After consulting Bai Shujie, on April 29, 1938, Basket Caiqin finally came forward in person and began to negotiate a package agreement with Payne, Ramos, Galve, and Brunt. It mainly includes the following parts:

Feilong International Investment Co., Ltd. transferred the patent rights of direction finder radar, ranging radar and speed measurement radar, and transferred the patents of 460mm cannon, 203mm howitzer and 105mm rocket launcher. At the same time, the supply quantity of "Feilong antibiotics" will increase by no less than 30% every month from now on.

After a year's seaworthiness verification, the four Somers-class destroyers and the two Atlanta-class light cruisers have confirmed that the firepower is unreasonable and that there are defects in the design, and the US Navy Department was forced to order them to be scrapped in advance and handed over to the original shipyard for disposal.

One North Carolina-class battleship under construction and one Wasp-class aircraft carrier under construction violated the original design guidelines and did not meet the tactical requirements of the Admiralty and were immediately cancelled. In order not to cause greater losses to the shipyard, the shipyard is allowed to dispose of it on its own.

In order to expand trade between the two sides and increase transportation capacity, it was agreed that Feilong International Investment Company would purchase 10 transport planes from Boeing. The specific model is Model 299B, and the engine is replaced with a GR-1830-39 (G2) "Whirlwind" star engine.

In order to ensure a certain air cover capability, Feilong International Investment Company commissioned Boeing to produce 322 medium attack aircraft, of which 124 are carrier-based aircraft, 196 are land-based types, and 2 are training aircraft.

After the completion of the processing contract, Boeing naturally obtained the production license of this type of attack aircraft, and paid 3.5 percent of the patent fee to Feilong International Investment Company in the process of sales.

The two sides unanimously agreed that the Feilong International Investment Company would purchase 124 Y-36 fighters for export that Boeing had not finalized and deliver them along with the aircraft carrier by way of an advance deposit.

The machine was designed in 1936, and the first verification machine rolled off the assembly line in May 1937. In January 1938, that is, this year, the War Department Air Corps still did not have a clear position on whether to procure or not.

Three days later, Wyvern International Investments and Newport News Shipyard in Virginia negotiated a technical agreement to describe the technical specifications of the ships involved.

The North Carolina-class battleships were remodeled, and the technical parameters were adjusted as follows:

It is 248 meters long, 36 meters wide, 15 meters deep, and has a design draft of 10.2 meters at full load. The armor laying is not less than 17,000 tons, and the total weight of the hull structure is 11,600 tons. The standard displacement is 49,000 tons, and the full load displacement is 55,000 tons. The total number of personnel is 1,930.

12 boilers, 6 steam turbines with compound reduction gears; The maximum design power is 138,000 horsepower/unit, the stable output power is 260,000 horsepower, the actual maximum power is 280,000 horsepower, the fuel load is 9,400 tons, and the speed is 34 knots; It has a range of 8,500 nautical miles at 25 knots and 18,600 nautical miles at 16 knots.

Armor division: main broadside armor 320 mm; double armored deck with 50-80 mm upper deck and 80-120 mm main deck; The main gun turret 130-360 mm, the gun mount 340 mm; conning tower 350 mm; Mine armor 45 mm.

Reserved turret positions: 6 triple 460mm guns; 4 twin DW380mm secondary guns; 16 twin-mounted DW88mm high-level dual-purpose guns; 48 quadruple Bofors DW40mm shipborne anti-aircraft guns; 72 DW30mm five-barreled phalanx turrets.

The technical parameters of the Wasp-class aircraft carriers have been adjusted as follows:

The length of the ship is 295, the width is 41.5 meters, the draft is 10 meters, the total weight of armor is 17,500 tons, and the total weight of the hull structure is 12,000 tons. The standard displacement is 45,500 tons, and the full load displacement is 60,000 tons. The number of personnel is 3,750.

12 boilers, 4 duplex reduction gear transmission steam turbines, 4 shafts 212,000 horsepower, speed 33 knots, oil load 8,700 tons, cruising range 18,000 nautical miles/15 knots, 8,500 nautical miles/25 knots. There are three elevators, 6 arresting cables, and 124 carrier-based aircraft (48 fighters, 72 bombers, and 4 reconnaissance aircraft).

On the side of the company, 24 turrets of quadruple Bofors DW40mm carrier-based anti-aircraft guns, 24 turrets of twin DW88mm high-level dual-purpose guns, and 48 turrets of DW30mm five-barreled phalanx are reserved.

The technical parameters of the Atlanta-class cruiser have been adjusted as follows:

It is 199m long, 18.7m wide, 6.9m draft, 11,500 tons of standard displacement, 14,300 tons of full load displacement, 124,000 horsepower, 32.5 knots, and 8,500 nautical miles/15 knots. Carrying oil 4800 tons.

Reserved turrets: 4 twin DW380mm main guns, 4 twin DW88mm high-level dual-purpose secondary guns, 12 quadruple Bofors DW40mm anti-aircraft guns; 24 DW30mm five-barreled phalanx turrets, 2 5-link 533mm torpedoes, mines (132), 1184 people.

The technical parameters of the Sommus-class destroyers have been adjusted as follows:

standard displacement 1550 tons, full load displacement 2400 tons; It is 118 meters long, 11.5 meters wide, 4.5 meters draft, 50,000 axle horsepower, 38.5 knots, and has a cruising range of 1,800 nautical miles/21 knots, 6,500 nautical miles/15 knots; The crew is 235 people.

Main guns: 2 triple DW88mm high-level dual-purpose guns, 12 quadruple DW40mm anti-aircraft guns, 36 DW30mm five-barreled phalanx turrets; 2 quadruple 533-mm torpedo tubes; 12 depth charges.

Because these things are already mentally prepared by both sides, it is not difficult to negotiate. However, when the last question came to the table, it brought great difficulties.

This question is about the choice of carrier-based aircraft.

Bai Shujie pointed out in the telegram that the Feilong International Investment Company could invest 8 million US dollars to jointly develop the Y-36, which has come to a standstill, that is, the U.S. Army Air Brigade, which was called XP-38 when the prototype was ordered last year (1937), and later made the little devils frightened P-38.

The basic parameters of the Y-36 (P-38) attack aircraft: water-cooled twin-engine 1475 horsepower; The combat range is 1770 km, and the transport range is 3640 km; cruising speed 483 km / h, maximum speed 667 km / h; Applicable ceiling: 13400 meters; Total weight 5820 kg; maximum load 7940 kg; Single-seater, single-occupancy.

As soon as Bai Shujie's telegram appeared, it immediately caused great panic in the president's personal representative, Payne, Major Galvey of the Naval Secret Brigade Command, and Captain Brut of the Naval Intelligence Command.

Because the Americans developed this aircraft, it is a secret at the international level. Now a Chinese far away in Pyongyang can list all the design indicators and put forward suggestions for improvement, which means that the secret has already been leaked!

This is an international security issue that is very important, and as the president's personal representative, Payne made a direct phone call to the president to explain the matter.

Basket Parsley is then responsible for explaining where the Y-36 got the information from. Figuring out the leak channels is directly related to national security and is the focus of the president's attention.

Of course, this question is unlikely to stump Caiqin, because after the Akagi aircraft carrier was attacked, Bai Shujie had already reported the relevant situation. Before coming over to negotiate, Bai Shujie was specifically consulted on the negotiation strategy.

This time, sending a telegram in front of the Americans is purely a kind of blackmail, and it can also be said to be a threat: Bai Shujie's meaning is very clear, if you Americans do not agree, Lao Tzu will immediately cooperate with the Soviets!

Of course, Bai Shujie must have a back hand, this is the great power of "foresight"!

According to the set of arguments taught to her by Bai Shujie, Basket Caiqin went like this: We recently attacked the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, and after killing Vice Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi, we found a few drawings. Among them are the technical parameters of the Y-36 and, of course, something else.

"It's the damn Japanese again, the inferior nature of the Pacific monkeys, you Chinese have a saying: dogs can't change to eat shit!" Payne said angrily: "I know that the Japanese are always walking around the vicinity of aircraft factories and shipyards. It is simply unreasonable to hate those parliamentarians for not taking things seriously! ”

Major Galvey of the Naval Secrecy Brigade Headquarters suddenly remembered a question, so he interrupted Payne's grumbling: "Miss Lan, if I heard me correctly, you got some other things from Vice Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi, didn't you?" I'm really curious, what could be more interesting than this question? ”

"Mr. Galve, I beg your pardon for not being able to answer you now!" Basket Caiqin shook her head and said, "My boss treats you Americans as friends, but you are always dodgy. In fact, your so-called top-secret information and top-secret technology have at least hundreds of items from my boss! ”

"My boss didn't reveal this, and that's because he doesn't want to make enemies with you Americans, but he wants to cooperate with you. But how do you do it? We will take the money to solve the problem of improving the aircraft before mass production, and you can't agree to it, do I need to say more useless words? ”

Captain Brut of the Naval Intelligence Command smiled slightly: "Miss Lan, are you exaggerating?" ”

"Really?" Basket Caiqin's right hand sorted out his sideburns, and then explained the technical parameters of all the warships, submarines, aircraft, automobiles, smelting processes and other technical parameters under construction in the United States in one breath, and then said to Brut with a smile: "Mr. Brutt, do you need me to publish an article in the newspaper tomorrow to explain in detail the technical problems of the above-mentioned projects?" ”

Brutt's face turned pale when he heard this, and he kept wiping cold sweat: "Thank you for your kindness!" Miss Lan, no need! ”

"I have a mention yì!" Basket Caiqin got back to business: "Regarding the mass production improvement of Y-36, we can provide relevant technical indicators free of charge, as well as basic ways to improve." But we need to get 72 planes. ”

"As the Chinese saying goes, where there is a spear, there is a shield. I can provide a set of my own patents to co-produce, but this new aircraft is just enough to pose a threat to the Y-36. However, we need to get 240 carrier-based types and 72 land-based types. ”

Payne finally recovered to normal, and when he heard the basket Caiqin's mentions, his heart moved, and he immediately said: "Tell me, if possible, I can report to the president immediately, and they can also report to the Joint Chiefs of Staff." ”

In fact, Bai Shujie didn't really want to get any promises, but he just wanted to increase his worth. Disclose information appropriately to indicate that you are not a stranger to the outside world.

Basket Caiqin briefly talked about the relevant assumptions, but did not disclose the specific content. The aircraft she introduced was the cross-era aircraft that the Germans would develop from next year (1939) - the Messerschmitt Me262 jet. The Americans got German technology, and in 1947 they also produced their own jets.

This is a historic leap from piston to jet, and it belongs to a new ideological concept. Bai Shujie will certainly not say the specific number before he gets a specific guarantee. Because what he needs now is a general aircraft, the ultimate version of the Mustang P-82.

In World War II, the Mustang series of fighters made outstanding achievements. According to incomplete statistics, on the European battlefield alone, the Mustang series fighters flew 13,873 sorties, dropped 5,668 tons of bombs, shot down 4,950 enemy planes, and destroyed 4,131 enemy planes on the ground.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.