Plane Merchant's Dream of a Powerful Country

The first target plane, the port on the west coast of the Star-Spangled Banner Republic - Los Angeles.At this time, the Soviet transport ship "Careful" had just entered the port and began to unload. The displacement of the "Prudence" is about 7000 tons, and there are about 5000 tons of goods on board, which are private goods brought in from North Korea's "Chongjin Port".

"Bastard, it's finally here!" Molos, the crew member of the cargo ship 'Careful', took a sip of the cigarette in his mouth and said cursingly.

"What's the matter?" Companion Futoryak asked.

"It's nothing, I just eat mashed potatoes every day, and my mouth is so pale! Can we get off the boat and get some vegetables later?" Molos, who came to the Republic of Stars and Stripes for the first time, humbly asked his seniors about his experience.

"No, the Stars and Stripes won't let us disembark. Here~~Look, there are soldiers with guns guarding the side of the boat, but don't worry, the 'butcher' has a way, every time someone will bring us on the boat Vegetables, fruits, and meat. That's one of his few strengths. Huh? The crane on the pier has turned around, Molos, we need to get the cargo off the ship first."

"I understand, wait for me!"

Beside the "Careful" ship, on the cemented gray pier, Lieutenant Eric, who is in charge of coordinating the production affairs department of the Stars and Stripes, is holding the cargo list in his hand and directing the dock workers to load and unload the materials on board.

"The wooden boxes are full of pig bristles, and they will all be transported to the No. 3 warehouse in the east, where someone will receive them, and then transfer them to various factories; as for the goods sealed in metal drums, you need to send a car to the train station Freight platform No. 1, there is a freight train waiting there, and it will be transported directly to New York, do you understand?" Lieutenant Eric pointed to the two different cargoes that were hoisted down, and ordered.

"Understood, sir!"

"Well, hurry up, especially bristle, the factory needs it urgently!"

"Yes!"

Some people may ask, bristles?so hot?Why?In fact, this is because in the era of World War II, the chemical industry of countries in the world was still far behind compared with later generations, and the production of many military and civilian materials still relied heavily on the supply of natural organic biological raw materials.One of the more obvious ones is bristles (the long, hard bristles on the back of pigs).Together with duck feathers, during World War II, the government of the Republic of the Stars and Stripes was included in the category A of strategic materials, and its value was the same as that of ammunition.

As for the reason for being included, it is very simple. It was because the number of ships manufactured in the world reached the highest peak in history at that time. Formed a massive demand for brushes on the market.In addition, painting aircraft, various military vehicles, and cleaning machine guns, cannon barrels, and barrels after combat are all inseparable from bristles, which has caused a blowout in demand.

At that time, there were four to five hundred brush factories in Stars and Stripes alone, and even prisons in each state had their own brush factories, but almost all the raw materials for brushes came from Yanhuang.Of course, the same effect can be achieved by using whalebone, but the output, price and stability of supply of whalebone are far inferior to that of bristle.

In the history of the main plane, in the nine years from 1937 to 1945, Yanhuang’s domestic foreign exchange income from exporting bristles reached 9 million U.S. dollars (equivalent to about 3000 billion U.S. dollars in the 21st century).Not long after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the government of the Star-Spangled Banner even sent a special envoy to Chongqing to negotiate on the specific matters of "barter debt repayment".Before his departure, he made it clear through the Stars and Stripes embassy in China that one of the tasks of his trip was to ask Yanhuang for 30 boxes of 3- to 6-inch long mane. Guaranteed supply.And although the price, transportation and other matters had been negotiated in the subsequent negotiations, before returning home, the Stars and Stripes special envoy was still worried that the Yanhuang Republic of China government's words would not count, so he invited Gu Gengyu and other famous people to hold a meeting in the mansion. After a small-scale meeting, Gu Gengyu and others nodded before the special envoy left in peace.

At this time, at the port of Los Angeles, watching boxes of bristles being loaded and transported away one after another, Lieutenant Eric finally let out a sigh of relief and said to his colleague Bill: "That's good, so that Secretary Lewis of the Production Department will not He'll be urging me endlessly, and he's calling every day for the past two days, asking if Yanhuang's bristles have arrived."

"Hehe, everyone knows that the rigid Lewis is very difficult to get along with. By the way, besides the bristles, do you know what is in the metal barrel?"

"In a metal barrel? I'm not very clear. The list says it's textiles. I paid attention to the weighing. It's not too heavy. It really feels like textiles."

"That's it~"

"Don't worry about him, anyway, it was sent directly to New York, and the order was directly signed by the high-level. We'll finish in a while, how about going to have a cup of coffee and relax?"

"good_idea!"

two days later.East of the Stars and Stripes, bustling New York City, on a busy commercial street.Although the atmosphere here is a bit dignified because of the war, the residents of the Stars and Stripes still enjoy the rich and happy life brought by the peaceful and prosperous age by virtue of their country's superior geographical location.

Today's commercial street is somewhat unusual. A small three-story shop is undergoing final preparations before opening.The store has a nice name: flowers_and_years (In the Mood for Love), which was chosen by Wang Fan.In fact, this is one of the contents of the agreement signed by the Yanhuang Red Party and the Stars and Stripes Government during the exhibition week: In order to build a friendly and efficient communication window in the Republic of Stars and Stripes, the Yanhuang Red Party not only sent permanent staff to work here, but also established In addition to a long-term representative office, it is also planned to open a store to sell civilian goods produced in the Yanhuanghong Party-occupied area, so as to promote the exchange and interaction between folks and cultures in the two areas, so the idea of ​​​​"In the Mood for Love" store came up. (Wang Fan was inspired by watching the film of the same name in later generations).

This store targets Stars and Stripes female customers aged 15 to 40. In Wang Fan's words, we want to capture the hearts of the creators of "Pillow Style"!Therefore, in addition to selling "cheongsam" clothing, one of the modern cultural symbols of Yanhuang society, five types of nylon stockings were also exhibited at one go: flesh-colored, black, white, pink, and eye-colored. Ren Qing can choose!

Since nylon was first invented by the DuPont consortium more than ten years ago, the Star-Spangled Banner woman fell in love with it immediately, and fell in love with it to the point of madness. On May 1940, 5, after the first batch of nylon stockings went on the market, 5 pairs of stockings were sold out within a day, and the women who grabbed the nylon stockings couldn't wait to go home.They sat down directly on the flower bed outside the store, took off their socks with their slippers, and immediately put on the nylon stockings they just bought.

However, after World War II, nylon was listed as military supplies due to the need to make parachutes, and women could no longer buy it. Therefore, many people complained deeply, and even used a pen to draw lines on their bare legs to pretend to be stockings. This shows their love for nylon stockings.At that time, there was a survey for women in Stars and Stripes, asking them what they wanted most?Two-thirds choose nylon stockings, and one-third choose men.

Therefore, when "In the Mood for Love" removed several shutters from the window, the display content inside was revealed: a group of five wooden female models: wearing various cheongsams, with their legs raised and spread apart, and the thighs were neatly worn. One of the five types of nylon stockings.When the people passing by on the road glanced at it, their bodies were immediately pressed to the freeze frame button.

The men were better off, most of them just stopped and watched carefully, admiring the "beautiful scenery".The women screamed loudly and rushed to the door of the store in desperation.Half an hour later, because the shop area of ​​"In the Mood for Love" was really limited and there were too many customers, many people had to wait in line outside first, forming a line that was as long as one kilometer, and there were words because some people wanted to jump in line from time to time. , physical conflict, and finally alarmed the city's police station, dispatched a special police force to maintain order.

"Oh, my_god, come out quickly, come out quickly!" the few Star-Spangled Banner women in the front line said bitterly.

"My God, there are five colors, Susan, which one do you want?" Alice, who was in the front part of the queue, asked her companion in a bored manner.

"I want all five!" Susan, who is plump and attractive, said without hesitation, "Ike will definitely 'love me to death' tonight."

"Haha, I suggest you wear that eye tonight, no man can refuse that, you know!"

"Unless he's there~~"

"Wow~~ You are so bad! But they won't be out of stock after a while, right?" Alice said worriedly.

"Probably not, our position is very high, but fortunately you pulled me out today, otherwise it would be a big loss!"

"Good_luck! And Dani and the others will be so jealous when they see us going back with nylon stockings. I can't take it anymore. Now I want to see the fire in her eyes."

"My God, Alice, you are so wicked!"

"Huh! Who made her often wear the latest nylon stockings bought before the ban, dangling in front of my face."

"Okay, what are you going to wear tonight?"

"Black, that Arok guy's favorite color."

"I hope he won't be unable to get out of bed tomorrow."

"Susan~~~"

"Ha ha!"

Not far away are two policemen in black uniforms.

"Lol, look at those stockings, they are so beautiful!" Cass commented.

"Aren't you going to buy some to take back?"

"Forget it today. With so many people, I'm afraid the number of shops is simply not enough to cope. But..."

"what happened?"

"After the goods are sold out, you and I can go to the shop together. I heard that it is opened by Yanhuang people. How about we say hello in advance and ask them to leave a few sets for us?"

"Good_idea! It's a deal, let's do it!"

On the top floor of the third floor of the "In the Mood for Love" shop, Wang Fan (disguised as Tang Wei Nian) and Tang Yi, one of the leaders of the working group, were looking at the crowd below.

"Is it okay for us to make such a big splash?" Tang Yi said with some concern.

"What's wrong?" Wang Fan didn't understand.

"Nylon was first invented by DuPont. Will we do this?"

"Don't worry, the technology is different. DuPont is using the first-generation technology. Ours is at least one generation ahead of them. In addition, the addition of high-stretch yarn is out of the scope of their product patents, and there will be no legal problems." .”

"But we stole their business, and the Stars and Stripes is their homeland, and they are really local snakes~~"

"Hehe, we only sell civilian products now. Due to production capacity issues, they can only focus on military products for the time being. Besides, the Stars and Stripes is not only the DuPont consortium, but also many other consortia. Share, I believe it can counteract the threat of the DuPont consortium. Besides, Roosevelt can be regarded as the toughest leader in the history of the Stars and Stripes. Under World War II and his high pressure, DuPont will not openly attack. However, you look for opportunities, Let’s get in touch with the people from DuPont, we can make money together, use their influence to jointly develop specialty stores in other regions, and we can completely negotiate similar cooperation plans, after all, they do master the first nylon technology.”

"Team Leader Tang, what do you mean?" Tang Yi couldn't understand the inconsistent words.

At this time, Tang Wei suddenly leaned into Tang Yi's ear and whispered, "You have to remember that whether we sell stockings or cheongsams, we don't just want to make money, but more importantly, change the people's views on Yanhuang and the trend of the Stars and Stripes. If Let the women of the Stars and Stripes fall in love with Yanhuang by liking Yanhuang's products, and subtly influence their children with this view, that is the victory I want!"

"Understood, because of the gap in national strength, we can't be enemies of the Stars and Stripes, right?"

"Wrong! I believe that if we fight head-on, we will not be defeated, and we can even say that we can win a big victory! However, military strength has its limitations. What we need now is communication. Open the window to see the world, take its essence and discard it. The dross feeds back to oneself! Only the revival and improvement of the military, economy, culture, people's livelihood, and quality are the real ways to strengthen the country." Wang Fan lit a cigarette and continued to himself: "In addition, we Using the dollars obtained from selling silk stockings, a fund can be established to help Yanhuang overseas students and scholars who are temporarily unwilling to return to China to play for the country but are in trouble due to economic reasons, as well as Yanhuang expatriates in Chinatown. Everyone has blood on their bodies. The same blood, although there may be a cultural gap, but they are all descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Finally, you can also try to set up some "Yanhuang Good People" scholarships in some schools of the Stars and Stripes, and win the support of the mainstream media of the Stars and Stripes. You can try it all, in two days, I will return to China, and I will leave this place to you for the time being."

"Yes, I will do my best!"

ps: The writing at the end of this chapter is a bit messy. Heaven’s original intention is to write: the strength of a country is not to wipe out all enemies, but a kind of self-confidence of a nation’s own culture, and a kind of self-confidence that constantly innovates.A kind of acceptance that actively participates in the world, instead of being complacent and thinking everything is good for one's own nation behind closed doors.Heaven hopes that the Yanhuang nation in the target plane will finally digest and absorb the continuous innovation of the United States, the rigor and pragmatism of Germany, and the exquisiteness and rigor of Japan, combined with the 5000-year-old moderation and tolerance of their own nation, to give birth to a new cultural core, so as to realize military, economic Comprehensive revival and transcendence of technology, culture, people's livelihood and quality.Of course, the vast land area and rich natural resources are the accelerators of all this, and it is also one of the necessary foundations for a strong country, and there will definitely be one.