"500 aero engines?" Sadajiro Toyoda looked at Ribbentrop in surprise, he didn't believe that Germany had such good intentions and was willing to sell so many engines to Japan for emergencies.

Japan has always imported aero-engine technology from Germany, so we know how advanced German aero-engines really are.

Although during World War II, Germany's aero engines were not the most advanced, but they were enough to go to the first echelon of the most advanced.

After all, in addition to Britain and the United States, Germany's engine technology can definitely be regarded as the third, which no one can deny.

The aircraft engines of Japan and the Soviet Union during World War II can only be regarded as average, not the most advanced.

Not to mention other countries, some of which can't even produce aero engines - France can produce them, but they are beaten down when they come up, so they can't be counted.

"One-time delivery! After all, temporary production, it is too late in time, we can disassemble from the existing aircraft! Seeing the poor dagger, Ribbentrop gave his own answer.

Hearing that it was second-hand, Sadajiro Toyoda, who was sitting opposite Ribbentrop, just wanted to excuse himself, but Togo Shigetoku over there hurriedly opened his mouth and agreed: "Okay! We made the deal! ”

The navy does not take the gold in its hands seriously, and the army certainly does not want to be left behind. The biggest problem in Japan right now is the lack of production capacity, and it is bound to be in a state where there is something to be desired.

What's more, for Togo Maude, these aero engines are better than those produced domestically, because they are "A-class products" used by the Germans themselves.

In the early years, the aero engines or aero engine technology exported by Germany to Japan were all "Class B products", that is, the technology and physical objects that were a generation behind.

Now that the Germans are willing to give something better, there is no need for Togo Maud's side to refuse. What's more, these aircraft engines, the Navy generally has no share!

The aircraft engines of the Navy are all air-cooled, including the Zero fighter, and the engine used is not the same thing as the liquid-cooled aircraft engine used by the German ME-109 fighter.

In addition, the Rong 12 air-cooled engine used in the Zero fighter produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has a maximum horsepower of only 950, which is not comparable to the German DB-601A engine.

The German DB-601A engine, with a maximum output horsepower, has reached 1050, far exceeding the strength load of the fuselage structure of the Zero fighter.

In other words, if the Navy were equipped with German high-horsepower engines, the fuselage structure of the fragile Zero would disintegrate in the air because of too much horsepower.

Don't doubt the possibility of this - it is possible for the Zero fighter to disintegrate in a high-speed dive earlier, so this is also a tactical maneuver that the Zero fighter pilots are strictly forbidden to do.

In contrast, the Japanese Navy's Zero fighters preferred to use tactics such as circling and grappling when fighting, which was completely different from the shock tactics of German fighter pilots who pulled up and dived away.

Since naval fighters can't be used, these engines are all for the army! With these engines, the Japanese Army can definitely build a more advanced KI fighter to surpass the Navy's Zero fighter!

As long as the advanced fighters reach the front-line islands, the Japanese defense line will be solidified and will not be defeated in a short time.

"Excellent! In terms of price, we've talked about it before, and both of you seem to be accepting it, which is really good news. Ribbentrop was very happy to sell all the scraps he had eliminated to Japan.

Similarly, Admiral Raeder, who heard the news, and Air Marshal Milch, also smiled happily.

They were not happy, because they were now really rich people - the Japanese paid real money, and rare metals that were in short supply in Germany.

These things were taken into industrial production, and of course they could be converted into a large number of aircraft and warships, making the German navy and air force stronger.

Originally, the army also planned to come to get a piece of the pie, and Brauchitsch hoped to sell dozens of No. 3 tanks and at least 100 T-26 modified vehicles to Japan, but this sale agreement was rejected by the Japanese side.

The first reason is that Japan does not have a shortage of such ground weapons for the time being, and the second reason is that the transportation conditions are really not very good.

Of course, there is a third point, that is, these things are so expensive that the Japanese top brass find that they simply cannot afford them......

There are also ready-made ME-109 fighters for aircraft engines, which Germany directly sold for ten times the purchase price. The profits are staggering, and this does not include the transfer costs of the related drawing technology.

Similarly, the Navy sold the old destroyers moored in the harbor for five times the original price.

If Japan had produced it themselves, the price of buying these destroyers would have been enough for them to produce the same number of light cruisers......

Even so, the conditions given by the German Navy were that the seafarers would pay an additional fee for sending the ship, and the fuel consumed by the ship to Japan would be counted separately!

In this way, the Japanese foreign minister and his attachés, who came to negotiate, found that the gold they had brought was almost not enough to spend.

"We're already strapped for money, and we're really running out." After calculating in his mind how much money he had spent, Togo Maude, who had an ugly face, hurriedly said to Ribbentrop.

He was really scared that the German side would continue to open his mouth and knock on the bamboo bars of Japan's foreign exchange - although a large amount of gold and metals were plundered from China and Southeast Asia, the total number was there, and no one could change more, right?

"In view of the friendship between our two countries, we would also like to bring back some radar, preferably picture tube technology...... Radar detection technology ......" The more he talked, the more he felt weak, and Japanese Foreign Minister Sadajiro Toyoda lowered his head, and his voice gradually lowered.

Airplanes and engines are already sky-high, and the price for the sale of destroyers in the Navy is simply a grab...... Now speaking of high-tech radars, God knows how much money the Germans will knock off.

Already knowing that the gold brought by the Japanese was almost running out, Ribbentrop also decided to take it as soon as he saw it.

This is because, judging from the general direction, the Japanese Navy will continue to shoulder the heavy responsibility of delaying the development of the United States. Germany did not want to see Japan fall, so it could only help Japan stabilize its position within the limits of its ability.

Radar technology is a necessary condition for Japan to stabilize its position. Therefore, although Japan stabbed Germany in the First World War, the German top brass decided to ignore the past suspicions and pull the unlucky boy of Japan.

Therefore, Ribbentrop said magnanimously: "Our two countries have always been friendly and trusting, and we have prepared a batch of radar equipment, which we plan to sell to your country at a low price to help your country regain the initiative in the Pacific theater!" ”