In the late spring, the CIA located on Wangfujing Street, the traffic in front of the compound supports the silence of this mysterious courtyard. There were no signs in front of the CIA, and there were no sentry posts in front of the door, so at first glance the courtyard looked like a mysterious household, and there were no people entering or leaving. The inconspicuous palace of Wangfujing Street was chosen as the secret location of the CIA for two purposes, one of which was to be dark under the lights.

The CIA is located in such a busy area, which can play a good role in concealment. Second, it is convenient for Ge Yunfei to come to the nearest intelligence bureau, because the Ministry of Defense is about 10 minutes away from the intelligence bureau across the street. At this time, two black cars entered the gate of the intelligence bureau, and after the car entered, the gate closed silently, and people on the street seemed to be commonplace. In front of a house in the depths of the yard, Shan Feng saw the car coming in and hurriedly greeted him. The doors of a sedan opened, and several fierce guards got out of the car, and Yu Shan Feng nodded.

Another car, Ge Yunfei, appeared with a calm expression. The two walked into the room and entered the secret room, "How is the situation going?" "Ge Yunfei went straight to the point." At the beginning of the year, we bought off a British agent who promised to provide us with intelligence. ”

Ge Yunfei listened quietly, and Shan Feng continued: "Chief, as you expected, since there are no iron ore resources in the Japanese archipelago, Japan is indeed importing a large amount of scrap steel and other industrial raw materials from the United States. According to the intelligence provided by British agents, it was a trade between the U.S. government and the Japanese government, and if we were to interfere with it, we would have to go through the U.S. government to achieve our goals. "War is all-encompassing, and economic warfare is one of them. You arrange, I will meet with the American minister in secret. ”

Two days later, still in the compound of the Intelligence Bureau, Ge Yunfei met with the US minister. The U.S. Ambassadors to China, Paul and Reinsch, are in their 50s. A pair of deep-set blue eyes and a high nose bridge are impressive. The first minister of the Republic of China, who officially took office in November 1913, was a pragmatist. He advocated that economic interests were the first choice of the United States in the Far East, and that the most effective way was to use "gold-yuan diplomacy" to open the door to China. Therefore, he worked hard to get the United States to borrow from the Nationalist Government.

Paul and Reinsch argue that the United States should take an independent approach to economic activity in China, but it does not exclude cooperation with the great powers, but the conditions for cooperation are not excluded from obtaining valuable and equal returns from other powers. He believes that the development of the United States cannot be separated from China, and as the first US minister, he naturally wants to make a difference. He carefully examined modern imperialism and argued that the United States could cooperate with other industrial countries in its search for surplus capital and overseas exports.

He believes that open doors, as a long-term basic national policy of the United States, can eliminate the early advantage of the European powers, so as to obtain a fair share of the market of underdeveloped countries. He argues that China also needs capital, modern technology, liberal democratic ideas, and a great power's commitment to its territorial integrity and administrative freedom as it transitions from a traditional society to modern industrialization. He values China's strategic position and believes in the myth of the Chinese market. The most important thing is that he represents the mainstream thinking of a considerable number of Americans, who oppose the United States' economic cooperation with Japan.

He believes that the United States has neither experience nor the privileges of those big powers in China, and that immature cooperation in such a situation will only benefit the Japanese and harm the United States and China. Nowadays, China has sprung up and defeated the invincible Japanese army. The most important thing is that China has produced an iron-clad figure, which has made the centralized power of the Nationalist Government solid, which is a golden opportunity for the United States to seek economic interests in China.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries in a friendly atmosphere, and Ge Yunfei went straight to the point and said: "Mr. Paul, you have come here today to discuss in secret because it is an issue related to the all-round cooperation between China and the United States in the economic field, and I can represent the national government with full powers." Why do you want to negotiate in secret, mainly for the sake of the gentleman, to avoid unnecessary trouble. Hearing this, Paul was shocked and said, "I know that General Ge is the Julius Caesar of China, could it be that your government agrees to borrow money from the United States?" ”

"Mr. Paul, now the economy of the Republic of China is developing rapidly, and various fields are in the ascendant. In order to show our sincerity, we hope that the first loan will be facilitated by your country in the form of scrap steel, which we currently have a large steel shortage. "General Ge, since cooperation is only based on borrowing from imported scrap steel, I am afraid that it will not work, and we need fair treatment from other major countries in China." "Mr. Paul, we have thought of this question, the state government plans to set up Dalian as a special economic zone, which is fully open to your country, and we will provide preferential treatment for taxation and leasing land."

Paul was overjoyed to hear that the tentacles of the United States had penetrated deep into the Northeast, a treasure land rich in resources, which was a dream of it. "General Ge, if you say it again, I'm a little incredulous." "Mr. Paul, we have defeated the invincible Japanese army and driven the Japanese army out of China at the lowest cost, and the US government before the war is unbelievable! The awakened China is no longer cowardly, the awakened China is on the right path, and no force can stop it. In the future, China is changing with each passing day, and with such a huge market, your government will not turn a blind eye! ”

"General Ge, since I became the minister of the government of the Republic of China, I have firmly believed that democratic China will definitely be able to show itself to the world with a new look. I have not only experienced it myself, but I have also witnessed with my own eyes that the extraordinary nature of your country as an emerging power has become irreversible. Please rest assured that General Ge will send back the results of our consultations back to China as soon as possible. If it goes well, it's a win-win for China and the United States. The two talked very speculatively, in fact, Ge Yunfei had already done his homework. The Americans could not shake the power of Britain, France, and Russia, but the defeat of Japan in China was a great gift from heaven to the Americans.

Decades later, when China rose rapidly, Americans woke up like a dream, but there is no regret medicine in the world. The economic tentacles can penetrate deep into the Northeast, and it is so easy, the American official Paul did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent a report to the country after returning. On the same day, Ge Yunfei came to the Prime Minister's Office and reported the matter to Premier Xu Shichang (Xu Shichang ascended the throne of prime minister as scheduled). Xu Shichang also did not dare to slack off, and immediately called the Minister of Industry Yan Xishan (Yan Xishan was transferred to the capital and served as the Minister of Industry).

"General Ge, can the Americans happily agree to borrowing money from the United States in the form of importing scrap steel?" Yan Xishan's eyes widened in horror, as if he didn't believe it was true. Xu Shichang said: "We have conditions, the government decided to open the port of Dalian, and allow Americans to run industries in Dalian, do business and start trade. "General Ge, why don't you let Dalian become a concession for the Americans?" Yan Xishan asked. "There is an essential difference between this, Americans are allowed to do business and set up factories in Dalian, but the administrative power is in our hands, and we only give preferential treatment in land rent and taxes, which is essentially different from the concession."

"Can the Americans agree to such conditions?" "Brother Yan, today's China is no longer yesterday's China, and with the growing strength of our military, exchanges between countries on an equal footing and mutually beneficial will become the norm in the future. As the saying goes: the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the world is shouting for profit, and the Americans are pragmatic and will never let go of this opportunity. "General Ge, even so, why did the first loan be to import scrap steel? There are many places where money is urgently needed! ”

Ge Yunfei said with a smile: "Brother Yan, not to mention how big the steel gap is at the moment, with the development of the economy, the demand for steel is rising. At present, there is a time limit for the blast furnace and expansion of output value of Anshan Iron and Steel, so the import of scrap steel from the United States can just alleviate the urgent need in China. In addition, Japan is importing a large amount of American steel scrap, and this move is an effective means to cut off Japan's war potential, and it is our national policy to use the economy to attack Japan in the future. ”

"You mean the U.S. will cut off Japan's scrap imports?" "Of course, it won't be immediate, but the U.S. government will give priority to selling us scrap steel in consideration of its interests in China." "How much scrap steel are you going to import, 5 million tons a year, with a five-year contract." "25,000 tons of scrap steel, we simply don't have the smelting capacity." "I've already thought about this, but at the moment, Hanyeping Iron and Steel Plant is struggling, and his iron ore source is very expensive."

Ge Yunfei continued: "Moreover, the iron ore resources near Wuhan are all poor mines, which consume extremely much and the quality of steel is extremely poor. I calculated that the cost of transporting American scrap steel directly to Wuhan by sea and Yangtze River shipping would drop by one-third. "It seems that General Ge is confident and thoughtful, and I think it is feasible." Xu Shichang praised. "Since General Ge has thought it through so thoroughly, I have no opinion."

As expected, a few days later, U.S. Minister Paul negotiated with Xu Shichang, the head of the cabinet of the Republic of China government, and Yan Xishan, the minister of industry, and soon reached the first loan from the United States to the Nationalist Government, importing 5 million tons of scrap steel to China in the form of scrap steel per year, with a contract period of five years. At the same time, the government of the Republic of China has designated Dalian as a special economic zone, and only requires the commercial establishments of US companies to be stationed in the Dalian exclusive zone, and the Chinese side will give preferential treatment in terms of land transfer and taxation, and the administrative power of the Dalian special economic zone will be under the jurisdiction of the Chinese side.

In fact, Ge Yunfei has another purpose, which is to use economic means to disintegrate the Western camp. And the United States desperately needs the Chinese market, so the two sides hit it off.