Chapter 448： Planning Committee (Part 1)

When Jérôme Bonaparte returned to the Norinco workshop again, Basilio, Eugène Schneider, François Wendell (the fourth largest steel giant in France, and now France's well-deserved number one is Paris North Industries Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies are numerous, the second steel company is Eugène Schneider Company. Thanks to the support of Jerome Bonaparte, Eugène Schneider made it possible for Eugène Schneider in Le Clezaud and Lorraine. The steel business in the region expanded like a raging fire) and a group of industrial capitalists appeared in front of Jérôme Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte couldn't help but feel a little complacent when he saw the group of guys who were shivering under his feet and were at his mercy. Many of these people were family businessmen with more than 100 years of experience. succumbed to the cannons.

However, while Jerome Bonaparte was complacent, he couldn't help reminding himself not to be fooled by the appearance in front of him. These guys are just a group of people who win and help whom. Today's servants may become tomorrow's killer.

Thinking of this, Jerome Bonaparte once again looked at the group of real businessmen with stern eyes.

All the businessmen who had been caught by Jerome Bonaparte's gaze subconsciously lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.

Among them, François Wendell took a step back subconsciously. Francois Wendell, who was branded with orthodoxy, really didn’t want to be “persecuted” for no reason. He wanted to follow his father’s dream to establish A steel empire of its own.

However, this dream became a distant dream after the restoration of the orthodox dynasty, and François Wendell's company was oppressed by the Orleanists. Under the hint, began to intensify the oppression of them.

His father died in depression because he couldn't bear the oppression. After François Wendell accepted the company, he had to swear his loyalty to Louis Philippe in Paris, thus gaining the high hand of Louis Philippe. Became a betrayer of orthodoxy again.

After 18 years, François Wendell, who suffered the reputation of betrayer, turned the steel company that was about to declare bankruptcy into the second largest steel giant in France at that time.

However, the good times did not last long. The fall of the July Dynasty and the counter-offensive of the orthodox faction made the steel empire built by François Wendell almost shattered once again.

After that, Francois Wendell, who licked his wounds, witnessed the strong rise of Eugène Schneider Steel Company and Paris Norindustrie Company. Collapse early.

Of course, François Wendell, who was based on a realist, was actively looking for opportunities to break the game in addition to cursing. When the Steel Committee was established, he was the first to respond to the call of the Steel Committee to join it.

When the navy was short of steel, it was François Wendell who delivered qualified steel to the navy at a very low price.

It is precisely because of François Wendell's unremitting efforts that he became a member of the naval supplier system and was invited to participate in such an exchange meeting.

When François Wendell arrived, he began to fear that his orthodox brand would be met by the emperor, so he fell into the clouds again.

Under the sharp gaze of Jerome Bonaparte, François Wendell, who had such an ambivalence, took a step back subconsciously.

It was precisely because of his step backwards that Jerome Bonaparte noticed him.

Jerome Bonaparte stretched out his index finger and pointed at François Wendell, "Sir, come here!"

For a time, all eyes were on Francois Wendell.

When Jerome Bonaparte pointed at De-François Wendell, he was stunned at first, and then asked in a slightly trembling voice: "Your Majesty... Are you talking about me?"

"That's right, it's you!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and signaled to François Wendell: "Come here!"

"Yes!" François Wendell pushed aside the crowd and staggered to Jerome Bonaparte.

Looking at the anxious eyes of the industrial capitalist in front of him, Jerome Bonaparte asked in a gentle tone: "What is your name? What kind of work do you do?"

"François Wendell, now... runs a... steel company, and is currently engaged in... supplying steel plates to the Navy...!" Francois Wendell stammered in response to Jerome Bonaparte In a word, the sweat on his forehead flowed down involuntarily.

"Don't be nervous! Don't be nervous!" Jerome Bonaparte gently patted Francois Wendell's shoulder. When his hand touched the shoulder of the steel giant, he clearly felt the The steel giant trembled violently, "I'm not a man-eating monster! François Wendell, right! I remember your company is one of the top companies in the entire French steel company!"

"Yes!" Francois Wendell nodded and responded.

"It must be difficult to run such a company!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Francois Wendell with a kind smile on his face.

"It's not difficult! It's not difficult!" François Wendell shook his head and flattered: "Without your hard work for France, we wouldn't be as prosperous as we are now! You work harder than us!"

"Yes! Without your daily work, Your Majesty, there would be no prosperity for those of us!"

"That's right! Your Majesty, you are the hardest worker!"

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The industrial capitalists who saw the needle did their best to show Jerome Bonaparte their loyalty to the Empire.

Of course, what they said was also a bit bottom-line. If it wasn't for Jerome Bonaparte's massive expansion of infrastructure in France, where would they be prosperous.

Especially now that the war between France and Russia has driven the upstream and downstream industrial chains in France, allowing them, the industrial capitalists, to enjoy the dividends brought by the war.

To say that they were not grateful to Jérôme Bonaparte would be pure nonsense.

"I'll take these as your sincere words!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded at the group of industrial capitalists, and then went straight to the point: "You must have visited this factory with them, what do you think? Anything to say?"

"Every step and procedure in the factory is so standardized, and the movements are so coordinated..." François Wendell complimented Norinco in Paris.

"To tell you the truth, the company adopts a strict militarized management and semi-pipeline system, which has greatly improved the company's efficiency..." Jerome Bonaparte was also very impressed with this giant building built by him. Pa was satisfied, and then said to François Wendell and others: "Since you think it is very good, then I hope that each of your companies can follow its template to carry out more overall work!"

As soon as this statement came out, the faces of the physical businessmen present showed a touch of panic.

None of the brick-and-mortar businessmen present was not afraid that Jerome Bonaparte carried out a savage merger of their companies.

Mergers like this were not uncommon during the Restoration of Bourbon and Orleans.

Of course, they also know that their impending will simply not be able to stand up to the powerful departments of the government.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean! We have already cooperated according to your meaning!" François Wendell gritted his teeth and asked, and now he feels that he is on the brink of death.

François Wendell's resistance was expected by Jerome Bonaparte.

After all, no one likes others to point fingers at their own territory, let alone a Leviathan like a government department, which will be completely swallowed up by the bureaucracy if it is not careful.

Although Jerome Bonaparte had repeatedly demanded industrial mobilization long before the official start of the war, judging from the current situation, the current mobilization efforts are as strong as the one expected by Jerome Bonaparte. Large-scale industrial mobilization is far from complete.

That's why Jerome Bonaparte chose to go further.

"Don't worry! The government doesn't want to annex you, nor does it want to point fingers at you too much!" Jerome Bonaparte first expressed his attitude.

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief at first. The government's decision not to take over their companies was very good news for them.

"However, UU reading I am very dissatisfied with your current efficiency!" Jerome Bonaparte said angrily to everyone present: "Now you are like small independent kingdoms, I didn't see any co-ordination from you! Are you dissatisfied with the work of the government?"

Except for Eugene Schneider, all the real businessmen once again showed panic.

"No! No!" Francois Wendell trembled again.

"People say that running a country is like running a family. A country should work like a family. Only in this way can a country be more efficient! Lazy working methods are the source of evil. Our army is already in a The wasteland is fighting, there is no material to support them in the battle, everything depends on France behind them! We must come up with more standardized and professional means to support their battle!" Jerome Bonaparte's tone said loudly.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?" François Wendell asked on behalf of all the businessmen in the physical industry present.

"In order to accomplish this goal, I will redesign a general control committee on top of all the committees, and I will name it the planning committee!" Jerome Bonaparte decided to move the "planning committee" out again.