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Text Chapter 399: Visit to the United States

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    The Atlantic cruise ship in Victoria livery slowly sailed into the Chesapeake Bay under the protection of the USS New York armored cruiser. This huge natural bay is God's gift to the United States.  Due to the unique environment, half of the U.S. steel industry and 60% of the shipbuilding industry are gathered near the Chesapeake Bay. Almost all the U.S. Navy's capital ships are produced here.  Even one of the Anhai-class large cruisers is stepping up construction here.

    From Virginia at the entrance of the bay to Baltimore in the depths of the bay, there are hundreds of large and small docks!  Compared with the Republic of China, there were only 6 dry docks in Jiangnan Factory, 2 in Shanghai Qiuxin Factory, 7 in total in New and Old Mawei, 3 in Qingdao, 2 in Qinzhou Bay, Guangzhou and Dalian, and 1 in Dagu that could be used by the navy at this time.  seatsand half of them are only in the planning stage due to lack of machinery and workers.

    If he doesn¡¯t take the opportunity to catch up, Yang Qiu won¡¯t even have the confidence to continue to participate in future international competitions.

    The cruise ship slowly docked at Newport Port, known as the heart of American shipbuilding. As soon as it got off the ship, an unexpected and beautiful figure made Yang Qiu pause for a moment.  I saw Lu Bicheng wearing a white floral short-sleeved cheongsam, a wide-brimmed hat, and holding a small fan used by European ladies. She stood beside Xia Kefu, the ambassador to the United States, and there seemed to be an indelible concentration in her beautiful eyes.  Affection.  Before she could figure out how she came to the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing, who came to greet her, had already walked over with a smile: "Welcome to you, Mr. Vice President. The journey across the Atlantic Ocean at this time may be very difficult."

    Lansing, who wears a neat suit and arrogant eyes, has a typical white self-superiority complex. His high nose always gives people the illusion of domineering.  When Yang Qiu saw him, he thought of the famous "Lansing-Ishii Agreement." In addition to embodying the appeasement policy towards Japan, that short-lived agreement was also a true portrayal of the United States' lack of power in the Far East.  This agreement will no longer appear because it is impossible for the US government to sign any agreement with a Japan that has been temporarily contained.  Japan's temporary powerlessness also allows the United States to finally be free to go all out to deal with the European war, without having to worry about the powerful combined fleet every day as before.

    "This is a very bad season. If it weren't for your country's protection, I think I might have to wait a little longer before I can set foot on this fertile soil." Yang Qiu shook Lan Xing's hand politely and spoke.  enthusiasm.

    As an active militant, Lansing is very concerned about the recent severance of diplomatic relations between China and Germany, and his eyebrows reveal his concern about China's intervention in Europe.  Said: "I am very sorry that the attack occurred, but was your country's decision too hasty?"

    Yang Qiu shook his head and said resolutely: "Your Excellency, Secretary of State. Do you know what I saw in Europe? Corpses, blood, moral decay and struggling people! I can't describe it in words. I just want to sayit's time  Concentrate all efforts to end it! As the largest member of the free world with the largest population in the world, we politicians must shoulder our responsibilities."

    The American reporter quickly wrote down his remarks.  But Lan Xing did not continue the topic, and ended the brief and tasteless trial with a strange smile.  Instead, he enthusiastically took him to visit the Newport shipbuilding industry.  Doesn¡¯t the United States care about China¡¯s involvement in the European war?  it's out of the question!  Yang Qiu knew best that even if President Wilson did not want to intervene in the European War, the United States had already discussed whether to intervene in the war. Although many people believed that in the parallel world, the United States declared war because of the pressure of foreign debt, this has been proven to be a joke.  The core is still the United States' attempt to seek greater international capital and voice.  Because only by returning to this era can we clearly feel that the world's largest economic and industrial power has too little to offer in international diplomacy.

    What¡¯s more, a world ruled by Germany and Austria is simply not in line with American values.  So the United States, like itself, is just waiting for opportunities.  After thinking about this clearly, he was no longer anxious. After all, he already had an army of 600,000 troops on display. How could the United States reap political benefits once war was declared at home?

    But this woman, Lu Bicheng, why did she come to the United States?

    "Did the Vice President forget?" Sitting in the car, Lu Bicheng rolled his eyes, Yang Qiu secretly pinched his fingers from below, and said with a smile: "Several companies under the Rockefeller Company have all completed cracking and transformation. You  It seems like I¡¯m getting rich.¡±

    Yang Qiu doesn¡¯t care whether he gets rich or not, money is just a numbers game to him, but where the money should be used is the most important thing.  It is impossible to donate to the country for free. Commander Yang is not that great, not to mention that the aid from Britain and France has already filled the domestic industrial market. He is now worried about how many years it will take for the country to fully support so many machines and equipment and reach maximum output.

    "What kind of person are you! Have you forgotten what you have done? You still have to spend money on two pieces of land in Najd (the previous text is a typo, Saudi Arabia should be Najd). Drilling equipment, construction of pipeline terminals after mining, and  Oil tanker this amount of money is far from enough." Lu Bicheng frowned slightly, seeming to be worried about whether it would be worthwhile for him to go to Najd to look for oil, and said?: "The people who were sent came back and said that there is yellow sand over there, and only Kuwait has oil. Are you sure? I have spent all the money."

    After hearing what she said, Yang Qiu was secretly speechless. This woman is really amazing!  Before the Najd Oilfield was found, we bought 20 drilling and a large amount of oil exploration equipment from the United States. We also ordered equipment for a medium-sized oil refinery and six 20,000-ton oil tankers  The first batch of patent fees for the cracking technology that was obtained was not covered, but millions of dollars were paid out.

    Fortunately, he could still remember some basic information about the oil fields in the Middle East and immediately told the approximate locations of the Ghawar Oil Field and the Safaniya Oil Field.  The latter belongs to offshore oil fields. Currently, technical exploitation is more difficult, but exclusive exploitation rights can be obtained first.  As for the Big Burgan Oilfield in Kuwait, the second largest in the world, he has no idea. It is too sensitive and it is not suitable to go there.  In addition to caring for the mining rights to last as long as possible and providing some assistance if necessary to convince the Ibn Saud family, it is also required that the scale and output should not be increased immediately to avoid attracting European covetousness.

    After discussing the oil field with Lu Bicheng, the convoy stopped in front of the Portland Shipyard.  This is the largest and most technologically advanced shipbuilding enterprise in the Chesapeake Bay, and the No. 2 Anhai-class ship is built here.  After entering the factory, Yang Qiu and his party could finally intuitively feel how powerful the United States is!  According to the shipyard manager, the 12 Paulding-class destroyers currently being modified here in accordance with the requirements of the Republic of China can reach a speed of one every seven days, which is a bit scary!  You must know that in addition to installing depth charge rails and four 37mm rapid-fire guns, this modification also requires the removal of the original three 18-inch torpedo launch tubes on the lower bow of the ship and replacing them with two 600mm launch tubes for launching the latest Type 15 Storm  Thermal powered torpedo.  Therefore, this speed stunned the Chinese officials and experts who accompanied the delegation to visit the shipyard.

    Yang Qiu was also secretly frightened, and became increasingly determined that it would be best to block the United States from directly sending troops!  He knows that China will gain the greatest benefits only if the United States does not send troops to directly participate in the war!  Because the industrial capabilities of the United States are too powerful and terrifying, once they declare their participation in the war, Britain and France will inevitably reduce their need for China.  But this matter can no longer be resolved politically. It must be seen how high Yue Peng can reach. Only victory can make Britain and France reduce their expectations for the United States to send troops to the war.

    The main reason for setting the first stop of the visit here was the Anhai-class launching ceremony. When Yang Qiu and Robert Lansing entered the dock, a huge flower ball was hung on the bow of the No. 2 Anhai-class ship Zhenhai, and a bottle of champagne was placed on the bow.  It was tied up with ribbons and placed in front of the ribbon-cutting stage. Although the warship that had completed 18 months of slipway construction had not yet been equipped with a weapon system, anyone standing in front of 27,000 tons of steel would feel insignificant.

    "Vice President, you're going to smash the bottle as hard as you can later." Zhou Houkun, wearing a Youth Association badge, was worried that Yang Qiu didn't understand the rules and kept explaining why he had to smash the bottle. Lu Bicheng covered his mouth and chuckled.

    He was one of the students studying in the United States during the Gengzi Year. Thanks to Yang Qiu's insistence that the Anhai-class construction team must provide internship opportunities for students studying shipbuilding and machinery, he became one of the intern designers in the Anhai plan, and therefore decided to  Joined the National Youth Association.  His performance at this moment made people feel a little funny, but Yang Qiu did not stop his hard work, because from the eyes of this young man with a good reputation, what he saw was his persistence in work and his expectation for the country's strength, so Yang Qiu  No mistakes should be made in the work.  "I heard that you not only study mechanics, but also shipbuilding and aviation design?" Yang Qiu chatted with him before the ribbon-cutting began.

    Zhou Houkun did not expect that Yang Qiu would pay attention to his study experience in his busy schedule. He smiled shyly: "It made the vice president laugh. They all talk too much but are not expert. In fact, my level is not as good as Song Jiandong, Wang Zhu and Bayuzao.  One." Another mission of Yang Qiu's visit to the United States is to take these students back.  Not to mention other people, he, Wang Zhu, Bayuzao and others alone have already made the country extremely coveted.  Due to a weak foundation, there is basically no local talent pool for mechanical, shipbuilding and aviation design in the country, and we have to rely on designers recruited from abroad. However, since there are no high-level experts in charge, the imported talents will inevitably have a mixed bag of good and bad ones.  generation.  As the Republic of China declares war on the Alliance, the stability of a large number of German and Austrian designers and technicians is also plaguing the country. At least some of them will definitely be unavailable before the end of the war, so Yang Qiu is in urgent need of these academically successful people.  young people went back to support.

    Gu Weijun had been listening to the conversation between the two. He knew Yang Qiu's concern for talents, especially domestic talents, and said: "Vice President, don't worry, except for a few students who studied in the United States in the Gengzi Year, all the students have been gathered and ready to return to China.  We have also recruited more than a hundred outstanding overseas Chinese in the United States and South America to return to China. Hou Kun and others have not yet completed their Anhai-class internship program and need to wait for the ship to be delivered before returning to China with the navy.  "

    Yang Qiu nodded. No matter how anxious he was, he could not interrupt this rare internship experience. Being able to work in the powerful American industrial systemIt would be good to stay one more day in the school, so before cutting the ribbon, he smiled at Zhou Houkun and encouraged him: "Study hard. The country is currently weak in strength and needs young people like you to stand up and take the lead. I can count on you to design better designs."  Where are the planes and battleships!¡±

    Zhou Houkun nodded vigorously, and Yang Qiu and Lan Xing walked up to the ribbon-cutting stage together. When the red silk was untied and the champagne was smashed out, the sparkle was dazzling and the bottle of broken wine overflowed

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