Beiyang reactionaries

Because Germany itself also produces bristles, and it is the country that produces more bristles in the world except China.Because Germany raises a lot of pigs in European countries, so it has a lot of bristles compared to other powers.But now that Germany wants to import so much bristle, it is obviously to hoard bristles.

War, the first thing Wei Chen's group thought of was war.

This is Germany hoarding war supplies.That's why the amount required is so large, and the time is so tight.But although it was very shocking at first, Wei Chen's group quickly returned to normal.The fact that Germany is at war has long been judged in the country. The Wei Chen group has been in Germany for many years and knows that Germany is currently expanding.Moreover, Germany imports so many materials for the war, and it can only be good for China.It will greatly promote the development of these industries in China.

Although Germany wanted a lot, Wei Chen knew that as long as China worked hard, it would not be a problem to provide these materials.Moreover, Germany needs so many materials, and China also needs a lot of materials, so everyone can barter.

Therefore, Wei Chen team put this list into his briefcase, and then said: "Mr. Minister, your country needs too much urgently, and it may not be so easy to raise money."

"Ambassador Wei, your country is a big country and the largest provider of supplies in the world. We believe that your country will find a solution."

"We will try our best, and we will definitely give priority to supplying to your country."

"This is a letter of thanks personally written by the head of state to Premier Duan of your country. I hope it can be handed over to Premier Duan of your country to express our country's gratitude."

"it is good."

Regardless of what Hitler thought, he gave China enough respect.Of course, this is something brought about by strength.Although Germany now has Italy as an ally in Europe, there are too many enemies around it.To fulfill her ambitions, she still needs the two Asian countries of China and Japan.

China's supplies are needed, and China is needed to involve the Soviet Union in the Far East.

"Mr. Minister, this is the model and quantity of machine tools that our country wants to introduce this year."

Both are big shots.

One is the Chinese Ambassador Plenipotentiary in charge of European diplomacy, and the other is the German Foreign Minister whom Hitler valued most.Both of them have a lot to do at the moment.What Wei Chen's group needs to do is to continue to introduce funds, talents, and technologies from European countries, and contact European financial institutions to obtain their loans.And it has to deal with the major European powers.

Although China and Germany are currently allies, they have not evolved to the point of military allies.Therefore, the Wei Chen group still has to maintain the relationship between China, Britain and France, and even negotiate with the Soviet Union.

The current relationship between China and the Soviet Union is very delicate.

The two sides have hoarded heavy troops in the border area, and the relationship has plummeted, but they are unwilling to fight now.The Soviet Union did not want to fight on two fronts, especially under the current aggressive German situation.And the Soviet Union was not fully prepared for war.

So the relationship between the two countries is tense, but it has not completely broken off the relationship.China currently sells a large amount of materials to Europe, and the Siberian Railway in the Soviet Union is still one of the important channels.Even though the trade between China and the Soviet Union has been affected to some extent, the trade has not been interrupted.Therefore, Wei Chen's team has a lot to do.

Ribbentrop is even more so.

At present, Germany is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is the busiest time for him, the foreign minister, to successfully swallow the Sudetenland region.Ribbentrop's advice to Hitler was to hold on to France and not Britain.What Ribbentrop meant was that if a conflict really broke out, France would really dare to do it.In comparison, the British have more mouthpieces, and there is no such strength as France in continental Europe.Therefore, no matter how fiercely the British yell, they don't have to pay attention to them.

So during this period of time, Bentrop frequently went to France to stabilize France.

Both of them are busy people, how could they make an appointment to meet each other for no reason.It's all because there is something that needs each other, so we meet.Ribbentrop took the list handed over by Wei Chen's group.

It's all about machine tools.

The things that China will introduce this time are all machine tools.There are various types of machine tools, and the number is amazing.China will import 5 machine tools this time, including all types of machine tools such as metal cutting machine tools, forging machine tools and woodworking machine tools.

Just as Wei Chen's team was shocked when they saw the imported materials from Germany, Ribbentrop was also very surprised.

It is not uncommon for China to import German machine tools.Since the end of World War I, China has imported a large number of machine tools from Germany in the past 20 years.There are [-] to [-] machine tools in total.

Thousands of machine tools are imported every year.

But it is the first time to import so many machine tools at one time. 5 machine tools are nothing to Germany.Because the current number of machine tools in Germany exceeds 100 million, it is the country with the largest number of machine tools in the world.Moreover, the number of machine tools produced in Germany easily exceeds [-] units a year, which is also the largest in the world.

What really surprised Ribbentrop was that China imported so many machine tools at one time.

What does China want to do?

Ribbentrop quickly thought of the information in the hands of Germany.China is also vigorously developing its military industry and producing more and more weapons.Including aircraft, tanks, artillery, and various types of warships.It also mass-produces various models of automobiles and motorcycles.

To develop these industries, it is necessary to produce a large number of spare parts.To produce a large number of spare parts, all types of machine tools are needed. 5 machine tools, this is not a small number.

Should cooperate with China.

Ribbentrop thought of this for a moment.Germany has two allies in the Far East, one is China and the other is Japan.Originally, in Hitler's eyes, Japan was a military ally, and China was an economic ally, mainly to provide Germany with sufficient raw materials and to purchase a large amount of industrial products from Germany.

But Ribbentrop doesn't think so now.

Although Japan is also one of the old powers, their industrial output is limited, and the total number of machine tools in the country is less than 20.Compared with when China announced its second five-year plan four years ago, it had already stated that the number of machine tools in China was more than 17.And it was announced that China's annual machine tool production at that time was 2.7 units.

Not to mention anything else, even if China does not have imported machine tools, the number of machine tools produced by itself will reach 30.But Ribbentrop knew that China has been importing machine tools from Germany in recent years.In the past four years alone, China has imported about 2 machine tools from Germany.Moreover, China has borrowed a lot from European and American countries in recent years, and among the imported things, machine tools account for a large share.

Ribbentrop is almost certain that China currently has more than 35 machine tools.In fact, Ribbentrop's estimate is not much wrong, but the estimate is less.The current number of machine tools in China has reached 40, and the annual production of machine tools is about 5.The goal of the cabinet is that by the end of 1939, the number of machine tools in China will exceed 60.

That's why China asked Germany to import 5 machine tools.

Because Duan Xun knew that Germany would soon go to war, it would be difficult to import machine tools from Germany.Therefore, before the war, a batch of machinery and equipment was imported from Germany on a large scale.Machine tools are just the beginning.

The activity in Ribbentrop's mind was only for a moment.

China and Germany have cooperated for many years, and Ribbentrop immediately said: "I don't think the problem will be too big. Although our country needs a lot of machine tools, your country is our best friend. We will definitely give you as much as possible. The country gives priority to providing."

"Thank you Mr. Minister."

"Should be."

The Wei Chen team and Ribbentrop were discussing whether to cooperate, and the specific cooperation was discussed by the negotiation team below.After all, with so many materials, it is necessary to discuss the price, how to transport them, time issues and so on.

Of course, there will basically be no problems with the things that the Wei Chen group and Ribbentrop have discussed.Especially now that China and Germany are strengthening cooperation, such cooperation is not a big problem.

"Minister Hirota, your country always does its own thing, which makes our country really difficult. Our diplomacy is too passive. I don't think there should be such a lack of trust between our two countries."

Cooperation between China, Germany and Japan.

Overall, China's demand is the least.Because China is a big country, first of all, it has a large enough area.China is currently the second largest country in the world after the Soviet Union, with an area of ​​more than 1100 million square kilometers.

The population is also large.

According to the just-concluded second census, China has a large population outflow, especially the largest population going to Nanyang.In the past ten years, the population of China flowing into Southeast Asia has reached nearly 2000 million.

Especially after China took control of Sumatra Island, more than 300 million people flowed into Sumatra Island in just over two years.There are also Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and the British-controlled Kalimantan Island, all of which have poured in a large number of Chinese.There are already a large number of Chinese and overseas Chinese in the Nanyang region, and the current proportion of the population is even higher.At present, the number of Chinese and overseas Chinese in Nanyang is about 3000 million, which is already a very high proportion of ethnic groups in Nanyang.

Especially after the Sino-Japanese joint fleet encircled and wiped out the Dutch Far East Fleet, the status of Chinese and overseas Chinese in the Nanyang region rose sharply.This also laid the foundation for a large number of people to flow into Nanyang.

But even if these people are lost, it will not affect the rapid growth of China's population. According to the second census conducted in 1937, the current population of China is 8 million.Compared with the first census, that is, in 3000, the population has increased by 1927 million.

Of course, there are many problems with a large population.

The per capita rate cannot increase, and the food pressure is still very high.But again, the effect of population growth is the expansion of the market.Although the Chinese are relatively poor at present, because of the large population, the general daily necessities market is not small.In particular, China's urban population has exceeded 3 million, which is larger than the population of most countries.The urban population is the largest consumer market.

Therefore, what China needs to do now is how to make Chinese people rich, how to solve the gap between rich and poor in China, and how to expand the Chinese market.For China, there is no need to expand to find new markets.As long as China can develop its domestic market well, it will be a unified market, which is far better than the market of Britain and its colonies.

In addition, China is considered a country with a vast land and abundant resources.

Resources are sufficient.

That is to say, China is completely able to develop its own industry at present.China itself basically has no shortage of raw materials needed for industrial development.Moreover, after developing its own industry, it can also recycle itself in the country.If there were no historical issues to be resolved, China could have been an arms dealer during World War II and not get involved in the war itself.