In addition, there are several things that have had a great impact on the Haitang Kingdom.

The first thing is that the United States began to restrict the processing of electrolytic lead in the Haitang Kingdom. You must know that the crude lead purchased by the Maritime Resistance Army from South America is pyrometrically smelted, and if you want to make batteries, you must electrolyze them before they can be used.

Electrolytic processing is not so difficult, but Li Guang has always been unwilling to extend the production line indefinitely, so he has not been on the electrolysis production line. Instead, electrolytic lead is obtained from electrolytic processing in the United States.

It is good to say that although the Americans restricted the export of electrolytic lead, they did not restrict the export of equipment. Summod's business group has already started to purchase equipment and hire technicians.

The second thing is that Haitang has made a breakthrough through the active sonar technology cooperated by Vice President Truman and an American company, and the product has been upgraded again. But this company has now been acquired by a certain old sonar manufacturer, and Haitang Guo has no more dominance, and even has no influence. But fortunately, there are no restrictions on the export of products to Haitang.

The third thing is still that Haitang cooperated with Vice President Truman and an American company to develop the magnetron, the main component of radar. It is now also being acquired by Bell Electric, a major company in the United States that develops radars.

Compared with sonar technology, Li Guang attaches more importance to radar. Although sonar is important, it is not as important as radar. Without radar, many of Li Guang's ideas would not have been realized. Unlike sonar, the Americans simply did not export radar to the Haitang Kingdom.

With these two technical cooperations, Haitang Guo has made a lot of money, almost more than one million US dollars. However, Li Guang's original intention was not for money, especially radar, which involved the long-term strategy of the Haitang Kingdom.

Li Guang knows, and Americans know even more. Hence the result. It is not unusual at all, before the cooperation, Li Guang did not expect this. However, he believes that the United States will not export advanced radars to Haitang at most, and there should be no problem with products that are slightly behind. But I didn't expect that the United States would not export radar at all because of such bad means. Radars both shipborne and land-based.

Ostensibly, the Americans are using normal business methods. The competition between the various consortia certainly does not want to have opponents. But these two technologies, if put to other countries, are completely national treasure-level secrets. In particular, the magnetron technology of radar, although the United States already has more advanced technology than the magnetron provided by Haitang. But for Haitang, it is the way forward. The United States directly cut off the development of the Haitang Kingdom.

It is conceivable that from now on, Haitang can only rely on itself.

Self-reliance is too difficult, and the Haitang State is seriously lacking in manpower and material resources, and it is already difficult to produce conventional weapons. It is too difficult to develop and manufacture these high-tech products, and it is almost impossible to see results in three or two years.

Magnetron this research project. Arguably. The benefits of cooperation were minimal.

Originally, the magnetron that Li Guang got was a magnetron with a peak power of 1,000 watts and a wavelength of 10 centimeters (3000MHZ). Half a year of research and development has only put laboratory products into practical use. There is not the slightest improvement in power and wavelength.

To put it simply, the higher the frequency of the magnetron, the higher the accuracy. The higher the power, the longer the detection distance. And the higher the frequency of the magnetron. For the same power, the smaller the antenna size.

Radar technology has been cooperating with the United States and the United Kingdom since September 40, and now the radar technology of the two countries has begun to grow explosively. Not only the power is high, but the wavelength is from one meter five to three centimeters, and the variety is complete. Although the replacement of troops has not yet been fully started, it can be expected that in six months to a year, the US military's radar will be qualitatively improved.

Li Guang knows very well what changes the improvement of radar technology will bring to combat effectiveness, even better than the Americans.

Was it true that the Japanese Navy weakened to the point of being bad immediately after the midway naval battle? No, absolutely not. Even the Japanese lost several aircraft carriers and a large number of well-trained pilots and crews. Could it be that the quality of pilots will drop to the point where they will not be comparable to those of American pilots?

However, in history, in the later stage of the Pacific War, from the beginning of four or three years, it was almost suppressed and beaten by the US military, although there were many factors, but the role of radar in it should not be underestimated.

One of the most obvious phenomena is that even if the US aircraft carrier is sunk, the losses of carrier-based aircraft are very small, and there is almost no situation in which the aircraft is still on the aircraft carrier and is sunk by the Japanese army. The reason is simple, and that is the early warning function of the radar.

After the adjustment of the Naval Resistance Army, Li Guang did not dare to say that the average quality of the pilots surpassed that of the Japanese army. If there is no technology beyond the opponent at one level, where is the certainty of victory?

The navy is already a high-tech service, and judging from the several naval battles that Li Guang has experienced, the factor of technology has become more and more important, and even in the Battle of Midway, it has determined the victory or defeat of the war.

Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, Li Guang also made up his mind to organize manpower and develop radar by himself. In the cooperation with the Americans, it is not that the technology of the Haitang Kingdom has not improved at all. It is a great progress to upgrade the 100-watt, 10-centimeter magnetron technology from laboratory manufacturing to industrial production, and more importantly, three Chinese engineers from Haitang participated in the work. The equipment used to make magnetrons is not complicated, and it doesn't even cost 100,000 dollars. As with many products, the difficulty lies in inventing and improving, and it is not difficult to manufacture a magnetron (the heating element in a microwave oven) is not difficult. The Naval Resistance Army can be completely self-controlled.

But it is even more difficult to develop. Whether it's increasing power or increasing frequency.

Although the practicality needs to be improved, it cannot be said that it is not useless at all.

First of all, this 1,000-watt magnetron can be used in the control of the dexterous bomb, and the magnetron replaces the electron tube, and the biggest change is the reduction in volume and weight. Although there is no progress in functionality, the reduction in weight itself is an increase in the combat effectiveness of the bomber.

Secondly, the Naval Resistance Army got three British fighters equipped with search radars. The radar above is an ASB shipborne radar, which is only a peak power of two kilowatts, and it is also a vacuum tube transmitter with a wavelength of about sixty centimeters.

This airborne radar of the British army can be regarded as the last generation of tube transmitter radar. The principle is that using two Yagi antennas fixed to the aircraft, the pilot determines the direction of the target by comparing the echoes of the two antennas. To put it simply, the echoes from the two antennas are reflected on the oscilloscope. Then the target is in front of the plane.

In World War II, this radar was not advanced, but it was the main equipment of the Allies until four years ago because of its simplicity and ease of use.

Now, the Naval Resistance Force can completely copy this radar. By replacing the vacuum tube with a magnetron, the antenna can also be reduced to about one-sixth of its original volume. Of course, due to the change of the main frequency, the circuit also needs to be redesigned. However, with a reference, it is not difficult to copy.

As for several other key components in radar technology, they are hard to come by on the market. Li Guang is also preparing for cottage production. After all, the British's products from a few years ago, although there are difficulties, but they are not very high.

Things are strange, the Americans are clearly also paying attention to radar technology, but so far. Li Guang has not heard that the US fighters are equipped with radar, and the British are still far ahead in the use of radar. Perhaps the Americans are now fully engaged in the development of anti-sea radar. and anti-aircraft radar. Or artillery sighting radar. In short, the United States is not paying enough attention to airborne radar now.

Li Guang's idea is that I can't be advanced in specific technology, but advanced in concept will make up for technical shortcomings. He set the direction of radar development on early warning aircraft.

Although the exploration distance is short, the small power has the advantage of small power, and it is suitable for loading it on the airplane. For example, TBD torpedo machines.

To put it simply, Li Guang's development direction is not the high-power, high-frequency, and long-range radar of the US military. It's about quantity over quality. If it is around the naval resistance fleet. Deploying more than a dozen sea-to-sea search fighters and anti-air early warning fighters at any time is probably not close to the level of the 21 st century. You can't get close to that level, but you can get close to that concept.

But the idea is beautiful, but the road ahead is long, and it takes step by step effort. Think about the practice of the Americans in later generations, which has always been to use the most advanced weapons for themselves and strictly control the export of high-tech technology. In order to make the Haitang Kingdom truly competitive, the Maritime Resistance Army has strong combat effectiveness, and it must develop its own technology. The idea that it is better to buy than to build, and it is better to rent than to buy is completely inapplicable to the most sophisticated weapons products.

It wasn't until the middle of 42 that the high-tech project of radar was added to the research and development project of Haitangguo, which may be a little late for World War II, but in the long run, it is definitely not too late.

Fourth, the U.S. procurement restrictions on Haitang have now added another item - high-octane gasoline. This gasoline, which was used exclusively for fighter aircraft, was also a high-tech product in this era. Although it is not expensive, it is not produced in every country.

Although Sumoud is already preparing to build an oil refinery, its purpose is only to produce ordinary gasoline as a raw material for napalm. Due to technical and multi-faceted reasons, I am afraid that high-octane gasoline cannot be produced.

High-octane gasoline can be produced in a few countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, and even small Japan cannot make it, while the Soviet Union can only produce a very small part.

What can people who have traveled through it, even in the face of the United States in this era, they feel powerless. In addition to continuing diplomatic efforts, the Navy can only use regular gasoline for training and patrol missions to save on high-octane gasoline consumption.

In war, some materials are not of high value, but they are extremely important. High-octane gasoline is one of them. You must know that like the aircraft carrier Indian Ocean, a fighter plane will consume hundreds of tons of gasoline at a full-deck sortie, which is quite terrifying.

As a last resort, we had to increase investment again and upgrade equipment in the hope of being able to refine high-octane gasoline.

Is this still the model that Li Guang expects? You must know that Li Guang planned to start the construction of basic industries after the war. At that point, when prices are low and transportation costs are low, it is a good time to invest.

The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very backbone. At present, a relatively helpless investment project is: cement. Madagascar doesn't even have a little bit of cement, and without investing in it, all the projects can't be carried out. Very low-end products, which are rarely directly used in the war, but have to be invested.

After boasting that he had known for 70 years, Li Guang could only invest hard at this time. The limited funds cannot be used entirely for the military industry itself, but are forced to invest in upstream or basic industries.

For the sake of investment in basic industries, Li Guang sold all the shares of Oolong Shipyard. Coupled with the reward of the Battle of Midway in the United States, the Haitang Kingdom had an initial capital of 100 million US dollars.

This 100 million US dollars, if put into the world, is already a lot of wealth, even more than the wealth of a small country. But for the Naval Resistance Force, which has a naval fleet and an army air force, it cannot support three years of attrition.

Considering the international politics of the founding of the country, the money of the Haitang State will also be used for immigration. There are not enough immigrants to cope with future international public opinion.

In short, the capital of 100 million US dollars will be handed over to Premier Yuan, and he will not only bear the military expenditure, but also invest in construction, and increase the intensity of immigration. This 100 million capital is the foundation of all the Haitang Kingdom. From the middle of '42, Premier Yuan really began to "run" the country. began to operate the whole Haitang as a super-large-scale enterprise.

With regard to emigration, since the Naval Resistance Army participated in the Battle of Midway at the request of Chairman Chiang, Chairman Chiang agreed to a preferential condition, that all the beggars and exiles from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan would be sent to Kunming and Mianzhu, and then emigrated to Madagascar by air. In the future, this scope will be expanded to the whole country.

This policy is beneficial to Haitang and even more beneficial to Chairman Chiang. The chairman of the committee has done a good business.

In Premier Yuan's business plan, immigration and agriculture will be the most important core items. Excluding the cost of land, the input-output ratio is more than double in absolute terms. For Madagascar, and for the quality of China's current farmers, it is definitely the most suitable project. Migration and agriculture are linked, and the combination of the two can not only create economic benefits for Haitang, but also lay a solid foundation for the future.

On the industrial side, on the contrary, investment is relatively small. Except for a few processing plants supporting the military industrial complex, there are no investment projects. One is that the funds are insufficient, and the other is that the existing projects have drained the human resources of Haitang Kingdom.

On the business side, though. The government began to go all out to support the business groups, not only with large investment loans, but also with the navy to take care of the escort of merchant ships. During the war years, there were many commodities that could make half the profits in international trade.

In this regard, Premier Yuan's policy is very special, he still does not collect taxes. Instead, it adopted the method of investment dividends and profit sharing to obtain income. Although this is more powerful than collecting taxes, in the war years, without the backing of force, there is definitely no way to continue business. Not only did there be no way to do it, but they also had to bear the consequences of the ship's sinking and death.

Under the premise of profitability, the merchant group represented by Su Maode and the government represented by Yuan Ye were noisy, but they could also reach an agreement.

In such a way, after a few years of imperceptible development, the tax system became a smooth chapter. Premier Yuan's move has a lot to do with it, and the formation of tax consciousness among the citizens of Haitang has even directly affected the form of legislation in the future. The national consciousness has gradually taken root in the hearts of the people, and the contract between the people and the state has also taken shape.

As for Premier Yuan's plan for the economic rise, Li Guang is not surprised by the novelty of its form. It's strange that Premier Yuan is obviously not a traverser, how could he easily let go of his identity as a government official and bargain with businessmen.

China's thousands of years of official-oriented thinking is still very deep-rooted, and even in the 21 st century, nothing has changed.

In a certain year and month, Premier Yuan sighed and said, "The pressure of money." (To be continued......)