Chapter 659: Three Stabs in a Row (3)

I don't know if it was because of the disappointment of meeting Hitler, or because he learned that the military intelligence bureau had successfully acted, Yang Qiu did not sell the guanzi at the next cocktail party, and directly reached an order for "agricultural products" worth 1 billion marks (about 250 million US dollars) with the German business community under the guise of purchasing food to relieve the victims. The orders are mainly concentrated in domestic chemical projects with poor technology, and the rest are high-end machinery or various scientific research equipment. And there are not many finished products purchased this time, mainly cooperative projects. Among them, Hanyang invested 70 million marks in China, and signed a contract with the Bavarian Machinery Factory for the joint development of 20,000 tons of molding presses, 30,000 tons of forging and large-scale special steel heat treatment production lines, according to the contract, the two countries will jointly develop and produce a series of advanced equipment required for large aircraft, super-large forgings, etc., and develop a series of advanced equipment required for the development of Chapter 659 after the three stabs (three) after the work, both China and Germany will automatically obtain all intellectual property rights, and each purchase on demand.

This is a breakthrough, which means that as long as China pays a tuition fee, it can borrow German technology to catch up with the world in the overall forging and ultra-large metal parts processing, and make up for the most important shortcomings in the national manufacturing industry. Of course, Germany did not lose money, although the technology let China learn, but the investment of 70 million marks is enough for Germany to equip the equipment needed to manufacture large aircraft, super battleships and other large equipment without a penny, which is also a huge leap for Germany, which is eager to rearm itself.

In addition, Jiangxi Tungsten Ore Group and Germany reached a contract to exchange tungsten concentrate ore for tungsten carbide turning tools and drill bit technology. Because Germany is the world's largest industrial tungsten carbide producer, it monopolizes the world's tungsten carbide production, forcing Britain, the United States, France and other countries to use inferior molybdenum alloys. However, it has no tungsten ore resources, and China is the most abundant country in tungsten ore, and after China promised that it would not export tungsten carbide turning tools and drill bits within the validity period of the technology patent, Krupp Company finally agreed to the deal.

However, the most important coal liquefaction technology, Farben has always been reluctant to let go. Huachen Petroleum Company once stabbed three times in Chapter 659 (three) and quoted a sky-high price of 20 million US dollars to buy patents, but it still failed to impress the other country, which shows that Germany has regarded this technology as a strategic technology. This made Yang Qiu a little regretful, and also made Leng Jie and others who accompanied him realize the importance of this technology, and later Longmeng organized hundreds of domestic chemists to spend 12 years to finally break through the technology, becoming the second country in the world to master coal liquefaction technology.

In the final trade compensation, Hindenburg promised that Germany would learn from the United States to open preferential tariffs on tea and raw silk and other agricultural products to China, and that it would also hit British-controlled tea farmers in India and Ceylon, and finally promised to purchase 5 million barrels of petroleum products from the Gulf Oil Company every year.

Compared with the large purchases in the United States, 1 billion marks is less than a fraction, but it is rare for Germany, which is suffering in the crisis, to know that in the past ten years, the total trade volume between China and Germany is only 530 million marks. Therefore, Hindenburg presented Yang Qiu with a German Max Medal that had been treasured for many years on the spot, not only as a gift, but also as a tribute to the Wehrmacht of China, which had defeated him head-on for the first time.

In the next few days, Yang Qiu visited the Ruhr, Bavaria and other industrial centers and German industrial centers such as the Farben laboratory, and when he boarded the train to Belgium, Hitler finally completed all the purchases and carried the scientific experiment equipment worth 2.3 million US dollars onto a Chinese freighter.

After a five-day stay in Belgium, Yang Qiu arrived in France to continue his European journey. Compared with the United States and Germany, France's attitude towards China is more contradictory, hoping to win over China and help French companies open up their markets to tide over the economic crisis, but also because the French East Indies have always been jealous of China. But in the end, they fell under the glittering golden check, gritted their teeth and opened up part of the technology.

Many people think that Germany had the best metallurgical technology before World War II, but in fact, French metallurgical technology is better than Germany in some aspects, especially in electric arc furnaces, self-tightening of body tubes, and heat-resistant alloy research. Although they didn't get the best, French companies, including Schneider, still came up with a lot of good things, including the large-scale electric arc furnace and a full set of titanium sponge production technology that Yang Qiu wanted the most. In addition to industry and technology, the Chinese and French navies signed the Sino-French Naval Agreement for the first time. According to the agreement, the Chinese Navy will purchase more than 10 kinds of new equipment and all technologies from France, including torpedoes and underwater microphones, and will also join the French Navy's 1930 destroyer program to purchase six French Utopian-class super destroyers (named Taishan class in China).

Yang Qiu didn't know much about the navy, only knew that the Fantasy-class destroyer was one of the top destroyers in World War II, with advanced power and speed, which was very suitable for torpedo tactics, and if it could be equipped with radar, it would be a headache for the enemy. Although there was a full set of technology in the data machine, he felt that it was better for the navy to learn it by himself, so he had this purchase.

However, the Taishan class is not a pure imitation, but has been greatly modified according to the domestic system, using the same hull, power, microphone and electronic equipment, but there are big differences in armament. It uses 3 twin L56/120 mm high-level dual-purpose naval guns, 2 quadruple 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, and 4 twin 25 mm anti-aircraft guns. Two sets of 600 mm triple torpedo tubes, 50 mines or anti-submarine depth bombs will also be installed upon return. According to the plan, the first two ships will be built in Marseille, France, and the last four will be built by China according to the drawings.

The French Navy has always attached great importance to destroyers, so it is extremely disgusted with the restrictions on destroyers in the London Naval Treaty, but after the Utopian-class project was established, because of the high cost of capital progress, the purchase of 6 ships by the Chinese Navy has reduced the cost a lot, plus the cost of technical patents can even build a few more. Seeing that the destroyers could be sold at such a good price, France originally wanted to sell cruisers, but after the Wuhan class and the Yangtze River class were put into service one after another, the navy was no longer interested in European and American cruisers.

Finally, in order to raise funds to tide over the crisis, France also sold the Guisha iron ore mining rights in French East India (Vietnam) and two phosphate mines in French Polynesia to China at a price of 5 million and 3 million US dollars respectively, especially the latter contract, which made Gu Weijun and others very happy, which means that Chinese businessmen finally have the opportunity to enter the South Pacific.

When they arrived in Marseille, they found that they had lost nearly $5 billion in this circle, not only using up all the more than 3 billion earned by Pei Zuyi, but also pasting more than 1 billion into it. But no one thinks it's a waste, the whole ship of machinery and equipment to be transported back, the strategic value of cooperative research, and hundreds of technologies! After a few years, all these things will be digested and absorbed, and the country's strength will take another step forward! What's more, 2 billion of them are loans in kind for Najd, and after the Saudi family officially establishes the state and fulfills the contract, the interest and cheap oil alone will far exceed the value of this purchase.

According to Pei Zuyi's calculations, if the pre-crisis commodity prices are followed, the total amount of this purchase has actually reached 10 billion US dollars! To put it more simply, Yang Qiu didn't have a penny, and he got the industrial scale of half of the current "China" country, and it will be even stronger in terms of technology!

Therefore, when Yang Qiu landed on the deck of the battleship Beijing under the farewell of the Marseillaise, everyone in the delegation high-fived each other happily to celebrate the victory. With a few flutes, the light cruiser Changjiang was the first to sail out of the harbor, and then the Beijing also stretched its waist and slowly melted into the blue Mediterranean.

The heavy cruiser Changsha, which had already departed from Germany half a month ago, will make a round-the-world voyage around the Cape of Good Hope with the supply ships arriving from China. The sailors are also scheduled to land in Antarctica and conduct some simple scientific experiments. This is also a routine ocean-going training subject formulated by the Navy at the suggestion of young officers such as Bingwen, so that every ocean-going warship must undergo similar training to train the capabilities of sailors and officers.

Compared with the turbulence of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea is much less stormy, and the huge battleship Beijing moves on it, as smooth as a truck on the ground. When the horizon gradually faded away, Gu Weijun, who got on the boat first, came over: "It's a telegram from the president." He said that the envoy of the Saudi family had arrived in Beijing and informed that he would prepare to announce the establishment of the state on January 1 next year. The United States has also assured them that it will immediately declare its support for the establishment of the country. ”

"It's fast." Yang Qiu smiled slightly: "It seems that this old guy Ibn Saud finally can't sit still." ”

"Don't be in a hurry. Hoover finally relented, and if he didn't be active, he wouldn't have a chance if he missed it. Gu Weijun was also very happy. Because with the support of the United States, the pressure on Saudi Arabia to establish a state will be much less, and perhaps Germany and Italy will immediately admit to giving Britain eye medicine, so that China can justifiably enter the Persian Gulf region in the name of the oil companies of the Arab countries. Coupled with the Gulf Oil Company, which has developed into Persia, the first step to go abroad is just around the corner!

However, Yang Qiu still didn't dare to be too careless, and asked, "What is the movement of the British side?" ”

"Most of the UK's attention has been drawn away by Chandra and the US Treasury bonds, and there is no move to put pressure on Najd for the time being." "President! President! Great joy, great joy! Gu Weijun was about to introduce the situation in the Persian Gulf region, but was interrupted by a shout in the middle of speaking. Turning his head to look, Bei Zuyi and Gu Yuwen and several others rushed over like crazy, and their strange behavior made the sailors stop and watch.

But they were already unaware of it, and rushed to the front with shouts: "President! I have just received a telegram from England from General Jiang Zuobin and General Chen Shaokuan. Three hours ago, the U.S. Congress passed the Treasury Bond Conversion Act, and President Hoover has signed a presidential decree to formally establish a Treasury Bond Management Committee to oversee the use of the converted currency. Affected by this news, the pound in the London market depreciated by five percent in half an hour! ”。!!!