Chapter 5: Preparation for flour mills

Volvo Department Store opens its doors for ten hours a day, plus preparations. In fact, employees have to work twelve hours a day, no one disputes, and no one asks Ferdinand for overtime.
The first is: Ferdinand's salary is slightly higher than the market price, which makes everyone satisfied;
Twenty-two: At that time, the factories in Vienna basically worked twelve-hour shifts every day, and some factories had sixteen-hour shifts;
The third is that it is easier to work in a supermarket than in a factory. On the one hand, it is a department store with a comfortable environment; on the other hand, it is in a dull factory building. It may also be dangerous at any time. Anyone at the time thinks that working in a department store is still a decent job. jobs.
Jeffrey Dinard changed the concept, and on the surface, it was almost the same as a department store. It was just a little more things.
After all, supermarkets are new and people do n’t know what they do. For convenience, Ferdinand added the word department store, which is easy to accept.
Many people chose to apply for the name of department stores. Ferdinand was full in a short time, and it was a mistake.
Twenty-three days passed, Carl's housekeeper was still very efficient, and he thoroughly investigated the flour mill near Vienna.
"His Royal Highness, there are thirteen flour mills in Vienna, of which only two are large and have achieved profit. Seven have basically maintained their capital, and the other four have entered a state of loss. The competition is fierce!" Reporting
Mr. Carl, the housekeeper, did not agree with Ferdinand's plan to set up a flour processing plant. In his opinion, the market for flour processing industry is saturated and there is too much competition pressure. It is difficult to make money by joining in now.
After listening to Karl's report, Ferdinand was also hesitant. After all, there are thirteen flour processing factories in a small Vienna. So how many is the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire?
I was silent for a while. Ferdinand still decided to keep the plan unchanged. He still has advantages. He can produce and sell himself at a much lower cost than them. It is a big deal that he will develop some related by-products at that time. Are you afraid of competition?
"Well, I see. You worked hard Carl!" Ferdinand affirmed the work of the old housekeeper
"It is my pleasure to work for Your Highness!" Carl said happily
"Carl, how much do you think I would buy a flour mill?" Ferdinand asked cautiously.
In 1881, it was not so simple to build a factory. It was necessary to build a factory building, order machinery, train workers, etc. After all the mess was done, it was not bad to be able to put it into production within one year.
Acquiring a factory is much simpler and can be put into production without much effort.
As long as the price is not too high, Ferdinand is still inclined to acquire.
Carl Butler was silent for a moment, seeming to be appraising the factory, and then said, "His Highness, if it is a small bankruptcy factory, it may only cost thousands of pounds; the two flour mills that are making profits are estimated to be 70,000 or 80,000 pounds!"
Jeff Ferdinand was shocked. The gap was too big! Then I thought that the factory was losing money. There must be problems such as the old equipment or poor management, or the scale was too small and uncompetitive. Now in this case, it is good for someone to accept the order. Why? Picky.
"Well, then contact those factory owners first to see if they have any plans to sell, I'll decide after evaluating it!" Ferdinand
"Okay, Your Highness is as you wish!" Carl's housekeeper finished, and when Ferdinand had no intention of retaining, he turned and left.
He sent the old housekeeper and Ferdinand read the newspaper at home. Today he has an important banquet that he must attend in person. The birthday of his uncle tragedy emperor, Franz Joseph I.
Franz Joseph I (August 18, 1830-November 21, 1916), known for his achievements in the establishment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1879 he formed an alliance with the German Empire led by Prussia, and established an ally in 1914. Issued an ultimatum to Serbia, drawing Austria and Germany into World War I. He died in Vienna in 1916 at the age of 86 due to a pneumonia attack.
I recalled the life of the old emperor, Ferdinand was so impressed that the living celebrities were right in front of him!
"A great diplomat!" This is what the whole world thinks of him. It may be that God has skewed his talent. Compared with the sharpness of his diplomatic wrist, other aspects can be described as mediocrity.
He used diplomatic means to establish the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But this decadent empire has problems all the time, and endless ethnic issues have always bothered him, hindering the progress of the empire, and most have collapsed.
I regret that Franz Joseph I was really not good in this regard, showing indecision. Although he also took a lot of measures to alleviate the ethnic conflicts, it had little effect.
In his later years, it was miserable. His brother was executed in Mexico, his wife was stabbed to death by an Italian anarchist in Geneva, his son committed suicide at a young age, and the selected heir was stabbed to death by the Serbian mafia. uukanshu.com The retaliatory war he waged for this has left tens of millions of people in the blood, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire he fought for his whole life has been stormy.
"Ferdinand, it's time to go. You won't get any moths!" Said Princess Clementina, worried.
Recently, she obviously feels that Ferdinand has changed and become even more weird. She loves to mess with some messy things, which makes her very worried.
"How come, my dear mother, how can you think so! You have to believe me!" Ferdinand quickly walked over and said, seeing that he had a headache for Princess Clementina.
Ferdinand, the original owner, behaved strangely, and unlike most nobles, he had few friends, and liked to mess things up.
Princess Clementina has no doubt whether he has been transferred. Seeing Ferdinand coming, he greeted him directly to the carriage.
Vienna-Schönbrunn Palace, its history goes back to the Middle Ages. The old emperor Franz Joseph I was born in Schönbrunn Palace. It was also Franz Joseph I ’s favorite and longest-lived residence.
Now this magnificent palace is full of enthusiasm. The establishment of the "Three Emperors Alliance" and the political diplomacy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are in the most relaxed era.
Nobles and ministers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, envoys of various countries, and great nobles from other parts of Europe have all sent over. The power of the Habsburgs is evident at this moment.
The banquet was different from Ferdinand's imagination. There were not so many cuts. The old emperor accepted the congratulations from everyone and began directly.
Ferdinand is not the protagonist, except for a familiar face with a group of big names, the legendary dog ​​blood plot did not occur.
Alas, he looks pretty good. Ferdinand also knows a few noble ladies. If he wants, there is still the possibility of further development.