Chapter 9 Maozi is all cheap blanks

The White Russian envoy Petrov was once again blocked out of the marshal's palace on the grounds that Marshal Fang was busy.

In the summer of 19, the Belarusian offensive was rapid, but with the lengthening of the front, the momentum of the rapid offensive on the Eastern Front stopped stalling. Long hours of fighting, fatigue of soldiers, disjointed logistics, these are all factors that limit the combat effectiveness of the White Russian army.

The large-caliber 105 and 155 howitzers purchased from China are of course useful, but the ammunition is almost exhausted, and Kolchak hopes that the Chinese government will provide a batch of arms free of charge. The reason is that other countries have assistance.

There is no doubt that whether the Russian civil war is fought or killed is none of China's business. Fang Jianxiong's strategy was very clear, he would never go beyond Irkutsk, in fact, neither Soviet Russia nor Belarus welcomed the squadron to Siberia.

At the same time, the Japanese army, probably worried about the black hand of the squadron, its main force dug deep enough to accumulate grain in Vladivostok, and part of the force went north, and after occupying some towns on the coast of the Far East, they refused to go any further. Both China and Japan are not moving their nests in the Far East, this is too annoying.

During the fierce fighting between the Red and White armies in the Volga Valley, the Soviet government issued three statements to abrogate an unequal treaty signed between the Manchus and Tsarist Russia. This news irritated the White Russians, and in fact Lenin was a master of this trick. In 18 years on the Western Front, when Germany could not be defeated, the Treaty of Brest was signed, which Germany had just signed at the Treaty of Versailles, and the Soviet government immediately declared the Brest Treaty null and void.

When Petros touched the nail, Yue Fei was fortunate enough to sit opposite Fang Jianxiong and drink tea. On this trip to China, Yue Fei shouldered a more important mission, that is, to reach a contract with China at any cost.

When he first arrived in Beijing, Yue Fei learned of the end of the "victory" of the Paris Peace Conference. Later, it was learned that the Chinese government had reached an agreement with the European and American powers, and that the Paris Peace Conference was a great success, and that China was no longer burdened with the burden of various unequal treaties.

The Paris Peace Conference was a successful meeting for China. Although the United States pulled China in, at the Paris Peace Conference, under the joint efforts of Britain, France, and Japan, the United States gained little from the Paris Peace Conference, laying the groundwork for future isolationism. Of course, the United States has not gained anything at all, that is, the relationship between China and the United States has become closer. During the Paris Peace Conference, the two countries again reached a secret agreement with the purpose of jointly safeguarding the interests of China and the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. The nature of this secret agreement is simple: China is carrying the pressure of the Anglo-Japanese alliance in Asia.

During the Paris Peace Conference, the League of Nations was also established. Despite its significant decline, the leader of the group is undoubtedly the United Kingdom. It can only be said that the wings of the United States are not strong enough, and the United States cannot change anything in the face of the joint efforts of Britain and Japan.

It was against this background that the envoys of Soviet Russia and Belarus came to Beijing and were treated differently.

The reason why there is differential treatment is not that Fang Jianxiong is biased. Rather, I was worried that Soviet Russia was beaten too badly by White Russia, and if it was accidentally defeated, it would be bad. The Russian civil war has to be fought a little longer, and now it is Belarus that has the absolute upper hand. Fang Jianxiong naturally wanted to make it bad. On the one hand, it refuses to aid Belarus, and you cannot buy high-priced arms without real money, and on the other hand, it secretly contacts with Soviet Russia and continues to buy and sell arms at affordable prices.

The backyard of the Marshal's Mansion is huge. In the pavilion in the courtyard outside the study, a coffee table is placed. The red clay stove is full of tea fragrance.

Yue Fei didn't come to drink tea, after the meeting, Fang Jianxiong just didn't get into the topic, which made Yue Fei very anxious. The current situation in Soviet Russia is very dangerous, and the combat effectiveness of the White Russian army has doubled after receiving a large number of munitions. The Military Intelligence Bureau sold all the old German-made guns that were equipped in the early days to the White Russians at a high price. The Wehrmacht is now in the process of replacing it with new domestically produced artillery, a small part of which is used for teaching, and the vast majority of which are packaged and ready to be sold at a high price. During the First World War, the Chinese industry developed rapidly, and in terms of the output of 105 and 155 guns alone, it was already self-sufficient.

"Your Excellency, your country has not recognized the White Russian government, and I think there must be a reason." Yue Fei decided to attack in a roundabout way, and there was no other way. Previously, Yue Fei mentioned the statement made by Lenin, but Fang Jianxiong did not answer. The attitude of the Chinese government is too important for the Russian civil war. The inclination of the Chinese government, which at this stage controls the Trans-Siberian Railway, largely determines the course of the Russian Civil War.

The Soviet government hoped to cut off arms and material aid from China to Siberia through a treaty. To this end, Lenin did not hesitate to agree to the Chinese government to demarcate the border between the two countries with Irkutsk in the west and Temple Street in the north.

Fang Jianxiong glanced at Yue Fei on the opposite side very calmly, took a sip of the teacup slowly, and waited for the maid who specialized in making tea to pour the tea, then said lightly: "How to position Sino-Russian relations, that's a matter for the government, don't tell me this." ”

This is not surprising at all, if Fang Jianxiong were such an easy to deal with, China would not have the current world status.

"Your Excellency, the Soviet Government has decided to purchase another batch of arms and materiel from China. This time the main procurement is howitzers of caliber 155, in the military rations of your country, as well as cloth. Yue Fei knew that he couldn't be in a hurry, he could only take his time at this time. Hook this bastard dictator with interests first, and then think of other ways. When the interest reaches a certain level, then talk about the contract.

"That's no problem, by the way, do you want a truck? The railway only goes to the border, and I heard that in the last transaction, you mobilized a large number of livestock to be responsible for transportation, so this time it is better to buy some trucks. The trucks produced by Sino-US and Sino-German cooperation are of good quality and are definitely much easier to use than livestock. Fang Jianxiong smiled and began to peddle, speaking of which, there is a big gap in the number of trucks of the Wehrmacht, but this opportunity to make money has been missed, and there will not be such a good opportunity in the future. Trucks can be slowly produced and replenished, taking advantage of this opportunity can also expand production capacity is not.

"Trucks?" When facing Fang Someone's expression of a profiteer, Yue Fei was a little confused. Is this a military dictator of the Republic of China, or a profiteer?

"Yes, trucks. The return goods are directly loaded into trucks and transported over, which saves trouble. A 2.5-ton truck, diesel-powered, can run normally with a four-ton load. This is for the sake of the face of your big customers, otherwise the number of trucks in our army itself will be insufficient. "Fang Jianxiong looks like I'm thinking about you, but in fact it's not. The Ministry of Defense has rejected orders from major military districts to purchase trucks, and the existing troops continue to be dominated by pack horses. It's not that I don't know that trucks are easy to use, but it's really that the country lacks money. The U.S. offers loans that look like a lot, but there are actually more places to spend money. This year, the number of publicly-funded students studying abroad will reach 30,000, which is a huge amount of money, and it will cost a lot of money to purchase two war cruisers from the United States, three branch railways will be launched in China, and equipment will be purchased from the United States to expand the production capacity of locomotives.

Thinking of the railway, Fang Jianxiong felt a twitch in his heart. In recent years, the northwest and northern countries have invested a lot in railways, and the south has always been dominated by the introduction of foreign capital. At present, the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, the trunk railway in the south, will take two years before the completion of the whole line. In order to improve the domestic transportation situation, regardless of the use of all means over the years, a total of more than 6,000 kilometers of railways have been built.

At the beginning, Sun Dacang released the empty cannon, and how much he had to repair the railway, and he had a toothache when he thought about it.

Yue Fei took someone Fang into the ditch, and his mind was always confused, what Fang Jianxiong was hiding. How did he know that Fang Dashuai was worried about Russia's gold. Sooner or later, the currency of the Republic of China will be transformed into gold, and Fang Jianxiong, who vaguely remembers that there is a silver crisis, has been worrying about this matter in his heart. If you have nothing to do, you can invite a master of finance to give a lecture, what gold, what silver, and what credit currency. In case the silver crisis comes in the future, the currency of the Republic of China has not yet completed its transformation, and the only way to do it is to flip the table, change the credit currency, carry out foreign exchange control, and not play games under Western rules.

But it's better not to mess around with the table. Isn't China strong enough to oppose the entire Western world, even if it is the Soviet Union, wasn't it played to death in the end?

"Regarding the trucks, I still have to ask for instructions, and the payment for the goods prepared this time is mainly made of arms. When will the cargo of 20 tons of gold be ready? Yue Fei didn't dare to agree lightly, Fang Jianxiong waved his hand and said, "I don't care about the specifics, you go and talk to Zhao Yu." By the way, I have already read the statement issued by Comrade Lenin of your government. China has always attached great importance to its relations with your country, but the current situation is also very difficult for my Government. I hope you can understand that some things still have to come naturally, and you can't rush them. That's it, I still have things to do. ”

Fang Jianxiong is sending off guests, Yue Fei didn't stay long, got up and went out, Zhao Yu had been waiting outside the pavilion.

Sending Yue Fei away, Zhao Yu turned around and came back, and after saluting, he said in a low voice: "Fu Shuai, the White Russian side is relieved, twenty tons." ”

"Hmph, the hairs are all cheap blanks, remember to eat or not! This is the beginning! By the way, the goods to Belarus were delayed a little, and it was said that there were not so many stocks. Also, ask if you want a tank. Fang Jianxiong's smile was a little gloomy, and Zhao Yu subconsciously shrunk his neck and said, "I understand my humble position." ”

When someone Fang was pinching a teacup in a daze, Alice came in with a swaying waist and said with a smile: "Looking at your expression, I don't know that guy is going to be unlucky again." ”

Fang Jianxiong smiled at this girl, since the last time she participated in the German drinking party, Alice has become more and more arrogant in front of Fang Jianxiong. The body language is becoming more and more intensive, and Fang Jianxiong has been restraining himself, but it is estimated that he will not be able to restrain it for long.