Chapter 903: Sino-German Negotiations
Wilhelm II's temper broke out again, and shouted: "Regardless of him, tell Andrew, do your best to promote this cooperation, I give it full power, as long as it can win this military cooperation, then he is a miracle, I will give him a knight!" ”
Andrew soon received a reply from Wilhelm II and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was asked to negotiate as best he could, and Kaiser Wilhelm II granted provisional full powers, and any conditions could be negotiated!
Andrew's eyes have narrowed into a madness, as long as he succeeds, he will be awarded a lord by His Majesty the Emperor, this is a great honor, and those with titles in Germany are definitely people who really have a huge influence on the country!
Andrew was rejoicing when Liang Cheng came. [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy]. [com]--(Advertisement)
Now Liang Cheng is still the chief of foreign affairs of the Republic of China, although Zhang Yi wants Li Hongzhang to take his place, but Lao Li has not agreed, Liang Cheng also knows his ability, there is no problem in serving as a minister of a country, but to be in charge of a foreign 'diplomatic relations', it is still a little immature, after all, at the age of 30, responsible for such an important matter, the pressure is too great, and the foreign 'diplomacy' is no trivial matter.
Andrew welcomed Liang Cheng into his reception room.
Liang Cheng said with a smile: "Mr. Andrew, I am here to convey the good news, under the instructions of the President and the Prime Minister, I have made a special trip to inform you that tomorrow afternoon, we can start formal negotiations on aircraft cooperation, and the venue is in the conference hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Andrew, prepare well." ”
Andrew was overjoyed and laughed: "Dear Mr. Liang Cheng, thank you, thank you." This will be the greatest testimony to the deep friendship between the German Empire and the Republic of China! ”
Liang Cheng said with a smile: "Yes, the friendship between our two countries can withstand any test, and I hope that through this negotiation, we can further promote further economic, technological and even military cooperation between our two countries!" ”
Andrew picked up two glasses of red wine, handed them to Liang Cheng, and said: "Mr. Liang Cheng, I thank you for your help in order to make this cooperation negotiation go smoothly, I will come to Beijing to give you a glass!" ”
Liang Cheng drank it all and said, "Okay, Mr. Andrew, you should prepare first, I will leave first, there are still many affairs to be dealt with in the department!" ”
Andrew sent Liang Cheng away and shouted: "Secretary, immediately invite the counselors and military attaches of the legation over for an emergency meeting to discuss the negotiation of military cooperation with the Republic of China tomorrow!" ”
The next day, with a pair of bloodshot eyes, Andrew led several assistants who participated in the negotiations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Advertisement)
For the whole night, Andrew did not close his eyes, in order to be foolproof, this guy communicated with Germany many times, and at the same time reviewed a large number of materials with his assistants, and analyzed the requirements and conditions that the Chinese Republic of China was going to put forward one by one.
What is there to analyze? It turns out that Andrew thinks that the Republic of China is making preparations for the unification of the whole country, as long as the war is inseparable from funds, this is the most important thing, the big deal is to 'draw' a considerable amount of interest-free loans from the country to Zhang Yi in one breath to support his reunification war, it will not be over, if he is not satisfied, then the direct military aid will be over soon, he needs funds, then we will aid them funds, at least, a small civil war, 'spending' too much money, Germany can afford it completely!
However, the answer given by Wilhelm II was beyond his expectations, after careful analysis of the domestic high-level, that Zhang Jianzhi would not stay on financial support, although after several wars, the cost was huge, but it was still within the scope of the Republic of China, and they also received a large amount of indemnity from Tsarist Russia, in terms of funds is not what the Republic of China urgently lacks, they may want to get more technical cooperation.
Andrew had to overturn his ideas and prepare overnight, even going so far as to cooperate with the head of the Krupp Group and seek consulting help from the Krupp Group.
It took a whole night for Andrew to determine the approximate range, and he gradually gained confidence in his heart, but at this time, the time had already reached the morning of the next day.
Everyone took their seats and began the formal meeting.
First of all, in the Republic of China, Liang Cheng first threw out his own plan: first, the Republic of China was willing to provide three German aircraft for technical research and study free of charge; Second, the Republic of China is willing to carry out academic 'exchanges' with Germany on aircraft technology, and can appoint technical personnel to go to Germany for technical training for half a month, because the Republic of China has limited aircraft researchers and heavy tasks, so it can only provide short-term training; Third, the Republic of China is willing to cooperate with Germany in the development and production of aircraft to tackle key technical problems!
Andrew was taken aback by Liang Cheng's generosity, these three plans are indeed not small, both long-term plans and short-term visible benefits, and it is a great thing to provide three aircraft for technical verification!
Andrew glanced at the opponent beside him, pondered for a moment, and said: "Foreign Minister Liang, I am very interested in your plan, but second, I feel that there are still some doubts. In my opinion, we should do more technical training, for half a month, the time is too short, it is simply difficult to meet our needs! ”
Liang Cheng frowned, this plan is already very good, and Andrew is not satisfied.
Liang Cheng asked: "Mr. Andrew, if you have any better suggestions, you can put them forward, and we will have a new consultation!" ”
Andrew replied: "First, it is possible to go to Germany for short-term training, this model is good, but only once, for us, it is simply a drop in the bucket, I ask that this kind of training be normalized, and this kind of training should be carried out every year, just like when we trained your country's artillery technology and firearms production technology, so that our German Empire's aircraft research talents can grow as soon as possible." Second, I heard that at Mukden Engineering University, a course on aircraft-related research has begun, and I ask that your country be able to accept a certain number of international students from our empire to learn the specific academic knowledge of aviation! ”
Liang Cheng was taken aback, what a big appetite, it seems that Andrew is definitely prepared.
Liang Cheng glanced at Cai Yi and asked what Cai Yi meant, after all, as a military cooperation negotiation, Cai Yi is the real expert.
Cai Ye said slowly: "Mr. Andrew, we can consider your two plans, but not so fast, you must know that our experts are also limited, and the task is very heavy. Pumping' can not transfer redundant experts to Germany frequently to give professional lectures, second, will also seriously affect the completion of our aircraft research tasks, after all, our aircraft research team is only a few dozen people, these two proposals, we can be included in the memorandum, but to really implement the need for the approval of the president, after a period of time can be carried out! ”
Andrew's eyebrows raised, Cai Songpo, this little guy!