Chapter 392 Building a Car Production Line
After muttering to Benito for a while, Angelina asked unconfidently: "Railway investors generally have a good relationship with the government, or directly hold important positions in the government, such as my father, he is the prime minister of the kingdom, how can he confiscate his assets through the bill of nationalization?" ”
Wang Feng said disapprerovingly: "Angelina, your father is only the prime minister, not the king, the prime minister has a term of office, and there will be political enemies, if he loses the ruling power because of an accident and is counterattacked by political enemies and comes to power, do you think it is still possible?" ”
Angelina was completely dumbfounded, and said helplessly: "Wang Feng, you are really a super-first-class lobbyist, I admit that there is a certain possibility." With that, he looked at Benito.
Benito didn't have anything too obvious, but his eyes flickered, clearly contemplating the issue.
After thinking about it, Wang Feng said again: "Mr. Benito, in fact, the railway is just a bridge to build friendship between you and me, and it is the basis for establishing mutual trust.
We Chinese will never be able to stand in the way of people's money, and I can promise you and all foreign investors now that as long as national security is not involved, we welcome all friendly people to invest in China, and will fully protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors! ”
Angelina also persuaded: {"Uncle, I think what Wang Feng said is very reasonable, take the British land enclosure law as an example, the parliament ordered the peasants to be forcibly driven out of the land. It's hard to talk about the future.
My father was a man of great thought, I think if he wasn't prejudiced. I should be able to take Wang Feng's advice seriously, and I believe in Wang Feng. If my father will not lose money, he can use the railway as a foundation for more in-depth cooperation. ”
Benito didn't say anything, gave Angelina a strange look, and continued to remain silent.
Wang Feng knew that he wanted benefits, but how could he take the benefits so lightly, so he immediately said: "Mr. Benito, please forgive me for saying that in today's world, there are no secrets in railway technology. In addition to Sardinia, your country, Great Britain, the United States, the Netherlands, Prussia, and even Turkey are building railways, and even India is building.
If Sardinia rejects the goodwill of the Chinese, then we will only spend more time and introduce it in other countries, and I am sure that someone will agree to our terms, and I must remind you that more than 2,000 British prisoners, led by Whish and Lambert, were captured by our army. Even if I were British, and were British employees of the East India Company, how sure do you think I would be if I were to ask the British or the East India Company to transfer railway technology as a condition of release?
Mr. Benito. I'm not threatening you, I'm illustrating the current situation, and opportunities are often just a moment. It is reserved only for those who are prepared, and I do not think that Mr. Cavour will be unimpressed by China's 400 million people. If every Chinese bought a pair of leather shoes made in Sardinia, how much profit would this bring?
developed countries in the world. Not only Sardinia, but Angelina is my dear friend, the dearest partner, and the most trustworthy confidant, I am willing to leave this opportunity to her motherland, I sincerely wish that China and Sabana can carry out all-round cooperation, work together for development, and forge an eternal friendship! ”
"Oh! Wang Feng, what you said is so moving! Angelina's face was full of fascination, and she threw herself into Wang Feng's arms and offered a fragrant kiss.
Wang Feng paused and looked at Benito with sincere feelings.
For the Chinese, the railway can barely be regarded as high-precision technology, but for Europe and the United States, it is nothing, which country has the ability to build railways.
Some countries, such as the United States and Turkey, belong to the typical undisciplined countries, which is commonly known as the eyes of money, as long as the profits are sufficient, they can transfer technology without any limit, Sardinia does not have the capital of pride, and Wang Feng still has more than 2,000 British hostages in hand, you know, the British government sometimes has no discipline. ”
Benito shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Mr. Wang Feng, although you have successfully persuaded me, your requirements are too harsh, and no investor will be happy to see his investment being nationalized for free, which has no intrinsic relationship with how much profit he has made before, if you don't make compensation, even Mr. Cavour will not agree." ”
Wang Feng nodded and said: "I understand, of course I can't carry out free nationalization, the profits you get are not counted, you can be compensated by deducting depreciation expenses from your investment, Mr. Benito, what is your opinion?" ”
This is a relatively reasonable plan, the essence is redemption, the investor has no loss, Benito also nodded and said: "Okay, I can agree on behalf of Mr. Cavour, then, how long is the term of our business?" ”
Wang Feng stretched out five fingers: "From the date of completion and acceptance, five years." ”
"What?" Benito and Angelina's eyes are about to pop out, although this is the first nationalization case in contact, for nationalization, there is no ready-made template to follow, but five years is too short, right?
Angelina couldn't help but say: "Wang Feng, the railway from Shanghai to Wuhu, the investment should not be less than three million pounds, I know, you have been fighting in the east and west in the past few months, killing people and raiding your home, and getting a lot of money, you may not take three million pounds in your eyes, but three million pounds is already a huge investment, my father, as an investor, must be responsible for every investment, only five years, the cost may not be recovered." ”
Angelina helped herself speak for a while, and helped her uncle speak for a while, Wang Feng couldn't understand Angelina's position anymore, couldn't help scratching the back of her head, shook her head and said: "Angelina, don't forget, the cost is covered by the Chinese government, and it will be paid according to the contract after five years, and no matter how much you earn in these five years, except for paying taxes, the rest is your father's, he only earns and does not lose, or if it is difficult to accept, it can also be in the form of technology transfer, and the Chinese government will buy railway technology from Sardinia." ”
"Uncle, what do you see?" Angelina turned her attention to Benito again.
Benito couldn't understand Angelina's position, and he felt like the second monk was confused, and after learning Wang Feng shook his head, he stretched out a finger: "Five years is too short, ten years, ten years, I can call the shots for Mr. Cavour!" ”
Wang Feng smiled slightly: "Mr. Benito, please understand the Chinese people's eagerness to become self-reliant and self-reliant, five years is already a long time. ”
"Eight years!" Benito gritted his teeth and gesticulated.
Wang Feng still smiled slightly: "The Chinese can't afford to wait." ”
Angelina couldn't help but persuade: "Five years is five years, what's wrong with being able to make money steadily for five years?" Uncle, you have to do it in moderation. ”
Benito couldn't stand it anymore, and glared at him fiercely, Angelina spit out her little fragrant tongue and retracted her head obediently, but her eyes were still burning and full of anticipation.
Benito is full of helplessness, to be honest, to build a railway for the Democratic League, the difference between the five, eighty or ten years of operation period is not very big, he does not have to care, the follow-up development in China is what he likes the most, after all, the interests in China are the British, France and China trade volume is very limited, it is obviously a good choice to be able to make friends with the Democratic Alliance, and he also understands the principle that the scenery should be long-term.
But it's too cheap Wang Feng, he is unwilling, his niece didn't persuade him to come back, and he had to invest in railways in China!
How can we get back on the field?
Benito took out his pipe, lit it and smoked, this time, neither Wang Feng nor Angelina dissuaded, and waited patiently for Benito to make a decision.
Maybe smoking a cigarette can really be inspiring, and a few puffs of smoke and "Huh? Benito suddenly had a brilliant idea, and immediately smiled and groaned: "Mr. Wang Feng, I have seen from you the Chinese people's yearning for science and technology, I think, you should be interested in cars, right?" By the way, do you know about cars? Would you like me to explain it to you? ”
Wang Feng was a little dazed, talking about how the train ran to the car? But he still nodded and said, "I understand." ”
"Oh! That's great! Benito whistled excitedly: "My family owns a car production line, and I am willing to transfer it to you." ”
Angelina's face sank suddenly, and she said unhappily: "Uncle, no one cares about that automobile production line at all, you are too much!" After speaking, he turned his head and said: "Wang Feng, you must not listen to your uncle, he didn't know who was bewitched at that time, he introduced a car production line from the United Kingdom, but after producing a car, he couldn't sell a single one!"
The speed of the car is not as good as the horse-drawn carriage, it has to set up a boiler behind it, there has to be someone to add coal to the boiler constantly, the huge noise from the steam engine and the engine can make people crazy, and the chimney also emits thick black smoke, if the wind direction is slightly wrong, it will blow your head and face, I used to sit once when I was a child, oh, it was a nightmare, you must not fall for your uncle. ”
Benito's face turned green, and he said angrily: "Angelina, am I your uncle?" ”
Angelina said with a heartfelt voice: "Uncle, although we are a family, I don't want you to pass on your losses to others, you should be honest in business!" As he spoke, he also took Wang Feng's arm and put on a posture of "I am on the same front as you".
"You" Benito took several puffs of cigarette angrily!
Wang Feng was overjoyed, and he almost hugged Benito and kissed him, yes, it was not the beautiful and enthusiastic Angelina, but the old man Benito, who was full of smoke smell!
It is true that as Angelina reminded, the car of this era is indeed very practical, but it represents the future direction of development, as a modern person, than anyone in this era knows the value of the car, once the development of the gasoline engine, the performance of the car will leap a thousand miles, will also be quickly promoted, now the introduction of automobile production line, can seize the commanding heights of technology. (To be continued......)
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