He is Already a Tycoon at a Young Age! - Chapter 100



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Episode 100 – The President You Want Is Inside This Box

Heinrich Himmler.

Head of the Nazi SS and Gestapo.

The Einsatzgruppen, a specialized genocide unit, was also famous.

‘Who would have thought that young Himmler’s dream would be to become a farm manager?’

It was perfect for use as a canary, as it was sent to the Ukrainian part of the Soviet Union through the Treaty of Rapallo.

‘If anyone in Russia knew the future Himmler…’

Himmler sent by Hitler.

I’m not going to just ignore this.

‘I’m just worried that you’re following me.’

You’ll find out soon enough.

The murderer of Jews on the Eastern Front is going to Ukraine.

I guess I’ll start farming skeletons.

While he was lost in thought, Richter intervened.

“Oh, that will never happen again.”

“What? What’s going on?”

“Seo, I didn’t think you’d wait until that time. I thought your secretary would have sent it on his own…”

“Please check more thoroughly next time. If we are short on personnel, we can hire new ones.”

It was about Riefenstahl.

I had a bit of a hard time yesterday.

“I don’t want to be mistaken for a pervert.”

“Rice, a pervert?”

“How would she react if I made her wait in the waiting room late at night and then went in alone?”

“Ah… that’s right, that’s right. I, I think it would be better if I apologized in person.”

Richter sighed.

“Oh, from now on, I’ll tell you to check not only the people coming in, but also the people leaving.”

“Or you could just leave the training to Hoover.”

Security guards and detectives.

How about getting some systematic training from Hoover?

Personal history aside, Hoover was a capable man who created the FBI.

‘We must prevent Hoover’s influence from growing too large, but…’

Cooperation wouldn’t be a bad thing.

The leash is in my hands.

I think it would be a good idea to have your own information organization.

“I’ll contact you later.”

“Okay, let’s take care of urgent matters first. What’s on the schedule for today?”

“I heard the government is going to hold an auction soon.”

“auction?”

“I heard that they are planning to release warships, transport ships, trucks, and clothing that were used in the last World War to civilians.”

“It’s an auction. Is there anything we can use? We don’t need guns or anything.”

I can’t think of anything right now.

Well, it’s not urgent right now.

Tommy Gun.

I think it would be nice to have a Thompson submachine gun too.

Hitler with Thompson.

I think it would suit Churchill strangely well.

“And Morgan will be here soon. We have dinner plans today.”

“Amelia Morgan?”

“I heard that Amelia and one other person are coming.”

Richter shrugged.

“Oh, was that Junior Spencer Morgan III? That was a long name.”

“Morgan III. Then he must be Amelia’s older brother.”

I remembered the conversation I had with Amelia at the Morgan mansion earlier.

[My brother also wanted to meet Mr. Hitler… but he said he was too busy to visit.]

Amelia’s older brother who works as an executive at IMM.

Did you come here to say hello to me?

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“It’s nice to see you again after our last dinner, Miss Morgan. I didn’t expect you to come here.”

“Hello, Colonel.”

Amelia said with a playful smile.

A man stood next to her.

At first glance, he looks expensive in a suit and a fedora. His face also looks quite similar to Jack Morgan.

“You’re Junior Spencer Morgan. Nice to meet you. I think this is the first time we’ve met.”

“I also heard Mr. Hitler’s speech in Tennessee… It was very impressive.”

He spoke in a blunt yet friendly tone. I could sense a hint of curiosity in the way he looked at me.

“I heard you recently returned from the USS Chicago, a cruiser of the Navy. I served on that ship before.”

“You must have served as an officer. Even Mr. Roosevelt and Captain Nimitz…”

“The battleship is the representative that symbolizes me. The German Navy’s scuttling is completely understandable…”

We naturally moved on to talking about the Navy.

Why are there so many people around Roosevelt who like boats?

Still, thanks to Roosevelt, he was somewhat disciplined.

“I’m glad you two seem to be able to communicate well.”

Amelia said with a smile.

“Actually, there is a reason why I came with my brother.”

“If there is a reason…”

“You told me last time to tell you whatever I want, right?”

“I did. Does that have anything to do with it?”

Are you talking about the price of bringing Madame Marie Curie? I guess I didn’t hear it properly because of the sudden news about the colonel.

“As I told you last time, my brother works at IMM. It’s the company that Mr. Hitler recently acquired shares in.”

Amelia nodded.

“My brother values ​​IMM, but…my father wants Morgan House to get out of the shipping business. It’s been unprofitable for years, so it’s no wonder.”

“I have a rough idea.”

shipping industry.

There was a brief boom in the 1920s, but it began to decline again in the 1930s.

Morgan eventually retired from the shipping business altogether in 1945.

It’s going to be a boom year for the next few years.

“My brother thinks the shipping industry can be revived, but my father does not agree.”

Amelia said.

“If IMM’s profitability increases, my father’s thoughts will change.”

“Are you asking me to do that for you?”

Isn’t this a bit of a random request?

Although I have had many successful businesses so far, I am not a shipping industry expert.

Now, not only the shipping industry but also the railway industry is in a state of turmoil.

Only cars were growing like crazy

“I don’t think Mr. Hitler would have taken over IMM without some kind of plan.”

“…Well, I don’t think it will be easy.”

Always sharp.

It’s not like there was no plan at all.

I was planning to take action after acquiring more shares.

“I apologize for asking such an outrageous favor, Herr Hitler.”

Morgan III spoke in a soft voice.

A tone that was expected.

“I told you, Amelia. This isn’t a problem that even an expert can easily solve.”

“Please wait a moment.”

I said.

Actually, it’s not like there’s no way.

“It’s not easy, but it’s not impossible.”

IMM.

It might be possible, with the full support of Morgan House.

‘If we do this well, we can solidify our connection with the Morgan family.’

Morgan’s railroad network already secured a distribution network for farms.

That might create synergy.

The more you become one with Morgan, the stronger your shield becomes.

Above all, it can activate world trade itself.

Hitler Company will also become more like a multinational corporation.

‘There’s something I need to check before that.’

I looked at my siblings and smiled.

“How about we go to the dock together first?”

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“My grandfather wanted to unite all the shipping industries on the Atlantic.”

Morgan III said, stubbing his cigarette butt in the car ashtray.

“When we acquired the British White Star Line, it seemed like we were on the verge of success. But then, right after that…”

“The British government has taken action to contain it.”

I nodded.

Britain paid huge subsidies to support its shipping industry.

‘Morgan’s IMM engaged in a price war to win the competition.’

While the deficit was growing, two huge passenger ships were built, one of which was the Titanic.

“Everything went to shit after the Titanic sank. The deficit grew bigger and bigger, and after the Great War, the amount of seaborne cargo decreased.”

Morgan III said.

“There is no way to increase profitability immediately, unless we have a complete monopoly. Unless the British Empire gives up competition…”

“It is unlikely that London will give up its shipping industry, but there are ways to make it profitable without a monopoly.”

“You say it’s possible without a monopoly…what exactly are you talking about?”

“It’s simple. Just increase efficiency.”

“It’s easy to say, but the shipping industry has been improving its processes by experts for decades. It will be difficult to improve it significantly in a short period of time.”

“We’ll find out soon enough.”

A few dozen minutes later, the car arrived at the dock at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

The docks were bustling with thousands of workers.

Dock workers, a common character in American dramas.

“Move quickly, move quickly!”

From porters unloading goods from ships to truck drivers and warehouse managers, everyone was visible.

Most of them have a fierce look and appear to move around in groups.

“Not all of those people are full-time employees, right?”

“Of course not. Most of them are laborers who get work done on a daily basis. When a ship comes in, there is work, and when a ship doesn’t come in, there is no work.”

Morgan III, who had said so, looked at his younger sister.

“You’d be better off staying in the car. It’s not a very nice sight to see.”

“I always tell you, I’m not a child, brother.”

The three of us went inside under the guidance of the dock manager.

The laborers looked at us with curious eyes.

“Even though they are irregular workers, I didn’t know there were this many dock workers.”

“The hourly wages that stevedores receive are much better than those of other manual workers.”

Morgan III said.

“So the families here try to prevent foreigners from coming in. Most of the people in the family work as dock workers.”

I heard that dock workers have the highest strike rate.

That’s not really surprising.

‘Do they have their own unique culture?’

Harsh work sites, unstable income, and isolated dock life.

I turned my head.

‘There’s nothing else to check.’

At that time, a ship was in the process of unloading. The work of unloading goods from the ship onto the dock.

“Hey! Hurry up and move! You’re gonna lose your shit, you slugs!”

Hundreds of laborers climbed up and down the boat carrying loads on their backs.

From unloading items into the warehouse to carrying out the next shipment.

All of this is done by hand.

This is bound to be inefficient.

“They are all moved by people.”

“Things like wire and rebar are moved by hoists. But things like cheese, sugar, and fruit have to be moved by people.”

Morgan III said in a tone of surprise.

Well, I guess that’s natural in this day and age.

Then something came into view.

There are people standing among the workers.

Are you supervising the work?

“What are those people doing?”

“It’s to keep an eye on things so they don’t get stolen. If you don’t set up guards like that, you won’t be able to catch the criminal.”

Morgan III smirked.

“The most stolen thing these days is the Tesla radio. As they have gotten smaller, they have become easier to steal. The price is still quite high.”

“I guess the insurance company is going to have a hard time.”

I laughed along with Morgan.

Isn’t this very different from the 21st century?

There are people who work in logistics centers and steal smartphones or laptops by hiding them on their bodies.

“Ultimately, most of the work is done by people. They load and transport goods, and even monitor them.”

Just as I expected.

In fact, there are some parts that are worse than expected.

‘It’s no wonder that the shipping industry is not growing.’

At that moment, lost in thought, Morgan said.

“Seventy-five percent of the cost of shipping is the cost of being docked like that. In fact, it’s all spent on laborers’ wages. It takes about a week to unload all the cargo from the ship and load new cargo.”

He looked at me.

“Now, Mr. Hitler, do you think this can be easily changed? If you have any ideas on how to make it more efficient, I’d be interested to hear them.”

“Then, as an IMM shareholder, I would like to make a proposal.”

I smiled as I watched the workers moving busily.

Amelia, as always, has a puzzled expression.

Morgan III looked at me with a confident expression.

A response that says, “Tell me something.”

“If successful, we could cut transportation costs by half, or at best, by more than 70%.”

“Then I guess I should give Mr. Hitler a kiss. What do you mean, 70%?”

“It’s simple.”

After saying that, I looked at the ship again.

There is a very simple solution.

“We use a metal box.”

“A metal box?”

Morgan frowned and asked back.

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Author’s Note

Q: How have containers impacted the shipping industry?

A: According to an analysis by U.S. shipping companies in 1959, expenses incurred while “at anchorage, not at sea,” including per-ton fees paid to the dockowner, amounted to 60 to 75 percent of total shipping costs.

For this reason, very little money was invested in shipbuilding or dock projects.

In 1961, shipping costs accounted for 10 percent of total import costs and 12 percent of total export costs in the United States.

These shipping costs were a greater barrier to national trade than tariffs, and this is no exaggeration considering that import tariffs at the time were 7%.

With the introduction of containers, transportation costs fell dramatically, leading economist Edward L. Glasser to say:

“Transportation is no longer a critical part of the overall product manufacturing process. Consider the fact that transportation costs have become virtually free.”

In the ten years following the introduction of containers in 1956, global production doubled despite slow economic growth.

That’s 2.5 times faster than the world’s gross domestic product.

This containerization has also had a major impact on the export myths of East Asia, including Korea, Japan, and China.

(Source – The Box [The Global Economy Through the History of Containers], Mark Levinson)