Chapter 270: Vision and Conspiracy

When he was still in China, Shi Zhong saw a copy of the "Minutes of the National Industrial and Commercial Development Planning Work Conference" held by the Cabinet of the Republic of China in the first half of the year. Judging from the minutes of this meeting, the cabinet of the Republic of China is making every effort to develop people's livelihood, while focusing on supporting the development of heavy industry and transportation. In the minutes of the meeting, the attraction of foreign investment was emphasized, and the attraction of foreign investment by local governments was used as a performance indicator to measure the performance of government officials.

This one is horrible! China is rich in resources, and not only has enough capital and technology to come in, but the speed of development will be unimaginable. The cabinet government also focuses on supporting heavy industry, and the funds and policies are sufficiently tilted. In the first half of 1916, China's steel production had exceeded 800,000 tons, and at the end of 16, it exceeded 1 million tons of crude steel, which was not a problem at all.

What does this mean? It means that Japan has lagged behind China in steel, an important industrial indicator. Although the Chinese are still far behind in material technology, there are foreign funds and technologies, and some material technologies are not difficult to obtain. Coupled with the fact that China has already participated in the European war and achieved good results, Shizhong has no reason to believe that it is not difficult for the Chinese to obtain some material technology from Europe.

A visionary individual among a group of ordinary people is undoubtedly painful, especially in this era, aside from the pain that has no resonance, seeing the crux of the problem but not being able to do anything about it is the greatest pain in the stone. China is already taking off, and he can't stop it, all he can do is make this ascent a little bit faster.

The female officer's eyes were not good, and after looking the two of them up and down, she said lightly: "Check it and see if you have any weapons." ”

"You ......." Yijiyuan's face turned purple, and Shi Zhong stretched out his hand to pull him, signaling him not to be impatient.

This scene fell in the eyes of Fang Dashuai, who was holding a telescope in front of the upstairs window. Seeing this, Fang Jianxiong put down the binoculars, turned to Fang Lang, who was standing behind him, and said, "Have you checked it out?" ”

"It's true, the person accompanying me is Kawashima Naniwa, and I met this person when I was in Lushun. Now the Zongshe Party is a rat crossing the street, and Shanqi is also closed all day long. The princes on the grassland are also looking at the scenery. Speaking of which, the lowly and incompetent. Didn't catch too clear a handle. Fang Lang lowered his head a little ashamed to speak, Fang Jianxiong smiled and waved his hand: "I don't blame you for this, I didn't expect that the Battle of Qingdao could be won so easily." Originally, I thought that I would have to fight for a year and a half. The Japanese were all defeated. What else can you expect these beam-jumping clowns to show you? ”

"Humble thanks, thank you for the grace of not sinning."

"Go get busy!"

Shangguan Xue led two Japanese who had been inspected in, and as for Kawashima Naniwa, he temporarily acted as an interpreter. In fact, these people can all speak Chinese, and it doesn't matter if there is a translator or not.

Fang Jianxiong didn't mean to greet him, but sat behind the desk, and only then got up when he saw the three of them coming in.

"Mr. Ijiin is anxious to see you. I don't know what to say? "When Fang Jianxiong faced the Japanese, it was difficult to be polite, this is a very instinctive mentality. Let a Chinese born in New China and grow up under the red flag have a good impression of the Japanese. It's also a little too difficult. Although we look at the environment around China as a whole objectively, it is Russia that can pose a great threat to China in the future. Historically, Russia has occupied the most Chinese territory.

Facing Fang Jianxiong's aggressive momentum. Ijiin is numb to his habits, but it is better to say that he must endure humiliation and burden. The severance of Sino-Japanese economic and trade relations. The blow to the Japanese economy has been huge. No matter how he is treated, this time he must convince Fang Jianxiong that as long as he relaxes, he can endure any kind of humiliation.

Ijiin stepped forward and did not speak in a hurry, but bowed first, and then said: "Your Excellency, Honorable Chairman, on behalf of the Imperial Cabinet, I would like to convey the Cabinet's wish to restart economic and trade exchanges between China and Japan. ”

Fang Jianxiong smiled when he heard this, waved his hand and said, "Don't talk to me about this, go to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Cabinet." The government of the Republic of China is an elected government and a democratic government. I'm a soldier, I can't do politics. ”

Ijiin was blocked and almost didn't catch his breath, this person was so shameless. The dictator who is clear and clear actually said this.

Shi Zhong took a step forward at this time, bowed and said: "Your Excellency, I am the head of the Friendship and Cooperation Division for China of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Cabinet. China and Japan are both important countries in Asia, and the cooperation between the two countries is conducive to the improvement of the yellow race in the world. ”

Fang Jianxiong glanced at Shi Zhong, this person still had an impression, and several times the Japanese saw him dangling on the side. What kind of bullshit Sino-Japanese friendship and cooperation class is clear, it is that Japan wants to open up the Chinese market. If it was an irrational leader, he would not hesitate to refuse the request of the Japanese, but Fang Jianxiong could not do that. Japan is a country that lacks all resources except seawater. Forced little Japan into a hurry, that can do anything. The continued hostility between China and Japan is not a good thing for China's development. To catch up with the world, China does need a period of time when the external environment is relatively stable. In this sense, a temporary easing of Sino-Japanese relations is not a bad thing. Between countries, all about history is talking, and what kind of ethnic hatred is not something that a rational leader should put in the first place.

As long as Japan does not give up the idea of dominating Asia, sooner or later it will have to break its head, and it will be too late to clean it up when the time comes. Not to mention, the beginning of next year in Russia began to unrest, and then the Red Revolution took place. Properly handling Sino-Japanese relations at this time will be conducive to taking advantage of Russia's robbery next year.

"Shi Zhongjun, I must admit that your words moved me. You are a visionary Japanese. Okay, I know about this matter, Sino-Japanese friendship, this is something I have always wanted to see. Fang Jianxiong said, beckoned to Yang Yongtai and said, "Changqing, tomorrow you will be responsible for accompanying a few Japanese friends to Beijing to contact the cabinet." By the way, I would like to convey my personal opinion that Sino-Japanese friendship is a prerequisite for the rise of the yellow race in the forest of the world. ”

Things went smoothly so that Ijiin thought that he had seen a ghost, and at the same time, it also made Ishinaka fall into a huge confusion. Why did you accomplish the task so easily, and is there some conspiracy here? Shizhong is incomprehensible!

When the three of them left, Fang Jianxiong was unexpectedly polite and sent to the door. This attitude made Shi Zhong think about it even more, what is the problem? What does Japan have that China needs?

After Yang Yongtai sent the three of them out, he returned to Fang Jianxiong, who looked pensive, and asked in a low voice: "Fu Shuai, what else do you have to explain when you go to Beijing?" ”

Fang Jianxiong glanced at him with satisfaction and said, "Japan needs a lot of resources, and we need a lot of foreign exchange. It's that simple! At present, Europe is engaged in a fierce war, and both China and Japan must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for development, and it will be detrimental to both sides to continue to be hostile. Sue Sù Tang Jiwu can sell the resources they need to Japan at a price slightly lower than the market price. However, there must be strict restrictions on Japan's industrial products. No matter what means he takes, in short, he will constantly put obstacles in his way. If it really doesn't work, it will be delayed, and it will be negotiated slowly. ”

Yang Yongtai hesitated, didn't ask questions, nodded and retreated. Fang Jianxiong closed his eyes, his heart was a little complicated. Despite the frenzied betrayal of the country, the US funds and other countries' funds that have entered China are still far from satisfying China's development needs. This is one of the reasons, and the other is more important, because of Russia. If Japan is too weak, it will not be able to effectively deplete the strength of both countries in the course of intervening in the Russian civil war in the future.

On the way back, Shi Zhong suddenly said to Yijiyuan: "Your Excellency, at the negotiation table, we can ask China to transfer the technology of infantry guns, light machine guns, and 75 mountain guns. ”

Ijiin was shocked and said, "How can you agree?" You know, Britain and France have paid a lot of money to get these technologies. ”

Shi Zhong said expressionlessly: "Don't worry, they will agree." "Shi Zhong did not distinguish although he did not understand what the conspiracy that might exist in it was very simple, and making a request was just a temptation. Shi Zhong did not expect to see it, Fang Jianxiong refused this request, the best and resolute kind. In fact, Japan has obtained the technology and drawings of light machine gun mortars from the British, and is developing corresponding equipment suitable for the Japanese army. However, this is a secret of the Army, and it is not reported to the Cabinet.

In any case, the Japanese government took the initiative to raise this matter and was in a disadvantageous position. As for the future Sino-Japanese trade, Shizhong is not overly optimistic. In particular, the prospects for Japanese products in the Chinese market are worrying.

The longer he stayed in China, the clearer he could see that when the nationalism of this great country gradually rose and the people's sentiment was condensed, it would be difficult for any foreign force to stop the enthusiasm for the future that erupted from this nation. In fact, there are many similarities between the Chinese and Japanese people, and if you have to find a difference, it is that the Chinese seem to be more moderate, nothing more. But the stone clearly sees that there is a kind of emotion waiting to erupt hidden underneath this mildness, like a volcano ready to try.

There is no doubt that the volcano has now entered the preparatory stage for the eruption period.

Nanjing, at four o'clock in the morning at Xiaguan Wharf, the hustle and bustle of the city begins at Shimonoseki Wharf. Summer is coming, the summer in Nanjing is extremely terrible, and a little coolness in the morning is too precious. The goods piled up in the warehouse, loaded with tricycles, suddenly emitted black smoke, and rushed to the large and small ships on the dock.