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Chapter 211 Economic Cooperation

"Young Master, this is a treaty we have signed with the Germans and the Portuguese! The Government Council has already sent it!" Huo Long said with joy after putting the two thick documents on the desk in front of Huo Shan!

"So the Germans have agreed to our conditions?" Huo Shan picked up the two documents on the table and flipped through them, and couldn't help but ask with some surprise!

"Yes, young master!

"So it seems that the formula of the Type 80 rifle, the M80 heavy machine gun, and the new smokeless gunpowder is not a small temptation for the Germans!" Huo Shan said with a smile!

After listening to his words, Huo Long couldn't help frowning, he still hadn't figured out why the young master would hand over these vital military technologies to the Germans!

Glancing at him lightly, Huo Shan asked in a calm tone, "What's the matter, isn't it the same yet?"

"Yes, young master! Whether it is a rifle or a heavy machine gun, plus smokeless gunpowder! No matter which of these three will play a fundamental role in improving a country's military strength, is it too hasty for us to hand them all over at once! If these technologies are spread in the world, then the superiority of our Huo family army in equipment will be negated!" In front of the young master, Huo Long said without hesitation!

"Huo Long, what is the most fundamental factor that determines the victory or defeat of a war?" Huo Shan suddenly asked!

Listening to the young master's questioning, Huo Longshen was stunned. Although he didn't understand why the young master asked this, he still said without thinking: "There are a lot of these! Armament, terrain, logistics and supplies ......!"

However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Huo Shan waving his hand! "You are wrong, Huo Long! Perhaps what you just said can indeed determine the victory or defeat of a local war! But when it comes to the confrontation between countries, there will always be only one most important factor that determines the success or failure of a war, and that is the comprehensive national strength of the country! Only when the comprehensive national strength is truly strong! That is the real strength!" After a pause, "A very simple example. If we were to fight Britain now! Even if we were able to defeat Britain nine times, it would not really come to the bottom! But if we were defeated once, it would endanger the foundation of our rule and lead to a total defeat! Although there is some exaggeration in saying this! But this is the result of the comprehensive national strength of both sides! For example, if the steel that best reflects the strength of the country, Britain's crude steel output has reached 1.2 million tons two years ago! And we just exceeded 100,000 tons last month! As for the total tonnage of shipbuilding, the annual output of coal, and the output of machinery and equipment. We won't talk about the number of talents! Our Huo Jiajun is not comparable to others at all!"

After saying this, Huo Shan let out a long sullen breath! Every time he thought of his backwardness in industrial strength, he felt uncomfortable in his heart! But this is not something that can be changed in a short period of time!

"Alas! Don't talk about this! The 167 heavy industrial projects that we have cooperated with Germany and Portugal this time, including iron and steel, metallurgy, chemical industry, shipbuilding, and machinery and equipment manufacturing, are the goals we need to accomplish in the next four years or even longer! Only by laying a solid foundation for our own industry! Only when we speak in the world in the future can we have confidence! Only then can we strive for more benefits!" Huo Shan's face was solemn, and his eyes revealed strong hope!

"I see. Young Master!"

Huo Shan nodded, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Have the weapons and equipment we shipped to Egypt already set off?"

We have prepared ten 5,000-ton transport ships, divided into three batches, and the Sea Lion Special Forces will personally escort these captured weapons to Egypt!"

"Yes, yes. Huo Long! You took out 200,000 wooden-handled grenades produced by our military factory and sent them to Huo Zhiguang! Since you have decided to fight guerrillas with the British, how can you do without grenades?" Huo Shan couldn't help but say with a smile.

"Young Master. What if we were to deliver weapons to the Egyptians on such a large scale and were discovered by the British? And now we are the only ones in the regular army who are equipped with grenades on a large scale!

Looking at his face, Huo Shan smiled calmly, "Don't worry, Huo Long! Now there is more than one international arms dealer! Besides, there is no obvious evidence that the British will not be able to go to war against us!" In the previous life, the British defeated Egypt in just over two months, and completely brought this country located on the Mediterranean coast and controlled the Suez Canal in Europe and Asia into their control! Now, since Huo Shan has come here, of course this opportunity to bleed Britain cannot be missed! Of course, Huo Shan did not expect that the Egyptians would be able to defeat the British and defend their country in the end! He only hoped that the British would spend more than 200 million pounds like the Boer War, and then send more than 400,000 troops, and then fight for three or four years! After all, the population of the Egyptians was much larger than that of the Boers, and although the Egyptian army led by Arabi also had surrender factions, their determination to defend their homeland was not much worse than that of the Boers!

Thinking of this, Huo Shan quickly took out a piece of paper full of people's names from his drawer and handed it to Huo Long, "Give this to Huo Zhiguang and let him get rid of all the people on it! In addition, there are only a hundred of them, and the number is too small! Transfer the cheetah over! This time we must rub the sharp spirit of the British here!"

"Understood, young master! I'll do it right away when I go back!" Huo Long took the death list and didn't look at it, he folded it up and put it in the pocket of his military jacket!

"Huo Long, has your military department's military conference on the formation of the two military regions been held?" Huo Shan suddenly remembered this, and immediately asked!

"No, almost all the diplomatic envoys of various countries are in Nanyang, and there are many people! Moreover, the commanders of many units still have tasks on their hands. Therefore, we have only sent down documents on the formation of military regions and the principal responsible persons of various military regions! As for the specific military conference, it has not yet been held!"

"Well! I see! But this matter should not be delayed any longer! After you go back, you will immediately send a telegram to Huo Shi and Huo Hu in Nanyang. Let them hurry up and get things done! We have more important things to do!" Huo Shanshen solemnly explained!

"Understood, young master!"

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"Colonel, is there a telegram coming from China?" asked Gwener, retracting his gaze from the window, in a somewhat complicated tone.

"Not yet!"

"It seems that the Prime Minister and the Cabinet are hesitating! Otherwise, a week has passed by now! The latest order should have been passed a long time ago!" Gwiner shook his head and said with a secret sigh.

After listening to his words, Owens also nodded in agreement! In fact, in his opinion, no news is good news! If the prime minister really decides to declare war on the Chinese People's Army, then not to mention whether the war can be won in the end, I am afraid that the losses of the British Empire will reach an unbearable level!

Although Britain was incomparably powerful in this era, what really made people feared was its invincible navy, which had a displacement of more than 700,000 tons! The strength of the army still lagged behind Germany, France, and Russia! Therefore, the officers of the army were not as empty-sighted as naval officers. They can rationally measure the strength of both the enemy and the enemy!

"Sir, in the past week, the Chinese have been in and out of the hotels of France, Italy, the United States, Austria-Hungary and other countries! And the two sides have signed a series of economic cooperation plans! Although we don't know too much detail, the news from their internal sources that the transaction amount between the two sides has exceeded 100 million pounds!" Owens said with some sigh and disbelief!

Seeing the expression on his face, Gwener also sighed in his heart, when did the poor and backward Chinese become so rich! "Could it be that those natives of the East Indies are really so rich?" Gwener couldn't help but think with some doubts in his heart! During the time he came to Machen, he was not idle, more than a week. Although he was not allowed to visit the entire province of Borneo, he did travel all over the two or three hundred kilometers around Machen! Among them, he saw too many natives who were working hard under the surveillance of the army, under the fiery sun in the sky, and in unclothed clothes! Of course, he also understood why the roads, railways, bridges, urban construction, and other infrastructure facilities in the territory of the People's Army developed at an astonishing speed! However, Gwena did not say anything! In this era of power, it is really normal for the strong to dominate the weak! And the British Empire did the same in its own colonies!

"100 million pounds, and now the annual revenue of the empire is only 900 million pounds!" Gwener shook his head. The envy and jealousy between the words have been clearly expressed!

Hearing his words, Owens also understood what he was thinking! The British Empire, as the world's largest power, actually did not get a piece of such a big cake! This is really a bit unreasonable! However, the attitude towards the Chinese people's army in China is not clear, and these people have no way to talk to those Chinese! So they have to watch the envoys of other countries devour themselves and make a lot of money. And the envious dry stared!

"Mr. Minister! Military Attache Owens! Mr. Luo Fenglu, Foreign Minister of the Chinese People's Army, is here!" Just after the two of them thought of these troubles, they invariably became silent! An official of the British mission. Pushing the door and walking in, the two of them were a little puzzled before they spoke!

"Chinese?"

The two looked at each other suspiciously, "Did they explain what they meant?" Owens then asked!

"No, they just said that they wanted to meet Mr. Minister to discuss something in person!" After hearing his words, Gwena couldn't help frowning! Since the end of the military parade, they have not been to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Army again! The two sides have never seen each other again! Now they have suddenly come to visit, but it is really a bit unexpected for Gvina!

"You go down and tell them, I'll clean up and go down right away!"

"Yes, sir!"

Looking at the diplomats who left behind closed doors, Owens couldn't help but ask with some doubts: "Sir, the Chinese have long known about our alliance with the Dutch! Why did they come here to find us at this time?"

Gwena lowered his head and thought about it, and finally couldn't help but shake his head, and said with a confused look in his eyes: "I don't know about this, but they are down there!

"Let's go!"

"Okay!"