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"That's not necessarily the case. The Soviet Union was also in ruins after a brutal civil war, but it was able to rapidly develop into a fully industrialized country within ten years. Although they received investment and technology from the United States and the help of Germany, we also You can go this way." Lu Ming was not discouraged.

"The foundation of the country is too weak. You have been in Shanghai for a long time, and you haven't seen what China's backward areas look like." He Zhonghan said with a sad expression.

"Although we are still at the starting point of industrialization, we already have a foundation for rapid development. As long as we have the help of a large amount of foreign investment and technology, we can take a big step forward within ten years, not to mention the achievements of the Soviet Union. It's possible." Lu Ming was still in high spirits.

"However, we are currently facing domestic and foreign situations..." He Zhonghan sighed.

Lu Ming also sighed. Indeed, the government of the Republic of China took over the corrupt mess of the Qing Dynasty. The country was torn apart and could not be united. The powerful Japan outside was eyeing it and might launch a war of aggression at any time.

There are internal and external troubles one after another, and social turmoil. It is too difficult to establish a peaceful and good development environment.

Under such circumstances, capital from developed countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom will not enter China. Investment must not only make money, but also assess the risk index of the investment environment. The same is true for technology investment.

Now the relationship between the Republic of China government and Germany is not bad, but it is just buying some arms. In order to let the Republic of China government hold back the Japanese Kwantung Army, the Soviet government is really helping the Republic of China government, but it is limited to military assistance.

In the evening, Lu Ming invited He Zhonghan and Dai Li to dinner at Huamao Hotel, as well as their secretaries, adjutants and entourage.

Both He Zhonghan and Dai Li like western food, so Lu Ming booked a western restaurant so that everyone can enjoy the dinner with peace of mind.

What Lu Ming likes the most is the Chinese food here. The Chinese food here is the most exquisite among all the restaurants in Shanghai.

As for western food, although all ingredients and wine are shipped from France and Italy, the taste is always out of shape and not authentic.

"It's too extravagant here." Dai Li sighed while eating.

"I don't object to extravagance, but it's too expensive. If Lu Ming doesn't treat guests, I can't afford it, so I have an opinion." He Zhonghan said solemnly.

Everyone froze for a moment and couldn't help laughing.

Lu Ming appreciates one of Dai Li's strengths, that is, simplicity. He is now the head of the Fuxing Society, but he still maintains the style he had when he started in Nanjing. The constraints are also strict.

Lu Ming knew that Dai Li was checking him now, and wanted to remove his "pretend" a little bit. Similarly, Dai Li also knew that Lu Ming had been checking him, but the two of them could still be as close as brothers when they were together.

I really can't find a better explanation, maybe this is the interpretation of hypocrisy and obscenity.

Lu Ming also asked Liu Qiwen to invite Weng Bailing. After all, he was the stationmaster of the Fuxing Society. However, Weng Bailing was punished because Lu Ming punched him.

Drinking expensive French wine and eating ordinary (in Lu Ming's taste) expensive western food, He Zhonghan naturally talked about Weng Bailing and asked Lu Ming whether he was satisfied with the result of this treatment.

Lu Ming smiled calmly and said: "Actually, some of the above made a big fuss. At that time, both of us lost our minds and made mistakes. I don't blame him afterwards. He suspected that I could check everything. I'm not afraid to check. Isn't Yunong Check these things?"

Dai Li was stunned for a moment, looked at He Zhonghan, opened his mouth but didn't speak, really didn't know what to say.

"Brother, you are suspicious. Yunong is investigating your situation, but it has nothing to do with those rumors. You will enter the Secret Service Department established by the Ministry of National Defense next year. Your identity and background must be investigated clearly, and there must be no doubts. So Yunong is doing it now. It's just a normal identity background check, which is the request of the military committee." He Zhonghan explained.

Lu Ming nodded and said, "I know, so Yunong went to investigate boldly, without hiding it. Not only can you investigate, but you can also ask me directly if you don't know anything."

"By the way, brother Lu, how is your secret agent school doing?" He Zhonghan changed the subject with a smile.

"The school site and school buildings are ready. The Soviet experts will arrive in Shanghai soon. The enrollment work has basically been completed, and the teaching will officially start in the second half of the year." Lu Ming briefly introduced.

"Mr. Lu, I have never understood why you didn't invite British and American experts to teach? Is there anything special about Soviet experts?" Dai Li always had this question in his mind, so he asked.

Dai Li didn't mean anything else by asking this. He really didn't understand Lu Ming's intention of inviting Soviet experts to teach.

Taking advantage of Lu Ming's personal relationship, it had always been Dai Li's idea to invite British and American experts to come to the Fuxing Agency to train agents.

"Maybe it's my personal bias. I always think that in the field of agents and spies, the Soviets are the best. They not only have the most complete training mechanism, but also have the best training experts." Lu Ming said.

"Then you are not afraid that the trained agents' wings will be hardened, and they will all fly into the forest of the Soviets in the end?" Dai Li asked.

"This is impossible. Don't ignore the patriotic enthusiasm of the Chinese people. The Japanese navy learned from the British in an all-round way. Doesn't the Japanese navy fight against the British navy? Training and loyalty are two different things." Lu Ming said.

"Yes, that's the truth. If the teacher is from the same family, the trained army will be close to whoever it is. Then no one would dare to hire foreign military instructors and consultants. Our army officers have also been trained by German experts." He Zhonghan smiled.

Dai Li really wanted to ask one more question, whether the agents trained by Lu Ming's spy school will target the Communist Party or the Japanese in the future?

However, asking this question seems a bit provocative. It is estimated that even if it is asked, it will only be boring, so I simply don't ask.

Dai Li still had some resentment in his heart. He had already communicated with the Japanese side. The representatives of the Japanese garrison basically agreed with his proposal, and the commission also passed it.

After coming back in the afternoon, he received a call from Nanjing, without any explanation, he was directly informed that this matter had been handed over to Lu Ming and he didn't have to ask.

Dai Li almost dropped the phone at that time, but he didn't dare, the leader he admired and admired the most, even so, he felt that he was being teased, and he felt deeply humiliated.

In addition, he didn't know why Lu Ming was so valued by the committee, and he didn't know what Lu Ming would do. He was very worried that Lu Ming would find out the truth behind this case. If that happened, his head would become a little unstable.

Dai Li attended this banquet with such a complicated mood. He wanted to find an opportunity to test Lu Ming and see what Lu Ming would do next, so as to judge whether his secrets would be dug out.

Dai Li originally wanted to find an opportunity to spy on He Zhonghan's tone, but unfortunately He Zhonghan has been with Lu Ming all along, and he never found a chance.

"Mr. Lu, it's a mess outside now, how do you plan to restore order in Shanghai?" Dai Li couldn't bear it anymore, trying to open the gap from the peripheral issues.

"Of course the Japanese released him unconditionally. Is there any other way?" Lu Ming smiled wryly.

"Then you really have a way to get the Japanese to release him unconditionally?" Dai Li couldn't believe it.

"Yunong, it's like this. Brother Lu found the US government and the British government through personal connections, and they agreed to come forward to force the Japanese to release them." He Zhonghan explained.

"Well, how could the U.S. government and the British government agree to put pressure on Japan for such a trivial matter?" Dai Li still found it unbelievable.

"This is Brother Lu's personal charm, haha." He Zhonghan laughed and patted Lu Ming on the shoulder.

"Yunong, don't forget, I'm still the special correspondent of The Washington Post in Shanghai. This newspaper will release a comprehensive report on the kidnapping of the Chinese socialite Ning Xiner by the Japanese tomorrow." A bombshell came out.

After Lu Ming said this, Dai Li was completely stunned, and at the same time there were two admiring eyes staring at Lu Ming.

If it wasn't for the presence of their own officers and outsiders, Liu Cuicui and Liu Qiwen would have burst into cheers.