Chapter 46: Persuasion
The meeting between Zhuo Fei and Zhou Enlai was much more formal, I don't know if it was for fear of being sick, Zhou Enlai even arranged a special recording staff, but Zhuo Fei didn't like the presence of unrelated personnel. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Zhou Gong, with all due respect, this conversation between us may involve some confidentiality, and I don't want unrelated people to be present. Zhuo Fei's outspokenness was somewhat unacceptable, but Zhou Enlai still signaled to let the recorder leave according to Zhuo Fei's request.
"Zhou Gong, when you read this document, you will understand what the secret I am talking about is." Zhuo Fei handed Zhou Enlai a document that had already been prepared, and then held the teacup and quietly waited for Zhou Enlai to give his opinion after reading the document. Like Chiang Kai-shek's reaction when he first saw this document, Zhou Enlai was also surprised by some of the contents recorded in this document, especially when he saw that the umbrella was ready to be deployed in Africa, and Zhou Enlai understood why the umbrella would let the Jewish Independence Army lean towards the United States and Britain.
"General Zhuo, I still don't understand, why do you want to lay out in Africa in advance?" Zhou Enlai did not show his intention to see through Zhuo Fei's thoughts, but pretended not to understand and asked Zhuo Fei for answers, the unusual move of the umbrella was indeed somewhat unexpected by Zhou Enlai.
"Of course, it is for the sake of interests, and it is also for the future development of the umbrella to lay the foundation." Zhuo Fei didn't want to hide Zhou Enlai's meaning at all, "After the end of this world war, the main goal of European and American countries must be to compete for the resources and control of Europe, and Africa, which also has vast resources, will be temporarily ignored by them." The water in Europe is too deep for an umbrella, so we chose Africa. Don't forget, I'm the Governor of Bangladesh, and I have the support of all of South Asia, and it's easy for the umbrella to do something in Africa. ”
Zhuo Fei said it so easily, but Zhou Enlai somewhat disagreed with the umbrella's external expansion like that of European capitalist countries, although Zhou Enlai did not say it directly, but Zhuo Fei had already seen some doubts in his expression. "Duke Zhou, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty went south to attack the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had a population of more than 50 million, and by the end of the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, the population of the Qing Dynasty had plummeted to less than 30 million. But now, just a few hundred years later, China's population has reached 450 million, and at this rate, China's territory will one day be overcrowded. ”
"Zhou Gong, the current world war is a great opportunity, and it is the best time for us to create a better future for future generations. The Japanese had planned to negotiate a truce with us, but now that there are no Japanese in most parts of the country, if the Japanese repeat their path of aggression, they will inevitably pay unimaginable losses. With more than 4 million local forces and regular army troops fighting in China for many years, why can't we send those forces that do not meet the conditions of the regular army out of the country and let them contribute to the future of the country? ”
"Without the direct threat of the Japanese, this is really an opportunity for us to actively develop our forces, and isn't it tempting to have a vast territory on the continent relative to Europe or the Americas? If the Chinese can seize a piece of territory in Africa, at least until the Chinese population swells, there is no need to worry about future generations having no land to cultivate and no space to build houses. What's more, the coastal areas of Africa are very suitable for building ports, and if China can station troops overseas, it will also be of great help to the future hostility of European countries. ”
Zhuo Fei tried hard to persuade Zhou Enlai, but he never received a positive answer from Zhou Enlai, Zhou Enlai only said that the matter was too important, and he needed to consult with the CCP high-level before he could give an answer. "Zhou Gong, our umbrella company doesn't have to pull you to participate in this matter, in fact, our shipyard in Kuala Lumpur is already building warships, maybe at the end of the year, the umbrella troops will set off for the African continent."
Zhuo Fei's frank confession made Zhou Enlai very embarrassed, and he unexpectedly knew that Zhuo Fei's words just now could be regarded as the last attitude. "Gong Zhou, the reason why I met with you today is for another thing." Zhuo Fei handed the information collected by the umbrella to Zhou Enlai, and said to Zhou Enlai with a serious expression, "Duke Zhou, this is some information that our umbrella has tried its best to collect, I can swear in front of you that this information is completely true, and our umbrella has not added any personal opinions and inferences to it." ”
Seeing Zhuo Fei's eyes, Zhou Enlai couldn't help but be interested in this information in his hand, but after opening it, Zhou Enlai only glanced at it a few times, and then he got up and pointed at Zhuo Fei angrily, "Zhuo Fei, what do you want to do?" ”
Zhuo Fei didn't pay too much attention to Zhou Enlai's anger, but took out another piece of information and handed it to Zhou Enlai, "Duke Zhou, I just said that our people tried their best to get this information. Communists in the world are all one family, but you must know that communism has no borders, but communists have nationality. ”
I guess there are also some people among you who have been preaching the strength of the USSR, right? Since you all say that Stalin was a staunch communist, otherwise he would never have become the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, then I would like to ask, why did Stalin order to carry out a purge operation within the Soviet army when the German army was attacking the Soviet Union, did he not know that he was destroying the Great Wall? In fact, the Soviet Union had long since become Stalin's word for words, and Stalin pursued the same dictatorship. ”
Zhuo Fei's words made Zhou Enlai unable to answer for a while, but Zhuo Fei didn't want to stop, "The Germans are now almost in Moscow, and the Japanese army in the Far East has also moved troops north, trying to flank the Soviets with the German army before and after. The memo you saw earlier, from an archive of the Soviet High Command, was bought from within the Soviet Union at great expense by our umbrella. In this memorandum, the plan to forcibly seize the industrial facilities and resources of Northeast China was recorded once the Soviet forces in the Far East had defeated the Japanese Kwantung Army in the south. ”
Zhuo Fei's last sentence made Zhou Enlai's brows jump unconsciously, at this time, Zhou Enlai obviously believed in the authenticity of the document in his hand, but in his heart he still couldn't accept the fact that the Soviets wanted to take advantage of the fire. "Duke Zhou, I just said so much, I don't want to provoke relations between you and the Soviet Union, I just want to express a meaning, if China wants to be rich and strong, it must also rely on the Chinese themselves."
"Our umbrella company signed an agreement with the South Korean government-in-exile to gain permanent sovereignty over Jeju Island, which means that our umbrella company will support the South Korean government-in-exile of Kim Koo against the Japanese army invading the Korean Peninsula. On behalf of the Umbrella Company, I hope that you will give up your continued support for Jinpang, and as for the return, the Umbrella Company will state that it will not participate in the struggle between you and the Kuomintang at the appropriate time, and that the Umbrella will continue to support you in terms of economy. ”
Zhuo Fei's conditions made Zhou Enlai ask rhetorically, "Why?" Why is it certain that we will have a fight with the Kuomintang? ”
Zhuo Fei smiled and replied at any time, "This sentence is spread overseas, a Chinese is a dragon, a hundred Chinese are a worm together, and Chinese will always be outsiders and insiders." From the very beginning, there were differences in political views between you and the Kuomintang, and with the development of the war, the military power at your disposal became more and more huge, and even if you high-ranking people were willing to cooperate sincerely with the Kuomintang, the military leaders under your command would probably not be willing. ”
Zhuo Fei's words made Zhou Enlai want to refute, but he was still shot by Zhuo Fei, "Duke Zhou, our umbrella is not a good man and a woman, but we will not be enemies with the Chinese, and I have already told Jiang Gong the same thing." I hope that if you really want to fight the Kuomintang in the future, I hope that you will get those military personnel who do not want to participate in the civil war out of China. You see them as deserters, but our umbrella sees them as wealth, and it is better to go abroad than to keep your blood at home. ”
Zhuo Fei's words can be regarded as a punishment for the anniversary, but Zhou Enlai has never spoken ill of Zhuo Fei, but after Zhuo Fei left, Zhou Enlai accidentally broke his pen. "It's not ideal, but I've done my best, and hopefully they won't really get to that point, otherwise it will be another bloody scene." When asked by Vivian, who had been waiting in the car for a long time, about the outcome of the meeting, Zhuo Fei's reaction was very lonely.
Since Zhuo Fei began to contact the Nationalist Government and the CCP, Zhuo Fei has been committed to lobbying the two factions to give up their prejudices and sincerely cooperate, but now it seems that it is impossible to get the KMT and the CCP to sincerely cooperate, because there are not only differences in political views between the two factions, but also a deep blood feud between them. In the past, the Kuomintang's pursuit and suppression of the Red Army has always been a pain in the hearts of the Chinese communists, and seeing that the military strength in the hands of the Chinese communists is expanding day by day, not only the Kuomintang side is secretly vigilant, but even the Chinese communists are gearing up.
At the last glance at the brightly lit Chongqing, Zhuo Fei, who had already arrived at the airport, boarded the plane and left without hesitation, and when Chiang Kai-shek's attendants arrived at the airport, Zhuo Fei's military plane had already taken off and flew to Kunming. Zhuo Fei flew to Kunming with Jin Jiu and his South Korean government officials in exile, Jin Jiu was invited by Zhuo Fei to go to Australia for a month-long field investigation of the umbrella, and in the following half a month, 3,000 members of the Korean Youth League will arrive in Australia one after another.