Chapter 2: War and Politics
This time the parade was undoubtedly a success. The specific manifestation is that in the following days, Ren Qiu's people will be settled. The direct benefit is that in the next negotiations with the American business delegation, Xuebingjun completely grasped the initiative, so that Ouyang Yun did not come forward, and Jiang Shuren and Chen Shichang handled everything. In line with the relationship of mutually beneficial cooperation, the delegation signed several agreements on the establishment of factories in the United States and in the United States, as well as in the enterprises under Renqiu, Dongtai and Xuebingjun. Privately, led by George George, the consul general of the U.S. Consulate in Tianjin, Ouyang Yun and Ge Laiming signed a military cooperation agreement. In the initial version of the agreement, the Cadet Army would sell the intellectual property rights of the "Weiqing-style" assault rifle to the United States for five years, and the off-road vehicles produced at the joint venture with Ford in the United States would be supplied to the U.S. military on a priority basis. In return, the United States provides a standard laboratory for aircraft research and development for the Cadet Army. In addition, 500 qualified pilots were trained for the cadet army in five years.
When Greming got the agreement from George, he began to feel puzzled. He is very clear about the military strength of the cadet army and even the national army, and there are no planes in the hands of the cadet army, so he feels very strange about the condition that the cadet army asks the US side to help him train pilots -- you don't have planes, what's the use of having pilots?!
In fact, Ge Lai Ming is not the only one who has such thoughts. When the Cadets were fortunate enough to see this initial agreement, they all had controversial questions in their minds. Of course, the reason why Ouyang Yun insisted on doing this was that there were indecent intentions for outsiders.
At his request, the scope of Fox Hitomi's activities is now not limited to Asia. In the United States, Fox Pupil also has a small group formation. And it was this intelligence team that had just been formed, and sent back an extremely valuable piece of information when Ge Lai Ming and the others were about to leave. Although US President Johnson intends to establish a cooperative relationship with the Cadet Army, he is quite reserved. Among them, there is such a restriction on cooperation, and it is forbidden to sell large weapons, especially high-tech weapons and technical skills, to the cadet army.
Because of the experience of that time and space, Ouyang Yun understood why Americans would do this. Whether it was World War I or World War II, whether it was overt business or military agreements between the recipients and the vanquished, the Americans played more of the role of businessmen. For the time being, although the US Government has repeatedly condemned Japan at the request of the Nanking Government, business is still going on and the private agreements between the two sides are still being signed.
For a realist country like the United States, if you want to gain respect, you have to show a certain amount of strength.
In the initial agreement, Xuebingjun did not make any excessive requests, therefore, Ge Lai Ming felt at a loss, and before Jade officially signed the agreement, he couldn't help but ask Ouyang Yun: "General, are you sure that this agreement is complete?" ”
Seeing him ask like this, Ouyang Yun was happy in his heart, and said to Bai Tassel with a smile on his face: "You tell him that it is complete." Although we do not have aircraft now, in the near future, we will definitely have our own aircraft factory and aircraft. Moreover, I am confident that the aircraft we have developed will not be worse than that of any other country. ”
Gu Lianyun has been out for more than half a year, and he doesn't know much about the current situation of the Xuebing Army, seeing that he is full of confidence, he feels obliged to remind him, so he whispered to him first: "Ouyang, the plane is not a car, do you really want to say that?" ”
He smiled and nodded.
Gu Lianyun looked at him suspiciously, and then translated it as it was.
As Ouyang Yun expected, Ge Laiming's eyes immediately widened when he heard this. If anyone else said this, the proud Americans would definitely scoff at it, but after seeing the unique tanks of the Cadet Army and the automobile manufacturing process that is definitely at the forefront of the world, Grayming's heart was shocked. At this time, Chen Shichang, another protagonist who participated in this performance, appeared on the stage. He behaved like a vain young man, and said to Ge Lai Ming urgently in a native English: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, it seems that you are very suspicious of the strength of our cadet army, or how about I take you to visit our research and development institute?" Although our aircraft has not yet been finalized, the model aircraft has already been built. ”
Ge Laiming's heart moved when he heard his words, and then, without a trace, he exchanged glances with someone in the delegation and said, "Since that's the case, then let's go and visit first." Turning his gaze to Ouyang Yun, he asked tentatively, "General, is it okay?" ”
Ouyang Yun reluctantly agreed.
So, more than an hour later, Ge Laiming and other limited members of the delegation entered the aircraft research and development laboratory of the Xuebing Research and Development Institute after many rigorous tests, and saw a familiar fighter there.
Why do you say that it is familiar, because this plane looks like a copycat of the B-29 Super Flying Fortress. Of course, at this time, the Americans had just had the idea of developing such a long-range strategic bomber. Both Boeing and United Aircraft are just beginning to work on them. And because the B-29 is derived from the B-17, it has a lot of similarities with the B-17 in appearance. And as Ge Laiming, who has a certain status in the US military, especially the deeply hidden figure behind him, it is naturally impossible that he has not seen B-17.
And what surprised them was still to come, that is, the engine named "Wanhu". Historically, the biggest problem encountered in the development of the B-29 was its engine system. Therefore, after seeing the powerful power of the "Great Wall" turbofan engine developed by the Cadet Research and Development Institute, the proud Americans were completely impressed.
The next thing was much easier; when the Americans demanded that they must consult China on the content of the agreement, Ouyang Yun appropriately proposed to add a condition for cooperation, that is, to share information on aircraft development with the US military and to cooperate with Boeing in the development of a new generation of fighters. After studying for three days and three nights, the Americans gave the answer he wanted as he wished-the Americans not only accepted all the conditions put forward by the new agreement in full, but also proposed to share information on the development of tanks and armored vehicles.
At this point, Ouyang Yun's intention to squeeze into the U.S. military industry by relying on a little plagiarized things was finally achieved. This also means that his air force dream is no longer just a dream - China's air force is about to fly.