The Agricultural Products Trading Center in the North Market was once again full of friends, and representatives of China and Japan gathered again, because not long ago, the Japanese were still clinging to the huge profits of the oil extraction industry and were not willing to let go at all.

But at this point, the Japanese do not have the arrogance and conceit of the past, Kimura Yasuo and Shimoda Yoshio honestly sat opposite the Mukden representatives, their heads slightly bowed, looking very humble, they lost again in this round of competition, the only thing they can do is to minimize losses.

Westerners have a philosophy that the winner takes all, and if there is a slight advantage, they must also completely turn into a winner, and swallow all the benefits in one gulp. The way of thinking of the Oriental people is not like this, but pays attention to win-win, and this time the United States wants to swallow 80% of the shares in one bite, and the attack is extremely ruthless.

Mukden, for its part, only asked Japan to give up its monopoly power over exports, and then supplied soybeans to Japan, which seemed to be much more lenient. Of course, this is not that Zhang Tinglan is going to play a win-win situation with the Japanese, but that he does not want to completely tear his face with the Japanese, and the behavior of the Americans also makes Zhang Tinglan feel pressure.

If the Americans are allowed to succeed and monopolize the oil extraction industry, Mukden will only be in greater trouble if they want to take it back, and it is better to leave some of it in the hands of the Japanese for the time being, so that the contradictions between the United States and Japan will increase, which is also a good thing for Mukden.

In addition, Zhang Tinglan is also buried in evil intentions, as long as the Japanese give up their exclusive export power, everyone competes on one platform, Fengtian occupies the right time, place and people, has an all-round advantage, and it is only a matter of time before it overwhelms Japan.

Kimura and Shimoda also know this, but at this point, they have no other choice, let's choose the lesser of two evils. As representatives of the Japanese side, they trembled and picked up the pen. For a while, they didn't know where to sign, and the representatives of the political and business circles in Fengtian just watched with interest, and no one pointed them out.

Seeing the Japanese people in such an embarrassing situation made everyone feel comfortable from the inside out. It's like eating a popsicle on dog days, and over the years, Japanese soldiers have run rampant in the three eastern provinces, and Japanese businessmen have bullied the market in the northeast.

What's the benefit, they all eat and wipe clean, and the merchants of Mukden can only be slaves for them. Either they will be completely oppressed by them, lose all their living space, how many people will be forced by them to go bankrupt, their wives will be separated, and every account will be recorded in everyone's hearts. Never forgotten.

Now that the Japanese were finally so embarrassed, they had to bow their heads to Mukden. Hand over the fat of the monopoly. Everyone who saw this scene felt a kind of sincere pride!

Yasuo Kimura searched for a long time, and finally wrote his name with difficulty in the place where he signed it, and then the same was true of Shimoda Yoshi, after the two guys finished writing, it was as if all the strength of their bodies had been drained, although they did not completely lose the power to export soybean oil. But they also know that the profiteering has ended, and they will have to face the crazy competition of Chinese companies in the future, and the glorious Nissin Oil Mill and Santai Oil Mill may really become yesterday's yellow flowers.

The representative of Japan hung his head. It was difficult to walk out of the trading center, and at this time, all the Chinese merchants present couldn't help but clap their hands, and the sound was like thunder. Of course, this is not just because of an oil extraction industry, but more because they have a strong government.

There are very few governments that can take back their own commercial interests from the great powers in the vast China, and the Mukden government can do this, and it is indeed worth their joy to do this, as if it were the New Year.

As the governor of Wang Yongjiang has also been concerned about this matter, after such a long time of tossing, finally when it is time to harvest, Wang Yongjiang is also very happy, he took Zhang Tinglan's hand, and said with a smile: "Humble words, the oil industry is in our hands, and we can increase taxes by at least 30 million a year in the future, with this money, Fengtian can do a lot of things!" ”

"Mr. Min Yuan, do you have any specific plans?"

Wang Yongjiang thought for a while, and then said: "The big head is still to invest in education, we have also talked about this issue more than once, now basic education is being rolled out, and vocational education is also developing." However, it is not enough to rely on the efforts of the government, many people still do not realize the importance of education, and there are still many families who cannot afford to go to school. ”

"Mr. Min Yuan's good idea, I think we will implement free lunch in junior and senior primary schools, what does Mr. Min Yuan think?"

Hearing Zhang Tinglan's words, Wang Yongjiang's eyes suddenly lit up, this is indeed a question he is thinking about, many ordinary farmers have limited income, even if they can afford the tuition fee through gritted teeth, it is difficult to afford the children's food expenses. Especially in many peasant families, children around the age of 10 have to work in the fields to earn as much money as possible to fill their stomachs, and the family simply cannot afford to support a child who only eats and does not work.

If the free lunch is implemented, most of the problem of children eating will be solved, which will definitely be a great blessing for many poor families, and it will also attract more and more children to complete primary education.

Zhang Tinglan has also studied that if a child drops out of school at the age of ten or so, he is basically illiterate and has no hope, if he can read until he is twelve or thirteen years old and finishes primary school, he will basically master simple writing, and if he has the opportunity, he can still learn jishu and learn knowledge on his own, and there is still great hope for the future.

Zhang Tinglan insisted on the implementation of simplified characters, which is also the reason, simplified characters can allow more children to recognize the words in a shorter time, ensuring that they have a basic cultural foundation, if you use traditional characters, the basic literacy will take about four or five years, and replaced with simplified characters, in the early three years.

In order to allow more people to have the opportunity to change their own destiny, Zhang Tinglan advocated the implementation of simplified Chinese, and now the implementation of free lunch is also the same consideration, that is, let children stay in school as much as possible for a period of time, master a little more knowledge, and wait until they have their own ideas, and then enter the society and engage in labor.

"It's a good idea, I'll get it evaluated as soon as I get back. Let's see how much a free lunch will cost, and if we can afford it, we will implement it immediately. ”

It is easy to do things with money, and the policies that were originally a little hesitant can now be implemented smoothly, and Zhang Tinglan is very happy about it.

With the tax revenue from the oil extraction industry, of course, not only can the children eat a free lunch, but also do more things, such as expanding the Fengtian Arsenal to achieve the goal of increasing production capacity tenfold; For example, the construction of the Jibong Railway. open up the northeast traffic artery; For example, two more divisions will be expanded to deal with the threat from the Russian side.

Just when Zhang Tinglan was doing these plans, Akajiri Massuke found him again, and after many dealings, Akajiri Massuke also knew Zhang Tinglan's status in the Feng army. There are some things that as long as he agrees, it will work better than Zhang Zuolin's nod.

"Zhang Sang. Feng Jun had repeatedly proposed to deal with the Russian majority. I don't know what the Feng army thinks? ”

As soon as Zhang Tinglan heard Akajiri Masassuke ask, he had already estimated in his heart that after the Russian Revolution, all countries were planning to interfere in Russia's actions, but there were constant filthy disputes between countries, especially the United States and Japan. As a result, the intervention in the Far East could not be resolved for a long time.

"Mr. Consul General, the Chinese art of war is about the nobility of soldiers and the speed of war, and I think that the revolution in Russia has just begun, if we act quickly. There is hope of extinguishing it, and in addition, both China and the Japanese have a large number of expatriates in Russia, and their safety needs to be guaranteed, so I think that from any point of view, sending troops to intervene in Russia as soon as possible is the only correct choice! ”

After Zhang Tinglan finished saying this, Akajiri Masasuke's eyes finally lit up, how many times he had fought with Fengjun, and now the two sides finally have a common language, it is really not easy.

"Zhang Sang, the imperial government also has this view, but the US government proposed at the Entente meeting that all countries should act together and oppose unilateral action."

"I don't think that's appropriate!" Zhang Tinglan shook his head and said: "Britain and France are still mired in war, and when their war is over, the majority party will have already become a climate, and such a delay is irresponsible." ”

"What does the Feng army think?"

"In my opinion, we must take at least two preparations: first, the Japanese Combined Fleet must control Vladivostok and seal off this port in the Far East, so as to prevent the majority party from obtaining war materials, and the Feng army is also willing to establish a strict prevention and control network on the border line to organize the influx of refugees and prevent the spread of the majority party's ideology. As the most powerful country in the Far East, Japan should take a more proactive attitude and provide weapons and material support to the White Army, of course, this is only my assumption, and how to implement it depends on the Japanese government's intentions. ”

After Zhang Tinglan finished speaking, Akajiri Massuke finally showed a happy smile on his face, although Japan and Fengjun had a very unpleasant quarrel because of the problem of the oil extraction industry, but at least on the issue of dealing with the Russians, the two sides reached a consensus.

Don't look at the Feng army is still relatively weak, on a balanced scale, as long as a little more chips, huge changes may occur, and the Feng army is this bargaining chip, Japan and the United States are in endless disputes over the issue of sending troops to interfere, and now if the Feng army supports Japan, it will definitely be good news for Japan.

"Zhang Sang, I think your opinion is very insightful, the Japanese Empire hopes to sign a common alliance agreement with the Feng army on the issue of interfering in Russia, and both sides promise to use their best efforts to deal with the Russian majority."

Akajiri Massuke put forward his own proposal with enthusiasm, Zhang Tinglan did not answer this topic, how shrewd he was, if he formed an alliance with Japan, the Japanese would be able to send troops to Jilin and Heilongjiang openly, which was not a good thing for the Feng army.

The little devils and the Americans are the same, no matter what time comes, they will not forget their harmful thoughts, and this kind of alliance proposal must not be agreed.

"Mr. Consul General, Fengjun is willing to support Japan's intervention in Russia, and I also hope that it would be better for the United States and Japan to reach an agreement that will jointly deal with the Russian threat."

Akajiri Massuke saw that Zhang Tinglan didn't have the enthusiasm just now, and he also knew that he was a little anxious, so he didn't go down to the majority. After bidding farewell to Zhang Tinglan, Akajiri Massuke contacted U.S. Consul General Becker Becker.

Because of the problem of the oil extraction industry, China, the United States and Japan are constantly fighting each other, each with its own small calculations, but in the blink of an eye, because of the problem of interfering in Russia, the three countries have gathered together.

As soon as they met, Zhang Tinglan gave Bai Keer a memorandum and said with a smile: "Mr. Consul General, this is some evidence of the activities of the majority party on the Sino-Russian border that our country has collected so far. ”

"It can't be!" After turning it over, Beckel looked surprised: "The majority party's proposition is completely violating human rights, destroying freedom, and trampling on the rule of law, only a madman will believe them, are the Russians crazy?" ”

"It's not that the Russians are crazy!" Akajiri Massuke said: "It's that some people can't just sit in the office and rely on imagination to judge problems, but pay more attention to those real things, the threat of the majority party is imminent, and troops must be sent to intervene immediately!" ”

Zhang Tinglan also said with a smile: "Mr. Becker, I suggest that the three parties can sign an intelligence sharing agreement, and then set up a coordination body to inform each other of news and strengthen communication!" (To be continued......)