In the secret room, as the papers in He Jianye's hands were read one by one and placed on the table, after He Jianye, who only had the last telegram left, finished reading it, he slowly picked up the paper and read it carefully for the second time, "It seems that it's right, these shameless things!" He Jianye scolded in his heart.

"Call back, please confirm the authenticity of the message and reply to the message codeword!" He Jianye said to the telegraph operator,

A few minutes later, a new message was placed in He Jianye's hand, and it was correct for what he thought, the previous message was completely the most real. Summarizing the content of the message, He Jianye carefully sorted it out, asked for a pen and paper, and carefully placed the main content of the message on a blank piece of paper:

1. The Executive Yuan of the Central Government invited Fuye Pharmaceutical to visit the Ma'anshan area of Anhui Province, and strongly recommended that a steel mill be opened in the Ma'anshan area, and all the land and workers should be settled by the national government;

Second, it is proposed to increase the scale of the investment in the steelmaking plant (the plan only plans to invest in the construction of a 50,000-ton-per-year steelmaking plant in Geling) to 150,000 tons, and Kong Xiangxi, vice president of the Executive Yuan and Minister of Finance and still president of the central bank, invested in the steel plant with 10 million US dollars, requiring a 40% stake in the steel plant, and the national government of the steel produced by the national government to purchase the full amount, with various raw materials, rare earths and other materials that are in large demand in the United States;

3. The National Government requested the purchase of penicillin in large quantities at the cost of raw materials, rare earths and other substances;

Fourth, Christopher did not reply on the spot on the grounds of discussing with the domestic board members, and will continue the talks tomorrow, asking He Jianye to reply as soon as possible whether he agrees with the plan and handling method of the national government;

He Jianye also understood that Ma'anshan was one of the top ten steel bases in later generations, but Ma'anshan's proximity to the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River was so important to Nanjing that if the Japanese army invaded China, the steel mill that happened to be built would become the bag of the Japanese army. He Jianye, who had been silent for more than half an hour, said to the telegraph operator, and called back: "Please ask Christopher to refuse the proposal to go to Ma'anshan to invest and set up a factory on the grounds that Jiangxi is rich in tungsten ore, and he cannot convince the board of directors to go to Ma'anshan to invest in the factory. If you have any other information, please call us immediately. ”

On the evening of August 24, in the secret room of He Fu, He Jianye looked at the latest progress message sent by Christopher, which said that the progress of the negotiations was as follows:

1. The central government agreed to build a steel plant in Geling, Jiangxi, with the land allocated by the central government, and the central government was responsible for providing manpower and land for the construction of roads and railways from the mining area to the steel mill, and the American Fortune Pharmaceutical was responsible for machinery and technology, rails, logs, etc., and Kong Xiangxi, vice president of the Political Yuan and Minister of Finance and still president of the central bank, invested in the steel plant with 5 million US dollars, requiring that the shares be not less than 40%, and the national government purchased the steel produced in full and paid for it with various raw materials, rare earths and other materials;

2. There is no limit to the scale of the steel plant, and the central government agreed to build a steel plant with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons;

3. The workers required by the iron and steel plant shall be provided by the central government, and Kong Xiangxi, vice president of the Political Yuan and Minister of Finance and still the president of the central bank, shall concurrently serve as the Chinese manager of the iron and steel plant, and the ore required by the steel plant shall be provided free of charge by the national government;

Fourth, the cost of steel produced by iron and steel factories when sold to the central government can only include: a small amount of processing fees, wear and tear costs of machinery and equipment, salaries of technical personnel, and a small amount of profits extracted by Fuye Pharmaceutical Factory; The central government will buy steel at no more than half of the price of domestic steel in the United States;

5. The central government has the right of first refusal to acquire steel mills;

"Call back, first, disagree with the unreasonable demands of the central government; Second, as a factory with great international influence, Fuye Pharmaceutical does not accept government intervention and Chinese managers with government background; Third, the land required for the construction of the steel plant and supporting facilities will be bought out by Fuye Pharmaceutical for a one-time purchase of the right to use for 50 years or pay rent every year; Fourth, all steel plant workers are planned to be recruited in China, but Fuye Pharmaceutical will pay monthly salaries according to the highest level of workers' wages in China for the same period; Fifth, the construction of roads and railways from the mining area to the steel mill Fuye Pharmaceutical can be responsible for various materials such as four uncles, machinery, railroad tracks, logs, etc., and the Chinese side is responsible for land and labor; After completion, the central government can use the road under the condition that the two sides give priority to ensuring the use of roads for the steel mill; Otherwise, Fuye Pharmaceutical will bear all of it, and the central government and local governments will not have the right to manage and use; Ore trading will also be used to trade at mill prices; Sixth, the central government can use the land use fee or the one-time purchase right of use and ore transaction costs that Fuye Pharmaceutical should pay every year, which can be used by the central government to trade finished steel; However, the limit may not exceed the total amount of expenses for the year. He Jianye watched the telegraph operator send it, and then said in the back, chasing the telegram, "This is the last condition, otherwise the investment plan will be revoked immediately!" ”

At noon on August 25, in the Nanjing National Government Building, after the representative of the American Fuye Pharmaceutical walked out of the door, as Kong Xiangxi's face became gloomy, the government personnel in the entire building became trembling, and the atmosphere suddenly became depressed.

Chairman Jiang's office, "Commission, this is all the investment conditions of Fuye Pharmaceutical; Christopher said that they hoped to get a final reply this evening, otherwise they would leave Nanking tomorrow and go to Shanghai to accompany the merchant ships on their next leg of the expedition; In addition, according to the casual personnel of Fuye Pharmaceutical, the next stop of Mr. Christopher and his entourage is the Philippines, where the conditions given are much more preferential than this, except that there is no rich mineral resources in Jiangxi. They don't mind building a factory in the Philippines. ”

"Yongzhi! Americans have nothing to fear! They don't care if we don't agree with it, this is the first and only steel plant outside the government's control to invest in China; What do you think? Jiang Zhongzheng asked,

"Commission, as a company with a certain influence in the world, I am afraid that it is difficult for us to achieve the goal of trying to control the steel mill by investing in shares or intervening in the management of funds, of course, everything is still being negotiated, and Fuye Pharmaceutical is now only negotiating investment intentions. Please also instruct the commission! Kong Xiangxi replied,

"Forget it, let them talk about other things after they successfully build the factory, except for the land use fee rent and ore transaction fee that Fuye Pharmaceutical should pay every year in Article 6, the central government can use it to trade finished steel; However, the limit may not exceed twice the total cost of the year, and the remaining funds are partially covered by the central government in United States dollars. The rest will be carried out according to the other party's conditions! Jiang Zhongzheng said,

"In addition, you have to participate in the whole process of this meeting, and promote Fuye Pharmaceutical to build a factory as soon as possible, and tell them that we can invest in the preliminary preparations." JIANG Zhongzhengdao,

"Yes, take a seat!" Kong Xiangxi immediately went out and asked the staff to inform Fuye Pharmaceutical to continue the discussion in the afternoon.