Zong Li thought of the models of battleships that the Japanese deliberately showed him, and he felt a little emotionally that Japan's shipbuilding industry was okay. It's just okay, although he doesn't know how much of China's main force is building now, but he knows China's own industrial capacity.

If Japan's shipbuilding industry is compared with China's current situation, there is no need to count anything else, just one Dalian shipbuilding base, which is known as the first shipbuilding base in the Far East, can be compared with Japan. Not to mention the Jiangnan Shipyard and Fangchenggang, two shipbuilding industrial zones that are not lost to the Dalian Shipbuilding Base.

And China's shipbuilding base is more than the above three places. Basically, as long as there are large coastal cities in the country, there are more or less shipyards, but it is just a matter of size. For example, the Tianjin shipyard directly started to build a capital ship of 70,000 or 80,000 tons, and there was no problem at all, whether it was personnel, equipment, or even materials, it could be put in place immediately, and it could also start immediately. It's just that because the port is busy and the shipyard is limited, it can't start building too many ships at once.

As for other places, Hainan and Fujian have large-scale shipyards, and their shipbuilding capacity can reach the same capacity as the mainstream shipyards in China. From patrol boats to battleship carriers, they can be built without the slightest pressure.

Hearing Zong Li's words, Chen Shao smiled slightly, and it was no exaggeration to say that if he wanted to know what Hirohito ate this morning, he would know immediately. Japan didn't have any secrets about him, and he already knew about the capital ships in Zongli's words when they were still on the shooting drawings, and these things couldn't be hidden from the spies staying in Japan. And there were also spies involved in the construction of Japanese capital ships.

Chen Shao did not directly answer Zong Li's words, but walked directly behind the screen of the imperial study, and after a while, he took out a wooden model with a length of nearly one meter.

When Zong Li saw that model, his face was shocked, and he couldn't help but say: "How can Your Majesty have this thing, isn't this the latest Japanese battleship?" ”

"There's nothing strange about it, the agents of the MIA got it from Japan. This main battleship is an important part of the Japanese navy and is named after the national name of Japan. Yamato nation, hum! Speaking of the Yamato nation, Chen Shao couldn't help but snort, he was very uninterested in this name. Then he spoke: "This battleship is set to be a Yamato-class battleship, and Japan plans to build three ships of the same class. The first ship will be completed next year, and the other two will be built in three years. If such a battleship comes out, it will only be a target for our general-class battleships, so there is no need to worry about it at all. ”

Before the launch of the battleship Mt. Fuji, Japan secretly started building a new capital ship. And this capital ship is officially "Yamato-class", when Chen Shao received this information, it was still a little strange, Chen Fu had disappeared from Japan, how could there still be a Yamato-class battleship. The general direction of history has changed, but some small things have continued. Originally, I thought that without Keiji Fukuda, this battleship would be stillborn, but I didn't expect the Japanese to still make it. And in terms of performance and other aspects, it is the same as that of the later generations of Yamato.

Just as Albert Einstein disappeared from the world, the Germans did not still work in nuclear physics. There's a lot in common, and if one or two people are missing, the world will still turn, and something that should appear won't disappear because of it.

"Admiral-class battleship, our new battleship?" It was the first time Zong Li had heard of such a battleship, and he hadn't heard any sound before, so he had to blame him for being strange.

It can only be said that the Chinese military has done a very good job of secrecy, not to mention that he does not know, even many military non-admirals do not know. It's just that they also know that there is a new type of battleship, but what it is called, the specific performance is not clear. And the funding for these new capital ships is not allocated by the Ministry of Defense or the Ministry of Finance, and it is not recorded in the archives of these two places, and no one says anything, so it is normal that they are not clear.

"The full load displacement of the Yamato-class is nearly 70,000 tons, while the full load displacement of our Admiral-class battleships is more than 70,000 tons. I can tell you that we already have two such battleships now, and as for the details, you will all know later. Chen Shao didn't say much, what should be kept secret should be kept secret, and he believed that Zong Li also knew these things very well.

"Then I'll rest assured, as long as I can beat the Japanese capital ships, I won't care about these if I know it." Zong Li nodded, he was very aware of the Chinese system and the military's secrecy regulations. He didn't want to know what he shouldn't know, he didn't want to be invited to tea by the Military Intelligence Agency, although there was less than a 1 in 10,000 chance of such a situation, but it was best not to know. Anyway, his curiosity is not heavy, everything is in Chen Shao's hands.

"Now let's talk about the main takeaways from this trip to Japan." Chen Shao shifted the topic to the main purpose of today's conversation. He ordered Zongli to visit Japan, and naturally he had a political purpose in it.

"It went very well, and although I met a lot of old acquaintances, they all understood that they were on opposite sides back then. So they didn't bother me because of the paper contract back then. Zong Li said that he was already holding back a smile in his heart, and when he saw the expressions of those Japanese when they saw him, it was very funny.

The Japanese side of the paper contract was signed by Yoshiichi Tanaka, and the Chinese side signed it by Zongli. To this day, there is still his autograph in that contract. That was the greatest humiliation of Japan since the Meiji Restoration. And Zongli also gave Japan a strong stroke of shame on the pillar of shame.

However, the Japanese have not forgotten the current world situation, and they deserve to be called the country of ninja. When they saw Zong Li, those high-ranking Japanese officials could show a warm look, which was really difficult for them. I don't know how many things I will break when I go back at night.

"For the Japanese, this is normal." Chen Shao naturally said that the Japanese forbearance can be said to be world-class.

"The Japanese sent troops to threaten the borders of the Soviet Union, pretending to be attacking. They were happy about this, although there were Germans behind them who were restricting and would not really use troops against the Soviet Union, but for disgusting and disgusting Stalin, as long as Stalin was unhappy, the Japanese were happy. Therefore, Japan did not talk to us about any conditions in this matter, and quickly agreed.

As for the Olympics, the Japanese were happy to accept it at first. However, in order to maximize our own interests, we also saw that we were interested in holding the Olympic Games, so we put forward many conditions. However, I denied these conditions, and according to His Majesty's explanation, I only promised them to relax the export restrictions. However, on the issue of strategic resources, I have not relented. In the end, the Japanese agreed, and anyway, they were not keen on holding any Olympic Games, and they did not have the heart to do it, so it was better to exchange them for some practical benefits with us, which would be more realistic. Zong left the mouth.

For these requirements of the Japanese, Chen Shao also has a bottom in his heart. There is absolutely no doubt about what is most important to Japan right now, with steel definitely coming first and oil coming second. Previously, under Chen Shao's operation, through Germany's matchmaking, China has gradually exported steel to Japan. As for oil, China will never export even a pound to Japan, this is a national policy, and it will not change.

Now, after more than 20 years of development, from an annual output of several hundred thousand tons of steel to nearly 30 million tons of steel now, China has no problem exporting some ordinary steel to Japan. Since Chen Shao wants to arm Japan and sharpen the teeth on the dog's body, then on the issue of steel, exports will be exported, anyway, Japan's military industrial strength is like that. Give them steel, and they won't be able to make decent equipment.

Over the years, China's steel exports to Japan have become Japan's largest steel importer, and the United States has always played this role. However, during the economic crisis, a large amount of American goods were dumped into Japan, which made the Japanese feel very unhappy. Later, Japan signed the Axis Treaty with Germany and Italy, which made the Americans wary of Japan as a country and gradually restricted the export of resources to Japan. In particular, there are a lot of restrictions on those military materials.

Japan also knows that it cannot put its eggs in one basket, and in order to get rid of the control of resources by the United States, Japan now imports from Europe and China, and no longer has to rely on the United States. Even if diplomatic relations with the United States are completely severed now, it will not have any impact on Japan.

Compared with importing materials from Europe, direct imports in China not only shorten the journey by more than ten times, but also reduce a considerable amount of costs. Transportation costs are very important for Japan, which has to be carefully calculated every year, and a reduction of one point means that it can import more things. At this time, even Hirohito tightened his belt to live, and of course, those cabinet members, at this moment, no one can be spared. If you are frugal together, you will be able to make a lot of more bullets and shells every year.

Another point is that the quality of China's exports is very good. Therefore, Japan gradually began to import a large number of materials from China, if it were not for China's restrictions, it is estimated that Japan would import more and more crazy storage materials.

"Now that Japan's problems have been discussed, what about the Olympic Organizing Committee?" Chen Shao said.

"There is no business in the world that cannot be negotiated, and there is no thing that cannot be negotiated. Japan all nodded in agreement, and the Organising Committee did not say anything more. After all, now we in China are no longer the weak country that was talked about by white people back then. But Germany is also helping us, after all, Germany is still good at talking in the Olympic Organizing Committee, and the British have to sell us face. So it's done. "Zong deviated.

Chen Shao nodded, since this is the case, then the next step is much easier. However, before this can be carried out, it is necessary to meet Molotov for a while.

(To be continued)