The negotiations stopped for half an hour at noon, and the Rockefeller family's economic investigation team gathered together for a heated discussion.

When Jiang Dong saw them again, Thomas still had not made up his mind.

"Your Excellency General, building so many railway lines requires at least hundreds of millions of dollars in capital investment." Thomas was struggling with every possible means.

"Even if the Rockefeller family can provide sufficient machinery and technical personnel, it will take at least 5 years to build all the railways. The Sino-Japanese War will probably be over in 5 years, and the railways you have built at such a high cost will probably be

Is it worth it to be used by the invaders?"

"Haha..." Jiang Dong laughed heartily,

"Mr. Rockefeller, you may not know that we Chinese have a nickname called Infrastructure Maniac. Starting from the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, our people have ushered in the era of large-scale infrastructure construction. In modern times, it was delayed due to various reasons.

But with the invasion of invaders, we will re-enter the era of large-scale infrastructure.

The Burma Highway and the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway are the best examples!"

Jiangdong pointed to the planning map and said:

“When working in China, I hope you will do as the locals do and stop thinking like Americans.

My plan is to start construction of four railway lines at the same time, and each railway line is divided into at least three sections. In this way, the efficiency and speed will be greatly improved."

Thomas and several experts stared at each other. There were at least 12 large-scale construction sites. So how many skilled workers and machinery and equipment would the Rockefeller family need to provide?

"General, do you have so many workers?" Thomas was completely conquered by Jiangdong, and his tone of voice was trembling.

"Haha..." Jiang Dong looked extremely relaxed,

"As long as you Americans don't let go, I can mobilize at least one million workers. Mr. Rockefeller doesn't need to worry about this issue."

"Fake...Fake..."

Thomas cursed over and over in his heart, Jiangdong was determined to defeat the Rockefeller family.

"I will provide half of the capital, all the construction machinery and technical workers, and the other half of the capital and labor. Calculated this way, the Rockefeller family is still very profitable."

"10% of the profit as a royalty is too high, 5% at most!" Thomas took a deep breath and lowered his skin to bargain.

Jiang Dong shook his finger, with a firm expression on his face, as if he didn't want to say more.

"I only withdraw 10 yuan out of 100 US dollars, which is already very low!"

Thomas felt a little hot and stretched out his hand to loosen his tie.

"How about 6%? In addition to penicillin and radio technology, we can also do some arms deals in the future. The Rockefeller family has shares in many arms companies in the United States and can get you the cheapest price."

Jiang Dong shook his head. After the industrial foundation was established, he wanted to follow his own military industry development route. Except for airplanes, which he liked better, he had no interest in other American gadgets.

He suddenly thought of something and his face was troubled.

"Mr. Rockefeller, I can reduce the patent fee from 10% to 8%. But there are two prerequisites..."

8%, Rockefeller lowered his head and thought about it, seemed to be able to accept it, and said:

"What conditions?"

"American medical companies must help me build a penicillin production plant in Jincheng. This is one of them.

Secondly, if the last $25 million deal can be concluded, I will have the $25 million exchanged for supplies in the United States, and the Rockefeller family will need to help me transport this batch of supplies to Shanxi.

If you agree to these two conditions, I will only charge 8% for the patent fee."

Jiangdong is planning to ask Mr. Situ Meitang from the United States to spend 25 million US dollars in the United States to purchase materials that are in short supply in China. Money is valuable only when it is spent.

The negotiations have entered the final stage, and everyone is waiting for Thomas to express his position.

Thomas thought about it for a while and said:

"I can't give you an immediate answer for both transactions. I can't make an estimate based on the railway planning map alone. Please ask Your Majesty the General to send someone to lead my team of experts to conduct an on-site inspection.

I have to wait for the results of the expert team's inspection and also need to seek instructions from the country, so we have to stay in China for a long time."

Jiang Dong was very anxious, but he also knew that a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars could not be concluded in a day or two, so he had to say:

"I'll give you a month at most.

I hope that when the expert team conducts on-site inspections, the United States can start to raise technical talents and mechanical equipment. Once the contract is signed, they can come to China as soon as possible."

Thomas nodded in agreement.

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…

"Director, do you think America will agree?"

After the negotiation, the four Jiangdong people were eating in the canteen of the headquarters, and Fan Zhu asked first.

"You don't have to worry about this." Jiangdong said while eating steamed buns, "$25 million is just a small deal, and the Rockefeller family will definitely agree to it.

Penicillin is something that can change the human medical industry, and they will definitely want it, but they will definitely have to struggle with us many times before that. The price I quoted today is the lowest price. It is up to you to negotiate with them in the future, and you will never give in!"

"OK!"

"knew!"

Wang Xueqin and Fan Zhu nodded first to answer.

"We must strengthen the confidentiality work of the Academy of Military Sciences and never leak any information!"

Jiang Dong gave another instruction.

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…

After the negotiations ended, Thomas immediately reported the situation to the country.

While waiting for news, he went to see his sister Gillian.

He pulled Jillian in front of him, his attitude more solemn than ever.

"Gillian, Rockefeller, you were right yesterday, but I was wrong. I underestimated this Chinese named Jiang Dong.

Now the family needs your help, we can't quarrel anymore."

As soon as she saw her second brother like this, Jillian knew what he was thinking and said weakly:

"What? Do you agree with me dating a Chinese that you look down on?"

Thomas's face changed quickly and he said:

"I didn't understand the situation yesterday. For the sake of my family, please forgive me. Let alone dating, I won't have any objection if you marry him.

If you really want to marry him, the family will probably provide you with an extremely generous dowry."

Gillian looked at Thomas who was looking serious as if he were a ghost. After the two sides looked at each other for more than ten seconds, she asked in a bad tone:

"Thomas, tell me the truth, what did Jiangdong give you to make you, a hypocrite, change his face so quickly..."

"You don't need to know about business matters. Listen to me. Whether the family can become the number one in the United States in the next twenty or thirty years depends on you."

"Jesus, Thomas, what do you think I am?"

Gillian was very angry, but she couldn't break free from Thomas' big hand.

Thomas said seriously again:

"Dear sister, you may not understand the situation in the family now. Our family is no longer as happy as it used to be. Several uncles are suppressing us and don't want us to be strong.

If this continues, our family won't even be able to save the last bit of business.

My father and elder brother are anxious about this matter every day.

Your family has never asked you for anything since you were a child, except for getting married. You have no worries. If you want to be a reporter, you can be a reporter. If you want to come to China, you can come to China.

The eldest brother's youngest dream was to be a racing driver, but he gave up his dream for the sake of our family and followed his father to attend parties and social events every day.

Your second brother and I were not born to do business."

Gillian gradually gave up her struggle.

Thomas strikes while the iron is hot,

"My family has given you everything, and now you need to repay the family. It would be better if you are willing to marry Jiang Dong, so that subsequent negotiations will be much easier..."

After a long time, Jillian raised her head and asked:

"Thomas, what does Jiangdong have in his hand?"

"penicillin!"

A flash of shock flashed in Jillian's eyes.

One daughter can be exchanged for penicillin, which is a great deal for the Rockefeller family.

The agility and liveliness in Jillian's eyes were slowly replaced by disappointment, and she finally gave in.

"I don't know what Jiangdong thinks of me, but I am willing to talk to him and give it to him if he wants it.

Thomas, I will only do this once. After this time, never use your family to coerce me again.

Remember, always!"

Thomas's face showed uncontrollable joy. He took Gillian's hand and said:

"Dear sister, the family will remember everything you have done."

Jillian struggled to break free, her eyes full of disgust.

[Author's digression]: The story of Gillian and her family is a bit cliche. I think everyone can guess how it will develop in the future. The author strives to come up with something new.
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