"Why don't you remember?" Wan Defu said, "The ancestor's house was almost exhausted that time."
"Just tell me this filial piety and virtuous brother!" Old Man Wan said, "Let him see the abilities of people outside the world, the outside world."
In the fall of the 27th year of the Republic of China, the government appointed a financial delegation led by Chen Guangfu to the United States to seek economic aid to China. This delegation lobbied all over the United States, and finally had results in mid-December-US President Roosevelt approved a loan agreement totaling 25 million U.S. dollars. This agreement was signed by Roosevelt himself, but the banknotes were not obtained from the national treasury; instead, a bilateral trade contract was signed under the guarantee of the Bank of China through a loan from the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The contract stated that the large sum of money lent by the United States was for commercial purposes, and the Chinese side signed it as Fuxing Commercial Company, which also established a world trading company in New York City. The US$25 million was first allocated to the World Trade Corporation to purchase so-called American materials; the Fuxing Commercial Company was then responsible for the delivery of 320,000 metric tons of tung oil to the United States. It was stated that the tung oil could be delivered in five years. This is just because the U.S. side does not want the money to look like military aid payments, that's all.
But no matter whether it is reviving business or world trade, it is a short company. China’s goal is to get the money out of the bag, while the U.S. goal is to cover people's eyes. Once the contract is finalized, the question arises: Who is responsible for transporting more than 60,000 metric tons of tung oil to the United States a year
Tung oil is a kind of dry oil, obtained from the squeezing of tung tree fruits. It is mainly produced in mainland China. It is also known as Chinese wood oil. It was used by the ancients as fuel. But it is an oil with extremely unstable molecular structure and low quality. The article "Tiangong Kaiwu? Cream Liquid" says: "When the lamp is burning, the water and oil in the tallow seed are the highest, the brassica is the second, the linseed is the second, the cotton is the second, the flax is the second, and the mixed oil of tung oil and tallow is the second. Down." From the point of view of chemical composition, tung oil contains high iodine content and very special fatty acids. It is painted on the lacquer, which is like a protective film. Cheap paint.
The anti-Japanese army flourished, and all industries were abandoned. The mining of tung oil is another industry of “the rough but the fine”—not only the collection of tung tree seeds is laborious, but the process of extracting the oil is also time-consuming and time-consuming. And if it is assembled in one place, it may not be able to cope with the required amount; if it is scattered in various places, the transportation of boats and vehicles will be more cumbersome. In this way, this national debt is not yet available, but according to the "old man"'s eagerness to make good friends with the United Kingdom and the United States, trying to pull the water to expand the war, the 320,000 metric tons of tung oil is necessary.
At this juncture, the Shanghai Brothers Association made a personal appearance and gave Chen Guangfu of the financial delegation an idea and said: “Wan Yanfang, the head of the old Cao Gang, is a giant in the textile industry. Why don't you ask him to find a solution?" Chen Guangfu suspiciously: "Wan did not get involved in the oil industry, how did he know that he could do it?" The man continued, "Brother Chen didn't know anything about it. For the rest of the year, I would like to talk about cutting wood to extract seeds, squeezing oil and refining fat. Looking at this Asia, I will not be a second person. Even if I add ten times the financial, human, and material resources to my ability, I can’t think of paying off the US in five years. This oil debt—not to mention it’s wartime. The Americans have long planned to make it clear that they will use this debt as an evil spirit sword and amulet, and drop 25 million dollars, so that you can increase your profits and accumulate your profits. Let alone five years, it won’t be paid out even in fifty years. If the previous debts are not repayable, what are the future debts? People only need to say that the treasury is tight, and we don’t need to mention any central government sending troops to provide Olympic aid for our East Asian theater. . In this way, I would like to ask Brother Chen: Even if we have paid off 320,000 metric tons of tung oil this year, what can we do?" "In your opinion, what does this have to do with the old Cao Gang?" ?" The man chuckled and said: "Let me ask Brother Chen first: Is it tung oil what does it matter?"