Chapter Twenty-Five: Daddy's Son
"Father, don't worry about money. It is perfectly no problem to support the construction of a battleship with the profitability of the Deutsche Welfare Lottery www.biquge.info. The main problem now is probably that there will be no shipyard to build the battleships I designed. The guys from the Naval Technical Committee will definitely get in the way. Qin Tian said with a bitter face.
The German Welfare Lottery Company can bring at least 200 million marks or more of profits to Qin Tian every year. The cost of building a battleship was only forty or fifty million marks. For Qin Tian, who has a lot of money, it is nothing at all. However, it was not so easy to find a shipyard willing to help him build battleships and turn the drawings into reality.
"That's a real problem. Even I don't have much to do about it. Wilhelm II frowned.
The German shipyards capable of building battleships were mainly the naval shipyard in Kiel, the Germania shipyard, the Royal shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, the Weser shipyard in Bremen, the Volken shipyard and the Blom-Firth shipyard in Hamburg, and the Scholass shipyard in Danzig. These shipyards, with the exception of the Naval Dockyard and the Royal Dockyard, are privately owned. Even Wilhelm II could not have forcibly ordered them to build battleships for Qin Tian.
"Father, if I build a shipyard myself, will I be able to count on your support? I'm talking about the technical and managerial side. After all, I don't have any roots in this field. Qin Tian thought for a moment, and then said.
Since those shipyards won't help him build battleships, then he might as well do it himself. It's better to ask for others than for yourself, anyway, he won't lack funds. The Deutsche Welfare Lottery has become a cash cow that brings him huge profits every month.
"Build your own shipyard? It's not that it's impossible. I have a better way, though. Instead of building the shipyard yourself, everything starts from scratch. It is better to buy a shipyard. In this case, there is still a little foundation. Kaiser Wilhelm II said.
"Buying a shipyard? That's a good note. But which shipyard is suitable? Qin Tian thought about it, it was indeed better than building a new shipyard from scratch.
"In this way, the royal shipyard of the royal family can be transferred to you!" Wilhelm II said.
"The Royal Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven? That's not bad. However, I'm afraid I don't have that much money right now, so I have to owe it first. I can lend you a loan at the bank's interest. Qin Tian was suddenly overjoyed.
The Royal Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, one of Germany's leading shipyards, was able to build all types of ships, including battleships. Of course, if such a large shipyard wants to acquire it, it will need a huge amount of capital. At least two or three hundred million marks. Although Qin Tian's Deutsche Welfare Lottery Company makes money, it is a future income. If Qin Tian wants to come up with so much money at once, it is simply impossible, unless it is a year or two of waiting.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Wilhelm II's face.
"Oscar, you seem to have misunderstood, I'm not talking about the Royal Shipyard, but the Royal Shipyard. These are two different shipyards. The former is located in Wilhelmshaven and the latter in Danzig! Wilhelm II explained.
"Huh? Is it the Royal Shipyard in Danzig? Qin Tian was also dumbfounded.
The Royal Shipyard, although it has been established for hundreds of years, is still only a medium-sized shipyard, with only experience in building small and medium-sized warships and ships, and no ability to build battleships at all. Not to mention anything else, the entire shipyard did not even have a slipway for the construction of large battleships. If Qin Tian is not mistaken, the entire Royal Shipbuilding and Repair Factory is in the red every year.
"Father, the Royal Shipyard doesn't have the ability to build battleships at all!" Qin Tian was a little speechless.
"This is easy to do, after you buy it, expand it, recruit more technicians and skilled workers, and I will find a way to transfer a group of engineers for you from the Royal Shipyard and the Navy Yard. This makes the shipbuilding capacity of the Royal Shipyard increase, and there is no problem. "What Wilhelm II said seems very simple.
Qin Tian was a little hesitant, no matter how he looked at it, it looked like Wilhelm II was in a hurry to sell the loss-making Royal Shipyard! But if Wilhelm II wants to trick people, he can find someone else? He was the son of Wilhelm II! How can there be a daddy cheating on his son.
"Oscar, now the German economy is developing at a high speed, and the profits of various shipyards are quite good. If you're buying other shipyards, it's not that easy. At the same time, it will cost more money. Besides, they won't lend you money directly like I did. You have to think about it, after this village, there will be no such shop. Wilhelm II urged.
The Royal Shipyard is already a non-performing asset under the royal family, and although the annual loss is not much, it still gives Wilhelm II a headache. It would be great if this shipyard could be sold.
What's more, after Qin Tian took over the shipyard, the battleships built also belonged to the German Navy. This can be said to kill two birds with one stone!
Qin Tian was very speechless, didn't he spend so much effort just to fulfill his promise? This is also a huge benefit for the German Navy and for Germany as a whole.
After thinking about it for a long time, Qin Tian still planned to take over the Royal Shipyard. Now that Wilhelm II has made this request, he has little choice as a son.
However, for the sake of his own interests, Qin Tian would naturally bargain with Wilhelm II as much as possible.
"Father, how much are you going to sell at the Royal Ship Repair Yard?" Qin Tian asked.
"Fifty million marks, not a single cent."
"Well, Father, I don't have that much money at all. Now I have only 10 million marks in my hands. Qin Tian spread out his hands, looking very helpless.
"It doesn't matter, you can pay in installments, just pay 10 million marks per installment. With the earning power of the Deutsche Welfare Lottery, it will soon be paid off. Wilhelm II said with a smile. He wasn't worried about Qin Tian's ability to pay at all. You must know that the ability of the German Welfare Lottery Company to attract money is even blushing for him, who is the emperor. If this company was not Qin Tian, and Qin Tian had the knowledge to hand over part of the profits to the royal family, he would be unable to help but swallow this company by various means.