Chapter 15 The benefits are not given in vain

Fang Lang's visit to WÈN this time was a secret trip, in preparation for Yang Yongtai's subsequent visit to WÈN Germany. After the conclusion of the Paris Peace Conference, Yang Yongtai did not return to China, but first went to Britain to conduct some activities and inspections, mainly to exchange views with the British diplomatic department on the Far East issue on behalf of the Chinese Government.

At the end of World War I, the British government deliberately eliminated a number of warships and wanted to find a home. There is no doubt that China is the ideal pick-up. With this factor in mind, Yang Yongtai's trip to the UK went smoothly.

In fact, Yang Yongtai's main target is Germany, and the Versailles Treaty can be described as a bone sucking the marrow for Germany. France absolutely does not want Germany to have a breath to breathe, and it is eager to completely trample Germany to death and then hurry up. Because of China's humanitarian aid to Germany, Sino-French relations have been greatly affected, and if it were not for the Republic of China's strong efforts in Russia's intervention, France would have taken action a long time ago. Of course, in terms of interests, the relationship of interests between China and France is still dominated by the fact that France needs China. Vietnam, France's colony in Asia, next to China's Yunnan and Guangxi, had considerable interests in economic exchanges. As a last resort, France is unwilling to offend China. It would be better for White Russia to defeat Soviet Russia, so that France could maintain a two-sided attack on Germany.

The first stop of Fang Lang's trip to Germany went to Munich, where Fang Dashuai once lived and fought, and met the Silem family. For Fang Lang's visit, the Silem family was very enthusiastic and did their best to entertain them. The shortage of materials brought about by the war, as well as the depreciation of the Deutsche Mark, etc., led to a decline in the living standards of the Silem family.

Before the war, because of the troubles of someone Fang, Hansen became a famous doctor in Germany, and the huge profits brought by the pharmaceutical factory made it possible for the Silem family to live very little. Even if Germany was defeated, the family had no worries about food and clothing. The only thing that makes Mrs. Celem regret is that she can't drink black tea from China.

The four-year war did not bring victory to Germany, but brought the miserable inhabitants of all industries to wither. The shortage of daily necessities has become the biggest problem in Germany at present. The humanitarian aid provided by the Chinese government is only 100,000 tons a year, which is a drop in the bucket.

Leaving behind a truckload of tea, ham and other daily necessities shipped from China. And to ensure that there would be such a car every month, Fang Lang left the West Lem house and headed for Berlin, the capital of Germany.

On the train, Fang Lang, the spy leader who has always shown himself as a good person, showed his hideous face. In the luxury compartment of the train. In the face of Bier, he bluntly said: "The Chinese government can increase humanitarian aid to Germany, but there are preconditions. ”

In the face of Fang Lang's aggressive momentum, Biel did not give an inch: "Please allow me to explain one thing, this year the Chinese government has delivered a total of two batches of humanitarian aid, each batch of 50,000 tons. If I'm not mistaken, these humanitarian supplies. It was purchased with money raised by German businessmen in China. ”

Fang Lang whistled and said with a rogue expression: "Mr. Bier, please allow me to explain a situation to Your Excellency, if it weren't for the fact that Fushuai came forward to persuade the parliament to legislate. Allowing dual citizenship for Germans in China, do you think German businessmen in China will be able to keep their property in China in the current state of Germany? Take 10,000 steps back, even if they can keep their property and raise supplies. Do you think that boarding a ship under the German flag can make such a smooth journey to Germany? ”

"Damn profiteers!" Biel couldn't help but curse in a low voice. Fang Lang was unmoved, and looked at the German in front of him with a sneer. Frankly speaking, Fang Lang didn't have a good impression of him at all. Since 14 years, Fang Dashuai's shares in pharmaceutical companies in Europe and the United States have not received a penny, and they have all been swallowed by this guy in front of him. In the face of huge interests, the capitalist family really does not have a good thing. According to the intelligence of the Political Intelligence Agency, the guy in front of him is still trading in reselling materials, and he is also the largest reselling leader in Germany.

"Okay, you can tell me that all of them need conditions, right? Please forgive me for being too miserable. Biel could only bow his head, this is not what it used to be, his status as one of the heirs of the Rheinland Company is of no use in the face of Germany's current difficult situation.

Before Fang Lang came to Germany, it was appropriate for Fang Dashuai to teach him face-to-face, and he must not miss this opportunity to take advantage of the fire to rob. Germany is the best in many fields in Europe and the world today. Thinking of this, Fang Lang showed a victorious smile, took out a list from his pocket, and gently placed it in front of Biel.

"Damn it!" Bier picked up the list and opened the first page and cursed, because the first page clearly demanded 15,000 German technicians. Pinching his nose, Biel looked all the way down, and after reading it, he broke out in a cold sweat. A dozen pages of lists, covering the technology of more than 300 projects. Compared to the previous list provided by Biel, this list can be said to be one day and one place. The list provided by Biel can only be regarded as some big road goods. This list covers all of Germany's strengths, such as ZEISS optical technology, metallurgical materials technology, battleship-related technology, and so on. One of the most unbearable is that Biel needs to provide a large technical team to go to China to help build a battleship with a displacement of 32,000 tons.

To put it mildly, this list is a list of Germany's top technologies.

"What do I get?" Bier continued to ask with a blushing face, Fang Lang shrugged his shoulders, and when he didn't see his expression, he smiled slightly: "Five and a half million tons of humanitarian material aid." ”

In other words, this year's 100,000 tons of humanitarian material aid is a one-time deal. If it can't meet the needs of the Chinese side, the next step is to rely on itself. Damn! Biel was filled with anger in his heart!

At this time, Fang Lang said lightly: "I also want to remind Your Excellency that there are things that may not only be in Germany. In order to suppress Germany, the French did not even let go of the machines in the factory, and wanted to dismantle them and sell them for money. Unfortunately, China is the largest buyer in France. ”

While Biel was still planning how to bargain, Yang Yongtai's exchange with the British side ended temporarily and he embarked on a trip back to France. The British trip was quite satisfactory for both sides, because China had the intention to buy British warships. What Britain wants to peddle most is old-fashioned battleships, which China does not look up to. Quite simply, China can make it itself. The British Navy, which has a large number of battleships, is really overwhelmed, and now it is not going to war. So he offered a jumping price and peddled an invincible-level battle patrol that was only launched in 1909. According to the understanding of the British, the Chinese were particularly fond of battlecruisers.

In the beginning, the British offered a price of £1 million per ship, which was undoubtedly quite a bargain. Yang Yongtai did not hesitate to refuse the peddlers of the British, which are all old goods that have served for ten years, and we don't look down on them. In fact, the battle patrol being built in Shanghai is similar to the invincible class, but the speed is faster. And this power system, one is provided by the United States, and the other is to be used by Germany next year, anyway, China is not in a hurry at all, and the battleship is built to comfort the heart, saying that it is okay to have it. By the way, a little stimulation day.

The British took out the Indefatigable class battle cruiser to peddle, and the British had two ships of this class, the New Zealand and the Australia. The offer price was still one million pounds, but this time Yang Yongtai did not refuse so resolutely, saying that he would ask for instructions from China.

Soon the domestic reply was that the tireless class battle cruiser was a low price of 500,000 pounds per ship, and it was not necessary to pay a penny more. This reply almost killed Yang Yongtai on the spot with the British navy's anger, did you do this business? Do you know how much this battleship costs? Do you know how much the annual maintenance of this battleship costs?

Anger is anger, but it doesn't solve any problems, you can't force the Chinese to buy it, right? This situation is actually quite good, at least the Chinese bargained. The British Empire did not need these already technologically backward battleships, and by 1922 the Indomitable class would have to be dismantled by itself. Of course, this is an afterword, and it is impossible to see it now.

During the negotiations, Yang Yongtai waited for Chen Ce and Chen Shaokuan, representatives of the Chinese Navy, who were professionals, especially Chen Shaokuan, who heard that he wanted to buy battleships and kept his saliva all the way from China to Britain. After getting off the boat, I went to the field to inspect it, and I didn't care about resting. Yang Yongtai took the opportunity to propose that he would talk about the purchase after the inspection, and went directly to France.

As soon as Yang Yongtai arrived in Paris, he received a personal reception from French Prime Minister Clemenceau. France paid a huge price for the war, with more than 5 million military and civilian casualties, and the vast majority of the Western Front was in France. How to get the money back, the French prime minister is under a lot of pressure. In such a situation, China's image of such a wronged leader has naturally been infinitely magnified and high hopes have been pinned on it.

The talks were held in a "cordial and friendly" atmosphere, and Yang Yongtai, a representative of the Chinese government, expressed his willingness to purchase a batch of German machines at the price of scrap iron. French Prime Minister Clemenceau said that these machines are all good machines, and there is no such thing as scrap iron. If you don't believe it, you can go to the field and see the goods.

Under the pretext that he was negotiating with Britain about the purchase of warships, Yang Yongtai said that he was very busy, hundreds of thousands of dollars per minute, and he didn't have time to look at those German garbage machines.

After a week of bargaining, the French side made concessions in order to demonstrate the importance of Sino-French friendship. Agreed to sell the machine for $10 million at a slightly higher price than scrap iron. There is no doubt that this order is not too large, but it is also a lot of income for France. Anyway, it was dismantled from Germany, otherwise it would be even more uneconomical to sell it as scrap iron. Anyway, it's still sold now, although the depreciation is a little ruthless, it's obviously eighty percent of the new machine, and when three percent of the new ones come to sell.