Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Early in the morning of May 5, Hu Zhenhua received three pieces of good news.

The sale of properties held by Tongan has been completed.

He Ming finally handed over the confiscated money to Lao Hu, totaling more than 800 million silver dollars.

This amount is slightly larger than expected because house prices have risen sharply and more cash has been obtained from the sale of properties.

The third piece of good news made Hu Zhenhua happiest: the blast furnace of the steel plant and the distillation tower of the refinery arrived at the port.

A large number of production equipment also arrived at the port at the same time.

Hu Zhenhua was discharged from the hospital excitedly and prepared to visit Chongming!

A national treasure! A national treasure!

At Chongnan Wharf, Hu Zhenhua jumped on the cargo ship without waiting for it to stop.

Even if the blast furnace is placed horizontally, its height is more than 20 meters.

Suddenly, Hu Zhenhua's gaze stopped on a string of Japanese characters, and the smile froze on his face!

It would be fine if it was second-hand, but this one was actually dismantled from Japan.

Hu Zhenhua almost vomited blood.

No wonder!

The contract was signed on April 5th, and it’s only May 7th, less than half a month has passed. How could the blast furnace be shipped here from the United States!

Hu Zhenhua was furious and roared,

"Where's Carter?"

Lan Shian immediately replied,

"Either at the Friendship Store or at the Secondhand World!"

"Call him and tell the bastard to get out here!"

"Yes!"

The more Hu Zhenhua thought about it, the angrier he became. He raised his foot and kicked the blast furnace until his foot was hurt. Only then did he stop!

Soon, Carter arrived.

Lan Shian said on the phone that there was an urgent matter, and Carter really thought something big had happened, so he came in a hurry.

When he saw Hu Zhenhua's angry eyes, he felt that something was wrong.

However, his diplomatic qualities allowed him to remain calm.

Carter came forward with a smile and said,

"Hu, I'm glad you're out of the hospital."

Hu Zhenhua ignored him and pointed at the blast furnace next to him. He kicked it again. The blast furnace made a dull sound.

Old Hu roared,

"Carter, please explain to me why this blast furnace came from Japan?"

Carter looked incredulous, and his first reaction was: Impossible, absolutely impossible!

But when he walked around the blast furnace, Carter's heart sank! The words on it clearly told him that this blast furnace came from Japan.

Truck's brain short-circuited a little. He looked at Hu Zhenhua and said angrily,

"Hu, what's going on?"

Hu Zhenhua was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, and he said,

"Carter, why are you so arrogant? Don't you know what's going on?"

Looking at Carter's confused expression, Hu Zhenhua was a little dazed, thinking to himself, could it be that this white devil really doesn't know what's going on?

Or maybe he's acting with me here.

No matter what the situation is, I will refuse to accept this blast furnace.

Hu Zhenhua calmed down and said,

"Carter, we agreed on this, and the agreement clearly states that the steel plant's blast furnace will be provided by the United States Steel Corporation! You've breached the contract, so I refuse to accept this blast furnace!"

Carter took a deep breath and said soothingly,

"Hu, please be patient. Once I understand the situation, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!"

After Carter comforted Hu Zhenhua for a while, he shouted to the escort next to him,

"Call your supervisor!"

In fact, the white supervisor had arrived a long time ago. His name was Jimmy.

Jimmy had already seen Hu Zhenhua kicking the blast furnace, but he didn't dare to show up because he was afraid of being beaten.

As soon as Carter finished speaking, Jimmy pretended to jog over and asked,

"What's going on, what's going on?"

Jimmy is the sales manager of American Steel in Japan.

After introducing himself, Carter looked at him coldly and said,

"According to the agreement we signed, the steelmaking blast furnace provided to TA should have been provided by a US steel company. Why is the blast furnace here manufactured in Japan? Please give me an explanation."

Jimmy kept his sales manager's professional smile and replied,

"It's simple. This high-rise building was provided by our company!"

Carter pointed to the Japanese characters on the blast furnace and said coldly

"Jimmy, stop talking nonsense. Where does a blast furnace come from? I can tell the difference!"

Jimmy nodded slightly and said,

"Yes, if we're talking about the origin, this high-rise building is indeed from Japan. Our company purchased it and provided it to TA. Can you say that this blast furnace wasn't provided by the American Steel Company?"

Carter was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Hu Zhenhua understood that this was a game of words, completely taking advantage of the company. If that was the case, there was nothing more to discuss.

Hu Zhenhua didn't want to have a direct conflict with the US Steel Company, so he decided to put the pressure on Carter and said calmly,

"My friend, you've seen it all. Someone is treating their company like a fat pig. What should we do about this?"

When Jimmy heard this, he was terrified. The reason the company sent him was that they anticipated the possibility of a conflict, so they sent him to mediate.

Jimmy immediately explained,

"Although the blast furnace is manufactured in Japan, we will upgrade its technology. According to the agreement we signed, TA Company produces ordinary steel, so the type of blast furnace used is not significantly different. So from a production perspective, this blast furnace is completely problem-free."

Not only did Carter think this explanation was correct, but Hu Zhenhua also thought it made sense.

Suddenly, Hu Zhenhua laughed.

"Jimmy, what if I don't accept this blast furnace?"

Jimmy shrugged his shoulders.

"We are acting in accordance with the agreement. If you feel there is a problem, you can file a lawsuit!"

The subtext is: The money you paid for the goods will not be refunded!

"Hahahahaha!"

Hu Zhenhua smiled and pointed at Jimmy.

"So, you guys are going to eat me!"

After Jimmy hit Hu Zhenhua with a stick, he immediately gave him a sweet date.

"Of course, although our company did not violate the agreement, it still caused TA to misunderstand us. To improve the user experience, we are willing to provide you with steel pipe galvanizing technology and equipment!"

Galvanized steel pipe?

You have to have steel pipes first, which involves seamless pipes.

If Jiang Yunhai had not carried out research in this area, the steel plant would have to purchase seamless pipe technology from the United States Steel Corporation.

By then, I don’t know how you will kill me!

This is a really clever way of doing things!

Hu Zhenhua turned his gaze to Carter and said coldly,

"Carter, what is the purpose of the industrial zone!"

Can this kind of topic be discussed in public?

Carter pulled Hu Zhenhua aside and whispered,

"Hu, I know what you mean, but the blast furnace has already been delivered. From the perspective of speeding up the project progress, it's not unacceptable!"

It looked at Hu Zhenhua's icy face, took a deep breath, and said,

"I know you can't swallow this, how about this, I help you get more compensation, that should be okay!"

Hu Zhenhua stared at Carter with a look without any emotion, which made the latter feel scared!

"Carter, let me ask you again, what is the purpose of the industrial zone?"

"It's for economic and monetary invasion, and to export values!"

Hu Zhenhua snorted coldly when he heard Carter's answer.

"Since you understand everything, why are you still talking nonsense about me compromising? Do you know that if Japanese steel equipment appears in Chongming, it will cause great resentment among the people?"

Old Hu pointed at Carter's nose and shouted,

"Also, we've been promoting the superiority of American industrial products. If one day, ordinary people suddenly discovered that the steel they use was produced by Japanese equipment, what do you think would happen? The reputation we've worked so hard to build would collapse in an instant!"

Hu Zhenhua lit a cigarette and said coldly,

"If you insist that I accept these devices, that's fine, but I want to make it clear in advance that I will not be responsible if any uncontrollable factors occur later!"

After saying that, Lao Hu left angrily.

Although the man was gone, his words kept echoing in Carter's mind.

A full ten minutes passed.

Carter made a decision and turned to walk toward the side of the ship.

Jimmy quickly caught up with him and said with a smile,

"Mr. Consul, I have a letter from Consul Di Siro. Please accept it!"

Carter took it without saying a word.

Jimmy suddenly had a bad feeling. He followed Carter and continued,

"Mr. Consul, would you like to see these devices?"

"This is a business dispute between you. If negotiation fails, you can resolve it through legal means!"

"Mr. Consul, Mr. Consul!"

No matter how Jimmy shouted, Carter ignored him and walked away with big strides.

On the shore, Duan Long jumped down from a jeep and shouted,

"There are dangerous goods on this freighter. Seize them! Hurry up!"

Behind the jeep, there were 8 trucks. A company of soldiers jumped out from them. They were holding submachine guns and their faces were full of murderous intent.

"Squad One, control the engine room. Squad Two, gather all crew members on deck. Squad Three, alert!"

"Yes!"

Seeing these soldiers coming in aggressively, Jimmy blocked the entrance and shouted,

"This ship is a US asset. You are not allowed to enter without permission!"

The soldiers don't care about these things, they only know how to follow orders.

After a shot with the butt of the gun, Jimmy fell to the deck.

After a brief moment of unconsciousness, Jimmy yelled,

"You barbarians, I'm going to the consulate to sue you!"

Suddenly, he let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

One soldier stepped right over Jimmy's hand.

The security team’s military boots have anti-slip grooves on the bottom and are lined with steel plates inside. If you are kicked by them, you will either die or be injured!

A strong young man weighing 150 to 160 kilograms, with all his weight concentrated on one boot, the destructive power can be imagined.

Jimmy held his hands and threatened.

"I'm American, you're dead!"

Duan Long squatted down in front of him and said with a smile,

"You're American? Coincidentally, me too!"

As he said that, he patted his face provocatively!

"My finger is broken, send me to the hospital, send me to the hospital!"

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