industrial overlord

Chapter 710 Dangerous Bridge
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A policeman with a hooked nose and a whistle in his mouth, waving a small red flag in his hand, stopped a large flatbed truck bound for the ALK factory on the outskirts of Korbach.

The car stopped, and four people walked out from the side of the passenger seat of the flatbed truck. Except for a German translator, the other three were all well-known.

At the forefront is Cao Shulin, the boss of Lamor Logistics, the largest logistics company in China. This time, Hanhua disassembled the equipment from the Korbach factory and shipped it back to China, and his company was responsible for the transportation.Because it is Lin Zhenhua's business, Cao Shulin personally went from China to Germany to conduct on-site command, and has stayed in the small town of Korbach for almost a month.

Following Cao Shulin was Lin Zhenhua who had just come from China. He was here to inspect the newly acquired factory as usual.He just arrived today. Cao Shulin originally said that he would arrange a car to pick him up, but he said that a flatbed truck would do.

Another one is Lin Zhenhua's old friend Qi Zhongmou, whose Sino-Italian Trading Group has long been the leading large-scale trading company in China.In terms of total assets, Qi Zhongmou is not as good as Lin Zhenhua, who started out as a businessman, but he is keen to participate in all kinds of fancy activities all day long. Sometimes he is elected as a news figure, and sometimes he becomes a "Chinese celebrity". In terms of popularity, he is far away. Throw Lin Zhenhua a few blocks away.

This time, Qi Zhongmou came to Germany to do another shocking thing. He bought a German airport and transformed it into a business distribution center.This means that the cargo plane under the Sino-Italian Group now has an airport of its own, and the benefits it brings are innumerable.When Lin Zhenhua heard the news, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He was only thinking of getting a few ports in Europe, but this old Qi even got the airport.

After Qi Zhongmou signed the purchase agreement with the government where the airport is located, he heard that Lin Zhenhua had also arrived in Germany, so he made a special trip to meet Lin Zhenhua.Lin Zhenhua warmly invited him to take Cao Shulin's flatbed car to visit the factory, but he was stopped by the police on the road.

"Old Cao, what's the matter?" Lin Zhenhua asked Cao Shulin with a smile, "It's my first time in Korbach, and you actually gave me such a prestige."

"I don't know either." Cao Shulin said apologetically, "We've been working here for more than half a month, and we've never encountered such a thing."

The interpreter ran up to the policeman and whispered a few words, and then came back to report to Cao Shulin: "Mr. Cao, the policeman said that the Meissen bridge in front is dangerous, and our flatbed truck is too heavy to pass."

"Nonsense, our flatbed truck has been back and forth hundreds of times, and we have never heard of any dangerous bridges." Cao Shulin said, "The policeman must have made a mistake, right?"

The translator said: "I told him, and he said that it was because we walked back and forth some time ago that damaged the structure of the bridge, so the bridge is now a dangerous bridge."

"Hehe, Xiao Cao, do you pull too much every time? Have you crushed other people's bridges into dangerous bridges?" Qi Zhongmou smiled heartlessly, "Don't think that you can do it when you arrive in Germany." No more sustainable development."

"Boss Qi underestimates us too much. Even if we don't care about bridges in Germany, we still care about Boss Lin's equipment, right? How dare we make fun of Boss Lin's equipment." Cao Shulin said, this honest and honest porter, since becoming After the boss, he gradually learned to speak such beautiful words.

"Come on, let's go and have a look." Lin Zhenhua said.

Several people walked towards the bridge that was said to have become a dangerous bridge. Behind them, the flatbed driver followed the command of the police and parked the car on the side of the road, waiting for the next step.

Everyone came to the bridge, looked left and right, and seemed to see nothing unusual. Cao Shulin called the interpreter over and said to him: "Go and ask the policeman to come over and ask him what's going on."

When the police came, Cao Shulin took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to the police.The policeman smiled, took the whistle from his mouth, put the cigarette in his mouth, lit the cigarette on Cao Shulin's fire, and then gave Cao Shulin a friendly smile.

"Mr. Police, when did this bridge become a dangerous bridge?" Cao Shulin asked through an interpreter.

"This morning," replied the policeman.

"How did you find out?" Cao Shulin asked again.

The policeman shook his head and said, "We didn't discover it. The city hall informed us that this bridge is dangerous and that no heavy vehicles are allowed to pass through it."

"City Hall?" Lin Zhenhua interjected, "Why did the City Hall care about this bridge for no reason? Did they receive a report from the citizens?"

The policeman shrugged and said he didn't know.Qi Zhongmou, who was standing at the side, whispered to Lin Zhenhua and Cao Shulin, "Xiao Lin, Xiao Cao, why do I feel that this is a bit strange? Could it be that the policeman wants to gain something?"

"Isn't it?" Lin Zhenhua said, "Didn't you say that the German police are very clean?"

"Who knows." Qi Zhongmou said, he walked in front of the policeman, and asked the policeman through an interpreter: "Mr. Policeman, I don't think there is anything unusual about this bridge, and the load-bearing mark on the bridge can meet the requirements of our vehicles. Can you help us get through?"

"This is absolutely impossible." The policeman said seriously, "Sir, I am responsible for your safety. A dangerous bridge may seem to be fine, but if it goes wrong, it will cause casualties. Since the city hall Inform us that this bridge is dangerous, and we will absolutely not allow your vehicles to pass through here."

"Old Qi, let's not take this risk." Lin Zhenhua persuaded, and he turned to Cao Shulin and asked, "Old Cao, is there any other bridge to cross besides this bridge?"

Cao Shulin shook his head and said, "No, the other bridges on this side are not for trucks. To find another bridge, you have to go around dozens of kilometers, and it will take at least half a day longer to go back and forth. "

"What should we do?" Lin Zhenhua also scratched his head. The dismantling of the Korbach factory equipment has already been carried out more than halfway. It is really troublesome to encounter such an unexpected situation at this time.

Qi Zhongmou said: "Xiao Lin, believe me once, I think there is absolutely something wrong with this matter. I bet this bridge is not a dangerous bridge, someone must be trying to trip us up."

Lin Zhenhua can be regarded as a witty person, but most of what he engages in is conspiracy, relying on strength to fight against opponents.Qi Zhongmou is used to doing the same thing in the business world, and he is naturally sensitive to all kinds of conspiracies.Hearing what he said, Lin Zhenhua also felt that this matter was full of doubts, but he couldn't think of anyone who would trip him up for any purpose.

"Let's go, since the policeman said he acted according to the instructions of the city hall, let's go to the city hall and ask." Qi Zhongmou said.

Twenty years ago, the Chinese did not have such confidence overseas, and they would not dare to negotiate with other people's city halls when encountering problems.But now it is different. Lin Zhenhua and Qi Zhongmou are big entrepreneurs who come to invest in Germany. Sometimes their government ministers come out to greet them. What is a small city hall?
Cao Shulin called a taxi, asked everyone to sit in it, and went straight to the city hall.Hearing that the Chinese chairman who bought the Korbach factory was among the visitors, the old gatekeeper of the city hall showed a little more humility and personally brought them to the office of Mayor Lawrence.

"Everyone from China, welcome." Lawrence asked Lin Zhenhua and his party to sit on the sofa with some apprehension on his face, and then asked, "Everyone, do you have any advice for coming to me?"

This question was asked knowingly. How could Lawrence not know the purpose of Lin Zhenhua and others.You know, Wei Qiao's notice was personally issued by him.

Cao Shulin’s company was in charge of the transportation, so Cao Shulin was the first to ask: “Mr. Mayor, when our flatbed truck was about to cross the Meissen Bridge today, the police informed us that it was a dangerous bridge and we were not allowed to pass. He also said it was a notice from the council, so we just came here to find out what happened."

"Hmm, the Meissen Bridge... there is indeed such a thing." Lawrence replied.When he was talking, both Lin Zhenhua and Qi Zhongmou were staring at his eyes, only to find that this guy's eyes were floating, and he looked like he was lying.

By declaring the Meissen bridge as a dangerous bridge to prevent Hanhua from transporting the equipment in the Korbach factory, this is Khedira's detrimental move to Lawrence.The Korbach factory has been acquired by Hanhua, and the equipment in the factory is now the property of Hanhua. No one else has the right to interfere with what Hanhua wants to transport or keep.

Khedira told Lawrence that what Hanhua transported was cutting-edge equipment, and what remained were obsolete equipment, which aroused Lawrence's dissatisfaction with Hanhua, but Lawrence could not use this as a reason to stop Hanhua Hua's deeds.

Khedira suggested that Lawrence could report this matter to Congress and ask Congress to come to investigate the incident and add a variable to Hanhua's dismantling of equipment. Lawrence accepted this suggestion.However, before the Congress intervenes, how to temporarily stop Hanhua's dismantling work is a bit troublesome.Khedira then came up with the idea of ​​falsely claiming that the Meisen Bridge was a dangerous bridge, so that Cao Shulin's flatbed truck could not pass through.

This time, the equipment Hanhua intends to transport from the Korbach factory, including some testing equipment, processing machine tools, small electric furnaces, etc., weighs several tons and must be transported by truck.The flatbed truck could not pass through the Meissen Bridge, and Hanhua could not transport the equipment out, which bought time for Lawrence to seek congressional intervention.

In fact, Khedira himself knew that Congress should not interfere in this matter in the end. After all, selling ALK's factory to China was a decision of the German government, and there was a tacit understanding between Congress and the government.Khedira did this only out of a need to vent his anger. He wanted to add some trouble to Hanhua, even if it was a futile struggle, he would give it a try.

Lin Zhenhua didn't know the tricks behind this incident, but he guessed some clues from Lawrence's eyes.He asked: "Mr. Mayor, I would like to know who identified that this bridge has become a dangerous bridge."

"Well..." Lawrence hesitated, "Some citizens reported to us that they think that during this period of time, your country dismantled the equipment of the Korbach factory, and freight trucks frequently passed the bridge, so they would not respond to this question." The bridge caused unforeseen damage."

This statement matches what the police on the bridge said, but from Lawrence's wording, it can be heard that the judgment of this dangerous bridge is completely unwarranted.Lin Zhenhua forced to ask: "Mr. Mayor, is your city's decision-making so rash? Just because someone said that this bridge might become a dangerous bridge, you blocked the bridge deck and did not allow others to pass. Then, if someone said that the local Earthquake, are you also planning to move the whole city?"

"Of course not." Lawrence said bravely, "We will seriously investigate such rumors. If in the end... er, I mean, if there is evidence that the bridge can still be used, we will The warning of the dangerous bridge was revoked."

"How long do you plan to use to verify?" Lin Zhenhua continued to ask.

Lawrence avoided Lin Zhenhua's question, and asked instead: "Mr. Lin, I heard you introduced yourself just now and said that you are the chairman of China Hanhua Heavy Industry Group, which acquired the Korbach factory. Can I ask why you want to How about dismantling the equipment of this factory?"

Lin Zhenhua smiled slightly and said, "This is just an internal production matter of a company. Does Mr. Mayor also care about such things?"

Lawrence said: "I heard that what you dismantled were all cutting-edge equipment in the factory, and what remained were some outdated equipment. Is this true?"

Lin Zhenhua's eyes lit up, he knew where the problem was.It seems that Qi Zhongmou's guess is completely correct. Because the local government dislikes Hanhua's dismantling of cutting-edge equipment in the Korbach factory, they deliberately found an excuse for such a dangerous bridge.

"Mr. Mayor, what you said is indeed the truth." Lin Zhenhua said, he didn't want to lie on this issue, he felt that even if he admitted it openly, the German government would have nothing to say.

"The purpose of our purchase of the Korbach factory is to improve the technological level of our Chinese enterprises. The Korbach factory has a lot of cutting-edge equipment that has reached the world's advanced level. We shipped them back to China for the purpose of learning. It will not violate the agreement signed between us and the German government." Lin Zhenhua said seriously.

Lawrence said: "However, you only leave outdated equipment here. How can you ensure the continuous operation of this factory? As the mayor of this city, I have an obligation to ask you to ensure the sustainable operation of this factory."

Is there any mistake, why should I ask a Chinese company to guarantee the sustainability of a German factory?If it wasn't for the cutting-edge equipment in the factory, why should I buy this factory and promise to keep 50% of the factory's production capacity locally?Lin Zhenhua muttered secretly in his heart.

However, in terms of face, he had to make some gestures. He said: "Mr. Mayor, your worries are groundless. We bought the Korbach factory, naturally hoping that it can continue to bring us Profit. In the next step, we will allocate the production tasks of the Korbach factory according to the planning of the entire group. These production tasks can be completed with existing equipment. If other equipment is needed, we will also ship it from China. Or make purchases in Germany. I don’t think Mr. Mayor is obliged to pay attention to these details?”

Lawrence also knew that he was wrong, but the matter had already been done, and he couldn't slap himself.Regarding Lin Zhenhua's questioning, he adopted a shameless strategy and said: "Mr. Lin, I am very grateful to your company for retaining the production capacity of the Korbach factory. I hope that both of us can cooperate happily in the future."

Lin Zhenhua sneered and said, "Mr. Mayor, I don't see your city's sincerity in the cooperation between the two parties. If the Meissen Bridge is indeed a dangerous bridge, can I think that the machine tools produced by the Korbach factory in the future will not be able to Shipping out? If that’s the case, then we’ll just have to close the factory until the bridge is fixed.”

"I think you are making things difficult on purpose!" Cao Shulin was furious, "Boss Lin was right just now, when this factory was still in production, didn't its trucks transporting machine tools pass by the Meissen Bridge every day? In addition, it still needs to purchase steel from outside. These steel vehicles have to go through the Meissen Bridge, right? So many vehicles come and go, but the Meissen Bridge has not been crushed. We just transported a few times. It has become a dangerous bridge? Who are you lying to!"

When Cao Shulin got angry, his voice was thick enough, and he didn't hide his words.The interpreter hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Lin Zhenhua, meaning to ask Lin Zhenhua if these words could be translated as usual.Lin Zhenhua waved his hand and said, "Just translate according to Mr. Cao's original words. If they dare to challenge us, I will file a complaint with the German Chancellor."

The translator translated the words, and Lawrence really meant that a dead pig is not afraid of hot water.He resolutely said: "Gentlemen, I am very sorry. As a mayor, I am obliged to be responsible for the safety of the area under my jurisdiction. Since there are hidden dangers in the Meissen Bridge, I have no right to let it go until the results of further identification come out."

"This guy is determined to fight against us." When he came out of the city hall, Cao Shulin said to Lin Zhenhua angrily, "If it's really not possible, let's go for it. I have 120 points to guarantee that this A bridge is not a dangerous bridge."

"Inappropriate." Lin Zhenhua said, "We have already been notified. If we force our way in, we will be given a handle. If we get entangled at that time, we will be even more troublesome. The most urgent thing is to find a way to get the city hall to revoke the dangerous bridge warning." For good."

"Should I invite people from ALK to coordinate?" Qi Zhongmou suggested, "You bought ALK's factory, so it's only natural for them to coordinate. As a local company in Germany, they have more energy in this regard, right? .”

Lin Zhenhua sneered and said, "ALK? I can smell the smell of ALK's involvement in this matter against the wind. I guess it's just the ALK person... Maybe it's Khedira who is behind the scenes!"

(End of this chapter)