Maybach is also a good person, so he naturally guessed that Ferdinand was in trouble, but people are like this, the less anxious you are, the more anxious the other party is to find you to do something. Ferdinand took Maybach aside and whispered, "William, are you interested in cooperating?" ”

"Okay, what project is you looking at this time, let's talk about it." Maybach thought that Ferdinand wanted to collaborate on a project, but Ferdinand said: "No, it's not a project, it's a merger." How about the merger of the two companies? The shares go through the process according to the capital of the enterprise, which is fair. And I can give you a part of the shares, so that you don't lose money, but I have to take the lion's share. ”

Maybach was first taken aback when he heard this, and then he was relieved by the recent rumors of a merger in the business world. In fact, mergers are not unusual, but in 1919 Germany did not have a currency, so there was no clear reference value, and at that time, all sectors of domestic production were expanding production capacity, and every company was given the funds to survive. However, after the issuance of the Federal Mark, these entrepreneurs who took advantage of the situation began to try their best to annex those smaller enterprises than themselves, pursuing the immediate expansion of production capacity, and some of them took a fancy to each other's talents, technology, and so on.

Ferdinand's Porsche and Maybach are both top companies in the automotive industry, and the reason why Ferdinand wants to merge is that he has taken a fancy to Maybach's talents, and wants to catch all the remaining ones, which is much faster than digging into a corner.

Maybach would have vetoed it before visiting the Eric industrial park in Dresden, but after several days of shocks, he began to question his own technical reserves. Porsche and Maybach belong to the same level, and they are eggs and stones compared with the Eric Group alone, but after the merger, they may be able to catch up in a certain field, so Maybach did not directly refuse. What made him hesitate was that Ferdinand wanted a controlling stake, and Maybach was a little hesitant.

"You think about it slowly, don't be in a hurry, and you will give me an answer after this war." Porsche took the gloves handed by the employee, put them on, put them on, put down the Maybach, and went to visit the factory in a daze.

Not far away, BMW CEO Carl Rapp and BF boss Camilo Castilloni are discussing the same issue, with stake being the ultimate problem.

Eric's defense participation in the war meeting arranged a month in advance attracted almost all walks of life, and everyone who felt that they could be selected signed up to participate. Some really want to get orders from the Wehrmacht, some are here to try their luck, and even more are just to get to know people so that they can pave the way in advance for the future.

The person who really believed that he could get orders at the exhibition was Anthony Fokker, and after the success of the F-200C, Fokker had a lot of luck and continued to make key breakthroughs. After the first cooperation with the Junker Aircraft Manufacturing Company, Fokker Aircraft Fitting Factory, which was the main supplier of aircraft in World War I, approached Onyu (Augsburg-Nuremberg Maschinenfautik AG) and Siemens to design a light aircraft of the F-1 type, designed by Fokker, with engines supplied by Onynew, and airborne weapons exclusively provided by the Mauser Arsenal.

"Mr. Anthony, I would still recommend that the Wehrmacht arrange a pilot to operate it, and you can't fly it yourself." A young female secretary persuaded her boss with a sad face.

"No, they're not familiar with it, I designed this plane, and I know that if I want to play enough, I'll do it myself." Anthony Falk said impatiently.

"Aren't you friends with Mr. President? Will he allow you to do that? The female secretary still did not give up and continued to persuade.

"That's right, okay, you can arrange it, and start getting the pilot familiar with it now, but I have to choose this person myself. Who are the Defence Forces? Anthony Falk thought that Eric would definitely not let him fly, so he gave in, but refused to relax his requirements for the pilot.

"Don't worry, the pilots arranged by the Wehrmacht have actual combat experience, and I chose a captain named Hermann Goering, who has experience shooting down enemy planes." The female secretary gave her name.

"Oh, I've heard of this person, it's okay, so be it, arrange a test flight today, and I'll teach it myself." Anthony Falk left the residence with the female secretary and rushed to the airfield in the Eric Industrial Park.

The Krupp Company emerged in the mid-19th century and played a key role in Prussia's victory over Austria and France, and after the death of its founder, Alfred Krupp, Kaiser Wilhelm II appointed his diplomat, Gustav, to marry Bertha to continue the business of this illustrious family in order to ensure that the Krupp family business did not fall into the hands of a damned "political enemy".

Almost a decade later, Gustav's successor Krupp was a major supplier of weapons to the Second Reich until the Eric Group rose to power, and even the Mauser Arsenal was a few points behind. However, although the Eric Arsenal, which has always been mainly engaged in providing technology, did not snatch orders, it activated many small and unknown companies through the transfer of technology, and these companies were also interfered with by Eric in the form of shares, so that the Mauser Arsenal received more orders than before, and also participated in the design and production of large-caliber guns.

As a Krupp company that started with the production of cannons, the products that Gustav brought to the Dresden defense exhibition this time were naturally related to artillery.

His company's products are not the only ones in an open shooting range, and not far away, the owner of the Rheinland company, August Horch, is fiddling with his own products and targets.

The two had a tacit understanding and left their own place to sit at a table and chat.

"Yes, Rheinland can also produce headless weapons, congratulations." Gustav congratulated him, but he was actually mocking Horch.

"Where, because this site can only test small-caliber weapons below 20mm, large-caliber ones can't be tested here, but in medium-caliber test sites." Horch is still quite satisfied with these self-designed countersunk system weapons, although they can't be compared with the Eric Arsenal, but the submerged ammunition technology of Rheinland and Krupp is completely inherited from the Eric Arsenal, and Horch is confident that although Krupp is strong, Rheinland will not be too far behind.

"Oh? Oh! I remember, I said how did that little water pipe fit next to us, it had to be 40mm, right? Anyway, it's up to 45mm, and the people from the Ministry of State Security didn't let me get closer, so I guessed correctly, right? Gustav still had a mocking tone, but in fact, the barrel was really 40mm.

In this era of caliber is justice, as long as it is big enough and thick enough, it will be liked by people, and Gustav's ridicule is a common view in this period.

The design philosophy of TÜV Rheinland is actually different from that of Krupp. Krupp is a large-caliber gun, while Rheinland has studied the countersunk system in depth, and likes to match the small-caliber ammunition supply system, preferring to take a lightweight.

Horch sneered contemptuously a few times and said: "You are still an expert, can't you see the reason why our president wants to develop the head-down bomb system?" Don't be fun if you can't get an order when the time comes. What are you proud of..."

Krupp didn't take Horch's rebuttal seriously at all, and the denial of his professional ability was just an angry remark, and he said unhurriedly: "Have you encountered any technical difficulties and need help?" ”

"It's as if you're not in trouble, and you have the ability to get the order." Huo Xi left directly after saying a cruel word, and he also hurried to set up the medium-caliber test site.

Krupp also left, because they all had a common purpose, to get orders from the Wehrmacht.