Jagged Warlord

"I know that your country has always wanted to participate in our country's railway construction plan, so here is our country's railway construction plan for the next ten years, Mr. Minister, you can take a look first." Li Mohan handed Rui Enshi a document.Rui Enshi took a look at the document. It was called "The First Ten-Year Plan of China's Railways". The plan planned a total of five main railway lines:

The first is the expansion plan of the Beijing-Harbin Railway, which starts in Beijing, passes through Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other provinces and cities, and ends in Jiangdong County of Heilongjiang Province. The main task is to build the Harbin-Jiangdong section and expand some branch lines.

The second is the Beijing-Shanghai line. The Beijing-Shanghai railway starts from Beijing in the north, passes through Tianjin, Dezhou, Jinan, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Bengbu, Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou, and reaches Shanghai in the south. It runs through Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, and seven provinces and cities in Shanghai.The Beijing-Shanghai Line meets the Beijing-Shenyang Line in Tianjin and connects with Tianjin Port; it meets the Jiaoji Line in Jinan and reaches Qingdao Port and Yantai Port; it meets the Longhai Line in Xuzhou;

The third line is the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway is an extension of the existing Beijing-Han Railway. It starts from Beijing in the north and ends in Guangzhou in the south. It runs through the central part of my country and passes through Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong and other provinces.

The fourth is the Longhai Line. The Longhai Railway starts from Lianyungang on the coast of the Yellow Sea in the east and ends in Dihua in Xinjiang in the west. It connects Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang provinces, and passes through Xuzhou, Shangqiu, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou along the line. , Luoyang, Mengyuan, Xi'an, Xianyang, Baoji, Lanzhou, Tianshui, Dihua and other important cities.

The fifth line is the Zhangku Railway. The Zhangku Railway starts from Zhangjiakou in the south and ends in Kulun in the north. It is an important traffic artery connecting Outer Mongolia and the interior, and is of great strategic significance to northern China.In addition, the Zhangku Railway is also equipped with a branch line, the Manku Railway, which runs from Manzhouli in the east to Kulun in the west.

"Wow, this is really a huge plan." This railway plan covers most of China. If the American consortium gets the right to build these railways, it will undoubtedly drive almost all other powers out of China. .

In fact, the United States began to think about Chinese railways as early as the Russo-Japanese War.Before the Russo-Japanese War, the United States had always assisted Japan in its invasion of China. Its purpose was to use Japan to pave the way for the United States to invade China.During the Russo-Japanese War, the United States’ obvious policy of favoring Japan was to use Japan’s hands to break Tsarist Russia’s monopoly attempt on the three eastern provinces, so as to create conditions for the invasion of American capital.Since the United States helped Japan defeat Tsarist Russia, it counted on Japan's cooperation to develop its aggressive forces in the three northeastern provinces.Therefore, when the Japan-Russia peace talks were still going on, the American monopoly capitalist "Railway King" Harriman went to Japan to carry out activities.During the war, Harriman bought Japanese bonds through the Kunluo Company related to him, which gave Japan great financial help.His ambition is to build a global transportation system that connects Japan, the three eastern provinces of China, Siberia with the European and Russian railways, connects the east with the Pacific route, and the west with the Atlantic route.In order to realize this plan, he planned to control or jointly operate Nanman Road with Japan, buy the Middle East Road from Russia, and obtain the right to use the railway through Siberia to the Baltic Sea.

As a result of Harriman's activities in Japan, on October 1905, 10, he drafted a memorandum with Japanese Prime Minister Katsura Katsura.Japan allowed Harriman to organize a syndicate of banks in accordance with Japanese law to purchase the South Manchuria Railway and its ancillary equipment. The right to operate the railway was divided between Japan and the United States.Harriman happily returned to the United States, but unexpectedly received an official letter from the Japanese consul after landing, saying that the Japanese government found it necessary to carefully consider and study the matters discussed in the memorandum exchanged on October 12. Hope to see the previous appointment as something undecided.Then, on January 10, 12, Sota Shouichi, President of the Industrial Bank of Japan, as an intermediary between the two parties, also notified Harriman by telegram, declaring that the previous agreement was invalid.

The plans of U.S. capital to invade Manchuria and Japan-Russia competition led to further collusion between Japan and Russia to deal with this common threat. On July 1910, 7, Japan and Russia signed the second Japan-Russia agreement and secret treaty in St. Petersburg.In the open agreement, the two countries agreed that in the event of an incident that violated the status quo of Manchuria, they should discuss with each other and take necessary measures. This is already a very blatant warning to the United States.In the secret treaty, the two countries even agreed to "negotiate in good faith at any time on matters that have a common relationship with each other's special interests in Manchuria. If special interests are threatened, the two parties agree to take measures to defend such interests."The nature of this secret agreement is close to that of a military alliance.Due to the revolution in China soon, the situation changed, and the bonds were not issued in time. At the same time, the imperialists were busy interfering in and destroying the Chinese revolution. This struggle has not started for the time being, and the American conspiracy to invade the Northeast has also come to nothing due to the outbreak of the Chinese people’s revolution. .

Rui Enshi felt more and more that Li Mohan's agent was a gift from God to the United States. He accepted the "Railway Plan" and said with a smile: "This plan will definitely cause a sensation in the United States."

"It's not just these." Li Mohan handed Rui Enshi another document and said, "This is some projects that I hope the United States can support our country."

"Anything else?" Rui Enshi took a look at the result file, and saw that there were many projects that were proposed to be Sino-US joint ventures:

Huashang Coal and Electricity Joint Venture Company: Huashang Co., Ltd. and General Electric Company of the United States were jointly established, mainly engaged in coal mining, coal washing, power generation, power transmission, and high-power transformation equipment manufacturing

Huashang Vehicle Manufacturing Company: a joint venture between Huashang Company and Ford Motor Company of the United States, mainly engaged in the production and sales of small cars.

Huashang Electric Co.: Huashang Electric Co., Ltd. is a joint venture with Emerson Electric of the United States. It is mainly responsible for the production and sales of civil communication equipment, radio stations, telephones, lighting equipment, and electrical equipment.

Huashang Iron and Steel Works: A joint venture between Huashang Company and U.S. Steel Corporation, the main business: steelmaking, steel rolling, military armor steel, and thin steel plates for vehicles

Huashang Pharmaceutical Company: a joint venture between Huashang Company and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals of the United States, mainly engaged in the production of sulfonamides and derivatives, other antibiotics, and various medical devices

Huashang Agricultural Machinery Company: A joint venture between Huashang Company and John Deere Company of the United States, it mainly produces various agricultural machinery, trucks, and a large number of auxiliary parts.

Huashang Chemical Co., Ltd. is a joint venture established by Huashang Company and DuPont Company of the United States.The business scope mainly covers chemical raw materials (sulfuric acid, nitric acid, dyes, etc.), rubber products, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, explosives, and chlorine gas, and is a dual-use enterprise for both military and civilian use.

Huashang Optical Instrument Company: a joint venture funded by Huashang Company and the American AO Optical Company. Its business scope mainly includes various types of telescopes, scopes, various instruments, cameras, video equipment, etc. It is a military and civilian dual-use enterprise, but some products such as telescopes , sights and some instruments are for military use.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Prime Minister, I will work hard to facilitate these projects." Rui Enshi stuffed the two documents into his briefcase with satisfaction.