Chapter 521: A Deal with Turkey
"Jishi, the Ottoman Turkish Empire has called back, and they will send secret envoys to our country to negotiate the details of the arms sales agreement." With the improvement of Xu Jie's status, there are fewer and fewer people who can directly call Xu Jie, and among them is Zhang Peilun. At present, Zhang Peilun is also the confidential secretary of Li Hongzhang, responsible for communicating with various government departments.
"That is natural, Turkey is backward in internal and external troubles, but it is also the country that needs this batch of arms the most, with the Russians in the north, the African colonies in the west facing the encroachment of European powers, and the wind of national independence rising in the Balkan direction. In addition to the uprisings in the two river valleys and the revolt in the Arabian Peninsula, the decaying empire leaked on all sides, and the national power was declining, in order to maintain their rule, they had to strengthen the institutions of violence. More weapons and ammunition are needed, and only we can provide them. Xu Jie said with a smile.
When the war is going on, weapons and ammunition are the most valuable resources, and when the war is over, when the guns and cannons enter Kuma and put them in Nanshan, these resources, which were extremely precious at the moment, immediately become a burden. In particular, a large number of firearms and weapons that were eliminated after the reorganization of the army were useless things, and in Xu Jie's time, the most difficult result of these weapons would be to be destroyed. But now, Xu Jie doesn't plan to do that.
"What is a merchant, a merchant is a person who can speak of a straw that is more precious than gold thread, and can sell them to others. If you sell these things to people who don't need them, then you are a profiteer, and if you sell things to people who need them, you are a real businessman. When Nie Shicheng asked what to do with the munitions. Xu Jie said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Jishi, the old man doesn't care if you are a profiteer or a real businessman. As long as you can help us clear our inventory. Nie Shicheng said with a smile and a smile. Subsequently, Xu Jie also took on this "heavy responsibility". In the eyes of others, the various surplus equipment in the Chinese Navy and Army is really difficult to deal with, and only Hokkaido is left in the Russian occupation zone in Japan. At this time, it is no longer the Army that can solve the problem. Now Huaxia wants to deal with all kinds of outdated guns and ammunition, but he doesn't plan to deal with the main ships of the navy. Besides, Japan can't afford it!
Originally. Selling to Persia or Afghanistan was also a solution, but as the investigation deepened and the agreement with the Russians progressed. This plan was finally put on hold, not that Xu Jie really planned to abide by this agreement, but that he found out. Whether it's the Persians or the Afghans, their ability to pay is quite adequate. If it was said that when negotiating with Russia was used as a threat, it was because he was unhappy and did not make the other party happy, then now. Xu Jie thought about how to make money at the same time. And a way to make the Russians unhappy.
And looking around, Xu Jie set his sights on the old empire that once spanned the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa - the Ottoman Turkish Empire! Of course, Turkey is now a bit of an empire, but it is just a country facing partition. And this country is definitely Xu Jie's best dumping target.
First of all, Turkey has a great need for arms, and Turkey is now in a real state of internal and external troubles, and the interior, from the valleys of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers to the Arabian Peninsula, is full of disgruntled aliens, who ride camels with scimitars in their hands and wait for an opportunity to attack the tax collectors and police of the Turkish Empire. And externally. The new states of the Balkans encroached on the ancient empire from the northwest.
If according to historical developments, with the support of Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire. Before the start of World War I, the Turkish Empire was probably only a corner of Istapore in Europe. Although Turkey was once prominent, but in modern times, industrial development can not be compared with Europe, arms production is beyond the means, someone uprising, it must be suppressed, and suppression requires arms, and the country can not produce enough arms, resulting in the uprising can not be suppressed and then affect the normal economic activities of the country, but limit the output of industry, which falls into a dead circle.
And the arms dumped by Xu Jie are undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Turkey! As for the ability to pay? Although Turkey's finances are not good, although Turkey spends a lot of money, but as a former empire, as a regime that exploits other nations, Turkey can still take out some, Xu Jie does not just ask for pounds and US dollars, such as gold and silver, can also be used to pay off debts. As for oil? This thing hasn't been mined yet, so forget it!
In addition to the direct interest reasons, Xu Jie has another reason for this trade with Turkey, and that is to fulfill his promise to Gayline. When Xu Jie and Galine first met, one of the prerequisites for the cooperation was that the Jews could return to their former birthplace, the land of King David's state, and establish a Jewish state at the right time. It was precisely because of this that Gaylin and the Jewish forces behind him provided Huaxia with a lot of money and various supports. So that Xu Jie could walk through the smoke of gunpowder in the First Sino-Japanese Period, defeat Russia, which was eyeing the tiger, and even establish Huaxia.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and if others give, they will be rewarded. And now, it's time for Xu Jie to deliver on his promise. Although it was impossible for Turkey to carve out a piece of land from it for the Jews to establish a state, the arms trade allowed Turkey to allow the Jews to return to their homeland and settle down and establish their own villages. And it is still possible to give Jews national treatment. Of course, for the sake of this right, the Jewish community must also make some contributions, such as helping the Turkish government to repay the arms order.
As for Xu Jie's actions, Garin and the Jewish forces behind her expressed considerable satisfaction, in their eyes, Xu Jie is definitely a reliable and powerful ally. Needless to say, the speed Russians who just cleaned up the Jews. Reliability lies in the fulfillment of one's own promises. More importantly, whether it is Xu Jie or the Jewish power, they all know that whether it is to defeat Tsarist Russia or rebuild the Jewish state, it will be a very long process, even if the next time the Chinese Republic wins the war, if you want to completely defeat Russia, you will have to wait until after World War 1, so the two sides still have the basis for cooperation, and the strong allies with the basis of cooperation are obviously very reliable.
In this way, China's arms dumping action can be described as killing three birds with one stone, on the one hand, solving the problem of its own backlog of goods, on the other hand, solving part of the financial problem, and at the same time repaying the support of the Jewish group and adding to the blockage of the Russians. And this made Xu Jie proud for a long time.
Today is the last day of the recommendation period, can you support it more??? (To be continued.) )