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Chapter 166: The Steel Kingdom (5)

  The general direction has been determined, and the next thing is easy to discuss. However, even so, Ye Zuwu led the negotiating representatives and the ministers of Luxembourg still unfolded fierce negotiations, specifically to the point where the public toilets in Liuzhou should be paid by whom. German, French, Chinese Hubei dialect, Guangxi dialect, Hunan dialect, etc., occasionally burst into the conference room with a loud shout.

  And our classmate Wang Zhenyu has become a shopkeeper, every day taking Zhao Yuting and Wang Chunling to accompany Princess Charlotte on outings.

  The latest addition to the guard unit is a company-level cadre named Guo Meng, who was transferred from a combat unit. This person had previously practiced with Wang Chenhao in the reconnaissance company of Bai Chongxi's Second Mountain Brigade. Like Wang Chenhao, he is also skilled in martial arts. However, unlike Wang Chenhao, his ideology has some extreme tendencies, leaning towards nationalism and being a staunch supporter of Wang Zhenyu's theory of national socialism. In fact, Wang Zhenyu's national socialism is quite different from standard socialism. They don't want to eliminate anyone, but rather who wants to eliminate their own compatriots. This is somewhat similar to the patriotic socialism that was criticized by the Communist International in history, and it just so happens that this suits Guo Meng's taste. This young man is a typical idealist.

  Although the process of pulling skin was very tortuous, it was not long. In just three days of negotiation, a result that both parties could accept came out. During these three days, the representatives of both sides who had been arguing with each other finally returned to their hotel rooms and took a comfortable hot bath in the bathroom. Then they got together to drink a glass of red wine to celebrate. The Anjiang Hotel did not have bathtubs but had wooden buckets that could automatically fill water. After washing, the Luxembourgers praised the craftsmanship of Chinese carpenters. Red wine was not something rare either. In the high-end luxury goods stores in Anjiang, you can easily buy French grape wine and red wine.

  Let's talk about the final agreement reached by both parties:

  Firstly, the Hunan-Guangxi local government is willing to accept short-term immigration applications from citizens of Luxembourg.

  Secondly, the Hunan-Guangxi local government will establish a special municipality in Liuzhou for the settlement of Luxembourg nationals.

  Thirdly, the Government of Luxembourg will relocate at least 1.5 million citizens of Luxembourg to China within one year. For this purpose, the Government of Luxembourg will pay an annual rent of £30 million and a public facilities investment fund of £10 million to the local government of Xianggui, China. In addition, the Government of Luxembourg will provide an unsecured industrial construction loan of £200 million to the local government of Xianggui, China through the Huabei Bank at an interest rate of 5% per annum repayable in thirty years.

  Fourthly, the local government of Xianggui, China must guarantee the repair and opening of the railway from Liuzhou to Laibin and from Liuzhou to Luzhai, and at the same time construct a dock in Laibin according to the requirements of the Luxembourg Albed Company.

  Fifth, the local government of Xianggui, China must guarantee to provide at least 10,000 standardized housing units and 15,000 settlement apartments in Liuzhou, and ensure timely supply of daily necessities such as water, electricity, and other living materials. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg will provide a loan of £5 million and 400 engineering technicians for infrastructure construction.

  Sixth, the Hunan-Guangxi local government will grant Luxembourg nationals citizen treatment, allowing them to freely choose their occupation and enjoy equal social welfare and medical benefits within the jurisdiction of the local government (if Wang Zhenyu's jurisdiction has a sound social and medical security system, in fact, Luxembourg will soon know why China is called a barbaric land, this damned greedy warlord Wang has only two hospitals in his entire jurisdiction, Anjiang and Nanning, and so-called social welfare is almost zero)

  Seventh, the development and construction of Liuzhou are jointly planned and implemented by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Municipal Government of Liuzhou Special City, with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg being mainly responsible for proposing and implementing municipal affairs.

  Eighth, allow the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to set up a temporary management agency in Liuzhou and allow the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to build barracks on the Liujiang River and station three thousand regular troops, but without reporting, non-daily military activities are not allowed.

  Ninth, regarding the planning and implementation of industrial cooperation projects, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg will set up a Liuzhou Industrial Management Bureau with the Guangxi local government. The specific cooperative projects involve 21 industrial projects including steel, matches, soap, bicycles, etc. As an attached condition, Luxembourg must help the Anjiang Steel Factory complete its annual production scale of one million tons; at the same time, it must adopt a joint venture approach in Liuzhou with Guangxi Development Company to build a Liuzhou Steel Factory with an annual output of one million tons. According to the agreement, once the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg decides to relocate the country, it should allow the Guangxi local government to dispose of these investment cooperation projects at the original price. It is also stipulated that positions using Luxembourg technical personnel must be equipped with Chinese apprentices.

  Article 10: The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg shall undertake the construction of a railway from Lübeck to Peking, with the loan for the construction costs provided by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The railway itself shall serve as security for the loan repayment. The repayment method is simple: the operating rights of the entire railway for the next ten years shall belong to the Albed Company of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Similarly, if the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg decides to return to Europe, the remaining portion shall be repaid according to the proportion of the term and the state of operation.

  For the time being, these ten items will be standardized and improved through supplementary agreements for other cooperative projects involving medical health education and many other aspects.

  For a treaty like this, Wang Zhenyu is basically satisfied, just from the paper alone:

  He first gained two million-ton steel mills per year, which means that he was destined to make a big fortune in World War I.

  Secondly, he will receive 50 million in construction funds and a loan of 200 million pounds. With this, the financial crisis is unlikely to occur within a few years. And after several years, Wang Zhenyu will be even less likely to lack money.

  The entire section of Tongqin Railway from Laibin to Fangchenggang was built by Belgians.

  A more civilized Liuzhou New Model City will emerge than Bianjiang New Model City.

  The entire medical education and health undertaking in the fifth zone will be promoted like a rocket (it seems that there is no rocket weapon in this era, but there are fire arrows)

  To celebrate the establishment of a strategic partnership, Wang Zhenyu specially arranged for Long Tingjiu to host a unique Miao ethnic torch festival. Everyone including Princess Charlotte and Ye Ziyuan who had just recovered attended the party and enjoyed the moving dance of the Miao girls.

  After the signing of the cooperation plan called "Luxembourg Grand Duchy Immigration Application Treaty", Vice Premier Junker and Phillips returned to Luxembourg together, while Princess Charlotte waited with other members of the inspection team for talents in business and technology from all over China to gather; on the other hand, they were preparing to urge the Chinese to build Liuzhou City. After all, time was pressing, who knew when the two major alliances would clash, and by that day, it would be too late to run away.

  The entire immigration plan is to be carried out over two years, with 300,000 Luxembourgers divided into twenty batches, completing the migration work on a monthly basis. Such a large-scale action must obtain the recognition and support of Britain and France, otherwise it's just nonsense. Deputy Prime Minister Cunk has many things to do.

  Wang Zhenyu also has a lot of work to do. After November 11th, Singles' Day is a day that makes many post-80s husbands turn pale. It's said that on this day, every husband must think of ways to enter three incorrect bank card passwords on Taobao and other websites when going out for money. Otherwise, they will become laborers when they return home. I really admire the e-commerce industry for driving consumers to the point of bankruptcy.

  But for Wang Zhenyu of this life, today is not a day with big spending, on the contrary, it's a day to give out money.

  "Mr. Chen Guangfu from Hongjiang Commercial Bank, Mr. Zhang Gongquan from Yuanjiang Development Bank, Mr. Song Hanzhang from Xiangxi Construction Bank, and Mr. Franky from Belgian Wabibank are waiting outside to see you." Wang Zhenbang said softly to Wang Zhenyu who was closing his eyes.

  Wang Zhenyu has been busy with Chen Gongbo and other officials from the National Socialist Party's propaganda department to develop the party's propaganda guidelines. After returning to Anjiang, he hasn't had much rest and is indeed feeling a bit tired. However, he knows what time it is now and forces himself to perk up: "Ah, Old Five, go invite them in and also brew me a cup of strong tea."

  "Dear Wang, this is the currency template designed by our Huabei Bank headquarters designer himself, with first-class anti-counterfeiting technology guaranteed." Franky exclaimed excitedly as soon as he entered the door. This past year has not only been a year of Wang Zhenyu's career soaring, but also a year of Franky's career rapidly rising. Originally, after failing in Beijing government loan business, he boldly took the initiative to lend the 10 million pounds returned by the Beijing government to Wang Zhenyu under the same conditions.

  This was a bold decision that was enough to be dismissed, and almost no one thought it was possible to invest in Xiangxi, where the bandits were rampant, and it would be profitable, let alone using a railway that had not yet been built. As a result, just over a year later, the entire Antong Railway was completed more than half a year ahead of schedule, and Anjiang Model City also rose from the ground. More importantly, just a month ago, Franke obtained a special privilege, and our classmate Wang Zhenyu planned to issue currency in his own territory. And there were four banks that obtained the agency issuing rights. You know this is not a reckless issuance of paper money, our warlord Wang used pounds as the issuing fund.

  To know that according to international convention, this agent issues currency is beneficial, for example, handling fees. Look at the paper money, it costs money to make this copper plate, it costs money to print it, all of these need to be included in the handling fee.

  In addition, there is the issue of seigniorage, for example, now our King has only £10 million borrowed from the Huabei Bank, even if we add the £25 million promised by the Belgians, it's still only 350 million yuan. According to a ratio of 1:10, that would be 3.5 billion yuan in circulation, but actually, our King insists on printing 7 billion yuan, so the extra 3.5 billion is all within the scope of seigniorage, which is wealth that can be allocated by the government. According to the principle of "those who see it get a share", shouldn't you, King, also give some consideration?

  Wang Zhenyu looked at the four people and had some thoughts: "Let's sit down, I've thought about it, this new currency is called Huaxia Coin, abbreviated as Hua Coin."

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