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    In late October, the battlecruiser Ninghai sailed into Portsmouth.

    Looking out from the deck of the battleship, it is clear that the Royal Navy has not recovered from the European War. There are tattered warships everywhere.  The most eye-catching one is the Agincourt that almost landed in China.  After all seven main guns were dismantled, the empty and deep gun mount pit was as ugly as a malignant sore.  To Yang Qiu's expectation, in this holy land of the British Navy, he actually saw several ocean-going transport ships flying the national flag and loading cargo. Several of them were large ocean-going ships brought back from the Rhineland Project and modified in appearance.

    "I'm here to make purchases." Zhang Cai walked over.

    Yang Qiu¡¯s visit was a major event, and the navy naturally did not dare to neglect it, so he was specially sent to lead the Ninghai escort.  Because he is a navy, he is very familiar with the currently flourishing maritime trade.  The introduction said: "After the Washington Naval Treaty, European countries began to dismantle a large number of warships. The British Royal Navy has nearly a hundred large and small warships to be dismantled. Boilers and steam turbines on warships are hot commodities in the market, and our quotation is also  It is higher than South America, so most of it flows into our country after disassembly.¡±

    "Then why don't they recycle it themselves?" asked Bei Zuyi.  He and Lu Zhengxiang are the only two accompanying officials this time. After the visit, he will stay in Paris temporarily in the name of State Investment Corporation, and join forces with Wang Zhengting to try to find opportunities in the chaotic European financial market.

    Zhang Cai smiled and said: "This is the cleverness of Europe and the United States. Their own market is not big to begin with. If these second-hand goods are left behind, the country will soon be crowded, and factories will be unable to get new orders for a long time, which will lead to unemployment.  To protect industry, it is better to sell the old and build new.¡±

    This statement may be novel to China, which lacks everything, but it is common in Europe and the United States.  According to Zhang Cai, due to strong domestic demand and high prices, Europe and the United States are very willing to sell second-hand materials to Chinese businessmen with high bids.  In the first half of the year alone, nearly a thousand naval high-pressure boilers and steam turbines were imported into the country. These equipment are mainly used for heating and power generation in the northern region.  Scrap steel is also a major bulk trade.  Since a large amount of scrap steel will be obtained after dismantling warships and various weapons, the recycling rate of these steels is actually very low.  After all, armor steel is very expensive to recycle due to composition and other issues.  But domestic businesses are ingenious, cutting the steel into small pieces and then forging it into civilian knives and hoes and rakes.  Because it is strong and wear-resistant, it is very popular in the market, so last year alone, about 100,000 tons of this type of scrap steel flowed into China.

    Of course, the military will also come to take advantage.  For example, things like naval guns and gyroscopes that meet the standard.  Buying them back at a low price for coastal defense and ship construction can not only save money but also solve the problem of insufficient domestic manufacturing capacity.

    The person who came to greet Yang Qiu was Shi Zhaoji, the ambassador to the UK. He was Tang Shaoyi¡¯s niece and son-in-law, and he was also a young diplomat as famous as Wang Zhengting, Gu Weijun, Murong Han and others.  After getting on the bus, Yang Qiu asked about the Sumatra oil fields and the Japanese earthquake's response in Europe. Shi Zhaoji's answer surprised everyone because, except for "enthusiastic" politicians, the European mainstream media and citizens are completely uninterested in the Far East.

    The main reasons are the high unemployment rate in various countries and the dispute over German reparations after the war.  The Ruhr crisis created by France and Belgium has resulted in the unemployment of hundreds of thousands of workers in Germany. After continuous strikes and conflicts, domestic social ideological trends have surged. Moscow has also taken the opportunity to vigorously promote its ideas in an attempt to turn Germany into a red country. This has made the United Kingdom and the United States very worried that Germany will become the second country in the world.  A country that was revolutionized.  Therefore, while strictly demanding that France and Belgium withdraw their troops, they also actively reorganized Germany's post-war reparations.

    It¡¯s a good thing that the isolated UK has no time to take care of the Far East, but Commander Yang¡¯s visit this time is obviously not as sensational as the last time. The UK only sent the deputy prime minister to greet him, and there were only a few reporters on site.  Prime Minister Stanley also used official duties as an excuse to postpone the planned bilateral dialogue.

    ¡°Obviously, Yang Qiu, who took advantage of the situation, was not very popular.

    There was no busy schedule. While the delegation was waiting for the British government to notify them when they would meet, Yang Qiu had quietly arrived at a quaint medieval villa on the outskirts of London.

    This is a very large villa. Compared with it, Yang Mansion in Nanjing is simply dwarfed.  The Renaissance decoration style makes every part of the castle full of thought and wisdom.  Even more surprising is that there is a biplane parked on the central lawn.  This was an eye-opener for Beizuyi, who demonstrated European luxury for the first time, and joked that he would build one in China when he had money.

    When Yang Qiu got out of the car, he saw Jacob already waiting at the door.  Compared with his high-spirited appearance in the Far East, he looks much more serious here. The small family crest on his chest tells everyone who the owner of this place is.

    "Your Excellency, Vice President, I'm glad you can come here." Jacob extended his hand and warmly welcomed Yang Qiu, without any trace of being frustrated in the Far East.  On the other hand, Bei Zuyi was a little dissatisfied. He felt that with Yang Qiu's current status, even the British Prime Minister would not dare to neglect Yang Qiu if he made a special trip to visit. However, the owner of this place actually lined up a small army to greet him.

      Yang Qiu didn¡¯t have so many thoughts. On the contrary, he was very interested in the owner of this place.  After the two exchanged a few words, Jacob took Yang Qiu into this ultra-luxury villa that was said to have 101 rooms.  The brand new red carpet along the way showed that the owner of this place still valued his visit, so when Jacob arrived at the study, before he knocked on the door, the owner who heard footsteps opened the heavy wooden door.

    At first glance, Yang Qiu felt that this owner was very short.  Yes, after you are used to seeing tall European and American people, you will find that this person is very short, with thick hair, high cheekbones, and a short neck. Not only does the tuxedo not feel solemn when worn, but it looks funny.  Effect.  Next to him was a tall, thin, middle-aged scholar wearing glasses, and Yang Qiu always felt that this person looked familiar, as if he had seen it in some information from later generations.

    "Walter Rothschild." The man extended his hand warmly: "Welcome to visit."

    No matter how funny he was dressed, Yang Qiu could not ignore the name Rothschild. He held hands and said: "I am also very happy to meet you and look forward to meeting with you."

    "Me too." Sir Walter let go of his hand and introduced the man beside him to Yang Qiu: "Professor Weizmann, he is a respected chemist and my best friend."

    It turns out it¡¯s him!  Yang Qiu finally remembered this famous chemist who had been tied to acetone and Jianguo all his life, so he couldn't help but take a second look.  Weizmann was a little strange and didn't understand why this young powerful man from the Far East looked at him like this.

    After sitting down, Jacob immediately asked the waiter to bring snacks, and specially made a pot of West Lake Longjing for Yang Qiu.  Walter has the most typical characteristics of the Rothschild family. The topic has never left the opening of China's financial market and capital demand. Of course, Yang Qiu will not follow in his footsteps, so he keeps smiling most of the time and does not agree.  Nor did he express his opinion.

    This defensive attitude surprised both Walter and Weizmann. They knew very well how much capital it would take to build a country with a large population like China, so they felt that Yang Qiu, who was actually in charge of the country, was in great need of external funds.  , but I didn¡¯t expect him to be so cold.  Since he couldn't open his mouth, Walter simply returned to the original purpose of the meeting and asked: "Dear Vice President, I heard that you encountered some small troubles in Sumatra and wanted our help. I was very surprised. That is a Dutch colony.  Why don¡¯t you go across the sea?¡±

    After overcoming the financial problem that he was not good at, Yang Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Because you have the key to solving the problem."

    Both Watson and Weizmann laughed and waved their hands: "You are really joking. The Anglo-Dutch Shell Company was indeed founded by us Jews. But you have to know that no one will give up the wealth they can see. And I think no matter what  No matter what you do, you can't get around the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Shell. It takes a lot of money to build oil fields, and you also need to build oil storage tanks, oil pipelines, railways and deep-water terminals, and you can't get around Batavia. My advice  Yes, if you can give up a certain amount of shares to Shell, if they still refuse, I can help you convince them."

    Bei Zuyi was secretly moved by this suggestion. In fact, everyone knew that the Sumatra oil field must have European shares. After all, the later construction and terminal approval would not bypass the Dutch colonial government.  But Yang Qiu's ideal is not as simple as getting an oil field. His dream is to join the international energy market and become a company like Mobil and Shell.  So after thinking about it, he put down his tea cup and suddenly said: "I can integrate them into the front-line troops, and each of them will have three years of training opportunities!"

    This sentence without beginning or end left Beizu Yi scratching his head, but it made the pupils of Walter and Weizmann opposite him suddenly shrink.  Before they could recover, Yang Qiu raised his finger again: "I can give you a guarantee. If one day you need help, I will open my country to accept you, and I will also open my arsenal for you to choose from! The conditions are  , Mr. Jacob set up a company to intervene in this incident, and proposed to the British government to acquire 35% of the Sumatra oil field. I will fully reject Shell's offer and choose to cooperate with you Walter frowned tightly and stared at Yang Qiu for a long time and shook his head.  He shook his head: "This is very difficult. Although I have some connections with Shell, I can't stop normal business practices.  You should know that neither Mobil nor Shell want a third company to compete with them.  "

    "This is your job." Yang Qiu picked up the tea cup and blew lightly.

    Despite his calm appearance, he knew very well what his commitment meant, which was tantamount to completely cutting off the possibility of future cooperation with the Third Reich.

    His indifference made Walter very suspicious. He didn¡¯t understand where the confidence came from. A backward Far East wanted to enter the international energy and capital market in just ten years!  This person's ambition is really too great!  But the two promises just now really moved his heart, soAfter looking at each other, Weizmann asked: "I can try, but there is no guarantee. But I have always wanted to know one thing. Aren't you worried that our identities will bring you trouble?"

    "In my eyes, all nations are equal, so you can consider me a nationalist." Yang Qiu smiled and continued: "By the way, if successful, I also hope to purchase the latest engine production line of Morris Automobile Company  .¡±

    Morris Motor Company?  Walter was stunned for a moment, but then he understood and raised his teacup high: "Your vision really surprised me To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is  My biggest motivation.)

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