Chapter 154: Cash is King

In addition, Lao Chiang also demanded that the Red Army must completely obey the dispatch and command of the Military Commission after its reorganization, which was also unacceptable to Taizu, who insisted on independence and self-determination; not to mention that the two sides had a deep hatred and could not trust each other, so in view of Lao Chiang's clumsy military ability and tradition of excluding dissidents, if the command of the Red Army was really handed over to the Military Commission under his leadership, it would be tantamount to sending the commanders and fighters to death! In addition, the Red Army is good at movement warfare and guerrilla warfare, but it can basically only attack and defend positions, and how the two sides should cooperate also needs to be well discussed. These issues also existed between Chiang and the major warlords, and the Soviet Union's assistance to the two parties also needed to be discussed in detail, and a large part of them were finally negotiated even after the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance

In the meantime, there is another thing that has to be mentioned, the 9th Panchen Qu Ji Nyima, who was in exile in the interior, felt that his time was running out, and he desperately wanted to return to his hometown, and in a few years he begged Lao Jiang and various warlords, but everyone was busy with the civil war and had no intention of sending people to escort him into Tibet. After receiving the telegram, the great man thought that this was a good opportunity to safeguard the unity of the motherland and expand the political influence of the Red Party, so he ordered Fang Yongle to lead 15,000 Red Army troops to escort Quji Nyima into Tibet, and the Tibetan Kashag Government immediately sent troops to stop it after hearing the news, but the Tibetan army, which even Ma's army could not defeat, was the opponent of the Red Army.

However, although Fang Yongle easily defeated several thousand Tibetan troops, altitude sickness caused the Red Army to pay more attrition than battle casualties. But the commanders and fighters were not intimidated by the difficulties. Resolutely and resolutely crossing the lofty mountains and mountains to continue advancing towards Lhasa, the helpless Tibetan Kashag government had no choice but to send envoys to sue for peace, and they agreed to let Quji Nyima return to his hometown, but expressed difficulty in accepting the Red Army's request to be stationed in Tibet. But at this time, Lao Jiang also learned the news, and immediately telegraphed to Liu Wenhui, the warlord of western Sichuan, asking him to send troops into Tibet, so as to prevent the Red Army from completely controlling Tibet, after all, although Tibet is sparsely populated and economically underdeveloped, it is a large area after all, if Tibet is also occupied by the Red Army. Then the area of the Soviet area is larger than Lao Jiang's own territory, where does this make his face go? However, Chiang's attempt to save face objectively exerted great pressure on the Tibetan Kashag government, and they finally relented in the negotiations and agreed to allow the Red Army to enter Lhasa. Although the Tibetan Kashag government also asked the government to send troops into Tibet to counterbalance the Red Army. However, after the Red Army took root in Tibet, it began to actively build two highways into Tibet and vigorously trained cadres of all nationalities who were proficient in Tibetan and Tibetan language, thus making full preparations for the complete liberation of Tibet in the future

The words are divided into two ends, after learning that the Xi'an incident broke out Hu Weidong must be in his heart, and the negotiations with Ford Company suddenly progressed rapidly, and the cooperation agreement was officially signed before Christmas, not long ago the leather bag company "Zhongfu International" registered in the United States with the name of the oxygen top blowing converter, jeep and other off-road models, fluidized boiling furnace roasting jishu, zinc-manganese alkaline dry battery (the earliest alkaline battery, invented in 1950 in history, applied for a patent in 1957. ), the structural composition and production process of isoniazid (this drug is easy to reduce, and there is no point in keeping it secret. It can only be patented, unlike penicillin. ), ballpoint pens, etc., a total of 57 patents filed in the United States, and in other countries (except China, but at this time, China did not have any concept of patent protection). In addition to the right to apply for patents (Note 1), a joint venture with Ford to establish Sino-US Ford Co., Ltd. ("Zhongfu Shares" (Note 2) in the form of JISHU shares, and Ford must also immediately pay US$30 million in cash to Zhongfu International, which is equivalent to Hu Weidong scooping up 70% of the ownership of these patent rights in exchange for US$60 million.

In fact, the total value of these patents, even if it is only 70% ownership, is definitely far more than $60 million (historically, jeeps have been sold in the past few years during World War II alone, and if they can monopolize the market). The profit should always be at least tens of millions, and any of the other inventions listed above have a greater profit margin than jeeps, especially small commodities such as ballpoint pens and dry batteries, which are inconspicuous but in great demand. But it's not the 21st century. The venture capital industry has not yet fully developed, no matter how important it is. It is also difficult to sell the patent rights themselves at too high a price, not to mention that even if it is a large consortium with total assets of more than one billion US dollars, the cash flow is actually far from being as abundant as most people think, so Hu Weidong asked for immediate cash payment because of the need to resist the war, and the price will naturally be greatly discounted, and it is also thanks to the fact that it was signed before the full-scale economic crisis broke out in 1937, otherwise Ford may not be willing to pay so much cash. …,

However, Hu Weidong deliberately asked for cash, and it was paid immediately, for good reason, and within a few days of negotiations, another economic crisis was even more rapid than it had been when the Great Depression of '29 broke out (but due to its shorter duration, the damage was much smaller). Hu Weidong was able to buy all kinds of machinery and equipment in the list at a much cheaper price than before the negotiations, and the price of recruiting American talents to work in the base areas was cut a lot, and the losses were immediately earned. Although Hu Weidong is not very good at the economy, how many people in later generations do not know that "cash is king" in the bear market?

Note 1: With the current situation of the Red Party, it is impossible to apply for patent rights in all countries in a short period of time, so Hu Weidong proposed a plan to sell the patent application rights together. For Ford, although this plan is more costly, as long as it can make more money, it is still acceptable, and the old Ford has never been a person who is reluctant to invest

Note 2: The company's total share capital is 10 million, Ford Company accounts for 4 percent of the shares, Zhongfu International accounts for 3 percent of the shares, and the remaining 3 million shares are listed at a base price of $10 per share to raise funds, and all the proceeds belong to Zhongfu International [It can be understood that Zhongfu International originally accounted for 6 percent of the shares, and now scoops out 3 percent of the shares and sells them in the market. 】。 PS: Due to the "excessive" price of stocks, most of the banks and brokerages in the United States were reluctant to subscribe, but fortunately, in the name of supporting the Anti-Japanese War (there are also factors that have been used to improve the situation of overseas Chinese in the United States through the big tree of Ford), Situ Meitang extensively mobilized patriotic overseas Chinese in North America, and even some patriotic overseas Chinese in other places to buy a large number of shares, and the 3 million shares were finally sold. Later, as the company grew and the stock value continued to rise, the Americans who didn't buy it at the beginning and those extreme banana people all regretted their bowels, and the enthusiastic participation of the Chinese made the actual controlling stake of Zhongfu shares in the hands of Chinese. If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )