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He is naturally eager to make a contribution, but the railway plan connecting Guangzhou to Nanning has not yet been completed, the second phase of the Nansha Iron and Steel Base and the Foshan Power Plant will not be completed until next year, and the weapons production line secretly purchased from Germany is being assembled and debugged, so Guangzhou's opinion should be slow. It will drag on for at least a year! ”

Lin Yimin said in detail.

"So there's still a year to go? That's great. Song Ziwen rubbed his palms excitedly.

"It's true, but it's not true. Even if the conditions for weapons and the army are ripe, the training of new-style officials is still a problem. Besides, Wu Xiucai in the north used 100,000 troops to dominate the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, so he couldn't do anything with him. ”

Lin Yimin said this, squinting his eyes, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he looked confident. Not long ago, little Kadoorie reported that Zhang Shaomarshal in the north was preparing to buy a large number of weapons, and the number of them in the army made Lin Yimin secretly surprised.

What did Bong Jang buy so many weapons for? Not to deal with Wu Peifu yet? When two tigers fight, one will be injured!

Lin Yimin hoped that Feng Zhang would win, so that Liangguang could easily drive away the influence of his direct line in the south and profit from it. This is what he thinks in his heart, whether it can be done or not, we have to watch the progress of the situation.

Under Lin Yimin's instructions, Xiao Kadaodao's attitude towards Zhang Shaoshuai was even more enthusiastic, and even gave the other party a lot of discounts on the price.

Zhang Shaoshuai seems to be really interested in Little Kadoorie's mention yì, and hopes to go to Nanhua to see the "goods". Little Kadoorie naturally agreed and arranged for Zhang Shaoshuai to go to Nanhua.

Coincidentally, if you count the intelligence bureau that planned the transformation of the Tiger Head Gang from a gang to a military group, all the chess pieces that Situ Nan laid in China have their own ideas, and they have secretly reached a tacit understanding.

Situ Nan also felt this tendency to some extent, but there were too many things to take into account, thousands of miles away, and he was secretly conniving at it.

After all, each interest group has its own demands, and it is impossible to completely submit to someone's will. In the past two years, the Northern Expedition has gradually become stronger in Liangguang and ambitious young people such as Lin Yimin and Song Ziwen. They contacted each other with some generals in the army and secretly reached a tacit understanding.

In a few years, even if Nanhua does not order the Northern Expedition. It is estimated that they will also "go alone".

Since the Guangdong-Guizhou War, the development direction of the two Guangxi provinces has been completely different from the history that Situ Nan is familiar with, and after recuperation, Chen Jiongming and others have almost achieved the goal of building Guangdong into a model province.

The foundation is already solid. Coupled with the strong investment of the Meihua Company, under the government-led industrial construction plan, the prosperity of Liangguang has gradually surpassed that of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River with Shanghai as the center.

Shanghai's prosperity is deformed, and there are too many foreign forces interfering to guide the planned construction and development of the surrounding areas. On the contrary, under the governance of the Zhi Gong Party, Guangdong is in good order, has the support of more and more people, and the momentum of development is much more stable.

Historically, when the Kuomintang ruled Liangguang, it did not build much, relying on businessmen to open the knife and strictly exploit it. Squeezing the potential of places such as Guangzhou. With the power of a province, half of the country's achievements have been laid.

Today's Liangguang base area is much stronger than in history, and it is no wonder that Lin Yimin and Song Ziwen will nourish their ambitions for foreign expansion.

In recent years, the situation in Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian and other provinces has been turbulent, and the Beiyang warlords and local warlords have wrestled back and forth, wantonly exploiting them. The people complained.

The Guangdong Army and the Gui Army, which have initially completed regularization, will certainly not exert much effort against those "militias." The two Guangxi forces are fully capable of expanding externally. But again, I don't have the energy to deal with those turf. So for the time being, I turned a blind eye to the situation around me.

Both the Zhi Gong Party and the U.S.-China Company firmly suppressed their internal tendency toward external expansion politically and economically, and concentrated their energies on industrial construction and immigration.

In Guangzhou, Chen Jiongming was also troubled by this, he looked at his old buddy Deng Keng, and said with a wry smile: "It's good that young people are eager to make contributions, but they still have to endure it for the time being."

With such a big stall we have rolled out, the project is entering a critical moment, and if we move troops to the outside world, it will be troublesome if those projects stop. ”

Chen Jiongming said patiently. It is estimated that Nanning is similar!

"I know! I'll let those guys down there talk about it first! Deng Keng said with a smile, in the General Staff, there have been a lot of drills for the combat plans of the surrounding forces, and those young Zhuang factions who came out of the military academy are eager to make meritorious contributions in their hearts.

"Our soldiers are indeed stronger than other forces, but the number is a little small, except for the construction corps, there are only more than 40,000, although we don't plan to use troops externally, but we must also be prepared!"

Deng Keng said with a smile. After Chen Jiongming's nod, it was much easier for him to go to the Ministry of Finance to ask for money.

"Forty thousand is less? I know that you hate to train those soldiers as officers, and we can raise five or six Beiyang soldiers for the cost of one soldier.

Now Nanhua has a lot less support for us, everything is on our own, we can't arbitrarily raise taxes, and the pressure from the government is also great! ”

Chen Jiongming politely rejected Deng Keng's proposal to secretly expand the army.

"Alright! I'm just talking. Deng Keng was not disappointed at all, in addition to raising more than 40,000 regular troops, the Guangdong army also has 50,000 construction corps, those people are cut out of the original army, have received basic military training, and are the reserve source of the Guangdong army. However, to pay the attention of these people, we can only wait for those large-scale engineering projects to be completed.

"By the way, when Li Zongren called just now, he put forward an idea, saying that he wanted to establish a joint command center. Nanhua sent a lot of staff officers to Nanning, and I guess they also have some plans. ”

Chen Jiongming said.

"Great, it's necessary." Deng Keng said excitedly, remembered something, and looked at Chen Jiongming in surprise, "You said the phone, he called you from Nanning?" ”

"That's right! You've been in the barracks for too long, and you don't know what's going on outside. Our railway plan has been successful, and it is possible to travel directly from Guangzhou to Nanning by train in just one day.

If you think about it, Guangxi also has 20,000 troops, and Nanhua also secretly sent more than 10,000 soldiers who participated in the Nanyang War to be stationed in western Guangdong, adding up to more than 70,000 in total. If such a strong army is not launched, I don't think Wu Peifu can stop it!

You must know that the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway is directly from Guangzhou to Wuhan. Meihua Company is the majority shareholder of this railway~"

Chen Jiongming smiled heartily, and that smile had a bit of a conspiracy flavor.

"That's a lot!" Deng Keng said with a smile, "Maybe you don't need to take a boat this time, you can take a train to Guangxi." ”

The plan to go north by the Guò railway has been rehearsed a lot by the General Staff. If Guangxi's army joins in, he will be more sure to take the long-coveted territory.

"The telephone line is probably also built along the railway, right?"

"That's right!" Chen Jiongming nodded, this is not a little expensive. Regardless of efficiency, it is much more convenient than radio and telegraph. The smooth flow of transportation and communications has greatly promoted exchanges between the two places and brought the two Guangxi into one piece.

Deng Keng was relieved, and it was even more urgent to establish a joint command and combat system. The Huangpu Military Academy in Guangzhou is exactly the same as the Nanning Military Academy. They are all developed from the South China model, with the same ancestry, and the students of the two schools communicate regularly, and they generally understand the language?????

"Don't rush, take your time! Know that our enemies are not only on the battlefield. It is more of a poor and backward society, and it is not easy to build in Guangdong alone, and if the territory is full of expansion, and the supporting construction forces cannot keep up, our strength will be wasted in vain. You know, this thing is the biggest change. ”

Chen Jiongming clicked on the door of his head and said earnestly. "We are not Wu Peifu. He can fight wars and is also very active in military construction, but the area under his governance has not changed much. So, even if he is very majestic now, it is only personal prestige. ”

The visible enemy Chen Jiongming is not worried. But it is really difficult to change at least part of a society that needs to be changed. In this regard. He moved closer and closer to the Zhi Gong Party, becoming a thoroughly planned, pragmatic and prudent reformist.

Deng Keng nodded. With a solemn face, he felt a little heavy on his shoulders, and sighed in his heart, Chen Jiongming's gaze was farther than himself, not just limited to military expansion, which was also the reason why he admired the other party.

In terms of personal morality, he is better than most politicians. Although the Kuomintang still had some illusions about itself and tried every possible way to flatter him, Deng Keng firmly stood on the side of the Zhi Gong Dang and Chen Jiongming.

Of course, there is a more important reason, that is, the two Guangxi and Guangxi have done a good job in the policy of de-militarization, and both the society and the army have been sparing no effort to build systems, and a well-functioning system has been formed.

When some members of the South China delegation left Shanghai to visit Guangzhou, they were warmly welcomed, and Guangzhou citizens flocked to the pier, waving colorful flags. After all, the relationship between Nanhua and Guangdong is too close, and perhaps there are relatives in the Nanhua delegation.

"The Prime Minister can't come this time, and he wants me to greet you." Huang Sande said with a smile, as soon as he set foot in Guangzhou, he felt like he was returning home, so excited.

"Brother Huang, we are also happy that you are here. Guangzhou is very different now, you have to take a good look. Chen Jiongming smiled and stepped forward to shake hands. Deng Keng, Chen Tianming and others came to the dock to greet them, and they reunited after a long absence, and they didn't feel emotional.

The development of the two Guangxi has been fruitful, and the two sides should have in-depth exchanges on what to do next.

Chen Jiongming, together with Huang Sande and others, secretly visited the arsenal, railway, and iron and steel plant under construction to show Guangdong's development achievements.

At the subsequent secret meeting, Huang Sande commented: "The development of Guangzhou has given me great confidence, and your achievements are obvious to all. There are some places that are ahead of Nanhua, but I am worried about the current shape. I know that many people are thinking about the Northern Expedition and overthrowing the Beiyang government in one fell swoop, I want to know, with your strength, which one can you do? ”

Deng Keng smiled confidently: "Liangguang has built a large-scale military industrial system, which can arm 100,000 strictly trained army, rifles, bullets, mortars, and machine guns can be completely self-sufficient, and the only thing missing is heavy weapons." However, considering that the enemy's equipment is worse than ours, it would be nice if we didn't bully others.

It's just that the current industrial construction plan has not yet been completed, and we can't let go, so our plan is to endure and support the neighboring forces against the Beiyang forces. They are a buffer for us and Wu Peifu. But once we start, I can guarantee that within half a year our army will advance to the Yangtze River. ”

After speaking, he pointed to the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway on the map.

"What about the east? Can you eat it? Huang Sande asked again. The east side he refers to refers to the Yangtze River Delta region in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

"As long as the supplies are abundant, it will be no problem to hit Shanghai. It's just that I don't build yì to do this, according to the report of the Meihua company, we don't have the ability to digest such a large territory. ”

Deng Keng glanced at Chen Jiongming, a little unwilling.

"The main thing is that there is no money! Also, the relationship with foreigners is not so easy to handle. Chen Jiongming smiled, looking very patient.

Huang Sande nodded, secretly relieved. What he fears most is that after the territory expands, other politicians will also come to him. instigated Chen Jiongming and them to compete for the name of the Central Committee, and since then they have been caught in constant struggle.

Thinking of this, he smiled: "Don't be greedy." It's right to lay down a slice and digest a slice. That's what I and the Prime Minister expect. Wuhan should be the direction of your future development, and in any case, you should integrate Wuhan's industry with the industrial resources of the south. Let's put the rest aside! ”

"That's right. Is there a specific time? Huang Sande asked again, turning his head to Deng Keng.

"It's not decided yet. But at least for a year or two. Before the action, it is necessary to coordinate with the Guangxi side. Deng Keng said, briefly telling Huang Sande of the plan to establish a joint command center.

Naturally, the South China Army was indispensable in this matter, but Huang Sande ran around outside. I also asked about the army, so there were some things that were not clear.

Deng Keng's wish to take the train to Nanning did not come true, and late one night, he took the officers of the General Staff of the Guangdong Army on the ship of the South China delegation.

After staying in Guangzhou for two days, Huang Sande continued to arrive at Fangchenggang in Guangxi.

When passing through Guangzhou Bay, a French ** ship drove out without knowing how to lift it, and it looked a little ostentatious, which made everyone look bad.

"Pick them up sooner or later!" Many young officers swore secretly.

After entering Guangxi. The French ** ship retreated. "What do you think?" Huang Sande asked Deng Keng with a smile. After visiting the world and seeing the precautions of major countries, he had a feeling of lightness and lightness, so he didn't pay much attention to the small actions of the French.

"France is now the hegemon of the European continent, and it is normal for it to be arrogant. But we're not easy to mess with, and we me. Immediately led troops to take back Guangzhou Bay. After all, this is Asia, and it's our territory. ”

Deng Keng gritted his teeth and said.

Canton Bay was a French sphere of influence. The French only occupied the port and the surrounding area. The Cantonese troops stationed in western Guangdong came back from Nanhua and were well-equipped. Guangzhou Bay can be captured at any time.

"That's right! We are the masters of the East! The French are outsiders and will go back sooner or later, so again, there is no need to rush it. Perhaps, the more the French invest, the better it will be for us. Huang Sande said with a smile.

Nanhua has a strategic idea to establish an economic corridor connecting southwest China in Indochina and strengthen ties with Chinese mainland, so South China enterprises led by the Meihua Company have planned to invest in French Annam to develop local resources for industrial construction in Guangzhou.

"The key is to grow your own ability. In order to develop Guangxi's economy, when we visited France, we discussed the construction of a railway connecting Guangxi to Annam. Therefore, after the railway arrives in Nanning, it will continue to advance to Southeast Asia. ”

Huang Sande introduced.

Transportation and the market are important factors in the unity of a country, and it can even be said that it is the driving force, which is the artifact that destroys the feudal small peasant economy.

In the short term, it will allow the French to take advantage of a lot of advantages, which is conducive to the entry of French capital into Guangxi, but in the long run, it is conducive to stimulating the economic development of southwest China and enhancing Guangxi's economic strength.

Even the things of foreigners have become their own, who calls the French mainland thousands of miles away.

Deng Keng listened and pondered, as if he had something to gain.

Can he imagine that one day in the future, he can take a train to a certain city in Annam, where most of the residents are Chinese, and compatriots who speak the same language as him, and that place seems to be also Chinese?

This thought made him a little strange, the country has not yet been reunified, there is the idea of expanding along the railway.

The next day, when they arrived in Fangcheng, Huang Sande couldn't help but be surprised.

In the busy wharf, a series of advanced port machines roared on the wharf and the ship, and the thick cranes transferred heavy objects such as cars and machines from the ship to the shore without much effort, and were sent away after a while, which seemed extremely efficient.

Huang Sande couldn't help but think of Tangshan Port.

In his impression, Guangxi is very backward and poor, but the busy Fangcheng Port, which is flying all kinds of flags, tells him that it is no less lively than the Huangpu Port in Guangzhou and the Nansha Port under construction.

"It doesn't have to be bad in Guangzhou at all! You see! That's the largest chemical plant in China! Some of Nanhua's chemicals are produced here, and we can't produce gunpowder without this chemical plant. Huang Sande smiled, full of interest.

Not far from the harbor, chimneys stand and smoke spews into the sky. If environmentalists see it a hundred years from now, they will definitely regret it and scold it for destroying the environment. Because it was a chemical plant invested and built by the Meihua Company.

"Hehe, this chemical plant was established on the basis of Hainan's rich salt resources, and began to cooperate with the American giant company, and later imported nitric acid and sulfuric acid production equipment from Germany. The annual output reaches 50,000 tons. At present, our survival of nitric acid, hydrochloric acid and other chemical raw materials in Guangzhou, Shanghai and other places are hot to sell, in short supply.

What I like the most is the gunpowder factory next to the chemical factory, Shiyuan, your rifles from the Ishii Arsenal have become burning sticks without the gunpowder I produce here. ”

The person who said this was a middle-aged man in a suit who was Sven, Ma Junwu, the governor of Guangxi Province. Building Fangcheng into China's chemical center and a hub port in the South China Sea is his political achievement and he is proud of it.

"In addition to the chemical plant, there is also a 50,000-ton steel plant in Fangchenggang, and our shipbuilding industry is also developing rapidly, and now we are able to build 2,000-ton merchant ships.

According to the current speed of development, it will not be a problem to build Fangchenggang-Nanning Industrial Zone in 10 years. Why can't you let Guangzhou lead too much? ”

Ma Junwu smirked. As a student in Germany. He had seen the developed industry in Germany, and he had a deeper fanaticism for industry than other intellectuals and officials.

When Ma Junwu went to Guangzhou to visit industrial construction last year, he was not less stimulated, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he came back.

"I was really surprised by the speed of the development of Fangchenggang, the ability of Governor Ma. I admire. In particular, the construction of the Guangdong-Guizhou Railway has saved us a lot of heart! ”

Deng Keng said with a smile. He turned his head away and landed next to him, one by one, with a shining look. On the face of the officer with extraordinary bearing, he secretly applauded the other party's confident and calm demeanor.

He was Li Zongren, the commander of the Gui army.

"Okay, don't be complacent, let's invite Mr. Huang and General Deng to get in the car! If you don't hurry, it'll be dark! Li Zongren interjected, nodded to Deng Keng friendly, and felt a sense of sympathy.

After Zhang Chengdong led a group of soldiers to Nanyang, Li Zongren moved his headquarters from Guilin to Nanning, and gradually became the commander of the Zhi Gong Dang's army in Guangxi.

With the help of the officers left behind by the Nanhua Army, he began to rectify the Gui army and make it a capable army, and the Yunnan warlord Tang Jiyao had a deep understanding of this, and he was worried all the time about when those Guangxi soldiers would enter Yunnan and occupy his territory.

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In Shanghai, even the rickshaw driver knows that both the Meihua Hotel and the Meihua Company have a great relationship with Nanhua, although there are often foreigners who come and go, but many know that the real big boss is the overseas Chinese in Nanhua. Because the consulate of Nanhua in Shanghai is in the Meihua Building.

As soon as Situ Meiden came ashore, he challenged the Japanese government, and newspapers large and small in Shanghai were protesting against the massacre of Chinese in Japan.

The people next to him were all discussing, "These Nanhua people are really kind!" Even the Japanese dare to scold! ”

"That's it! I heard that they had cleaned up all the Dutch in Nanyang. The Dutch can be the former sea overlord, the first class and one power in Europe! ”

"So powerful? I heard that the Nanhua people all came from the poor people in the south. ”

"That's right! Now those who can't survive are running to the South Seas. In Shanghai, as long as you find Meihua Company or go to the dock to sign up, you can go to Nanyang in a few days! I have a cousin who works at the docks, and every month there are several boatloads of people going to the South Seas! ”

"You see, those green-skinned soldiers are no different from the Chinese. But it's much more spiritual than those Beiyang soldiers in the Shanghai Command! ”

"That's it! A few days ago, a few Japanese ronins were presumptuous, light and thin girls, and they happened to bump into these people, and they were beaten up. That scene was relieving. ”

"This concession is a place for foreigners, huh? Do you want Nanhua to send troops over? ”

"You know what? It's a concession, yes, but isn't that the consulate in South China? There are guards in the consulate, although there are not many of them, but I heard what kind of marines! Anyway, I have some ability, otherwise I can't be tough on the Japanese! ”

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While the Chinese people in the vicinity were discussing, the car with the Nanhua flag on the front turned a corner on Nanjing Road and drove into a compound.

It was the South China Consulate in Shanghai, not tall, three floors, but the area was not small. It has all kinds of facilities, and it was originally the headquarters of the American Chinese Bank in Shanghai.

When the Bank moved to the newly completed Bank of America and China Building, it was just in time to be converted into a consulate. In terms of style, Nanhua did not lose to any of the great powers.

The common people like to spread false rumors that Nanhua defeated the Netherlands to establish a state, and they naturally regarded Nanhua as a great power. This has a somewhat packaging effect.

At the entrance of the consulate stood two with bayonets. A stern-faced sentry, not tall, dark-skinned, very energetic, and dressed in a green military uniform.

These were the guards sent by the Marines to guard the consulate. There are a total of 30 people, and in China, where there are many concessions, Nanhua also followed the trend and sent a small number of elite soldiers to protect the security of the consulate.

After all, Nanhua wants to confront Japan, how can he protect himself from being hurt by the Japanese without a gun in his hand? Except for a few guards, Nanhua had a lot of armed forces in Shanghai, but most of them were hidden in the shadows. Protect the property of the Meihua Company.

Ordinary people don't know this. In fact, they can't tell the relationship between them, they just think that these compatriots who look a little dark are cordial, and they don't want the Japanese to do bad things. Recently, after the earthquake in Japan, the people of Shanghai were secretly happy that the Japanese had retribution.

I heard that some people are calling for love and shouting for Sino-Japanese friendship. Many people's hearts softened immediately, and it didn't take two days. Immediately they heard that the Japanese had slaughtered the Chinese, and the good people immediately became angry.

And one of them who kicked out this incident was naturally the newly visited South China Prime Minister Situ Meiden. Now. Looking at the yellow and blue flags fluttering in the courtyard, he sighed: for this homeland, he has become an outsider, at least a foreigner.

"The other day, you beat up the Japanese! They didn't come to the door, did they!? As soon as he got out of the car, Situ Meiden caught Lin Yimin and asked.

Lin Yimin is not only the head of the Chinese company of the United States, but also the consul of Shanghai, but he rarely deals with political affairs and hands them over to his deputy.

"Do you know which Japanese ronin are virtuous? It's no different from a hooligan. I didn't look at what place it was, but I ran to the door of the consulate to spread wild, isn't this uncomfortable? ”

Lin Yimin looked disdainful and smiled at Situ Meiden, "Besides, which Japanese deserve to die, they are actually slaughtering our compatriots!" Mr. Situ, you scolded! ”

"I can only scold it!" Situ Meiden sighed that although he could not wait to condemn Japan as soon as he came ashore, he did not have the strength to take any practical action.

"Why do I feel weird when I go back to Shanghai this time?" Huang Sande interjected, "Like a foreign devil? ”

"Sort of! More or less, we have inherited the role of the Dutch in China, and although we cannot have any privileges in politics and military, we are no different from American companies economically. To put it bluntly, the government of the Republic of China is still divided and cannot be unified, so even half of the small countries, as long as they have the ability, can import goods and funds into Chinese mainland, and the tariffs here are really low! ”

Lin Yimin sighed. Nanhua people do play a special role in China, and according to Nanhua's nationality law, most Nanhua people are actually Chinese. In the history of the Republic of China, it is a special phenomenon.

"Those who restrain us well, don't be like those Japanese who are domineering. However, you don't have to swallow your anger. Stuart said.

In any case, Nanhua absolutely cannot learn from the Japanese who were rampant and domineering on the mainland of the motherland, so the Marine Corps guards selected by the consulate were all educated and intellectual youths, military cadets, and who participated in the founding war of last year. After a while, they return to school and continue their training.

"Don't worry! They have been very good! Lin Yimin said confidently.

As mentioned above, the South China delegation did not make a successful visit to Japan, and most of the members had already returned to South China by boat, most of them were non-diplomatic officials, leaving officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Culture to continue to follow Stuart to the north.

"Mr. Situ, there is chaos in Beijing again! I see that you will see a lot of jokes when you go north this time. Those bastards in Beiyang probably won't be able to find the president to meet with you. ”

Lin Yimin smiled, a little sarcastic. Cao Kun wanted to be the president himself, and Li Yuanhong's presidential term would have ended next month (October), and Li Bodhisattva would naturally step down obediently, but Cao Kun couldn't wait for three months, and as early as June, he launched a group of warlords and big warlords to oust Li Yuanhong.

"This cloth seller is rude, and the people in Beiyang are more unbearable than the other!" Situ Meiden sighed, if it weren't for the sake of face, he wouldn't have bothered to take care of those Beiyang warlords.

"A soldier is always a soldier. Can't get on the table! No, Cao Kun is collecting money in various places and preparing to use it to run for election. The Cao family's Fox Friends and Dogs Party also set up a parliamentarians' club in Ganshiqiao, Beijing. In fact, they are going to use money to buy off those rubber-stamped parliamentarians. This is really not a personnel job, if you can use soldiers to drive out Li Yuanhong, why can't you scare those parliamentarians, who dares not to vote for him? And spend a lot of money! It's a shame to be thrown home! ”

Lin Yimin was still not angry. I have seen a lot of absurd things in this Republic of China. I've never seen anything like this. Even if it is a bribe, there is no need to make a big show, and it is not an insult to everyone's wisdom to spend 5,000 oceans to buy a vote at a clear price.

Whenever he thinks of these things, Lin Yimin feels angry. faintly sympathized with Wu Peifu, with such a boss on the stall, it is estimated that his reputation will not be much better.

Situ Meiden pondered for a while and said a philosophical sentence: "What you get with a sword soldier is lost in the end." No one will treat him in the future, Cao Kun? ”

sighed in my heart, and I didn't have any hope for the north petition.

Lin Yimin glanced at Situ Meideng, saw that his expression was a little gloomy, and whispered: "This Beiyang government is very bad. Are we going north? ”

After speaking, he looked at Situ Meiden with some expectation. If there is Stuart Meton support. The plan is smooth.

Situ Meiden was slightly stunned, looked at Lin Yimin's eager eyes, and somewhat understood the other party's mood, so he did not answer positively, but told the story of the large-scale industrial projects being implemented by Nanhua.

"In the next ten years, more than a billion dollars will be invested in South China, South China's railways, steel mills, shipyards, coal mines, oil. and a large-scale military project jointly built with the German ** fire company, as well as an immigration plan of more than one million per year. In some cases, we have also sent troops to suppress indigenous rebellions. These are bottomless pits that devour all our energy and resources.

The South China government does not have a penny, but owes two or three hundred million US dollars, sitting in that position, in fact, I am a little worried, the spread is so big, if there is any trouble, it will bring us immeasurable losses.

Don't look at me scolding the Japanese so coolly, that's because the Japanese don't have time to deal with us now, and they just scolded us, which didn't cause any actual harm, but we also had to provide petroleum rubber to the other side, because we were really short of money.

As for what you said, I am very much in favor of providing equipment to Bong Zhang, as long as I can exchange money for importing foreign machine technology, I can sell almost anything! Not to mention planes and warships??????"

Stuart sighed. On the one hand, he was excited about the grand development blueprint of Nanhua, but at the same time, he was worried that he would not be able to do well, so he was conscientious and cautious, not wanting the construction of Nanhua to be dragged down by mainland affairs.

"A billion dollars! It is enough to build the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Zone in Japan. Lin Yimin smacked his tongue secretly.

The direct economic losses of the Kanto earthquake were about one billion dollars, but more than 100,000 people died, and the trauma to the Japanese people was actually far more than $1 billion. This is a more objective view. If the earthquake had been more violent, it would have been exciting.

"Yes! Japan's vitality was greatly damaged, and it took ten or eight years to recover. That's our chance. As long as we are more crazy, with the abundant resources, sufficient manpower, and favorable international environment in South China, it is still possible that the industrial strength will be close to that of Japan in ten years. ”

Situ Meiden was full of hesitation. Looking at the Meihua Hotel standing tall in Shanghai not far away, there is a voice in my heart, with the strength of the Chinese branch of Meihua Company, plus the past three years, the construction of Liangguang has achieved small results, and if the time is ripe, it also has the strength to expand its power.

Thinking of this, his face softened, "The next two or three years will be the most critical moment for Nanhua to lay the foundation, and I can't provide you with enough supplies." Of course, I can still deduct 20,000 or 30,000 troops, and some of the equipment, but the military expenses, materials, etc., depend on you, and the territory laid in the future will also depend on your own strength. If you are not sure, it is better to be cautious. ”

Stuart said earnestly.

He had already received a telegram from Huang Sande from Guangzhou, and he also knew about the plans of Chen Jiongming and others. Lin Yimin and Song Ziwen had a lot of resources in their hands and had an important impact on the Northern Expedition plan of Liangguang, so it was necessary for Situ Meiden to clearly introduce his ideas to each other.

Since Situ Meiden said this, he also represents Situ Nan's opinion. Lin Yimin nodded, and said in his heart: Let's wait first! Cao Wu's various practices show that the north will soon be in chaos, and it is time for him to show his strength.

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Leaving Shanghai, Situ Meiden headed north as planned.

"Beijing is chaotic, which makes people feel bad." Situ Meiden said to Foreign Minister Gu Weijun, who greeted him. Didn't treat him as an outsider at all.

"Eventful! The city of Beijing was not peaceful that day. When I arrived, I was a little envious of those people in Liangguang, and I heard that they did a good job? Gu Weijun smiled and said to Situ Meideng. I sighed in my heart that a weak country has no diplomacy.

"Anyway. South Chinese are also Chinese! Situ Meiden said meaningfully. Before leaving, I didn't forget to invite Gu Weijun to visit WÈN Nanhua!

Beijing was the last stop, and the year-long trip around the world was over. As a result, the history of East Asia has also taken a crooked path.

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Los Angeles.

Thomas sat in front of Situ Nan with a casual face, glanced at the newspaper, and said with a smile: "Unbelievable." Tokyo is almost ruined! You're so ruthless, you've ruined the reputation of the Japanese! ”

"It's the truth of the matter."

Situ Nan said indifferently, ignored Thomas, and continued to consult the recent development report of Cummins Electric.

After World War I, American industry was renewed. Electricity replaces coal power as the main source of power. Compared with steam power, the superiority of electricity is needless to say.

Power generation in the U.S. has been soaring year after year, but it still can't keep up with the growing demand for electric motors, so the power industry is no less important than oil when it comes to energy.

"That's good! Pacific Watt Power, a subsidiary of Cummins Electric Company, controls 70 percent of California's electricity supply, and we built hundreds of kilometers of power lines from San Francisco to Los Angeles, which is a remarkable achievement. ”

Situ Nan finished reading the report. I'm in a good mood. I still have an idea in my heart to expand the electric power business to the east. Despite the strength of GE and Westinghouse in the east, it is certain that Guben Energy will have a share of the fast-growing electricity market with ample coal.

"What do you think of this plan?" Stuart asked Thomas.

"It's good. To be honest, the eastern market is much larger than the western one, and it's always a shame that a large company doesn't invest in big states like New York and Illinois. Thomas said.

"What do you mean?" Situ Nan smiled slightly. "With the exception of a few remote states, our oil companies have been opened in every state in the United States. Next year I'm going to move Occidental Petroleum headquarters to New York. ”

Occidental Petroleum produces 45 million barrels of oil a year, half of which comes from the United States. It is mainly sold in the United States, while oil from overseas producing areas such as Venezuela and South China is sold to Europe in large quantities in addition to the U.S. market.

As a large global oil company, moving the headquarters of Occidental Petroleum from Houston to New York is conducive to competing with Exxon for the eastern market of the United States, and at the same time, it is easy to obtain financial support from Wall Street.

"Very good idea."

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At the time of Harding's death, Wall Street's stock market was in good shape, and all major listed companies paid dividends.

Among them is the Bethlehem United Steel Company, after three or four years of recession, affected by the U.S. automobile and construction industries, Bethlehem turned a profit, plus won many industrial contracts in South China, which was sought after by investors.

In the past week, Bethlehem United Steel paid a dividend of $20 million, which is no less favored than U.S. Steel and is the only steel company in the United States that can compete with U.S. Steel.

These are the reasons why the Republican conservative ** scandal stands. A fiery era seems to be heading towards Americans.

As one of the major shareholders, Situ Nan also received millions of dollars in dividends. Originally, Situ Nan planned to invest in Chrysler, but later changed his mind and used it to form a passenger transportation company, acquired a local transportation company in Los Angeles, and began to enter the field of public transportation.

In addition to Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Houston and other large cities, public transportation companies were also formed, and after these companies grew, they were later merged into Chrysler's public transportation division.

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Thomas returned from San Francisco and secretly reported to Stuart Nan, not only about Harding's death, but more about the oil companies involved in the oil scandal.

"Boss, it's really a big deal! If it is exposed, there will be a big earthquake in American politics! Thomas laughed, looking at his excitement, he seemed to be willing to see the earthquake in American politics.

Situ Nan was already prepared.

He picked up the phone and dialed a phone number that had been prepared.

"Mr. Sinclair? This is Los Angeles, California, and I'm Stoney? William. Stuart started to report to his home, and the person who answered the phone was Harry, the chairman of the Sinclair Petroleum Company in Kansas? Sinclair, an oil merchant who has not been in a good mood lately.

Stoney? William, the name made Sinclair a little puzzled, as if he had heard it somewhere, but he was sure he didn't know the other person, because he had never heard it before.

"Hello! Mr. William??????" It must not be easy to find his secret phone directly, Sinclair slowed down, searching in his head.

The phone rang for a while, and then fell silent again, it is estimated that the other party has not reacted, Situ Nan gave him a hint. "I'm the owner of Occidental Petroleum and have a business I want to talk to you about. Would you like to come to Los Angeles? Maybe we can race horses! ”

"What business? Can you give me some hints? Sinclair remembered that it was the owner of Occidental Petroleum who had called him, the legendary man.

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