Su Tong looked at Zhou Tiecheng with a calm expression, "Mr. Zhou, let's continue the topic just now. Do you agree with what I just said about mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and mutual exchange of needs?"
Zhou Tiecheng nodded slowly, "General Su's statement is correct. From the interactions between people to the relations between countries, we should conduct them based on the principles of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence. Regarding the above two points,
I agree very much, but I just don’t know what the term “interoperability” means. I would like to ask General Su to clarify.”
Su Tong straightened up, picked up the tea cup and took a sip before saying slowly and coherently, "Is there any exchange? Naturally, the goods of both parties can freely circulate with each other. For example, I like to eat your specialty, braised donkey sausage."
, but we don’t have it in Chahar. What should we do? We happen to have the flour you need here. Our two families can exchange it with each other, or simply pay for it. Wouldn’t that be great? To put it simply, that’s it
Both parties can enter each other's market and buy what they need, it's that simple."
"Oh, if we want to buy your tank, that's okay." When Wang Qiang heard Su Tong answered so readily, he couldn't help asking immediately, with a hint of ridicule in his tone. As we all know, Chahar's Siberian Tiger tank is currently the world's No. 1 tank.
A first-class tank, Chahar's ability to defeat Soviet Russia with a weak force in Siberia is also inseparable from the huge contribution of this tank. Now that Wang Qiang is asking, he also means to join Su Tong's army.
"Of course." Unexpectedly, Su Tong agreed readily, which made everyone stunned.
Su Tong glanced at Wang Qiang, who was sitting there in disbelief, and then said calmly: "As long as you can afford the price, we will sell you as many Siberian Tiger tanks as you want. Even our standard Garand.
We can also sell you a rifle, which not only has the advantages of fast firing rate and high accuracy, but also has an absolutely favorable price."
At this time, Su Tong seemed to have entered the role of a businessman, eager to promote his products, leaving several people next to him stunned.
Staring at Su Tong closely, as if trying to distinguish whether his tone was true or false, after a while Wang Qiang slumped down like a deflated rubber ball and smiled bitterly on the sofa: "General Su, forget it, we are in such a miserable place.
I can’t afford to support those tough guys.”
Wang Qiang also knows that it is not easy to train an armored force, not only because of its price, but also because it requires high quality of arms and personnel. The Socialist Party will not allow its pitiful military expenditures to be invested in that gold-swallowing force.
Go into the beast. That's why the other party agreed so readily, because he saw the other party's weakness.
"Haha, General Su, please stop teasing Minister Wang. Our place is a famously miserable place and we can't afford such a costly military unit. Let's talk about business now." Zhou Tiecheng, who was standing by, saw his subordinates in embarrassment.
He quickly spoke out to save the situation.
"Okay then" Su Tong changed the topic back: "Based on the principles of mutual respect, mutual benefit and reciprocity, we have drafted an agreement. You can take it and take a look, or you can discuss it with your main leaders before making it.
Decided, if there are no problems, you can sign with us. Now I will send you to the hotel to rest. You can also visit Chahar for two days to see where we have fallen short.
By the way, give us some advice on the Chahar administration."
Zhou Tiecheng also nodded. They were indeed tired from driving for a day today. Moreover, they also knew that today was just the first trial contact, and the real negotiations were still to come.
Both sides stood up, and Su Tong and Zhou Tiecheng also shook hands and said goodbye. Su Tong sent Zhou Tiecheng and the others downstairs to watch them get into the car before returning.
Zhou Tiecheng and the four of them were sent to the elegant reception hotel. After washing up, they gathered in the small living room of Zhou Tiecheng's room for a short meeting.
After washing up, Zhou Tiecheng regained his energy. First, he severely criticized Zhou Tiecheng's secretary: "Comrade Li Zhengying, I want to severely criticize you for what just happened. You are a member of the Socialist Workers' Party. At the same time,
It also represents the image of our party. Although General Su is not a member of our Socialist Party, he has helped us and contributed to the country. I know you have opinions on the war between Chahar and Soviet Russia, but this cannot
This is the reason for you to make trouble unreasonably. You must remember that he is a first-class general awarded by the National Government, and you are not someone you can scold at will. If you make this kind of mistake again next time, I will punish you severely."
Zhou Tiecheng's words were so harsh that Secretary Li blushed and lowered his head.
After criticizing Secretary Li, Zhou Tiecheng turned back to Wang Qiang and said: "Comrade Wang Qiang, please work hard tonight and send a copy of the agreement General Su gave us just now to Comrade Gu Yue and see what they mean.
view."
Wang Qiang nodded, "Okay, I'll borrow a radio station from them soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, and then two young waitresses came in with several food boxes. One waitress bowed and asked: "Hello, gentlemen, we are here to serve
You guys delivered lunch, are you eating here?”
Zhou Tiecheng nodded, smiled and said, "Okay, I'm sorry to bother you."
The two waiters quickly arranged the food, including a plate of braised lion's head, a plate of braised pork, a plate of twice-cooked pork, a plate of fish, a plate of peanuts and a soup. The portion was large and the aroma was fragrant.
Zhou Tiecheng and Wang Qiang, who had not eaten in the morning, had a strong appetite.
After placing the tableware, the waiter who took the order quickly went out. The four of them were not polite and started to work immediately.
Wang Qiang praised while eating, "Vice Chairman Zhou, their food is really good. It suits your daily taste."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. Zhou Tiecheng also sighed in his heart. Not long after his group arrived, the other party prepared delicious meals that were very suitable for his own taste. It seemed that he really agreed with what the chairman said: They are not simple.
Their agreement seems to be beneficial to their own side. According to the agreement, they can promote their ideas and speeches in Chahar at will. As long as you don't kill people and set fires, the Chahar government will not interfere. But it is really so good.
Does General Su really have no special purpose and just wants to help us?
While Zhou Tiecheng was thinking about the problem, our Chief Su was also having lunch at home. At the table, our Chief Xia was also asking Su Tong the same question. Su Tong always shook his head with a smile and did not answer.
Yes, this agreement looks like Chahar is at a disadvantage on paper, but no one has considered the other side of things, which is asymmetry. In accordance with the principles of mutual respect and reciprocity, you can send people
Come here, I can naturally send people there. What you can do in Chahar, I can naturally do with you. Su Tong believes that with Chahar’s strong military strength and economic capabilities, Chahar can
The influence penetrates there. After all, yearning for a better life is the common wish of all people, and no one can stop it.
The citizens of Chahar are protected by the social security system and have a minimum wage guarantee. As long as they compare each other, it will be clear which one is better. After the free circulation of people is opened, the contact between the two sides will be greatly strengthened. Chahar
That powerful economy and commodities will penetrate into every corner over there. This is what Su Tong has in mind.
After lunch, everyone rested for another two hours. When Zhou Tiecheng got up, his guard Xiao Zhang came in and said with a smile: "Chief, I also chatted with a guard at the guest house when you were taking a nap just now.
After a while, these people boasted without drafts, which made me laugh to death."
"Oh, what did he say?" Zhou Tiecheng asked with interest.
"He said that he is currently studying at night school and is preparing to apply for an intermediate technical school so that he can find a good job after he is discharged from the army. And he also said that his daughter is now studying in primary school for free and the conditions are very good. There is no need to pay tuition. The school
We also give them a free lunch every day and a cup of soy milk or milk for each person. Don’t you think this is nonsense?”
Xiao Zhang swallowed and then said: "I have never heard of what he said, not to mention seeing it. There is no free lunch in the world. If there is such a good thing, why did we have to work so hard in the first place?
To defeat those local tyrants and evil gentry.”
After saying this, Xiao Zhang laughed again, as if he was still laughing at his colleague's lame lies.
But Zhou Tiecheng did not laugh, but fell silent, "He really said that."
"I heard it clearly, but since this is their territory and they are very enthusiastic towards us, I am embarrassed to expose their words. After all, they do it just to save face.
You are bragging, we have to be polite." After saying this, Xiao Zhang laughed again.
Zhou Tiecheng was silent for a while and then said: "Xiao Zhang, that's not necessarily the case. Isn't it easy to find out? We can just go and see for ourselves. I have already talked with General Su Tong, and we can visit while negotiating.
, when I negotiate with General Su Tong, you and Minister Wang will go to the school here to see if what the guard said is true. This is the task I gave you, do you understand?"
Zhou Tiecheng is not as ignorant as Xiao Zhang. He has a background in intelligence work and has always believed that without investigation, there is no right to speak. Judging from what Xiao Zhang recounted, what the guard said is very true. If it is
If it's true, then we really need to re-estimate Chahar's strength.