Chapter 581 Promotion (Please double the monthly ticket!)
Kaunitz had no idea that as early as four months ago, a net had been quietly launched against him.
Hungary received a promise of benefits from Wallachia - which the British wanted from Russia.
Wallachia is located in the south of Hungary. Once Austria decides to expand here, the Hungarian nobles will definitely be the biggest beneficiaries. Therefore, they most hoped to end the war in Silesia so that the emperor could turn his attention to the Balkans.
Several influential nobles in Bohemia accepted bribes from the British and constantly interfered with Vienna's efforts to raise military funds.
At the same time, Baron Turgut also assured them that when he takes the position of Minister of State, he will give them greater autonomy. This caused the Bohemian Parliament to immediately side with the armistice faction.
It is even easier for other forces to instigate rebellion. Even the Slavic people didn't even want any benefits. They just winked at Russia and then attacked Kaunitz.
Of course, in this process, the attitude of Queen Ludovica of the Shinra was also very important - Baron Walter, as her representative, lobbied throughout Austria to ensure that several important forces would not change their minds before the battle. .
The time has entered July.
In the office of the Austrian Minister of State, Kaunitz looked at the documents on war preparations in front of him with a livid face, his hands trembling slightly with anger.
There are more and more troops on the front line, but almost no place has the funds he needs.
Not to mention that there is still a nearly 70% gap in combat readiness supplies. At the current rate of military expenditure consumption, military pay will not be paid in at most three months...
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France.
Paris.
On the Seine River pier, workers enthusiastically moved boxes of fashionable clothes and synthetic board furniture onto the ship.
These ships belong to the "Blue Sky Caravan" of the French Trade Federation. They will take advantage of the reduction of tariffs in the Principality of Tuscany to transport as much goods as possible for sale there.
As for the source of goods, they were naturally produced in previous order scams.
Because the factory lost the order, and received part of the deposit, as well as the subsequent government compensation, they kept the price very low with the attitude of selling some to get back the original cost.
After receiving the negotiation results sent back by Talleyrand, Joseph ordered the French Trade Federation to sell the backlog of products in factories in various places to the Southern Netherlands and Tuscany. Of course, a lot of it was also shipped to the German countries. After all, the markets in the first two places were too small to digest goods worth more than 10 million francs.
At this time, the advantage of having a large-scale caravan in the hands of the government became apparent.
The order was issued, and in less than half a month, the acquisition work in various places was in full swing. They were also able to negotiate prices with the industry in the name of the trade alliance, reducing the transportation cost to about 85% of the original price.
At the same time, in order to protect French industry, Joseph required that the purchase price of the Trade Alliance should not be lower than 80% of the previous normal price.
Those non-trade alliance caravans originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and make a fortune, but because of this low price, they had to increase the purchase price.
The salesmen of the Blue Sky Caravan conducted their last training session on the deck.
The course was opened by the Minister of Trade at the request of Joseph and will teach the caravan members many sales techniques for future generations.
No way, there are too many products in the backlog this time, and it is basically impossible to deal with them in a short time according to the conventional sales model. And he also rejected Baiyi's suggestion of "selling at a reduced price".
Such large-scale price cuts will inevitably lower the “competitiveness” of French products. And once the price drops, it will be difficult to rise again.
So Joseph could only think of ways to sell.
On the "Elephant Turtle", the people in the caravan were shouting loudly:
"No 99 florins for sale today, no 9 florins for sale, only 9 Crozet, this Nancy Take home the refined high-carbon pure industrial axe! ”
“9 Crozier, you can’t buy it at a loss, you can’t be fooled, it’s really worth the money!”
“Today I am worth it! Paul is here to give benefits to his family! Normally, this dress designed by a top Paris fashion designer, look at the material, the style, and the craftsmanship, would cost at least 100 florins today. Lin, it’s only 90% off! Not only is it 10% off, but if you buy a skirt, I’ll give you a sterling silver collar button! Look at this craftsmanship. This collar button usually costs 15 florins! Are you saying I’m not sincere? Okay, I'm going to go all out and buy a skirt and wear it with a belt! Look at the level of embroidery, it can be sold for 15 florins in Paris! It's equivalent to buying this skirt for 60 florins..."< br>
“There are only 50 items of welfare products today! I will leave when they are sold out, and there will be no more. If you want to buy such good things at this price again, you have to wait until next year! Oh, I bought something My family members remember to participate in the lottery, and the first prize will be the most popular synthetic board wardrobe!”
The salesperson of the caravan is extremely serious and has mastered all the rhetoric.
They have tried it in France, and this method of "shouting" can even increase sales tenfold! People seemed to have heard the spell and rushed to buy like crazy.
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On a carriage heading to the eastern suburbs of Paris, Trade Minister Bailly was reporting to the Crown Prince on the preparations for this trade alliance.
“...At present, nearly 5 million francs of goods have been purchased and are expected to arrive in various places in 10 to 15 days. The training for caravan sales has also been completed, and I expect that all of them will be available within two and a half months. Sell out.
"As for the next batch of goods, I suggest that we wait until next spring for sales..."
Joseph frowned slightly: "Why do you have to wait so long?"
"Your Highness, these goods are all in "It's extra on the basis of normal trade." Baiyi explained, "In other words, most people have bought what they need. In the second half of this year, we can let them buy 5 million francs more." It’s not easy anymore.”
Joseph then remembered that this was not a time when consumerism was prevalent. People's purchasing power is not strong. When you buy something, you plan to use it for a lifetime, and they basically only buy daily necessities.
It is indeed difficult to sell tens of millions of additional francs of goods.
How to stimulate foreign trade consumption?
He suddenly remembered what the boss of Party A who worked with his mentor once said, "Customers don't have needs, so let's help them create needs."
That boss then said He went to France to participate in the promotion of energy conservation and environmental protection, and eventually successfully sold thousands of wind power equipment in several provinces.
Joseph looked at Bai Yi and asked: "When are people usually most willing to spend money?"
"Huh?" The Minister of Trade was startled and thought, "Sick...getting married?"
"Getting married, yes!" Joseph couldn't help but narrowed his eyes, "So, we have to create more demand for people to get married abroad."
(End of Chapter)