After deciding on the rifle models to be used by the army in the next ten years, Jérôme Bonaparte was about to start the phased processing of the mle1842 rifles in the army warehouse and in the hands of the army, when a sudden report interrupted Jérôme.
Bonaparte's progress, Valewski expressed to Jérôme Bonaparte: news from the leaders of the Saint-Etienne State Arsenal wanted to meet with him.
"Saint-Etienne State-owned Arsenal?" Jérôme Bonaparte recalled the information about Saint-Etienne State-owned Arsenal in his mind, and then asked Valewski: "I remember this seems to be a Loire
Provincial arsenal!"
"That's right!" Valewski, who had learned the information about the Saint-Etienne State-owned Arsenal in advance, immediately explained the history of the Saint-Etienne State-owned Arsenal to Jérôme Bonaparte, and emphasized that this state-owned arsenal was originally
Military companies that specialize in supplying firearms have a large number of qualified workers.
Nowadays, factory workers may face unemployment due to problems with the War Department.
"Unemployed? Why unemployed?" Jérôme Bonaparte was stunned for a few seconds.
No matter in his previous life or now, he always hates the word unemployment in his bones.
Unemployment means political instability, and political instability means that his rule will be seriously threatened.
Some unemployed workers are easily swayed against him.
Immediately afterwards, Valewski told Jerome Bonaparte the situation.
It turns out that the initiator of all this was Jérôme Bonaparte.
After Jérôme Bonaparte used the power of the president to forcibly interfere with the army's rifle models, the War Department quickly followed the president's orders and took action.
In late May, the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of War issued an invitation to the Norinco Group located in the suburbs of Paris and a group of accompanying runners in the name of bidding.
Basilio, who had already anticipated the development of the matter, quickly organized people to participate in the bidding for the Ministry of War, and at the same time "intimately" notified a group of accompanying runners. In the end, Basilio's minigun "snatched" the Ministry of War's bid.
Order.
The vigorous and resolute actions of the War Department caught several arms companies that originally supplied the military by surprise. Before these arms companies could use their connections to find out the cause, the War Department announced the reasons for the bidding to the outside world.
Because the rifles produced by the Saint-Etienne Arms Factory and several other arms factories had serious quality problems, and the quality and range of the rifles could not meet the needs of soldiers, the War Department decided not to choose them as suppliers to the army.
The War Department's statement caused an instant explosion in several military factories that originally supplied the army. At the same time, the chain reaction caused by the War Department's statement also affected the Paris Stock Exchange.
The leeks, out of distrust of several military-industrial companies, sold their stocks one after another, causing the stocks of several military-industrial companies to fall to the bottom in an instant.
If the bankers behind the military-industrial enterprises had not taken action, the enterprises would have faced the risk of bankruptcy in an instant.
Afterwards, they also asked "informed people" within the War Department why they were excluded, but they only received an answer of "Don't ask, don't ask."
After these bankers roughly guessed the reasons behind the War Department, they retreated.
For these bankers, the value of military enterprises is far less than that of banks, and the value of military enterprises is far less than that of fighting people for meager profits.
Other private enterprises can retreat, but state-owned arsenals like Sant'Eanti cannot retreat. Once they retreat, the workers of the entire enterprise will be deprived of food.
Everyone from the leadership to the workers wanted an explanation. After painstaking efforts, they got the information from the Ministry of War that "go to the Elysée Palace, there is something you want to know." They rushed to the Elysée Palace non-stop.
Thanks to President Jérôme Bonaparte who likes to create a persona for himself that is close to the people, and meets some civilians at the Elysée Palace from time to time, and also because Valewski himself has a trace of sympathy for the civilians, otherwise the Saint-Eanti State-owned Factory
The workers couldn't even get in.
"Then let their management come and call me!" Jerome Bonaparte ordered to Valewski.
"Yes!" Walewski responded.
Under the arrangement of Valewski, the director of the Saint-Etienne State Arsenal met with Jérôme Bonaparte.
Looking at the wrinkled factory director in front of him, with rough hands and a faint scratch, Jérôme Bonaparte thought of the leadership of state-owned enterprises in the 1960s and 1970s in his previous life. At that time, they did not have ten fingers.
The management has no influence on the success, but is a “practicalist”.
Thinking of this, Jerome Bonaparte showed a soft smile on his face, stretched out his hand and said to the director of the arsenal of Saint-Etienne: "Welcome to the Elysée Palace!"
Facing Jérôme Bonaparte's "enthusiasm", the factory director's old face revealed fear and admiration, and he hesitantly stretched out his hand.
"Your Excellency, please, please save the factory workers! We cannot lose this order," the factory director said to Jérôme Bonaparte in a pleading tone.
"Oh?" Jérôme Bonaparte looked at the factory director in pretense of surprise and said, "What happened in your factory? Someone destroyed the machine?"
"No...no!" The honest factory director told Jérôme Bonaparte exactly what happened in Saint-Etienne.
After hearing this, Jérôme Bonaparte showed a regretful expression and said to the director of the Saint-Etienne factory: "Although I would like to give you some help within my ability, please forgive me for my helplessness. I cannot force the Ministry of War to withdraw the order!"
The factory director muttered: "But they told me that only you can save the Ministry of War! Our factory has always supported you!"
Jerome Bonaparte, who had already thought of a solution, paced back and forth pretending to be hesitant. Under the eager eyes of the factory director, Jerome Bonaparte said: "Although I cannot force the Ministry of War to change the order.
, but I can let Basilio from Norinco Group discuss it with you. As far as I know, this company is also a recently established group, and they are not as good as the Saint-Etienne factory in gun manufacturing. If both of you can be sincere
If we cooperate, I believe it will be beneficial to both parties!”
"Mr. President, thank you very much!" The factory director, who did not know the truth, expressed his gratitude to Jérôme Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte called Valewski again and ordered him to "invite" Basilio, general manager of Norinco.
Jérôme Bonaparte sat with the director of the state-owned arsenal. During this period, Jérôme Bonaparte asked the director in detail about the situation of the workers, including but not limited to religion, order and whether the workers were organized to fight against the factory.
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From the factory director's conversation, Jérôme Bonaparte learned that workers generally believed in religion and that some workers secretly united to fight, an idea gradually emerged in Jérôme Bonaparte's mind.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who was familiar with history, understood that he did not have the ability to go against the trend of history.
Even if he revokes workers' right to strike, workers will still secretly choose to fight against him.
Rather than letting workers unite to organize a strike, it is better to lead them to fight among themselves.
No one understood "struggle" better than Jerome Bonaparte.
The response measures of the Lighthouse State in later generations inspired Jérôme Bonaparte.
Nowadays, the high ground of public opinion has been occupied by Jérôme Bonaparte. As long as the high ground of the Guild is occupied, the empire will have fewer struggles in the same period than in history.
If a great man knew that Jerome Bonaparte was practicing his "skills" in reverse, he would probably be so angry that he would kill him directly.
Of course, all this only existed in Jérôme Bonaparte's inner thoughts.
As the saying goes, without investigation, there is no right to speak. Jérôme Bonaparte should examine the situation in Paris according to local conditions and then make innovations.
Just when Jérôme Bonaparte was having a "happy conversation" with the factory director, Valewski and Basilio appeared.
"This is Basilio!" Jérôme Bonaparte introduced Basilio to the factory director.
Then he introduced the factory director to Basilio.
"Mr. Basilio, the Saint-Etienne Arsenal wants to cooperate with you!" Jerome Bonaparte acted as a leader and said to Barisio. Then he turned to ask the factory director: "I
That’s right!”
"That's right!" the factory director responded quickly, his heart full of gratitude to the president.
"Mr. President, I don't think we can complete the order independently!" Basilio retorted to Jérôme Bonaparte, "neither humble nor arrogant": "Our company has skilled workers, enough to undertake a large number of projects!"
"Mr. Basilio, please look out for the sake of our workers!" the factory director begged Basilio.
"I am a businessman! My purpose is business!" Basilio responded "selflessly".
The factory director turned his attention to Jérôme Bonaparte, hoping to get Jérôme Bonaparte's support.
"Cough...cough" Jérôme Bonaparte cleared his throat and acted as a mediator: "I think there is no need to make things so stiff. Mr. Basilio, your company lacks skilled workers, and
The Saint-Etienne Arsenal has a large number of workers, so you have a complete basis for cooperation. Do you think this is a good idea? The state-owned Arsenal will provide a part of the shares, and Norinco will also provide a part. The workers of the two companies will exchange shares with each other, and then establish a new company.
Company. How about this company mediating the conflicts between the two parties?"
"But... we are a state-owned factory!" the factory director muttered.
"Don't worry! You are still a state-owned factory! Exchanging shares is just for better cooperation between you. Are you exchanging shares for better cooperation?" Jérôme Bonaparte comforted the factory director.
"That's right!" Basilio also responded appropriately: "Honestly, you don't have anything that can attract me! If it weren't for His Excellency the President's request, I wouldn't agree to anything you say!"