Beiyang reactionaries

"The U.S. military has lost?"

"Yes."

"What about the Japanese navy?"

"One light aircraft carrier sunk, one destroyer sunk, one battleship damaged."

The telegram that Wang Jingwei received was the battle report on the Coral Sea naval battle.

The United States ambushed the Japanese navy at Midway Island, which severely damaged the Japanese navy.World War I destroyed 6 Japanese aircraft carriers, 2 escort aircraft carriers, 5 battleships, and 2 heavy cruisers.Let the Japanese navy is seriously injured.If Japan had not been preparing since before the war, such a loss could even completely crush the Japanese navy.Now Japan in turn ambushed the U.S. Navy.

Japan begins preparations to land in Darwin, Australia.

To this end, Japan assembled troops.

The United States can't watch something happen in Australia, so it sent out some of the only naval fleets.Unexpectedly, he fell into the trap of the Japanese and was ambushed by the Japanese navy.

On the whole, the strategy and tactics of the Japanese navy are not very good, and the command of Japanese naval generals also has many problems.In comparison, although the U.S. Navy lost a lot after the outbreak of the war, it is more strategic and tactical than Japan.Just like this time, Japan concentrated four aircraft carriers, plus several battleships and cruisers, to ambush the U.S. Navy.But it did not completely win, and it failed to completely annihilate this American fleet.

Of course it was a victory anyway.

The strength of the US Pacific Fleet is further reduced, making the situation in the Pacific further beneficial to Japan.

"So, like this... Isn't the US Pacific Fleet almost running out of warships?"

Mikoyan was very surprised.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet first suffered heavy casualties in the Pearl Harbor Incident, and its vitality was severely damaged.In desperation, the United States mobilized a large number of troops from the Atlantic Fleet. The Battle of Midway attacked the Japanese navy, inflicting heavy damage on the Japanese navy and severely wounding the Japanese navy.However, the Japanese navy is too strong, and the fleet participating in the Midway naval battle is several times that of the US fleet.As a result, the US fleet was also severely damaged.

This time the US fleet was hit hard again in the Coral Sea naval battle.

So what's left of the US Pacific Fleet?Not to mention anything else, the United States had 8 aircraft carriers before the war, but after the Battle of the Coral Sea, there was only one left, which was still injured.

Over the past six months, the U.S. Navy has not added too many warships.But the losses on the battlefield were too great.

How is this possible?

The greater the loss of the United States in the Pacific, the greater the strength of Japan in the Pacific, and the more the United States will focus on the Pacific.This is not what Britain and the Soviet Union wanted to see.Both Britain and the Soviet Union hope that the United States will send troops to Europe as soon as possible to relieve their pressure.

But as Japan becomes more and more powerful, the United States can only continue to strengthen their power in the Pacific, instead of focusing on Europe.As it is now, Europe still needs Britain and the Soviet Union to carry the banner.

"Not really. I heard that the U.S. submarine force is currently very active in the Pacific Ocean. Japan has little to do with the U.S. submarine force. Some time ago, the U.S. submarine even directly attacked the Japanese naval base on Illian Island and sank a Japanese battleship. .America's submarine force even started showing up very close to the Japanese mainland during this time."

The war on this side of the Pacific is interesting.

On the surface fleet, both the United States and Japan are very powerful, and they are the world's top naval forces that can be compared with the United Kingdom.Therefore, the naval battle between the United States and Japan in the Pacific is far higher than that of Europe in terms of scale and combat methods.During the naval battle of Midway Island, the United States and Japan used more than 1500 aircraft of various types, and more than a dozen aircraft carriers participated in the war. In addition to other large surface ships, the two sides invested more than 30 large warships.As a result, the losses of both sides were also great. The two sides lost 10 aircraft carriers alone, 8 battleships were sunk, and 4 heavy cruisers were sunk.It can be said that the Battle of Midway was the largest naval battle in the world so far.Such a large-scale naval battle is simply not seen in Europe.

But in submarine operations, the Pacific side is completely inferior to Europe.

The number and quality of American submarines are far inferior to those of Germany.Compared with the United Kingdom, Japan's anti-submarine capabilities are even worse.The result is that submarine operations in the Pacific have become a kind of rookie pecking.

The current situation is that Japan has completely defeated the US Pacific Fleet on surface ships.Since the start of the war, the United States has lost most of its large ships such as aircraft carriers, battleships, and cruisers.

But on underwater ships, American submarines completely exploded Japan.American submarines are even a little unscrupulous in the Pacific Ocean at present.When the Japanese battleship was sunk before, the American submarine completely came to the Japanese naval base and blatantly sank the Japanese battleship.

"Vice Chairman Wang, I heard that your country signed a big deal with Japan."

"I don't know which big deal Commissioner Mikoyan is talking about. We and Japan are neighbors separated by a strip of water and have maintained a friendship for many years. Both of our two countries cherish the relationship between each other very much and are willing to promote the development of trade. Therefore The trade volume between us and Japan is huge, and there are trade actions all the time. Not long ago, my country and Japan reached a trade list of [-] trucks. There are too many, and I don’t know what Commissioner Mikoyan said Which one is it?"

Mikoyan was talking about the large number of warships that China sold to Japan.

But Wang Jingwei dodged cleverly.

The trade between China and Japan is really frequent.China sells everything to Japan, as long as Japan gives money, everything is not a problem.

Mikoyan looked at Wang Jingwei, feeling very angry.At present, the world is already a war between two military blocs, but China has both ways and only knows how to do business.Over the past few years, China has made money in various ways.Seeing that Mikoyan was silent, Wang Jingwei said with a smile: "Our country has always advocated peace. We hope that all countries in the world can sit down and solve problems through negotiation instead of war. Therefore, the Supreme Council of our country has reached a consensus. It is decided that unless it involves our country's territorial sovereignty and core interests of our country, otherwise our country will always remain neutral."

It's a promise.

The United States and the Soviet Union fulfilled China's request, and China also gave them a promise.Tell them China will not fight with the Axis powers.Mikoyan was not very satisfied with Wang Jingwei's answer.In the hearts of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, it is best for China to cut off its trade with Germany, Italy and Japan.The current German-Italian-Japanese alliance is so strong because of China's support.

However, although China did not agree to interrupt the trade with Germany, Italy and Japan, Mikoyan still had a heartache in his heart.

China's pledge not to participate in the war is already the best news for anti-fascist countries.Of course, China's meaning also troubled Mikoyan, that is, China would not give up its business with the alliance with Germany, Italy and Japan.

But no matter what, with Wang Jingwei's promise, Mikoyan immediately said: "Vice Chairman Wang, our two countries have been talking for many days, and I think if there is no problem, we can sign the contract."

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Since China and Britain negotiated for the arms of the British and Indian armies, China has begun to receive British coal yards and aluminum mines in Australia.Not only to receive these, China negotiated with the United Kingdom, and also obtained a "concession" from the Australian government.These are exploration concessions and mining concessions that allow China to explore and mine in southern Australia.

Although Australia is currently an independent country, as a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, it follows the United Kingdom politically, economically, and militarily.Because of the Sino-British negotiations, obtaining this "concession" was relatively smooth.

The one who goes to Australia to receive these things is the Overseas Investment Bureau.

Because the Overseas Investment Bureau is similar to a national sovereign fund, it mainly makes investments and makes money overseas.In order to develop the Overseas Investment Bureau, the cabinet decided to allocate 10 million U.S. dollars from foreign exchange as the capital of the Overseas Investment Bureau.In addition, the assets of the current government in the United States, Australia, and South Africa are also transferred to the Overseas Investment Bureau.In this way, the Overseas Investment Bureau will have assets of more than US$[-] billion.

The Overseas Investment Bureau invests, so the selected leaders are those who know how to invest.

Tan Kah Kee, head of Nanyang Overseas Chinese Committee, was appointed by the Chinese government as the first director of the Overseas Investment Bureau.The Tan Kah Kee family has a very good relationship with the Chinese government. As early as when Duan Xun was still working as a border supervisor in Wuchang, the two sides had already started cooperation.At that time, Chen Jiageng had already invested in the place controlled by Duan Xun.

Later, after Duan Xun took over Beijing, Tan Kah Kee even had a large amount of money flowing into domestic investment.The amount of donations for China's education alone has exceeded 500 million US dollars, including investment in infrastructure in Fujian, and the amount of investment is also unclear.In the second five-year plan, when China issued national bonds in Nanyang, Tan Kah Kee took the lead in buying them.

Tan Kah Kee is a world-class rich man.

After the end of World War I, Tan Kah Kee's net worth has exceeded 2000 million US dollars.After that, we cooperated with the Chinese government and invested heavily in the country.With the development of China's economy, it has also obtained very rich profits.After the Great Depression, Tan Kah Kee's net worth skyrocketed.Because Tan Kah Kee bought Nanyang's assets wantonly, after the economy improved slightly, Tan Kah Kee's net worth doubled several times.Although there are no specific statistics, many people estimate that Tan Kah Kee's net worth reached 4000 million US dollars at the peak, becoming a real world-class rich man.

But Tan Kah Kee himself does not value these.

After the Sino-Soviet War broke out in 1939, Tan Kah Kee donated 800 million US dollars in cash as China's military expenditure for the Sino-Soviet War.Later, he donated nearly 4000 million US dollars of natural rubber plantations to the government.At the same time, all the 1100 million U.S. dollars in national debt held in his hands were returned to the government.

Tan Kah Kee slowly withdrew from his own business, donating most of it to the government, and leaving the property to the next generation.I myself began to concentrate on the work of the Overseas Chinese Federation.Originally, the cabinet wanted Tan Kah Kee to come to Beijing to serve as the president of the Chinese Federation of Overseas Chinese.

However, when the Overseas Investment Bureau was established this time, Tan Kah Kee was the first thing that came to the cabinet's mind.

Tan Kah Kee is a successful businessman, and a very successful businessman, with amazing appeal and influence.Tan Kah Kee knows how to do business, and is naturally sensitive to doing business.In addition, he is not greedy for money, and has contributed a lot to China's economic development.

Therefore, the cabinet appointed Tan Kah Kee as the director of the Overseas Investment Bureau.

At present, many of the business leaders who used to be in the shopping malls are willing to work in the government.This estimate is also related to China's thousands of years of official-based culture.Many businessmen have been in shopping malls for many years, but when they are called by the country, they are willing to take up official positions in government departments.These people are all the targets of the key network of the Overseas Investment Bureau.Because the Overseas Investment Authority needs these people.

Both Zhuang Xiquan and Lu Xuzhang worked in the Overseas Investment Bureau after its establishment.

Zhuang Xiquan started doing business in his early years and later became an important fundraiser for Sun Yat-sen.In order to raise funds for Sun Yat-sen, Zhuang Xiquan almost went bankrupt.After Duan Xun took over Beijing, he was very important to those businessmen who supported the Revolution of [-].Zhuang Xiquan first worked in the Bank of China, and later worked in the Ministry of Commerce. In recent years, he has been in charge of economic work in Shanghai.The Overseas Investment Bureau was established this time, and Zhuang Xiquan served as the deputy director of the Investment Bureau.

Lu Xuzhang is 30 years old, very young.

In 1925, at the age of 14, Lu Xuzhang started working as an apprentice in the China Merchants Shipping Company.It coincided with the time when the literacy movement was in full swing and various night schools were flourishing, where I learned a lot of literacy and other knowledge.Lu Xuzhang was young, but he performed very well because of his hard work.So I was recommended to study English and accounting at the technical secondary school run by China Merchants Group. At the age of 17, I became the youngest accountant in the shipping company.