Just as the two sides of the Qiong and Japan kept arguing at the negotiating table, and finally forced the Japanese to withdraw from the Treaty of Restricting and Reduction of Naval Arms through Tai Chi and perfunctory, another foreign guest came to Roger, who was his old friend, the hot star of the German Navy - Redell.*1*1* However, this time, what Redell, who once helped Roger facilitate Jond's cooperation, brought was not good news.

Because despite the fact of separatism, Qiongya is still under the rule of the Republic of China in name, and many diplomatic matters cannot be handled alone. Moreover, although Qiongde's cooperation has almost reached the point where everyone knows it, it cannot be made public in any case. Whether others know it or not, it is impossible to be recognized anyway. Therefore, the Germans did not send any diplomatic personnel to Qiongya this time, but instead asked Leidel, a person who had dealt with Roger, to Qiongya on a private vacation, and brought Germany's latest decision, hoping to communicate well with Roger...

"So... are you planning to gradually stop our cooperation projects?"

Roger frowned and read the documents handed over by Radell. The expression on his face was very bad, but Radell could still understand Roger's expression. In Roder's opinion, Qiongya's technology in some fields is indeed unique, but it is still worse than their Germany overall. These have been confirmed by the Germans working in Qiong. Therefore, Qiongya's cooperation can benefit Qiongya a lot. Once Germany withdrew many of the experts and their ongoing projects, they must stop. This is obviously not what Roger wants to see, so the melancholy expression on his face is normal.

Redell nodded and said slowly with a little apology: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Roger. We have to do this this time. It is not the original intention of our country. It is because we are under strong pressure from the outside world.

Although we understand your feelings about defending the country very well, on the other hand, it is precisely because of your combat effectiveness in the battle against Japan that our cooperation between us has been valued by Britain, France and other countries.

Our cooperation projects should have been carried out in secret, and once such a high-profile exposure is exposed, its termination will inevitably be inevitable. Just a month ago, Britain and France had formally protested to the Empire, demanding that the Empire immediately terminate all cooperation with you. Although the Empire denied the routine affairs of both sides, everyone knew what was going on. If the other party conducted investigations and evidence collection, such a large-scale cooperation would easily obtain enough evidence. If we do not terminate the cooperation gradually, we will face joint suppression from Britain, France and even the United States. This is a pressure that our country cannot bear at present in an extremely difficult situation. So please forgive me."

Roger nodded. He could understand what Raidel said. Although Jond cooperation cannot be said to be dead when he sees light, the reason why it has been able to continue before was only because Britain, France and other countries did not think that this cooperation between the two sides could have any effect. After all, the technical level of Qiongya is too low. In their opinion, this should be Roger spending money to buy German technology. Moreover, this kind of project is carried out in the name of the people. Although they know that it is taking advantage of loopholes, they are not easy to interfere.

However, the powerful combat power shown by the "Qiongya" in the battle of Songhu shocked the whole world. At this moment, no matter how much the Qiongde cooperated, it could not be able to conceal its presence. In this way, Germany would face strong pressure from Britain and France.

However, the cooperation between Qiongde has obviously damaged the interests of Britain and France. After the Battle of Shanghai, Qiongya's rise was irreversible. A powerful pro-Germany power that could provide Germany with many resources appeared in the distant East. That was not a good thing for Britain and France, so although it was a little late, they still had to repair the intimate relationship between the two sides. Even if they could not let Qiongya get rid of pro-Germany, it was at least much better than letting them go.

Moreover, for this Qiongya, the Germans now love and hate it. Love is because the cooperation between the two sides can indeed bring a lot of benefits to Germany. The hatred is because this Qiongya is held by Britain and France! It doesn’t matter if it is held by Britain and France. The relationship between them has never been better after all, but what makes the Germans most painful is that they are simply the blame for Roger this time! To put it bluntly, it is a disaster without any consequences!

Since the "Qiongya" got off the water, the extremely strong German color on it made everyone think that this battleship was actually a completely German battleship. It was just a test piece that the Germans had to perfect construction experience in a backward place like Qiongya due to the Treaty of Versailles. It was absolutely impossible that it was something that the Qiongya people could make.

When the Battle of Shanghai, the eye-catching firepower performance of the "Qiongya" during the war was also attributed to the Germans. In the eyes of Britain, France and other countries, this must be the latest research result of the Germans. It was applied to the "Qiongya" in Qiongya just for testing. If it was not restricted, I am afraid that the Germans' technology would be carried out more smoothly in Qiongya until it was perfected. Therefore, Britain and France were extremely dissatisfied with the actions of the Germans in Qiongya at this time, and they also felt extremely afraid that the ambition of the evil beast around them would expand again and stretch out their minions to threaten their safety. Therefore, a new round of suppression of Germany was inevitable.

But the sky is pitiful. Germany clearly even used what methods did the Qiongya people use to make the Qiongya have such crazy firing rate and accuracy, so how could it be possible to deal with the inquiries of Britain, France and other countries about new weapons? It can only answer "I don't know" and "no advice", and this has become a manifestation of "no silver here" in the eyes of others, which is completely a sign of overshadowing it!

The Germans were almost crying! It would be fine if it was their skills, but that was really not!

At this time, Germany had already collapsed for many years since the whole country was plundered by the Allies in World War I. If it weren’t for the Americans and Roger’s funds to support their economy during this period, it would have been aborted. As the economic crisis became increasingly serious, countries around the world were unable to take care of themselves, and the funds and orders from both countries were getting smaller and smaller, and Germany’s economy was becoming increasingly difficult, and it was really impossible to withstand any pressure.

In addition, since the bearded classmate had not yet come to power, the current German government's attitude towards the outside world was still extremely compromised. It is okay to let them secretly make small moves to support the military's tricks, but it is completely impossible to be tough on Britain and France on the surface, because they do not have the ambition of bearding at all, nor have the intention to actively break through the "Versailles Treaty" in the short term. In addition, the economy depends on the countries of the Allied countries, so a pair of Germans such as Britain and France made a tough voice, and the German senior management gave in and rushed to terminate the cooperation project with Qiongya.

Considering the consistent compromise stance of the German senior executives before Xiaomoustache came to power in history, Roger dispelled the hope of continuing to fight for it, so that the current Germans can bargain with Britain and France, but it is absolutely impossible to disobey their will.

Moreover, during the period of cooperation between Qiongde, he greedily absorbed various technical knowledge and experience like the sea surface. Even Qiongya, an expert and scholar, has almost stole the things they need from the Germans. Even if the Germans evacuated now, it will not have much impact on their future actions.

It is not as Raidel imagined, once German experts evacuate Qiongya's research will be in chaos. After all, Roger, a research project that is too core, still dares not let the Germans participate. They or not, will not affect the progress of the core research.

So Roger nodded in agreement with Redel and said, "Okay, I can understand your German predicament and will actively cooperate with your evacuation operation. However, I still hope that some German experts can stay here to help us as a private person. I think no matter how domineering Britain and France are, they cannot stop ordinary Germans from coming to Qiongya to work?"

"If we stay in a small private identity, I think our German government cannot prevent the citizens from conducting normal labor activities in foreign countries. This is a legal act that Britain and France cannot stop." Raidel said with a smile, "But I can't see what benefits such behavior can bring to our Germany. Congress has asked to terminate all planned research actions with you, that is, even if we leave those experts in Qiongya, we still cannot carry out the research we hope for. This is only beneficial to you Qiongya, and there is no win-win situation that you often put on your mouth."

After stopping, Raidel glanced at Roger again complained and said, "Besides, this matter was originally an innocent involvement in Germany. The 'Qiongya' was clearly designed and built by your people, and we don't know that it was using the magical sighting and automatic filling equipment! Now it has all been counted on us and has become a crime for us to destroy the Treaty of Versailles. Although Britain and France have no evidence, the group of people who just yelled at the Congress were scared out of fear that the French would invade one time! You need to bear full responsibility for this matter!"

Roger knew that the French invasion in Redel's mouth was the Ruhr crisis intensified by the occupation of the German Ruhr area by French and Belgian troops in 1923. This incident has been tingling the nerves of the Germans.

According to the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany that was defeated in World War I must bear the corresponding responsibility for war and compensate the Allies for losses in the war. However, the Allies did not agree on the total amount of compensation for Germany when signing the Treaty of Versailles. Therefore, the peace treaty decided to establish a compensation committee for Allies, and after signing the peace treaty, the committee will continue to calculate the total amount of compensation that the German government should compensate the countries before 1 May 1921.

However, the French who hoped to completely weaken Germany put forward many conditions for a big talk, and Britain's consistent mainland balance policy was unwilling to see France dominate, so they advocated letting Germany go. The internal struggle of this compensation committee was very fierce. In the end, France, which dominated the committee, gained the upper hand and put forward many harsh compensation claims against the Germans.

Because Germany consumed all the economy and industry that suffered heavy losses in World War I, they are now unable to sustain their normal production activities. How to deal with the French lions? However, France, Belgium and Italy do not intend to let the Germans go, oppose reducing the total amount of German compensation, and only agree to delay the payment period for two years and require that during this period, Germany bears the cost of occupying the troops and submits "production collateral" to the Allies. Otherwise, the Allies have the right to occupy the Ruhr area of ​​Germany.

At the end of 1922, the Compensation Committee announced that Germany had not fulfilled its obligation to deliver wood and coal for the year. Therefore, on January 11, 1923, France and Belgium notified the German government with the same note: "In view of the fact that Germany did not deliver wood and coal in time, it was decided to send a committee of technical experts to the Ruhr area to supervise the production of the coal industry syndicate and ensure that Germany can fulfill its obligation to pay compensation." On the same day, the French and Bizbekistan army first occupied Essen, then Bochum and Dortmund, and finally occupied almost the entire Ruhr coal area.

After that, Germany lost the Ruhr Heavy Industrial Zone and the huge allowances to the occupied areas, and the financial and economic difficulties became more and more difficult, and the value of the Marks plummeted. In mid-June 1923, 100,000 marks were exchanged for 1 US dollar, and on August 8 it fell to 5 million marks for 1 US dollar. It was not until November 23 that the two sides signed an agreement. It stipulated that the German coal industry syndicate began to deliver coal and coke to the Allies again. As German compensation in kind, France and Belgium received 18% of the total coal output and 35% of the total coke output; the coal mined from October 1 belonged to the coal industry syndicate, and for every ton of coal sold, 10 franc tax was paid to the Allies.

After plundering German foreign money, Fabi and other countries with satisfaction with withdrawing troops from the Ruhr area, but this action undoubtedly caused great harm to Germany. Since then, the Germans have been constantly guarding against the French's re-invasion.

In the recent threat to Jonde cooperation, the French once again proposed that if Germany does not terminate its operations in Qiongya, they will consider sending troops to the Ruhr area again at the right time to maintain the legitimacy of the Treaty of Versailles! There is no doubt that with the current strength of France and Germany, Germany can only be slaughtered and there is no room for fighting back. If the French really sent troops to Germany's industrial heart again during the Great Depression, then the consequences can be imagined with the toes. Although they know that this is a blackmail by the French, the Germans cannot help but worry.

Roger knew very well what Redel said. He just hoped to get some benefits from him. As long as there were enough benefits, the Germans could still input technology and manpower into Qiongya. After all, it was not within the limits of the Treaty of Versailles.

"I really don't have much money. It is impossible to provide Germany with more low-interest loans. So, what else do you want besides money?" Roger is telling the truth. In addition to domestic taxes, his current inputs are only revenue from movies, radios and radios. The income of other industries has shrunk significantly. It is impossible to support a huge Guangdong Provincial Construction Plan. In addition, the funds reserved in the early stage have become less and less, and the research and development of new weapons of his troops also requires funds. He really has no money to invest in other places. Moreover, if the repayment time of the loan is shorter, it will be considered as a robbery. Once World War II starts, God knows whether the loan will be collected or not. He will not do such a transaction.

"If you don't have a loan, some technologies are also OK. If you can get the automatic filling device and range measurement instrument on your "Qiongya" number, I think there will be no problem with the technical exchanges between our two countries in the future. Of course, if you can authorize the antibiotic x technology to Germany, then I think we can have more private cooperation." Raidel said with a smile, and he had already discussed these German senior executives.

The Germans participated in the design and construction of the battleship "Qiongya" throughout the process. They had fully mastered the details of this battleship they liked very much, and there was no need to ask Roger for anything anymore. Among the new technologies shown by Roger, these are the most attractive and technologies that Germany has not yet mastered.

Of course, Redell does not expect Roger to accept it all. After all, these three technologies should be his highest secret. No matter which country gets it, it will be strictly confidential. So even if Roger can agree to one or two, it will be a victory. Even if Roger encounters the worst situation, Roger will not agree. Redell also has a backup plan.

However, Roger's subsequent words shocked Raidel and was overjoyed.

Roger smiled and quickly gave his own answer: "It is impossible for antibiotic x to be authorized by others to produce. I will never give up its secret at any time, but the other two are the same... I can consider it, after all, there is a deep friendship between our two countries."

Hearing Roger's answer, a glimmer of light flashed in Redell's eyes. He said antibiotic x casually, no one expected this money-making artifact to be abandoned by Roger. Now he was overjoyed to be able to take all the other two things over!

However, Roger then poured a basin of cold water on him: "However, it's a pity that these two technologies are not mature. If you think of them too magically, you may be disappointed."

"Immature?" Redel asked with a strange stare at Roger. (To be continued...)


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