"Have you mastered the oil refining technology?" Ribbentrop blinked and keenly caught Rothschild.\nThe most critical part of Zhen Ni's words.

"It can be said that it was partially controlled, you know, the Ming Dynasty built an oil refinery in Sochi.

And there are Hebrews in Sochi." Rothschild.\nJenny said with a smile.

"Oh...that's it." Ribbentrop nodded.

After the Hebrews were driven out of Palestine, they were scattered throughout the world.

The exile was a suffering for the Hebrew nation, but it also brought them some conveniences.

Every Hebrew has a homeland in his heart, and that is the Hebrew country. Although Israel is short-lived, the Hebrews have never forgotten to return to their hometown for thousands of years.

For this goal, they are willing to do many things, including risking their lives and becoming spies for the Skull and Bones Society.

Needless to say, there must be Hebrews in Sochi who sneaked into the Ming Dynasty's oil refinery. Moreover..., they also mastered some technologies in the oil refinery.

That's why Rothschild.\nJenny said that the Hebrews partially mastered the oil refining technology.

People of the Ming Dynasty, this can be regarded as a hundred secrets and a sparseness.

You know, the world's oil and gas resources are now completely monopolized by the Ming Dynasty.

Not only do they have mining technology, but they also have oil refining technology.

The Ming Dynasty took a very close look at this technology, and Germany had already lost hundreds of capable spies for the secrets of oil refining, oil extraction, and exploration.

"So, you haven't mastered all the technology yet." Although I was itching in my heart, I really wanted to know the secrets mastered by the Skull and Bones Society.

But as a veteran in diplomacy, Ribbentrop still reminded Rothschild calmly.\nJenny.

"Oh, Mr. Foreign Minister. Don't you know that as long as there is a direction and a little bit of confidence in technology, it is only a matter of time before it is fully mastered?

As the Ming Dynasty people often say, this is just a layer of paper. As long as you pierce it, you can quickly see what is behind the paper.

I firmly believe that professors at New York University can quickly unlock the secrets of Ming Dynasty's control. Just like we have gradually mastered engine technology and can build cars and airplanes."

Rothschild.\nZhen Ni’s words were full of confidence.

"So, Skull and Bones... uh... what kind of cooperation does the United States need?" Ribbentrop nodded. It seems that the United States is qualified to negotiate with Germany.

"Hahaha, Mr. Foreign Minister, do you think it is appropriate for the two of us to talk about such an important matter on such an occasion?" Rothschild.\nZhen Ni laughed so hard.

"Oh, go to the conference room over there? Or...in the royal suite of the London Hotel?" Ribbentrop's words were somewhat ambiguous.

Everyone knows that the London Hotel is a mecca for London's upper class to have affairs.

The confidentiality measures there are the best in London.

"Master Foreign Minister, you are overthinking. I just feel that this matter cannot be discussed between the two of us.

But we need more important people to discuss it!"

"A more important person?" Ribbentrop's face darkened.

He is already the foreign minister of the empire, which can be regarded as a very powerful person. Someone more important than him... Ribbentrop couldn't help but look at the head of state who was eating grapes with a smile.

"Yes, such a big matter requires my father and the head of state to discuss it in person. I hope you can facilitate this matter, which will be beneficial to both of us."

"Miss Rothschild, I very much hope to be able to facilitate this matter, as you said it will be good for both of us.

But what should I say if I go to the head of state like this?

Head of state, would you like to talk to Mr. Rothschild about our future cooperation?

The head of state will ask me, what is the content of the negotiation? What are the conditions of the other party? After my cooperation, how will the benefits be distributed?

What does Germany have to pay? What does it get?

Tell me, how should I answer the question of His Excellency the Head of State?" Ribbentrop spread his hands and asked Rothschild sentence by sentence.\nZhen Ni.

"Uh...!" Rothschild.\nZhen Ni had considered everything, but she had not considered that Ribbentrop would ask such a question.

Looking at Rothschild who was speechless for a moment.\nJenny, Ribbentrop said with a smile: "Miss Rothschild, I think the two of us will have preliminary discussions on this matter.

After we determine the target, we can invite Mr. Rothschild and the head of state to hold talks.

What do you think?" Ribbentrop smiled like a fox that had eaten a fat chicken.

"Uh... Okay, let's go to the London Hotel to discuss it in detail." Rothschild.\nJenny said, picked up the shawl on the chair, and walked out calmly.

Li Xiao has been learning about the renovation of the capital these days!

In fact, the so-called transformation is to build another capital outside the capital.

The location is between Jingshi and Tianjin Wei!

According to the plan, a huge industrial zone will be built in this area.

Around the industrial zone, new small and medium-sized urban agglomerations will be formed in a radial pattern.

According to Ming Dynasty standards, medium-sized cities need to have a population of more than one million people, while small cities range from 200,000 to 300,000 people to one million people.

Once this idea is successful, the entire industrial belt surrounding the Bohai Sea from Liaodong to Shandong will be connected.

Within this area, roads and railways will be very dense. Areas dominated by agriculture will gradually be transformed into industrial cities.

Farmers who put down their hoes will gradually move to cities and become workers.

The reason why the new district is placed in such a wide area is because basic education was launched relatively early in this area.

The first children to enter the school are now all young men of eighteen or nineteen years old.

Although the average education level of these people is not high, they can at least understand the Chinese characters. Their mathematics level cannot be said to be very high, but they can still understand addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Such people can be regarded as the foundation of industrialization.

It is much better to use these people than those illiterate people who cannot read a word.

After industrialization, the Bohai Rim Industrial Zone will be connected. This will be the most advanced industrial zone in the world, providing one-stop services from steelmaking to machine tool manufacturing to warship building.

The industrial zone gradually transitions from heavy industry to light industry from north to south. After reaching the coast of Shandong, it will gradually turn into light industry.

They are the clothes, pants, shoes, and various daily necessities that ordinary people wear on weekdays.

These will be distributed in the vast area from Jinan to Jimo.

This area is also a place with relatively good conditions for the Daming Highway and Railway.

After all, Shandong has been under construction for fifteen years.

Especially ten years ago, after the major highway construction began, cars have been rolled out in areas such as Hebei, Gyeonggi, Shandong, and Liaodong.

Even in the small and medium-sized cities around Tianjin, every village has access to roads.

After more than ten years of continuous construction, Jimo Port has become the largest port in the Ming Dynasty.

Every day, huge ships leave from Huangdao Port to the South China Sea.

Its scale is only slightly smaller than Singapore, the largest port in the world.

Although Port Arthur in the north is also very large, it is a military port.

Commercial ships traveling to and from Shandong can only use Dawa Port and Niuzhuang Port at the mouth of the Liaohe River.

If there is a ship wandering around the military port, if you are caught and detained for a few days or if you are labeled as a spy, your life will be ruined.

If it turns out that you are not from the Ming Dynasty, then don't say anything, just straighten your neck and wait to be stabbed.

In the eyes of the Japanese and Koreans, that area is regarded as the sea area of ​​​​the king of hell. No matter how many fish and shrimps there are, they dare not go fishing there.

As for pirates, this species has become extinct in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea and East China Sea. Even in the vast South China Sea, it is difficult to find traces of pirates.

There is no way, there are Ming patrol fleets in these places.

Although they are just some patrol boats and destroyers, the 105 guns and 120 guns are already considered heavy weapons for pirates.

As long as it is encountered by the Ming Navy, it will basically be a dead end.

There is no way, the naval ships not only have huge firepower and large tonnage, but are also much faster than the pirates' broken ships.

Many of the pirate ships are wooden sailing ships. There are also some motor sailing ships, and steam engine ships are considered high-end equipment for them.

"We have been engaged in heavy equipment manufacturing for more than ten years starting from steelmaking. Now it seems that it has formed a scale in Liaodong, Hebei, Gyeonggi and Tianjin.

The industrial capabilities of these places can overwhelm the entire Europe.

According to your previous industrial layout, the inland part of Shandong is dominated by agriculture and mining, while the coastal areas are dominated by light industry.

Especially in the industrial zone along Jimo, various textile factories and daily necessities factories are located next to each other.

As for the places along the Yangtze River, we don't have that much ability to develop. Now, only the area around Huating has formed an industrial economic belt.

If according to your instructions, Liaodong, Hebei, Tianjinwei, Gyeonggi and Shandong will be connected into one.

That will greatly increase our industrial capabilities and integrate the industrial capabilities of several places into one." Li Hao outlined the map with his hands as if he were arranging troops.

“You have to eat food one bite at a time, and you have to do things one by one.

Start from these places, and then focus on supporting some central cities across the country.

For example, in the northwest, we can support Xi'an, in the southwest we can support Chengdu, and in the southeast we can support Guangzhou.

Take these places as the core and radiate development to the surrounding areas. In this way, the development speed will be much faster.
To be continued...