Chapter 178: This is not a low price
"Then we can talk about what you want, or what we can give!" Karn had determined that the tank and the machine gun were inevitable. It's just that this needs to be a suitable negotiated price, otherwise, it can only be obtained by other means.
Director Hans, who was also shocked by the news of the Bavarian battleship, also walked over, and the bodies of the two people who surrounded him intentionally or unintentionally blocked the gaze of Jian Yi and Jian Er.
"Let's talk slowly!" Meng Xiang smiled and made an inviting gesture, and led the two to the table and chairs that had been set up a long time ago. Karn saw the small movement of Meng Xiang's hand again, and couldn't help but glance at Hans, who nodded at him.
"What we need is exactly what your country can easily do, just some civilian technology and equipment!" Meng Xiang took the lead in sitting down, picked up a red apple, and weighed it in his hand. Rat Er next to him immediately handed over a list, not much, only three thin pieces of paper.
This transaction with the Germans, Meng Xiang came in line with the development of the people's livelihood on the ground. The purchased equipment is also for civilian use, laying a good industrial foundation on the site. As for the military, it is enough for the time being to have base support.
Many of the Germans were world-leading in technology at this time. With the accumulation of time in later generations, the advantageous industries of the Germans have been dried by netizens. Under the dazzling ears, Meng Xiang is no stranger.
The first thing to introduce is chemical equipment and technology, and the technology of this German is absolutely world-class.
Acids and alkalis, dyes, pesticides and fertilizers, rubber, plastics, etc., many commodities in people's lives are involved in this.
In the case of economic blockade, to ensure the stability of the rear, self-reliance in the field of people's livelihood is the most important thing. But even Meng Xiang didn't expect that things such as toothpaste, shoe polish, soap, etc. had to be marked with foreign numbers, and they couldn't be made on the ground. And in order to solve the food problem, the role of chemical fertilizers cannot be ignored. This requires technology and equipment.
In addition to the petrochemical industry, Meng Xiang plans to negotiate cooperation with the Americans, and it is more convenient for other coal chemical and saline-alkali chemical industries to find the Germans.
Especially in the coal chemical industry, the Germans are among the best in the world.
The raw materials of chemical industry are mainly derived from air, salt, coal, oil and natural gas.
China is very similar to Germany, the main energy source will still be coal-based for a long time in the future, the relative scarcity of oil resources, and the great abundance of coal resources, so that the coal chemical industry cannot be ignored. This made Meng Xiang focus on this project.
Meng Xiang believes in insiders to deal with internal actions, and the machinery and equipment of the chemical industry are handed over to Fan Xudong and others to deal with the choice.
With another victory of the vanguard army and the smooth arrival of a million investment, this gave Fan Xudong a glimmer of hope.
At this time, he was hesitating about the promising blueprint thrown out by Meng Xiang.
In Mengxiang's future planning, because of the existence of the main base near Qidu, the chemical industry zone on the ground of the vanguard army will be concentrated in the Yellow River Delta, where there will be Shengli oil fields in the future, rich salt resources, and large areas of saline-alkali land suitable for the development of chemical industry. As for transportation, there are railways and highways on land, which are close to the Beijing-Tianjin area, and 10,000-ton ports can also be built artificially on the sea. As for the larger volume of transportation, as long as the territory of the vanguard army is expanded, it can directly connect with several major ports around it through pipeline transportation or special railways.
As for the issue of security, Meng Xiang was confident that by the time the factory was built, the navy of the Vanguard Army had already passed the early accumulation period, and with the rapid production and cheap cost of the base, it was no problem to build a fleet to protect itself.
Fan Xudong didn't know this, he was most worried about this safety issue, but this did not prevent him from using the professional vision of his subordinates to help Meng Xiang choose the technical equipment to cooperate with the Germans.
Hans flipped through the list of chemical products, the corners of his mouth curled, the vanguard did not open his mouth, these were just ordinary goods for the Empire. Moreover, we can increase exports and open up markets.
Meng Xiang doesn't ask for how advanced he is, the foundation of Huaxia is too thin, and the advanced things can't be digested for a while, but delays time, and now he only needs to quickly solve the problem of whether there is a base on the ground.
As for the technology of drugs that made him guess, Meng Xiang did not mention it at all. Naturally, he didn't know that the cheap medicines in the base were enough to meet the temporary needs, and they were not as urgent as the ordinary livelihood problems that made Meng Xiang big.
The second sheet of paper is marked with smelting and manufacturing.
Everyone on earth knows that the Germans are the best at machine building. But because many machines involve the military, Meng Xiang did not mention it directly. After all, they are still surrounded by Yue himself, and it is not good for the Germans to turn against Yu himself for the sake of this business of the vanguard army.
But the steel industry had to grow.
The smelting technology of the Germans is also among the best in the world. Laiwu Steel Plant has begun to build, and technology and equipment are a large piece of capital investment. With this opportunity, Meng Xiang chose to cooperate with the Germans.
Originally, steel production involved the military field, but people's livelihood is also inseparable from this.
Although the Pioneer Army does not use steel to support the production of weapons, many industries in the field of people's livelihood need steel, even kitchen knives need steel, not to mention pots and pans.
"Steelworks?" Hans glanced at Meng Xiang. He knew that both Qidu and Jinan had very small steel mills, but the scale on the list that Meng Xiang had listed did make him a little moved. Although it is not as good as the imperial enterprises, it is already first-class in China and even in Asia.
Meng Xiang ordered two 600 cubic meter blast furnaces at once. Although the world's high level has already exceeded 1,000, what is needed in China at present is the foundation, not the pursuit of the greatest. Even so, these two blast furnaces are definitely the largest in China.
The specific list of steel equipment was finalized by Yan Enqi, Jin Shuliang, Wang Zhixi, Liu Gang and others in Germany.
At the beginning of last year, a group of experts from China were organized to study in Germany. But as soon as the Anti-Japanese War broke out, everyone couldn't stay. Going to come back early. The Central Iron and Steel Plant in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, which was to be built by Zheng Axe, was forced to stop construction due to the war, which disappointed everyone. Hearing about the 50,000-ton steel mill finally determined by Meng Xiang, they were immediately excited. The simplicity of scientists keeps them from thinking about more security and political issues. To develop in what they are good at, and to contribute to the country, is what they only think about.
Hans was calculating that it would be advantageous for the Reich to build such a small and medium-sized steel plant. Not to mention that the Empire needs their weapon technology, as well as those two battleships that don't know the shadows yet. Although it was not yet possible to confirm whether the news was true or not, Hans could detect the possible surname of the news from Karn's solemn expression.
"Optical manufacturing?" Hans looked up at the smiling Meng Xiang again, and then at Wilhelm, who was the majority shareholder of Zeiss in the family business. For the large number of sniper scopes and binoculars that appeared in the vanguard army, he also came specifically to assist in the investigation.
The Germans are among the best in optical manufacturing, and telescopes, cameras, microscopes, etc., are all world-renowned. He said that he learned his optics from Germany, and even the Soviets benefited from German technology after the war. Laika and Zeiss even made Meng Xiang drool, so he naturally wanted to mention it when he had this opportunity.
"As long as you can find another good firearm created by the Huaxia people themselves, optical manufacturing equipment and technology, I don't think it's a big problem!" When William heard it, he walked over with a smile and said directly.
"Is this a bet?" Meng Xiang asked back with a smile, but his eyes were looking at Hans.
The corners of William's eyes twitched, and the smile on his face did not decrease: "It's a small bet!" ”
"What's so good?"
"Let's compare, if the gun surname of our emperor [***] team can be similar, it will be good." Wilhelm didn't seem stupid, the Germans still had the best guns in the world.
"Good! In a month, we will invent a new gun, so let's choose a submachine gun! Bet on this Tempest machine gun. Meng Xiang said casually. It was too eye-catching to come up with a gun right away, and designing a new gun in a month was enough to leave that hateful kid speechless.
"Good! I await your new invention! If I lose, the optical equipment and technology are up to you to choose within my purview. William raised his head and smiled happily.
The bet was fixed like this, and Meng Xiang didn't speak again, and he was a little cold for a while.
"And a thousand international students studying technology!" Hans hurriedly diverted the subject, and at the same time admired the young general's handwriting. The cost of 1,000 international students is not low, although the duration of study is only 1 to 3 years, but this part of the cost is also a bit of a headache for Huaxia political axe.
Fees will be deducted from any possible transactions.
For example, advanced engine manufacturing technology, precision machinery, etc. There are some technical devices that are sensitive and cannot be introduced, but they can be learned. As for the question of how much to study, Meng Xiang knew that he didn't know much about it, and Hans couldn't completely make up his mind, so he could leave this for a detailed discussion later.
A thousand students seems like a lot, but when they are assigned to various industries, they disappear. To this end, Mengxiang plans to send many people to study in Germany every year. Even if there was a war in Germany, the outbreak of war still needed talent. German students are on the front, don't those professors need students more? Besides, fate was formed at this time, and it was more convenient to start when the cake was distributed after the war. This is Meng Xiang's ultimate goal.
"That's not a low price!" Hans was still accustomed to bargaining, he didn't see battleships, and with only Russian tanks and Storm machine guns, they weren't worth the price.
"Don't rush, we can talk slowly!" Meng Xiang smiled again, "Before the Bavarian battleship comes out, we have time!" ”
...... "Xiaohua, I have always understood that the base car should be a super advanced thing, why can't it dive?" Meng Xiang asked Xiaohuadao again. Kahn, Hans, and others could not decide on such a major matter as the arms deal, and it would take time to ask for instructions from home or even send personnel from home. During this period of time, it can also be used to upgrade the bases. It's just that how to smuggle the base car out is a difficult problem.
"When the base vehicle encounters an environment beyond its own set conditions, the intelligent brain automatically enters a dormant state, and the main base intelligent brain needs to be activated by one level higher than the production base before it can be restarted!" Xiaohua took the trouble to explain in detail again. The stylized answers dashed Meng Xiang's hopes of obtaining new information from various forms of questioning.
Anyway, it's not once or twice that he has been rejected like this, but Meng Xiang still insists on asking all kinds of questions when he is fine. The understanding of the base can only start from Xiaohua, and the wisdom of other sub-bases is even more rigid than him, and there is never a concept to explain in detail.
"I know! But an advanced base car, the first level can only wade, and the second level is a bit of a super turtle speed floating function, which is too disappointing, right? Meng Xiang scratched at Xiaohua without giving up. It's much better to scratch at Xiaohua than to never refute the clones, at least every time she scratches, Xiaohua has to explain. It doesn't matter how many times it's repeated, but at least there's some reaction.
When it comes to the speed of the base car, Meng Xiang can only be speechless.
On land, the speed of walking is only 5 kilometers per hour in the first level, and it is only increased to 10 kilometers per hour in the second level. But when it comes to still water, it is a second-level base car, and it only has a speed of 3 kilometers per hour. This forced Meng Xiang to overturn most of the sub-base infiltration plans.
Although as soon as the base car was produced, it had already fixed the level with the main base and had the function of floating, but most of its body was exposed on the water, which was obviously not a simple buoyancy to solve the problem of floating on the water. This also makes the tall body a conspicuous target, and there is no way to hide it. Several times I forcibly tried to let it sink, but it just didn't sink, and it could carry thousands of tons of goods in this way.
Faced with the blockade of the devil navy, how can Meng Xiang rest assured that the base car will travel? I really don't know if the people who designed the base car were brain-dead at that time, and they didn't know how to use water to hide. But what Meng Xiang didn't know was that in future wars, under the powerful radar detection technology, there would be no difference between the shallow and surface of the water. Base cars below level 3 are also abused recruits.
Meng Xiang couldn't help but wander around the command center irritably, and at this time, Rat Er knocked on the door and walked in quickly, handing over an urgent report: "Commander, the Tengu Project can already be activated!" ”