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"Ride? Your country is indeed rich! Zhao Yun knew the embarrassing situation of the remnants of Tsarist Russia in Europe, but he was still negotiating, so Zhao Yun was embarrassed to pierce this layer of window paper.

"Listen to me, Lord Falel Tucker, I can only give you one month, and if you can let us know about His Majesty the Tsar within a month, we will naturally pay for it, and you can also arm your soldiers with the secret arsenal in the Ural Mountains......"

"No, no, Mr. Denikin, a month is too short a month for me to be sure whether Yekaterinburg will be taken during this time. Three months, if it's three months, it's still okay to talk about it. I have to do what I promise, and I don't make any promises about things that I can't grasp. I also hope you can understand that if you don't bring us the weapons that are buried in the mountains waiting to be rusted, over time, these weapons will either become obsolete or not armed with a large army, so we are the most suitable buyers. ”

This is a problem that Zhao Yun also needs to solve urgently, and the weapons and equipment are not said to be able to summon combat effectiveness when they are in their hands. If those White Russians are equipped with "water beads", they are expected to be able to get started soon, but if they are made in Hanyang, they will have to adapt slowly.

And this "treasure" of Tsarist Russia solved the problem of the expansion of the White Russian Army in Siberia, "the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse", after all, Tsarist Russia has been operating in the Urals for a long time, compared with Tsarist Russia, Soviet Russia is still an emerging force at the moment, and there are many places that have not yet been taken into account, and this military "treasure" buried in the Ural Mountains is urgently needed by Zhao Yun. But don't forget that Huaxia is also changing clothes, plus the scattered 60-700,000 people of the White Russian army, Zhao Yun's team that needs to change clothes in a short period of time has reached 3.5 million. This is still the "Hanyang-made" and "Shuilianzhu", and if all the new German rifles are replaced, it will be a huge consumption figure.

"Okay, that's 75 days, but Lord Farrell Tucker, this is my last limit, and if you can't even wait that little longer, I think our deal is going to fall through......"

"60 days, that is, two months, when your fleet is anchored in the Far East Shanghai Port, that is when you get the news."

A veteran aristocrat of Tsarist Russia, a man behind the command of millions of people, was like two vegetable sellers on the street, bargaining there without grace. And in the end, Zhao Yun gritted his teeth, did not let go, and used the method of "lending" to get things from Denikin's hands. The "kind-hearted" Zhao Yun took into account the actual situation of the remnants of Tsarist Russia in Europe, and "introduced" Denikin to "lend" the navy of Tsarist Russia to Huaxia. Second, European countries have their own "perfect" coastal defenses, and only China, with its long coastline, has only two old-fashioned battleships, so only China will eat the Tsarist Navy "completely" and avoid the result of the dismemberment of the Tsarist Navy. After roughly agreeing on the salaries of naval officers and soldiers, the daily cost of the fleet, and other specific matters, Zhao Yun used the name of Lyertak as a "middleman" to help Denikin solve the problem of whether the Tsarist Navy had any salaries, and at the same time "packaged" two cruisers during the First World War, two cruisers before the First World War, and a destroyer to the Chinese Navy. The loan period is three years, and the contract will be considered effective if it arrives at Wusongkou in Shanghai within two months.

Together with the "Alexander III" used by Tsarist Russia for payment, China now has three battleships on the bright side, as well as a complete ocean-going fleet.

After the business was over, Zhao Yun kept looking at Denikin and showed a warm smile: "On behalf of the Chita Duma, I welcome you to join, Mr. Denikin." ”

"It's a great honor." The old man also laughed, yes, this is indeed a win-win negotiation, and the impasse that could not be opened for a long time has finally been broken.

However, the conversation with Denikin was not over yet, and Denikin paused slightly, "I don't know, what position will I be in after I join the Chita Duma?" ”

"To be honest, with your honorable status, even if you directly serve as the president of the council, there is no problem, but the Chita Duma is not opened by our family after all, so things are a bit troublesome, this position is appointed by the Barons Army, if you want this position, it will take a long time and a considerable amount of money to operate it before those barons agree...... But except for the president, I should be able to fight for the other positions for you. ”

"Lord Leertak is really generous, I never thought that the position of chairman of the Duma council, my old bones can sit in that position without soldiers and power, but if I can, I hope that Lord Leertucker can help fight for the position of chairman of the controversy council."

"Council President?" Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, in the Duma parliament, the chairman of the parliament is an extremely important position, and the power of this position is not even under the president of the parliament, as long as the chairman is not there, the chairman of the parliament can handle the affairs of the parliament with full powers, and even participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Founded in 1889, the alliance was the equivalent of the United Nations before World War II, and its members were the parliaments of Western countries. The Council is composed of two members of parliament from each Member State, the head of delegation to the Conference and another representative. The term of office of the President of the Council is three years.

The Executive Committee discusses the executive work for a term of three years. The President of the Board of Directors is an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee and serves as the Chairman of the Executive Committee, and the remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly from among the members of the Council of the Alliance. The secretariat of the Union is located in Geneva. The Secretary-General is elected for a five-year term. It is no exaggeration to say that the president of the parliament is equivalent to another president of the parliament in a certain way, and if he is a member of the council of the "Union", he can sometimes even override the power of the speaker of the parliament.

It is precisely for this reason that in the Chita Duma parliament, the post of chairman of the parliament is vacant, because there is really no one who can take the hand to go to the international arena and show the strength of the Chita Duma.

"I'll try my best." Zhao Yun, who had figured out the joint, nodded with a smile and took care of the matter. "By the way, Mr. Denikin, when are you going to announce to the warriors of Tsarist Russia around the world that you have joined forces with the Chita Duma? As you know, Russia is now under the control of Soviet Russia, and it is very inconvenient to pass on the news, so I have to hurry up and tell the good news of the two alliances to those who are looking forward to it......"

"Don't worry, my Lord Leltark, before I announce this, I want to talk to you about one more thing......"

"Another thing?"

"Yes, about the plane......"

"Oh? Plane? I wonder what Mr. Denikin thinks about this thing? When Zhao Yun heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, but don't forget, between the air force and the navy, Zhao Yun chose the air force that quickly became an army, even if it was a battle for the sea, Zhao Yun also knew that in the near future, the role of naval aviation would also begin to replace naval artillery in the traditional sense.

Zhao Yun came here today to ask him about the news of Russia, and he was worried that he didn't have a chance to speak, but he didn't expect this old gentleman to take the initiative to mention it......

"I do have a little opinion on this matter......" Returning to the topic, the old man gradually regained his wise demeanor, only to see him leisurely flick his fingers, and at the same time use his slow and gentle tone, said slowly: "I don't know if you know about our country's achievements in airplanes, my country has long recognized that airplanes will eventually replace airships before the world war. Therefore, China took the lead in starting to develop bombers and achieved achievements that have attracted the attention of the world. In terms of developing bombers, it became the most advanced country in the world at that time. In the middle of the world war, in 1915 there was a specially developed bomber, which was a heavy four-engine bomber, known as Sikorsky "Ilya Muromets" II, developed by the Baltic Railway Plant......"

Zhao Yun pursed his lips secretly, thinking to himself, aren't you talking nonsense, the whole of Europe knows that your Tsarist Russia has participated in the world war and has strategic bombers, but now they have all become Soviet Russia's!

"Hehe, I think Lord Lyertucker must have whispered in his heart that I was talking nonsense, right......"

"......" Zhao Yun almost didn't bite his tongue, and stared at Denikin in shock for a long time, and he couldn't figure out a hundred times in his heart, could this old gentleman know how to read minds? Why do you even know what Lao Tzu is scolding in his heart......

"Don't worry, Master Farrell Tucker, I don't know much about mind reading, but even I know that what I said is nonsense......" The old man smiled, as if quite satisfied with his prank, "But that's not the point, the real point is that one of its designers and aeronautizers happens to be known to me......

"Huh?" Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard this: "Do you know?" So where is he now? Is it also in Europe like yours? ”

"No, no, no, he's not the same as me, a bad old man, he's a genius, a real genius. As early as 1919, he moved to the United States, and this year he is preparing to form an aeronautical engineering company. However, if I come forward, for the sake of the country's interests, I am ninety percent sure that I can persuade him to return to China to serve. ”

"I said, Lord Denikin, can we not go around in circles, what kind of genius is worthy of your admiration?" When Zhao Yun said this, the expression on his face suddenly froze, and he was stunned for more than ten seconds, with a huge surprise in his heart, Zhao Yun swallowed his saliva very carefully: "You don't want to bring me the designer and builder of your first Russian heavy bomber, "Ilya Muromets", right?" ”