"Have you ever thought about going back to Ireland at the right time?"

When Xia Shu asked this sentence, dozens of people in the audience were collectively silent as if they had made an appointment in advance, and judging from the expressions of these people looking at each other and embarrassed, they seemed to be very entangled in this question. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Before coming, Natsuki expected such a situation, because most of these Irish expatriates were born in foreign countries, and many people's impressions of Ireland were stuck in the narratives of their predecessors and the depictions of various books, newspapers and paintings, and in the previous stage, the German press and media were basically reporting on the Anglo-Irish Belfast dispute. In order to set the stage for Germany to intervene in this war that could break out at any time, many mainstream newspapers and magazines deliberately exaggerated the dismal situation of Ireland under British rule, so the heavy shadow of the Great Famine was not mentioned for the time being, and the poverty, backwardness, and chaos alone were enough to discourage people who were accustomed to civilized life and dragged their families with them.

If you want to truly win the hearts of the people, you can't rely on temporary coercion and temptation, but you must follow the guidance and exchange your heart for your heart. In terms of words, Natsuki retreats into advance: "There is no need to take time out of the way, you can definitely make Ireland an alternative place when you are preparing for a holiday trip, come and see the new capital of the country, see the changes that have taken place in various places, and explore the footprints of your ancestors along the way." I think the people of Ireland as a whole would love to see the members of this great family return to their roots, take a sip of the water of their homeland, and hold a handful of the soil of their homeland. ”

If returning to Ireland was a trip rather than a long-term settlement, there would be much less worry. Fellow Douent, president of the Chamber of Expatriate, was the first to respond: "Thank you, Your Majesty, and all the people of Ireland for your kind invitation, and I have been waiting for the opportunity to return to Ireland since I heard the news of the establishment of the Kingdom of Ireland. I was born in Cob, a small town in County Cork, and spent the first 5 years of my life there, and more than 60 years later, I have no memory of my hometown, but I know that there is a white church there, and I often dream of it in my dreams. When I revisit, I may have the opportunity to reunite with my separated relatives! This was my parents' last wish, and thankfully, I don't have to go to the grave with such regrets anymore! ”

Although Douente was a businessman, he was a philanthropist and well-known, and had a good reputation among the local Irish expatriates in Berlin. His words not only made everyone let down their guard, but also aroused the nostalgia of the wanderers for the motherland as if they missed their mothers. Everyone immediately opened the conversation box and talked about their hometown.

When everyone was almost finished, Natsuki motioned for everyone to be quiet. The blueprint he had previously drawn was conceptual, and in order to impress these savvy people in business, it was necessary to cite convincing reasons, so Natsuki said: "To be honest, in the past few months, the Kingdom of Ireland has earned a lot of foreign exchange from the export of dairy products, but you must not think that Ireland's future development orientation is only animal husbandry and agriculture. Thanks to the German government's financial assistance, Ireland has developed and rolled out an ambitious construction plan, which I am personally proud of. By 1918, we would have 2,800 kilometres of railway lines, 4,000 kilometres of modern roads, and 40 new and expanded ports. At the same time, we are building hundreds of industrial projects, including 12 large power plants, 144 small and medium-sized power stations, and three large oil refineries, both at government investment and through public-private partnerships, and within a decade, Ireland will industrialise from less than 2 per cent to more than 20 per cent. By about 1925, around two million inhabitants would be living in and around the new capital, Limerick, which would become a thriving international business circle facing the Atlantic, leading to a significant increase in Ireland's national power and per capita standard of living. When that time comes, you will come back to Ireland and you will feel different! ”

With the nose of a merchant, it is not difficult to hear the message hinted at by His Majesty the Queen-to-be of Ireland. Booker, a member of the Danzig Chamber of Commerce, ran a metallurgical plant that supplied steel parts to shipyards, and his family's tens of millions of assets made him one of the best second-generation Irish expatriates. Natsuki had a relationship with him ten years ago, when they only had a business cooperation, and they did not have the special connection they have now. After Natsuki and Pan revealed these important data, as an "internal response" that had been agreed in advance, Booker jumped out in a timely manner:

"As Your Majesty has said, Ireland's prospects are more optimistic than we had previously thought. I would like to announce to you the good news that our Booker family has signed a partnership agreement with the Irish government worth 30 million marks to build a metallurgical plant with 5,000 people in the port of Limerick II. There were a number of factors that led us to make this decision, three years of tax exemption, five years of tax reduction, dedicated terminals in good condition, and a steady stream of official orders. As you might imagine, the Irish government's plan for the first industrial zone was designed with the market and the environment in mind, with only four metallurgical plants allowed to be built, and the current state-of-the-art technology reductions were required, and we beat Swedish and Danish investors to win the deal. In the future, our plant in Danzig will remain the same as it is today, but the family's focus will gradually shift to Ireland, where we will not only meet the domestic needs of Ireland, but also compete in France and Spain. ”

Natsuki nodded: "As Mr. Booker said, in order to attract foreign investors, the Irish government has clarified a variety of incentives in the form of legal provisions, and there are additional subsidies and help for Irish people returning from abroad. I am aware of the agreement for the new shipyard of the Booker family, and the Irish government provided land and docks free of charge, as well as a certain amount of subsidies for the materials and labour needed to build the factory, the exact amount of which is not to be disclosed here, but I am sure that Mr. Booker should be very satisfied with it. ”

Booker bowed respectfully and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, we have indeed enjoyed very good treatment in Ireland. ”

Between singing and harmonizing, Natsuki said in a tone full of pride and ambition: "The road ahead of Ireland is still very long, and it must be full of difficulties and bumps, but in any case, we are moving forward in a state of independence, and all the fruits of our efforts are completely Irish." Just a week ago, more than 4 million Irish people came together to win the country's first diplomatic victory since independence, and you may not imagine how much effort we put into reclaiming Belfast, and why the British made concessions not only because of our great military preparations, but also because we showed them the spirit of Irish unity! Now, we are developing Ireland's economy, industry and society with this invincible spirit, and I believe that in the near future, when people think of small and medium-sized countries in Europe, Ireland will first come to mind rather than the Netherlands and Denmark! ”

If this is an on-site signing session, you can imagine how enthusiastic the encouraged expatriates would have been to sign up and devote their energies to the construction and development of Ireland itself. In fact, Natsuki's plan is not only to impress the dozens of expatriates present to return to China to invest, but also to let all the Irish expatriates living in Germany and neighboring countries know that the motherland not only welcomes them home, but also allows them to live a stable, rich, self-confident and happy life.

Word of mouth can often produce an effect that is difficult to achieve in newspaper publicity.

As a result of modern marketing tactics, Natsuki only met with the Irish Expatriate Chamber of Commerce in Berlin, and in the months since, the number of expatriates applying to return home through the Irish Foreign Service has increased several times compared to the half year that the Kingdom of Ireland was newly established. Although the sheer number of these expatriates has had little impact on Ireland's population growth, the money and technology they bring with them from abroad is considerable. In Limerick alone, new shipbuilders quickly filled more than 50 wharves in six port areas, and even at 80 per cent full production, these shipyards were able to support nearly 200,000 jobs for the Irish, even more than in London, where the shipbuilding industry was in decline.

Ireland's economic, political and social dynamism is not just a magnet for the return of the commercial diaspora. Benefiting from the Irish government's "free ferry ticket scheme", many artists, intellectuals, scientists, and even ordinary small craftsmen, workers, and traders who have wandered and lived a poor life have set foot on this strange but intimate land with a curious attitude. They were pleasantly surprised to find that because the whole country is in the period of infrastructure construction, anyone who is willing to sweat, even if they are disabled, can get a job that is enough to fill their stomachs, and the Irish government, which does not have too many historical burdens and political concerns, has stipulated a rare eight-hour working day and introduced various social insurances aimed at protecting the grassroots citizens, so that the Irish people can enjoy many national benefits ahead of their time.

During this period, Shawbert, an Irish playwright who had lived in London for a long time, was invited by the Irish government to make a trip around Ireland and compiled what he saw and heard in Ireland into a stage musical, Old Boy. Although his new work was not well received in England, it caused a great sensation on the European continent, and people were surprised by the rapid development of Ireland and curious about the means by which Irish rulers governed their domestic affairs and built the economy. After the field trip, they were sincerely amazed by all this, the brand-new factories, the neat production lines, and the smiles on the faces of every citizen, there is simply no country in history that can attack the threshold of industrialization under such a shallow background.

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