Green fields, straight railroad tracks, spinning windmills, mills standing in the middle of the fields, horse-drawn carriages walking on country roads...... There is no doubt that this is the countryside,

This is the German countryside, the Third Reich to be precise, not far from Berlin, where the railway runs through the village to the imperial capital.

There is a beautiful international express coach on the railway, with a neat carriage and a powerful locomotive, all of which show the confidence of the European industrial power, and even the coat hook by the window of the carriage also attaches great importance to the details, from which the historical heritage of the industrial power in the industry can also be seen.

Now, Qin Hongwen is standing in the aisle of the carriage, smoking his cigar cigarette, while carefully studying the delicate coat hook by the window, he is surprised by the meticulousness of this small industrial product, in fact, the hook seat can even clearly see the manufacturer's characteristic inscription, and this kind of inscription is difficult to find in most of China's small industrial products, China's small factories pay more attention to cost control, rather than the pursuit of these details, of course, historical inheritance seems to be an important factor, judging from the inscription on the coat hookIn contrast, it seems understandable that small factories in China ignore this brand effect, after all, it is a small factory, and controlling costs is the most important thing, which is related to the life and death of the enterprise, in order to control costs, those small bosses in China can even mobilize the whole family to participate in direct production.

If there are no tariff barriers, Qin Hongwen absolutely believes that the clothes hook produced in China can easily beat the German clothes hook that is exquisitely manufactured but at the same time the cost is higher, because the price is cheap, and the most prominent image of China's industrial products is the low price, which is a huge advantage, but if the tariff barrier problem can not be well solved, then China's goods will not be able to beat European goods with price advantages, and now, the Chinese government is negotiating with the German government on this issue, In addition to discussing the issue of tariff barriers, China and Germany will also launch a new round of consultations on the issue of comprehensive trade cooperation between the two countries, so as to further strengthen economic cooperation.

Qin Hongwen is a member of this Chinese business delegation, he is not only the vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce now, but also has a "father of China's chemical industry" hat on his head, shining, dazzling the audience, although in Qin Hongwen's own opinion, this hat should really be worn on the head of Mr. Fan Xudong, he, a halfway monk, wearing this hat, is really a little unaccustomed.

As a "chemical expert", Qin Hong industry is the strongest in the world, and he came to Germany this time, an important task is to negotiate with German chemical trust enterprises, from Germany to introduce a number of more advanced production lines, to replace the old production lines in China, in order to ensure the production of more fertilizers, but also for the rapid transformation of the wartime chemical industry to provide technical backing, more importantly, from the introduction of these German latest production lines to learn more advanced technology and management experience, Cultivate more chemical talents.

After more than 20 years of industrial development, China's industrial progress is quite obvious, but the chemical industry has always been the most laggarded in the entire industrial system, which is a shortcoming, and now it is really necessary to learn from each other's strengths, of course, the gap is not too far, and China's leading position in the aviation industry and electronics industry is enough to make up for these shortcomings, and in fact, the Chinese business delegation visited Germany, an important task is also to consult with the German side on the issue of cooperation in the aviation industry and the electronics industry, in this regard, the cooperation between the two countries will " It is very obvious to strengthen the friendship between the two countries", this sentence is said to have been said by His Excellency the Führer of the Third German Reich himself to Mr. Chinese Ambassador to Germany.

Obviously, the German Führer is very interested in China's aircraft and communications equipment, since the end of the European War, Germany has been subject to many restrictions on the development of the aviation industry, in order to spare the restrictions of international treaties, Germany has been cooperating with some countries to develop projects related to the military industry, aircraft, submarines are representative, and Germany's cooperation objects include the Soviet Union, there are also China, and obviously China is more suitable, because China is in Asia, far away from Germany, unlike the Soviet Union, which makes the German Führer restless, In fact, since the Austrian-born Führer seized all political power in Germany, the military-technical cooperation and exchanges between China and Germany have become even closer, and the German Army has even sent several generals to China to inspect China's armored forces.

As the vice minister of industry and commerce, Qin Hongwen knows more about the inside story than other members of the delegation, in fact, before he went abroad, he had received the "suggestion" of Mr. President at the presidential palace on this issue, in Mr. President's view, China "needs to assist in strengthening Germany's armament construction", and now it seems that the Germans are indeed speeding up the pace of armament construction, which can be proved from the "Rhineland crisis" at the beginning of this year, and the German team marched into the Rhine demilitarized zone according to the order of the Führer, This not only challenged the Versailles system that had been developed after the European War, but also further stirred up nationalist sentiment in Germany, which is now steeped in the hope of recovering all of its country, and it is in this anticipation that the Berlin Olympics have begun.

It is July 22, 1936, and in a few days, the Berlin Olympics will officially open, and at that time, Qin Hongwen's business delegation will also be invited to participate in the opening ceremony to witness the revival of a Central European nation.

To tell the truth, for the Berlin Olympics, Qin Hongwen really can't raise any interest, although China has also sent a large number of participating teams, but in the end can win a few gold medals, silver medals, bronze medals, Qin Hongwen does not care at all, this point, is completely different from the position of the head of the business delegation Zhang Jiyang, Zhang has been concerned about the sports delegation along the way, every day to take a telegram, ask about the settlement of the sports delegation has been stationed in Berlin and the living conditions of the athletes, considerate, It's almost like a babysitter, but in fact, when the business delegation stays in Italy, Zhang is concerned about the itinerary of the athletes, who at the time are still trekking on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Zhang Jiyang obviously thinks the Olympics are important, but Qin Hongwen thinks industry is more important.

Standing in the aisle of the carriage and smoking the cigar, Qin Hongwen pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and after extinguishing it, he took off his top hat from the coat hook, put it on his head, and straightened his clothes, then pushed open the door and walked into his carriage, most of the people sitting in this carriage were members of the business delegation, and Qin Hongwen found a seat not far from the door, and then sat down, and the person sitting opposite him was an officer wearing a Chinese Air Force uniform, with the rank of major.

Seeing Qin Hongwen return to his seat, the young Air Force Major grinned and said, "Mr. Qin, your addiction to smoking is very strong, and in less than two hours, you smoked a cigar and four cigarettes. ”

Qin Hongwen also smiled and said: "Qiwen, you are also laughing, I smoke to relieve pressure, work pressure, have you ever experienced that era, back then, when your father led our group of people to start a business, that mental pressure is not what your generation can imagine, back then, there were foreign powers looking at each other, and hostile forces jumping up and down inside, able to save the country from the dire situation, and also among the ranks of influential powers, all of us old men worked day and night, At that time, smoking was one of the means to relieve work pressure, and now many domestic chief and deputy chiefs of smoking addiction also fell at that time, some people can quit, your father is a role model, but some people can't quit, I am the representative. ”

The Air Force officer hurriedly put his finger in front of his mouth, made a booing motion, and said, "Didn't I tell you, don't betray my identity, you just call me 'Major Jia'." ”

Seeing that the other party was so nervous, Qin Hongwen was happy, shook his head, and said: "Major Jia, let me tell you the truth, now in this carriage, I am not the only one who knows that you are Zhao Zhenhua's eldest son, Commander Zhang knows, and his assistant also knows, in fact, since you boarded this international express train in Rome, half of the business delegation has known that you are Zhao Zhenhua's son." I said you too, you don't choose so many international trains, but choose this train, isn't this a place without three hundred taels of silver? ”

The major of the Chinese Air Force is none other than Zhao Qiwen, the eldest son of Zhao Bei, who has joined the Air Force for almost three years, and has only stayed in the combat unit for less than two years, and then was transferred to the Spanish Republic by a paper order, in this southern European country, to assist the country's air force units in refitting a batch of fighter jets purchased from China, and after the mission was completed, he was transferred to Italy to become an air force attache at the Chinese Embassy in Rome.

"I don't want to be upset about my identity, but I was in a hurry, and at that time, this international express train went directly to Berlin, so I boarded the train, who knew that I met you."

Zhao Qiwen was a little helpless, turned his head, looked at the passengers next to him, and always felt that the other party knew his identity, and couldn't help but be annoyed.

"Alright, alright. You also saw it, they don't know your identity, I was scaring you just now, in fact, in this carriage, the only people who know your true identity are me and Captain Zhang, and no one else has seen you before. Qin Hongwen shook his head.

"That's good, that's good."

Zhao Qiwen's hanging heart relaxed, and then he glanced at the black briefcase beside him.

"When you arrived in Berlin, you went directly to the embassy? When to go back to Rome? Qin Hongwen asked.

"Yes, there is a special car at the train station to pick me up, get off the train, go directly to the embassy, I have a diplomatic passport, it is also convenient. I can't say when I'll be back in Rome, but I'd like to spend a few more days in Berlin and watch the Olympics. Zhao Qiwen nodded.

"What's so good about the Olympics? No matter how many medals you get, they are of no practical use, so it is better to save some energy and ponder industrial construction. ”

"Medals can boost national morale, but how can they be said to be of no practical use?"

"It's a young man, and when you reach my age, you'll be able to see it, but when it comes to morale-boosting means, I really can't find anyone more powerful than your father."

Qin Hongwen smiled and ended the topic, and at this time, he saw a conductor coming over and shouting loudly in English and German.

"Berlin is coming soon, let's get ready to get off. By the way, Qiwen, if you stay in Berlin for a few more days, come to me when you have nothing to do, I will introduce you to a few girlfriends, they are all international students in Germany, they are my juniors, they are all beautiful girls, yellow flower girls, you are also old, you should have started a family a long time ago, you can't always be so single. ”

While Qin Hongwen was talking to Zhao Qiwen, he stood up and instructed his entourage to pick up the luggage from the luggage rack.

"A handful of age? I'm only twenty-three years old, what age? You, you should worry about your own son, I heard that he joined another club in Berlin and began to study Nazi theory. Zhao Qiwen smiled playfully.

"He dares! I sent him to study in Germany, not to be anti-Semitic, but to study chemical theory, and if he dared to engage in politics, I would call him back to set up a factory. ”

Qin Hongwen immediately stated his position, but this topic was too sensitive, so he didn't dwell on it much, but sat back and carefully sorted out the documents in his briefcase.

"By the way, a civil war broke out in Spain, what do you think? Who will win? Qin Hongwen asked Zhao Qiwen while sorting out the documents.

Zhao Qiwen said: "It's hard to say. I didn't stay long in Spain, but in my opinion, there were too many factions in the republicans, and they were scattered, while the rebels were relatively more united and more comfortable in commanding, and speaking of which, I also met Franco, the commander-in-chief of the rebels, and that man was a professional officer, and he acted decisively, and he was somewhat similar to the old man, but much less talented. Of course, the Spanish problem is actually an international issue, and it depends on whether there is foreign interference, and Germany, the Soviet Union, Italy, and France are all concerned about this. ”

"Old man? You compare your father to a rebel leader, and if he had known, he would have taught you a lesson. Qin Hongwen shook his head with a wry smile.

"I wish he would be furious and transfer me back home so that I can go back to the Air Force combat unit. At the beginning, the old man transferred me to Italy as a military attaché, and his idea was not to let me serve in the combat army, he just didn't want me to go to war. ”

"To the battlefield? There is no battlefield, now the country and the people are safe, although the international situation is slightly turbulent, but the big war still cannot be fought. ”

"Can't fight? Uncle Qin, you are too optimistic. Now with the Spanish Civil War, the situation in Europe is immediately turbulent, once Germany and the Soviet Union are also involved, it is difficult to say when this Europe will start fighting again, it will be another big war, if Asia wants to be peaceful, it is impossible, we as soldiers, we must wait for the day, ready to go to the battlefield at any time. I know the old man's thoughts, and he also understands that the world is not peaceful, so he doesn't want me to go to the battlefield, for fear that I will be shot down, and he still treats me as a baby pimple. ”

Zhao Qiwen grumbled angrily, and after complaining, the train had entered the city of Berlin.

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