The news that China and Japan began to exchange personnel appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. John D. Rockefeller Jr. looked at the photo and was attracted by the photographer's composition. The small podium surrounded by tens of thousands of people looked like

An isolated island in the sea. He Rui stood on this isolated island half a man tall, shaking hands warmly with the Chinese people around him.

In Rockefeller's mind, He Rui's image should be that of a superior monarch. As early as when He Rui became the chairman of the Northeastern government, he won the title of 'Elector of the East' in European newspapers. Now, Rockefeller believes that since He Rui has been on the throne

At the pinnacle of power, he is already the new emperor of China, the great Eastern empire. But from this photo, He Rui looks more like an American populist politician, gaining more power through close contact with his voters.

support.

Putting down the newspaper, John D. Rockefeller Jr. called his secretary, "Any news from Senator Harrison?"

The secretary shook his head and said, "Sir, there is no news yet. But I heard that the senator has formally established a China Affairs Committee and is holding closed-door meetings."

Rockefeller asked his secretary to go down first and continue to consider the oil business with China. Since the establishment of the International Court of Justice in Asia, China's trade volume with many countries has increased significantly. For example, Germany, France, and Mexico. Rockefeller Oil Company is now the most powerful company in the United States.

Petroleum companies have been committed to opening up the Chinese market. Before the Chinese Congress passed the "Special Tariff Law on the United States" and a series of "anti-American overturns" against the United States, significant progress was made.

In recent months, especially the last month, as Americans in China are forced to undergo weekly epidemic prevention inspections, a large number of Americans in China have chosen to leave China. Coupled with the "Special Tariff Law against the United States", Sino-US trade volume has plummeted

.The Rockefeller family’s oil business was taken away by Mexico.

China has had a huge demand for high-quality asphalt in the past two years. There is asphalt on the coast of Mexico. Rockefeller's oil company controls a large number of asphalt mines and asphalt lakes in California. Seeing that profits are being taken away by Mexico day by day, Rockefeller feels that simply asking for some

Senators may not be enough.

After thinking for a while, Rockefeller called his secretary, "Contact the chairman of the Textile Association. I want to have dinner with him."

Michael, the chairman of the American Textile Association, likes an Italian restaurant in New York, and the two made an appointment here. Michael is a middle-aged man with gray hair and a thin build. Today he wore a very well-fitting silk suit. After meeting, he took off his suit.

Putting it on the back of the seat, I ordered the signature dish of this Italian restaurant, pan-fried veal steak.

Michael was a playboy. He relied on his reputation as chairman of the Textile Association and liked to seduce female models in the clothing industry. Rockefeller was worried whether this guy had just gotten over women. Not that Rockefeller cared about other people's private lives. Looking at Michael

With his thin cheeks and pale skin due to obvious lack of blood, Rockefeller was worried whether this guy had enough attention to discuss today's matters.

After eating a whole steak and drinking a glass of martini, Textile Association Chairman Michael's face turned rosy. Rockefeller also liked the veal steak here. He cut the garlic into very thin slices and used Italian olives.

Fry it in oil, and the garlic slices will melt into the oil, and then add other spices for seasoning. The fried steak will be tender and delicious.

Rockefeller finished his steak and then said to Michael, who was eating his second plate: "How is your textile export to China?"

"It has a big impact," Michael replied.

"Have you contacted the senator?" Rockefeller said and wiped his mouth with a napkin.

"I sent someone to inquire, and the most excited among the senators were the two from Wisconsin. The Chinese government has completely banned the import of American ginseng into China, and their state's business has been the most affected. As for the senators from other states, the one from the South

The Democratic senators are quite annoyed. However, the amount of textiles exported to China every year is not large, and they believe that China will eventually buy American cotton." After speaking, Michael stuffed another piece of veal steak into his mouth and chewed it.

Rockefeller made an assessment in his mind. Cotton cultivation has always been a traditional industry in the southern states, and the Ho Rui government has recently greatly offended the southern states. The "International Human Rights Organization" just established in China published an article "Adopting a Black Child"

——Modern American Domestic Slavery" report. The report describes the large-scale human rights abuses under the child labor system in the United States, where white farmers adopted black children and enslaved them to pick cotton on the grounds of "family labor."

It sparked outrage among the U.S. Democratic caucus.

(The Democratic Party of the United States was originally a political party in southern states, while the Republican Party of the United States was a political party in the north. It was not until the 1960s and 1970s that there was a major exchange of fundamentals between the two parties. As the hegemony of the American world, the Democratic Party of the United States serves the international financial consortium. The Republican Party

Representatives of the interests of local capital in the United States have become the spokespersons of red necks and old white men. In 1927 in the book, the American South is the basis of the Democratic Party.)

As for the Northern Republicans, as far as Rockefeller knew, they suffered widespread damage from China's "American Exclusion Act", but there were no industrial categories that were specifically targeted.

After Michael, chairman of the Textile Association, swallowed the steak in his mouth, Rockefeller said: "Have those Democratic congressmen heard about the cotton trade agreement between China and the Soviet Union?"

Michael was stunned. He knew that Rockefeller had a lot of cooperation with the Soviet Union in oil exploration, so he should really know something. Putting down his knife and fork, Michael wiped the sauce from the corner of his mouth with a napkin and asked: "What's going on?

"

"The Ho Rui government proposed to Stalin that the Soviet Union expand cotton planting in Central Asia and export the increased cotton production to China for processing into cloth and sell it back to the Soviet Union."

"What's the price?" Michael was really excited.

"The price is cheaper than the cotton cloth we sell to the Soviet Union or China. As for the quality of the cotton cloth, if you are interested in letting those Democratic senators and representatives know about it, I can help you get a batch of samples." After Rockefeller finished speaking, he picked up the cotton cloth.

The wine glass was drunk.

Michael, the chairman of the Textile Association, was no longer in the mood to continue eating. He lit a cigarette and fell into thinking. Rockefeller felt that although this guy's playing with women exhausted his body, he did not exhaust his mind. The information he provided was very important to the American textile industry.

It's very important. China and the Soviet Union have a combined population of more than 500 million. The United States is now the world's largest exporter of cotton and textiles. The market of more than 500 million people cannot be completely ignored.

Michael thought for a while before speaking, "I heard that your oil has not been sold either. I wonder if I can help?"

Rockefeller felt that Michael's mind was still very clear. At this time, everyone needed to unite to deal with the men in Congress. Since Michael was willing to cooperate, Rockefeller asked: "Let's organize a layoff first."

Michael thought for a moment and said unconfidently: "Is one layoff enough?"

"I will do the rest." Rockefeller expressed his intention to cooperate. At this time, no one can let others rush to the front.

On May 21, the Wall Street Journal published an interview with several textile mills in New York. During the interview, shareholders said angrily, 'The cloth we sell to China has just been shipped outside the Chinese port because of the Chinese government's special measures against American goods.

The U.S. government must safeguard the legitimate interests of American businessmen!'

On the 22nd, major U.S. media reported on the impact of the "Special Tariff Act on the United States" on American businessmen and U.S. exports to China.

On the 23rd, an American populist newspaper published an article, "Use the U.S. fleet to blast open China's door and demand that China permanently impose zero tariffs on U.S. goods."

These news are all sensationalism, and the serious media industry does not take this seriously at all. It is not that the serious media in the United States are opposed to this plan. If you think about it for a moment, you can understand that the millions of British troops bordering China cannot tell what China is like.

A Pacific United States has no chance of defeating China.

There is no way to solve China with fleets and bayonets, but the media has the means to bombard the US government. At this time, the impression of the US government in the minds of the American people is very simple, 'a group of powerful people who only know how to embezzle national tax revenue and make profits for themselves'.

Incompetent! Corrupt! Completely ignorant of the sufferings of the people! It is called a barbaric government by China!

The media turned on the US government.

The textile industry is not stopping either. Textile factory owners continue to ask the U.S. government to help them solve their problems. These companies involve tens of thousands of jobs and involve more suppliers. The U.S. state government has to negotiate with the shareholders of these companies.

Start a conversation and ask them what kind of trouble they are having.

The answer from the textile owners was very simple, 'The goods that could have been sold to China have been hit by targeted tariffs from the Chinese government, and the U.S. government needs to resolve this matter!'

How could the state government solve China's targeted tariffs, so the state government and the companies asked the federal government to solve the matter. The federal government had to send people to negotiate with business owners. The media observed the meeting, although the meeting on the first day

No results were obtained from the talks, but the requests made by the companies made the media people happy, and major newspapers reported the contents of the first day of talks.

'Businesses are asking the government to either resolve China's special tariffs on U.S. goods, or provide subsidies to companies to help companies with depressed sales tide over the difficulties.'

The American people were also angry after seeing the content of such talks. A group of damn capitalists actually asked the government to use people's taxes to subsidize their losses because their own economic interests were damaged. How is this allowed?!

Left-wing newspapers immediately began to criticize these unscrupulous companies and firmly opposed subsidies.

After the quarrel for several days, Senator Harrison, who had been pretending to be deaf and mute, finally asked his secretary to call Rockefeller and invite Rockefeller to a charity ball. In the eyes of the American people, those capitalists are bad people who can greatly influence the government.

Collusion between officials and businessmen is their way of making profits.

In fact, what these 'bad guys' can really affect is the U.S. economy. The U.S. government has always paid great attention to economic development, so it has to cooperate with entrepreneurs on economic issues. Of course, Congressman Harrison knows the public's views. In order to avoid trouble, he

Put the meeting at a charity ball.

The organizers of the ball are very sensible. When they hold these balls, they have already prepared various spaces for confidential discussions. Rockefeller and Senator Harrison talked about the economy in a small showroom filled with art.

question.

"Mr. Congressman, in the past three months, we have not had a single oil tanker go to China. Three months ago, we were selling at least 50,000 tons of oil to China every month."

"It's asphalt," Senator Harrison deliberately reminded. Congress has recently been caught off guard by China's sudden move. Whoever has reached this position doesn't know what the problem is. After the establishment of the China Issues Committee, meetings were held one after another.

, but could not find a solution to the problem.

For China, instead of doing business with the United States, it can still do business with the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and Japan. Now that China has gained complete sovereignty, China can choose to trade with any country in the world.

As a world power, the United States has long been integrated into the world system and has sufficient trade with other countries around the world. Without the Chinese market, the United States will have 480 million fewer sales targets. For the United States, it cannot accept such a situation.

"Whether it's oil or bitumen, it doesn't make any difference. We've suffered a huge loss in sales, and we may not be able to trade with China for a long time to come. More importantly, Mr. Senator, you know the Soviet Union is now annually

How much oil should we export to China?”

"Oh?!" Senator Harrison was really shocked. Without Rockefeller's special reminder, Senator Harrison already understood that China was cultivating a competitor for American oil by helping the Soviet Union develop its oil industry.

If things turn out to be like this, it will be unbearable for the uncle and the aunt.
Chapter completed!