Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Chapter 265: Top Technology Exchange to Build a Big Aircraft

Before Ren Zhong could figure out a complete plan.

Staff Officer Ye and General Shi came to the door.

"Brother Ren, let's make a long story short. The purpose of General Shi's visit today is to ask you if the penicillin production technology can be exchanged with them. The penicillin we produce in the border area is now insufficient for the supply to the Allied forces. General Shi means that we should simply exchange this technology and utilize North America's powerful production capacity to go all out in production to meet the needs on the battlefield." Staff Officer Ye said straight to the point.

Ren Zhong was stunned for a moment. The production process of penicillin was only mastered by the biochemical research team of the Border Region Liming Research Institute last year, based on the process description proposed by Ren Zhong.

Low-cost large-scale mass production has been achieved in the Liangjian dimension.

Although the Rogue Eagles had already obtained the penicillin products from the Eighth Route Army and had purchased finished products worth tens of millions of US dollars in total, this amount was a drop in the bucket in the face of the needs of the battlefield where tens of millions of people were risking their lives. However, Ren Zhong only had a limited amount of goods at that time, and he also had to bring other things.

Therefore, the supply of penicillin has always been in short supply and the price has been stable. This has made Ren Zhong and the border region a lot of money, and has become the absolute financial pillar of the border region, supporting Ren Zhong's huge research team.

Only after mass production was achieved did the border area start to supply it. However, after the Rogue Eagles purchased a large number, they felt that this was a bit too much to bear. Moreover, although their own research can now be mass-produced on a small scale, the cost is completely different.

So the price can’t be lowered.

Considering that this product not only plays a huge role in war, but also has great value in conventional medical treatment in the future, General Shi was ordered to come and exchange this technology.

After all, they all know that such strategic technology cannot be achieved by just spending money, and Rogue Eagle is also a little short of money now. If the amount is too large, they will also feel tight.

After all, their current transaction volume with the border region alone is over 100 million US dollars. The price of this technology is obvious and it is definitely not cheap!
"Any technology will do?" Looking at the obscure look in Staff Officer Ye's eyes, Ren Zhong knew that the border area wanted to exchange some good things for them. They did not have as much capital as the Rogue Eagle, and there were not many opportunities like this.

Ren Zhong asked, blinking.

"Of course it is within the scope of civilian technology. Not all technologies can be used." General Shi responded somewhat embarrassedly.

"For civilian use, we would like to change Douglas' DC-4 production line, is that okay?" Ren Zhongshi said loudly.

The production line of the DC-3, or C-47 transport aircraft, has not yet been completed. It seems that it is a bit difficult to upgrade the Mustang fighter production line to the large transport aircraft production line. Now the Mustang fighter needs to go all out in production, and the team's main focus is on expanding the production capacity of the Mustang fighter.

After all, the C-47 transport aircraft is not an urgent need now.

If there is a chance to do it now, wouldn't it be better to go to the next level and aim for the DC-4, which is now known as the strategic-level transport aircraft C-54?

The C-54 is a four-engine piston-engine long-range military transport aircraft. It made its first flight in February 1942. After the successful test flight, it began mass production and was put into war transportation. Its maximum payload exceeds 2 tons and its maximum range exceeds 14 kilometers.

It is almost the best long-range transport aircraft in this era.

After all, the DC-4 is a genuine civilian product, and as for the production of the C-54, it is just a casual matter.

Ren Zhong thought that the old man General Shi would refuse on the spot, but he didn't expect that after he proposed it, General Shi actually remained silent and considered for a while.

"Mr. Ren, it's not impossible to change this, but you have to add your latest rocket technology. I know that the rockets you used to attack the Japanese airport have been updated to a new generation. Your new generation of rockets has increased its accuracy and lethality. If you add this technology, I believe you can convince our people at home."

General Shi's words made Ren Zhong think that General Shi might be a traitor to the United States. Is this possible?

But what about Dongfeng Express IA's technology?
After listening to this, Ren Zhong fell silent.

This is different from the first generation. Dongfeng Express IA's technology has applied many ideas of the second generation products.

This means that a large portion of your latest things have to be traded away.

Based on Rogue Eagle's technical and human resource base, it will be even easier for it to catch up with itself.

The most critical thing about Dongfeng Express IA is that the propellant has changed again, and a new generation of propellant has been used.

So General Shi is not just a comrade, he also has spies planted in the border areas?
Staff Officer Ye stood by without saying a word.

He knew that he was a complete layman when it came to technical evaluation, so he didn't even bother to bargain with General Shi and directly brought General Shi to Ren Zhong.

After all, as the person who understands technology best now, Staff Officer Ye believes that the task is the most important.

Compared to the DC-3, the DC-4 is a truly large transport aircraft. Although it is a propeller aircraft and will be eliminated in the future, according to Ren Zhong's research on the development of the aviation industry, this model will not be truly eliminated until the 70s.

In fact, in Ren Zhong's view, this is an opportunity for China to catch up with the advanced level of the aviation world. That is, at this stage, the two sides are fighting side by side to make a living, so the Rogue Eagle will have such a loose technology export. Of course, penicillin technology and rocket technology are also the top technologies in the world at present. For the Rogue Eagle, one for two is definitely not a loss.

But Ren Zhong felt a little bit at a disadvantage.

So he was silent for a long time.

"Not enough, General Shi. The value of our new generation of rocket technology alone is not comparable to that of the DC-4 production line. We can consider exchanging it because it is very valuable for the Allies to defeat the enemy. I believe that in the previous bombing of enemy cities in Europe, you have discovered the huge destructive power of rockets. We are willing to share all technologies that can defeat the enemy to speed up the process of ending the war and bring peace more quickly."

"The new generation of rocket technology can extend the range, load larger warheads, and even increase the speed, making it more difficult for the enemy's air defense firepower to intercept. This is a new strategic weapon that changes the war mode, but the DC-4 is not. It is just a civil aviation technology and is not worth so much."

Ren Zhong said.

He wanted to exchange, but he couldn't let Rogue Eagle get away with it. Although General Shi was a good old man to the border area, Ren Zhong knew that the honeymoon period for both sides would soon be over.

Although I don’t know if there will be any changes now that time and space have been disrupted by me, I have to take advantage of the honeymoon window and make the most of it.

Otherwise, you will be in trouble if things turn against you and you get nothing.

"What else do you want to exchange?" General Shi did not refute.

It was obvious that Ren Zhong had thought about what he said. In addition, rocket technology was the core content of this technology exchange.

They are researching penicillin, and it is actually only a matter of time to improve it. If we spend a little more money to purchase it here in the border area, it will be enough for now.

However, the internal evaluation of rocket technology is so important that the technical team even believes that this technology will determine the outcome of a war in the future. This technology is a must for Rogue Eagle, and with this technical foundation, they can do more.

Rogue Eagle also thinks the 107 rocket technology is great, but after analyzing the technology, he thinks that as long as he gets the rocket technology, he can do his own research, and there is no need to pay a price in exchange for this not-so-advanced technology.

When Ren Zhong heard that there was indeed room for improvement, he did not make a hasty decision.

Instead, he thought carefully about the most difficult technology for him to overcome. Peace Egg? Impossible, don't even think about giving it to me. It might be a sin to even hear about it.

He already has a top-notch fighter in his hands. During the propeller era, the Mustang fighter was powerful enough. Although there are better ones, they may not be much better. Moreover, Ren Zhong has already decided on the research plan of jet fighters. He has bought back the technology of the first generation of jet engines and is now waiting for the material research to pass.

Through the aviation channel, we can get the DC-4 production line, which is sufficient for the first generation of transport and passenger aircraft for the time being.

As for army weapons, they already have T34 and M3 tanks, which are almost the best light and heavy tanks of this era, so there is no need to use something like M4 to make up the number.

Navy? We can have it, but we haven't even reached the sea yet. A century-old navy is not something that can be built easily. Moreover, Ren Zhong estimated that even if the rogue eagle was generous, he could only give him the blueprint of a destroyer. Cruisers and battleships were about to be eliminated, and forget about aircraft carriers. Even if he got the blueprints now, by the time he had the strength, they would have already replaced them with the second and third generations. The current aircraft carrier was basically a cargo ship, and was originally considered obsolete.

However, there is one technology that is relatively universal, and that is the ship's power plant - the steam turbine!
So Ren Zhong soon came up with an idea.

"I need to add a complete set of steam turbine technology, including material and manufacturing process design, as well as key manufacturing equipment. That is the 12 horsepower Parsons steam turbine used on the Enterprise aircraft carrier." Ren Zhong said. Ren Zhong was familiar with the key subsystems of the Rogue Hawk's core weapon.

After all, he had studied these things for a long time. He could forget about the complete set of aircraft carrier technology, but Ren Zhong felt it was not too much to change it to a subsystem.

The key is that this steam turbine can replace many things, not only can it be used on ships, but also in the field of power generation. It is also an important reference for the development of thermal power.

It is a key equipment in thermal power plants and future nuclear power plants.

Although we cannot use this technology now, this technical reserve is a good thing that can be used for half a century.

"Although I don't understand why Mr. Ren chose this technology, I will take Mr. Ren's request back." General Shi shrugged and said after listening to Ren Zhong's request.

"We will have a conclusion soon and hopefully a happy win-win outcome."

"The same goes for us, General Shi. No matter what, you are our distinguished guest. Today, our official business ends here, and now it's time for our private friendship." Seeing that both parties had a preliminary intention on the proposal of conditions, Staff Officer Ye immediately expressed his position.

General Shi was one of the highest-ranking officials in the Asian theater and also the one with the best attitude towards the Eighth Route Army. Staff Officer Ye would certainly not miss such an opportunity to build relationships.

"Brother Ren, you have to make some arrangements for tonight. I heard that you have new arrivals of your fine wine. Let's taste your latest fine wine tonight." Staff Officer Ye said bluntly.

Second update, brothers, please help me, the monthly tickets are not enough!

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