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"Do you want to inform the commander-in-chief......" After being silent for a while, Yuan Jinkai said in a deep voice to Yan Zhengqing: "If this matter is true, then we need to prepare early!" And the commander-in-chief must rush back to be the commander......"

Everyone smiled bitterly, how could it be too late?! It takes a month for the ship to go back and forth! When Tu Qianjun rushed back, this daylily was cold! And now that Tu Qianjun is visiting abroad, what he said is just to make him worry in vain.

It's not right to say it! After all, Tu Qianjun is the commander-in-chief of the three eastern provinces, not to mention that it is definitely not in accordance with the rules. Although, disaster relief is to be prepared. But when the flood came, none of us had any experience in dealing with it.

So, everyone fell silent.

"Wait and see! If the rain still falls like this, then notify the army immediately! After a long time, Tu Sancang, who was the commander-in-chief's father, spoke, and saw this always silent man whispering to everyone: "Prepare the food and materials for disaster relief in advance!" Fortunately, the military has entered the customs for disaster relief before, so we have some experience! Prepare food and tents, boats and stuff. It really won't work, and some of the Wehrmacht will go to the disaster area when the time comes......"

Everyone could only nod when they heard this, and then Yan Zheng ordered the departments to go back and prepare. Yuan Jinkai, Minister of Finance, and Yang Yuting, Minister of Commerce, coordinated to purchase as many materials as possible from the market.

Chang Yinhuai, the chief of the Ministry of Communications, is responsible for coordinating traffic and is ready to dispatch various supplies to support along the Songhua River at any time. The current Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht, Tu Sanpao, is preparing to coordinate a part of his forces to provide disaster relief.

After the coordination, the meeting was dissolved. The chiefs of the various ministries hurried down to prepare to leave, and everyone was worried. After all, catastrophes have not happened in the Songhua River! Once a catastrophe occurs, it will undoubtedly be a blow to the three eastern provinces that are now developing vigorously!

Tu Qianjun, who was far away in England, did not know that the crisis in the three eastern provinces was quietly approaching, and after attending the welcome reception held for his arrival, he held secret arms negotiations with the British.

Britain has always been a naval power, and its navy has been the first of the nations for hundreds of years since the Spanish Armada was defeated by them! Until World War II, Britain was the strongest navy in the world!

Although it has declined in later generations, the Royal Navy is still the largest navy in Europe and the second largest in the world; It is also one of the most advanced navies in the world. It was the forerunner of most modern navies; Naval officers and sailors from many Commonwealth and NATO member states still train in the UK. There are still three pounds of nails in the rotten ship! What's more, it's the United Kingdom, which has a lot of property?!

So Tu Qianjun and the current British Admiral Bolton . It makes sense that Sir Ellis-Munsell secretly negotiated the purchase of warships. Of course, how much money and how to deliver it have also become the most important questions.

The British took it for granted that Tu Qianjun wanted to buy warships, after all, Tu Qianjun fought fiercely with the Soviets and the Japanese several times! However, Japan, as the main opponent, has extremely strong sea power!

Therefore, it is reasonable for Manchuria to purchase warships. But the lion who slaughtered the army opened his mouth and let Bolton directly. Sir Ellis Munsell is in a mess in the wind!

"Nope! Checkmate! This request of yours is unlikely to be passed by the Parliament! "Bolton. Sir Ellis-Munsell said in a deep voice to Tu Qianjun: "Nelson-class battleships, Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. These two classes are already in the battleship class! This is not an American-style light cruiser! If we sell them to you, then how will the Japanese react?! What will the international community say?! These are all things that we have to think about! ”

This is the meeting room at 10 Downing Street, and here is the Admiralty Bolton. Sir Ellis-Munsell, Foreign Secretary John Murphy, Sir Simon and the Chairman of the Board of Trade, Walter Brown. Ranciman.

However, as the prime minister, Macdonald did not directly veto this proposal, but turned his head to look at Tu Qianjun. Hopefully, the general will be able to give a reasonable explanation, MacDonald is a well-known pacifist. In his opinion, the chances of war in Britain after World War I were already very small.

Rather than putting those battleships in the navy, it would be better to sell some of them for money to cope with the economic crisis. And. Even if you need it, can't you just build it yourself?! I also changed my costume by the way!

With the development of the shipbuilding industry in Britain, it was not difficult to build battleships. Even two or three ships can be started at the same time. For example, the Queen Elizabeth class mentioned by Tu Qianjun, the "Queen Elizabeth" and the "War Weyware" both started construction in October 1912.

Just one year, in October 1913, it was ready to be launched! It was completed in March 1915 and lasted less than three years. The Queen Elizabeth class "Barham" is faster, February 1913. Construction began and was completed in November 1915.

Therefore, the battleship is not unsellable. Rather, it needs a reasonable reason. Let them be able to convince the parliament that warships will be sold.

However, Tu Qianjun had long known what the British thought. In his previous life, he had no less contact with these guys. The mouth is strong, but the heart is prosperous! It's about earth-shattering, but in fact, they won't hesitate when the price is right! Definitely sell the bar!

The Nelson-class battleships were new types of battleships that had only been commissioned in 1927, and the British would definitely not want to sell them all at once! And the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, you can think about it. The main thing is that the price given by Tu Qianjun must be appropriate!

"Indeed! Checkmate! Your demands are excessive, and we must take into account regional peace and the position of the British Empire. The Foreign Secretary, Viscount Simon, also spoke at this time, and when he saw him, he said in a deep voice to the soldiers: "If we sell these battleships to you, how will Japan react?!" Regional peace in crisis, which is not the ...... the British Empire wants to see"

"General. We would like you to think again about other warships. "The Chairman of the Board of Trade, Walter Brown. Ranciman whispered to the soldiers: "We don't want to sell these warships, which will lead to the instability of regional peace......"

Looking at these British ministers jumping up and down, and Prime Minister MacDonald who was there, Tu Qianjun knew what he should say. He coughed lightly and whispered to the others.

"Recently, we have cooperated in the development of oil projects in Manchuria and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey in the United States. It's already oiled......"

Tu Qianjun's voice was not loud. But after saying it, all the opposition suddenly stopped! Everyone opened their mouths wide and looked at Tu Qianjun with some incredulity!

"Actually, if it weren't for the fact that our Commander-in-Chief of the Manchurian Navy, General Shen Honglie, had participated in the naval battle against Germany with the Navy of the British Empire as a member of the viewing group, perhaps I would have considered buying ...... from the United States first" Tu Qianjun shrugged his shoulders and whispered to these British ministers who were already dumbfounded: "You should know that I have a good relationship with General Pershing of the United States. And I studied abroad at West Point. Even Governor Roosevelt, who is now running for president of the United States, is a friend of mine. ”

Tu Qianjun's words directly made these British ministers who jumped up and down dumbfounded! And the military didn't seem to be enough, and whispered to them: "For the safety of the shipping lane, I believe that Standard Oil will also help me and the U.S. Congress apply for ......the purchase of battleships."

Threat! This is a naked threat! The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viscount Simon, said loudly in his heart, you are clearly telling us that you can buy from the United States! If we don't sell, or if the price is not right, you will immediately raise your legs and leave!

Anyway, it has a great influence on the US ** politics, General Pershing, you know, who doesn't know Standard Oil?! That's the giant trust of the United States! There is also the support of the governor who is politically running for president now......

"General, you're too worried!" MacDonald, who had been there all the time, couldn't sit still, smiled at Tu Qianjun and said softly: "In fact, you are a friend of our British Empire. In Manchuria, we have a lot of pleasant cooperation, don't we?! The railroad that is being built now is also being built by the companies of our empire. In order to maintain peace in the region, we are willing to provide some help to our allies......"

Looking at this old guy MacDonald, Tu Qianjun couldn't help but sigh! As an old politician, the word "regional peace" immediately turned bad in his mouth! Just now, the ministers jumped up and down saying that our warships would threaten regional peace.

Now, it has become that the sale of warships to me is to maintain regional peace! In and out of the words, I don't know how the British guys are cheap to me! The speed of this wind direction ~ can't catch up!

"As an ally, I am certainly willing to deepen our cooperation." Tu Qianjun smiled reservedly at the old man and said softly, "Of course, I believe that allies will always help each other. Isn't it?! ”

When Prime Minister Macdonald and Tu Qianjun were talking, the cabinet members who were originally jumping up and down were all silent. They casually picked up the tea in front of them and drank it, their minds constantly spinning about how to get the most out of Manchuria!

Oil! Fools know what the discovery of oil can bring! Why were the Americans willing to sell to Manchurian light cruisers in the early days?! Isn't it because there are traces of oil in Manchuria?! And Japan, which is next to Manchuria, is an oil-deficient country!

Without arming Manchuria, those greedy Japanese monkeys don't know what to do! Before, there were only some signs that the United States dared to sell light cruisers, and now they are all out of oil! Not to mention the old battleships, it is estimated that even the battleships in active service will be considered for sale in the United States!

Looking at these silent British cabinet members, Tu Qianjun suddenly remembered the "Liutao" that Yan Zhengqing forced him to read. One of the passages in it says: Mortals die evil and live happily, virtuous and profitable, and those who can generate profit are also Taoist. Where the Tao is, where the Tao is, the world returns to it.