Chapter 835: Jointed Mustache
The Messerschmitt prototype failed to develop, and it could not get an order from the army, and it was on the verge of bankruptcy. Giving up his beloved career is a big blow to any genius. When he heard that there was still a way to live, he immediately became very excited, and walked in front of Zhang Zuoxiang and them in three steps and two steps.
"This ...... Two ......"
Randall laughed, "They are distinguished guests from China, and they are interested in acquiring your company. ”
"Don't be busy!" Zhang Xueliang waved his hand: "You are Mr. Messerschmidt, I want to see your works first, and then discuss cooperation." ”
Zhang Xueliang also knows the Air Force quite well, and he still has some doubts about the guy in front of him. Messerschmitt was also a little unhappy when he heard this, he was also a celebrity in the field of German aviation, and he was doubted by others about his ability, so Messerschmitt also said: "I also want to hear what conditions you can offer?" ”
Zhang Xueliang smiled slightly: "China now mainly has two major aircraft design centers in Fengtian and Wuhan, and Mr. Ba Yuzao and Mr. Wang Zhu, who are in charge, can get about 8 million scientific research funds every year, and the military purchases about 500 aircraft every year, and there are more than 3,000 civilian orders, what do you think of the scale of this market?" ”
Hearing these figures, not only Messerschmidt, but even Randall gasped, the aircraft purchased by the Chinese side in a year has exceeded the total number of aircraft of the German team, and this difference is simply unreasonable!
After listening to the translator's words at this time, Zhang Zuoxiang also said rarely: "Mr. Messerschmidt, China has a vast aviation market, and at the same time needs all kinds of talents, as long as you have the ability, I can make the decision to build an aviation design bureau in Chengdu." All kinds of conditions will be much more than they are now. ”
For a true genius, a stage to display his talents is far more exciting than how much he earns, so Messerschmidt immediately put all the unhappiness aside. Hurriedly took out his design drawings as quickly as possible, handed them over to Zhang Xueliang, and took them to the workshop to see two prototypes.
Zhang Xueliang is an expert in playing with airplanes, and when he saw Messerschmidt's design, he was immediately surprised. Measure the performance of the aircraft. One of the easiest ways is to see if the aircraft is beautiful or not, and often the more comfortable the aircraft, the more it conforms to the aerodynamic characteristics and the stronger the combat effectiveness.
Messerschmidt's aircraft is atmospheric at first glance. In particular, quite a few new designs have been introduced, such as retractable landing gear, openable canopy, automatic flaps, lower wings, and so on.
Just judge intuitively. This aircraft has quite outstanding performance. Zhang Xueliang looked at it for a while. I couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Messerschmidt, your plane is quite good, but I would like to take the liberty of asking, why did it fail during the test flight, what went wrong?" ”
Messerschmitt was also a little embarrassed, but he couldn't help but answer: "It was when I landed." The landing gear broke. ”
Zhang Xueliang nodded: "It's similar to what I thought, this kind of structure has also been designed by Chief Engineer Wang, but there are also problems because the landing gear is too small and too narrow." ”
"What?" Messerschmitt was taken aback. Hurriedly asked: "My design is original, how can China have it?" ”
Zhang Xueliang immediately laughed: "Mr. Messerschmidt, you underestimate China's aviation industry too much, how many air battles our fighters have fought, how rich experience they have, some things will come naturally as long as the data is accumulated." To be honest, you have a genius design, but you still lack the integration with the battlefield, and I believe that you will get more after you move the factory to China. ”
"Okay, anyway, I'm bankrupt now, and I'm going to China." Messerschmidt is also very competitive, and if he wants to see it in China, he may have better luck.
At this time, Randall also said: "Willy, I think it is a good choice for you to go to China now, but I want to remind you that as a German, once our army is regrouped, I want you to return to Germany to serve." ”
"No problem, I'll do it, maybe I'll come back with a better design!"
During the negotiation, Zhang Xueliang contributed $200,000 to help Messerschmidt move, and as for the rest of the funds, he would negotiate after arriving in China. Just as Messerschmidt was moving, another well-known figure in the field of aviation, Kurt Tanck, also came to him.
He was also one of the top German designers in World War II, developing the FW190 fighter equipped with an air-cooled engine, and became the master of German air warfare in the later period. At the same time, he also developed an early jet fighter, which is definitely a great man in the field of aviation!
However, at this time, Kurt Tank had just lost his job, and when he heard that China was recruiting talents, he also recommended himself and came over, and after some conversation, Zhang Xueliang found that this guy's level was not below Messerschmidt. If they go to China, the two of them will definitely be able to pull up two design bureaus.
Therefore, Zhang Xueliang was also unceremonious, all promised the best conditions, and then all ran away. After getting the two great people in the aviation field, they turned their attention to Farben.
This company is the largest company in the German chemical industry! Farben has three main companies, namely Akfa AG, BASF AG and Bayer AG. Take out any of them, and they are all the top companies in the world.
Before World War I, more than ninety percent of the world's chemical dyes were produced by Farben, and they were the first to break through the synthetic ammonia technology and coal-to-oil technology.
During World War II, Farben produced synthetic fuels and rubber in large quantities, allowing Germany to break through its resource bottleneck. In addition, 100% of the German army's methanol and lubricating oil, 80% of explosives, 70% of black powder and 35% of sulfuric acid were also produced by Farben, and considerable achievements were also made in the research of poison gases. The Allies even said that if the United States had Farben, there would be no Hitler's war.
For such a strong company, it was naturally included in the scope of Chinese cooperation early, and it was unrealistic to want to buy it completely, so the Chinese side decided to invest in cooperation with Farben and let them build a joint venture factory in China.
Being able to open up the Chinese market and obtain the support of Chinese raw materials is also a good way for Farben to get out of the predicament. As a military-industrial giant, Germany's military is severely restricted, and Farben has earned less than 40 million marks in 29 years. Compared with DuPont in the United States at the same time, it is dozens of times worse.
Therefore, China's millions of troops and huge demand have a fatal attraction for Farben. Of course, this is also a good thing for China, and Farben has chemical dye technology, which is exactly what China's fast-growing textile industry desperately needs.
They have a large number of core patents in the fields of explosives, poison gas, coal chemical industry, petrochemical industry, medicine, materials, etc., all of which are urgently needed by China, so the two sides negotiated very harmoniously, and under the condition that each takes what it needs, China injected 30 million US dollars and occupied 20% of the company's shares. Later, the company set up a subsidiary in Shanghai to open up the Chinese market.
The Chinese side has taken a completely different attitude towards the United States and Germany, the United States still has the strength to spare, and those big companies simply cannot swallow it, so they can only poach it. On the one hand, it is very difficult for the Germans, and on the other hand, China and Germany have cooperated for ten years, and both sides have a tacit understanding.
The top German political leaders also knew that it was of great significance to preserve Germany's military industry by placing the factory in China and moving it back if Germany needed it, so they all adopted a tacit attitude. After all, it is better for talents to go to China than to go to the United States, or even to Russia.
It was this acquiescence that led Zhang Zuoxiang and Zhang Xueliang to speed up the pace of action, and after taking Farben, they negotiated cooperation agreements with the two major military giants, Rheinmetall and Krupp, to introduce artillery technology and Krupp armor technology, and in return, China provided tank technology.
At this time, the German army had already noticed the importance of tanks, but due to the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, the German armored troops had to be like children, carrying paper shells as tanks for training. Relying on this kind of joke, the most powerful steel army in the world was sharpened, and the rigor and horror of Germany can be seen.
China has mature experience in tanks and can fully share technology with Germany. In addition, Zhang Zuoxiang cooperated with Mercedes-Benz to buy 800 Mercedes-Benz freight trucks, of which 400 were to be assembled in China, in other words, to move the production line to China, and the Germans generously agreed, after all, this can solve the employment problem of hundreds of people, and there are huge profits.
During this time in Germany, it can be said that it was smooth sailing, almost everything China wanted was obtained, and Zhang Zuoxiang was also very excited, so he sent a telegram to Zhang Tinglan and proudly showed off.
But proud of himself, Zhang Zuoxiang didn't dare to slack off at all, he had already scattered more than 300 million, and more than half of the funds had not been spent, so he rushed to Munich non-stop.
This is the headquarters of Siemens, and Zhang Zuoxiang is going to talk about cooperation with Siemens to develop oil. At present, China has three important oil-producing regions, one is Central Asia, one is Borneo, and the other is Iran, all of which are rich in oil resources, and Germany happens to be a resource-poor country.
But just after Zhang Zuoxiang arrived in Munich, he suddenly received a business card, which was sent by Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, and he wanted to meet Zhang Zuoxiang.
"Uncle Lao, this Nazi Party is a newly emerging force in Germany, but their ideas are too extreme, and I am not very optimistic about them."
"Nope." Zhang Zuoxiang waved his hand: "Han Qing, when Humble Yan came, he specially explained that this Hitler was a very important person, and you must know the vision of Humble Yan." Let's go pay a visit, maybe this guy will be of great help in the future! (To be continued......)
ps:The numbers in the previous chapter are wrong.,But it doesn't affect the look.,Forgive me.,The small one is a little illiterate......