Randall was born in a Junker aristocratic family in Germany, just like other nobles, he was also the darling of the German army, in the past World War, Randall has been working as the chief of the German General Staff, including the Battle of Verdun, a number of major operations Jihua planning, but he is the main rising star in the German army.

However, God played a joke on him, just when he had accumulated enough capital and was about to climb up and show his talents, Germany missed the victory and became the loser of the First World War. After the Allies defeated Germany, they imposed unprecedentedly severe sanctions, and almost all of Germany's huge army was disbanded, allowing only 100,000 Wehrmacht troops to be retained, and the navy and air force were severely restricted.

The dignity of the former first land power on the European continent was completely crushed, and not only Britain and France, but even Poland, which had just gained independence, was able to bully Germany and forcibly occupy a large amount of territory belonging to Germany. All the humiliation fell on the Germans, especially the German military men, who endured unprecedented humiliation.

Faced with this situation, Randall contemplated suicide for a time, but he met Seckert, the old general, who was equally saddened, but did not give up hope, but firmly believed that Germany would one day stand up.

"Our mission now is to preserve a minimum of the army, as well as the base of the military industry, for the sake of a strong Germany. When Germany needs it, we will be able to quickly organize a powerful army and wash away the shame of our body! ”

"Your Excellency, do you think we still have a chance?"

"Of course! I am convinced of this, in fact, from the past war, we should learn enough lessons, trench warfare has no way out. New forms of warfare must be explored, and as long as we can find them, victory will surely belong to Germany. Seckert spoke firmly.

He smiled at Randall and said, "The Entente wanted to be limited by treaty. Let's completely lose the army, it's simply impossible. I just reached a cooperation agreement with the Chinese, whereby Germany will supply them with a batch of military jishu and industrial equipment, and then they will provide us with mining products and open the market. It's a win-win cooperation, we can use the cooperation with China to preserve our industrial base and validate the new jishu on the land of the Far East, which is very haode choice. ”

China? When Randall heard this, he was still a little puzzled. He hurriedly asked, "Your Excellency, China is a very backward place, are they qualified to cooperate with Germany?" In my opinion, maybe the red Russia is much better than China, at least they have stepped into modern society, as for the Chinese. Can only stay in the Middle Ages. ”

Seckert shook his head: "Things are constantly changing, according to what I know. The Chinese are already able to produce almost all weapons. And they are very far away from us. There is no conflict of interest, Russia is on our side. If China could be a partner, it would be much safer than Russia, you know? ”

"Of course I understand, but I still don't believe that the Chinese have enough industrial base."

Seckert smiled and said, "Since you question them, you go to the Far East yourself." Okay, take a look, submit me an accurate report, and see if China is a qualified partner. ”

Randall was a little embarrassed, but he faced the task. There was no way to refuse, so he could only take a delegation of more than 20 people across the ocean and come to China. They first arrived at Shanghai, the largest gateway to China, full of lights and wine, full of merchants from all over the world, extremely prosperous, and full of the smell of drunken gold.

However, Randall has little feeling for this demon, a city without industrial support is a piece of fat, no matter how beautiful it looks, it will be vulnerable.

What they saw in Shanghai made Randall's trip to China even more disappointed, and they took the train all the way north to Beijing, the heart of China, which is still chaotic. Randall was utterly disappointed, and he only treated the expedition as a trip.

The train rumbled through the Shanhai Pass and headed for their destination, Mukden. After arriving at the gate, Randall finally felt a little unusual. Some huge chimneys could finally be seen along the railway line, billowing black smoke from them, and it was clear that the three eastern provinces already had considerable heavy industrial enterprises, which made Randall finally come to his senses.

Along the way, there are flat fields everywhere, villages are dense and neat, and the shadow of factories can be seen in almost every town along the way, which shows that the industrial base of Fengjun has reached a considerable scale. And what surprised them the most was that the people of the three eastern provinces did not have the slightest humility and cowardice, on the contrary, they were all in high spirits, and they could see something called hope in their eyes, which made Randall particularly impressed.

His perception has finally shifted, China is a huge country with so many differences between regions, and the three eastern provinces best represent the country's future.

The German delegation arrived in Mukden as scheduled, and Zhang Tinglan took Gu Weijun and Xia Han to personally welcome Randall's arrival. After seeing them, Randall was surprised again, these three people were all in their twenties and thirties, and youth represented vitality, which was exactly what this ancient country needed most.

Randall also left a deep impression on Zhang Tinglan, this is a shrewd and capable guy, and the corners of his eyes will unconsciously pick when he speaks, it is obvious that he should be a very arrogant and conceited guy. If you don't have something attractive enough, I'm afraid it's hard to impress him.

After inviting Randall to the marshal's mansion and taking their seats, Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "On behalf of the Fengtian government, I welcome your arrival, I believe that this will be the beginning of cooperation between China and Germany, the two countries have great complementarity in economic structure, which is the basis of our cooperation." ”

Randall also said: "I very much agree with this point of view, but I would like to know if you have any specific ideas for cooperation, do you need Germany to provide jishu for the production of guns, or some talent?" ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled and waved his hand: "This kind of cooperation is too rudimentary, not suitable for us at all, and I can frankly say that the problem of gun production has long been solved, not only can it be produced on a large scale, but we are also exploring and researching weapons that better meet the needs of the Chinese." For example, airplanes, tanks we have already started to produce. ”

Although Randall already overestimated the Feng army, he didn't expect that the actual situation was even more amazing, airplanes and tanks are quite complex things, if they can be produced, it means that the Feng army has a considerable degree of industrial system, which is really amazing.

"Mr. Patrol Envoy, what is your ideal cooperation?"

"Of course, it is a full range of cooperation, and it does not have to be limited to the military industry. Including all aspects, first of all, commodity trade, we purchase machinery and equipment from Germany, and at the same time supply grain and ore to Germany; The second is economic exchanges, where we can open our markets to each other. Germany is allowed to directly invest in China and set up factories, and can enjoy preferential policies; The third is talent exchange. I am going to send a large number of students to Germany. Go to Germany for higher education. ”

Randall listened to Zhang Tinglan's idea, and also gave a thumbs up in his heart, this young commander was not limited to specific content, his vision was extremely broad, and it was obvious that the other party's plans were also very ambitious.

"It seems that this jihua is more beneficial to China, and the help to Germany is very limited."

"Mr. Randall. It's a win-win cooperation, and in fact there are even more benefits for Germany. Gu Weijun said with a smile on the side: "At present, the three eastern provinces can export more than 5 million tons of grain every year alone, if they can export to Germany." It will solve the problem of food shortage in Germany. Moreover, these grains do not need to be settled in gold, we can barter and exchange them directly for machinery and equipment, which is a very cost-effective business for Germany. ”

After hearing the words barter, Randall's eyes lit up, this proposal really moved him, the biggest difficulty of Germany after the war was a large amount of reparations after the war, resulting in a serious currency depreciation, and the mark had a tendency to become waste paper. The depreciation of the currency also raised the cost of imports, which Germany could not afford even if it had food.

However, if you barter directly, you can cross the currency barrier, which is definitely a blessing for Germany. Historically, after Hitler came to power, the German economy was able to take off rapidly, to a large extent, because Germany adopted labor vouchers, bypassed the currency barrier, and directly bartered.

The Nanjing government also had a trade agreement with Germany, staking all China's mineral resources in exchange for the equipment of 60 German mechanics, and from a trade point of view, China simply lost a lot. Zhang Tinglan, of course, would not make such a low-level mistake, he did not exchange it for equipment, but equipment and jishu, and took the key to producing weapons into his own hands.

Randall was completely interested, and asked with a smile: "This is only the first item, so is the second item still famous?" At present, German companies are short of funds, and it may be very difficult to invest in China! ”

Gu Weijun said with a smile: "Investment does not have to be direct investment, Germany can be invested through jishu, or through equipment, our cooperation method is absolutely very flexible, and we will really consider Germany's difficulties." ”

Zhang Tinglan glanced at Randall, and then glanced at the other members of the German delegation, and found that these people were all thoughtful, and it was obvious that they were all tempted.

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "As for the third talent exchange, it contains many levels of content, we send students to Germany, and Germany can also export Jishu workers to us." The Treaty of Versailles has strict restrictions on your country, and many military jishu cannot be experimentally studied. All of this can actually be moved to China, we have a vast land, we can provide a large number of secret research sites, as long as the exchange conditions are right, you will not be in charge of what you do. Moreover, the Feng army is currently preparing for war with the Russians, and you can send an officer corps to evaluate the effectiveness of new weapons, study the effectiveness of new tactics, and even obtain top-secret statistics of the Feng army. ”

Zhang Tinglan's words completely moved Randall, after the German military was restricted, the most worried thing was to derail with Shijie, if the Feng army can provide a verification site, so that the Germans can let go of their hands and feet, and learn the most advanced strategies and tactics, then Germany can keep up with the Shijie military trend and find the direction of the future.

Originally, the Germans still had a high-minded attitude, believing that cooperating with the Feng army was a kind of charity for the advanced to the backward, but from the current point of view, what the Feng army can give Germany is far beyond imagination, and everyone present is excited.

"Mr. Tourist, we have already felt the sincerity of your cooperation, and I personally believe that there is no problem with the cooperation between China and Germany. In order to express our gratitude, we will first provide Fengjun with a batch of jishu, which includes a production line for a large tractor, a diesel jishu, and submarine drawings. ”

In the two Shijie wars, the most feared weapon of Germany was the famous U-boat, and the British Empire was almost trapped by the Germans. Now that the Feng army can also get the U-boat Jishu, the good days of the island nation opposite are finally coming.

Zhang Tinglan was in high spirits, stood up, and said to Randall: "Let's have a toast for the success of cooperation!" (To be continued......)

PS: There was a problem with the network today, and I only connected to it now, so I'm really sorry for everyone......