Seeing that everything was almost done in Germany, Jiang Cheng and Chen Nan arranged the affairs of the German company. During this period, the business in Germany was already doing very well. Due to the acceptance of banknotes, although the price was a little more expensive than gold, gold regardless of
Which company and hospital rarely owns a large amount of gold, so the business is even better than when they first collected gold. Jiang Cheng asked them to convert the francs and pounds they received into gold as much as possible, and the Reichsmark, because the company is in Berlin, is still
I didn't want to offend Hitler too much, so I left it alone.
——Berlin Airport, Jiang Cheng was about to fly to the United States. Kong Xiangxi did not come because he had to negotiate some details of the agreement. The person who came to see him off was Falkenhausen and the backbone of the CC department, the Chinese Ambassador to Germany Cheng Tianfang, because Kong Xiangxi was fully responsible.
The German arms purchase matter made this the first time Jiang Cheng had contact with Cheng Tianfang.
Falkenhausen hugged Jiang Cheng and said, "Jiang, you are really amazing. You have fulfilled my wish. The next step is up to me. I will definitely train the Chinese army to be as good as the German army."
Jiang Cheng patiently listened to Cheng Tianfang's translation and said, "I believe that the general can bring miracles to our army. General, the German arms purchase matter is over. I think it is better for you to return to China as soon as possible to train the army. You are willing to wait for people and equipment."
The equipment is waiting for someone."
Falkenhausen's eyes lit up and he said, "Jiang, you have a great military vision. I will return to China as soon as possible. I hope your trip to the United States goes well."
After saying goodbye to Falkenhausen, Jiang Cheng shook hands with Cheng Tianfang and said goodbye. Jiang Cheng said to Cheng Tianfang, "I hope you can try your best to maintain our relationship with Germany."
Cheng Tianfang was very optimistic about Sino-German diplomacy and said, "We and Germany need each other, so don't worry."
Jiang Cheng hesitated to speak and sighed. At this time, a follower around Kong Xiangxi caught up with him.
When Jiang Cheng saw him, he couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter? Does Minister Kong have anything else to do?"
This attendant, who probably came all the way, handed over an envelope and said, "This is what Minister Kong asked me to give to you, sir. Minister Kong specifically asked you to check it out after you get on the plane."
Jiang Cheng took the envelope and felt a few pieces of paper inside. He nodded and said, "I understand." Then he got on the plane with Huang Biao and others.
When the plane took off, Jiang Cheng opened the envelope and found something like a bill written entirely in foreign languages.
Jiang Cheng asked, "Gallagher, what is this?"
Gallagher smiled and said, "You are rich. This is a note from the Swiss Bank. It is two million Reichsmarks. Wow, your Minister Kong is really generous."
Jiang Cheng looked at the note in surprise, and then looked at the note behind it, which actually contained a poem:
"On February 2, the river went up, and seven or eight stars were still in the sky.
The other camps rode across the Long River separately, and the birds were still green and the mountains were flying across the screen.
If you want to burn the elixir, search for lead, and weep your beads to repay your kindness.
Life is determined by fate, not by others, and it is only at the whim of fate."
Jiang Cheng was confused by this, or Gallagher saw something strange and said, "Amitabha! Isn't this your acrostic poem? Divide the account into 28, don't say anything else, this is your kickback."
Jiang Cheng took a look and thought, isn't it? Kong Xiangxi actually got so much kickback from the military purchase, 28 cents, which means the kickback is 7 million marks? Jiang Cheng suddenly had the urge to rush back to Berlin and punch Kong Xiangxi in the face.
, I’ve been doing this for a long time. It’s not that the Germans sell them more expensively, it’s that you get a lot of rebates!!!
Gallagher advised, "Christ! Forget it. I see, this is the national condition of your country. Just accept it for now. Your corruption is worse than I imagined."
Jiang Cheng gritted his teeth and put the things back into his pocket. The good impression he had towards Kong Xiangxi suddenly disappeared without a trace. If Kong Xiangxi knew what would happen, he would not give Jiang Cheng any money even if he was beaten to death, and would even scold Jiang Cheng.
What is a dog biting Lu Dongbin? You, Jiang Cheng, are like this. I gave you money with good intentions, but you are still not happy. You really don’t know what is good or bad.
Just when Jiang Cheng and Kong Xiangxi parted ways, there were undercurrents surging beneath China's calm surface.
——A group of Japanese military attachés in Tianjin, China, are looking at maps at the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce and discussing the construction of warehouses. These warehouses will in the future become transfer stations and concentration areas for transporting troops, supplies and ammunition after war. The secretly assembled troops, weapons and ammunition are being used
The defense changes are constantly gathering in the north. Although the upper echelons of Japan have been calling for Sino-Japanese friendship, the middle and lower-level officers who have already smelled the smell have already taken action spontaneously.
Not far away in Peiping, Song Zheyuan was holding a letter with a distressed look on his face. Tong Linge, Zhang Yueting, Zhang Zizhong and others beside him couldn't help but look at each other. Zhang Yueting asked first, "Commander, what happened? What did the little Jaap write in his letter?"
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Song Zheyuan handed the letter to Zhang Yueting and asked them to pass it on to each other. Song Zheyuan sighed, "You damn little devil, what do these Japanese people mean? They actually invited me to Japan for inspection and study this time? What happened at the iron mine some time ago?"
We and them have not yet reached a final resolution, so what do they want to do this time?"
Zhang Yueting thought for a moment and said, "In my opinion, the Japanese have only three intentions. First, they want us to see their strength, and they want to scare us so that they can defeat others without fighting. Second, they want to test them."
Our attitude towards them, after all, we both seem to be living in peace now. If we don't go, they will definitely see that we are actually not in the same pot as them. Thirdly, we just want to use the military commander as a
Hostage, if anything happens, you can use the military commander to threaten us."
Feng Zhi'an, nicknamed Feng Muzhu, was tolerant to others, but he was not confused about the major issues of right and wrong. Feng Zhi'an said excitedly, "The commander must not go. If nothing else, if the commander goes, the Japanese will be in the country."
The commander of the rumor-mongering army defected to the Japanese in Japan, and like that white-faced Cao Cao, he coerced the emperor to order the princes and ordered us in the name of the army commander, what should we do?"
Because Zhang Zizhong is rigorous in military training, there are often rumors that new recruits will be skinned when they enter his training camp, so he is nicknamed Zhang Bapi. He also said, "Yes, the commander must not go, the Japanese do not respect benevolence, justice and morality."
, we cannot afford to take this risk."
Song Zheyuan sighed, "How come I don't know? But look, the Japanese have been constantly deploying troops and generals recently. If you ask them, they only say it is a change of defense. If we refuse now, what if the Japanese take this opportunity?"
We fought here as an excuse, what should we do with this great situation of our 29th Army?"
Zhang Yueting read the letter and said, "Otherwise, let's learn from Sima Yi and pretend to be sick."
Song Zheyuan looked at Zhang Yueting and said, "Pretending to be sick - this is a way, but what if they come to visit me?"
Zhang Zizhong said at this time, "Let's do this. I will go to Japan once in place of the army commander. This way I can also silence the mouths of those little devils."
Song Zheyuan sighed, patted Zhang Zizhong and said, "Then I'm sorry for you. Alas - it's all because we don't have the strength."
When Anichiro Tashiro saw Song Zheyuan's reply, he snorted and said, "This Song Zheyuan is so shameless. It seems that this person is still an obstacle to the path of the empire. Haven't the wind and moon in Peking softened his bones?"
Xiangyue Qingji, who was at the bottom, nodded, "I think we should put some pressure on them. The Chinese people are all cheap and bully the weak. As long as they know, although they are talking about Sato diplomacy, it does not mean that we are great."
The Japanese Empire has lost its temper."
Anichiro Tashiro nodded and said, "After Zhang Zizhong leads his team to Japan, send troops to start military exercises near Peiping. In this way, I think Song Zheyuan will be a smart man."
——Shanghai In a Japanese restaurant, three people were tasting tea.
"In other words, no one can change Chiang Kai-shek's intention to unite with the Red Party. You must know that compared to the White Party, the Red Party is more tough on the empire." The person who spoke was Kawago Shigeru.
, Japanese Ambassador to China.
"Well, the Chairman is really getting old and getting more and more confused. The overall situation in the world now is that the white people are strong and the yellow people are weak. And the most powerful among the yellow people is your Empire of Japan. We in the Republic of China should follow.
Only with Japan can we find a way out. Now that Chairman Chiang is bent on colluding with the Red Party, I am very worried about the future of our Republic of China." The person who said this was a Chinese with eyes, and this person was Huang Jun Huang Jun.
Named Zhewei, nicknamed Qiuyue, he was born in Minhou, Fujian, and came from a scholarly family. In 1916, Huang Jun went to Japan to study at Waseda University. Huang Jun was not only proficient in Japanese, but also familiar with Japanese customs and customs, and he admired Japanese culture in his heart. After completing his studies, he returned to China.
, Huang Jun first ran a newspaper with Lin Baishui for a period, and then worked as a clerk in the Beiyang Government for a period of time. After the collapse of the Beiyang Government, he worked in the Nanjing National Government through Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government. Because Lin Sen and Huang Jun were from the same hometown, they
He was transferred to the Executive Yuan as Secretary-General. He used this official position to have access to many secrets of the Republic of China, and later developed into a big spy for Japan in the heart of the Republic of China.
"Hmph, if everyone had a general understanding like Mr. Akitake, how could there be so many disputes between China and Japan?" The third person was a woman in a kimono, in her twenties, with a long face.
She was exceptionally bright and charming. Every time she moved in her kimono, the beauty she revealed from time to time attracted Huang Jun's eyes. This person grew up in China, but he called her by his Japanese name - Minami Yunko.
I have to say that the name Nanzou Yunzi actually has a lot of meaning. In Japanese, the pronunciation of Nanzou Yunzi is extremely distorted, and clouds are similar to spiders and feces when pronounced in Japanese, so the name is actually made of it.
This is the meaning of the word Nanzo. No one knows her real name. She can be said to be the most mysterious spy in Japan.
Shigeru Kawagoe smelled the tea and said, "Tokyo now has great objections to Sato's diplomacy. Many people are saying that you Chinese are too prejudiced against us Japanese, and now there is a red tendency. I am afraid that we in Japan will be at peace."
The sincerity of coexistence will be ignored by your Chairman Chiang Kai-shek."
Huang Jun nodded and said, "Those red rebels are calling for unity and resistance against Japan every day in newspapers and public opinion. Huh, I think they just want to cause chaos in the world and fish in troubled waters. These running dogs of the Russians, traitors, and the Chairman of the Generalissimo are confused, so they don't
Cooperate with the Japanese Empire. Alas, after ten years of development, it is less than one-tenth of your Japanese industry. I think it is better to let you Japanese come in and take charge of our country. Only the leadership of the great Yamato nation can
Only we in China have hope."
Shigeru Kawago praised greatly after hearing this, "That's true. In the final analysis, it's still the fault of the Red Party. I think we must destroy the cooperation between Red and White, otherwise it will be too detrimental to the empire."
Nanzuo Yunzi smiled and said, "It's easy. We can do this and that. The Red Party will definitely doubt the White Party. In fact, there are a lot of people in the Red and White parties who are dissatisfied with the cooperation between the Red and White parties. If we do this, the Red and White parties will definitely
Let’s start a war.”
Kawahara Shigeru clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay, I wonder if Ms. Yunzi has the right manpower?"
Nan Zao Yunzi said, "I met a young man named Toushan Geming in Shanghai. I think he is good."
Shigeru Kawahara nodded and said, "Then you can make arrangements. By the way, Mr. Qiuyue, is it true that Kong Xiangxi went to England just to attend the coronation ceremony of King George VI?"
Huang Jun nodded and said, "Yes, I saw with my own eyes that Kong Xiangxi and his party went to Shanghai and took a ship."
Shigeru Kawago thought, "In this case, the news from Mr. Oshima must be wrong. Well, okay, thank you Mr. Akitake for your help to the empire. The empire will definitely not forget our friends."
Huang Jun's face turned red with excitement, and he quickly said, "For the rise of the yellow race, it should, it should."
When Jiang Cheng got off the plane, he only felt soreness in his back. He looked around at the surrounding environment. In 1937, the United States had just escaped from the Great Depression. As soon as he took a breath, he was hit by a new round of economic crisis. Although this time
Compared with the economic crisis a few years ago, the economic crisis is really not enough, but the American people are mostly worried about the outside world. Maybe they only know how to cherish it after they have lost it. Most Americans of this generation cherish their work and labor very much, and they are regarded as loose, **,
It was completely different from the Americans who were famous for their promiscuity. At this time, most Americans were frugal, simple, and conservative. The concrete manifestation of their conservative character was the social atmosphere of isolationism that had prevailed in the United States for decades. But the people just wanted to live their own lives.
Times are different. At this time, the American political circles have become increasingly dissatisfied with the international political status that is not in line with the United States' first economic strength, and are constantly seeking opportunities to interfere in international affairs.
The Qinggang originated from the Yongzheng period 200 years ago and escaped from the Hongmen. The Hongmen's power in the overseas Chinese community in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China was unimaginable by later generations. The power of Du Yuesheng and others in Shanghai actually traced its roots.
After all, they are all gangs derived from Hongmen. The Hongmen and Qinggang have always had a close relationship because of their common goal - to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. Until later generations, the Hong Kong Triads and other gangs were also branches of Hongmen.
The people who picked him up were Wang Zhengting, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, and a helper who had come to the United States to handle company procedures and other matters before. His name was Zhang Ye. He was a gentle man and wore a suit and leather shoes. People who saw him for the first time would often misunderstand him as a
lawyer.
Jiang Cheng first met with Wang Zhengting. Wang Zhengting was tall and had eyes, but he had a tough aura, which should be the result of long-term training.
Jiang Cheng said, "When I come to the United States to seek a loan this time, I need more help from the prince."
Wang Zhengting, however, said with little fighting spirit, "How can a person with a stigma dare to speak out bravely?"
It turns out that Wang Zhengting was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1931. After the September 18th Incident, due to the "non-resistance policy", the great rivers and mountains of the three northeastern provinces fell into the hands of the Japanese, which aroused the anti-Japanese wave of the people across the country. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Zhengting was the first to bear the brunt.
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On September 28, 1931, more than a thousand Central University students who went to the White Party headquarters to petition in the rain were not received by Chiang Kai-shek's intermediary. Instead, they rushed into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and beat Wang Zhengting violently while shouting "Down with the traitors!"
Wang became the scapegoat for the "non-resistance policy"! On October 3, the Nationalist Government explicitly announced that Foreign Minister Wang Zhengting submitted his resignation and was dismissed from his post. He never dreamed that he would end up in the diplomatic arena after twenty years of struggle.
Step down in this way!
Later, Jiang's agent probably felt guilty about him and made him the so-called ambassador to the United States. However, Wang Zhengting no longer had the energy and energy he had when he revised the new contract. Instead, he was obsessed with public welfare matters. In the end, he
He has made great achievements in sports.
Jiang Cheng saw that Wang Zhengting didn't seem to think highly of him and was not angry. Instead, he asked Zhang Ye who was waiting next to him, "How are things going on here?"
Zhang Ye replied, "Don't worry, boss. The Hongmen brothers here are very helpful. One of their men named Situ Jin is still waiting for you in the company."
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Put business first, then private. You go back to the company first and give me your address. I will go find you then."
Zhang Ye quickly said, "What's the point? I'll just stay with my boss."
Seeing Zhang Ye like this, Jiang Cheng gave up and said to Wang Zhengting, "I'm sorry, Wang Gong, let's talk while walking."
In the car, Jiang Cheng asked in detail about the current situation in the United States, and the result was - very bad. The United States has a long history of discrimination against Chinese people, and because most Chinese people enter the country illegally, as laborers, etc., the Chinese people are in the eyes of Americans.
They are all people who work in the underworld and like petty theft. Even the cartoon images are mostly mice. At the same time, because the white people themselves do not have the personal pain of colonization, most of them believe that colonization is a gift to the colonized. For example, the United States itself is a colony.
, they did not have much sympathy for the Indians, and the truth about the War of Independence was not what many people thought.
The origin of North American independence can be traced back to the Anglo-French War. At that time, the wealthy owners of the North American colonies had always wanted to use the British army to defeat the French and occupy the fertile Ohio River Valley. As early as the late 1840s, Virginia elites started
Two colonial companies were formed with the goal of acquiring the Ohio River Valley. Founding fathers such as Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin were all involved in land speculation in the Ohio River Valley. In 1749, King George II granted 500,000 acres of land in the Ohio Valley to Ohio.
Company. At that time, there were not only British colonists in the Ohio Valley, but also French settlers and Indians. This led to the outbreak of conflicts. Finally, the elites of the North American colonies tried their best to persuade London to send troops. In 1754, the then-Virginia
Washington, a colonel of the militia, attacked a small force composed of French and Indians on his way to the forks of the Ohio River, firing the first shot in the new struggle for hegemony between the British and French empires in North America. The British Empire sent troops
, spending a lot of money to occupy French Canada in North America. Most of the costs of the war were borne by Britain itself.
But the result was unexpected by everyone, because at that time, Britain did not really want to take on the enemy with France, and at the same time, it also realized that the elites of the North American colonies were not as obedient to London as they imagined. In the end, the British government promulgated territorial expansion
The ban once again prevented North American colonists from accessing their coveted Ohio River Valley.
However, since the London government spent a lot of manpower and material resources to help the North American colonies fight the war, the London government felt that the North American colonies had the obligation to pay taxes. Therefore, the British imposed certain taxes on the North American colonies, but they were resisted by the North American colonies. In order to establish tax resistance
The rationality of colonial elites represented by Franklin and others argued that the North American colonies were passively involved in the Seven Years' War between Britain and France, completely ignoring their own previous active lobbying against Britain. The colonial elites also used the "unrepresented"
, do not pay taxes", but in fact they had no real interest in sending representatives to the London Parliament. From the perspective of later generations, there is only one reason for the performance of the North American colonists, and that is that after they received the benefits of the British Empire
, the wings have grown strong and I want to fly solo.
So were the taxes in the North American colonies very heavy? No! In 1763, the British paid 26 shillings per capita in taxes, while Massachusetts taxpayers only paid 1 shilling. At the same time, the North American colonists were generally more taxed than their British compatriots.
Wealthy. The British government is not so insistent on tax issues. In 1765, the British Parliament proposed the "Stamp Duty Bill", totaling less than 110,000 pounds. It was boycotted by North America and canceled the next year. The agreement reached afterwards was that Britain only had tax in the North American colonies.
There is a tax on foreign trade, but no tax on internal trade. Two years later, the new finance minister tried to introduce some new customs duties, but in exchange the British government reduced the duty on tea from 1 shilling to 3 pence per pound.
In 1770, these additional tariffs were repealed, while the reduced tariff on tea remained at 3 pence per pound. Ironically, the "Boston Tea Party" that is talked about in mainstream textbooks was because of the reduction in tariffs.
rather than increase. At that time, the smuggled tea consumed by the colonial people in North America accounted for nine-tenths of their consumption. It can be seen that there were quite a few people buying smuggled tea. In other words, North America did not actually produce much tea at that time.
, even today, the United States still does not produce much tea, so this situation has little impact on both producers and consumers, because consumers only have benefits, while producers have no worries about sales due to huge demand. So this tea party
The initiator of the incident was neither a producer nor a consumer, but wealthy tea smugglers in Boston. They dumped tea because the British government reduced the tax on tea from 1 shilling to 3 pence per pound, leaving them unable to
Make profit from reselling tea!
The final result was completely different from the results of a normal anti-colonial war. One-fifth of the white people in British North America remained loyal to the king during the War of Independence. They even formed a militia to assist the British army in the battle. After the British decision
After giving up the North American colonies, 100,000 loyalist subjects fled from the 13 colonies to Canada and other places. Later someone pointed out: "The surprising thing is that so many people voted with their feet, opposed to the independence of the United States, and chose to fight for
The rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness 'fee allegiance to the King of England and the British Empire."
So if you want the American people to feel sympathy for the Chinese people who fell into Japanese aggression and colonization - you are definitely daydreaming!!
At this time, the American people were more concerned about how to find a job to support their family. Even the Chinese were excluded because of their hard work. The Japanese government was very popular because it imported a large amount of materials from the United States. It can be said that the United States at this time only welcomed
It is a country of rich people, no matter whether the rich people are robbers or villains. As for those who come to borrow money, please close the door from the outside, thank you!
Faced with such a situation, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but feel a headache - how should he start?
