Chapter 529: Secret Weapon
Under the terms of the agreement between China and Britain and France, China would provide Britain and France with the skills of the 'firing coordinator', and in return Britain and France would have to provide at least Β£1 million to the Communist government. At the same time, Britain and France need to buy at least 1,000 fighter jets from the Commune government every year, and 1,000 for each country. On top of that, Britain and France need to pay Β£300 for each fighter jet they produce, even if other countries produce it on their behalfββββββ of course, you can also get the country that produces it for you to pay the royalties, as long as they want to...
Seriously, these costs aren't that high.
As for the number of a thousand per year...
If you think about the fact that Britain and France destroyed at least 8,400 planes during the war, you can imagine how many planes these two countries need at least every yearββββββ not to mention that those more than 8,400 have been destroyed, if you count the number that has been retained at the end of the war? I'm afraid this is an even more staggering number.
So a thousand a year, this is really not a lot, and the price of three thousand pounds a plane is also very fair, even fairer than the price that the Americans sell to Britain and France, which is also a reason why London and Paris are not very resistant to this.
The only thing that is the Β£300 royalty per plane...
That's a tenth of the price of an airplane, which is too high for London and Paris.
But thinking of the terrible situation on the battlefield on the Western Front, the two governments could not care so much.
Anyway, this war has already cost a lot of money. Spending a few million pounds of unjust money doesn't seem like a big deal.
Anyway, the most important thing at the moment is to reverse the situation on the battlefield, otherwise if the situation is allowed to continue to develop. Dropping so many planes every day is probably more than the money paid on it.
It's just that...
When they learned that the so-called 'Shooting Coordinator' technique was so simple that it only took a little inspiration to break through the 'metal slide board' technique they were currently using, the British and French were dumbfounded.
It cost a million pounds, and it may cost millions or even tens of millions of pounds in the future, but it is such a skill. That's how they can accept it.
It's a pity that at this time, the two sides have already signed, and even if they want to, it's impossible for them to regret it...
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Millions were spent. With such a simple technique, it is impossible to say that the British and French are not aggrieved, and if it weren't for the fact that there was a big man who followed him to be fooled, I'm afraid they would have been unable to think about it a long time ago.
But unlike them. Yan Shao's side was after the signing of the agreement. But he looked very excited.
After all, the agreement they got this time was really rich.
Needless to say, the Β£300 royalty for each aircraft was a big deal of money for the Nationalist government, but it was only a matter of money. What really matters is the order of at least two thousand units per year.
A thousand is Β£3 million, and 2,000 is Β£6 million.
And that's just for a year. The war would continue for at least another two years, which would mean that the Commune government would earn at least tens of millions of pounds from itββββββ albeit in total.
And compared to the billion-plus pounds the British owe, it seems like nothing.
But this is, after all, a business of tens of millions of pounds, which can already be compared to several dreadnoughts. The stimulus to the domestic aircraft industry is absolute. At the moment, the only thing they need to worry about is nothing else, but whether the domestic production capacity can provide so many aircraft.
In fact, this is not only the concern of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Defense. At the same time, the Americans are concerned ...
After all, in the past, the United States has always been the largest supplier of aircraft to Britain and France, and now it has suddenly been robbed of an order for 2,000 aircraft, and it would be strange if the Americans did not pay attention. For this reason, the U.S. government even approached the British and French, hoping that they would change their minds.
However, in the face of rhetorical questions from London and Paris, the Americans were speechless.
"Can you provide a better plane than the Germans?"
Of course not, after all, the planes that are now being slaughtered by the Germans on the Western Front are produced by the Americans. So for the current situation on the Western Front, even the Americans have no choice.
So despite all the jealousy, in the end the Americans couldn't say anything. Who told them that they could not supply the products that the Entente needed, and China could...
This, too, is in line with the criteria of free trade.
Of course, it is somewhat ridiculous to talk about free trade in such an era of the jungle. However, at this time, China is no longer the China of the past, it is not as weak and powerless as it used to be, and it cannot guarantee its own interests, so even if the United States has any opinions, I am afraid that there is nothing to be done about them...
Fortunately, even with the order of 2,000 aircraft, the demand for aircraft in Britain and France is still very large. Moreover, it was not only Britain and France that participated in this war, but also some other countries, such as Russia...
Just as the allied planes were slaughtered on the Western Front, the Russian planes were slaughtered on the Eastern Front. It's just that the scale is smaller than that of the Western Front, after all, Russia's production capacity is much weaker than that of Britain and France, and after the Black Sea is blocked, the Entente and the United States will not be able to transfuse blood to Russia as they did in the past...
So although there were some air battles on the Eastern Front, the scale was far from comparable to that of the Western Front.
But even so, Russia still needs a certain number of aircraft, which only Britain and France can provide, and the patent fees in them ...
The Russians also need to pay as usual ...
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After the agreement was signed, the content above quickly fell into Yan Shao's hands.
After seeing the above content, Yan Shao was of course overjoyed.
After all, to get such a large order at one time, the domestic industry. In particular, the aircraft industry will be greatly improved. However, the most important thing to worry about at the moment is not anything else, but whether domestic aircraft companies can provide so many aircraft to Britain and France.
After all, 2,000 a year, judging from the current domestic production capacity. It's really difficult.
"Don't worry..."Seeing Yan Shao's frowning face, Elaline stood up from the side and comforted. At present, the aircraft company has been equipped with an 'assembly line', and the production capacity is much stronger than in the past, so there should be no problem, not to mention that in addition to our company, there are many other companies in China, and they can also contribute some efforts...."
Speaking of which. The corners of Elano's mouth curled slightly.
"After this incident, maybe a few aircraft companies will emerge in China that are not inferior to us..."
"Maybe..."Yan Shaoha smiled, feeling much happier. But it's not easy..."
At present, although there are many aircraft companies in China. But the scale is very small, and the only one that can be called large is probably the Yushi Aircraft Company, which is also a well-deserved giant in terms of production capacity.
In other words, this protocol gets the most benefits. It is Yan Shao's Yushi Group.
But it's also something that can't be helped. Who called the domestic aircraft industry just started, and there are too few well-known companies.
But after this time, maybe some larger companies will be born...
"Speaking of which, what did you want to see when you brought us here this time?"
Seeing that Yan Shao's mood was a little better, Caterina on the side said impatiently.
Recently, she has been very busy, and she needs to send people to monitor the actions of Wang Jingwei and others every day. As a result, I don't know what happened today, after some special things were secretly transported to Beijing by train, Yan Shao dragged them to a military base on the outskirts of Beijing. It's for them to see something good.
Who knew that they had been there for more than an hour, and they still hadn't seen anything. It also made her impatient.
After all, an hour is enough for her to do many things.
"Don't worry..."Said with a smile, Yan Shao took the kettle from the side. It should be fine right away..."
On the side, Lu Ying and others also persuaded two sentences.
It was at this time that an officer suddenly walked in from outside, standing in front of Yan Shao and said.
"Report to the president, the drill is ready, please watch it with a few ladies on the training ground..."
"Ready?"
"Yes!" The officer nodded. "It's ready..."
"Good!" Yan Shao also nodded. "Let's go." Glancing at Elano and the others, Yan Shao said with a smile. "When you watch it, you will understand that you have not waited in vain for more than an hour..."
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Listening to Yan Shao's words, Elaine and the others felt a little inexplicable, but they still followed him out of the road.
Not long after, several people were escorted by a large number of soldiers and bodyguards to the training ground. Immediately afterward, the soldiers and bodyguards left in the distance under the order, and in the end there were no more than a hundred people left on the training ground.
In addition to the soldiers who maintained order, there were some officers in the camp, and some who looked a little inexplicable......... Researchers.
Seeing Yan Shao and Elaine walking out, those people greeted them one after another.
However, Yan Shao's purpose in coming this time was not to greet them, so after a few words, Yan Shao focused his attention on the field. He came to see the drill this time, not to chat.
As if seeing Yan Shao's attitude, those people nodded and didn't say anything more.
It's just that when they looked at Elino and the others, a look of amazement flashed in the eyes of those people. However, they knew exactly who Elaline was, so they didn't look any further after taking one look.
After all, in the rumors, Yan Shao is known for his cautious eyes. Although he usually looks very generous, who knows if he will remember it. What's more, he is still the president of this country, if he really takes it to heart, if he gives a few pairs of small shoes to wear in the future, then won't they cry?
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"Where's your surprise?"
At this time, the scene was blank, there was nothing, and after looking at it, Elano and the others came over and asked a little strangely.
"Don't worry. It's going to be okay right away...", Yan Shao looked at the commander on the side. "Can we begin?"
"It's ready to begin," the commander nodded, gesturing to a few people in the distance.
After getting the commander's signal. The men nodded, and then ran into what looked like a warehouse around the squareββββββ but the door was a little larger than a normal warehouse.
About a minute or so later, amid the excitement of everyone and the puzzled eyes of Elano and others, there was a roar of machines turning in those warehouses.
Immediately after, in the incredulous gaze of Elinor and others. Several almost monster-like vehicles drove out of the storeroom.
Noticing these gazes, Yan Shao naturally smiled proudly, while the others became excited. It's like I've been looking forward to this scene for a long time.
Immediately afterwards, an officer standing beside Yan Shao and the others didn't know what Lu Dao had ordered, and after a while, the monsters on the field began to move in the other direction. on their bodies. One that resembled a head, but with a stick on it, also turned with it.
The monsters stopped moving, and then the things aimed their sticks at what seemed to be a target in the distance.
After more than ten seconds, tongues of fire protruded from those sticks and shot at the targets that had been prepared, and after a few seconds, the targets were torn to pieces. And then one of the monsters with a thicker stick. A large ball of flame suddenly erupted from the tip of the stick, and then I saw a sudden explosion in the distance...
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Face the scene in front of you. Elaline and the others were all dumbfounded, and their eyes were even more open, but fortunately, these people were all first-class beauties in the world. Although such expressions somewhat spoil their temperament, they are still very beautiful.
After noticing their expressions, Yan Shao laughed. "How? Pleasantly surprised, right? β
Hearing Yan Shao's words, Elaline cleaned up his mood, and then asked his own question. "What are these?"
"Armored fighting vehicles...," Yan Shao said with a smile. These are the most powerful weapons of the Wehrmacht on land..."
"Butβ" Frowning, Caterina looked at Yan Shao. What exactly are these things for? "It's not surprising that she doesn't know the information of this weapon, although she is the director of the Special Affairs Bureau, but after all, she is not an all-knowing and all-powerful bureau, there are still many things that this country does not know, not to mention that even if it is a special affairs bureau, there are some places that must not be investigated.
Of course, the army is not included in it, because one of the tasks of the secret service itself is to investigate the situation inside the army, which is also to avoid some unnecessary things from happening.
However, in the military, some research institutes and special bureaus do not have the right to investigate, in fact, not only in the military, but also many research institutes and special bureaus do not have the right to investigate, the only thing they have is to protect their duties...
So Caterina wasn't curious at all, but she still glanced at Yan Shao complainingly...
Because for such a long time, Yan Shao didn't reveal the news at all, although she was very aware of Yan Shao's distress...
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"It's very useful...", glancing at Caterina and the others, Yan Shao began to explain after motioning for them to follow him. You should know very well that during the Shandong Campaign, our army had an absolute advantage over Japan in terms of equipment and logistics, so why did our army still suffer so many casualties during the Shandong Campaign? β
"Trench warfare..."
Not that he didn't understand anything military, Elaline replied quickly.
"That's right." Yan Shao nodded. "It is because of the trenches, in the war, if the enemy army cannot be defeated quickly, then it will inevitably fall into positional warfare, and the enemy army can effectively kill and injure our army at this time with trenches and other fortifications..."
"Although our army had less equipment than the enemy in the Shandong Campaign, and was more familiar with the local terrain than the enemy, it was precisely because of the trenches that our army suffered heavy casualties in the battleββββββ and it was at that time that I began to think that if we had a weapon that could easily break through the trenches, then I believe that the result would be very different, which is also the original intention of this armored combat vehicle..."
"Does it work?" Caterina said with some doubts.
Although those armored fighting vehicles seemed to be very powerful and powerful, she also knew the power of trench warfare, after all, this had been proven during the Battle of Shandong. And in the European theater, even on the Turkish side, the power of trench warfare is amazing.
Especially in Turkey, it is clear that the strength of the British is much stronger than that of the Turks, but because they were dragged into trench warfare by the Turks, the British have not been able to win the war until now, and not only that, but also paid extremely heavy casualties.
Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the British have lost this war...
And now that Yan Shao said that the problem of trench warfare could be solved with just such a piece of equipment, Caterina was still more or less skeptical, although she knew very well that Yan Shao would often create some miracles...
"It's definitely useful," Yan Shao explained. You see......... This kind of equipment can easily cross the enemy's trenches, in other words, the so-called trenches are of no use to them at all, in addition, this weapon itself is made of steel, and the thickness of the armor on either side can ensure that it can effectively resist the power of 'machine guns', and even the power of some small-caliber infantry guns, so they can charge at will in the face of enemy fire, as long as they are not hit by the enemy's large-caliber artilleryββββββ the definition of large-caliber in this regard can be narrowed down. For example, 75mm can ride a large bore..."
"Coupled with a series of equipment on its body, such as machine guns or machine guns, this thing is definitely a demonic existence on the battlefield..."
"This is also my secret weapon for the Germans" (to be continued......