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The influence of the American Chinese company in Shanghai is still far behind that of HSBC, unlike HSBC, which can control China's tariffs and obtain many favorable conditions through government loans, but the development momentum is not lost to HSBC and other British-funded enterprises at all.

With the increasing economic and trade exchanges between Nanhua and China, the investment of American Chinese companies in Shanghai has also increased in recent years, and many real estate projects have been built in the public concession to demonstrate their strength.

Meihua Hotel is the most exclusive hotel in Shanghai, located in Nanjing Road, five floors, lasted two years, using more than 10 construction machinery, using the latest construction technology in the United States, a modern Chinese and Western style building stands on the beach, adding a bit of modern atmosphere to this magic city.

In fact, the hotel is only one of them, the first and second floors are department stores, the third floor is a café and a western restaurant, the fourth floor is a ballroom, the fifth, sixth and seventh floors are the housekeeping department, and the top floor is the hotel office.

It is a modern shopping mall integrating shopping, entertainment and leisure, and it is also the most luxurious social place in Shanghai.

Covering an area of more than 5,000 square meters, with 6 elevators, sufficient electricity, and various fashionable layouts, it is no worse than a hotel in New York.

This is a veritable gold cave. However, the distinguished guests who came in were all high-ranking officials and nobles, who spent a lot of money and were willing to spend money to enjoy high-end services.

In particular, foreign businessmen who first arrived in Shanghai were surprised that Shanghai had such a luxurious hotel, and quickly fell in love with the magic of Shanghai.

A handsome boy, with a good demeanor, but when he walks, he is full of tigers, and he knows that this person has received strict military training by looking at his tall figure.

He took a deep breath, cheered up, and walked into the VIP room on the seventh floor, where an equally young foreigner greeted him with a smile.

"Hello, General Zhang! We meet again! Little Kadoorie looked at Zhang Shaoshuai in front of him with a spring breeze on his face, the other party came to purchase arms!

In last year's Great War of Zhifeng, the Feng army was severely beaten by the Zhibing army. He was kicked out of the gate. Cao Wu monopolized the Beijing government, and naturally he couldn't let Hu Zizhang convince him, no, he had been training hard for more than a year. There is a bit of a meaning of lying down and tasting guts.

In view of the effectiveness of the arms purchased by Zhang Shaomarshal last time, Hu Zizhang sent his precious son to Shanghai again this time to prepare for an appointment with the arms dealer Little Kadoorie.

In the past two years, little Kadoorie has become famous, and he has made several big deals with Wu Peifu, and Wu Peifu has become a big warlord with 100,000 soldiers, and his name is unique for a while. Even little Kadoorie also became famous, and more people began to ask him for business.

For example, Zhang Shaoshuai, who took the initiative to come to the door in front of him.

"It turns out that Mr. Kadoorie is from Nanhua, and he hid it from me so hard last time!" Zhang Shaoshuai looked at Xiao Kadoorie with some complaints, and the appearance of Nanhua made the Zhang family father and son a little surprised, but they were thousands of miles apart, and there was no conflict between them, but there were two or three good cooperation.

"It doesn't matter who the owner is. What I care about is how much I can achieve. If there is anything that can help General Zhang, please tell us. Little Kadoorie smiled and beckoned Zhang Shaomari in, and the arms trade department of the Meihua Company was located in the hotel.

He naturally has a deep study of China's major warlords. After last year's failure. The Fengjun began to regularize the construction, recruited a large number of military cadets, and rectified the banditry style of the old Fengjun, and the current Zhang Shaoshuai was the beneficiary of the Fengjun reform and became the representative of the new non-commissioned officer faction of the Fengjun.

In addition to the army, the Fengzhang forces also vigorously built the air force and navy, and had a large fleet in their hands, making it one of the strongest armies in China.

Zhang Shaoshuai smiled slightly, and did not ask directly, but asked about the situation in Nanhua. "I heard that Nanhua dispatched a large number of planes several times last year. Defeated the Dutch fleet? ”

"That's right! As far as I know, the Air Force of South China is the most powerful in Asia! It is also among the top few in the world. General Zhang wants to buy a plane? Look for us, our planes are definitely much stronger than those garbage in Italy and France.

If you are willing to pay a certain fee, we can also provide a complete set of air force construction training such as pilots and mechanics. And the price is affordable, and the payment procedures are flexible. ”

Little Kadoorie enthusiastically sells Nanhua's plane, according to him. In the last Zhifeng War, the Feng army suffered the loss of no planes, and the artillery could not play at all, and was pressed and beaten by Wu Peifu, how could it not fail?

Zhang Shaoshuai's eyebrows moved, his eyes widened a little, and little Kadaoie's words seemed to arouse his interest.

As a person who loves to be handsome, Zhang Shaoshuai is naturally no stranger to airplanes, and he can also fly airplanes, and he knows that the Cummins-Lincoln aircraft recommended by Little Kadoorie is indeed a well-known brand! It was done by the European war and the German planes.

Little Kadoorie secretly paid attention to Zhang Shaoshuai's expression, and when he saw that the other party was interested, he continued: "Our price is very fair, we buy more than ten planes, 30,000 yuan per aircraft, including half a year of training for supporting pilots and mechanics. ”

"It's a reasonable price." Zhang Shaoshuai nodded slightly, and secretly compared with the asking price of the French Italians, it was only a little more expensive, but it was more in line with Zhang Shaoshuai's intention for little Kadoorie to provide pilot training, and the French Italians did not have this kind of service.

Nanhua's air force seems to be really famous, and it is also a good choice to send pilots to Nanhua for training, but it would be better if the other party could assist Fengjun in building a flight school.

Zhang Shaoshuai thought to himself and made a request in this regard.

"No problem." Little Kadoorie nodded and smiled, "As a friend, I have sent some pilots to Nanhua for training, which is more systematic and comprehensive than in Shenyang. ”

"Thank you. I'll think about it. Zhang Shaoshuai's eyes lit up and he felt that this was a good idea. Good weapons are important, but people are even more important.

"It's just that the pilots of the planes in the direct army seem to be provided by your company, how can we ensure that our interests are not violated?"

Zhang Shaoshuai said. Some are worried that the other side will inform the opponent of their own situation, after all, in the last war, little Kadoorie was the largest arms supplier to the direct army.

According to the report, British and American companies seem to prefer direct lines, especially the Yankees, who almost praised Wu Peifu to the sky, thinking that Wu Peifu is the strongest in China! Support for the immediate line is unquestionable.

"I did provide products to General Wu, which shows that I have good service quality. I treat all my customers equally, and if there is money to be made, why not? ”

Little Kadoorie explained, glanced at Zhang Shaoshuai, and smiled mysteriously, "Actually, the first two years. We did provide Wu Peifu with planes and pilots, but after the contract expired, all the pilots and instructors had been withdrawn, and the strength of General Wu's flight team was actually not that strong.

In fact, I feel that the strength of the Feng army is not inferior to that of the direct army. You know. General Wu did not have such a good reputation for the massacre of railway workers, and he seemed to have many enemies internally - of course, this is just my personal opinion. ”

"Is that true?" Zhang Shaoshuai's eyes lit up, and he was a little surprised.

"That's right!" Little Kadoorie nodded, since winning the war, Wu Peifu is not as dependent on Little Kadoorie as before. In addition to the purchase of a batch of equipment for the arsenal, the number of weapons purchased was much less.

It is estimated that because of the concern between the Meihua Company and the Liangguang Company or the successive defeats of the Anhui and Feng armies, a large number of weapons were seized, and the demand was greatly reduced.

In fact, Britain and the United States and other countries only support Wu Peifu because Wu Peifu's ruling area is in their sphere of influence, just like Japan supports the Feng system. As a full-fledged arms dealer, little Kadoorie only cared about his business.

"Made in Medan, do you need it? The caliber is the same as that of the Mauser rifle, and the bullet is universal. The quality is no worse than that of the Japanese-made 38 rifle, and the price can also be lower.

You know about the recent earthquake in Japan, most of the arsenals were destroyed. For the time being, Japan's weapons will not be exported in large quantities to China. Inexpensive Medan is a good choice! ”

Little Kadoorie recommended it again.

Over the years, through his hands, more and more Medan manufacturing has flowed into China, with superior performance and good cost performance, and has become a weapon sought after by warlords from all walks of life, and has a tendency to replace Japanese rifles in China's war.

Zhang Shaoshuai nodded, frowning slightly. If it weren't for the fact that little Kadoorie wanted money, unlike the Japanese, there would have been other ways to get guò. Make concessions and exchange them for weapons. However, Japan's things are not easy to take, and they have to exchange their national interests for their support.

"Actually, in addition to airplanes, there are many useful things for General Zhang. We also have armored vehicles, tanks, and even warships, as long as you are interested, it is easy to say. ”

"Nanhua still has these?" Zhang Shaoshuai's eyes widened. It's incredible.

Little Kadaoie's words scratched the G spot of Zhang Shaoshuai, he was planning to buy heavy weapons such as armored vehicles and tanks to give Wu Peifu a profound lesson in the next war, as for warships, the Northeast is forming a navy, and it is also appropriate to buy some warships.

Nanhua has some second-hand destroyers and patrol ships in his hands, and it is no problem to transfer some to the Northeast Feng Department, which can be exchanged for funds to invest in the shipbuilding industry. After a few years, after the completion of the shipyard in cooperation with Krupp, Nanhua was able to build warships. Large ships could not be built for a while, and destroyers and torpedo ships of one or two thousand tons were completely fine.

"As for the warships, we bought a lot of old goods from the United States, but they were all built during the First World War, and they were used for less than ten years, and they are definitely well maintained. We also captured some of the Dutch warships. Now that the war is over, there is no need for so much, and it can be transferred to you at a preferential rate. As for the tank armored car...... Speaking of this, little Kadoorie looked at Zhang Shaoshuai a little mysteriously, leaned into his ear and whispered: "The United States has a lot of tanks to scrap or disassemble weapon systems, and the remaining hulls can be converted into tractors. We can retrofit it back if you need it. ”

Nanhua has recently imported a large number of construction machinery, among which tractors are one of them, which are converted from Chrysler's tank parts warehouse.

The terrain of Nanhua was not suitable for tanks, so instead of purchasing the waste tank production line of Chrysler, Meihua chose a truck production line.

"There are ready-made parts, and it is not a problem to reconvert a tractor into a tank." Little Kadao said, seeing that Zhang Shaoshuai was a little confused, he said, "Maybe General Zhang can go to Nanhua to have a look, in short, we can provide everything you need." ”

Airplanes, rifles, artillery, tanks, armored vehicles, warships, and all kinds of other materials, Zhang Shaoshuai secretly calculated in his heart, and was secretly surprised, to purchase these things, it would cost at least 10 million!

But money is nothing, as long as there is land, there is money! As the main force leading China's future, it is also necessary for the Feng system to maintain good relations with other arms suppliers and shop around. By the way, you can't get too close to the Japanese.

Zhang Shaoshuai remembered his father's advice when he came, he didn't expect that as soon as they met, little Kadoorie would bring him a huge surprise, providing a stable and rich supply of arms for the Feng army, and he couldn't help but show a smug smile.

His expression naturally couldn't escape Xiao Kadao, who had been trained for a long time, and Xiao Kadao said thoughtfully: "The payment method can be handled flexibly, we can buy part on credit, or pay with other materials." ”

Zhang Shaoshuai nodded. Looking at the friendly and enthusiastic appearance of little Kadoorie, I can understand why this guy can become one of the best arms dealers in the Chinese market.

"There's a reluctant request. I heard that the South China delegation arrived in Shanghai this morning, and I have something I would like to talk to them about. I don't know if I can arrange it. ”

Zhang Shaoshuai said.

In addition to purchasing arms, as the rulers of the Northeast, their Zhang family also has the intention to develop the economy of the Northeast and increase their capital to compete for hegemony.

In terms of capital and technology, Zhang Shaoshuai hopes to get some help from Nanhua.

"No problem. I can get in touch with them and let you know when there's news. Hope you have a nice stay! Here's the best stuff. ”

After speaking, little Kadao threw the key to Zhang Shaoshuai. Leave the room to the other party...... Not far from the Smith Hua Hotel is HSBC, diagonally opposite the HSBC, but there is a majestic building that grabs the attention of pedestrians, that is, the Smith-Chinese Bank Building.

A bank with a complex background that has grown rapidly in recent years. It is not only involved in banking business, but also operates securities and insurance business in Shanghai, and is one of the top foreign-funded banks in Shanghai.

European capital has made a comeback, and Shanghai's economy has been sluggish in the past two years. In the case of business difficulties, the Bank of America and China provided loans to a number of enterprises with good qualifications, and revitalized many Chinese-funded enterprises.

Tong guò debt. It also controlled these Chinese-funded enterprises, and then integrated these enterprises into the Meihua Company and became part of the Meihua Company. Naturally, most of these companies benefited from trade with Nanhua, the most famous of which was the Dasheng Yarn Mill.

The headquarters of Dasheng Yarn Factory has also moved into the American-Chinese Bank Building, but it is an ordinary enterprise in this building, because the headquarters of the American-Chinese Bank (China), the headquarters of the US-China Steamship Company, the US-China Commodities, the Pingxiang Mining Company, the Wuhan Industrial Group and other US-China enterprises are also concentrated in the US-China Bank Building, or set up liaison agencies, which can be said to be the concentrated embodiment of Nanhua's influence in China.

In the president's office of the Meihua Company on the top floor. Lin Yimin was chatting with Song Ziwen, who had rushed over from Wuhan, and they laughed happily at the mention of the earthquake in Japan and the high-profile condemnation of South China.

When Song Ziwen went to Shanghai, he also had something to discuss with the South China delegation.

"This new office is good, isn't it?" Lin Yimin said with a smile.

In the past two years, when the South China Revolution was in full swing, he stayed in Shanghai. Considering the future development needs of the Meihua Company in Shanghai, it invested in the construction of the Meihua Hotel and the Meihua Bank in one go.

After the completion of the Meihua Hotel, it will become a top hotel in Shanghai, with shopping, entertainment, catering, and leisurely one-stop service, and it will not be a problem to recover costs in the next three to five years.

The Meihua Bank Building is even more imposing, with many large companies concentrated, showing the ambition of Meihua Company in Shanghai.

"Aren't you afraid that the prime minister will scold you for being a loser? There is no such beautiful building in New Tangshan! Song Ziwen smiled, feeling a little proud in his heart, because the steel for the construction of this building came from the Hanyang Iron Works.

The center of gravity of Wuhan Industrial Group is in Wuhan, but most of the market is in Liangguang and Nanhua, fortunately, there is the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway and the Yangtze River, which transports the products of Hanyang Iron Works and Yangzi Machinery Company.

"It's just a pity that these companies are growing rapidly, and the only thing that is lacking is a strong government to protect them and let these companies continue to grow." Lin Yimin sighed.

"Yes! If the influence of the two Guangxi provinces is expanded to the Yangtze River Valley, and then patiently engage in industrial construction, the development of Wuhan Industrial Group will definitely soar! Hachiman Steel, which surpasses the Japanese, is not an extravagant hope! Song Ziwen said longingly, looking at Lin Yimin with some expectation, hoping to take advantage of the high-level visit of South China to China to promote the Northern Expedition of the two Guangzhou.

"Don't worry. Take it easy. Be patient. Lin Yimin comforted. He also thought about the Liangguang Northern Expedition, but the time was still not ripe.

"I know, it's just that every time I see those Beiyang soldiers not doing their jobs in Hubei, I can't wait for someone to clean them up." Song Ziwen was a little angry, took a big sip of coffee, and drank it.

"Huh! This matter is important and needs to be considered in the long run. The south also has concerns about the south, they don't want the industrialization of Nanhua to be interrupted, and they are worried that when the strength is not enough, the Northern Expedition will startle the snake, if they can't clean up all the enemies with the momentum of thunder, they will fall into all kinds of entanglements, and waste energy and time in vain.

Who made us choose a development model of high-quality development and low-speed expansion? So we're going to miss some great opportunities. ”

Lin Yimin explained.

Why wouldn't he want to? Could it be that he saw that someone whose status was inferior to his own became a high-ranking national official in Nanhua, he was also a little anxious, but he had to endure it.

"What did Chen Tianming say? I think those people in Guangzhou have already thought about it, right? Song Ziwen asked again.

Chen Tianming and Lin Yimin both came back from the United States and were more familiar with Song Ziwen, so Song Ziwen tested Chen Tianming's attitude from Lin Yimin's mouth.

Chen Tianming replaced Situ Meiden as the finance minister of the Guangzhou government, and Chen Tianming was also responsible for the industrial construction of the two Guangzhous, and he had a strong influence in the Guangzhou government. With his support, Nanhua can't ignore their demands for the Northern Expedition, right? (To be continued) RQ

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