November 20, 1940, Qijiang County, Qijiang Security Headquarters
"No! No! This is absolutely not possible!" Li Yunlong stared and shouted angrily, showing that he was still the gentle scholar he was a few days ago.
"Old Li, the equipment of a tank regiment and the establishment of an A-type division will be in place as soon as you visit Europe. You can't hesitate." It was Ding Wei who spoke. Cheng Shifa returned to northern Shaanxi to recuperate due to the recurrence of an old injury. The command structure of the temporary 68th Division has been adjusted again. At present, Ding Wei has been promoted to the deputy division commander of the temporary 68th Division, in charge of the training work of the entire division.
It turned out that Hans actually extended an invitation to Li Yunlong and invited Li Yunlong to visit Europe, hoping that Li Yunlong's arrival could promote transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars between the two parties. In addition to the US$100 million material transaction negotiated with Rudolf before, there is also the US$100 million penicillin transaction. Both transactions were conducted through barter. In addition, for both parties to the tungsten ore transaction, An agreement was also reached, and Hans agreed to trade the location of this tungsten mine with one hundred tons of gold.
Don’t think that one hundred tons of gold is a lot. At this time, the gold content of 1 US dollar is about grams. 100 tons of gold is just over 100 million US dollars, and 1 pound ≈ US dollar. The gold is just over 30 million pounds. If replaced with tungsten ore It is only about 10,000 tons, so exchanging one hundred tons of gold for a tungsten mine that can be used by Hans for a hundred years is definitely worth it.
With Hans's energy, digging out 100,000 tons of tungsten ore in a year is a small amount. As long as the war requires it, it is possible for them to dig out a million tons in a year. Now the Hans rely on imports of iron ore from Northern Europe. The large-scale use of tungsten ore can not only improve their military strength, but also save a lot of iron ore and reduce their dependence on Nordic iron ore.
Either way, it's not easy for Hans. You need everything to start a war. What's the use of amassing a lot of wealth? Once it is blocked by others, the whole thing will be ruined. Europe is surrounded by seas on three sides, and Britain will directly block you. Dead, the east side was tightly blocked by the Alliance. In the later stages of the war, it was even worse than the Japanese. 33
"Old Ding, you have changed, you damn have changed too, you actually want to sell me Lao Li, it's heart-breaking, it's heart-breaking!" Li Yunlonglong said heartbrokenly.
"Old Li, this is Comrade Hu Bicheng's opinion. Don't mess around here!" Zhang Gang was also helpless by Li Yunlong. A group of himself had been trying to persuade him here for more than half an hour, but Li Yunlong couldn't help it. .
"Old Zhao, why are you like this with thick eyebrows and big eyes? You don't want to see me, Old Li, so much." Li Yunlong held his forehead.
"Li Yunlong, don't be ignorant. When you go abroad, you can get the rank of lieutenant general and general, and you can also exchange for the equipment of an armored regiment and the establishment of an armored division. If my old Kong can be worth so much money, I will be happy. It’s too late.” Kong Jie, who was squatting on a chair and smoking a pipe, said.
There are four levels of generals in the government. First, there is a special-level general, which can only be held by one person. Then there are first-level generals, second-level generals, and the lowest is lieutenant general plus the title of general, but no matter what, these are all superiors. General, a serious general with a rank of eight hundred, and many army commanders in the government are also
"Lao Kong, what's wrong with you?" Li Yunlong sat weakly on the chair.
"Old Li, the brigade commander said that if you don't go, he will come to the mountain city himself." Zhao Gang made his final move on the side.
"You guys. It's useless for you to call the brigade commander. I'm now a lieutenant general and division commander. I'm not afraid of him anymore!" Li Yunlong said with some lack of confidence.
"Come on, when the brigade commander comes, you will be like a mouse when it sees a cat." Kong Jie said disdainfully.
"You guys!" Li Yunlong was speechless. After venting for so long, he had almost finished venting his anger.
"The purpose of visiting Hans is to help Brother Wang. According to the assessment of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Brother Wang's economic situation should have reached a very tight level. If it cannot be alleviated, it will seriously affect the subsequent support for the war of resistance." Zhao Gang continued to persuade. , this is calculated by several mathematical experts from the Ministry of Social Affairs based on the scale, location, loss, price difference, exchange rate and other factors of Wang Yue's repeated aid. Whether it is aid to the Eighth Route Army or aid to the mountain city government, it has always been in a serious situation. If the loss-making situation is allowed to continue like this, Wang Yue may not be able to persist until 1941. Of course, this is only a speculation by the Ministry of Social Affairs based on conventional conditions.
"Old Zhao, don't scare me. Well, didn't Brother Wang always say that business is making money?" Li Yunlong was also a little scared. Regardless of the mountain city government, just supporting the Eighth Route Army is crucial. The entire army is now undergoing training. , nearly 500,000 regular troops are well-equipped and have sufficient ammunition. Anyway, they have initially acquired the ability to suppress the Japanese.
But all this is based on Wang Yue's continuous support. Once Wang Yue's support is gone, problems will soon arise on the Eighth Route Army, especially large-caliber ammunition, aviation materials, high-grade lubricants, and electrical materials. These.
"Lao Li, you don't know whether you are making money or not? From the first transaction, there is no price that is far lower than the market price, not to mention that it is free in many cases, just like those clothes and sea fish. The price is not even worth the shipping cost." It was Kong Jie who spoke, his old comrade-in-arms, he was really the kind of person who never took advantage of himself.
"Old Zhao, can I go to Hansi Country by myself?" Li Yunlong also nodded.
"You go with Lao Xie. Lao Xie was given the rank of major general by the superiors. This time you two are the commanders and deputy commanders, and then there are some attachés. However, this time we will be responsible for all the security work ourselves. The superiors will allocate the best Give us an advanced transport plane, and when the time comes, you can bring the guards over." Zhao Gang gave Li Yunlong a simple explanation.
"It's a pity that we can't fight the Japanese anymore." Li Yunlong curled his lips, so what if it's a company? If you can't defeat the Japanese, it doesn't matter how many people you bring.
"Hans is an ally of the Japanese. Your high-profile visit itself is affecting the stability of this alliance, which is equivalent to supporting the Anti-Japanese War in disguise. It would be better if it could affect Hans's technology export to Japan." Zhao Gang told Li Yunlong He explained that this was a fact. As the Japanese encountered obstacles one after another in Asia, there were also different voices within the senior management of Hans. The radical ones even shouted slogans of breaking the contract in Congress. This is why both Shancheng and Northern Shaanxi are doing their best. The reason for supporting Li Yunlong’s visit to Hansi.
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