Chapter 674 The need for talents

When Douglas heard about the R\u0026D funding of 2 million Australian dollars, his eyes widened and he was speechless in surprise.

For a 35-year-old technical expert, the equivalent of US$5 million in R\u0026D funds is a wealth that he could never have imagined in his 35 years of life.

Not to mention US$5 million, in the six years since the company was established, the annual R\u0026D funds have been less than US$50,000. We have to worry about the company's profitability all the time, so Douglas's research has never been successful.

Now, this is equivalent to US$5 million in R\u0026D funds, which is completely enough for Douglas to research for several years without having to worry about any funding issues.

This will not only greatly speed up Douglas's research and development progress, but also allow Douglas to concentrate on the research and development of twin-engine transport aircraft, without having to worry about the company's cumbersome affairs.

William Edward Boeing on the side seemed much calmer. After all, Boeing's market value has reached millions of dollars, and Arthur had already injected $2 million into Boeing as research and development funds before coming to Australasia.

Douglas, who felt unparalleled trust, was also full of gratitude to Arthur at this time. He raised his head firmly, looked at Arthur with a smile on his face, and said very formally and seriously: "Thank you for your Majesty's trust. Please rest assured that within three years, the twin-engine transport aircraft will be fruitful."

Arthur nodded and said with a smile: "Of course I believe in your ability, Mr. Douglas. Including Mr. Boeing, I have great trust in your ability, and I also believe that you can develop your own achievements in the aircraft industry.

However, I think that before proceeding with your research and development, it is necessary for you to meet Mr. Diesel. He is the father of the Australasian engine and should be helpful in the engine used in your aircraft. "

In Arthur's mind, the three aircraft companies, Royal Aircraft Factory, Douglas and Boeing, should not just compete, but also maintain good cooperation.

After all, the largest shareholder of the three companies is Arthur. To put it bluntly, these are Arthur's own properties.

How to find a perfect balance between competition and cooperation, use competition to enhance your motivation, and use cooperation to make up for your shortcomings. This is what Douglas, Boeing and Teodor should consider.

As for Diesel's engine laboratory, it is more of a neutral role. After all, Diesel is not only responsible for the research of aircraft engines, but the various types of engines he developed are also widely used in cars, tanks, tractors and other machinery.

Arthur put Douglas and Boeing in contact with Diesel, which actually let them know about Australasia's research on jet engines.

No matter how powerful the aircraft using propellers is, it will never be able to match the improvements in power and performance brought by jet engines.

For Arthur, allowing Boeing and Douglas to use jet engines as soon as possible will not only improve the performance of the aircraft produced by these two aircraft companies, but also allow these two aircraft companies to further their research on engines.

Current aircraft companies also include aircraft engine research laboratories. It would be great if Boeing and Douglas could develop their own jet engines or make some improvements to current jet engines.

After all, people's thoughts are different, and no one can guarantee whether other people's opinions will be helpful to them.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Boeing and Douglas both agreed.

"Does Boeing have any problems at the moment?" Arthur turned his attention to William Edward Boeing, who was also the original target of the aircraft factory's acquisition of China and Australia.

"Thanks to His Majesty's help, most of Boeing's aircraft designs were safely transported to Australasia. Only a few unimportant ones were burned on the spot, which also allowed the relocation of the headquarters to proceed smoothly." William Edward Boeing With a smile on his face, he said to Arthur very respectfully.

William Edward Boeing had already made preparations to serve Arthur when he decided to come to Australasia.

After all, the United States is in a mess now. Australasia's development potential is not necessarily lower than that of the United States. It also has a wise monarch like Arthur and has a good relationship with Germany. It is obviously a better choice.

Arthur nodded with satisfaction and replied with the same smile: "That's good. The various design drawings and data drawings of the aircraft are more important. I am also worried that some designs and data will be lost during the relocation of your headquarters. , and then some manpower was used to speed up the action."

For these aircraft manufacturers, what matters is not the production lines and employees, nor the aircraft design experts and large amounts of design drawings and materials.

To put it bluntly, the production line is also built according to the drawings, and the production line can be rebuilt with the drawings.

Those workers only need simple training to be able to work, and the ability requirements for workers under assembly line production have been reduced too much.

Only the experts who design aircraft, as well as a large number of drawings and materials in aircraft design, are more important to aircraft companies.

Needless to say, drawings and data needless to say. If some data are lost during the relocation of the headquarters, it may take a long time to make up for it, and it may even cause problems in the design of the aircraft, which will then take a long time to trial and error.

The same is true for experts. Aircraft experts are basically the targets of various countries competing to win over them. The loss of any expert is a huge blow to any company.

Even the Boeing Company, which is relatively large in scale, currently has a design team of less than 20 people in addition to Boeing itself as an expert in aircraft.

But it is this team of less than twenty people that supports the entire Boeing Company's aircraft design and makes Boeing one of the famous aircraft manufacturers in the United States.

As for the smaller Douglas Aircraft Company, apart from Douglas, there are only a few aircraft experts, and they can't even get together two tables of mahjong.

But this is actually normal. After all, any expert in aircraft design has a relatively high salary.

Small companies like Douglas Aircraft Company cannot afford the salaries of many experts. This is also a problem that most small companies have been facing. Because the funds at its disposal are limited, it cannot afford to hire outstanding experts. As a result, the company's aircraft design has always been inferior to those of large companies, and it will not be trusted by the military, so it cannot make money, forming a cycle.

"Your Majesty, there is still a question." William Edward Boeing looked at Arthur and put forward his request: "After what I have learned in the past few days, the aeronautics and dynamics talents in Australasia are not too many. Many, most of them also work in aviation laboratories, Royal Aircraft Factory and other enterprises.

Although we can also obtain a certain proportion, if we want to maintain three large aircraft manufacturers, we must expand the scale of aviation and dynamics talents.

I think now is an opportunity to tap aerospace talent from the United States. According to my understanding in the United States, there are a large number of unemployed aeronautics and dynamics talents who have lost their jobs due to the bankruptcy of their respective companies, or are burdened with huge debts.

If Your Majesty is willing, you can pay a small amount of money to harvest a large number of aeronautical talents and even excellent aircraft designers.

In Virginia alone, there are at least a thousand aeronautics and dynamics talents without jobs, and there will only be more if you look at the entire United States.

On the premise that these people do not have jobs, their willingness to join Australasian citizenship will increase infinitely.

Moreover, tapping a large number of talents from the United States will also reduce the strength of the United States. If you attract a large number of talents from the United States, the United States' capabilities in aircraft design will be much reduced, and it will no longer be your opponent in the aircraft industry. "

The proposal to tap talents from the United States was something Boeing had thought about for a long time. It also represented Boeing's official break with the United States and focused on developing its own company and research in Australasia.

Arthur nodded, naturally knowing the question raised by William Edward Boeing.

Without Douglas and Boeing, Australasia's aerospace and dynamics talent would certainly be sufficient.

After all, these professional talents trained by the university are enough to meet the needs of the aviation laboratory and the Royal Airfield.

But with the sudden addition of Douglas Aircraft Company and Boeing, Australasia's talent in aeronautics and dynamics became somewhat lacking.

Because most of the talents have been attracted by the aviation laboratory and the Royal Aircraft Factory, we can't let them give up some talents, right?

After all, whether it is an aviation laboratory or a Royal Aircraft Factory, they all have their own research and development and manufacturing needs.

Taking away some technical talents from them for nothing, let alone whether this will cause their dissatisfaction, the impact of the brain drain on the work of the aviation laboratory and the Royal Airfield seems to be somewhat outweighed by the gains.

Therefore, if some additional talent can be roped in, it will not only properly solve the problem of talent vacancies in Australasia, but it will not affect the work of the Aeronautical Laboratory and the Royal Aircraft Factory.

Arthur's original plan was to attract a large number of talents from Europe and the United States. Unexpectedly, William Edward Boeing said it in advance, and it seemed that he was willing to take the initiative to help Arthur attract talents from the United States.

"That's right. At present, we only lack talents in the development of aircraft." Arthur nodded and looked at Boeing and Douglas: "In addition to recruiting employees from Australasia, of course you can also attract employees from the United States. Talent.

It is still the previous requirement. On the premise of becoming an Australasian citizen, they can get a high-paying job and be protected by Australasian labor laws.

The stable economic environment in Australasia guarantees their job stability. I believe that many Americans will be willing to come to Australasia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Immigration Service will help you find as many American aviation and dynamics talents as possible, and give priority to joining Douglas and Boeing.

You can also seek help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Immigration Service at any time regarding this issue, so that the company can be officially operational as soon as possible and quickly put into research. "

After giving the instructions, Arthur gave up the venue to the three experts, allowing them, the technical staff, to have a good chat.

After all, if Arthur was present, they would inevitably be a little reluctant to let go, and they would not be able to chat if they wanted to.

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