When such a piece of main battle equipment was transported to the exhibition, Lu Liang had the greatest bad taste, this was a fishing bait, and it depended on whether the Germans could take the bait.

The young narrator introduced the armored car to the two in detail, the exhibition had just started less than two hours, and it had not yet been noticed by the visitors.

"What country are you a business in? Is this your own production? Don't tell me you're Japanese, that country can't do that! Benz asked, squinting. The time has passed for amazement, it's time to get to the bottom of it, such a weapon will definitely attract everyone's attention, not just visitors, but also businesses, the military, and even His Majesty Kaiser Wilhelm II! It shouldn't be here.

"Sir, we are Chinese, the Ministry of Industry of China organized to participate in this exhibition, not a single enterprise to participate in the exhibition, this is our business card." A beautifully made business card was handed over, Benz and Gustav took it and subconsciously handed back their business cards, and the young man handed the two business cards to Lu Liu, and the instructions on it indicated that the big head was coming and the leader needed to call the shots.

"Carl Benz, Gustav? I didn't expect to attract two giants at the beginning, and the start was good, maybe I don't need to participate in the following exhibitions! Lu Liu thought to himself and stepped forward.

"Two gentlemen, I am the person in charge of the booth, Lu Liu, who is currently the vice minister of the Ministry of Industry of China. I have noticed the doubts of both of you, and allow me to explain them for both. ”

"We are in the process of industrialization and have made great achievements in a short period of time. We can produce all light industrial products such as screws, cotton cloth, flour, bicycles, dyes, etc., as well as industrial manufactured products such as steel, ships, automobiles, steam locomotives, etc., and we are also involved in heavy machinery and equipment. Of course, all industrial products we have completely independent intellectual property rights, that is to say, we have mature technology and workers. In addition, the scale of Huaguo industry is increasing rapidly. By the end of 1904, China ranked fifth in the world in steel production and was expected to surpass France this year. ”

In stark contrast to Lu Liu's self-confidence, Benz and Gustav have a strong disbelief, and you don't need to be so confident to brag, can you produce world-leading cars? Can you produce this steel monster? It's not clear where these come from, but they definitely didn't make it yourself!

Gustav, who had been engaged in diplomacy for many years, did not pursue further. He had more important things to do, and he hurried off the platform without even saying hello to Bentz. Five minutes later, six exhibition staff returned with Gustav, and seeing that no one else was watching here, Gustav breathed a sigh of relief, and said lucky!

Three trade fair workers set up a temporary cordon fifteen meters in front of the booth, and the other three followed Gustav briskly to the front of the stand. Gustav said solemnly: "This is Heinrich, the person in charge of the exhibition, and after discussion, we have decided to close your booth. This is not discrimination against your country, the appearance of armored vehicles will cause great trouble, whether it is for your country, for Germany, or even for the international situation. We're sorry to lock down your showroom, but we'll give you an explanation. ”

Political sensitivities made Gustav and the head of the exhibition quickly decide, and Lüliu did not stop their actions, watching them cover the armored car with canvas. He even boxed other exhibits, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Actually, thanks to Benz and Gustav who noticed it first. Before coming, Lu Liu still underestimated the impact of the appearance of armored vehicles, which is an epoch-making weapon and equipment, which has a revolutionary boost to a country's military strength. His original intention was to attract the attention of German visitors to the exhibition, and then to attract people of higher rank, but once this weapon was noticed by other countries - Germany was about to have armored vehicles, it would be very detrimental to Germany's preparations for war.

I almost made a big fuss. The good thing is that the results are satisfactory. Lu Liu and the others were invited to a military camp near Munich and were received by distinguished guests, and Gustav was replaced by a German colonel officer, who tried to explain the reason for this to Lu Liu and the others, and it seemed that he did not want to arouse the disgust of Lu Liu and the others. He also stressed many times that he hoped that Lu Liu and others would send a report to China about what had happened in Germany, and that more senior government personnel and military officers would soon receive you.

As for the armored car and other exhibits, it was taken over by the military on the same day and transported to this barracks for strict guarding. Of course, Lu Liu will not be annoyed by this, everything is going according to expectations.

In the afternoon of the same day, more than a dozen high-ranking officials and generals from Berlin arrived in Munich, and Lu Liu was welcomed into a reception room, and at the same time, Lu Huang, the Chinese ambassador to Germany, arrived from Berlin.

"First of all, please allow me to express our apologies to Ambassador Lu Huang and Minister Lu Liu, because the incident happened suddenly, we can only make a temporary decision, if the two of you have any grievances or requests, we will definitely meet them." The delegation of senior German officials was headed by Gustav.

"We accept your apology, but there are also reasons for our lack of preparation, and we have not fully communicated with you, please ask you to understand this." Of course, Lu Huang knew what was going on, and said politely.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your generosity, then, we have some questions about the ZZ01 armored vehicle, as well as the industrial situation in your country, and of course, these questions are solved for future cooperation."

"Yes, excuse me, and I'll answer all questions outside of the rules of confidentiality." Lu Huang said with a smile.

"Do you have the ability to produce all kinds of cars in-house? How big is the capacity? If you can produce a car that is at the level of the United States, and we want our two countries to cooperate on the car, we will provide you with terms that are satisfactory. ”

"I understand your confusion, but I can say for sure that our country has an industrial power that you can't imagine, whether it is height or scale, whether it is automobiles or military products. This time, we have received instructions from His Excellency Lu Liang, President of China, asking us to cooperate with your country to the greatest extent. If you have any ideas about the military industry, we will send a corresponding delegation to negotiate and negotiate with your country. ”

Lu Huang's words are not easy to break the earth, it turns out that Huaguo has long planned to cooperate with Germany! This is an exchange between countries, and there is no room for the slightest falsehood, and it is impossible for China to deceive on such a formal occasion, so that they really have the ability to design and manufacture those industrial and military products on a large scale!

That's China, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was called the "sick man of East Asia" by the whole world, an extremely backward serfdom country, in the eyes of the West they are not even comparable to Turkey! It is counterintuitive that such a big change has occurred.

Lu Huang and Lu Liu also knew that it was difficult to convince them that it was indeed contrary to common sense, and that China had been relatively closed since the founding of the People's Republic of China, with raw materials and markets being solved from within, focusing on national construction and the war against Japan, and foreign exchanges were very scarce, and the outside world did not have much interest in this country. Britain, the only enemy at worst, disdained to get to know the country in depth, resulting in what is now an unthinkable situation.

"Well, we believe your words, and we are also interested in many things from you, such as automobiles, such as armored vehicles, such as the vehicles with artillery installed in the war with Japan, if you have more things, and you can open them to Germany, then please show them one by one, we hope to cooperate with you with the greatest sincerity."

Hooked! Lü Liang wanted to cause a commotion in Germany, to make them interested in China's technology, to equip them with more advanced weapons, and to equip them with more powerful industrial strength. As for whether Germany can achieve industrial production after obtaining which technologies it has obtained, and whether it can completely digest them, it is not something that Lu Liang can control. In addition, technologies such as synthetic rubber, which can expand Germany's strategic resource reserves, will also be supplied.

Of course, this would lead to an increase in the demand for oil in the German war machine, and perhaps one of the most important aspects of German strategy during the war revolved around oil. It was not difficult either, the production of oil fields in Romania was enough for a battle at the level of the First World War, and a few armored divisions would have reborn the German army. It is not difficult to imagine that Germany, which has advanced technology provided by China, will be much ahead of Britain, France, and Russia in its armored forces, and even if Britain and France and other countries have now noticed the new type of armored vehicle, it will take time to develop it by itself, unlike Germany, which directly obtains mature design and technology.

Lü Huang and Lü Liu's task was basically completed, they aroused the interest of Germany, and Wilhelm II even received the two in secret in person, and once again expressed a strong interest in those things. What followed was the formal contact and negotiation between the two countries, and what Lu Liang prepared was not just armored vehicles, there would be even bigger surprises waiting for the Germans.

Of course, such actions are not based on personal interests. The Germans deserved Lu Liang's hatred as much as Britain and France and other powers, and he could not forget the burning, killing and looting of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the deaths and injuries caused by the brutality of the German soldiers. But for Huaguo, the more fierce the bite between the powers, the greater the profit of Huaguo, the Germans were simply pressed and beaten during World War I, if a situation like World War II was formed, Lu Liang should have secretly smiled. (To be continued.) )