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    Hua Fei never thought that the first time he came to Bu Hai to thank people from all walks of life for their support would cause such a big sensation.  What has to be pointed out is that under the premise that the central government's financial and military expenditures are extremely tight, although Hua Fei has used hundreds of millions of private secret funds, compared with the total amount required to launch a war, the gap is undoubtedly huge.  .

    However, with the strong support of a large number of emerging national capital industrialists, countless military supplies are not only supplied to the National Defense Forces at extremely low prices, but many people do not even need to pay a deposit. With a note or a receipt, many people can almost  Let Ran use his greatest strength to help.

    Not only do these national industrialists have very lofty patriotism, but also because the vast majority of them have reached their current status with the help and encouragement of the new government.  Many industrialists' pot of gold even comes from orders from the army.  It has to be said that the vast majority of these people have fundamental interests and have been involuntarily bound to the new government and the National Defense Forces.  One loss brings loss to all, but one prosperity brings prosperity to all.

    Attending the meeting were both veteran capitalists from the late Qing Dynasty and newly emerging industrial elites.  There are both domestic talents and emerging talents, as well as overseas Chinese.  There are both domestic scholars, science and technology engineers, and journalists and consuls from various countries.  They came to this banquet one after another with different moods and different purposes.  The banquet was very lively.  But it was a pain for the security guards responsible for security.  Only one division came to Shanghai with Hua Fei this time. Another division stayed in Sanhe, and the remaining division went to Beijing, Tianjin and other places in advance to prepare security for Hua Fei's next stop.

    Since the number of people at the banquet exceeded the budget by several times or even more than ten times, the number of Chinese tables prepared was obviously not enough, so it was temporarily replaced with a Western banquet.  Fortunately, the Holiday Inn Hotel has strong capabilities and quickly decorated the banquet hall.  Most of the people who came to the banquet were not here to eat or drink, so although the decoration was a bit hasty, the atmosphere of the banquet was very lively.

    As soon as the banquet started, Hua Fei saw many friends he had not seen for many years.  Of course, in Hua Fei's heart, he treats many people as friends. As for whether others dare to do the same, Hua Fei doesn't know.

    Sitting in the front row of the banquet were mostly Shanghai¡¯s older generation of industrialists, such as Lu Bohong, Zhu Zhiyao1, a representative of the Wuxi Rong family, a representative of the cotton yarn tycoon Mu family, match king Liu Hongsheng, chemical giant Fan Xudong, etc.  There are both industrialists from the older generation as well as newcomers who have only been around for a few years.  But regardless of age or qualifications, they are considered seniors here.  Some of these people were originally famous in history. Under the severe business environment of the country at that time and the strong squeeze and competition from foreign businessmen, they still grew up in adversity and grew stronger, becoming the first generation in Chinese history.  A model of capitalist success.

    Today¡¯s China has given these people the opportunity to show off their talents, allowing China¡¯s national capitalists to not only develop and grow in the Chinese market, but many of them have also gone abroad and established themselves in other countries.

    "The happiest thing for Hua Fei is drinking and chatting with the scientific engineers who stayed in Shanghai. The invincibility of the National Defense Forces in the Northeast is inseparable from the efforts of these young people.  Zhang Nanxun and Zhao Nianxiang, the first Nanyang youths to come to China, have now become important figures in China's steel smelting industry, and the other is a leader in the field of Chinese chemical science. They have played an important role in the progress of China's chemical industry.  Great effect.  In their words, if they had not come to China, they might not have been able to realize what they had learned in school throughout their lives. Instead, they would have entered the family factory and taken charge of business operations soon after.  Now they not only have families and businesses in China, but their family businesses have also taken root in China. Even if they are asked to return to Nanyang, they may not be willing to do so.

    In addition, there is Yang Keguan who recommended himself.  Now he has become an important designer in China's engine industry and has advanced tank power engine technology.  But the contribution of this doctor is indispensable.  Shiraishi, a former mechanic at the Jiangnan Factory, presided over the design of torpedoes, which were of great significance to improving the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces Navy.  Wei Tiesheng, who developed high-strength and high-toughness alloy steel for submarines that is resistant to pressure, corrosion, and rust, came specially from Ma'anshan to discuss with Hua Fei a plan to build a large-scale steel building.  Tang Xiaoli and Wei Zijing, who were recruited from Mawei Shipyard, are important members of China's shipbuilding and design. They are the main designers of China's first aircraft carrier, the Eastern Giant.

    And Feng Ru, Tan Gen, Wang Xiaofeng and others are the important design engineers of the Wing Loong Aircraft Factory. There is no shortage of them.  As for Wang Zhu, Bayusao.  Most of the young designers like Lin Fuyuan were at the Zhanlong Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, so they were absent from the meeting.

    Hua Fei and Feng Ru have not seen each other for a long time. This time the Northeast was victorious and the country was unified. When the two met, their moods were naturally different.  It¡¯s been a long journey though.  Hua Fei only had a taste of it, but when he came to Feng Ru, the two old acquaintances and friends didn't say much.Raising your hand is to drink the wine in the glass.

    "When the president saw Hua Fei, he also drank wine. The designer, who was already in his forties, choked on his words. He couldn't control his emotions and seemed to have too many words.

    "Brother Feng!" Hua Fei held Feng Ru's arms and Xiao Wuwu said with emotion, "When I invited you to leave your hometown and come here to help me, I'm afraid neither you nor I would have thought of today."  Our Chinese aviation industry can achieve such a level as "Shang Ru."  Our efforts were not in vain.  We have made one focus and two."

    Mentioning these, Feng Ru felt so many emotions in his heart that it was difficult to describe them all in one word.  Over the years, there have been many difficulties, failures, setbacks, and even crashes.  But no matter what period, Xiao Huafei never gave up his support for them.  Even in the most difficult financial times, funding for the aviation industry has never been interrupted.

    At the beginning, Hua Fei was just an inconspicuous little warlord. If the beautiful and powerful Chinese aviation industry he described had not attracted Feng Ru, how could Feng Ru leave his hometown and come to Shanghai.  Nowadays, China's aviation industry is in good times and developing in an all-round way, fully realizing Feng Ru's dream when he was young.  What's more important is that today's Chinese aviation can not only produce aircraft that are not inferior to those of the world's powerful countries, but also cultivate a large number of young technical and engineering talents in these years of development. This is the power of the future, and this is also the reason why China's aviation continues to move forward.  source of.  The biggest credit among them does not belong to him, Feng Ru, but to the young man in front of him, who is only in his thirties, but looks like he has a lot of wrinkles on his forehead.

    "President, China Airlines is what it is today. President, you are the main contributor!"

    Just when Hua Fei was about to have a drink with a group of aircraft engineers, a young man about the same age as Hua Fei came up.

    He was dressed in trendy clothes, full of the aura of the fashion pioneer of this era. What was even more special was that he was sitting in the VIP seat of the banquet. You must know that not everyone can enter the seats here.

    This was Hua Fei¡¯s initiative to be toasted.  Seeing the young man's slightly excited and emotional expression, Hua Fei was puzzled.  How come I don't know this guy, but in his words, he seemed to be very grateful to Hua Fei.  Of course, there were many people at the scene who were grateful to Hua Fei, but this young man's gratitude made Hua Fei feel a little different.

    ¡°President, Mr. Lu is a legendary businessman in Shanghai today, known as the King of Motorcycles and Bicycles, Lu Kaijin.¡± People around him quickly came up and reminded Hua Fei in his ear.

    "Oh!" Hua Fei turned around in surprise, if not for any other reason than because Lu Kaijin's business career was so "legendary" and was inseparable from Hua Fei.  In a sense, this Lu Kaijin was so lucky that he was a big businessman created by the current situation.

    Shortly after Huafei took control of Shanghai, Beiyang and other forces that were extremely hostile to the areas controlled by Huafei, including foreign forces, planned a market attack on Shanghai. From commodities, stock markets and other commodities,  All aspects and links in the financial field have comprehensively curbed the autonomous region under the leadership of Hua Fei.

    Lu Kaijin was originally just a descendant of a wealthy man from Xijiang District. When his father was alive, he was idle, eating, drinking and having fun, without any ambition to make progress.  Later, both of his parents passed away, and Lu Kaijin was left with nothing to gain, and soon his family fortune was ruined.  At the end of the road, although it is too late to regret, there is no way to turn back.  But no one expected that under the encouragement of the Beiyang forces, Lu Kaijin would fight to the death, pawn the last of his family property, come to Shanghai and join in the hype, and he made a lot of money.

    However, as Hua Fei and others took a series of measures in Shanghai, especially the high gold and silver exit tax, Lu Kaijin twitched.  You said that although you made a lot of money in Shanghai, if you want to transfer it back to Xijiang, you will have to pay the usual taxes.  Even if you calculate it, you still made a profit.  But Lu Kaijin, who had tasted the hard work of making money, was unwilling to pay taxes on the hard-earned gold and silver.

    If you don¡¯t pay taxes, you can only leave the country with the banknotes of the autonomous region at that time.  Although the banknotes of the autonomous region already had a certain degree of credibility at that time, what Lu Kaijin brought in was silver and what he brought home was a pack of banknotes. You said that his wives and concubines at home would not tear him into pieces.

    Although Lu Kaijin is idle.  But that doesn't mean he is a good-for-nothing person.  After thinking about it, Lu Kaijin decided to buy a property in Shanghai.  Because the various asset bubbles that had been hyped in Shanghai at that time burst, and many assets were extremely cheap, people who took advantage of the opportunity to buy fixed assets still made a lot of money.  In Lu Kaijin's view, this gold and silver tax will not last long.  Whether the autonomous region finally takes over the Central Plains, or the Beiyang system dominates the whole country, these fixed assets can eventually be turned into gold and silver and taken back to their hometown.  "That's it. Lu Kaijin bought a railway company, a rubber factory, and a bicycle factory owned by a foreign businessman. He didn't originally intend to produce bicycles, so he bought these small factories."??Because the price is cheap.  But factories are not other assets. Workers in factories need to eat.  Just when Chang Kaijin was thinking about how to dismiss the workers.  The autonomous region's wasteful construction has led to the rapid development of industry throughout Shanghai.  In particular, the government's public police patrols in various cities need to be equipped with bicycles. As soon as Lu Kaijin heard that the bicycle factory he bought from the Internet was owned by national capital, he immediately negotiated and signed a contract for 1,000 bicycles.

    Lu Kaijin calculated that if the factory is open, it can still make money. Although there is no cost to dismiss the workers, the machines in the fixed assets will become increasingly depreciated.  So Lu Kaijin signed an order to produce his own bicycles using the steel from his own iron factory and the rubber produced by his own rubber factory.  Because the bicycle factory built by this foreign businessman had advanced equipment and highly skilled workers, it was only because of huge losses due to speculation that the factory had to be resold.  Coupled with Lu Kaijin's expertise in toy mechanics, the bicycles he produced not only look good, but also ride extremely well.  Not only did the flood quickly win the second batch of bills from the police station.  Maiying has successfully entered the national market with its army juice list. Now it is world-renowned and has become a veritable king of bicycles in China.

    Lu Kaijin started his business, so he decided to move his family to Shanghai and settle here.  With the emergence of motorcycles, Lu Kaijin is very fond of these fast, effortless and unique looking motorcycles.  Not only did Lu Kaijin dislike the motorcycles he bought from foreigners, but they were also very expensive.  Lu Kaijin invested in building a small motorcycle factory purely out of interest. His original intention was to satisfy his own preferences and specialize in producing motorcycles for himself and selling them on a small scale.

    Since cars in this era have become very popular, most wealthy people like to use this kind of transportation, and ordinary working-class people cannot afford motorcycles, but generally use bicycles. Therefore, Lu Kaijin¡¯s motorcycles did poorly at the beginning, and sales were very low.  optimism.

    However, precisely because Lu Kaijin¡¯s purpose was not commercialization, this small motorcycle factory not only did not close down due to the market environment, but because Lu Kaijin invested unprecedented enthusiasm and funds, the models were constantly refurbished, and the technology and stability of the vehicles were getting better and better.  The reputation among small-scale restaurants in Shanghai is getting stronger and stronger.  And gradually seized the market of foreign merchants, occupying nearly half of the small market in Shanghai.

    Lu Kaijin¡¯s motorcycle factory finally waited for spring. With the full launch of the mechanization construction of the National Defense Forces, the demand for transportation has surged unprecedentedly.  However, mechanization cannot be achieved in one step, let alone to comprehensively and quickly popularize tank divisions throughout the army.  Therefore, for a long time, the semi-armored and semi-motorized structure has remained the irreplaceable mainstream.  Although Huafei's Leiden Motors, its equity-owned Huatong Motors, and even the tank factory in Bengbu can produce motorcycles, demand still exceeds supply.  So when the military heard that Lu Kaijin's motorcycle factory was fully controlled by national capital, had a good market reputation, and was a reputable business partner of the National Defense Forces, it sent people to inspect it.

    The people in the army quickly discovered that the motorcycles produced by Lu Kaijin Motorcycle Factory were not only practical, but also very suitable for driving on the road with complicated road conditions in the wild, so they quickly reached a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Lu Kaijin's motorcycle factory, making Lu Kaijin's motorcycle factory quickly become the Chinese motorcycle manufacturer.  The leader of the car factory can be said to be the real motorcycle king.

    ??So when we talk about time, we also talk about momentum.  Fate, this is really a proposition that is difficult to draw a conclusion.  However, the reason why Lu Kaijin was able to sit in the VIP seat was not because of his legendary experience, but because before the National Defense Forces marched into the Northeast, Lu Kaijin donated 10,000 motorcycles to the National Defense Forces at one time in order to support the army's mechanization construction.  Fei also received relevant reports.  The staff officers at the headquarters simply calculated that there were 10,000 motorcycles, but Lu Kaijin's entire output of the motorcycle factory in one year at that time, and the total value, was probably difficult for the factory to earn back in two years.

    No matter what the purpose of Lu Kaijin's journey, the importance of his 10,000 three-wheeled motorcycles to the National Defense Force is obviously self-evident.  It's equal to giving one.  All officers and soldiers of the army are equipped with transportation vehicles. In theory, an army with purely motorized vehicles can be equipped.

    After having another glass of wine with Lu Kaijin.  Hua Fei actually took Lu Kaijin's hand and walked to the podium.  If he didn't go on stage to speak, the people around him who saw what was going on and wanted to gather around him and offer a toast would probably completely overwhelm him.

    "Dear guests, gentlemen. Ladies, friends, welcome to tonight's banquet."

    As soon as Hua Fei spoke, the whole scene fell silent instantly. Hua Fei was seen holding a glass full of white wine and said drunkenly, "First of all, let us raise a glass together to the victory of our national defense force and our country."  To the unity of our country, cheers to our great nation!¡±

    "Cheers!" Thousands of people at the scene raised their glasses and drank loudly, the sound shook the dust.  "Everyone!"  "Hua Fei filled up his glass again and raised his glass, looked at the many guests in the audience, and said seriouslyHe said, "This cup is given to you by me, Hua Fei, and the tens of thousands of soldiers of the National Defense Force. Please don't get up. This cup is not only a toast, but you should also accept it. Although our army has won the victory, I, Hua Fei, feel sad in my heart."  It is extremely clear that without your strong support, without the workers working overtime at the rear, without your priority supply of materials, without your strong material and spiritual support for the National Defense Forces, I would be very sad.  It¡¯s unimaginable that we can get to where we are today and that we can win. So, Hua Fei is doubly good at this cup, and here¡¯s to the folks and friends here!¡±

    Hua Fei raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.  Although Hua Fei explained it very clearly, who among the people present would sit down and accept such a courtesy.  Everyone in the audience still stood up.  Filling the wine glass, "Here's to the President!"

    "The president has spoken seriously!"

    "I am not worthy of it. Serving the country is the right thing to do!"

    Hua Fei waved his hand, and the noise at the scene quickly quieted down, leaving Hua Fei in high spirits.  With a hint of drunkenness in his eyes, he lowered his voice and said, "You don't have to be formal. Today's dinner is a banquet for me, Hua Fei, to thank people from all walks of life in Shanghai.

    I, Hua Fei, am sincere. If you feel restrained, it is my fault, Hua Fei.

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