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    For a period of time afterwards, Yang Qiu did not continue to accompany Jinnah, and let Murong Han and Chen Guofu take their place and discuss matters such as the establishment of the National Socialist Office in Islamabad.  As for the places to visit, he even ordered the Muslim League to show them whatever they wanted as long as it did not involve national defense secrets, but they must be careful not to let them know about the presence of Jewish officers in the country.

    Jinnah was not in a hurry to return to China. Instead, he visited almost all the developed areas of China from south to north. It is said that he wrote several thick diaries just from the visit, which shows that he attached great importance to Yang Qiu and the National Socialist Model.  .

    The reason why Yang Qiu did not provide a large amount of military equipment was not because he had no money but because India was too special. It was not in the best interests of the Muslim League to import a large amount of military equipment to the Muslim League. However, the channel between China and the future Pakistan is the most important strategic channel in South Asia, so  I just remembered how in the parallel world, when China faced an arms embargo, it imported a large number of Mauser pistols from Germany.  Because pistols are unrestricted, even India is filled with a large number of pistols. According to the Muslim League, there are at least 200,000, so imitation Mauser pistols have become the main output.

    Domestic opinions on wooing the Muslim League are not unified.  Li Yuanhong and others in Nanjing are worried that the growth of the Muslim League will lead to instability for Muslims in the northwest. After all, the National Defense Forces did many "special" tasks in the early years, especially in some remote areas of Xinjiang, which were almost completely wiped out, and they are afraid that old scores will be revealed in the future.  The military's idea is simple. Even if it is not needed, the South Asian subcontinent must contain the emergence of a greater India with a similar population and rich resources such as iron ore.  Yang Qiu believes that precisely because the Muslim League has such a huge influence in the Muslim world, especially among tribal armed forces, only by establishing good relations with them can the long-term peace and stability of the northwest be ensured.

    Although there is no uniformity, there is a consensus on one thing.  As China continues to grow, it is no longer possible for Europe and the United States to remain indifferent.  Coupled with the unwillingness of frustrated countries such as Japan, Italy, and Germany, and the gradual recovery of the Soviet Union, world-wide changes have become unstoppable. Under such circumstances, where China will go in the future depends on the current tricks and tests.

    Only Jiang Fangzhen and others were full of doubts. They had no objection to supporting Jinnah and the Muslim League, and even thought it was too little.  According to Yue Peng's idea, two divisions should be drawn directly over.  The only confusing thing is, why is Yang Qiu looking for a temple in India?  He actually asked Hao Wenbao to lead a squadron of hunters himself.  So on the train back to Nanjing, even Lei Meng couldn't resist the temptation. He took the opportunity to put away the newspapers and asked with a wink and flattery: "Vice President, what kind of treasure does Master Xuanzang hide? Is it worth old money? Or else?"  Let me go."

    "Hey Vice President Yang, who was interrupted from his thoughts, just picked up the coffee and sprayed it on the ground. He said happily: "When have you seen my archaeological friend?  I lied to them.  "

    Lei Meng scratched his head, as if he had never heard that Yang Qiu liked antiques, but this was even more strange: "Then why are you condemning General Hao? Is it possible that you want to kill that old Indian man named Gan?"

    "I can't decide whether he dies or not." Yang Qiu shook his hand.  He didn't want to talk about the heavy topic of Gandhi and deliberately avoided talking about the temple in his spare time.

    Because they did not want to create a harsh impression on Jinnah, they did not consider collecting money for things that supported the Muslim League.  After all, Pakistan is too important in the future, and it is uneconomical to set aside grudges by offering too high a price.  But after thinking about it, I felt that it was too much of a loss, because Mauser pistols are very expensive. 20,000 pistols are enough to equip a semi-armored battalion, and this does not include ammunition.  I happened to have vague memories of the Indian treasure reports I had read, so it took me a few days to get some Indian maps published in the UK before I could recall this temple.

    He only remembered that this temple was the treasure house of an ancient royal family. There were six underground palaces. When later generations discovered it, two of them had not yet been opened.  But one of them alone is worth 11 billion U.S. dollars. If you are lucky and none of the six underground palaces are opened, it will be worth at least several hundred million U.S. dollars even if the value of cultural relics is ignored.  And if Jinnah didn¡¯t have someone to lead the way.  Even if I knew it, I probably wouldn't be able to find it, let alone bring it out.

    When Lei Meng heard that there was a treasure in the temple, his mouth started to water.  "Hundreds of millions of dollars?! My grandma. Commander, you see that you have nothing to do recently. Why don't you let me take some brothers to travel and see the scenery of India." Lei Dahu Daoru knows how to use the two words "travel and scenery"  It¡¯s such a rare word.  In fact, he is already in his forties. Although his military rank is rising step by step, he may never have the opportunity to be on the front line in this life. It is rare for him to have such a popular job and he can't help but be tempted to secretly flirt with him.

    If you want to go, just go.  After all, even if it is not solid, the solid gold elephant that is said to be 1.3 meters tall probably weighs several tons and cannot be moved by just a squadron of hunters.  So Yang Qiu not only agreed to him.  He was also asked to bring a guard and even borrow a tractor to go by boat. As for how much he could bring back in the end, it only depended on luck.  After receiving the permission, Lei Meng immediately returned to his old style of 42-standard hob meat. On the night he returned to Nanjing, he found a boat to pick up thousands of walking tractors from the Jiujiang Tractor Factory, and then went all the way south to India. Before leaving, he swore to bring back the statue completely.  Golden Elephant, for Deputy YangThe Soviet Union and the Muslim League were both preparing to take advantage of the Nanyang Uprising.  It seems that the clouds surrounding the conflict between West Borneo and Natuna are slowly dissipating, and the noisy slogans of protecting overseas Chinese in the country have gradually cooled down, and everyone's attention has turned to the almost certain relocation of the capital and constitutional reform.

    "Isn't this Yuqiu? Haha, she looks beautiful again after a few days. Is the vice president here?" Before he could take a breath, Cheng Biguang came to the Ministry of National Defense in high spirits early in the morning.  Since Yang Qiu was about to resign as vice president and prepare to run for the next president, he moved to the Ministry of National Defense after returning to Nanjing. In a place where there are more men than dogs, beautiful women are undoubtedly the most eye-catching.

    "Good morning, Commander Cheng." Yan Yuqiu, who is half a member of a navy family, called out sweetly and asked: "The vice president is having a meeting inside. Is there something urgent? Do you want me to go and tell you?"

    ¡°It¡¯s nothing serious, I¡¯ll be fine in a moment.¡± Since receiving Wang Guangxiong¡¯s telegram, Cheng Biguang¡¯s mood has been extremely good.  Don't tell me to wait a while, even if he is allowed to fight against the British Far East Fleet, it will be no problem now.  So when he learned that Yang Qiu was in a meeting, he simply sat down on the sofa with his briefcase and started chatting: "Yu Qiu, have you visited Mr. Sa recently? I heard that he wants to build a shipyard? Haha, they are still happy,  Look at me, I come in and out every day without knowing what I am doing."

    Cheng Biguang¡¯s nagging look made Yan Yuqiu secretly laugh.  Although she doesn't understand the navy or military, she also knows that the navy is very proud of itself recently. Who made the vice president promise to add two more battleships?  For this reason, General Yue Peng and Air Force General Xue Muhua came to complain yesterday, saying that the Navy was asking for money under the pretext of the Nanyang crisis, so she followed Old Man Cheng's wishes and flattered him: "Uncle Cheng, has the name of the new battleship been decided?"

    "Isn't that why?" Cheng Biguang was so happy that no one complained.  It was hard to have a goal, and no matter whether he understood it or not, he suddenly regained his energy: "Yuqiu. I heard that the matter of moving the capital has been decided? Look, our navy actually has 10,000 people who support moving the capital! So, this time I want to  Let¡¯s just call it the Beijing class. One vessel in Beijing, one in Nanjing, one each in Shanghai and Chongqing. How about haha?¡±

    The whole country is discussing moving the capital.  The navy immediately flattered him, and Yan Yuqiu couldn't help but giggle and nodded: "The vice president will definitely like it."

    "Really? Just like it, haha." After Cheng Biguang chuckled, he suddenly looked around and approached mysteriously and asked: "Yuqiu, has this year's defense budget allocation arrived? You see, the keels of the first two ships have been laid.  , the next two ships also need to hurry up."

    "It's here, but nothing!" Before Yan Yuqiu finished speaking, Cheng Biguang jumped up: "This is what we agreed to do! We can't default on it! Did Yue Peng and Xue Muhua come to complain? These two bastards  . I just can¡¯t bear to see our Navy buying a few sampans. No, I have to see the Vice President immediately.¡±

    Sampan?  Yours is a 55 million battleship!  Yan Yuqiu secretly muttered that the old man was shameless, but was afraid that he would rush into the conference room and stopped him quickly: "Listen to me first. The vice president said that the next two ships are not in this year's budget and will have to wait for Congress to review the appropriation before passing it." He  He also said that starting the construction of four ships at the same time will occupy the slipway. Now is a good time to develop the maritime industry, and the slipway is already tight. I want you to stagger the start of construction until early next year."

    "Are you still waiting?"

    Hearing that it would take half a year, Cheng Biguang suddenly felt like a wilted eggplant.  But he is not ignorant. As the commander-in-chief of the navy, he knows it very well.  To see whether a country's navy is strong, we must first see whether its maritime transportation is developed.  The Great Kanto Earthquake caused heavy losses to Japan's shipping industry, and the only strength it had had to be used first for the most urgently needed trade with Russia, so now is an opportunity for domestic shipping to expand.  At this time, the Navy's plan was released, which included 4 Beijing-class battleships, 4 Wuhan-class heavy cruisers, 2 Yangtze-class light cruisers, 2 Sichuan-class aircraft carriers, plus the 6 auxiliary ships and 16 Yongxing-class destroyers that had been determined long ago.  , if construction starts at the same time, the slipway will inevitably be occupied.  In addition, warships, especially large ships, occupy the slipway for a long time, and starting construction together will definitely have an adverse impact on the booming maritime industry.

    Since he couldn¡¯t immediately allocate funds to start the project, he was not in a hurry to see Yang Qiu. He stood up and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered the naval gun. He came over and asked, "By the way, did the vice president say anything about the naval gun?"

    Because time is tight and it is impossible to develop a new design, the last two Beijing-class ships basically follow the designs of the first two ships.  The budget report states that the 360mm naval gun will continue to be used.  However, like the Yangtze-class light cruisers, the Navy quietly reduced the thickness of the main armor belt after the construction of the first two ships began, enlarging the size of the gun mounts to leave room for improvement, and also required that the newly designed 380mm gun mounts in Chongqing must be able to use the same gun mounts.  This matter is an open secret within the navy, regardless of whether Yang Qiu deliberately reduced the caliber for political purposes, or how good the data of this naval gun is.  Even the most loyal Bingwen said that if the 380 naval gun meets the design requirements, it will be replaced immediately. As for the 360mm gun, it can be used for coastal defense or other warships.

      Yan Yuqiu had already received Yang Qiu's attention, and made a cup of tea for Cheng Biguang and handed it to him: "Uncle Cheng, the Vice President wants you to consider the impact of installing 380mm naval guns. He said that now the United States has 3 ships, the United Kingdom and Japan have 2 each.  If we suddenly have four warships that can threaten them, what will they think?"

    The crisp words made Cheng Biguang gradually calm down.  Yang Qiu is right. If China suddenly adds 4 super battleships, Britain, the United States and Japan will definitely not give up. The Nanyang incident has offended Britain. The United States seems to be supportive but will definitely be unhappy after being "kidnapped". If this is further irritated, I'm afraid  The naval treaty will be immediately void.  Although the Washington Naval Treaty binds all countries, from a domestic perspective, it is precisely because of the "vacation" of the European and American navies that it gave the Chinese Navy the opportunity to catch up and take advantage of the large tonnage gap in the treaty to build a large number of new ships and expand rapidly.  If the treaty disintegrates due to the installation of large-caliber naval guns, Britain, the United States, and Japan will inevitably continue to build super battleships, and the gap will widen again.

    Seeing that he didn't speak, Yan Yuqiu slowly drew a beautiful arc at the corner of his mouth, comforting: "Uncle Cheng, why didn't you turn around? Aren't the two ships you are building now reserved for modification? The Vice President actually  He already knew it! He said that the last two ships only need to be launched 30 years ago and installed with 380mm naval guns. As for the first two ships, why worry? He also said that the four Anhai-class Zhonganhai and Zhenhai suffered heavy losses last time.  There is no need to make major changes, but sufficient tonnage was set aside when Dinghai and Ninghai were built. Why not use the money for 18 naval guns to modify them first? Isn¡¯t there still 330mm in Chongqing that is being developed.¡±

    "yes!"

    How could Cheng Biguang not hear such an obvious hint?  Immediately he slapped his head and stood up.  He is too familiar with the 330mm naval gun being tested in Chongqing. Its power to penetrate 300mm armor at 22 kilometers has exceeded that of most 356mm naval guns.  To put it bluntly, except for the two Nagatos, there is basically no need to worry about other warships of the Japanese Navy.  But Japan only has two Nagatos, and four years later it will have two that can threaten its Beijing-class ships. The first two Beijing-class ships can also change guns, so there is no need to worry at all.

    The Anhai-class will undergo a mid-term overhaul in two years, and the Navy has already begun research on modifications.  But the guns have been changed over and over again to the 305mm naval gun, so there is no way to simply change the gun.  Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still, and immediately said goodbye and returned to the Admiralty to gather officers and engineers to study.  Looking at his back, Yan Yuqiu smiled. He didn't pick up the phone until he was out of sight: "Vice President, Commander Cheng has left."

    "Just leave."

    Yang Qiu put down the phone in the office. He was now afraid of the navy.  He was bothered a lot by the naval guns and the construction of the last two Beijing-class ships, so he asked Yan Yuqiu to stand in the way.  It's not that he was perfunctory with the navy.  But there are more important things to deal with than the Navy right now.

    At the round conference table, in addition to Yang Qiu, there were four other people: Zhang Wenjing, Xu Xiujun, Cai Gongshi and Song Ziqing, who respectively represented the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank, the Reform and Development Commission and the military.  To put it more simply, they were the money bags and gun barrels of the Republic of China.  Before the Nanyang crisis had completely dissipated, most of the reason for rushing back despite Jinnah was a telegram sent by Bezuy from the United States.

    The content of the telegram is very simple. In addition to last year's economic report just released by the U.S. government, there is also some news about U.S. futures and stock markets. Although the text is sparse, it gives off an air of madness.  In just over a month since Yang Qiu's visit to the United States, all stocks on Wall Street have surged, and bank short-term lending has increased by 30%, far exceeding the level of the same period last year.  Not only Beizui, but also many American economists cried out for the first time that "danger and bubbles" are intensifying, but in the face of strong demand and continuous orders from China.  The cry of wolf was ignored by investors.

    Of course, some people remained calm.  According to intelligence, Jewish groups including Jacobs have held secret meetings in London many times. No one knows what was said at the meetings, but through the Rothschild family, they have recently suddenly increased their holdings of U.S. stocks and shares in the London and New York markets.  It can be seen from the US forward contract futures that they seem to have smelled something.  Yang Qiu knew what they wanted to do better than anyone else.  A vigorous sheep shearing operation is about to begin.  But what he was most concerned about at this time was not how much he could gain, but the time when the Republic of China's own monetary policy needed to be adjusted.

    Since unification, the economic departments of the Republic of China under his control have been implementing a scissors system for agriculture in order to develop industry.  To put it simply, food prices are artificially suppressed and fixed to keep raw materials and wages at low levels so that businessmen can make more money and survive the capital accumulation stage.  From the effect point of view, it is still relatively ideal, because food is the basis of everything. If the price of food does not increase, inflation will be minimized. Without inflation, there will be no increase in wages, no increase in raw materials, and other troubles.

    But now this policy no longer works!  As world deflation intensifies, if we continue to maintain the monetary deflation policy, if something happens in the United States, it will spread from Europe and the United States.If the economy shrinks, it is necessary to stimulate the domestic market to support and avoid large-scale bankruptcy of the export-oriented economies such as textiles, raw silk and tea.  Therefore, Yang Qiu needs to find ways in advance to increase and expand domestic purchasing power.  And his method is to partially open the grain market with conditions and issue additional money supply in excess of the demand!

    "I agree with the Vice President."

    Xu Xiujun agreed with Yang Qiu: "The basic relationship between my country's population and food is slowly changing. After the Chengcheng Act, a large number of immigrants and new land expansion have solved the food shortage in most areas. However, the current food price is too low, and farming can only Able to have enough food and clothing. Farmers are the largest group, so we must first increase their income. In addition to expanding industrial and commercial services to attract workers and strengthening cash crops, the most effective thing is to increase food prices appropriately. As for the over-issuance of currency, I also agree. Our country my country's construction projects are the largest in the world and require a large amount of currency supply. The current gold, silver and foreign exchange reserves are seriously insufficient. If we accumulate reserves little by little and then issue currency as usual, we will definitely not be able to keep up with the development speed."

    "Will the increase in food prices make workers dissatisfied? It's not the Year of Xinhai. There are now millions of workers across the country, plus the people who serve them, involving tens of millions of people! This is a big deal!" Cai Gongshi  His expression is very serious 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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