Chapter 729 sees a more distant future
If you hear the name Rolls-Royce, the first thing that comes to mind is the Rolls-Royce Phantom, yes, it is the kind of car that will be ridiculously expensive in the future, and Rolls-Royce is the predecessor of the manufacturer of this aristocratic car.
But a car manufacturer, no matter how awesome he is in the future, but he is also a car builder, such a company is worthy of a top British dignitary as a ban on corruption that is not touchable?
Of course not. If Rolls-Royce will grow into the world's second-largest manufacturer of military engines and second-largest civilian engines in the future, you understand. If Boeing and Airbus are the two oligarchs in the mainline airliner space, then General Electric and Rolls-Royce are the top engine builders on the planet.
That's right, the most awesome thing about Rolls-Royce is not to make cars, but to make engines, and it is an aero engine. Later, the famous Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was only a small part of Rolls-Royce's business, and was later acquired by BMW for resource integration.
In this era, Rolls-Royce was a supplier of aircraft engines for the Royal Air Force, as well as a powertrain supplier for ships of the Royal Navy.
You say, such a company representing the country's top technology, but it was bought by a native from the East, and the British nobles could not be angry? Let's not talk about whether Liu Lang has money or not, even if he has money, neither the royal family nor the cabinet can sell such a company.
It is not about money, but about the interests of the country. No country can tolerate that the core technology of its own country's top-level armament is in the hands of a foreign company.
"Hey, Sir William, the business is slowly negotiated! I'll make an offer, and you can bargain. Liu Lang seemed to have expected the attitude of the British nobles, the smile on his face was very kind, and he said very calmly.
"Colonel Liu, I came with great sincerity to negotiate the sulfonamide business, but I don't want the future partners to be so disproportionate, since you have mentioned Rolls-Royce, you must also know the company very well, he is not only involved in the civilian market, but also involves the Royal Navy and Air Force, and involves the protection of the sea and air space of the entire empire. I don't think that at this point, let alone me, even Her Royal Highness the Queen would not agree to this impossible request. The British lord took a deep breath and reiterated his point again.
The meaning is obvious, something else may be able to bargain, but this one really can't work.
"But as far as I know, Rolls-Royce is now on the verge of bankruptcy because of a lack of orders, so why should your country hold such an important company and let it starve to death? If I could, maybe I could bring it back to life? Liu Lang did not give up his efforts and continued to work hard.
Yes, this is the real reason why Liu Lang dared to open his mouth to touch this unviable aero engine manufacturer that will be in the field of aero engines in the future.
As an engine manufacturer, Rolls-Royce sells not only aircraft engines, but also gas turbines on ships, and the powertrain on ships is the main source of profit for the company at a time when the world has entered the era of the great oceans.
But the booming super-engine manufacturer, founded in 1906, burst into tears when a contract came along.
The "Washington Naval Treaty" is definitely the existence of the British Prime Minister who signed the treaty with the boss of Rolls-Royce. Because of this treaty, the Royal Navy of the Imperial Empire was mothballed with 50 percent of its cruisers, and many battleships and cruisers that had been included in the plan were forced to stop working. Not a year, but several years, Rolls-Royce could no longer receive an order for a new ship powertrain.
Sadly, the RAF believed that the performance of the fighter was already very good at this time, and there was no need to update the new fighter, and the research on aero engines also came to a standstill, because there was no funding from the RAF. This also caused the Sun to Never Set Empire in the early stage of the war all types of fighters were beaten by the Third Reich, and their performance was weaker than that of their opponents!
The two core military businesses have come to a standstill, do you say Rolls-Royce will die?
Liu Lang knew that if it were not for the Third Reich's unilateral announcement in March 1935 of the restoration of military service and the expansion of the army, including the establishment of naval weapons, armored forces and air forces that the Third Reich had banned in the Treaty of Versailles, and tore up the Versailles Treaty in front of the world. The sun never sets on the empire will not yet begin plans to start a reboot of naval cruisers and battleships.
Then Rolls-Royce may really only be able to produce Rolls-Royce cars.
If you want to get involved with this top aircraft engine manufacturer of this era, you can only have this opportunity before 1934, and if you miss this village, you will never have that shop again.
This is the most important purpose of Liu Lang's visit to Europe, as long as he can get his hands on this company, the future of China will be much easier in the field of aviation than in the past time and space, rather than blindly subject to the red polar bear, especially after they blatantly tore up the treaty and withdrew experts, the entire aviation of the Republic almost came to a standstill, until more than 20 years later, until Liu Lang was reborn, many scientific fields of research in the Republic have stood on the top of the world, but only the aero engine is still a pain in the hearts of the people.
Even the J-20, which is known as China's best fighter and costs up to 100 million US dollars, is also waiting for the latest aero engine to be released while in service, which also leads to the fact that the most powerful fighter in China's aviation history cannot be put into service in large quantities, forming a sufficient deterrent to neighboring countries.
Now, Liu Lang not only has to focus on the matter of getting a little Japan, but he also hopes to do more for his motherland with 80 years of future memories.
"Oh? Can you bring this company back to life? How? Could it be that China is going to build cruisers? Or a battleship? If there is such a deal, I think Mr. Henry of Rolls-Royce would be interested in talking to you. I have to say that although the British nobles at this time no longer had anger on their faces, they were replaced by a strong disdain.
A series of questions revealed the subtle contempt of the English gentleman. Because, whether it is a cruiser or a battleship, for China, which currently has to import even guns from foreign countries and even draw a tiger loan to buy it back, it can only be an idea in a dream. Abbreviation, Dream.
Regarding this point, not to mention that the British nobles despise it, even Liu Lang has to admit that China at this time really has no money, and it is no wonder that others look down on it.
"Sir, that's why don't you let me see Mr. Henry, the president of Rolls-Royce, and ask him to give me fifteen minutes, and this condition will be completed, you see." Liu Lang was not angry because of the disdain of the British nobles, and said again after a while.
"In this case, it is my William family who takes advantage of you, I will meet this request, you can make another request." The British lord thought for a moment and nodded.
"Hehe, then when my Chinese business group can inject capital into Rolls-Royce, please ask Sir to help my country's consortium say good things in the cabinet, okay?" Liu Lang smiled lightly.
"Although I didn't know that Colonel Liu, your self-confidence could convince the stubborn old man Henry, but I also promised you, for God's sake." A hint of helplessness flashed on the face of the British noble.
In his opinion, Liu Lang's request is almost impossible to achieve, just like not mentioning it. As far as he knows, several companies in the United States have been in contact with Rolls-Royce, and almost without exception the stubborn Rolls-Royce president Henry Brown. Rawls refused.
The proud English gentleman doesn't even pay attention to the Yankees, where will he look down on the natives from Eastern China?
This was, of course, Sir William's own thoughts, and he certainly did not know how this fat butterfly from a future plane would fool the old-fashioned English gentleman.
If you are human, you will be fooled.
There is an emperor who has been fooled and even wears new clothes, isn't it?