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Moreover, oil is a strategic material, so it is not under the management of Luo Yiqun, the chief executive, but the authority of the Armament Department under the Military Commission.Although the uncle and nephew of the Luo family have always controlled it, and it is also the territory of the Luo family, but because of this, he has to avoid suspicion.It is inappropriate to interfere too much in the affairs of the Ministry of Armaments, let alone propose to use the huge resources controlled by the Ministry of Armaments to transfer benefits to the CCP.Maybe Chiang Kai-shek, Hu Hanmin, and Xu Chongzhi are all staring at the fat vacancy of the Armaments Department!Even Deng Yanda is afraid...

For a while, there was silence in the room.Apart from the clinking of cups and plates while drinking tea, there were only a few people's breathing and heartbeats.

I don't know how long it took before I heard Deng Yanda put down the teacup in his hand, and said with a smile: "Actually, the Communist Party is very reasonable and will not embarrass Yi Gong and Fu Wen. I think as long as we are willing to pay for the repair to Yan'an railway, and then ask the Germans to help explore the oil in northern Shaanxi, and finally provide a loan for them to expand the oil mines and build coal mines. Isn’t this a deal? Isn’t the Ministry of Armaments currently investing in the construction of Xi’an to Xi’an? The railway in Yumen? And is it still paying for the development of the Yumen oil mine? We can give such benefits to the Youth Party, why can’t we give some benefits to the CCP to show our sincerity?”

With one word to tell the truth, Deng Yanda didn't bother to compare patience with an honest person like Luo Yiqun.Anyway, there will always be a day when this matter is brought to the fore, so why not tell Luo Yiqun directly what the CCP wants.Besides, the demands raised by the CCP are actually not high, and they are not unacceptable.The youth army and the Mongolian Red Army Mongolian Front Army, which was between rebellion and non-rebellion, have not lost the qualifications of the Armament Department and the Intelligence Bureau during this period. This has almost become a well-known "secret".It's not a big deal to get some benefits from the example of the CCP's aid. Speaking of which...the CCP can achieve the current situation, and Luo Yaoguo has not lost his efforts, right?

After listening to Deng Yanda's words, Luo Yiqun, no matter how dull he was, could tell that this was actually the CCP speaking through the mouths of the leftists of the Kuomintang.The CCP wants to use the oil and coal resources in northern Shaanxi to play the game of empty-handed white wolves. To be honest, this business is really clever!It's just that my nephew is an expert in this field, just look at how many good things he has gotten from the Germans in the past few years... But will the CCP have the sincerity that Luo Yaoguo showed to the Germans?Sometimes doing business can’t be done entirely by cheating. Only by showing sincerity and making both parties profitable can the business last for a long time.

Thinking of this, Luo Yiqun's eyes actually showed a bit of sharpness. He looked into Deng Yanda's eyes and asked: "Can General Zesheng represent the Communist Party now? If not, we should invite representatives of the Communist Party to come and Fuwen Negotiation. As an uncle, it’s okay for me to help matchmaking. As for whether this deal can be done... General Zhesheng should understand the character of Fuwen.”

Deng Yanda laughed: "The CCP just asked Mr. Liao and me to come and test it out."

"How about the test? Do you want to wait for Fu Wen to come back and test his attitude?"

"That's not necessary. With Yigong's words, why should we worry? Brother Fuwen is Yigong's nephew." Deng Yanda smiled and waved his hands, and said:

"When Brother Fuwen returns to Wuhan, please ask Yigong to help you establish a connection. Then I will personally bring representatives from the CCP to the Armament Department to negotiate with him."

……

On November 16, [-]th year of the Republic of China, the Armament Department of the Wuhan Nationalist Government.

As soon as Luo Yaoguo returned to Wuhan, the first important thing was to meet with the representatives of the Chinese Communist Party.This morning, Deng Yanda, who was tall and thin, with a donkey face, brought a short, fat young man with a lovely round face.

This young man with a strong Sichuan accent and a slight stutter was also surnamed Deng and named Xixian when he spoke.According to Deng Yanda, he is the current Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China!However, Luo Yaoguo had a little impression of this person. In the 14th year of the Republic of China, he had seen this person in Chahar.In addition... In the memory of Luo Yaoguo's previous life, there seems to be a short, Great God of the Communist Party also surnamed Deng, who seems to be from Sichuan. I wonder if it is the one in front of him?

"Oh, this coffee is as good as the French."

This is Comrade Deng Xixian's first sentence in this historic negotiation!It was a compliment to Natalie for her skill with the coffee.However, this evaluation is not too high. Natalie uses first-class coffee beans to brew coffee, which is only about the same as that made by small cafes on the streets of Paris, France!

Luo Yaoguo also picked up his coffee cup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Mr. Deng is a talent who has stayed abroad, so he must have a certain understanding of industrial matters. Then we won't talk nonsense, just choose Got it. What do you want to do with the oil and coal mines?"

Deng Xixian touched his smooth round chin. In front of this "industry expert" in front of him, he could only say one thing: "To tell you the truth, the situation of the Yan'an oil mine is not very good. When we got there, the oil mine had already It has been abandoned for many years. The machinery and equipment are also seriously damaged, and we can barely repair some to maintain production. Now the daily output is only a few hundred kilograms. We use local methods to refine it and supply it to a small number of vehicles directly under the central government. If If large-scale mining is to be carried out, it may be inevitable to pursue investment, and this investment also has corresponding technology. Our party hopes that your party will first undertake it, and then return it with oil after the oil is produced. This kind of cooperation should be mutually beneficial. ..."

"Coal is very abundant in northern Shaanxi, but there is no way to exploit it on a large scale due to inconvenient transportation. As long as you can build the railway to northern Shaanxi, and provide us with some funds for the development of coal mines, there should be considerable benefits Production. The potential in this area may not be smaller than that of oil. In addition, there is iron ore... This iron ore is located in Baiyun Obo Mountain, about 120 kilometers north of Baotou in Suiyuan. Now Baotou is connected to Beijing by railway, and it is within a distance of Beijing. There is also a coal mine in Daqing Mountain not far from the Baotou railway line. Therefore, the iron mine in Baiyun Obo is very valuable for mining. We hope to invest in the construction of a large steel factory there. This investment..."

Luo Yaoguo nodded: "I understand. You now have resources, oil and coal underground in northern Shaanxi, and iron mines in Baiyun Obo Mountain in Suiyuan. But you have no money or technology, so you want us to provide funds and technology to help you develop The resources there, are you?"

Deng Xixian smiled lightly and waved his hands: "This kind of cooperation is mutually beneficial. Don't you need oil, coal, and iron ore to develop heavy industries in the south now? There are plenty of these things in northern Shaanxi and Suiyuan. We don't happen to cooperate." Development? This is beneficial to our two parties, the country, and the nation. Presumably, General Luo Fuwen, you won’t object, right?”

Seeing Deng Xixian's confident expression, Luo Yaoguo just smiled wryly, and said in his heart, "These communists would say that we should pay for everything. They got oil fields, coal mines, railways, and a steel factory for nothing... ...I'm afraid we will build an arsenal in the future, right?"

Deng Yanda has been listening quietly by the side, seeing Luo Yaoguo's unwillingness, he hastily interjected: "Brother Fuwen, why are you hesitating about such a great thing that benefits the country and the people?"

Luo Yaoguo frowned, and glanced at Deng Xixian, the young man sat there motionless, as if he didn't hear anything, and didn't care about anything.This kind of attitude is indeed the material for a big career!Just for this, it seems that you should sell some face, right?Luo Yaoguo pondered for a while, then smiled bitterly and said, "Since Brother Zesheng has already spoken, let's settle an account first. Right now, the coal mines and oil mines in northern Shaanxi, the iron mines, coal mines, steel factories in Suiyuan, and the railway , All of this is basically blank, we must use money to invest... Let’s count the railway first, this industrial investment should be the railway first, and everything is useless without the road.”

"...The border between the Northern Shaanxi Soviet Area and the National Allied Army site is in Luochuan County. We can build the railway line from Luochuan to Xi'an. This is no problem. But the more than 100 kilometers from Luochuan to Yan'an, we can't pay for it. The reason is very simple. The National Coalition Army is now attached to the National Government, and we will take back their territory sooner or later! To build railways on our own territory, the Ministry of Communications can make a budget, and the two houses and the National Government Chairman Hu will also It will definitely be approved. But building the railway on someone else's site... and it's also the CCP's site, I'm afraid it won't work.”

Deng Yanda snorted: "Why not? Don't you also plan to build the railway to Yumen? That's the territory of the Youth Party!"

Luo Yaoguo rubbed the back of his head, shook his head and said with a smile: "That's different. The railway from Yumen to Baoji is not invested by the Ministry of Communications, but by Yumen Petroleum Company! Of course, the investment of Yumen Petroleum Company does not need to go to the government. budget, so there is no problem."

"Then who owns Yumen Petroleum Company?" Deng Yanda asked.

Luo Yaoguo smiled: "It is wholly owned by the Ministry of Armaments, but the investment in railway construction is included in the total investment in oil development! It has been deliberated by the two houses and approved by the national government. There is no problem in the procedure. .This...the oil has been extracted, and there must be a way to transport it out, don’t you two say? Of course the two chambers of investment and Chairman Hu will agree to this investment.”

Deng Yanda was at a loss for words for a moment, he was already speechless about Luo Yaoguo's shamelessness.This is deliberated by the two houses, and it is budgeted... How does it sound like the legendary evil democratic country?Isn't the Kuomintang in a dictatorship right now?

At this time, Luo Yaoguo's words sounded again: "What the CCP needs to build is the more than 100-kilometer railway from Luochuan to Yan'an, and the branch railway from Yan'an to coal mines and oil mines. In fact... it doesn't need much money. The rails are only more than 300 French currency per ton. As for labor, the 20 army of your party is idle. As for the engineering and technical personnel, there are many private engineering companies in southern China. You contract the railway construction to them That’s enough. I’ll make a rough estimate, and work will start with about two or three million.”

"... To be honest, I don't know much about the situation of the Yan'an oil mine. It is impossible for us to invest in it. The reason is the same as that of the railway. Our system does not allow such things. I hope you can understand. But... we In the name of war readiness, you can pay a high price to buy the oil you extract! I estimate that the difficulty and cost of mining the Yan'an oil mine are relatively high, and it is not competitive compared with imported oil. But this is a strategic reserve. In order to cope with future wars. Therefore, we can refer to the oil shale in Maoming to determine the price. In addition, "barrel" is an internationally accepted standard for calculating oil. One ton of oil is about seven barrels, depending on the oil What is the density. The current price of oil is about US$1.3 per barrel, which is equivalent to four and a half French dollars, and we will pay ten French dollars to buy all the oil produced by your oilfields in northern Shaanxi! This price is already very favorable."

"...In addition, the investment in coal mines is actually not very large. If you want to engage in mechanized coal mining, the investment is naturally huge. If you only rely on manual operations, you don't need much investment. The key is to keep up with the railway construction. At present, China The price of coal in China is about 1000 to 2000 yuan per ton, depending on the quality of the coal. However, this coal mine is a profitable industry based on scale. If you can mine 4000 million tons of coal every year... 1000 million to [-] million There is no problem with the sales income! Right now, the land tax in Shaanxi province is not even [-] million! This industry has a lot of potential for 'money'!"

"...Finally, there is the Baiyun Obo Iron Mine and Iron and Steel Plant. Well, this iron ore is actually a matter of railways. If there is iron and coal, there are naturally conditions for opening a steel plant. And opening a steel plant...is different If you don’t need special steel and steel plates, you can build a 800-ton steel plant with 1000 million to [-] million yuan. And now the China Iron and Steel Company in the south has a steel engineering company that is a joint venture with Krupp. To build a steel plant."

Chapter 0377 take the capitalist road (five)

The future of "money" is bright!Money is guaranteed!But... there is no investment!

After listening to Deng Xixian and Deng Yanda for a long time, they finally came to these three conclusions!Luo Yaoguo exhausted his words and drew a big and round pancake filled with sesame seeds for the Chinese Communist Party.But... how should this big cake be eaten into the mouth?

After Luo Yaoguo finished drawing the pie, he looked at the two Mrs. Deng with a smirk on his face, picked up the coffee on the table, drank it lightly, and stopped talking.

Deng Yanda frowned, sat in the chair, silently thinking about how to help his friend, the Communist Party of China.It seems that it is completely unrealistic to get money from Luo Yaoguo's pocket. This kid has one mouthful and two colleges, and he is using the old guys who rely on the old to sell the old as a shield!But I couldn't think of any way to expose him.I'm so sad...

Deng Xixian was still sitting there with a serious expression on his face.In his heart, Zhou Enlai's exhortations echoed on the day he left Yan'an: "Xixian, the party's financial situation is on the verge of collapse! The economy of the Central Soviet Area is also almost on the verge of collapse. Our land is too barren. This year, in Shanxi, Suiyuan, and the Jin Army, Zhijun, and Fengjun, we have been fighting again and again, and we have exhausted our resources. Now, in order to fight against the Kuomintang, the Youth Army, and the traitor Wang Zhongyi from Outer Mongolia, we have no choice but to fight. Not maintaining a 20-strong army! Sigh... Even our Red Army has to wear clothes and eat. The people in the base area have done their best, and there is no more energy to support the Red Army. This year is another winter drought, If there is another spring drought next year... our situation will be even more difficult! Therefore, the mission you shoulder this time is very difficult. You must find a way to reach an agreement with the Kuomintang and let them help us develop northern Shaanxi, Suiyuan’s resources. As long as the resources are developed, our financial difficulties can be alleviated.”

Listening to Luo Yaoguo's analysis now, it seems that the resources in northern Shaanxi are still very valuable for development and utilization!Not to mention oil, but the rich coal resources in northern Shaanxi seem to be able to create tens of millions of yuan in profits for the party every year, thereby alleviating the financial difficulties faced by the party in one fell swoop... But such a good way of making money is now stuck in the Where is it?There are plenty of resources and labor, so there should be no problem!What is missing?

capital!Suddenly, a word full of crime and blood came to Comrade Deng Xixian's mind.These two words are the most hated by the proletariat all over the world!It is the target that Communists all over the world are determined to overthrow!But now, capital is what Deng Xixian and the Communist Party of China urgently need. Something must be wrong in this world!

I don't know how long it took before Deng Yanda let out a long sigh, and broke the silence in the office: "Luo Fuwen, I know you must have a way! Tell me, how can you help the CCP get money to develop oil and coal mines? This time Even if I, Deng Yanda, beg you, is this the head office?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled and waved his hand: "At present, there is no shortage of resources in the CCP's territory, and there is no shortage of labor. What is lacking is capital! Er, it is the capital of capitalism! Where is this capital? In my opinion, you Deng Zesheng has quite a fortune! Mr. Liao seems to be quite rich too. Why don't you two take the lead and invest in it?"

Deng Yanda laughed out loud, as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke.He and Liao Zhongkai ran around looking for funds for the CCP to develop minerals in the Soviet area, but this Luo Yaoguo actually asked him and Liao Zhongkai to invest!And... still investing in the Soviet area of ​​the Communist Party!People there are dedicated to murdering capitalists!Don't they become capitalists as soon as they invest, and are they the revolutionary targets of the Communist Party?Isn't this investment in vain?How could anyone be willing to do this kind of thing that is destined to lose everything and wear the hat of a capitalist?

"Deng Zesheng, you also think this is absurd, can't you do it? You Deng Zesheng, a famous leftist, a close comrade-in-arms of the Chinese Communist Party! You dare not invest money in the Soviet area of ​​the Communist Party of China, and you still expect me to use the money of the Nationalist government to do it. Vote, what kind of heart do you have!" Luo Yaoguo's words were like thunderclaps ringing in Deng Yanda's ears!

The laughter stopped abruptly, and the room was once again silent.

Luo Yaoguo's words made sense, and there was no way to refute them.Investing money in the Soviet area of ​​the CCP, no matter how you look at it, you will lose everything.In this case... How could leftists like Liao Zhongkai and Deng Yanda persuade Luo Yaoguo to do such a thing?This really has no good intentions, a shrewd master like Luo Yaoguo will naturally not fall into your trap!

But the problem now is that the CCP can only take the path of peace for the time being if it wants to develop, and the path of peaceful development urgently needs capital to develop the resources of the Soviet area...but this capital is the deadly enemy of the CCP!

"Hehe, even if the Liao referendum and I have voted for money...it's still not enough!" At this moment, Deng Yanda's words rang out again, and now he frowned tightly, with a look of reluctance on his face.

"Enough." Luo Yaoguo smiled heavily, and pointed at Deng Xixian: "The key to this matter is whether or not the communists welcome you, big capitalist Deng, to invest. If they welcome you to invest, then someone will be willing to follow up. The CCP’s friends are... all over the world! My solution is to raise a sum of capital led by Mr. Liao and Brother Zesheng. The CCP will provide land, resources, and labor. You two will form a joint venture to share benefits and risks. Shared responsibility. Judging from the current economic development in southern China, as long as you are willing to take the lead, it will not be too difficult to raise several million capital."

At this time, Deng Xixian's brows became tighter and tighter, and a huge problem was placed in front of the new Chinese Communists again!Can private capital be allowed to invest in the Soviet area?Originally, Zhou Enlai and his plan were to allow the public enterprises of the Kuomintang Armament Department to invest in the Soviet area at most.Of course, they can be returned to the people at the right time, and there is no need to worry about offending people to death.Because it is all public money, no one will blame the friends of the CCP for this matter.But now Luo Yaoguo refuses to take risks with the National Government's money. Instead, he instigates Deng Yanda and Liao Zhongkai to take the lead in investing with private money!This nature is different.

If Liao Zhongkai, Deng Yanda and other leftists of the Kuomintang all invested in the coal mines and oil mines in the Soviet area, wouldn’t they become capitalists!And if the CCP confiscates the property of leftist friends in the future, and then labels them reactionary capitalists, will it...

……

The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the whole of Yan'an in a faint red, puffs of cooking smoke curled up in the ancient city, and the fragrance of corn wafted everywhere.Everything looks so peaceful and harmonious, it seems that, as Sun Yat-sen claimed, a peaceful and prosperous age is coming under his leadership.

However, the Communists in Yan'an were not fooled by this illusion of peace, and remained vigilant from beginning to end.In their view, the dangers faced by the Central Soviet Area did not lessen with Sun Yat-sen's "imperial decree" prohibiting all civil wars.On the contrary, the situation has become more serious. On the east bank of the Yellow River, Yan Xishan is reorganizing the army based on the National Revolutionary Army, and it seems that he will be ashamed.The youth army in the west of the Soviet area has also received a large amount of military aid from the Kuomintang reactionaries. It is preparing its troops for war, and may attack the holy land of the Chinese revolution at any time.In Mongolia in the north, although Wang Zhongyi still wears the signboard of the CCP, the signs of rebellion are becoming more and more obvious. He recently expelled the Soviet consulate in Kulun... Only Feng Yuxiang, a leftist comrade of the Kuomintang in the south of the Soviet area, is more friendly to the CCP, but the Kuomintang After completing the integration of Liao Zhongkai and Deng Yanda's forces, will Feng Yuxiang be let go?

And the greater danger is the total war system that the national government has just begun to promote!According to the information sent back by the CCP’s insiders in the Kuomintang, the ultimate goal of this overall war system is to turn most of China into a fully armed war machine!And the enemy targeted by this war machine is obviously the Chinese Communists!

Aware of the imminent danger, the CCP also had to put army building at the top of its list.In spite of the temporary peace, the number of the Red Army has not decreased, on the contrary, it has increased.It's just that the huge military expenditures that followed seemed like a mountain, overwhelming the CCP's fragile finances.

During this period of time, in the cave dwellings at the foot of Wangjialing in Yan'an, where the hope of the whole nation was placed, the topic of the meeting gradually shifted from strengthening the military struggle to how to solve the immediate economic difficulties.Today's meeting seems to be discussing... also economic issues, and it has been discussed from noon until dusk.Even the dinner was brought in by the guards, and everyone settled it while having a meeting.

"Comrades, why can't we admit our mistakes to the Communist International! If you don't want to come forward, then I will bear the responsibility alone!" Li Lisan adjusted his glasses, stood up, and looked at the silent Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai sighed again: "We have indeed made an unforgivable mistake on the Mongolian issue! We have shielded Wang Zhongyi, a heinous traitor, and our party has been shamed by it. Blood! It is completely understandable that the Communist International does not support us now. I suggest that our Politburo should take responsibility and collectively admit to the Communist International. Comrade Stalin's anger, right?"