. "This plant is the technology we imported from Germany, and it was originally planned to build a production capacity of 50,000 tons of electrolytic aluminum within five years. If...... If Alcoa wants to join, we can increase our capital and shares, and increase our production capacity to 100,000 tons."

Luo Yaoguo thought about it and immediately reported a plan to expand production that looked a little crazy.

Mellon took a deep breath: "100,000 tons is almost as much as the current aluminum production in the United States, can China use it?" ”

Luo Yaoguo's reply was: "Our Ministry of Armaments will purchase all the products and can sign an agreement. In this way, you don't have to worry about the aluminum company, what do you think? ”

100,000 tons of aluminum, this figure is an insignificant output in the eyes of Luo Yaoguo from later generations. But at the time, it was a large production. Even in World War II, the United States' highest aluminum output was only 834,600 tons, and in fact, the "Führer" and small Japan were affected by more than 800,000 tons of aluminum, 60 million or 70 million tons of steel, almost 200 million tons of oil, more than 70 billion cubic meters of natural gas, more than 400 million tons of coal, more than 1 million tons of copper, more than 500,000 tons of lead, and 7.8 million tons of zinc...... To defeat and Luo Yaoguo has been desperate to expand heavy industry over the years, even if it is not to unify China for the time being, it is necessary to give priority to the development of heavy industry. It is hoped that by the day of World War II, China will have at least one-tenth of the output of American heavy industry. With such capital, coupled with the world's largest population and the world's third largest territory, you can go to the casinos of World War II to play

Andrew. Mellon hesitated for a moment, but agreed with a smile: "Okay, if someone can buy all the products, that's naturally a good thing to ask for." This investment will be preliminarily determined, and I will arrange for representatives of Alcoa to go to China to negotiate with you. I hope to be able to complete all the negotiations in three months, no problem, right? ”

"No problem." Luo Yaoguo's reply was also quite crisp.

"Finally, let's talk about loans, railways, and oil in Xinjiang Province." Speaking of oil, Mellon's eyes couldn't help but shine with a strange brilliance. Right now, it seems that the richest billionaires in the United States can't do without oil. For example, Andrew. The Mellon family's Gulf Oil Company, the Morgan family-controlled Continental Oil Company, and the Rockefeller family's Mobil Oil Company.

Luo Yaoguo took a sip of coffee and said to Mellon with a smile: "Mr. Mellon, the Ministry of Armaments of our National Government can sell you up to half of the shares of Xinhai Railway Company, which is the largest share I can control right now." Furthermore...... The right to explore and exploit oil in Karamay area of Xinjiang Province can also be transferred to you. I can definitely convince General Wang Zizhi, who rules there. However, I hope to use half of the shares of the Sino-German Aircraft Company and all the shares of Huainan Coal Mine, Xuzhou Coal Mine and Pingxiang Coal Mine, which are currently the largest and best equipped coal mining companies in China, as collateral. Loans of $200 million from Mellon Bank and United Trust for the Ministry of Armaments of the National Government. The term is fifteen years and the interest rate is fixed. ”

"After the 50 shares of Xinhai Railway Company are appraised, I will give you a premium of 30%, and there is no problem with the loan." Andrew. Mellon lifted his reading glasses with gold silk and said with a smile: "If our bank manager determines that those companies are worth $200 million, I will approve the deal immediately." In terms of interest rates, I'll give you five percent, which is very favorable. ”

Hear Andrew. Mellon gave an affirmative answer, and Luo Yaoguo secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. In addition to the agreement reached with Rockefeller Jr., this trip to the United States has raised at least $800 million in cash for the Ministry of Armaments and heavy industry enterprises with close ties to the Ministry of Armaments, and the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank have also received another $500 million in loans, totaling $1.3 billion. With such a huge sum of money as a guarantee, China can at least survive the disaster, right? As for taking advantage of the Great Depression to go to the United States to "buy the bottom" or something, Luo Yaoguo didn't dare to hope for it. After all, China is already almost the most vulnerable link in the international capitalist camp, and it is thankful that it can protect itself.

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Just when Luo Yaoguo, Song Ziwen, and Kong Xiangxi were busy borrowing money in the United States to reserve sufficient funds to survive the future Great Depression. On the other side of the world, there is also a group of energetic idealists trying to raise money to form a "United Reserve Bank" to fight such a behemoth as fiat money.

On February 23, the 17th year of the Republic of China, Yan'an, northern Shaanxi.

This holy place in China, which is currently the best in China, has been shrouded in a haze since the end of last year. It was not because of the Kuomintang rightists, whose reactionary nature was increasingly revealed, or because of the GC International, which was always interfering in the center, but because of this reactionary weather, a severe drought seemed to be gradually approaching the nascent Soviet power

Standing on the majestic pagoda mountain, looking from afar, all you can see is a barren scene, and the vast land seems to have no trace of green that symbolizes life. At the foot of the mountain, the Yan River, which used to be abundant in water, has now become a meandering stream. The bare beach is like an old woman's skin, parched, cracked, and full of wrinkles.

"Alas......" Zhou Elai pointed to the somewhat sad scene in front of him, and smiled bitterly at Zhang Naiqi, who came to northern Shaanxi to discuss the formation of the business of the Northern Shaanxi Energy Company: "Mr. Zhang, you have also seen that our current situation is to fight with people and the sky."

Zhang Naiqi smiled reluctantly: "Mr. Zhou, the people of the Soviet area have the wise leadership of your party, and they will surely be able to defeat the natural disaster soon." And...... The democrats and patriotic national bourgeoisie in the white areas are also concerned about the situation in the Soviet areas at all times, and I believe that after everyone knows the difficulties here, they will certainly have the money to contribute and make a strong contribution. ”

This is also somewhat true, because the democrats and patriotic national bourgeoisie in the white areas are indeed concerned about the situation in northern Shaanxi at all times, especially ...... The situation of the Northern Shaanxi Energy Company.

Zhou Elai nodded, with a slight smile on his face: "Please Mr. Zhang convey to all the comrades who care about the Soviet area and our party, our party and the people of the Soviet area will definitely not forget their help at the critical moment." ”

"Mr. Zhou, since the Soviet area is in difficulty, can you ask the Beijing government for help? They are now the central government, and they have the obligation to support local difficulties" Zhang Naiqi frowned slightly, and began to make suggestions.

"This ......" Zhou Elai twisted his thick eyebrows, and seemed to be a little hesitant. After a while, he shook his head slightly: "It is not yet spring ploughing, and it is too early to ask the central government for relief, and it is ...... We have reached an agreement with the Feng Department and the Zhi Gong Party to form a 'United Reserve Bank' to compete with the right wing of the Kuomintang for the right to issue currency in the north. I know that this matter will not be concealed for much time, and their spies are very powerful, and the relations between the two parties will inevitably deteriorate at that time. ”

"Okay," Zhang Naiqi slapped his face: "With the 'banknote issuing bank', are you afraid that this difficulty in our Soviet area will not be solved?" Isn't northern Shaanxi a population of hundreds of thousands? In addition, Longdong will not exceed one million, and a bag of two hundred catties of flour in the white area is only thirty yuan. There are millions of dollars, and this disaster will be saved. ”

Zhou Elai still wrinkled his eyebrows, and his expression was serious: "Mr. Zhang doesn't know, at the moment, our GCD is currently so poor that we are scum." The reserves of the 'United Reserve Bank' this time will be jointly financed by all parties, and we will have to pay 5 million silver dollars, which cannot be raised at the moment, and it seems ......."

Zhang Naiqi touched his bald head and took a deep breath: "Mr. Zhou, this 'United Reserve Bank' must not be without the participation of your party. Otherwise, if Feng and Chen Jiongming were allowed to do it, it would be better for the Kuomintang to continue to use fiat currency to exploit the common people. It's just five million silver dollars needed in the middle g...... Otherwise, didn't our Shaanbei Energy Co., Ltd. raise six million shares? Now the funds are in place, but there is still a process for the project to be carried out, so if you can't do it, you can embezzle the money first, right? ”

Hearing Zhang Naiqi's statement, Zhou Elai was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhang, it would be great if it could be like that, please rest assured Mr. Zhang, we only need three months to keep this money and return it." Oh, and we want to raise another 10 million dollars from the democrats and patriotic capitalists, and the management of the bank will be carried out by the democrats and patriotic capitalists in the future, and a third of the seats on the board of directors of the bank will be ceded to them. Do you think it's possible to raise this money? ”

"10 million ......" Zhang Naiqi calculated in his heart, this United Reserve Bank is doing a big deal of "printing money", and it is supported by powerful forces such as Zhongg, Fengxi, and Zhi Gong Dang, so it seems that it should be profitable and not lose. Raising 10 million silver dollars should not be a problem. Thinking of this, Zhang Naiqi happily agreed: "Please rest assured, Mr. Zhou, there is such a big deal as the establishment of a note-issuing bank, and the money of 10 million silver dollars will definitely be raised soon." ”

Zhou Elai sighed lightly and said with a smile: "This is the best thing, with this United Reserve Bank, the construction of our Soviet area can be on the fast track, even if it is not impossible to surpass the Kuomintang in the field of heavy industry."

"Oh. Does your party already have a plan for this? Can you tell us about that? Let me be happy too. As soon as Zhang Naiqi heard that China G also had a heavy industry development plan, he was naturally overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward and sounded.

Zhou Elai laughed and replied, "Of course you can, my party has never regarded Mr. Zhang as an outsider." Our party plans to build a large-scale iron and steel complex at the foot of the Baiyun Obo Mountain, north of Baotou in Suiyuan, and plans to import the most advanced technology in the world from the Soviet Union, and strive to build China's most technologically advanced and managed iron and steel plant within five years, with an annual output of more than 50,000 tons. After this steel plant is completed and put into operation, we will be able to produce most of the military steel, including cannon steel and gun rod steel. And we will also build a large arsenal there, so that in the future the supply of weapons and ammunition for our Red Army will be self-sufficient, and we will no longer have to look at other people's faces to live. ”

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Wall Street, Morgan Bank Building. In the living room, there were already a few people sitting in a staggered manner. Among them was John Jr. of the Rockefeller family. Davidson. Andrew of the Rockefeller and Mellon families. William. Mellon. There was also an old man with an easy-going round face, slightly curly hair, and a neatly trimmed mustache. He is the most proud and glamorous man in the current embodiment of prosperous capitalism. Ponel Pete. Morgan. The head of the Morgan family, a well-known family, now has the Bankers' Trust Company, the Guarantee Trust Company, the First International Bank and other financial institutions as the core, and controls a large number of tractor-las enterprises, including the American Iron and Steel Company, GM, GE, Continental Oil Company, Kenneg Copper Company, International Telegraph and Telephone Company, American Telegraph and Telephone Company, Westinghouse Electric Company, etc., and the total capital of these enterprises was as high as $74 billion before the Great Depression of 1929, accounting for a quarter of the capital of all enterprises in the United States, the current United States is actually John Jr. Ponel Pete. Morgan, Andrew. William. Mellon, John Jr. Davidson. The world of the Rockefeller Three. And now, these three true kings of the United States have come together to discuss the topic of the East. This ancient and mysterious ancient country of the East is now in a state of ignorance and incomprehension into the labyrinthine system of capitalism controlled by the three of them.

"John." Morgan took a puff of Cuban cigar, then smiled slightly, and called out the name of Rockefeller Jr.: "Your Rockefeller family has the earliest layout in China and knows the most, so please tell me your opinion first?" ”

Little Rockefeller sat cross-legged on a large leather sofa with a glass of champagne in his hand, and when he heard Morgan's question, he just smiled coldly: "About China, Robert. Mr. Hurd had long said: it was a chicken that laid golden eggs, and all we had to do now was feed it a little bit of feed, not kill it in a hurry. ”

Morgan touched his beard: "Those feeds are worth more than a billion dollars."

Rockefeller Jr. shrugged: "When it lays the golden egg, we can reap 100 billion dollars." ”

"So many?" Morgan raised his eyebrows: "The country's current GDP seems to be just over six billion dollars, right?" ”

"That's right." Andrew. Mellon took over the topic: "So there's not much oil and water to kill it now...... What's more, their leaders seem to have seen the danger and are now raising money to tide over it. ”

Morgan took another puff on his cigar and exhaled a circle of white smoke: "More than a billion dollars in cash is enough for an economy of only six billion dollars." These Chinese are smarter than I thought, and they seem to want to grow up, but I don't know how they compare to the United States? ”

Little Rockefeller slowly turned his wine glass and thought for a while: "This country has a territory of more than 11 million square kilometers and a population of almost 500 million, and has always been the center of the Eastern world in history. And...... For most of the recorded years, they were the richest and most powerful empires in the world. Becoming a penniless pauper is only a matter of recent decades. ”

"But I always felt that this investment was still a little bit risky." Morgan shook his head, still unconvinced.

Little Rockefeller laughed, and seemed to hear something extremely funny: "I said, Mr. Morgan, you have been confused sometimes." Where do we do business that doesn't take some risks? We're investing a billion dollars now to give China a chance to grow, and if it succeeds, it will be a market as large and prosperous as the United States. Imagine how many precious resources are buried in the ground of 11 million square kilometers? How much wealth should be created by the 500 million industrious people who work early and late at night? If you win this investment, it will be a hundredfold return, if you can't win...... It's just a billion dollars, and we can't afford to lose. ”

"No, no. That was not what I meant. Morgan shook his head: "I mean, when China becomes stronger, will it become uncontrollable and become a lingering nightmare for the entire Western world?" ”

"No, it won't." Answering this question is Andrew. William. Mellon, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He smiled and said, "When has China become a nightmare for the Western world?" It's not like they've not had this kind of power in the past. And...... As far as I guess, there is a high probability that China will become a nightmare for the USSR"

"The Soviet Union?" Morgan's eyes flashed: "Mr. Mellon, do you have any inside information?" ”

Mellon smiled heavily: "You don't need any inside information about this, you just need a little common sense." The Chinese and the Russians are the kind of people on the mainland who pay most of their attention to the mainland. And they both have almost the same strong possessiveness of territory. When Russia was strong, it greedily swallowed a large piece of land belonging to the Chinese into its stomach, then after China became strong, it naturally had to try its best to seize land from Russia, not to mention that China still has the largest population in the world and needs to live in space. And if a strong China and a strong Soviet Union become opponents, our gains will be guaranteed. ”。