Chapter 293 Tomorrow Group’s Solution (4000)
Someone suddenly stood up to object, and a noisy discussion instantly sounded in the main hall. Those noble officials who didn't know the truth were whispering, confused and puzzled by this sudden change.
You must know that the process and standards for the canonization of "Lord" have been personally formulated by Emperor Bradley, and the candidates who can participate in this banquet have been approved by the Emperor himself. The so-called nomination and voting are nothing more than a formal formality, because the candidates have already proven their sincerity and qualifications through substantial donations.
According to convention, you cannot accept money but do nothing. It is too dishonorable.
Controller Villalba was obviously shocked by this sudden opposition. He had never encountered such a situation before. He turned to look at Emperor Bradley on the throne, trying to get instructions from the emperor.
However, the Emperor did not give any clear instructions. Controller Villalba had to turn to the old noble who objected and said seriously: "Baron Donovan, please state your reasons. But please remember, in In this solemn palace, in front of the great emperor, every word you say must be supported by facts."
Hearing this, Baron Donovan straightened his stooped waist. , with a loud and firm voice: "Your Majesty, what I said today are all based on irrefutable facts!" He pointed at Irina tremblingly and continued: "Aksalan Irina and her Tomorrow Group, They have posed a threat that cannot be ignored. They have almost monopolized all high-end machinery manufacturing markets, and one-third of the empire's power plants are under the control of the Tomorrow Group."
"It doesn't stop there. ..." Baron Donovan seemed to be hesitant. He paused for a moment, and then emphasized again, "More than that, what else..." His eyes were panicked, as if he had forgotten the words he had memorized.
At this time, a noble stepped forward with a sonorous voice: "Your Majesty, please allow me to add. In the last quarter, half of the 10,000-ton ships launched by the Empire were directly or indirectly operated by the Tomorrow Group. The controlling shipbuilding company is manufacturing. What is even more worrying is that Tomorrow Group is actively acquiring Adam Shipping Company. If this move is successful, Tomorrow Group will control three-fifths of the large shipbuilding industry in the empire."
Another. A nobleman then stood up: "Your Majesty, the Tomorrow Group used a low-price strategy to impact the market, causing a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises to be in trouble or even close down. Subsequently, the Tomorrow Group purchased these companies at a low price, causing a large number of workers to become unemployed. If left unchecked, Continuing to expand will not only trigger a wave of unemployment, but also firmly control the empire’s energy and machinery manufacturing lifeline.”
The nobles stated the astonishing size of the Tomorrow Group one after another, and those cold figures shocked everyone present.
Although Hailot has long known how big the Tomorrow Group is, he is still shocked by its amazing strength at this moment. He admired his mother's business talent, but also worried about her safety.
How can the empire tolerate the existence of such a consortium with such a powerful influence in the fields of energy and machinery manufacturing?
Helot looked at Emperor Bradley and saw the emperor listening to the complaints of the nobles expressionlessly, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest of the throne.
Suddenly doubts arose in his heart.
Does the Black Gold Group really have such huge energy?
He thought for a moment and probably understood the truth behind this.
This accusation against the Tomorrow Group is actually a play carefully planned by the emperor. The Black Gold Group was just an unknowing pawn in his hands, contacting the nobles for the current situation.
When Emperor Bradley achieved his goal, the Tomorrow Group also hated the Black Gold Group and the nobles who made accusations.
As the accusations against the Tomorrow Group become more intense, Hailot knows that he must take action.
Otherwise, my mother might not be able to leave the palace.
"Your Majesty, I also believe that the Tomorrow Group has caused potential harm to the stability of the empire."
Helot's speech immediately silenced the nobles who accused the Tomorrow Group.
Now even the patriarch of the Claude family has denounced the Tomorrow Group. It is not as simple as Irina not being able to obtain the title this time. Split the Tomorrow Group, and everyone can eat to their heart's content at this feast.
Emperor Bradley smiled and asked Herot: "I heard that Tomorrow Group has a very large investment in Hog Town. Don't you defend Tomorrow Group?"
Helot replied sincerely: "Your Majesty, I study energy mechanics. It is very clear that the current expansion of the Tomorrow Group is not their active expansion, but an inevitable result of the laws of the market. However, this result has great consequences for the empire. Stability has posed a threat. Even if Tomorrow Group has no intention of using monopoly resources to endanger the security of the empire, the rights and obligations granted to the Clallund family by the empire's constitution require me to remind His Majesty
Even if the Clallund family does this. And suffering losses is what I should do."
The Emperor Bradley asked: "Why do you think the expansion of Tomorrow Group is not their own initiative?"
Helot saluted and said: "Please allow me to ask your Majesty. For a steam engine of the same price, one has a power of 123 horsepower and the other has a power of 120 horsepower. Which one do you choose?"
Emperor Bradley replied: "Of course it is. Choose the one with 123 horsepower.”
Hailot said with a smile: "This is the cruel reality of the energy machinery market. When a more efficient product appears, no one will pay attention to other products. Even if it is only 3 horsepower less, it will not be competitive. And the iteration of energy machinery technology The speed of updates is very fast, and companies that cannot keep up with the speed of technological upgrades will naturally be abandoned by the market, and the vacated market share can only be filled by the products of Tomorrow Group.”
The Great Emperor Bradley listened to the sea. Lott analyzed and nodded silently.
Energy machinery is a new field. It has only been around for a hundred years, and has entered a period of technological explosion in the past ten or twenty years. More than ten years ago, the mechanical cyborgs could not reach the extraordinary level of the first generation. Now not only has the third generation of extraordinary mechanical cyborgs been developed, but the fourth generation is already far away.
Products produced with new technologies are constantly being updated. If the technical level is insufficient, of course they will be abandoned by the market.
However, even if Tomorrow Group does not actively monopolize the market, its current scale and the industries it controls have given Bradley the Great a sense of crisis.
Of course, it was impossible for him to change his mind because of Helot's explanation.
"But it is an indisputable fact that the Tomorrow Group is too large now, and it is also an indisputable fact that it has caused the bankruptcy of a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises. You also said that the Tomorrow Group has posed a threat to the stability of the empire. Tell me about your solution."
Helot replied: "Split the Tomorrow Group!"
This is the answer that all those who accuse the Tomorrow Group want.
Now the patriarch of the Claude family has suggested that the Tomorrow Group is doomed today!
Emperor Bradley was very surprised that Herot gave such an answer.
Hilot just defended the monopoly behavior of Tomorrow Group, and he obviously wanted to help excuse it. Why did he want to "break up Tomorrow Group" when the conversation changed?
Emperor Bradley asked Irina, who had been silent, "Irina, do you have anything to say about Mr. Claude's proposal?"
Irina saluted and replied: "As Mr. Clauren said, Tomorrow Group does not want to monopolize the market. It is caused by our technology upgrading too fast. If splitting up Tomorrow Group can solve the problem, of course I am willing to accept it. The plan proposed by Mr. De.”
Irina has also realized that she has run into a carefully planned situation. If you can escape unscathed, you can give up part of the assets of Tomorrow Group.
However, Emperor Bradley has yet to make a verdict.
He kept thinking about what Helot said.
Tomorrow Group has no rivals in the field of energy machinery, and its rivals who cannot keep up with technological iterations are complaining. The once-established Black Gold Group has been pushed to the edge of bankruptcy. If the Imperial Heavy Industry Committee did not have mineral resources and the status of a rust noble, it would have been wiped out by the Tomorrow Group.
Energy machinery technology iterates too fast. If the Tomorrow Group is split up, the result will inevitably be technology dispersion.
And this world is not just the Glory Oath Empire. After the split of Tomorrow Group, who can replace the position of Tomorrow Group?
Rust Aristocrat?
Or the Black Gold Group?
If they had the ability to replace the Tomorrow Group, they would not think about annexing the Tomorrow Group now.
Emperor Bradley knew the capabilities of the Rust Nobles and also knew what the Black Gold Group was. Give them the empire's competitiveness in international energy machinery, and they can move from the first echelon to the second echelon, or even the third or fourth echelon.
After weighing the risks of splitting up the Tomorrow Group, Emperor Bradley asked Helot: "Besides splitting up the Tomorrow Group, is there any other way?"
Helot secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that Emperor Bradley actually knew the significance of the Tomorrow Group to the empire, otherwise the Tomorrow Group would have been split up long ago.
It was just that his mother had made too much news for the election during this period, and spent a lot of money to invest everywhere, which made Emperor Bradley feel threatened by the Tomorrow Group, so he had the idea of taking risks.
Now as long as Emperor Bradley knows the particularity of the energy machinery field, he will naturally re-evaluate the indispensability of Tomorrow Group to the empire in international competition.
Then give him the real answer.
Helot pretended to think for a while and replied: "I think the empire can increase taxes on all high-tech products."
Emperor Bradley said: "A very novel point of view , continue to express your thoughts.”
Helot continued: “The empire has always helped the development of emerging industries through tax exemptions, and it is your majesty’s foresight that created the empire now. Prosperous economy and strong national strength
I think some fields no longer need to use low taxes to reduce costs to improve competitiveness. Instead, they can increase taxes on high-tech products to reduce their competition in the low-end market. In this way, the country’s tax revenue will increase, and small and medium-sized enterprises will not go bankrupt in the competition of technological iterations.”
After Helot's prompt, Emperor Bradley's thoughts suddenly opened up.
He found that he had fallen into a misunderstanding, that is, the empire's current prosperous business was obtained through tax exemptions, so he was accustomed to using this policy all the time.
I have never thought about using price taxes to suppress competitiveness before.
Business ministers may have thought about it, but they dared not mention it.
Imperial taxation needs a comprehensive adjustment!
"Is there anything else?" Emperor Bradley felt that Herot had not finished speaking and continued to ask.
Helot continued: "I think since the empire has made the Tomorrow Group make so much money, the Tomorrow Group should also fulfill more responsibilities."
"What responsibility?"
"Open some technologies to other energy machinery companies for a fee."
"For example..."
Helot replied: "For example...the third generation of extraordinary mechanical transformation technology."
When Helot finished saying this, everyone in the hall seemed to have been hit by a time-stopping spell. I stood there dumbly, unable to believe my ears.
Even if the Tomorrow Group is split up, they will not share the technology of the third generation of extraordinary mechanical human transformation.
Emperor Bradley turned to Irina and asked: "Is Tomorrow Group willing to share the technology of the third generation of extraordinary mechanical human transformation for a fee?"
Irina already understands Helot's thoughts. , she replied: "Of course the Tomorrow Group is willing to share the third-generation extraordinary mechanical transformation technology. We are also willing to help companies that want to cooperate with the Tomorrow Group to upgrade their industries.
This market is very large, and it is still growing. It can accommodate the Tomorrow Group, the Imperial Heavy Industry Committee, and the Black Gold Group. We also hope that they can become competitors that Tomorrow Group must pay attention to, so that we have the motivation to continuously develop new technologies. ”
The current situation will definitely be difficult for the Tomorrow Group if it does not shed some blood.
Compared with the integrity of the Tomorrow Group, abandoning some technologies is a harmless loss. Advanced technology will eventually fall behind.
And with the technology that can be purchased, will they still invest money and manpower in research and development?
Can they fully understand and implement the technology they purchase? Further development?
As long as Tomorrow Group can maintain its integrity, it can maintain its technological leadership and always be the first to eat the cake. And those who buy "new" technology from Tomorrow Group will eventually become more and more dependent on the market allocated to them by Tomorrow Group and the technology of Tomorrow Group.
Giving up now is for future gain.
After hearing Irina personally say that she is willing to share the third-generation mechanical transformation technology and more advanced technologies.
The atmosphere in the entire palace hall changed, and the light projected from the dome felt much brighter.
Third Prince Terenas stood up, saluted Emperor Bradley, and then said: "Mr. Claurund's proposal is simply a perfect solution.
Not only can it increase the empire's after-tax income and solve the plight of small and medium-sized enterprises, but it can also allow the empire to have three powerful energy machinery groups, the Imperial Heavy Industry Committee, the Tomorrow Group, and the Black Gold Group. ”
Emperor Bradley also showed a satisfied smile.
It is indeed a perfect solution.
As long as Tomorrow Group is not the only one, it can use other The Energy Machinery Group checks and balances it. At the same time, the Tomorrow Group also retains its overall research and development capabilities and continues to maintain its leadership in the world to ensure the empire's demand for cutting-edge weapons.
(End of this chapter)