surprise. If it weren't for the current embarrassment, Gustav had the intention to invest in South China.I'm all right now, my mind and the other party almost hit it off. Krupp not only received financial support from Situ Nan, but also could smoothly enter the South China market, which couldn't be more ideal.

"This condition is not simple, sir, what Nanhua needs is all-round and thorough cooperation, not only cooperation in military industry, but also cooperation in education and talents.

At present, our Prime Minister Stuart Meiden is already negotiating with the Weimar government, and I believe good news will come soon.I hope Krupp can contribute more to the cooperation between the two countries."

After speaking, Situ Nan looked at Gustav meaningfully.

Gustav nodded and looked at Situ Nan's clear eyes, knowing that this person did not have much interest in Krupp, and he hoped that the German industry represented by Krupp would provide assistance to Nanhua's industrial construction.

This is a good thing!Gustav thought to himself.

"What does Mr. Krupp think about oil?" Situ Nan suddenly asked an irrelevant question.

Gustav thought for a while, and solemnly said: "It's very important, enough to determine the future."

"What about rubber?" Situ Nan asked again.

"Indispensable," Gustav said.

"Both of these things are not available in Germany, but South China has them. By the way, there are tungsten mines that you have been thinking about for a long time. We treat our friends sincerely, and if we are truly rewarded, then the cooperation between the two sides-I look forward to it!"

Situ Nandao, squinting his eyes, looked at Gustav in front of him somewhat sternly, and said in his heart: If the Germans didn't come up with some real guys, they would never want to get these things.

Gustav nodded.

Satisfied, with a little gratitude, he left the Situ Mansion.

Situ Nan did not intervene in the specific negotiations between Nanhua and Krupp. Naturally, this important task fell on Yu Mingyu, Minister of Industry and Zeng Limin, senior vice president of Meihua.

Gustav quickly understood what Situ Nan mentioned about treating his friends sincerely. In the negotiations where the South China military also participated in the negotiations, Meihua proposed to import submarine manufacturing technology from Germany and asked Krupp in The submarine research center is located in Nanhua.

"As far as I know, Krupp is experimenting with new submarines in the Netherlands, so let's start again in South China! We can provide all the thoughtful services without any restrictions." Zeng Limin smiled and said to Gustav.

Gustav's face changed, and he asked, "How did you know?"

"We have fought with the Dutch, and naturally got a lot of news from them. Besides, this shouldn't be too difficult. I guess the British also know a lot, but with the current situation in Germany, they don't want to care about it. ."

Zeng Limin said.

Hearing what he said, Gustav made sense.

Germany is noisy now, let alone against Britain, even Poland dare to bully the door.Gustav realized that secretly conducting weapons tests in Europe was indeed unsafe, and he was worried. Seeing Zeng Limin's determination to win, he simply obeyed the other party.

"Okay! I agree. But in terms of funding..." Gustav was a little embarrassed.

"We will be responsible for funding. You provide a full set of submarine technology, including steel plate production technology, diesel engine technology, technician training services, and necessary assistance for submarine training."

Zeng Limin said, "At the same time, the two sides set up a new submarine development project, and the funds are also provided by us. Your technology, joint research, and results are shared. What do you think? We have fully considered the current experience of Krupp. "

"I have to think about this." Gustaf said.

"Now that science and technology are advancing with each passing day, I believe Germany has lost a lot of time in this area? If we can't get it from you, then we have to find the Americans, and it will cost more money."

Zeng Limin said lightly, looking provocatively at the pretentious Gustav.

"Okay. In principle, I have no opinion. I will send someone over to discuss the details." Gustav thought for a while, and felt that there was no problem. He didn't insist on doing much, saying that he would gradually transfer submarine technology to South China.

Krupp is a huge military system. In addition to submarines, it is also one of Germany's four major shipyards. It has the ability to manufacture large surface ships, which is also coveted by Nanhua.

However, due to financial and technical constraints, Nanhua has no conditions for a merchant ship project of more than 10,000 tons, and only set the target at 7,000 tons.When the Southern Star Shipping Company proposed to import relevant shipbuilding technology from Germany, Gustav readily agreed. In his opinion, the Southern Chinese's request was only for pediatrics.

Krupp can even produce battleships of tens of thousands of tons, and merchant ships of several thousands of tons are not enough to do.With an idea, he packaged and sold one of his shipyards to the Southern Star Shipping Company.

"Mr. Krupp, we are naturally happy when you sell us the shipyard equipment. It's just that we lack enough workers!" Yu Mingyu was embarrassed.

This is a good opportunity, but the most in short supply in South China is skilled workers. For immigrants from China, it is no problem to let them go to farms and construction sites, but they can’t go to the shipyard.

"No problem. I can provide enough workers and train a group of workers for you." Gustav smiled generously.

Krupp has a huge shipbuilding base in Kiel. The equipment was used in World War I, and many of them have been eliminated. Instead of leaving those factories in the country to be scrapped, it is better to sell them to South China in exchange for valuable funds. Can be technically updated.

As for workers, almost all people in Germany are now unemployed, and workers are the most indispensable.

Those poor German workers and unknown engineers or professors can easily immigrate to the United States to seek better development. They can only stay in China and struggle for a few slices of bread. South China is undoubtedly a good place for Germany's huge army of unemployed.

Gustav has always had a headache for the unemployed workers of Krupp, and now he finally doesn't have the headache.For Krupp, the most valuable asset is a handful of top technicians, and workers, no matter how skilled they are, in a highly qualified country like Germany, skilled workers are as common as Chinese farmers.

"Mr. Krupp, I want to recruit 100,000 technicians in Germany, do you think it is possible?" Yu Mingyu tentatively asked.

One hundred thousand technicians?

Gustav was stunned, then nodded, and said: "Does Krupp alone have tens of thousands of people unemployed? South China’s recruitment of 100,000 technicians will not be a pressure for millions of unemployed German workers. ."

"One hundred thousand is not a small number, sir, do you really have a way to house them?" Gustav asked.

"No problem." Yu Mingyu smiled and explained: "Mr. Krupp, Nanhua's industrial construction is very determined. Our cooperation with Krupp is only part of it. Nanhua's railway construction alone creates 200,000 jobs have been created, and we will have large-scale industrial plans such as mining, machinery, and shipbuilding in the future. The demand for manpower is unlimited.

I know that you have a very good position in the German industrial and commercial industry. I hope that through cooperation with you, more German companies will realize the potential of South China. At the same time, I also hope that powerful people like you can help us recruit workers in Germany.

As for the German technicians who come to South China, we provide attentive service. Their wives can work in the units we set up, such as teaching foreign languages ​​in schools. In short, we really welcome German friends."

Yu Mingyu said sincerely.

The arrival of a large number of German technicians will definitely speed up Nanhua's industrial development.Not only in terms of industry, but also in terms of education, Yu Mingyu also hopes that Nanhua can train a large number of high-quality skilled workers in the future.

"Yes, I admire the German vocational education system very much, and I intend to imitate the German vocational education system in South China. In addition to factories, we are also building a large number of technical schools, and we need German teachers very much. Please, Mr. Krupp."