The journey starts from the Titanic

"The hard money is getting old. Nanhua is a backward area. Most Germans have never heard of it. It is best to cooperate with the German government. The government or large companies will guarantee that things will go smoother." Situ Nan suggested.

In this regard, Nanhua has reached an agreement with Krupp.Qian Xun would understand when he heard it, he smiled and nodded.

The situation in Nanhua has rekindled hope for Qian Xun. He is very satisfied with the current development situation. The only unhappy thing is that New Tangshan is undergoing Chinese character reform. For this reason, he often wrote to criticize his radical brother, Qian Xuantong.

"I heard that New Tangshan is undergoing text reform, have you heard?" At the end, Qian Xun suddenly asked.

"Yeah." Situ Nan nodded.

"How can you let those guys mess around? Really, the Prime Minister and the others won't come out to stop it." Qian Xun complained.

Situ Nan looked at the old man with white beard and hair in front of him. He couldn't answer the conversation, just smiled faintly.This is Qian Xuantong's eldest brother, who is more than 30 years older than Qian Xuantong, and he is considered highly respected in Nanhua. In this eyes, Qian Xuantong and Lu Bicheng are indeed juniors.

Situ Nan was the instigator, so naturally it was not easy to tell the other party the truth. He laughed in his heart while enjoying the rare food.

Do you want to help Mustache?In a few months, the unskilled artist will stage a riot in the Munich Beer Hall. Although his spirit is commendable, now he is just an influential little politician, and he does not see any signs of success.

Forget it, don't worry about such crazy guys, there are still ten years to wait for him on stage.There is Krupp and BASF cooperation with South China, whether it has a good relationship with Moustache, in fact, it does not matter.

Thinking of this, Situ Nan's idea of ​​asking Qian Xun to help Mustache secretly was suppressed.

When I came out of the restaurant, more and more people were buying bread on the street. There were a lot of money scattered on the ground, and it felt like lying in the corner like waste paper, no one cared.When I picked it up, I felt that the mark was printed beautifully.

Sure enough, it is a German product. Even banknotes like waste paper are printed so beautifully, but they have no purchasing power and it is estimated that the printing cost will not be recovered.

"Take it away and keep it as a souvenir!" Situ Nan smiled and handed the large denomination mark to He Yongyuan beside him.

"Yes." He Yongyuan couldn't help being amused. He weighed the Mark in his hand and estimated that it would take several kilograms to buy a piece of bread.

Situ Nan went to the hotel again and met the South China delegation who was visiting Germany.

The delegation headed by South China's Prime Minister Stuart Meideng came from Paris. The huge delegation of hundreds of people included various departments of South China, as well as South China's industrial and commercial people. The demeanor of European powers surprised them.

Even if the European economy has not fully recovered even after the war has just gone through, the strong industrial production also makes these South Chinese people feel the gap between them.

"Uncle, how do you feel?" Situ Nan sat in front of Situ Meideng with a casual look.

Before Situ Meideng could speak, Huang Sande, the deputy prime minister next to him, sighed: "It's an eye-opener. It's okay for us old guys. When we were young, we also ran all over the world. They were a bit insightful, but many of them had never seen them. In the world, if they are not allowed to see, the future work will not be so easy to implement."

"That's true." Situ Nan nodded.

For Nanhua to establish an efficient administrative system, the quality of its officials is the key.If they don’t have clear goals at the beginning and know how the regime works, I’m afraid they will be on the same old road of late Qing yamen in a few years.

In addition to studying foreign systems for establishing a commercial society, economic and trade cooperation and investment promotion are also another major task.

"I understand that you have to repair railways and build iron factories. Let alone Britain and France, it is Germany that is currently suffering. The dense railways and the large-scale iron factories make it difficult for us to compare. Capitalist industrial powers really have There are too many places for us to learn.

The geographical environment of Nanhua is similar to that of the British. They are both island nations. In addition to railways and ironworks, shipbuilding is also urgent.When I saw the British shipyard came out, I felt like a dwarf. It makes sense for others to give us a blindfold."Situ Meideng said with emotion.

"Recognizing the gap is a good thing! As long as we work hard, we may not be envied by others in the future. Europeans can achieve today's achievements are also built bit by bit. South China is on the right path." Situ Nan Said quietly.

The South China delegation’s visit was quite successful. In the eyes of Europeans, South China is just a small country that is not worth mentioning. It has a reputation for defeating the Dutch. Countries such as Britain and France also treat South China as a normal country.

They also welcome Nanhua to send student officials to study and study in Europe.South China went to Europe under the banner of attracting investment, and the industrial and commercial industries in Britain and France, which are aware of South China's rich resources, also have plans to invest in South China.

Of course, taxation and other related policies will not be tilted toward them like their colonies, allowing them to do things indiscriminately.

"By the way, the French are very interested in our railway plan and want to lend us a loan, you see?" Situ Meiden said suddenly.

"Yes. According to the general commercial contract, as long as nothing else is involved, promise them." Situ Nan said.

The French are known for their love of loan sharks, and they intend to share Nanhua’s railway construction funds. Situ Nan is not unwelcome.

"I think so too." Situ Meideng laughed.The specific matters have to be discussed slowly between Meihua Company and the French, and he does not care about the details.

"However, the French are not too ambitious. They are also starting to attack our oil resources. They demand that French oil companies enter South China." Stuart Meiden said again.

"Is it Total Petroleum?" Situ Nan asked, thinking that the French manpower is long enough.

"Yes!" Situ Meideng nodded.

Total Petroleum is a large French oil company that monopolizes the French market. The government is the largest shareholder, and its nature is similar to that of British BP.

In the past, the Indonesian archipelago was the territory of the Dutch. British and Dutch oil companies monopolized the local oil exploration and exploitation, and prevented the French from entering.

Now that South China has appeared, and the American Petroleum Corporation is still eyeing, the British and Dutch Shell Petroleum Corporation has also resumed its operations in South China. The French have begun to worry about it and want to get in.

The South China delegation went to Europe to attract investment. Isn't this just the age of the French wish?

However, the matter was so serious that Situ Meideng did not dare to agree. He looked at Situ Nan's serious expression and said, "Or go back to the French! Let them participate in the railway."

South China advertises that the market is open. Naturally, it is not a big deal to open the oil market to the French. Without the ability of an unknown prophet, it is not easy for the French to conduct oil exploration in remote mountains and swamps.

Just as the British clearly know that there is abundant oil underground in the deserts of the Middle East, it is a big question whether it can be explored.

Expensive exploration costs are not affordable by any company. Petroleum companies must, at least, dare to start construction after repeated verification by geologists before starting construction.

Besides, more than half of Nanhua’s oil and gas resources are controlled by Occidental Petroleum and American Petroleum. In addition, there are other international oil giants such as Mobil and Shell. It is not easy for the French to squeeze in: except obediently follow Nanhua’s requirements. law.

Situ Nan thought about it inside and out, and said, "It doesn't matter. The French just want to get South China's oil resources. French oil companies can come in, but they must follow our rules. They must follow South China. Cooperation with the oil companies in China, they provide capital and equipment, and we use the oil to repay debts."

"This is a good way." Situ Meideng nodded.

"What if the Japanese made similar demands?" Huang Sande interrupted.

"Do it!"

Situ Nan gritted his teeth.

"Is this too arbitrary, this Japanese is wolfish ambition?" Situ Meideng frowned.

"Don't worry. The oil field is on our site. We still have the final say? If the Japanese don't know how to promote, we simply don't give him a drop of oil. What can I do?

However, for now, don't pay attention to the Japanese. Let's hold on. In a few years, after our steel industry has achieved results, we can speak hard."

Situ Nan analyzed.

In any case, as the only industrial country in Asia and an oil-free country, Japan is a huge market for South China.

Nanhua can neither give up this market, but also carefully guard against the Japanese to prevent the Japanese from making small moves.Although Nanhua's intelligence department is still very immature, it is not a problem to target most of the Japanese spies from across the sea in China, even though they pretend to be very Chinese.

Situ Meideng stared at Situ Nan, feeling that no matter how big things fall into Situ Nan’s hands, it would be easy to solve, and said with emotion: "In this way, Britain, the United States, France, Holland, Japan, and we cooperate with the Germans. Now. Guarding such a big treasure, sometimes, I really worry about them uniting..."

"So we can't give up building the army, and the iron and steel industry must be built! The reason why the great powers dare to dominate is that they are strong in force? And strong force depends on industry, the steel industry."

Situ Nan smiled.

Situ Meideng and Huang Sande nodded in agreement.