"Hmm." Gao Yang nodded noncommittally. Looking at the busy workers in heavy overalls in the factory area, the chimneys spitting black clouds into the pure sky, Gao Yang was a little intoxicated.

"This is the cornerstone of a modern nation." Gao Yang said with emotion.

Retracted his mind, turned his head to Wu Jiye and said in a deep voice, "Steel is the bone of industry, and only with steel can there be modern industry!" No technical information about this steel plant is allowed to be leaked! The security work in the factory must be in place, and anyone with bad intentions must be strictly investigated, do you understand? ”

"Yes, Overseer." As an excellent engineer in the steel industry, Wu Jiye was very surprised by the technical level of this steel plant! I also deeply understand that these techniques must not be revealed.

"Especially the Japanese!" Gao Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, paused, and then said, "No Japanese are allowed to approach the steel plant. Also, I will buy another batch of steel plant equipment in the near future, and you have to prepare for the second phase of expansion. The country needs steel, it needs a lot of steel! ”

"Yes, Overseer." Wu Jiye hurriedly responded.

Gao Yang left the steel plant with a satisfied face and went to inspect the power plant non-stop.

The personnel responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of the power plant, except for the biochemical soldiers, are basically professional workers trained from the Fengxian power plant.

The level of secrecy here is even higher than that of a steel plant! The equipment is too advanced for this era, and all the secrets here cannot be revealed. Security in the power plant is the responsibility of the gendarmerie!

The power plant is running normally, and in addition to supplying power to each plant, it is also responsible for providing electricity for domestic use in the surrounding cities. Next to the power plant, a brand new substation has been built to deliver powerful electricity to where it is needed!

Gao Yang was in the power plant, mainly looking at the daily operation and worker training. In the future, the electricity demand of the whole country will gradually increase, and Gaoyang can buy a lot of power equipment with money, but skilled technical workers can't buy it. The cost of biochemical warriors is too high, and Gao Yang is no longer willing to continue to waste energy points in this time and space.

Gao Yang returned to the Parade Envoy's residence before dinner. He didn't eat in the mansion, and after instructing the guards to refuse anyone's disturbance, he returned directly to modern time and space.

Gao Yang's recent life consisted of dealing with various official duties during the day in 1925, inspecting industrial facilities and the military. At night, he went on a date with Zheng Xiujing in modern time and space, resting in his apartment.

When talking to his parents on the phone, his parents asked him to spend time with his girlfriend. Don't worry about them, just take care of yourself.

Time flies quickly, and a few days later, Gao Yang meets with Sir Make at the garrison headquarters in the Demon Capital.

After a brief greeting, Gao Yang, who was wearing a military uniform, sat on a chair, lit a cigarette and asked lightly, "Mr. Minister is here today, is there anything wrong?" The simple words carried a rushing majesty of the superior!

After the signing of the Magic Capital Supplemental Agreement. Gao Yang, whose reputation was unparalleled for a while, was promoted to army general by order of Duan Zhizhi!

An unnatural look flashed across the face of Sir Mak, who sat at the bottom, and the beard on his lips was slightly curled. Gao Yang gave him a very uncomfortable feeling.

However, as a career diplomat, Sir Ma Ke quickly sorted out his mood, and said with a smile on his face, "Mr. Gao, I have come to discuss with you the matter of the arms purchase contract you have signed with our government. ”

"Oh? Haven't we already reached an agreement? What else is there to discuss? Gao Yang leaned back in his chair and asked with a strange expression.

Sir Mack grinned, and thought to himself, "The contract has been signed, but you give money!" Now the government, the navy, and the shipyard owners are all screaming and waiting for your money to arrive! ”

After sorting out his mood, Sir Ma Ke said with a professional smile on his face, "Mr. Gao." Look, when will you settle the money for the arms purchase? ”

"Oh, this one." Gao Yang spit out a puff of smoke rings, and said with an indifferent expression, "The goods haven't arrived yet." You just let me pay, you can't make sense of that, right? ”

"Mr. Gao!" Sir Mack's face instantly sank, and he said in a deep voice, "Do you want to challenge the tolerance of the British Empire?" If you refuse to pay, then the British Empire will surely make you pay dearly! ”

"Huh." Gao Yang chuckled. Restraining the expression on his face, narrowing his eyes slightly, and said indifferently, "I don't mean to challenge the British Empire. However, "

Gao Yang paused. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and then he said, "Everyone knows the truth that you have to pay for something." However, I won't give a dime for money outside of the contract! ”

Gao Yang was talking about something that the British proposed to deliver to his door. Originally, Gao Yang had already agreed to the request of the British, and was willing to pay an additional fee of more than 1.5 million pounds to ask the British to send all the warships over.

But! After the British got Gao Yang's reply, their tone changed day by day! Every day, we ask Gaoyang to increase the transportation cost for different reasons!

What warships have to pay extra for long journeys, why the recent rise in coal prices has to pay extra for fuel, why the officers and men of the Royal Navy are unwilling to leave their hometowns for a long time and need additional subsidies for officers and men.

The strangest thing is that the last time Sir Mak came to visit Gao Yang, he proposed that because the fleet had to pass through the English Channel, an additional channel toll was required!

Gao Yang was amused by him at the time, you can find this kind of reason, your sister can find it, and you have no bottom line, right? Is this really taking oneself as the wronged one, and the British devils all think that their money fell from the sky?

Gao Yang, who was annoyed, directly gave Sir Ma Ke a closed-door soup to eat, and refused to see him for three days.

After drying the Make Jazz for three days, Gao Yang was only going to have a good talk with him today. Unexpectedly, Sir Mak actually used intimidation?

The corners of Gao Yang's mouth curled slightly, and he said with mockery, "The British Empire is indeed very powerful, and I don't want to provoke the British Empire." But if you want to blackmail me in this way"

Gao Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly, "Then let's fight, I really want to see your country's politics. Does the government still have the strength to do another Boer War! ”

Gao Yang thought in his heart that if it were Britain in modern society, there was really nothing I could do, and now I had no energy points to endure. But in this time and space, with your own power, can I still be afraid of you, an old lion with only a shelf left?

Sir Mack's face froze instantly. In fact, deep down in his heart, he is also dissatisfied with the insatiable greed of the bureaucrats in the country!

This arms purchase contract is already very oily, and what we need to do now is to complete this deal as soon as possible! What's the point of inkblots for hundreds of thousands of pounds now?

If such a huge deal really gets messed up because of this kind of thing, then the British Empire will become the laughing stock of the whole world!

Sir Ma Ke was just intimidating Gao Yang before, and after the ruthless destruction of the European War, the British Empire, neither its financial capacity nor the rising anti-war sentiment at home could support an expedition that spanned tens of thousands of miles!

This country is not Walesland, and Goyang is not a Boer! The British Empire can't afford to fight at all now!

Seeing that the intimidation would not work, Sir Maks hurriedly changed his attitude. The expression on his face changed rapidly, and he said sincerely, "Mr. Gao, I think there must be some misunderstanding between us. Please let me know what you want, and I will convey it to my government immediately. ”

Gao Yang glanced at him, snuffed out his cigarette, and said lightly, "Starting from tomorrow, I will send all my ships over in 30 days!" I pay £1,500,000 for shipping and reduce £100,000 for every more day! If you cancel the transaction after 10 days, it's a big deal that I won't buy it! ”

"This," Sir Mack was startled, and hurriedly got up to say something. Gao Yang interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said in a deep voice: "This is my request!" If you can do it, if you can't do it, don't say anything! I still have things to deal with, so I won't send them. After speaking, Gao Yang picked up the teacup from the coffee table.

Sir Ma Ke opened his mouth, looked at Gao Yang who lowered his head and drank tea in a daze, sighed slightly, bowed and turned to leave.

Looking at the back of Sir Ma Ke leaving, Gao Yang put down the teacup and snorted softly, "The British Empire? Hum! ”

The news soon spread back to the UK, and Prime Minister Baldwin immediately convened a meeting of government dignitaries at 10 Downing Street to discuss it.

"How are we going to respond to Gao Yang's request?" Prime Minister Baldwin looked at the cabinet members and said in a deep voice.

The bearded Field Marshal of Kent banged the table and said loudly: "How dare this despicable villain threaten the great British Empire? We should teach him a good lesson! Let him learn how to respect the British Empire! ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Churchill, who was sitting on the side with a cigar in his mouth, sneered and said, "How to teach a lesson? Send the army to go? Who pays for the military? Marshal ready to donate your estate? ”

Marshal Kent's face turned red when he was agitated by Churchill, and he shouted: "You are the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of course, you will pay for the military expenses!" Doesn't the British Empire even have the expense to send troops to teach a native chieftain a lesson? What do you do as Chancellor of the Exchequer? ”

Taking a puff of his cigar, Churchill looked at the aged field marshal with disdain and said with a sneer: "Lord Marshal, you are really right, now the British Empire really has no military expenses to send troops!" That Gao Yang is not an indigenous! He was a military strongman with a vast territory, a great prestige in that country, and hundreds of thousands of well-armed and well-trained troops under his command! ”

He breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "It's not 1840!" It's not an era when you can send dozens of warships with a few thousand soldiers to conquer an ignorant country! To fight such powerful figures, the mobilization of troops and the cost of sending them to the battlefield thousands of miles away were enough to bankrupt the British Empire government instantly!! (To be continued......)