Chapter 822: Asking for Food
"The 406 naval guns we need, the Germans have already manufactured them, a total of three, they have been loaded on the ship, and when the turret is also built, it will be transported." Molotov said.
The Germans suddenly became refreshed, including the 406-mm naval guns that the Soviets, which had been delaying all the time, needed the most!
The Soviets themselves could not produce it, which required quite powerful craftsmanship, and it was not so easy to build large-caliber naval guns.
To put it simply, it is necessary to pour the steel ingot, and after rough shaping with a water press, the two ends must be sawed off first, and the part that is prone to cracks in the middle should be drilled with a drill, and then it should be stretched by a hydraulic press and finished by a milling machine.
This is only the bore of the cannon, and then the steel wire of hundreds of kilometers is wound around this bore, and then a casing is heated and expanded and then put on the bore, during which it has to be subjected to many heat treatments and annealing, and finally the cannon can be rifled, chrome plated, and so on.
The Soviets did not have such a craft for the time being, so they had to ask for help, and as a result, Germany took over.
After so much time, finally, the Germans began to make it, which somewhat enlivened the atmosphere of the scene.
The battleship USS Soviet, that is the symbol of the Soviets, and as the symbol of the battleship, of course, the cannon above, and now, it can finally be seen that the cannon is back, which is also good news.
Stalin's tense face was also a little relaxed: "The Germans, too, are sensible, know the fate of offending our Soviets." ”
At the beginning, the Germans explained that because of the war, the Soviet Union postponed the manufacture of naval guns, and now that the war is over, the Germans took the initiative to build it, which is of course good news.
"There is also the aircraft carrier that Germany built for us, and now, the hull has entered the final stage of manufacturing, and it will soon be able to complete the welding of the hull and then launch it." Molotov continued.
In addition to naval guns, the USSR had more important contracts for aircraft carriers, which were under construction, and the Soviet Navy was already stationed at German shipyards to supervise them.
It's just that, for the same reason, the progress of aircraft carriers was also quite slow, and even stopped for a while, and now, after the end of the war in Europe, aircraft carriers have also begun to continue construction, and by now, an empty shell of an aircraft carrier has been almost built.
The carrier-based aircraft of the Germans had already shown their edge on the battlefield, so the Soviet navy was also eager to have the same combat capability, and now these news were quite satisfactory to them.
"Well, the Germans are quite sensible." Stalin repeated this sentence again: "It seems that, at least in the near future, Germany will not tear up its face with us, and we must take advantage of this time to rapidly develop the strength of our army, and especially to finish the war with Finland neatly and beautifully." ”
The defeat last time made the Soviet Union realize that it was not fully prepared, so if you attack Finland again this time, you must be fully prepared, especially, like Germany, they will use the tactics of the sea of tanks to destroy the enemy!
The medium tank, already named T-34, has now been mass-produced, and the improved KV-1 tank, again thickened with armor, is also being tested, in short, this time it is necessary to use the most aggressive offensive to solve Finland at once, otherwise, the Soviets really can't afford to lose people.
"The Germans have also promised that there will be no more legal weapons in the Finnish army, and in short, Germany is now sincere to us." Molotov said.
The Germans have done everything that needs to be done, and the two sides have once again returned to friendship, and although now the Germans are going to make the Soviet Union wary of what euros they want, but now there is really nothing to complain about.
"The Germans are still here for our production process of ammonium nitrate explosives." Khrushchev on the side couldn't help but speak again: "I think the Germans want our production process, and we must make the Germans pay a sufficient price." ”
Of course, the Germans' overtures also had another intention, that is, the dynamite process that the Soviets had developed with countless lives!
"yes, there must be a reason for that." Stalin said: "So, Khrushchev, what do you think is needed?" ”
With a roll of his eyes, Khrushchev uttered an extremely stupid suggestion: "I think we can ask the Germans for ten million tons of grain." ”
10 million tons, this is definitely a rip-off!
At the same time, everyone present nodded, and they thought that this suggestion was correct.
The Soviets were short of food.
In the old tsarist era of serfdom, Russia was also a net exporter of grain. The average annual production of cereals is 75 million to 90 million tons, and 500 to 10 million tons of grain can be exported each year.
It was not until the October Revolution that the Soviets began to be nationalized, and a large number of large, productive private farms were nationalized and arable land was distributed to small farmers. The same amount of food produced was enough to feed the rural population, but not enough to feed the rapidly growing mass of workers in the cities.
Thus, by 1928, the Soviet Union had to import grain from abroad in order to prevent severe food shortages in urban areas.
Even with such a territory as the granary of Ukraine, the Soviets are still faced with the problem of grain all the time, and now, since the Germans want the process of explosives, wouldn't it be good to exchange it for grain?
Ten million tons of grain is enough to meet the food shortage of the Soviets for a year!
"Yes, that's what the Germans are asked of." Stalin said: "The Germans controlled half of Europe, and food must have been rich." ”
They did not know how overjoyed the Germans were when this condition was communicated to the German side, and although it was during the war, there was no loss of any damage to the German mainland, and the German mainland had enough grain to export.
Moreover, in addition to the mainland, there were also France and England, which, although they had experienced the war, had hardly suffered any damage to agricultural production, and it was easy for the Soviets to scrape together this little food.
Originally, I was worried that the Soviets would make more excessive demands, such as German thermobaric bombs, production technology of Panther tanks, etc., but in the end, the Soviets asked for the simplest food!
Fears about the euro soon turned into comfort about Germany, but on the other side of the world, it was not so happy.
White House.
The smoke was smoky, and even a little choking, but Roosevelt had no intention of pinching off his cigar, and thinking while smoking made his mind more flexible.
A situation that the United States least wants to see, and so it appears, the Germans have already begun to integrate Europe, and the euro is the first step!
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