As he was speaking, a young man in his twenties or thirties walked over. At this age, he would probably be a small clerk in later generations, but in the era of the Republic of China, after returning from studying abroad in his twenties and thirties, he could immediately rise to a high position.
, in the final analysis, there is still a lack of talents, and there are more opportunities.
Kuang Rongguang glanced at the young man, and then said with a smile: "You are Tang Shaoyi's son-in-law, Gu Weijun, the minister to the United States, right?"
When the young man heard his identity being called out, he was slightly startled: "Old sir, who are you and how do you know me?
"My name is Kuang Rongguang, and I think Tang Shaoyi is still a classmate."
When Gu Weijun heard this, he was also surprised. He had heard of Kuang Rongguang's name a long time ago. Tang Shaoyi had mentioned it many times, saying that Kuang Rongguang was an authority on mining among young children studying in the United States and a great talent.
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"Mr. Kuang, I have heard of your name a long time ago and have always wanted to visit you. But I don't know where your husband lives during this time, so I didn't come."
"I have been in Fengtian for the past two years, inspecting the geology of the three northeastern provinces, and then opened a college. As I get older, I have to cultivate some successor talents. The future belongs to you young people!" Kuang Rongguang said with a smile:
"At such a young age, he was able to become the minister to the United States, and he was able to represent the government at the Paris Peace Conference. He is a young and talented diplomat. My old classmate also has a keen eye for pearls!"
"Mr. Kuang is so complimentary. I heard you chatting and it seems that you have a very bad opinion of this peace conference. Do you have any suggestions?"
"It's not a wise idea." Xia Han said from the side: "I just think that the weak will eat the strong, and tigers and cattle and sheep will be able to reason. If you want to be reasonable, you must first become a tiger, otherwise you will only be slaughtered by others."
After Gu Weijun heard Xia Han's words, he was slightly stunned. What Xia Han said seemed to make sense, but as a diplomat, isn't his mission to fight for the interests of the country at the negotiating table? If there is no reason to argue, they still need diplomacy.
What are you doing!
However, although Gu Weijun is not old, he is still very well-educated. He did not continue to ask, but smiled and said: "Mr. Kuang, are you going to Europe now? I don't know if there is anything important?"
"I can't talk about anything important. I just went shopping to buy some things. Many factories have been built in the three northeastern provinces, and there is a lack of machinery and equipment everywhere. Just buy whatever you can."
"This is a good thing. When I was in the United States, what I envied most were those huge industrial zones. Their industrial production capacity was simply astonishing. China could not even compare to a fraction of that. It is really a pity."
Chen Qiming said with a smile: "When I studied abroad a few years ago, I also saw factories in Europe and the United States. It was indeed shocking. But I believe that one day China will also seize the crown of the world's factory. We have 40 million
Compatriots, there is no reason to be worse than the great powers!"
"Okay. I also hope to see that day."
We were all on the same boat. During the journey, we often got together to chat. As representatives of the Chinese government, Gu Weijun and others lived in the first class cabin, which was quite luxurious. The Fengjun delegation was all crowded in the third class cabin.
The conditions in all aspects are a bit shabby.
When Lu Zhengxiang and Gu Weijun were chatting, he said: "Young Master, what are you always talking to those bumpkins outside the customs? If you are energetic, let's discuss the negotiation strategy. How can we convince the great powers and let them
Agree to our request."
"Minister Lu is right." Shi Zhaoji also said contemptuously: "Although there are quite a few in their group, they are all very shabby from top to bottom. There is a dance on the ship, but they have never been to it. I don't know.
I doubt whether this group of people can afford a decent suit. They have gotten so mixed up, why should they go to the fancy world of Europe to embarrass themselves."
Gu Weijun frowned slightly, feeling a little displeased with Shi Zhaoji's judgment of people based on their appearance, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Kuang, they are much richer than us. People don't pursue these decent things. Good steel is used on the blade, no matter how good it is."
Just willing to waste it!”
When Lu Zhengxiang heard this, he became interested and asked with a smile: "Shaochuan, are they really rich?"
"Well, Minister Lu, although I didn't ask for specific figures, when I chatted with them, I revealed that they want to buy chemical plants, metallurgical plants, electronics plants, tractor production lines, power generation equipment, fertilizer plants, etc., all included.
Get up, we can’t get it without 20 to 30 million!”
As soon as he heard Gu Weijun's words, Lu Zhengxiang's eyes widened. Twenty to thirty million was not a small amount. It was almost equivalent to one-third of Beiyang's fiscal revenue. It was definitely an astronomical figure. I really didn't realize that this group of people actually
He is a complete rich man!
"Brother Shaochuan, didn't you say an extra ten thousand words? Where did they get so much money?" Shi Zhaoji asked in disbelief.
"I don't know either, but I know one thing. Feng Jun has lofty aspirations and is full of energy from top to bottom. Among the dozens of people, there are mechanical experts, chemists, agriculturists, physicists,
There are geologists, senior engineers, entrepreneurs, all kinds of talents, even if Prime Minister Duan organizes it, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to come up with such a luxurious lineup."
Now Lu Zhengxiang and Shi Zhaoji were completely speechless. This delegation is indeed not simple. It not only has strong financial resources, but also has many talents. This is what makes a bun full of meat but not wrinkles.
The passenger ship traveled across the ocean and finally arrived in France. Gu Weijun and the others went directly to Paris to attend the peace conference. Xia Han, Kuang Rongguang and others also had to disembark here. Although they were preparing to buy Germany at the bottom, they did not want to rush directly to Germany stupidly.
The situation must be clarified first.
Moreover, Xia Han and the others also received news that just after Germany's defeat, the French, whose vitality was severely damaged during the war, went crazy and rushed to Germany, dismantled a large number of industrial equipment, and then moved it back to France.
It was nominally used to offset Germany's war reparations.
However, after these machines were obtained in France, they could only be piled up like scrap metal. Although the French regarded them as junk, as long as they were obtained in the Far East, let alone China, even the Japanese would covet them. After all, Europe is still the most powerful country in this era.
Advanced industrialized countries have strong technological advantages, and even the United States has to step aside.
"Mr. Kuang, haste makes waste in everything. These machines are good, but they are not something we can buy with money. I suggest that we set off separately and take a look at France and Germany, which were devastated by the war, and find us.
For the most needed things, I am responsible for the steel and metallurgy industries, Brother Qiming is responsible for the chemical industry and electronics, and you are responsible for the mining and heavy machinery."
"Yes." Kuang Rongguang nodded in agreement: "When everyone acts separately, you must be careful and don't just focus on work. There is still a devil in Europe now. No one should get infected!"
What Kuang Rongguang is talking about is the Spanish Flu. Near the end of World War I, a flu broke out that swept the entire world. The number of people who died from the flu even exceeded that of World War I. Before the emergence of antibiotics, humans had no idea about influenza.
What's the best solution? If you get infected, you can only pray for God's blessing.
Zhang Tinglan's natural way was such a situation. Therefore, before Kuang Rongguang and others set off, he specifically asked about this matter and brought them a lot of medicine. Although Zhang Tinglan knew that sulfonamides and antibiotics could treat the Spanish flu, Fengtian did not have large-scale
The ability to produce antibiotics is no longer under consideration. As for sulfonamides, it is the task of this purchasing group. Zhang Tinglan has asked them to buy the patent of Bailang Duoxi.
Zhang Tinglan originally wanted to use sulfonamide to make more money. But Zhang Tinglan denied it again. At this time when the whole world is shocked, if the little Fengtian comes up with a special medicine, it will be pushed to the forefront. It will inevitably be affected by all aspects.
Don't think that the great powers are good things. They can join forces to put pressure on the Feng army, and do not even rule out the possibility of using force. After all, there are more than 100,000 Japanese troops in the Far East.
It is better not to do such a risky thing, but Zhang Tinglan is not ready to let go of the huge financial source of sulfa. He will first get the patent and then try to put it into the market. There is no need to worry about the market for this kind of antibacterial drugs.
Slow and steady flow is the best way to make money.
Without these two special medicines, Kuang Rongguang and the others were given the famous Isatis root. There was a master of traditional Chinese medicine in Zhang Tinglan’s family, and Zhou Xinyao also knew about influenza, so she specially used Isatis root as the main medicine, and mixed it with ten kinds of medicine.
Several medicinal materials were used to make a heat-clearing and detoxifying pill. After preliminary testing, it can effectively resist influenza.
Kuang Rongguang told everyone to take it regularly to enhance the body's resistance and never catch the flu. They assigned everything and set off separately. Sixty or seventy people were divided into about ten groups, each pursuing their own interests.
departure from the area.
Xia Han took some people and took a detour through France to the Ruhr area in Germany, which is the core of the German steel industry and the most developed area of heavy industry in Europe. The Ruhr area is close to Alsace and Lorraine. For these two
Province, France and Germany fought several wars. With the victory of World War I, these two provinces finally returned to the control of the French.
Xia Han and the others passed through the most prosperous areas in Europe along the way, but it was completely different from what they imagined. At this time, there were ruins and desolate scenes everywhere. War and influenza had severely damaged the vitality of Europe.
Already.
"Manager, have you noticed that we walked together and didn't see a few middle-aged men? There were either women or old people and children on the roadside. It's really weird!"
"What's so evil? They've all been beaten to death. I heard that millions of French people died, and a whole generation of young people were killed. What else can you see on the streets?"
Because a technician smiled and said to Xia Han: "Boss, these foreign girls are all very tall. Why do I feel like they are ogling us? Do they miss me?"
"Don't think about it in vain. The mission has been completed well. I will give you a holiday and let you relax. But the premise is that the business must be done well. Otherwise, I will strangle you to death without the Commander-in-Chief taking care of you."
"Boss, don't be angry. What we are saying is that we still have a wife and children at home, and I heard that these foreign girls are all frivolous. It's really boring!"
Along the way, they crossed the French-German border and entered Germany. What appeared before them was not desolation and depression, but terrible chaos. The new German government had just been established, and the entire society was in unprecedented chaos.
In the middle of the street, there were three religions and nine factions on the street, and various people were constantly coming and going. Everyone looked in a hurry, and their faces were covered with a dark cloud.
As I was walking on the street, suddenly a group of French soldiers walked over quickly from the side. These victors of the war seemed very arrogant. They ran rampant unscrupulously. A German woman was taking a child, and she was a little late to escape. Among them,
A French soldier pushed the child away suddenly, grabbed the woman, and laughed loudly. The other companions also showed proud smiles. Everyone knew what it meant.
The Germans on the side were all very angry, especially a retired soldier in his thirties with a mustache. He clenched his fists tightly and his eyes were on fire.
"Dear French soldiers, we are reporters from Japan. We would like to interview you warriors. Isn't it convenient?"
For the convenience of movement, Xia Han temporarily pretended to be a Japanese reporter. After he asked questions in half-baked French, the French soldiers were in a daze and couldn't help but let go of the woman. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for more novels.