Chapter 146: The Journey
I hadn't seen him for more than a month, and Yannick's expression was much haggard. Such a large factory brings not only glory to Yannick, but also pressure.
More than 10,000 people in the factory, nearly 20,000 people to eat and drink, hundreds of suppliers to coordinate, production department planning, sales channels to re-develop.
Zhou Nan felt that his head was big when he thought of this, but these were all pressed on Yannick's body.
There are also more than 10 million dollars in foreign debt, which is a huge pressure, and Yannick can support this, which is already very good.
Zhou Nan couldn't help him in business, so he could only comfort him: "Yannick, the Beetle is an absolutely excellent product, and the price is low. As long as the production line can operate normally, this product can bring a steady stream of income, revitalize the entire factory, and drive a large number of enterprises to form an alliance of interests. So, although the current debt has put a lot of pressure on us, we don't need to worry too much. The British and American banks are willing to give us so many loans and loans because they see the future of Volkswagen. ”
Yannick nodded, waved his big hand, pointed to the surrounding buildings, and said, "This city is almost vibrating with my breath now, and this glory is not something that can be replaced by any sense of accomplishment." So although the road is difficult, I am confident that I will continue to walk. I'm worried about you, Jonas...... Although you have been trying your best to avoid falling into the political maelstrom, neither the East nor the West will let you go easily...... If all of your predictions come true, if all of your decisions turn out to be the most feasible, then you will be under more pressure than I am......"
Zhou Nan was not too worried about this, saying: "When my prediction is told to everyone, and when my decision is known to everyone, the future has changed...... Yannick, Switzerland is a neutral country, and now the whole country has the backing of me, as long as I don't get too involved in specific government affairs, the attention of the people will gradually decrease to me. I've figured it out, I'm going to take care of the food, I'm going to sit idle for a while, I'll go to the United States again next year, and then I'll focus on music and film, and try to focus as little as possible on politics. ”
Yannick also knew that he couldn't help Zhou Nan much in this regard, so he changed the subject and asked, "How are your music records selling?" ”
"Very good...... What I hear every day is good news, and the social comments are also very good. Yannick, I am now more concerned about the development of Volkswagen, although Volkswagen is now in debt and has incurred countless compensations, but if there is an opportunity to control the property of the Porscher family, I still think it is cost-effective. ”
Yannick paused for a moment and asked, "Their company in Stuttgart can only make a living by repairing agricultural machinery, and the Austrian company is only an empty design company, so why is it necessary to acquire or control?" ”
Zhou Nan smiled and said, "Because they have two very important talents...... Both father and son Porsche are incredibly talented and their future development will definitely bring Porsche back to life......
"Is this another true prophecy?"
"Yes!"
"I know what to do."
Zhou Nan did not have any ability to solve the problem of factory operation, and the only business experience he had was taught to him by Yannick.
Therefore, he can only give Yannick some advice in the general direction. However, this is more than enough. Any enterprise, no matter how small or large, the most important thing is the direction of development, with the right direction, even if the method is wrong, the development is slow, take a little detour, there will be no fatal impact.
At noon, Zhou Nan enjoyed a rare meal of fragrant hand-rolled noodles. Caroline had been in the Far East for almost twenty years, and many of the Oriental dishes were even more proficient than the previous Zhou Nan.
Although the ingredients are missing, a pot of stewed pork with radish and black bread also made everyone who came here today full of praise.
However, most Europeans are not used to hand-rolled flour, and for them, something made from unfermented flour will make them feel raw.
They can accept bread and scones, even pasta, they still have to ferment it, and they can't accept this kind of noodles that are directly mixed with noodles.
But Zhou Nan ate three bowls alone, making up for his stomach, which shocked everyone. Looking at Zhou Nan's still flat belly, they were all surprised where so many things had eaten.
The stomachs of the East and the West are inherently different, and in the East, when you are eating, you are called full. But what Westerners have learned since childhood is that if you have enough nutrients and energy, you are full.
Therefore, it is often seen that a strong foreign man with a big waist may feel full after eating a big hamburger, but many Chinese, who do not eat a little rice, or soup and water, will always feel that they still owe a little.
In the evening, Yannick put Zhou Nan and his children on a train bound for Berlin, a train that transported supplies from the Western world to West Berlin, with only two passenger cars, and the conditions were not good. But you can get to Berlin in four hours at most, and no one cares about it.
Less than ten kilometers to the east, you can see the troops of the British and Soviets facing each other. Countless Germans have erected a barbed wire fence with no end in sight in the open field, which is the future dividing line between East and West.
It wasn't until forty years later that this boundary was erased, and East and West Germany became one country again.
At half past ten o'clock in the evening, the train arrived at Charlottenburg station, which was also a center for the Allied forces in the West, where the mountain of supplies that came from West Germany every day was collected and distributed to every inhabitant of West Berlin.
The entire eastern part of Germany was already occupied by the Soviets, and the Allies had seized only part of West Berlin. This is also an island in the east of the Western world, and even the suburbs are occupied by the Soviet Union, so there is no output.
The millions of inhabitants here can only live on the supplies brought in by the Western Allies every day.
A city that has become the eye of the storm between the East and the West, and when you enter this city, you can feel that every bit of air here seems to be full of pressure.
However, since both the East and the West want to show their superiority and progress, the competition here is also the strongest. As a result of this competition, both the East and the West have shifted countless resources to this area, so the living conditions of the residents here are also among the best in Germany.
The competition between the West and the East with three pounds of flour per person per day has benefited the inhabitants of West Berlin, who are reluctant to leave even though they know that it is dangerous.
Elsewhere in Germany, most people do not have even basic subsistence provisions. No matter how dangerous it is here, at least you won't starve.
The staff of the Swiss embassy was already waiting at the train station after receiving the arrangement. After picking up Zhou Nan, he sent them to the Warsaw Hotel near the East Berlin train station.
It was the residence of the delegation to the Soviet Union, and the entire hotel was filled with representatives of European countries and world organizations.
However, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening when Zhou Nan arrived, so he didn't have much entertainment, just registered at the hotel and stayed in the room that had been reserved for him a long time ago.
The next morning, at breakfast, Zhou Nancai had a brief meeting with the rest of the Swiss delegation and the representatives of the Red Cross. Subsequently, all of them, under the protection of a detachment of Soviet soldiers, boarded the train to Moscow.
There are almost 1,800 kilometers from Berlin to Moscow, and at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour, it takes 30 hours, but because there are stops and maintenance in between, the whole journey takes almost 40 hours, that is, a day and a half.
For such a long time, everyone saw the trip as a great opportunity to socialize. Members of countries and organizations are in contact with each other, and even if they don't talk about anything, they must be familiar with each other.
Being able to brush their faces on such an international occasion would be more useful than what they have worked for several years in their posts.
Of course, Zhou Nan is also one of the few key figures in this delegation, because the level of this delegation is not high, although Zhou Nan does not have a formal administrative level, but the position is the core level of a country.
What's more, he is famous. At present, in Europe, there are only a few powerful leaders and senior scientists who can become more famous than him.
The carriage where Zhou Nan lived was arranged in Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and some staff of the Red Cross.
During the day, Zhou Nan even had to take time to go to the toilet, and fell into an endless stream of entertainment.
"Mr. Zhou, yesterday Berlin carried out the results of the Nuremberg Trials, and a number of high-ranking Nazi officials were hanged. Do you think Nazism will disappear there? ”
"Mr. Zhou, the Soviet Union has become the biggest threat to Europe, can Europe get out of this passive situation?"
This kind of socialization made him extremely tired, and he hated it even more when faced with this kind of problem. But this was on the train, and he didn't even have a chance to dodge, so he could only suppress his dissatisfaction and deal with these people. Of course, don't expect him to answer the answer.
The train entered Poland, where it had snowed some time ago, and there was still some residual snow here and there in the fields.
The weather is getting colder. It's only now that it's mid-October, and there are still more than two months left before the coldest January, this winter, it's really not easy!
The further east the train went, the more dilapidated the countryside became, and the economy of Eastern Europe was already far worse than that of Western Europe. As the main battlefield of World War II, it has been ravaged and ravaged by wars, and it cannot be said that it is barren for thousands of miles, and it is rare to see people.
Most of the population was concentrated in the cities, and the abandonment of agriculture was the main cause of food shortages in the following years.
The food problem is also the biggest problem plaguing Europe in the coming years.
(On the first day of December, but the old demon is in Kavin, so I'm sorry for everyone.) But today I got the explanation of the book friend.,I've thought about the follow-up plot.,I'm trying to get a little more tomorrow.,One more chapter.。 Thank you all for your tolerance and support)