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Chapter 18

Compared with those old-fashioned and stubborn despots, Akado has many advantages, such as the ability to take advantage of loopholes buried deep in the hearts of Chinese people. This ability is sometimes full of the willful and absurdity of the petty citizens, but at some point, this ability can be interpreted as wisdom in disguise.

Under the instruction of Acardo and with the support of General Sikte, Germany fought another war with the lawyers of the Allied countries on the legal level. The final result of this war was that the Germans won, and their factories were allowed to produce civilian aircraft.

However, the French and British did not let the Germans do whatever they wanted. They stipulated that the ceiling of aircraft produced in Germany should not be higher than 13,000 feet, and the load capacity should not exceed 1,300 pounds. The worst thing is that these aircraft should not exceed 105 miles per hour and the range should not exceed 186 miles.

The Germans were forced to win these conditions because Britain stood on France's side and threatened Germany to use force to resolve disputes. Germany was unable to resist and could only compromise. This compromise also made Britain and France taste the sweetness of the Treaty of Versailles, and they became more and more contemptuous of Germany.

Officers of the coalition armed forces of the two countries even held a celebration party for the lawsuit, celebrating their dream of once again making the Germans' planes a daydream.

However, the happy mood did not last long. At the beginning of the next year, that is, in 1921, Akado personally prepared the materials, led by the German national airline Lufthansa, and joined forces with airlines across Germany to sue the Allied Arms Control Commission to the International Tribunal.

Originally, Lufthansa was established in 1926, and the lawsuit was also held in 1926. However, Akado planned to establish Lufthansa six years in advance. Although Lufthansa had only three outdated small three-wing aircraft in 1920, it was still the largest local airline over Germany.

Because in this treaty regarding aircraft, there is a provision that clearly states: All aircraft in Germany must comply with the above standards, otherwise it will be deemed to be a violation of the provisions of the treaty.

At the end of 1920, for commercial competition, British and French airlines successively put aircraft exceeding this standard into Germany for commercial operations, and these operations led to the lower competitiveness of German airlines and serious losses in the company.

So the Germans won the case, and Britain and France finally compromised, and in the summer of 1922, the aviation treaty was terminated, and some items in the Treaty of Versailles were revised, allowing Germany to produce civil aircraft, and without any restrictions on these aircraft.

The German Wehrmacht General Command, who received this document, was cheering, and the names of General Acardo and General Sickett were shouted over and over again. Just two hours later, Lufthansa, Germany, had transformed from a small company with seven old three-wing aircraft into a large aviation enterprise with 54 large biplane transport aircraft.

However, the large number of military weapons and equipment developments, which made the Germans worry white. The development and development of countless new equipment requires funds, and the scale of the army exceeding the standard also requires money to support it. Obviously, relying solely on one source of defense funds is far from enough.

So Akado thought of a very smart way, that is, the arms business, and it is the most profitable arms smuggling business.

Acardo first found the military officers who were permanently resident in the German Wehrmacht and enthusiastically talked about topics that the British were interested in.

"Dear Lieutenant Colonel Smith, I think you haven't been doing well in the Far East recently, right?" After talking to the British nobleman, Akado talked about the main purpose of this meeting.

"The Japanese took down your Qingdao and had no intention of returning it to China. We were forced to compromise and betrayed our good ally China very unkindly." Mr. Smith said bluntly: "This has greatly impacted our interests and France in the Far East. Recently, there is a serious hostility to Britain, France and Japan."

"Lt. Col. Smith, I think, even if Germany has no interest in the Far East, it is still an important commercial market there, right?" Akado said with a smile, shaking his wine glass.

Smith was stunned, then laughed: "Oh? The National Wehrmacht has started business too? Lieutenant Colonel Acardo? Hahahaha."

Akado laughed with her: "Haha, Lieutenant Colonel Smith, what is important to make money? Isn't your country's army also a sword to protect merchants?"

"Well! You're right! I like your argument very much! My father is a businessman, and he has business in India and Australia." Smith nodded and said.

"The German Far East no longer has territorial privileges and other interests, but we can still gain commercial benefits and respect from our allies. I believe Lieutenant Colonel Smith will not deny this?" Akado asked with a smile.

"Of course! Germany's commercial interests can be guaranteed." Lieutenant Colonel Smith continued to nod.

Akado raised his wine glass: "Personally, even General Sickett believes that a Far East market controlled by the British Empire is far more prosperous than a Far East market controlled by the Japanese, so we plan to form an alliance with the British side."

Smith was very excited to hear that Acardo supports Britain to contain Japan. If Europe can unite behind Britain and help Britain stabilize the situation in the Far East, then the UK's financial crisis will be greatly alleviated: "The Defence Force is really a friend of the British! My dear Acardo. I don't know how the Defence Force intends to support Britain."

"We plan to help the British armed team! Use it to resist the pressure of the Japanese!" Akado was like a hungry wolf, and finally showed his sharp fangs.

"God! Lieutenant Colonel Acardo, Germany does not allow large-scale production of weapons and ammunition, you know that." Smith looked at Acardo in disbelief and asked in surprise.

Akado smiled: "You said that Germany does not allow a large number of weapons to exceed the standard, but we do not equip ourselves. We only produce some weapons and sell them to China."

"But I didn't see any benefit that Britain could get. A powerful China and a powerful Japan were not easy to mess with." Smith shook his head.

Akado glanced at Smith and pointed to the document on the table: "This military aid was carried out in secret. Britain came forward and Germany came forward. You won the favor of the Chinese. Our country's military-industrial enterprises make some money to make a living. It's that simple."

Smith picked up the document and looked carefully. The conditions above were really tempting. Britain and the Chinese government formulated a secret smuggling plan, providing about 100,000 rifles, 3 million bullets, 200 armored vehicles and other weapons and equipment. 80% of these equipment were produced by Germany and 20% were responsible by the British.

Then these weapons and ammunition were transferred to merchant ships from the United States and the Netherlands for transportation, and the Russians could also get some benefits from it. This plan was extremely meticulous, and almost the whole world could make a profit from this secret weapon smuggling agreement except France: the United States and the Netherlands received freight, the United Kingdom obtained China's friendship and earned 20% of the profit, Germany could continue to support its military-industrial enterprises half-deadly, and China obtained the coveted arms.

"Aren't you the first to look for me?" Smith looked at the German man with the same military rank as him, and found that he could not see through him.

Akado helped Smith turn the document to the last page, pointing to the signature on it and laughing: "The United States and the Netherlands will help Britain put pressure on the Chinese government, and Germany and Russia will jointly suppress Japan's power in the Far East, that is, China's northeast, to ensure the interests of all countries in China."

"I need to go back and discuss with my government." Smith said, standing up.

"Please!" Akado stood up politely, like a nobleman.

When Smith walked out of the door, the door behind Akado was pushed open, and Sicket walked in and sat on the sofa opposite Akado: "You are playing with fire. Once the British and French colluded with each other, our plan was exposed, then at least you will be finished!"

"Me? In what name do they sue me? Just for a plan that has not been implemented? Just kidding." Akado looked disdainful.

Sicket looked at Akado seriously: "We all know that this plan is being implemented! You! Me! We all know! You sent someone to secretly transport 1,500 cannons to the mountains! I knew it a long time ago! You are loading those cannons into the vehicle and transporting them to China as the first batch of products!"

"Then why don't you tell me? It is said that the National Defense Force actually has 2,900 cannons now, and even 40 Juncker fighter jets are hidden!" Akado asked with a smile.

"How do you know that the Chinese warlords will willingly buy your arms? The United States and Britain will sell them better!" Sicket asked with a frown.

"No one wants China to become stronger! Because everyone owes China a bloody debt! We are the first to show goodwill to China. This is a personal favor. Although the Chinese government tends toward Britain on the surface, our secret actions make the Chinese prefer Germany, right?" Akado said with a smile.

He picked up the wine glass and venerated Sickett: "And the United States and Britain will only use outdated weapons to trap those self-righteous Chinese bureaucrats. Only we sell advanced weapons and equipment to the Chinese people."

"It seems that you have thought it through!" Sickett said helplessly.

"You'd better worry about the evening training! The 15th Division's first full training was over 15,000 people, so it's really not to be missed!" Akado said with a smile.

...

"Ring, ring, ring." In the office of the Allied Arms Control Commission in the late night, the phone suddenly rang on the French desk.

The judicial officer on duty suddenly woke up from his sleepiness and grabbed the phone: "This is the Arms Control Committee! Is there anything you have to do?"
Chapter completed!
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