Chapter 371 You can try investing in this project!
There has never been a precedent to hand over an aircraft carrier to the Air Force?

What a joke.

Even if their navy does not want carrier-based aircraft, they will never agree to hand over the aircraft carrier to the Air Force for command.

So Raeder directly rejected the request made by the Air Force.

The conflict between the sea and the air is very deep and cannot be resolved in a short time.

So this was another meeting that ended unpleasantly.

But now that the US military has shifted its focus to Europe, the pressure on them has obviously become great.

So they hope the navy can perform well.

The Navy did not refuse, and the only requirement was carrier-based aircraft.

Unfortunately, the Air Force disagreed.

"The importance of aircraft carriers is becoming increasingly obvious. However, the Empire now only has aircraft carriers but no carrier-based aircraft, and cannot bring out the performance of aircraft carriers at all." After Raeder raised the question, he also left the venue.

Therefore, the conflict between sea and air cannot be completely resolved. Fortunately, the escort aircraft carriers of Italy and France can still barely maintain the situation in the Mediterranean.

The only hope for a radical change of the situation lies in Speer.

He is integrating the shipyards in Italy and France. Once the integration is completed, it should be able to generate a certain amount of production capacity.

Not to mention the conflicts on the German side, Cun Yunsheng, who was in Hanoi, heard a piece of news that shocked him.

That's right!

But I was very shocked.

"Situ Meitang wants to see me?" After hearing Meng Fanle's report, Cun Yunsheng was stunned for a long time.

He really didn't expect that this person would want to see him.

This guy is really a big shot.

"It's not him, it's his representative." Meng Fanle quickly explained.

How could he possibly come here in person at such an old age?

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He thought the other party came in person.

Wondering what this old man wanted to talk to him about.

And they came all the way across the ocean.

Aren’t you afraid of any health problems?
But if he remembered correctly, the old man was still in good health.

After thinking about it, Cun Yunsheng felt that he should still meet her.

After all, the other party is labeled as "North American Chinese", especially since he represents a group of people behind him.

More importantly, the group of people behind him are quite powerful.

There are them in all walks of life.

Therefore, he will definitely not suffer any loss if he meets the other party.

"Let's meet him." Although he was very curious about what Situ Meitang wanted to talk to him about, he thought about it and decided to meet him.

Not long after, Meng Fanle walked in with Situ Meitang’s representative.

"Sir, this is Zheng Qiao, the representative of Mr. Situ Meitang, the Prime Minister of the Anliang General Hall." Meng Fanle led a man in his forties in and introduced him.

The Anliang General Hall was founded by Situ Meitang within the Zhi Gong Party, and the two are actually one and the same.

"I am honored to have Mr. Zheng here." Cun Yunsheng stood up and said with a smile.

He looked up and down at Zheng Qiao, who was dressed in a long gown. His eyes were bright and sharp, and it was obvious that he was dressed like a big boss.

And Zheng Qiao was also looking at Cun Yunsheng.

I sighed in my heart: He is so young, and he is indeed better than his teacher.

"Captain Cun, thank you for your compliment. You are really young. It is true that heroes emerge from youth." Zheng Qiao shook his head. Such polite words were natural to him.

After saying this, both of them looked at each other carefully.

At the same time, a smile flashed in his eyes.

"Mr. Zheng, please have some tea. I don't know if it suits your taste. I just got some Pu'er tea." Cun Yunsheng was the host after all, so he pointed at the hot tea and said.

"Not bad, very authentic. I didn't expect that Commander Cun also likes drinking tea." Zheng Qiao did not refuse. He took a sip of tea and praised.

This is not him flattering, it is indeed good tea.

After all, with Cun Yunsheng's current status, it is not excessive to drink some good tea.

After a cup of tea, it’s time to talk about business.

However, Zheng Qiao kept talking about irrelevant things, which made Cun Yunsheng frown slightly, feeling a little dissatisfied.

I didn't bother to talk nonsense and asked directly, "I wonder what Mr. Zheng is here for?"

Hearing this, Zheng Qiao drank another cup of tea and chuckled.

"Commander Cun, didn't you ask Mr. Tan Kah Kee to recruit more skilled workers? Not only that, you also hope to use Mr. Tan Kah Kee's connections to purchase a large number of machines and equipment?"

"That's right." Cun Yunsheng nodded. What does this have to do with the other party?

"Your requests cannot be met in a short period of time, so Mr. Tan Kah Kee asked Mr. Situ for help. After hearing about your deeds, Mr. Situ was very interested and sent me here to see what kind of young talent you are." Zheng Qiao explained the whole story in one breath.

Now Cun Yunsheng finally understood why Situ Meitang sent someone here.

So this is where the problem comes from.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Situ. The reason why I asked Mr. Tan Kah Kee for help is to develop our own industrial system. Why can the great powers bully us at will? It is because they rely on their developed industries. If we also have a strong industry, they will definitely not dare to attack us so wantonly. China has almost no industrial foundation, so I can only rely on spending money to quickly build an industrial foundation." Cun Yunsheng smiled modestly.

However, Cun Yunsheng knew that Situ Meitang had sent Zheng Qiao to visit for more than just this reason. In fact, Cun Yunsheng was right. In addition to coming to visit, Situ Meitang also had some other ideas.

In other words, he is quite interested in these young talents.

Especially when I learned that Cun Yunsheng was doing very well in Nanyang.

Especially by clinging to Stilwell's influence, he gained a lot of advantages.

So he wanted to see whether this guy named Cun Yunsheng was worth investing in.

You have to know that the Chinese in North America did not have an easy life. The Chinese Exclusion Act alone made all Chinese suffer discrimination. They had to do the hardest and most tiring work, receive meager wages, and were often exploited by white people. Even black people could curse them at will. The reason why Situ Meitang established the On Leung Tong was to hope to shelter these Chinese compatriots.

Later, they made friends with the Roosevelt family (Roosevelt was an attorney for On Liang Tang when he ran for president), and their lives became a little better, but only just better.

In Situ Meitang's heart, he always wanted a strong country to protect them, otherwise it would be impossible for him alone to protect all his Chinese compatriots.

This is why he has been making friends with various young talents.

If I hadn't made friends with Roosevelt, my life would probably be even more difficult now.

Later, Tan Kah Kee told him that a young talent had emerged in Nanyang, which gave the Chinese in Nanyang a bit of dignity. At the same time, he also revealed the industrial technology proposed by Cun Yunsheng, with the purpose of asking Situ Meitang for help.

As long as this guy is willing to speak, there will be no problem.

As expected, Situ Meitang did agree to help, but at the same time he was more interested in Cun Yunsheng.

So after much deliberation, he finally decided to send Zheng Qiao to represent him and meet Cun Yunsheng.

Seeing the other party's worried look, Cun Yunsheng asked, "Mr. Zheng, is there anything difficult? Tell me, maybe I can help you. If it's really difficult, forget it."

What Cun Yunsheng meant by saying this was just to modestly express that he could help a little. After all, Situ Meitang was highly regarded in history and donated a lot of money to the anti-Japanese war. For this reason alone, Cun Yunsheng had to respect him.

Besides, they have a lot of power, and they may not take a little Karami like me seriously.

"It's nothing. I'm mainly worried about the Chinese Exclusion Act. Commander Cun probably doesn't know that we overseas Chinese have had a hard time in recent years." After Zheng Qiao came here, he couldn't help but think of their situation in America.

Hearing this, a hint of coldness flashed across Cun Yunsheng's eyes. He certainly knew that this infamous bill was the first bill in the world targeting immigrants of a specific ethnic group. It was simply ridiculous.

More importantly, this bill could have been repealed, but unfortunately the Roosevelts extended it again.

So it's quite ironic.

"I know!" Cun Yunsheng nodded.

"Could it be that Mr. Zheng hopes that I can convince Stilwell to get those people in the White House to repeal this bill? I'm afraid the hope is slim."

"Even if I have a good relationship with General Stilwell, he can't force himself to step in for this matter."

"No, no, no, I know this is impossible." Zheng Qiao shook his head. He was not stupid. It was impossible to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Although we have been pushing for it, the hope is indeed very slim.

Now Cun Yunsheng was confused. If it wasn't to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act, then what was it?

"I wonder what Commander Cun thinks of Chinese people in North America?" Zheng Qiao suddenly asked a confusing question.

"Hard work and perseverance!" Cun Yunsheng put it simply and clearly.

This is a national characteristic, a fine quality of the Chinese people.

According to the logic of the game, that person is a natural worker.

"I see that Commander Cun purchased so many machines and equipment. Do you want to build your own industrial system?" Zheng Qiao asked curiously.

"Yes." Cun Yunsheng nodded in admission.

"Captain Cun, have you ever thought of anything else? If it's something else, we can provide help. You know, people like me don't have a good life in America. We do the hardest work, get a meager salary, and are often exploited. We dare not go to the hospital when we are sick because we don't have a green card. We can only endure it. If we can't endure it, we will be buried with a straw mat. We live a miserable life."

Cun Yunsheng understood what Zheng Qiao said.

The Chinese people of this era were basically in a similar situation.

"Well, I deeply sympathize with your situation, but my ability is limited. The most I can do is ask General Stilwell to say a few good words for you. I really can't do anything else." Cun Yunsheng spread his hands helplessly and said.

"In fact, Mr. Situ is quite interested in your previous proposal." Zheng Qiao did not respond, but talked about another thing.

"What?" Cun Yunsheng was completely confused.

"The Lan Fang Republic, this should be what you said, right?" Zheng Qiao asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that what he had said to Hou Xifan was actually passed on to Mr. Tan Kah Kee.

Cun Yunsheng was not angry about this. On the contrary, he was looking forward to the birth of the Lan Fang Republic.

"If it is Commander Cun who can escort the construction of Lan Fang, we can provide a lot of help." Taking a deep breath, Zheng Qiao said seriously.

Cun Yunsheng did not answer Zheng Qiao's proposal, but talked about another matter.

“There is a saying that goes, if you lean on a river, the river will dry up; if you lean on a mountain, the mountain will fall. So you can only rely on yourself.”

"However, I will definitely provide some help to the development of Lan Fang, but I still hope that Zhi Gong Tang can provide greater help."

Because Cun Yunsheng knew the power of the Zhigongtang, if they could agree, they would probably bring countless high-level intellectuals.

In that case, the construction speed will be greatly accelerated.

In fact, if Situ Meitang could join in, the explosive energy would be even more terrifying.

Zheng Qiao was not a fool, so he naturally understood what Cun Yunsheng meant.

In other words, he can provide protection, but you in the Zhigongtang must also show sincerity.

In response to this, Zheng Qiao directly decided that he would contact the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in North America and there would definitely be more investment.

"Sir, can they be trusted?" Meng Fanle beside him said worriedly.

In response to this, Cun Yunsheng did not say anything, but just smiled slightly. Situ Meitang's reputation is still good, and as long as this big boss shows up, many things can be done with half the effort.

"Don't worry, they are trustworthy." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

On the other hand, Zheng Qiao returned to his residence and asked someone to send a telegram to Situ Meitang.

The above content is about the investment and construction of Lan Fang.

Upon receiving the news, Situ Meitang summoned the leaders of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce without saying a word.

They did not dare to object to Situ Meitang's call.

The reason they can do business smoothly in America is because of the maintenance of Anliangtang, otherwise they would have been swallowed up by the white people long ago.

"I came here today to discuss something with an old friend."

Situ Meitang briefly stated his proposal regarding Cun Yunsheng.

"Brother Situ, please speak frankly. Our Chamber of Commerce has been greatly favored by Anliang Hall over the years. I will support you no matter how big the matter is."

"Yes, we are all family, so just speak your mind, Brother Situ." Other Chamber of Commerce bosses also echoed.

"Okay!" Situ Meitang glanced at the whole audience and said slowly, "Everyone here is my own, so I won't be pretentious. Regarding this Lan Fang, I have some other ideas. I want to invest some money in it and see how far it can go. It can also be regarded as a way out."

“The white people here don’t treat us as human beings.”

"Everyone, the reason why we Chinese in North America live so miserably is because we don't have a strong country. Now is an opportunity. If you give up, you will still be pigs in the eyes of others and be slaughtered at any time." Speaking of this, the topic is a bit heavy, but these chamber of commerce bosses are not fools. They also know that without Anliangtang over the years, they would have been swallowed up long ago.

Investing in Lan Fang is a good choice at this time. If they really can't survive in the future, they can go directly to Lan Fang.

They still understand the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket.

"Brother Situ, as long as it is what you said, I will be the first to support it. I am willing to give out one hundred thousand US dollars to support you." A big man stood up and said loudly.

“I’ll take $8.”

"My $5"

"I……"

At once, many people agreed, and most of them had received favors from Situ Meitang.

Calling them here at this time must be to pay money, so they naturally cannot fall behind.

(End of this chapter)