Chapter 342： : Economic rescuer

"Boss, the president of Toyota Motor hopes to see you. People are right outside the door." Hardy's assistant came in and reported.

Hardy wondered,

He is not responsible for the acquisition. It is mainly handled by the consortium. The seven consortiums have a unified plan. There are currently 600 or 700 large companies in Japan that can be acquired. If they all come to Hadi, then he must not be exhausted.

"Is there anything wrong with him?" Hardy asked.

"He said he hopes to see you alone and talk to you about the future of Japanese cars." The assistant said.

Toyota Automotive.

Ranked No. 1 company in later generations in Japan.

Hardy thought for a while.

"Let him in."

The assistant went out and soon brought in a middle-aged man. Hardy met him at the welcome party, Toyota's owner, Toyota Kiichiro.

"Hello, Mr. Hardy, what a bother!"

Kiichiro Toyota bowed deeply to Hardy.

Toyota Kiichiro is in his 50s this year, wearing a pair of glasses, it can be said that he is very young and vigorous.

"Sit down, I don't know what you have asked me about President Toyota. If it is an acquisition, you can discuss with the consortium?" Hardy asked.

Toyota Kiichiro bowed again, and then sat on the sofa, but he owed half of his **** and put on a very respectful look.

"Mr. Hardy, I would like to introduce you to Toyota and the current status of the Japanese automobile industry. It may be helpful for you to plan for the Japanese automobile industry." Toyota Kiichiro said.

Hardy nodded, "Okay, you can talk about it."

Toyota Kiichiro introduced that the Toyota family originally opened a textile company and sold the textile company to the British Pratt company in 1929. He was interested in the automobile industry and later set foot in the automobile manufacturing industry.

The entire Japanese automobile industry started from imitating Europe and the United States, and Toyota was no exception. During World War II, Toyota received certain orders, which allowed Toyota to gradually develop. However, Toyota Kiichiro was very honest and told Hardy that they received very few orders. It's incomparable to the automobile departments of other large Japanese consortia.

After World War II, Toyota was also punished because of its involvement in providing equipment for the military, but fortunately it was not shut down.

In the past, Japanese auto giants were companies such as Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Nissan, and Subaru. They were all industries under the consortium, and they were huge.

Also because of their large amount of military supply, some auto factories were directly seized and confiscated by the US military. The 300 Japanese military enterprises acquired by Hardy included several auto factories, and now all those factories are in the hands of Hardy.

After learning this news, Toyota Kiichiro was very worried. He knew the level of development of the American auto industry. Japan’s current auto industry is simply unmatched. If the American consortium opens a car factory in Japan, his Toyota will be destroyed. Squeezed to death.

And Mr. Hardy said that Japan will mainly develop daily necessities and light industry in the future, and automobile factories will become supporting parts manufacturers for factories in the United States.

It seems that these consortiums do not lack supporting factories. When he went to talk to those consortiums about the acquisition, they were a little unwilling to answer, and quoted the price himself, hoping to sell 30% of the shares, get 2 million US dollars in capital, and obtain technical support. .

They just took a look and then threw it back, "We are not interested in your conditions. Go back and consider it."

A word sent him away.

He thought for a whole day and decided to come to Hardy, hoping to persuade him to support Toyota. After Hardy heard what Toyota Kiichiro said, his expression did not change.

Today's Toyota is far from the Toyota of later generations, let alone compare with American car companies, even in Japan, it can only be regarded as a second-rate or first-class car company.

"Mr. Hardy, I hope to get your support. If you merge several other seized factories, Toyota will quickly become Japan's largest car company. I can guarantee you will make a huge profit." Toyota Kiichiro said.

Hardy was amused, is this the beginning of involution, ready to swallow his peers.

"What are your conditions?" Hardy asked.

"I am willing to release 40% of the shares in exchange for 2 million US dollars and merge with other factories." Toyota Kiichiro said.

Hardy shook his head.

"Those factories have their own functions. As for the whole vehicle, we didn't want to keep it. If you want, I will let several companies buy Toyota's shares, and your family can keep 30%."

"With 3 million U.S. dollars and 3 million U.S. dollars in low-interest loans, I can promise that Toyota will have access to the advanced manufacturing technology and production lines of American automakers."

"Toyota completely abandoned other factories and only retained the production lines for cars and vans, and must not get involved in any category that might provide assistance to military industry."

"If you agree to these conditions, go to the delegation to discuss them, and they will take specific actions. If you don't agree, then you can operate freely."

Toyota Kiichiro heard the firmness in Hardy's tone and meant to push others, and stood up and bowed farewell.

"I will consider Mr. Hardy."

Hardy asked his assistant to send Kiichiro Toyota out and told him to tell the delegation his decision.

The acquisition of 3 million US dollars.

A low-interest loan of US$3 million.

This money is not from other banks, but from the 570 million li he brought. Is it the aid fund? It is for this purpose.

Hardy gave the delegation a right. All Japanese companies that accept the acquisition of the seven consortia can not only obtain American technology, but also obtain a varying amount of support funds, that is, low-interest loans.

5-year period.

The interest is so low that it is negligible.

Just this one,

It will make countless companies move.

They are living very hard now. The seven major consortia have brought their most desired funds, low-interest loans, sales channels, and access to American technology.

what is this.

This is Dad’s love.

We have whatever you lack, as long as you are obedient.

Several companies can withstand such conditions. On the one hand, they have superior conditions, and on the other hand, they will die if they don't cooperate. How would you choose?

As for what nationalism.

The country has been occupied by people, so it's a shit.

Many companies have chosen to yield.

Time passed quickly. In a blink of an eye, Hardy and the others came for more than a month. In this month, the delegation acquired more than 300 companies.

Including various industries such as electricity, water supply, electrical appliances, and automobiles, Hardy issued a total of 350 million US dollars in low-interest loans.

After obtaining the funds, these enterprises quickly resumed production, and many of the original skilled workers returned to their posts, which solved the work of hundreds of thousands of laid-off workers.

If you have a job, you can make money, and if you have money, you can eat.

Have to admit.

The Japanese are very hardworking, much harder than the Americans. They work hard, and they are hard to find, so I cherish them.

Workers in the factory work overtime to produce, no one is lazy for fear of being fired by the manager.

In American factories, workers go on strike at every turn.

The labor union keeps the workers very tricky, and many factories go on strike from year to year.

Moreover, the wages of American workers are high, more than 10 times more expensive than those in Japan. In the eyes of the consortium managers, these wages are negligible.

Hardy Shipping re-established a shipping company in Japan. Hardy took out all the remaining cargo ships in his hands, and suddenly became Japan's largest shipping company.

So far,

The post-war freighters acquired by Hardy were all digested.

However, he also completed the global shipping layout.

Those contracted companies have received orders for spare parts from American factories. These spare parts, excluding transportation costs, are much cheaper than those produced in the United States.

The factory started.

Workers get paid.

All smiles.

I can finally have a full meal.

Today, in Japan, Hardy has only been here for more than a month, and people have felt a significant change. They are not as lifeless as before and become full of vitality.

Nowadays, a large number of Japanese companies, especially life-related products companies, are rushing to produce day and night, and their products will be shipped to the United States. After secondary processing in the United States, they will only be labeled with a label and then transferred to Europe and the United States. Earn the difference from it.

Various machine parts factories have also started operations and signed contracts with American machine factories to provide cheaper parts.

An article was reported in a Japanese newspaper that day,

"Describe the tremendous changes that Special Envoy Hardy has brought to Japan for fifty days!"

in the article,

A breakdown of what Hardy did after coming to Japan.

The acquisition of factories and the recruitment of workers to resume work have solved the employment of millions of people. These workers are the pillars of the family and indirectly solved the living problems of millions of people.

The wharf transports around the clock, and at the same time returns more food.

At the end of the article is the bragging, praising Hardy to the sky, as if Hardy has become the savior of Japan.

MacArthur is now in Osaka, which is next to the sea and there is also a US military base. He looked a little ugly when he saw the report in the newspaper.

The Japanese used to praise him so much, but now they turn their heads and bow down to Hardy, which makes the proud MacArthur feel very uncomfortable.

"Economic savior, UU reading is officially ridiculous. If it wasn't for me to station hundreds of thousands of troops here, or for my previous work, he could achieve such results."

But MacArthur was also a little puzzled.

He had detained the military factories that had been sealed up, and Hardy could not find himself even though he was calm. He was also a little surprised.

Originally, he planned that if Hardy finds himself, poses a little lower, and recognizes his position, he will teach him to let him know that he is the ruler of Japan, and then give him the factory.

After all, that was the decision of Congress, and he could not keep blocking it.

But Hardy only looked for him once. After he left, he never contacted him again. Instead, he turned around to buy a Japanese company. Now he is doing well.

In fact, MacArthur was not as calm as he was on the surface. After all, those assets were not only owned by Hardy, but also by the seven consortiums. If the seven consortiums were offended, it would be difficult for him to bear it.

The current situation is that Hardy doesn't look for him, which makes him a little difficult to ride a tiger.

But when he took the initiative to find Hardy, he felt very embarrassed. Everything in the early stage was wasted, letting the other party know that he was afraid, and the matter was frozen here.