Alder looked at Qiao Yu anxiously, hoping that he could agree to this exchange request, Qiao Yu also knew that it was a bit too hasty to ask for tariff power now, and it would be a great thing if he could exchange for a batch of industrial machine tools, but Qiao Yu would not be the one who was wronged.

"Mr. Consul General's proposal is very good, I will arrange a team of experts to evaluate the value of the machine tools provided by France, I wonder if the French side can agree?"

"Absolutely!" Alder hurriedly nodded in agreement, it was definitely a good deal to be able to exchange some dead things for workers, Fu Shan opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

For the rapid expansion of Sichuan, Britain also instinctively felt uneasy, Britain as an old world hegemon, the balance of the trick to the extreme, British political axe of course does not want China to embark on the road of strength, nor does it want to see Sichuan beyond its control, but now in this situation what else can the British Empire do, compared to the more greedy United States and the capital, Sichuan can be regarded as a very good dispatch, as long as some technical equipment support can be exchanged for human and material resources to continue the war, This was already the greatest boon on the part of the Entente.

"Joe, now Russia is regrouping and needs huge amounts of munitions and supplies!"

Fu Shan made further requests, Russia, a clay-legged giant, has shown his weakness and incompetence, but Russia is still a behemoth after all, it can attract a lot of firepower, Britain and France urgently need to strengthen and arm Russia, but now they can only rely on the United States and Sichuan, they really can't draw any strength.

Qiao Yu just agreed to the condition of using the machine tool to return the workers, and he was a little depressed, and he couldn't get back the privileges from the Entente, but now they have sent the handle to themselves, so that they can rest assured that they are bold and bold, this feeling is absolutely wonderful, but Qiao Yu continues to pretend to be stupid.

"Mr. Fushan, we have provided Russia with more than 300 artillery pieces of various calibers, rifles have reached 100,000 rifles, bullets and shells, countless food supplies, so far the Entente side still owes Sichuan 30 million pounds sterling, to be honest I am not optimistic about the prospects of Russia, although I think the Entente can achieve the final victory, but Russia may not be able to hold out that day, domestic uprisings one after another, the battlefield out of defeat or get rid of, Russian soldiers have become slaughtered cattle, I think that the credit of the tsar is bankrupt, and if Britain and France are not able to provide cash to Sichuan, I will refuse to supply supplies to Russia! ”

Fushan and Alder's heads were dizzy for a while, they all knew what Qiao Yu said, and Britain and France were also very worried about the situation in Russia, so they desperately hoped that Sichuan could provide arms to support Russia, but Qiao Yu said very clearly, it is to ask for real money, which is the same attitude as the United States and Yueben, and they not only have economic interests, but also political interests, and the conditions proposed are even more difficult to accept.

Of course, they can also not consume precious funds, then there is only one way, that is, as Qiao Yu just said, exchange enterprises, tariffs, and various privileges for arms, which will undoubtedly weaken the control of the Entente over the Far East, but what else can they do?

"Joe, we need to communicate with the country, as for how to cooperate, we will come up with a way that is acceptable to all parties!"

Fu Shan and Alder then hurriedly said goodbye, Qiao Yu looked at their distant backs with a smile, not to mention how comfortable it was in his heart, the rope on Sichuan's head was getting more and more relaxed, and it would take more than two years for the First World War to end, and Britain and France would have a day when they couldn't stand it sooner or later, and that was when Sichuan really got rid of the pressure.

"Qiao Shuai, these two guys are here to ask for arms support again, right?" Jiang Baili came to visit Qiao Yu, and happened to bump into Fushan and Alder, and also guessed their difficulties.

"That's right, not only arms, but also need to provide us with a large number of laborers, preferably able to send troops, now the Entente is not having a good time, Russia is not useful, the lifeline at sea is facing the threat of German submarines, and the British have a headache!"

Jiang Baili asked with a smile: "Dashuai, are you going to slaughter them again?" ”

"My terms are very lenient, I asked them to hand over the tariff power to pay off the loan, who knows that Britain is not willing to agree, but I believe they will agree sooner or later!"

After hearing the word tariff, Jiang Baili was also big for a while, Qiao Yu was really bold, and he actually paid attention to tariffs, of course Jiang Baili knew what the tariff problem meant, this is the fundamental point of Britain's control of China, as long as the tariff problem is solved, China's fragile industry can be adequately protected, and China can really become a strong country, but this is also the core interest of Britain, can they back down.

"Marshal, I think this matter is probably a little difficult, if the British can't control the tariffs, how can they dump industrial products, after the war is over, they will have no way to return to the Far East!"

"Brother Baili, the British will agree, now they are at the critical point of life and death, nothing can compare to the pressure of survival, but it is a little difficult to get the national tariff power, after all, it is necessary for Beiyang to cooperate, I estimate that Beiyang does not have this ability, at most they can get the tariff power of the southwest in their hands!"

"That's great, tear open the hole of the privileges of the great powers, the next step can be to abolish the privileges on a large scale, and China will truly become a country of reading, Dashuai, you have taken this step too smartly, in fact, I think Dashuai can further expand his power now, take the entire south into his hands, with our air force superiority, enough to blockade the Yangtze River, and take Nanjing is easy!"

Jiang Baili even advocated continuing to expand the results of the war, Qiao Yu was a headache, and even the chairman of the most cool-headed joint meeting was moved, indicating that there must be such a meaning in the Sichuan army, but Qiao Yu knew very well that now Sichuan must definitely resist the temptation, although as Jiang Baili said, the Sichuan army is sure to take Nanjing, but Sichuan is absolutely not sure to run Nanjing.

"Brother Jiang, you know how much Sichuan spent in this war, and then I am ready to bring Yunnan and Guizhou provinces into control, the money to be spent is even more amazing, occupying it is not equal to really owning, just like Beiyang, this method of controlling the whole country is not advisable at all, the whole regime is like duckweed, without any foundation, on the contrary, it will waste our already insufficient financial resources, and now Sichuan's economic development depends on the support of the Entente, but once the war is over, the great powers will make a comeback, our military factory, heavy industry enterprises, a staggering number of light industries will be affected.

The purpose of my eagerness to ask for tariff power is this, we must have the power to resist when the great powers return, not only to protect the relevant taxes, but also to have enough skilled workers, strong enough enterprises, these all need time to accumulate, blind expansion of power will inevitably appear prosperous and declining, Beiyang is a lesson from the past, as long as the foundation is solid, there is a force to confront the great powers, in order to be able to logically unify the country! ”

Jiang Baili also nodded again and again when he heard this: "Dashuai, you can still stay sober at this time and not be confused by the victory in front of you, it is really a blessing for Sichuan and a blessing for the southwest, but we must get enough benefits, otherwise the soldiers of the Sichuan army will not agree!" ”

"Don't worry, Lao Duan has already sent Xu Shuzheng to negotiate, and it will be here soon, this time Beiyang will definitely have to come up with a little benefit!"

"Marshal, I have one more thing to do this time, and that is the issue of arms!" Jiang Baili paused and said: "Because we have to deal with the Protectorate War, our weapons are equipped with troops, so the export of weapons to Russia has been postponed a little, and now the Russian side is urging very tightly, do we resume exports now!" ”

There is no good opinion of Qiao Yu of Russia, the two countries that have hurt China the most in modern history are Yuben and Russia, and it would be great if Russia could shed more blood now.

"Now except for northern Sichuan, the big war has ended, I think it is completely possible to resume exports, but Sichuan can't always export some things with lower profits, we should completely expand the scope of exports, aircraft, armored vehicles, heavy artillery, trucks, merchant ships, these things can bring more profits, and we can also use this as an excuse to get more technology from Britain and France!"

"Marshal, now in our trade with Russia, artillery has been relatively mature, forming a very large scale, our main export types are 75 mm caliber mountain artillery, field artillery, to account for more than 40 percent of the total export, in addition to 105 mm caliber mountain artillery, 120 mm cannons, and 155 mm caliber howitzers, etc., a total of more than 430 units have been sold, a profit of 18.25 million yuan, in addition to the mortars we produce are also very popular with Russia, The mortar structure is simple, the price is low, the most important thing is to be able to adapt to the harsh climate of Russia, the total profit of the current sale to Russia has reached more than 100 million yuan, if you count other strategic materials, this profit is even more amazing! ”

After Jiang Baili became the chairman of the joint conference, the scope of supervision required was getting bigger and bigger, and when he knew that Sichuan had actually achieved this level in the military industry, he was also very surprised, and then he also had a trace of admiration for Qiao Yu, who was able to transform the Sichuan Arsenal as early as possible, so that the arsenal could adapt to the needs of World War I, what kind of strategic vision was required.

"Brother Baili, arms sales to Russia are just a means, a shortcut for us to obtain the advanced technology of the Entente, our current technical level does not need to be hidden, there is something good to sell, I heard that the arsenal has developed a new type of self-propelled artillery, and also developed a heavy mortar, I think it should be sold as soon as possible to strive for profits for us!"