Rise from eight hundred.

Office of the President of Citibank in the Jincheng Concession.

"Mr. Lanke, let me reiterate that your bank does not deliver cash. I will expose your bank's ugly behavior through your country's newspapers and entrust a lawyer to file a lawsuit against your bank. Although my country is still in war, I still Believe that although justice may be late, it will never be absent!
Capital can be greedy, and must not put its ugly face in the spotlight. "Tang Dao's voice clearly echoed in the spacious and luxurious office with an angry voice.

"Dear Tang, I also want to reiterate that my name is Frank Depp. According to the customs of our country, you can call me Mr. Depp, even if you call me Frank?
In addition, please don't be so emotional. Regarding your request to withdraw all the cash, our bank has never said that it is not allowed, right?I just ask you to allow me some time, after all, this is $3000 million in cash involved. "A middle-aged man in a suit and with two mustaches said with a wry smile.

For a professional manager, Frank Depp has encountered many unexpected situations in his career, but with years of experience in the workplace and a fairly flexible mind, he can basically resolve them, otherwise he would not be in the At the age of 45, he was the general manager of Citibank Huaxia Branch.

Regardless of how high the position is, but this important position far away from the head office overseas and can almost independently determine the direction of all funds in the branch is basically occupied by insiders of the controlling family. Frank Depp is one of the few exceptions .

But today's situation is so tricky that Frank Depp finds it difficult to deal with it.

Not only is this Chinese young man in front of him holding the largest single certificate of deposit issued by Citibank five years ago since Citibank established a branch in China, but he also has to withdraw the full amount of cash within three days. What's more, this young man People are not ordinary people.

Because he has the endorsement of Brigadier General Tian, ​​the commander of the Roman Empire’s Concession in Jincheng, what he just said about using domestic media to expose Citibank’s inability to withdraw money from depositors and resorting to the law will definitely not just talk .

Although this may not cause a devastating blow to Citibank, it is absolutely fatal to him personally.

Yes, this is already the fifth day that Tang Dao came to the Jincheng Concession on the special coal train of the Krupp company.

On the first day, he was warmly entertained by Rostav Krupp who had returned to Jincheng. On the second day, Tang Dao went alone to several major European banks that had jointly ate the silver reserves of the 29th Army.

There are not only the deposit receipts of General Song of the 29th Army, but also all the password keys that have been signed and sealed. Originally, several major banks thought that Tang Dao was just an ordinary Chinese young man and wanted to come up with something, but Tang Dao had already Prepared, with a smile, he gently patted the bank law clauses published by several empires that had been specially printed out by Krupp in front of these vampires. After all, these banks were still persuaded.

They can bully the "ugly" Chinese who don't have much knowledge, but if a Chinese who is well versed in banking laws and has an extraordinary conversation will spread the matter, especially to the major newspapers and media in China who are trying their best to find a news perspective.

'The death of depositors in China in the midst of war! ', 'The imperial bank is a shameful shame! These news headlines uttered by Tang Dao with a smile in a pure Wudu accent are eye-popping.

They all believe that any 'vicious' headline dictated by the Chinese young man will be adopted by the gang of unscrupulous newspapers and deserve a front page headline. .

As a result, the huge amount of funds embezzled by several major European banks in the past was suddenly snatched back by Tang Dao.

However, Admiral Song still had reservations in the end, and he saved the luck that his 29th Army, which had been completely divided, could make a comeback, and Tang Dao could withdraw 3000 million silver oceans.

It's just that according to Tang Dao's request, all of them were exchanged into US dollars. It took several major banks about 2 days to exchange them all in place and transport them to Tang Dao's designated hotel.

Of course, this huge sum of US$750 million, which can almost fill half a room, was quietly transported to Krupp's branch headquarters in Jincheng at night.

No one knows the relationship between Tang Dao and Krupp, which will also facilitate the secret transactions between the two parties in the future.

Part of the 750 million US dollars was used to pay the final payment for the equipment of the German weapon reorganizer, and the rest was naturally the cost of investing in steel factories and underground arsenals.

According to the agreement signed and approved by Tang Dao and Rostav, Tang Dao will inject a total capital of 800 million U.S. dollars and obtain 40.00% of the shares of the steel plant. Krupp will be responsible for purchasing various equipment and investing in skilled workers and factory buildings Land, occupying 60.00% of the shares, became the largest controlling shareholder.

On the surface, a steel plant with an annual output of more than one million tons will never spend more than $1000 million on the basis of the current international market price, and Tang Dao will invest 80.00% of it. But only accounted for 40.00% of the shares, which was a loss to grandma's family.

But money is enough to have a ball. Now the Japanese fleet has blocked the entire southeastern coast of China and completely blocked China’s transportation channel from the Pacific Ocean. That means that the entire China has almost lost the channel to obtain Western aid from the sea. Now the only way to get external supplies is by land, from the fighting peoples bordering on the western border.

But what kindness does the fighting nation have?Their goal is to swallow up the vast prairie. The more you want now, the higher the possibility of losing your ancestral inheritance in the future.Although he knew it was drinking poison to quench his thirst, but facing the current situation, the headmaster could only hold his nose and drink it.

To put it bluntly, if you have money, you can’t buy the machinery you want. Krupp can not only buy it, but also transport it to the north and produce it in a grand manner. This is also an intangible asset.

If it weren't for Rostav's desire to have a good relationship with Tang Dao, he could have opened his mouth and demanded Tang Dao's full investment, and he didn't have to pay a dime, and he could still be their major shareholder. up.

But this is Rostav's wisdom in life. He made a balance, which not only made Tang Dao feel his sincerity and goodwill, but also maximized the company's profits and laid a solid foundation for him to return to the top level of Krupp in the future. Foundation.

With the rigor engraved in the genes of the Germans, if you want to take charge of the Krupp company in the future, you need not only rely on blood, but also have enough ability.

Moreover, for Tang Dao, what he values ​​most is of course not the shares in the steel factory, but the 'No. 1 Laboratory' under the cover of the steel factory.

In the final signing of the agreement, because of Tang Dao's arguments, not only did Grunov succeed in breaking away from Krupp, but Tang Dao obtained the actual control of 'Laboratory No. 1'.

The agreement stipulates that the "No. 1 Laboratory" in the steel plant named "Deke" operates independently, and its top executor is Tang Dao's representative stationed in the laboratory, and the second executor is Dr. Grunov, Krupp The company has the right to imitate the weapons designed in the laboratory, but needs to pay the patent fee for the laboratory design.

After careful consideration, Tang Dao turned his attention to Gong Shaoxun who was by his side. Although he was a good chief of staff and an excellent cavalry commander, the laboratory was of great importance, even as much as the frontline combat.

Gong Shaoxun was still hesitant at first, but when Tang Dao took out the Brand 60 mortar produced in the French Empire from the Krupp warehouse, he told him that in the future, the laboratory will produce even more mortars than this. The more advanced 60 mortars will become the most important support firepower at the platoon level; and the cavalry will also abandon the heavy 82 mortars, and all carry this light mortar with a range of 1500 meters, with bright eyes Gong Shaoxun 'gave in'.

As a chief of staff of an infantry regiment, he understands the role of this kind of small-caliber mortar for an infantry platoon. Even if they are surrounded by a Japanese infantry brigade, with this kind of artillery, they can quickly establish a blocking position and stand by for help, so that they will never be eaten in a short time.

This also means that the Four Elements Regiment no longer needs to rely on the strength of the whole regiment to compete with the Japanese army, but can also attack everywhere with battalion, company, and platoon-level troops like the Eightyth Army, and attack the Japanese army in a larger area. The combat mode will be completely improved. Change.

And as a veteran cavalryman, he has long accepted the dragoon combat mode. In this era of hot weapons, pure cavalry tactics that rely solely on horse speed and sword skills are no longer suitable.

Modern cavalry must not only have the high-speed assault capabilities of traditional cavalry, but also have infantry ground field capabilities.

It can be said that the cavalry has changed from an assault arm in the traditional sense to a "small, fast, strong" support-level arm.

But this also caused the cavalry to have to spend horsepower to carry mortars and heavy machine guns weighing tens of kilograms, and had to sacrifice a certain amount of mobility to carry a large number of shells and bullets enough to support a battle.

If this kind of small-caliber mortar and mounted cavalry means that the cavalry can carry more artillery and more shells with the same horse, with such fire support, the cavalry may be able to completely get rid of the infantry and become a force that can Independent combat order.

Mounted, you can be as fast as thunder, and under the sharp blade of the saber, the heads of the Japanese soldiers will roll down;

Not to mention that there is a "super machine gun" with better performance than the MG34 in Tang Daokou. There are only two MG34s in the four-row regiment, but they are regarded as treasures by the reconnaissance company. Other ordinary infantry don't use it, just want to observe it , have to be personally approved by Tang Dao.

If the "super machine gun" with an even faster rate of fire can be installed in the troops, the cavalry battalion under his command will be able to completely abandon the "thick and clumsy" Maxim heavy machine gun, and then match it with a small-caliber mortar with a range of up to 1500 meters A six-man cavalry squad can carry two machine guns, a small cannon and the required ammunition, and can provide ground fire support for a cavalry platoon.

If there are three such cavalry squads, a cavalry company with less than a hundred people can even engage in ground field battles with Japanese troops several times its own.

Tang Dao's alluring description finally made Gong Shaoxun agree to become the first military representative of 'Laboratory No. 1', responsible for presiding over the operation of the underground military factory planned by Tang Dao.

Of course, the position of chief of staff of the Four Elements Regiment is also concurrent, but the position of cavalry battalion commander is temporarily removed. Tang Dao has promised Gong Shaoxun that the candidate for cavalry battalion commander will still be promoted from among his three old subordinates one.

This is also the wisdom of Tang Dao. Since the mountain topism has existed throughout the ages, its existence has its rationality. This may not be a kind of balance within the team.If his old subordinates Lei Xiong, Leng Feng, Cheng Tieshou, Li Jiujin and others were the only ones in the family, the Four Elements Group would completely revolve around Tang Dao alone. After a long time, his eyes would inevitably be blinded, and some The Sichuan Army Faction represented by Zhao Daqiang and Qian Dazhu, the Songjiang Security Regiment Faction represented by Zhuang Shisan, the Northeast Army Faction represented by Gong Shaoxun, and even the Eighty Group Army Faction represented by Ye Chenghuan. No matter how convinced he is, there will eventually be different opinions and voices, which is also a kind of supervision and reminder for himself.

'Absolute power corrupts absolutely! "Although Tang Dao is not interested in money, he is also a human being. As a human being, he has humanity. Tang Dao's wish is to save his own nation, but he can't guarantee whether he will lose himself in absolute power.

Because, the shadow of Tang Dao in the previous life has been getting weaker and weaker in the continuous flames of war, and the little butterfly who has come to this era has become more and more integrated with this era. Weeping with his cold body, facing the suffering of his compatriots, he clenched his fists like a knife.

Tang Dao tried his best to make changes to the past suffering, even though the stubborn river of history is still rushing forward along its inherent track.

He finally changed something. The Battle of Guangde defeated the disabled Guoqi Detachment, the Battle of Bihe hurt Tu Feiyuan, and the Battle of Southeast Shanxi even directly killed Yamashita, but this was still not enough.

Therefore, Tang Dao wants to develop weapons that do not belong to this era, equip his soldiers and even all Chinese soldiers, and he wants to let the Japanese shed blood on this fertile soil, much more than before.

But Tang Dao is very clear that his ambition is expanding, and he must put a strong enough cage on himself in addition to his ambition. It is not his brainless worship, but the years he has experienced in the future tell him: a person who has already A country that has been devastated by war and a nation that has been scarred and bruised after a hundred years of suffering needs a group of leaders with ideals.

Perhaps, that is not the so-called optimal solution, but history has proved that although they made mistakes, they still gave this country and nation a full stomach and a peaceful green blue sky.

Therefore, Tang Dao allows the existence of many forces in the Four Elements Regiment to the maximum extent. Even if Gong Shaoxun, a soldier with old warlordism, serves as a high-ranking officer, some stubborn thinking can be changed, as long as his original intention of fighting the Japanese invaders remains unchanged. .

Gong Shaoxun's next task is actually not easy. He will only take an elite infantry platoon assigned to him, and he will protect this important "laboratory" in the area controlled by the Japanese army. The high-level personnel stationed in the steel plant coordinate various relationships to put the 'laboratory' into production in the fastest possible time.

Military security and production coordination were originally two irrelevant businesses. On the surface, Gong Shaoxun, who was the Chinese production manager of the iron and steel plant, had to know how to do it, and he even did it beautifully.

Because not only the thousands of officers and soldiers of the Four Elements Regiment needed the weapons here, but also the [-]th Army, the Sichuan Army, and the Northwest Army.

The Japanese East China Front Army, which is about to arrive in Central China, has already started the Jiangxia Battle in full swing.

Then, on the fifth day after arriving in Jincheng, Tang Dao, who had signed all agreements with Krupp and adjusted the internal division of labor, came to Citibank to withdraw the 80 taels of gold on Gong Shaoxun's deposit certificate.

Gold reserves are very important to any country. Citibank may not have so much gold in stock. Tang Dao can understand that he can accept cash such as U.S. dollars or even silver and French currency.

In order to get money for this trip smoothly, Tang Dao even privately visited Brigadier General Tian, ​​the commander of the Western Concession who had arrived in Linfen and had some friendship, and gave [-] U.S. dollars as a thank you gift. Tang Dao who suddenly arrived in Jincheng Brigadier General Tian, ​​who was taken aback, naturally didn't know that Rostav had already "hooked up" with Tang, but this did not affect his smile after seeing the [-] colorful knives.

At the moment, I personally called Frank Depp, President of Citibank, and told him that Tang Dao is my very close friend, the closest kind.

The Chinese with a slight Western accent makes the words "most intimate" extremely strange, but this kind of thing may not be accepted by the outside world in the Western world, but it has long been common in the circle of the powerful and elite.

Tang Dao, who has changed his real name to Tang Tao, can only arrive at Citibank with a tingling certificate of deposit to accept the strange eyes of a golden retriever with blue eyes.

Then, when Tang Dao took out the huge deposit certificate, the aloof Mr. Depp had lost his arrogance and turned into shock and shock, especially after Tang Dao asked to withdraw all the cash within three days.

After the poor Mr. Depp held an emergency consultation meeting with the top executives in his industry, he almost begged Tang Dao not to withdraw all the cash. His authority can only give Tang Dao nearly 1000 million dollars within three days at most.

Grandma Te's leg, not to mention the five-year interest promised earlier, now can only pay less than one-third of the cash, and even accept the rest, how can Tang Dao suffer from this loss?

Thus, in this spacious and luxurious office of the president, the above conversation took place.

Tang Dao really didn't just make verbal threats and settle the matter. Just like dealing with several major European firms, Tang Dao had already decided that as long as anyone dared to renege on his debts, he would rather spend 100 million dollars than let his own The two related households used all their connections to tarnish Lao Lai's reputation, otherwise, if there is the first, there will be the second, and he will never get a dime.

Therefore, facing the somewhat humble request from the American, Tang Dao still responded coldly: "You are a bank, and I am a depositor. It is only natural for depositors to withdraw their money from the bank. How long does it take for you to have any necessary contact with depositors?

If the spirit of contract described in your western bible is so worthless in the eyes of your bank managers, then we can sit down and have a good discussion. "

Cold sweat broke out involuntarily on the forehead of the middle-aged American.

The Chinese young man in front of him was much more difficult to deal with than he imagined. Perhaps at this moment, he finally understood what the three words "most intimate" that Brigadier General Tian said on the phone meant.

That is not the most intimate, perhaps the most difficult thing to deal with.

"Justice may be late, but it will never be absent! Oh, my god! It's really good to say, this may be such a philosophical discourse that I haven't heard for a long time."

A door in the office opened automatically, and a crisp female voice came from inside.

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ps: The father of a classmate passed away due to illness yesterday. Fengyue went to help and didn’t come home until 11:[-] p.m., so I didn’t have time to ask everyone for leave. I’ll explain it to everyone in today’s update, sorry.