The sky was clear and blue, and the air was fresh because it had just rained.

The sun is shining brightly on the earth, and if it weren't for the fact that there is still some stagnant water on the ground after the rain, I'm afraid every citizen will be in a good mood. Even so, after leaving the residence, most people are still in a pretty good mood, except for those who have had special experiences.

Although there is a lot of water after rain in some alleys or courtyards, there is no problem on the road. After all, when the road was being built, the people of the Ministry of Urban Development carried out a detailed design of the drainage system of the whole city, not only the sewers under the city are spacious enough for cars to drive, but the excellent drainage system also ensures that there will be no water on the road.

That being said, there is always humidity after the rain, but it doesn't get in the way.

More than a year has passed, and the originally spacious gray road has become a little 'old', but because of the proper maintenance, the road surface is very smooth, whether it is a car or a horse-drawn carriage driving on it, it feels stable, which is also a reason why there is no water accumulation after rain.

On the bicycle lanes on both sides of the road, some young people are also riding, and some of them even have young girls dressed as students sitting in the back seats, which is very enviable—————— but there is also a girl riding in front, and a boy sitting in the back, holding the girl's waist. Among the more than a dozen bicycles, this one is the most special and the most attractive to others, many pedestrians are pointing at this scene, and the boy seems to be a little shy and can't raise his head, but the female student looks very bold.

Today's domestic. If those cars that cost thousands of yuan are a means of transportation that only the rich can afford, then bicycles are a common means of transportation that ordinary people can ride.

In this respect, it seems to be similar to the later China in the eighties and nineties, but compared to that slightly boring era. Although the technology of this era is not as advanced as it was then, life is obviously more enjoyable.

Looking at the young students riding bicycles, some of the children on the sidewalk suddenly showed envious expressions. At least at this time, the bicycle was still a relatively novelty in China.

And after noticing the gaze around them, although it seems to be nothing on the surface, in fact, the students who are riding bicycles are happy in their hearts. They begged their parents to pay for these bikes, because of that's what they were doing...

But these students were riding their bikes proudly. When they were about to go to the zoo, there was a sudden roar of engines from behind them. Unlike the sound of the car that comes out after being wrapped in iron plates, this sound is very loud. It makes people involuntarily look back.

As a result, the students, along with the pedestrians on the sidewalks, saw a strange locomotive that looked like a bicycle with two-wheel drive, but was engine-driven like a car.

Motorcycle...

The history of motorcycles is not as early as that of automobiles. But it's also been quite a long time.

Especially in 1885. After Daimler of Germany invented the first gasoline-powered motorcycle, this kind of machinery, which occupied a very high position in later generations of transportation, began to enter human society.

In particular, in 1903, Harry's No. 1 market model (the first commercial motorcycle in the United States) was produced by Harry in the United States, and the engine cylinder working volume was 409 mL, the power was 2.94 kW, and the bicycle frame was used.

However, motorcycles, like the early automobiles, were rudimentary, and a large number of new techniques such as pneumatic rubber tires, ball bearings, clutches and transmissions, front suspension systems, and spring seats were adopted. Only then did the motorcycle begin to have practical value and be mass-produced in the factory. Become a commodity, this is the second generation of motorcycles, that is, the motorcycles called the commodity generation. For example, in 1912, the X-8A single-cylinder motorcycle produced by Harley Company in the United States.

Similarly, due to the cheaper price of this kind of motorcycle and the more stylish shape, motorcycles have also become the new favorite among young people. It's just that no matter how cheap it is, there are hundreds of silver dollars, so motorcycles can only be toys for the rich at the moment, but ordinary salaried people and even ordinary government officials can only look at it with envy.

After all, if it is a few hundred yuan, even a government official who pursues a high salary and a clean salary will need several years of income. Not to mention ordinary grassroots civil servants.

What's more, if you really buy such a 'windy' thing and go home, I am afraid that you will have to worry about whether someone from the Ministry of Integrity will come to your door. For the officials in the government department, the Ministry of Integrity and their minister are almost like demons.

As long as it falls into their hands, no matter how hard the relationship is—————— no matter how hard the relationship is, can it be too hard to be strict...

Therefore, although many officials in the Beijing-Tianjin area have some bad habits inherited from the former Qing Dynasty, under the high-pressure policy of the Ministry of Integrity, at least the government departments in the Beijing-Tianjin area are still clean.

As for the rest of the country, there is no problem with the provincial capitals and the larger cities.

In some counties and towns or remote villages, due to various reasons, it is difficult for the Ministry of Integrity to take care of them for the time being.

But after all, the problem of corruption cannot be solved in a short period of time, so no one blames anything.

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Motorcycles, like 'Raindrop', 'Raindrop A' and 'Liulan', which are currently being sold globally, are also one of the main products that Yushi Group is selling to the world. And because of the use of assembly lines and extremely low labor costs, Yushi Group occupies an absolute advantage in the motorcycle industry, just like the automobile industry.

It's just that, just like cars, in the country, the number of sales of motorcycles is not very high.

After all, even if it is a few hundred yuan, it is an astronomical amount for ordinary people.

In some places, it is even enough for some people to sell their families, to sell their country...

However, even though there are not many cars and motorcycles on the road, the peaceful and lively atmosphere in the city is still obvious to all. Especially when seeing those busy shops. After many pedestrians with faint smiles on their faces, the French officers in the car were somewhat silent.

For them, the trip was meant to be a break. It was used to soothe the wounds they suffered during the war. As for the purpose of their visit this time, they never thought that the Chinese could have skills that they did not have, so naturally they did not care much.

Although when they first entered the city, they were also shocked by some people in the city, but they didn't take it to heart, let alone the leisure to care about what the Chinese around them looked like and how they felt.

But now...

They suddenly found out. I live in a quiet and peaceful country.

In particular, the atmosphere in the streets is completely different from that of French cities in a state of war.

Gradually, their mentality seems to have been affected a bit...

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At this time, Tao Yuanzhou, Wang Jingwei and others were still in a state of channeling. So there was no movement in the streets. In addition, they also seem to have found themselves being 'watched' by the Special Services Bureau recently, so they have been much more cautious.

Except for one Song Jiaoren who was exposed to the surface, there are very few characters who are really exposed to the outside world.

During this period, Tao Yuanzhou and Kurokawa also met twice, but they were very secretive. There is only one purpose. That is, maybe the Japanese help financially.

It's just that maybe Tao Yuanzhou and Hei Chuan don't know that the scene and content of their meeting have long been under the monitoring of the Special Affairs Bureau, and the people from the Special Affairs Bureau even took a few photos of the two mixing together.

Since the situation is quite peaceful, the officers in the car, as well as the fellow Ray? Kopa and the others soon arrived at their destination, a conference room specially set aside by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

There were three main parties attending the meeting, representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government. There are also officials from the Ministry of Defense. Then there are the British and the French.

Among them, the British were mainly led by Jurdian, while the French. Is it Eliza? Copa and a French officer named Turner led the way.

The purpose and content of the negotiations is also very simple, that is, the issue of aircraft and 'shooting coordinators' ...

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At the venue, after some greetings, the three parties quickly stepped into the main topic.

“…………… The meaning of our government is very simple, that is, we hope to obtain the relevant technology from the hands of your government, and for this we can provide a considerable amount of cash..."A small sip of tea, Ray? Kopa is coloring.

"That's what our government meant..."As far as the lineup is concerned, the British are obviously weaker than the French, so Jurdian merely echoes.

This condition did not surprise Gu Weijun and Fu Xiuming, but the two still talked to each other, and after a while, Fu Xiuming spoke.

"We can provide the relevant technology and production licenses, but the condition is that your government not only needs to provide a sum of cash to buy it, but also must buy a certain number of fighters from our country during the war, and in addition, of the aircraft produced by your country, our country requires a patent fee for each aircraft..."

On such occasions, it is obvious that an officer like Turner can only make some suggestions, and the matter of negotiation should still be left to Ray? Copa and Jurdian of the two diplomats.

Because for a front-line officer like Turner, as long as there are no fundamental interests involved, even if Gu Weijun and their price is higher, it is acceptable. After all, at the moment, even if it was only a minute, there was a possibility that a brother would be knocked down from the air by the Germans on the Western Front, and they really could not afford to delay this time.

On the other side, Zhu Erdian and Ray? Kopa looked at each other, and then Jurdian spoke.

"Buy planes from your country?"

"That's right." Gu Weijun nodded. "This is mainly to stimulate our country's aircraft industry, but the performance of the two can rest assured, at least the fighter produced by our country will definitely not be inferior to the Germans, and in terms of quality, if the two are not assured, our country even allows your country to make some checks on the performance of the aircraft before the fighter is loaded on the ship..."

Stimulating the aircraft industry, this point did not surprise Zhu Erdian and Lei? Copa's surprise.

Because several countries that have not yet entered the war, such as Japan and the United States, have done this, in fact, China has also done this, but in the past it has sold something else. For example, ordinary goods or relatively ordinary munitions, airplanes, or for the first time...

But that's it. Both are receptive.

But on other issues ...

"I don't know what the price of the aircraft is and what the number of aircraft is per year......... And after we agreed to this condition, about the price of the 'Shooting Coordinator', as well as the royalties for each aircraft, etc..."

These are the most important things, and they must be talked about clearly, but fortunately, this time Gu Weijun and they were completely prepared, so they quickly answered the questions of Zhu Erdian and others.

It's just that Zhu Erdian was not very satisfied with Gu Weijun and the others' answers, because they felt that Gu Weijun's asking price was too high. At least a little higher than the standard in their hearts...

Arguments soon ensued, during which Turner and several other officers spoke as 'advisers', but at other times. They sat there like puppets, not saying a word, as if they didn't exist at all...

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This negotiation did not go very smoothly, because Zhu Erdian and the others always felt that the asking price of Gu Weijun and others was too high. It's the other way around. Gu Weijun's concessions are also very limited. It also brought the negotiations to an impasse.

As a result, the whole negotiation lasted for more than a week, and nothing came to fruition.

If this situation continues, I am afraid that in another week, this negotiation may not be able to be negotiated—————— of course, in ordinary negotiations, even if it lasts two or three months, it is normal, and some business talks in later generations even lasted for several years, of course. This is mostly between countries.

However, now is a time of war, and everything has to be carried out as quickly as possible. This makes it seem that the negotiations are a bit dragged.

Eventually, however, the problem was resolved, and the solution was caused by a telegram from Paris not long ago.

Not so long ago, the aviation units of the Anglo-French forces suffered another crushing defeat in the air on the Western Front, no doubt of a crushing defeat.

In this air battle, at least more than 70 British and French planes were shot down, while the Germans, I am afraid, did not even have seven. The ratio of war losses between the two sides reached 1:10, or even higher, which was clearly beyond the tolerance of Britain and France.

In order to reverse the air situation on the battlefield on the Western Front, and also for the sake of the face of Britain and France, the governments of the two countries have asked Zhu Erdian and others to negotiate this negotiation as soon as possible, even if it is worth paying some extra sacrifices...

With this statement from Britain and France, things have become much simpler.

Zhu Erdian and the others, who were still reluctant to give an inch, quickly agreed to Gu Weijun's conditions and signed their names on the agreement.

According to the terms of the treaty, the British and French governments should pay the Chinese government a patent fee of one million pounds for this patent fee, and at the same time, as long as the war continues, Britain and France need to buy at least 1,000 fighter planes from China every year, at a unit price of 3,000 pounds, and at the same time, Britain and France need to pay at least 300 pounds per aircraft when producing aircraft...

That's all for the main thing, and there are many more to come, but those are the details.

In fact, the aircraft of this era are still relatively cheap, an ordinary aircraft costs more than two thousand pounds, no way, who calls the plane simple, ordinary aircraft are worth an engine, and the fighter is special, plus a machine gun and a firing coordinator. This time, the Nationalist government sold fighter jets to Britain and France, so it cost a high price of 3,000 pounds—————— after all, machine guns also cost money, not to mention a shooting coordinator.

Historically, China has also purchased aircraft from abroad, that is, during the Beiyang period, when in the spring of the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Yuan Shikai adopted the advice of the presidential office adviser and military attache of the French Legation in Beijing, Bersault, and decided to buy aircraft. The Beiyang government also obtained a loan of 300,000 silver dollars from the European powers by means of loans, of which 270,000 silver dollars were allocated by the Ministry of Finance to the legal person Bole (who later served as a flight instructor at the aviation school), and he purchased 12 G-4 biplane trainers (4 each with 40 horsepower, 50 horsepower and 80 horsepower) from the French company Gaudelon Aircraft Company, as well as the maintenance equipment and equipment in the repair factory, which shows that the aircraft were still very cheap during this period.

In fact, Zhu Erdian and Ray in this regard? Kopa doesn't mind very much, what really makes them obsessed with it is an order of at least 1,000 aircraft a year, and 1,000 aircraft from each country, plus a patent fee of 300 pounds per aircraft...

The former will stimulate China's aircraft industry unprecedentedly, after all, China itself does not need so many aircraft for the time being, as for the latter, you must know that the number of aircraft in the European battlefield at this time is calculated in tens of thousands...

Of course, the highest number of them is definitely Germany.

In fact, at this time, the aircraft production of Britain and France was not very high, especially France, which was not much different from Germany's aircraft production at the beginning, but now the production is getting smaller and smaller...

However, Britain and France have the United States behind them, so even if there are more planes falling on the front line, they don't have to worry about it.

But now if you charge three hundred pounds for patents, then the more planes the Americans produce, the more patents they will receive. Moreover, this patent fee is not a wartime period, even if the war is over, it will be collected, which is not a small amount, not to mention that there is a million pounds in front of it.

It's just that since the country has agreed, it is useless for the two to oppose it, so they can only acquiesce.

And after receiving such a large order, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Industry were happy to close their mouths.

A thousand planes a year, a plane for 3,000 pounds, a year that's three million pounds, two countries are six million pounds...

With such an order, the domestic aviation industry is promising. (To be continued......)