"Mr. President, Xiangxi came today to ask for something, I hope you can fulfill it, I will do this glass of wine first as a respect." Kong Xiangxi picked up the wine glass and toasted Su Tong with a glass of wine, and then drank it all himself, completely following the etiquette of the subordinates toasting to the superiors.

"Oh, tell me about it!" Su Tong didn't agree to anything immediately, his hand still put on the table and didn't raise the wine glass, and there was a look on his face that seemed to be smiling, which meant that he did not accept the other party's toast.

Everyone at the table looked at each other and sighed helplessly in their hearts, it seems that it is difficult to do this thing today.

Only Kong Xiangxi seemed to have no reaction, and he picked up the wine bottle and poured himself another full glass, with a hint of shrewdness on his chubby round face: "President, since Xiangxi was dismissed from the government, he has devoted himself to the business world, and last year he opened a shipyard in Qingdao in partnership, but he has been suffering from no orders, Xiangxi heard that the order of 500 million British list just passed by Congress today, so Xiangxi hopes that you can share some orders to our shipyard, do you think it's okay?" ”

Some people say that Chinese officialdom always follows the principle of euphemism that the Chinese people have always spoken, and they always speak very tactfully no matter what they say. But this is not absolute, Kong Xiangxi has been in the officialdom for many years, of course, he understands that people of the level of Vice President Jiang and Chief Su speak very directly, and there are no twists and turns. It's okay, it's not good, it's not good, and there is rarely anything half-hidden, because when it comes to their position, they don't need to think about the art or skill of speaking, and their position has almost reached the point of being a master, do you still need to rely on what speaking skills to show the level? The so-called great ingenuity and heavy sword without a blade may be their realm.

Su Tong didn't show anything unusual on his face after hearing this, and asked very directly: "Well, how many orders do you want?" ”

Kong Xiangxifu was stunned at first, and then there was a hint of joy on his face. Su Tong's words are tantamount to agreeing, they can also share this cake.

Kong Xiangxi's eyes hidden behind the lenses flashed with a hint of essence, and he stretched out a finger: "If we can, we want twenty percent of the orders for the thirty destroyers, do you think it's okay?" ”

Su Tong nodded: "Can you complete the project on time with quality and quantity?" ”

"Of course, if you can't play at that time, you can just look for me."

Looking at the fat man Su Tong who was patting Xiong's breast, he nodded silently and agreed. Everyone knew that this had been done, and they were secretly relieved. They were afraid that Su Tong would not give the former president of the Government Council any good face, so they rejected his request, so the husband of Vice President Jiang as the host would be very embarrassed.

Su Tong picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the dish and ate it slowly, and when he slowly swallowed the dish, he looked at Kong Xiangxi and asked slowly, "Mr. Kong, do you know why I agreed to your request?" ”

"This" At first hearing this, Kong Xiangxi and everyone were stunned.

"The reason why I handed over this order is not because you have been the president of the Executive Yuan before, nor because you are a relative of Vice President Jiang." Su Tong put down his chopsticks, picked up a napkin, wiped his mouth, and said leisurely: "The reason why I gave you this order is to make my country's shipbuilding industry to a higher level, you also know that since the Opium War, the weakness of China's industrial base has been the highest in the world, although there has been a greater development in recent years, but the weakness of the heavy industry base is an indisputable fact." Since the 26th anniversary of the Republic of China, China has been in the fields of ships, automobiles,

Up to now, China's steel output is 7 million tons per year, which is only the same as Japan.

The steel output of the Americans is 60.7 million tons, the Germans are 21.4 million tons, the Russians are 8.42 million tons, and the British are 12.3 million tons. Speaking of this, Su Tong sighed softly, as if he was a little lost.

But everyone here does not think so, because before 1935, China's steel output was only 50,000 tons, under the leadership of Su Tong in just seven years rose 140 times, this huge achievement can not be erased, and with the completion of the second phase of the Baotou Iron and Steel Base, the completion and operation of the Panzhihua Iron and Steel Base, China's total steel output in the next five years will be several times there is absolutely no problem, all this is the credit of the young man in front of him, It can be said that this young man, who has just passed his thirtieth birthday and is less than half a year old, has brought a semi-feudal, semi-colonial, and barren country on the fast track of leap and bounds in only six years.

For the great achievements that this young man has made for the country, whether they hate him, love him or hate him, they have to admit the fact that this ancient country is undergoing earth-shaking changes under the leadership of this young man.

After everyone was silent for a while, Su Tong said sincerely: "Mr. Kong, my personal opinion is that your ability to do business is far stronger than your ability to be an official, and I also believe that under your leadership, your shipbuilding company's business will definitely flourish, which is one of the reasons why I agreed to hand over the order for those six destroyers to you." ”

"One of the reasons? That is to say, there is another reason for Luo? Mrs. Jiang on the side saw that the atmosphere in the restaurant was a little depressing, and she was good at mediating the atmosphere, so she hurriedly came out to play a round.

"Hehe, of course, there is the second reason." Su Tong also smiled, turned his head and asked Mrs. Jiang: "Madam, you have lived and studied in the United States for many years, and you must know a lot about the economic strength of the United States." Then I want to ask you a question, how long will it take for the Americans to build a destroyer? ”

Madame Jiang pondered for a while and said slowly: "I don't know much about this, but I estimate that they can launch a destroyer in four months at most. ”

"No, ma'am, you are wrong!" Su Tong shook his head: "What you said is according to their usual degree, if my estimate is right, if the United States moves into a wartime economic system, it only takes them sixteen to twenty days at most to build a destroyer to launch a destroyer." ”

"What? Sixteen days! With a clang, a pair of chopsticks fell to the ground, and the people present could be said to be high-level people in Huaxia, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were well-informed, but they had never heard of Su Tong's sixteen days to build a destroyer. Now when they heard this, their first reaction was to listen to a fairy tale, but when they saw the serious look on Su Tong's face, they could see that Su Tong was serious.

Seeing the skeptical god in everyone's eyes, Su Tong sighed lightly, if he didn't come from the later generations, he wouldn't have known the birth of the famous "Zi" by the wheel in later generations, during World War II in another time and space, the United States Pingzhou had three freighters launched every day, and the fastest record for building a destroyer was only 16 days from laying the keel to launching, and the Americans relied on this degree of productivity to defeat the invincible Germans and the "Day" himself.

"Jianming, is this true?" Vice President Chiang asked with a calm face, if this news stops in the ears of ordinary people, it may just be heard as an interesting thing, but in the ears of Vice President Chiang, the leader of the country, it has a completely different flavor, which means to reassess the potential of the United States as a country.

"Yes!" Su Tong nodded and explained: "Since the beginning of the east, the British government has ordered two hundred merchant ships in the American dockyard to replenish the battle damage and support the merchant fleet. In order to meet the deadline, the U.S. Maritime Commission changed and optimized the design, and they used a new welding method to shorten the construction of the ship from more than 400 days to the current 42 days. And I believe that this degree can be further accelerated if the Americans dig deeper into the potential, which is the latest intelligence that our intelligence services have just provided. Since they can make a freighter in a month, then I believe that they will not be slow to build a warship, and the reason why I am saying so much today is that I hope that Mr. Kong can take advantage of the time to take over this order to train more skilled workers for our country and increase the experience of manufacturing warships, so as to prepare for the future. ”

Kong Xiangxi only felt full of bitterness at this time, it would be good for his company to build a cargo ship in a year, but look at others, the cargo ship can be launched in a month, what a huge gap!

Looking at Kong Xiangxi's wrinkled face, Su Tong suddenly smiled and said to him, "Mr. Kong, don't worry, Americans are not immortals, what they can do, I believe we can do it too." As long as we master the correct method, we will not necessarily be slower than those foreigners in building ships and warships, and I will compile the Americans' experience in building ships and warships into a document and send you a copy, as long as you follow the above methods, I believe you will be able to do the same. ”

When it comes to copycat other people's products and experience, no one knows the ability of the Chinese people better than Su Tong from the later generations of cottage countries, from shoes and hats to aircraft and tanks, the copycat ability of the Chinese people is famous all over the world, and now what Huaxia lacks is nothing more than skilled technicians and experience.

What Su Yan has to do at this time is to train more qualified engineering and technical personnel and operators in China as soon as possible to lay the foundation for the country's manufacturing industry.

As long as he has enough experience and the right method, Su Tong firmly believes that Huaxia will also be able to create miracles.