Chapter 11 Heixingen Consortium
The troubles of the Danish government did not affect Ernst at all, or in other words, the pain of the Danes created Ernst's happiness at this time.
The Second Schleswig War directly stimulated the development of the Hechingen Development Company, and its business level skyrocketed.
The expansion of the war will inevitably increase the emphasis on logistics by the coalition forces. The coalition forces have launched successive powerful offensives, and their daily consumption of supplies has doubled.
The demand for tobacco, a necessary war product, continued to rise, and the Hechingen Tobacco Company took advantage of the situation to increase production.
New production lines have been deployed, orders are coming in continuously, and civilian orders have been put on hold.
The top management of Hechingen Company are all very motivated in the great situation. The boss has already drawn the big picture, and I have the advantage. After the war is over, Hechingen Company will definitely reach a higher level.
By then, the Hechingen Company, which is well-funded, will increase its efforts to expand into other fields. New factories and units will inevitably be added, and new jobs are waiting for everyone.
As long as they are capable officers, they are likely to become the head of the new department. Under the influence of such a grand blueprint, everyone will work harder, strive for better results, and gain the attention of the boss.
Workers at the bottom are also enthusiastic, production efficiency has improved significantly, orders have been saturated, and new machines have been rolled out, and overtime wages have also increased significantly.
Nothing can mobilize workers' enthusiasm for production more than an increase in income, and Hechingen's industries are manufacturing industries that require little physical exertion, requiring proficiency in machines and more detailed work processes.
Compared with the heavy manual labor industry at the same time, many lower-level workers wanted to work in Ernst's factory.
In the 19th century, the German region had an extremely overpopulated population and was still growing. The jobs created by increasing industrialization obviously could not meet the needs of the local population.
Over the years, not only have the German nobility been a complementary treasure trove of fresh blood for the royal families of various countries, but the residents of the German region have also been the main force of immigrants in the world.
A large number of German residents are expanding their livelihood channels every year, especially in North and South America, where German immigrants are an important part.
A large number of industrial cities have sprung up in the German region. Backed by a rich employment population and the popularization of quality education, they have promoted the development of industry in the German region. Even though Germany has not yet been unified due to historical factors, it is still beginning to catch up with France economically.
Mainland France is limited by population and resources. In the process of industrialization, it has begun to be distanced by the German region.
Fortunately, France has colonies and world markets second only to Britain, which can meet the raw materials and market needs of French industry and commerce. France has not yet felt the pressure from the relatively divided German region.
However, the development of Prussia in recent years has still attracted the attention of the French, but the French government believes that Prussia is still far away from unifying Germany.
At the same time, the chaos in French politics led to serious internal strife in France. Royalists and republicans fought against each other, often fighting each other to the death.
Although Napoleon III was quite accomplished, he was restricted in everything. He had to guard against the conspiracies of Bourbon and Orleans, and he had to resist the Republicans from causing trouble.
As an old revolutionary base, France must be wary of other political factions inciting people's hearts. A small demonstration may be exploited by someone with malicious intentions and escalate into a riot.
Napoleon III himself came to power by relying on the power of Napoleon the Great, and his power was naturally limited. It was difficult to take strong measures to integrate the power of the entire France and participate in world competition.
Even so, France has firmly ranked second among the great powers with its rich political heritage and foundation accumulated over the past generations.
In contrast, although the German region is scattered and fragmented, and the independence of each country hinders the development of the German economy, German nationalism has risen in modern times.
Insightful people in the German region have been promoting the unification of the German region. While there are many talented people, they are all striving for the same goal.
Although there has been a dispute over the routes of Greater and Lesser Germany, the unification process of the German region has moved closer.
Markets, transportation and resources were rapidly integrated. Nobles and capitalists with common interests actively promoted the development of the German region, hoping to achieve the goal of unifying Germany and participate in the competition of global interests.
Ernst is the beneficiary of this general trend. It is hard to say whether a strong motherland can protect you, but it is much better than a rootless duckweed.
Ernst was born to be a member of the top German nobility. If Germany were to be unified, Ernst's aristocratic status would also become more valuable with the unification of the empire.
However, Ernst still has to solve the immediate problem. With the development of the industry, how to schedule and manage the resources in his hands more smoothly is a top priority.
In order to firmly grasp the current and future markets and strengthen the management of his own enterprises, Ernst plans to establish a new business management center to complete the operation and management of his own enterprises.
Today's Hechingen Development Company has already emerged as a large enterprise. With the increasingly complete daily necessities factory system and hardware facilities, many new product categories have emerged. To say the least, in terms of basic daily necessities, Hechingen Development Company An operating model in which a troika drives the entire system has been formed.
With the help of the war, the Hechingen Development Company quickly completed the withdrawal of funds, and after making profits, the construction of factory buildings was quickly launched. At the same time, the commercial outlets and partners established in the early stage have formed a mature network, with the German region as the center and radiating to the surrounding areas.
Although Hechingen Development Company also encountered resistance from some traditional handicraft industries, during the window period for new products, competitors did not come up with products with the same cost performance.
As a result, the Hechingen Development Company quickly established a foothold in the field of daily necessities and expanded the scope of the field of daily necessities. It has objective influence in this industry and is a proper representative of advanced productivity.
This led Ernst to plan to establish a separate subsidiary in the already mature daily necessities field.
Tobacco is a hugely profitable industry, and the Hechingen Tobacco Company will be separated by Ernst and become an independent department.
Together with the previously established R\u0026D center, this completes the current troika of Hechingen Development Company.
Establish a top strategic decision-making body on top of the Troika. This new body will become the core of Ernst Industries.
After repeated studies, Ernst formulated a general plan as follows:
First, establish the Hechingen Development Bank and establish a Hechingen consortium with the German region as the core through sole proprietorship and holding.
Second, establish an independent Hechingen Tobacco Corporation, with the German region as the basic base and additional sub-brand companies in other regions.
Third, a new General Company for Daily Necessities in Hechingen was established to take over all the factories of the current Hechingen Development Company, except for the tobacco industry.
Fourth, the Hechingen Science and Technology R\u0026D Center was established to provide unified guidance for product research and development and the development of new markets in other departments.
In this way, the prototype of a Hechingen consortium with the Hechingen Development Bank as its core was born.
In addition to its grasp of the current industry, the Hechingen Development Bank will participate in the development of the current emerging fields in Germany through investment and equity participation.
These fields are all important industries and industries in later generations, including electronics, internal combustion engines, information (radio, telephone, etc.)...the core industries of the second industrial revolution.
At this time, just before the second industrial revolution was about to break out, those scientific and technological achievements that were still lying in the laboratory or in the brains of scientists and engineers and had not yet radiated strong vitality were the focus of Ernst's bets.