Tang Yisheng and the three of them knew that Qiao Yu's vision was definitely above them, and if he could be so confident, he must have his way, so he didn't say anything anymore, out of the Sichuan factory, Qiao Yu immediately asked Zhao Baoxuan to draw up an arsenal management method, and temporarily let the Sichuan factory resume production, just as Qiao Yu was about to contact the Germans, his old friend Wei Si rushed to Chengdu, and Wei Si had been transferred from the consul general of Yucheng to Chengdu as the consul general.

Germany also values that Weiss and Qiao Yu are more familiar with each other, and can win more business interests for Germany, and the two of them are very excited when they meet Weiss.

"Qiao, China is a beautiful country, my wife and I are very fascinated by the scenery of China, and our honeymoon is very pleasant!"

"According to Chinese customs, you have to give a red envelope when you get married, how about I need to give you a big red envelope?"

"Of course! Although Germany does not need it, it is called following the local customs! ”

"Your Excellency Consul General, I hope to further expand cooperation with Germany, especially in the military industry, what do you think?"

As soon as Wei Si heard Qiao Yu talk about business, he put away his casual face, and nodded: "Germany is willing to be friends with you and is willing to help you, but there is no free lunch in this world, although I will help you free of charge out of my personal wishes, but this is a German thing!" ”

Qiao Yu knew that Germany was ready to start asking for the price, Germany was able to support its arms so generously before, and now it was time to repay the debt, so Qiao Yu smiled slightly: "Buying and selling is a matter for both parties, and everyone must be satisfied, this time I need to upgrade the Sichuan Arsenal comprehensively, to be able to produce Mauser rifles, but also to be able to produce mountain artillery field artillery, bullets and shells must also be produced by themselves!" ”

Wei Si's expression became even more serious when he heard this, "Qiao, I don't think you need to have the ability to produce your own, Germany can provide you with weapons at the best price, and I have also heard of your Sichuan Machinery Bureau, the equipment is too primitive, and the financial resources that need to be invested are absolutely amazing, and the most important thing is that you don't have excellent workers, this is a systematic project, and the cost is very huge!" ”

"Can Germany guarantee to supply me with enough arms at all times?"

"Isn't it? You have to know that Germany has a strong industrial capacity, and there is absolutely no problem. ”

"It is true that Germany has industrial capacity, but it does not have a global navy, and the British still have the final say in the Far East, especially the Yangtze River, as long as the Yangtze River is blocked, weapons will not be transported to Sichuan at all!"

United Kingdom? As a German diplomat in the Far East, he was full of resentment towards this so-called unruly empire, and it was the greed of the British that made Germany unable to open the situation in the Far East, but Qiao Yu definitely had his purpose when he mentioned Britain at this time, and Wei Silan's eyes couldn't stop rolling.

"Joe, do you mean you're going to have a conflict with the British?"

"It's not going to happen, it's happening, right next to the river, the British are inciting local forces to rebel against the coup, and there is now within my responsibility, and I will not allow the sacred territory of the country to be divided by the British!"

Now if you want the Germans to be willing to help you build an arsenal, you have to show your value to Germany, how to show your value is a university question, Kawabe is the best bargaining chip, Britain has always coveted Tibetan Province, as long as it occupies the snowy plateau, you can have a bird's-eye view of Asia, dominate the Far East, this seemingly barren plateau has unimaginable military strategic value, so the British actively instigated the reading power of Tibet, Germany absolutely does not want Britain to be big in the Far East, And His Majesty William was absolutely interested in something that could disgust England.

And choose to fight against Britain in Sichuan, and can win enough fame for Qiao Yu, prestige is established little by little, Britain's behavior is the first, China's morale will inevitably be on Qiao Yu's side, Britain will also be afraid of China's overall rebound and will not go all out to blockade Sichuan, so this is a less risky, and the benefit is greater, sure enough, after mentioning Sichuan, Weis's eyes lit up, if Britain took Tibet Province, then there is really nothing to do with Germany in the entire Far East, It seems that China should really be persuaded to increase aid to Qiao Yu.

"Joe, are you sure you can stabilize the Tibetan region? Guarantee that British power will not expand from this direction! ”

"There is absolutely no problem, and this is also the will of all Chinese, you must know that the Qing political axe did not lose Tibetan Province, we entered the Republic of China but lost Tibetan Province, then what are we still revolutionary, but what am I most worried about is that Britain cut off the Yangtze River channel, or I have no way to deal with it just by moving my hands and feet, so Sichuan urgently needs its own military industry!"

"Well, what you said makes a lot of sense, I can help you with it, but the Mauser rifle has only just begun to be equipped in Germany, and there will be a big obstacle if you want to produce it in Sichuan, how about a committee rifle? Your Hanyang factory has copied this rifle, and the power is already very good! ”

"I hope that Germany can authorize us to produce Mauser rifles, and at the same time, I guarantee that Sichuan's next industrial procurement plan will be tilted towards Germany!"

"Joe, to be honest, economic interests alone are not enough for Germany to help you build an arsenal, you have to make some concessions, you have to know that the affairs of the country are not personal, you can't rely on emotional decisions, you have to look at interests!"

Wei Si is indeed very frank with himself, Qiao Yu knows that as a late-developing country, he has to endure some unfair treatment, and the current China is like a piece of fat, no matter how unwilling he is, he always has to give up some rights, in other words, he betrays the interests of the country.

After Wei Si left the governor's residence, he reported Qiao Yu's request to the German minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and also gave Qiao Yu a high evaluation, believing that he was a promising local power in China, and had the will to be British and pro-German, and could help Germany break the British control of the Yangtze River!

Germany is also thinking about how to win over Qiao Yu, a newly rising powerful faction, and it is night again when Wei Si is sent away, and the people of the Qiao family are still in Yucheng, after all, it is not easy for a large family to move over, and now Qiao Yu is alone, but Lu Wanqing also lives in the Governor's Mansion now, and she is accompanied by a beauty, and it is not lonely at night.

"Is the Red Cross eyebrows?"

"Fortunately, the rich people in Sichuan are still very generous, especially when I played your signboard, not to mention how useful it is, just tell them how much money I need!"

Qiao Yu almost choked when he heard this, feeling that this eldest lady took her name out to swagger and cheat, not to mention that Qiao Dudu's signboard was really good, no one dared not to give money.

"Don't you know that everyone thinks you're taking the initiative to ask for bribes?"

Lu Wanqing suddenly smiled brightly, and her big eyes bent into crescent moons, "People are not stupid, but I never said anything like that, it's just that they misunderstood, as long as you and I don't admit it in the future, even if you go to court, it's useless, it's all their own willingness!" ”

"Others will misunderstand our relationship!"

"I am willing to help the people I want to help, anyway, it's useless for me to explain now!"

Qiao Yu suddenly felt that the shrewd and kind girl in front of him seemed to have a feeling of a modern female surname, stretched out her hand and brushed the hair on the shoulders of the beautiful woman with care, and was about to touch the delicate skin, suddenly there was a gunshot from behind the Governor's Mansion, Qiao Yu was suddenly full of anger, how could someone always stir up the situation at a critical moment!