Nelson Jensen always felt that he was a lucky person.

As a wild boy who came out of Oklahoma, he was lucky enough to be able to study at George Washington University. Even more fortunately, he successfully applied for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in his freshman year. So he started from the youngest interpreter, gradually promoted to consular assistant and eventually joined the State Department, becoming the head of the Far Eastern Affairs Department as assistant secretary of state, and became the US ambassador to China last month. In a Chinese idiom, it is "to rise to the top". But when the clouds were high, they also fell. Before the photos of the letter of state were washed out, a large group of American businessmen suddenly broke into protests were forced to go to Nanjing to protest.

If you protest, protest. The ambassador serves American citizens. Moreover, Nanjing's sudden large-scale seizure of foreign capital made him angry, especially the temporary economic bill that Congress just passed is obviously aimed at foreign capital, and he wants to take advantage of the economic crisis to recover billions of dollars in equity!

Grab money! Grab money from the United States! But...what can it happen? If the economic crisis lasts for two or three years, these factories will not be able to support it either.

Besides, if the US economy really... maybe China is the only hope.

So Ambassador Jensen was reluctant to offend Yang Qiu in an unknown situation, but in the face of the arrogance of American businessmen in China, he had to pinch his nose to protest in Nanjing. Then he took a flight from China Airlines to Beijing. But when he arrived in Beijing, he found out that Yang Qiu had already been to Shanghai and had to take Air Asia flight back to Shanghai again.

China's air transportation industry seems to be quite developed... Otherwise, Ambassador Jensen will rush towards the Jiangnan Factory at least five or six days in this circle.

While the car kept honking its horn to disperse the crowd, workers at the outfitted dock of Jiangnan Factory were sitting in the scorching sun, sitting on a hanging basket to paint the Beijing battleship that was about to be tested in the sea. The Beijing-class battleship is the core of the 1925 Navy plan, with a total of 4 ships built in two batches. The first two ships have been launched in Jiangnan and Mawei respectively. The latter two are currently entering the sprint stage and are preparing to launch before the new round of naval negotiations next year.

Walking on the deck, Yang Qiu could feel the power contained in the body of this giant beast. Because this battleship has gathered the highest technological level that can be produced in China at present! In order to build it, a total of 112 kinds of accessories that cannot be manufactured in the past four years were purchased, and 113 factories, 47 laboratories and universities were used to solve 5,311 technical difficulties! If it weren't for the Rhineland plan that took the risky Rhineland plan that year, if it weren't for the elevation of the data machine on the subsystem, at the normal development speed, China would not have built this battleship at all.

The tall and tidy European overall bridge, triangular mast, front and rear bridges have been set up for the first time in the air defense command tower. The 15° floating outside the bow has higher wave resistance, the first-time underwater ball nose, the first-generation sonar, the main gun hydraulic rotating servo motor, the spiral ammunition lifting channel, the Zeiss 11-meter rangefinder, the domestic upgraded version of the Lombo system, the naval gun follow-up gyro controller, fully automatic fire control computer, 13 long and short-wave radios, a vertical rotating boiler with superheaters, 4 Jiangnan-produced impulse steam turbines, spring shock absorber valves, large gear transmission, high-power pump motor, 2 steam generators and 3** vertical gasoline generators and other new technologies make this class of battleship look very modern.

Standard 35,500 tons/full load of 42,500 tons. Theoretically (no sea test yet) maximum speed is 29 knots, a range of 15 knots/13,000 nautical miles, 6 double-connected 120mm high-level dual-purpose cannons, 8 quadruple 40mm anti-aircraft cannons, 24 double-connected 25mm machine guns, 8 double-connected 12.7 heavy machine guns, 5 high-power searchlights, 2 mechanical ejection reconnaissance and observation machines, and... The Navy would rather die than compromise than compromise. If nothing unexpected happens, the two latter ships will install the same type of artillery before next year's Navy Treaty.

If the economic crisis had not really broken out and there was no worst late outbreak or no outbreak, he would not have agreed to install the sensitive 380mm artillery. But it doesn't matter now. Even if Europe and the United States want to tear up the naval treaty, they have no strength. As for the development of the lagging 360mm naval guns, it has not stopped. The Navy has decided to continue to support and purchase several sets for shore defense, and accumulate technology for the future.

In addition to the Beijing-class, Jiangnan Factory and the Qiuxin Factory next door have begun to build two Sichuan-class aircraft carriers. These are two aircraft carriers that are fully in line with the Navy's 27,000 tons cap, with a full load of 35,300 tons. The design drawings come from the earliest Beihai-class amplification. Strengthen underwater protection and air defense capabilities, and enhance ventilation and suppress flammable fire after gasoline volatilization. At the beginning of construction, he thought of giving Essex-class drawings directly, but considering the damage to technological innovation and continuation of the complete set of drawings, he finally only took out subsystem information such as strong pressure ventilation, nitrogen gas and oil tanks. Many of them did not even have a concept, so the designer could think of a solution by himself.

It will take about one year for the Beijing sea trial and army to be formed. Even if the second batch of two ships is accelerated, they will have to wait until the end of 1932. That is to say, by then, the naval surface fleet will have 4 Beijing-class, 4 Anhai-class, 4 aircraft carriers, 8 heavy cruisers, 10 light cruisers, 62 destroyers, and 58 submarines as the strike force.

The navy is the dream of every Chinese in later generations, but the navy's speed of burning money is even very numb. Since 1920, in two consecutive five-year naval plans, the navy has washed all its equipment, and has built a total of 177 ships of various types, with a total tonnage of 750,000 tons. The total cost, together with personnel training and base construction, is as high as 2.6 billion yuan!

Overall, this figure accounts for a small proportion of the total output value of workers and peasants. However, considering that since 1920, the average annual military budget is only 1.2 billion yuan, this money would be amazing! You should know that in order to maintain the army, the annual personnel expenditure accounted for 550 million yuan, and logistics maintenance training and scientific research divided up 280 million yuan, which could be used for the procurement of new equipment every year. This shows how much money the Navy burned in the past ten years! If the Army had not deliberately condoned merchants to enter the Eastern Siberian region of the Soviet Union to crazily dig gold and other ores, and condone high-profit smuggling activities such as liquor in the Soviet Union. In addition, after the conflict in Afghanistan, selling old-fashioned stock weapons, maybe the three armies would start fighting first.

Even so, most of the eight armored brigades of the Army are still old T1 and T2 tanks, and most of the Air Force are still flying wood canvas. They dare not popularize new light equipment such as general machine guns, grenade guns, semi-automatic rifles, etc., let alone new heavy equipment such as aircraft cannon tanks, so they can only gather a few fist brigades to support the scene.

The army sacrificed too much for the country! Such sacrifices are unavailable to the outside world. So at the last breathing meeting, he said that he would increase military spending, which made the defense army soldiers who had been struggling for 10 years.

Fortunately, the period of great reversal has finally come!

"How did you gain from Jiuru, Pengxi, France's trip?"

In addition to Yang Qiu, there were also members of the aviation delegation including Feng Ru and Zhou Houkun who had just returned from France to attend the Schneider Air Show. Although the military procurement in the first 10 years was not much due to funding restrictions, Yang Qiu paid special attention to aviation technology. In the eyes of outsiders, he has even reached the point of obsession.

The Schneider Air Show is one of the largest air show in Europe and is also a stage for countries around the world to showcase their own aviation technology. When talking about the experience of the 138 Bookshu Online Exhibition, Feng Ru and others were excited and talked endlessly. Although the three major domestic aviation manufacturers did not show the most cutting-edge technology this time, they still caused a strong sensation in Europe and the United States.

Needless to say, Chongqing Meteor Company, the main Falcon C fighter, Albatross 1924 transport aircraft and Thunderbolt bomber, shining in the Afghan war, even when the financial crisis broke out, it still received a total order of 372 aircraft. As for the KC-1 passenger aircraft and Tianshu-2 general-purpose aircraft brought out by Airbus and Northern Raytheon, it also shines.

Needless to say, the orders of the Kc-1 are 43 aircraft in a single transaction, and the total orders of 117 aircraft are enough to illustrate its subversive design concept. The Tianshu-2 general aircraft, which imitates the later Yun-5 biplane, also received an order of 122 aircraft due to its good low-speed performance, 1,000 kilometers long range and multi-purpose model. This does not include the domestic market. Only a dozen domestic airlines have jointly placed orders of 72 aircraft, while the Tianshu-2 has sold 318 agricultural and 88 postal freight models because of its multi-purpose and simple operation.

You should know that the aircraft industry is a profitable industry. A KC-1 production type costs 140,000 yuan, and a domestic price of 160,000 yuan, and can also receive a national financial subsidy of 10,000 yuan, which is equivalent to selling one to make a net profit of 30,000 yuan. The export type is priced at 180,000 yuan, and a net profit of 50,000 yuan! No wonder Zhou Houkun is full of red. The total domestic and foreign orders received this time are enough to keep the three companies busy for a while. The most important thing is that this has not counted the military order. The new equipment bid issued by the navy and air force will end next year. Whoever wins will have super orders of thousands (including trainer aircraft)!

The development and growth of aviation is a good thing, and the only thing that worries Yang Qiu is the spread of technology. However, Feng Ru and the others are very confident: "Don't worry, the engines we sell to the outside world are all old 9-cylinder single-layer structure 750-horsepower air-cooled engines, and they have also been specially treated according to your method."

The so-called special treatment in his words is actually Yang Qiu imitating the modular concept that many people have cheated people in later generations. Simply put, it is to expand the cylinder of the old star engine, replace it with the old spark plugs and carburetors currently used by various countries, and then enlarge the other various spare parts a little, and finally wrap it in a cover. The performance is that this basic modular design is very advanced. When you open the engine cover, you will see it. Wow! It is neat and neat. If you break it, just buy standard accessories and change it. The horsepower increases significantly. But the problem is that there is a modular protective case outside, and there will be overheating problems when military high-strength operation, and the maximum horsepower is maintained very short.

Moreover, the proportion of various parts is slightly enlarged and modularly mounted with protective sleeves, countries will match new aircraft according to this standard size. But the problem is that after development, they will find that they cannot match the original engine. The solution is not without it. Adding cooling plates or expanding the nose can be done, but both methods will cause the body to expand the maneuverability and even the upgrade space will be lost.

Of course, the gap between engine technology and domestic between countries, especially the United Kingdom and the United States, is not obvious, but the problem is that engines have always been the most difficult thing to imitate. All kinds of materials alone require time to analyze. In addition, reverse imitation and fine drawing processing are completely different things, so it has been two or three years since the research is thorough, which is enough for the domestic to break through the next technical threshold.

Yang Qiu asked them about the progress of the new engine and the military bidding, and then asked Lei Meng to send Feng Ru and others back. He turned his head to look at Gu Weijun who did not say a word: "What's going on with the Navy negotiations in Shaochuan?"

"The new round of naval negotiations will begin in August next year. The French government clearly stated that it would consider the cooperation between our two countries' naval forces." Gu Weijun talked about what happened after going to Europe, with a somewhat uncertain expression. In fact, he was uneasy after he was on the deck. At the critical moment when Yang Qiu took office as a competition to form a cabinet, he was suddenly sent to France to participate in air show and naval negotiations, which was very unfavorable to his political career. Even many people who supported him before suddenly became cautious.

Yang Qiu knew what he was thinking, nodded and patted the cannon barrel beside him, and asked, "Do you know why you sent you to Europe?"

"I know. I have already said Huilan. She promised me that this will not happen again." Gu Weijun's forehead was a little wet. Yang Qiu in front of him was no longer the young man who allowed him and Murong Han to speak freely on the warship. After looking down on the people and rule the country with his own methods and means for more than ten years, it was not just as simple as establishing prestige. When he lowered his face and practiced that the scorching sun could not dispel the chill.

Yang Qiu didn't want to blame him too much. No system could eliminate money politics. He just hoped that everyone would not cross the line and not be so unscrupulous! So his face slowly became more and more pleasant and said, "You are talented and have strong ability to do things, but choosing a prime minister requires making a decision based on the international environment at that time and locally. Don't worry, as long as I'm in one day, your things should be yours, and other thoughts will be put away!"

This is already a very obvious warning. Gu Weijun couldn't hear it, and nodded repeatedly and said yes.

Yang Qiu waved his hand, as if he had forgotten about this matter, and asked, "By the way. I remember that your father-in-law is the richest man in Chinese business in Nanyang. Is his relationship with Luzon good?"

Gu Weijun was slightly stunned. He didn't understand why Yang Qiu got around Luzon again. He said: "White Lan's father was in Luzon for three years when he went to Nanyang in his early years and was still in the same place as the late Liu Hengcheng. With his recommendation, he met many local Luzon congressmen, opened a sugar factory in Mindanao, and also had friendship with Quezon, the current Philippine congressman in the United States."

The Nanyang Chinese circle looks big but is very small. The richest man in Nanyang, like Gu Weijun's father-in-law, plays an important role wherever he goes. When he learned that he and Quezon were in contact, Yang Qiu held the railing and thought about it, and said, "You go to Nanyang once. Go and see your father-in-law in the name of visiting relatives, and ask him to bring me a few words to the local congressmen of Quezon and Luzon. Tell them that I support Luzon and support them to take back the islands occupied by former Spain such as Luzon and Northern Mariana. If they are **, I will admit it as soon as possible!"

Luzon has been in trouble for a day or two. After the European War, the United States, which has severe isolation after the European War, has long been like getting rid of the big burden of Luzon. The Senate has already discussed the proposal to let its autonomy. So Gu Weijun is not surprised that Yang Qiu supports Luzon, but what is the use of these two sentences? And it also made Luzon take back the Northern Mariana Islands. What does this mean? Asked: "Do you want to support some funds? The Luzon Autonomous Parliament is very poor, and the majority of the national economy is controlled by the United States and our Chinese businessmen. They..."

"Minister, Ambassador Jensen is here." Before Gu Weijun finished speaking, Yan Yuqiu took Nelson and Jensen to the deck. Seeing this, Yang Qiu quickly interrupted: "Don't do anything, just bring a few words."

"yes."

After Gu Weijun nodded, Yang Qiu stepped forward to face the anxious Jansen.

"I finally found you, Your Excellency Minister, please forgive me for your rude disturbance." Although Nelson and Jensen are only in their forties, their long-term diplomatic work have allowed him to develop a good verbal and a gentle tone, which makes people unable to find any flaws.

Yang Qiu smiled and shook hands with him: "I am also very happy to see you. The last time you went to Nanjing to submit your national certificate, I happened to be away. I was very sorry."

"This is understandable. There are too many tasks you need to take. God, sometimes I think that if you lead the United States, you might not be today." Jensen said a pun. Yang Qiu laughed: "If I go to the United States, I believe I will be sent to the hangar. Don't you know? Everyone says I am a dictator."

"Is that so? But my assistant told me that there are still many members of your country's parliament opposing you."

"Ha ha......."

The two of them made a tacit joke, and then Jason pointed to the thick gun barrel on the bow and asked: "What a beautiful battleship. What a caliber? It seems very good."

"It's only 15 inches, which is still a bit worse than your country's technical capabilities." Yang Qiu said deliberately and joked: "Mr. Jensen, you are not here to supervise the implementation of the Navy Treaty today, are you? I have not breached any contract. Even one or two taels of tonnage did not exceed."

I don't care whether you violate the contract or not. It's okay three months ago, but now... even if you build 17 or 8 ships in the United States, you don't have the heart to care. Jansen said something weird and returned to the topic: "Mr. Minister, I am not a naval employee, but a worker for the State Department and must serve the US government and the people. But I suddenly realized that this is not a good job. Because yesterday I was blocked by many people at the door and didn't even eat breakfast. Please tell me why you suddenly seized the legal investment and property of our citizens? You must know that this is a very serious matter. It will seriously damage the normal diplomatic relations between our two countries! Your country's temporary economic bill violates the principle of commercial freedom, and I have the right to submit a protest to the League of Nations!"

Jensen changed his face and stared at Yang Qiu waiting for the reply. The latter looked relaxed and seemed to not take the matter seriously. He waved to Yan Yuqiu and took out a file and handed it to him: "Mr. Jensen, I have definite evidence. Some of them have participated in financial speculation and destruction actions against our country. This is a very serious matter! The shadow of the economic crisis is expanding. I believe that President Hoover and all American people are trying to solve this crisis as soon as possible. I believe that you should suffer this kind of pain, and I have no choice.

There is some preliminary evidence on this, as well as a report of my country's economic downturn. From the preliminary situation, our country has reached a very dangerous moment, just like your country, the number of unemployed people has doubled, and all exports of tea, raw silk, etc. have been interrupted. I don't even know how to deal with it! But one thing is very clear. I must find out the mastermind behind the scenes to restore order.

But you can rest assured that the investigation will end soon. I am very welcome to those legal businessmen who come to our country to invest. I will ensure that their funds are safe. As for those behind those who violate our laws, I will not tolerate them! Because this involves the common interests of both our countries.

I might as well tell you that I had decided to visit His Excellency President Hoover in May next year and was preparing to purchase about $2 billion from your country, but if this matter cannot be resolved, I don’t think I can continue this trip.”

"Wait! You said you want to purchase $2 billion of goods!" Jensen's pupils suddenly dilated, like seeing a monster! When the economic crisis was obviously uncontrollable, this guy didn't want to expand domestic demand to stop foreign capital dumping, and was actually preparing to purchase $2 billion of goods from the United States in one breath...?!

"Yes. The procurement list is being formulated. Of course..." Yang Qiu put on a very distressed expression and sighed: "I can't predict whether it can be done. Unless the mastermind behind it is found to restore the national economic order, continuing to purchase your country's goods will lead to a more sluggish economy. I will be kicked off the stage if I cannot explain to the people and factory owners."

Who dares you to rush you to step down? Jensen was a little excited. $2 billion. If this news is transmitted back to China...will it immediately cause the stock market to rise? No, it must be caused! As for businessmen in China, Yang Qiu would not really offend the United States anyway. So he immediately patted his chest and promised: "Please rest assured, you will do your best to promote your successful visit to our country. I think President Hoover also hopes to see you immediately."

"That's great thank you. Please tell your merchants who have been temporarily frozen and lost. I will also try my best to urge the Ministry of Justice to speed up the investigation, unfreeze funds as soon as possible, and ensure their property safety."

If this is the case, what else can I do? Will the war start for a commercial crime investigation? Congress will kill President Hoover and himself! Jansen nodded. What he needs to do most now is to send a telegram to the country immediately and report Yang Qiu's preparation for another visit to the United States to the country, hoping to boost morale. As for those American businessmen who invest in China... in fact, he still hopes that Yang Qiu will offend him severely, so that he can promote funds to return to the United States and promote domestic investment.

But when he got into the car, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be being circled in! American businessmen spoke with economic means, but Yang Qiu answered with policies. Now he was taking the temporary bill to hold him accountable, but he used the economy to fool himself... he was fooled!

On the deck, Yan Yuqiu pursed her sexy lips hard: "Minister, is this called "transferring flowers and catching trees?" Or "talking with chickens and ducks, and her eyes are full of energy?"

"Little girl, it's getting more and more unruly!" Yang Qiu glared at her and walked towards the navigation bridge with a smile. Even Gu Weijun behind her laughed. This circle was surrounded by...ah.

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