However, considering the current phase of economic crisis and the fact that cooperation with Spain would hardly affect the Krupp Company's business in Germany, Alfred Krupp himself hesitated.
Ultimately, while the Krupp Company's steelmaking method is advanced, it was learned and improved from the British steelmaking methods.
The Krupp Company hardly incurred any research and development costs; if disguising himself to enter British factories to learn steelmaking technology counts, that was perhaps the only cost for the Krupp Company.
If these steelmaking technologies could be exchanged for sufficient funds to help the company weather the economic crisis, it wouldn't be too much of a loss for the Krupp Company.
After much consideration, Alfred Krupp still couldn't make up his mind. He could only apologize to Carlo, indicating that such a significant matter required discussion with the company's internal management and would take some time to get back to Carlo.
