I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 841 Technology for Market
During the years when Russia was being besieged and blocked, France often followed Britain and acted as an accomplice.

Andrei is not George. He does not know how much damage Germany will cause to Russia if it completely loses control. From the perspective of Russia's interests, Germany can play a greater role by appropriately breaking through the Treaty of Versailles.

The Germans, who only had an army of 10, could marry anyone they wanted, and even Poland dared to bully Germany.

Germany, with its 50-strong army, is an important force in maintaining European security.

If the size of the German army exceeds one million, the existing power structure in Europe will be completely broken.

The opinions of Britain and France on whether to impose sanctions on Poland are not important. As long as Russia and Germany agree, Poland will be completely blocked.

Poland only borders three countries by land: Russia, Germany, and Czechoslovakia.

Poland's entire coastline is on the Baltic Sea. As long as Russia blocks the entrance to the Baltic Sea, Britain and France can only go through Sweden if they want to aid Poland.

During the last World War, Sweden, like Denmark, was a neutral country.

Edward and Perrier could never have imagined that Russia and Germany would insist on imposing a blockade on Poland despite the firm opposition of Britain and France and the abstention of the Kingdom of Italy.

This result made everyone wonder what the point of this international alliance was.

George was not surprised by this result. The League of Nations was just a test product. Only after all countries understood the serious consequences of breaking the rules could this international organization truly play its due role.

Just part of it.

It's still possible to distribute relief food and pretend to hold a meeting.

But don’t expect to resolve all disputes through this model. The League of Nations is just a dialogue platform. To truly resolve conflicts, we still have to start from strength.

Little Karl came to George again, hoping that Russia would relax its export restrictions on Germany, not only increasing the export of oil and natural gas, but also opening up technology exports to Germany.

Germany faces many difficulties in launching its national car. Unless it can obtain technical authorization from the Siberian Automobile Group, it will be difficult to achieve its goal.

In terms of technology, the Siberian Automobile Group has initially achieved technological barriers. Not to mention technologies such as engines and gearboxes, if you don't buy patents from the Siberian Automobile Group, cars produced in Germany cannot even be equipped with seat belts.

The bargaining chip that Carl Jr. brought out was: artificial synthetic rubber technology.

As early as the last century, Germany tried to use synthetic rubber to manufacture automobile tires, but it was not widely promoted due to raw material and performance factors.

During the World War, Germany was under strict blockade and could not import natural rubber, so the Germans used dimethyl butadiene to polymerize methyl rubber as a substitute for natural rubber.

Last year, Germany used butadiene as a monomer and metallic sodium as a catalyst to synthesize sodium butadiene rubber, which has better performance than methyl rubber.

What Karl Jr. hoped to exchange with Russia was the synthesis technology of sodium butyl rubber.

George was a little troubled because sodium butadiene rubber was not important to Russia.

Russia could obtain natural rubber through the Grand Duchy of Yuriev and had no need for synthetic rubber at all.

But if the Germans' demands are rejected, it will have an adverse impact on relations between Russia and Germany.

After Germany cut off trade with the United States, it turned completely to Russia.

If Russia cannot even meet Germany's demands, how can you be the big brother?

It wasn't the seat belts that George was worried about.

Karl's demands are definitely more than just these. After this part of the request is agreed, if Karl wants to import engine technology for armored vehicles and aircraft from Russia, will Russia give it to him?

If it does, given Germany's technological capabilities, Russia will lose its technological advantage over Germany.

If you don’t give it to me, how can you be the big brother?

George chose the safest way and agreed in principle to expand exports and technology export restrictions. The specific cooperation model needs to be negotiated by Carl Jr. and relevant companies themselves.

Don't ask why, the answer is free trade.

Little Karl was very happy. The Yuriev family was a major shareholder of the Siberian Automobile Group and the Siberian Oil Company, which exported oil to Germany. As long as George agreed, it would definitely be a green light.

Sibco did agree to license the patented technology, but the conditions were harsh.

The national car that Germany wants to build will directly compete with the Polestar produced by the Siberian Automobile Group, and the Siberian Automobile Group does not want to cultivate a competitor.

Little Carl was frustrated in the negotiations and finally remembered to ask Anne for help.

In terms of blood relationship, Anne is little Carl's aunt.

Anne still has feelings for Germany, but she also does not interfere in the operation of the family business.

As the mistress of the Yuriev family, Anne plays a role equivalent to half of the family.

George's work focuses on heavy industry, and eating, drinking and entertainment are all supporting facilities that can be operated smoothly.

The Yuriev family's most profitable business is not cars or airplanes, but cosmetics.

Although cars and airplanes are important, the investments have high returns and long cycles, and there is basically no money to be made in peacetime. George is satisfied as long as he doesn't lose money.

The profits from cars and airplanes are indeed high, but the costs are also very high. The welfare benefits of technical experts are similar to those of major generals, and top technical experts are comparable to marshals.

There are only a few people in the Cosmetics Research Institute. Legend has it that one pound of pearls can be used in one year, and the profit goes through the sky.

The Yuriev family business is managed by a management team. Anne's daily job now is to spend money. She doesn't even look at the financial statements because she can't keep up.

Out of her feelings for Germany, Anne still persuaded George.

"Ah Dolph is different from Old Carl. This man is very dangerous."

Anne was confused by the reason George gave.

"Why?" Anne has always been paying close attention to Germany, so she would naturally not ignore the little mustache, the rising star in German politics.

The man with the mustache is very deceptive. He is self-disciplined, idealistic, and always puts Germany's interests first. No matter from which perspective, the man with the mustache is the savior of Germany.

"He is cold-blooded, stubborn, and has an artistic neurotic streak. Once he goes crazy, the damage Germany will cause to Russia and even our world will be greater than in the last world war."

George had always been wary of mustaches.

"You can't decide the fate of a person or even a country based on something that hasn't happened."

Anne did not accept George's reasoning. What was wrong with the mustache's ideal of having bread and milk piled high on German tables?

As for the Hebrews in Germany, Anne also believed that they deserved to die.

"So we have to work hard to keep the situation from getting completely out of control."

George does not want to completely block Germany's upward path. Development always comes at a price.

You want both technology and market, but you don’t want to pay the price. How can it be possible?
Russia's position in the Balkans was gained through one bloody battle after another.

Russia's development was also achieved through one bloody battle after another, stepping on the corpses of the Russian Empire, the Provisional Government, and the Second Provisional Government.

Yugoslavia and Russia had such close relations that Polis did not move the Siberian Automobile Group to Adrianople.

Now that Germany's economy has just started to pick up a little, it wants to seize the Russian car market. Who are you?

So Russia doesn't charge for developing technology, right?

Even if someone doesn't spend much money on applying for a seat belt patent, some brain cells will die, and he or she will have to pay for them.

"Where is your courage to face any challenge?"

It was intolerable that Anne should laugh at George.

The advice George has always instilled in people around him is: As long as Russia has enough strength, it will not fear any challenge.

Germany cannot even be considered a challenge now. It just wants to make a living by relying on the Russian system. Is this unbearable?
Australia is now also making a living within the Russian system, and George is not seen as being cautious.

This is understandable.

With the massive influx of Russian immigrants, Australia is almost done with replacing its old with new. George will certainly not turn away Australia, which is completely flat.

The biggest difference between Germany and Australia is that Germans have the determination and ability to break with tradition.

"Do you want a safe and controllable Germany, or a Germany that is completely out of control?"

George was patient with Anne.

“Why must Germany be controlled?”

Annie is also a diode when she becomes unreasonable.

"This is why even you can be so unreasonable."

George spread his hands, everyone knows how to roll a knives.

Anne can act like a spoiled brat in front of George.

When facing little Karl, Anne returned to being the graceful Grand Duchess Yuriev.

“Have you considered letting Siberia Automobile Group invest in the company through technology?”

Anne is adept at similar business operations.

After the civil war, several major Russian families and the Russian government generally adopted cross-holding in order to form an alliance of interests, with each family being part of the other and sharing life and death.

The board of directors of SibAC is now composed of the Yurievs, Yusupovs, Romanovs, Dolgorukovs, and representatives of the Russian government.

This is the board structure of all Russian monopoly conglomerates.

"Joint venture?"

Little Carl was a little disappointed, but it was not unacceptable.

The World War changed many things. The reason why the Hebrew consortium was able to control German finance was closely related to the connivance of the Junker aristocracy. A part of the Hebrew consortium was actually the white gloves of the Junker aristocracy group.

Juncker used the Hebrew consortium for profit.

The Hebrew consortium took the opportunity to gain power and the deal was a success.

As for whether Germany will belong to the Junkers or the Hebrew consortium in the future——

Both sides think they can win.

Therefore, in this case, it is not unacceptable for Siberian Automobile Group to invest in the company in the form of technology.

Even the best choice.

"of course can!"

Little Carl agreed readily.

Since the Siberian Automobile Group invested in the new company with technology, it is reasonable for it to send technical personnel to provide guidance to the new company.

(End of this chapter)