"The Americans have already started shipping equipment to China!" The British Consular Corps in Wuhan had become quite unsettled.

The British had always thought the People's Party rebels were all talk, but they really didn't expect that the guys in the People's Party would actually start engaging in construction. The Yankees got ahead; they got the big contract for railway contracting. What puzzled the British even more was that although the People's Party also spent a large price importing equipment from Britain to upgrade the production capacity of Hanyang Iron Works, the Americans' several sets of equipment had already arrived before the British goods.

"I think it is necessary to go with the American representatives to see where exactly the People's Party's new steel plant is located," said the counselor in charge of commerce. Being cut in by the shit-stirring stick of the United States, the British side was full of unhappiness. The British Empire didn't care much about having a certain degree of trade surplus now; having robbed for hundreds of years, plus capturing the gold mines of South Africa in the Boer War, the British demand for hard currency was no longer as thirsty as before. What the British Empire needed now was to constantly expand the volume of imports and exports.

Regardless of the various strange things about the People's Party rebels, at least the British Wuhan Consular Corps had sufficient reasons to be willing to do business with the People's Party. The People's Party proposed expanding import and export trade on the basis of "trade balance." Before Britain made up its mind to carry out a military strike against the People's Party, the British side could absolutely accept the situation of "maintaining the status quo" proposed by the People's Party.

"The People's Party has always said that their controlled area is now a war zone. Except for the trade ports that have been determined, other areas are restricted from free entry." This was the depression of the British; they wanted to know too much what these rebels were doing. But the rebels they could contact had strict discipline, and their energy seemed to be entirely used on internal affairs; no one actively came up to contact the British at all.

"Tell the People's Party that we also want to send representatives to see the steel center they are newly building." The counselor of the British Wuhan Consulate made a decision. From the current perspective, the trade focus of the People's Party was on the mechanical equipment of the steel plant. Since the Americans could do the business of the full set of equipment for these new steel plants, the British must also be able to do it.

The site of the new steel plant was located near Hefei. Entering 1909, the industrial center and educational center of the People's Party also began to gradually shift to Hefei. After entering the 20th century, among the three famous cities in China whose city status was changed because of railways, Hefei was one of them. The other two cities were Zhengzhou and Shijiazhuang. These three cities becoming provincial capitals of three provinces was all thanks to the railway. At least for now, the railway from Hefei to Anqing had already begun construction. The American company satisfied the requirements proposed by the People's Party; not only did they have to provide training for various manual labors, but the United States also had to sell the factories for almost a full set of railway supporting equipment to the People's Party.

From the perspective of the American company, this was a big business they couldn't ask for more. For the base area, this was also a big business they couldn't ask for more. American goods were cheap; although the quality couldn't be guaranteed too much, fortunately, the "Supplementary Agreement on Quality Assurance" between the People's Party and the Yankees was relatively strict on this. The Yankees needed to provide maintenance training. Americans in this era didn't care about things like so-called intellectual property rights at all. As long as the People's Party could guarantee payment, the Yankees were willing to help the People's Party build several schools and provide teachers for these schools. They were even willing to let students of the People's Party study in American universities at very favorable prices.

Chen Ke was now working in Hefei with the Mobile Central General Office. After listening to Chen Ke introduce the cooperation being negotiated with the United States, You Gou, Qin Tongren, Kong Zhang, and other leading cadres of the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense all frowned or gritted their teeth tightly.

"Can we afford this money?" You Gou's question was very straightforward.

"Can the Americans build it?" Qin Tongren's consideration focus was very different.

"Can we make our own supporting equipment? The demand for electricity for this is not generally large. These existing generators are simply not enough. Especially that refrigeration, electric motors must be used..." Kong Zhang, on the contrary, had a face full of excitement. Originally, he thought the People's Party needing talents in the power generation industry was the impulse of laymen who didn't understand industry. After arriving at the base area, Kong Zhang felt his momentary impulse was simply too right. The base area gave this electrical engineer such a broad space; he had endless energy every day, and he also talked the most.

"Comrade Kong Zhang, let's discuss details later." Qin Tongren interrupted Kong Zhang's words. Disregarding Kong Zhang's face full of stifled discomfort, Qin Tongren turned his head and said, "Chairman Chen, I think it might be better to import these things from Germany."

"As far as I know, Germany already has this kind of equipment. But the Germans don't have enough for their own use; it's impossible for them to sell to us. Even if they sell, they will ask for a sky-high price. We don't have that much money to give to the Germans. On the contrary, the Americans urgently need export opportunities for these industrial products now, and they have a great demand for products like raw silk. We can do this business with the Americans."

What everyone was discussing was not the factory of the railway system, but the synthetic ammonia production line that Chen Ke cared about most.

Synthetic ammonia was a most advanced technology in 1909 now. This didn't refer to how complex the molecular formula was, but the reaction equipment from hydrogen production, nitrogen production, to synthetic ammonia. Industrial synthetic ammonia needed to use coal and water to produce hydrogen, produce nitrogen through air liquefaction, and react hydrogen and nitrogen to produce synthetic ammonia. This whole set of systems involved temperatures from hundreds of degrees below zero to high temperatures and high pressures of hundreds of degrees above zero.

Equations and physical principles were all there; theoretically, it wasn't complex at all. The returned students in the base area's industrial department could understand it. In recent years, the gas internal combustion engines produced by the base area imitating foreign hot-bulb engines used coal gas as fuel, so there was a certain foundation for coal chemical industry practice. Mechanical production and processing were also blank slates in the base area again. With more than a year of practical training at Hanyang Iron Works, the base area even had its own understanding of the coal-iron complex.

Precisely because they had a certain understanding, the comrades could understand that this set of synthetic ammonia production lines proposed by Chen Ke could be said to be at the pinnacle of heavy chemical industry in 1909. This production line needed to condense the most advanced technologies of this era into one. It wasn't something the few factories the base area owned now could produce just because they wanted to. This was a project that required the overall integration of almost all industrial categories of 1909 to achieve. Given the current conditions of the base area, there wouldn't be more than twenty people who could fully understand the industrialization difficulty of the basic projects involved in this project.

"Chairman Chen, our Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense has reached the point where no one is available. The spread is so big, there are so many projects; to engage in scientific research and development, we really don't have this spare capacity. Primary school students were snatched up long ago. Now we count the days eagerly every day, just waiting for the first batch of junior high school students to hurry up and graduate to enter various factories. Working while interning is fine." Qin Tongren's words were very pitiful. His implication was, don't engage in such advanced stuff first.

The People's Party attached extreme importance to education. Since starting to set up a universal education system in the "Labor Camp" in 1906, the first batch of nearly thirty thousand graduates of various ages with primary school diplomas had graduated. The youngest of this group of students who got the four-year primary school diploma was only 9 years old. The oldest one was Feng Xu, already 67 years old this year. Of course, because Feng Xu had relatively deep cultural knowledge himself, he had now passed the second-year junior high school curriculum exam. The old man was in high spirits and still hoped to finish university courses in his lifetime and get a regular science and engineering undergraduate university diploma.

Older primary school graduates were already key manpower demand objects in the localities. Because of their "relatively high cultural level," many passed exams to enter many government departments and become "temporary workers." But to enter a factory, one had to be a junior high school student no matter what. What surprised Chen Ke was that Qin Tongren actually held the same view. Qin Tongren admired the junior high school textbooks compiled by Chen Ke very much. He firmly believed that without the level of junior high school graduation, this group of people entering factories would be a disaster. So Qin Tongren had a fanatical support for the People's Party's compulsory education system. He even insisted that You Gou issue a death order within the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense: "Any employee of the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense who has children at home not receiving compulsory education shall not be promoted in position or have their salary raised."

Moreover, Qin Tongren's fanaticism for industry even led him to suggest not considering building liberal arts universities for the next twenty years.

"I can understand that comrades have concerns, but the problem now is that the synthetic ammonia production line is very important to us. Through the practice of these few years, everyone has seen the problem of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the land, right?" Chen Ke explained.

"Yes." The comrades at the meeting all nodded.

"To let the farmland of the four provinces use synthetic ammonia fertilizer in large quantities, the output needs to be nearly ten million tons. It doesn't need to be considered within twenty years. But what if this amount is used in various seed bases?" Chen Ke said.

"Hmm?" Now the comrades immediately became interested.

Although Chen Ke also had strong fantasies of producing millions of tons of synthetic ammonia annually within twenty years, a simple calculation with pen and paper showed it was completely impossible. But actual work provided Chen Ke with a line of thought. It was impossible to implement universal synthetic ammonia and nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium balanced land transformation on a large scale, but it could be done on a smaller scale. The three pillars supporting modern agriculture—improved seeds, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides—the latter two could adopt local methods according to local conditions, while the breeding of improved seeds could rely on agricultural schools. Not a big investment, small patches of fertile land, gathered technical personnel, and experienced old farmers—these could all be realized within the base area.

Without chemical fertilizer, even with Yuan Longping's super rice, the fertility of the land couldn't possibly provide enough nutrition. High-quality seeds require harsh growth and cultivation environments; this is the reason why grain produced by many improved seeds on ordinary land cannot be kept for seeds. The output of the synthetic ammonia production line is not large; even if it is only 50,000 tons a year, it can guarantee the supply of the improved seed production bases within the base area.

"Then Chairman Chen, after doing this, how much do you think the yield per mu can reach?" You Gou didn't understand agriculture, so she was very curious about this question.

"Carry out farmland water conservancy construction on a large scale, fully popularize improved seeds. Plus the coordination of local chemical fertilizers and local pesticides. I think there is still hope for three hundred catties per mu, right?" Chen Ke replied. Fengtai County and the surrounding areas had preliminarily completed these three, and the average yield per mu had reached or approached the level of 200 catties. If it was sweet potatoes, corn, and alfalfa, the yield was much higher. If not for the efforts of this old base area, the People's Party simply wouldn't be enough to support more than 60,000 troops fighting for years.

"What? 300 catties?" Kong Zhang shouted. His family was known as Kong Ten Thousand Mu, and the yield per mu in Northern Jiangsu was just over a hundred catties. Kong Zhang knew the concept of doubling the harvest better than anyone.

"But will we be deceived by the Americans?" Qin Tongren was very worried. The most commonly used words in the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense in recent years were "matching" and "industrial chain." The industrial chain driven by Chen Ke's synthetic ammonia production line itself was amazing. Even considering only these factories themselves, air separation equipment not only separated nitrogen; the use of oxygen in industry was also extremely broad. Especially steel plate cutting in ship manufacturing required a large amount of oxygen. If a breakthrough could be achieved in welding, the People's Party could build all-metal structure inland river dual-use ships themselves. As for more profound things, such as producing nitric acid using synthetic ammonia under high temperature and high pressure, and then producing various nitro-explosives, these were just very simple equations.

"I am also worried about this problem, so someone needs to go to the United States to supervise this matter." Chen Ke said with a bitter smile, "By the way, you few here don't have time to go to the United States, so don't think about it. But you have to find me a candidate, someone who understands chemistry and can't be a bookworm."

Chen Ke didn't dare to tell the trap he left for the Americans. The route of the synthetic ammonia catalyst in this era was wrong, so the Germans' earliest temperature was 600 degrees instead of the 500 degrees of the iron catalyst. Chen Ke really wanted to play a little trick on this. Not to mention that Hou's soda process could provide a large amount of high-quality soda ash. The heavy chemical industry is an industry where if you don't have it, you don't. Once you have it, it is a hugely profitable industry. Chen Ke couldn't easily fantasize about counterattacking the European and American markets with high-quality soda ash. But there was no pressure to dominate the Asian market. Although taking a huge risk, Chen Ke felt this risk was worth it.

"Chairman Chen, if you are determined to do it, we have nothing to say. But are you sure you want to engage in these now?" Qin Tongren asked.

"For industry, your starting point must be high. If the starting point is too low, it is too easy to be eliminated." Chen Ke spoke seemingly simple common sense. But this was also Chen Ke viewing this problem as a time traveler. At least the synthetic ammonia production line is an industry that China spent great effort researching. Including air compression, separation, and corresponding "high-temperature and high-pressure welding," as well as the steel industry, these were also quite booming industries in China in the twenty-first century a hundred years later. These could be said to be absolutely correct investment directions.

On the contrary, for the steam engine, a seemingly hot industrial sector, Chen Ke didn't invest too much effort. If it weren't for the necessity of using reciprocating steam as large-scale power equipment now, and involving the application of gas turbines in large thermal power stations and large warship engines, Chen Ke actually really wanted to cut the steam engine major from the financial budget of the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense.

"Still the same words, is there enough money? The investment in Tianjin Machinery Bureau was too big. I see the base area's current investment intensity is even greater. What if the supporting equipment can't keep up?" Qin Tongren took this to heart. Heavy industry investment is large, and returns are slow. Not only equipment, heavy industry also requires a large amount of educated labor. It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to rear people. The comprehensive education system of the base area was once questioned privately by many comrades, but the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense never questioned it.

Because some cadres of the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense were originally from Beiyang, Yuan Shikai tried every means to send people to persuade these people to return to serve Beiyang through various channels. The person who came to persuade even offered an amazing price to Qin Tongren. Yuan Shikai promised that he would rebuild the Tianjin Machinery Bureau. Once Qin Tongren returned to Beiyang, Yuan Shikai was willing to appoint Qin Tongren as the Director of the Tianjin Machinery Bureau. Regarding the earnest persuasion of this relative, Qin Tongren just asked about the issue of compulsory education in the north and how the curriculum was arranged, seemingly chatting. After determining that Yuan Shikai simply didn't carry out comprehensive compulsory education, let alone modern compulsory education including mathematics, physics, and chemistry, Qin Tongren politely but firmly refused the relative's persuasion.

Sending away the relative, Qin Tongren gathered the old brothers who came from the north together. Under his questioning, many people admitted that Beiyang sent people to lobby. Some people even frankly admitted they were moved, but everyone was looking at Qin Tongren's attitude. If Qin Tongren was willing to take the lead, they were willing to return to their hometown in the north.

Facing the trust of the comrades, Qin Tongren also frankly expressed his attitude, "If everyone wants to go back to be an official, I suggest everyone go back now. I brought comrades out together, so I can't delay comrades from getting promoted and getting rich. If comrades feel that the conditions in the base area are still acceptable, and everyone really wants to do things, then I suggest everyone stay here. Our own night school also studies junior and senior high school textbooks; everyone knows what this course teaches. In just three years, tens of thousands of junior high school graduates can join the factories every year. What kind of situation will that be? Beiyang wants to achieve this; it will take at least six or seven years. Six or seven years later, the science and engineering university graduates in our base area will have graduated. What kind of result will it be for Beiyang to compare a group of junior high students and university liberal arts students with our science and engineering university students? I won't go. But I still advise everyone, if you want to get promoted and get rich, go now; there are plenty of opportunities. If you want to get things done, then completely cut off this thought and bury your head here to work for a lifetime."

After Qin Tongren's analysis, half of the comrades who originally came to Anhui with Qin Tongren either accepted Beiyang's persuasion or wanted to go back to try their luck. Qin Tongren personally found Chen Ke to explain this matter. Chen Ke was not only not angry but instead praised Qin Tongren's attitude as very correct. "Everyone has their own aspirations; a twisted melon is not sweet. Everyone is willing to leave, and leave so openly and aboveboard; I am very happy. Hold a farewell party for everyone. We will provide travel expenses for those who decide to leave. In addition to wages, each person will be given a bonus. Comrades have worked hard these past few years."

Comrades from the People's Internal Affairs Committee were very worried that these people would tell Yuan Shikai the actual situation of the base area. Chen Ke smiled bitterly: "If they really want to sell us out, they can sell us anyway. Forcing them not to leave, they might sell more happily and destroy more fiercely because of resentment. At that time, these people would become time bombs instead. And from another angle, it's not a bad thing that they leave and vacate some positions. Everyone doesn't need to consider means like intercepting and killing halfway either. Beiyang's equipment is better than ours; we can defeat Beiyang definitely not because of equipment. As for the tactics of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, they are only suitable for the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. It's fine if Beiyang doesn't learn them; I'm afraid it will be even worse after learning."

The Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense didn't have any particularly good treatment originally, and packing luggage was convenient. To show that they absolutely didn't take away the People's Party's secrets, this group of comrades who broke away actively showed their luggage to Qin Tongren when leaving to clearly indicate they didn't take a single piece of paper. At the farewell party, Chen Ke warmly praised the contributions of these comrades in recent years, wishing them a smooth journey and a better life after returning to Beijing. Finally, Chen Ke hoped that after these comrades returned to Beijing, they would send a telegram to the base area to report their safety, so that the comrades remaining in the base area could rest assured.

They took the land route, first to Wuhan, then by car back to Beijing. Ten days later, first came the safety telegrams from these people, and then the letters from these people reached Qin Tongren's hands. Only then did Qin Tongren truly rest assured. Chen Ke was so benevolent and righteous; Qin Tongren was also determined to work in the base area. So he was known for his caution in usual speeches. Anyway, there was absolutely no lack of radicals in the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense.

For the supporting equipment problem emphasized by Qin Tongren, Chen Ke didn't have any special good solution either. "Wait for foreign countries to build the factories, and we will learn to build them. Our state-owned enterprises are good in this point; the state covers the operation. Don't care if this investment is losing money or making money now. As long as comrades can do their jobs well, earn it back in the short term or earn it back in the long term, it can all be earned back."

You Gou and Qin Tongren could both access the base area's financial budget and agreed very much with this judgment.

"Gentlemen are all comrades we trust. Everyone controls the industrial development of the base area. The development of the base area is not just building some factories, teaching some students, training some workers. The base area is even more a brand new socialist system construction. Everyone is an equal laborer, not an exploiter, let alone a feudal lord who draws a circle on the ground as a prison. Nor is it eating from a big pot of rice, egalitarianism, or drifting along. Laborers are creators. In labor, we not only created social commodities, but we also created ourselves and created our own social value..." Chen Ke didn't speak fast; actually, he also had some doubts. Labor creates individual social value; Chen Ke could still grasp this part. But what the realization of social value, or rather the cashing of social value, relied on, Chen Ke couldn't be sure now either. Undoubtedly, at the present stage, "dedication" was the value that an awakened laborer should have. Regarding dedication, Chen Ke had this confidence in himself; in the People's Party, the political organization that dedicated the most to China, he dared to say he dedicated the most. But this wasn't based on Chen Ke's values, but on Chen Ke's faith and sense of mission.

But this doesn't mean other faiths are wrong. Since social value is created, cashing social value is also part of justice. Then the only problem lies in everyone's view and attitude towards the state, this tool of class rule. Kissinger once had a comment in his book that surprised Chen Ke quite a bit: "When China encounters danger, there is always a group of people who will stand up, put the country's interests before personal interests, and do everything they can to save this country."

The predecessors who established New China were undoubtedly such a group of people. But the strong light emitted by this team of Puritans could also create thick shadows. When those who didn't consider dedication as their faith mixed into this team "chanting dedication" and used their methods to seek status and benefits for themselves, the darkness created was truly shocking. Thinking of these people, Chen Ke didn't think he necessarily had a chance of winning.

Seeing Chen Ke stop speaking, You Gou and Qin Tongren both felt a bit strange. You Gou had followed Chen Ke for a long time; she had already vaguely guessed Chen Ke's thoughts. However, it was Qin Tongren who spoke first, "Chairman Chen, contributing to national construction at this time is seeking welfare for oneself. I was very touched after reading your article on laborers and vulgar tastes. When selecting cadres, I also pay great attention to this. Any worker who likes labor, or believes that only through labor can a happy life be obtained, can understand the entire work process faster. And judging from my contacts and conversations, everyone is willing to work for the country. It's just that regarding when to cash in the happy life, some hope earlier, and some hope later."

You Gou didn't expect Qin Tongren to speak of this problem first. She also laughed, "Chairman Chen, you just think too much. Now whoever doesn't work well in the factory and wants to drift along, then go home and farm. Don't worry, we check very strictly."

Chen Ke didn't want to criticize this answer full of urban flavor either. You Gou was undoubtedly using institutional methods to maintain industrial development.

"How to cash social value is a big problem. But no matter what, revolutionaries first oppose exploitation. They support equality. And if such people are willing to become laborers, we must select them. This is the current urgent task. Regarding industrial development, the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense has done a good job. But for the explosive development later, comrades must be fully mentally prepared. The experience we have accumulated must become part of the scientific system. Not only should science form guidance for practice, but practice should also verify and improve science in reverse. I'll make it clear first; I am a person who opposes academic tyrants." Chen Ke couldn't help laughing at the end.

You Gou didn't laugh after listening. "Chairman Chen, I think for this synthetic ammonia matter, it's better to let Wang Bin go. He studied electrical engineering and stayed in foreign firms for so long. It's not easy for Americans to cheat him. It just depends on whether you are willing to let him go. In commercial negotiations, indeed no one can surpass Wang Bin."

Chen Ke thought about it; among the people currently on hand, the only one he could rest assured about was Wang Bin. "Okay, he will also participate in the talk with the Americans this time. Once this issue can be finalized, we will let Wang Bin go."

Chen Ke really didn't expect that there were actually British people coming with the American representatives. From the innocent eyes of the American representative, Chen Ke could guess that the British side had exerted enormous pressure. After all, Britain possessed an overwhelming advantage in the shipping of the Yangtze River. If the British really made trouble in it, the Americans absolutely couldn't withstand it.

In this meeting, the British representatives finally knew where the People's Party's industrial sulfuric acid came from. They immediately contacted Chen Ke privately during the meeting break. The British representative "generously" stated that if the People's Party was willing to use pyrite mines as collateral, Britain could issue a special loan to the People's Party, and both sides would sign an agreement to purchase a full set of British pyrite processing and related acidic ore smelting equipment.

Even though Chen Ke was daring, he was frightened by this suggestion. Actually, in Europe and the United States, let alone mortgaging mines, even mortgaging customs duties was a common thing. But in China, these were treaties the Manchu Qing government was forced to sign after being beaten into China by foreign countries. This was forfeiting sovereignty and humiliating the country. Chen Ke dared to negotiate peace with Yuan Shikai because he knew he could still hold the fort with his prestige. But if Chen Ke dared to mortgage the mines, whatever he said would be useless.

No matter how attractive this suggestion was, Chen Ke still resolutely refused.

The British representative was not discouraged either. He continued to ask, "We see your side is working on internal combustion engines. Our Asiatic Petroleum Company can provide fuel to your side at a very favorable price. I wonder if your side is willing to negotiate?"

"We only have so many things we can export now. Does your side think we have any other products that can be used for export to maintain trade balance?" Chen Ke asked back.

"We want to purchase more bleaching powder." The British representative replied.

The base area started producing bleaching powder once it had chlorine, but now it wasn't enough for its own use. Chen Ke truly didn't want to sell it to the British. Moreover, petroleum was a consumer good. Indigenous oil refining could be started, but the base area simply didn't have the manpower to do it. But looking at the eager eyes of the British representative, Chen Ke said helplessly, "How about this, let's talk about importing your side's generator technology. What do you think?"

The American representative finally finished talking about the steel plant business with Chen Ke, and the British representative also gained something. After resting at night, the American representative secretly began private negotiations with Chen Ke.

Upon hearing that Chen Ke actually wanted to build a synthetic ammonia production line with Americans, the American representative was first stunned like a chicken being strangled by the neck, and then couldn't help holding his belly and laughing loudly.

Chen Ke felt the Yankee looked down on him. He frowned slightly and said, "If you are unwilling, we can cooperate with the British. The British representative is just outside."

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." The American representative finally held back his laughter. "I really didn't expect it to be such a business."

"Do you not believe me?" Chen Ke asked curiously.

"If Mr. Chen didn't have strength, you couldn't have won the Nobel Prize. I absolutely believe you on this point. How do you plan to cooperate?" The American representative asked with a face full of excitement.

"First, it must be a company with power in chemical equipment in the United States. Companies without power cannot build high-temperature and high-pressure equipment. Second, I will apply for a patent in the United States. Third, this patent will belong to a company we jointly fund and build. Fourth, once the experiment is preliminarily completed, we will start building factories in the United States and Asia simultaneously. After the process is determined, equipment production begins and is shipped to us. We want to order ten sets. Fifth, except for self-use equipment, the prices of equipment and synthetic ammonia products sold externally must implement monopolistic pricing." Chen Ke stated his requirements in one breath.

"What about the share ratio? Sales method? Dividend method? You must know that we need a lot, a lot of effort to open up the American market and the European market." The American representative said excitedly.

"We pay for the initial experiment. For shares, we exchange the patent for 20% of the company's shares. We will invest more to buy another 20% of the shares. As for the dividend mode, we will try our best to specify purchasing equipment. What do you think?"

The negotiation between the two sides went on for most of the night, and a result was roughly discussed. Chen Ke didn't require the other party to fund the experiment, only requiring the other party to provide equipment at a low price. The following things were much easier to handle. Since Chen Ke was so sincere, the other party also stated that they could first carry out trial production on credit. But the premise was that unless it failed completely in the end, Chen Ke could not contact any other enterprise about this matter.

It seemed the American representative was unwilling to let the British take advantage. Chen Ke suddenly felt that the British guy following forcibly this time was actually a good thing. But given the greed and cruelty of Americans, Chen Ke began to worry about Wang Bin's safety again.