"The amount of money we are asked to advance is a little large, but it is not unacceptable!" Yang Yuanzhao looked at Mu Mo and said calmly.

Mu Mo himself didn't think about Yang Yuanzhao's answer, after all, this condition is a bit too harsh, 500 million US dollars, even for a powerful country like Germany, it is not a small amount of money that can be taken out casually, although the northwest is very rich, it will also take out 400 million US dollars to order German materials, but it will be repaid with things, and it will take off for a few years, so that any leader with brains will not agree.

The front is normal, and the words in the back turn sharply, and it seems that there is still the possibility of passing guò, Mu Mo was overjoyed, and asked: "Say, what are the conditions?" ”

"It's very simple, the dockyard we talked about before, I hope it is the latest model in Germany at the moment, and you can't hide it."

"Of course!" Mu Mo said with a little relief, he might have considered what to hide before, but now, with such a big thing to ask for, according to the requirements of Wilhelm II, they will definitely fully support it, and even in the telegram, it was specifically mentioned that even some more sensitive machines can be added to the order list.

"The second point is that I would like to see all the factories in Germany, except for some top-secret, real factories, and I want to visit all the major factories."

Mu Mo was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yang Yuanzhao to ask such a question without a head, he thought for a while, and then asked tentatively: "I don't know, why did Mr. Yang visit?" ”

Yang Yuanzhao secretly said in his heart, sure enough, he still needs to explain, he said: "I believe that you have also investigated my situation." The rise of the Northwest actually stems from my investment in industry, and I have a special love for industry from the very beginning, and I also want to see Germany, the largest industrial country in Europe. What is the industry like as a whole? ”

"But the German industry is huge, and it can't be seen in a short time."

"It's okay, don't worry, I'm optimistic about them one by one, I'm not researching, I'm just looking at it at a glance. I guess it's a wish of mine. ”

I don't understand why Yang Yuanzhao insisted so much, and Mu Mo didn't continue to insist, so he visited some important factories, except for a few military enterprises, the remaining factories. It is not a difficult thing for any of his diplomats to have this ability for people to visit, but there are some problems in coordination, and under the premise that the German government has a request for 400 million US dollars, these small problems are not a problem at all.

After getting Mu Mo's pertinent answer, Yang Yuanzhao felt a burst of excitement in his heart, and then said: "The last condition." I would like to visit your country's warships, and it is best to go up to each of them and help me take a group photo by the way. ”

Yang Yuanzhao looked at Mu Mo and said the last request. Unexpectedly, Mu Mo agreed to the last request faster, and agreed almost without hesitation.

Mu Mo looked at Yang Yuanzhao's stunned expression with satisfaction, the German High Seas Fleet was the pride of Wilhelm II. It is impossible for ordinary people to approach such an important weapon of the country. It doesn't matter if you look at it from a distance, it doesn't matter to people of considerable status. The fleet built by Wilhelm II was hidden and tucked away, and some ministerial-level officials of friendly countries visited them a lot.

Yang Yuanzhao has no official position, but as the founder and actual leader of the Northwest, the itinerary to Germany originally included a visit to the High Seas Fleet, but now it is just a matter of asking each ship to take a group photo, which he can decide.

I thought that the request would be reported by Mu Mo before the final answer could be obtained, but Mu Mo answered with great affirmation, which made Yang Yuanzhao slightly depressed, but in a blink of an eye, he was relieved, the purpose of his coming to Germany was to copy the industrial level of Germany, with the help of the magical effect of this body, to lay the industrial foundation for Northwest China, as long as this purpose is achieved, what is the gain and loss of other individuals.

There is nothing better than a huge part of a country's industrial field being opened to him, and it is better to replace it with others, at most it is just a glimpse of the huge economies of scale, but for Yang Yuanzhao, he can use the all-in-one machine to copy all the equipment, when he wants to give the factory all the design drawings of the machine, after it appears, it is natural to be able to analyze and copy the industrial system through the scientific researchers who are familiar with it. There is also a whole German high seas fleet, as long as China's shipbuilding industry reaches the level of producing warships, then China can rely on this batch of drawings to reach the level of Germany before World War I, and this level is not low

In any case, this trip to Germany, the biggest problem has been almost solved, so the only thing is to wait, how to improve as much as possible, the foundation of Baotou, so that Baotou can digest this time smoothly, which may take a long time, but as long as the digestion is completed, the northwest can really stand firm.

The first war against Russia, reflecting the strength of the northwest, the same according to the experience to integrate, found that the northwest industry has certain problems, the operation is not so smooth, this is also an inevitable thing, Yang Yuanzhao in later generations, but an ordinary engine engineer, know more, is the engine industry, the rest is just according to the impression, the development of the northwest is somewhat deformed, almost Yang Yuanzhao in the help of the all-in-one machine, forcefully promoted,

On the one hand, the all-in-one machine can help Yang Yuanzhao to copy to a variety of machine equipment, on the other hand, after the achievements of the Westernization Movement for decades were eaten by him, he used benefits and welfare and other things to expand the number of industrial workers, this method that has been verified in later generations, in just 4 years, for the northwest to train millions or even tens of millions of workers, completely let the northwest through the difficulties.

Of course, such a rigid promotion is not a normal way, in this case, there must be loopholes, and even there are many discords, that is, China's unimaginable manpower advantage, coupled with the all-in-one machine and the crazy explosion of the sea in the northwest, the production capacity of the birth and development. If in the later generations, this is called a false big empty, this is called a hard landing, this is called overcapacity, but before the First World War, this production capacity is a qiē, this has just become an advantage, at a special time, in a special place, to create a miracle.

Yang Yuanzhao knew very well that if it weren't for the imminent arrival of World War I, he might not have suddenly exploded the manufacturing industry in the northwest to the current Cheng dù to help it grow, even if it was to obtain huge profits through the First World War, there would be problems when the adjustment period after the First World War arrived, and at that time, the northwest, where unilateral military heavy industry was the main body, would inevitably have a multipolar imbalance, just like the Soviet Union in later generations, was killed by this imbalance.

It is under the special understanding of history that Yang Yuanzhao will attach importance to this trip to Germany, not only to go in person, but also to make a lot of plans, for him this trip to Germany, not only to completely strengthen China's manufacturing industry, the top manufacturing capacity, from the production of the all-in-one machine to the real production of the over, on the other hand, through guò to investigate the layout of Germany's manufacturing industry, the manufacturing industry in the northwest to make a scalpel-like improvement, only their own safety, their own strength, Only then can the northwest truly be in an invincible position, at least complete the reunification of the motherland, and open up its territory to win a larger and more advantageous living space for the future people

Of course, if Yang Yuanzhao agrees, Mu Mo still needs to report to China, but now that he has entered the Suez Canal, he cannot send a telegram before the Guò Canal is opened.

The Suez Canal runs 190 kilometers north from Port Said to Suez City in the south, and is dug in the north of Port Said into the Mediterranean Sea to the south of Suez. With a short distance of 190 kilometers, it saves tens of millions of nautical miles to travel around the whole of southern Africa, making it arguably one of the busiest canals in the world.

Now this canal is firmly controlled in the hands of the British, after looking at the Strait of Malacca, and then looking at the Suez Canal, Yang Yuanzhao really understands that a traffic artery, for the role of maritime transportation, the Strait of Malacca, has a far wider channel than this canal, unless it is a concentration of heavy troops, it is impossible to block, the extra-long strait, it is impossible to use naval guns to completely block, but the Suez Canal is different, the batteries on both sides of the river, part of the army, enough to control him, unless from the land.

The Suez Canal, and the other end, across the Strait of Gibraltar, the British controlled two points, it was enough to make the Mediterranean Sea under the control of the British, and the same was true for later generations, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and even Turkey, just fought in the Mediterranean, and the intensity of the war never extended to the North Sea, and Germany had no support from other allies, and could only resist Britain independently, and the pressure became extremely great, so Germany abandoned the conventional strategy and adopted the fundamental reason for unlimited submarine warfare.

The Suez Canal comes from the Isthmus of Suez, it is the same as the Isthmus of Panama, it is the most critical place in the world, with the help of the isthmus, the British dug this canal a few decades ago, the connection between Europe and Asia, reduced thousands of nautical miles, now this canal can only be said to be relatively simple, and even the two sides still maintain the original appearance of the original isthmus.

Even if it is a warship, in the Suez Canal, it must be in accordance with the regulations, can not be arranged in a neat formation, fortunately only 190 kilometers, because of the importance of the British, before the war, the safety of the passage of this canal is guaranteed, the only drawback is that the speed is slow, all the ships, must be in accordance with the prescribed speed, slowly moving forward, each time through a lock, need to delay a few hours to half a day, and when the whole Guò Canal is opened, it is already thirty-six hours later.

Finally set foot in Europe, after leaving the canal, the battleships formed a slight formation and headed for the depths of the Mediterranean. (To be continued) R655