April is a good month for many people, and although there is a little more rain, the weather is neither hot nor cold, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Especially in the past two days, the weather in Anqing has been very sunny, so the people in the city have come out of their homes to enjoy the beautiful weather, and the riverside or some lakesides are full of pedestrians...

In Yushi Automobile's car factory, two workers are driving a truck in the direction of the warehouse, which is loaded with various parts needed to produce the car.

In a factory not far away, standing on both sides of the assembly line, workers are skillfully completing their work in accordance with the steps in the plan. Yan Shao's appearance is naturally known to them, and therefore, when they learned that Yan Shao watched it in person. They also work harder than usual...

Although Yan Shao rarely came to the factory to watch after the factory was built, both the workers in this factory and the people of this province knew very well who gave them a better and better life, and the way they could repay Yan Shao was to work hard...

At the other end of the assembly line, cars drove off the assembly line one by one, and a car was produced in a short time. Copa was dumbfounded...

"This..."

Thunder? It's not that Kopa hasn't been to some European car companies, but those that are still in the workshop stage are obviously not comparable to the current means of production.

And to see Ray? Copa's current appearance, Yan Shao, who was standing on the side, and a few other people smiled. Because he's not the first person to show such an expression...

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In Ray? On the day of Copa's arrival, because of the fatigue of the journey, so Ray? Copa did not immediately rush to visit the car factory. Instead, decide to take a day off first.

Naturally, Ray? Kopa made this decision, not just to rest, but also to think carefully about how to talk to Yan Shao about the purpose of his visit.

In fact, before leaving for Anqing, Lei? Kopa had already inquired about some news and rumors about Yan Shao from the Shanghai consul. It's just that the Shanghai consul doesn't know much about Yan Shao, most of them are hearsay, and they only have a certain reference value.

How to really do it. Still waiting for thunder? After Kopa arrived in Anqing, he saw Yan Shao with his own eyes and said.

Now that I've seen it, I know a little bit about Yan Shao. Thunder? Naturally, Kopa had to think carefully about what to do next.

By the next day, Ray? Copa had planned to take his wife with him to visit the car factory—————— which was also an excuse for them to come to Anhui, and of course, no one would doubt this excuse.

With the advanced nature of the 'assembly line'. Today, Yushi Group has become the world's largest automobile manufacturer. Cars driving in the U.S. market. Almost half of it is produced by the Rain Stone Group, and the European side is slightly worse, but there is also a third of it.

There are two main reasons for this, one of which is that the group uses the United States as its main export destination, and most of the cars produced are sold to the United States.

The other reason is simpler.

Is a single car plant producing more than all the car factories in the world combined? It does seem a little scary when you look at it this way, and if you add the exaggerated sales, then in order to protect the domestic market. Some trade barriers are unavoidable.

The problem is that almost all the parts for the cars produced by Yan Shao are imported from the United States, that is. Yan Shao is using American parts to produce cars, and how many cars he produces is equivalent to how many factories and American workers he feeds...

From a certain point of view, this is already a symbiotic relationship, if the US government is trying to deal with Yan Shao, then for every 1% reduction in Yan Shao's automobile production, many factories in the United States will go bankrupt and workers will lose their jobs...

In this case, how do you ask the U.S. government to sanction Yan Shao?

Not to mention sanctions, even a little more tariffs will make many factories serving Yan Shao stand up and oppose it, which also makes many domestic car companies in the United States feel distressed.

No way, who calls most capitalists creatures who don't care about the interests of the country, although it is not without patriotic capitalists, but for most capitalists, interests are the most important. Although domestic companies are indeed closer, Yan Shao's family's production capacity is more than twice that of the whole United States, and those factories naturally know who to be close to in this case.

However, compared to the United States, the situation in Europe is more troublesome.

Because the parts required by the factory are all imported from the United States, that is to say, it basically has nothing to do with Europe, and even if there is, it is only an export relationship, that is to say, Yan Shao simply sells the assembled cars to Europe...

How can you call Europe to endure this situation?

It's just that now is the era of free trade after all, and there are too many countries in Europe, although there are a lot of cars exported to Europe, but after being dispersed to each country, the number has become very inconspicuous, and now Europe has been divided into two camps, these European countries can't unite at all, and under various circumstances, there is naturally no way to take any measures against Yan Shao.

That said, after all, there is still some influence, so although the European market is not necessarily smaller than the American market, sales to Europe are always inferior to the United States.

In Europe, the market is also hierarchical, and the three major powers of Britain, France, and Germany are undoubtedly the top of the existence.

Especially in France, Yan Shao's first stop was France, and the first pot of gold he earned was also in France, and the first woman he fell in love with was also French, so of course, car sales to France became the hottest.

Especially in Marseille, when the Tharis were still running a newspaper and magazine, it was purely for them to maintain their interest. Their real industry has become car dealership. Thanks to their past friendships, the Tharis were able to get a fair share of Yan Shao at a much lower price than the others, and it was also by virtue of this advantage. In just one or two years, the Tharis have become one of the richest people in Marseille...

And Yan Shao's cars sold to Europe every year, France alone accounts for 30% of the share. If Kopa doesn't come to Anhui, it's a strange thing...

But then again, originally Ray? Kopa was going to bring his wife with him. But perhaps Yan Shao and Elainor had a very bad sense, so his wife didn't come with him. Instead, on the grounds of physical discomfort, she continued to stay in the manor to rest—————— as an old woman in her 60s, although very kind. But there is also the inherent stubbornness of the elderly.

Forget about anything else, she really can't understand Yan Shao's private life at all.

And with Ray? Kopa is different, she doesn't know Yan Shao very well. Naturally, they didn't know that Yan Shao and Elainor had encountered a storm. and staged an extremely 'bloody' plot.

So after seeing the newly built gorgeous manor, and knowing more or less about Yan Shao's wealth and the rights she has now, she easily thought that Eleno and Caterina approached Yan Shao for money and vanity, so she naturally despised it.

Of course, she didn't know that at the beginning, even when Yan Shao and the others finally left the island, although Yan Shao already had a net worth of tens of thousands of pounds, compared to Yan Shao. Elaline and Caterina's net worth are no worse than Yan Shao's, and even higher than not.

Elano's father was only a colonel in the Foreign Legion. But don't forget the nature of the Foreign Legion, as a special army that runs around the colonies all year round, in addition to destroying the enemy, they are obviously not likely to be soft in the face of exciting wealth, so over the years Bertrand has also accumulated a lot of wealth, and as Bertrand's only daughter, and at the same time living alone in Paris, Elano will naturally not be short of money to spend...

Caterina's words, although Yan Shao still doesn't know her background, but it can be seen from the fact that she was flying in first class at the beginning, what is her family background...

If it weren't for Yan Shao's strength in the later period, I'm afraid he would have to eat soft rice behind the two of them now...

But even if it's Ray? Copa's wife knows this, and I'm afraid it won't change, because if an old man is stubborn, it's not so easy...

It was only as she sat quietly in the manor, looking at the scenery on the lake in the distance, that the sound of children frolicking suddenly came to her ears.

As an elderly person in her 60s, stubbornness has become her instinctive talent, but as an old man, she also loves children very much. So after hearing the child's playfulness, almost instinctively, she turned her head to look in the direction where the sound came from, and then there she saw a 6 or 7-year-old child strolling by the lake with a beautiful woman who looked like her mother, and after noticing the old woman's gaze, the woman smiled and nodded at her...

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I don't know what happened at the manor, looking at the assembly line in front of me, Ray? Copa let out a burst of exclamation. He instinctively felt how much benefit he could bring to his country if he could obtain the patent in front of him, but he also knew that Yan Shao would not be able to transfer or allow them to use this patent.

And after a moment of silence, he also found a problem.

“…… Is your factory just responsible for assembly? "Remembering some of the information you got before you came, Ray? Kopa looked at Yan Shao. "I've heard that the parts in your factory are all imported from the United States, and they are just assembling the parts themselves, right?"

“…… That's right..."Hear Thunder? Copa's words, Yan Shao and the others looked at each other and nodded with a smile. "At least for now..."

"If that's the case, it's a little bit of a problem..." Copa said with some concern. "Your factories are now like the hanging gardens of Babylon, everything is built on the export of parts from the Americans, and if the Americans stop supplying you parts one day, even if you master this advanced production technology, I am afraid that there will be big problems..."

"We also know this..."Yan Shao smiled and pointed to the assembly line in the distance, and then explained softly. So now we have not only built some of our own factories. In addition, it also cooperated with the gentry and merchants in Anhui and some other parts of the country, and built many factories specially for the production of parts, and now these cooperation has begun to bear fruit. Today, 5% of the parts needed for the production of automobiles in factories are supplied by our country's own factories, and this situation is still improving, and I believe that it will not be long before we can get rid of the dependence on the Americans..."

Actually Ray? Kopa originally wanted to see if there was a way for Yan Shao to give away part of the share of imported parts to France. Since it is definitely impossible to get a patent license for the assembly line, it is better to think of some ways to do this, which can be regarded as some merit. Who knew that Yan Shao planned to replace the Americans with businessmen from his own country...

Shook his head a little helplessly, Ray? Kopa dismissed the thought.

After standing next to the assembly line and seeing the production methods of the workers with their own eyes. Thunder? Kopa was still surprised, but he was much stronger than he had been at the beginning.

And after regaining calm, Ray? Kopa followed Yan Shao and they visited other parts of the car factory.

As the world's largest automobile production plant, Yushi Automobile Factory occupies a huge area. It is also divided into multiple factories. Even the places where cars are produced are divided into multiple factories. For example, there is a factory that specializes in the production of 'raindrops', and there is also a factory that produces 'Liulan', in addition to 'trucks', 'tractors' and 'engines'...

Especially the engine, as the heart of everything, is undoubtedly the most valued here...

In addition to the production plant, there are also staff living areas, office areas, etc., and it took Yan Shao a whole day to visit these areas. To be honest, the entire car factory may not be much worse than Anqing City...

Even the employees who work in the factory. There are as many as 50,000 or 60,000

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After walking for a whole day, Yan Shao ran five kilometers a day and it was nothing, but the others couldn't stand it, especially Elaline and Katarina, who were wearing high heels...

As a woman, if you're shopping for something, it's probably no problem to walk for another day, but for this kind of boring work...

Seeing that except for a few translators from the Ministry of Military Affairs, the others seemed to be a little unable to hold on, Yan Shao shook his head helplessly, and finally stopped.

After Yan Shao stopped, Lei? Copa also gasped.

Forget about others, he is in his 60s, and the whole day is also torture for him. Although there are not no old people in their 60s who are still strong in this world, and there are even many old people who are 7 or 80 years old, and they can ride bicycles dozens of kilometers away to see their grandchildren or something, he is obviously not this kind of person...

After stopping, Yan Shao looked at him with a rare face. "We've finished talking about the factory, and now, Mr. Minister, can we get down to business?"

Honestly, coped with Ray? One day in Kopa, Yan Shao couldn't stand it anymore.

So seeing that the others were a little unbearable, he said bluntly.

Hearing Yan Shao's words, whether it was Lei? Kopa and the others were stunned, but after a short silence, except for Elaino, Li Liang and the others, the others consciously stepped aside, obviously knowing that the next conversation was not something they could touch...

Yan Shao is so direct, Lei? Kopa was also stunned, but since Yan Shao had already spoken, it was also a good thing for him.

"Seriously...", he lowered his head and groaned, the most important thing is to let himself take a few more breaths, Ray? Kopa raised his head and looked at Yan Shaodao. "I wonder if you are interested in becoming a partner of France in China? I'm sure this will help you as well as me..."

As has been said, France has only one colony in Asia, French Indochina, which means that France's interests in Asia are actually very small. And in the Far East, France does not even have a colony, and of course, in the French diplomatic map, the Chinese minister is basically equivalent to a second-class status, which is worse than the British minister...

In Britain's diplomatic map, although the British minister to China is also second-class among many diplomats, for Britain, India's importance is self-evident, it is the most shining diamond in the British crown. For Britain now, he can give up any colony, but he can't give up India.

Tibet, on the other hand, is next to India. Because of the existence of Tibet, a minister like Zhu Erdian in China still said something more or less in London, but the words of the French minister were a complete tragedy...

It can be said that if Ray? If Copa doesn't think about it, then he, the French minister to China, is basically equivalent to the role of soy sauce, and he doesn't have to think about anything else, just wait in this position until he reaches his age, and then retire...

Thunder? Although Kopa is in his 60s, he is not old...

He did not wish to retire as minister to China, and if he wanted to rejuvenate his political career, he would have to find a way to do so, so that Paris could set its sights on Asia as little as it could...

Ultimate Ray? Kopa found Yan Shao... (To be continued......)