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    Nelson Johnson has always considered himself a lucky man.

    As a wild boy from Oklahoma, he was lucky enough to attend George Washington University. What was even more lucky was that he succeeded in applying for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in his freshman year.  So he started as the youngest interpreter, gradually rose to the position of consular assistant and finally entered the State Department, becoming the director of the Department of Far Eastern Affairs and Assistant Secretary of State, and last month he became the U.S. Ambassador to China.  To use a Chinese idiom, it is "a steady rise to the top".  But even when the clouds are high, there are times when I stumble. Before the photos of when I submitted my credentials were developed, I was forced to go to Nanjing to protest by a large group of American businessmen who suddenly broke in.

    If you protest, just protest. The ambassador is here to serve American citizens. Moreover, Nanjing¡¯s sudden massive seizure of foreign capital made him very angry. Especially the temporary economic bill just passed by Congress is obviously aimed at foreign capital and wants to take advantage of the economic crisis to recover billions of dollars.  Equity!

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Grab the money!  Steal America's money!  Butso what?  If the economic crisis lasts for two or three years, these factories will also be unable to sustain themselves.

    ??Besides, if the U.S. economy reallymaybe China is the only hope.

    Therefore, Ambassador Johnson was reluctant to offend Yang Qiu when the situation was unclear, but in the face of the arrogant American businessmen in China, he had to hold his nose and go to Nanjing to protest.  Then he took a China Airlines flight to Beijing.  But when they arrived in Beijing, they learned that Yang Qiu had already left for Shanghai and had to take another AirAsia flight back to Shanghai.

    "China's air transport industry seems to be quite developedotherwise it would take at least five or six days," Ambassador Johnson thought as he rushed towards Jiangnan Factory.

    When the car kept honking its horn to disperse the crowd.  On the outfitting dock of the Jiangnan Factory, workers were sitting on hanging baskets under the scorching sun, painting the lead-grey paint of the battleship Beijing, which was about to undergo sea trials.  The Beijing-class battleship is the core of the 1925 naval plan. A total of four ships are built in two batches. The first two have been launched in Jiangnan and Mawei respectively. The latter two are currently in the sprint stage and are ready to be launched before a new round of naval negotiations next year.

    Walking on the deck, Yang Qiu could feel the power contained in the body of this giant beast.  Because this battleship has assembled the highest level of technology currently available in the country!  To build it.  In the past four years, a total of 112 types of accessories that cannot be manufactured have been purchased, 113 factories, 47 laboratories and universities have been used to solve 5311 technical difficulties!  If it weren't for the risky Rhineland plan back then.  If it were not for the advancement of data machines in subsystems, China would not be able to build this battleship at normal development speed.

    ??Tall and neat European-style overall bridge.  Triangular masts, and air defense control towers were set up on the front and rear bridges for the first time.  The bow floats 15¡ã outwards for higher wave resistance, the first-ever underwater bulb, the first-generation sonar, main gun hydraulic rotary servo motor, spiral ammunition lifting channel, Zeiss 11-meter rangefinder, and Lumpo system  Domestic upgraded version, naval gun follower gyro controller, fully automatic fire control computer, 13 long and short wave radio stations, vertical rotary boiler with superheater, 4 Jiangnan impulse steam turbines, spring damping valves, large gears  New technologies such as transmissions, high-power pump motors, 2 steam generators and 3* independent gasoline generators make this class of battleship look extremely modern.

    Standard 35,500 tons/full load 42,500 tons.  Theoretically (not yet tested in sea trials), the maximum speed is 29 knots, the endurance is 15 knots/13,000 nautical miles, 6 twin 120mm high-level dual-purpose guns, 8 quadruple 40mm anti-aircraft guns, 24 twin 25mm cannons, and 8 twin 12.7 heavy  Machine guns, 5 high-power searchlights, 2 mechanical ejection reconnaissance and observation aircraft, and 3 triple-mounted L47/380mm main guns that the Navy would rather die than compromise.  If nothing else happens, the next two ships will also be equipped with the same type of artillery before next year's naval treaty.

    ¡°If the economic crisis hadn¡¯t really broken out, and the worst-case scenario of a late outbreak or no outbreak had occurred, he would not have agreed to install the sensitive 380mm artillery.  But it doesn't matter now.  Even if Europe and the United States want to tear up the naval treaty, they have no power.  As for the lagging behind in the development of 360mm naval guns, it has not stopped. The Navy has decided to continue to support and purchase several sets for coastal defense, while accumulating technology for future preparations.

    In addition to the Beijing-class aircraft carriers, the Jiangnan Factory and the Qiuxin Factory next door have begun building two Sichuan-class aircraft carriers.  These are two aircraft carriers built to fully comply with the 27,000-ton upper limit of the Navy Treaty, with a full load of 35,300 tons. The design drawings are from the earliest North Sea-class enlargement.  Strengthen underwater protection and air defense capabilities, and enhance ventilation to prevent gasoline from easily burning and catching fire after volatilization.  At the beginning of the construction, he thought about giving the Essex-class drawings directly, but considering that a set of drawings would damage technological innovation and continuity, in the end he only provided subsystem information such as forced ventilation and nitrogen oil tanks. Many of them did not even have drawings.  A concept, let the designers figure it out on their own.

    It will take about a year for Beijing to undergo sea trials and become a force. Even if the second batch of two ships speed up, they will not enter service until the end of 1932.  In other words, by then the Navy's surface fleet will have 4 Beijing-class ships, 4 Anhai-class ships, 4 aircraft carriers, 8 heavy cruisers, 10 light cruisers, 62 destroyers, and 58 submarinesThe main strike force.

    A powerful navy is the dream of every Chinese in future generations, but the speed at which the navy burns money makes even him feel uncomfortable.  Starting from 1920, in two consecutive five-year naval plans, the Navy reorganized all its equipment and built a total of 177 ships of various types with a total tonnage of 750,000 tons. The entire cost, including personnel training and base construction, was  The amount is as high as 2.6 billion yuan!

    Overall, this number accounts for a small proportion of the total output value of industry and agriculture, but considering that concessions have to be made for national construction since 1920, the average annual military budget is only 1.2 billion yuan, this amount of money is huge!  You must know that in order to maintain the army, annual personnel expenses account for 550 million, and logistics, maintenance, training and scientific research account for another 280 million. The annual cost for purchasing new equipment is less than 400 million. This shows that the Navy has burned through a lot of money in the past ten years.  How much!  !  If the Army hadn't deliberately allowed businessmen to enter the Eastern Siberian region of the Soviet Union to wildly mine gold and other ores, and indulged in high-profit smuggling activities such as liquor to the Soviet Union.  In addition, after the conflict in Afghanistan, there was a huge sale of old stock weapons. Maybe the three armed forces started fighting among themselves first.

    Even so, most of the Army's eight armored brigades are still old T1 and T2 tanks, and most of the Air Force are still flying wooden canvases. They don't even dare to popularize new light equipment such as general-purpose machine guns, grenade guns, and semi-automatic rifles, let alone  With the new heavy equipment such as aircraft, artillery and tanks, we can only make up a few fist brigades to support the scene.

    The army has sacrificed too much for the country!  This sacrifice cannot be seen by the outside world.  Therefore, the news that he said at the last briefing meeting that he was going to increase military spending made the soldiers of the National Defense Forces who had worked hard for 10 years very happy.

    Fortunately, the time for a big reversal has finally arrived!

    "Jiuru. Pengxi. How was your trip to France?"

    In addition to Yang Qiu, there were also members of the aviation delegation such as Feng Ru and Zhou Houkun who had just returned from participating in the Schneider Air Show in France.  Although military procurement in the first 10 years was not large due to funding constraints, Yang Qiu paid special attention to aviation technology.  In the eyes of outsiders, it has even reached the point of obsession.

    The Schneider Air Show is one of the largest air shows in Europe and a stage for countries around the world to showcase their aviation technologies. Feng Ru and others were excited and talked about their experience at the 138kanshu.com exhibition.  Although the three major domestic aviation manufacturers did not come up with the most cutting-edge technology this time, they still caused a strong sensation in Europe and the United States.

    Needless to say, Chongqing Meteor Company mainly promotes Falcon C fighter jets, Albatross 1924 transport aircraft and Thundergon bombers because they shined in the Afghanistan War. Therefore, even when the financial crisis broke out, it still received a total order of 372 aircraft.  As for the KC-1 passenger aircraft and Tianshu-2 general-purpose aircraft produced by Airbus and Northern Raytheon, they also shine.

    Needless to say, the kc-1 has a maximum single order of 43 aircraft and a total of 117 aircraft, which is enough to illustrate its disruptive design concept.  The Tianshu-2 general-purpose aircraft, which is a copy of the Y-5 biplane of later generations, has good low-speed performance.  The 1,000-kilometer-long endurance and multi-purpose model also received orders for 122 aircraft.  This does not include the domestic KC-1 alone. More than a dozen domestic airlines have jointly placed orders for 72 aircraft. The Tianshu-2 has sold 318 agricultural and 88 postal aircraft due to its multi-purpose and simple and safe operation.  Freight type.

    You must know that the aircraft industry is a huge profit industry.  The production cost of a kc-1 is 140,000 yuan, and the domestic price is 160,000 yuan. It can also receive a national financial subsidy of 10,000 yuan, which is equivalent to a net profit of 30,000 yuan from selling one.  The export price is 180,000, with a net profit of 50,000!  No wonder Zhou Houkun's face was glowing red.  The total domestic and foreign orders received this time are enough to keep the three companies busy for a while.  The most important thing is that this does not include military orders.  The new equipment bidding documents issued by the navy and air force since last year will end next year. Whoever wins will be able to get a super order of thousands of aircraft (including training aircraft)!

    The development and growth of aviation is a good thing. The only thing that worries Yang Qiu is the proliferation of technology.  On the other hand, Feng Ru and the others are very confident: "Minister, don't worry, the engines we sell to the outside world are all old 9-cylinder single-layer structure 750 horsepower air-cooled engines, and they have been specially treated according to your method."

    The so-called special processing in his words is actually Yang Qiu imitating the modular concept that has deceived countless people in later generations.  To put it simply, the cylinder of the old radial engine is enlarged, replaced with the old spark plugs and carburetors currently used in various countries, and then various other parts are enlarged a little, and finally wrapped in a cover.  The performance of this elementary modular design is very advanced. When you open the engine hood and take a look, wow!  It's neat and tidy. If anything is broken, just buy standard parts and replace it, and the horsepower will be significantly increased.  But the problem is that because there is a modular protective shell on the outside, overheating problems will occur during high-intensity military operations, and the maximum horsepower is maintained for a very short time.

    And after the proportions of various parts are slightly enlarged and modularized with protective covers, countries will match new aircraft according to this standard size.  But the problem is that after they are developed, they will find that they cannot match the original engine.  There are no solutions. You can add cooling fins or enlarge the nose. However, both of these methods will cause the enlarged body and reduced maneuverability.?There is no room for upgrades.

    Of course, the gap between engine technology in various countries, especially the United Kingdom and the United States, is not obvious. But the problem is that engines have always been the most difficult thing to imitate. It takes time to analyze the various materials alone, plus reverse imitation and fine drawing processing.  They are two different things, so it will take two or three years to wait for the research to be thorough, which is enough for the country to break through the next technical threshold.

    After Yang Qiu asked them about the progress of the new engine and the military bidding, he asked Lei Meng to send Feng Ru and others back.  He turned to look at Gu Weijun who said nothing: "Shaochuan. How is the naval negotiation going?"

    "A new round of naval negotiations will begin in August next year. The French government has made it clear that it will consider the cooperation between the navies of our two countries." Gu Weijun looked a little uncertain after talking about what happened after going to Europe.  In fact, he has been uneasy since he got on the deck. At the critical moment when Yang Qiu took office and competed to form a cabinet, he was suddenly sent to France to participate in an air show and participate in naval negotiations, which was very detrimental to his political career.  Even many of his former supporters suddenly became cautious.

    Yang Qiu knew what he was thinking, nodded, patted the barrel of the gun next to him, and asked, "Do you know why you were sent to Europe?"

    "I know. I've already told Huilan. She promised me that this kind of thing won't happen again." Gu Weijun's forehead was a little wet.  The Yang Qiu in front of him was no longer the young man who allowed him and Murong Han to speak freely on the warship. After more than ten years of watching the people rule the country in their own way, it was not just as simple as establishing prestige.  When he lowered his face, even the scorching sun above his head could not dispel the chill.

    Yang Qiu doesn¡¯t want to blame him too much. No system can eliminate money politics. He just hopes that everyone will not step over the line and stop being so unscrupulous!  So his face gradually became cheerful and he said: "You are talented and have strong ability to do things, but choosing the prime minister needs to be based on the local international environment at that time. Don't worry, as long as I am here, what is yours will be yours, and the rest will be yours."  Put your thoughts away!"

    This is already an obvious warning.  How could Gu Weijun not hear it and nodded in agreement.

    Yang Qiu waved his hand, as if he had forgotten the matter, and asked: "By the way. I remember that your father-in-law is the richest Chinese businessman in Nanyang. Does he have a good relationship with Luzon?"

    Gu Weijun was slightly startled.  I don¡¯t understand why Yang Qiu went around Luzon again.  Said: "Huilan's father stayed in Luzon for three years when he went to Nanyang in his early years. He and the late Liu Hengzhen were friends for eight years. Under his introduction, he met many local congressmen in Luzon and opened a sugar factory in Mindanao.  He also has a relationship with Quezon, the current Philippine congressman in the United States."

    The Chinese community in Nanyang looks big but is actually very small. The richest man in Nanyang like Gu Weijun¡¯s father-in-law plays an important role wherever he goes.  Knowing that he had a connection with Quezon, Yang Qiu held his hand on the railing and thought about it before saying: "You go to Nanyang once. In the name of visiting relatives, go see your father-in-law and ask him to bring me a few words to Quezon and Luzon."  local congressman. Tell them that I support the Luzon ** and support them in taking back the formerly Spanish-occupied islands such as Luzon and Northern Mariana. If they ** I will admit it as soon as possible!"

    Luzon has been rioting for more than a day or two. The United States, which is serious about isolation after the European war, has long wanted to get rid of Luzon, a big burden. The Senate has already discussed a proposal to allow it to riot independently.  So Gu Weijun is not surprised that Yang Qiu supports Lu Song's idea, but what is the use of these two sentences?  Moreover, Luzon is asked to take back the Northern Mariana Islands. What does this mean?  Asked: "Do you want to support some funds? The Luzon Autonomous Council is very poor, and most of the country's economy is controlled by American and Chinese businessmen. They"

    "Minister, Ambassador Johnson is here." Before Gu Weijun finished speaking, Yan Yuqiu took Nelson Johnson onto the deck.  Seeing this, Yang Qiu quickly interrupted: "Don't do anything, just say a few words."

    "yes."

    After Gu Weijun nodded, Yang Qiu stepped towards the anxious Jason.

    "Finally I have found you, Minister. Please forgive me for disturbing you." Even though Nelson Johnson is only in his forties, his years of diplomatic work have allowed him to develop a good tongue, and his tone is smooth and polite, making it impossible for anyone to find any flaws.  .

    Yang Qiu smiled and shook hands with him: "I am also very happy to see you. It was a great pity that I was not here when you went to Nanjing to submit your credentials last time."

    "It's understandable, you have too much work to take on. God, I sometimes think, if you led the United States, maybe we wouldn't be here today." Johnson made a pun.  Yang Qiu laughed: "If I go to the United States, I believe I will be hanged. Don't you know? Everyone says I am a dictator."

    "Really? But my assistant told me that there are still many members of your country's Congress who oppose you."

    "Ha ha"

    The two tacitly joked a few times before Jason pointed to the thick gun barrel on the bow and asked: "What a beautiful battleship,"?What caliber is it?  It looks great.  "

    "It's only 15 inches. Compared with your country, our technical capabilities are still a little behind." After Yang Qiu finished speaking, he deliberately joked: "Mr. Johnson, you are not here to supervise the implementation of the naval treaty today, are you? I have not breached any contract. Even  The tonnage does not exceed one liang.¡±

    ¡°The devil doesn¡¯t care whether you break the contract or not.  It was okay three months ago, but now Even if you build 17 or 17 ships, the United States doesn't care.  Johnson made some dark remarks and returned to the topic: "Mr. Secretary, I am not a Navy employee, but I work for the State Department and must serve the U.S. government and people. But I suddenly realized that this is not a good job. Because I just got up yesterday  I was blocked by many people at the door and didn't even eat breakfast. Please tell me why you suddenly seized the legal investments and properties of our citizens? You must know that this is a very serious matter. It will seriously damage the normality of our two countries.  Diplomatic relations! Your country¡¯s temporary economic bill violates the principle of freedom of commerce, and I have the right to submit a protest to the League of Nations!¡±

    Jason changed his face and stared at Yang Qiu, waiting for a reply.  The latter looked relaxed and seemed not to take the matter seriously.  He waved to Yan Yuqiu and took out a file and handed it to him: "Mr. Jensen, I have definite evidence that some of them have participated in financial speculation and sabotage actions against our country. This is a very serious matter! The shadow of the economic crisis is coming.  Expand, I believe that President Hoover and all the American people are trying to find ways to resolve this crisis as soon as possible at this time. I believe that you should suffer this kind of pain. There is nothing I can do about it.

    There is some preliminary evidence on this, as well as reports of my country¡¯s economic decline.  Judging from the preliminary situation, our country, like your country, has reached a very dangerous moment. The number of unemployed people has doubled, and all exports of tea, raw silk, etc. have been suspended. I don¡¯t even know how to deal with it!  But one thing is very clear.  I must uncover these masterminds and restore order.

    But you can rest assured that the investigation will be over soon. I still very much welcome legal businessmen who come to invest in our country, and I will ensure the safety of their funds.  As for those behind the scenes who violate our country's lawsI will not tolerate them!  Because this involves the common interests of our two countries.

    I might as well tell you that I have decided to pay a visit to President Hoover next May.  And I am ready to purchase about 2 billion US dollars of goods from your country, but if this matter cannot be resolved, I think I will not be able to continue this trip.  "

    "Wait! You said you want to purchase 2 billion US dollars of goods!" Jason's pupils suddenly dilated, as if he was seeing a monster!  When the economic crisis is clearly unstoppable, this guy doesn't want to expand domestic demand to prevent foreign capital dumping, but is actually preparing to purchase US$2 billion worth of goods from the United States in one fell swoop?  !

    "Yes. The purchase list is being drawn up. Of course" Yang Qiu put on a distressed expression and sighed: "I can no longer predict whether the trip will be possible. Unless the mastermind behind the scenes is found to restore the national economic order, the purchase will continue.  Your products will cause our country¡¯s economy to slump even further, and if I cannot explain it to the people and factory owners, I will be ousted.¡±

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Who dares to drive you out of office?  Jason was a little excited.  2 billion US dollars. If this news spreads back to Chinawill it immediately cause the stock market to rise back?  !  No, we must facilitate this!  As for businessmen in China, Yang Qiu would not really offend the United States anyway.  So he immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely try my best to facilitate your successful visit to our country. I think President Hoover will definitely want to see you right away."

    "Thank you very much. Please tell those merchants from your country whose losses have been temporarily frozen that I will also try my best to urge the Ministry of Justice to speed up the investigation and unfreeze the funds as soon as possible to ensure the safety of their property."

    It¡¯s already like this, what else can we do?  Should we start a war over a commercial crime investigation?  Congress will kill President Hoover and himself!  Jason nodded. What he needed to do most now was to send a telegram back to China immediately and report the news that Yang Qiu was planning to visit the United States again, hoping to boost morale.  As for those American businessmen who invested in China In fact, deep down in his heart, he wished that Yang Qiu would be offended severely, so that funds would flow back to the United States and promote domestic investment.

    But when he got into the car, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have been bypassed!  American businessmen spoke with economic means, but Yang Qiu answered with policies. Now he came to hold accountable the temporary bill, but he used economics to fool himself He was fooled!

    On the deck, Yan Yuqiu pursed her sexy lips hard: "Minister, is this just called grafting flowers on top of others? Or is it just talking like a chicken and a duck?"

    "Little girl, you are getting more and more unruly!" Yang Qiu glared at her and walked towards the navigation bridge with a smile.  Even Gu Weijun, who was behind him, started laughing. This circle was going round and round ugh

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