After leaving Jiangsu and Zhejiang to go north, the city is not as beautiful as Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This did not ease Okamura Ninji and Yamamoto Isoroku, because on either side of the train were endless farmland on the vast Huanghuai Plain. From a distance, the rows of trees in the farmland seem to be measured with a ruler. If the paddy fields of Jiangsu and Zhejiang still have many curved shapes because of the terrain, then the fields on the Great Plains are like soldiers killed by the forest, and Okamura Ninji and Yamamoto Isoroku are in awe.

"If you don't have a field, you can't rule by the three kings." Okamura Ninji said slowly. As a China expert, he had read Chen Ke's book "Chinese Cultural Inheritance and the Rise of Materialism", and was very impressed by Tang Taizong's anti-feudal and strengthened imperial examinations. Although the People's Party was resolute in its fight against feudalism, the sight in front of him reminded Okamura of the "Ida System".

Yamamoto wasn't very well-versed in Chinese culture, but he had traveled to the United States and seen the same vast plains. Agriculture on the plains of China is clearly well planned, and the irrigation system covers the entire plain area, and the yield can be imagined.

"China will definitely challenge the UK." Yamamoto Fifty-six said to Okamura Ninji.

Okamura Ninji nodded, this is already a sure thing. It is completely incomprehensible from the Japanese point of view that such a powerful country does not challenge Britain's presence in Asia. "It's really incredible that such a powerful China was made like that by the Manchus." Okamura replied.

Yamamoto Fifty-six nodded, but said something else, "Will China sell the synthetic ammonia production line to us?" ”

Okamura Ninji was not sure, Japanese spies tried in every possible way to steal China's industrial intelligence, but China's important industrial departments were all under military control, and there were many losses in manpower, but there was no success. China doesn't want to sell production lines to Japan, and Japan can't help it.

After arriving in Zhengzhou, Okamura and his team visited the Ministry of Commerce of China. The Ministry of Commerce did not give the Japanese delegation any good face, and gave a straight question to the point, "What currency is Japan going to use to pay for the purchase?" ”

This unceremonious statement directly stunned Okamura Ninji. He didn't expect China to agree easily, but when he asked about the payment currency, there seemed to be a very insidious sense of the amount. Of course, Okamura Ninji was overly worried. According to the original intention of the Ministry of Commerce, it did not want to sell the synthetic ammonia production line to Japan at all. China's Ministry of Commerce has been eating the synthetic ammonia industry and the extended industrial chain for 20 years, and for example, it used to sell "banknotes", but now it is selling money printing machines, and the comrades of course feel extremely unhappy in their hearts. Controlling the monopoly industry, no one wants to give up the days of a lot of money.

The Japanese embassy in China has already raised this issue with the Chinese Foreign Ministry, and Lee Yun-seok's attitude is that he thinks it can be sold to Japan. This attitude was opposed by many comrades, who believed that Japan would imitate China's production line. The lawsuit eventually reached the Politburo, and Chen supported Lee's views. "The diffusion of industrial technology is an inevitability, and the ability to diffuse industrial technology can bring about a positive image of the country. China used to be looked down upon because it had not contributed to the development of the world. Of course, this contribution must be realized with normal business dealings. ”

The Ministry of Commerce rarely rebelled against Chen Ke's point of view, and Chen Ke could only repeatedly tell the Ministry of Commerce that competition plays a role in promoting development, and it is definitely not possible to rest on its laurels. When China rests on its laurels, it lags behind the rest of the world. During China's most powerful period, it has always learned foreign culture and technology from all over the world and introduced foreign crops.

However, Chen Ke's persuasion and education basically did not work, and in addition to the Ministry of Commerce not wanting to sell synthetic ammonia production lines, Japan joined forces with the Netherlands and Britain to make trouble with China, which had a certain impact on China's business in Southeast Asia. The comrades in the banking system, in particular, have lost a lot of benefits in Southeast Asia and are now full of revenge. The Ministry of Commerce has a fairly good relationship with the banking system, and naturally it has been affected by it.

In the end, Chen Ke had to come up with the ultimate reason of the organizational resolution, which made the Ministry of Commerce indignantly accept the instructions. Therefore, Okamura Ningji felt that China's Ministry of Commerce had bad intentions, but in fact, according to the original intention of the Ministry of Commerce, he really wanted to knock Okamura Ningji out of the door of the Ministry of Commerce.

Now that the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has agreed to the sale, Okamura Ninji has major doubts in his heart, so he can only continue to talk. Okamura's idea of paying in yen was quickly rejected. The personnel of the Ministry of Commerce of China told Okamura Ninji very seriously that no one in the world wants yen, and naturally there is no demand for yen reserves, and China is the same. In yen, no need to talk!

There were few economic talents in the Japanese military department, and although they had considered the issue of payment currency before coming to China, the military department did not have any other currency in their hands. Seeing that the Chinese had such a simple veto, Okamura could only suggest that China accept the way of yen payment and use yen to buy Japanese goods in Japan.

"The yen has been falling, and when we accept the yen, we get a currency that is shrinking and shrinking. And what is there to trade between China and Japan? Can Mr. Okamura give us some advice? "The Ministry of Commerce is clearly bullying Okamura Ninji.

On the first day, the two sides "discussed" the payment currency for a long time but did not reach an agreement. Back at the station, the members of the military delegation were furious. Japanese soldiers always felt that violence could solve all problems. He was quite hostile to the chaebols in Japan, and he was even more reluctant to learn the skills of the zaibatsu in business negotiations. Now in negotiations with China's Ministry of Commerce, they feel that the world is as black as a crow, and that China's commercial sector is a virtue with Japan's chaebol. They can ignore everything for the sake of profit.

Strange to say, these Japanese soldiers scolded China for their treachery, as if the Chinese side owed them. But at least these people did not release harsh words to show the Chinese. There is still a certain difference between this and their attitude when talking about the Japanese zaibatsu.

The negotiations on the morning of the second day also did not go well, and the Chinese side did not loosen any of its payment methods with Japan. It is still necessary to put the facts on the table and adhere to the position that China cannot suffer losses. In the end, Okamura could only ask what currency the Chinese side could accept. China's answer is also in order, the renminbi, the British pound, the US dollar, really not good, gold and silver are also acceptable hard currencies. In short, the depreciation of the yen is absolutely not good.

When Okamura felt that this matter could not be discussed, Foreign Minister Li Yunshi met with Okamura and others in the afternoon. Unlike the Ministry of Commerce, Lee asked, "What kind of means of payment does the Japanese side think it has?" ”

Okamura Ninji also had no means of payment, and he simply admitted frankly, "This time, we are relying on domestic donations to buy these equipment, and we have nothing in our hands except yen." ”

After saying this, Okamura Ninji also made up his mind that if the People's Party made demands that no delegation could fulfill, he would interrupt the negotiations and return home.

Perhaps seeing Okamura Ningji's slightly tragic look, Li Runshi couldn't help but smile, "Mr. Okamura, successful negotiations are not the signing of unequal treaties, success means a win-win situation." So what can be a win-win in this matter? ”

Okamura Ninji and Yamamoto Fifty-six can understand this passage, but they don't understand the meaning of "win-win" except for understanding. Okamura Ninji doesn't like to talk much, especially at such a critical moment, and he has to think about a few more whys. However, Yamamoto Isoroku had done diplomatic work, and the conversation on the scene was very talkative. Seeing that Okamura Ninji glanced at him, Yamamoto Fifty-six naturally spoke, "We only came to negotiate the purchase of your synthetic ammonia production line, so I don't know what a win-win method is for this win-win situation." ”

"So what are you doing as a businessman? Or in the capacity of the Ministry of Commerce of Japan? Is it the status of a representative of the military? Or the identity of an agent of the Japanese military department? At least we have to establish our positions before we can continue the conversation, right? Li Runshi said with a smile.

After hearing this, Okamura Ninji suddenly had a sudden realization that the Japanese delegation was supposed to represent the interests of the Japanese military department, but it had to disguise itself as a normal business representative. China's Ministry of Commerce simply characterized the delegation sent by the Japanese military as a "business delegation" and used the commercial approach to deal with the Japanese military delegation. The Japanese military was originally disguised as a business representative. The current reality is that the military has not yet taken power at home, and Japan's Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and other departments are firmly in the hands of Takahashi and others. There are very few means that the military is able to implement.

Seeing that Li Runshi did not object to this transaction, Okamura Ningji really wanted to make this business a success, he could only take a step back, "We represent the identity of the majority of the soldiers who have contributed to it, of course, we also represent the attitude of the Japanese military, in order to ensure that the families of the soldiers can use fertilizer, we need to buy your production line." ”

"Since you say so, then we can consider selling the production line to you, or we can consider accepting your payment in yen." Li Runshi replied.

Neither Okamura Ninji nor Yamamoto Isoroku were happy when they heard this, and the People's Party had made concessions in terms of sales lines, but they would certainly have asked for something in return. Sure enough, Lee Yun-seok continued: "I heard that the current Japanese cabinet has made an agreement on the "Cooperation Budget", which will gradually withdraw the yen, and we also have to ensure the stability of the yen, as long as you can be sure that the implementation of this "Cooperation Budget" will not be stopped, we can reach an agreement with you." You should know that by reaching an agreement with you, we have offended the Japanese cabinet and the people on the Japanese diplomatic side. Here, we must also have an explanation that we can take out. ”

Okamura Ninji and Yamamoto Isoroku had already understood by this time that what the People's Party wanted was certain concessions from the military department, or concessions that were difficult for the military department to accept.