To sum up, the export of science and technology can be divided into hardware and software. Hardware is the finished machinery, and software is the supporting technology. The technology exported this time is mainly railways, mining and high-quality species, the most important of which is the transfer of railway technology. Technology can improve other countries' transportation capabilities and productivity, but it cannot allow that country to form a strong combat capability, so there is no need to worry about being counterattacked.
The most urgent need for Nanming to develop in Nanzhou is railways. As early as a year ago, they hoped to build a dedicated line to the gold mining area to facilitate gold mining. With a large amount of gold, they can travel from Huayuan The company purchases various items needed, which is the most direct and effective way for a country of immigrants to maintain the operation of the country and the livelihood of the people.
Nanming's increase in gold production is also in the interests of the Republic of China. Although the Republic of China has generally completed the primitive accumulation of capital, with the expansion of gross national product, the circulation will increase significantly, and the national treasury needs more gold. Silver reserves.
Based on his thirst for gold, Wan Lei agreed to build two hundred kilometers of double-track railway for Nanming and agreed to transfer four locomotives and fifty carriages. As for the transfer price, it was between the service department and Huayuan The company and the envoy were talking to each other, but Wan Lei gave a base price, which was 10,000 taels of gold.
Ten thousand taels of gold is used to buy a railway line, which is considered very cheap. You must know that the rails are made of fine steel, the locomotive is also made of fine steel, and the wheels on the carriage are also made of fine steel. In total, it consumes at least Five thousand tons of steel, plus various processing costs and transportation costs, in short, this is a costly transaction.
Although ten thousand taels was not much, the Nanming government couldn't afford it for a while. After more than ten days of bargaining, it finally decided on an installment payment plan. The Nanming government would pay one thousand taels of gold every month, divided into twelve installments. It will be paid off within the year, totaling 12,000 taels, and the extra 2,000 taels will be regarded as interest.
After negotiating the price issue, Qitai and others were still a little worried. After all, they had suffered hidden losses when running a steel plant a few years ago, so they were always worried that Wan Lei would set a trap for them, so they asked for payment for the rail train. At the same time, the Republic of China is also responsible for training relevant technical personnel, such as road construction engineers, drivers, maintenance workers, dispatchers, etc.
This time, Wan Lei did not want to play any tricks. Not only did he agree to be responsible for training technicians, but he also made it clear that the trains and rails were guaranteed for five years. If any failure occurred within five years, as long as it was not a man-made failure, it would be covered. If there was a major problem, it would be fine. Replace with new ones.
With the promise of warranty, Qi Tai was completely relieved. He knew that the Republic of China had always been a thief, but they still kept their promises. However, they still strictly implemented everything written in the contract. In the past few years, they had worked with Huahua This is proven by dealing with Yuan Company. Huayuan Company comes to Nanzhou regularly every year and never uses its influence to raise prices. In short, it is still trustworthy.
After discussing the train transfer, it was already the end of May. Since the ship to Nanzhou would not sail until mid-June, Qi Tai and others had to wait in the embassy area of Beiping City.
In fact, the embassy district was already full of people at this time. Many business travelers from overseas were waiting to attend the annual summer commodity expo to observe various new products on site so as to place orders with Huayuan Company. Nanming's This was the first time the mission had returned to the mainland in the past few years, and Wan Lei was also interested in keeping them here to observe. Maybe they would catch something and place a large order.
Originally, Wan Lei planned to transfer a set of mineral processing equipment to Nanming, which was specially used to screen gold mines. He even planned to export a few crushers to the other party so that they could increase gold mining. However, the other party was really poor. He couldn't afford it, so Wan Lei had no choice but to give up.
However, Qi Tai and others are notoriously ambitious. As soon as they were about to reach the railway, they hinted that they wanted a ship, but Wan Lei flatly refused because according to the law of the sea of the Republic of China, the Pacific Ocean belongs to the Republic of China. Regarding territorial waters, before Zhu Yunwen and others were exiled, they also signed a treaty stating that they would not go to sea.
On the first day of June, the Summer Commodity Expo opened as scheduled. Compared with previous years, this expo had fewer small commodity booths and more steel products such as steam engine heads, telegraph machines, bicycles, and even the newly developed hydraulic generator. Show up at the show.
Qi Tai and others looked at these sophisticated and advanced machines and wanted to buy them, but unfortunately their pockets were empty. In the end, they could only give up and felt even more angry: Even if they have been working hard for decades, they will still have to buy them in the future. It’s hard to believe that no one in Nanzhou created these things.
Wan Lei naturally understood the thoughts of Qi Tai and others. While watching the exhibition, he extended an olive branch, saying that he could accept Nan Ming's international students, and also allowed Nan Ming to set up an embassy area in Beiping to strengthen the relationship between the two sides. cultural exchanges.
As soon as he heard that he could send foreign students, Qi Tai's eyes quickly rolled a few times, and he immediately asked about the tuition fees. Wan Lei was honest and said that international students would be charged as much as the students of the Republic of China. Of course, the prerequisites were If you can pass the entrance exam, the educational resources of the Republic of China are scarce and cannot be wasted on waste.
After receiving Wan Lei's promise, Qi Tai hurriedly expressed his gratitude, but he was very happy in his heart: By agreeing to accept international students, isn't this to give Nanming a chance to rise again? The legendary President Wanda also made mistakes sometimes.
Qi Tai was secretly proud, but he didn't notice an unknown smile flashing across the corner of Wan Lei's mouth. In fact, Wan Lei agreed to accept foreign students not because he was raising tigers and causing trouble, but because he had other agendas, such as exporting high-end things like culture. , Qi Tai didn’t understand. The more overseas students they sent, the more these people’s thoughts tended to be inclined to the Republic of China. In the end, even if these people were not gravediggers of Nanming, they were also vanguards in restricting imperial power. In the end, Nanming It will also embark on the road of constitutionalism like the Republic of China, and the Nanming feudal group headed by Zhu Yunwen was finally forced to hand over power.
Once the conservative faction headed by Zhu Yunwen loses power, there will be no irreconcilable conflicts between Nanzhou and the Republic of China. As long as the politics are operated properly, peaceful unification will not be a problem. In short, if this game of chess is played well, the country will The Republic of China will be able to obtain the relatively well-developed Nanzhou without wasting a single soldier.
Of course, this game can only be played against Nanming, because Nanming and the Republic of China have the same ancestors and roots, and those countries in Nanyang that believe in Buddhism and Islam cannot use this trick. If they do, they must use force to conquer this country. trick.