Chapter 129: The Situation
In April 1940, the main battlefield of the German and Allied forces was mainly concentrated in the northern part of the North Atlantic - Norway. The route chosen by Li Guang and his staff officers was to sail directly from Cape Verde to the European continent, and then follow the European continent through the English Channel into the North Sea.
At present, despite the fact that the Allies and Germany have made it clear that they are going to make a big move, in fact the European continent and the coast are still calm. On land, the Germans and the Anglo-French forces were still facing each other on the Maginot Line, and it was said that the soldiers on both sides often engaged in the trade of tobacco and alcohol.
On April 9, the day after the PC arrived in Cape Verde, in the early hours of the morning, while the Danes were still asleep, German bombers suddenly appeared over Copenhagen. At the same time, the German troops, concentrated on the German-Danish border, suddenly launched an offensive against Denmark. The German landing force also moved from the Danish islands of Zealand and Firth; Landing at strategic points such as Falster Island. The German minister presented an ultimatum to the King of Denmark early that morning. The aged King Christian X hastily convened a cabinet meeting, and after a heated argument, accepted the German ultimatum and ordered the guards, who had fired a few shots, to lay down their arms. At 8 a.m., when the Danes heard the astonishing news on the radio that "Denmark had accepted German protection," they were bewildered and overwhelmed. In this way, it took only 4 hours for Germany to occupy Denmark.
At the same time as the attack on Denmark, German airborne troops and landing troops were airborne and landed on the Norwegian coast in Oslo, Kristiansand, Stavanger and Larvik.
Once Germany occupied these two countries, it would limit the movement of British fleets in the Atlantic and Baltic Seas, and ensure the safe arrival of Swedish iron ore to Germany (Germany consumes 15 million tons of iron ore per year, of which 110,000 tons are imported from Sweden via Norway).
When the PC successfully crossed the English Channel and entered the North Sea. Naval battles and land battles between the Allies and Germany focused primarily on the struggle for control of Norway.
Germany's geographical location is not advantageous compared to that of the United Kingdom. To the north of the English Channel, the North Sea is the area that encloses the British Isles and the European continent. And Germany's coastline in the North Sea was not short, but it was under the threat of the British Navy. In order to ensure the smooth movement of the German navy, it was very necessary for Germany to occupy Norway. By occupying Norway, Germany would be able to find another way to the sea, and from Denmark and Norway, the German navy in the Baltic Sea would have free access to the North Atlantic. In addition to securing transportation routes, the most important purpose of the German military campaign to invade Denmark and Norway was to do so.
In Li Guang's cabin, in addition to the 600 tons of batteries delivered to Germany, more than 2,000 tons of food and fish compressed biscuits were also transported. These grains were not Li Guang's goods, but the belongings of two high-ranking Jewish employees, Rapangamariel and Arthur, in the hope that Li Guang would pass them on to the Jews in Poland so that they could live.
In the early 40s, the Germans had begun to arrest Jews everywhere in Poland, and the Jews had been reduced to a state of utter misery. But this was far from the most brutal period of the Nazi Party's treatment of the Jews. The notorious Auschwitz concentration camp has not yet been built (Auschwitz was built on April 27, 1940 by order of SS chief Heinrich Ruiter Himmler)
Li Guang sympathized with the Jews, but who sympathized with the Chinese under the iron hooves of Yuko? He doesn't mind doing something good when it's convenient, but if it's risky, Li Guang is afraid that it's disrespectful, he is not so noble to that point.
What is special is the boxes of medicines. From the beginning of World War II, the first aid medicine on the battlefield was mainly Western medicine, and it was not until the end of the war that penicillin was invented. But in China, there is an extremely effective traditional Chinese medicine - Yunnan Baiyao. The effect of this drug on wounds is absolutely amazing. Yunnan Baiyao is a famous Chinese patent medicine in Yunnan, which was successfully developed by Yunnan folk doctor Qu Huanzhang in 1902, formerly known as "Qu Huanzhang Baibaodan". It has a good effect on bruises, wounds and bleeding. However, although Yunnan Baiyao was effective, it was not manufactured in large quantities during the Anti-Japanese War. There are many reasons for this, one is that the owner of the prescription is only an ancestral doctor, and there is no awareness of the large-scale manufacture of finished medicines. Second, domestic officials took advantage of it, and many people were eyeing this prescription, and even posed a threat to the lives of the Qu family. Qu Huanzhang, the founder of Yunnan Baiyao, was deceived by the Nationalist political axe officials into going to Yucheng in 38, and died in prison without explanation. As a result, the production of Yunnan Baiyao has come to a semi-standstill.
At the beginning of trade between Sumoud and the country, most of them were to transport some food and ammunition from Statue Island to the country, and then buy wood and rice from Burma and porcelain, silk, tung oil, pig bristles, or other handicraft specialties from the country.
However, backward China really does not have much materials to export, and mineral products such as tungsten sand are generally used to repay the Soviet Union's ammunition and weapons in 39 years. The situation in China makes it difficult to pay for the goods in silver dollars and US dollars. In order for domestic trade to continue in the long term, it is necessary to find suitable export commodities. This Yunnan Baiyao is a product that Li Guang came up with.
Su Maode is a native of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he doesn't know much about Yunnan Baiyao. But Li Guang, who is from the 21st century, knows a lot about this, don't you see that even toothpaste has Yunnan Baiyao?
Seeing Li Guang's affirmation, Su Maode used the power of Chairman Jiang and Qu Huanzhang's family to set up a joint venture Baiyao factory. said that it was a joint venture, but in fact the funds were all from Li Guang and Su Maode, and the Qu family was fully responsible for production. However, this model has made the composer let down his guard, and now it has been put into production on a small scale. In order to ensure the safety of the pharmaceutical factory, Li Guang even transferred a company of troops from Xu Zhan to be stationed in Kunming.
For the time being, the benefits of the pharmaceutical factory are not significant, and it was opened in the name of Chairman Chiang's relatives, and Xiao Xiao was afraid that he would not dare to disturb it. However, if the scale of development expands in the future, some big people will inevitably be jealous, but as long as the Naval Resistance Force develops normally, Li Guang believes that there will still be a certain deterrent effect.
Li Guang taught Su Maode the practice of some township enterprises after the reform and opening up in later generations, and advanced a part of the funds to establish traditional Chinese medicine planting bases in many towns and villages in Yunnan. According to Su Maode's judgment, the output of 40 years can reach 50,000 copies, and 41 years will easily exceed 500,000 copies.
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