I was a tycoon in World War I: Starting to save France

Supplies arrived in batches from Paris to the field hospital.

The first group of people also arrived from the small town, and Djorka took them on foot to the field hospital. There were men and women, old and young, including Camille.

Perhaps because of the trust of the neighbors, Camille naturally became the leader of the young women. Their task was to learn bandaging, dressing changes and other operations from the nurses to supplement the shortage of medical staff.

They have to replace the old bandages on all the wounded with new ones, and then change them every day. They also have to clean, disinfect and dry the replaced bandages. The workload is astonishing.

The older men were assigned to take care of the wounded in their daily lives due to their poor learning ability, while the younger men naturally did manual labor.

"They are all volunteers!" Djoka said to Charles. "I told them you would pay them one franc a day, but they all refused. They said this is what should be done, this is for France and for them. My child, this is not Master Charles’s business alone.”

Djorka looked at the busy neighbors and exclaimed: "They are a group of very kind people!"

Charles said "hmm" and turned to ask Djoka: "Do you object to me doing this, father?"

Djoka laughed: "No, Charles! Your mother and I have never been so proud of you as we are now. Look at her..."

As he spoke, Djoka turned his attention to Camille in the crowd.

Camille had just bandaged the wound of a wounded man. When she felt the eyes of Djoka and Charles, she hurriedly waved her hand here, turned around and changed the bandage of another wounded man, always with a smile on her face and said softly. Asking about the injury.

"I was a little worried about you before, Charles!" Djoka looked at Charles and said in a relaxed tone: "I was worried that you would become like Francis, but now I'm relieved!"

Of course he wouldn't, Djoka thought. He spent the money he earned from capitalists on people in need without hesitation. How could he be like those inhumane capitalists?

Charles knew that Djoka had misunderstood. Would Djoka and Camille be disappointed if they knew their true intentions?

But this seems to make no difference, because Ciel is actually doing good things now!

Thinking of this, Ciel felt calm.

…

Shire's approach was successful.

The most intuitive thing is that almost all injured people will ask this question when they are lying on the operating table:

"Doctor, can you keep my hand? I really can't keep one. I hope to work for Master Charles in the future!"

The doctor would always comfort him: "Don't worry, we have enough manpower and supplies now, and we will do our best!"

Once, Charles was startled. As he was walking on the road, he was suddenly held in the arms of a ragged old woman. She cried "woo woo" and her whole body was shaking because of excessive sadness.

Charles didn't dare to move. He thought he had encountered a madman, and she might have a kitchen knife in her hand.

After a while, the old woman stopped crying and bent down, her wrinkled face full of kindness and affection. She put an egg into Charles's hand, held it tightly, and said in a trembling voice:

"Child, if... Axe could have met a capitalist like you earlier, he... wouldn't have died alone!"

Charles only found out after being explained by others that Axel was her grandson, only two years older than Charles. He was wounded in the Battle of Mulhouse more than half a month ago and was sent back.

When the family rushed to the hospital, they found that he had stopped breathing, and the bloody wound on his abdomen was covered with a rag...a rag used for washing dishes!

No one can imagine how desperate, helpless, and even angry he felt towards this country before he died.

These are just the tip of the iceberg, there are many legends about the Ciel, many of which the Ciel have not done or even know about.

The reputation of Charles soon spread to Paris. People who went to buy medicine and supplies would bring information about Charles to Paris, and the drivers who sent supplies back and forth would also report back the situation in the field hospital.

When Francis knew this, he was quite surprised. He snorted coldly:

"This fool thought he was different from Djoka, but he didn't expect that they were the same kind of people."

Then he added: "After all, it was the maid who gave birth to the child. I'm waiting for him to go bankrupt because of it!"

Francis did not know at this time that it was not Charles but him who was going bankrupt. This was precisely the first step of Charles' plan.

With the support of the people, Charles boldly began to poach Francis.

"Holt 75" is more advanced than "Holt 60", but they are produced by the same company, and the former is an upgraded version of the latter. There are inevitably many similarities in technology and accessories.

The difficulty for Charles to produce the "Holt 75" tractor is not the capital. He has enough capital to introduce it.

The difficulty is not the technology. In order to occupy the French market and open up sales, the British will be very willing to authorize production and provide technology.

The difficulty lies in skilled craftsmen and technical personnel. These talents have been studied and passed down from generation to generation in factories for decades. Many of the things they master cannot be bought with money.

Charles targeted Joseph.

Joseph has been in charge of the production of Francis Tractor Factory for many years, and no one knows better than him which workers have real skills and skills.

During this time, because Matthew was injured, Joseph ran to the field hospital as soon as he got off work. He lost a lot of weight running back and forth.

That day, Joseph finished his work at the factory and rushed to the field hospital before dark again. Charles stopped him at the door.

"We will take care of Matthew, Joseph!" Charles said, "He is recovering well, you need to worry about your body!"

"I know!" Joseph, who was seriously exhausted, sat on the grass and replied weakly, "Thank you, Master Charles! But I just can't control myself. Only by looking at him (referring to Matthew) can I fall asleep peacefully, even if I sit on a chair!"

Charles sat down next to Joseph, bent his legs, and said thoughtfully, "I'm thinking about something, Joseph! You know the relationship between me and Mr. Francis!"

"Yes, of course!" Joseph nodded.

"Francis and I don't have a good relationship. We are enemies and will become competitors in the future!" Charles said thoughtfully: "You work for Francis, and Matthew will work for me in the future, so you and Matthew..."

"It won't have any impact, Master Charles!" Joseph said: "If you can give Matthew a job, it won't be a big deal even if I choose to retire!"

This is not a matter of salary. Joseph's monthly salary is 53 francs, which is almost twice that of an ordinary worker. It is obviously not cost-effective to use his retirement to keep Matthew's job.

But Joseph knows that this is not a matter of salary, but a psychological problem.

If Matthew can't get a job, he will feel that he is a waste, that he has been eliminated by society, and that he will be completely defeated after doing nothing!

Therefore, Joseph would rather give up his job to let Matthew work!

I can still find other jobs, Joseph thought, but it's a pity that Master Charles bought a motorcycle factory, otherwise it would be perfect.

"Well!" Charles nodded and said, "I plan to import the 'Holt 75' from the UK and open a tractor factory. What do you think?"

Joseph was stunned. He said excitedly: "This... this is... too good, Master Charles. Although it is a bit difficult to say, but... I, can I recommend myself?"

"Of course!" Charles smiled and stretched out his hand to Joseph: "Congratulations on joining, Joseph, you are the head of the Charles Tractor Factory, with a monthly salary of 60 francs! I plan to send you to the UK to introduce this tractor, is it okay?"

Introducing tractors requires a group of technicians and technicians to inspect and study, and they must also check in the UK before they can safely introduce the production line.

Joseph must dig a group of the most important talents from Francis to complete this task.

Joseph blinked and asked hesitantly: "Then, Master Charles, can I... bring a group of people over?"