After receiving instructions from the Kaiser, the German Foreign Minister immediately conveyed the news to the ambassador that the purchasing delegation of the Kingdom of Lanfang could purchase any product within the territory of the German Empire, without being restricted by the catalog. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yu Bianmin laughed in the hotel, how could the Germans change so much, but this change is still very beneficial to the Lanfang Kingdom, and it is also one of his tasks to successfully complete the procurement.

So, all the members of the purchasing team were gathered to discuss the procurement. Yu Escort first told everyone that as long as it is technologically advanced equipment can be purchased, Germany will set technical restrictions on the procurement department of the Lanfang Kingdom, in addition, there is no need to be limited by funds, if the funds are not enough, the kingdom can continue to increase the procurement funds, of course, major capital expenditures still have to report to the Ministry of Commerce and Finance and the Prime Minister.

Then, they were divided into several purchasing groups, which went to different parts of Germany for targeted purchases according to the type of equipment purchased.

The procurement personnel of the civilian group are all Chinese families or Chinese entrepreneurs, the overall financial resources are limited, it is impossible to buy too much equipment and too advanced equipment, even the equipment purchased is also light industrial equipment, the value is not high, Yu accompanied the ambassador to let them buy casually, if the funds are not enough, you can borrow money from the embassy first, return it after returning to China, if you encounter other problems, you can ask the embassy for help, and send an embassy counselor to assist them in procurement, but also serve as a German translator.

The procurement staff of Red Triangle Company is divided into several groups to purchase docks and cargo ships and related equipment and technology; The iron and steel metallurgical group mainly purchases the equipment and technology required for the steelmaking furnace and alloy steel of the iron and steel plant, especially the artillery steel and armor alloy steel; production equipment and technology for railway locomotives, rails, etc.; Coal mine technology and cement technology and related equipment to form a procurement group; Petroleum refining, ammonia-alkali and other chemical, pharmaceutical and other equipment and technology to form a chemical procurement group; The production technology of tractor production lines, large hydraulic presses, and various lathe machines and machine tools form the machinery procurement group.

On the part of the Academy of Sciences, it mainly procures engine-related technology and equipment, especially internal combustion engines, steam turbines, gas turbines and electric motors; industrial machine tools; optical instruments; alloy cutting tools, cutting tools, etc.; electronic technology, etc. The Academy of Sciences also shoulders the mission of poaching people from Germany, and Zhang Wei ordered that Jewish scientific researchers should be poached from major German universities and research institutes, even if they cannot be poached for the time being, and they should also be befriended, and they can be invited to teach or visit the Lanfang Kingdom at an appropriate time.

Feeling that there were not enough German translators, Ambassador Yu hired more than 10 Chinese living and studying in Germany as guides and translators.

After the division of labor, different groups went to Munich, Bremen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Cologne and other places to carry out procurement activities. Ambassador Yu is stationed in Berlin and is ready to deal with problems encountered in various places.

The German Junkers chaebol also visited Ambassador Yu one after another, hoping to establish a long-term business relationship with the Kingdom of Lanfang. Germany's large chaebols want to cooperate with the Lanfang Kingdom in mineral mining and smelting, Germany has a small territory and poor resources, if it can cooperate with the Lanfang Kingdom to mine tin, copper, iron, oil and other minerals, it will reduce domestic production costs and control stable supply channels.

Ambassador Yu knew that Zhang Wei's plan was not to mine minerals for the time being, and he would not let other countries participate, let alone sell primary products, which would be too value-added and not conducive to the long-term development of the kingdom.

For Germany's military product enterprises, this time to be disappointed, originally they felt that the Lanfang Kingdom was just established, military products and equipment, technology, etc. will be the focus of this procurement, but they did not expect that they did not purchase military products at all. In any era, arms are profitable, and this time the Lanfang Kingdom did not purchase these products, which made the boss of the Krupp company very disappointed, and immediately contacted the people from the General Staff to inquire about the situation, hoping that the General Staff could coordinate so that Lanfang could purchase guns, ammunition and even artillery from here.

Someone from the General Staff asked Ambassador Yu Xiangmin about his views on German weapons, whether he had any intention of buying German weapons, Ambassador Yu said that the Lanfang Kingdom was newly established and had no intention of participating in the competition of world powers, but only wanted to develop civilian enterprises and improve people's livelihood, and that the weapons industry was a secret of every country, and that the Lanfang Kingdom did not want to embarrass its friends and let the friendship between the two countries be dusted. However, a batch of mining machinery was purchased from Krupp.

Krupp was disappointed that it did not get an order for weapons, but it was also good to have a large number of mining machinery as compensation.

Yu Xiangmin took into account that the kingdom wants to develop Australia, and will need a large number of mining machinery and equipment, anyway, they are all purchased, by the way, to give the Germans a face, and to make a good friend to the Krupp company, it is also a good choice, besides, the Krupp company also wants to make a good deal with the Lanfang Kingdom, and the price given is not high, so it is also a great joy.

Germany's Siemens, BASF, Merck, Rheinmetall, Bremen Wieser Shipyard, Kiel Germania Shipyard, Julius Caesar Shipyard and other German companies are the focus of the purchasing team.

Everywhere the delegation went, they were warmly welcomed by the local government and large enterprises to provide a full range of services for this procurement, and they all hoped to increase the volume of purchases from the region. The materials and technologies purchased by the Lanfang Kingdom this time do not involve sensitive military technology, so they can be traded directly without the approval of their superiors, which is also one of the reasons why enterprises around the country are welcome.

At this time, the ships arranged by Zhang Guihua to transport grain also arrived at the port of Hamburg one after another, and after unloading the ships from the port of Hamburg, they were loaded with the purchased machinery and equipment and returned to the kingdom of Lanfang. In order to speed up the transportation of grain to Germany and Europe, transport equipment back to the country, and use other ships to transport immigrants from the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Wei specially purchased 100 cargo ships equipped with steam turbines from the system, with a load of 5,000 tons, and the technology reached the advanced level in 1916, equipped with a reduction gearbox, and the speed was 15 knots.

The capacity that cannot be met has to buy merchant ships from shipyards such as Hamburg and Bremen, or buy merchant ships from the market, or directly hire merchant ships.

The arrival of the Lanfang Kingdom purchasing delegation this time, the most benefited is the shipbuilding industry and the transportation industry, not only buying merchant ships from here, but also employing a large number of merchant ships; It also purchased shipbuilding equipment such as shipyards, as well as processing technology and equipment for engines, mechanical seals, shafts, hydraulic presses, etc. The second to benefit is the machinery and equipment manufacturers; The industries involved basically cover all aspects of national production. Because the kingdom of Lanfang is not short of funds, and is paid in cash, so that many manufacturers have a mutual price reduction, fierce competition state, Yu accompanied the people in the country, some are not on the procurement list, but the price is affordable, and the technologically advanced equipment has also been purchased back.

The grain transported by the Lanfang Kingdom did not appear directly in the market, but directly traded with several large grain merchants in Germany, which was a requirement put forward by the German government, and the Lanfang Kingdom could sell 3 million tons of grain to Germany at market prices every year, but it must be sold to grain traders designated by the government, which could reduce the impact of the grain of the Lanfang Kingdom on the national grain market.

Yu and the staff of the Academy of Sciences have also organized many seminars for Chinese living and studying in Germany, so that these people can strengthen their understanding of the Lanfang Kingdom. He also often visits famous Jewish researchers in Germany, hoping that they can teach or do scientific research in Lanfang.

Through the normal operation of this purchasing group, the image of the Chinese in the minds of the Germans has been basically changed.