In addition to the factor of the treaty, Fang Yan guessed that there was also a relationship with Sylvia. To this day, he has been in correspondence with the girl for nearly a year, during which time he even made a special trip to Germany to see him during the winter break of Christmas; It was obviously impossible for such an obvious act to hide from the elder Chiano, who had not made any statement on it until now, and apparently acquiesced in his relationship with Sylvia. In this case, it is unlikely that old Chiano will do anything out of the ordinary to the partner of the person he cares about, not to mention that Fang Yan thinks that his impression of old Chiano is also extremely good.

"This time in Libya to extract oil, we can only rely on the big tree of the Ziano family." Fang Yan thought to himself in his heart. Doing this by himself can be regarded as sending the other party a favor, and while deepening the relationship between the two parties, he can also completely capture the other party's daughter into his own hands. Thinking of Sylvia's beautiful and feminine moving beauty, Fang Yan couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart; If last year he was still in a passive position in this relationship, and just felt that it felt quite good to raise a Lori, then when Sylvia came to meet him for the second time in Christmas Month, he really imprinted the figure of the other party in his heart, and it was difficult to erase it. Today, after 5 months of separation, he can't wait to see her again.

Regarding the change in his mood of really liking this young Lori, Fang Yan also felt unbelievable at first; When he flipped through some books on psychology, he had an answer in his mind. Before the crossing, I was alone and independent, and I had been working hard to balance life and study, and I had never felt the pure and innocent love of my youth; And now, in addition to the uncertain factor that the young man "Jonas", who is fused with his soul, is still imperceptibly influencing himself, the more important reason may be that he subconsciously wants to make up for this defect in his previous life. Thinking of this, Fang Yan's heart was not only mixed; Judging from the current situation, even if I want to change this mentality, I can't do it. For the sake of the family's development and the fate of the whole country in the future, he must develop his current love affair with Sylvia into a marriage.

The train roared, the motor roared, and when the sun was setting, Fang Yan, who had changed several modes of transportation, had already returned to his home in Hamburg. Seeing the admission letter printed with the exclusive coat of arms of the Milvik School, Rudolph, who was excited, actually picked up Fang Yan, who was already taller than himself, and walked around the living room; Although he didn't want his children to join the army deep down, when he saw Fang Yan's achievements, he was also sincerely relieved that the other party's dream had come true. At the gala dinner that day, Rudolph brought out the bottle of 1850 wine that he had treasured for a long time; Fang Yan took a sip, only to feel an indescribable mellow fragrance from his throat straight into his abdomen; In an instant, every pore of the limbs seemed to open comfortably.

"Father, you must have raised a lot of loans from those American nouveau riche, right?" After dinner, Fang Yan, who was moved in his heart, immediately asked Rudolph. Rudolph nodded, and did not hide anything in front of his own precocious young son: "Those Americans don't know how much war money they have made, and the amount of money in their hands is simply amazing; If it weren't for the chain of money I sent to the shipyard to hide your Uncle Walter's remittance, I would have even eaten more than double the figure! Even now, more than $6 million in loans will flow into the shipyard's account over the next two years. ”

Listening to Rudolph's words, Fang Yan couldn't help but be secretly frightened: in his memory, Germany borrowed a total of 7 billion US dollars from the United States during 1924~1928, not only the central government borrowed on a large scale, but even the state divisions, local cities, and industrial giants also swallowed the gold flow from the United States. It is strange that the Americans have never thought about what Germany can use to repay the loan, and Germany, as a debtor, has not cared about this. In the end, the Americans did not recover even half of the principal of the money lent out; This is undoubtedly a big loss business for them, who have been cheated by Britain and France on the issue of post-war debts, which is equivalent to only feeding fat chickens but not seeing them lay an egg!

"Such a huge loan amount will obviously not be used to improve the hardware facilities of the shipyard." Rudolph paused, then spoke again, "After all, all of Germany's overseas colonies have been lost with that damned peace treaty, and the naval fleet is confined to a very small limit; Whether it is a merchant ship or a warship, the demand for orders is far less than the heyday of the imperial era. Now the hardware facilities of the shipyard are quite complete, and excessive investment will only cause a waste of resources. In fact, the main reason why I wanted to get so many loans from Americans was to expand my family's business. With the continuous development of internal combustion engine technology, automobiles will be widely used as general consumer goods in the near future; So I was going to use the loans to invest in an automobile factory and expand the family's business from ocean vessels to land vehicles. ”

Fang Yan's eyes flashed with different colors, and then a strong feeling of joy surged in his heart; The important equipment innovation of the German Army is also part of his plan, and he was thinking about how to get Rudolph, who is mainly a shipyard, to get involved in the land machinery industry, but he did not expect that the discerning other party has already begun to plan for the next step of the family. Fang Yan, who calmed down, nodded and said, "Father has far-reaching plans, and I believe that this investment will definitely bring ideal returns to the family." However, since the family is already able to expand the industry, I think we should also try it in the field of mineral resources. Facing Rudolph's somewhat stunned eyes, Fang Yan, who was confident, reached out and turned the globe on the desk, and then pointed a slender finger at Libya in central North Africa.

"During the Turkish War of Independence in 1919~1922, Italy took advantage of the fact that the sick man of Europe was invaded by the Balkan coalition led by Greece and the situation was in danger, and sent troops to occupy the entire territory of Libya. In the intervening years, the Italians have been busy clearing the land of resistance, and have not carried out any detailed resource exploration in the vast areas except Tripoli and Cyrenaica. Even if 95% of this land is Gobi and desert, there must always be some undiscovered mineral deposits under its vast land of more than 1.7 million square kilometers. If we can find something in this land, then we can also get a piece of cheese in the process of profiting. Fang Yan said solemnly.

"Libya...... That's not a good place to live. Rudolph frowned and said with some hesitation. Although this barren land was once the territory of the Roman Empire, it has been ruled by the Ottoman pagans for hundreds of years; In addition, only a few areas such as the coast have ideal oases, which is really not half interesting. Seeing that there was a hint of rejection on Rudolph's face, Fang Yan said again: "Father, now Germany is trapped in a corner of Central Europe, and after losing Alsace-Lorraine, even iron ore is forced to import a large amount of iron ore from Sweden every year; Therefore, resource exploration in Libya is not only for the development of our family, but also to alleviate the suffering of the country's lack of resources. As long as the Italian leader remains in the dictatorship, we will be able to retain sufficient rights through our relationship with Mr. Ziano. ”

Rudolph glanced at Fang Yan deeply, and then fell into a long thought; Rao is Fang Yan has been living in this world for nearly 6 years and has the original memories of this body, and he still doesn't know what his cheap father is thinking at the moment. After a while, Rudolph slowly spoke: "Jonas, you must know that resource exploration is not as simple as you think. In addition to a professional technical team, they also need various types of equipment, and the difficulty of working for many years in the scorching heat of the Libyan desert is much higher than in a normal environment. Not to mention that as you said, Libya is almost 4 times the size of Germany, and where should we start to explore for minerals that may be buried underground? It's not that it's impossible to succeed, it's just that the ratio between what you give and what you can get makes it really difficult for people to make an upfront investment in it. ”

Fang Yan fell silent. In fact, he also knew that his exhortation was somewhat difficult for Rudolph to accept; After all, the latter could not have concluded that there were more than 6 billion tons of oil buried in this land, as they did, and that aimless exploration in this vast and wild land was more a matter of government action, and was obviously not the obligation of Rudolph, a profit-seeking businessman. After quickly weighing the pros and cons, Fang Yan said with a solemn face: "Father, you can prepare a resource exploration team for me." This holiday I am going to go to Milan, Italy, and let them work in Libya for two months. If by the time I leave, they haven't made it, then I'll give up trying in this area. ”

Rudolph stared quietly at the young man in front of him, staring at the persistent and determined look hidden in the blue starry eyes; After a moment, he finally nodded lightly and said, "Then do as you say." ”