Virginia is an open economy, and foreign investment plays an important role in Virginia's economy, with major sources of foreign investment including Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada, among which the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Japan rank among the top three in terms of investment amounts.

Unexpectedly, the newly emerged "Pegasus International Investment Company" quickly replaced Japan's position in the ranks of local foreign investment, ranking third after Sweden, and becoming the darling of the government and the people.

The most critical point is that there is a deeper background behind the frequent bankruptcy of the field electronics factory.

Japan's Sakurada Investment Company has long hoped to win this electronics factory at a minimum price, and has conducted seven rounds of negotiations, and the final acquisition target is $770,000.

However, because Japan was openly expanding its war of aggression, the US Government, under tremendous pressure from domestic anti-war people, erected many obstacles to the acquisition of domestic enterprises by Japanese companies. Therefore, after a year of hard work, Sakurada Investment Company was unable to complete the final agreement.

Unexpectedly, Orlando Feilong International Investment Company did not pay attention to morality, and actually intervened at the last moment, and reached an investment agreement in just half an hour of negotiation. And it's not an acquisition, just the capital injection reached $1.07 million, but it is only a 51% holding.

All over the world, Japanese people buy everything in their own and turn other people's things into their own companies.

Now Pegasus International Investment Company has stepped in and raised the price indefinitely, so that the Japanese who only want to drink other people's blood have no room for competition.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, or rather, as long as it is a wall, it is ventilated.

The upper echelons of Orlando Pegasus International Investment Company knew this truth, and they were not prepared to hide it for long, and soon revealed their identity as investors in the Republic of China.

Chairman Basket Caiqin publicly announced: "Our basic principle is cooperation, respect for the rights of the original enterprise technology owners, and more respect for the labor rights of enterprise employees." There will be no armed aggression against others, still less economic aggression against others. ”

"Although my motherland is suffering from the shameless aggression of Japanese bandits, although we are private capital, we will always abide by our promise: peaceful coexistence, mutual benefit and win-win, and all-round development."

On April 13, 1938, Bai Shujie received a second telegram from Basket Caiqin, which was about the integration of the current company and the establishment of the "Feilong International Investment Group". Among them, the situation of several companies that have taken shape has been reported is naturally reported.

"Somus-class destroyers?" Bai Shujie was taken aback when he saw the message: "I'm cāo, a sentenced black. Dao Boss, Capone still has so much energy, a phone call went out, and he actually got two destroyers! ”

Xiao Lamei pouted: "Big brother, you can see clearly, these are two scrapped destroyers that are ready to disintegrate!" ”

"Let you read and you won't listen!" Bai Shujie said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, this is the latest destroyer ordered by the US Navy!" If I'm not mistaken, construction began in 1936. The economic crisis in the United States has not yet passed, the Army Air Corps has no money to lift planes, and the Navy has no money to take warships. ”

"What?" Xiao Lamei was also taken aback: "You mean to say that these are two new warships that have never been used?" ”

Bai Shujie nodded: "The U.S. government allows private individuals to own guns, but this black. What means did Capone, the Taoist father, use to get the Newport News shipyard to sell these two warships? It's a pity that the telegram was afraid of leaks, so it was not said. ”

"I tell you that these two destroyers are much more powerful than our two now. Full load displacement: 2486 tons; Length 116.22 m, width 11.19 m, draft 5.03 m, speed: 37.5 knots, crew: 235;

"Its armament is 4 twin 127mm-inch guns; 3 quadruple 533mm torpedo tubes; The anti-aircraft weapons were 8 28mm anti-aircraft guns; There are 2 anti-submarine depth charge throwing slots, carrying 12 depth charges. ”

Xiao Lamei shook her head: "Forget the rest, the tonnage is equivalent to the three destroyers of the little devil, it's too powerful." I think this model has the advantage of being fast, and the main gun is not powerful enough. There are 8 28mm anti-aircraft guns, which is quite a lot, but it is not enough to catch up with our five-barreled phalanx, and the estimated effect is not good, which is really a pity. ”

Bai Shujie naturally did not say that the Americans have not prepared for war until now, and they are still implementing it in accordance with the "Washington Naval Treaty", so the caliber of the main gun does not exceed 152mm.

Unexpectedly, this treaty did not restrain Germany and small Japan, but instead made itself shrink, leaving a fatal loophole.

The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments, was a treaty on the limitation of naval armaments signed by the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan in Washington on February 6, 1922.

The treaty was valid until December 31, 1936, and the treaty mainly stipulated that the ratio of the total tonnage of the capital ships of the United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy was 5:5:3:1.75:1.75.

Article X of the Washington Naval Treaty clearly states:

Aircraft carriers of the signatory countries are not allowed to be armed with naval guns with a caliber of more than 8 inches (203 mm). Except in the cases provided for in Article IX, if the caliber of naval guns exceeds 6 inches (152 mm), the total number of all naval guns (except anti-aircraft guns and naval guns with a caliber of up to 5 inches (127 mm) cannot exceed 10 guns.

Alternatively, if the aircraft carrier does not carry naval guns larger than 6 inches (152 mm), there is no limit to the number of naval guns. In all cases, there is no limit to the number of anti-aircraft guns and naval guns with a caliber of up to 5 inches (127 mm).

In order to ensure that the number of artillery pieces was not limited to 10, the ships that the Americans started to build before December 1936 were mainly 127mm.

After explaining the relevant knowledge, Bai Shujie smiled and said: "Your opinion is basically correct, because of the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, the Americans rely on strong technical strength and emphasize speed to win. The speed of 37.5 knots is outrageous for the little devil, and it is basically impossible to catch up. ”

"Because the armor of the destroyer is so weak that as soon as one main gun shell falls on the deck, it is basically scrapped, so the Americans are right to emphasize speed. No matter how powerful your cannon is, if it can't hit me, it's equal to zero. In my opinion, the power of the main gun is still secondary, and the most important thing is to have strong prevention and control capabilities. ”

"If these two destroyers can come back, now the treaty is outdated, and the large ships of the little devils are being refitted. While increasing the speed, we must strengthen prevention and control. Warships are never as fast as airplanes. The next time they come out, their battleship main guns, the caliber is already 460mm, and we can't compare. ”

"Why did you ask Horst to get us a batch of barrels, because I'm going to have to be completely rebuilt too. The caliber of the cannon is one thing, and the range is the most critical. So I asked Horst to send over the cannon assembly, which was to be able to assemble a triple 283mm SKC naval gun. Then appropriately increase the protection capabilities and use them as light cruisers. ”

Bai Shujie talked about "his dream" with Xiao Lamei at home, but he didn't know that the United States had already swords, and it was almost a river of blood.

The book explains that Orlando Wyvern International Investment Co., Ltd. has become the big boss of Smithfield Wyvern Electronics Co., Ltd. through guò capital injection and patent provision, and all the efforts of the little devil's Sakurada Investment Company have been wasted, which is not an ordinary blow, but a fatal ending.

It turned out that since the little devils successively launched the "September 18 Incident," the "Lugou Bridge Incident," and the "Shanghai August 13 Incident," US politicians finally found that their interests in China had been greatly impacted, so they began to "sanction" little Japan without any pain.

If it were other countries with backbone, they would definitely have withdrawn all their own people. But the little devils are just going to stay in Virginia with a dead face, and as long as the United States does not issue a deportation order, they will not leave.

Those who are familiar with the little devils know that the businessmen of the little devils are actually state spies. They stayed in Virginia because two missions were not completed.

The first task is about the destroyer being built for the US Navy at the Newport News shipyard, and the communication equipment, naval gun command system (fire control system), sonar system, etc., have not yet been mastered very specific.

The domestic Yamato and its sister ship Musashi have now entered the outfitting stage, but the core technology that is in short supply has not yet been obtained.

Originally, he wanted to control the electronics company of Guò Phil, and then slowly approached the Newport News shipyard to obtain the most valuable military and technical information, this abacus must have failed.

It didn't take long for the little devil's Sakurada Investment Company to get a news that shocked them:

"After the reorganization, Phil's electronics company has produced a shipborne radar with a small size and a scanning range of 55 kilometers in only half a month, and it is said that it is ready to develop an airborne radar!"

At present, this radar used for performance testing is being tested on two "scrapped" destroyers in Florida, and this news has alarmed the US Navy and Army Air Corps! ”

This is: "One stone stirs up a thousand waves, and if there is a ghost in my heart, I panic!" ”

"We are on a mission to revitalize the Empire, and we must get to the bottom of this device that could fatally damage the Empire."

The president of Sakurada Investment Company, Yuo Takeda, a soldier in the township, gathered his secret guard and said: "Have you found out the specific situation of the two test ships?" ”

A guy in a cyan kimono bowed down and said, "Your Excellency, those two destroyers are at Fort Pierce, Florida, moored at a deep-water dock that has just been built. Go out for testing during the day and come back at night. According to the investigation, the two warships belonged to an Orlando Wyvern shipping bodyguard company. ”

"It's a damn Wyvern again, it's definitely the same family as Phil's electronics company, and it's here to fight against the Japanese Empire! Hashimoto-kun, you are a master of the ninth dan of kendo and the glory of the empire. Yuo Takeda had a gloomy face: "It's been three years since you came here, and now should be the best time for you to show your skills and make a difference." ”

"Hay!" Fujizo Hashimoto bowed down and said, "Your Excellency, I am going to lead the six people of the Field Branch of the Black Dragon Society to go over, and after finding out the situation, I will act on the opportunity." If possible, we would like to dismantle the radar and send it back to HQ for study. ”

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