The iron-blooded eighteen-star flag fluttered in the wind over Long Island, the new site of the Chinese Volunteer Navy Headquarters, the car turned a corner, and Kong Lingkan, who was holding a cigar, saw this flag at a glance, he smiled, and said disapprovingly: "Is the navy waiting for a price to sell?" Could it be that if my uncle agreed to their conditions, this flag would be replaced? ”

"This ......" Zhang Pingqun, who rushed from Chongqing, could not answer, but Chen Liting, who came with him, said: "My lord, the real problem of the navy is that it does not recognize the Three People's Principles, does not regard Mr. Zhongshan as the father of the country, and often criticizes the government. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Doesn't the Communist Party also deny it?" Kong Lingkan really doesn't understand what the Three People's Principles are, he thinks it's not as good as Nazism.

"Although the Communist Party does not recognize it, it still borrows the name of Mr. Zhongshan." Chen Liting smiled flatteringly, "The navy doesn't recognize it from head to toe, and Li Hansheng also said that the Nanjing government is not a legitimate government, because there is no Constituent Assembly, and the country has no constitutional ......."

Chen Liting said that the car had already arrived at the entrance of the Navy Headquarters at this time. Although it was only in the name of the company, the guards standing guard were loaded with guns, and after the guards determined that this was a guest invited by the headquarters, the stainless steel automatic door slowly opened. The car cannot be opened casually when entering the gate, and there are guards at every turn.

"Book that! It's like it's real. Kong Lingkan scolded the Shanghai State, there were guards with guns everywhere, and he felt very uncomfortable. This is the United States. ”

"......" Zhang Pingqun and Chen Liting glanced at each other, they both knew the temperament of the eldest prince, fortunately, as soon as the car stopped, the navy people came out of the hall on the first floor to welcome, led by Lin Guogeng, the second in command of the navy.

"This is the eldest son of Kong. It's really young and promising, and the future is terrifying. "Lin Guogeng is essentially the head snake of Xiamen, he can be entrenched for more than ten years, and he can naturally be perfunctory to anyone, and when he saw Kong Lingkan, he slapped a sycophant, which made Kong happy.

"Don't dare, Commander Lin praised it." Kong Lingkan didn't have the domineering spirit he had just now in the car, as if he had changed into a deferential junior, uneasy about the praise of the elders.

"Haha, I'm not a commander, I'm just a deputy commander." Lin Guogeng snorted, and then explained: "Commander Li has gone to sea, so I can only receive you today." Haihan Haihan. Inside, please, it's really hard to talk outside. ”

Hearing that Li Hansheng was not there, Kong Lingkan glanced at Zhang Pingqun and Chen Liting, but the latter didn't quite understand this. Since we are here this time, we will talk about the matter first, anyway, it is not possible to talk about success in ten days and half a month.

In the hall on the first floor of the naval headquarters is a model ship more than three meters long, with a black appearance, which is a battleship. The three of them don't understand warships, and they can see it if they look at it. Lin Guogeng said, "This is the latest ice battleship developed by the Navy, and this ship model is also made of ice. Of course, it's special ice, and bullets can't break it. ”

"Made of ice?" Now Kong Lingkan was interested, he thought that the navy was bragging about building battleships with ice, but he didn't expect it to be true.

"Yes, it's made of ice. You can touch it. "Lin Guogeng is very serious. He was also shocked by the megaton ice battleship at first, but Li Kongrong smiled after explaining. The material and power system of the battleship contradict each other, this kind of battleship is built as an artificial floating island without power, and the navy wants an aircraft carrier, but the floating island is not wanted.

"Hey, it's really ......" Kong Lingkan really reached out to touch it, and he shivered with cold.

"The designers are still designing, the ice warship, the first in the world, we don't have experience yet." Lin Guogeng smiled even more, it was not the first time he had introduced the ice ship model to others, and the new headquarters had been opened for less than three days, and there were no less than 30 guest reporters. He made a pact with them that he would build a larger model ship and put it in the pool outside in the summer to make sure it wouldn't melt.

"It is up to you to defeat the Japanese." Lin Guogeng invited everyone upstairs while blowing the ice battleship. But everyone sat down in the conference room on the second floor, and both sides were a little restrained. Kong Lingkan has always been Kong Xiangxi's right-hand man, and earlier he ordered arms in Hong Kong in the name of the Central Trust Bureau. Zhang Pingqun was Kong Xiangxi's secretary, and when he went to Germany a few years ago, he was acquainted with Li Kongrong, and this time he came from Chongqing and it was Kong Xiangxi who sent him; Chen Liting is also Kong Xiangxi's secretary and English secretary. Zhang Pingqun is in charge of the general direction, and he is in charge of specific affairs.

On one side are Kong Lingkan, Zhang Pingqun, and Chen Liting, and on the other side are Lin Guogeng and the recorder, and the heads of other places are not there. After being embarrassed for a while, Kong Lingkan opened his mouth, "Deputy Commander Lin, it seems that Xinzhong Shipbuilding is about to go public." ”

As soon as Kong Lingkan opened his mouth, Zhang Pingqun blinked, and his face twitched, but he returned to normal after a while. After all, it is your own side that asks for others, and it is normal to speak first.

"Yes. This matter has been in the works for a long time, and although there is a lot of resistance, we also have a lot of friends in Congress and Wall Street, so it is scheduled to be listed at the end of next month. Lin Guogeng said, "Since the eldest prince is in the United States, please come when the time comes, please bring your wife." Mr. Zhang and Mr. Chen are also here, and Xinzhong Company welcomes all friends. ”

As soon as it comes to listing, the atmosphere is lively. Kong Lingkan is a young man after all, he doesn't want to beat around the bush like an old man, so he only said: "Deputy Commander Lin, I'll say it bluntly, the domestic situation is difficult, and after Xinzhong Shipbuilding is listed, how much money can it lend to the national government?" ”

Kong Lingkan was blunt, and Lin Guogeng did not hide it, he said: "We have estimated, about 10 million US dollars." The repayment is scheduled for about a year when Washington is massively supporting the government. ”

"A year or so?!" Kong Lingkan was moved, and Zhang Pingqun was also moved, but it was not clear whether it was because the borrowing time was too short, or whether he was moved by the fact that the United States would provide large-scale support to the government in a year.

"Hansheng's judgment is this." Lin Guogeng said. "This is an election year, and if the Japanese don't provoke Washington, the Americans won't lend to China anymore, but the Japanese are about to lose their hold, and if they can't hold on, they will kill themselves, and the Americans won't sit idly by. If Roosevelt is elected in November, then next year he will provide large-scale aid to Britain, France, and China. At that time, the country was not short of money, but of materials. ”

Kong Lingkan, who said Lin Guogeng's words, nodded, and Zhang Pingqun said: "Deputy Commander Lin, but the Americans haven't made any moves so far." ”

"If France is defeated, there will be a big movement." Lin Guogeng still said Li Kongrong's analysis, "Asia is only a small problem for the United States, but Europe is a big problem." Once France surrenders, the Americans will not be able to sit still. ”

"Ten million dollars, a year?" Zhang Pingqun can't question Lin Guogeng's judgment, this is Li Kongrong's prediction, and he believes Li Kongrong's prediction. "The money is too little and too little, and even if the U.S. government comes to our aid this time next year, the equalization fund will not last until then. Once the equalization fund bottoms out, the fiat currency loses credit; If the fiat currency loses its credit, the people in the occupied areas will not hold the fiat currency; The people in the occupied areas do not hold it, and when the time comes, the money will be used in the rear to buy goods. Although there is an anti-smuggling team under the Ministry of Finance, if even the army is smuggling, how can it be stopped? ”

Zhang Pingqun couldn't help but tell the truth, but Lin Guogeng was unmoved. He said: "The navy is also heavily loaded now, and it is also waiting to sell the new China shipbuilding to cash in and repay the loan, and then to build an aircraft carrier and the battleship you just saw." It is estimated that the listing of Xinzhong Shipbuilding is more than 100 million US dollars, but this is not true, many of them have to be divided, and the money that really falls into the hands is estimated to be less than 80 million, and lending 1,000 to the government is only a temporary transfer to the government, not really having money to lend out. ”

German improved torpedoes killed Churchill, but also sank more British merchant ships. Spurred on by the last World War, shipyards were being built across the United States to expand dockyards. Among these shipyards, Xinzhong is the most famous, not because of its size, but because of its speed. For example, Henry Caesar made a $100 million takeover offer to get back the larger shipbuilding group that belonged to him in the past. Although many people in Xinzhong are willing to negotiate with Henry Caesar for the acquisition, Li Kongrong is completely opposed, and the public listing is a matter that has been determined a long time ago, and to abandon the listing is to keep its promise, and the Navy should not want to raise funds smoothly in the capital market in the future. Of course, Kong Lingkan didn't know about such an inside story, and they only hoped that the navy could save the equalization fund and the Ministry of Finance of the Nationalist Government.

"If the bond issuance goes well in the second half of the year, maybe we can borrow again." Lin Guogeng did not completely extinguish hope, he said another thing. "All in all, this level will definitely be passed, please rest assured that Mr. Yongzhi will be able to do so."

"Mr. Yongzhi is worried that once the navy issues bonds, the bonds of the national government in Nanyang and other places will not be sold." Zhang Pingqun said, "Of course, the Executive Yuan is not trying to prevent the Navy from issuing bonds, but it is just worried that once the bonds are issued, foreign exchange will be more urgent." ”

"If you will buy national disaster bonds, I am afraid you have already bought them. If you don't want to buy it, even if you have tens of millions of dollars in your family, you don't want to buy it. Lin Guogeng said, "I heard that many people in Nanyang have inherited their parents' family wealth, and they are unwilling to buy national disaster bonds. They are worried that the government will not be able to repay the money. It is different for the navy to come forward, the navy can at least keep their families safe, which the army cannot do, only the navy can do. ”

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lin, how much money can be lent to the government after the issuance of naval bonds?" Kong Lingkan doesn't care about the navy grabbing resources, what he cares about is how much money the navy can lend to the government with his efforts.

"Ahem...... the three of them all looked at Lin Guogeng, expecting him to spit out a number in his mouth, not wanting him to just cough lightly and drink tea.

Kong Lingkan was stunned, but Zhang Pingqun understood, but he didn't want to say it himself, he whispered a few words in Kong Lingkan's ear, and Kong Lingkan, who understood, said: "Oh." My father had always had a good impression of the navy and praised Commander-in-Chief Li a lot, but due to the situation, he saw that the navy was incapable of being dismantled. At present, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is entering the second phase, and the Soviet Union and Russia are getting less and less aid because of the Soviet Union's own needs. ”

Kong Lingkan looked at Lin Guogeng and said, and after a pause before continuing: "As long as the navy can temporarily put aside the issue of recognition, my father thinks that many things can still be discussed." ”

"Shelving the issue of admission?" Lin Guogeng smiled, and the reason why he can't talk to Chongqing now is here. "How do you put it aside?"

"This ......" Kong Lingkan didn't know how to put it aside, he looked at Zhang Pingqun, Zhang Pingqun said: "The main thing is to hang the national flag and the portrait of the former prime minister. ”

"Mr. Zhang means that we will lower the eighteen-star flag and raise the blue sky and white sun flag?" Lin Guogeng said.

"......" Zhang Pingqun wanted to nod but couldn't nod, he said, "Can it be like this, when you dock, hang the blue sky and white sun flag, and the sea will be ......, hehe, this depends on the situation." In fact, they don't take the government seriously, and the army doesn't listen to the orders of the high command. ”

"But we're not the Communist Party." Lin Guogeng put down the teacup and said. In fact, the current problem is in three aspects: the military flag, the portrait of Sun Yat-sen, and then the members of the Guoli Party, all of which are imaginary.

"You can always make a show." Chen Liting also said, "Even if you only take a few photos for reporters, if you publish it in the Central Daily, the face of the national government will be saved, and Mr. Yongzhi will be easy to talk about." ”

"The flag is not easy to change." Lin Guogeng said, "First, we don't listen to Chongqing's orders, second, we don't get Chongqing's military salary, and third, we are not members of the Guoli Party, so it is very inappropriate to hang the blue sky and white sun flag." I'll just say something very transparent, if the navy had agreed to hang the blue sky and white sun flag, Mr. Song would have talked about it a long time ago. If you have this plan, I don't think there's any need to talk about it. ”

"Really?" Zhang Pingqun glanced at Kong Lingkan and asked.

"There is no way to talk about military flags, unless a constituent assembly is held in China, and what flag the constituent assembly sets will be what flag will be hung by the navy in the future. However, many officers and men of the navy are overseas Chinese, and many ships are private, and when the time comes, the personnel will voluntarily take stock of their property, and those who are willing to join the navy of the Republic of China will join the navy of the Republic of China, and the property that originally belonged to the navy of the republic of China will be returned to the navy of the Republic of China. ”

Lin Guogeng repeated what he had said to Song Ziwen before, and Kong Lingkan's expectant face slowly turned yin. But he was mentally prepared, Kong Lingkan took a few puffs of cigar and said: "If that's the case...... then there can only be another way." ”

"Eldest Prince, please speak." Lin Guogeng waited for Kong Lingkan's way.

"Don't borrow, just like this, everyone will negotiate a suitable price, and the navy will give the money to the Qiangyun company, and the qiangyun company will be responsible for sending out the navy officers and soldiers stranded in the country." Kong Lingkan's eyes flickered and he said his own way. "The planes that return to China to help in the war should not be called the Naval Air Force, but the Overseas Chinese Air Force of the United States, which seems to be under the command of the national government, but in fact it can not be called. Besides, this matter is done secretly by everyone, and there is no need to talk about it on the table. ”