Fengxian Jiangshan

"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 turned his head around, and 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 us Its foundation is still a bit weak, and if there is a lot of competition, the finances may not be able to bear it."

"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?"

"Haha, you underestimated the Japanese's ability to play tricks too much. They recently passed a special reward, mainly for passenger ships and cruise ships. Isn't it ridiculous that the military will reward the construction of civilian ships? The reason is actually very simple. , that is, these ships are all built according to the requirements of the military. On the surface, they are civilian ships. Once it comes to wartime, they can be converted into aircraft carriers as soon as possible. The Japanese use this secret method to expand their military power. If the United States is still kept in the dark Guli, I'm worried that you will suffer."

Hearing Gu Weijun's words, Hoover couldn't sit still, and a strong sense of being deceived came to his heart.He also knew that the matter was important, so he immediately ordered an investigation.

As Gu Weijun said, the Japanese government did have a similar move, and Hoover immediately became furious, scolded the Japanese for being shameless, and hurriedly called Gu Weijun over.

"Gu, thank you for your reminder. We finally discovered the Japanese conspiracy. Since some countries do not abide by the treaty, there is no need for the United States to abide by it. Compared with shipbuilding capabilities, the United States is not afraid of anyone's provocation."

Seeing that Hoover was furious, Gu Weijun was elated. Most of the tasks assigned were finally completed. He said with a smile: "Mr. President, China is willing to stand on the same side with your country on the issue of the navy. Countries with different national conditions , The rigidly stipulated tonnage has no value, and under such an economic crisis, large-scale arms sales can also stimulate employment and foreign trade, which is really a multi-purpose thing.”

Hoover was completely persuaded by Gu Weijun, and the economy has not improved for a long time, so the only way is to prepare the army for war.Hoover immediately instructed the Navy to propose a new generation of capital ship plans, and also specifically explained that there is no need to pay too much attention to arms limitation treaties.

The hole was finally opened, and the Americans acted quickly. In addition to designing new warships themselves, they also invited the navies of Brazil and Argentina to visit the American warships and advertised.

China's actions were not only aimed at the United States, but Italy was also drawn into it. China and Italy jointly seized Chile's warship list, which greatly touched Mussolini.Italy can completely bypass the UK and earn huge profits by cooperating with China.

The dictator had long had ambitions to expand arms and prepare for war, and Italy was also deeply affected by the economic crisis, so he simply threw off his arms and did a big job, not doing what the British did.

The London Naval Conference planned by the British was disrupted by China before it was held. All countries started to expand their navy in advance, and they not only built large warships themselves, but also invited small countries to place orders.

As long as you buy a warship from any country, you will get closer to that country, cut off the chicken head and burn the yellow paper, and a circle will be formed.Relying on the arms sales relationship, the world was quickly divided into several circles, and the armaments of those small countries have also been greatly improved. Regardless of whether they need it or not, if they don't take out one or two capital ships, they can't survive in the world. mix.

For some small countries, they still don't know the value of aircraft carriers, or they don't have the ability to equip a large number of aircraft, so battleships have become their first choice.

The situation in the world is being staged according to Zhang Tinglan's script, and he is also very happy, so he specially invited Chilean Navy Minister Victor to the presidential palace.

"Mr. Minister, China agrees in principle to your country's request and can suspend part of the expenses. But I want to know, with your country's current economic situation, can you really afford the cost of a warship?"

Victor's face was a bit ugly. Under the crisis, all kinds of exports from Chile were stopped, and he really couldn't get much money, but he didn't dare to breach the contract, so he hesitated.

Zhang Tinglan also saw it, and said with a smile: "Money is not a problem, don't worry too much, as long as you accept this agreement, I think your country will not only not have to spend money, but also make a lot of money!" (To be continued.. )