The journey starts from the Titanic

Paul Galvin has just reached a deal with the Army on behalf of Cummins Electric. The Army will purchase 100 portable wireless walkie-talkies. Depending on the results of the test, it will consider whether to increase the purchase scale.

"Why do I change my own job, start a business again, and build this radio walkie-talkie?"

This thought came into his mind, it was out of control, and it was hard to put it out.

This is a difficult thing. First of all, the economy is in a recession, and the capital in my hands is not enough.Secondly, if you steal Cummins Electric’s trade secrets and compete with Cummins Electric for the market, most people don’t have the guts and courage.

After all, Cummins Electric is a super large company with sales exceeding one billion U.S. dollars even during the economic depression!The president of the company, Gerald Swope, is a tough tyrant.

President Gerald Swope has a characteristic. If he is optimistic about a certain project, he will do it decisively, giving his people full trust and room for display.

President Gerald Swope also seems to be very optimistic about this technology. He talked about it with Situ Nan and specifically mentioned Paul Galvin, thinking that this person was unwilling.

"Needless to say, for the electrical business, Cummins Electric is also involved in automobile and aircraft manufacturing. There are too many products. The result is a large number of departments and low efficiency. It is hard to believe that Cummins Electric is also competing with General Electric for the electric iron market.

It's time to consider cutting off some non-core businesses. For new businesses, we might as well adopt a new approach."

Situ Nan suggested to the president Gerald Swope.

In the next ten or eight years, with wars in between, Cummins Electric will usher in great development, but at the same time there will be many problems left. Therefore, it is necessary to remind the president for a snack.

Situ Nan's words President Gerald Swope had to take it seriously.

The business reorganization of the company was not in a hurry for the time being, but Situ Nan seemed to value Paul Galvin's project very much, and also specifically mentioned that new business and new methods, President Gerald Swope had to think deeply.

So I came to Paul Galvin: "I am going to separate the portable walkie-talkie project and set up a new company. You will be responsible. What do you think?"

Paul Galvin was surprised for a while, he was going to be in charge of an independent company?This happiness came too suddenly, and was a little caught off guard. If you perform well, you can become a shareholder of the company. In that case, why go out and do it alone?

"I want to personally select the team, and the board of directors of the group must not easily interfere with the operation of the company." Paul Galvin asked boldly.

"it is good!"

Later, the company grew and became the original Motorola company in history. Paul Galvin also became one of the company's shareholders as he wished.

Gerald Swope also listened to Situ Nan’s suggestion to reorganize all unprofitable businesses, such as small household appliances such as electric irons, and invest more resources in power generation, electromechanics, communications, power and other fields, especially It is an industry closely related to the military industry-Cummins Electric is competing with General Electric for the military's radar project and is striving to be protected.

The reason is simple. Once the bid is won, not only will the government pay for the research funds, but product orders will follow.

Even if there are not many initial orders, it has important symbolic significance as a military-designated product. Once a war starts, a large number of orders will first benefit Cummins Electric.

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Seattle, Boeing Company headquarters.

Stuart rarely attended the board of directors. Citibank was one of the major shareholders of Boeing. After 1929, Wells Fargo and William Foundation became shareholders of Boeing. Stuart secretly controlled 40% of Boeing's shares.

Thanks to the economic crisis, large and symbolic companies that can be said to be famous, if their conditions are not very good, have become the targets of Situ Nan's annexation.

Boeing is an example. Stuart not only infiltrated Citibank and controlled Boeing in a circuitous way, but also directly bought a large amount of Boeing stock.

People fire me and throw me away, people forsake me to take. Situ Nan's methods are so well-rounded that they are no worse than a shrewd real estate businessman in Hong Kong.

This time, he attended the meeting as a representative of Wells Fargo Bank. As usual, he listened to the speeches of others silently, and basically did not express any opinions.

Boeing is in a bad condition. Although the Y1B17 bomber, which has been developed for many years, won the military contract, the military is stingy. It only purchases 13 aircraft and suppresses the price. Boeing basically does not make money, and it is still small. Xiaodi lost a fortune.

However, their competitor, Lincoln-Cummins Aircraft Company, converted the passenger plane DC series into a bomber and sold it to the military at half the price of Boeing's products. It immediately received a large order for 150 aircraft from Army Aviation.

It's really better than people, so angry.

"Mr. William, the company is not in good condition and urgently needs funds..."

Even if you don’t say the next thing, you know, just ask for money.

William Boeing, the founder of The Boeing Company, looked at Situ Nan with complicated eyes.This Mr. Stoneny William is also the owner of Lincoln-Cummins Aircraft Company. His attitude is very important to the future of Boeing.

After the economic crisis, Wells Fargo and Citibank, which was later reorganized by financing, aggressively entered the US aviation industry and initiated a new round of mergers and acquisitions. Airlines and aircraft manufacturers became bankers’ targets.

As far as the aviation industry on the West Coast is concerned, it is basically controlled by the William Consortium. The William Consortium is divided into two major systems: the rich countries and the Citigroup.

For example, a company under the Wells Fargo Consortium includes Pan American Airlines (anti-monopoly law restricts the merger of air transportation companies and aircraft manufacturers, reorganized from the original Lincoln-Cummins Airlines,) Lincoln-Cummins Aircraft Company, Lockheed Aircraft company, McDonald Aircraft Company.

The Citibank consortium includes United Airlines, Boeing, and Pratt & Whitney (aircraft engine manufacturer, a competitor of Cummins Power).

The two consortia compete with each other and occasionally infiltrate each other.

The Morgan and Rockefeller consortium in the east saw that the West Coast Aviation Industry had been firmly controlled by the William Consortium, and they also began to increase investment in the East Coast Aviation Industry. Kuzdova and her brother Sikorsky controlled Sikorsky often received Quotation from the Eastern Consortium.

Sikorsky sold part of his shares to the Rockefeller Consortium. Situ Nan learned later that he secretly regretted but was not angry. He secretly transferred part of his property to the names of Kuzdova’s mother and daughter.

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Situ Nan did not expect that the fate of the B17 bomber was so rough that it almost dragged the Boeing company to death. It is no wonder that World War II has not broken out. No matter army or Hainan airlines, military expenditures are not high, and the number of purchased fighters is not large. The business is well-known and the competition is fierce.

Whether it is military aircraft or passenger aircraft market, Boeing is not as good as Lincoln-Cummins.

The emergence of Situ Nan can be regarded as a pitfall for Boeing, creating a giant like Lincoln-Cummins, which is much stronger than Douglas in the original history.

Of course, Douglas Aircraft Company will not appear, because Douglas himself is the general manager of Lincoln-Cummins.

The B17 bomber, known as the sky fortress, was notoriously resistant. Situ Nan knew this.

Durability, of course, also shows that the price is high, and there are not enough orders. Boeing's life is really difficult, and it has to be pulled.

"The B17 aircraft has great potential. I will consider increasing investment in this project."

Situ Nan assured William Boeing.

William Boeing opened his mouth and didn't seem to believe in Situ Nan's promise.After the Boeing empire was divided into three, he had already sold the company's stock and was later invited to be the chairman of the board, and his control over the company was not as good as before.

Fortunately, Situ Nan did not break his promise. Boeing got a loan from the bank, and Boeing, which had been struggling, was rejuvenated.

"Mr. William, thank you. This funding is too important to Boeing." William Boeing specifically called Situ Nan to express his thanks.

Situ Nan put down the phone and smiled faintly. Whether it is an airplane manufacturer or an automobile manufacturer, they have been living very hard these years. They would never have thought that in another two or three years, the flood of orders would overwhelm them. Finally, Exceed the production record of 15,000 aircraft.

If there is someone who has traveled here now and is committed to manufacturing, the best way is to start an aircraft manufacturing company, even a small company of five or six people, as long as you design an ordinary aircraft, you may get it in the war. Tens of thousands of orders.

It doesn't matter if you don't have your own products. Helping other aircraft manufacturers to produce airplanes will also make a lot of money.

In 1939, the American economy recovered to a certain extent. Situ Nan's evaluation of Roosevelt's New Deal can only be said to be unsatisfactory. At least four to five million people are still unemployed.

Even if Hoover is allowed to continue, the situation may not be too bad, but the people at the time were impatient and everyone was tired of the Republican Party. Hoover's performance was not beautiful enough, so he naturally became a scapegoat and was attacked.

Now that several years have passed, the economy has been up and down, the population growth rate is extremely low, and people are used to it. They can only recall the roaring era of the 1920s.

In the past, Henry Ford was dismissive of the Soviet Union. Now Ford Motors has gone to the Soviet Union to build factories. General Motors seems to have intentions, but it is the most direct way to follow Chrysler Motors to enter the Chinese market and invest in factories. It is to find a joint venture with a local Chinese company.