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Text Chapter 1398 [Trade Package Agreement]

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    Not to mention that the U.S. cabinet couldn¡¯t figure it out, and President Coolidge couldn¡¯t figure it out either. Why did Mellon Mellon also have a demon?  This old guy was not like this before!  It doesn¡¯t matter if you can¡¯t figure it out, but you really need to grab someone from the cabinet and refute Mellon in person, saying that the old man is talking nonsense!  Even such people are nowhere to be found, at least there are no such reckless politicians in Washington.  The old Mellon can join the cabinet, which is to give the cabinet face. If the old man does well, he should be praised; if he does not do well, he should be praised. At least at such an old age, he still works hard for the country and his spirit is commendable. After all, Mellon is  One of the most influential billionaires in the United States is the leader of the Mellon Group, the third largest financial institution in the United States.  Before the rise of the California consortium, the Mellon consortium was firmly in the third position among the American consortiums. The old man was the core leader of the Mellon consortium. He was also a leader who had absolute control over the consortium.  With such an identity, even the president looks down upon him, let alone other cabinet members.  The Cabinet¡¯s decision was sent by telegram to Clark Hoover in the Far East without even passing Congress.  In the long telegram, Hoover saw that the American people must use their broad-minded, tolerant, and dedicated spirit to influence the people of the Republic of China who originally misunderstood the American people. When Hoover read this, he secretly sneered in his heart: Bullshit!  Well, when he finally saw that all the suggestions were made by Mellon Sr., he was speechless for a long time.  Hoover was also a member of the grassroots group of wealthy people, but he was just one millionaire away from Mellon.  He is a millionaire, and Mellon is a billionaire. If their social status is ranked, Hoover is very self-aware and concludes that he will definitely be buried behind the list of Wall Street's richest people and become a passer-by A-level rich man.  In the United States, there are too many people richer than him, and too many people who speak more effectively than him.  When the name Mellon is mentioned, it is much louder than Hoover.  For a president, Mellon Sr. is definitely a big threat to his authority, especially when he is placed in the cabinet.  But trying to bring down Mellon is simply an impossible task.  Fortunately, although the old man looks bad, he is quite decent.  During meetings, I only occupy a seat and usually don¡¯t express much opinions.  Unexpectedly, Mellon also spoke. This shows that Coolidge's life in Washington was not easy, and he probably had a lot of headaches.  Deep in his heart, Hoover felt that the old man's decision was a bit hasty, but he would not be so hasty, which made him very confused.  On the surface, helping the Republic of China to establish its electric power industry is a big proposition, including high-power steam turbine components, various processes from steel smelting to processing, and the construction of the most critical substations in the power transmission system. Targeting the Republic of China, it may even be possible  There are issues such as port construction, coal mining, etc. This is simply a thankless job. Of course, the huge benefits behind it cannot be ignored.  But once the United States signs such a document, the people of the Republic of China will not be tempted. Once they are tempted, it will be life-threatening for the United States.  After thinking about it all night, Hoover figured out some of the inside story. Perhaps guessing is more appropriate.  Maybe it¡¯s different when Mellon is standing on such a high level!  For example, the dumping of industrial products between industrial countries and agricultural countries can only maintain a relatively low trade volume.  If the quantity is large, agricultural countries will not be able to bear it.  For example, the British and French jointly control the African continent. The vast land from the Mediterranean to South Africa and the hundreds of millions of African indigenous people should logically be the ideal targets for the dumping of British and French industrial products.  But who saw that Britain and France were interested in promoting their industrial products in Africa?  ¡°Even leather shoes can¡¯t be sold, let alone generators and cars.  ¡°The indigenous warriors only loved two things in their lives, spears and shields. The British were stupid and the French were confused. This is an extremely desperate reality.  If the industrial foundation of the Republic of China was slightly better, then for the Republic of China, not only would the amount of trade not be reduced, but the amount of trade would be increased due to economic stimulation.  This is the exponential growth that comes with economic prosperity.  Domestic economic growth has led to an increase in consumption. Is this considered an economic cycle?  After Hoover brainstormed a lot of economic knowledge overnight, his thoughts became clear and he felt that this was not a bad thing.  Very much in line with the American spirit, the seemingly equal treaty has hidden traps for wild beasts everywhere.  The next day, I was full of energy and went to Gu Weijun to express my goodwill.  Even Gu Weijun was dumbfounded at this time. He seemed to feel that Hoover's head had been blown by the recent typhoon, and his head was filled with a salty smell, a smell like fish and tofu.  When the contract came to Wang Xueqian, Gu Weijun still felt unsure, as if he was in a dream. But after Wang Xueqian took a rough look at the terms, he found that the area set by the Americans was just right.??Zhejiang.  But I'm afraid it won't be a decision made in a flash. In addition, the financial elder Mellon's words were mentioned many times, which further confirmed his guess.  "Compared to Gu Weijun, Wang Xueqian is very courageous. Well, in the officialdom of the Republic of China, he even dared to go to war with the British. Is there anything he didn't dare to do?  "Sign, why don't you sign?" "But" Gu Weijun looked at Wang Xueqian suspiciously, and said with trembling lips: "The electric power industry, at a small level, includes coal, railways, construction and other industrial categories, and at a large level it is steel, machinery manufacturing  The ultimate product in the field, the investment is so huge that it is despairing. The investment for a power plant is at least several hundred thousand. If all the medium-sized cities in the Republic of China built power plants, this expenditure would not be enough to bankrupt the Cao Kun government ten times!"  The implication behind the words is: Lao Wang, do you have so much money?  Wang Xueqian pointed to one of the clauses and said: "Isn't it said here that we will start with the pilot project in Zhejiang? This shows that the Americans have no plans to celebrate their success, and their pragmatic attitude is commendable." "But this is not a small sum of money?  Gu Weijun insisted.  Wang Xueqian couldn't recognize Gu Weijun's voiceover. He wanted to find out about his net worth.  But in fact, Wang Xueqian didn't think this was a problem at all.  To build a power plant, financial support can be provided, the government can provide full expenditure, and businessmen can prepare it.  Of course, Zhejiang cannot afford such a large sum of money to build the so-called electric power industry. This is a super project that requires five to ten years of infrastructure construction and cannot be completed in a day or two.  Therefore, Wang Xueqian also came up with a way. He spread his hands and said to Gu Weijun: "Do you want money?" "My life?" Gu Weijun answered subconsciously.  Wang Xueqian laughed loudly: "Shaochuan, what are you talking about! I have a good idea here, do you want to listen to it?" Gu Weijun was a little confused. He really didn't see where else Wang Xueqian could get money and increase taxes.  ?  I'm afraid this is not realistic. Zhejiang's tax collection rate is very good, but if you want to continue to increase fiscal revenue, you can only attack farmers. But for farmers, how much tax can be increased?  "Zhejiang does not have such a large amount of money to pay for the infrastructure construction of the electric power industry, but Zhejiang has resources that the United States needs, such as tea and silkworms." Wang Xueqian said without thinking: "Look  You and I both know Americans¡¯ preferences for tea, especially green tea, which accounts for an overwhelming share of tea consumption in the United States. There are two sources of tea imported from the United States, the Republic of China and Japan. ¡°Wang Xueqian¡¯s expression.  There was a strange mention of Japanese tea, and I need to explain a little bit about it.  Everyone knows that this person does not like to see Japanese people, so he loves everything he does and looks at everything produced by the Japanese through colored glasses.  Before he met Professor Zhou Shuren, he thought Japanese women were good, considerate, hard-working, and good wives and mothers.  But Zhou Shuren told him that his younger brother, Professor Zhou Shuren, married an old Japanese shrew, which made the entire Zhou family restless. Wang Xueqian's only good impression of Japan was gone.  As for tea, not only Wang Xueqian but also Gu Weijun despise the way Americans drink tea.  Americans like to crush the tea leaves, boil them in a pot, and then filter the tea leaves. Americans stubbornly believe that only in this way can the tea leaves be better retained in the tea soup.  No matter what kind of good tea is, it has become "high end" due to American tea drinking habits.  From this point of view, both of them have a deep understanding. When they visited an American family, the host enthusiastically invited them to drink "high end", which would have made the poor families in the Republic of China roll their eyes!  On the one hand, it shows that Americans are easy to feed, and on the other hand, it is an indisputable fact that the population of the United States is poor.  Japanese tea leaves have an irony smell, and even Americans can drink them.  But Americans can still tell the difference between good and bad tea. Good tea leaves are brewed and drunk, and they are sweet.  Zhejiang¡¯s ¡®Gaomo¡¯ sells better than Japan¡¯s ¡®Tea¡¯, which is a good example.  Since Zhejiang has such advantages, it must not be wasted. Wang Xueqian followed the situation and launched a package of trade agreements, exchanging things.  As for the price, both parties negotiate.  There are many ways to do this. Tea, porcelain, silkworms and other commodities that can be mass-produced in Zhejiang can be used as the basis for settlement. The only tedious thing is the determination of the price.  In this regard, no one is more suitable than Yu Qiaqing. This vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, who was a small businessman, almost had a stroke when he heard that Wang Xueqian asked him to cooperate with Gu Weijun in diplomatic negotiations.  He can't even speak foreign languages ??well, so how can he possibly negotiate with the Americans?  Doesn¡¯t this make him make a fool of himself?  But when we got to the negotiation table, we looked at the complicated items.After recording, Yu Qiaqing seemed to be like a god, and his intelligence was so quick that even Gu Weijun was amazed.  What is the FOB price and CIF price?  He came as soon as he opened his mouth. When he was young, he worked behind foreign banks to make a living. His sensitive reaction to commodity prices surprised Hoover, who was also his opponent.  Fortunately, Hoover was not looking for trouble. He expressed a very relaxed attitude in some aspects where the details were not important.  When the agreement was about to be signed, Hoover was a little confused when looking at the terms of the goods used for payment. If he accepted such payment terms, then the United States would no longer need to import Japanese silkworms, nor would it need to import Japanese tea. You know,  The Japanese are almost crazy about planting tea and mulberry trees, and even transform large areas of farmland into tea and mulberry gardens.  That is to obtain a large amount of foreign exchange from trade exports, which can be used to exchange for the steel and machinery that Japan urgently needs.  But Hoover discovered that no matter how hard the Japanese worked, Zhejiang in the Republic of China would be able to slap the little devil to the ground and step on him a few times.  In fact, Wang Xueqian¡¯s calculation method is to count the tea production of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian together, and they are all the top tea-producing provinces in the Republic of China.  While meeting domestic needs, it will definitely be able to squeeze Japanese tea out of the U.S. market.  Without Japanese tea in the U.S. market, it is almost certain that it will hit a dead end.  Because Europeans really can¡¯t get used to the strong flavor of Japanese tea.  And Wang Xueqian¡¯s package of trade agreements really made Hoover feel very troublesome.  He didn¡¯t expect at first that things would eventually develop like this.  If the Americans squeeze another country's goods out of the market in order to deepen trade with the people of the Republic of China, to outsiders, it is not a strategic alliance but a strategic alliance.  Only an alliance brother wearing a pair of pants would do such a crazy thing.  Hoover stared at the details of the terms and felt a dry mouth. After thinking for a while, he made his first cautious request after visiting Zhejiang: "Your Excellency, I want to have a personal meeting with Governor Wang." "Yes.  !" Gu Weijun looked normal and nodded in agreement.  The novels inside are updated quickly, have few ads, complete chapters, and are anti-theft]
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