Chapter 726: Big Country Gambling (Fourth update, please subscribe)
On February 22, along the streets of Kuching, a long line of cars drove past - a total of four black BMWs .
What opened the way in front of the car was a motorcycle team wearing uniforms but all wearing riding helmets. There were two small flags flying on the headlights of the first "BMW": the flag of Nanyang and the sickle and ax flag of Soviet Russia.
In the first car sat the head of the Soviet delegation, Soviet Foreign Minister Vyshinsky and Nanyang Foreign Minister Li Guoren. They sat in the wide back seat, while their translators sat in the soft seats opposite.
Vyszynski, who said nothing, just sat motionless, staring out of the car without blinking.
Not in Chang'an, but in Kuching.
Not at the royal palace in Kuching, but at the train station.
All the arrangements were somewhat unexpected, which made Wyszynski even a little confused.
What does that His Majesty mean?
Finally, the convoy entered the train station. When the convoy stopped on the platform, a white train broke into sight through the window. There were some guards standing on the platform.
"Here?"
Vyshinsky asked doubtfully.
"Your Majesty is in the car."
Li Guoren said with a smile.
At this time, the door opened. Wyszynski looked at this strange-looking train, full of doubts in his heart.
But even though he was full of doubts, he still took a special look at the train. There was no way that its appearance was too special.
The locomotive looks like a bullet, like the nose of a plane.
What train is this?
Soon, he got into the car with Li Guoren. After entering the car, it was not as grand as expected. Instead, the decoration was very simple, no different from an ordinary soft-seat car.
When Wyszynski entered the carriage, Li Yian walked towards him, and Wyszynski also showed a warm smile and held his hands tightly together.
"Welcome, Mr. Vyshinsky!"
"Your Majesty, it is my honor to meet you. Comrade Steel asked me to say hello to you."
Knowing Vyshinsky through the translator After greetings, how could Li Yian not know that he was reminding himself that he was the special envoy of Steel. He was expressing his dissatisfaction by saying hello.
In fact, to a certain extent, Li Yian prefers to hold talks with Molotov, because that guy left a very important mark in World War II, and even Fatty Qiu praised him. There are plus.
“He is a man of outstanding talent, extremely calm and merciless. Vyshinsky is always expressionless, with a cold Siberian smile. Opponents cannot catch it from his deep gaze No matter where there is any flaw, just like his majestic appearance, he can always safeguard the Soviet Union's national dignity and interests at the negotiation table. ”
Negotiating with a guy like that is definitely not an easy task. But this is the joy of life, but Molotov has long lost Steel's trust and has long ceased to be the Foreign Affairs Commissioner of Soviet Russia.
As for Andrei Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky in front of me, he served as the Prosecutor General of Soviet Russia from 1931 to 39, played an important role in the Great Purge, and was also the head of Moscow Prosecutor at the Trial and Nuremberg Trials. The person who can carry the knife during the great purge naturally has the trust of Comrade Steel.
Just at this moment, the train moved. When the buildings outside the window moved, Wyszynski couldn't help being stunned. There seemed to be no movement in the carriage.
"Please convey my greetings to Comrade Steel for me."
Li Yi'an, with a smile on his face, pointed to the seat next to him and said.
"Please take a seat, Mr. Wyszynski!"
After Wyszynski sat down, he specifically looked at a carriage and the fast-moving scenery outside the carriage. There was no sound in the carriage. This was completely different from the "bang, bang, bang" train cars he was used to. It was only then that he felt the difference in this train.
“This is the latest high-speed train in Nanyang-Zhongxing.”
Li Yian said with a smile.
"It is still undergoing closed testing. Its speed has just exceeded 300 kilometers per hour, breaking the world record it set a month ago. Mr. Wyszynski, you are the first foreign guest to board this train."< br>
Nanyang has the fastest high-speed train in the world, am I proud? Am I proud?
No, I’m just bringing you here to have a look.
Listening to the translator's translation, Wyszynski couldn't sit still. He even couldn't help but look out of the carriage. His expression gradually changed from indifferent to shocked.
Although he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Wyszynski also has a certain understanding of the technical field. After all, they sometimes have to be responsible for some technical things. For example, Molotov was in charge of Russian tank production during World War II, and was later responsible for the development of atomic bombs.
Therefore, more or less, they always need to understand some engineering knowledge, at least a little bit.
"300 kilometers! This... this is almost the speed of an ordinary passenger plane."
It is indeed the cruising speed of an ordinary passenger plane. His shock was completely expected by Li Yian. If not If you're shocked, it's all in vain.
"Absolutely, but it is just a high-speed train, but it can carry more passengers. Unfortunately, this high-speed railway has not been completely opened yet. It will not be fully opened until early next year. By then , it will be put into use. This will be the world’s first high-speed railway!”
The seemingly light words made Wyszynski instantly enter the shock mode.
It will be put into use next year!
The world's first high-speed railway.
What does this all mean?
This means that Nanyang, as a member of the Western world, has once again left the Soviet Union far behind in the field of high-speed railways. Although they have long had this understanding, they are now being Such a new country was established after the war and surpassed it. Vizhinsky's heart was full of mixed emotions and extremely complicated.
“The progress Nanyang has made in the field of technology is indeed extremely amazing.”
The shock on Wyszynski's face made Li Yian's mouth slightly raise. This was the effect he needed.
It was just a "show of force". Maybe behind Vyshinsky there was the Soviet Russia that swept across Eastern Europe, but so what?
Although Soviet Russia is powerful, it is too far away from Nanyang, and Nanyang is far ahead in many technical fields.
As far as the current situation is concerned, Nanyang and Soviet Russia are sitting at the gambling table together. Soviet Russia has many cards, but his trump card can be seen at a glance, but what about Nanyang’s trump card? The Russians could guess it, but they couldn't see it.
This trump card is Nanyang’s technology.
It is possible that this is Nanyang's most powerful bargaining chip when dealing with the Soviet Union. It depends on how it is used.
Of course, the most important thing is to let the Russians feel the shock first. Everything else is naturally easy to talk about.
Just as Li Yian expected, as the train became faster and faster, when its speed exceeded 200 kilometers, the seemingly calm Wyshinsky could not help but become a little distracted.
He was indeed shocked by the technology displayed by Nanyang. Isn't this the purpose of coming to Nanyang?
The reason why I came here is that I hope to obtain Western technology through Nanyang and break through the blockade of the Western world.
After weighing the pros and cons, he, who was a prosecutor, also made corresponding posture adjustments, and soon started chatting about topics of common interest to everyone. Of course, it was inevitable that he would mention his just-concluded trip to Jakarta. In this regard, Vyshinsky naturally said that Soviet Russia was only carrying out normal commercial and trade relations with it, and of course it was very happy to carry out commercial and trade relations with Nanyang.
"Your Majesty, you will definitely find that Soviet Russia is also a very reliable trading partner, and we are also extremely generous to our friends. We are willing to cooperate in many fields, and we are also willing to use our influence to Contribute to some things and help your friends reduce some troubles.”
(End of this chapter)