This time, Kong Xiangxi traveled secretly in his personal capacity, and it was not a regular state visit, so he did not bring too many entourages, secretaries, translators, attendants, guards, etc., all of which added up to about a dozen people. The French Indochinese side arranged for them to stay in the most luxurious Metropolitan Hotel in downtown Tokyo (Hanoi), and the Indochinese officials knew the origin of this group of people, and out of respect for etiquette, they gave Kong Xiangxi and his party quite high reception standards.

After many years of French operations in Tokyo (Hanoi), the city's infrastructure has become quite French, and if it weren't for the oriental faces that fill the streets, it would have made you feel like you have arrived in some small town in the south of France.

The buildings in the city center reflect the diversity of French architectural styles, and traces of almost every famous architectural school in mainland France can be found here. The city is dotted with wide boulevards, and the facades of the buildings lining the streets are either inlaid with delicate plaster and cement carvings, or decorated with beautiful paint in the main colors of yellow or emerald green. The French have taken great pains in the construction of this city, trying to make those French travelers feel like home, so that they have really invested a lot in both urban construction and daily management.

After sending the envoys to the hotel, the light rain had stopped, and the bright sun once again shone through the clouds on the city, and the light tide air was filled with the fragrance of the grass and trees after the rain. Pedestrians on the streets gradually hid, French housewives strolling along the side of the road with strollers, and elementary school students chasing and playing on the lawns between buildings with leather schoolbags after school.

Looking at this scene of peace and tranquility in front of them, the visiting Chinese personnel were deeply touched, compared with the dilapidated and old national capital, and the homeland of mountains and rivers tormented under the iron hooves of the enemy, it was like being in another world here, and people couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

"This is a testament to the strong backing of Annan, and if he had not been protected by the strong French force, how could he have maintained such a peaceful and harmonious environment." Tan Guang, the secretary of the secretariat of the official residence who served as the translator, sighed as he leaned on the railing of the balcony of the hotel.

"You see, that's the French Army." Kong Xiangxi's secretary, Sharp Bear, pointed his finger in the direction of the street.

Walking through the street, a group of heavily armed French infantrymen with Beltier rifles on their shoulders, khaki helmets and canvas marching backpacks strapped to them as if they were ready for a long haul.

The officers wore French barrel military caps, leather boots, breeches and silver sheathed sabers at their waists, and rode majestic and fierce war horses on one side of the ranks, and between each marching column were heavy weapon formations, and the translators and secretaries were all literati, and they did not know much about the weapons of foreign armies, and could only identify several heavy machine guns and several infantry guns inside, which further confirmed that the unit in front of them was not a colonial security force, but a regular field military force.

"Although the French army was defeated by the German army, it can be seen by the morale of the current army that the old strong army of the European continent is indeed worthy of its reputation." I don't know when Kong Xiangxi also came to the balcony, and he stood beside the two entourages and watched the scene on the street.

"Sir, if the government can train such a hundred thousand soldiers, it will definitely be able to make those Oriental imps come and go, and the recovery of rivers and mountains is probably just around the corner." Secretary Xia felt it and sent it.

"It's not easy to talk about, only because France is strong and strong, can it do not hesitate to train such a strong army. What each soldier wears is a large amount of money, not counting light and heavy weapons, horses, ammunition, daily equipment and training consumption, etc., and every time such an elite soldier is trained, the cost of money is enough to support the expenses of a peasant family for several years. Kong Xiangxi shook his head and said.

"Now that the strong enemy has invaded the territory and occupied the territory of our rivers and mountains, the country has been weak for a long time, and it is simply unable to repel the stubborn invaders alone. I have long believed that the government can only reverse the situation if it seeks strong foreign help, so we must do our best to clear up the misunderstanding between China and Germany. After speaking, Kong Xianxi took out a handkerchief from his pants pocket and wiped his hands wet from the rain on the fence.

Only then did the master know that firewood and rice were expensive, and Kong Xiangxi now resonates with this sentence. Years of warlord warfare have smashed China to the ground and torn the country apart. In order to maintain their own rule, the warlords in various regions deliberately divided regions and ethnic groups, and artificially created antagonism between the civilians of various provinces, cities and regions, with the aim of eliminating the influence of the central government and becoming their own local emperors in peace and stability.

As a result, China's finances have also become a plate of scattered sand, with local financial systems divided into separate systems, chaotic tax systems, and heavy taxes in the countryside. On the other hand, it has reached the 29th year of the Republic of China, but the state can't even collect income tax for one person.

The administrative power of the state government over the ruling area was only maintained to the county, and only the surrounding areas of Chongqing were extended to the township because of the relationship with the capital. In fact, some of the townships and towns were only nominally ruled by the state, and the county magistrates and township chiefs were actually all local gentry, and few of them had received training in state affairs, and they still imposed heavy tax burdens on the peasants and small traders at the bottom in accordance with the habits handed down during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, resulting in a large number of peasants losing their land, and the merchants went bankrupt and had to abandon their families and businesses and flee in all directions, which was tantamount to cutting off the source of tax revenue for the state.

In the year since the capital was moved to Chongqing, the deficit had reached 120 percent, but the subordinate major theaters were still asking the government to distribute money, food, guns and ammunition.

"The country's fiscal problems are very serious, and the value of the currency is fluctuating more and more, and it has been depreciating continuously for nearly half a year. According to the information we have obtained, their former Secretary of the Treasury is desperately trying to woo members of the Senate in the United States in an attempt to ask the U.S. government to come forward and get an emergency loan for them. Dr. Pank is an advisor to the Special Mission, an expert on international issues seconded from the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, and has authored several books on economics, which are highly regarded and respected by the current Finance Minister Schacht.

What Brumberg didn't know was that Dr. Pank had an unknown identity, he had become a "priest" as early as three or six years, and now he had been promoted to a "bishop", who had access to the core secrets of the organization, and had great respect and loyalty to Xu Jun.

"The Führer's judgment is correct, and although there have been some changes in the middle, the development of things is becoming more and more favorable to us from the present point of view. The return of the German Empire to Asia was a great achievement and a wonderful opportunity for the Reich to regain what had been lost sooner or later. Baron Le Bernau said excitedly, patting the folder in his hand.

The baron was an attaché to the Foreign Office and was tasked with inspecting the administration and functioning of the German diplomatic missions in Asia on behalf of the Foreign Office. He was a fanatical nationalist, a hardcore Nazi bastard, but unexpectedly incorruptible and administratively capable of escaping the purge of the organization and continuing to be retained.

Brumberg sat behind his desk, flipping through the telegrams that had arrived that day from Berlin. It was evident that the Führer was very concerned about the situation on his side, and that every time he submitted his report, he received a reply within a few hours.

The field marshal did not react particularly violently to this incident, because from the perspective of a high-ranking official like him, the experience of a pilot was not enough to trigger a rupture in relations between countries, and his special status could be said to affect the whole body.

Brumberg knew very well that the most difficult thing to deal with was that the dignity of the Reich Führer had been challenged, and that Germany's new Asia strategy had been put forward by the Führer himself, for which he had even taken the initiative to send a mission to China and handed over an olive branch of goodwill.

The Führer would be a little annoyed, which Brumberg understood very well, so he was glad that Xu Jun was still able to keep his calm and not make some decisions that would be out of control afterwards. If it were Hitler, how would you react to such a thing? Brumberg didn't dare to think deeply, he already shuddered.

"Me and Jean. Governor Degu will host a dinner for the Minister of Finance tonight, and you will be present at the banquet if you have any doubts. With that, Brumberg signed his name under the telegram and put it in a folder for the secretary to file.

"Dr. Pank, Minister Schacht's proposal has been rejected by the Führer, and I personally fully support the Führer's decision, remembering that your views are the same as mine, and it is not a pleasure to hear this good news." Brumborg clenched his hands into fists and placed them on the desk table.

"It's inevitable, His Excellency Schacht doesn't know what is going on in China now, and I've advised him more than once that you can't look at this country with the same eyes you did five years ago. She is now being invaded, and half of the country has fallen into Japanese hands. They now have neither the ability to pay nor the supplies to hedge their accounts. Dr. Pank pushed his glasses, frustrated at his boss's unrealistic ideas.

At this time, Germany was busy reforming its economic system and revising some of its previous complex and irrational temporary economic policies. In the next six months, Germany will build a framework for a single European economy, and the work in this area is innumerable, involving countless powers and interests, dozens of top financial institutions and consortia have joined the preliminary formulation of this plan, and a large group of experts and chaebols are currently squatting in the conference room in Munich and arguing in the dark. "That's why I say that the Führer's plan is the right choice, and that we will soon be meeting the Minister of Finance, and we can ask him directly, of course, after he has explained the incident." Brumberg said with a smile as he pointed his finger on the table.

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Thank you. Sorry, it's too late for today's big chapter, it depends on the state of tomorrow. (To be continued.) )