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Volume One: The Turbulent Era Volume Four: The Great Pass and the Road are as True as Iron Chapter 500: Grabbing the Cake

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    During the Sino-Soviet War, the Chinese government spent nearly 10 billion on military expenditures. This huge amount of money would have bankrupted the government in the early years of the Republic of China.  But this time was different. After several years of preparation by Fang Zida, the national treasury was able to fully bear this huge expenditure. In fact, the final expenditure of the treasury was only a few hundred million. In other words, the Chinese government won the battle with hundreds of millions of financial support.  this war.

    It is not surprising to say that Fang Zida holds a huge gold reserve in the Russian Empire. Part of this batch of gold is used to issue the currency of the Central Bank of the Russian Empire, and the remaining part is gradually transferred from Chinese supervision as the war progresses and becomes the treasury.  Own reserves.

    As a businessman, Fang Zida never does loss-making business. He had targeted this gold a few years ago.  Since this war is nominally fought on behalf of the Russian Imperial Government, there is no doubt that Russia will bear the military expenditures.  Of course, the huge military expenditure was not enough for this gold. Fang Zida instructed the Central Bank to issue a loan to the Russian Empire, and military expenditure was gradually deducted from this loan.

    Having obtained ownership of this gold, the central bank used it as a reserve to issue war bonds internationally.  Jiang Zhiqing is now a veteran in finance. He used this opportunity to make waves in the international financial market and made a lot of money.  After discounting 70% to 20%, the real military expenditure in the national treasury is not very high. This is Fang Zida's business experience.

    Of course, the premise is that the war cannot last too long.  As a newly emerging country, it has a weak foundation after all, and Fang Zida will not be able to bear it once the war continues for too long.  Fortunately, everything was as he expected. The Sino-Soviet war did not last too long. The Chinese National Defense Force won the war with new tactics and equipment and achieved final victory.

    For the next reconstruction of Russia, Fang Zida has reached an agreement with the Russian Empire. The Chinese government will prepare to provide a total of 30 billion silver dollars in batches to the Russian Empire in the next ten years. This huge aid fund will enable the Russian Empire to benefit from various aspects.  In terms of recovery.  Similarly, the Chinese government can also take this opportunity to obtain huge benefits, and use it to gradually control the economic development of the Russian Empire.

    Fang Zida learned this trick from the United States.  After World War II, the United States carried out the Marshall Plan to revive Europe. It was the implementation of this plan that made the United States become the world's most powerful country and indirectly controlled the European economy and politics for decades.  Fang Zida followed the gourd and painted the scoop, and he also had this skill.  In addition to winning China international praise, its benefits are also conceivable.

    The aid plan had just taken shape, and a few days before it was officially signed, Fang Zida suddenly welcomed his old friend Marcos.

    "Fang! My old friend, congratulations on leading the people of free countries to defeat the evil Soviet regime." As soon as they met, Marcos hugged Fang Zida with a smile on his face and congratulated him.  Over the years, Marcos, who has immigrated to the United States, has not changed much. Except for his hair becoming slightly gray, everything is the same as before.

    "Thank you, my friend." Fang Zida patted Marcos on the shoulder, smiled and joked: "It would be fine if someone else was congratulating me, but this seems a bit strange for you to say."

    "Why?" Marcos asked puzzledly.

    "Have you forgotten? The Soviets are Marxist believers. You must know that Mr. Karl and you are not only Jewish, but also fellow Germans, and your two names are so close. Sometimes I even think that you might  They are his descendants."

    "Oh! No, no, no I definitely can't be the descendant of someone who went bankrupt in speculation and finance and couldn't even eat, relying on people's handouts and talking nonsense. I am a businessman, a successful businessman! My friend! A successful person  You will never worship a loser!"

    Looking at Marcos¡¯ serious look, Fang Zida couldn¡¯t help laughing.

    As an old friend, Marcos certainly would not be as ignorant of Chinese jokes as most Westerners.  He knew that Fang Zida was joking with him.  The two laughed for a while before sitting down. To entertain Marcos, Fang Zida specially made a pot of coffee for him.

    "I came to China this time because I have a business to discuss with you." After taking a sip of coffee, Marcos said bluntly without waiting for Fang Zida to ask.

    "Is this what Morgan and Rockefeller mean?" Fang Zida had already guessed a thing or two about Marcos' purpose and asked with a smile.

    Nodding, Marcos said: "Not only them, but also DuPont and other consortiums participated. Who allowed you to win this war? You must know that Russia is a big country, and such a big country has many articles to write after the war.  , it can be said that this time several major financial groups in the United States have made similar requests, and I learned from my own channels. There is also the shadow of the US military behind it. Because of our personal relationship,??Coupled with our cooperation over the years, let me come forward to negotiate with you.  "

    Fang Zida took a puff of cigarette and asked: "Marcos, why are you telling me this? As a successful businessman, shouldn't he hide his trump card?"

    Marcos shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "What does this have to do with me? I'm just a simple businessman, not a politician. Besides, we are friends, right?"

    Fang Zida immediately laughed. Marcos is very smart. As a businessman, he knows how to make choices. Although Marcos is now a rich man, he is far inferior to those top consortiums in the United States in terms of strength and background.  In this kind of cooperation involving the national level, Marcos has no way to influence the outcome of the negotiation. Instead of doing this, it is better to sell Fang Zida a good deal from the beginning. This will at least allow Fang Zida to give himself some benefits for the sake of his friends.  , and will not offend the top conglomerates and military in the United States.

    Regarding Marcos¡¯ sudden arrival, although Fang Zida had expected his intention, he was still surprised.  But if you think about it carefully, this is inevitable. The Chinese government won this war in unexpected circumstances. Although the free world is cheering for the destruction of the Soviet regime, Western countries are absolutely unwilling to see China in this war.  Gaining too many benefits from China, an overly powerful China is definitely not in line with the interests of all countries in the Far East.

    ¡° In this way, restraining China from gaining too many benefits has become the main goal of major powers. Although Britain and France were victors in the European War, they suffered heavy losses in the European War and are no longer able to exert more influence in the Far East.  As for the United States, although it achieved the same war dividends as China through the European War, the changes in the domestic political situation in the United States after the European War led to significant reductions in the U.S. Army and Navy. This was both helpless and extremely annoying to the U.S. military.  one thing.

    To this end, the U.S. military put forward suggestions through the consortium, and it happened that the consortium also saw the temptation of the huge cake of Russian reconstruction and attempted to get a piece of it.  The two sides hit it off immediately, and coupled with the encouragement from Britain and France, who were powerless in the Far East, a plan to try to grab a piece of cake from the Chinese government was hatched.

    "What do they want?" Fang Zida plans to listen to the other party's asking price first. At this point, it is impossible for the Chinese government to live alone. If the other party's asking price is not too high, Fang Zida doesn't mind sharing some profits.  After all, compared with the Western world, although China has risen, it has not yet reached a point where it can fully compete.  Furthermore, the current territorial dispute between the Eastern European coalition forces and the Russian Empire also requires Western countries to coordinate and resolve. Instead of taking advantage of Britain and France behind the Eastern European coalition forces, it would be better to sell it to the American consortium and military. At least China and the United States are separated by the Pacific Ocean.  , the conflict of interest is not significant.

    Marcos smiled and took out a thick document from the bag he was carrying: "You should take a look at these first. The basic requirements are here. But I remind you, my friend. They are all a bunch of hungry wolves.  You have to be careful."

    "Thank you, my friend, I will remember your advice." Fang Zida thanked him. After saying these things, Marcos stood up and left, because Fang Zida needed to understand the situation before talking to him about the next thing. Both parties needed a little  Preparation time.

    After seeing Marcos off, Fang Zida, who returned to the office, opened the document and began to read it carefully. But as the pages turned over, Fang Zida's brows became more and more frowned, and his expression became more solemn.

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