the world is at stake

Even the Los Angeles and California governments are delighted to find that Chinese purchases and acquisitions have brought a lot of employment and tax revenue. Although more than half of the new factories are Chinese, it seems less annoying at last.

By the end of May, even the White House could not ignore the huge orders that China placed with major consortiums across the United States—for example, the DuPont consortium will provide China with the latest explosives and fertilizer production lines, with a total price of more than 2000 million US dollars.

The Mellon consortium provided a trust loan of US$500 million to allow its Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company to export large steel rolling equipment and heavy machinery to China.

The Morgan consortium publicly expressed its willingness to help the Chinese government provide treasury bond sales services on Wall Street. It is estimated that the first batch of treasury bonds will be [-] million U.S. dollars with moderate interest.

As for the Rockefeller consortium, Washington has already sensed that something is wrong-the Chinese seem to have acquired a large petrochemical mining and smelting enterprise.

The "Wall Street Journal" described the broad prospects of the Chinese market in an astonishing tone, and the strong purchasing power of its government to bring profits and prosperity to American companies, and expressed the need to re-examine the eastern power.

"This is betrayal, blatant betrayal!" Marco Shi was half-dead in anger after hearing the news from the White House, and angrily accused the consortium of betraying the country.Members of the 'fraternity' who would serve as attorney general say there is nothing they can do about it.

China and the United States currently have a good relationship on the surface, with frequent diplomatic communications and active economic and trade exchanges.The U.S. government cannot prevent the entry of Chinese goods, let alone allow various consortiums to make money from the Chinese.

Even Kissinger, the "brain-tank national teacher", didn't have any good ideas this time. He was also faintly aware of the rejection of the "Brotherhood" forces by the old American consortia, and this was completely asked for by the "Brotherhood".

If the White House intervenes to restrict Sino-US trade, not to mention the British and the Germans will die of laughter, the next time it will be bombed will not be the pharmaceutical factory of "Brother Medicine" in New York, and the psychotic gunman will really come.

"The situation is really bad, the Chinese are tearing down our railroad tracks."

White House Chief of Staff Thomas shook his head explaining a report in his hand, which is about a number of bankrupt or near-bankrupt domestic companies being acquired by the Chinese government.

"In April alone, 150 locomotives and [-] train carriages were shipped to China by sea, and the price of sea freight has risen because of this. A large number of bankrupt railway companies had to sell their assets at half or even [-]% off.

In order to recover loans and reduce losses, banks will even force bankrupt companies to accept China's acquisition conditions.It is expected that China's railway mileage will increase by [-] kilometers this year, and this number will increase even more in the next year or two. "

The first railway in the United States was built in Baltimore in 1830, and by 1910 there were nearly 40 kilometers of railways.The laying of railways before World War II was very simple, and the construction speed of the plains was very fast.

America's rail mileage peaked in 1916.

However, due to fierce competition and poor management, its railway companies are going bankrupt in large numbers.Once it goes bankrupt, the laid rails will have to be dug up and sold at a low price to recover the funds.

Capitalism often burns money to rob the market.Once it fails, its cheap sale price can be discounted by [-]%.But currently in the world, only the Chinese government is willing to purchase with cash in hand.

After reading the report submitted by Thomas, Marco imagined in his mind that the railroad ties laid on the North American plains were being transported away one by one.

American companies can only clean up the chicken feathers sadly, and they have to thank the Chinese for their willingness to spend money to clean up the mess.

This is too absurd - the United States is actually working hard to build China.

Chapter 73 Rich people get richer

In early June 1911, after a long sea journey, the Japanese Army delegation arrived in Detroit in the northern part of the United States by boat.Leading the team was Lieutenant General Mitsuomi Kamio, head of the Ninth Division.

When the Japanese military personnel disembarked from the passenger terminal, what they saw was a modern city.

The wide and tidy avenue extends far away, and rows of black cars enter and exit the square.

Men in suits, top hats and dark handbags hurried onto the tram.Fashionably dressed women leave the mall with their children, shopping for sweets and food.

This is like a country that has never had disease and famine, it is too rich.For the Japanese, who eat rice balls as a feast, they can feel the power of the United States every moment.

For the billion-dollar loan promised by President Marcos, Kamio came to inspect the American manufacturing industry on behalf of the Army.

The newly opened 'Chevrolet' company has built a new factory in Detroit and is the designated purchaser of the 'Brotherhood'.President Durant came to greet him in person, and led the Japanese to visit the factory the next day.

Every visitor will be shocked by the large factory of 'Chevrolet'.It is backed by Lake Erie, covering an area of ​​more than 5000 acres, with more than 200 kilometers of internal railways, and more than [-] kilometers of conveyors on the production line.

Lumber from Michigan, iron ore from Minnesota, limestone from Wisconsin, coal from West Virginia, and rubber from Brazil will converge here.

The 'Chevrolet' factory will swallow raw materials from railways and ports, process them in internal steel plants and forging plants, and turn them into car parts.

It has its own water plant and power plant, more than 5 workers, complete dormitories and a stadium.Among them, there are more than [-] cleaners.It was a motor city, the largest factory of its kind in the world.

But Kamio was taken by Durant to a piece of wasteland in the suburbs of Detroit. What he saw was unfinished land and a large group of workers working to build factories.

"Where's your factory?"

"Don't worry, the first phase of construction will be completed in two years' time."

Nani?Built in two years?That is to say, there is nothing now?

If it wasn't for his self-restraint, Kamio really wanted to pull out his saber and split the nonsense guy in front of him in half.

"The Japanese government placed an order for [-] trucks from the 'Chevrolet' company. You tell me now that the factory will be built in two years?"

The entire Japanese inspection team seemed to be an angry man standing in the bitter cold wind, both painful and mad.I agreed to give aid, but I only saw the picture cake.

The founder of 'Chevrolet' was also helpless, shrugging his shoulders and said: "Gentlemen, I didn't intend to deceive. In fact, I am also very baffled. Someone insisted on paying for my shares to open a factory for me, and then forced your order to me. .

I'm already rushing to catch up with the progress of the factory building, but everything has to be done according to the rules.Completing the first phase of construction within two years is already fast. "

within two years?

Do you know what the hell the situation in North Korea will look like in two years?Our Empire of Japan needs these trucks to form a motorized army for emergency!

A vote of Japanese red deer was so angry that their brains were boiling—the moment Marco announced the aid, the whole of Japan was ecstatic.It's too early to be happy now.

"Wait... what's that?"

Kamio saw an open space near the construction site, and several good-looking trucks were running on a washboard road.There are also several huge tractors with chimneys parked next to the clearing, which seem to be powered by steam.

Durant sighed: "It's a new [-]-ton light-duty truck that General Motors cooperated with China. Trial production was completed last month. China provides technology patents but only wants [-]% of the profits. The performance is very good.

The current market expectations for this car are very good, and it is said that there are already more than [-] reservations. 'GM' will formally produce it in the second half of the year, and the stock market cheers.

Folks, don't worry.When the factory is completed, 'Chevrolet' will also use similar technology to produce better models with better chassis and stronger engines. "

Speaking of patents, Durant also sighed.He is not only the founder of 'Chevrolet', but also the founder of 'General Motors'.But competition from 'Ford Motor' caused 'General Motors' trouble, and the board pushed him out.

During the downturn of his career, the 'fraternity' gave money and technology, allowing Durant to start 'Chevrolet'.But the 'fraternity' holds a high percentage of shares and takes most of the profits.

In contrast, the troubled 'General Motors' helped the Chinese to apply for many similar patents, and obtained patent authorization at a relatively low cost.

The two companies are currently in a lawsuit, and 'General Motors' is the first to use the patent on its own new car to prove that the patent of the 'Brotherhood' is not exclusive.

Kamio and the others stood by the test field and watched in a daze, and they also got worse news from Durant - "General Motors" has decided to build a joint venture factory in China.

The Chinese government will take more than 50.00% of the proceeds by investing in land and technology.And all raw materials and spare parts are purchased in China as much as possible to develop a whole automobile industry chain.

In order to allow the cooperation between the two parties to operate efficiently, 'General Motors' has recruited [-] Chinese workers to the production line for training.After two years, these experienced Chinese workers will return to China to start the new factory quickly.

These news made Kamio and others very worried. The only thing they could do was to continue their investigation journey and visit several other American companies.

Some factories were state owned by the United States or directly purchased by the 'fraternity', such as Springfield Armory and Colt Corporation, which produced firearms.They can immediately provide Japan with much-needed heavy machine guns and ammunition.

The 'Browning' 918 light machine gun and 917 water-cooled heavy machine gun were designed in advance, and Japan will obtain [-] and [-] respectively within two years.

In addition, military experts from the Brotherhood recommended light mortars and recoilless guns to Kamio.These "heavy firepower" with only a few tens of kilograms or even a dozen kilograms made the Japanese military officers very excited and strongly demanded a large amount of equipment.

The current aircraft manufacturing is simpler than automobiles. President Marco's 'billion dollars' aided Japan with an aircraft manufacturing plant.

In short, in order to enable Japan to be able to fight against China, the United States still paid for it. It can only be an accident that the 'Chevrolet' factory is lagging behind.

But when they were about to leave after spending half a month in the United States, the Japanese such as Kamio got something unpleasant—China also made large purchases in the United States.

The reporter of "New York Times" keenly noticed the signs of some kind of industrial and war readiness competition between China and Japan, and both of them are using American capital to buy American products.

The reporter investigated this and listed the procurement items and categories currently confirmed by China and Japan in the newspaper.Kamio took this report as a treasure and ordered someone to translate it into Japanese and read it in detail.

"The Japanese purchases are mostly finished products and consumer goods, while the Chinese are more interested in obtaining production lines and raw materials." When Kamio read this sentence, his spine felt cold.

"The same is the use of US funds, but the Chinese side's specific medicines have made high profits in the US, and their debt repayment ability far exceeds that of the Japanese side.

Judging from the recent sales of Chinese government bonds by the Morgan consortium and the interest on Chinese government bonds sold in Europe, the market is obviously more friendly to China. "

Ah... When it comes to national debt interest, it is simply a thorn in Japan's heart.

During the Russo-Japanese War, Britain only lent 500 million pounds to Japan, and would never lend it again.Jacob Schiff, the Jewish leader of the United States, generously borrowed more than 2200 million pounds in order to teach the Russians a lesson.

This money solved Japan’s urgent needs, but the interest was so high that the Japanese government took more than 80 years to pay it back—the Meiji was replaced by the Taisho, and the Taisho was repaid by the Showa, from the grandfather to the grandson until 1986.

Money is money, life is connected... Kamio read the report in the "New York Times" and broke out in a cold sweat.In terms of financing ability, China, which has self-hematopoietic ability, is much stronger than Japan.

The reporter also compared the purchase details of China and Japan, and found that the purchase price in Japan was significantly higher than the market price, and it was suspected of being slaughtered as a fat sheep.

The Chinese purchase is more free and unrestricted.Its procurement personnel have a good technical background, and they do not pursue the performance of a certain piece of equipment, but instead seek industrial support.Even second-hand equipment will do.

The reporter listed some Chinese and Japanese procurement data in the newspapers and magazines, and came to the conclusion that the efficiency of the Chinese side is at least three times that of the Japanese for spending 100 million U.S. dollars.

An example is given in the data.

Also purchasing building materials and equipment, Japan purchased [-] brick-making machines from a machinery factory in New York.

The Chinese side went to ask for the purchase of the machinery factory, but after being rejected, they placed an order for [-] brick-making machines and bought the factory's competitor.

The reporter interviewed and asked that there would not be too many opportunities for making bricks with [-] sets.Does China have this demand?

The Chinese representative said that China has a land area larger than that of the United States, with a population of [-] million, and its citizens urgently need to improve their living conditions.Domestic machinery factories are also desperately manufacturing building materials and equipment, but they come to the United States to purchase because of insufficient production capacity.

Is two thousand brick machines a lot?It is not enough for China at all, it can only slightly relieve domestic demand.

At the end of the interview, there is a sentence that because the Chinese side has a large order volume, it is convenient for manufacturers to purchase materials in a centralized manner, and the unit price of the finished product is only half that of the Japanese side.Moreover, the manufacturer promised to produce in advance and deliver goods in advance, and was also willing to train two hundred Chinese maintenance workers for free.

Such situations are very common in Chinese procurement.

When Kamio saw this interview, he was about to spit out a mouthful of old blood.Japan also needs people's livelihood machinery, but it is impossible to compare the order size with China due to size and capital constraints.

The New York Times report is well-founded and convincing to readers.Many Americans know that there is such a huge country on the earth, and there is a strong market demand.

For the current United States, the 'open door' is its foreign policy, which cannot be changed with the coming of the 'Brotherhood'.

However, after the Russo-Japanese War, both Japan and North Korea pursued a "closed door" policy and did not allow American goods to enter.If it weren't for Marcos wielding a huge amount of billions of dollars this time, Japan would not come to buy American goods in large quantities.

The opening of China's market has greatly excited the American business community, and the report of the "New York Times" has added fuel to the flames.In the Wall Street bond market, the US$[-] million Chinese treasury bonds underwritten by the Morgan consortium were snapped up in an instant.

So China has more money to spend.Tang Zhaoyi, the ambassador to the United States, has stated many times at diplomatic dinners that all the funds China receives in the United States will be spent in the United States-to achieve a win-win situation for both parties.

President Marco Shi said "with a smile on his face and an MMP in his heart" - don't think I don't understand, the so-called "win-win" means that China wins twice.

However, the heat in the bond market remains undiminished, and investors continue to ask the Morgan consortium to continue to contact the Chinese side and issue another [-] million US dollars of bonds, and the low interest rate is also acceptable.

There are even rumors in Europe that after the Belgian consortium provided China with a loan of 5000 million pounds and helped China sell [-] million pounds of national debt, the old usury country also expressed its willingness to raise development funds for China.

This is the case in the financial industry, always dislike the poor and love the rich, always pursue profits, always like to lend money to the rich, and never care about the life or death of the poor.

When Kamio heard the news, the excitement of receiving a billion-dollar loan from the United States completely disappeared, and he became deeply disturbed—how much capital, how many factories, and how much equipment did China get this time?

Chapter 74 The True Conscience of the US Emperor

"Good morning, Mr. Brown." The guard in the parking lot greeted warmly, "The weather is really nice today, I hope you are in a good mood."

The guard's compliment made Brown laugh out loud. He threw the car keys over and patted the other man's shoulder, "You look good too, too."

Laughter spread, and Brown stepped into the Marine Turbine Power Research Institute next to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard...It was originally a closed machinery factory.Because the equipment was outdated and the technology was outdated, the owner had to sell it.

The factory building is ready-made, the infrastructure is good, and the surrounding living environment is also very livable.

China's "American Commercial Bank" assumed the debt of the original owner, bought the factory area covering an area of ​​more than 20 mu for [-] US dollars, and rebuilt it in one month.

Brown joined the new venture.He is very satisfied with his current job. The salary is high, the tasks are easy, and the relationship with his colleagues is harmonious. Everything is perfect.Apart from……

"Brown." The vicious supervisor came out of the office and looked at his watch, "You're half an hour late."

"Sir, don't worry, I promise to finish today's work. Under your leadership, our progress has always been ahead of schedule." Brown also has objects of compliment.

"The design plan given to us by the Chinese is very detailed and mature, isn't it? We only need to follow the steps strictly to complete it without any difficulty."

The supervisor grinned, let go of Brown, who was late for work, and said a few words at most: "Before I leave work, I hope to see the 'superheated steam' experiment succeed once. I will apply for a bonus for you."

"No problem. I have made three sets of plans according to the Chinese test specifications. The workers are ready, and they are waiting for one-off approval today to clear the way for the production of [-]-horsepower marine steam turbines."

Brown raised his voice braggingly enough that it could be heard almost throughout the building.The supervisor didn't talk nonsense anymore, he just said "if you can't do it, your bonus for this month will be gone", and then left.

Back in the office, Brown breathed a sigh of relief.Looking out from the window of his seat, it is a prototype of a large marine steam turbine in the factory building.Until now, he can hardly imagine that he made that thing by himself.

As a 30-year-old ordinary technician, Brown did not graduate from a prestigious university.He has been working as a technician at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, at best, conscientiously, without any great achievements.

Suddenly one day, the Chinese invested heavily in the United States, recruiting hundreds of technicians and skilled workers including Brown in Philadelphia, and established a marine turbine power research institute.

This massive investment has brought great prosperity to American industry.

Brown's specialty is turning designers' drawings into real objects at the Navy Yard.The difference is that he is the one who presides over the project this time, and the technology comes from China.

At present, the mainstream steam turbine in the world adopts recoil type.The solution provided by China is impulsive, and its volume is smaller and more compact. Under the same power, the number of steam turbine stages is reduced by half.

However, the impulsive style has higher requirements for materials and design, which must be completed by a mature team with a well-coordinated industrial chain.

There are many similar advanced technologies, but it was obviously impossible to complete them in China in 1911.It is impossible to achieve large-scale factory buildings and stable power supply, let alone a huge technical team.

Just like the later generations of "Apple" looking for a foundry in China, they can find hundreds of engineers to work overtime within a dozen hours, and tens of thousands of workers rush for goods overnight.It takes a few months to get it done in the US.

It just so happens that American engineers and workers are also very hardworking.

So 'Holy Light' came up with a whim - since I have already raised funds in the United States, why not build a factory in the United States?Utilize the human and material resources of the United States to produce the cutting-edge equipment I need.

Although the United States is openly arming Japan to contain China, both sides regard the other as an important threat in the future.But as long as the face is not torn apart, can the United States still reject China's investment?