Expedition to Europe

In any case, Qin Zhiyuan cannot be called a good person. If he were a good person, he would probably not be able to create such a great foundation.

But in any case, Qin Zhiyuan would not do anything that might be widely criticized, which would affect the image of Qin Zhiyuan and Lan Fang.

There is no conflict between the two.

As the saying goes, this is the standard "wanting to be a whore and a saint".

If this sentence is applied to an individual, it will undoubtedly be despicable, but if it is applied to a country, it is more appropriate.

It is not only Lan Fang, but all countries in the world are like this. As long as it rises to the national level, the boundaries between right and wrong will become blurred.

Qin Zhiyuan's support for Li Zongfang and Qinhua people is not intended to be vague, but to give real support.

Just after the British and Americans expressed their protests, Jin Taihe's troops were withdrawing from British Malaya and Zheng He Island in batches. Of course, Jin Taihe will leave a lot of things behind, such as a considerable number of guns and ammunition, and a well-trained team of officers.

Most of the guns left by Jin Taihe were simple pistols and rifles, and there were no machine guns with more complicated operations. There was no other way. The subordinates of Li Zongfang and Qin Huaren were of that quality. Even if they were given planes and tanks, they could not use them well. It was better to give them simpler weapons to form a certain combat effectiveness at the fastest speed.

According to the agreement, Lan Fang's army had to withdraw from British Malaya and Zheng He Island before September. There were less than three months left to conduct basic training for the local indigenous people.

Of course, the British and Americans did not express their support for Lan Fang.

In order to express their gratitude to Lan Fang, the British provided Lan Fang with an interest-free loan of 50 million pounds, while the Americans provided 100 million US dollars in aid and 300 million US dollars in low-interest loans.

There was no other way. The Americans were the richest country in the world, and the Americans were so poor that they only had money left.

These interest-free loans and low-interest loans were not cash, but Lan Fang needed to order materials of equal value in the UK and the US to offset the loans. This was also a disguised way for the British and Americans to find sales for their products.

Qin Zhiyuan certainly had no objection. Lan Fang was a new country with an unestablished industrial base. Many things needed to be imported. It made no difference whether they bought from Britain or the United States.

Just after Lan Fang reached a series of purchase agreements with Britain and the United States, this caused dissatisfaction among the French.

The French had sufficient reasons to be dissatisfied. As an ally, Lan Fang should give priority to France when it needed materials. Why should it go far to find the British and Americans?

So France also gave Lan Fang an interest-free loan of 500 million francs, also in the form of materials.

For such loans, Qin Zhiyuan accepted all the loans and took as much as he could.

After all, Lan Fang was not a colony of Britain, France, or the United States. Although these loans had additional conditions, they were very different from the conditions stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles for the Germans. Lan Fang did have to pay a certain price, but it had nothing to do with sovereignty, but with the method of repayment.

The British and Americans signed agreements with Lan Fang respectively, stipulating that when Lan Fang repaid these loans, it must offset them with raw materials, of which tropical crops such as natural rubber and palm oil were the main materials.

The British and Americans are not stupid. Since Lan Fang does not want cash, they do not want cash either.

During the World War, countries have successively announced the decoupling of their currencies from gold, so now cash is just "paper". God knows how these currencies will depreciate in a few decades.

Raw materials will not depreciate. In the long run, the value of raw materials will not only not depreciate, but will continue to appreciate.

The repayment period of these loans is based on "ten years", which can be said to be protracted.

When the time comes, one in and one out...

Well, no one is stupid. Now Qin Zhiyuan can finally understand why many countries like economic aid so much.

Yeah, in the 21st century, the PLA is the most fond of providing economic aid to other countries.

So don't be short-sighted when you mention "economic aid". Those countries that receive aid may be gnashing their teeth.

Qin Zhiyuan is also gnashing his teeth now. Although these loans seem to be a bit disadvantageous to Lan Fang, who made Lan Fang lack funds for large-scale infrastructure construction? This is also the tuition fee that a country should pay for its rise.

Fortunately, the tuition fee is worth it in the long run.

At present, Lan Fang is building not only steel mills and shipyards, but also more power plants, cement plants, machinery plants, fertilizer plants, etc. At the same time, Lan Fang is also building railways and port terminals on a large scale. These are all infrastructures, with large investments and slow results, but they are indispensable. Therefore, there is no upper limit to the funds Lan Fang needs. If it only relies on Qin Zhiyuan's own small treasury, it will be emptied sooner or later.

Just as Jin Taihe was seeking "revolutionary export", the "autonomy movement" in Hedland Port was also intensifying.

After "Angel Jack" openly shouted the slogan "Defend Port Hedland with force", the number of Annanites gathered in Port Hedland increased dramatically. Now the number of Annanites alone has exceeded 50,000, and there are more than 30,000 Indians, which is almost one-fifth of the total population of Western Australia, and most of them are young and strong guys. Therefore, the current situation is beyond the control of Western Australia, and it has risen to the national level of Australia.

During the World War, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps maintained a total number of 330,000 troops in Europe, which is actually far beyond the tolerance of Australia's total population of 5 million.

The World War brought great trauma to Australia. During the entire World War, the Australian army had 59,342 casualties and 152,171 injuries, and the total casualties were 64.98% of the departure number.

After the end of the World War, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps returned to their hometowns, and most of the soldiers were discharged. Many people were tired of the war from the bottom of their hearts. Therefore, it was almost impossible for Australia to organize an army of the same size to go to Port Hedland to suppress the "rebellion". Therefore, the Melbourne government had to choose to sit down and negotiate to seek a peaceful solution to Port Hedland.

At the end of July, Melbourne's special representative John Higgins visited Port Hedland and finally brought the dawn of peace that "Angel Jack" hoped for.

This John Higgins was not the famous billiards master, but the special metallurgical consultant of the Melbourne government. He was considered an old veteran of the Australian metallurgical industry and had a high reputation in the Australian metallurgical industry.

When John Higgins arrived at Port Hedland, Port Hedland had already taken shape. Like other ports in Australia, although the facilities here are simple, they have everything they should have and are full of vitality.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @book/bar!

Port Hedland actually has good hydrological conditions. The ship John Higgins was on could enter the port directly and stop at the berth that had just been built.

There were many workers working in the port. Those wearing turbans were Indians, those wearing short coats and sweatshirts were Annanese, and there were also Western white people in uniforms. Most of these white people had armbands on their sleeves and held weapons. They looked like workers who maintained public order.

This made John Higgins feel a lot more relaxed. At least it seemed that Port Hedland was still under the control of white people. This was good news.

With the gradual completion of facilities in Port Hedland, sanitary conditions have also been effectively improved. At least there are enough public toilets, and there will be no rude acts of urinating and defecating at any time and anywhere, which surprised John Higgins a little.

To be honest, India today is known as "the brightest gem on the Queen's crown". John Higgins has of course been to India and knows what kind of virtues Indians are. It can be said that their unhygienic behavior is well known to everyone.

But in the current Port Hedland, there is no stench and no "mines" everywhere, which makes John Higgins curious about the ability of "Angel Jack" to govern the city.

Based on this, John Higgins believes that "Angel Jack" is much better than the British Empire's Governor-General in India.

After getting off the boat and getting on the carriage, John Higgins finally came to the residence of "Angel Jack" under the escort of a group of "knights" wearing cowboy clothes and holding weapons.

At the first meeting, "Angel Jack" left a deep impression on John Higgins.

Unlike the rumored rude and unkempt farmers, "Angel Jack" has a clean beard on his face, without the common mustache and messy hair. He smiles gently, which makes people like him more.

When John Higgins came to the door of "Angel Jack", "Angel Jack" was greeting him at the door. He was wearing a cotton plaid shirt with the cuffs neatly rolled up to his elbows, his jeans were ironed and neat, and his three-joint leather shoes were shiny.

"Jack, it's incredible. You are very different from what is said." John Higgins's greeting was impressive.

"There are too many people who follow the crowd. We live in lies, and sometimes we can't tell them apart." Jack's words are philosophical and unfathomable.

"Yes, if you want to know what something is actually like, then you'd better go and see it yourself. Just hearsay will inevitably be biased." John Higgins's face was full of emotion.

Let's see, if it's Chinese, a simple sentence "To know this matter, you must do it yourself" will do it.

So Chinese is the simplest and most convenient language in the world.

"Please come in, I'm eager to know what good news you have brought me." Jack's expression was neither enthusiastic nor cold, but just deeply tired.

Tired!

John Higgins suddenly felt that the hope for peace increased greatly.