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February 15, Republic 2783 (1942). South Tibetan Province, Jeddah (Chittagong).

South Tibet Province is the former Assam region and eastern Bengal, and later Sikkim and Bhutan were added. Jeddah is the original Chittagong port, the capital of South Tibet Province and the largest port city. Jeddah is one of the most important Chinese ports in the Indian Ocean.

The climate in southern Tibet province is very suitable for the growth of jute, and after China took over, immigrants and agricultural companies were organized to grow a new type of fiber crop, silk jute, in large quantities. Silk jute is a new type of crop based on jute and genetically engineered.

The original jute's bast fiber cell wall is lignified, the fiber is short, and it is only suitable for spinning ropes and packaging sacks, etc., but the silk hemp cultivated in later generations is completely different, its cell wall is not lignified, the thickness of the fiber is similar to silk, the length is similar to that of long-staple cotton, and it is more tough, and can be used as an excellent textile raw material to weave into a variety of cool fine linen and summer cloth.

The silk jute here not only has a high yield, but also has excellent texture, the fiber is long, flexible and shiny, the color is pure white, beautiful and soft. And there are advantages that other fibers can't match. It has the functions of good moisture absorption, moisture dissipation and breathability, fast heat transfer and heat conduction, cool and crisp, sweating is not close-fitting, light texture, high elasticity, insect-proof and mildew-proof, less static electricity, suitable for human skin excretion and secretion.

Therefore, silk jute has become the best choice for making summer and tropical clothing, and South Tibet Province has also opened many textile mills and garment factories according to local conditions, becoming the world's famous summer clothing and tropical clothing production center and silk jute products production center.

Yiren Textile Company, the largest local producer of silk and jute products, has received another major customer today.

"Mr. Leng, we need a batch of equipment for fighting in the tropical desert, military uniforms, underwear, underwear, towels, tents, ......" A US Army colonel came up with a list. In front of the general manager Leng Feng, the numbers on it shook so that Leng Zong's eyes were green, and his liver trembled.

"Silk linen! All of them must be silky! The others don't!" emphasized another chubby U.S. lieutenant colonel next to him. "Silk hemp" is another name for silk jute, which means that this fiber is really comparable to silk.

"Okay, no problem. It's definitely authentic silk linen!" Leng Feng hurriedly assured.

These Yankees are also knowledgeable, and they have also experienced first-hand that it is most comfortable to wear silk jute products in desert areas, and this kind of clothing is called "natural air conditioning". However, good goods are not cheap, silk jute products because of more complex processes, so the price is more expensive than flax, ramie and cotton products, only a little cheaper than silk.

But this little difference is nothing to the deep-pocketed Yankees.

"Will it be delivered in a week?" asked the colonel.

, delivery in a week? Leng Feng was a little dumbfounded. However, there is no reason to push such a big business outward, he thought about it, and he had a flash of inspiration and thought about it.

He said: "You want too many quantities, and it is impossible to complete a week's delivery with our company's inventory and production capacity alone." And such a large number, no one peer can do it, we are already the largest and strongest in the industry......"

Seeing that this Yankee is in such a hurry, combined with the recent news, he also has a spectrum in his heart. He smiled and said, "However, I have a solution." As the general contractor, I can bring together a number of companies in the same industry to supply you collectively. The downside is that it's not a brand......

If they had time, the Yankees would have contacted them themselves, but now they don't have time to toss.

"Okay, but with quality!" the colonel thought for a moment and agreed.

Leng Feng smiled: "We are the most familiar with this industry, we know which companies' things are good, so you can rest assured of the quality." However, because it is a transfer of goods, you have to be too urgent, so this price will be higher than usual, because we need to deduct other customers' orders, and you have to pay liquidated damages!"

Facing the fat sheep sent to the door, Leng Feng raised his mace.

"We can increase the price by 20 percent...... colonel said.

"Not enough, 50% markup, half of the deposit in cash. Otherwise, I would not be able to organize the supply, and the output of silk jute products is not high. ”

"50% is too high! We can all buy silk at this price, and the silk in Zhejiang is only at this price...... "Fat Lieutenant Colonel said dissatisfied.

"Under normal circumstances, of course you can, and lower is fine. But you have to be in such a hurry, and you can't take out the silk......" Leng Feng pointed out the other party's fatal wound sharply.

After some bargaining between the two parties, the deal was finally closed at a price increase of 35%, and half of the deposit was paid first.

This time, the Yankees came to China to buy a large number of things, not only these clothes and textiles, but also a large number of canned food, medicines, and transport planes.

Because of the first battle of the year this year, the Yankees got off to a good start. The Fifth Army, which had just been sent to Africa, was once again attacked head-on by the Soviet Union on the border between Central Africa and Sudan. The Fifth Army was almost wiped out.

Because of the lack of troops, the Soviet army delayed the offensive and could not further expand the results of the battle, so the Americans were given a chance to breathe. The United States of America, the second industrial power of 100 million people, soon re-engaged six divisions to the Central African theater.

But for the U.S. military, the biggest problem is supply. The United States did not have enough equipment for desert operations, lacked uniforms in desert areas, and lacked the means to transport them to the front line in the vast desert. Of course, this is not impossible to build, and with the productive forces of the United States, as long as they are given time, ten times as many materials can be made. But what they lack most now is time.

China is the world's largest garment producer, the world's largest cotton, linen and silk country, and the largest chemical fiber producer.

The capitalists, who have 300 percent profits, will sell the noose that hangs themselves. In order to buy enough transport planes, the Americans offered five times the price this time and asked for a spot supply, but Wen Desi did not hesitate to approve the plan for transferring transport planes from the Air Force to active service.

As a result, the Y-4 "Stork" transport aircraft (prototype C-47), which is ready to be decommissioned, and the Y-6 "Magpie Goose" transport aircraft (prototype C-27), which has been discontinued, are gradually becoming replacement Y-7 (prototype C-133) and Y-8 (C-130)...... And so on, a large number of old transport planes from the army, government agencies and civilian groups were recruited, and then they were urgently modified and sensitive facilities were dismantled.

The first batch of 500 transport aircraft was handed over to the Americans. The delivery was accompanied by a batch of 2,600 trucks and off-road vehicles and other transport vehicles, which were purchased by the Americans for logistical supplies. Five days later, the second batch of 500 transport planes was handed over to the Americans. Of course, these transport planes were loaded with tropical desert suits purchased by the United States.

As for why only silk jute products, and not other materials. The reason is very simple, everyone knows that American GIs are young master soldiers. There are good things of course good ones, and silk jute is the most suitable for tropical desert climates, and there is no one. If you dare to use those low-grade goods to fool the young master soldiers, those who are in charge of logistics will probably be shot by the big soldiers.

In fact, although the Soviet-German camp won another point this time, the mustache was not happy about it. Because the United States has invested more forces. This frustrated the mustache's attempt to control the scale of the war.

To tell the truth, in the beginning, Germany did not want to fight with the United States, and it was Britain who wanted to expand the war the most, and they wanted to pull the United States into the water. Germany, on the other hand, thinks very differently. Hitler wanted to confine the war to Europe, not to the world war, and if the United States were to be involved, it would not be good for Germany, and the lessons of the First World War were clear to him.

During the Battle of Britain, Mustache also wrote to Garner to explain his idea. Upon his return, the U.S. ambassador to Germany handed over the letter to Ghana.

This thought of the mustache should be true. Even if Germany occupied the whole of Europe, it would take time to digest and assimilate. Within three and a half years, Hitler had no intention of expanding abroad. Even if it is secured, Germany will choose to expand in Africa.

Now the big monster of the Soviet Union has also set foot on the hot land of Africa, and everyone knows that since Peter I, Maozi has been longing for a warm land for hundreds of years. This may be what is lacking, most of Maozi's own territory is in the cold zone, and it is difficult for people in other regions to imagine their hunger for "warm land".

According to the Soviet-German agreement, Egypt, including the Suez Canal and northern British East Africa (North Sudan), belonged to the Soviet Union, while French Libya, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Benin, plus Togo and Cameroon, which were looted in World War I, belonged to Germany. But the remaining British and French colonies, as well as the three American states in West Africa, and independent countries such as Central Africa, were not included in the agreement, in other words, these places were occupied by whom.

With Maozi's greed for land, Egypt and North Sudan can't satisfy their appetites. You must know that because of the existence of White Russia, the Soviet Union lacks a large piece of the plane, so their thirst for land is even stronger.

So the bearded man is now desperately throwing troops into Africa, ready to grab more territory and create a big "black Russia"! Well, yes, black Russia. In terms of the situation on this plane, "Yellow Russia" is no play, but "Black Russia" is very promising. How could Britain and France be the opponents of our Great Soviets? The United States is very strong, but if they want to come to Africa, they have to cross the Atlantic first, and then there are Germans. Therefore, Comrade Stalin is still very confident.

And the United States does not want to lose its own interests, and besides, they have already regarded Africa as their own backyard when they are full of oil in Africa, so how can they give it to Hans and Maozi? Naturally, they cannot retreat. As a result, the warring parties have invariably increased their investment in Africa.

So, the current state of affairs in World War II is that the center of gravity has gradually shifted to Africa.