Chapter 334 Triangular Alliance (continued)
The Triangular Business Alliance intended to be formed by the Hechingen Consortium is actually the same as forming an alliance with local supermarkets to fight against foreign competitors.
To be honest, the two companies may not really want to cooperate with the Hechingen Consortium, especially the Shanxi Merchants. The Hechingen Bank operates in North China, which is actually its sphere of influence. However, the Shanxi Merchants’ base camp It is far away, and its influence on local officials in North China is also weak. It does not have the power of local big families like Zhuhai. Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, Shanxi merchants are the most traditional "merchants". Maybe they can still have some say in Shanxi, but it is not easy to do so in North China.
It is definitely a good thing for Shanxi merchants that the Heixinggen Consortium is willing to cooperate. Qiao Zhiyong was the first to propose: "Cooperation is possible, but we must demarcate our respective areas in advance. The boundaries must be clearly defined, and then everyone No one is allowed to cross the line.”
Anton, General Manager of Far East Bank of Hechingen. Ni: "Of course there is no problem, but we must also emphasize that after delimiting our respective regions, in the future, the three parties in the north must give priority to purchasing goods from our allies, such as food, industrial products, etc. You should give priority to purchasing from us. We will start from You two are also given priority when it comes to imported products from the north.”
Hu Xueyan: "What if there is a problem with the quality of your products?"
Anthony: "There is no problem with the products of our Hechingen Consortium. Of course, it is empty talk. We can set unified standards on this matter. The products are graded according to quality. Good products will naturally have higher prices, while poor quality products will naturally have lower prices. We will send professionals to each other and set up a unified organization to supervise. "
Qiao Zhiyong and Hu Xueyan looked at each other. , nodded to each other.
Qiao Zhiyong: "Then this organization is the liaison center of our three parties. Where should the main hall be located?"
Anthony: "Choose one of the three locations, Jiaozhou, Xuzhou, and Kaifeng. The specific location is mainly up to you to discuss, but it can only be these three cities."
Qiao Zhiyong: "Then choose Kaifeng! After all, the three of us are relatively close to here."
Hu Xueyan: "Kaifeng is okay, but I would prefer Xuzhou."
Anthony: " Then let’s go to Kaifeng. As the headquarters for tripartite cooperation and contact, it can be built next to the Consulate of the Kingdom of East Africa in Kaifeng, which will also facilitate our exchanges and cooperation. "
Hu Xueyan: "There is also the issue of demarcation. You have expanded too fast in the Far East in recent years, which is very unfriendly to us."
Anthony: "Don't worry. Cao, Mr. Hu, we have obtained the market through normal trade with the official permission of your country. After all, people will take the initiative to choose high-quality and low-price goods.”
Hu Xueyan: "However, if you continue to expand at the current rate, will you have to cross the Huaihe River and reach the Yangtze River? Then our Huizhou merchants will exist in name only. Sir Anthony, do you think this is cooperation!"
< br>You look up to me so much! This is Anthony's idea. If East Africa is really so powerful, there will be nothing to do with Britain, France and the United States.
Anthony: "Draw the commercial boundaries according to the current respective areas! But Mr. Hu Xueyan, I want to remind you that your biggest enemy is probably the British, and our Bank of Hechingen is not stupid enough. Go to the Yangtze River Basin to compete with the British for ideas. Although Germany has two world powers, they have no influence in the Far East, like us. The Bank of Hechingen must also keep a low profile in the Far East.”
That’s really a low-key life. The places chosen in East Africa are all disdainful to the British. For example, in the north, the business of the Bank of Hechingen is centered around Yimeng and Mongolia. The southern part of the mountain is crescent-shaped and penetrates deep into the Central Plains. This is especially true in the south. There is only a small coastal area in Zhuhai and does not enter the inland hinterland of the south.
Hu Xueyan: "Thank you for your reminder, but does your bank belong to Prussia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or the East African Kingdom that few people mention." Few people mention it, which is indeed very interesting. After all, the East African Kingdom was only founded a few years ago. Years ago, not many people in Europe knew about it. Even if it was published in the newspapers when the People’s Republic of China was founded, just take a glance at Africa and skip it.
Anthony: "The Bank of Hechingen is a German national enterprise and naturally belongs to the entire German nation, not only the three countries you mentioned. Therefore, the Bank of Hechingen is not an enterprise limited to a certain country."
Hu Xueyan: "Hehehe, Mr. Anthony, don't be offended, I just treat your bank better." Strange."
Anthony: "That's not necessary. In fact, all our information is public. It's just an ordinary bank in Europe."
Qiao Zhiyong: "Mr. Anthony, no. Do you know if we can send someone to Europe to examine your company’s operating model? ”
Qiao Zhiyong has long been interested in this so-called bank of Westerners. Although banks are similar, they are definitely two different things.
Anthony: "Mr. Qiao, if you are interested in the banking industry, there is no need to refer to Hechingen Bank, because Hechingen Bank is not pure as a bank. If you are interested, we can arrange it for you Go to the Netherlands for investigation. It is the place with the strongest business atmosphere and the purest financial industry.”
Qiao Zhiyong: “Oh! The Netherlands”
Anthony: "Is it unexpected? In fact, many modern financial concepts were invented by the Dutch first, and the Netherlands is also one of the most economically developed regions in Europe."
Qiao Zhiyong: "I'll make you laugh. Well, I personally stay more in the Far East, Central and West, and don’t know much about overseas countries. I have only heard of England and France, but it was because of the past few years..."
Anthony: "Mr. Qiao, you're welcome. If you really want to understand European countries, you can send someone to study. Our Hechingen Bank is willing to support you and avoid detours."
Qiao Zhiyong: "Then Thank you so much!”
The imperial court tried to learn from the foreigners and control the foreigners, and Shanxi merchants should also take action. As early as when they were competing with Hechingen Bank, Qiao Zhiyong discovered that the operating model of Western banks was more competitive. , just like the interest rate of this bank, people who save money will get more benefits. So where is the profit point of the bank? .
Hu Xueyan: "I wonder if we can also send people to study in Europe!"
Anthony: "Of course there is no problem, but we only give you suggestions. The specific choice is up to you. .”
Since the three companies are allies, it is necessary for these two traditional business gangs to keep up with the times, and it is also convenient to cooperate with the Heixingen Consortium.
Learning some rules of the West will also help you not to be deceived by the capital of other countries in the future. The Far East government cannot be counted on and can only rely on their own efforts. So much so that Anthony himself sympathizes with the two colleagues, Hechingen If banks have problems, they can turn to the tripartite governments of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Kingdom of East Africa, and they can usually solve the problem. Instead, they have to be wary of "their own people."
(End of this chapter)