Office of the President of Citibank in Jincheng Concession.
"Mr. Lanke, I reiterate that your bank will not deliver cash. I will expose your bank's ugly behavior through your country's newspapers and entrust a lawyer to litigate your bank. Although my motherland is still in the flames of war, I still
I believe that although justice may be late, it will never be absent!
Capital can be greedy, but it must not put its ugly face in the spotlight." Tang Dao's voice, obviously full of anger, echoed in the large and luxurious office.
"Dear Don, I would like to reiterate again that my name is Frank Depp. According to the custom of our country, you can call me Mr. Depp, even if you call me Frank?
In addition, please don't be so emotional. Regarding your request to withdraw all the cash, our bank has never said that it is not allowed, right? I just ask you to set aside a certain amount of time for me. After all, this involves 3,000
Ten thousand dollars in cash." A middle-aged man in a suit with two mustaches said with a wry smile.
For a professional manager, Frank Depp has encountered many unexpected situations in his career, but with many years of workplace experience and a fairly flexible mind, he can basically resolve them, otherwise he would not be in the same position.
At the age of 45, he served as the general manager of Citibank Huaxia Branch.
Although the position is not very high, this important position, which is away from the head office and can almost independently decide the direction of all funds of the branch, is basically occupied by insiders of the controlling family. Frank Depp is one of the few exceptions.
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But today's situation is really difficult for Frank Depp to deal with.
Not only is the young Chinese man in front of him holding the largest single deposit certificate issued by Citibank five years ago since Citibank established a branch in China, but he also has to withdraw the cash in full within three days. What’s even more terrible is that this young man
People are not ordinary people.
Because he has the endorsement of Brigadier General Tian, the commander of the Roman Empire's concession in Jincheng, what he just said about using domestic media to expose Citibank's inability to withdraw money from depositors and resorting to law will not be just lip service.
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Although this may not cause a devastating blow to Citibank, for him personally, it is definitely fatal.
Yes, this is already the fifth day that Tang Dao arrived at the Jincheng Concession on a special coal train from Krupp Company.
On the first day, he was warmly entertained by Rostav Krupp, who had returned to Jincheng. On the second day, Tang Dao went alone to the major European banks that had jointly acquired the 29th Army Reserve Bank.
There are deposit receipts of General Song of the 29th Army, and the passwords and keys sealed with signatures and seals are all matched. Originally, several major banks thought that Tang Dao was just an ordinary young Chinese man and thought of something, but Tang Dao had already
Prepared, smilingly patted the banking law clauses of several major empires that had been published by Krupp Company in front of these vampires. After all, these banks gave in.
They can bully the "ugly" Chinese who don't have much knowledge, but if a Chinese who is well versed in banking laws and has extraordinary conversation can expose this matter, especially to the major newspapers and media in China who are trying their best to find a news perspective.
‘A war-torn China’s depositors’ misery!’, ‘The Imperial Bank’s disgusting shame!’ These news headlines, spoken by Tang Dao with a smile and in pure Fogdu accent, made your eyes jump.
They all believed that any "vicious" headline dictated by the young Chinese man would be adopted by those unscrupulous newspapers and worthy of a front-page headline. The losses at that time would definitely not be compensated by a mere few million.
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As a result, this huge amount of money that had been misappropriated by several major European banks in the past was suddenly snatched back by Tang Dao.
However, General Song still had reservations, hoping that his 29th Army, which had been completely divided, could make a comeback, and Tang Dao could withdraw 30 million silver.
However, according to Tang Dao's request, all the money was exchanged into US dollars. It took several major banks about 2 days to exchange all the money and transport it to Tang Dao's designated hotel.
Of course, this huge sum of US$7.5 million, which could fill almost half a room, was quietly transported to the headquarters of Krupp's branch in Jincheng at night.
No one knows the relationship between Tang Dao and Krupp Company, which will also facilitate the secret transactions between the two parties in the future.
Part of the 7.5 million US dollars was used to pay the final payment for the equipment of the German weapon reorganizer, and the rest was naturally the cost of investing in steel plants and underground arsenals.
According to the agreement signed and approved by Tang Dao and Rostav, Tang Dao will inject a total capital of 8 million US dollars and obtain 40% of the shares of the steel plant, while Krupp will be responsible for purchasing various equipment and investing in technology.
Workers and factory land accounted for 60% of the shares and became the largest controlling shareholder.
On the surface, if a steel plant with an annual output of more than one million tons does not cost much money for land, based on the current international market price, the total investment will never exceed 10 million U.S. dollars. Tang Dao invested 100% of it.
Eighty percent of the shares only accounted for 40% of the shares, which was a loss to my grandma's family.
But all money has its uses. Now the Japanese fleet has blocked China's entire southeastern coast, completely blocking China's transportation channels from the Pacific. That means that China as a whole has almost lost its access to Western aid from the sea.
Now the only way to obtain external supplies is by land, from the fighting nations bordering Western Xinjiang.
But what kind of intentions do the fighting nations have? Their goal is to annex the vast prairie. The more you want now, the higher the possibility of losing your ancestral heritage in the future. Although you know that you are drinking poison to quench your thirst, but in the face of the current situation
, the principal could only hold his nose and drink it.
To put it bluntly, even if you have money, you can't buy the machinery and equipment you want. Krupp can not only buy it, but also transport it completely to the north and produce it openly. This is also an intangible asset.
If Rostav hadn't wanted to have a good relationship with Tang Dao, he could have asked Tang Dao for full investment. He didn't have to pay a dime and could still be their major shareholder. Tang Dao could only hold his nose and admit it.
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But this is Rostav's wisdom in life. He struck a balance, not only making Tang Dao feel his sincerity and goodwill, but also maximizing profits for the company, laying a solid foundation for him to return to the top of Krupp Company in the future. Foundation.
With the rigor engraved in the genes of the Germans, if you want to take charge of Krupp in the future, you must not only rely on blood, but also have sufficient ability.
Moreover, for Tang Dao, what he valued most was of course not the shares of the steel plant, but the 'Laboratory No. 1' that was protected by the steel plant.
In the final signed agreement, due to Tang Dao's hard arguments, not only did Grunov successfully break away from Krupp, but Tang Dao also gained actual control of "Laboratory No. 1".
The agreement stipulates that the 'Laboratory No. 1' within the steel plant named 'Decker' operates independently. Its top executor is Tang Dao's representative stationed in the laboratory, and the second executor is Dr. Grunov, Krupp The company has the right to imitate laboratory-designed weapons, but needs to pay laboratory-design patent fees.
After careful consideration, Tang Dao turned his attention to Gong Shaoxun who was following him. Although he was a good chief of staff and an excellent cavalry commander, the laboratory was of great importance, even as much as frontline combat.
Initially Gong Shaoxun was still a little hesitant, but when Tang Dao took out the Brand 60 mortar produced in the French Empire from the Krupp Company's warehouse, he told him that in the future, the laboratory would produce even more powerful mortars than this. The more advanced 60mm mortar will become the most important supporting firepower at the platoon level; the cavalry unit will also abandon the heavy 82mm mortar and all carry this light mortar with a range of up to 1,500 meters, with bright eyes. Gong Shaoxun 'surrendered'.
As the chief of staff of an infantry regiment, he knows very well the role of this small-caliber mortar for an infantry platoon. This means that even a small company-platoon-level unit no longer relies on the Japanese army when encountering the Japanese in the field. There is only a glimmer of hope in the pile of lives. Even if they are surrounded by a Japanese infantry brigade, with this kind of artillery, they can quickly establish a blocking position and wait for reinforcements, and they will never be eaten up in a short time.
This also means that the Fourth Army Regiment no longer has to rely on the strength of the entire regiment to compete with the Japanese army. It can also attack with battalion, company, and platoon-level troops like the 80th Army to attack the Japanese army in a larger area. The combat mode will be completely changed. Change.
As a veteran cavalryman, he has already accepted the dragoon combat mode. In this era of hot weapons, pure cavalry tactics that rely solely on the speed of war horses and sword skills are no longer suitable.
Modern cavalry must not only have the high-speed assault capabilities of traditional cavalry, but also have the ground field capabilities of infantry.
It can be said that the cavalry has transformed from an assault unit in the traditional sense into a "small, fast, and strong" support-level unit.
But this also resulted in the cavalry having to expend horse power to carry mortars and heavy machine guns weighing tens of kilograms, and also had to sacrifice a certain amount of mobility to carry a large number of artillery shells and bullets that could support a battle.
If there are such small-caliber mortars and mounted cavalry, it means that the cavalry can carry more artillery and more artillery shells with the same horses. With such fire support, the cavalry may be able to completely get rid of the infantry and become a force that can
Independent order of operations.
When you mount your horse, you can move as fast as thunder. Under the sharp blade of your saber, the heads of Japanese soldiers roll down. When you dismount your horse, you can move as still as a mountain. The carbine and artillery and machine guns allow the invading enemy to taste the burning flames.
Not to mention that there is a 'super machine gun' in Tang Daozou that has better performance than the MG34. There are only two MG34s in the four-line regiment, but they are regarded as treasures by the reconnaissance company. Other ordinary infantrymen just want to observe them, let alone use them.
, all must be approved by Tang Dao himself.
If the "super machine gun" with a higher rate of fire can be installed in the army, the cavalry battalion under his command will be able to completely abandon the "big and bulky" Maxim heavy machine gun and pair it with a small-caliber mortar with a range of up to 1,500 meters.
, a six-man cavalry squad can carry two machine guns, a small cannon and the required ammunition, and can provide ground fire support for a cavalry platoon.
If there are three such cavalry squads, a cavalry company of less than a hundred people can even engage in ground field combat with Japanese troops several times its own.
Tang Dao's alluring description finally made Gong Shaoxun agree to become the first military representative of 'Laboratory No. 1', responsible for presiding over the operation of Tang Dao's planned underground military factory.
Of course, the position of chief of staff of the Si Xing Regiment is also concurrent, but the position of cavalry battalion commander will be temporarily removed. Tang Dao has promised Gong Shaoxun that the cavalry battalion commander will still be promoted from his three old subordinates.
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This is also the wisdom of Tang Dao. Since Shantouism has existed throughout the ages, its existence has its rationality. This is not a kind of balance within the team. If his old subordinates Lei Xiong, Leng Feng, Cheng Tietshou, Li Jijin, etc.
If one person's family dominates, the four groups will completely develop around him, Tang Dao. Over time, his eyes will inevitably be blinded. And with the Sichuan Army represented by Zhao Daqiang, Qian Dazhu, etc., there are Zhuang Shisan and others.
The Songjiang Security Regiment Faction represented by Gong Shaoxun, the Northeast Military Faction represented by Gong Shaoxun, and even the 80th Group Army Faction represented by Ye Chenghuan. No matter how convinced everyone is of him, there will eventually be different opinions and voices, so for him,
It is also a kind of supervision and reminder in itself.
'Absolute power leads to absolute corruption!' Although Tang Dao is not interested in money, he is also a human being, and a human being has humanity. Tang Dao's wish is to save his nation, but he cannot guarantee whether he will
Lose yourself in absolute power.
Because the shadow of Tang Dao in his previous life has become more and more faded in the continuous flames of war. The little butterfly who came to this era has become more and more integrated with this era. He smiled when he looked at his fiancée's bright smile, and looked at his brothers.
He cried over his cold body. Faced with the suffering of his compatriots, his heart was cut by a knife and he clenched his fists.
Tang Dao tried his best to make changes to the sufferings of the past, even if the stubborn river of history still rushed forward along its inherent trajectory.
He finally changed something. In the Battle of Guangde, he crippled the Guoqi detachment, in the Battle of Bihe, he defeated Tufeiyuan, and in the Battle of Southeast Shanxi, he even directly killed Yamashita, but this was still not enough.
Therefore, Tang Dao wants to develop weapons that do not belong to this era and equip his soldiers and even all Chinese soldiers. He wants the Japanese to shed more blood on this fertile soil than before.
But Tang Dao knew very well that his ambition was expanding, and he had to put a strong enough cage for himself in addition to his ambition. It was not that he worshiped without thinking, but that the years he had experienced in the future told him: a person who has already
A country that has been devastated by war and reduced to ruins, a nation that has been scarred by hundreds of years of suffering, needs a group of leaders with ideals.
Perhaps, that is not the so-called optimal solution, but history has proven that although they made mistakes, they still gave this country and nation a full stomach and a peaceful and green blue sky.
Therefore, Tang Dao allows the existence of many forces within the Four Elements Regiment to the maximum extent. Even if a soldier with old warlordism like Gong Shaoxun serves as a high-level official, some stubborn thinking can be changed, as long as his original intention of fighting the Japanese invaders remains unchanged.
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Gong Shaoxun's next task is actually not easy. He will only take an elite infantry platoon assigned to him to protect this important 'laboratory' in the Japanese-controlled area, and he will also have to cooperate with Krupp Company
Senior executives stationed at the steel plant coordinate various relationships to put the 'laboratory' into production as quickly as possible.
Military security and production coordination were originally two unrelated businesses. On the surface, Gong Shaoxun, who was the Chinese production manager of the steel plant, had to do both well and do it well.
Because not only the thousands of officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment need the weapons here, but also the Eightyth Army, the Sichuan Army, the Northwest Army and other units. The Japanese army may start to invade the last line of defense in North China on a large scale at any time.
The Japanese East China Front Army, which is about to arrive in central China, has started the Jiangxia Campaign in full swing.
Then, on the fifth day after arriving in Jincheng, Tang Dao, who had signed all agreements with Krupp and made internal division of labor adjustments, came to Citibank with the intention of withdrawing the 800,000 taels of gold on Gong Shaoxun's deposit certificate.
Gold reserves are very important for any country. Citibank may not have that much gold in stock, but Tang Dao can understand that. He can fully accept cash such as U.S. dollars or even silver and French currency.
In order to get the money smoothly during this trip, Tang Dao even paid a private visit to Brigadier General Tian, the commander of the Western Concession with whom he had some friendship after arriving in Linfen, and gave him 10,000 U.S. dollars as a thank you gift. Tang Dao suddenly arrived in Jincheng.
The frightened Brigadier Tian naturally did not know that Rostav had already hooked up with Tang, but this did not affect his smile after seeing the ten thousand colorful swords.
At that moment, I personally called Frank Depp, President of Citibank, and told him that Tang Dao was my very close friend, the closest kind.
The Chinese with a slight Western accent makes the words "most intimate" seem extremely strange. However, this kind of thing may not be accepted by the outside world in the Western world, but it has long been common in the circles of powerful people and elites.
Tang Dao, who had already assumed his real name of Tang Tao, could only arrive at Citibank with his deposit slip, numb, and was scrutinized by the strange eyes of a golden-haired man with blue eyes.
Then, when Tang Dao took out the huge deposit certificate, the aloof Mr. Depp had lost his arrogance and turned into shock and shock, especially after Tang Dao asked to withdraw all the cash within three days.
After poor Mr. Depp held an emergency consultation meeting with senior executives in his industry, he almost begged Tang Dao not to withdraw all the cash. His authority could only give Tang Dao nearly 10 million U.S. dollars in three days at most.
Grandma Te is so stupid. Not to mention the five-year interest she promised earlier, she can now only pay less than one-third in cash. Even if she accepts the rest, how can Tang Dao suffer this loss?
So, in this large and luxurious president's office, the above conversation took place.
Tang Dao really doesn't just settle the matter with verbal threats. Just like dealing with several major European banks, Tang Dao has long decided that as long as there is anyone who dares to default on his debt, he would rather spend a million US dollars to make himself
The two connections used all their connections to ruin Lao Lai's reputation. Otherwise, if there was the first one, there would be the second one, and he wouldn't be able to get a dime.
Therefore, facing the somewhat humble request of this American, Tang Dao still responded coldly: "You are the bank and I am the depositor. It is natural for depositors to withdraw their own money from the bank. Is there any necessary contact between you and the depositors for how long it takes?
If the spirit of contract described in your Western Bible is so worthless in the eyes of your bank managers, then we can sit down and have a serious discussion."
Cold sweat broke out on the middle-aged American's forehead involuntarily.
The young Chinese people in front of him were much more difficult to deal with than he had imagined. Perhaps at this time, he finally understood what the three words "most intimate" that Brigadier General Tian said on the phone meant.
That's not the most intimate thing, maybe it's the most difficult thing to deal with.
"Justice may be late, but it will never be absent! Oh, my God! That's so well said. This may be such a philosophical statement that I haven't heard in a long time."
A door in the office opened on its own, and a crisp female voice came from inside.
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ps: Yesterday, a classmate’s father passed away due to illness. Fengyue went to help but didn’t come home until 11 o’clock in the evening. I didn’t have time to ask for leave. I will explain it to you when I update today. I’m sorry.
This chapter has been completed!