美國商業(yè)大亨傳奇 第49期:喋血工廠(24)

I benefit from high-class competition.

高層次的競爭讓我受益無窮

I've been dogged by the competition,bested by thecompetition a couple times.

競爭一直追隨著我我有過成功

But I've had my licks, too,and we've managed tohold our own.

也有過失敗 無論怎樣 我們都挺了過來

To overtake Rockefeller as the richest man in the country,Carnegie can't just be a profitablesteel maker.

為了取代洛克菲勒的全國首富地位 "可盈利"對于卡內(nèi)基是遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠的

He's got to be the most profitable.

他需要是盈利性最強的

And for that, he needs an edge.

為此 他需要一個突破口

He sets his sights on a struggling steel mill outside Pittsburgh.

他將目光 投向了匹茲堡外一家努力掙扎的鋼廠

With plans to make it the largest in his steel making empire.

計劃將它打造成自己鋼鐵帝國中最大的

Carnegie invests millions retooling the plant to turn out more structural steel than any othermill of its size.

卡內(nèi)基投資數(shù)百萬美元 重建工廠讓它比相同規(guī)模的其它工廠 能產(chǎn)出更多結(jié)構(gòu)性鋼材

The Homestead Steel Works is a true modern marvel.

霍姆斯泰德鋼廠堪稱真正的現(xiàn)代奇跡

But it can't operate without man power.

但如果沒有人力 它就無法運行

One of the huge costs in a steel mill is labor.

鋼廠的一大成本便是勞動力

Carnegie knew that to stay profitable.

卡內(nèi)基知道 要保持高利潤率

He had to keep costs low.

成本就必須壓到最低

And the only way to keep costs low was to reduce wages and increase working hours.

壓低成本的唯一方式便是降低工資 并提高工作時長

To keep profits growing, Carnegie needs to continue cutting costs.Including wages.

為了增加利潤 卡內(nèi)基需要不斷降低成本 包括削減工資

But he's also determined to repair his image.

不過他還想要重塑自己的形象

Something he can't do in the midst of a labor dispute.

如果陷入勞資糾紛 重塑形象就無從談起

So he turns to his chairman to do the dirty work.

于是他只有找自己的主席去做臟活

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