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"Hmm. Wages in Berlin were now paid daily, and every day at the end of the day, the workers rushed to the nearest bakery with a thick pile of money.

Prices skyrocketed, and after a while, the money for a bag of bread that could be bought was only bread crumbs. When it's time to get off work, the streets are full of people who look like sprints. The situation is similar in other regions. ”

Qian Sui said, sighing in his heart.

Situ Nan had a kinship in his heart, and he suddenly thought of the Great Depression in the United States and China in 49 years a few years later.

Although he had not yet had time to experience those two catastrophes, the gloomy and gloomy streets of Germany in front of him clearly made him feel the apocalyptic catastrophe.

Of course, Situ Nan will definitely not go through those desperate days like ordinary people, but will take advantage of those opportunities to make huge profits, and the gloomy scene of economic depression finally made him feel it.

There is nothing perfect in this world, and some people are blessed and some people are sinned. If Britain and France lose, the scene in front of them will probably be played out on the streets of Paris!

Even the current pessimistic and desperate German Baixin will take revenge in 20 years and bring the disaster to the whole world!

Situ Nan thought to himself.

Aside from the faint sympathy in his heart, he smiled and said to Qian Sui: "No matter how sad the Europeans are, they are better off than us." The people on the streets of Berlin are living much better than in Shanghai, so we don't need to worry. Let's worry about our business!

The catastrophe of the Germans may be a good thing for us. Mr. Ambassador, your main task at present is to assist the Meihua Company to reach a cooperation with the German company to transfer more German technicians to South China. When they arrived in Nanhua, they also had food, wasn't it immeasurable? ”

"I have received instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will do my best. The embassy has opened a special office in the Ruhr region, and in the current situation, not to mention 100,000 skilled workers, I have a way to recruit more people to South China. ”

Qian Sui said confidently.

I think of the scene of a large number of German engineers coming to South China. His vicissitudes of life were filled with excitement that he had not seen for a long time. He hesitated for a long time whether to go to Nanhua, but in the end he didn't let go of the regrets in his heart, and wanted to do some big things in his lifetime, instead of spending the rest of his days in Shanghai guarding books.

"The hard-earned money is old. South China is a backward region. Most Germans have never heard of it, and it is better to cooperate with the German authorities, and the government or a large company will come forward to guarantee it, and things will be much smoother. Situ Nanjian said.

In this regard, Nanhua has reached an agreement with Krupp. Qian Sui understood when he heard it, he smiled slightly and nodded.

The situation in Nanhua has rekindled Qian Sui's hope. He was very satisfied with the current development, and the only thing he was unhappy about was that the new Tangshan was reforming Chinese characters, and for this reason he wrote a lot of letters criticizing his radical brother, Qian Xuantong.

"I heard that New Tangshan is undergoing a text reform, have you heard?" At the end, Qian Sui suddenly asked.

"Hmm." Situ Nan nodded.

"How do you let those boys fool around? Really, the prime minister and they didn't come out to stop it. Qian Sui complained.

Situ Nan looked at the old man with white hair in front of him, and he couldn't answer, but just smiled faintly. This is Qian Xuantong's eldest brother. is more than 30 years older than Qian Xuantong, and he is also highly respected in Nanhua, in the eyes of this person. Qian Xuantong and Lu Bicheng are indeed juniors.

Situ Nan is the initiator, so naturally it is not easy to tell the other party the truth, and he snickered in his heart while enjoying the rare food.

Would you like to give the mustache a little help? In a few months, the unsuccessful artist will riot in the Munich Beer Hall, and although his spirit is commendable, now he is just a petty politician who does not see any signs of becoming popular.

Forget it, don't bother with such a crazy guy, there will be ten years before he comes to power. There are two major companies, Krupp and BASF, and Nanhua. It doesn't matter if you have a good relationship with the mustache or not.

Thinking of this, the idea of letting Qian Sui help the mustache secretly was suppressed by Situ Nan.

Coming out of the restaurant, there are more and more people buying bread on the street, and there are a lot of spilled banknotes on the ground, which feel like waste paper lying in the corner. Nobody cares. When I picked it up, I felt that Mark Mark was beautifully printed.

Sure enough, it is a German product, and even the banknotes like waste paper are printed so beautifully, but they have no purchasing power, and it is estimated that they will not be able to recover the printing cost.

"Put it away and keep it as a souvenir!" Situ Nan smiled and handed the large-denomination mark to He Yongyuan beside him.

"Yes." He Yongyuan couldn't help laughing a little, weighed the mark in his hand, and estimated that it would take several catties to buy a piece of bread.

Situ Nan then went to the hotel to meet the South China delegation who were visiting Wèn in Germany.

The delegation headed by South China Prime Minister Stuart Meyden came from Paris, and the huge delegation of more than 100 people included various departments of South China, as well as South China business people, and they were greatly surprised by the demeanor of the European powers.

Even though the European economy had not yet fully recovered from the war, the strong industrial production made these South China people feel that they were not far from each other.

"Uncle, how do you feel?" Situ Nan sat in front of Situ Meiden, looking casual.

Without waiting for Situ Meiden to speak, Vice Premier Huang Sande next to him sighed: "What an eye-opener." A few of us old guys are okay, we also ran around the world when we were young, and we have a little knowledge, but many of those people under us have never seen the world, and if we don't let them see it, the future work will not be so easy to implement. ”

"That's just as well." Situ Nan nodded.

In order for Nanhua to build an efficient administrative system, the key is to subordinate officials. If we don't let them have a clear goal at the beginning and know how the regime works, I am afraid that in a few years they will have to follow the old path of the late Qing Yamen.

In addition to learning from foreign countries to establish a commercial society, economic and trade cooperation and attracting investment are also another important task.

"I somewhat understand that you have to build railways and build iron factories if you smash the pot and sell iron, not to mention Britain and France, that is, Germany that is currently suffering, the dense railways, and the large iron works next to it make it difficult for us to match. There is really much to learn from the capitalist industrial powers.

The geographical environment of Nanhua is similar to that of the British, both are island countries, in addition to railway iron works, shipbuilding is also imminent. When I saw the British shipyards coming out, I felt that the dwarves were on the one hand, and it made sense for others to give us blank eyes. Situ Meiden sighed.

"It's good to recognize the gap! As long as we work hard, maybe others will envy us in the future. The achievements of the Europeans have been built little by little. Nanhua is on the right path. Situ Nan said calmly.

The South China delegation's visit was quite successful. In the eyes of Europeans, Nanhua is just a small country worth mentioning, with a reputation for defeating the Dutch, and countries such as Britain and France also treat Nanhua as a normal country.

For South China, it is necessary to send student officials to study and study in Europe. They are also welcome. Nanhua went to Europe under the banner of attracting investment, and realized that Nanhua's resource-rich business circles in Britain, France, and other countries also planned to invest in Nanhua.

Of course, tax and other related policies will not be tilted towards them like their colonies, allowing them to behave indiscriminately.

"By the way, the French are interested in our railway plans and want to lend us money, you see?" Situ Meiden said suddenly.

"Yes. It is treated as a general commercial contract, as long as nothing else is involved. Promise them. "Situ Nandao.

The French were notoriously usurious, and they intended to share the funds for the construction of the railways in South China, and Situ Nan did not welcome them.

"That's what I thought, too." Situ Meiden laughed. Specific matters have to be discussed slowly between the Meihua Company and the French, and he does not have to care about the details.

"However, the French are not small, and they have begun to attack our oil resources. Demand for the opening of French oil companies into South China. Situ Meiden said again.

"It's Total Oil, right?" Situ Nan asked, thinking that the Frenchman was long enough.

"That's right!" Stuart nodded.

Total Oil is a large oil company in France that has a monopoly on the French market. The government is the largest shareholder, similar in nature to BP in the UK.

In the past, the Indonesian archipelago was the territory of the Dutch, and British and Dutch oil companies monopolized the local oil exploration and exploitation. Don't let the French in.

Now that South China has appeared, and it is still eye-to-eye with the American oil company, and the Anglo-Dutch Shell oil company has also resumed its business in South China, the French have begun to worry about it in their hearts and want to intervene.

Isn't the South Chinese delegation going to Europe to attract investment, isn't this just the wish of the French?

However, this matter is serious, Situ Meiden didn't dare to agree, he looked at Situ Nan's Yan sù expression, and said, "Or go back to the French!" It is enough to involve them in the railway. ”

Nanhua advertises an open market, so it is natural to do a good job. Opening the oil market to the French is not a big deal, and it is not easy for the French to explore oil in remote mountain swamps without the ability of foresight.

Just like the British, who know that there is abundant oil in the middle of the desert, whether they can explore it is a big problem.

Expensive exploration costs are not affordable for any single company, and oil companies are ahead of construction. At the very least, geologists will dare to start construction after repeated research.

Besides, more than half of Nanhua's oil and gas resources are controlled by Occidental Petroleum and American-Chinese Petroleum, and there are other international oil giants such as Mobil and Shell, and it is not easy for the French to squeeze in: there is no other way than to obediently follow Nanhua's requirements.

Situ Nan thought about it inside and out, and said indifferently: "That's not necessary. The French just want to get the oil resources of South China, and the French oil companies can come in if they want to, but they have to abide by our rules. We have to work with the oil companies in South China, they provide the capital and equipment, and we use the oil to pay off the debt. ”

"That's a good idea." Stuart nodded.

"What if the Japanese make a similar request?" Huang Sande interjected.

"Do it!"

Situ Nan gritted his teeth and said.

"Isn't this too arbitrary, this Japanese is a wolf with ambition?" Situ Meiden said with a frown.

"Don't worry. The oil fields are on our territory, and we don't have the final say? If the Japanese don't know how to lift, we simply don't give him a drop of oil, see what he can do?

However, at present, don't talk to the Japanese, drag it out first, and after a few years, after our steel industry has achieved results, we can speak hard. ”

Situ Nan analyzed.

In any case, as the only industrial country in Asia, and an oil-free country, Japan is a huge market for South China.

Nanhua must not give up this market, but also be careful to guard against the Japanese to prevent the Japanese from making small moves. Although the intelligence part of Nanhua was still very young, it was no problem to keep an eye on most of the Japanese spies who came from afar across the sea, even though they disguised themselves as Chinese.

Situ Meiden stared at Situ Nan, feeling that no matter how big the matter was, it would be easily solved in Situ Nan's hands. sighed: "In this way, Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Japan, and our cooperation with the Germans, the cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods have all come together." Guarding such a large treasure land. Sometimes, I'm really worried that they will join forces??????"

"So we can't give up building the army, smashing the pot and selling iron, but also building the steel industry! The reason why the great powers dare to run rampant and hegemonic is not because they are strong? And the armed forces are strong, and they have to rely on industry and the steel industry at their roots. ”

Situ Nan said with a smile.

Situ Meiden and Huang Sande nodded, deeply agreed.

"Courtesy is still exchanged. We also ask France to open the Annam market to South Chinese companies so that South Chinese companies can invest in Annam. Situ Nan said suddenly.

"What? Did you hit Annan's idea? Huang Sande looked at Situ Nan with a smile.

"Annan is so close to our Guangxi base area, and its products are as rich as Nanhua, so we can't cheapen the French for nothing, right?"

Situ Nan said with a smile.

"That's right! The French can't just take advantage. Huang Sande said with a smile.

The company has developed the Hongji coal mine and the Shanxi iron ore mine in the north of Annan on a small scale, and transported these materials back to Liangguang to build the steel industry.

The industrial construction of Liangguang started slightly earlier than that of Nanhua, but due to capital and manpower constraints, the development speed was not as crazy as that of Nanhua. The Wuhan Industrial Group, presided over by Song Ziwen, is no longer expanding in Hubei. Focus your investment on Liangguang, so as not to cheapen the Beiyang warlords.

Three years have passed, and the construction of the two Guangxi provinces can be regarded as a small achievement. With the gradual completion of steel, cement, salt chemical and other projects, the development momentum should not be underestimated.

In particular, after a large number of poor peasants emigrated to South China, the society gradually stabilized. Wealthy small merchants returned from Nanhua to invest in their hometowns, which also made the trade between Nanhua and Liangguang more and more prosperous.

Zhifeng made a big fuss in the north, while the Zhi Gong Party nested in the south to build in a down-to-earth manner, not showing up, and slowly accumulating strength for the future strategy of the north.

When talking about the construction of domestic base areas, Situ Nan and the others showed a knowing smile.

"Generally speaking, as long as Wu Peifu does not cross Hunan. threatens Liangguang, we will not tear his face apart. It's the same with other forces, only do business, and rarely talk about feelings. The seat in Beijing, whoever loves to do it, who does it! Anyway, whoever sits on it will be unlucky in a few years. ”

Situ Meiden laughed.

When he left Guangzhou. I discussed this matter with Chen Jiongming. In the past two years, although the bigwigs of the Zhi Gong Party have basically gone south, the Zhi Gong Party's control over the two Guangxi has not relaxed at all.

After the end of the Founding War, at least 10,000 troops who had passed the test of war were secretly transferred back to Liangguang from Nanhua and stationed in western Guangdong and Guangxi.

A large number of light and heavy weapons, as well as aircraft cannons, guaranteed that Li Zongren would not dare to have two hearts. At the same time, central Guangdong was gradually controlled by the troops returning from South China, faintly monitoring the prosperous Pearl River Delta.

It is one thing to have a good relationship with Chen Jiongming and Li Zongren, and the necessary checks and balances and supervision are indispensable. The military academies of Liangguang also sent a large number of young officers to Nanhua for training, and more and more officers returning from Nanhua also joined the Guangdong Army and the Gui Army to strengthen their control over the army.

Economically, the economy of Guangxi and Guangxi is controlled by the two major financial institutions of the Bank of Guangdong and the Bank of Guangxi, which are subordinate to the Meihua Company. With the take-off of South China's economy, the economy of the two provinces is even more inseparable from South China.

Regarding the visit of the South China delegation in Germany, Situ Nan gave Situ Meiden a lot of advice, talking less about politics and more about the economy, paying attention to education, and secretly carrying out military cooperation.

With the cooperation of the two industrial giants, Krupp and BASF, the German industrial and commercial circles have a strong interest in South China, and they are stimulated by the large-scale industrial construction of railways, steel, petroleum, shipbuilding, machinery, and other industries promoted by the South China delegation.

These could bring orders to German industry in the cold winter, and many local German capitalists, in view of the terrible situation at home, simply moved to South China in order to prevent the hard-working industry from being taken away by Jewish bankers.

There are a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany, especially in the machinery industry, and the middle and careful enterprises are dominant, and in the economic depression, they do not have the confidence of large companies such as Krupp, and they are either bought by Jewish bankers or go out of business, although they have good technology.

The South China government was willing to lend to these bankrupt companies, and the Bank of America and China opened a branch in Frankfurt to focus on providing financial services to German companies relocating to South China, as well as to undertake the financial exchange of trade between South China and Germany, which was becoming more and more frequent.

After many years of silence after the transfer of Chinese workers in World War I, the Bank of America and China made a similar big move in Europe again, which surprised many European banks.

Previously, the U.S.-China Bank had opened branches in London and Paris, and with the establishment of a branch in Frankfurt, they have extended their tentacles to most of Europe.

Many German entrepreneurs seized this opportunity and decisively moved their factories to Nanhua, becoming the first batch of enterprises to enter the New Tangshan Industrial Zone.

Luckily for them, the German industrial planners hired by Nanhua designed an industrial layout with a large number of Ruhr style on it, making it feel familiar to them.

The low tax policy in South China also helped these extremely weak German companies to recover their vitality in South China, and gradually regained their life under the stimulus of huge industrial construction.

The Weimar government was eager to send all the unemployed workers to South China, and they gave South China the green light to recruit workers in Germany.

You must know that if the growing army of unemployment is no longer effectively controlled, the redness of Germany will no longer be far away. At that time, the first to die were the bureaucrats of the Weimar government and the Junker landlords and capitalists in Germany.

The South China delegation made a big propaganda campaign in Germany, portraying South China as a place full of life with overwhelming newspapers.

Officials and big companies are behind the scenes, and although Nanhua is a stranger, it has appeared like lightning in front of countless Germans in the era of full name despair.

They did not fully know Nanhua, and with a beautiful vision, under the pressure of reality, they had to get on the ship to the East.

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