Thomas looked at Tang Xu in a daze, not knowing what to say.

Tang Xu said: "We can cooperate and set up a new company to bring down British American Tobacco, isn't it okay?" ”

Where's that? Thomas asked, "Don, what do you mean?" ”

"As long as we can expand production, we have a way to crush British American Tobacco, or at least grab a large share. In this way, in the new company, American friends can own 80 percent of the shares, while we only need 20 percent. Tang Xu said that his eyebrows were dancing and he was full of interest.

Although Thomas was not lightly fooled, he was not a fool, and he asked hesitantly: "Don, do you want us to provide cigarette-making equipment?" ”

Tang Xu nodded solemnly.

―――――― Baoding is just like Han Lihong's home, everything is in his hands.

Even without him, the police and military commanders in Baoding have also been in the hands of the Black God Army. As for the gangsters, the disobedient have become the best people in the world, and they don't cause the slightest trouble.

Now that he is personally in charge of Baoding, it is even more impervious to wind and rain, and the slightest wind and grass in Baoding does not want to leak through the past.

It's like sending a telegram or something, and you can sit in the yard and send it in the sky. How to send it, how much to send it, there is no problem at all.

Now in Baoding, the sky is the king, he is the second king, and no one cares about him at all. If you don't go to work all day, you stay at home, which is naturally not a problem.

The north wind howled outside the house, the house was as warm as spring, and on the big kang, Han Lihong was lying comfortably, and the swallows and goblins were sitting aside.

Looking at the message, Yanzi said, "Can it be done?" ”

Han Lihong said: "Britain seems to be powerful, but in fact it is dying, and the Americans are staring at this old empire, full of babes. Americans are eager to replace Britain and dominate the world, so if we can show strength and make Americans feel profitable, we have every chance of success. ”

Swallow's mind was a little confused, and he found that he was really not suitable to think about such a complicated matter. It's still good to be a goblin, and if you can't figure it out, you don't think about it at all.

Not thinking about this, Yanzi asked again: "What are you going to do with those golden tickets?" ”

Yanzi also talked about black words, and Han Lihong smiled: "Don't worry, they will give in sooner or later." ”

The goblin said: "With such a large sum of money, will Chiang Kai-shek and himself allow it to fall into our hands?" ”

Han Lihong was taken aback, he didn't expect the goblin to ask such a high-level question, and he was impressed.

hugged the goblin, kissed him to show his appreciation, and then said: "These guys are shrewd, as long as they are willing to cut the meat, they will always have a way to deliver the meat to us, in short, we are seeing the meat and issuing tickets, there is no need to bother at all." ”

Han Lihong was very relaxed, as if he was fine, but the swallows and goblins were not, what they were worried about was not these meat tickets, but the attack that they might launch at any time.

―――――― Thomas arrived in Beiping, he immediately went to the U.S. Consulate General in Beiping in Dongjiaomin Lane.

The British, the Germans, the Chinese, a lot of people are here, waiting for Thomas to come back with some good news.

Thomas told them that the Black God Army had only agreed to negotiate the timing of the payment, and nothing else.

When everyone was disappointed, there was only Consul General Comax, and Thomas told Tang Xu's words and dishes to Comax.

Pulling the British Empire down from the throne of the world's most powerful country and sitting on it by itself has been an established national policy that the Americans have been striving for for many years.

Unlike other countries in history, the United States did not choose the path of war, but chose to cooperate with the British Empire, but at the same time, whenever possible, it kept digging the corners of the British and even planting mines.

The Americans gave the British, no, it should be said that the Europeans, and the most classic mines planted were to support the Germans.

This is truly a classic, and American strategists wake up laughing in their dreams.

In World War I, the United States lent a lot of money to the British, who in turn lent money to the French to support the French in the war.

After the victory, it was time to pay back the money, and the United States asked the British for debts, and the British chased after the ass and demanded that the French pay back.

The French were the victors, but they had to pay back much more than they had to pay after the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.

There was no way, in order to repay the money, the French had to force the Germans to pay more reparations, and in this way, the Germans were naturally angry.

Then, the United States quietly supported the Germans, and when the Germans' strength accumulated to a certain extent, in order to get rid of the defeat and all kinds of shackles on their bodies, they would inevitably have to fight with the British and the French.

Vomit, buy embarrassing, it's just wonderful!

Now that the people of the British Empire are getting worse and worse, what is left of them now is nothing but arrogance, which is stupidity.

The Black God Army wanted to buy machinery and technology, and Comax couldn't see the slightest reason to refuse, but the British just didn't want to do it.

The attitude of the British in this matter is to procrastinate, and if they can drag it out, they will drag it out, and they really can't drag it out.

In Comax's opinion, he could not have found a better adjective in this matter than the word "stupid."

Comax didn't move, the Americans have patience, they have a long-term vision, Comax is, he feels that there is probably some chance in this matter.

Now, the opportunity has come.

For the Black God Army, Comax attaches most importance not to immediate economic interests, but to long-term political interests, and he feels that the Black God Army is very likely to become a force that will affect the direction of China's political situation.

For such a force, it is natural to take precautions. What's more, this is a good business, and a big business. The Black God Army is so rich, and Cometh doesn't understand why the most shrewd Britons can't see it?

"What are we going to do? Say yes or no? Thomas asked.

"There's no hurry." Commes said slowly, "Thomas, didn't they give you the password?" ”

Thomas nodded.

"So," said Comax, "send them a telegram and have their people come and talk." ”

After reading the telegram ――――――, Han Lihong sighed slightly.

There are traces of a country's rise and fall, as is true of Britain and the United States today, and the United States and China seventy years later.

When heaven and earth come together, the heroes are not free.

This is true of people, and so is the country.

Today's Britain is self-righteous and often inexplicable, while the United States is at ease and thriving, and the same is true for the United States and China seventy years later.

This time, the performance of the British is judged in two words, stupid, while the performance of the Americans is perfect.

The Americans were not tempted by immediate interests and did not mention anything about the British, but spared no effort in cooperation with him.

The Americans are so interesting, when there will be cooperation in the future, why is he embarrassed not to make more concessions? Moreover, the Americans must have been aware of their own actions, and if they really destroyed them, then the Americans would be able to keep a large sum of money secret and make a large sum of extra money.

The Yankees are 10,000 times more cunning than the British.

Fifteen miles southwest of ――――――― Ranzhuang, the camp is camped.

On the outside, the camp is no different from other villages, but here, it is the location of the arsenal.

The villagers who used to live in the camp have all moved away, and now they are all employees of the arsenal and their families.

The director of the arsenal is Zhi Bingyuan.

Zhi Bingyuan is one of the best mechanical engineering experts in China, and there is no one.

Zhi Bingyuan is Chinese New Year's Eve and founded Xinzhong Engineering Co., Ltd. ten years ago. Zhi Bingyuan has a strong sense of national self-esteem and is determined to revitalize the national industry.

Zhi Bingyuan is not a qualified businessman, he is extremely keen on researching new products, not making money. In the past ten years, although he has become more and more famous, the company is only barely supporting, and the money is spent on developing new products.

Please send out Bingyuan to entrust Feng Yuxiang.

After Zhi Bingyuan arrived, Han Lihong personally accompanied him, and after meeting, he talked to Zhi Bingyuan once and decided to trust Zhi Bingyuan.

Some people's hearts are like crystals, which can be seen through at a glance, and Zhi Bingyuan is.

Han Lihong accompanied Zhi Bingyuan to see everything in Ranzhuang, and then told Zhi Bingyuan his views on the current situation and some predictions, and finally told Zhi Bingyuan some of his thoughts about the post-war period.

Han Lihong told Zhi Bingyuan that if Zhi Bingyuan was willing to come here, his task would be not only to make weapons, but also to study and manufacture motorcycles, automobiles, and various construction machinery for agriculture, mining, and power.

To this end, he will give Zhi Bingyuan full financial and human support.

There was no accident, and Zhi Bingyuan readily agreed.

After that, under Han Lihong's arrangement, Xinzhong Engineering Co., Ltd. went bankrupt and collapsed, and Zhi Bingyuan and his family first went to Hong Kong, then disappeared, and finally arrived in Ranzhuang.

All this went unnoticed, Xinzhong Engineering Co., Ltd. was barely maintained, and bankruptcy was reasonable.

At this time, the key equipment and more than a dozen core engineers of Xinzhong Engineering Co., Ltd. have also arrived in Ranzhuang.

When Zhang Yueming arrived, Zhi Bingyuan was busy.

In addition to Zhi Bingyuan, there are also a number of masters who have dug up from Tianjin and Taiyuan, and Zhang Kai, the developer of Kaizi explosives, is also there.

Zhang Kai is naturally the director of the explosives factory.

Some of these people were deceived, and some were simply kidnapped, but whether they were deceived or kidnapped, after they arrived, they all willingly stayed.

Zhang Yueming came to ask Zhi Bingyuan and these masters to finally determine the list of equipment to be purchased this time.

Zhi Bingyuan's eyes glowed green, and he could finally buy some equipment that he couldn't afford before. However, after all the selections were made, and the equipment to be bought by all parties was put together, and Zhi Bingyuan was dumbfounded.

He roughly estimated that these devices would cost at least 40 million.

Seeing that Zhi Bingyuan's expression was a little wrong, Zhang Yueming asked, "Director Zhi, what's wrong?" ”

Zhi Bingyuan said: "Director Zhang, these are at least 40 million. ”

Zhang Yueming smiled and said, "Branch director, it's okay, let's see what else is needed." ”

Zhi Bingyuan's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "Can you add it?" ”

Zhang Yueming nodded and said, "As long as it's necessary, it's all about it." After a pause, he said: "By the way, the big boss said, branch director, do you need to buy a motorcycle production line?" ”

Zhi Bingyuan asked, "Do you want to produce motorcycles?" ”

Zhang Yueming said: "It's not production now, it's research, and before the official construction of the factory for production, it has always been researched and cannot be broken." Moreover, it is more important to cultivate human resources, not only to train research talents, but also to train more skilled workers as much as possible. ”

Zhi Bingyuan said: "Then it's not necessary, these devices are fine." ”

The final list came out, and the estimated total price must be around 50 million. Of course, these are not all equipment for the manufacture of weapons. A large part of this is other aspects, such as equipment for mining, iron making, power generation, etc.

These devices are not difficult to buy, but they are all handed over to the Americans, which is also a friendly return.

(To be continued)