Chapter 149: Threading the Needle
For China, perhaps there is no era in history that is more in line with the ideal of developing a modern China than the period of Sino-German cooperation in the thirties of the 20th century. The First World War deprived Germany of its colonies in China, and Germany did not care about Chinese politics, it needed Chinese raw materials. At that time, Sino-foreign relations were mostly about other countries harboring some kind of imperialist ambitions towards China, while Sino-German cooperation was based on economic cooperation on the basis of equality. China's urgent need to develop modern industry in order to resist Japan's possible aggression at any time was also an important reason for Sino-German cooperation. In addition, Germany's rapid rise from the shadow of defeat in World War I also gave some Chinese hope of unifying China and washing away the humiliation of modern times.
Philip was also happy to see Hitler's cooperation with China, after all, Hitler had cooperated with the Nationalist government in history, and had a honeymoon period. And China has indeed gained a lot through cooperation with Germany, which urgently needs to modernize its armaments and defense industry to gain the ability to survive on its own, while Germany needs a stable supply of raw materials, and Sino-German cooperation still has a profound impact on China's modernization process and greatly improves China's ability to resist Japanese aggression.
Therefore, Philip played a role in threading the needle between Hitler, Dai Yulong, and Bai Wanrou. Philip really hoped that after Hitler came to power, he would be able to increase cooperation with China, so that it would be easier for him to realize his desire to establish a branch of the Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company in China. The September 18 Incident turned Manchuria into a puppet state of Japan and directly led to the development of China's industrial policy towards the development of military and armaments industries aimed at resisting Japanese aggression. It stimulated China's economy to embark on a defense-centric development line, cemented Chiang Kai-shek's dominance in China, and accelerated China's industrialization. This is the best time for the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex to march into China, and Hitler's coming to power will also facilitate this event.
As soon as Dai Yulong and Bai Wanrou heard that Hitler actually revealed his shortcomings, they let go of the restraint they had when they first met Hitler, which is also one of Hitler's best methods, he can always quickly close the psychological distance between him and strangers, so that people can identify with him, especially when there are many people. I have to say that Hitler's words made Dai Yulong and Bai Wanrou completely dispel their vigilance, so that they could talk to Hitler more openly.
Dai Yulong laughed and said: "Mr. Hitler is really a bold soldier, I Dai Yulong is the most admired in my life to dare to fight with others to fight for wine, although you don't look so strong, but I didn't expect your alcohol to be so high, then Liu Wendao is a well-known god of wine in our Chinese government, no one can drink him, your defeat under his hands is not wronged, even said that although the defeat is still glorious!" Admire! ”
When Hitler heard Dai Yulong say this, he immediately laughed and said: "I see, listening to General Dai say this, I let go of the little nostalgia in my heart!" Although I have a good relationship with Minister Liu now, I always feel a little unwilling to lose, and now I have listened to the words of the acting general, and I know that this is the case, you are right, I am not wronged in losing! By the way, your Chinese military delegation came to the Stockholm International Defense Exhibition this time, but what are the major arms procurement projects? ”
When Hitler asked this, Dai Yulong was embarrassed to hide it, so he had to say generously: "Mr. Hitler, the main reason why we came to the defense exhibition this time is to introduce some weapons and equipment that can be quickly equipped and form combat effectiveness, and at the same time, we also hope to find some weapons manufacturers for in-depth cooperation, such as establishing factories in our China or introducing technology into our China." Now that the Japanese have taken away our northeast, we can't help but find ways to strengthen our military strength and prevent the Japanese from gaining an inch and once again plotting to seize our great rivers and mountains, those Japanese are all murderous and greedy guys, if we have weapons and equipment that are not inferior to the Japanese army, we will definitely be able to beat those little Japanese devils and go back to their hometowns! Alas, it's a pity that the weapons and equipment of our army are really poor! ”
After listening to Dai Yulong's words, Hitler also pretended to be indignant and said: "That group of inferior Japanese, who are only worthy of fishing on the seashore, dare to infringe on their great Chinese friends, this really makes everyone with a sense of justice feel angry!" Don't worry, I am on the side of your China, and I can only express sympathy for your situation in China, but I will definitely fully support you, and if you have any difficulties in the future, please come to me! ”
Although Philip could see that Hitler's expression was pretending, he also understood that Hitler really wanted to establish good relations with China. Because after World War I and before World War II, China and Germany were treated similarly, and Germany, as a defeated country, was bullied and suffered greatly by European countries led by France. And although China is a victorious country, it is still a slaughtered country under the manipulation of Britain and France, and Germany is deprived of its interests in China and inherited by Japan! At this stage, the only countries with relatively good relations with China are Germany and the United States! As a diplomacy that puts interests first, Germany and the United States are friendly to China for their own interests! At that time, the world was still controlled by Britain and France, and the United States was marginalized, although it was the world's largest creditor country, its political status was still inferior to that of Britain and France.
While relaying Hitler's words in Chinese, Philip stretched out his thumb to express his appreciation for Hitler, and Dai Yulong and Bai Wanrou certainly didn't know that Hitler was very talented in acting, and after listening to Hitler's words, he also stood up excitedly, and Dai Yulong said loudly: "Mr. Hitler, if you are really a good friend of our China, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Mr. Hitler on behalf of thousands of Chinese people!" I believe that our Sino-German friendship will reach a new height as Mr. Hitler hoped! ”
Philip laughed: "This is really a historic meeting!" I think Germany can sell weapons and technology to China in exchange for certain resources, but the price should be different from the monopoly high prices of Britain and France, and we should have a very reasonable price, on the one hand, China is our friend, and second, China's economic situation is indeed not very optimistic, so we should naturally give the most favorable price. For example, now China is already a customer gold member of our Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, enjoying a high sales discount, of course, in addition to the discounts that should be enjoyed, we also have special discounts for Chinese friends. I hope that our other German defense companies can also give the most favored treatment to China like our Dragon Soul Ordnance Industrial Complex, so as to reflect our Sino-German friendship! ”
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