A simple experience made Huang Ke understand the current living conditions of the majority of German workers, which, according to historical development, would be used by the Nazi Party as an important propaganda policy for them to come to power.

However, Huang Ke decided to do it early, and before meeting with the foreign minister of the Weimar government, Huang Ke formulated two detailed proposals, one was a plan for the introduction of workers, and the other was the resumption of the production of equipment for light weapons; Before the talks, the Chinese side had already revealed to the other side the general content of the cooperation between the two sides. The Weimar government showed great interest in this.

The reason for choosing Germany's light industry technology is based on Huang Ke's personal understanding. Huang Ke was not impressed by the German military industry not by the Tiger tank and the Krupp cannon, but by the German soldiers' signature firearm, the MP38*. Therefore, in light industry, Huang Ke hopes to get German assistance.

The days flew by, three days passed quickly, and the day of the meeting with Foreign Minister Stresemann had arrived. On the morning of that day, the two sides came to a meeting in Berlin as scheduled.

In addition to Zhu Jiahua, Huang Ke was accompanied by some economic experts; The Weimar government also attached great importance to this cooperation, and the delegation was led by Foreign Minister Stresemann and accompanied by several senior officials of the Weimar government.

After the meeting, the two sides took a seat after a brief introduction and greetings. It was the first time Stresemann had met Huang Ke, and before that he had collected a lot of information about Huang Ke, a handsome Chinese man living in Europe and the United States, with a high nose bridge that looked a bit like the face of a European and American, and his angular face revealed a sense of fortitude, which showed that he was born in the army.

Stresemann saw people very accurately, and after chatting with Huang Ke for a few words, he had a hunch that this person would definitely have great achievements in the future.

When Stresemann was observing himself, Huang Ke was also quietly looking at the diplomat, and the neatly trimmed beard on the corner of his mouth showed that he was from a noble family, but what satisfied Huang Ke the most was that Stresemann was a pure interest, and according to the common interests of the two countries, he had no reason to refuse cooperation between the two countries.

After a brief greeting, Huang Ke said in a joking tone: "Mr. Minister, I think according to the German practice, we should get to the point now, right?" ”

Huang Ke's humor made Stresemann a little surprised, and he smiled after listening to it: "Of course, if we follow the Chinese's practice of 'once born and twice cooked', we need to meet again to talk about today's cooperation." ”

Huang Ke, of course, knew that Stresemann had studied China, and he also said: "In fact, China and Germany have a lot in common, both culturally and in other aspects. To put it bluntly, China is now a country that has been unfairly deprived of its international rights, and in this respect China is similar to Germany. ”

Huang Ke then contrasted the unequal treaties suffered by the two countries with simple examples, which provided a certain basis for cooperation between Germany and China. Following these words, Huang Ke turned the topic to the current cooperation.

"There is currently a shortage of skilled workers, technology and equipment in China; Germany lacks jobs and is an ideal place to invest; All of this has made economic cooperation between our two countries so natural. ”

After Huang Ke finished speaking, the brows of Stresemann and the German delegates couldn't help frowning, and they knew the current situation in Germany better than anyone else. The post-war restrictions not only severely affected the German military industry, but also caused the rest of the economy to wither due to a domino effect.

Add to this the problem of the veterans, and the whole of Germany is shrouded in a mood of passivity and slackness. Today, among the homeless people in Berlin, the physically handicapped are dressed in World War I uniforms with various medals that I don't know if they are real or fake, and some are skilled workers...... Soldiers and workers are the foundation of a country, and now that many people have fallen into this, you can imagine how difficult it is for this country.

Although Stresemann knew that Huang Ke hit his sore spot, he was not angry because of this, mature politicians will not trouble because of a little thing, and for the two countries, common interests are the basis for cooperation between the two sides.

"Mr. Huang, please tell us about the cooperation between us." After Stresemann finished speaking, Huang Ke asked him to bring over some cooperative economic cooperation framework opinions, which mentioned the preferential treatment given to German capital to enter China, as well as the rights and interests of German technology in China, etc., and what surprised Stresemann the most was that Huang Ke actually proposed a plan to introduce German workers.

You must know that the introduction of workers is generally from countries with developed industrial bases to introduce industrially backward countries, just like Britain imported a large number of labor from the colonies.

After a cursory glance, Stresemann offered his opinion: "Sir, I will take these back and study them carefully. I just took a general look, and one of them is the introduction of German workers, and your country has always been a big country in terms of human resources, so why should you go far and far to bring in German workers? ”

Huang Ke smiled slightly after hearing this: "Mr. Minister's question is very good, and this is exactly the purpose of my visit." The workers of your country are known for their excellent skills and rigor and responsibility, and our country's industry is only in its infancy, and if we want to build an industrial system in a short period of time, we will inevitably need a large number of skilled workers. ”

"Many of your country's military industries are now unable to be implemented, and if they are abandoned, after a few years, these workers will lose their usefulness, and it will become impossible to continue to develop at that time, which is a serious loss for both the individual and the country."

What Huang Ke said was true, but how could Stresemann not be able to see through his mind? He knew that Huang Ke's move was by no means for the long-term development of Germany, but for the sake of quickly establishing a complete industrial system. If 500,000 German workers enter China, not only will they be able to quickly build up an industrial system, but they will also be able to train a large number of skilled Chinese workers.

But what harm does this do to Germany? In the East, China became stronger, not only against the Japanese who tried to occupy Qingdao, but also with the Soviet Union, which was led by the Red Party; More importantly, Germany can solve the employment problem of a large number of people, knowing that if the first batch of 500,000 is introduced, the problem of those homeless people in Berlin can be solved.

In any way, there is no reason to deny this suggestion put forward by Huang Ke.

Stresemann has seen everything, but he can't say it thoroughly, and this is something that both the East and the West are very particular about, especially in diplomatic situations.

Stresemann smiled slightly: "I think there will be more cooperation between our two countries." ”

Huang Ke raised the water glass in front of him and walked to Stresemann and said with a smile: "We have a saying in China called meeting friends with tea, and today I will use this cup of tea to wish our future cooperation smooth." ”

"Happy working together!" The room was filled with the sound of glass clattering.

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While Huang Ke was busy carrying out a series of economic cooperation in Germany, the domestic political situation changed dramatically overnight.

Wang Jingwei, Dai Jitao, Sun Ke and others of the Guangzhou Nationalist Government decided to move the capital after the overall situation of the Northern Expedition had been decided. Geographically, Guangzhou is indeed not suitable as a capital city. The location was too far south, and there were great problems in defense, and the Northern Expedition had been decided, and the work of the revolutionary government had been transferred from the Pearl River valley to the Yangtze River valley, so that Canton was no longer suitable as the capital in any case.

Wang Jingwei and many Kuomintang veterans agreed that the new capital would be set in Wuhan. At this time, Wuhan was not only the economic center of the Yangtze River Basin, but also the center of gravity in the east, and Wuhan was the most suitable as the capital in terms of economy and defense.

What is a fly in the ointment is that there are still foreign concessions in Wuhan such as Hankou and Jiujiang, and after many negotiations with the British, the concessions of Hankou and Jiujiang were finally recovered before the capital was moved.

A few days later, the government held an official ceremony to move the capital, and the national coverage was full of joy and joy. However, immediately after the arrival of the Nationalist Government in Wuhan, it set up a "Provisional Joint Conference of Members of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang and Members of the Nationalist Government" to exercise the supreme functions and powers of the Central Committee.

Immediately afterwards, the new joint meeting divided Wuhan's economic regions, and several areas such as Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang were designated as "Jingzhao District" and named Wuhan. It also organized and managed the Jingzhao District Committee, with nine members, including the ministers of finance, foreign affairs, and communications, the mayors of Hankou and Wuchang, and the commander of the defense forces.

But what is puzzling is that the officials who hold these important positions are all members of the Kuomintang. Prior to this, the purge movement had been aborted by the boycott of Huang Ke and the military, and the subsequent coalition government was formed, * and other parties as opposition parties could supervise the ruling party, and the main government officials were not necessarily members of the Kuomintang, and even deliberately allowed some non-Kuomintang members to hold some positions in some positions.

For example, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Huang Ke did not join any political party, and the same is true of most of the officers and generals in the New Army, and they also circulated a slogan on Huang Ke's lips: Seven feet in the body, only the country is allowed, not the party.

In fact, their purpose in doing so could not be more obvious, that is, to prevent the Kuomintang from becoming a one-party monopoly. This political system requires a balance of forces between multiple parties, but the other parties are still weak compared to the Kuomintang, and although some parties have a large number of people, there are too few people who can hold real power.

Absolute power leads to absolute tyranny and corruption! Other parties don't want too many seats, they just don't want to see the Kuomintang dominate the country. But these are not as many people want.

For Wang Jingwei and others, the move of the capital to Wuhan was not only to move the capital, but also to be able to eradicate the influence of other parties.