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Text Chapter 604: The war begins

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    "Gladstone, it seems that you are really right this time." Donald shook his head at Graystone and said, "Even if we don't take action, someone will still do it. Do you know who did this  Forget it, this is meaningless. It¡¯s just a fight anyway. Well, Uncle Scrooge is looking for you, and he will probably ask about our company¡¯s preparations for the subsequent war.¡± ¡°Ah, then I¡¯ll be there first.  He's gone there. We'll discuss it when he comes back later," Graystone replied with a confident look on his face.  Greystone is indeed confident.  Because the integration of those steel, mining, shipbuilding and other enterprises that were most important in the war had been basically completed before the war broke out.  Although due to the competition of the Morgan consortium, some shipbuilding companies and mines still fell into the hands of Morgan and the others, Graystone did not care too much.  Because although the companies in Morgan's novels can also make money during the war, because Morgan's business field has been excessively focused on finance, they have never been able to compare with MacDonald in terms of technical strength.  Over the years, McDonald's technical department, under the direct leadership of Scrooge, has demonstrated extremely high scientific research efficiency.  Over the years, McDonald's key scientific research projects have almost never had any serious mistakes in technical routes and market judgments.  This allows almost every dollar McDonald invests in research to be used most efficiently.  At Morgan, the efficiency of scientific research is much lower. Most of the research projects are ultimately proven to be technically or cost-infeasible, or simply do not meet the needs of the market (of course, in fact, this is normal scientific research.  On MacDonald's side, Scrooge was completely cheating. Although Scrooge was born in science and engineering in his previous life, no matter how good he was, he couldn't memorize all the technical parameters. However, as a time traveler, he couldn't.  But they can judge whether a project has technical possibility and future based on the history of later generations.) And when Morgan and the others worked hard, they were finally completing a meaningful and profitable research.  Sometimes, the Macdonald Group was always able to take the lead, come up with something, and quickly raise patent barriers, completely ruining Morgan's previous investment.  In order to compete with Macdonald, Morgan even resorted to buying spies to steal Macdonald¡¯s research information.  As a result, they successfully stole information on very advanced wireless power transmission technology.  Of course, because most of the transmission lines and other aspects were controlled by McDonald, this technology was terminated after only completing pre-research.  Morgan Jr. felt at the time that if they made additional investments and continued research on this technology, they might be able to break the MacDonald Group's control of the power grid in one fell swoop.  The benefits were so great that Morgan just gritted his teeth and carried on with the project. The result the result was basically "haha".  It is said that the Morgan consortium invested seven to eight million US dollars in it, and in the end, no one ran away.  We have obtained some patents, but not many of them are useful. Considering the current state of technology, the so-called usefulness of these few useful patents will not be until decades later.  By that time, these patents have also expired.  In short, in the field of technical research, the Morgan consortium has been severely suppressed by McDonald.  By now, I have basically given up on the idea of ??competing with McDonald in terms of skills.  Since they can¡¯t match McDonald¡¯s in terms of technical strength, when it comes to manufacturing, Morgan and the others will naturally not be as competitive as McDonald¡¯s.  Therefore, Graystone didn't care too much that some factories and other things fell into Morgan's hands.  Gladstone walked into Scrooge's office, preparing to report to Scrooge on his recent work.  "Dad, we have new control recently" Before Graystone could finish his words, he was interrupted by Scrooge with a smile.  "Ah, child, I didn't come to you to find out about this. I am very confident about you on this issue. I just want to know, what are you going to do next?" "Dad, since the war has started, I think no matter what  Both Britain and Germany will order various supplies from us. However, Germany¡¯s business must be done quickly, because the British are likely to start a comprehensive blockade of the Germans soon,¡± Graystone said.  The strength may not be able to break through the British blockade. By then, the business will not be possible, so I just made contact with some Germans. Dad, you also know that the Germans also have a merchant fleet.  A lot of the merchant fleet is on the ocean. I think they proposed such a deal. "What kind of deal?" asked Scrooge.  "I asked them to sell these merchant ships to us at a relatively low price, because once the British start blockading the coast, their merchant ships will be useless. Even if they can really get these merchant shipsWhat's the use of driving back to Germany?  They will probably be requisitioned by the German government.  It would be better to sell it to us directly at a cheaper price, and then deposit the money from selling the boat into our bank, or use the money to purchase supplies directly from us. We can also pay the money in US dollars.  In a state of war, the U.S. dollar was more stable than German banknotes.  "Gladstone said. "Did they agree?  asked Scrooge. "Some agreed.  But some people are still confused.  "Gladstone said bitterly, "They are unwilling to do such a win-win business and insist on taking advantage of the British.  " "Well, what are your plans for these people?  " Scrooge asked again. "I advised them to disperse their ships so that if the British reacted quickly enough and the blockade was carried out quickly enough, their losses would not be too great.  Of course, once the British blockade started, they would probably have no choice but to sell the ship.  But by that time, the price will probably be even higher" "When do you think the British will start a complete blockade of Germany?  " Scrooge asked. "I talked to Donald, and he thinks the British fleet is not completely ready," Graystone said. "It will take time for the fleet to enter a state of war, and also because of the pressure from Germany's High Seas Fleet.  Several battlecruisers of the High Seas Fleet are currently in the Atlantic.  Unless they are killed, the British will not be able to sleep well.  However, the British Grand Fleet still has to keep an eye on the German High Seas Fleet, and it also needs to use its fleet to destroy the German battlecruisers that serve as raiding ships. Before destroying the German battlecruisers, both Donald and I felt that the British were short-sighted.  It is difficult to immediately mobilize enough fleets to carry out the task of completely blockading merchant ships within the time limit.  "Gladstone will never hide Donald's contribution, because he no longer needs to compete with Donald for inheritance rights. Although as long as Scrooge has not completely retired, it cannot be said that there will be no accidents, but  , it can basically be said that the overall situation has been decided. The most important thing for him now is to prove to the family that he is qualified for the position of the family's commander-in-chief. Although Graystone has not specifically studied military affairs, Clausewitz's "  "On War" has also been carefully studied. In addition to the requirements for general generals, there is also a very important requirement for a commander-in-chief, that is, if a commander-in-chief is impartial when commanding operations.  If you are partial and always want to take advantage of your direct relatives, and let others take the blame for losses, you will definitely not be a commander-in-chief. Graystone usually chats with Scrooge about these reading experiences.  At that time, Scrooge also admired his opinion very much, and even said something that Graystone didn't quite understand when he was happy, which seemed to be "Chang Kaishen is a negative example" or something like that.  Zhi even believes that for a top commander, the quality of impartiality may even be more important than technical ability. ¡°The lack of technical ability can be made up for by an excellent staff team, but the lack of impartiality will inevitably bring about consequences.  The internal division is irreparable.  "That's what Scrooge seemed to be saying at the time. "How long do you think it will take for the British to start a comprehensive blockade?  " Scrooge asked again. "Dad, it's hard to say. The sea is so big that it's not easy to find a few battlecruisers.  However, considering that the ports available to the Germans are very limited, and the self-sustainability of the battlecruisers is also limited, we feel that there should be some results in one to two months. In addition, Italy has occupied the Allied side, and the United Kingdom  The Mediterranean fleet will be freed up, and some warships can be provided. In this way, in about a month, the British should be able to complete a relatively tight blockade.  In addition, Dad, I have sent personnel to contact the French and sell them chemical protective suits that provide full-body protection.  And transfer mustard gas technology to them.  And I have also sent a high-speed merchant ship filled with new chemical protective suits to France, and it is estimated that it will arrive in a week.  We must arm the French with full-body chemical protective suits as soon as possible to prevent them from being quickly defeated by the German mustard gas.  " "You did the right thing.  Scrooge said, "Is there any reaction from the French now?"  " "No response yet.  "Gladstone replied, "However, I believe that they will definitely make the kind of reaction we expect.  " At this time, the phone on Scrooge's desk rang. Scrooge reached out and picked up the receiver. The voice of his secretary Mephitus came from inside: "Mr. Macdonald, there are several French diplomats.  The officials were anxious to see Mr. Macdonald Jr., saying that there was a very urgent matter.  "
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