After more than half a month of discussions, the military industrial enterprises and the representatives of the six countries finally finalized the amount of arms sales, of which Siam is the largest, China will provide 75 million yuan of naval, land and air force equipment within five years, and at the same time, the Siamese government will contribute 8 million yuan to participate in China's light aircraft carrier Jihua.

Of course, the Siamese people would not be able to come up with so much money at once, so the Industrial and Commercial Bank and the Mukden Development Bank jointly provided a loan, which was repaid in ten years with the income from customs duties as a guarantee.

Although Siam is not very rich, it has ample grain exports, and there are also large tin mines, so there is no problem in paying off its debts.

In addition, the Chinese government is very generous, not only selling weapons to Siam, but also helping to build factories and training Jishu personnel. Song Kan calculated an account for the King of Siam, as long as these Chinese equipment are in place, within five years, Siam will have a certain military production capacity.

Moreover, these factories can also drive a large number of jobs, and can also alleviate Siam's social problems, no matter how they are counted, they are all profitable, and they don't want to get such favorable conditions for cooperating with Westerners, so Siam also gritted his teeth and signed this agreement.

According to military estimates, this agreement can bring China about 50 million net profits, almost to build an aircraft carrier, and also to drive tens of thousands of jobs. Arms sales are indeed the most lucrative thing, and these people in charge of the arsenal have red eyes one by one.

After Siam, another major purchasing giant was Iran, and the Pahlavi shah, in order to consolidate his power, also began to vigorously develop the military, and his procurement focus was mainly on army equipment.

In one go, he bought 300 Type 16 light tanks nicknamed "Tanuki", which is a light tank that has just been finalized and mass-produced in China, weighing 15 tons, equipped with a 47-mm main gun and using a six-cylinder diesel engine. The maximum off-road speed reached 30 kilometers per hour.

China's positioning in developing this tank is very clear, first of all, as an assistant to match the height of the Snow Leopard tank, to ensure sufficient quantities, and in places such as Siberia and Central Asia, to fight a decisive battle with the Russians.

Therefore, the Type 16 must have the ability to fight in cold climates, and the other point is to adapt to high-altitude areas. With the basic stability of the northern frontier, the southwest and other places are becoming more and more prominent, especially the southern Tibetan region, and China will absolutely not let it go.

Fight in the alpine zone. Tanks that were too heavy and too large were difficult to adapt, so the Type 16 became the first choice. Before the final finalization of the 16 type, it was in Qinghai, Yungui. Experiments were carried out in Kawabe and other places, and the performance was very satisfactory to the military.

Iran is a plateau-dominated country. Tanuki also meets their needs perfectly. In order to be able to smoothly accept this batch of tanks. Pahlavi also sent 100 young officers to China for training.

This is also unprecedented in history, you must know that as the former Persian Empire, the Iranians are also quite arrogant and can see in their eyes. And only the Western powers. Being able to send officers to China now is also a recognition of China's successive victories over the years.

In addition to tanks, the Iranians procured a number of self-propelled guns, towed artillery. As well as 50 warplanes, a small number of patrol boats. The total price is also more than 30 million, and Iran can't come up with so much money for a while, so it can only pay in installments. Zhang Tinglan was very generous and exempted Iran from interest.

In return, however, Mr. Zhang demanded the right to explore oil on 5,000 hectares of land near Ahvaz. Iran's oil and gas reserves are the second largest in Shijie, and the abundance of reserves is simply mouth-watering. Iran's oil and gas resources are mainly concentrated in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, and Ahvaz is one of the main producing areas.

In fact, since 1908, the British first found oil in Iran and developed it. However, oil development in this era did not bring prosperity to Iran. The reason is simple, the oil development companies are not owned by Iran, they only pay a small fee for the enclosure, and the oil produced is taxed by the country, and the Iranians get nothing.

This is also the reason why after World War II, major oil-producing countries have nationalized their oil resources. Of course, China will not be as poor as Westerners, and in line with the principle that everyone earns money, Zhang Tinglan has promised that if oil is found, he is willing to give 20% of the profits to Iran, but the premise is that these profits must be used to purchase Chinese weapons and goods.

After Pahlavi got the news, he agreed without hesitation, which is tantamount to pie in the sky, wouldn't it be a stupid hat if he didn't agree.

And in this matter, it has also deepened the gap between Pahlavi and the West, everything is not more than not knowing a comparison, the Chinese pay attention to the rich everyone earns, while the Westerners are the maximization of interests, so they will only eat dry and wipe clean, leaving nothing.

Therefore, Pahlavi's determination to introduce Chinese shili and balance the West has been strengthened. In the transaction with Iran, China not only got tens of millions of profits, but also successfully touched the oil treasure trove, which can be described as an astonishing harvest.

The other four countries did not have as much money as theirs, Abyssinia and Egypt were poor countries, don't look at Egypt guarding the Suez Canal, but the canal was controlled by the British company, and they could not collect a dime of tolls.

These two countries also went to China because Western arms are too expensive for them to procure. However, the Chinese side showed great enthusiasm for them, and the officials who received them talked about friendship and brought up the example of Zheng He's trip to the West, which shows how deep the exchanges between the two sides are.

After some negotiations, China enthusiastically provided a large number of cheap second-hand arms, the most important of which was the Shuilianzhu rifle, which had made great contributions to the rise of the Feng army, and was once again sent to the hands of these two African countries.

In addition, the Chinese side also provided a large number of old-fashioned mountain artillery guns and sent 20 reconnaissance planes each. After receiving these things, the representatives of the two countries were all overjoyed and hurriedly returned home to report. Chinese have enough friends, have the grace of the heavenly kingdom, and will come more in the future!

"To put it mildly, Egypt and Abyssinia only gave a total of 3 million, or installments, which is simply half sold and half given, which is not like your style." Jiang Baili said with a smile.

"It's nothing, make friends, it's better to be generous."

Yang Yuting shook his head on the side: "Humble words, Shengmi Endou Mi hate, it is difficult to be a good person these days, you are too good to others, but these people don't know how to cherish it." If you give less in the future, it will be a sin, and once this evil example is opened, I am afraid it is not a good thing. ”

Zhang Tinglan also nodded, it is true that there are many such lessons in later generations, and there are a lot of white-eyed wolves. However, Zhang Tinglan also smiled: "What Lin Ge said is right, I accept criticism with an open mind, but I will not change it." ”

"Our biggest enemy now is the international order established by the West, and only by breaking this pattern will we have a chance to show our strength. Send them some weapons, and when it's our turn to be bitten, the British have already tasted it. ”

Yang Yuting is also hahadaxiao: "Humble words This is a typical disgusting person who doesn't pay for his life, but it's nothing to give a little, it's so far away, and it's two small countries, so there is no challenge for us." It's just that Chile and Argentina are in more trouble, especially when Chile invited us to participate in the bidding for warships, and to be honest, my confidence is really not great. ”

Jiang Baili also said: "Our biggest problem is that we have no experience in building battleships, and the only battleship is still captured from the Japanese. ”

"I don't see it that way." Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "There is absolutely no problem in building battleships in China, we have studied the structure of the battleships Baden, Mackensen, and Kirishima, and got a large number of battleship drawings and jishu workers from Germany, but it is really not possible, we can also secretly invite German experts to participate, you must know that they have not given up the pursuit of the navy." Therefore, there is absolutely no problem with our ship-building ability, and we will definitely be able to come up with battleships. ”

"I also believe that there is no problem, but how do you convince Chile?"

Zhang Tinglan also scratched his head for a while, it is true that China has no experience in construction, and the cost of a battleship is tens of millions, and it will take decades to use it, and no one dares to rashly hand over such an important thing to a novice.

Zhang Tinglan thought for a while, and then said: "No matter what, we have to grab it, military exports are the fattest thing, selling a ship, is worth how much ore we export, how many pig bristles!" And after having an overseas market, our shipbuilders will only become more and more skilled, jishu will become more and more mature, and use other people's money to nourish our military-industrial system, and the benefits are too many. Therefore, no matter what the cost, we have to win this order. As for whether the Chileans believe it or not, it's up to us! ”

Zhang Tinglan's attitude is very firm, and opening the South American market is to burn a fire in the backyard of the United States. There is no doubt that the biggest enemy restricting the return of China's king is the United States, and being able to dig into the corners of the United States is what Zhang Tinglan is most willing to do.

Chile's naval tender was put in place half a year later, in 1929, and China still had plenty of time to prepare. For this reason, Zhang Tinglan went to the Dalian shipyard and personally inspected and discussed Jihua with Wu Yulin and others.

"President, I have observed, Chile wants to pull us in, it is nothing more than to suppress the price of the West. They don't really want to buy Chinese warships. ”

"I know, but we have to fight, even if we lose, it is to advertise our defense industry, on shijie, in addition to the Western powers, the eastern shijie can also produce the most advanced weapons."

Wu Yulin said with a smile: "The president hit the nail on the head, and the so-called people fight for a breath of Buddha to receive a pillar of incense." We are not without a chance of winning, although we do not have the ability to build battleships, but our completely self-built large warships are about to be launched! ”

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he immediately showed joy: "You mean that those two aircraft carriers are about to be completed?" ”

"That's right!" Wu Yulin said brightly: "Not only two aircraft carriers, but also two heavy cruisers have been completed during this time, and there are also a number of small and medium-sized warships, and the shipyard is working hard for the three aircraft carrier battle groups!" (To be continued......)