Film and Television: Starting from the Journey to Guandong

Chapter 109: If you don’t want airplanes or warships, you should just sell spicy bars (1w)

As the second type of dreadnought ship of the U.S. Navy, the Delaware class has many new designs.

In terms of armament, compared with the previous South Carolina class, the Delaware class added a twin main gun turret at the rear of the hull. The model is still 45 times the caliber 12-inch MK5, the bomb weight is 395 kg, and the propellant capacity 141 kilograms, muzzle velocity 831 meters/second, rate of fire 2-3 rounds/minute, all five main gun turrets are arranged along the central axis of the hull, two at the front and three at the rear;

The Delaware-class turret weighs 444 tons per turret. There are three main turrets at the rear, two of which are arranged back to back, and the one near the chimney is higher.

副炮则由原本的3英寸炮升级为了14门新型50倍径5英寸MK5/6，与当时欧洲常用的6—7英寸副炮相比，5英寸炮的威力稍逊但射速快很多，更适合执行反鱼雷艇任务，可使用50磅轻型穿甲弹与高爆弹以及60磅的重型穿甲弹。

使用50磅弹药时炮口初速913米/秒，使用60磅弹药的炮口初速则为823米/秒，射速为6-8发/分钟。

Some of the Delaware-class secondary battery emplacements were set too low and were easily exposed to seawater intrusion and moisture, and were therefore criticized.

The two 21-inch Mark 3 Mod 1 underwater torpedo tubes still exist, with a charge of 95 kilograms of TNT and a torpedo range of 27 meters at a speed of 8230 knots.

Although torpedoes have a powerful power that can knock a battleship into its soul, underwater torpedo tubes pose a huge threat to the battleship itself. The area where they are located is the weak point of the battleship. Once they are hit, it will cause a chain reaction immediately.

也就在几年前，特拉华级还加装了两座50倍径3英寸MK11高炮，85度射角时最大射高9266米。

防护方面，主装甲带厚度为9-11英寸，主炮塔正面有12英寸，主炮塔底座为4-10英寸，指挥塔11.5英寸甲板则只有1.5-2英寸。

The two Delaware-class ships use different power systems. The first ship Delaware still uses a traditional triple-expansion steam engine, and the second ship North Dakota is equipped with a new domestic Curtiss turbine.

However, the new product was not very reliable. The output power was 25% shorter than the design specification, so the North Dakota could only reach a speed of 16 knots at first. Instead, the Delaware successfully conducted a 24-hour full-speed sailing test, showing that Reliability of traditional powertrains.

Basic Performance (Delaware)
Crew size: 933
Standard displacement: 20400 tons

Full load displacement: 22060 tons

Ship size: 158.12m×25.98m×8.56m
Power system: 14 boilers, 2 steam engines, output power 25000 horsepower, double shaft

Endurance: 6560 nautical miles/10 knots

Maximum speed: 21 knots

武备
10 45x caliber 305mm main guns.

14 50x caliber 127mm secondary guns.

2 533mm torpedo tubes.

Both Delawares joined the Atlantic Fleet after commissioning, and visited Europe shortly thereafter, participating in the invasion of Vera Cruz in 1914.

After the outbreak of the first station, the two ships were still serving in the Atlantic Fleet, but the North Dakota almost never left the coastal waters due to the long-term power system of the U.S. mainland.

And Smith was trying to sell the North Dakota to Zhu Chuanren, but he had no control over who Zhu Chuanren sold it to.

When the United States entered the war in April 1917, the Delaware was training on the east coast, and later joined the U.S. Navy's Ninth Battle Fleet deployed in Europe, commanded by Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman.

随后，她于12月7日被分配到第6战列舰中队，最终于1918年7月返回丑国。

After the war, the Delaware made two cruises in 1922 and was about to return to the Boston Navy Yard to be decommissioned and disarmed.

Needless to say, as for the Delaware-class power system, if there is a problem in a naval battle, it will be absolutely fatal. It is equivalent to a man who looks majestic and majestic, but can't stand up at the critical moment. What's wrong? O use?
But what moved Zhu Chuanren was not the battleship, but the incident itself.

What does this revelation from Smith mean?This means that the steel behemoths that Chou Country is about to dismantle will open up a new way of making money for him.

Even if no one buys it from China, he can definitely buy it from other countries.

The world is engaged in an arms race these days. For those small countries that lack manufacturing and research and development capabilities, a [-]-ton battleship is definitely a killer.

They can't develop it or build it. If they can buy it for less, it's a good choice.

"Dear Zhu, that is really a sea monster. Maybe I tell you now that you can't feel it. Only when you see it with your own eyes can you feel the shock brought by the machine!"

Zhu Chuanren smiled:

"Smith, maybe one day you stop selling arms and consider becoming a host. Your eloquence is very helpful."

"Haha, why not? It can be used as an alternative~"

After a pause, Smith hurriedly asked:

"Wait a minute, dear Zhu, from what I know about you, when you start joking, it means you are not interested in this business."

"I have to say, Smith, you know me even better than my family."

"Oh no, why? This is obviously a sure-profit deal~" Smith held his head in confusion.

"If it were the Delaware, maybe I would be more interested, but if"

"They are at the same level~" Smith answered first~
"But the power system is different~"

"This." Smith was ashamed, wondering where Zhu Chuanren got the news.

"Haha, don't worry, I won't blame you for cheating me. A businessman is someone who can discuss everything."

"Thank you for your understanding, but do you really not want this battleship?"

Zhu Chuanren did not answer in a hurry. He was also quite troubled. On the one hand, the money to buy one battleship was enough to buy two cargo ships. The key is that this is an old ship that was born 10 years ago. It has excellent combat effectiveness and other aspects. Not keeping up with the mainstream of the times.

If he wants to make money from this ship, he must sell it to countries in need.

What country would need a warship from ten years ago?Those who can afford it cannot afford it, and those who can afford it cannot afford it.

On the other hand, this is an opportunity for him. If he can open up sales through this warship, he will have another way to make money.

How to choose?
"Let me think about it, Smith!"

"Of course, after all, it is a multi-million dollar business. You must think more about it~" What can Smith say? The money is in other people's hands, so they must have the final say.

After sending Smith away, Xu Dali couldn't help but ask:
"Third Young Master, I think this deal can be done. Why didn't you agree?"

"Tell me the reasons. Why do you think it can be done?" Zhu Chuanren is also cultivating Xu Dali's ability to be independent.

"That's a warship. I heard that Smith say that that warship is over 2 tons. How big it is. There must be many people who want to buy it, especially those warlords!" Xu Dali said innocently.

"What about other than that?"

"Uh~ Then I don't know." Xu Dali scratched his head and said.

"The murderous nature of a warship is easy to buy, but difficult to maintain. The monthly maintenance cost is comparable to raising a regiment of soldiers."

"So many?" Xu Dali was shocked.

"Then what do you think?"

"Not many people can afford it."

Zhu Chuanren said thoughtfully:
"It doesn't mean I can't sell it, but I have to think about who to sell it to."

In other words, after one stop, which country will still have money? This is a question.

In addition, the sale of a warship is never just an exchange of money, but also involves the relationship between countries.

If the country next door feels that your warship will have an impact on its own country, it will definitely lodge a protest. Of course, whether the protest is successful or not is another matter.

But as a seller, you have to consider this matter. People may not be able to deal with the buyer, but it is not easy to deal with you, a small arms dealer.

However, benefits and risks are directly proportional. If it were a Colorado-class ship, Zhu Chuanren would have to take over even at the risk of turning around, because this warship is enough for him to earn millions of dollars in profit.

There is no difference between 100 million today and 1 million in future generations.

Why the Colorado class is valuable and the Delaware class is not valuable, this has to do with the construction background of the Colorado class.

A cruel stop has just ended, but the world has not ushered in true peace.

For their own interests, the world's military powers have launched a crazy arms race.

As the main ships in naval warfare at that time, battleships were certainly the most important part of the arms race.

In order to make their battleships stronger, various countries have begun the development of 16-inch main guns.

The Ugly Army was not far behind in this competition. They planned to build 1919 battleships from 1921 to 10.

Four of them belong to the Colorado class and six belong to the South Dakota class.

These 10 battleships will all be equipped with newly developed 16-inch heavy guns.

Because this arms race is so crazy, the economies of various countries cannot actually support their efforts.

Soon, they realized that such competition would only destroy their respective countries.

So they signed the Washington Naval Treaty to limit the development of each country's navy.

In the treaty, the US military's huge 10-ship shipbuilding plan was significantly reduced: all six South Dakota-class ships were canceled, and only one of the four Colorado-class ships was retained.

However, due to Neon's strong demand to retain the Nagato-class Mutsu, which was about to be completed, in exchange, it was agreed that Ugly would retain the two Colorado-class battleships that were originally scheduled to be destroyed.

Britain built two Nelson-class battleships equipped with 16-inch main guns.

So in the end, according to the Washington Naval Treaty, America's three Colorado-class battleships were allowed to be preserved.

They are: Colorado, West Virginia, and Maryland.

Together with the neon Nagato and Mutsu, and the British Nelson and Rodney, they were collectively known as the Big 7. They were the most powerful battleships in the world at the time.

The design of the Colorado-class battleship continues the style of the previous classes. The basic shape is the same as the previous two classes, but the firepower and defense are different.

The Colorado-class battleship adopts a scissor-type bow (Atlantic bow), which can avoid the problem of the ship "burying its head" to the greatest extent, and improve the ship's anti-sinking performance and longitudinal stability in high sea conditions.

The Colorado-class battleships were equipped with eight 8-inch guns, which were installed in four twin turrets.

The four main gun turrets are all arranged along the longitudinal central axis of the hull, in a piggy-back style at the front and rear of the hull. This is also the traditional layout of US battleships.

It can exert broadside salvo firepower to ensure that the main gun has a good range of fire in the forward and rear directions.

In terms of secondary guns, the Colorado class uses 12 127mm high-flat dual-purpose secondary guns. They are arranged on both sides of the forecastle deck in the middle of the hull.

In fact, this layout method is not suitable for utilizing the firepower of the secondary battery.

In addition, he also installed 32 anti-aircraft guns and 20 60mm anti-aircraft guns.

The Colorado-class hull is equipped with two chimneys in the middle, and a cage-type mainmast at the front and rear. The front one is located on the forecastle, and the rear one is arranged separately.

(The cage mainmast was later removed.) A crane was installed at the stern of the ship to recover the two seaplanes.

The Colorado class uses an electric propulsion power system.

Since the Ugly Army did not pay much attention to speed at this time, the speed of the Colorado-class battleship was only 21 knots, making it the slowest first-class battleship in the Big7.

With a full load of 4570 tons of fuel, the endurance is very strong, reaching 20500 nautical miles/10 knots and 9700 nautical miles/18 knots.

Although it sounds like the speed is not as fast as the Delaware class, the tonnage is there, and the firepower is also very powerful. The two ships are not the same.

In terms of armor protection, the maximum thickness of the side main armor belt of the Colorado-class battleship is 343 mm, and the watertight compartment is 343 mm.

The frontal armor of the turret is the thickest, reaching 457 mm.

The sides and rear are 229 to 254 mm thick, and the command tower has 406 mm of armor.

This is the real super-dreadnought, taking the route of roaring cannons. Think about it, if there were no aircraft carriers, what could be in the sea that could compete with such a steel behemoth?
As the main battleship of the Chou Navy, it was of course impossible to sell it, so he didn't ask. Asking would be equivalent to humiliating himself.

But early the next morning, before he could figure out whether to buy the battleship, Smith came to the door again.

This time he didn't come empty-handed, but brought a photo album. When he opened it, it was full of airplane photos.

"Smith, what does this mean?"

"Hey, dear Zhu, as an excellent arms dealer, adhering to the principle of never abandoning or giving up, I decided to recommend a brand new product to you!"

"airplane?"

"Yes, my dear Zhu, you may not understand the role of aircraft on the battlefield. Do you think battleships are invincible? No! Battleships also have their nemesis, which is aircraft!"

Zhu Chuanren didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This Smith really knew how to find every opportunity.

However, when it comes to understanding airplanes, eight Smiths together are not as good as one person.

In fact, from the beginning of the aircraft's intervention on the battlefield, the role it played was not in the attack link, but more in its ability to serve as the "eyes of the army."

The French had already begun to use balloons for reconnaissance as early as the Napoleonic War and the later Franco-Prussian War, so the later use of aircraft for aerial reconnaissance can be considered a tactic they are familiar with.

In the war, the first major contribution of aircraft can be said to be during the First Battle of the Marne. British and French reconnaissance planes discovered a gap in the German front. The British and French attacked the gap and were able to divide the German army, thereby dividing the German army. It repels.

Therefore, the aircraft initially played the role of "scout" in World War I.

At one station, trench warfare tactics were mostly used. In order to determine the enemy's actions and location, aircraft would fly over the battlefield and use photography techniques to deliver intelligence to their own troops.

Therefore, the first use of aircraft was for reconnaissance, and the aircraft became the only means of collecting information in the enemy's trenches.

However, the information of this organization relies entirely on visual recognition, so it often makes jokes and misreports military information.

At that time, the fighting was fought in the mud of various trenches.

Although the pilots can fly over the enemy's defense lines and bring back information about the enemy's position, ammunition location and other information, because they are in the sky after all, when viewed from above, all the soldiers seem to be rolling in the mud.

As a result, some pilots may not see clearly and report incorrect information.

At one point a German pilot even reported that a British unit was running around in disarray and there was a sense of extreme panic, but in fact this British unit, they were playing football.

Thus, during a station, officers on the ground were sometimes reluctant to believe the pilots' observations, feeling that the pilots might be exaggerating what they were seeing.

As trench systems grew and became more complex, it became increasingly difficult for pilots to accurately record what was happening on the ground.

Soon after, some British observers decided that it would be easier and more accurate to photograph enemy lines with their cameras.

The idea was quickly picked up and imitated by aerial observers from various countries.

So in early 1915, formal aerial photography was introduced.

The earliest photographs were taken by hand, but aerial reconnaissance works best using cameras attached to aircraft.

There were two people on board the reconnaissance plane, a pilot and an aerial observer.

The Germans and British filmed the entire front at least twice a day.

After the war, Britain estimated that its flying crews had taken 50 photos during the four years of the war, while Germany calculated that if you laid all the aerial photos they took side by side, they would cover an area six times the size of Germany area.

By the end of the war, the quality of cameras had improved so much that photographs taken at 4572 meters even showed footprints in the mud.

Aerial reconnaissance is a dangerous job.

Taking photos of enemy positions requires the pilot to fly straight and level so that the observer can take a series of overlapping images.

This made them easy targets, and many soldiers died for it.

In addition to observing enemy forces, ground forces found other uses for aircraft.

Artillery units cannot see whether they hit their targets, so aircraft hovering over the targets can send signals to help the troops adjust their aim.The aircraft also served as liaison patrols, communicating with infantry units that had been cut off from headquarters.

The aircraft will alert other units of the location of the lost unit so that it will not be accidentally hit by its own units.

These early aircraft were not equipped with radios, so if information about enemy movements needed to be conveyed quickly, pilots would carry the message in a weighted bag and drop the message to troops on the ground.

But in fact, this method of transmitting information also had many problems in World War I.

Ideally, pilots could safely land at their own camp and hand over their observations to the headquarters in person, but in World War I with imperfect infrastructure and equipment, not all aircraft had a place to land.

Weighted information bags, for example, often fall on trees, are blown away by the wind, etc., preventing ground troops from receiving the information at all.

It was not until 1915 that mechanics began to slowly install radio equipment, and slowly they could also use Morse code to send messages to the ground.

At this time, the efficiency of aircraft in conveying information to ground troops slowly improved.

The application of aircraft allowed all armies in World War I to obtain information faster than before.

But if one party is using such good technology and strategic play, the other party will definitely catch up.

Therefore, when pilots encounter enemy aircraft coming for reconnaissance, they often have the urge to shoot them down.

Gradually, pilots from both sides will bring guns before performing missions. If they encounter each other at close range, they can use their guns to shoot.

But the clumsy method of using a gun was really thankless, so the ground mechanical troops began to consider installing machine guns on the aircraft.

Suddenly, the already slow, clumsy two-seater reconnaissance aircraft became even more cumbersome with the addition of heavy radios, machine guns and other equipment.

Therefore, the aircraft has become an easy target for the enemy to destroy.

However, the clever Germans installed this weapon on the aircraft and unveiled it as a new independent aircraft that was fast, light, well-equipped, and equipped with well-trained pilots, specifically designed to destroy local reconnaissance aircraft.

Since airplanes were used in the military, the sky has slowly become "busy" with airplanes from both the enemy and ourselves flying everywhere.

At this time, for a pilot, reconnaissance is no longer the most exciting thing in the mission.

The first person to fire on enemy aircraft in the air and the first to throw grenades at troops on the ground was the reconnaissance pilot.

Therefore, from reconnaissance activities, aircraft have also appeared in other military uses, such as the bombers and fighters we see now.

It is precisely because of their behavior that gaining air supremacy has evolved into a part of modern warfare.

Since then, tactics have included aircraft bombing from the air or striking a target on the battlefield.

This quickly became a common occurrence.

The commander began taking command of fighter aircraft, bombing military targets and more strategic targets, such as factories and bases on the front.

As demand for bombers grew, aircraft became larger.

These aircraft can carry large amounts of explosives and drop them on larger strategic targets such as factories and shipyards.

Since the target is often behind enemy lines, it relies more on the characteristics of the aircraft, which can reach the enemy's rear from above.

However, this also resulted in a much higher mortality rate for pilots during the First Station period than in the movie.

It is estimated that one out of every 18 trained combat pilots died in an accident during a station.

This is mainly due to two reasons, one of which is the aircraft.

In the modern aviation industry, it basically takes several years to design, test and produce a new aircraft model.

In one station, however, new aircraft had to be used on the battlefield within weeks of being designed.

The aerodynamics of these aircraft and possible problems are solved by the pilots on the fly.

In other words, it is basically "solving it on the fly".

Amazingly, some American pilot trainees were even asked to build their own planes.

An old pilot once said:

[All the materials they needed to build the Jenny were packed in crates, and they unpacked the crates and then had to learn to use the tools themselves.

If the matter of assembling an airplane were left to future generations, it would probably frighten these young people to the point of pissing their pants.

Nowadays it's not that complicated, and when the wing mounting holes don't line up correctly, you can even take a hammer and knock them into alignment.

There wasn't even a compass or fuel gauge on board the Jenny.

The only instrument on the dashboard is a simple switch. 】

This passage also shows how crude the Ugly aircraft were during World War I.

European aircraft are not much improved over the "Jenny".

Most World War I enthusiasts are familiar with the British Sopwith Camel biplane fighter, nicknamed the "Camel".

It shot down more German aircraft than any other British aircraft type.

However, although the "Camel" is highly maneuverable, its sensitivity and instability make it difficult to control.

When pilots were trained to fly Camels, as many pilots died in accidents as those who died flying airplanes in combat.

These early aircraft lacked maneuverability and stability, and when materials were in short supply, the aircraft was prone to falling apart or accidents such as engine failure.

In addition, the cockpits of aircraft of this period were so small that pilots could not even wear parachutes.

In addition, many pilots during this period were just trying to get on board and had no flying experience at all.

Even temporary pilots sent to perform missions may only receive a few hours of training before having to go to the battlefield.

Therefore, there is very little time left for them to learn to fly. The teaching for pilots must be simple, easy to understand and easy to operate.

This short training caused heavy losses to many countries at that time.

A combination of an inadequate training program and an unstable aircraft resulted in a short fighter pilot life at one stop.

In fact, the development of air forces in various countries is now in chaos. There is no regulation at all. That is why Chou Country made a windfall in one station and began to realize the importance of the air force. It was only two years ago that a large budget was dedicated to the air force. Developed in the Air Force.

At this time, the whole world had not yet realized the devastating blow that fighter planes had on battleships. Smith did not know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but he was able to say such a sentence, which really surprised Zhu Chuanren.

"How do you know that airplanes are the natural enemies of battleships?" Zhu Chuanren asked.

"Well, I just think the battleship's air defense capabilities are average. If an airplane drops bombs from above the battleship's head, I don't believe the battleship can defend it."

Well, what does it mean to be a blind cat meeting a dead mouse? This is it!

But there are many reasons why battleships were eliminated, not just aircraft.

There is a very commonly used term in the military, "concentrate forces."

The essence of concentrating force is not the number of soldiers per se, but the firepower managed by the soldiers.

Therefore, "concentrating forces" can also be called "concentrating firepower."

First, let’s clarify a concept: the effective firepower projection (the firepower that actually hits the enemy’s head) is equal to the total firepower projection multiplied by the firepower projection efficiency (affected by fire control factors).

The navy's force utilization principles are essentially the same as those of the army. The main difference arises from the particularity of sea lines of communication.

However, the Army focuses on concentrating the maximum strength and firepower at the right location, and the Naval Combat Corps naturally follows this rule.

The way the army concentrates its firepower is to pile up firepower units and high-quality military units, while the way the navy concentrates its firepower is not to concentrate on ships, but on the high-quality firepower on the ships.

In the navy, there is only one platform that can carry the best firepower for a long time - the capital ship, or in other words, the battleship (the battlecruiser is merged into the concept of battleship here).

The battleship is essentially a platform for concentrated firepower. At the same time, due to the excellent seaworthiness, stability, and protective performance of its hull, it has also become an excellent anti-aircraft firepower projection platform.

In general, it is a comprehensive platform designed for concentrated firepower, and it is also a platform with the best firepower projection efficiency (equipped with early large-scale radar systems and peak-era optical fire control systems), which are features that other warships cannot possible.

In the mid-30s, after new generations of battleships successively achieved high-speed performance, some of the functions of battle cruisers were merged with those of battleships. At this time, the development of battleships reached its peak.

And because of the combination of these performances, a collection with the best attack/strike efficiency is produced - the battleship has become the best choice for military deterrence.

Battleships are not eliminated at once. Roughly speaking, the elimination of battleships has gone through two stages. To be more specific, it has gone through three stages.

In the first stage, a fast mobile fleet with aircraft carriers as the core appeared.

By carrying aircraft and using the firepower of the aircraft, the aircraft carrier concentrates firepower that is equal to or even more than the firepower projected by the battleship. It achieves acceptable firepower projection efficiency by using airborne targeting equipment.

At this time, the status of the battleship as the main battlefield firepower projection platform has declined, and it is used more as an anti-aircraft firepower projection platform. This is actually due to the excellent protective performance of the battleship.

The change in the status of battleships at this stage cannot simply be attributed to the fact that battleships can engage in archipelago operations or night battles.

In the second stage, the first post-war ship-based air defense missile systems (U.S. Army’s “Beagle” and “Brass Knight”, Mao Xiong’s M-1 “Wave”, and Britain’s “Sea Cucumber”) appeared.

Radar and electronic fire control have been popularized throughout the navy, which greatly reduces the requirements for platform stability and improves the efficiency of firepower projection.

The status of the battleship fleet's air defense platform has been shaken. The Navy no longer needs hundreds of anti-aircraft guns, but prefers two anti-aircraft missile systems.

At the same time, strike firepower (firepower to attack enemy ships) has begun to be almost entirely borne by aircraft. The aircraft here are not only the aircraft carrying iron bombs carried by the U.S.'s postwar aircraft carriers, but also the Soviet Union's combat anti-ship missiles. Combat anti-ship missiles (P-5, P-6, P-35) are more like attack aircraft using remote control pilots.

To a certain extent, in this era, the U.S. Navy's carrier-based aircraft and the Soviet Navy's combat anti-ship missiles have the same status.

By the 60s, nuclear submarines equipped with ballistic missiles began to enter large-scale service.

The deterrent effect of battleships was shaken by the combination of nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines, and they quickly fell from the altar.

In the third stage, the U.S. Navy used battleships for the last time on the eve of the end of the Cold War.

However, this use embarrassed the entire Navy-the Navy's inefficiency in the mission of attacking YLK ground and air forces made the entire USN ashamed before the U.S. Air Force.

After the end of the Cold War, the U.S. Navy believed that the fleet built for decisive ocean battles was no longer suitable for military threats in the new era.

The retirement of expensive ships such as battleships is actually accompanied by the beginning of the U.S. Navy's "from sea to land, global intervention" strategy.

The U.S. Navy tends to use small platforms with high speed and stealth capabilities, nuclear submarines equipped with a large number of cruise missiles, and warships equipped with a large number of VLS to operate at the enemy's frontline to provide fire support.

At this point, all the functions of the battleship have been decomposed and canceled, and all valuable functions can be undertaken by other functional ships.So, this becomes a "Ship of Theseus" problem:

Battleships are a collection of concepts such as "firepower concentration", "projection efficiency", "deterrence", etc. When these concepts are all exhausted, will this ship type still have any meaning in existence?
As for expensive construction and maintenance costs, and inefficient fire delivery, these problems all exist, but they are not fatal.

Of course, Zhu Chuanren is not a military expert. It is useless for him to study why battleships were eliminated. On the contrary, his study of Smith's aircraft seems to have more economic value.

However, in Zhu Chuanren's eyes, the planes brought out by Smith were no different from classic cars. Even if he wanted to buy one, he would not buy such an outdated fighter plane. In the 30s, a large number of fighter planes that often appeared in movies and TV series appeared. It is the pinnacle of the Air Force.

Zhu Chuanren put down the photo album and shook his head:
"Smith, you should just keep selling guns and cannons. Aircrafts, warships and the like are not suitable for you."

Smith said dejectedly:

"Well, it seems that my house will not be saved~"

"What do you mean?"

Smith scratched his hair irritably:
"Damn it, I lost my mind in Atlantic City last year and lost a lot of money. I was so angry that I mortgaged my house. As a result"

Zhu Chuanren suddenly understood, no wonder this guy tried his best to sell these killer weapons to him. The co-author was short of money. Isn't this reasonable?
"Man, it seems I can't help you anymore, but I can give you some advice. Maybe you can consider becoming my dealer."

Smith's eyes lit up:
"What do you sell?"

"You know I also have a factory. Several popular snacks in China are all developed in our factory."

"I know chocolate pie!"

"Of course, that's just one of them. There's also spicy strips, which are great for drinking. I think it will definitely become popular in the United States."

Smith's little heart began to beat crazily:
"Maybe that's a good idea."

"And with the lollipops, I think you can make another fortune out of this."

Zhu Chuanren is also a good salesman, and he reversed the identities of both parties in a few words.

"So, what conditions do I need to become a dealer of your factory?"

Zhu Chuanren shrugged his shoulders:

"There are no conditions required. I can give you a batch of goods for free. After selling, you will give me the money. Of course, for the sake of fairness, your commission may be higher."

Smith nodded repeatedly:
"this is necessary!"

"Then you should first think about how much cargo you need to take with you in the first batch. By the way, I can also help with shipping. I will use my fleet. Of course, you will have to pay the shipping fee later."

Smith naturally agreed:
"It should be, it should be, dear Zhu, you are my savior, my God!"

Look at his excitement, if Lao Tan hadn't been watching eagerly from the side, Smith might have been so excited that he would have pounced on Zhu Chuanren and given him a bite.

"Haha, as my subjects, try your best to help me sell goods. Believe me, my products will definitely make you a lot of money."

Smith nodded fiercely:
"Of course I believe it, Zhu, you are like a magician in my eyes."

"Haha, thank you, I'll try my best not to disappoint you."

"Then this warship and aircraft."

Zhu Chuanren shook his head:
"I won't consider it for now, but you can keep this path. Maybe ten years later, I will place an order with you."

"Okay~ I understand~" Smith thought this was an excuse, but he didn't expect that this was Zhu Chuanren's true words.

"Old Tan, see you off~"

"Yes~Third Young Master~"

The sugar factory has developed very well in the past two years. Thanks to the hot sales of spicy bars and chocolate pies, the profits of the sugar factory are enough to make people crazy.

Of course, Zhu Chuanren did not have a big mouth in this matter, and Xia Yuanzhang was not a big mouth person either. No one would talk about it. Making a fortune in silence is the way to go.

However, these two years have passed, and it is time for the sugar factory to launch new products, otherwise its status in the world will be shaken.

But Zhu Chuanren never thought about what to do. When China was in turmoil, many raw materials were not in supply. If he continued to purchase from abroad, the cost would be high and it might be cut off at any time;
Secondly, as warlords are increasingly warring, whether the products can be delivered to all parts of the country is also a problem.

If it weren't for Zhu Chuanren's reputation in the past two years, and the help of Caobang's channel for bulk shipments, and the fact that the sugar factory's agents and distributors in various places are also very powerful, I am afraid that the sugar factory would have been defeated by this situation.

Of course, warlords everywhere are not stupid. They will not easily attack a big brand like Want Want, otherwise it will easily cause unrest in the local people and be detrimental to their control.

In addition, Zhu Chuanren himself has a high reputation and a wide network of contacts. The most important thing is that he is generous with money. When money opens the way, warlords from all over the world also give him face. There is someone to carry the sedan chair.

Besides, who can guarantee that there will be no surprises in their future?
There are many friends and many paths. At this time, if you offend Zhu Chuanren, who is like an underground emperor in the devil city, isn't that the only way out?

Again, no need, really no need.

So Zhu Chuanren himself didn't know exactly what product to make. In fact, he wanted to bring out the killer product of potato chips.

The production process is simple and suitable for all ages, and the raw materials are not difficult to find, but packaging is a problem.

Potato chips themselves are very fragile, so vacuum packaging is most suitable. If you use other packaging, it will be difficult to store and transport, and it will also increase the cost in disguise.

If the packaging problem cannot be solved, potato chips will not be sold far even if they are made!
(End of this chapter)