readx;? Wang Haitao came to the two and said in fluent German: "Good morning, gentlemen! I take the liberty of excuse me, I heard the two gentlemen mention Director Alfred, is it Director Alfred of Krupp Company?" The two looked at Wang Haitao, and the person who was about to leave said: "Naturally, it is Alfred and Director Krupp of our Krupp Company. pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info8 ┡ ΔΩΩ1 ┡ in Δ net I don't know that Mr. is ---?"

Wang Haitao said with a smile: "My surname is Wang, I am Chinese, a few years ago when I went to the headquarters of Krupp in Germany, I had the honor to meet Director Alfred, and here I heard the two gentlemen fade him, so I took the liberty to come and disturb him, which was rude." After speaking, Wang Haitao bent slightly over the two.

The questioner suddenly said in surprise: "Are you the Chinese colonel Wang who designed new weapons and tanks for our company?" Wang Haitao was stunned for a moment and replied: "What? sir, do you know me?" The man laughed: " Great, I came to China this time for a purpose to find you, for which I stayed in Guangzhou for a week, but the manager of the Krupp firm Hans could not find you, but I heard from your subordinates that you were fighting with the Japanese, but I did not expect to see you here in Shanghai when I was about to return to China, thank God!"

After the man finished speaking, the man who didn't speak said: "Great, it's really my honor to meet Mr. Wang, I am the manager of this Lihe foreign company, my name is Wren, Donald, Mr. Wang can call me Wren." Let's go to my office and talk about it. Several people came to Wren's office, and after Wang Haitao asked the two soldiers to wait outside the door, he followed Wren into the office.

After the three of them sat down, the unknown German said: "Mr. Wang, I am the deputy general manager of the technical department of Krupp, my name is Paul, Henke, I came to China this time, I was entrusted by the general manager of our technical department, and I wanted to find Mr. Wang to solve several problems on the new Tiger tank for us." According to Mr. Wang's design drawings last time, we have developed and produced 10 prototype vehicles, among which there is no problem with the power of the 88 mm long-barreled tank gun, the problem lies in the excessive weight and insufficient power, and the fuel consumption is too large. ”

When he said this, Wang Haitao said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Paul, let me interrupt, what is the dead weight of this tank? What is the engine power? Is there any drawing?" Paul replied: "Mr. Wang, our new Tiger tank weighs 56 tons, and the engine is a Maybach 12-cylinder gasoline engine, and the power is 650 horsepower. On the road, it is 38 kilometers per hour, and a tank of fuel can travel 116 kilometers. The drawings are in the safe of the freighter. ”

As soon as Wang Haitao heard it, he understood that this Tiger tank was almost the same as the Tiger tank in history, with advantages but also many disadvantages. If it is possible, Wang Haitao would like to take out a heavy tank of his own to give to the Krupp company, and I believe that it will be able to get a good price. It's a pity that all the tanks are in Jing County, and there are no ones on hand.

In response to Paul's question, Wang Haitao thought for a while and said: "Mr. Paul, in my design, the weight of this tank should be controlled within 40 tons, the thickness of the armor steel front should be 100 mm, and the armor can be hung for wartime use. The frontal armor should have an angle of inclination, while the turret should be streamlined for ballistic purposes. In addition, the motivation is best to use a high-power diesel engine. Only in this way can we solve the problem at its root. ”

In the end, Paul and Wang Haitao agreed to meet here again tomorrow morning, and Paul would bring the drawings of the Tiger tank, and then Wang Haitao would comment on it. After the two finished talking, Ren asked: "Mr. Wang, you have something to do with our Lihe Foreign Bank today, if you need my help, Brother Wang, just say that our Lihe Foreign Bank will definitely do our best to help." ”

Wang Haitao said: "It's such a manager Rennes, I am now in urgent need of a batch of high-quality steel, steel pipes, as well as chemical raw materials and various machinery and equipment. Manager Ren said: "Mr. Wang, there are some stocks in the warehouse of our Lihe Foreign Bank, which are not too large, and I will accompany Mr. Wang to the warehouse later, as long as Mr. Wang needs it, we will give Mr. Wang the best price." ”

Wang Haitao was about to thank Manager Rennes, when there was a knock on the door of the office, and after Rennes let him in, a staff member came in and said to Rennes: "Manager Rennes, Mr. Yamamoto, the manager of Sumitomo Club in Japan, wants to see you." Wren nodded and said, "You take him to the VIP room, and I'll go over right away." ”

After the staff left, Wren said to Wang Haitao: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, I have something to leave, you just wait here, and I will accompany you to the warehouse when I come back soon." Wang Haitao replied, "It's okay, Manager Rennes." I'll just wait for you here. After Wren left in a hurry, Wang Haitao and Paul chatted about Krupp.

Half an hour later, Wren returned to the office with a somewhat ugly face. After coming in, Wren said to Paul: "Paul, you may have to stay in Shanghai for a few more days, and the manager of Sumitomo Kaisha came to tell me today that they are unable to pay the rest of the cargo with cash for the time being, saying that both the club and the Imperial Bank are in trouble. I gave them three days to raise cash, and you can't leave in three days. ”

Paul replied, "It's nothing, I just met Mr. Wang, and I can ask Mr. Wang more questions these days." Wren nodded and said to Wang Haitao: "Mr. Wang, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Let's go to the warehouse now. After Wang Haitao agreed, the three of them left the office.

Paul returned to the ship by himself, while Wren, Wang Haitao and others got into a car and drove to the warehouse. On the way, Wang Haitao asked: "Manager Rennes, can I take the liberty of asking, what kind of goods does Sumitomo Japan have?" Wren said: "Sumitomo Kai's steel, oil, and some munitions and raw materials. The arms and fuel were unloaded in Shanghai, and after Sumitomo Kaisha paid the balance, the rest of the loan will be shipped to the port of Yokohama, Japan. But I don't know what these Japanese people think when Sumitomo Kai says they can't pay the balance, so if they don't pay the balance, we will hand over the goods to them?"

When Wang Haitao heard this, these were all things he needed, and they couldn't fall into the hands of the Japanese. So he said: "Manager Rennes, if after three days, the Japanese still can't get the balance, can I buy this batch of goods with cash?" Rennes said: "In principle, yes, if the Japanese side can't pay She's money, we can handle this batch of loans by ourselves." However, the Japanese should not fail to pay the balance, and if the Japanese pay off the part of the cargo that needs to be unloaded in Shanghai, the rest can be paid after the cargo ship arrives at the port of Yokohama, Japan. ”

Hearing what Rennes said, Wang Haitao knew that it would be difficult to make the Germans with strong principles turn towards him without some means and benefits, and he would only see the opportunity to act after meeting Paul tomorrow. After the car came to the warehouse of Lihe Foreign Company, Wren accompanied Wang Haitao into the warehouse. The warehouse of Lihe Foreign Company is very large, and there are a lot of things in it, and it is also very miscellaneous, and there are all kinds of everything.

After walking around the warehouse for nearly two hours, Wang Haitao bought a lot of good things, and Ren also recorded the things Wang Haitao needed in the record book. There are: 12 tons of 10 mm high-quality steel plates, 8 tons of seamless steel pipes of various calibers, and a batch of munitions, including 500 barges. Various chemical raw materials, including ammonium nitrate, which is indispensable for the preparation. Five-ton TNT, more than a dozen vehicles and equipment, a large number of Western medicine and medical equipment, some optical instruments, 200 four-fold magnification sights, 30 V-shaped periscopes, etc.

In an office outside the warehouse, Mr. Wren checked Mr. Wang's list of items and told Mr. Wang that he would check the price as soon as possible and deliver it to Mr. Wang's designated location in Shanghai. Then he returned to Lihe with Wang Haitao. Wang Haitao, who returned to the villa, asked Liu Shiping to find Liu Ruoxue and asked Liu Ruoxue to rent a large warehouse for himself, which would be rented within three days.

The next day, Wang Haitao came to Lihe Foreign Bank again, and Paul was waiting for Wang Haitao here with the drawings of the Tiger tank. After reading the drawings, Wang Haitao pointed out some inappropriate places. Finally, Wang Haitao said to Paul: "Mr. Paul, I also have a design drawing of a tank, which is designed to weigh only 34 tons, and the vehicle-mounted gun is a 100-millimeter rifled gun, which can reach 50 kilometers per hour on the road, and a tank of fuel can travel 500 kilometers continuously when using a diesel engine. If you can get Reiwa to give me a shipload of loans to the Japanese, I will give the design drawings of this tank to Krupp. ”

Paul's eyes widened in surprise and asked, "Mr. Wang, do you really have the blueprints of this kind of tank?" Wang Haitao replied: "Of course it's true, I don't seem to have deceived you?" Paul quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang." I am not skeptical of Mr. Wang's words, but I am very surprised by the tank data that Mr. Wang said, so I will give Mr. Wang an answer tomorrow if I ask Mr. Wang to come here again. ”

After Wang Haitao left, Paul immediately sent a telegram to the Krupp headquarters on the radio of Lihe Foreign Bank, telling about his encounter with Wang Haitao in Shanghai, and relaying what Wang Haitao said to the Krupp headquarters. After a while, Alfred, the director of Krupp, personally called back, asking Paul and Wren to get the design of the new tank in Wang Haitao's hands at all costs for the future of the German Empire.

After Paul received the callback, he said directly to Wren: "Manager Wren, this is Director Alfred's personal call, if we can't satisfy this Wang Haitao and can't get the design drawings of the new tank in his hand, we can't explain to Director Alfred, it seems that this time we can only give up the deal with the Japanese, it is best if the Japanese can't pay off the balance this time, we can give up the Japanese without hurting our credit." ”

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