Crimson Dawn

() In October 1920, a military officer surnamed Pahlavi visited China as a representative of Persia. This surname really stimulated Chen Ke's imagination.It's not just a question of surnames, this Pahlavi is a very important figure in the military.So Chen Ke attached great importance to this person.

And this Mr. Pahlavi attaches great importance to the issue of how the People's Party got rid of foreign invasion and is currently working hard to regain national sovereignty.In the face-to-face meeting with Chen Ke, Pahlavi specifically talked about this matter many times.Chen Ke didn't promote Mao Zedong Thought, but just talked about the perspective of the people's revolution.And discussed with Pahlavi on the "Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence" mentioned when the People's Party established diplomatic relations with Iran.

Obviously, Pahlavi is very interested in this issue.He and Chen Ke had a lot of discussions on the future Sino-Iranian relations, the scope of cooperation between the two sides, and the in-depth development projects that can be carried out.This time Pahlavi was originally in charge of the oil cooperation project that was discussed in the Persia-China negotiations last time.Among them, China proposes that oil can be exchanged for industrial aid, especially in the form of railway aid and agricultural technology aid.Pahlavi was extremely excited about this.

After the talks, the People's Party arranged for Pahlavi to visit the railway in Wuhan and the agricultural construction in Hubei and Anhui.Finally, the two sides reached an oil trade agreement.Persia agreed to China's access to Iran in terms of oil exploration.The agreement did not mention anything about railway construction and agricultural construction.

Shang Yuan was quite curious about Chen Ke's approach. Persia is just an important country in terms of geographical location.The only difference is that Persia has always maintained du li, and now it has fallen into the realm of almost becoming a foreign colony.There is some truth in asking about how the country was liberated.The mention of railways and agricultural cooperation seems to miss the point.

"Don't underestimate the Persians." Chen Ke said to Shang Yuan.When mentioning Iran, Chen Keyou and Shang Yuan talked about marching in Central Asia. The local people look the same as the Chinese.In addition to the language barrier, the costumes are different, and there is no problem at all when the two parties mix together.

"The cavalry unit of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army has arrived at the predetermined border and eliminated the local military resistance. The problem is that it will take a long time to build the railway. Fortunately, the troops of the Russian Communist Party have arrived at the border area with us." Shang Yuan said.

After saying this, Shang Yuan looked at the map and found that the area where the People's Party went was not far from Persia. He asked in surprise: "Chairman Chen, are you going to build a railway to Persia?"

"There is no such plan yet. If we build this railway now, it will be too revealing." Chen Ke replied.

Not long after the Persians left, the British envoy came again.The new British Minister was Sir Humphrey, and he raised the question of the repayment of the debts of the People's Party.

No matter how small a fly is, it is still meat. Britain supported Yuan Shikai and the People's Party in fighting the civil war.It can be regarded as spending a lot of money, and the British guy took the lead in giving Yuan Shikai zhengfu many "big aftermath loans", which is also money.The British, who owe a lot of debt, certainly don't want the money to be wasted for nothing.It would be nice to have some back.The British side even publicly claimed that if China does not pay back the money, the UK will directly deduct the money from the Sino-British trade.

Negotiations on behalf of national interests are of course tit-for-tat, and Sir Humphrey is naturally showing his selves in this regard.But after all, he is an old friend of China, and a tough attitude does not mean a bad attitude.Sir Humphrey chatted and laughed with old People's Party friends during the recess.

"Minister Zhang, do you have any plans to invest in oil in the Middle East?" Sir Humphrey asked.

"Is this an act of the state? Or a private investment?" Zhang Yu asked.Petroleum is already a well-known priority development project on the list of the People's Party. The only place where the People's Party has stationed a large number of troops in the Northwest is the oil project in Yumen.Zhang Yu was naturally very interested in the news provided by Sir Humphrey.

"A friend of mine got a part of the exploration right in Kuwait, and now urgently needs financial support. If possible, I can make contact in the middle." Sir Humphrey was very enthusiastic about this.If he was an ambassador in another country, Sir Humphrey would never dare to be so "arrogant", but the style of the People's Party is really different, at least with the jewels of the US ambassador and consul, Sir Humphrey thinks he is not like this It would be too silly to learn.The most important thing is that the people's party's style allows them to maintain a practice, that is, they will never publicize the commercial negotiations with ministers of various countries.

The two sides first determined the location of Kuwait on the map. Zhang Yu looked at the map carefully, touched her chin with her hand and said: The key lies in how to protect our interests.Oil is of course a good thing, but it takes such a long sea journey from Kuwait to China.Your country can block these transactions anywhere, adding to our troubles.In the current situation, we really have no way to ensure this. "

"That's why I suggest that your country cooperate with my friends. Once a British company intervenes, sea traffic can still be guaranteed to a certain extent." Sir Humphrey was quite enthusiastic about this.

"We'll think about it." Zhang Yu said, frowning, looking at the map.

After the break, the two sides continued to engage in verbal negotiations.

The People's Party adheres to the principle of "not repaying bad debts" and believes that the debts owed by these Beiyang need to be carefully divided.For example, the debts used to combat the BJP are absolutely impossible to admit and impossible to repay.Moreover, there is no possibility of repayment of discounts on loans and other expenses.Repayments can only be made on money paid directly in silver, and outstanding principal.

After repeated calculations and discussions, the People's Party finally gave Sir Humphrey a list of repayments.Actual repayment is limited to the principal amount not recovered by the UK.The part of the principal used for military expenses was also deducted.