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Tang Tingshu values this industry, but heavy industry is not only a capital-intensive industry, but also a technology-intensive industry, capital is not a barrier to Tang Tingshu, he can raise enough capital, but the technical barriers are difficult to break through, to this day he is still very dependent on the arsenal, without the technical support of the arsenal, he can not even build a railway.

The price of the Arsenal to build a railway is quite high, only slightly lower than that of the foreigners, and there are a lot of additional conditions, such as the purchase of the Arsenal's rails, railway equipment, etc.

In the past, the arsenal had a competitor, that is, the French Schneider company, Tang Tingshu could still maneuver around and take the opportunity to reduce prices, but after the outbreak of the war with France, this French-funded enterprise was involved, not only could not compete with the arsenal, but fell into bankruptcy under the suppression of the arsenal.

Schneider's main business is steel, the scale of production is larger than the arsenal, and even the main steel supplier of the arsenal, in addition to his other home is railway equipment, and the arsenal is engaged in fierce competition and fighting, a few years ago through various political and economic pressure, Schneider got the largest piece of fat in the Ming railway industry, the order of the Guangzhou-Shanghai railway, but after the outbreak of the war, his order was not only snatched away by the arsenal, but also caught in the lawsuit of the arsenal, the entire factory was suspended for a time, and fell into trouble.

The Arsenal is the only competitor that can threaten the Arsenal, and that is to get rid of it as quickly as possible, and their means is to prosecute.

Before the outbreak of the war, Schneider was the main supplier of steel to the arsenal, but after the outbreak of the war, Schneider received instructions from France to stop supplying steel to the arsenal. In the past, Schneider's steel was used in large quantities for steel and rails produced by the arsenal, but the weapons steel was mainly produced by the arsenal itself, because the weapons steel was obviously more profitable.

Schneider's cut off the supply of steel to the arsenal was due to political pressure from the French government, and they did not dare to disobey, because Schneider's base was still France compared to its business in China, and because of national circumstances, they did not want to provide products to their opponents during the war, especially military materials such as steel.

During the war, it should be said that the steel used in the arsenals to produce weapons was sufficient, but the raw materials for their other industries were greatly affected. Immediately after the war, the Arsenal sued Schneider, arguing that the company's breach of contract during the war had caused huge losses to the Arsenal.

They used the profit rate of military production during the war to calculate the loss caused by Schneider's supply, and the result was that the amount of compensation Schneider needed to pay was enough to bankrupt Schneider, and after Schneider failed to respond to various lawsuits, the arsenal applied for the seizure of Schneider's property and asked the government to auction it to repay the loss of the arsenal.

The purpose of the arsenal is to bid for Schneider's assets at a low price through auctions, and Schneider's steel plant and equipment factory are actually very coveted by the arsenal, and the most important thing is to remove one of the biggest competitors.

At this time, Tang Tingshu came in, and he told Schneider Company. The railway company is willing to wholly acquire the shares of Schneider Company, and he gave a price that Schneider Company could not refuse, 10 million Ming taels, which is basically the total investment of Schneider Company in recent years, if it was before the war, Schneider Company would think that this price was a joke, but now they are burdened with a heavy debt burden, either to raise funds and lose money, or to be seized by the government, auction assets to pay off debts, they know that Arsenal is not an ordinary competitor, but a company with a deep government background.

Competing with this kind of company, Schneider has been exhausted over the years, and now it is in a disadvantageous situation, after the discussion of domestic shareholders, they believe that accepting the offer of Daming Railway Company is the most favorable outcome. Tang Tingshu then obtained the technical reserves that most restricted the development of the railway company in one fell swoop, and the more than 30,000 skilled workers trained by Schneider Company over the years are what Tang Tingshu values the most.

After the French agreed, he quickly signed a contract with the French, and put forward a large number of additional requirements, mainly requiring Schneider to cooperate with the railway company to stabilize the factory, he asked all French technicians in the railway company to work for at least three years, the railway company decided to increase their salary level by one percent, if there is a need for brain drain, Schneider must provide relevant technical support within three years, knowing that the railway company can operate independently.

By selling their shares, Schneider was able to not only recoup their investment, but also avoid their debts, and they were of course willing to agree to Tang Tingshu's request.

Tang Tingshu got the asset he coveted, but the problem was that he snatched the fat from the mouth of the arsenal, which was tantamount to pulling teeth from the mouth of a tiger.

The arsenal was eyeing Schneider's company, and it was easy to force it into a corner, and when he was about to eat it in one bite, Tang Tingshu jumped out, Hao Kejiu was of course furious, and immediately mobilized his connections and began to put pressure on Tang Tingshu.

Not to be outdone, Tang Tingshu took various methods to resist.

Schneider Company does not only have the shares of the Schneider family, as an additional condition for Schneider to enter the Ming Dynasty, and half of it is the shares of the Ming government, and the arsenal immediately proposed to acquire the shares in the hands of the government at the same price, so as to gain control of the assets of the Schneider company, but Tang Tingshu lobbied the government to warn the government with the status quo of the West's increasing monopoly, allowing the arsenal to become bigger, which is not conducive to the entire national economy.

Since the 80s, a large number of monopoly enterprises have appeared in the United States, especially during the last economic crisis, sufficient mergers and acquisitions have been serious, and monopoly giants such as oil kings and railway kings have appeared, and the anti-monopoly public opinion in the United States is strong, and a large number of congressmen are trying to limit monopoly through laws, and the West also has similar voices, Tang Tingshu has made good use of these foreign status quo and has been supported by a large number of officials with an international vision in the government. For example, Gou Fugui, the head of the household department who is in charge of the official official assets, insisted that the government's Schneider shares should not be sold to the arsenal, but instead lobbied for the sale to the railway company so that the railway company could compete with the arsenal.

The stalemate between the two conglomerates, both eyeing Schneider's assets, soon led to a direct conflict between them.

The railroad company threatened the arsenal with orders for railroad construction and railroad equipment, hoping that they would abandon their attempts to exploit Schneider's assets.

The Arsenal threatened to raise the price of equipment supplied to the railroad companies.

The conflict between the two companies soon broke out, and the railroad company signed an order with Schneider at a higher price, preferring to import French products rather than equipment from the arsenal, and the arsenal immediately stopped the railroad engineers from helping the railroad company to build the railway.

The conflict between the two giants broke out, which immediately attracted the attention of public opinion, and a large number of new-school newspapers compared with foreign consortium competition, shouting that the era of the Ming consortium had arrived.