During this peacekeeping operation, Yang Xiaolin had already received a large number of loans from Britain, France, and other countries, and the French alone provided China with a low-interest loan of 210 million francs. This loan has helped China's urban construction, but also helped the gentlemen themselves, and it is indeed a win-win deal.

The economic crisis in Europe has been alleviated considerably, but the situation of the war has not been relaxed in the slightest by the easing of the economic crisis. On the contrary, whether it is Britain, France, Germany or Austria, when the pressure at home becomes easier, they put more energy into military confrontation with each other.

The situation there is still tense, but Yang Xiaolin has no ability to care about the gentlemen now. The road must be taken step by step, the food must be eaten one bite at a time, and what we have to do now is to build a bridgehead that will allow China to advance into Russia, and only by completing this step can we master the whole of Siberia, and only by mastering the resources of Siberia, especially the oil resources, can China's modern troops really begin to build.

The first businessman Li Yuanhong wanted to meet was Rockefeller from the United States.

Yang Xiaolin really wanted to meet and talk with Rockefeller in person, and he was really interested in this combination of holiness and sin, the largest chaebol of oil and railroads in the United States, and the most legendary businessman in the world in the future.

But something really happened to him in Changbai Mountain. A plane suddenly exploded and crashed during a test flight, the pilot died on the spot, and the cause of the accident is unclear.

It was just that Yang Xiaolin felt the seriousness of the situation, the planes that had been equipped for flying clubs in various places were already on the way, and they were urgently recovered by him, and he told Wilburlet that the cause of the explosion must be clarified and a way to avoid it immediately. In order to sound the alarm bell for these technicians, he had to go in person.

This is what happened in Changbai Mountain, and if this happened when the plane was sent to the flying club. Not to mention the public opinion in China, the common people will also question this thing like foreigners.

He felt that this matter was more important than his meeting with Rockefeller, so he handed over the negotiation to Li Yuanhong. Isn't it a bit unequal that someone is a businessman and China is a president?

If you just look at Rockefeller as a businessman, then China is clearly doing something wrong. But whether it is Yang Xiaolin or Li Yuanhong, they know very well in their hearts that this time they are negotiating with a king, who not only controls the American oil company, but even controls many railways in the world. The number of kilometers of railways that Rockefeller has at his disposal may be longer than the railways that China has built so far.

The most important thing is that although he is not the president of the United States, the president of the United States was elected by these people.

Li Yuanhong set the venue for the negotiations in his home, and of course he would not say that he would go to formal negotiations with Rockefeller in his capacity as president on an official occasion. In a way, Li Yuanhong and Yuan Shikai are actually very similar, they both have the thinking of traditional Chinese bureaucrats, and they like to do a good job at the dinner table for certain actions that are not on the table.

At half past six in the evening, a car stopped at the door of Li Yuanhong's house very punctually. The mud bodhisattva took two steps forward with a smile on his face, and the guards next to him were already very familiar with the etiquette of foreigners after a trip to Europe, and they ran to the door of the car in a few steps and opened it with one hand. Cover the top of the head with one hand, and wait for the people inside to come out and learn in a good way.

The first to come out was Chen Qimei, and whether the negotiations could succeed this time was also very important to the Green Gang. Yang Xiaolin has already given him the greatest convenience. Whether he can lead the Green Gang to complete the transformation from a gang to a chaebol depends on the negotiations with Rockefeller this time.

He has already set his sights on the oil wells in Siberia, and Du Yuesheng has taken the two thousand brothers to go there and the guys have already gone there. Grabbing an oil well is a fight, and he knows this very well in his heart. Although the Chinese troops in that area can help, they can't let Li Debiao bring people to help them fight with businessmen from other countries, right?

After the oil well was snatched, if he wanted to turn the black oil into money immediately, and wanted the trade of the Green Gang to quickly spread out in China, and then rush out of China to occupy the Asian market, Rockefeller's help was necessary.

After Chen Qimei came out, he stood next to him, and when the white-haired American behind the driver's seat got out of the car, he hurriedly stepped forward, smiled rather complimentingly, and waved his hand to Li Yuanhong: "Mr. Rockefeller, this is our president, President Li Yuanhong." ”

Rockefeller is almost 70 years old this year, and although he doesn't seem to be his age because of his good maintenance, this time he was really tired enough to come to China. He suffered from the wind and waves after several months of steaming, and even now he still feels like he is swaying even when he stands on land.

Originally, the company didn't want him to come, because his personal doctor felt that his body might not be able to withstand the long journey. The doctor suggested that his son or an assistant complete the negotiations, but Rockefeller refused the doctor's advice.

Because for him, this time the negotiations with China are just as important. China is different from Japan, when Japan first rose, it approached Rockefeller and hoped to cooperate with him, but Rockefeller did not agree to the Japanese.

Although many people say that Japan's business and military are now much ahead of China, Rockefeller does not think so, he has been paying attention to the development of China's situation, when Yang Xiaolin just came to power, that set of economic stimulus policies were introduced, Rockefeller immediately made a decision to cooperate with the Chinese.

When he heard that the Chinese government officials had asked for an interview with him, Rockefeller felt that he had to come in person. He really did some research on China, and he knew that the Chinese are good-looking, and maybe in other countries they would think that there would be no problem in sending their assistants and sons to negotiate, but for the Chinese, they would feel that they were not sincere.

Rockefeller also smiled and stretched out his hand: "Mr. President, it is an honor to meet you, especially at your home. For us Americans, it is a great honor to be able to attend the President's family dinner. ”

Li Yuanhong smiled, this old American man is very good at talking, and the translator next to him translated very quickly, he immediately said politely: "Where is it, the humble house is simple, and I ask Mr. Rockefeller to forgive me for the inconsiderate hospitality." Come, inside please. ”

Rockefeller did not take Li Yuanhong's simplicity to heart, he knew that this is also a characteristic of the Chinese, living in such a large courtyard they will say simple, put the most sumptuous banquet they will also say that there is no food, not good hospitality.

Don't say that this is just the politeness of the Chinese, even if it is really simple, he does not care. When you were young, you started from scratch, what kind of hardship did people never suffer? The business can be so big, it looks like the scenery is infinite, but what grievances have not been suffered? You're here to negotiate, not to enjoy.

Rockefeller had a thorough understanding of Chinese rules. When he entered the door, he actually turned sideways and asked Li Yuanhong to go in first, and it can be seen from this action that people have really put a lot of effort into negotiating with you this time.

After entering Li Yuanhong's house, there was no extra politeness between the two sides, and Rockefeller first stated the purpose: "Mr. President, I believe that the purpose of my visit this time should be very clear, and we are willing to cooperate with the Chinese side to jointly build a business system that can monopolize the Asian oil market." I think it's very good for us at Standard Oil and for your country. ”

Li Yuanhong immediately nodded: "What Mr. Rockefeller said is very right, we in China are very interested in your proposal, otherwise we would not have prudently invited you to come to China for negotiations." We have seen and researched the solutions you have provided to us. There are some details that we disagree with your company. ”

Rockefeller was not surprised by this, and his body straightened slightly: "Mr. President, please tell us about our differences, and since I am here, please believe that I am willing to sit down with you and solve the problem between us." ”

Li Yuanhong looked at Chen Qimei. Chen Qimei made a look and signaled that he had nothing before, Rockefeller said.

"Let's put it this way, the first point of disagreement is the issue of our purchase channels. According to your company's plan, our joint company will have your company to bid for the purchase of goods in the future, which is a bit too harsh for us. Our opinion is that, according to the current international practice, it should be decided by negotiation between the two parties or by the party with more shares. ”

Rockefeller was stunned for a moment, he did say to Chen Qimei that the Standard Oil Company would bid for the purchase of goods in the future, but it was not that he bullied Chen Qimei, but he felt that no matter what, Chen Qimei would not be able to come up with more money than him to invest in the new company.

Li Yuanhong's remark made Rockefeller's eyes glance at Chen Qimei, and then at Li Yuanhong: "Mr. President, I can tell you with great certainty that in the new company in Asia, our Standard Oil Company will definitely invest a huge amount of money, and the shares will be more than 51 percent, and you have no doubt about this. ”

A smile appeared in Li Yuanhong's eyes: "I think you may not have a thorough understanding of what we mean in China, although it is Chen Qimei who is cooperating with you this time, he represents the China National Petroleum Company, that is to say, he operates our state-owned enterprises, and our future business interests include the entire Chinese market, as well as the current oil wells in Russia." ”

"State-owned enterprises?"

Rockefeller is obviously a little unacceptable, because no country in this world has said that the oil industry is state-owned, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the former Russia. He was a little skeptical and a little repulsive that China, a country that does not have oil fields, would classify oil companies as state-owned.

Li Yuanhong continued: "Yes, state-owned enterprises. And I can tell you frankly that in the future, there will only be this one oil company in China, and we will never allow a second one to appear, and we will not allow businessmen from other countries to get involved in Chinese oil. ”

Rockefeller took a deep breath, this is the monopoly of government behavior, he understood, rubbed his hands, did not agree, did not refuse: "Please allow me to think about it, I need to consult with the senior management of American companies on this issue." ”

Li Yuanhong said: "That's natural, Mr. Rockefeller is also the first time to come to China, so let's wait a few days for our negotiations to officially start, I will first show you the plan of the Chinese side, at the same time, you should also go to see some places of interest in Beijing, and we will talk about it after two days, how about it?" ”

Rockefeller was very satisfied: "Thank you, Mr. President, for the arrangement, in your Chinese words, so gracious, but disrespectful." (To be continued......)