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    "Look, look at it! You keep saying you are serving the country and the people? Oilfield shares worth hundreds of millions were sold for 50 million. This is traitorous! I'm afraid he has enriched his own pockets. ([] )" from Batavia Port  In the Democratic Party office, Hu Hanmin threw the newly published newspaper on the table.

    After the rise of Yang Qiuhe Guoshe, the power of the domestic Democratic Party was almost wiped out. Long Jiguang even tore Guangzhou, the headquarters of the Democratic Party, into pieces. In the end, Cai Jimin led the National Defense Forces to seize the situation.  So he, Chen Jiongming, Bai Wenwei and others had to flee to Southeast Asia to live in Batavia.  Later, Chen Qimei was imprisoned, and Huang Yong and other important members of the Shanghai Democratic Party also came to join him one after another.

    Unable to return to China, they, the old and the young, could only focus all their energy on Nanyang. In addition, in the early days, Yang Qiu had to concentrate on solving domestic and Japanese troubles. Later, when he participated in the European War, he really couldn't take care of this. Instead, he was developed here by them.  impressive.  But these good days are gradually fading away. As the national society took the lead in going abroad, the vanguard led by Chen Guofu quickly promoted the national society to the Chinese in Nanyang. The silver crisis and the Sumatra oil field were the influx of national society and domestic capital into Nanyang.  The signs made them particularly worried that their territory would eventually be encroached upon.

    Hu Hanmin was the most excited. He thought that back then he was Sun Yat-sen's successor, and he was just a little short of the presidential throne. Now there is no hope.  Therefore, he has always been particularly hostile to Yang Qiu and the National Society, saying: "We should contact Shanghai and let Zhang Shizhao and Wang Zhaoming mobilize the Congress to ask clearly!" He relied on his seniority, so he was not afraid of Zhang Shizhao, the current chairman of the Democratic Party, and Wang Zhaoming, the general secretary.  In my eyes, I call him by his name at every turn.

    He continued angrily: "And Li Liejun, I don't know what the hell he is doing! He was bribed after being promoted to major general and division commander. He has been absent from the congress for 7 consecutive years. Is he still a member of our party! He should be removed from the committee membership. Fake  Bai, are you right?"

    After Hu Hanmin finished speaking, he turned to look at Huang Qi.  The former commander of the Shanghai Army, who was most prosperous with Chen Qimei, fell into decline after quitting the military.  Nowadays, in Nanyang, we still make some money by relying on the old gangster management system of coolies.  It was really different from before, so I felt quite empty in my heart, and he echoed: "Zhantang is right. This is an opportunity to attack Yang Qiu, we can't let it go in vain."

    The two of them immediately pulled Yang Qiu down as soon as they sang in harmony, but Chen Jiongming and Bai Wenwei, who were sitting in the corner, said nothing.  In the end, the former simply patted his butt: "You guys can chat, I'm going back first. The navy has been patrolling outside the harbor these days. I'm going to see if the ship has returned."

    "Yes, yes, you talk. Guangzhou is urging me to transport the rubber back. The several telegrams this day are really annoying." As soon as Chen Jiongming left, Bai Wenwei was not willing to stay, so he simply left on the pretext of something else.

    Seeing the two people leaving one after another, Hu Hanmin was so angry that he was furious.  He yelled: "Bah! What do you think you are the governor? Yingbai, look at these people. Do they still look like they did back then? They all have to be like Sun Yat-sen. Are you taking a Japanese bitch to hide in Hawaii and be a tortoise?"  "

    Hearing what he said became more and more unpleasant, Huang Qi quickly pulled him and sighed: "Forget it Zhantang. Jingcun and Liewu also want to achieve peace. It's not easy for them to do shipping and rubber. If they hadn't been in these years,  It¡¯s hard to say whether we can stand on our own if we rely on them to provide funds.¡±

    "Isn't it just some money? Yang Qiu waved his hand and sold hundreds of millions at a low price. Can't we even talk about it? Is this still a republic? I think Zhang Taiyan and Wang Zhaoming are more cowardly than the other. They have won several more Congresses over the years.  We can¡¯t even get seats. If the British soldiers and fishermen were still here, how could we have fallen to the point where it would be difficult for us to return to our country!¡±

    Hu Hanmin was so angry that he picked up the newspaper on the table, threw it on the ground and stepped on it several times.  After turning two pages, there was a knock on the door.  Beautiful secretary Yan Yuqiu walked into the room with Wang Zhengting who came from France.  What surprised him slightly was that besides Wang Zhengting, there was also a man with gray hair following behind him.  A tired old man wearing glasses.

    "Your Excellency Traun!"

    Wait until you can see the old man¡¯s face clearly.  Yang Qiu suddenly stood up.  After not seeing each other for 9 years, Traun has changed a lot.  Not only does he look much older and he wears glasses, but the temperament he had when he was the minister to China has also disappeared. Some of the white corners of his clothes indicate that he has been very unsatisfactory in these years.

    Traun was also very happy to see Yang Qiu again.  Although the two of them had a lot of holidays, Yang Qiu did take good care of him when he was in China. Especially after the outbreak of the European War, diplomats like them in China were specially sent to the United States. Many people went to South America, and he took the risk on an American cargo ship.  Back to Germany.  But what he didn't expect was that China would later join the war, and also join the British and French sides. Therefore, the former minister to China was despised, and was gradually ostracized by his colleagues and had to officially resign at the end of 2017.  However, due to the domestic turmoil after Germany's defeat, he could only rely on his savings to survive these years. If Wang Zhengting hadn't come to him, maybe he would have been like most middle-class German families after a while.Go to the United States to look for opportunities.

    "Sir Traun, how have you been doing these past few years?"

    Faced with Yang Qiu¡¯s concern, Traun pushed up his glasses in a carefree manner, looked at the beautiful Yan Yuqiu and said with a smile: ¡°It must not be as good as you.¡±

    "hehe"

    Yan Yuqiu didn¡¯t understand German, but a woman¡¯s intuition made her feel that Traun was making fun of her, so she closed the door and left with red cheeks.  Wang Zhengting also took German as an elective in France, and Yang Qiu himself was good at German, so the three of them could converse fluently without the need for a translator.

    In fact, Traun is a nice person. Although he made some small profits when he was in China, he was much more conceited than those British people with their noses turned upward.  From the exchange of snorkels to the later sulfonamides, the delivery of the fleet, convincing the Qingdao Fortress to surrender, etc., they not only helped Yang Qiu, but also helped Germany obtain much-needed technology.  In particular, sulfonamide and snorkel technology have been of great help. The infection mortality rate of German wounded has been reduced by 30% compared with history. The number of merchant ships sunk by submarines is 1.4 times that of the parallel world!  But Germany's enemies were too powerful, especially the secretly funded United States, which amplified Germany's lack of resources and narrow depth a hundred times. In the end, it had to sign the humiliating Paris Peace Treaty because of internal and external troubles.

    This is also the reason why Yang Qiu resisted the Third Reich.  Unless the United States does not join the war, it will be difficult for China and Germany to join hands.  After all, Soviet Russia was too deep, and Britain and the United States could calmly support Germany since it lacked a navy.  Historically, the United States only exerted half of its national power during World War II. It would be terrible if it really exploded to support the Soviet Union against China and Germany.  Moreover, as long as Stalin cut off the railway to the Urals, the supply and consumption of thousands of kilometers of cold areas would be enough to kill millions of troops.  Japan cannot stop the U.S. Navy. In the end, it lacks overseas bases. China may be able to match Germany and the United States in manufacturing, but it will never be stronger than the United States. However, the long-distance landing route is full of risks. The final result is mutual attrition, even if victory is sacrificed.  It will be huge, not to mention the probability of winning is very small.

    A good strategist¡¯s first choice must be to use the minimum cost to obtain the maximum benefit after paying.  There is no way to gamble on the European War. If you don't gamble, you will have no chance. However, the situation in the next world war is still unclear due to the rise of China, so he must not gamble with the lives of millions of young people.

    Traun has also paid close attention to Yang Qiu and China in recent years, especially the Sino-Russian, Sino-Japanese and recent Sumatra oil field crises, which all show that China is fighting left and right under the leadership of Yang Qiu in an attempt to establish its national status.  It was a difficult road to follow. Germany chose war but failed.  And he believes that China will eventually need a great war.  Only then can everything finally be settled.

    Both sides have a tacit understanding.  They all avoided sensitive topics and talked about their experiences. Even Wang Zhengting looked at Traun's clothes that had turned white after many washings and secretly admired him.  Because I was so immersed in it, it got dark before I knew it.  It wasn't until Yan Yuqiu asked the three of them to eat that they suddenly realized that it was already very late.

    Traun was not moved by the delicious food he had not been able to enjoy for a long time, so he picked up the wine glass and drank.  He asked: "Yang, why did you come to Germany? Now is not a good time to visit."

    "Guess?" Yang Qiu asked deliberately.

    Traun put down his glass.  Narrow your eyes.  He was also surprised by Yang Qiu's sudden visit.  To be honest, Germany is of little value now. High-end equipment has been emptied out by Britain and France, and exported goods need to pay an additional 35% special tariff. Therefore, no country is willing to spend this wasted money to buy German goods.  There is internal turmoil and ideological confusion. Even if senior technicians and engineers want to immigrate, they will definitely choose the United States instead of China, so there is only a group of miserable workers in the country that no one wants.

    Since Germany has been ruined like this.  What else could attract this person?  Could it be?  He suddenly thought of several loans to China when he was in office, and then thought of the sharp depreciation of the mark, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.  He said unnaturally: "Are you here to pay back the money?"

    "Ha ha"

    Seeing the corner of Traun¡¯s mouth twitching, you know how miserable Germany was during this period.  Countries that have received Japanese loans, including Japan and South America, have recently flocked to Germany.  Taking advantage of the crazy depreciation of the mark, the sky-high foreign debt was written off.  The most ruthless among them was Argentina. Before the war, it still owed Germany about 60 million marks in loans. At the end of August, taking advantage of the crazy depreciation of the mark, it only used 600 US dollars to buy the mark from the market, which was worth less than papyrus, and repaid all the debt.

    That¡¯s why he thought that Yang Qiu was here to pay off his debt.

    At present, China still owes Germany about 80 million marks, which was equivalent to about 20 million U.S. dollars before the war.  But as the Ruhr crisis deepened and unemployment remained high, the mark soon fell from the original exchange rate of 4.2 marks per US dollar to 1 million marks per US dollar!  Recently, it has even fallen to the stage of bizarre jokes where 1 U.S. dollar is exchanged for 4.2 trillion marks!  This means that to buy a piece of black bread, you need to push a cart with 1 trillion marks to buy it. It also means that Yang Qiu can pay off all his debts as long as he takes out 1 US dollar

      Yang Qiu nodded after laughing: "I'm here to pay back the money, but it's not 1 US dollar, it's 5 million US dollars!"

    "What? Five million dollars!"

    This number made Traun stand up suddenly, as if he saw a monster.  What a great opportunity this is, because the original Mark loan agreement was signed and stipulated that everything would be calculated in Mark currency, so China could exchange 1 US dollar from the market for 4.2 trillion Marks and return it all at once, but the German government still had to find the money  

    But now Yang Qiu is actually prepared to pay back 5 million US dollars!  He, is he crazy?

    Yang Qiu is not crazy. He also knows that this is a good opportunity to get rid of the debt, but he has more important things to do than the debt.  Said: "You can rest assured that I am indeed here to repay the money. The Swiss bank check of 5 million US dollars can be signed and used at any time."

    In the past, if $15 million was squandered, William II would directly order the fleet to go to the Far East to get it back, but now Traun and the German government are even very excited.  After all, for Germany at this moment, 5 million is a huge amount of foreign exchange earnings, which can help hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers.  But he also knew that Yang Qiu would never make a loss-making business. Even if the Chinese government received billions of dollars in profits from the European War, it would not waste millions in vain, so he asked seriously: "Then what do you hope to get?"

    Yang Qiu waved to Yan Yuqiu, put a thick stack of US dollars in cash in Traun's hand, and then said: "Sir Traun, I need some workers, skilled senior workers. I can provide them with $8 per week.  For the salary, they only need to work 50 hours, and they can also arrange for their family members to live temporarily in China, and I will handle all the transportation back and forth."

    Traun understood instantly and frowned: "Do you want President Hindenburg to agree to your open recruitment of technicians and workers in Germany?"

    Yang Qiu nodded. The idea of ??continuing to recruit German technicians and workers was born during the construction of the Taiwan Island-class heavy cruiser.  Although tens of thousands of technicians from Germany, Russia, Austria and other countries have been working in China over the years, and the Rhineland Project personnel are all senior engineers and technical experts, the problem of technicians is still very serious.

    The simplest example.  A large number of hydropower stations are being built in China, and the construction of battleships is about to begin. However, large hydraulic turbines and complex marine crankshafts are still unable to be manufactured in-house, and they all need to be outsourced!  In fact, the design data of the Rhineland Project include several sets of equipment that Zhang Wenjing bought during his visit to Europe, but the workers were unable to immediately transform the equipment and drawings into physical objects.  Everyone also thought of ways to ask foreign teachers to teach them step by step, but the production capacity and quality were very poor!  At present, there are no CNC machine tools that can improve efficiency. Dozens of tons of crankshafts and turbine rotors must be milled bit by bit by large machine tools and by hand!  According to Zheng Tingxiang, at least 4,000 senior technicians are needed just to maintain a crankshaft production line and a turbine factory.

    China has been able to train ordinary skilled workers on its own, but it is not easy to train high-level skilled workers.  This requires a lot of science and engineering knowledge, popularization of education, etc. This is something that cannot be rushed.  However, national construction cannot afford to wait, especially since the post-European war, foreign exports have been basically stable. Tea, raw silk, tung oil, tobacco, etc. are still major commodities with low added value, causing the country's foreign exchange to become increasingly tight.  Therefore, just the construction of 12 cruisers this time and the purchase of crankshafts from France and Italy cost tens of millions of dollars.  This money is so unfair!  Therefore, Zheng Tingxiang and the Ministry of Industry proposed to introduce a group of technicians from Germany, Austria and other countries, and change these very important high-end manufacturing industries from the current "Chinese workers mainly tutor foreign workers" to "foreign workers mainly Chinese workers apprentice" to first solve the urgent needs of domestic construction.  , and then use the method of foreign masters to lead apprentices to bring out a group of people step by step in four to five years, and then gradually replace the foreign workers on the production line with Chinese workers, gradually solving the problem.

    Based on this idea, the country still needs at least 30,000 to 50,000 senior technicians.  Although the number is scary, there are actually not many high-level technicians in Europe and the United States. Germany has nearly one million. So after learning about the Mark crisis, Yang Qiu turned his attention to Germany again.

    ¡°But China is not the United States. Rushing to Germany to recruit people may cause resentment and is not conducive to China-EU relations, so we simply use money to pave the way and take the high-level route.

    After Yang Qiu finished explaining, he took out a stack of dollars: "This is for your help. You can rest assured that I will ensure the safety and life of the technicians in China, and will also issue special work visas. If Hindenburg  The president is not yet convincedplease allow me to recruit from among the Jewish people."

    ?Jewish?  That's fine.  Traun didn't like Jews either, nor did the whole world.  If the senior technicians among them were sent to China, the unemployment problem in Germany could be solved, so I agreed: "I will try my best to give you the news as soon as possible."

    "Thanks.".

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