"Chile is simply pushing the envelope, and even thinking about delaying payment is a dream. If they dare to owe a penny, let them pay. If they dare not pay, they will sail the Fengtian off the coast of Santiago. I don't believe they can bear it!"
Yang Yuting was furious. Of course, there was a reason for this. When they were competing for orders, China gave away too many benefits. However, the Chileans were tricked and ordered warships from the United States. After being tricked by the Americans, they did not dare to go to the United States.
Human trouble will in turn delay China's funding.
Isn’t this because Chinese people are easy to bully! If a good person is bullied, a good person will be ridiculed. If you don’t show some attitude these days, you will be treated as a joke!
"I would like to say, leave the Chilean affairs to me. If they can't pay, this battleship will be seized. After all, it is the first battleship we built, and it will be equipped with the Chinese Navy. It will be worth the money!"
"Lin Ge, don't be anxious!" Jiang Baili smiled and waved his hand: "A small country that owes money to a big country never ends well. If I want to take action, I have a lot of bad ideas. If I just come up with one or two, I will die.
Chileans. I think what we should really pay attention to now is the Naval Arms Limitation Treaty. Should we join it? If we join, what share do we want? The British have just invited us 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 conference. National defense construction is based on our own needs. The Chinese Navy has just started and it is impossible to set it up for ourselves.
A set. In addition, the warship trade is very profitable. When the world economy is generally not good, if we want to vigorously develop the shipbuilding industry, we can only build more warships. We can build them for ourselves and for neighboring small countries, and the industrial level will be quickly improved."
"Yes. What I said is correct. We build warships for Chile and Siam, which can provide jobs for tens of thousands of people. Once we sign a treaty, we will be restricted. But we don't sign the treaty with the United States, Britain, and Japan.
, France and other countries may jointly exert pressure and even impose sanctions, which we cannot bear!"
"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 tonnage of warships of France and Italy is still lower than the treaty limit, which means that the tonnage of the warships of these two countries is still lower than the treaty limit.
They have no ability to build ships at all, and they have little say. The remaining three countries are the United States, Britain, and Japan. Among these three countries, the British are bent on limiting armaments, but the attitudes of the United States and Japan may not be that simple."
Yang Yuting also said: "After our navy developed, Japan was the most affected, so they were the most enthusiastic about breaking treaty restrictions and expanding their military strength. At the Washington Conference, the Americans suffered a loss. Although their tonnage was equal to that of the United Kingdom, due to
To disperse to the East and West oceans, in fact, in every battlefield, the Americans are in a weak position in terms of military strength. If Japan is determined to expand its military, the United States will definitely follow suit."
After hearing the analysis of Zhang Tinglan and Yang Yuting, Jiang Baili also changed his mind and said with a smile: "As long as the United States and Japan oppose the restriction of arms, this meeting will not be able to continue, and then all countries will wait to restart the arms race. It's just that
Our foundation is still a bit weak, so if we engage in intense competition, I’m afraid our finances won’t 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, and we are a country with both sea and land power. The core is land power. How could we rush into war?
Among them!"
Jiang Baili also hit his forehead with his hand and laughed and said: "I'm really confused. I have to say that you are so smart. In order to maintain sea power, if we build one ship, Japan will follow up with two ships, and the United States may build four ships."
, with such a chain reaction, all countries will be trapped!"
In the past few years of the Great Depression, China's industry is bound to advance by leaps and bounds, and is even expected to hit the forefront of the echelon. China's size is out there, growing more and more, and its strength cannot be concealed. Maybe all countries will join forces to contain China. This will
Not a delusion.
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 of these three countries reached 70 to 80% of that of the United States, the United States concentrated its power and pulled them down.
A country's manufacturing industry is the foundation of its strength. Americans will not allow any country to challenge its status. Only in later generations did China get so lucky that a mentally retarded cowboy president went to the mountains and forests and beat him ten times.
After years of foolish fighting, looking back, China's industrial output actually surpassed that of the United States, becoming the last largest country in the world!
In this time and space, Zhang Tinglan does not dare to expect such a stupid American president to appear again. You must know that the guy in the wheelchair is definitely the most difficult person in the world, bar none!
When he takes office, he discovers that China has been developing rapidly in recent years. Maybe the United States will hold high its banner and attack China. Especially since the economic crisis cannot be eliminated, finding an opponent, expanding its arms and preparing for war has become the best way. Towards the Yellow Peril
Declaring war and declaring war on fascism are essentially the same...
To eliminate this risk, the only way is to provoke conflicts in advance and plunge the United States, Britain and Japan into an irreversible arms race. Then China can continue to be free. As long as it successfully survives World War II, even if the United States wants to attack China again, it will have no chance.
Got it!
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. If the arms race was restarted, the United States, Britain and other countries would be the protagonists, and China would be the sparring partner on the sidelines. There would definitely be many benefits.
"Honestly, the most important thing now is the attitude of the United States. As long as the Americans want to tear up the treaty, there is nothing the UK can do!"
Zhang Tinglan also said: "Send a telegram to Gu Weijun immediately and ask him to have a good talk with Hoover."
At this time, the Chinese purchasing group led by Gu Weijun and Tao Jiping had arrived in the United States. The U.S. government was very excited about this huge purchasing group of more than 100 people. In particular, U.S. President Hoover actually welcomed him personally and talked to Gu Weijun and the others.
Smiling and extremely close.
As the saying goes, if you are polite, you must ask for something. After the Great Depression, Hoover faced the U.S. economy in a mess. There was no way to do it. The number of unemployed people in the country was approaching tens of millions, tens of thousands of companies went bankrupt, and international trade dropped sharply by sixty-six percent.
In the face of this terrible situation, everyone will be worried.
At this time, the Chinese purchasing group came, which was equivalent to giving money to the United States for blood transfusions. How could Hoover not be happy, so he treated Gu Weijun and the others with extra courtesy.
After Gu Weijun arrived in the United States, he also asked his subordinates to find everything they needed according to the pre-made list. Xia Han and the others were responsible for industrial workers and equipment, while Gu Weijun and the others, the official purchasing group, mainly focused on scientific research units and experiments.
room, poaching America’s scientific research capabilities.
While the purchasing group was carrying out activities, Gu Weijun received Zhang Tinglan's order. He immediately went to see Hoover. As soon as the two met, Hoover smiled and said: "Gu, what company have you set your sights on again, but I warn you in advance.
You, don’t try to take away companies like General Motors, DuPont, and U.S. Steel. 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, please tell me."
Gu Weijun smiled and said: "Mr. President, to be honest, I have an idea to revive the American shipbuilding industry. Just last year, China accepted an order for a battleship from Chile. Doesn't this inspire the United States?"
Hoover smiled bitterly 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?"
Hoover showed a trace of embarrassment on his face: "Don't we still have to discuss this with all countries? In addition, the treaty is only valid for 37 years. Let's grab the list first. But I didn't expect that you turned out to be a dark horse and grabbed the list.
To tell you the truth, if Chile places orders with other countries, they may not be able to get warships within three to five years."
Arms sales between big countries are like this, full of intrigues. Gu Weijun was unwilling to talk more, but changed the subject and said with a smile: "Mr. President, Chile has purchased a new warship, wouldn't Argentina and Brazil be jealous?
Do they also want to purchase them? If they can sell three or four battleships in South America, will they save the U.S. shipbuilding industry?"
"Of course, but the treaty is there and we can't violate it."
"If the treaty is beneficial to you, you must abide by it. If it is not beneficial, you must modify it. With all due respect, although the Japanese navy is only a little more than half that of the United States, your country only has 40% of its navy in the Pacific. In fact, it is in a
Weak, it’s the same in the Atlantic Ocean.”
The U.S. Navy generals had already raised this point that Gu Weijun said, believing that the Washington Treaty was unfavorable to the United States. It was just that the Americans were overconfident and did not care. But now that they have brought it up again, the flavor is a little different.
Gu Weijun looked at Hoover, who was deep in thought, and continued to throw out the news: "Mr. President, according to our reliable intelligence, Japan has secretly started building an aircraft carrier."
"What?" Hoover's eyes suddenly widened: "Gu, the navies of all countries have strict supervision, how could they hide it from our supervision?"
"Haha, you underestimate the Japanese's ability to cheat. They recently passed a special incentive, mainly for passenger ships and cruise ships. Isn't it ridiculous that the military will give incentives to build civilian ships? In fact, the reason is very simple.
, that is, these ships are built in accordance with the requirements of the military. They are civilian ships on the surface. Once wartime comes, 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 a loss."
After hearing what Gu Weijun said, Hoover couldn't sit still at all. A strong feeling of being deceived came to his heart. He also knew that the matter was important, so he immediately ordered someone to investigate.
Just as Gu Weijun said, the Japanese government did take similar actions. Hoover immediately became furious, cursed the Japanese for being shameless, and hurriedly found Gu Weijun.
"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 its shipbuilding capabilities, the United States is not afraid of anyone's provocation."
Seeing Hoover's anger, Gu Weijun was elated. Most of the assigned tasks were finally completed. He smiled and said: "Mr. President, China is willing to stand on the same stand as your country on the naval issue. Countries with different national conditions
, Rigid prescribed tonnage has no value. Under such an economic crisis, large-scale arms sales can also drive employment and foreign trade, which is really a multi-purpose thing."
Hoover was completely convinced by Gu Weijun. The economy had not yet improved, so the only way to prepare for war was to reorganize the military. Hoover immediately instructed the Navy to propose a new generation of capital ship plan, and he also specifically told not to pay too much attention to it.
arms limitation treaty.
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 American warships and advertised.
China's actions are not only targeting the United States, Italy is also involved. China and Italy teamed up to seize Chile's warship order, which also greatly affected Mussolini. Italy can completely cooperate with China, bypass the United Kingdom, and make money.
Make huge profits.
The dictator had long had ambitions to expand his military and prepare for war, and Italy was also deeply affected by the economic crisis. So he simply threw off his arms and started a big fight, without resorting to the British tactics.
The London Naval Conference, which the British had carefully planned, was disrupted by China before it even took place. All countries began to expand their navies in advance. Not only did they build large-scale warships themselves, they also invited small countries to place orders.
As long as you buy a warship from a country, it is equivalent to getting closer to that country. Cut off the chicken head and burn the yellow paper, and a circle is formed. Relying on the arms sales relationship, the world is quickly divided into several circles. The armaments of those small countries
They have also improved a lot quickly. Regardless of whether it is needed or not, if you don't bring out a two-ship battleship, you won't be able to survive in the world.
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 world situation was unfolding according to Zhang Tinglan's script, and he was extremely 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 cost. However, I want to know, with your country's current economic situation, can it really afford the cost of a warship?"
Victor's face was a little ugly. Under the great crisis, all kinds of exports from Chile came to a halt. He really couldn't get much money out, but he didn't dare to break the contract, so he hesitated a little.
Zhang Tinglan also noticed it and said with a smile: "Money is not an issue. Don't worry too much. As long as you accept this agreement, I think your country will not only not have to pay any money, but also make a lot of money!" (To be continued, please search
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