Fengxian Jiangshan

Zhang Zuoxiang frowned: "One billion dollars is not a small number. You can rest assured that the steel will be used on the blade and will never be wasted. But if you just spend money, you still can't find me. Tell me, what is there?" Is it something secret?"

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "You are always aware of the details, and you can't hide anything from you. I want you to go to Germany and meet Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, to express our willingness to support his cause and provide them with another 1000 million in funding. "

1000 million!This is not a small sum, and Zhang Zuoxiang's face suddenly became serious: "Zhuo Yan, you spend so much money, is it because Hitler has the ability to seize power in Germany again?"

"That's right, I am very optimistic about his party. If I give support at this time, when they take power, they will be rewarded thousands of times!"

Zhang Zuoxiang has been very quiet these years, and he is ready to leave for Europe immediately. Zhang Xueliang, who is familiar with the situation in Europe, also moves with him. They sailed across the ocean and headed for Europe on the cruiser Yantai.

Just when Zhang Zuoxiang had just left, another group of people came to China in a hurry, and it was Chilean Navy Minister Victor and Bachelet who came.

Chile and China have just completed the warship contract, and the relationship is still quite close. Navy Commander Shen Honglie received them personally.

"General Victor, do you have any business in China? Is it a battleship problem?"

"That's right, I want to verify one thing first, can China help Chile build a warship as scheduled?"

"Of course there is no problem. At the Jiangnan Shipyard, we have laid the keel and the project is progressing as expected. If you are interested, you can go and see the progress of the project now."

"Thank goodness." Victor heaved a sigh of relief.

Shen Honglie glanced at these two people, and asked with some displeasure: "Have you heard any bad news? Is there news that China will default?"

Bachelet on the side looked puzzled, glanced at Victor, and said hesitantly, "The Americans have breached the contract!"

It turned out that in order to equip the battleship with auxiliary ships, Chile ordered a heavy cruiser like the United States. The Americans agreed, but just after the start of construction, they encountered an economic crisis, and the shipyard asked Chile for additional investment.But as soon as the Chileans sent the funds, the shipyard closed down, and all the Chileans' advance payments were in vain.

They could only protest to the US government, but the explanation given by the Americans made Chile vomit blood even more. Originally, according to the Washington Treaty, the parties were not allowed to sell battleships, even large-caliber naval guns.

According to common sense, Chile's naval bidding cannot be done at all.But during this period, the biggest variable appeared, and that was China!

Since China is not a contracting party, and the navy is advancing by leaps and bounds, countries are discussing to re-establish the treaty, or to bring China in, or to abolish the restrictions completely. During this gap, the major shipyards participated in Chile in order to build momentum for the navy. bidding.

Fortunately, Chile gave the contract to China, otherwise they probably wouldn't be able to get the warship, and the U.S. Congress could completely veto it.

Heavy cruisers are also restricted, and it is almost unimaginable for the Chileans to win the lawsuit.After hitting a snag in the United States, Victor worried that China would have the same problem, so he hurried to China.

After knowing the inside story, Shen Honglie said firmly: "You don't have to worry, the Chinese pay attention to promises, and there will be absolutely no mistakes in the warships that should be sold to you."

"That's great, Mr. Commander. Chile's financial situation is also a bit difficult. I wonder if the construction funds can be delayed a little bit?"

Chapter 831 It's All About You

"Chile is really pushing the boundaries, and it's thinking about delaying the payment. It's just a dream. If they dare to owe a penny, they will make them lose money. If they dare not pay, they will sail the Fengtian to the sea off Santiago. I don't believe they can bear it!"

Yang Yuting was furious. Of course, there was a reason for this. When China originally snatched up the order, China gave too much advantage. As a result, the Chileans still played tricks and ordered warships from the United States.Being fooled by the Americans, they dare not trouble the Americans, but instead want to delay China's funding.

Isn't it easy to bully the Chinese people!People are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden by others.If you don't show any attitude these days, you will be treated like a face!

"Zhuoyan, leave the Chilean affairs to me. If they can't pay, this battleship will be withheld. It's the first battleship we built, and it will be equipped with the Chinese Navy. It's worth the money!"

"Ling Ge, don't worry!" Jiang Baili smiled and waved his hands: "A small country owes a big country money, and it never ends well. If Zhuo Yan wants to do something, he has bad ideas. If you take out one or two, you can die. Chileans. I think what we should really pay attention to now is the Naval Arms Limitation Treaty. Should we join it? If so, how much share do we want? The British just sent us an invitation to attend the London Conference. What attitude should we adopt?"

After Jiang Baili finished speaking, Zhang Tinglan also nodded frequently: "Brother Baili is right. I am opposed to this naval arms limitation meeting. National defense construction is based on our own needs. The Chinese navy has just started, and it is impossible to set itself up. It’s a set. In addition, the warship trade is very profitable. When the world economy is generally not good, to vigorously develop the shipbuilding industry, we can only build more warships. Build them for ourselves, and build them for neighboring small countries, which will be quickly raised by the industrial level.”

"Hmm. My humble words are right. We build warships for Chile and Siam, which can provide jobs for tens of thousands of people. Once the treaty is signed, it is restricted, but we don't sign it. The United States, Britain, Japan I am afraid that France and other countries will jointly exert pressure. Even imposing sanctions, we cannot bear this!"

"No!" Zhang Tinglan waved his hand and said, "We can analyze the attitudes of all parties. There are five participating countries in the Naval Arms Limitation Treaty. Among them, the warship tonnage of France and Italy is still lower than the treaty limit, which means that the two countries They are unable to build ships at all, and have little say. The rest are the United States, Britain, and Japan. Among these three countries, the British are bent on limiting their armaments, but the attitude of the United States and Japan may not be so simple."

Yang Yuting also said: "After the development of our navy, Japan was the most affected, so they were the most enthusiastic about breaking the treaty restrictions and expanding their military power. In the Washington meeting, the Americans were at a disadvantage. Although their tonnage was equal to that of the United Kingdom, due to To disperse to the east and the west, in fact, on any battlefield, the Americans are in a weak position of force. If Japan is bent on expanding its military, the United States will follow suit."

Hearing Zhang Tinglan and Yang Yuting's analysis, Jiang Baili's mind also turned around, and he said with a smile: "As long as the United States and Japan oppose arms restrictions, this meeting will not go on. At that time, all countries will wait to restart the arms race. It's just that Our foundation is still a little weak, and we may not be able to afford it financially if we engage in big competition.”

"Brother Baili, our coastal defense construction cannot be restricted by others, nor can we follow suit. The United States, Britain, and Japan are all countries with sea power, but we are a country with both land and sea. The core is land power. How could we rush into war? Among them!"

Jiang Baili also hit his forehead with his hand, and laughed loudly: "I'm so confused, I say that you are very clever, in order to maintain sea power, we build one, Japan will follow up with two, and the United States may build four , such a chain reaction, all countries will fall into it!"

In the past few years of the Great Depression, China's industry is bound to advance by leaps and bounds, and it is even expected to hit the top echelon.China's size is there, and it is getting bigger and bigger, and its strength cannot be concealed.It is not a delusion that all countries will join forces to contain China.

Throughout the twentieth century, three countries have challenged the status of the United States, Germany, Russia, and Japan.As a result, when the industrial output value of these three countries reached [-]% to [-]% of that of the United States, the United States concentrated its power and pulled them down.

The manufacturing industry of a country is the foundation of its strength, and Americans will not allow any country to challenge its status.Only later generations of China don’t know how to get shit luck. A mentally handicapped cowboy president went to the deep mountains and old forests and fought a ten-year foolish war. Looking back, China’s industrial output value actually surpassed that of the United States. The situation is up!

In this time and space, Zhang Tinglan didn't dare to hope that such a stupid American president would come out again. You must know that the guy in the wheelchair is definitely the most difficult person in the world, bar none!

When he came to power, he discovered that China had developed rapidly in the past few years. Maybe the United States would hold high the banner and attack China.Especially since the economic crisis cannot be eliminated, finding an opponent and expanding the military to prepare for war has become the best way.Declaring war on yellow peril is essentially the same as declaring war on fascism...

To eliminate this risk, the only way to provoke conflicts in advance is to plunge the United States, Britain and Japan into an irreversible arms race, and then China can continue to enjoy itself. As long as it survives World War II, even if the United States wants to attack China again, it will have no chance. up!

Although Yang Yuting and Jiang Baili didn't know Zhang Tinglan's far-reaching considerations, they also knew that the Chinese navy was still relatively weak. To restart the arms race, the United States, Britain and other countries would be the protagonists, and China would be the training partner on the sidelines. There would definitely be a lot of benefits.

"Humble words, the most important thing now is the attitude of the United States. As long as the Americans want to tear up the treaty, the United Kingdom has nothing to do!"

Zhang Tinglan also said: "Send Gu Weijun a telegram immediately and ask him to have a good talk with Hoover."

At this time, Gu Weijun and Tao Jiping led a Chinese procurement team that had already arrived in the United States. The US government was delighted with this huge procurement team of more than 100 people.In particular, American President Hoover greeted him in person, talking and laughing with Gu Weijun and the others, and they were very close.

As the saying goes, people must ask for something. After the Great Depression, Hoover faced the mess of the American economy. He had no way to do anything. The number of unemployed people in the country was advancing towards tens of millions, tens of thousands of businesses went bankrupt, and international trade plummeted by six. into more than.Faced with this bad situation.Anyone will be worried.

At this time, the Chinese purchasing group came here, which was tantamount to donating blood to the United States. How could Hoover be unhappy, so he treated Gu Weijun and the others with extra courtesy.

After Gu Weijun arrived in the United States, he asked his subordinates to find everything they needed according to the pre-drawn list.Xia Han and the others are in charge of industrial workers and equipment, while Gu Weijun and his official procurement group mainly focus on scientific research units and laboratories to poach American scientific research forces.

While the purchasing group was carrying out activities, Gu Weijun received an order from Zhang Tinglan.He immediately went to see Hoover.As soon as the two met, Hoover smiled and said, "Gu, what company are you looking at again, but I warn you in advance, don't try to snatch GM, DuPont, U.S. Steel, etc. No one will agree."

"Mr. President, I am not here to buy American companies, but to help you save American companies."

"Oh, if you have any good ideas, tell me and listen."

Gu Weijun smiled and said: "Mr. President, to be honest, I have an idea to revive the US shipbuilding industry. Just last year. China accepted an order for a battleship from Chile. Doesn't this inspire the US?"

Hoover smiled wryly and shook his head: "Gu, the issue of naval arms sales is not that simple. The Washington Treaty has restrictions on the five major naval powers. In fact, we cannot sell battleships."

"Then why are you still bidding?"

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Hoover's face: "Isn't this something that all countries still need to discuss? Besides, the treaty is only valid for 37 years, so let's grab the list first, but I didn't expect you to become a dark horse and snatch the list. To tell you the truth, if Chile places an order with other countries, they may not get the warship within three to five years."

The arms sales between big countries are like this, full of intrigues, Gu Weijun is unwilling to talk more, but changed the subject and said with a smile: "Mr. President, Chile has purchased new warships, wouldn't Argentina and Brazil be jealous? Do they also want to purchase, if they can sell three or four battleships in South America, will they revive the American shipbuilding industry?"

"Of course, but the treaty is there, we don't want to break it."

"The treaty is beneficial to you, so you must abide by it. If it is not good, you must modify it. With all due respect, although the Japanese navy is only a little more than half of that of the United States, your country only has 40.00% of the navy in the Pacific Ocean. In fact, it is at a disadvantage. It's the same in the Atlantic."

What Gu Weijun said, the US Navy general also raised it early, thinking that the Washington Treaty is not good for the United States, but the Americans are too confident and don't care, but now they bring it up again, and the taste is a little different.

Gu Weijun looked at Hoover, who was in deep thought, and continued to throw out wild information: "Mr. President, according to our reliable information, Japan has secretly started building an aircraft carrier."

"What?" Hoover immediately widened his eyes: "Gu, the navies of all countries have strict supervision, how could it be possible to hide from our supervision?"