At the end of April, Vladivostok finally ushered in the busy season, two cargo ships from Shanghai were moored in the harbor, and dock workers were unloading important reactors with cranes. These two reactors are extremely important equipment ordered from Hanyang for the Belga Refinery and the Heilongjiang Refinery, and are specially used for the production of high-grade gasoline. After more than 20 years of construction, the petrochemical industry of the Republic of China has reached a new level under the impetus of capital and European and American technology, and one of the key is the refining technology of high-grade gasoline.

At present, the civilian sector is mainly No. 70 gasoline, the military is No. 87, and the Air Force and aviation industry use No. 92 gasoline. However, at the same time as the breakthrough in engine technology, No. 92 gasoline is no longer enough, and in order to achieve greater horsepower, the development of high-grade gasoline has always been a problem for Yang Qiu and domestic chemical experts.

No one will sell this technology to the Republic of China, maybe they will sell equipment, but they will definitely not tell you the processing method and additive ingredients. Consider the example of Japan using expensive platinum as an additive in order to purify oil in World War II. In particular, gasoline above 92 can no longer be counted as gasoline. Because it needs to be purified first, then the molecular structure is decomposed by a reactor, and finally various additives are added to recombine. Not to mention the complexity of the process, it is more than three times more expensive than regular gasoline.

Yang Qiu did not study chemical engineering, and there was no such technology in the data machine, so high-grade gasoline was included in the 3010 plan very early. After nearly three years of hard work, French technicians were invited to gather dozens of domestic chemical experts, costing millions of dollars. The scientific research team of Hangzhou University, which contracted the high-grade gasoline project, finally broke through this technology and successfully developed the grade of 97 or above gasoline, making China the third country in the world to master this technology. Judging from the experiments, whether it is a 1200 horsepower twin wasp or a comet, if you can use 110 gasoline, the output can be increased by almost fifteen percent!

Air victory or defeat is often decided in an instant, and a difference of 15 percent is enough to save the lives of tens of thousands of pilots.

Next to two freighters, the light cruiser Yellow River slowly with the help of tugboats? Humble? Vladivostok was under the jurisdiction of the First Fleet, but it did not want to cause a long-term confrontation, so there were no cruisers, and the military port was full of small warships such as destroyers and submarines. There are also 2 naval oil tankers and 1 large icebreaker.

After a winter, the hull shell was mottled with paint, and all four docks of the state-owned Northern Shipyard in Vladivostok were packed with warships in order to restore the state. From Gu Weijun's point of view, there are still two destroyers and one submarine under construction in the dock." Prime Minister." A valiant major in his thirties walked over. His name is Zhao Guangxi, and he is Yang Qiu's new commander of the guard company, and the original Lei Meng was transferred to the commander of the Nanjing Garrison Base of the National Defense Force at the beginning of last year because of his age.

"Where's the president?"

"I'm waiting for you at the base." Zhao Guangxi took the initiative to take the bag and took him into the jeep headed for the headquarters of the Vladivostok fortress. The Vladivostok Fortress is a project left over from the Tsarist period and was delayed due to the European War. By the time of the reconquest, 70 percent of the work had been completed. Only the final finishing touches and weapons installation work were missing, and the Admiralty immediately shipped more than a dozen large-caliber fortress guns after acceptance. It took two years to complete the entire project. Because of the existence of this fortress, Vladivostok has become the third largest naval fortress port in the north after Qingdao and Arthur.

The purpose of Yang Qiu's inspection in the north was very simple, that is, to get a close look at the confrontation on Sakhalin Island. After Gu Weijun saw him, he immediately introduced the details of Roosevelt's inauguration, and when he learned that the inauguration speech did not come up with a specific economic solution, the corners of Yang Qiu's mouth slanted slightly. It is clear that the high price of gold and the undead situation gave Roosevelt a headache.

Gu Weijun didn't pay attention to this subtle movement, and continued: "When the Prime Minister and I were in San Francisco, we learned that Roosevelt had sent Secretary of State Huddle to visit the Far East. And according to internal sources in the United States. The first stop on the visit is likely to be Japan, and I have heard that the United States is very likely to learn from our experience in Saudi Arabia and provide hundreds of millions of dollars worth of in-kind loans to Japan."

The choice of the first stop for a visit at the level of a prime minister is important, especially at a time when intervening in the conflict between two other countries. In that year, the British envoy to Nanjing for the first Sino-Japanese war and the Saudi crisis were released by the United States before Britain in Beijing, all of which showed that the first stop of the visit was of great significance. This time, Huddle visited Japan first and was ready to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in kind loans, which not only showed that Roosevelt had encountered a lot of trouble in economic problems, but also had to learn from the experience of China and Saudi Arabia to provide foreign loans in kind to stimulate the manufacturing industry. It also clearly listed the containment of Japan and China as a priority goal.

"Come with me, Shaochuan." Yang Qiu seemed to have expected the attitude of the United States, so he was not particularly disappointed on his face, but took him to climb the highest fort with great interest. This is a shore gun battery converted from a triple 305 mm naval gun, and the guns and turret are second-hand goods purchased from Italy, from the former Austro-Hungarian Combined Forces class battleship. The cold has not completely passed, so the barrel and turret are covered with a thick protective cover, although it is impossible to get a glimpse of its true face, but the majestic body can still make people feel its majesty and power.

Walking on the path between the turret and the water station, Yang Qiu's footsteps gradually slowed down, and he sighed quietly in his heart as he looked at the blue look in the distance. Although on the surface he was not disappointed that Hedr visited Tokyo first, deep down he was still helpless. After the Saudi crisis, he foresaw that the good days were coming to an end, and now Roosevelt, regardless of the economy, first set out to solve the Far East problem, obviously putting himself in the position of a priority opponent!

I don't know if it's an honor or a headache to be an opponent by the most powerful person in this world.

Gu Weijun has been following Yang Qiu for almost 20 years, and his long-term overseas career has made him understand the subtleties of international relations, so can he feel Rose? Sluggish and sluggish? said: "When I went to the United States, I had a detailed understanding of Roosevelt with the Prime Minister. He is very different from his predecessors, with extremely high popular support at home and a tough attitude towards the chaebol and Britain and France. Now he has sent the secretary of state to visit Japan first, obviously to support Japan to contain us. The Soviet Union to the west also began the Second Five-Year Plan. It is only a matter of time before diplomatic relations are resumed with Britain and the United States. In addition, Stalin was too ambitious, and many times at Politburo meetings he made defeating us and recovering the eastern lands his primary goal. Now there is industry again, and the quality is poor but the quantity is sufficient, and it has the ability to threaten us. So Roosevelt will not fail to see this, and after the Saudi incident, Britain is also holding its breath, and they are likely to adopt laissez-faire GC to expand eastward, impacting our position in Central Asia! We're getting worse and worse."

Yang Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, saw him with a solemn face and smiled: "What's the matter, I'm afraid?"

Gu Weijun shook his head: "I'm afraid that it won't happen, as long as we are **.This situation is inevitable, even if you go to kowtow to Britain and the United States now, they will not let us continue to grow." If the Saudi incident were not for the fact that Britain was still stuck in our oil neck, it would definitely not give in. As for the northwest, it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, and it is even more difficult for us to fight for the Soviet Union, as long as we don't make big mistakes. On the contrary, Nanyang is more troublesome, and I am most worried that Roosevelt will take this opportunity to push Congress to forcibly withdraw from the Philippines, deliberately create a vacuum to induce Japan to go south, and attack us and Britain in order to achieve the goal of killing people with a sword."

Being able to say these words shows that he already has the vision of a world-class diplomat, and it is not in vain that he has been putting on the heavy responsibility of foreign affairs over the years. The Philippines is indeed in big trouble. After the loss of Taiwan, the only thing that can contain the South China Sea is the Philippines, and whoever controls it will take the initiative. Roosevelt's vision would not have been unaware of this, so whether he would withdraw forcefully or not would have been a watershed moment in the situation in the South Seas.

Thinking of this, Yang Qiu remembered that he had asked Gu Weijun to visit his father-in-law a few years ago, and said, "Shaochuan, when this matter is over, you can go to the Philippines once. We want to make it clear that we will not meddle in the internal affairs of the Philippines, as long as we ensure the safety of the Chinese and establish normal diplomatic relations."

Gu Weijun frowned. He asked, "President, do you want to cooperate with the United States to let Japan go south?"

"I don't like chaos, that's why I took the opportunity to test Roosevelt's intentions! Now that he has decided, the water in Asia is clear. He wants to use the Japanese sword to strike at us and Britain, but he can't stop it just by blocking, and sometimes it's better to take advantage of the situation than to drop ten with one force." Yang Qiu took a deep breath, his waist bone regained the stiffness he had insisted on for decades, and said heavily: "The knife has been sharpened. Hurting others hurts you as well as hurting yourself. And if Japan wants to go south, there is still an important hurdle that has not been broken through, and when this pass Rus's? Kill the rabbit and knock the words to flash?"

"One more level?"

Yang Qiu laughed, his eyes fierce: "The military department is in power!"

Asakusa Town is a high-class residential area in Tokyo, and people who live here are either rich or expensive. As the new Prime Minister of Japan. Keisuke Okada, who was born in the navy, made his home here. Recently, however, the new prime minister has been very annoyed, first by concealing the government's unauthorized theft of planes, and by leaving the handle to create a confrontation between the two countries. Immediately after that, Beijing ruthlessly cut off the northern oil channel and sharply stopped imports to Japan, which made the Japanese economy even worse.

He was very angry about this, and even if Japan was in urgent need of aviation technology, he should not have done it at this time. However, the military department has become more and more powerful in recent years, especially Nagata Tetsuyama, who are reckless and reckless, intending to make the military department above the government, and if it were not for the support of the navy, maybe there would be a nationwide riot such as the rice riot.

But when he saw that the smell of war was getting stronger and stronger, he didn't expect to usher in a major good news, the Americans intervened!

The choice to meet Herder at home was a way for Keisuke Okada to learn about European and American family diplomacy, and it was said that doing so would enhance the friendship between the leaders of the two countries. Although Hedr is only the secretary of state, he is behind the new president of the United States, so he wants to make a good impression in this way.

But he didn't know that Hedel was right and well-dressed? Yong 7 dumplings Yan Yan Liao Si? He only wanted to end the Sino-Japanese espionage case as soon as possible, help the two countries return to their previous status, and buy two years for the United States to solve the economic crisis first. Therefore, he directly raised his dissatisfaction: "Your Excellency, we believe that your country's behavior is unjustified, and you have seriously damaged the regional balance by doing so."

Keisuke Okada chuckled in his heart, what does this mean! Does the United States attach more importance to its relations with China? He immediately denied it: "Mr. Secretary of State, this is China's slander against us, we did not steal Chinese planes, this is their deliberate attempt to create a conflict."

"Really?" Heder looked at Keisuke Okada meaningfully and said, "Your Excellency, it doesn't matter what caused your dispute, my opinion is that I hope that your country will immediately withdraw its warships and stop adding fuel to the fire and increasing the contradictions."

"No! Kata Island oil is an important resource that cannot be taken away from Japan, and the oil supply of 60 million Japanese people must be guaranteed." Keisuke Okada didn't want to compromise on this issue. It's not just Sakhalin oil that is about the navy, he, as a prime minister from the navy, will not be far from stepping down if he loses naval support.

Huddle knew the importance of Sakhalin oil to Japan, but since Roosevelt had already decided to support Japan to create trouble for China and Britain and attack American competitors, he could not go to war for oil at this time. So he pondered and said, "Your Excellency, the Sakhalin oil project is guaranteed by us in the United States, so I will find a way to get the Chinese government to stop the blockade, but you must make concessions first, otherwise I cannot guarantee the success of the mediation."

Keisuke Okada's face sank, he didn't expect the United States to be so resolute, but before he could speak, Hurd's voice came again: "Your Excellency, in addition to mediating your contradictions, I also hope to reach an agreement with you on a loan in kind of $500 million, which I believe will help your country recover its economy and solve the troubles you are experiencing."

"$500 million in in-kind loans?!"

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