Fengxian Jiangshan

Pointing to a cylinder that had just been completed, Bachelet couldn't help but ask, "Machining one. How long will it take?"

The responsible Xiong Mengyuan and Han Linchun glanced at each other, then Xiong Mengyuan smiled proudly: "4 minutes!"

"What?" Mailer, the representative of Argentina, almost fell to the ground. You must know that it takes 22 minutes for a car company in the United States to process a cylinder, but the Chinese can finish it in 4 minutes. This is not a joke!

Seeing their astonishment, Xiong Mengyuan and the others showed a full expression of pride on their faces. This is the power of the automated production line, and the efficiency can be doubled!

The world's earliest automated production line started with a car, which was developed by the Morris Motor Company located in Coventry, England.In 1924, the company began using an engine block machining line in automobile production.This large special-purpose processing line is 55 meters long and consists of 53 machine tools. It is produced continuously according to the process. As a result, the entire processing work of a cylinder can be completed every 4 minutes on average.

Relying on this kind of production line, Morris Company grew rapidly, and once became the third largest automobile giant in the world.The Morris Company kept this secret until American engineers visited it, and it was widely promoted in the United States, triggering a revolution in the field of automobile production.

Zhang Tinglan is not clear about such delicate matters, but China is also developing rapidly in the field of automobile industry, especially many new models with novel and beautiful shapes, which are not only popular in China, but even sold in Europe and the United States.

China launched a fully enclosed car in 24 years, which changed the style of classic cars in the past, and was very popular.American auto giants still look down on Chinese manufacturers, but Morris has taken the initiative to find China, hoping to cooperate.

When the two sides sent engineers to each other to learn, the Chinese engineers saw the automated production line for the first time.And realized the value of it, so after returning to China, I immediately started the corresponding research.

Of course, Zhang Tinglan paid the greatest attention to this cross-age technology, so he organized dozens of engineers in the mechanical field at the first time, and everyone jointly tackled key problems, and quickly created the first automatic cylinder production line belonging to China. .

Compared with Morris' self-preservation, the Chinese side will not do this, and the military industry has also quickly participated in it, upgrading the production line.

Among them, Fengtian Armory with the highest technical level took the lead in establishing two automated production lines. In the past two years, automated production lines have blossomed everywhere in China, from automobile production, to machine tools, to aircraft, to home appliances, and other fields. Automated production lines have begun to appear .

Of course, due to defects in Chinese materials and craftsmanship, some high-end engines have to rely on skilled workers. Otherwise, China's Snow Leopard tanks and dive bombers would have been able to mass violently.

But it's not too late now, Zhang Tinglan is planning to take advantage of the big crisis that is not far away, and buy the bottom of the West.Make up for the last short board, and then it will be the time when China's industry will soar.

Large-scale industrial production itself is a shock.It is amazing. When these representatives saw that various weapons were produced like magic, they were quickly amazed and expressed their willingness to purchase.

Zhang Tingshu, Tao Jiping, Han Linchun, Xiong Mengyuan.Wu Yulin and others gathered at the presidential palace to discuss the sales plan.

"President, these countries can be roughly divided into three categories. The first category is Siam and Iran. They are neighboring countries to us and have a certain amount of capital, so they want to purchase a full set of arms. The navy, army and air force are all included, and the demand is great. The second category is Chile and Argentina. Although these two countries also have money, they have traditionally purchased Western weapons. They only want to buy something that the West does not have. In addition, they want to use us to lower prices. The third category is Abyss Niah and Egypt. These two countries have no money, and they can only buy some junk, which I think is dispensable.”

Zhang Tinglan waved his hand: "Minister Tao, economic benefits are calculated in this way, but there is also a human account. Although Egypt and Abyssinia are poor, we must treat them equally, especially when providing weapons. Try our best The quality and cheapness of these products give them respect that Europe does not get.”

Everything has to be looked at in the long run. Egypt guards the Suez Canal and is currently one of the few independent countries in the Middle East. During World War II, the famous Battle of Alamein took place in Egypt.In addition, Italy also invaded Abyssinia in 35 years. If it can reach out to these two countries, it will be tantamount to advancing the cloth for World War II.It can even be said that Egypt will also be one of the main forces in future Middle East wars. This traditional friendship may play an inestimable role in the future.

Of course, Zhang Tinglan will not tell others about these considerations, and Tao Jiping and the others can only implement them. Since the president wants to treat the two countries preferentially, let them pick something cheaper.

Zhang Tingshu said with a smile: "Brother, the Siamese side has almost finished talking, they are going to purchase 200 Type 50 light tanks, 150 biplane trainers, 10 fighter jets, two light cruisers, 20 destroyers, 76 The frigate, half of which is new and half old, will also be purchased with 500 122-gun guns, 200 20-gun guns, and 8000 rifles. The total price is [-] million, which will be paid off in ten years and mortgaged with taxes and rice exports."

Listening to Zhang Tingshu's introduction, several people present swallowed secretly. This Young Master Zhang is really good at it. The Type [-] light tank was originally designed for the Jiangnan water network area, but due to the process of national unification It was so fast that this kind of tank was not manufactured in large quantities and became a waste product. Unexpectedly, Zhang Tingshu sold it.And it has become the first large-scale export tank in China's history, which is really dumbfounding.

As for those biplanes that are about to be phased out, China has already equipped a large number of monoplanes, and the other 122 howitzers were originally purchased by Zhang Tinglan from Russia's military purchases. They are treasures.However, in recent years, the 122 cannons have been too high or too low. China has mass-produced 105 and 152 caliber artillery. A batch of old-fashioned 122 guns are about to be retired, and now they are all dumped to Siam.

Others, such as Maxim machine guns and 82 mortars, were not considered good things. Now that Zhang Tingshu sold them for a good price, everyone was ecstatic.

Only Zhang Tinglan looked serious: "Wei Jiu, the business is doing well, but selling things like you makes it easy for people to label Chinese weapons as cheap. This is not a good thing. We want everyone to know that Chinese weapons It’s high-end and high-end. Well, you can discuss it with Songkhan. China is preparing to produce a batch of escort aircraft carriers. If they are interested, they can participate in the investment. Within three years, Siam will have an aircraft carrier battle group. .”

"I have no objection to selling the aircraft carrier, but I am worried that Siam will not pay for it." Zhang Tingshu said worriedly.

"Hahaha, I'm not afraid that they owe money, I still hope they owe money." Zhang Tinglan laughed and said, "If you don't pay the money, you can use the land to pay off the debt, and you can use the grain to pay off the debt. At worst, send the princess here, and the debt will be repaid." Can it turn yellow?"

In fact, Zhang Tinglan had already expected that when the Great Depression came in 29 years, Siam would definitely not be able to repay the money as scheduled. This was just a chance for China to intervene in Siam. An aircraft carrier is Zhang Tinglan's bargaining chip for Siam!

Zhang Tingshu also nodded hurriedly. He didn't really care about other things, but he heard that Zhang Tinglan planned to let the princess pay off the debt, and he had some small calculations in his heart. This big brother is still dishonest!

After talking about Siam, everyone mentioned Iran again. At this time, the Shah of Iran was the old Pahlavi, the father of the Pahlavi King who is officially known to later generations, and the founder of the dynasty.In 1925, the elder Pahlavi, with the support of Britain, staged a coup and seized power.

Iran has always been caught between the two great empires of Britain and Russia, and its internal and external troubles are quite serious.After Pahlavi came to power, he took two major measures to promote internal secularization, weaken religious control, and severely limit the power of religious courts.

Externally, Pahlavi tried his best to get rid of British control and strive for the freedom of the country. For this reason, Pahlavi and Germany are quite close.During World War II, it almost fell into the arms of the Axis powers.

However, there is also a big problem with being close to Germany, that is, because of the defeat of World War I, Germany can provide limited help to Iran, and Pahlavi feels that it is not strong enough.And with China's victory in Central Asia, it took over the land in southern Central Asia and became another big country bordering Iran.

Therefore, when Iran became aware of this situation, it sent people to China as soon as possible, hoping to learn about the dynamics of this new neighbor. If it is easy to get along with, it is best to introduce Chinese power to balance the United Kingdom. If not, it must be carefully planned. up.

After listening to everyone's introduction, Zhang Tinglan said, "Iran is very important. It is the best springboard for us to intervene in the Middle East. I can tell you that the Middle East, especially the Persian Gulf, has a lot of oil."

As soon as oil was mentioned, everyone cheered up, and Wu Yulin couldn't help asking: "How much will there be?"

"Accounting for at least half of the world, the Middle East will become a new oil center after the United States."

Hearing this, all the people present were overwhelmed. Oil is the blood of industry. Although the amount of oil used in China is not large now, in the future, oil will definitely grow explosively. However, China itself does not produce much oil. If the Middle East really has so much oil, it will be worth the price!

"President, why don't we send troops directly to the Middle East, grab this place, and the oil will be solved?"

"Don't dream, do we have the ability to fight thousands of kilometers away? In the Middle East, we can only boil frogs in warm water. Pahlavi is the best entry point. We must cooperate fully with him and provide arms support. , making Iran a pawn in our intervention in the Middle East."

"President, Chile has proposed to purchase a battleship, but it needs to be tendered globally. They hope that China can participate in it. I am worried that it will not be able to compete with Western companies, and I don't know whether I should go."

"Of course I'm going. It's a good thing to advertise. It doesn't matter if you lose. Let's work hard. The cost of a battleship is at least 6000 to [-] million Chinese yuan, so we have to fight no matter what!"

Chapter 8: Dumplings

After more than half a month of discussion, the military industrial enterprises and the representatives of the six countries finally finalized the amount of arms sales, among which Siam is the most. China will provide 7500 million yuan of naval, land and air force equipment within five years, and the Siamese government will contribute 800 million yuan. Wan, involved in China's light aircraft carrier program.

Of course, the Siamese would not be able to afford so much money at once, so the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the Fengtian Development Bank jointly provided loans, with tariff income as a guarantee, and the loan would be repaid in ten years.

Although Siam is not very rich, but there are sufficient food exports, and there are also a large number of tin mines, so there is no problem in repaying debts.

In addition, the Chinese government is very generous, not only selling weapons to Siam, but also helping to build factories and train technicians.Songkham made an account for the King of Siam. As long as these Chinese equipment are in place, within five years, Siam will have a certain military production capacity.

Moreover, these factories can also create a large number of jobs and alleviate Siam's social problems. No matter what, they are making a lot of money. It is impossible to get such favorable conditions when cooperating with Westerners, so Siam gritted its teeth. , signed the agreement.

According to the military's estimates, this agreement can bring about 5000 million yuan in net profits to China, almost enough to build an aircraft carrier, and it can also drive tens of thousands of jobs.Arms sales are indeed the most lucrative thing, the heads of the arsenal are all red-eyed.

After Siam, another major procurement giant was Iran. In order to stabilize his power, King Pahlavi also began to vigorously develop the military. His procurement focus was mainly on army equipment.

He bought 300 Type 16 light tanks nicknamed "civet cats" in one go.This is a light tank that China has just finalized and mass-produced, weighing 15 tons.Equipped with a 47mm main gun and a six-cylinder diesel engine, the maximum off-road speed has reached 30 kilometers per hour.

The positioning of China's development of this tank is very clear. First of all, it is used as an assistant to match the height of the Snow Leopard tank, to ensure sufficient quantities, and to fight tank battles with the Russians in Siberia and Central Asia.

Therefore, the Type 16 must have the ability to fight in cold weather conditions, and there is another point.It is to adapt to the high altitude area.As the northern frontier is basically stable, the southwest and other places are becoming more and more prominent, especially the southern Tibet region, and China will definitely not let it go.

Fighting in alpine regions, tanks that are too heavy and too large are difficult to adapt to, so Type 16 has become the first choice.Before Form 16 was finalized.Experiments were carried out in Qinghai, Yungui, Chuanbian and other places, and the performance satisfied the military.

As Iran is a country dominated by plateaus, "civet cats" can fully meet their needs.In order to be able to accept these tanks smoothly, Pahlavi also sent 100 young officers.to China for training.

This is also unprecedented in history. You must know that as the former Persian Empire, the Iranians are also quite arrogant, and they can see it in their eyes.And only the Western powers.Being able to send military officers to China now is also a recognition of China's successive victories over the years.

Except tanks.The Iranians also purchased some self-propelled artillery, towed artillery, 50 fighter planes, and a small number of patrol boats.The total price is also more than 3000 million, and Iran can't afford so much money for a while, so it can only pay in installments.Zhang Tinglan was very generous and exempted Iran from interest.

However, as a reward, Zhang Tinglan asked for the oil exploration rights of 5000 hectares of land near Ahvaz.Iran's oil and natural gas reserves rank second in the world, and the abundance of reserves is simply mouth-watering.Iran's oil and gas resources are mainly concentrated in the southwest province of Khuzestan, and Ahvaz is one of the main production areas.

In fact, since 1908, the British first found oil in Iran and developed it.However, oil development in this era did not bring prosperity to Iran.The reason is simple. The oil development company is not owned by Iran. They only pay a small amount of land enclosure fees. The oil produced is taxed by the country, and the Iranians can't get anything.

This is why major oil-producing countries have nationalized their oil resources after World War II.Of course, China will not be as cheap as Westerners. In line with the principle of making money, Zhang Tinglan has promised that if oil is found, he is willing to hand over 20.00% of the profits to Iran, but the premise is that these profits must be used to purchase Chinese weapons. and merchandise.