Greece’s Roman Road

~: Sheet 186 The Power of Finance

After seeing off the three of them and leaving the Prime Minister's residence, Constantine, who was sitting on the sofa, fell into deep thought.

"Your Highness, what are you thinking?" Alexandros asked.

Constantine, who was interrupted, responded with a "hmm", "I'm a little surprised at the speed of development of these three major banks. They can raise 300 million yuan to purchase government bonds. According to this data, the three major banks The capital under control is at least 900 million, and Greek finance has developed to this point.”

Constantine's main energy was mostly spent on the political and military aspects of Greece, and he never cared much about Greece's finances. Several Greeks suddenly came over and said that they could take over 300 million drachma of national debts, which made Jun Constantine was a little sluggish in his thinking.

"It is naturally a bit difficult to rely on the Greek market alone, but, with the Congolese market, it is entirely possible that it is not?" Prime Minister Alexandros instead had a well-deserved expression.

"After the last war, Greece was able to win against the Ottoman Empire, which was beyond the expectations of many people. This brilliant victory gave the financial market great confidence. The survival of this restless region is no longer in doubt."

"So, after the war, the three major Greek banks actively explored the Congo market, entered the Congo in an all-round way, and initially established a multinational banking system. Deposits in the Congo can be withdrawn from branch banks in Greece, and vice versa."

"In addition, the three major banks have used their deep relations in Greece to obtain a lot of privileges from the Congolese government, and have a hot relationship with the Congolese government. As far as I know, the current tariffs of the Congolese are stored in the three major banks set up in Mata. Di's branch bank"

"In addition, the branches of the three major banks in various parts of the Congo have close ties with local powerful figures, such as the chiefs of various tribes, to help them deal with property or invest," Alexandros said of the three major banks in the Things in Congo seem to be clear.

"During your visit to the Congo last time, Your Highness, didn't you decide to implement the policy of drachma as legal tender in the Congo? Don't forget that the three major banks in Greece now have the right to mint coins. This revenue alone, the three major banks. How much benefit will the bank get?"

"Every drachma in the Congo will bring them a profit. This is a market with a population of about 20 million. Even if the African indigenous people are barbaric and uncivilized, this is a broad market. From this aspect , Well, Congo is to Greece what India is to Britain," Alexandros gushed about the benefits the three big banks had in Congo.

Speaking of which, Alexandros shrugged: "Although this may be unethical, when Greece, a country with a population of less than 4 million, obtained the management of the Congo, in a sense, we have actually completed the accumulation of capital”

"In fact, when Greece first acquired the Congo, the population was only about one million. Half of the credit for Greece's current development speed can be attributed to the Congo."

Sure enough, colonization is the way to get rich quick, Constantine exclaimed.

"Confidence brought by the victory of the war is also very important. After the last war, many Greek businessmen invested in Greece, which created a wave of investment back in Greece among Greek businessmen in Europe. At present, the stock market of the Athens Stock Exchange continues to rise, and the funds of overseas Greeks play a major role. As the three largest banks in Greece, they all have securities trading companies, and they also benefit a lot.” Alexandros said excitedly, his face flushed red light, looks radiant.

Constantine held his chin in his right hand and said thoughtfully: "That is to say, confidence allows money to quickly converge into the Greek financial industry. As long as Greece can continue to win, every victory can make Greece's financial sector gets a leap forward"

Having said that, the two of them rode in a carriage and went to the school grounds in the suburbs at the invitation of the Minister of Armaments Giannis.

The carriage was carrying two people. In front of the police post at the gate, the coachman drove the carriage into the school grounds after showing his credentials to the guards with live ammunition.

The so-called school field is a barren wasteland, looking around, it is covered with withered and yellow weeds.

Seeing the two come to the scene, Giannis hurriedly stepped forward and greeted Constantine and Alexandros.

Afterwards, he led the two to the demonstration venue, led the way, and introduced the situation to the two.

Giannis pointed to the central open space where more than a dozen staff members were watching, a strange-looking tractor with three zigzag wheels, a bare steel wheel at the front, and two crawler wheels at the back.

A 75mm cannon was towed behind the fuselage. When the black smoke from the tractor's towering chimney evaporated and made a "da-da" sound, the two rubber tires of the cannon made a "squeaky" sound and were pulled forward. action.

"This is a new tractor produced by the tractor factory imitating the American Holt company's tractor. The crawler-type structure makes it more convenient for such tractors to operate in the field," Giannis explained.

"So far, the three tractors sent for inspection have performed very well, with a strong 35 horsepower, and can easily tow a 75mm gun"

"According to professional estimates, this eccentric tractor can also be used to carry shells, gunners and tools"

Andros, who was standing around the tractor observing its performance, saw Constantine and the Prime Minister coming, and walked forward with a happy face: "Your Highness, the crawler tractor has performed well, and we will soon be able to officially mass-produce the army. order"

After the announcement, Andros looked hesitant, and Constantine asked, "What else?"

Andros hesitated for a moment, then said, "That's right, Your Highness, our company's tractor business is now on the right track, and the development is very stable. I have a new idea."

Originally, how the tractor company ran the company had nothing to do with Constantine, and Andros didn't need to report the company's movements to Constantine.

However, Constantine contributed a lot in the investment of the tractor company, and the tractor factory has been able to develop to the present, benefiting from the Greek government's care for this small heavy industrial company in Greece, and his next development strategy has certain risks. , so you need to report it to Constantine.

"Your Highness, I'm going to let the factory try to produce cars." Gritting his teeth, Andros expressed his thoughts to Constantine.

Constantine frowned upon hearing this~lightnovelpub.net~ was a little unhappy.

In fact, it is impossible for this tractor factory to operate smoothly, just relying on the small market in Greece. At present, the annual output of this factory is only more than 1,000 vehicles. Due to the scale, the production cost cannot be reduced, and a considerable part is zero. Parts need to be imported, and the entire factory is actually very limited, just barely repaying the bank's interest.

Even so, it was the result of Constantine's mobilization of various resources. After all, Constantine also had his own plans for this tractor factory.

"What's the reason? Andros" Constantine asked in confusion.

"His Royal Highness, the area of ​​arable land in Greece is not large. Even if tractors can indeed replace manpower and greatly improve agricultural production efficiency, Greece lacks a large area of ​​flat land and the market for tractors is small, which has led to the delay in increasing the production capacity of tractor factories. , I don't see any hope of this changing in the foreseeable future," Andros explained.

"A few staff from the Athens Stock Exchange came a few days ago and said that if our factory is willing to enter the field of automobiles and motorcycles, they can help the factory to carry out listing and financing. Under the circumstance that the tractor market is saturated, I think It's a good opportunity, and right now, in the whole of Europe, cars and motorcycles are a new and sought after industry, and I think it's profitable," Andros said sincerely.

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