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At the welcome reception, in addition to getting to know the famous Lincoln in later generations, Scrooge also got to know more businessmen by the way, and received a lot of compliments from "he will become Van der Fast in the future". However, most of these people were disappointed, because although Scrooge was in urgent need of funds to expand his production capacity, he did not have too much difficulty in financing, whether it was from Morgan or from the Rothkalder family, he could borrow money, although the borrowed money had to pay interest, but it was better than giving away a part of his company to others.

Scrooge plan, the focus of the next step is to expand production capacity, theoretically speaking, this is not difficult, as long as Scrooge is willing to let the assembly line production model appear in advance, you can greatly increase production capacity without increasing personnel and equipment, it's just that the technical threshold of the assembly line is too low, too easy to be imitated by others, in the production of guns, it is unlikely to achieve a monopoly consortium in the industry to expose this big killer, it seems not particularly cost-effective. Since the company is still able to make a profit, and can make a lot of profits, it may be better to use the traditional means of recruiting more workers and adding more machines.

Before the assembly line is produced, a product is often manufactured from beginning to end by one or several workers on a machine. The machine is simply an extension and strengthening of the worker's limbs. In this case, experienced workers are particularly important. Scrooge suddenly remembered a rumor he had seen about the Japanese Self-Defense Forces before he crossed.

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces are a very strange organization, they are not the military, and their members are considered civil servants. As a result, a common problem in the civil service system has appeared in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, that is, there are more officers than soldiers. The fact that there is a full section chief, three deputy section chiefs, five section chief assistants, and one or two section members in a small department is absolutely not news in some government departments in the 21 st century. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces, which were organized according to the civil service system, also inherited this custom, and as a result, there was a spectacle that there were more lieutenants than privates in their area.

However, this spectacle frightened many people for a time, and many military commentators believed that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' arrangement of more officers and fewer soldiers had ulterior motives, so that the number of troops could be quickly expanded if needed -- because the time required to train junior officers was saved.

Of course, later, with the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the self-defense forces' various strange tables made everyone jaw-dropping: when they were sent to disaster relief, they still strictly abided by the 9-to-5 civil servant schedule, and resolutely resisted any overtime; Halfway through the run, the more I thought about it, the more scared I became, so I simply dumped the relief materials on the side of the road, and then drove back; What drove a helicopter to cool down the reactor, but did not dare to get close to the sprinkler water, but directly sprinkled the water from a height of thousands of meters to finish the job; There were people who went to the hospital and couldn't get a certificate of physical discomfort, so they showed their big birds and ran out on the street to flirt with the flower girl in order to be arrested by the police so that they could avoid a trip to Fukushima, and there were also TV helicopters that flew up to broadcast the tsunami live before the tsunami, and half an hour later, the planes and helicopters of the Self-Defense Forces still didn't fly, and they were soaked in sea water on the ground. Anyway, the foreign appearance of the Self-Defense Forces is so good that there are no pants left. What Self-Defense Forces personnel are capable and well-trained has become a big joke.

However, Scrooge felt that the method that had been misinterpreted as a preparation for the rapid expansion of the army was very instructive to his current situation. In three years, the war will inevitably break out. This is the world's first war of the industrial age, the first war of the whole body. In the original history, in this great war, the two sides organized an army of 3oo thousand, and considering the damage, obsolescence and necessary backup of guns, both sides needed at least 6oo more rifles in the Civil War. Now, the United States has only about 16,000 federal troops, and the Springfield Arsenal, which supplies them with weapons, has limited production capacity. Obviously, after the outbreak of the war, whoever grows faster in production capacity will get a bigger share of the pie. Think about it, 6oo thousand rifles, even if you take a tenth of them, and then make 1o dollars per rifle, it's a whole 6ooo dollars, and with this money, you can get on the stuff that can really lay the foundation of an empire. If he can hoard more skilled workers now, after the war breaks out in the future, he will definitely be able to expand his production capacity as quickly as possible, so as to get the largest piece of the cake.

"Perhaps, I should reduce the working hours of skilled workers in key positions from the current eight hours to six hours, so that I can stock up on more skilled workers in my factory. Of course, this will further increase the cost, but it will be worth it given the future benefits. ”

Scrooge made up his mind to sacrifice a little of his immediate profits to prepare for future plans to expand his production capacity. Just when he was about to ask people to advertise in the newspaper, a big deal came to his door.

"Boss, a Monsieur Ferrari has sent you a business card saying that he wants to visit you early tomorrow morning to negotiate a deal with you. The sender is still waiting for a reply, how do I reply to him? Scrooge's assistant, Roland, walked in.

Scrooge looked down at the business card. Robert? Ferrari, an Italian businessman. "What is an Italian doing when he comes to himself? Could it be that his own rifle had an international impact so quickly? Scrooge was a little surprised.

"Well, Mr. Roland, I don't think I have any important events tomorrow, do I?" Scrooge said.

"Yes, boss, tomorrow afternoon, representatives of the 6th Army of the Federation will come to the factory to inspect it. Do you need to prepare for this tomorrow morning? ”

While the sale of MacDonald 1857 to the Union Army is not very likely now – how could a Democratic, pro-Southern government strengthen the Union Army now? Isn't that the birthday guy hanging himself - don't you think you have a long life? However, the basic posture still needs to be done, and the government has also issued an announcement to purchase a new batch of guns for the 6th Army to replace those scrap items that are too old (the purchase quantity is pitiful); And Scrooge also participated in this government tender with ulterior motives -- if someone accuses him of having a large number of MacDonald 1857 in the hands of Southerners, he can infer that he participated in the government tender, that the government did not purchase his rifles, and that the responsibility should be the Democratic federal government.

Since this so-called bidding and inspection are actually just going through the motions, it is too uneconomical to interfere with normal business for this one. So Scrooge replied bluntly: "For the tender of less than a hundred guns for the 6th Army?" Unless they're interested in buying a MacDonald 1857 Precision Shot, I don't think there's any need to prepare. Go and tell the messenger that tomorrow morning at eight o'clock I will be waiting for you at the company. ”

The next morning, Scrooge was waiting in the company, and at a little after 7:40, Scrooge saw through the office window that a carriage had stopped not far from the company, and a short man got out of the carriage, waved at the carriage, and the carriage continued on its way.

The short man straightened his clothes, then took a pocket watch out of his pocket and looked at it, then stood there and looked at the door of the MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company, and after a few minutes he took it out again and looked at it, then took it in his arms and walked towards the McDonald Infantry Weapons Company, and when the door of Scrooge's office was knocked, the self-striking clock in the office was exactly eight o'clock.

"When did the Italians become so punctual? It's not the Italian style. Scrooge remembered that, at least in the era before he crossed over, the Italians were not like this. Well, if you go on a date with an Italian and agree to eight o'clock in the morning, then you can sleep until eight o'clock and get up, then spend an hour bathing and breakfast, then spend another half an hour slowly to the date, and then wait patiently for half an hour, well, and then you can see the Italian slowly appear in front of you, and be surprised to say to you, "**, I really didn't expect you to come so early." ”

"Please come in." Scrooge said.

The door was pushed open, and Roland walked in with the short man.

The short man took off his top hat, bowed to Scrooge, and said to Scrooge in a non-standard English, "Am I Robert?" Ferrari, I hope my presumptuous visit has not bothered you. Scrooge felt that there was not a lot of Italian flavor in this English language, on the contrary, some words sounded like they had an Irish accent.

"How so? I have friends who are willing to visit me, and I am too late to be happy. Scrooge had also spent two or three months of his spare time learning Italian for a while before crossing over, so he answered directly in Italian.

Hearing Scrooge's answer, the man looked at Scrooge with wide eyes in surprise, and then replied in Italian as well: "Mr. Scrooge, I really didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable at such a young age. ”

"You've won a prize." Scrooge smiled slightly, this Mr. Ferrari's Italian accent was not orthodox either.

"I can only say a few greetings in Italian, so let's talk in English. You came all the way to North America, what kind of deal do you want to make with me? Scrooge asked.

"I am from the Kingdom of Sardinia. As you know, just a few years ago, our country suffered huge losses in the war with the Austrian invaders for the independence and freedom of Italy. But we have never forgotten the clear destiny of liberating Italy, and we are always waiting for the opportunity for revenge. The Austrians did not let their guard down either, and, to be honest, the military power of Austria was far above ours. Not long ago, when I was trading cotton in North America, I came across your company's rifle. This is really an epoch-making weapon, and if our Sardinian army can be equipped with this rifle, we will surely be able to completely defeat the Austrians. So, I would like to be able to order a large number of MacDonald Model 1857 rifles from you. The short man, who identified himself as an Italian, replied.