In response to China's offer of economic assistance, Yugoslavia sent a considerable delegation to China, the main purpose of which was to witness China's industrial capacity and assess whether China had the ability to assist Yugoslavia in restoring its economy.

Novakovich, an economic official involved in the Sino-Yugoslav talks, was one of the main members of the delegation, and immediately after the Yugoslav Central Committee made a final decision, he organized personnel to take a chartered flight provided by China to China.

Sitting in the slightly luxurious and delicate cabin of the plane, Novakovich and many Yugoslav officials were amazed, and he asked a Chinese co-organizer next to him, "Is this plane produced by your country itself?" ”

The Chinese clerk is not young, about forty years old, and may have witnessed too many miracles over the years, so it is quite strange to be a little surprised, but there is still a trace of pride in his heart, he said: "That's right, this C929 large wide-body passenger aircraft is a new passenger aircraft launched by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China last year, with a standard three-class cabin layout of 560 seats, a cargo capacity of 70 tons, and a maximum take-off weight of 566 tons. ”

One Yugoslav still didn't believe it and asked, "Is it really more powerful than American planes?" ”

Novakovich glanced at the man with some dissatisfaction, meaning not to upset others.

The Chinese clerk was not impressed, and said: "This is natural, our passenger plane is more advanced than the Boeing 747, and the price is only about 85% of the Boeing 747, so once it was launched, it received many inquiries from airlines, but our domestic airline orders are in front, so at least three or four years, foreign airlines have not been able to get our aircraft." ”

Novakovich praised: "The achievements made by the Chinese comrades in the aviation industry are really admirable, I know that there are several other commercial aircraft in your COMAC Group, one is the C919 narrow-body passenger aircraft, and China's airlines have also considered purchasing them before." Well, your country's skills in military aircraft manufacturers are also very deep, I heard that your country signed a large order with the Americans for the production of attack aircraft, right? ”

The Chinese clerk also heard a little about this, but it is impossible to disclose too many details, he said: "Yes, China will cooperate with the United States to produce our J-7 attack aircraft." ”

Seeing that he was reluctant to say more, Novakovich knew that these were confidential topics of the military, and it was not appropriate to ask more, so he asked tentatively: "China's aviation industry started late, and the level of technology is insufficient. ”

In the past, I heard that the economic aid of other countries was rarely aided in the construction of high-tech and technical industries such as the aviation industry, and the Chinese clerk was also a stranger, and he also slandered the Yugoslavs for wanting to take advantage of the mentality, his face remained unchanged, but he said: "We can discuss this matter when we go to China, well, I am afraid that it will not be possible to invest in the construction of the production line of the whole machine, but it is not impossible to subcontract some aviation parts processing and production to the Yugoslav Federation." ”

In fact, the Chinese clerks felt that it was very unacceptable, although Yugoslavia did not have Western Europe, the United States, and Japan, but the production costs, including employee salaries and material prices, were much higher than those in China.

Novakovich didn't expect too much, after all, his idea was a bit surreal, and few countries were willing to help others so "with their hearts and lungs". Even if you can get an aircraft parts manufacturing plant, that's a big package.

The large passenger aircraft C929 took off from Belgrade and did not need to land and refuel halfway, and was able to fly directly to Beijing. After the Yugoslav delegation arrived in China, it was given a grand welcome by the Chinese side, which also made many Yugoslavs feel embarrassed that they had not received much of the Chinese delegation before.

However, the Yugoslav delegation was soon slightly disappointed, most of them had never been to China, and they had almost no concept of China, but Lai Zhenping had thrown out so many big gift packages before, and he also felt that China would not be too weak. But after arriving in China, I felt a little cold in my heart. As the capital of the Celestial Empire, Jingshi did not have the highly industrialized and modern appearance they imagined, and there were not even too many cars running on the wide roads.

There are indeed some modern buildings within the city, but more of them are quaint alleys. The pedestrians on the street are far less dressed than the residents of Belgrade, who are suffering from the disaster.

Already a few Yugoslav officials began to murmur to themselves: "I have been deceived, China is too poor." ”

At this time, Novakovich looked out the car window, shook his head gently, and said: "Maybe the average living standard of Chinese is not up to the level of our Yugoslavs, but have you noticed that the residents here are different from us Yugoslavs?" ”

An official smiled: "Naturally, they are all yellow-skinned Asians, and we are white-skinned Europeans." ”

Novakovic shook his head again and said: "I'm talking about a difference in mental outlook, coming out of Belgrade, where people are enveloped by a depressed mood, everyone is depressed about their livelihood and future, and some people have become lazy and calculating; And the Chinese in Beijing, no matter what kind of work they do, can feel the spirit of the simple proletarian workers in them, they may be thinner than us Balkans, but their attitude towards life is ten times hotter than ours, they don't laugh much, but when they laugh they look satisfied. To put it in a superstitious way, their faces glow red. ”

Someone asked: "Comrade Novakovich, what do you mean?" ”

"China is on the rise, a rapid upswing, and it's hard to say how long that upswing will last. We have all seen the economic data released by China before, and the economic growth rate has been above 20% for several consecutive years, and this growth rate is still accelerating. China is different from our Yugoslav Federation in that it is a huge country with an area second only to the Soviet Union and Canada and a population of one billion people. ”

Everyone listened to Novakovich's words and nodded in agreement. Most of the people here are more pragmatic officials, and they will not compare China with the situation of Yugoslavia, which has only more than 20 million people. Moreover, China's current international influence is not comparable to that of Yugoslavia. In recent years, China's "crusade in the east and west, and war in the south and north" has made a name for itself in the international community. Even everyone knows that the so-called Nanyang Republic, a country with an area of millions of square kilometers, is actually a colony opened up by China in an unbelievable way. China is also a country that is generally friendly with the Western world circles and retains its socialist system and people's democratic dictatorship, and Yugoslavia also has a sense of closeness to China.

If China didn't have a few brushes, it wouldn't have been able to do so much in recent years. Besides, even if China is poor, people are willing to take money if they are poor, and it is a fool not to take advantage of it.

When Qi Yiming finalized the Yugoslav strategy, it actually caused dissatisfaction among some people. My own country still needs to develop, and it is really not cost-effective to throw so much money to Yugoslavia. Of course, Qi Yiming will not refute these old minds head-on, after all, he lives in a real world, not the world of online novels. Many YY masters who seem to understand but don't understand think that only getting in and out is the best way to accumulate wealth, and Qi Yiming, who was born in economics, of course scoffed at this.

This kind of thinking is a remnant of mercantilism in the period of great geographical discovery, and being able to be accepted by modern people is itself a manifestation of a lack of knowledge. Rational economic development and the balance of payments are bound to be both in and out. Japan has nothing to do with it, and it likes to lend to other countries, and it is not in a special way to balance its balance of payments. In recent years, China has amassed more money than Japan, and the huge amount of arms trade income alone is an astonishing figure, not to mention the export of ordinary civilian products.

Of course, a large amount of money can be invested in the construction of the country, after all, the country is relatively weak in all aspects, but Qi Yiming has outlined a series of projects and projects, and there is still money left, and he still has a lot of cash in his own account. Engineering construction does not mean that everything lacking can be started all at once, and there is a sequence and development route. Rome was not built in a day, and it is definitely not a lie.

He took out a large amount of money for loan assistance and investment, which was by no means the kind of internationalist aid in the Taizu era, and these money and investment would eventually reap more benefits. China's tentacles were able to penetrate deep into Yugoslavia, to gain a node that would move Europe, and it was still in the "softest underbelly of Europe", and the geopolitical investment alone was worth it. And investment is profitable, all the money can not be earned by Chinese, this is unrealistic, enriching the door itself is also a way to increase returns, and the loan will also have interest in the future.

Although China is not as harsh as the United States and attaches too many political conditions, China has national resources that the United States cannot mobilize, and a large number of Chinese laborers, technicians, and managers can enter Yugoslavia and frame the Yugoslav Federation with the Chinese model.

Qi Yiming doesn't expect everyone to understand this move, and with his current status, he doesn't need to explain anything to anyone. The merits can be commented on by posterity.