Chapter 122: Talks Again

The storm in Central Asia suddenly became tense. The contradiction between two big countries with long borders will certainly not be a local contradiction. First of all, both countries are striving for the commanding heights of politics, and they are inward-looking propaganda and explaining to the people that China accuses the Soviet Union of instigating revolution in the demilitarized zone, breaking the peace situation, and leading local armed forces into China as evil, causing serious losses to the lives and property of innocent and poor people. It was announced that our army would enter the demilitarized zone of Central Asia in a posture of self-defense and return fire to combat the armed forces of local terrorist organizations. The Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff Department issued an order after reporting to President Fang Da for approval, and the two major military regions in the northwest and the Far East have entered a state of first-class combat readiness. The rest of the military regions have entered a state of second-level combat readiness, ready to go to the front at any time.

According to the Constitution, the President has the right to issue an order to prepare for war when he is threatened. A declaration of war requires the approval of more than half of the Congress. The propaganda department is at full speed, the firepower of internal propaganda is very fierce, and the interesting thing is that the caliber of the unofficial newspapers is also very consistent, and the old accounts from the events in Central Asia to the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty have been turned over and calculated.

Historically, the largest number of places in China has been accounted for, and this time and space account was calculated once in the late stage of World War I, and this time the old account was re-mentioned, and the atmosphere was very different. The Chinese people have no good impression of Tsarist Russia, and naturally they have no good impression of the Soviet Union, the successor of Tsarist Russia. When the Republican Party is in power, it is engaged in the routine of equality of all ethnic groups at home and nationalism and nationalism abroad. Therefore, the political arena has slowly formed an atmosphere, fighting with each other internally, and with the same guns externally.

As soon as the wind of the media changed, there were more speculations from the outside world, and there were reporters in the newspapers who dared to write about the words of the Sino-German alliance that destroyed the Soviet Union. This has just set off a shift in the direction of the media, and within two days, the ** Times first reported the news of the great victory in Central Asia: Our heroic national defense forces, under the condition that they could no longer bear it, sent troops to the demilitarized zone to defend their homes and defend the country and fight against the ** armed forces. On January 20, in the Yanki Kurgan region, more than 60,000 militants of the ** terrorist organization were encircled and annihilated. The report was accompanied by photographs of killed militants and a large number of prisoners. This report shocked the Chinese people at once, the murderous Chinese have a memory, the whole country with new hatred and old hatred, ** wind direction is surprisingly unanimous, one after another to denounce the friction incident created by the Soviet Union in the demilitarized zone, the purpose is to disrupt the normal development of **.

Domestic media have sent reporters to Central Asia to cover news, and there has been a one-sided situation in China.

Naturally, not to mention the Soviet side, the first tool can only be in the hands of the state, so there is no question of the direction of this internal and external propaganda. In the face of condemnation, the Soviet Union naturally would not rest on its laurels, and declared that the Central Asian incident was completely an anti-Soviet military action concocted by the Soviet Union. He even hit a rake backwards and demanded a reasonable explanation. In addition, major Soviet newspapers also said that the squadron was secretly preparing for war, and the goal was precisely aimed at the Soviet Union.

The quarrels in the newspapers are flickering ordinary people. The tension between China and the Soviet Union is well known to the whole world. There has never been a so-called friendship between the two countries, from the expansion of Tsarist Russia in the late Qing Dynasty to China's ** in the late World War I, it is not the first time that they have fought each other to the death.

The Chinese people are more concerned about whether China and the Soviet Union will fight or not, and there are also many people who have a relationship with each other on this issue.

Hopkins, who has never seen Fang Jianxiong again, has repeatedly asked to see President Fang Da to no avail. It's not that you're busy, or you're resting when you're tired. In short, it is a continuous wall, and talking to other people is definitely inconclusive. After the tension between China and the Soviet Union, Hopkins, with the help of the embassy in China, carried out intensive activities, and the shareholder ** congressman made a speech in favor of the United States in Congress. On January 22, Hopkins asked for another meeting, and finally got the opportunity to talk for half an hour.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the bad relations between China and the Soviet Union and between China and China are the things that the United States wants to see the most. The key is not to allow China and Germany to form an alliance, once the two countries form an alliance, the two army powers are in partnership, and the Soviet Union divides its interests, it will be difficult for the entire Eurasian continent to have the strength to balance these two countries. At that time, it will be difficult for the United States, which is alone in the Americas, to be left alone, let alone its dream of world domination.

Hopkins knew that Roosevelt's ambition was to create a world leader in the United States, not to mention the current isolationism in the United States, and the far-sighted Roosevelt, who had long seen the possibility of another war in Europe. Of course, Roosevelt would not have seen that Hitler would have made a move against France first, let alone that France would be vulnerable.

From Fang Jianxiong's point of view, forcing the Soviet Union and Germany to merge is actually a very risky thing, and facing the Soviet Union itself is a very stressful thing. The problem is that the geographical location of the United States is too good, and the British and American navies are strong, even if the Sino-German cooperation destroys the Soviet Union, the German navy is weak, and even if the competition at sea is killed, there is no possibility of defeating Britain and the United States.

The atomic bomb can play a deterrent role, but the problem is that even if the Sino-German alliance can destroy the Soviet Union, there will be no buffer zone between China and Germany, which is not in China's interests. In the future, the world pattern is still best in the pattern of China and the United States simultaneously.

The Americans were well-informed, and the news of the negotiations between China and Germany was not "airtight", and it was soon heard by the Americans, and Hitler came up with a lot of good things in order to get along with China. That is to say, Germany's wings are not yet hard, and in Europe it is still testing Britain and France, two countries that like to engage in yīn plots and hope that Germany will fight the Soviet Union. Fang Jianxiong was born in Germany, and has always had a good impression of Germany, not to mention that he joined the Entente during World War I, but the interests of countries are paramount, and the current tension between China and the Soviet Union is completely likely to promote Sino-German relations to go further. Britain and France did not even say anything about the expansion of German troops that were close at hand, and Britain and France were even more powerless to do anything about China, which was far away in the world. As for the rìben, a small country with limited war potential, which can be compared with a big country like China.

There is a tradition in the United States, but the center of gravity of the United States has always been in Europe. In this time and space, the United States will not take rì in its eyes, and the international shape of this time and space is even more complicated. There is more than one powerful country in Asia, unlike in parallel history, when the European and American countries did not look down on the country at all. Even Germany, an ally of Rìben in history, did not take Rìben seriously in the evaluation of the combat effectiveness of the army, but only relied on Rìben's navy.

Along the way, Hopkins's brain was swollen so much that he couldn't find a good way to solve the problem of Fang Jianxiong's indifferent attitude towards the United States. Speaking of which, there are many reasons why Fang Jianxiong turned his face, mainly because of the economic crisis. After the economic crisis in the world has swept in, various countries have made a fuss about domestic demand, and the United States has done a good job, but it is not as good as China. China, led by Fang Jianxiong, abolished the gold and silver standard currency early on, and made a credit currency. The silver group engaged in wind and rain, and did not take advantage of the slightest advantage. Before the dollar depreciated, China continued to pull domestic demand to depreciate first, and did not "cooperate" with the actions of the silver group at all.

China, with its large population, has the most obvious effect of stimulating domestic demand, and every country wants to enter this market, and American capital has withdrawn, and European capital, which has been sharpening its head and wanting to enter, is happy to see it. Fang Jianxiong has no intention of falling out with the United States, this is probably certain. The question is how to maintain the U.S. share of the Chinese market, and this is the most critical issue.

I hope that Fisher's judgment is accurate, and Fang Jianxiong's resentment against the United States is still in the technological blockade. It is impossible to say that it is necessary to make a little concession, and the United States can not set up obstacles, and it is not impossible to ensure that even verbal promises are made. It is appropriate to allow some technology to be transferred to China, such as the **-17 bomber that refused to give in before, Boeing wants to make it in China, then it will be manufactured. Whether HP can transfer engine technology or not is a matter between companies.

Hopkins didn't know that as long as the problems of materials and processing technology were solved, China would be able to build an engine that was not bad. Once Boeing manufactures the **-17 in a Chinese joint venture, basically this technology will soon be able to be copied by Chinese. Any country with the ability to copycat, in the 21st century, in another time and space, has not suffered less from black technology.

Seeing Fang Jianxiong standing on the steps smiling instead of the president waiting in the study, Hopkins felt a little anxious to burst into tears. It seems that the recent activities have been laughing, and it is no wonder that Fisher can say that Fang Jianxiong has started the second interview.

"Mr. Special Envoy, I've been too busy lately, and Jian Xiong has been sluggish!" Fang Jianxiong seemed to be a different person, with a smile on his face, and he seemed to be in a good mood. Hopkins didn't make much of a fuss, the political characters didn't have the ability to change their faces like flipping books, and they were embarrassed to come out to mix politics? "Your Excellency! It seems that you are in a good mood, and I am much more relieved about this meeting. Hopkins was not polite at all, and secretly stabbed him.

"The results of the Central Asian side have come out, and there is evidence that the militants in the demilitarized zone of Central Asia are not only local militants, but also Soviet troops are involved." When Fang Jianxiong said this, his face was angry, and he waved his fist vigorously and said: "**zhèngfǔ has the ability and determination to thwart the attempt of the Red Sè Revolution to advance eastward. ”

Hopkins chuckled in his heart, the secret passage can't be some agreement between China and Germany, right? It's really a big trouble like this! "What do you mean, can you be specific?" didn't dare to ask directly, Hopkins took a detour. Fang Jianxiong raised his hand and made a gesture of please: "Let's talk in the study!" I'm sorry, but my attitude was not very good at the last meeting. Mainly affected by some things, now that things are over, we can have a good and frank exchange of opinions. ”

The attitude seems to be really "sincere"! But Hopkins just listens to it as a joke, and what people like Fang Jianxiong say really shouldn't be taken too seriously, unless there are real interests in front of him. Speaking of which, it is really rare for Chinese to have such a moment when they can quickly stuff their crotch and talk to you about their interests all the time.

If Hopkins's mind Fang Jianxiong knew, he would definitely sneer a few times, and said secretly: What kind of face does Lao Tzu talk about with foreign devils? You all only talk about interests, can't Lao Tzu only talk about interests? Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, have the Chinese suffered less losses to save face? The Chinese people are ashamed of their words, and they are not completely ignorant of interests. However, there is a big gap between the tradition of Chinese culture and the West, and personal credibility is often more effective than contracts. Businessmen pay attention to a cigna, without this integrity, it is impossible to do business in China. That is, the Qing Dynasty was too bad, and the great powers brought a bad atmosphere after they entered. From a certain point of view, the Western contract system has its advanced xìng, but the destructive power of China's traditional moral system is also huge.

"Mr. Special Envoy, in consideration of the traditional friendship between China and the United States, COFCO has decided to resume orders for the purchase of corn, cotton, wheat and other crops from the United States from March 1." Fang Jianxiong came up and gave a good news, traditional friendship or something, it is nothing more than a statement. Taking the initiative to show favor is nothing more than a foreshadowing for the next asking price, after all, the procurement of agricultural products accounts for a small proportion of Sino-US trade. China itself is a big agricultural country, and since the upper reaches of the Yellow River have begun to implement a series of compulsory laws such as returning farmland to forests, and Mongolian steppes and other places have introduced policies such as banning wolf hunting. The rapid development of the textile industry and the expansion of cotton planting area have indirectly led to a decrease in grain production, so it has been importing grain and cotton from the United States to make up for the shortage.

Even the small proportion of the agricultural product market is the largest export of agricultural products for the United States, not to mention the export of fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural machinery and other related products.

Fang Jianxiong made concessions, and Hopkins naturally wanted to reciprocate: "Franklin attaches great importance to Sino-US relations, and there is no doubt that Sino-US trade is important to the two countries. The U.S. is willing to push U.S. companies to transfer some advanced technologies to China, which of course requires a certain foundation of mutual trust between U.S. and Chinese companies. "Hopkins is definitely going to set aside the United States, in a sense, President Roosevelt can be quite powerful during the administration, and the influence of American conglomerates during Roosevelt's presidency is far from comparable to that of other presidents.

Fang Jianxiong nodded with satisfaction, and secretly said that George, a horse boy, could promote Hewlett-Packard to build a factory in China. Fang, who quietly acquired 30 percent of HP's shares without obstacles, felt that this matter was not very difficult. According to the latest Sino-German negotiation results, the German side has sold some alloy technology, and if HP can come to China to set up a factory, the processing technology is estimated to be able to solve the copycat problem in two or three years. (To be continued.) )