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    After attending the recruitment opening ceremony, Yang Qiu boarded the train to Washington.  What made him most regretful was that New York Governor Roosevelt went to Georgia to recuperate due to poor health, so he unfortunately could not meet the strongman who was destined to emerge. This also strengthened his idea of ??obstructing the New Deal.

    The welcome ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House was grand but not enthusiastic. Perhaps it was because New York had already given away its enthusiasm, or perhaps because the ¡°Hoovervilles¡± all over the United States made Americans disappointed with their president, so not many people came to watch the ceremony.  .  But this quietness also gave Hoover a good opportunity. He immediately invited Yang Qiu and his wife to have lunch. Not only did Secretary of State Stimson and Secretary of Commerce Robert attend, but he also asked his wife, Henry Rowe, to cook in person, intending to use a family kitchen style.  A small atmosphere to bring the relationship closer.

    Compared with a few years ago, the fifty-six-year-old Hoover has really aged a lot. When the United States first met in Germany, he was already rushing to raise funds for Soviet disaster relief. The severe economic crisis and the unsatisfactory political career not only devastated  His spirit and even the political popularity accumulated in his early years were exhausted as the crisis deepened.

    It is really unfortunate for him. As a political star in the United States in the early 20th century, both his skills and connections were enough to be promoted to the presidency. However, he did not expect to encounter an unprecedented economic crisis just one month after taking office.  It was not without his efforts. In order to promote consumption and increase exports, he once hoped to persuade Britain and France to postpone the payment of German war reparations for one year. He also proposed a draft to Congress to save the crisis, but due to various reasons, it was not passed in the end.  The worst thing is that he hopes that unemployed workers can take the initiative to help themselves, so he opposes state assistance to the unemployed. Therefore, he has been criticized by the whole country. If it were not for the support of large financial groups in the Republican Party, he might have been impeached and resigned.

    Seeing that there are only two and a half years left in the term, the crisis has not been alleviated but has become increasingly serious. If nothing can be done, I am afraid there will be no hope of re-election.  So when Yang Qiu released a signal and offered the temptation of huge orders, you can imagine how anxious he was.  If Yang Qiu had not decided to visit the United States early, he might have visited China first.

    After finishing the meal, Mrs. Luo Henry started to clear the table, Miao Luo also got up to help, and several grown men sat under the shade of the lawn trees and started chatting formally.  Although Hoover was impatient, he seemed well-controlled. He first asked about the recent disasters in the Republic of China: "Yang, Jason told me that the disasters in your country have been very serious recently. Is that true?"

    Yang Qiu replied: "It is indeed very serious. From May to before my departure, the total number of affected households has exceeded 1.3 million, with a population of 5.1 million, which has threatened food production. So we are thinking of ways to replant and are also preparing to purchase from you  A batch of food is used for disaster relief."

    "It's really bad. Don't worry, I will arrange for the grain to be shipped immediately." Hoover said it nicely, but his mind had already drifted to the word "purchase", so he immediately winked at Robert who was accompanying him.

    Robert Lamont was his old assistant for many years. He made great contributions to raising food and money during the famine in the Soviet Union a few years ago, so Hoover immediately appointed him as Secretary of Commerce after he became president.  He understood the meaning when he saw the eyes and asked deliberately: "Mr. President, what else do you need besides food? Please rest assured that the United States is very willing to help the people affected by the disaster, no matter which country it is."

    "Thank you and the American people for your help. Although it is difficult, our country is working hard to save itself. I believe it will get out of the predicament soon." At this point, Yang Qiu did not hide it, not to mention that he had already agreed to purchase it.  So Gu Weijun took out the prepared purchase list and handed it to Robert: "In order to solve the disaster as soon as possible, our country really hopes to purchase a batch of machinery and equipment."

    When Robert saw the list, his palms trembled, and he quickly took it and flipped through it. He also whispered to Hoover and Stimson from time to time to discuss it quietly.

    The list is very detailed and involves more than 10,000 kinds of products.  Including purchasing a total of 150,000 machine tools from the United States within five years, including 80,000 automatic machine tools and 23,000 high-precision electric machine tools!  In addition, there are 19 automated assembly lines, 38 complete sets of equipment for large-scale shipbuilding, metallurgy and chemical industries, 50,000 trucks and 20,000 construction machinery, and finally a complete set of equipment for a total of 37 large laboratories  !  According to the procurement process, the total value of the first batch of orders alone is as high as US$1 billion!  The next four years also amounted to US$200 million per year!

    Before the economic crisis, this huge order would have been worth at least US$4 billion. But now, because factories have a large backlog and are in urgent need of funds, and banks have repaid debts and recovered massive amounts of machinery and equipment, it now only costs US$1.8 billion.  .  In the year before last, a single order of US$1.8 billion was absolutely huge. You must know that the total world trade in 1929 was only about US$70 billion.  But now Hoover still feels that it is not enough. Such a small amount cannot even deal with inventory and bank confiscations, let alone allowing factories to open to increase employment opportunities.

      At this point, he had to go into battle shirtless and asked: Yang, China has a population of 500 million, and its industrial needs are three times that of the United States. Is this quantity really enough?  "

    Definitely not enough!  Based on population, if China wants to achieve industrialization, the national industrial scale must reach at least 200 billion yuan, or US$100 billion.  But now even if it swallows 4.2 billion U.S. dollars in foreign investment, it will only reach 20 billion U.S. dollars. To realize the vision of industrializing China, the gap in various types of machine tools alone will be as high as millions.  But the problem is that even expansion cannot rely entirely on imports. China is no longer the China it was 20 years ago. After the three five-year plans, the industrial self-production rate has increased from less than 3% to 85%. Even if the remaining  Fifteen percent of precision equipment and equipment have also reached the final stage.  If it were not for the war 10 years later, this order would not have been given to the United States.

    Of course, these words cannot be said in person.

    So Yang Qiu picked up the tea cup, exchanged glances with Gu Weijun who was accompanying him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Hoover is really sharp-eyed. He does have another order, totaling about 2 billion US dollars! But this order is risky.  .¡±

    Hoover and Stimson were stunned by this sentence before they were happy. What is a risky order?  The three looked at each other. After remembering Yang Qiu's speech in New York, Stimson asked carefully: "Mr. President, are you referring to the discrimination bill? If so, then I ask you to rest assured that Mr. Hoover has urged Congress to cancel the discrimination bill.  He will ensure that this work is completed during his term." The Chinese Exclusion Act is a thorn in the hearts of all Chinese and Yang Qiu, but the initiative on this matter is not in his hands, so his speech in New York is just a gesture. I hope  It can only attract attention and eventually be cancelled.  Yang Qiu first smiled, thanked Hoover for his efforts in repealing the Chinese Exclusion Act, and then looked at Gu Weijun.

    This gaze was not hidden from anyone, even Mrs. Luo Henry, who was chatting with Miao Luo next to her, pricked up her little ears.  Gu Weijun took a deep breath and spoke from his heart. When he learned that Yang Qiu was planning to use his income from speculation in the United States to support the founding of Saudi Arabia and gain a special status in Saudi Arabia for the next 60 years, he was filled with admiration.  I am afraid that only Yang Qiu can control a country for 60 years without spending a penny of his own money.

    Gu Weijun began to introduce the plan to the three Hoovers and told them everything about the agreement between China and the Saudi family.  Of course he would not tell the truth and concealed many key contents.  It just said that Gulf Oil Company and the Saudi family signed an agreement to exchange US$2 billion for the right to expand oil exploration.  But the problem is that it is impossible for Yang Qiu to come up with 2 billion US dollars in hard currency at once, so he plans to use the 2 billion US dollars of treasury bonds he holds as collateral to purchase all supplies from the United States. As for the most important issue of supporting the founding of the country, he has also made it clear.  Because only Jianguo can ensure the validity of this contract.

    Not to mention Stimson and Robert, even Hoover was shocked!

    Support the establishment of the Saudi nation, and then China will provide a US$2 billion loan to the Saudi family to build the country, and all the loans will be used to purchase needed supplies and equipment from the United States!

    An amazing business strategy!  Because from a business perspective, this is a profitable thing for all three parties.  The United States received huge orders to clear inventory and continue to release funds to increase liquidity. China obtained an oil agreement to solve the embarrassing situation of lack of world-class oil fields in the country. Saudi Arabia can establish its own country and receive support from two major powers.  But the problem is that first Yang Qiu has to use 2 billion U.S. Treasury bonds as collateral, which means that the U.S. government has to redeem the debt.  Secondly, Najd has a special geographical location. Although the United States has little interest there, because it is not as convenient to exploit oil from the Persian Gulf as to exploit oil from Mexico and Venezuela nearby. Moreover, the Persian Gulf is still a traditional British-French controlled area. Intervening in Najd will inevitably  The United States is placed on the opposite side of the United Kingdom!

    Hoover even thought about leaving Yang Qiu alone to get this order.  But this idea only flickered a few times before being abandoned, because if the United States took the lead, first of all, it would completely break up with the United Kingdom. Secondly, the previous $1.8 billion order would be gone, and Sino-US relations would be completely interrupted.  As he said in his speech in New York, a market with a population of 470 millionit is really impossible for the United States to give up under the current circumstances.

    Seeing that the three of them looked serious and said nothing, Yang Qiu understood what they were worried about.  Suddenly he leaned forward and used body movements to strengthen his tone: "Mr. Hoover, you two. Since today is a family gathering, we might as well be more candid! I know that you are worried about causing conflicts between Britain and the United States, but even without this incident, there would still be less conflicts.  ? I won¡¯t say much about what happened before the crisis. The faces of some people at the Paris Peace Conference can only make people sick! What about after the crisis? I believe you know better than me how many people evacuated their funds from the United States to the United Kingdom? How much gold was taken away?  And silver? After the British Empire and France raised tariffs on all domestic and colonial territories, where else could American goods enter?

    Africa belongs to Britain and France. The largest investor in South America is the United Kingdom. Although Australia is independent, they listen to the British. Japan also prefers the British.country.  The Dutch in East Indies were supported by the British, and India was also supported by the British!  French East Indies, the Persian Gulfare all colonies of Britain and France!  I can even say that it is impossible for more than half of the world¡¯s population to buy American products!  This is why, after the crisis broke out, the United States, the world's largest manufacturing country, and the country with the largest gold reserves, was more serious than Britain and France!  Just becausethe market is gone!

    ¡°And the United States is different from China. You have completed industrialization, and all of the country¡¯s main fiscal revenue relies on industry and exports.  Our country is still in the stage of agricultural economy. Although the agricultural economy is growing slowly, it is very stable.  And because all countries have raised tariffs and violated the principles of free trade, your own hematopoietic ability has completely disappeared.  If you don't find a way to open up the market and create more blood, this crisis will definitely last for a long time, and you  He raised his head and stared at Hoover, implicitly warning: "Is it possible to win the next election?"  "

    This sentence stabbed the deepest thorn in Hoover's heart!  If the economic crisis cannot be reversed, no one knows what the outcome will be in the general election two years later, even if there is support from the Republican consortium.  But before he could speak, Yang Qiu continued: "In fact, in addition to providing two orders, I also brought some ideas to solve the crisis."

    Hearing that there was a way to rescue the economic crisis, Hoover even put aside the matter of the establishment of Saudi Arabia and asked hurriedly: "What kind of suggestion is it?"

    Yang Qiu took a deep breath, raised two fingers and said heavily: "There are two options. First, formulate a strict gold and silver bill, forcibly collect gold and silver across the country, prohibit all such transactions, and use gold reserves to increase the money supply. Second,  Open up freely convertible government bonds and release US$150 billion in backlog of funds!¡±

    "What!"

    Hoover jumped up immediately.
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