Beiyang reactionaries

"Everyone did a lot of research on the last war, and it can be seen that the German army is very powerful. I think everyone knows this. But in the last war, Britain and France exhausted Germany. Even if it happens again The outcome of the war will be the same. With the strength of Britain and France, even if the situation is unfavorable, they can still use a large number of colonies to replenish their losses. Compared with Britain and France, Germany is inferior in this respect As long as the war is as protracted as the last war, Germany’s potential is not comparable to that of Britain and France. We are an Asian country. Even if we choose a partner, we should choose the winner. I don’t think Germany has the ability Victory over Britain and France. That's why I am opposed to an alliance with Germany. Even if it is cooperation, it should be Britain and France, not Germany."

Everyone speaks freely.

Because this is the highest-level meeting, and it is an internal meeting.

You Min's meaning is very simple.Even if there is a world war, China should choose a victor as an ally.In You Min's analysis, it is impossible for Germany to defeat Britain and France.Compared with Britain and France, Germany's disadvantages are too obvious.

If it is normal, China will of course choose a country with no conflict of interest.At present, Germany and China have the least conflict of interest, while Britain and France have disputes with China in the Far East.But what we have to face now is a world war, and the choice at this time is different from usual.To choose the winner, only in this way in the distribution of benefits after the war, can you participate in the division of benefits as the winner.

"I have the same concern."

Jiang Hongyu also spoke.

Dao: "Britain and France have accumulated for a hundred years and maintained the world order for many years. They are very powerful. Even if the two countries have been compromising to avoid war. But the strength of the two countries is stronger than that of Germany, including politics, economy, and military. On the one hand. Even if the German economy is improving and the German military is developing greatly, it is impossible to surpass the two countries with a large number of colonies, Britain and France, in terms of overall strength. As long as the war falls into a stalemate, the background of Britain and France is far deeper than that of Germany .”

"but……"

Jiang Hongyu paused, and said: "I still support forming an ally with Germany. Let's start with the relationship between our two countries. Our two countries currently have a lot of economic and military cooperation. Economically, Germany is China's largest China’s trading country. The trade between my country and Germany accounts for more than 30% of my country’s imports and exports. Moreover, my country’s current industrial development still needs the support of German machinery and equipment and German technology. There are more military cooperation, so I don’t need to say more. If This time, the talks between us and Germany are not going well, although it will not affect the cooperation in the short term, but it will definitely affect the cooperation between our two countries in the long run. This is not good for our country."

"Moreover, everyone is worried that once our country forms an ally with Germany, it will inevitably confront Britain and France. But I think we can completely avoid this. We and Germany only signed an alliance against the Soviet Union, not Britain and France. .At this stage, Germany will not sign the alliance against Britain and France."

"Premier Jiang's words are too simple."

You Min shook his head.

Dao: "Germany invited us to sign such a contract. Of course, it was aimed at the Soviet Union. Even Germany did not dare to directly target the Soviet Union. It turned a corner and said that it would target the Comintern. In fact, the actual situation is very simple. Germany is fighting the same war as the previous war. Looking for allies, looking for military allies. If we sign this contract, he will slowly change, and finally follow the model of the Allies in the last war."

Several people expressed their opinions.

Liang Huankui did not express his opinion, because all his energy was devoted to industrial construction.Moreover, Liang Huankui is the oldest, 67 years old this year, and lacks energy.Therefore, he will not interfere with issues that he should not care about, things that should not interfere with him.So he just quietly listened to everyone's opinions.

Duan Xun also listened to everyone's opinions.

Because in history, Hitler never looked for China.Although there has been a lot of trade between China and Germany in history, the National Government is still building German mechanic.But everyone was just taking what they needed.Hitler needed resources from China, and China needed support from Germany.However, when Hitler was looking for military allies, he would not consider China at all, and China was not on Hitler's cooperation list at all.Because it is looking for allies in the Far East, Germany will only consider Japan, a powerful country in the Far East.

But things are different now.

China has risen strongly in the Far East, and China and Japan have united against Britain, France and the United States in the Far East.So Hitler set his sights on China.

"Prime Minister Dai, you also say a few words."

"One thing cannot be all beneficial, or all have disadvantages. There must be advantages and disadvantages. What we have to choose is whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, or whether the disadvantages outweigh the advantages."

Liang Huankui did not express his opinion. Judging from the current situation, both Wang Yongjiang and You Min are against the alliance with Germany.In particular, the current ruler in Germany is a madman like Hitler, and a nationalist or even racist party like the Nazis.Working with them, you cannot grasp their future actions.They may even be dragged into the water by them and fall into a situation beyond redemption.

However, Yan Huiqing and Jiang Hongyu supported the alliance with Germany.

Only Duan Xun and Dai Kan remained silent.Dai Kan's stance suddenly became important.

"With the alliance with Germany, everyone is worried about the future. But I think at this stage, the advantages of the alliance with Germany outweigh the disadvantages. We can get more loans from Germany and import more technology from Germany. As for the future ?As long as China can develop according to its own steps, when the third five-year plan ends, our industrial output will exceed the sum of Britain and France. At that time, it is not that we are worried about confronting Britain and France, but that Britain and France should be worried about China's choice. Therefore, I think we should form an alliance with Germany to reassure Germany. Let the two countries cooperate more closely in the next few years, get more technical support from Germany, and improve our country's industrial strength. Moreover, Germany can contain the Soviet Union in Europe. It can greatly reduce the pressure on the north of our country.”

"Ah."

The situation is more obvious.

Still more supportive of alliances.After listening to everyone's opinions, Duan Xun began to conclude: "Everyone understands what Germany means. What Premier You said is right. Germany is not looking for an ally, a military ally, to fight against the current Soviet Union. The enemy. This includes Britain, France, the Soviet Union and a large number of countries in Europe. It’s just that Germany doesn’t want to be too direct, so it cooperates with us in the name of “Anti-Comintern”. We understand what Germany means, but it doesn’t mean we want to Follow in the footsteps of Germany. I think the name of Germany's "anti-communist international" is very good this time. We signed this contract, which just happens to enhance our relationship with Germany without getting into too deep a relationship. Once Germany wants to upgrade in the future The cooperation model is to form a military alliance like the Allies in the past, and we can choose according to the situation at that time. Signing a treaty at this stage will have more advantages than disadvantages."

"But this kind of covenant is just a small way. Premier Dai said well that we are really strong only when we are strong. When our industrial strength is further improved, and we have tens of thousands of planes and tens of thousands of tanks, then Germany, Britain and France will win us over. At that time, we can choose our own partners. Besides, as long as we are strong, what if we form an alliance with Germany? Germany lost in Europe, and Britain and France dare to come to Asia to seek our misfortune No? At this stage, our biggest task is to continue to develop our industry and develop our country's comprehensive strength. To do this, it is necessary to continue to deepen cooperation with Germany."

"Let Ambassador Shi Zhaoji go to Germany to talk in person. After the completion, return to China as planned."

"Yes."

Shi Zhaoji has been in Europe for more than ten years.As the ambassador to the UK, he is in charge of the diplomatic affairs of the whole of Europe. He has been ordered to return to China and will soon take over the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs.Now that this kind of thing is happening, it is the best way to let him deal with it before returning to China.

"Next, let's talk about the matter of the Selvesky Aircraft Company that I said before the meeting."

"Now let's talk about the Selvesky Aircraft Company. Although the Selvesky Aircraft Company has some shares from the local government, it is still a foreign-controlled company as a whole. Now the aircraft produced by this company are used by the Air Force and Navy. I like it, they all want to order large quantities of this company's aircraft. So the military equipment department is ready to cooperate with them, but they have great concerns. They are worried that we will annex their company, and they are also worried that once the situation changes, The safety of their property. Now let’s talk about how we can reassure them.”

"That's really a problem."

Liang Huankui, who had been silent since the beginning of the meeting, was the first to speak.Because this issue is directly related to China's industrial issues.At present, China has a large number of foreign-invested factories.

There are well-known foreign-funded factories alone, such as the steel factory invested by the U.S. Steel Corporation, the Asian automobile factory opened by Ford in China, and the Selvesky Aircraft Company that Duan Xun is currently talking about.Besides them, there are thousands of foreign-invested companies in China.Including companies invested by Chinese businessmen, there are tens of thousands of factories of this type in China.

"Since our country has vigorously introduced foreign capital, including Chinese businessmen who have invested heavily in our country, everyone is more worried about property safety. The concerns of Selvesky Aircraft Company are the common concerns of most Chinese businessmen and foreign businessmen. Although we have been in Some laws to establish property rights and laws to protect private property have been introduced, but everyone's worries have not disappeared because of the birth of these laws. Because these laws introduced by our country are mainly to clarify the relationship between property rights and protect the rights and interests of domestic businessmen Mainly, there is no direct protection law for Chinese and foreign businessmen. So many foreign businessmen, including our Chinese businessmen, also have this concern. I think we need to give them a promise to let them dispel these concerns.”

"promise?"

Duan Xun shook his head.

Dao: "A promise is not enough. A promise is the most useless thing, and businessmen will never believe the so-called promise. We must find a way to solve this problem from the root, so that Chinese and foreign businessmen can safely and boldly invest in our country , put your money in our country with confidence and boldness.”

"Yes, it should be. I agree with the Prime Minister."

Dai Kan immediately answered, and said directly: "The current world situation is turbulent. Although there has not been a war in Europe, with the rise of Germany, the situation will inevitably be tense. Capital is all about profit, and they will inevitably choose a safe country. As long as there is chaos in Europe, a lot of funds in Europe will inevitably flee from Europe and find a new foothold. At present, the best place for them is the United States. The United States is far away from Europe in the whirlpool. Developed, with a solid economic foundation, it is the favorite place for capital. This makes the United States cheaper. So much money flowing into the United States will greatly alleviate the economic crisis in the United States and will quickly stimulate the development of the American economy. In fact, China’s location is also very good, and the market It is also sufficient and should absorb these capitals."

"There are also Chinese businessmen. In recent years, the economic strength of Nanyang Chinese businessmen has become more and more profound, and their capital accumulation is very strong. Now that the Nanyang turmoil is just around the corner, we should let them feel at ease and boldly invest in the country, and safely and boldly store their funds. Our country uses this to avoid the instability of the situation in Nanyang. If we can absorb European capital and the capital of Chinese businessmen in Nanyang, then we can quickly make up for the shortage of domestic capital. It can also greatly alleviate the problems left by our country's economic stimulus in recent years. sequelae."

"Correct."

Duan Xun nodded repeatedly.

What Dai Kan said satisfies Duan Xun so much, it coincides with Duan Xun completely.The flow of global capital is inevitable.During the First World War, in order to fight against Britain and France, the European powers drew capital from all over the world in order to maintain war capital.

Who is the most proud of?

It is America.

As early as the 90s of the last century, the United States was already the world's largest GDP, and its industrial scale was already the world's most powerful.However, many important industries in the United States are controlled by British and French capital.In particular, a large amount of British capital controls the main economic lifeline of the United States, and many important factories are controlled by the British.But in the First World War, Britain drew a large amount of capital from the United States for the war.Many important factories can only be sold to American capital.As a result, American capital quickly regained lost ground in the United States, and a large number of important factories returned to American hands.

This is not over yet.

The United States gave loans to European countries in World War I, and then used these loans to seize a lot of benefits after World War I.Including forcing the UK to pay back the money, but the UK has no money.Therefore, the United Kingdom can only repay the loan by disposing of the remaining good assets, especially some important American assets, to the United States at low prices.

Now it's the same again.

The rise of Hitler's Germany once again destabilized Europe and made the situation in Europe tense.In particular, Hitler's Nazi party rejected the Jews, and the attack on the Jews became more and more severe.This has made European capital feel uneasy.During the First World War, how many European capitals suffered heavy losses due to the war, and how many European business families went bankrupt.Therefore, for many European business families, the First World War is unforgettable.

So now they will tremble with fear at the slightest disturbance.

As long as the tension in Europe continues, these capitals will definitely flee Europe in large numbers.What Dai Kan said made Duan Xun very satisfied, because Duan Xun also took a fancy to this sum of money.Historically, all these funds have flowed into the United States, which has allowed the US economy to develop tremendously.In the past few years, China's economic stimulus has relied on a large increase in the base currency, which has caused the government's debt to increase rapidly, leaving many sequelae.It is still relying on one breath to develop the economy, but this stimulus is limited.If a large amount of funds can be obtained at this time, it will have many benefits for alleviating the sequelae.Even if a large amount of funds can be obtained, many problems in China's current economy can be easily solved.

The European side is full of old imperialism, with an astonishing capital stock and plenty of money in their hands.Just look at Germany.Three years have not passed since Hitler took office.However, in 1935, Germany's military expenditure had exceeded 50 billion U.S. dollars, becoming the country with the highest military expenditure in the world, and its military expenditure continued to grow, with an alarming growth momentum.The military expenditure is 50 billion US dollars, what is the scale.

In fact, Germany has just recovered its economy, and it has not been long since it emerged from the economic crisis.But it already has the ability to invest so much money in the army.One can imagine the economic strength of such an old imperialism as Germany.The wealth hoarded by these old imperialists within a hundred years is astonishing.

As long as 10% of the capital fleeing from Europe flows into China, it will be very beneficial to China.