Chapter 1477 12 times the price
Among the purchase information obtained from secret channels, Yang Yuanzhao was almost more than ninety percent sure, and it was determined that the British wanted to use this engine to develop tanks, but there was no way to say it clearly, however, some things, after knowing the results, it would be much easier to find flaws in the middle, Yang Yuanzhao thought about it for a while, this matter should be tested, and through secret channels, the price sent to them was increased by 3 times on the basis of the original, from 800 US dollars to 2400 US dollars. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
This is not 2400 US dollars in the 21st century, in this era, the US dollar and the British pound can be directly exchanged for gold, the US dollar and the British pound have a synonym for the US dollar and the gold pound respectively, the purchasing power is quite amazing, and the increase is quite huge.
From the beginning of 4 times, to now 3 times, equal to a total of 12 times, such a price, has exceeded the price of China's export trucks, although the war stalls, all aspects of the price have increased, but this price increase, a total of 12 times the price, is terrible enough, a normal business dealings, 12 times the price, enough for them to withdraw from the transaction, after all, not everyone can accept.
In fact, after receiving the offer, the British were in a rather bitter mood, the dignified British Empire, actually suffered such persecution, with 12 times the price to buy a thing, I am afraid that only medicine and stockings can reach such a degree, the former is a life-saving thing, the latter is every woman's love, even if you can't enjoy changing it once a day, you have to buy a treasure, so even if the price of medicine and stockings is high, it only affects his sales quantity, but does not affect his shipments.
Now, this thing has fallen on industrial products, since the beginning of the era of the industrial revolution, Britain has always stood at the vanguard of the world's science and technology, although it was later surpassed by Germany and the United States, but there is not much difference, which can be shown from the equipment of the army and navy, it can be shown that even in the field of the navy, Britain has always been the first in the world, Germany can only catch up, which can be seen from the strength of the battleships.
In World War I, Germany surpassed Britain in terms of sinking resistance, but the others were useless, whether it was firepower, speed, or other seaworthiness, etc., the strength of British battleships was above Germany, that is, in the bathtub of the North Sea, the speed, seaworthiness and other aspects were averaged, leaving only protection and attack.
The appearance of China, countless times to make Britain helpless, Fantasy class needless to say, this one to the present, Britain and the United States have combined all the scientific and technological standards, can not produce the perfect battleship, even if it is called the Queen Elizabeth class by the British, compared with it, there is a certain distance, some designers who are unifying the point, no longer make the Queen Elizabeth class a perfect battleship, there is a fantasy class in front, the Queen Elizabeth class is not perfect at all.
Large battleships are also upside down, which may be the result of breakthroughs in some areas, but now, the engine is slapped in the face again, a diesel engine with a horsepower of more than 120 horsepower, this one looks very simple, but the price is not high, but it is concentrated in the entire British manpower, can not be placed together, it sounds very fantastical, but it is real, just such a boundary, it looks simple, but it is really unattainable.
This is a painful choice, but Yang Yuanzhao calculated very clearly, the British side is indeed for the tank, facing the temptation of the tank, the unreasonable price of 2400 US dollars, the British after several hesitations, still agreed, but from the channel came the news, they asked if possible, add a large amount, not like before, only a few hundred, preferably more than 3000, the more the better.
It seems that the lion's request is wide open, Shi Lei originally thought that Yang Yuanzhao was going to refuse, who knows, Yang Yuanzhao actually agreed, 2400 US dollars a piece, 3000 pieces, more than before, the price of 2400 US dollars a piece, the total value of 7.2 million US dollars, in exchange for gold, that is, 360,000 ounces, such a huge amount of gold, the benefits brought to China are quite huge, even at present, several large-scale gold mines have been opened, and even a large amount of gold has been obtained from Germany and Russia, but China still lacks gold.
China's market is too big, 650 million people, developed financial system, vast market, the need for currency is quite large, Yang Yuanzhao does not know about finance, although he knows that the issuance of a large amount of currency, will not cause any problems, but from a careful level, he still did not issue excessive currency, at most at the highest limit of the ratio of gold and precious metals. The arrival of this batch of gold looks like $7.2 million in gold, but it may be more than 10 times or even 20 times more helpful to China, which is a figure that China's economy cannot ignore at present.
The most important thing is that the information requested by Yang Yuanzhao has been fed back, and the result has been quite obvious, with 7.2 million, there must be a purpose, and not with currency, but with gold, such a price is definitely very considerable, if there are not enough benefits, such a huge amount of money, will not be wasted casually, I am afraid that the UK also avoids long nights.
Since the British paid such a big price, Yang Yuanzhao was of course willing to give them a little sweeter, when the intelligence department was preparing to purchase materials and confirm the final deal with the other party, Yang Yuanzhao raised objections again, and told the British through secret channels that China could even provide 180 horsepower diesel engines on the basis of the original 120 horsepower, but in terms of price, it was not a lot at all, and it was overcharged by 1800, and the price of one unit reached an astonishing 4200 yuan. The total number of orders increased to more than $12 million, which is almost half a battleship.
This was originally a request to make matters worse, in the incomprehensible thoughts of the intelligence officers, feedback through secret channels, but the final result was beyond their expectations, this time the other party was a little impatient, did not follow before, it took a day or two to feedback the information, this time, it was less than 2 hours, and the feedback came, for fear that China would not agree, full of promises, and there was no hesitation in the payment, gold, can only be traded with gold.
Of course, the British side will be very happy, their purpose is not trucks, 180 horsepower diesel engines, if the match is suitable, the road is also a high standard of highway premise, can even produce enough to pull more than 12 tons of goods trucks, from about 7.5 tons, to 12 tons, or even 15 tons, this increase is huge, but for the improvement of transportation, far from being able to compare with the increase in price, this is taking advantage of the fire, rather than this, it is better to buy a few more engine numbers.
Yang Yuanzhao grasped the idea of the British, so he did this, the engine did not appear for transportation, but for the tank, it is completely different, the engine is the absolute core of the tank, only with strong power, can the tank bring improvement, more than 60 horsepower, the tank can be equipped with more massive armor, can have a higher speed, which is very obvious for the improvement of the tank, this point, in the Land Cruiser Research Institute, has been clearly foreseen.
Because of this, Britain did not notify the high-level before the hasty agreed, and even the high-level after knowing all this, the previous price increase brought about the unpleasant, in an instant, disappeared without a trace, Britain has developed an 87-horsepower engine, the purchase is only 120 horsepower, for less than 40 horsepower power, paid 12 times the price, but increased by 60 horsepower, but it is less than double the price, if you add up, it may only be five or six times, basically similar to the first time, Such an outcome is absolutely acceptable. Not to mention the increase in 120 horsepower to 180 horsepower, the performance of the tank is very obvious, almost 50% or so, which is imperative for the British, they can even imagine when the 180 horsepower engine is equipped in the tank, the power of the tank bursts out.
Both sides confirmed the final result, and agreed on the method of payment and transaction, although it is a different channel, but the general direction is determined, the progress is very fast, these engines, originally China's mainstream engines, the annual output of millions of units, casually allocate some, without waiting for the order production, can be provided, which is completely stress-free for the intelligence department.
All aspects of preparation are being carried out in an orderly manner, 3,000 engines, the total weight will not exceed 60 tons, and the volume will not exceed 3,000 cubic meters, which is only a very small part under China's huge transportation capacity, and it has long been a mature secret channel to get such a small little thing out, not to mention minutes, it will not affect it, and it does not take much energy.
The most puzzled by the intelligence department, or Yang Yuanzhao's attitude, the price of the engine compared with the domestic price, increased by at least 12 times, with gold to trade, which is also a good result for the engine field, 500,000 ounces of gold, China can at least rely on him, issue 10 times, or even 20 times the currency, for delaying China's monetary tightening, has a considerable effect.
However, isn't it impossible to sell strategic materials like this? After the outbreak of the war, Yang Yuanzhao selectively reduced the sales of trucks, whether it is secret channels or some semi-public channels, trucks are not for sale, why is the ban easily lifted now, obviously the world situation has not changed dramatically, why is this happening? (To be continued.) )