In April, Professor Yuan Ye successfully negotiated with the U.S. and Morgan consortium in Uruguay. Both parties took what they needed, and the cooperation agreement was successfully reached.

The cooperation agreement confirms that the Morgan consortium will acquire 51% of the shares of Oolong Bank for US$10 million, becoming the chairman of the board of directors of Oolong Bank. From then on, the owner of the Oolong Bank was the Yankees.

Although both are $10 million, the connotation of buying shares and injecting capital to get shares is different. The difference is that the value of the bank has almost doubled.

Li Guang lost control of Oolong Bank, but got cash. Although the price is very good. But it is clear that Li Guang suffered a big loss in this transaction, losing control of Oolong Bank, which also weakened his influence on Uruguay.

In the second partnership, the Morgan consortium invested $10 million to buy 51 percent of the shares of Oolong Shipyard. Of course, the contract between the Naval Resistance Army and the Oolong shipyard had to be completed, and the price without a profit was accepted by the Americans.

This transaction is equivalent to losing control of Oolong Shipyard for Li Guang, and the price of selling shares is also quite profitable. But with the addition of the Morgan consortium, the profitability of Oolong Shipyard will definitely exceed that of its own operation before. The influence and management capabilities, scientific and technological strength, and trade capabilities of the Morgan consortium in the United States are definitely not comparable to Li Guangneng. The cost of buying ships in the future may be slightly higher, but ships with higher technology content can be obtained from the Oolong shipyard, and the impact is not very great in short.

Overall, Li Guang's deal is reasonable and fair. The Morgan consortium didn't suffer either, they also had inside information.

A super-consortium like Morgan has a pretty good grasp of US policy, and they know that US President Franklin D. Roosevelt will soon order that the US will spend more than $300 million to build 200 liberty ships.

The Morgan consortium is actually looking at the twelve large shipyards of the Oolong shipyard. You must know that there are three shipyards with a scale of more than 10,000 tons. These facilities don't require a lot of investment, but they do take time. There is no year and a half, and I don't want to build it.

The Morgan consortium is very good at calculating, as long as they pull orders from the US government, they can easily earn back their investments, and there is a surplus.

What's more, the Morgan consortium is fully capable of recruiting more high-level designers, and the Oolong shipyard will no longer be limited to the manufacture of civilian ships, or the warships built are also at the level of civilian ships. This is also a great profit point.

From a business point of view alone, Li Guang did not suffer. In the future, the profit he will get from the oolong shipyard will exceed the profit that he can get from his own operation and rolling development.

The Americans took control of the Oolong shipyard and had even more control over the Uruguayan economy, which of course could be regarded as a victory for the Americans.

If the Americans are willing to continue to inject capital into these two deals, Li Guang's stake will be quickly diluted, and even his influence on banks and shipyards will be lost.

In both deals, Professor Yuan showed enough goodwill towards the Americans. The Americans got what they needed.

It may seem like a commercial trade, but in essence it is clear to both sides that the level of this trade is actually a transfer of control over Uruguay. Or rather, the Americans bought an excellent entry point, an excellent springboard.

In the additional terms of the agreement, the Maritime Resistance Force has gained great benefits.

The Navy received an interest-free loan of $40 million from the U.S. government for 20 years. Note that this is a loan received by the Maritime Resistance Army, not an oolong shipyard, that is, there is no collateral. And until this moment, the Americans have not recognized the Haitang State, but have made a loan for the existence of a military force.

With just $40 million, Professor Yuan can be regarded as having done business. But Professor Yuan will not be satisfied with this, and he has made diplomatic demands on the United States.

After various operations, with the help of the Morgan consortium, a big breakthrough was made for Haitang in diplomacy.

Professor Yuan not only met with U.S. Vice President Harry S. Truman, but also gave a speech entitled "We Will Continue to Fight" at the U.S. Congress.

The first diplomatic liaison office was established in Washington, D.C., and diplomatic contacts with the United States have been established ever since. In its dealings with the United States, it has achieved "quasi-national" status.

In a country like the United States, vice president is not a very important position. In fact, it can be seen from the fame that in the 21st century, many people can name many presidents of the United States, but it is difficult to remember the names of several vice presidents. In fact, the same is true of Americans, everyone knows the president, but not so many people know the vice president. However, Li Guangke knew that after Roosevelt's death, this Mr. Truman served as the president of the United States, and he really had a rich career and a future. This is the right time to invest in Truman. Li Guang immediately instructed Professor Yuan to establish a good relationship with Truman. And Li Guang took out a technical secret of the Naval Resistance Army, which is not a secret, but it is a very valuable one, Germany's improved active sonar and the Americans cooperated.

In essence, it was to cooperate with Truman and give Truman money for his achievements. As for how to operate in the middle, Professor Yuan can easily get information from the hints of Mr. Vice President.

Professor Yuan gave a highly successful speech to the U.S. Congress for the first time in his capacity as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Kingdom. Who Professor Yuan is, Li Guang knows more and more deeply. The prime minister of Hai Tangguo is a pragmatist through and through. According to Professor Yuan, if you understand the 5,000-year history of China, then you should understand that means are the first creed of Chinese politicians. If you want to achieve your own ends, the most effective means are good means. Only the indignant youth criticized the admiration of foreigners, and Professor Yuan thought that his speech was to his liking.

Even so, Professor Yuan deleted his speech many years later, and there was really too much praise for the United States.

In his speech, Professor Yuan enumerated a series of military operations in the Haitang Kingdom, and he spoke of the vital importance of U.S. aid, concluding: "We will not fail or be timid, we will not be weak or tired. Neither the sudden onslaught of battle nor the long-term test of vigilance will bring us down. Give us weapons, give us supplies, and we will complete this hard work. ”

Look, this kind of speech format does not have the style of Chinese characters at all, it is completely Western. Professor Yuan's friendly gesture won the approval of the Americans. Professor Yuan signed and sold books, and "The Dunkirk Battle of the Naval Resistance Army" caused great repercussions in the United States. In the United States, public opinion is the force, and the Navy, the Tang Dynasty, needs the support of both the upper class of the American society and the people.

In the short term, you may only be able to get a little donation, but sooner or later, these actions will bring endless benefits to the Maritime Resistance Army, the Haitang Kingdom, and China.

Many people commented on this trade between the Haitang Kingdom and the United States. The Americans had the upper hand in the war. Li Guang's actions even seemed to be short-sighted, and he actually betrayed the economic foundation of the Naval Resistance Army for money.

However, if we look at the plan for the founding of the Navy, this step is very necessary. First of all, the Naval Resistance Army was short of money, and after getting the 60 million US dollars.

Li Guang's hand is not so tight. But for the Navy, no amount of money is enough. The payment for the goods handed over to the Oolong shipyard alone is as high as 15 million US dollars (the payment for aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, etc.). ）

Diesel engine plants and tank chassis have long been finalized, but due to financial constraints, mass production has been delayed. After receiving this huge amount of money, Li Guang immediately allocated five million US dollars. It was required to prepare a thousand diesel engines and two hundred tanks on the turf.

Where funding is even tighter is the construction of submarines. With the assistance of sufficient manpower, the infrastructure has long had the manufacturing capacity of one per month, but the production capacity has not been released at all. Again, the reason is one thing - lack of money. In order to give full play to the production capacity, Li Guang allocated a one-time allocation of 10 million US dollars, which was enough to prepare raw materials for 12 submarines.

There is an even more urgent one, and it is even more urgently needed for funding - and that is the torpedo. The torpedo factory on the island of Statues, so far there is no stock at all. You must know that all the ships of the Maritime Resistance Force are equipped with nearly 200 torpedoes alone. Torpedoes are expensive enough, and even if you make them yourself, the cost is enough to make you grin. The Naval Resistance Army simply does not have excess financial reserves. Seeing that the war was about to start, Li Guang allocated $5 million for this item. It is estimated that it will be able to produce five hundred electric torpedoes and two hundred thermodynamic torpedoes. With such a large amount of reserves, I don't know if they can meet the needs of wartime.

As for the artillery factory, Li Guang also allocated 5 million US dollars to increase the reserve of raw materials. Among them, 2 million US dollars were allocated to go to the Soviet Union to purchase artillery steel. Li Guang was clear about the timing of the war against Germany and the Soviet Union, and hoped to make this business before the war.

These funds were only able to produce two or three hundred anti-aircraft and tank guns and infantry guns. Among other things, the planned aircraft carriers and air defense destroyers, as well as tanks, are not enough.

There are many places where it can be used for money, such as buying fighter planes, such as buying explosives, buying oil, buying food, and buying vehicles. These procurement plans were postponed by Li Guang.

Another 10 million were squeezed out to buy certain supplies in preparation for future German trade.

Li Guang hopes to make a lot of money in the trade with the Germans, you must know that during this period of time, the funds of Shixiang Island have been inclined to battery production, and the output in the past year is not a small amount, which occupies a lot of funds of the Maritime Resistance Army.

Only when trade with Germany is successful, can the Naval Resistance Army really reserve some funds. Without funds, the occupation of the island of Madagascar is an empty phrase. If it is defeated, military spending may not be too much. But to achieve the goal of establishing a state in Madagascar, the cost will be enormous.

Li Guang did not dare to reduce military spending any longer, leaving $10 million as military and training expenses for the troops. And with this 10 million US dollars, the Naval Resistance Army has to support it for more than half a year, which is definitely not so easy.

I lost the watermelon and picked up the sesame seeds. This is an old proverb. Professor Yuan and Li Guang took this step, which marked that the future target of the Haitang Kingdom could only be Madagascar. If Madagascar cannot be taken, it will lose Uruguay's influence.

You must know that Uruguay is superior to Paradise Island and Gardon Island, but it can be used as a piece of land for the back road.

In short, if they can't take Madagascar, Li Guang and Professor Yuan are doing a super bad business.

The diplomatic breakthrough with the United States is a guarantee for the future founding of the Haitang State and its military operations.

Now it seems that having given control of the banks and shipyards, the Maritime Resistance Army has made a diplomatic breakthrough. However, this diplomatic relationship is not yet strong and needs to be carefully managed.

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