sound. A fully loaded train of passenger cars slowly drove into the train station and boarded the train at the center of the platform.

When the door of the carriage was opened by the conductor, Morrison and Marven took their entourage and followed the group of speculators with a lot of money to get off the train, and after a long journey, finally stood in the square in front of the railway station.

"Welcome to Guangzhou!"

Marven opened his arms exaggeratedly and smiled at Morrison who was standing beside him.

Yes, this is Guangzhou, the most important industrial and commercial center city in southern China.

With the exhibition of China's industry, there are more and more factories in Guangzhou, and the smoke white outside the city is one of the direct evidence of industrial development, after dawn, those smoke white began to spew black smoke, covering the sky and the sun, because Guangzhou is on the edge of the Pearl River. It is not far from Hong Kong, and the water and land transportation is very convenient. After the implementation of the "four-year industrial exhibition plan", Guangzhou, as one of the industrial bases, quickly became the industrial pillar of South China, and the industry here is dominated by light industry.

Since the outbreak of the war in Europe, due to the sharp increase in foreign orders, a light industrial zone has rapidly risen in the Pearl River Delta with Guangzhou as the hub. Imitation weaving mills, rice mills, printing and dyeing factories, garment factories, glass factories, paper mills, "these products made by factories using modern power and modern machines are transferred out by rail or ships, not to mention domestic demand, foreign demand can also be met, foreign currency markets are especially in Southeast Asia, European markets, and heavy industry factories such as shipyards and machine factories are now also expanding, although they are not as good as Wuhan, Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao where the exhibition of heavy industry, but at least in South China, Guangzhou's heavy industry is second to none, which is directly related to Guangzhou's geographical location, in addition to the strong support from the central government.

The so-called time, location, and people, now Guangzhou relies on these advantages, quickly became the most important industrial center city in South China, and it is precisely because of the rapid development of industry and commerce, Guangzhou's financial industry is also rapidly moving towards glory, securities and futures speculation is very prosperous, or it can also be called crazy, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan, Tianjin, these four cities constitute the current China's financial industry base.

Although the old-style teahouses in Guangzhou have benefited from the active economy, at the same time, those investors, speculators and the most ordinary craftsmen from all over the country have also brought new pastimes and means of entertainment to Guangzhou, including both Chinese and foreign, both oriental. There are also Western ones, and not only legal. There are also illegal, in a word, in this city, you can see both hope and the dark corners of society, if an observer from New York, USA, is now in this city. He will realize that everything in this eastern industrial city is so familiar, and those scenes that have been played out on the streets of New York can also be seen in this city of Wey. The difference is that it is many years later in time.

Drunk on money, in the hustle and bustle of industry ushered in an era full of longing, behind the glitz, is the infinite desire for money and the crazy pursuit, in this city, almost every day there is money. As for morality and faith, it is almost impossible to see under the shroud of money, and the only means of maintaining social order is now law.

Now, the Australian journalist Morrison sees what he could have seen on the streets of New York years ago, the sky is gray, the air is faintly filled with the smell of soot, and if you listen closely, you can hear the soft sound of a steam hammer. The streets are wide and the streets are clean. Every now and then a police officer can be seen on the street with a baton, his suspicious eyes fixed on everyone walking on the street, but not everyone is afraid of it. The drunken drunkards were scolded and thrown into the street by the collar of the tavern guys, some drunkards could stumble and walk, but some drunkards could only lie on the side of the road, and the police usually ignored such delirious people, unless they tried to disturb the peace or spoke rudely to the police.

"The country is changing so fast, when I came here a few times ago, there was no square here. There weren't so many drunks either. There must be a factory near here, listen, it's the sound of a steam hammer, Morrison glanced at Marven who was taking a deep breath.

"Yes, the locomotive factory that was relocated from Wuhan is next to the train station, if you are interested, I can introduce you to interview and visit through connections, don't forget, I have been here as consul general for almost a year, and I am very familiar with this city, and even the president of the Guangdong General Chamber of Commerce is a frequent visitor to the US consulate." Marven smiled and nodded.

"To tell the truth, I am very admiring of the Chinese central government's deliberate display of several industrial centers in the southeast, northwest and northwest, which is not only conducive to saving resources and avoiding waste, but also can drive the exhibition of many cities and villages, instead of squeezing the economic center of gravity together, turning into a cancer of the national economy and poisoning the entire national economy." Morrison was very impressed.

"This requires well-developed transportation and unified planning. IMHO, without the help of American railroads, the Chinese would not have been able to realize such a regulatory industrial design of theirs, and it seems to me. This kind of strong government intervention in the economy seems to be contrary to the principle of liberal economy, but the "madman president" greatly appreciates this kind of government intervention.

Marven shook his head, not very much agreeing with Morrison's opinion.

"Mr. Consul, you seem to have overestimated the role of the U.S. government and U.S. companies in the country's industrial and economic exhibition, and although I also admit that the U.S. government and U.S. companies are vital to the development of Chinese industry, I also believe that without the full support of Germany, this is the case. I don't agree with your understanding of the principle of free economy, but the high degree of government intervention in the economy is another major reason for the brilliant industrial achievements of this Eastern country, without the unified rules and designs of the government, we may not see so many modern factories here in Guangzhou, perhaps, at most, there will be some small workshop-style enterprises here, and they can only rely on foreign capital, and cannot control the pricing power. Of course, excessive government intervention in the economy can also lead to economic rigidity, which needs to be carefully weighed. ”

Morrison analyzed it in a serious way. This made the American consul Marvin a little impatient.

"Pricing power? If it weren't for the war in Europe. Can the Chinese get pricing power? Mr. Morrison. I know you have a strong liking for the Chinese, but this goodwill is best not to mislead your judgment, Europe is at war, from screws to steam engines, all kinds of materials are in a state of shortage, in this seller's market, as long as you have factories, you have pricing power, in this European belligerent countries and even manpower is seriously hidden in the state, if the Chinese cannot master the pricing power of industrial products, then they must not be suitable for the survival of the industrial age. ”

"But you must also admit that the fact is that the Chinese have successfully dominated the pricing power of certain manufactured goods, such as paint brushes, anti-inflammatory drugs, bicycles, radios, and some goods, and the Chinese rely on technological advantages to raise prices and make amazing profits, such as radios." For some goods, the Chinese rely on cheap human resources to keep prices down and compete with other countries, including the United States, such as bicycles, whether the price is high or low, at least, Chinese businessmen have obtained the pricing power of some goods. ”

"Not to mention the Chinese profiteers, who are so annoying, and in just one year as consul general in Canton, local sales of American goods have dropped by almost half, and if it weren't for the huge demand in the European market, perhaps American businessmen would have complained to the secretary of state that the diplomats were not doing their duty. Trust me, Mr. Morrison. As soon as the war in Europe ended, when the European market closed its doors to Chinese factories. There will definitely be an economic depression in the country. ”

"Yes, I think so too. In the traditional culture of the Chinese, it has always been emphasized that crisis and opportunity coexist, and this is originally an era of both hope and crisis, depending on how the Chinese cope with this era. ”

Just when two foreigners were arguing over the exhibition of China's economy and industry, an American Ford sedan drove up to Marvin with black smoke spewing black smoke. The car door was marked with a badge, it was the car of the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, and when the car stopped, the driver got out of the car, walked up to Marven, and glanced at Morrison who was standing on the side.

"Mr. Consul, I'm sorry, I'm late, there is a traffic jam on the road, today a local airline will conduct a new airliner flight show on the Pearl River, many people in the city have run to see the excitement, Huantong is very crowded The driver told Marven the reason for his tardiness, which aroused the interest of Marven and Morrisun.

"Is it one of those all-metal water planes? I heard that the Chinese built several of these all-metal long-range airliners, which were said to be able to carry twenty people. Morrison asked the driver.

"Yes, sir, the driver nodded.

"Mr. Consul, why don't we go and see Mo Lixun together and suggest to Marven.

"Since Mr. Morrison is so interested, let's go to the docks together. However, the car could not accommodate so many people, so I had to ask my attachés to call another car back to the consulate, fortunately, there are taxi companies in Guangzhou like Shanghai and Wuhan, and you can call for a taxi. ”

Marven agreed to Morrison's suggestion, and the two got into the Ford car of the American Consulate and rushed to the Baietan, but the traffic was congested along the way, and when they arrived at the dock, it was almost noon, and the rumored all-metal long-range passenger plane had already taken off, so they did not see the grand scene when the plane took off, so they could only wait for the plane to return.

Although he could not witness the grand scene when the plane took off, as a reporter with a keen sense of smell, Morrison actually paid attention to the kind of large-scale long-range all-metal civil aircraft developed by the Wuhan Aircraft Manufacturing Company some time ago, according to the information he received, the all-metal structure of the aircraft seems to have been developed by Chinese technicians themselves, and for this purpose, China's Ministry of Industry and Commerce has specially established two large-scale electrolytic aluminum factories in the southwest region, and built a series of hydropower stations for them to provide electricity for the factories. It was these two electrolytic aluminium plants that supplied aircraft factories with high-performance, low-cost duralumin alloys.

At a time when European military powers still use wood and canvas to manufacture fighter jets, the Chinese have begun to use the alloy to make flight rights, and it is clear that the Chinese attach great importance to the aviation industry far beyond the most daring speculations of other countries.

According to the consistent performance of the Chinese aircraft building industry. Morrison insisted that this all-metal structure civil aircraft was definitely not the first all-metal structure aircraft developed by the Chinese, and perhaps, before this kind of civilian flight twist test flight, similar all-metal structure military aircraft had already been installed in the air force.

Given that the test flight would be returning in half an hour, and now it was lunch time, Morrison and Marven decided to take advantage of the time waiting for the plane to return to the teahouse to experience the traditional Chinese way of leisure and eat some Chinese dim sum.

To Morrison's surprise, in the teahouse. He met an acquaintance, Jiang Huwu, a Chinese army officer he had met on the steamer who had served in the "Far East Peace Commission". If you want to know what happened next, please log in to the muscle chapter for more, support the author, and support genuine reading!