As Xiaoliu said, people from Greater China and Little China put forward their own demands one after another, hoping to copy all Zhang Yi's achievements.
Xiaolong and Xiao Han were a little anxious, but they saw Zhang Yi smiling and unhurried.
"Chairman Zhang, it's not that we are asking for too much. You also mentioned that China is now surrounded by powerful enemies and we must develop as soon as possible." Premier Chiang explained.
"To be honest with you, at the beginning of the year, several Western countries sent envoys to Lin'an to propose business contacts and wanted to help us develop industry and commerce. We have not yet decided on this matter. We think it is best to develop it ourselves."
Vice President He made a surprising statement and revealed an important situation.
"Vice President He, did they come by boat? Is it a wooden boat or an armored boat? Is it human-driven or mechanical-driven?" Xiao Han asked nervously.
Zhang Yi was even more nervous. He was afraid that if the industries of the great powers developed first, it would be troublesome.
"They came by boat. It was a three-story large wooden warship that was ten stories high. There were hundreds of people rowing the oars. It looked amazing!" Vice President He said, "They even had equipment.
The power of the artillery is terrifying. To be honest, we in China have fallen behind!"
When Vice President He said this, his expression was a bit exaggerated, and he clearly showed fear. Governor Lu also sighed repeatedly.
Every family has its own difficulties. If the three families had not sat together to discuss cooperation and development, the people in Little China would not have disclosed this matter.
Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
The Western powers had not yet developed steam engines and still used manual rowing. They really convinced those guys and relied on human power to run wild in China.
The only amazing thing is the artillery, which must be primitive artillery. Zhang Yi is not afraid of this aspect. He is confident that he can quickly surpass the enemy.
Zhang Yi glanced at the entire audience, and the staff in Greater China also looked a little shocked at this moment.
"The Japanese pirates still used medium-sized wooden sailing ships. I didn't expect that the Westerners' ships were so huge. There is a big gap between us and them." Marshal Zhu Hao said worriedly.
"We have never developed a navy. This is our common weakness." Chen Yiyi said truthfully.
"Without a navy, we will lose control of the sea. In the end, we will watch the enemy running around and harassing us, but we can do nothing." Zhang Yi said, "Vice President He, I think the Westerners must have made excessive demands, and you just
We have yet to agree to carry out business transactions.”
"Chairman Zhang is so wise, you are right," Vice President He said angrily, "They are so aggressive that they not only ask us to open coastal ports, but also to obtain shipping rights in the Yangtze River. We believe that they are not here to do business.
They want to plunder our wealth!"
Zhang Yi really impressed Little China.
Under the oppression of the Western powers, not only did we prepare to defend ourselves against the enemy, we actually continued to fight against Greater China and wanted to occupy the territory of old China.
Typical continental thinking, internal fighting mentality, loving the land but abandoning the ocean, targeting one's own people while avoiding fighting with foreign enemies.
Ridiculous!
Isn't it true that Greater China only wants to unify China by force, but actually does not have the ability to do so, and at the same time it silently endures the harassment of Japanese pirates.
It is impossible to fight back. As Chen Yiyi said, there is no navy.
"Leaders, we seem to have taken the topic too far. The topic of the afternoon should be how Chairman Zhang can support us." Governor Lu reminded politely.
Everyone nodded, it was indeed off topic.
But Zhang Yi smiled slightly and said.
"To be precise, without digressing from the topic, after the alliance committee is established, the second step will be to carry out cooperation in economic, military, cultural and other fields. We will not only assist you in developing industry and commerce, but at the same time, we will also carry out military cooperation
cooperation.”
Zhang Yi just repeated what he had said before, but everyone's attention was focused on the economy and they had not had time to think about the military.
Their thinking could not keep up with Zhang Yi and they were a little confused.
"Please be more specific, Chairman Zhang," Premier Chiang said. "The Tsarist invaders have been defeated. At that time, we proposed military cooperation, but you refused. Now, what exactly is the military cooperation you envision?
What kind of cooperation?”
His words were sharp and dissatisfied. Zhang Yi didn't want the two countries to enter his territory, so shouldn't the two countries welcome his troops?
"Yes, we want to listen to Chairman Zhang's opinions." Vice President He agreed.
"The situation is different," Zhang Yi said calmly, "We have absolute confidence to defeat the Tsarist Empire and do not need your assistance. The two marshals have witnessed this with their own eyes. However, when dealing with Japanese pirates and Western powers, it is not the same as a country.
The power can do it.”
Vice President He, Premier Chiang and others could not help but laugh.
"Chairman Zhang, our two families have a long coastline and at least a few ships. However, your kingdom is inland and there is not even a warship. How are you going to help us?" Governor Lu suppressed.
said with a smile.
Among the people present, only Chen Yiyi did not laugh. He heard Zhang Yi say that he would build a powerful navy and go down the river into the sea to point directly at the Japanese country. At that time, he was surprised and thought it was impossible.
thing.
Now, seeing everyone laughing at Zhang Yi, he felt very uncomfortable.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yi also smiled and said in a calm tone.
"Yes, we are inland and do not have a warship. Our people have not even seen a warship, but it does not matter, we will build a warship. I propose military cooperation not to enter your territory.
Instead, I launched an expedition. My goal is to occupy the Japanese country and avoid future troubles forever!"
Everyone was taken aback and wondered whether Zhang Yi was inflated and speaking nonsense. What he said about an expedition to the Tsarist Empire was still credible. After all, old China had an extremely powerful cavalry force.
However, he actually proposed an expedition to Japan. Where did he get the confidence and confidence?
"Chairman Zhang, shouldn't your target be the Tsarist Empire? Taking advantage of their weak national strength, it is still possible to capture the Tsarist Empire in one fell swoop." Marshal Yang Ting said, "However, you have begun to consider the navy.
Isn’t it a bit far away?”
"It's not that far away, Yang Shuai," Zhang Yi said firmly. "Sooner or later, I will go on an expedition to the Tsarist Empire. However, they will not pose a threat to me for a long time. The threat to us from the Japanese pirates and Western powers is close.
Those of you who are so close at hand, if we
If we do not put military cooperation and the establishment of a joint navy on the agenda today, the enemy's powerful ships and artillery will soon surround China. We are inland and have no worries for the time being, but you will bear the brunt of the artillery fire.
Blows and ravages of enemies!”
Everyone was shocked, but there was some truth in it.
It turns out that it was not Chairman Zhang Yi who was confused, but themselves!