Chapter 447 The relationship between America and roast duck

@@@@@@@@@@@ "The golden furnace does not extinguish the thousand-year-old fire, and the silver hook hangs all kinds of flavors."

The couplets on both sides of the gate are full of the beauty of Quanjude Roast Duck. The jujube-red roast ducks are constantly taken from the fire, emitting a pungent fragrance, attracting the pursuit of countless gluttons.

Although the city of Yanjing is constantly changing with new things, the old Yanjing still did not forget to come to Quanjude when they were free. As the income began to increase, the business here is much better than a few years ago.

Outside the gate, in the chorus of the boy's hard work, Sun Jiugong quickly came to the reserved elegant room on the second floor along the stairs. He opened the door and found that Zhang Zuolin had already arrived.

"Haha, Brother Sun, you're going to punish yourself for three cups."

"Well, then you have to worry about whether you have enough money. I haven't learned anything else in the northwest for the past two years, but I have practiced drinking."

The two smiled happily. In less than a moment, the clerk brought the roast duck. Looking at the red-skinned and jujube-red roast duck, Sun Jiugong couldn't help swallowing.

"Come on, don't gossip, I'll pick you up first!" Zhang Zuolin smiled and filled the wine for Sun Jiugong. The two of them drank a glass and looked up at the same time.

"Come on, eat first, and then catch up, otherwise the duck will not taste good when it's cold." Zhang Zuolin smiled and picked up a duck for Sun Jiugong, and he also ate a big piece.

The crispy skin and flesh is full of the fragrance of fruit trees. It is delicious and crispy, fat but not greasy. It even aroused Sun Jiugong, who had been in the bitter cold place for several years. After a while, the two stuffed a few pounds of ducks into their bellies and found that the other dishes on the table did not move at all, and they couldn't help laughing.

From joining the army together, to Honolulu together, and then to studying in Germany, the two have already formed a friendship behind them. Although they later parted ways, this friendship not only did not fade with time, but also became deeper and deeper.

So as soon as he heard that Sun Jiugong returned to Yanjing to report his work, Zhang Zuolin immediately came to pick up the dust for him.

After wiping off the grease on his hands, Sun Jiugong asked the clerk to have another one later, and then he turned to business and asked, "Yuting, I heard that Ji Rushan went to South America to catch the president of Ecuador?"

"Hmm." Zhang Zuolin narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "Why, you are also interested. Do you want to go back to America?"

"Come on, don't chill me. Cuba suffered a lot in those years." Sun Jiugong's eyes were white and asked, "I just don't understand why the emperor fought against that small place? What's the inside story?"

"The inside story is not simple." Zhang Zuolin looked around, got a little closer, bit his ear and said, "Panama Canal!"

Sun Jiugong nodded. He was not surprised at all against the Panama Canal. As early as in Cuba, he got a secret order to ask him to touch the canal. However, at that time, the French and Americans were very biting to death and had no chance to intervene. At this moment, it was finally free, and it was indeed time to mess with him!

That place is so important!

But there is still a distance between Ecuador and Panama. Why don't you attack Colombia directly? And last year, the United States has incited the Panamanians and signed a contract with them, admitting that the canal will be protected by the United States. Is it too late to go now?

Zhang Zuolin smiled and said, "Zan Yao, you underestimate the emperor. Do you think there is only one canal in the emperor's eyes?"

Sun Jiugong's appetite was suddenly hung up. He knew that Zhang Zuolin was now in the general ginseng, and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Is there something else hidden?"

Sun Jiugong is not someone else. He was the commander of the Northwest Military Region and the rank of major general can let him refer to many confidential documents. What's more, the truth will be revealed soon, so he didn't hide it from him and said in a low voice: "The canal wants it, but now we are not ready to fight with the United States, so the emperor is ready to do it first. Renting the Cologne Islands and planting a nail there is disgusting and disgusting. They are saying.

"Disgusting." Sun Jiugong couldn't laugh or cry. This was indeed the emperor's style. In fact, he was the first to guess that Li Mo was going to deal with the United States, otherwise he would not have sent him to Cuba to support Marseille.

"Disgusting America is because it can't let it continue to develop its economy. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to catch up for decades, so we can only let him go into the arms race, consume national strength and slow down. Once the United States also learns with Europe, it will not only put pressure on the Atlantic Ocean, but also on its own economy. It has a serious impact."

"What's more, as long as the canal is not open for a day, no matter how many warships on the east coast are, they must also take a detour through Chile. Not to mention the time delay, once there is a conflict, Ji Rushan can completely rely on the Cologne Islands to cut off the reinforcement route."

After listening to Zhang Zuolin's explanation, Sun Jiugong understood that it seemed to be a little tightrope, but this is also the only way to force the United States into armaments at present. Although the risk is very high, it is indeed the best way to consume. However, in this way, Xinhua is also bound to increase military expenditure and build more warships, right? Is it the same not worth the loss?

"Ha ha, you are the same as I thought at the beginning. Guess how the emperor did it?" Zhang Zuolin smiled and deliberately turned around and asked.

"How to do it?"

"In fact, it's very simple. At present, we have an advantage in naval equipment. The technical strength of the United States can't even compete with Britain and France, so if he wants to compete with us for sea power, he must learn from Britain to deal with Germany. We build one, and he builds two!"

Thinking of Li Mo's explanation that day, Zhang Zuolin's deliberately lowered voice became more and more excited: "Now the emperor has put all the Russian [***] ships captured last time in Honolulu, that is, he is to take this opportunity to sell them to those countries in South America. If he does it properly, he can earn at least 100 million dollars, just right. The Ministry is used to subsidize armaments, which is probably enough.

"Puff!"

Before Zhang Zuolin finished his words, Sun Jiugong's eyes were straight, and a mouthful of wine was sprayed directly on his clothes. He wiped the corners of his mouth and shouted, "Yuting, are you kidding me? That pile of old man's waste iron, 100 million US dollars? Go to hell!"

"Do you think I'm so confused? I investigated when I was in Cuba. Ecuador's total national economy income is at most one million US dollars a year, and Colombia's five million is also the highest. Peru has gold and bird droppings, but it is up to tens of thousands of dollars a year.

"And this is the total economic income, not tax! Even if they have doubled over the years and collected another 30% heavy tax, they can buy one at most in a year. What's more, don't forget that most of their businesses are monopolized by foreign businessmen. Most of the time, they can't even collect taxes. How can they digest so many warships!"

The more Sun Jiugong talks, the more excited he is. No wonder he doesn't believe that even if there are still more than a dozen Russian capital ships for sale, even if South America is rich, the design of those warships has been outdated, and even the flagship Pressure Sanda III is outdated, even the original buyer. After asking about the price, there was no follow-up.

What's more, there is an unwritten habit in the international warship market, that is, the ships of the losing side are generally not sold at a high price, because the navies of various countries are very superstitious, which is why Chile would rather than the North Star more than the flagship more than the flagship.

So in his opinion, it's good for those Russian [***] ships to buy 10 or 20 million, but they didn't expect that good friends would be 100 million as soon as they opened their mouths, when they were full of gold!

In the face of the excited Sun Jiugong, Zhang Zuolin cried and laughed and scolded, "Well, you just wait for a while to go out and sell me your clothes, otherwise how can you let me go back?"

"Don't even think about it. Just make fun of me with you. I'll have to ask you to bring me a few more roast ducks for dinner later." Sun Jiugong drank himself angrily.

"Ha ha, as you said, the emperor is joking with the chief of staff, the naval commander and the army commander?"

"Wait, do you say that the estimated figure of 100 million is what the emperor said?" Sun Jiugong hurriedly stopped Zhang Zuolin, who was going to drink, and asked, "Say it first, and then drink."

"I'm afraid of you!"

Zhang Zuolin put down his glass and his face suddenly became serious. This appearance also stunned Sun Jiugong slightly. Knowing that he must have something to say, he quickly approached a little.

"At that time, I was as surprised as you were. I couldn't believe it, but I have a sentence to tell you that the person playing with the emperor in the world has not yet appeared!"

Zhang Zuolin's heavy words made Sun Jiugong nod. The emperor does often make amazing things, but what does this have to do with the sale of warships? Besides, that 100 million is too scary!

"To tell you the truth, not to mention selling all the Russian [***] ships, even doubling them, and now all countries are preparing to build new battleships. Even Britain wants to get rid of the old warships quickly, so if they don't get rid of them as soon as possible, they can only be pulled back as scrap metal."

"The emperor knows better than us, so he designed a set, a serial set!"

"A serial set?"

"Hmm."

Zhang Zuolin nodded, his eyes flashed, and he seemed to be attracted by this serial set. He whispered, "If you want to catch the President of Ecuador, it is enough to send a Jinghai class, but the emperor sent six ships, and also invited General Simmons and the Chilean navy to hold a large-scale exercise together, which is to muddy the water of South America. It's all over the world!"

"Wait, what does this have to do with buying a warship?"

"I said Zan Yao, why are you confused? What would you do if your next-door neighbor put a knife in the door today and a gun tomorrow? Zhang Zuolin grabbed the glass and stained his lower lip.

After all, Sun Jiugong is not a fool. He was just involved just now. Now I think this is indeed a good way to sell weapons, but the problem is that he is nervous and worried that it is impossible not come out according to the construction price? Not to mention 100 million US dollars, which is much more expensive than the cost!

Hehe, Zhang Zuolin blinked his eyes with a smile and asked, "You said, who is most worried about something wrong in South America?"

"That's need to say, in the United States, people regard it as a back garden."

"Yes!" As soon as Sun Jiugong finished speaking, Zhang Zuolin gently patted the table and said, "It is because it is the back garden that the United States values it very much, so it values the Panama Canal so much. It is to take the canal for itself and completely include South America into their sphere of influence."

"The emperor said that the most powerful thing in the United States is its industrial capacity, which can produce a large number of goods. So many goods can't be spent by the people of the United States alone, so what he needs most is a large enough market!"

"Europe is an industrial country and can be self-sufficient. He can't intervene in Africa, and no one will let him intervene. All that's left is Asia and South America.

"We have the most people, but will the emperor see American goods everywhere? It's okay, but it's okay. I can't afford to buy so much at all, so his last market is in South America. Once we use the sale of warships to establish good trade relations with South American countries, and wait for domestic goods to be enriched, do you think the United States can still be happy?

"Wait, I know what you said. I only ask about the 100 million things." Seeing Zhang Zuolin around left and right, Sun Jiugong couldn't help but be anxious. He pulled his sleeve and asked.

"It's very simple. This money can't be paid by Colombia's countries." Zhang Zuolin narrowed his eyes and seemed to think of the most fascinating place. His lips slowly bent and said leisurely, "So the emperor gave Colombia a big cake and bought 10 million yuan to dig the Nicaraguan canal now." He looked at his watch. After calculating the jet lag in his heart, he smiled more brightly: "The deal should have been concluded."

Sun Jiugong suddenly understood that he was threatened by the United States. Seeing Panama's reading ability had been regarded as a great shame by all walks of life in Colombia, but their strength was not good, so they could only watch. At this time, someone suddenly came to tell them that they were going to build the Nicaragua Grand Canal and completely squeeze Panama to death. What does that mean?

Let's not talk about how important 10 million is to Colombia. The fact that they can kill Panama is enough for them to make a decision immediately!

Americans will certainly not be willing to watch Xinhua build the Grand Canal, so they will definitely regain the right to dig, but the problem is that Xinhua is no longer the same as it used to be. If you want to take away the right to dig, you have to pay a price, and it is not realistic to have another Panama incident, because it can only lead to a war between Xinhua and the United States. It's a small war on Colombian soil. I also know who will win the war that can get Colombia's national support.

So the United States can only buy it with money!

"Mother! Good business! 10 million to buy, 100 million to sell! It won't take a month!" Sun Jiugong has already admired Li Mo. Only Emperor Li can figure out such a big business.

But?!

"Yuting, what if the United States cares ruthlessly?"

"Don't care?!" Zhang Zuolin looked up and sneered and said, "There is one thing you don't know. A year ago, the emperor asked Commander Dragon to buy 40% of the shares of the Panama Canal in the hands of Mr. Thomas in the name of the navy. The United States has always been greedy. Although this is the last move, think about it, if the United States desperately cares, then we will pretend to be from Thomas bought 40% of the shares of the Panama Canal, and then.

Sun Jiugong completely understands that once these 40% of the shares are exposed, it means that Xinhua can participate in the construction, or even garrison openly. Unless it is a war, the United States can only stare!

But the problem is that the U.S. Pacific Navy is too weak to fight at all. In the end, it can only choose to use money to solve it. For the rich United States, even if it is difficult to swallow, it must be swallowed!

"100 million is not enough. If the 40% of the shares are included, the United States will spend at least 150 million US dollars. Although Colombia must be dissatisfied with the final right to the United States, it has signed a contract and can't interfere, but giving them three capital ships and a cruiser should be able to make up for it. Let's have a headache for the United States and a new navy! As for the control of the Panama Canal. Zhang Zuolin's eyes flashed: "Ha ha, since the United States can be subverted, what if we are stronger and play again?"

Sun Jiugong is completely convinced. Emperor Li dares to even think about this and sell it to you. It's a good deal when you fix it and grab it back! Even if you can't get it back, 100 million dollars is enough to build ten of the latest capital ships. Don't all ten of them go there, and parking five will be enough to block the mouth of the canal!

"In case Mr. Thomas changes his mind, or."

"No or!" Zhang Zuolin waved his hand, interrupted Sun Jiugong's last doubt, and said coldly, "Zan Yao, do you really think the intelligence department is a vegetarian? I estimate that the spies around Thomas are at least fifty! And the emperor got a Ninth Brigade out, just to attract the Jews?

"No! Let me tell you, that's actually the last way to block Thomas. He was made the leader of the founding of the Jewish country, just to be afraid of him against the water. Think about it, if he is against the water, as long as we announce the Ninth Brigade and other matters, with the current status of the Jews in various countries, hum!"

Although Zhang Zuolin didn't finish, it is very clear that if this matter is exposed, even the United States can't stand some people plagiarizing their own money to build a country, and the status of Jews in Europe is very low. If they really want to make trouble, I'm afraid that Britain, Germany, France and the United States will kill these unstable factors, at least It's also expulsion!

At that time, Thomas was not a super-rich man, but a homeless dog and a sinner in the whole Jewish world.

"Then he doesn't know?"

"How is it possible? Although there is the emperor's advice, a person who can create such a big business will not see through the mystery? He can't do anything about it, because retreating is also dead, and near is also dead. It's better to go to the dark!"

"And I can tell you that the emperor has been preparing for this matter about ten years ago, because Thomas' shares were bought at that time!

"Ten years ago!"

After listening to this, even Sun Jiugong, who crossed the battlefield, couldn't help but feel a chill in the hearts of the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people slaughtered in one breath and thought of four words. The emperor's heart!"

"In this world, in terms of means, few people can play with the emperor." Zhang Zuolin patted Sun Jiugong on the shoulder. It happened that the clerk came with a duck that had just been baked. He opened the topic and said with a smile, "Well, I heard that if you succeed this time, you will also get at least 30% of the funds. I heard that it is still specially used for you to improve your equipment and new tactics."

"So, you have to treat me to duck."

"Ha ha, okay, let's eat this fat duck today!" Sun Jiugong laughed and put a chopstick in the second roast duck he had just brought. He couldn't help thinking of the United States, which was now thrown by Li Mo on the fire.

"You must eat hard!"

(to be continued)