"The USSR bombed Saudi Arabia! Nearly 100 dead and wounded! ”

"The Persian Gulf self-defense counterattack has begun!"

"China and the Soviet Union go to war!"

The news of the exchange of fire between China and the Soviet Union in the Persian Gulf spread like a whirlwind to every corner of the world, and the haze that shrouded the sky over Europe and Asia was completely blown away by warplanes. Although the airstrikes killed only three Saudis and wounded more than two dozen others, they gave Ibn Saud the opportunity to convince his family and the population to go to war with the Soviet Union. On the afternoon of the day of the air raid, Saudi King Ibn Saud announced to the world in Riyadh that he had formally formed an alliance with China and authorized the Chinese National Defense Forces to use any base in the country to strike at the Soviet army and restore peace in the Persian Gulf.

As one of the largest independent and wealthiest countries in the Persian Gulf region, Ibn Saud's speech immediately struck a chord with the entire region. By the evening, the sheikhs of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and other places also expressed their support, which greatly angered the British, who controlled these areas, but had no choice but to do so. While Europe and the United States were paying attention to the Persian Gulf, Yang Qiu and Reza Khan also came to Baotou for final negotiations.

At this moment, Baotou was not affected by the surrounding wars, and the city was almost crowded with merchants from the south to the north. This most important station city connecting the Kannai and Kanwai railways has become the most important trade transit point between the north and the south. Mongolia's cattle, sheep and horses, Siberian ores, southern industrial goods, etc., combined with the country's third-largest coal and steel base, make the city a real jewel.

Of course, the sound of the fighting in the Persian Gulf inevitably blew here along the airwaves.

"Hey! You say, isn't that boring for yourself? If you don't make money well, you don't know who came up with it when you send troops to such a far place. ”

"Yes, why bother the Soviets! I heard that they have amassed millions of troops outside the northwest. If this is a fight. ”

"You can't say that! Were there good people in those Soviet hairs? Forgot about the Northeast and Mongolia in the early years? If you want me to say, the president did the right thing, and he should be beaten hard! Only by stopping the hair can we solve the border trouble forever. ”

"Lao Huang, I love to hear you. Maozi is not a good person! If you look at what was reported in the newspapers a few years ago, even your own people have slaughtered millions! I was going to cry when I saw those pictures of dead people! With this virtue, who can rest assured when you are a neighbor? ”

"Then you shouldn't take the initiative to mess with people, right?"

Several wool merchants sat idle in the teahouse and chatted about the situation, both against and in favor, but the vast majority of them did not want to fight. Especially those who are used to living a peaceful life. He shook his head vigorously. Several Shanxi students who came to Mongolia couldn't stand it, and stood up one after another: "I see that you have been living a peaceful life for a long time, and you have to get by even the major problems on the side!" The Northwest has been a great disaster since ancient times, the Northwest is restless, the country is restless, and we and the Soviet Union have long been incompatible! Besides, Saudi Arabia and Iran are not only allies of our country, but also have a stake in the country's oil security. Without oil, the cars you buy are iron coffins, and the people can't even use kerosene lamps. There are also no diesel trains and planes, and even less industry, no modernization of the country! Without modernization, can you still sit here and make a fortune and chat? Foreigner. I'm afraid it's already been in! ”

The young students' words were loud, but many people still thought so, and the teahouse suddenly became noisy.

Fang Rui shook his head when he saw this. Peace has been going on for too long, and many people no longer have a sense of crisis. OK. After experiencing the relaxed academic atmosphere created by educators such as Zhang Binglin, Cai Yuanpei, Hu Shi, Zhu Jiahua, etc., the education level and masters emerged in an endless stream, and at the same time, a group of people with a world view were finally cultivated. Young people who dare to express their distinctive personalities. More importantly, the traditional culture and values have not fallen in the invasion of Western culture, but have gradually grown, and the Chinese culture that guides loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and righteousness has also been recognized by more and more people.

He was not interested in continuing to listen to this kind of discussion, so he put down the tea money and rushed to Baotou Iron and Steel Group.

When I arrived at the group, several trains from all over the world also entered the factory at the same time. Unlike the trains seen in the past, these flatbeds are loaded with "iron boxes" of the same size and height. After the train docked, several forklifts went deep into the bottom of the boxes from below, and then lifted them up and transferred them to the side and stacked them neatly. Finally, through the gantry crane, the boxes are transferred to each workshop.

"What, look stupid?"

It was the first time Fang Rui had seen this way of working, and just wanted to look at it twice, Jiang Fangzhen's voice sounded behind him.

"Headmaster, where's the president?"

"Over there." Jiang Fangzhen pointed to Yang Qiu, who was accompanying Reza Khan and Pahlavi to inspect the factory in the distance, and said with a smile: "The old guy is still biting his mouth, probably because he wants to get more benefits." No, the president is bargaining with him. ”

Fang Rui also smiled: "He can't help it." If he is in one day, the domestic imam will not compromise, it is better to take the opportunity to ask for more benefits. By the way, what are these iron boxes? ”

"Hehe, it's called a container." Speaking of containers, Jiang Fangzhen even forgot about the negotiations in the distance, and immediately introduced them.

Containers are a good thing, not only can they improve logistics efficiency, but empty boxes can also be used as simple barracks, and when they are piled up with sand and gravel, they are the strongest fortresses, which is really useful. Therefore, as early as ten years ago, Yang Qiu entrusted the Jiangnan factory to secretly develop container ships and equipment, but because he had not yet obtained the world shipping rights, he could only cheapen Europe and the United States if he launched it too early.

This time, in order to alleviate the pressure of domestic logistics and the logistics of the northwest, it was put on trial on land to solve the urgent need of a combat-ready economic system.

You must know that although wartime mobilization has not yet been openly carried out, the industry of the Republic of China at this time has completely transferred to the wartime industrial system. With more than 20 years of rapid economic growth and the gasoline of armaments, the whole country has begun to overload. There are no civilian ships under construction, standardized cargo ships, all kinds of warships, landing ships, and all kinds of standard parts in the large and small shipyards along the coast. All factories in the interior have also been transferred to a wartime system, and the whole government has also published a newspaper in the name of the state to recruit qualified and capable families, and as long as they can pass the assessment, they will provide machine tools and raw materials free of charge.

Although these family workshops are not large, and the products are all simple standardized parts, they cannot be used in large quantities. By the end of July 1939, there were 470,000 small family factories in the country that had been approved by the state, producing 55,600 kinds of standardized parts. Everything from blunt-tipped rivets for airplanes, aluminum lunch boxes, gun scopes, and even bomb shells cast from pig iron. The national standardization construction that began to be forcibly promoted since 1923 finally showed its unparalleled power, although it did not reach the perverted speed of the American free wheel, but the time of the standard wheel during the war of the Republic of China was also compressed from one year to seven months.

These are all the benefits of mandatory standardization in the early stage of national industrial construction.

According to the government's plan, by 1941 there were 1.35 million such wartime emergency family workshops nationwide, involving a total of 10 million workers. These cottage workshops may seem inefficient, but they are a necessary path to the complete industrialization of the country. After Yang Qiu's "Military Production Plan" ensured the price and quantity, the family workshops no longer had to worry about profits, so that when the war was over, they would gradually rely on machines to live. Even if you don't rely on it, you will go into the factory, and you will no longer live on the land for generations. Don't underestimate this kind of change, perhaps after the war, a large number of private enterprises and emerging technology companies will be born among them, and they will also drive their relatives and friends to gradually join the industry. When they plunged into the industrial flood after the war, China truly entered the industrial country.

But this also brings a problem, that is, the requirements for logistics.

For example, the Baotou Iron and Steel Group in front of it, which is the third largest tank and special vehicle manufacturing base in the country, with an annual output of tens of thousands of vehicles. But with the advent of the wartime regime. Production should be at least doubled. Therefore, this forced the factory to change the existing production mode, with its own production of frames and large parts, small parts rely on spare parts factories across the country to supply, and finally assemble the production mode. But I want to pinch together the spare parts factories that are scattered all over the country. A set of efficient logistics and logistics systems is needed, and finally Yang Qiu thought of land containers. At present, all 3.5-ton semi-TEUs are used, which is exactly the right weight to be transferred by ten-wheeled heavy trucks, so that only the corresponding truck fleet needs to be formed. The standard spare parts produced by small factories and workshops can be transferred to the nearest railway station and sent to the final assembly plants, and then the factories will unpack and assemble according to the instructions on the parts, which is several times more efficient than the previous decentralized transportation.

When the two discuss the benefits of containers. Yang Qiu over there also bargained at the end: "Mr. King, if Iran can't unite one day, then even if our army enters, it will face a chaotic and turbulent country!" In this case, my first concern is the safety of the soldiers. I can't accept dealing with the Soviets while also devoting energy to pacifying the local population, so I hope you will make a decision as soon as possible! This is not only about the security of your country, but also about the legitimacy of our country's troops! However, you can rest assured that we have no interest in the land of the Persian Gulf, and after Pahlavi becomes king and expells the Soviets, we will continue to adhere to the principle of neutrality and ensure Iran's independence. Of course, in order to ensure our oil security, we also hope to lease the island of Qeshm to build a military airport, and we are willing to fund the construction of a naval base in Bandar Abbas for the common use of the two countries, and the construction of a railway from Kashgar and Kabul to Bandar Abbas, and the oil agreement we signed before will continue to be fulfilled. ”

Like Fang Rui, Reza Khan is now desperate, and only China can help him restore power in the world. But because the feud between him and the imam is too deep, if he does not step down, then it will be impossible to resolve the conflict. The reason why he has insisted until now is nothing more than hoping that Yang Qiu can ensure Iran's independence and get more benefits.

Reza Khan thought about it, to be honest, Yang Qiu's conditions were not excessive, and he could also bring a free railway and military port to Iran, as for the sensitive Qeshm Island, how to deal with Britain is also a matter for China. Of course, Reza Khan also knew that Yang Qiu needed him now, so after some bargaining, he won 250 snake fighters, 50 H-6 bombers, and all the equipment of 5 army divisions, as well as a total of 200 million yuan in loans. However, he also promised to follow the example of the Saudi government before the complete defeat of the Soviet Union, open all areas of the country to the use of the Wehrmacht, allow Iran to be used as a springboard for the Wehrmacht to attack the Caucasus, and hand over all the newly formed troops to the command of the Wehrmacht's Persian Gulf Army.

The next morning, Reza Khan announced his abdication in Beijing, and the young Pahlavi officially became the new Shah of Iran.

At the same time, Yang Qiu, in his capacity as president and supreme commander of the national armed forces, officially ordered the National Defense Forces to enter Iran to fight...... (To be continued.) )