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In fact, John has already understood what Zhu Erdian means, it is nothing more than to find out the strength of the Huntelaar consortium in China, and he is a little frightened. After all, for the British, the Yangtze River is their sphere of influence, and now they are suddenly intervened by the Americans, and they have unknowingly formed such a big force, and they will sleep a little unstable.

And......

Before he knew it, John's influence was not just in the Huntelaar banking and education sectors.

One south and one north, the relationship between the Huntelaar consortium and Beiyang and the revolutionary parties is very good, and it is needless to say that Yuan Datou has fallen into good fortune, and the revolutionary parties in Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang and other places also received a lot of funds and arms at that time, and even that gentleman, John has given six-figure support, so naturally the relationship is good. In the cultural circles valued by the Chinese, not to mention the many schools built and the thousands of international students sponsored by John, the books published by Huntelaar Press and sold or donated at low prices were enough to bring John extraordinary prestige!

From ancient times to the present, student aid has never had a bad reputation.

Therefore, it is good that Zhu Erdian doesn't care, but once he cares, he is suddenly shocked: at least in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, John? The name Huntelaar is in full swing! Jiangsu and Zhejiang are originally the places with the most prosperous style of study in China, and the respect for scholars is also very powerful, and John has quietly established an unbreakable position by donating to education over the years. Even if you are not a scholar, many people know that there is such a foreign devil, who grew up in the Celestial Empire since he was a child, and now he has begun to repay his kindness after he is powerful, and he is still invested in real money......

John certainly knew this.

The accumulation of the Huntelaar consortium in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is no joke, so it is easy for John to know the news of Zhu Erdian's investigation of him and the Huntelaar consortium through the return of his subordinates, and he will also know the other party's intentions. It's just that he understands and understands, but John is not afraid and doesn't take the minister to China too seriously.

The empire on which the sun never sets is still respected, but not so much that John is afraid.

Therefore, after John made his attitude clear in Hong Kong, he came to Shanghai to ignore Zhu Erdian's invitation. He knew that although the British were strong, if a minister in China dared to offend himself because of this, John would not believe anything. And he believed that Zhu Erdian, an old oilman in the field of diplomacy, must have understood this as well - in fact, Zhu Erdian did understand this.

Without him, the strength makes however!

Because of John's appearance, the Huntelaar shipyard has received abundant funds, and at the same time, many excellent talents have been recruited from Europe, and now it has the strength to develop and build the world's most advanced super dreadnought-class battleship! Nine 13.5-inch cannons were not inferior to the Orion planes of the British. And with the investment of no expense, the design of a new generation of more powerful warships has basically been completed, and construction will start in the second half of this year, and the Huntelaar shipyard is holding back a momentum to surpass the British!

And more importantly, they have the full support of the US government!

Unlike the U.S. Navy, which historically wanted to innovate but struggled, the Americans did not lag behind in the super-dreadnought because of the support of the Huntelaar shipyard, and almost on par with the British, and with the full support of the two presidents Roosevelt and Taft, the size of the navy grew explosively. In addition to being incomparable with the European powers in terms of heritage, both in terms of total tonnage and the performance of warships, it is already the second in the world, and it is catching up with the world's first British.

In this case, the British did not dare to offend the Americans casually, especially this Mr. Huntelaar.

Because they know very well the details of this Mr. Huntelaar: the descendants of the Germans, who control the Huntelaar shipyard and the Huntelaar Arms Manufacturing Company, and can produce the best warships and army weapons in the world; There is also Huntelaar Chemical, the mastered synthetic ammonia technology can make saltpeter withdraw from the explosives stage! Also, Huntelaar Bank, Huntelaar Insurance, Huntelaar Agricultural Machinery, Huntelaar Motors......

Even in the eyes of the British, this is a behemoth!

To put it mildly, if the Huntelaar consortium is willing to help Germany with all its might, it is equivalent to adding an ally to them, and it is also an ally that is definitely not weak except for the inability to directly send troops! Even if it was as powerful as the British Empire, it would not have been possible to do such a thing for the benefit of the Far East.

So it was doomed from the beginning, and the meeting between the two did not lead to anything.

Merely......

Even though he had been warned by the country, and Zhu Erdian himself understood that he could not touch this guy, the arrogance of being an official of the British Empire still made Zhu Erdian full of momentum, and finally put forward the request for this trip in a euphemistic tone: "Mr. Huntelaar, I respect the interests of the Huntelaar Consortium in China, but I hope you also understand one thing, that is, the development of the Huntelaar Consortium in China must not affect the interests of the British Empire!" ”

"Oh? What do you mean? ”

When he heard this, John's brow suddenly furrowed.

"I mean, your cooperation with President Yuan, and the many initiatives in the Yangtze River Basin!"

After pondering the words for a while, Zhu Erdian said solemnly: "Sir, the British Empire is very dissatisfied with your cooperation with President Yuan Da, because he will affect the peace and tranquility of the Far East, and the Huntelaar consortium is selling products at low prices in the Yangtze River basin and transferring the most advanced technology and patents, which will cause us huge losses......

"Huh!"

Hearing Zhu Erdian's intention, John couldn't help but sneer!

At this time, could John still understand Jurdian's thoughts? It is nothing more than to warn himself to cancel his cooperation with Yuan Datou, and then not to interfere in their dealings with the Beiyang government, and then to warn Huntelaar Bank and Huntelaar Bank that it is best to shrink their investment in the Yangtze River Basin, and to cooperate with the British Chamber of Commerce to raise the price of goods, and not to allow the most advanced technology and patents to be handed over to Chinese, etc......

To put it simply, it must not harm the interests of the British!

Without harming the interests of the British?

In other words, Zhu Erdian came to ask him to recover the loans and arms that supported Yuan Datou, so that they could continue to manipulate that political tycoon, and then sign a treaty on the southwest? Shrinking the investment in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and cooperating with the British Chamber of Commerce, doesn't it mean that they want to trap the Chinese like other foreign devils?

Are you kidding?!

A raging rage instantly burned in John's chest.

John really didn't want to offend the British, because he understood who was the boss of the whole world in this era. Even if the First World War broke out as scheduled two years later, John did not have the confidence to challenge such a behemoth. However, this does not mean that John will agree to any kind of physical demand, and he will blindly retreat in the face of the British, which is not his style!

At least, not in this country!

For John, it was clear that the outbreak of World War I was inevitable and that the British would soon be bogged down in Europe. And at this critical stage, the other party even dared to find himself and make such a request?

It's so arrogant!

Let yourself abolish your martial arts and reduce the influence accumulated in the Yangtze River basin for more than ten years? Abolish cooperation with Beiyang and make the forces that will rule most of China for the next decade or so hate themselves? What's more, let yourself give up your help to China and become a blood-sucking foreign devil in the history books of future generations?

Where Jurdian couldn't see, John's fists were already clenched.

"Finished?"

After Zhu Erdian crackled and said a lot, John, who had a gloomy face, narrowed his eyes and said indifferently with a very obvious mocking expression: "Mr. Minister, I really don't understand what you mean by these words, or are you sure that this is what the British government meant?" The cooperation between the Huntelaar Bank and President Yuan Da is a normal business practice, can it be said that you British people have not provided loans? Never sold weapons? As for product pricing, or the transfer of technology and patents, it is our freedom, and I am afraid that the British government can't control this, right? ”

"Mr. Huntelaar!"

Facing John's strange expression, Zhu Erdian's face also became gloomy: "I myself came to meet with you with sincere intentions, and those words just now are also kind advice to you......

"Hehe, no need!"

John was really in no mood to listen, he simply waved his hand rudely, interrupted Zhu Erdian's words, and said with a sneer: "Mr. Minister, all the things of the Huntelaar consortium in the Far East are normal business practices, and will not affect the legitimate interests of anyone and any country...... Huh"

Regardless of Zhu Erdian's extremely difficult expression, John picked up the teacup in his hand by himself!

British Minister?

The British Empire?

The sun doesn't set?

Yes, the British were extremely powerful in this era, even more powerful than the United States in later generations, but this does not justify John's retreat. Especially when things involve China, John can't afford to give up this great opportunity because he is afraid of the British, and if he misses the next ten years, who knows if his arrangement for so many years will be useless?

As for the attitude of the British......

Leave them alone!

Originally, he still wanted to have a good relationship with the other party, but now John has completely put this idea aside. Perhaps in the eyes of the British, he was just an upstart, just an upstart with great energy, but John himself knew very well how capable he really was - not wanting to offend the British did not mean that he did not dare!

It's just a face-turn, who wouldn't dare?

After listening to John's words, Zhu Erdian's face was already flushed!

Of course, he knew what the other person meant when he picked up the teaglass, but more importantly, he didn't hear the respect he wanted from these words, or more accurately...... It's fear! To him, to the fear of the British Empire!

"Damn Yankees!"

Cursing the doctor in his heart, Zhu Erdian stood up suddenly, took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Huntelaar, it's a pity that we couldn't reach an agreement, but I'm sure we'll meet again soon......"

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Because of the smog red alert in the great capital, it will be a tragedy for at least five days in the future, wish I could have timecode. (To be continued.) )