The second to fifth floors of the Grand Hotel Richthofen are the banquet halls, and the center of German political power is not a single day empty.

At 6 o'clock that evening, the banquet was held on time on the second floor, and the attendees were basically high-ranking German officials and generals, all the representatives of the Soviet Union and a handful of Frenchmen, a mixed group led by the American ambassador, and representatives of small states in Germany, more than 100 people, and the area of more than 900 square meters seemed crowded.

On the side of a table, there were more than twenty people sitting and standing around the small table, full of passion, and the women on the periphery were attracted by the noise from time to time.

"Drink, drink!" A group of German officers and soldiers led by them raised their hands to signal their victory.

"Damn, I hate beer." A Soviet lieutenant held up a large glass with a bitter face, estimated to hold 10 liters of beer.

In German parlance, such a glass can overturn a person with an average amount of alcohol, stun a person who claims to have a good amount of alcohol, and be afraid of a person who has a particularly good amount of alcohol.

"Wait!" The Soviet lieutenant took the plunge and stopped the next punch.

"No more beer! This alcohol content is too low! Drink the wine we brought! "The Soviet lieutenant was very unconvinced and intended to win back his dignity in his own way.

Immediately, under the guidance of the lieutenant, several Soviet officers carried in several wooden boxes, and when the straw was lifted, bottles of brand-new vodka were inside.

"Just drink this, who's afraid of you!" The German captain said that he was not afraid at all, and fought the table next to him to plan to fight it out.

On the second floor, facing the river on the north side, there is a landscape room, different from the middle-level officials sitting outside, and here are basically colonel-level officers and deputy minister-level figures.

A little further back was a small room used as a makeshift place for discussions, where Soviet business representatives were exchanging views with German Finance Minister Yarma on imports and exports.

Eric was not present, and he himself met with the team representatives, even though the two sides had already made official contact.

Dzerzhinsky, who had just been appointed as a member of the Central Supervisory Commission, was entrusted by the Military Council to be the commercial representative of the meeting, and although the main content of the talks was material trade between the two sides, his ultimate task was to obtain production equipment for the Soviet Union for the PZ3 tank.

The volume of Swedish and Ottoman purchases caused a strong sense of urgency in the USSR. The Soviet military attache in Germany also told the central government in detail about the role of tanks, and Lenin would not be unfamiliar with the achievements of the industrial revolution after living in the West for many years.

It's just that the current internal situation in the Soviet Union is complicated, and it is not as smooth as in the original history, and Eric has intervened in the countries bordering the Soviet Union, which is the same as the Soviet Union will give Eric eye medicine in the Balkans, and it has to come from behind.

Therefore, the founding process of the Soviet Union did not go smoothly, except for Belarus, which was completely incorporated into the Soviet Union, Ukraine and the Caucasus did not go well.

And in 1920, the Soviet Union could not even build a tractor, let alone a tank, which cannot be described as having a weak industrial base. The terrible October War and Eric's deliberate attempt to plunge the Soviet Union into an environment of infighting in the middle of World War I destroyed what was left of industrial equipment.

After the end of the war, the Soviet Union also exchanged many production lines from Germany, but basically some mining equipment was used to meet Germany's mineral needs, and there was only one Mauser 1898 barge gun production line in terms of weapons.

As the historical enemy of the Soviet Union, the number of tanks purchased by Sweden and the Ottomans has attracted great attention from the Soviet Union, and the purchase of the tank production line this time can only succeed and not fail, otherwise Dzerzhinsky will not be able to return to China.

His strategy and plan were nothing more than to increase the volume of import and export trade and lower tariff prices to induce Germany to agree.

"Mr. Yarma doesn't seem to be very happy with the tariffs?" Dzerzhinsky looked at Yarmar, who had a calm face, and felt a little apprehensive in his heart.

"As the friendliest country in the Soviet Union, Germany has always been willing to help its friends. The premise is that both sides have the intention of cooperating, but I do not see the sincerity of your country, nor can the president, for more than a year, Germany has provided the Soviet Union with almost all the products and machinery to improve your situation, but you have not been able to meet even the minimum quota that Germany needs. Yarmar's embarrassment made Dzerzhinsky feel even more hopeless.

"But Mr. President has always sympathized with the Soviet Union." Yarma added at the end that he didn't want to push too hard.

Then the Soviet representative touted Germany again, and felt that the praise was almost enough, and Dzerzhinsky said euphemistically.

"It is rumored that Sweden and Ottoman have purchased a lot of your PZ3 tanks this time?"

"Yes, there are naturally many buyers of such excellent weapons." Yarma didn't plan to hide it, it was already well known.

"As a friend of Germany, the Soviet Union also intends to purchase a batch to be deployed in the Far East to prevent people with intentions from plotting against them, I wonder if Minister Yarma thinks it is okay?" Not mentioning deployment in the West is not to make Germany feel that it is fighting for itself.

"Of course, there is no problem, Germany is willing to help its friends." Yarma asked, "How much does your country need?" ”

"5 battalions of German-style 501 tanks! 5 battalions of German-style 502 tanks. Dzerzhinsky said heroically.

What is the concept of 5 German-style tank battalions? Take the 501 tank battalion as an example, 3 tank companies, 1 command company, 1 logistics company.

Each tank company has 4 tank platoons, each tank platoon has 8 PZ3 tanks and 2 PZ3C tanks, so that 1 battalion is 120 tanks of all types for combat units alone. The 502 Tank Battalion is a little different, there is no excessive battle damage and some new experimental vehicles are added, and each tank platoon has 12~14 PZ3 tanks of various types.

Yarma did not have an interface, knowing that Dzerzhinsky's 10 tank battalions would not really just buy tanks, like the Ottomans.

"2 PZ3A tank production lines and 2 PZ3B tank production lines, 4 PZ3C tank production lines, 15 sets of maintenance equipment, technicians..." Dzerzhinsky folded it down and read all the tasks he had brought this time.

"This... I'm afraid not. Yarma said in embarrassment. There are too many for us to provide in a timely manner. ”

Yarmar's words are half-true, too many are lies, it is true that it cannot be provided in time, the 1766 orders that have been placed in various countries also need the national factory to maintain the current production speed for 1 and a half years before all can be delivered, this is still most of the simple PZ3 prototypes bought, such as the PZ3B required by Sweden and the various mix-and-match models that Osman bought take time, which is different from whether Yarma is willing to sell it.

"Actually, I have a solution." Otherwise, Dzerzhinsky can be a leader, and all of a sudden he gave Yarmar a doctrine. "The production line we ordered can be started first, and then they can be produced on site together, so the speed should not be slow."

Dzerzhinsky is not afraid of slowness, he is afraid that Yarma will not sell, as long as he is willing to sell, everything is easy to discuss, the key is that he can directly inspect the goods.

The Soviet Union also had no choice but to buy the production line that could not be put into production directly, such as material selection, etc., it would take time, and the boundless Soviet defense line could not wait for the tank production line that was uncertain when it would be put into production, so it could only be purchased in advance. As for how much it costs for so many tanks, Dzerzhinsky is not worried at all, because Germany does not like rubles, but likes gold and ore, both of which the USSR had, and there is no shortage of ore.