The journey starts from the Titanic

Ordinary people don't know this, but they can't tell the relationship between them. They just think that these black-looking compatriots are kind and don't want the Japanese to do bad things.In the recent earthquake in Japan, the citizens of Shanghai were secretly happy, and the Japanese had to pay for it.

Hearing that some people called for love, calling for Sino-Japanese friendship, many people immediately weakened. Within two days, they heard that the Japanese slaughtered the Chinese again, and the kind-hearted people immediately became angry.

Of course, the South China Prime Minister Situ Meiden who kicked off this incident was just visiting.At this moment, looking at the yellow and blue flags flying in the yard, he felt emotional: For this homeland, he has become an outsider, at least a foreigner.

"A few days ago, you beat the Japanese! They didn't find the door!?" Situ Meideng asked Lin Yimin when he got out of the car.

Lin Yimin is not only the head of China of Meihua Company, but also the consul of Shanghai. However, he rarely handles political affairs, and he handles them to his deputy.

"Do you also know the virtues of which Japanese ronins? It's no different from hooligans. I didn't look at what it was, but I went to the gate of the consulate to run wild. Isn't this uncomfortable?"

Lin Yimin looked disdainful and smiled at Situ Meideng, "Besides, which Japanese should be damned, they are slaughtering our compatriots! Mr. Situ, you curse!"

"I can only scold him!" Situ Meideng sighed. Although he couldn't wait to condemn Japan as soon as he went ashore, he did not have the strength to take any practical actions.

"Why do I feel weird when I return to Shanghai this time?" Huang Sande interrupted, "Like a foreign devil?"

"A little bit! More or less, we have also inherited the Dutch role in China. Although we can't have any privileges in the political and military, but economically, it is no different from American companies. To put it bluntly, the government of the Republic of China is still divided, no The law is unified, so even half of the small countries can import goods and funds into mainland China as long as they have the ability. The tariffs here are really too low!"

Lin Yimin sighed.South Chinese do play a special role in China. According to South China's nationality law, most South Chinese are actually Chinese.In the history of the Republic of China, it was a special phenomenon.

"Those who constrain us, don't be as aggressive and overbearing as the Japanese. However, don't have to swallow." Situ Meiden said.

In any case, Nanhua absolutely cannot learn from the Japanese dominance in the mainland of the motherland. Therefore, the Marine Corps guards selected by the consulate are all educated and knowledgeable youths, military school students, and have participated in the founding war of the past year.After a period of time, he will return to school and continue training.

"Don't worry! They have been doing very well!" Lin Yimin believed.

As mentioned earlier, the South China delegation did not succeed in visiting Japan. Most of the members have already returned to South China by boat. Most of them are officials from the non-diplomatic department, leaving officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Culture to continue their journey north with Situ Mei.

"Mr. Situ, there is another turmoil in Beijing! I think you will see a lot of jokes when you go north this time. Those bastards in Beiyang probably can't find the president to meet with you."

Lin Yimin smiled, somewhat ironically.Cao Kun wanted to be president by himself. Originally, Li Yuanhong’s presidency was over next month (October), and Li Bodhisattva would naturally step down, but Cao Kun couldn’t wait for three months. Helping the big and small warlords to oust Li Yuanhong from power, this monkey's anxious look is really embarrassing.

"This cloth seller is vulgar, and the Beiyang people are more unbearable!" Situ Meideng sighed. If it were not for face, he would not bother to take care of the Beiyang warlords.

"Soldiers are always soldiers, unable to get on the stage! No, Cao Kun is collecting money from various places and preparing to use them in elections. The Cao family's gangsters have also set up a congressman club in Ganshiqiao, Beijing. Money is used to buy off those rubber stamp congressmen. This is really not a human matter. If you can use soldiers to chase off Li Yuanhong, how can you not scare those congressmen. Who dares not vote for him? He also spent a lot of money! This is a shame! "

Lin Yimin was still uneasy.I have seen a lot of absurd things in the Republic of China, but I have never seen such an excellent one.Even if you bribe, you don’t need to be a big fan. It’s not an insult to everyone’s wisdom.

Whenever he thinks of these things, Lin Yimin feels humiliated, and faintly sympathizes with Wu Peifu. If he stands with such a boss, it is estimated that his reputation will not be much better.

Situ Meideng pondered for a while, and said a philosophical sentence: "What was obtained with a sword and soldier was eventually lost because of it. No one will treat him Cao Kun in the future?"

With a sigh in my heart, there is no hope for the visit to the north.

Lin Yimin took a look at Situ Meideng and saw that his expression was a little dim, and he whispered: "This Beiyang government is so bad, are we going north?"

After speaking, he looked at Situ Meideng with some expectation.If Stuart Maiden supports, the plan will go well.

Situ Meiden was stunned for a moment, looking at Lin Yimin's eager eyes, some understanding of the other's feelings, and did not answer positively, but talked about the large-scale industrial projects being implemented by Nanhua.

"In the next ten years, more than one billion U.S. dollars will be invested in South China. South China’s railways, steel plants, shipyards, coal mines, petroleum, and large-scale military projects jointly built with the German arms company will also have an immigration plan of over one million per year. , Sometimes, we still send out troops to suppress the indigenous rebellion, these are bottomless pits, devouring all our energy and resources.

The South China government didn't have a cent, but owed two to three billion dollars. Sitting in that position, I was actually a little worried. If the stall is so large, if anything happens, it will bring us immeasurable losses.

Don’t think I’m so cool to scold the Japanese, it’s because the Japanese have no time to talk to us now, and just a few curses did not cause any actual harm. On the contrary, we have to provide petroleum rubber to each other because we are really very good. Lack of money.

As for what you said, I am in favor of providing equipment to Fengzhang. As long as I can import foreign machinery and technology for money, I can sell almost anything!Let alone planes and warships..."

Situ Meiden sighed.On the one hand, he was excited about Nanhua's grand development blueprint, and at the same time, he was worried that he could not do well, so he worked hard and cautiously, not wanting Nanhua's construction to be dragged down by mainland affairs.

"Billion U.S. dollars! Enough to build Japan's Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Zone." Lin Yimin secretly smacked.

The direct economic loss from the Kanto earthquake was about one billion U.S. dollars, but more than 100,000 people died, and the trauma to the Japanese people’s minds actually far exceeded one billion U.S. dollars.This is a relatively objective view.If the earthquake hits more violently, it might be exciting.

"Yeah! Japan's vitality is badly injured, and it will not recover in ten or eight years. This is our opportunity. As long as we are crazier, with Nanhua's rich resources, sufficient manpower, and a favorable international environment, the industry will be ten years later. It is still possible to have strength close to Japan."

Situ Meitang hesitated.Looking at the Meihua Hotel towering high on the beach not far away, there is a voice in my heart. With the strength of the Chinese branch of Meihua Company and the construction of Guangdong and Guangxi in the past three years, there have been little results. If the time is right, so will Expand your power.

Thinking of this, he calmed down, "The next two to three years will be the most critical moment for Nanhua to lay the foundation. We cannot provide you with enough supplies. Of course, I can still deduct some of the 20,000 or 30,000 troops, but I can still deduct some of the equipment, but military expenses and materials. It’s up to you to save things like that, and the future turf will have to be built on your own strength. If you’re not sure, it’s better to be cautious."

Situ Meideng said with heart and soul.

He has received a telegram from Huang Sande from Guangzhou and understands the plans of Chen Jiongming and others.Lin Yimin and Song Ziwen have a lot of resources in their hands, which have an important influence on the plan of the Northern Expedition in Guangdong and Guangxi, so it is necessary for Situ Meiden to clearly introduce his ideas to each other.

Since Situ Meideng said so, it also represented Situ Nan's opinion.Lin Yimin nodded, and said in his heart: Let's wait first!Cao Wu's various practices show that the north will soon be in chaos, and it will be time for him to show his fists....

Leaving Shanghai, Situ Meideng went north as planned.

"Beijing is so messy, it makes people feel bad." Situ Meiden said to the Foreign Minister Gu Weijun who greeted him, not treating him as an outsider at all.

"Eventful autumn! This Beijing city is not peaceful on that day. I was a little envious of those people in Guangdong and Guangxi. I heard that they did a good job?" Gu Weijun smiled and said to Situ Meideng.I sigh in my heart that weak countries have no diplomacy.

"In any case, the South Chinese are also Chinese!" Situ Meideng said meaningfully.Before leaving, I did not forget to invite Gu Weijun to visit Nanhua!

Beijing is the last stop, and the year-long global visit is over.The history of East Asia has thus embarked on a crooked road....

Los Angeles.

Thomas sat casually in front of Situ Nan, glanced at the newspaper, and smiled: "Unbelievable, Tokyo is almost destroyed! You are so ruthless, you have made the reputation of Japanese people stinky!"

"This is the truth."

Situ Nan said indifferently, ignoring Thomas, and continued to check the recent Cummins Electric development report.

After the First World War, the U.S. industry was renewed and electricity replaced coal power and became the main source of power.Compared with steam power, the superiority of electricity is of course needless to say.

The electricity generation in the United States has soared year after year, and still cannot meet the demand for more and more electric motors. Therefore, the importance of the power industry in energy is no less than that of oil.

"That's great! Pacific Watt Electric, a subsidiary of Cummins Electric, controls 70% of California's electricity supply. We built hundreds of kilometers of transmission lines from San Francisco to Los Angeles. It's a remarkable achievement."

After reading the report, Situ Nan was in a good mood, and he still had an idea in his heart to expand the power business to the east.Although General Electric and Westinghouse Electric in the east are strong, it is still certain that Guben Energy provides sufficient coal to occupy part of the fast-growing electricity market.

"What do you think of this plan?" Situ Nan asked Thomas.

"Very good. To be honest, the eastern market is much larger than the western market. It is always a pity for a large company not to invest in New York State, Illinois and other large states." Thomas said.

"Do you mean something?" Situ Nan smiled slightly, "Except for a few remote states, our oil companies have opened all over the United States. Next year I plan to move the headquarters of Occidental Petroleum to New York."

Occidental Petroleum has an annual output of 45 million barrels of oil, half of which is produced in the United States and is mainly sold in the United States. In addition to the supply of oil from overseas production areas such as Venezuela and South China, it is also sold in large quantities to Europe.

As a major global oil company, relocating Occidental Petroleum’s headquarters from Houston to New York is conducive to competing with Exxon Oil for the eastern market of the United States, and it is also easy to obtain financial support from Wall Street.

"Very good idea."...

At the time of Harding's death, the stock market on Wall Street was in a good situation, and all major listed companies paid dividends.

Among them are Bethlehem United Steel Corporation. After three or four years of recession, Bethlehem has turned losses into profits due to the influence of the American automobile and construction industries. In addition, it has won many industrial contracts from South China and has been sought after by investors.