Romanian Eagle

Chapter 566 Krupp (1)

When the administrative restructuring was carried out in Romania, Calust and others were still collecting such talents and equipment in Germany.

"Give this document to Doske immediately, and also request that the technology mining of Siemens be quicker."

After Carust handed a document to the secretary and asked him to bring his request to his subordinate, it was obvious that he was somewhat dissatisfied with the work of the subordinate named Dosk.

"Okay, Director."

The director mentioned by the secretary is the latest official position of Carrust. Because his main work is currently in Germany to introduce technology and equipment, Romania has set up an external department for this purpose, the Rhodes Friendship Exchange Association. And he is the director of the association. This Rhodes Friendship Association, in addition to collecting German talents and equipment, also undertakes its own responsibility for friendly exchanges.

Every year, a lot of funds are invested in exchanges between the two countries, such as inviting well-known scholars to Romania for exchanges, and organizing gatherings of personnel from the two countries and other tedious things. Therefore, Carust actually invaded the positions of many diplomatic ambassadors in Germany, but the main targets were civil organizations and individuals. In addition, some things that are inconvenient for the ambassador to do are also done by him.

And the Siemens company in his mouth, of course, is of course the company founded by Werner von Siemens. As a leader in electrification in Germany. Siemens has a lot of goodies coveted by Romania, so Romania intends to introduce some technology and equipment after the war. It's not going well, though, as Siemens is apparently a little reluctant to sell the technology. Because his telephone and telegraph business is not bad at present, I heard that they still have spare energy to invest in the research and development of radios and other electrical appliances.

There is no good way for Carrust to do this. After all, as a private company, Siemens is a bit out of the ordinary in the current depression in Germany. However, compared with Siemens, another company is much more difficult.

Located in a small place called Vera Hugel in the south of Essen, there is a famous and luxurious manor near the Ruhr River. If the surname Krupp is mentioned in later generations, people will first think of cannons. No way, as Germany's main artillery supplier, the Krupp family has made great contributions to Germany's previous wars. The excellent Krupp cannon is the symbol of German military power.

However, after the defeat of Germany, Krupp's life was not easy.

Britain and France imposed heavy fines on Krupp, who produced artillery, and demolished Krupp's weapons factories as indemnities for the war. In addition, they confiscated the profits from the war, which greatly hurt Krupp's vitality. Fortunately, the patent fee from Vickers has eased Krupp's predicament.

However, in Gustav Krupp's view, this transfer fee is a humiliation to Krupp. It turned out that before the war, the British company Vickers, which made artillery shells, leased the patent rights of Krupp's fuze.

After the war, the company paid royalties based on the number of German casualties.

This puts Krupp in an embarrassing position of making a fortune from the German war dead. How can it not be regarded as a humiliation. It's just that Krupp needs the money now to ease the company's plight.

Today in the Krupp estate, Gustav Krupp and his wife are receiving two visitors from Romania.

Krupp Manor is well-known in Germany. In addition to the Krupp family living here, its luxury is also amazing. There are 227 rooms in the manor, and Krupp's strength is displayed everywhere in the manor. Even the guard room that let them in is built like a small villa. Finally, the locals call the trees of the Krupp Manor Krupp Deep Forest, so you can imagine how big the manor is.

"Good day, Mr. Krupp. My name is Alex, this is my colleague Boris, and we are staff of the Rhodes Friendship Exchange Association. This time I visit your Excellency, there are some things I want to seek your support."

In the splendid living room, Alex from the Rhodes Friendship Association was introducing himself and his colleagues to the Krupp couple. The two men were assigned a more important role in negotiating with major German companies because of their contribution to recruiting Dieter Rams.

The self-introduction of the two did not make the Krupp couple's heart feel much. In essence, they knew exactly what Romania was doing in Germany.

At this time, Gustav Krupp, the helm of Krupp, said: "I don't know how Krupp can help you. You must know that we have just closed some factories and shipyards."

From Gustav Krupp's words, he can hear deep resentment against Britain, France and other countries. In addition to the huge losses suffered by Krupp, he also has personal reasons.

As Krupp's helm, Gustav Krupp, formerly known as Gustav von Pohlen Under Halbach, was originally a German diplomat. In 1902, the second-generation president of Krupp, Friedrich Alfred Krupp, committed suicide because of a homosexual scandal that was exposed by the press, leaving only one daughter, Beta Krupp (Big Beta is named after Beta Krupp). she was named).

In this day and age, it was unacceptable for a young woman to control Krupp, and as a result Kaiser Wilhelm II personally chose a husband for the young Beta, while Gustav von Pohlen Under Halbach I was lucky to be selected (the real version of marrying Bai Fumei and reaching the pinnacle of life).

And after their marriage, Wilhelm II approved the fact that Gustav took the Krupp surname. And it turned out that his choice was very wise, Gustav Krupp made many contributions to German ordnance. In addition to the Big Beta, he was responsible for building the Big Cannon (known as the Cannon of Paris) that bombarded Paris with a range of 82 miles. And the Krupp Germania shipyard it owns built not only battleships for the German Navy, but also many submarines.

The two ignored Mr. Krupp's grievances against Britain and France. Because in Germany for many years they know.

At present, many people in Germany believe that in addition to being stabbed in the back (it sounds like they are talking about Romania), they have also been deceived by Britain, France and other countries. You must know that Britain and France have never said that they will face such punishment for surrendering. This kind of thinking is very popular among the German people. Even the Weimar Republic, which signed the treaty, was not welcome.

In order to secure the government's control over the overall situation, Abbott reached an agreement with the military. As long as the military promises to protect the government, the government will not try to reform the military. On the one hand, the agreement symbolized the military's formal recognition of the new government, reassuring the middle class.

Although the army was nominally the army of the Republic, it was still entirely controlled by the former imperial army hierarchy. Therefore, the army remains a conservative force and is independent of the government, and its influence on the republic is self-evident. Then, as the attitude of Krupp, which has always been a supplier of military weapons, it can be imagined.

So Alex said directly: "Your Excellency, our government has always paid attention to its relations with Germany. At the same time, it has not forgotten your country's help in Romania's industrialization. For this reason, His Majesty Eder has repeatedly extended to the suffering German people. Helping hand. Moreover, the cooperation between my country and Krupp has been very successful before, and the cannons produced in China so far are all from Krupp's craftsmanship."

After first complimenting the other party, Alex finally stated his intention: "So our country hopes that this kind of cooperation can continue, and considering the actual situation of Krupp, our country hopes that this kind of cooperation can be deepened. You must know that Krupp is famous for producing heavy artillery, and at present Germany cannot continue to produce this kind of artillery, which is a huge loss for Krupp.”

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