The Kuomintang won nearly forty percent of the seats in parliament! Chairman Jiang J-shi announced a big victory in the election!

In Nanjing, on the seventh floor of the Central Building, Chang Ruiqing read the headline of "Declaration" and gently put the newspaper on the table with a solemn expression. Around the large mahogany conference table were several other members of the Central Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and several senior generals of the National Defense Force. They are Mao ZD, Zhou Elai, Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, Pan Yucheng, Wang Yaqiao, Bai Chongxi, Wang Junhao and Jiang Baili.

"Comrades, if we can keep 60% of the seats in the parliament, this election campaign will be successful."

Chang Ruiqing's gaze slowly swept over everyone, taking in everyone's expressions. It was already October 1930, and the whole capitalist world was plunged into an unprecedented economic crisis. The crisis first broke out in China and the United States, and then swept through European economies such as Britain, the United States, France, Italy, and Germany. By May 1930, with the exception of the Soviet Union, Poland, Japan, and Prussia in Germany, where the planned economy was still under way, the economies of almost all capitalist countries were in decline. China is no exception, although the pace of China's heavy industry, armaments industry, and infrastructure construction has not slowed down. But orders for bulk export commodities such as tea, raw silk, tung oil, soybeans, teak, natural rubber, and bristles disappeared almost overnight. China's fledgling exports of light industrial products were also strangled in the cradle after the crisis. By the second half of 1930, the contraction of the export market began to pass through the farmers and workers who produced the bulk of the export products to the domestic consumer goods market. A large number of light industrial enterprises had to start laying off workers because they did not have enough orders. Domestic agricultural prices have also fallen into the doldrums due to consumer savings. In September before the 1930 election, China's economy experienced its first negative monthly growth since the unification of the Northern Expedition!

In this case, the Chinese GCD, which is the main ruling party. Of course, there is no escape from responsibility. In the 1930 general election, it lost more than 10% of its seats in Parliament, and in the end it retained its position as the largest party in Parliament by only 55%. The Kuomintang (KMT), the main opposition party, took advantage of the economic downturn to win 38 percent of the seats in the Council and 39 percent of the seats in the Legislative Yuan. It seems that there is already a trend to shake the ruling position of Chang Ruiqing and Zhongg!

However, Chang Ruiqing didn't seem to care about the loss of this election, and he said slowly: "In this election, although we have lost more than 10% of the parliamentary seats. It also lost power in several provinces and Shanghai, but won the next five years. The next five years will be crucial for our country, our nation and our party. Even life-threatening. ”

These people here still didn't understand the meaning of Chang Ruiqing's words, and their faces were all gloomy. No matter how good the domestic economy is, it will not be raised to the point where it is vital to the country and the life of the nation. There is only one thing that can be said, and that is war! It could be a war waged by China and Germany against the USSR. It could also be a world revolution launched by the Soviet Union, Japan, Poland and other Soviet countries.

Judging from the current international form shì. The latter may far outweigh the former!

Chen Duxiu did not seem to believe Chang Ruiqing's prediction, and he frowned and said: "Prime Minister, last week Trotsky said in a meeting with US Secretary of State Kellogg, who was visiting the Soviet Union, that the main task of the Soviet Union at present is construction, and it is necessary to build the Soviet Union from a poor and backward agricultural country into an advanced, rich and powerful industrial country in the shortest possible time. Moreover, the Soviet government is also preparing to spend $500 million to purchase industrial equipment from the United States, which shows that the Soviet Union has no intention of launching a world revolution in the short term. Moreover, Japan, which was part of the Soviet camp, was also hit hard by the economic crisis. Major exports have all fallen sharply, and imports of raw materials have fallen by at least 30 per cent due to the lack of foreign exchange. Japan simply did not have the ability to participate in the war. Without Japan's help, the Soviet Union would not have been able to defeat the whole world. ”

This opinion seems to have won the support of most of the people present, and everyone has turned their heads. Only Zhou Elai raised an objection, saying: "I support the Prime Minister's view. In the past, when the economy was good, the goal of the United States was world leadership, and once Britain was unable to lead the capitalist world to suppress the world revolution in the Soviet Union, the United States would definitely jump out and take over the hegemony of Britain. With the colossus of capitalism in the United States, Trotsky saw no hope of the victory of the world revolution.

But now, the United States is in the midst of a serious economic crisis. If at this time, there was a war between China and Germany and the Soviet Union, Japan, and Poland. The most likely strategy of the United States is to make war money, and the Americans will not participate in the war without exhausting the last dollar and a tael of gold in our hands! This gave Trotsky every chance to break through. So he won't let it go! ”

"I'm afraid it's not the United States that wants to make war money!" Chang Ruiqing reminded coldly.

"It's not the United States!" Zhou Elai continued: "According to publicly disclosed information, it was not only the US Secretary of State who visited the Soviet Union in October, but also senior diplomatic and trade officials from Britain and France who visited Moscow one after another. They all fancied Trotsky's hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange and gold reserves, and wanted to ease the economic pressure at home by exporting machinery and equipment to the Soviet Union. ”

"How much gold and foreign exchange do we have in our hands?" I don't know who suddenly remembered this question and asked casually.

"And about $5 billion!" Chang Ruiqing replied lightly.

"And so much money?"

"And what are we afraid of?"

"Yes, we can buy several times as much equipment from Britain and the United States as the USSR!"

Chang Ruiqing flattened his mouth, took a sip of the teacup, and quietly didn't say a word. There is indeed a lot of gold and foreign exchange in the central bank, much more than expected, even more than before the start of the financial crisis! The reason for these situations, according to the analysis of the profiteer bankers of the Bank of China, is that after the crisis, the American consortium did not withdraw funds from China, but deposited Huayuan in the bank.

Furthermore. As US public opinion has accused China of being the culprit of this wave of financial crisis, it has called for a stricter anti-Chinese bill. As a result, Chinese expatriates and Chinese Americans in the United States have transferred funds back to China, so the foreign exchange reserves in the hands of the central bank have increased to as much as 5 billion US dollars!

Of course. It is different from the situation in the Soviet Union and Japan. The amount of investment by foreign companies in China and the amount of foreign debt owed by China are far more than $5 billion! According to the statistics of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Commerce, by September 1930, the Chinese government and enterprises owed nearly $2 billion in foreign debt, and the total direct and indirect investment of foreign countries (including overseas Chinese) in China was as high as $3.8 billion! The sum of the two is as high as 5.8 billion US dollars, which is 8 billion more than China's 5 billion US dollars in gold foreign exchange reserves! Once foreign capital begins to withdraw in a big way, it is likely that the foreign exchange reserves in the hands of the Chinese government will shrink significantly. Thus, China's $5 billion in foreign exchange. It may be less than 30% that can really be used to buy European and American equipment.

But even $1.5 billion is much more than Trotsky's money. However, Chang Ruiqing also knows that China's heavy industry base is still much weaker than that of the Soviet Union, and it is impossible to catch up with it by relying on a mere $1.5 billion.

Furthermore. There is another problem that is plaguing Chang Ruiqing. That is, when will the USSR start a war against China and Germany? If the war breaks out in two or three months. China now has no time to import machinery and equipment, but has to directly stockpile weapons and ammunition. If war breaks out in two or three years, then China should seize the time to import another batch of heavy industrial equipment from the United States and Germany.

"Comrades, the war will break out as soon as the equipment purchased by the USSR arrives on the territory of the USSR!" Chang Ruiqing put down the teacup in his hand and said it and guessed for himself. "Considering that after the outbreak of war, our foreign trade routes will be blocked by the Japanese Navy, so we have to spend the dollars in our hands as much as possible! At least $1.5 billion will be spent by the end of 1931! ”

As soon as Chang Ruiqing finished speaking, everyone understood. This is to step up preparations for war. There may also be a number of projects to be launched urgently.

"The crisis has only just begun, and it is not yet time for a large number of industrial enterprises in the United States to close down. Is it too early to strike? Pan Yucheng showed a painful expression. If it had been a few months to a year later, we would have been able to buy second-hand goods from closed American factories, which would have been much cheaper. ”

Chang Ruiqing shook his head: "Now that Trotsky has made a move, we can't wait any longer!" If we wait until war breaks out, we won't be able to ship in even if we can buy cheap goods. ”

"Don't we have the main fleet of the Navy? Can't you let the navy escort you? Pan Yucheng was very unwilling, he had slaughtered several major power equipment suppliers in the world in the procurement of power equipment, and now he wanted to replicate the successful example at that time.

"It's too dangerous for the main fleet to escort delivery ships through the Japanese-controlled waters and archipelagos." Chang Ruiqing shook his head, "In case something goes wrong, we will lose our wife and lose our soldiers." ”

"Then we should send a delegation to Moscow at the same time as sending a delegation to the United States to procure." Pan Yucheng thought about it and said again. "We must let the outside world think that Sino-Soviet relations have eased, which is conducive to our price reduction. As for buying an American's machine...... It is also said to have contributed to the early recovery of the world economy! Well, we can't pay all of this money in cash, we should have to provide buyer's credit from the United States. We will strive to use $1.5 billion in cash to buy $3 billion in machinery and equipment, and ask the Americans to import some of our raw silk and natural rubber accordingly. ”

Sure enough, he is a profiteer, and the world war is approaching, and he has not forgotten his business experience. Chang Ruiqing smiled and said: "Okay, just do it according to Pan Gong's wishes, and the procurement delegation to the United States will also be led by Pan Gong." However, the $1.5 billion order could not be given to the United States, and $500 million was given to Germany, and at the same time Germany was required to accept $500 million worth of crude oil and rare metals. ”

"We can't give German crude oil, and we don't have much domestic crude oil!" As soon as Jiang Baili, Minister of Armaments, heard that Chang Ruiqing was going to settle the bill with crude oil, he immediately protested loudly. At present, there are only three oil fields in China, including the Beidahuang Oilfield (Daqing Oilfield), Yan'an Oilfield, and Yumen Oilfield in Heilongjiang, and the total annual oil output is less than 4 million tons.

"There is no problem, the Dabulgan oil field developed by Zhongke Petroleum Company in Kuwait can be put into production within the year. It is estimated that it can produce 200,000 to 300,000 barrels of light sweet crude oil per day, so give the oil from the Great Bourgan field to Hitler! ”

Chang Ruiqing has already learned through the guò intelligence system that Germany does not have many crude oil reserves. Most likely, it will not be able to cope with the attrition of the world war, so it is only then that I think of filling Hitler's oil depots with oil from the oil fields of the Great Bourgan.

"Yes, so many? Didn't the newspapers say that there is only a few hundred thousand tons of annual production? Hearing Chang Ruiqing's report on the daily output of the Dabulgan Oilfield, Jiang Baili's eyes almost didn't fall out. Even if calculated according to the daily output of 200,000 barrels. The annual output will also reach more than 70 million barrels, equivalent to more than 10 million tons, which is more than double the total output of the three major domestic oil fields combined!

"The Zhongke Petroleum Company is secretly invested and built by the Iron and Blood Comrades Association and the National Intelligence Bureau, and the entire oil field area is classified as a military restricted area, and the specific output is still classified for the time being." Chang Ruiqing made this arrangement to avoid unnecessary trouble in the development process, but it is impossible to keep it secret for a long time, and sooner or later, the intelligence officers installed by Britain and the United States in the Persian Gulf can calculate the annual output of the Dabulgan oil field from the situation of crude oil transportation. Then it may be inevitable that there will be another fight.

At this time, footsteps sounded outside the door, and everyone turned their heads to see that Chang Ruiqing's adjutant Tian Yuchen had already pushed the door and walked in. He also had a telegram in his hand, which seemed to have just been received.

"Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just transmitted the news that the Baltic Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet of the Red Navy of the Soviet Union will form a joint fleet for a round-the-world visit. He will visit the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Japan. ”

"Visiting? The interest of the Soviet Red Navy was not bad. Chang Ruiqing took the telegram from Tian Yuchen's hand. After just one glance, he screamed. "There are six battleships on the list of visits! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not mistaken, right? ”

"Six battleships? That's all for the Soviet Navy, right? Bai Chongxi also shouted, hurriedly took the telegram from Chang Ruiqing's hand and read it carefully, and then handed it to Wang Junhao to read.

"Jiansheng, introspection, what do you think?" Chang Ruiqing hurriedly asked a question without waiting for Wang Junhao to finish reading the telegram.

"These six battleships will not return to the USSR!" Bai Chongxi frowned and said: "The intelligence department has discovered that there are three 40,000-ton capital ships secretly built in Japan, in addition to Japan's more than 20,000-ton battleship Settsu, plus these six Soviet battleships...... The Navy will face 10 capital ships! ”

"The shape is becoming more and more obvious." Wang Junhao took a deep breath and put down the newspaper in his hand. "Trotsky was really determined to fight a world war. He handed over 6 battleships to Japan in order to let Japan act as the vanguard of this war! We must immediately strengthen our combat readiness. Beware of the Japanese and Soviet attacks. ”

For those of you here, I don't know how many times I have heard the warnings of the Japanese and Soviet forces attacking. The entire layout of China's defense is also centered around the simultaneous repulsion of a joint Japanese and Soviet attack. So as soon as they heard Bai Chongxi and Wang Junhao's judgment, everyone became nervous.

10 capital ships...... Mao Zd frowned, slowly turned the teacup in his hand, deduced the scene of the Sino-Japanese and Soviet war in his heart, and suddenly said after a while: "Prime Minister, is it that without these six battleships, the Japanese Navy will not be able to defeat our Navy?" ”

"It's not." Bai Chongxi explained: "The three cutting-edge capital ships of the Japanese Navy are very powerful, and our six 'Guangdong' class are no match at all. As for aircraft carriers, according to intelligence, ten are currently under secret construction, much more than our three. ”

"That is, without these six battleships, the Japanese Navy is stronger than ours?"

"You can say that, but ......"

Mao ZD waved his hand and interrupted: "Then why did Trotsky send all six of his battleships to Japan?" ”

"Maybe it's for a little more certainty, right?" Bai Chongxi Road.

"No, Trotsky's first target was not us!" Chang Ruiqing waved his hand and interrupted the discussion between Mao ZD and Bai Chongxi. "Trotsky's first target was the British Empire! The Japanese and Soviet navies were going to fight a decisive battle with the British Navy in the South Seas, so they would concentrate 10 capital ships! ”

"Attack the South Seas? Don't they think about the Americans? The Philippine Islands are U.S. territory. Wang Junhao reminded.

"In 1934, the Philippines was going to be poisonous, and this date is likely to be brought forward!" Mao ZD said coldly. "I guess the day of the Philippines is the start of World War II, so we still have a chance to spend our money!"

"Then hurry up and spend the money!" Chang Ruiqing said: "Pan Gong, General Baili, I will give you two weeks, you go to discuss with the State Planning Commission and the Ministry of Heavy Industry, come up with the procurement list as much as possible, and form a procurement delegation." Departing next month, General Baili flew to Germany. Pan Gong, I will ask the Navy to transfer a cruiser to send you to the United States. He turned his head to look at Mao ZD again, and said with a smile: "Chairman, the Soviet Union can only trouble you to go there, you and Trotsky are old acquaintances, it is better to take this opportunity to contact the feelings." ”

"It's not enough to just connect with each other!" Mao Zd glanced at Chang Ruiqing faintly. "Why don't I come forward and sign a secret treaty with Trotsky to divide the world!" (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )