Chapter 262

Soon Alice came out with an unhappy face, saw the two in the reception room, smiled at Ryans first, Ryans stood up proudly, and when she tidied up her clothes, Alice made an expression of spreading her hands, turned to Kant and said, "Mr. Kant, please come with me." Reynston was petrified, and after Kant reacted, he glanced at Ryans triumphantly, straightened his waist, straightened his clothes, and followed behind Alice.

What's going on? Could it be that the French have paid for their blood? According to Rains' understanding of Fang Jianxiong, this can only be the case. This guy who forgets his righteousness has always been in this tone. It seems that things are not as simple as expected? The government of the Republic of China is said to be a democratic government, which is essentially a dictatorship. Isn't it a dictatorship that dictators have the final say? Fang Jianxiong must be prevented from falling to Britain and France, which will have a huge negative impact on the global strategy of the United States of America.

Don't look at the happy cooperation between China and the United States before, when facing the traditional powers Britain and France, the United States really has no bottom in its heart. Especially with the outbreak of World War I, the military industrial capacity of Britain and France was far stronger than that of the United States, the largest industrial power. It's a shame to say, the United States is such a strong industrial country, and the current annual output of rifles is only twenty-five, which is still because Fang Jianxiong placed an order in advance, giving the United States ** fire merchants an opportunity to develop production capacity in advance. Even then, the rifles ordered by China will take four years to be delivered in full.

Fang Jianxiong's enthusiasm for industrial development has reached the point of paranoia. It seems that the only way to deal with this is to deal with it. With China's current situation, even if it gives money to technology, no one will absorb and digest these technologies, it will be in vain.

When Kant entered the study, Fang Jianxiong was lying on the table looking at the map, and when he saw Kant coming in, he said: "The Battle of the Somme should be regarded as a lost battle. If the strategic objectives cannot be achieved by the end of June, General Xia Fei of your country will probably lose his position. According to the feedback from the expeditionary force, your army fought bravely and had fierce firepower, but its tactics were backward, and it blindly charged in a dense formation. ”

To put it up, Kant didn't come back to the taste. After a pause, Fang Jianxiong pointed to the chair and said, "Sit down and talk, come here, serve tea." "It's Lu Bicheng who is in charge of delivering tea today, and I don't know how these women are doing. The division of labor is very detailed.

"Chairman Fang, my Government hopes that your country will be able to send less than sixty infantry divisions. What are the specific requirements, it is easy to discuss. Kant was also in a hurry, the Battle of the Somme was now basically a failure, after three months of fighting, hundreds of thousands of casualties, and the German position was still solid. Both sides successively increased their troops to the Somme. Xia Fei once asked the Chinese expeditionary force to be transferred to the battlefield on the Somme, but Neville firmly objected, and the French government was also worried that this would cause dissatisfaction among the Chinese, and the people fought well in the Verdun direction. You transferred to the line of the Somme, isn't this a toss-up?

"Impossible, how many divisions are there in the Wehrmacht? How many heavy artillery units are there in total? How many tank troops are there in total? Mr. Kant should be well aware. Twenty-one infantry divisions went to France, and the domestic defense was empty. I can only recruit new recruits now to supplement the defense of the country. What if there is a resurgence in Japan? Unless Japan is willing to send troops, I will not send a single reinforcement to Europe. Fang Jianxiong's attitude was very resolute. An unusually affirmative expression, a powerful wave of hands.

When he finished saying and felt that his mouth was dry and he went to drink tea, Kant said: "The Chinese government authorizes me to consider increasing industrial assistance to China. A formal agreement could be signed on the matter of assistance. My Government will do its utmost to help your country develop its industry. ”

When Fang Jianxiong heard this, he sneered three times: "Hahaha! Is the latest steam turbine technology also transferable? The technology of 400-mm heavy artillery can also be transferred? The latest battleship technology can also be transferred? The 10,000-ton hydraulic press promised by your country seems to have not started to be assembled yet, right? Isn't it true that when my expeditionary force first arrived in France, it was not well equipped and went into battle? If the contract had worked, the Germans would not have invaded Belgium. ”

This one is a bit of a mess, but it's intentional. The French did not have much hope for the squadron before. The original meaning is that hundreds of thousands of squadrons went to France, and that is the best cannon fodder. In fact, the French did just that, after Verdun was lost, they immediately put the squadron on top, the original meaning was to let the expeditionary force withstand the German army, and no matter how bad it was, the French army in the direction of Reims would retreat safely. I never thought that the expeditionary force was competitive enough, and a counterattack stopped the German army. This time, the eyes of the French fell to the ground, although their hearts were unbalanced, but the battle of the squadron was not weaker than that of the French army.

Relying on the victory of the expeditionary force, Fang Jianxiong spoke loudly and his waist was stiff. Isn't it to go thousands of miles to France to participate in the war just to take the opportunity to improve China's international status? Although the industry is backward, it can almost be said that there is none, and as long as the Chinese people are equipped on the battlefield, they can win any army. There is this premise, medium

The country is not a country to be slaughtered.

"Your Excellency, I admit all of what you have said. I will urge the technicians in Shanghai to assemble and debug the 10,000-ton hydraulic press as much as possible. The requirements of your government for oil refineries, chemical plants, and optical equipment manufacturing plants can be met. Kant is just a trick, to be honest, to show the benefits of reality.

This trick is still more effective for the above Jianxiong, these factories are a little ugly, and the Republic of China is simply a blank. It turned out that the Americans could help, and Nima's American imperialism was not a good bird. procrastinating, taking the benefits and not doing things, it is clearly unreliable.

"In that case, I can build a Ministry of Defense and form ten infantry divisions as the second echelon of the expeditionary force. However, there is one condition, these ten infantry divisions need to be adapted to the country and will not be sent to France until early next year at the earliest. The rest, let's talk about it later. After Fang Jianxiong finished speaking, he picked up the tea cup and drank tea, of course Kant was unwilling, and he didn't care about any Chinese etiquette, and after standing up, he said with great urgency: "Chairman Fang, it's May, is it a little late to send troops next year?" ”

Fang Jianxiong said lightly: "It's not too late at all, if your country can't even survive next year, I will consider withdrawing the expeditionary force from France." "This is really a knock on the teeth, Kant has no good way, and he has taken out the highest authority given by the government. Talking about such a result is definitely not possible, and I can only go back and think again. Report first, and then talk to this insatiable bastard slowly.

Kant got up to say goodbye, Fang Jianxiong sent him out of the door with a smile, and despite the suspicion of being used by this bastard, Kant still made a very happy appearance. The Americans made a fortune in the war, which upset Kant and others. Although Britain and France were trying to win over the United States to join the Entente side in the war, this matter was not at all evident in the current domestic atmosphere in the United States. In the ongoing general election, Wilson shouted the slogan of staying away from war.

Finally, it was Reyns's turn, and this guy came with the opposite intention of Kant. The U.S. government wants Raines to stop China from sending troops to Europe on a large scale. Let's put it this way, once China uses the power of Britain and France to arm more than 1 million troops, the United States will greatly reduce the value of use for China.

What the U.S. government wants to see is a China that depends on the United States. As a large country in the Far East, there are many Chinese ports, and the Chinese market is very important to the United States, both now and in the future. With the signing of the Sino-US friendship and cooperation agreement, a large amount of American capital poured into China and obtained a large number of national projects. Once China turns to Britain and France, it is unclear whether these long-term projects will be able to guarantee long-term stable interests in the future. There is also the point that the loss of China will be the loss of a powerful ally to contain Japan, which has a powerful navy. This is a huge blow to the strategic layout of the United States.

As far as the US government is concerned, the Chinese really don't want much. The refinery being built in Wuhan is not large, and China's crude oil production is very small, and there is only one backward primitive oil mine in Yumen, which is not even an oil field.

"Your Excellency, first of all, I would like to express my sincere apologies on behalf of the U.S. management for the Wuhan refinery. You also know that the war in Europe is raging, and the capitalists are turning their attention to Europe, where there is a lot of cash to be made. As far as I know, some of Your Excellency's private enterprises in the United States have also benefited enormously financially. China and the United States have a long-term and good cooperative relationship, and I don't think that the friendship between the two countries will be hurt because of such a small matter. Ryans came up and took the initiative to explain, and at the same time hinted at Fang Jianxiong that this was a trivial matter. So, what's the big deal?

Fang Jianxiong smiled without saying a word, sat in his chair and smoked, his eyes fixed on Raines. Raines was extremely calm, and said with a slight smile: "There are a large number of oil companies in the United States, if you need it, I can contact at least five companies on your behalf to build oil refineries in China." The premise is that you can ensure that these petroleum products are marketed and that the crude oil is imported from the United States. As for the technology of optical equipment, it is not that the management is unwilling to give it, but that you may not be able to master it if it is given. Of course, the U.S. government can support a certain company to build a factory in China. I want to sell the problem, you can guarantee it. ”

Rains can be regarded as seeing through the dictator in front of him, as long as this guy has enough benefits, he can negotiate everything. Sure enough, as Raines spoke. The smile on Fang Jianxiong's face gradually increased, and finally turned into an amiable smile.

"What a shameless guy!" Silently scolding in his heart, Raines smiled even brighter.

"Mr. Minister, there is no doubt that I have always attached great importance to the friendship between China and the United States. When it was a local government, I was a strong advocate of cooperating with the U.S. government. I hope that your country will cherish the hard-won friendship between the two countries. Fang Dashuai made a false statement, of course Raines would not think that this was enough, and nodded with a smile: "President Wilson is highly concerned about Sino-US relations, and personally called me to instruct me to try my best to deepen the friendship between China and the United States. ”