841 is out of the blue

When the train entered Beijing, the maple leaves on Xiangshan were already red. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

Compared with airplanes, the speed of train travel is too slow, and there are many stops and inspections along the way, so it took Li Mo three months to go out this time.

His Majesty the Emperor didn't pay much attention to the return of His Majesty the Emperor, but the news that Yunya moved to live in Yingtai immediately after changing her name and surname after entering the garden caused a lot of commotion, but several imperial concubines behaved very indifferently, and seemed to have known that one day, in addition to giving Emperor Li a few warnings not to make an example, she actually helped Yunia clean up her residence, which made Li Mo, who had been worried about the fire in the harem on the road, very relieved.

After a few days of recuperation with the imperial concubines, Li Mo received the news that the fleet had begun to bomb the east coast of the United States again.

But for him, the focus has shifted from simple war to post-war world distribution and national economic reconstruction.

In the final analysis, in fact, now China can fully accept the surrender of the United States, and the reason for the delay is that the German Navy has not succeeded in breaking through the encirclement, and it is unable to go to the North American continent in the short term to challenge its dominant position, and it is completely possible to use this time to make more gains.

Second, I also hope that through this kind of endless bombing, the national potential of the United States will be destroyed to a great extent, just like if you tear down all the railroads in the United States, and then destroy the roadbed, so that even the roads are potholes, then just to return to the pre-war state of convenient transportation, it will take five years to concentrate the national forces, and before the railroads are repaired, other industries will not be able to fully develop, which will force the United States to need more recovery time, so his goal for the three armed forces is to blow up everything that can be blown up, and move everything that can be moved.

After the bombing of the United States was launched again, the General Staff of the bombing of southern France was delayed for a long time, but the attitude of Alfonso XIII who had been hesitant angered the General Staff, and even Tang Shaoyi, who had returned from Cairo not long ago, became impatient and demanded that Spain be forced to see the situation clearly as soon as possible.

In France, the German army also took the initiative to stop under the layers of resistance tactics of Foch and Kitchener, but the discerning person knew at a glance that in fact, the British and French armies did not have much combat **, and the reason why the German army stopped was largely due to the fatigue of continuous operations, and the European continent also officially entered the difficult winter, in the case of troop mobility not yet reached the level of World War II, the battle in the harsh winter will face many difficulties, so Hindenburg and Ludendorff would rather correct it.

Heavy snow began to fall in some places, and the war seemed to have entered a phase of stability, but it was clear to both sides that their strength was being rebuilt little by little.

"Oh my God, Mr. Jacob, is this Shanghai?"

Standing at the bow of the boat, Neutro almost couldn't believe his eyes as he looked at the buildings lining the banks of the Huangpu River, where he saw not only European-style buildings, but also minimalist American buildings, as well as Chinese-style buildings full of oriental style, all of which surprised him who had never been to the Far East. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

"Yes, this is Shanghai." Jacob, who was standing next to him, also took a deep breath, in fact, he was also the first time to come to Shanghai, although the city quickly exploded after the start of the war with the advantage of a financial refuge, but until he saw it with his own eyes, he dared to believe that a country that was known as the sick man of East Asia decades ago, and the streets were full of pigtails and yellow muscles, had undergone such a major change in just twenty years.

And all this is because of the birth of the "Far Eastern arsonist".

As the cruise ship gets closer to the pier, the entire bustling area of Shanghai is in full view, Jacob, who has lived in London for a long time, travels to and from major European cities, and also went to New York and other places in the United States, has to admit that although there seems to be some lack of hardware, it is not far to catch up with the top European cities, maybe wait another two or three years, some European cities will begin to lag behind in front of it.

The beauty and grandeur of the complex opened Jacob's eyes, but he did not forget the purpose of his visit, and his eyes searched for the building that he had seen many times in the photos.

Thomas & Co., Asia Headquarters!

Although China's strict regulations have restricted the entry of Jewish funds, it does not mean that the Rothschilds will give up this booming market, which has a population of 500 million and its purchasing power is gradually increasing.

"Mr. Jacob, I have contacted Mr. Thomas, but according to the people in his company, Mr. Thomas is in Australia at the moment and needs to be able to return from there the day after tomorrow." The person who came to greet him was driving and reported the situation to Jacob.

"The day after tomorrow? From Australia? Wouldn't it take half a month to get here? ”

"Mr. Netero, it won't take that long, Mr. Thomas has his own plane, and if he leaves the day after tomorrow, he will be able to arrive in Shanghai in four days."

"Special planes? Joe, can you be clearer? Netro, who had heard this word for the first time, was a little stunned, and even Jacob next to him frowned.

"It's his own special plane." A junior member of the family, known as Joe, explained: "It was given to Mr. Thomas by the Emperor of China, and it is said to be a large four-engine plane that can be reached in two more days from Shanghai to Australia with a stopover for refueling and overnight stays. ”

"You mean, that Emperor Li Mo sent a large plane of that kind to Thomas?"

"Yes, in addition to this large aircraft, Thomas has also purchased several small passenger planes for the company's internal personnel to travel between various cities, although I heard that these planes are all flown by Chinese pilots, and they are also prohibited from traveling to and from areas outside the Chinese-controlled area."

Joe's detailed introduction made Jacob secretly surprised that Thomas had so many Sī planes, but also a little stunned that Li Mo took care of Thomas so much, you must know that now the whole of Europe is having a headache to find a way to get a complete Chinese aircraft, but Thomas has several of them, even large aircraft with four engines, which shows how deep the relationship between Li Mo and Thomas is.

For a moment, Jacob was a little worried about convincing Thomas, hoping to help the Rothschilds get out of their current predicament in the name that everyone was Jewish, and quickly asked, "Joe, has their financial department responded?" ”

Joe shook his head and said, "Mr. Jacob, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, they have already rejected our proposal to open a bank here, to open a trust company, and I have also found some local Chinese businessmen, but they seem to have received hints from some people that they are not willing to join forces with us. ”

"What about the stock and bond markets?"

"The stock, futures and bond markets are all regulated by special departments, and China has fully implemented the full implementation of commodities, domestic transactions and inbound funds must be fully blue currency last month, and gold exchange has also been banned from people other than banks, so unless we can carry a whole sack of blue coins, it will be difficult for money exchange alone to go in and out of the currency without being detected."

"Damn it."

Jacob scolded in his heart, but he really admired Li Mo's cautious approach, because no matter how thoroughly he played finance and currency, if he couldn't set up a special company in the market where he was located, and couldn't let the funds flow in and out smoothly and freely, then everything would be in the air.

Suddenly, Jacob found himself looking at a large turtle with a hard shell, but with its neck and claws curled up, leaving no choice but to watch it swim!

Although he believed that Hua would not become a turtle in one lifetime, as long as he spent time and patience, he would definitely find a way to stretch out his tentacles, and this was also the reason why Qiao came to camp here, but no one expected that a war would break out, and Britain, France and the United States lost so badly, they didn't give the family a chance to breathe at all! Don't mention taking the time to find a flaw.

"Why? Did Limer reject us Jews? Netro hurriedly asked.

"Rejection? No, Mr. Netero, people who have not lived here will not think that these Chinese will not reject you, although they may sometimes be curious about our appearance and language, but they will not discriminate against us, and as long as you obey the laws here, no one will come to you for trouble. "Of course, if you can get citizenship, then the police and the government will help you even if you are in trouble." ”

"Joe, did you apply for citizenship?"

"I wasn't so lucky, the naturalization process was very complicated, and it required skills and expertise."

"Isn't there a way to do it? God, we have to get out of Europe, or sooner or later the Germans will swallow it up. ”

Joe had also heard about the family's crisis, but he was only a low-ranking member of the Rothschilds and had no say in such matters, so he could only shake his head: "I can't help it, but when you meet Mr. Thomas, it may turn around, because I have heard that many of our Jews have become Chinese citizens on his recommendation over the years, and I have heard about one thing." ”

Jacob and Netro, who were anxious to get a general understanding of the situation, hurriedly straightened up and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"I don't know if it's true or not, this is what a Chinese who does business in the north said, he came to me to buy alcohol that day, and said it after getting drunk." Joe thought for a moment and said, "He said that he had seen some Jewish soldiers in the north dressed in Chinese military uniforms, and the number seemed to be not small. ”

"What!"

Jacob almost jumped out of his seat in excitement, knowing that no matter what country it is, the army is one of the places where secrecy is strictly guarded, and outsiders will not be allowed to come at all, and now it is said that there are Jewish soldiers serving in the Chinese army, what does this mean?!

"Maybe it's just a bodyguard trained by Mr. Thomas." Joe didn't quite believe this rumor, for fear of affecting Jacob's judgment, and hurriedly said: "Maybe that bastard is talking nonsense, because I have been there since and I haven't seen any Jewish soldiers, and the locals have not heard of it, and no one can prove it." ”

The car drove slowly, unlike Europe, where there was hardly any impact of the war, and the streets were still full of people, except for the chimneys with black smoke in the distance, and the country was already at full capacity.

The car quickly drove into a villa dedicated to the sale of European wines, and the Rothschilds, as in the rest of the world, still chose to use the winemaking industry as a cover for their financial empire.

When Jacob entered the villa in his car, a seemingly ordinary sedan had slowly passed the gate and disappeared into the end of the street.

RO@。