In Menelik II's "royal palace", the discussion ended. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Qin Lang succeeded, and the emperor decided to buy amphetamines worth four hundred pounds of gold - but still only paid a quarter as a deposit. Of course, business is not without a price, Qin Lang must be responsible for transporting the supplies to Addis Ababa, and the losses caused during the transportation will be borne by himself.

Then Qin Lang immediately left with Duncan. They first returned to Eritrea to join Elizabeth, and then hurried back to the United States. It is certain that John. Pierponte. Morgan, and the consortium leaders and financiers he had assembled, were now impatient.

In fact, their patience was even worse than he expected - when he hurried back to Eritrea, Qin Lang was surprised to find that the guards he had sent to New York to deliver the letter were waiting for him in the hotel.

The guards brought a message from the Wall Street Emperor. "Boss, Mr. Morgan wants you to return to New York immediately. The situation is very urgent. ”

"Huh?" His eyebrows furrowed. Urgency? The First Sino-Japanese War would not end until 1895, and it was still too early to provide loans to the Qing government, so was it necessary for Morgan to use such serious words to urge himself?

The guard then announced, "Mr. Morgan said that the State Department people want to see you. ”

State council? Qin Lang thought to himself. Does this mean that the U.S. government has decided to fully support the consortium's plan to lend money to the Qing government...... Or became interested in the program?

Obviously, the latter is more likely. Morgan did not fully understand the details of the plan, and he was not enough to convince the U.S. government to support the plan, and even the leaders and financiers of the consortium did not fully believe it, so the emperor of Wall Street urgently needed him to return to New York immediately; Now, only he has the ability to put the program into operation.

He was slightly satisfied with his importance, then nodded. "We'll head back to New York now, and get the fastest boat back."

Still, to travel from Abyssinian to the United States, even if you choose the fastest boat...... When Qin Lang stood in front of Morgan's office again, more than twenty days had passed.

The thousandth cursed this miserable era without Boeing and Airbus, and then he pushed open the door and walked inside.

Almost immediately, Morgan's voice rang out in the office—and though he tried his best to keep his emotions in check, there was a palpable agitation in his voice. "Thank God, Mr. Qin, you're finally back from that damn Africa!"

However, he soon regained his composure. First asked Qin Lang to sit down, then asked the secretary to bring two cups of coffee, and finally Morgan asked, "How was it in Africa?" ”

"Not bad, in fact I want to play for a while, but since you asked my guard to bring a message, I can only end the trip immediately." Qin Lang said with a smile and took a sip of coffee, "I hope I didn't keep you waiting, Mr. Morgan." ”

"I did wait a little long, Mr. Qin. It must be said that you have chosen a very inopportune time to travel to Africa. Morgan said it in all seriousness, like an accusation, but also like a joke.

"I'm sorry." Qin Lang shrugged, "But I think we still have plenty of time to study that plan." To be sure, there will be no peace talks between China and Japan until at least March next year. ”

"I trust your judgment." Morgan nodded, "But I'm not alone. You should know that the leaders of almost all conglomerates in the United States, famous financiers on Wall Street, as well as the federal government are waiting for you to come back. Everyone wants to know your full plan. ”

"I can understand everyone's eagerness. So, when are you going to introduce me to you, Mr. Morgan? ”

"I think you're going back to New York today. So I suggest you rest for a few days and give me a little time to call the gentlemen. While most of the people are in New York, and everybody is always quick to get things done, the bureaucrats in Washington ......," Morgan laughed almost mockingly, "you know, they're always very slow." ”

Qin Lang also laughed. "Of course, this is true of bureaucrats in every country." After laughing for a moment, he paused, took a sip of his coffee, and then put his cup down, "I thought, now it's time for me to take my leave." ”

"Why? Are you in a hurry, Mr. Qin? Morgan asked curiously.

"Nope." Qin Lang squeezed out a gentle smile, "It's just that your work is very busy, I shouldn't continue to bother you." ”

"Excuse me? How could it be. "Of course, his work is indeed very busy and should not be disturbed - but Qin Lang is completely different. He can now be seen as a partner, and quite a valuable one. Morgan doesn't want him to leave just yet. "Sit down a little longer, Mr. Qin, and I have one more question for you to answer."

"Oh, what's the problem?"

Morgan thought for a moment, as if considering the right words, and then he began: "Actually, I've always wondered why you made that plan - even if we are asking a little less than the European countries because of competition, it still doesn't do much good to your country......"

He stopped and thought for a few more seconds, while secretly observing Qin Lang's face, and finally said, "In my personal opinion, as a Chinese, unless you have a very special purpose, it is unlikely that you will make that plan - then, what is your purpose, Mr. Qin?" ”

That's a really interesting question. Qin Lang stared at Morgan's face seriously—his expression looked very serious—and was silent for a while, maybe a few minutes, before replying in an almost rhetorical tone: "Mr. Morgan, if I tell you that I am looking at things from the perspective of an American, will you believe it?" ”

"I'm sorry, but I won't believe it."

Qin Lang smiled and asked again: "So, if I told you that the purpose of my plan was to establish extensive and close ties with Washington and the American high society, would you believe it?" ”

"That's what you said the last time you spoke to me." Morgan crossed his hands together, rubbed them gently, and took a moment of pride in his good memory.

"Yes." Qin Lang leaned forward, "Do you believe this explanation?" ”

"Of course, I believe." That's a good reason, isn't it? "As a Chinese, even if you have obtained U.S. citizenship, however, without extensive and close relationships in Washington and the consortium, your development will still be subject to many restrictions. But," Morgan paused, then declared explicitly, "that's certainly not the whole story." ”

"Why do you think so, Mr. Morgan?" Qin Lang wanted to know.

Morgan laughed, a perceptive smile. "If you just take that plan as a gift to the federal government and various foundations, Mr. Qin, don't you think this gift is too valuable?"

"So everybody wants to know, what do I want to get out of that program, right?"

"That's true, Mr. Qin." Morgan lit a cigar, took two puffs, and continued, "Since you never mentioned what you hoped for in return, we had to guess your purpose on our own, and some of that guess was somewhat ...... It's worrying. ”

"So, the other gentlemen asked you to investigate the problem first?"

"No, it's my own thoughts. Since I'm in charge of referring you and your program to others, I'm going to have to look into some of the issues. ”

"That is, I should tell you about my other purposes now, right?" In fact, this is nothing, although it is a little different from his plan, "Actually, I plan to reveal the secret after meeting the other gentlemen, but ......" Qin Lang drank the remaining coffee in the cup and put it on the table, "It may be better to say it now." ”

"As long as your request is reasonable, I can fully support you at the meeting." However, this is not Morgan's own attitude, in the previous meetings, the leaders and financiers of the consortium have unanimously decided to give Qin Lang some benefits; In the eyes of many, he is a valuable partner.

In fact, this is the main purpose that Qin Lang hopes to achieve, as for the rest, it is just an addition.

Of course, if Morgan wants him to make a request, why not? "You know, I'm an arms dealer and have an arms manufacturing company," he said in as casual a tone as he could, "and we all know that many people are not happy that the Federal Army is changing to 'Kragg' rifles. ”

"So you want to get a contract to produce rifles for the Union Army?" Morgan shook his head, "This little bit of income still can't match the value of your gift." And as you know, all the rifles of the Union army were produced by the Springfield Arsenal. ”

"I only want the federal army to be armed with rifles produced by my company, and it doesn't matter who produces them." Qin Lang shrugged, "Since the federal army is not equipped with it, my company's sales abroad are not ideal. ”

"You want the Union Army to advertise you?" However, with the U.S. Army's international standing, how effective can this kind of advertising be?

Morgan still didn't believe that this was Qin Lang's purpose.

And this is indeed not Qin Lang's only purpose. "That's just one of my purposes," he began to smile again, "and besides, I hope that the consortium will add a clause to the Qing government on the condition of the loan: for the next twenty years, the Qing government can only buy weapons produced by my company." ”

Twenty years! Morgan was taken aback, but then burst out laughing. "You're really a despicable arms dealer, Mr. Qin."

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