Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 366 Launch Experiment
This kind of thing is really not suitable for signing a contract, so let's not create another East India Company.

The driver, Vadim Majic, said with a smile:

"No need! You just take them to the dock and record the number. We will arrange their work and send them there by special train."

After finishing the business, Zhang Kaiwu chatted with him while smoking a cigar and talked about their ideals in life.

The chairman smiled amiably and said:

"I heard that your negotiations with the United States are almost over. They will pay 3 billion US dollars in compensation. Antonis is a dishonest person and is stingy in his actions."

"These are national affairs. It's a bit out of touch with the times to drag them out."

"But our family company also needs some of the United States' foreign exchange. Can you help us exchange some of it?"

Zhang Kaiwu also understood that this was the Eastern European way of learning about interpersonal relationships.

Things need to be done, but it also depends on the situation.

The Russians get what they pay for, and they made it clear on the spot.

Unlike the interpersonal relationships in Eastern Europe, these powerful people in Europe and Oceania, at least on the surface, cannot show these things.

Just like the contracts between Zhang Kaiwu and Great Britain, on the surface, no one had any dealings with each other for a penny, but upon closer inspection, it was all benefits.

It can stand the test and pass the inspection.

The nobles and congressmen brought the most advanced technology and factories to Borneo free of charge, and Zhang Kaiwu also reduced their fees.

Win-win!

The Russians' business methods are still a bit backward!

Simple and rude!
She was not as skilled as farmer Emily Brent. If Zhang Kaiwu didn't ask her to do so, that girl would skin the villagers alive.

Tsk tsk tsk tsk!
Is this driver Vadim Majic Sean’s fellow countryman?
Probably not. Sean’s fellow villagers are just their subordinates and are not up to this level yet.

Their current situation is different from what it was two years ago. The United States is secretly promoting de-rubleization, and the ruble is no longer popular internationally.

Because their rubles can only buy crude oil and natural gas, and others don’t need that much!

I now understand the embarrassing situation of the ruble. It seems to be very valuable, but there is no market for this money.

The Chairman was also thinking about his family's life. It was a very simple reason. We should not overestimate them. The Slavs are also a branch of the Anglo-Saxons.

It is very likely that the 10 billion rubles were the chips exchanged by his family.

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Dear Chairman! Let me introduce Kaiwu Bank to you. Our business covers the whole world."

"The currency of the Republic of Borneo is also universally accepted, and it is one-to-one with the United States. Why don't you open a family account with us? I will give your family a credit line of 5 billion, how about that!?"

"How about using this amount as an advance payment for the purchase of crude oil and steel equipment?"

"We need large-scale steel refining equipment and large-scale mining facilities, which are your strengths."

Good, good, what a big deal!
Driver Vadim Majic's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood the meaning of the 5 billion US dollars.

My Kaiwu company is not short of money and can provide such a large amount of credit. What can you use to negotiate for benefits? ?

He smiled and said:

"Dear Zhang! The cost of the island just now is calculated to be 30 billion rubles, plus the 4 billion ruble deposit. It will be transferred to your bank immediately. This money will be used to pay for the purchase of crude oil and steel."

"I see there are no submarines in your fleet, so I'll send you four submarines so you can learn how to use them."

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Dear driver Mr. Majic! It's settled then. It would be nice to send a few of your transport planes. The tourist scenery here in the Republic of Borneo is beautiful. Let's have a good time for a few days. We have a weapons launch experiment. Let's go and see it together in a few days."

Driver Vadim Majic smiled and said:

"A transport plane is fine too! It would be great if I could go and have a look! I've heard that your technology is amazing and can achieve long-range strikes."

Good guy!
Twenty billion dollars worth of crude oil and steel were exchanged for five billion dollars from the chairman's family! ?

Kaiwu Bank did nothing, but it earned 15 billion US dollars in fees all at once! ?

There are also submarines and transport planes! ?

Wang Yongfu was smoking a cigar and chatting with them. Something beautiful in his heart was broken and he took several big puffs.

Zhang Kaiwu had a keen mental sense and noticed Wang Yongfu's emotional breakdown. He smiled secretly, thinking that this must have been a big blow to him.

War is so ruthless, and reality is even more cruel!
The genuine customers are always able to shake hands, chat and laugh, wield their swords and get back what they want.

Regardless of whether businessmen win or lose, those who are truly capable can make a fortune.

The unlucky ones are naturally the unlucky ones!
Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Captain Wang! Go and arrange these things quickly. Borrow some space from Longguo as a turnover area and arrange these supplies."

"They can take the things they need first and settle with us later."

These words made Wang Yongfu wake up and regain his composure. He quickly said goodbye and went to arrange things.

I am being a little pretentious. These crude oil, steel, copper and other materials are all urgently needed for national construction.

Especially crude oil, which is very important for infrastructure projects, this is a good thing!
Apart from the fact that the means were a bit excessive, there is nothing wrong with it. Everyone just gets what they need.

Two thousand rubles per person is a very good price. You can even buy a brand new car. I exchanged it at a rate of four to one. Why would I want a bicycle? What a hypocritical bullshit! ?

With my previous ability, I would never be able to save enough to buy a big car even if I lived frugally for my entire life.

Those things were exchanged for Japan's products. The Russians are the ones who suffer the loss. We should be happy!
After Wang Yongfu walked out of the room, he slapped himself in the face to wake himself up.

No wonder Senior Zhang often says not to forget your original intention!
In this kind of large-scale game, it is easy to lose yourself and deny yourself if you are not careful.

Many people have a misunderstanding that this era is backward and that a single-cylinder diesel engine can be so impressive! ?

Produce tractors, build construction, and make contributions! ?
Can you brag about producing bicycles?

You can brag about producing radios! ?

Three turns and one ring can brag! ?

In fact, the domestic technicians have no shortage of these simple technologies. In 1949, they were able to manually assemble eight-cylinder engines and advanced red-seven complete vehicles for use.

The key is that there is no oil!
In 1944-1946, Shanghai was already able to produce world-class textiles, radios, vanishing creams, and even sulfa drugs and Coca-Cola.

Air conditioners and various home appliances are no big deal. With the resources, you can even make a locomotive by hand.

The key is the lack of electricity and steel.

Even during the four or five years of war, engineers in Chongqing were able to repair fighter planes and would simply assemble any missing parts by hand.

Ordinary propeller aircraft engines, including fighter jet engines, can be made by hand.

But what's the use of that? It's useless.

What is really missing?

What is lacking are basic factories, what is lacking is steel production, what is lacking is energy and electricity, and what is lacking is food production.

After all, there were only a few iron tools in the past, steel was a luxury, and electricity could not even guarantee industrialization.

Just like the penicillin factory and the medical school in Peking, they had to generate their own electricity and used horse-drawn carriages to deliver coal.

The entire Beijing cannot guarantee electricity. No matter how many advanced technologies you have, they will be useless. You cannot build a factory and you cannot use them.

Zhang Kaiwu’s plan was simple. He would first use various brutal means to help build the basic industries. The Chinese are the most hardworking, kind, and hardworking people in the world.

Under the same conditions, there are no better workers in the world than the Chinese!
With a little guidance, he will definitely be the best in the world in the future.

Chinese people like to work too much. They don’t like to grow gardens but like to plant vegetables, and they don’t like to dance but like to work overtime.

The evening's dance was Indian dance. Everyone was very happy and boxes of vodka were brought to the stage.

There was plenty of cigars, cigarettes, and all kinds of Borneo liquor.

Everyone was also very interested in the novel Indian dance.

But judging from the Russians' attitude towards drinking, Zhang Kaiwu felt that this nation was already ruined.

The delegation from the United States drank in moderation and enjoyed dancing and interacting with the dancers. The Russians drank so much and still kept drinking. They were so greedy and treated alcohol more affectionately than women. How could they have children?
The Russians are no longer interested in women, so it's no wonder that Eastern European girls would snatch men and take the initiative.

There are too many women in their country. Even without a dowry, it is difficult to find a man, let alone a good man!

Zhang Kaiwu is a little impressed!
Eastern Europeans' attitude towards alcohol is really a bit exaggerated.

Others drink a little to relax and have fun, but mainly for sex.

Eastern Europeans will drink to death as long as they don't die, and they don't care about sex at all.

Two days later, Mr. Antonis Martino of the United States signed a letter of understanding on behalf of the United States, specifically stating that it was not war compensation.

Everyone just caused some unnecessary misunderstandings at the wrong time, which led to an unnecessary small fight.

It’s all because of the lack of communication. We will strengthen communication in the future and maintain an equal and mutually supportive relationship.

It's all Japan's fault, otherwise why would everyone have this misunderstanding! ?
The United States compensated Kaiwu Company for the losses caused by the conflict and no longer interfered in the conflict between the Republic of Borneo and Japan, and everyone resumed their friendship.

Once the money arrived at the Kaiwu Bank, the prisoners would be released by the Republic of Borneo and returned home with MacArthur and his men, taking a ship to Midway Island, where they would be arranged in batches.

At least on the surface, everything has been restored and everyone is fine!

It’s all a misunderstanding, and it’s a drinking party!
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The research center sent a telegram saying that the big mushroom launch experiment was ready.

A telegram was sent to a group of people in Great Britain, calling them back from their trip.

A day later, Zhang Kaiwu invited them to fly to a simple airport in Australia. Unlike the Republic of Borneo, the weather here was very hot.

This airport is located on the edge of the desert. There are basically no people living nearby, only various weeds and short trees.

The land here is the poorest and oldest land in the world, so poor that there is nothing but iron.

The soil is all red, because it contains too much iron.

There were dozens of buildings scattered around the base, all of which were very simple and had no special features. Near the simple building, stood a cylinder-like object.

An iron barrel about seven or eight meters high and more than one meter thick is connected to the building with electric wires and supported by a simple iron frame. Inside is an extra-large two-legged rocket.

Anyone who has seen it will know that this is a simple launch pad.

Representatives from the United States and Eastern Europe were not afraid of the hot weather and walked around it many times with interest.

Driver Vadim Majic asked curiously:
"Dear Zhang! Is there a nuclear bomb inside this? Can I take a photo with it?"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Dear driver Majic! Of course no problem, this is very memorable."

A group of Russians were taking pictures with their cameras.

The people in the beautiful country were also excited. They took out their cameras to take pictures and some even wanted to use a ruler to check it.

A group of people inside Great Britain were also excitedly taking pictures with their cameras.

Elizabeth and Princess Ning Ping also stood there with smiles on their faces, carefully taking photos to commemorate the moment.

Zhang Kaiwu looked at their cautious expressions, lit a cigarette, patted the launch pad and said jokingly:

"It's okay! Just shoot it boldly. Don't worry about anything while you're holding it. This has a two-megawatt equivalent. It's really going to explode. No matter how hard you and I run, we can't escape!"

The group took the photos more carefully.

Zhang Kaiwu knew what they were thinking and was too lazy to pay attention to them. The lid hasn’t even been opened and you can only take pictures in vain.

This thing has three insurances before it even takes off. He was just joking just now.

As a designer, he certainly knows the principle of explosion. Even if you drop it from a plane, it will not explode without opening the safety.

Even if it is attacked by a bomb, it is impossible for it to explode. It requires specific high explosives to detonate internally.

Otherwise only a nuclear explosion could trigger it.

It has a strict set of procedures. If you don't follow the procedures and reach the overall pressure and settings, it will not explode even if it is thrown into a steel melting furnace. At most, it will fail.

It is safer than C4. After all, this thing is just a device used to intimidate others. No one would detonate it unless there is something going on.

If it’s not safe, who would dare to guard it?
Compared with nuclear power plants, it is 10,000 times safer.

Because nuclear power plants are truly dangerous. They use the core method, where a large amount of material is piled together to allow it to reach a critical point, triggering the nuclear power plant to generate electricity.

Even if you pile up 10,000 weapons together, you can never reach that critical mass.

There was no radiation before the explosion, no danger to the marble, and no danger to the television.

After they had enjoyed taking photos, I took them into the building. There were people everywhere and they were doing the final inspection.

Dean Liu and his group of people were also busy here. When there were outsiders here, they didn't come up to say hello.

A researcher in a white coat pointed to a row of monitors and gave a brief introduction:

"Senior Zhang! There is no suitable target nearby. There is only a suitable target 350 kilometers away. This is where we will conduct today's experiment."

Two or three kilometers away from the camera, there is a large cross target painted with white lime on the mountain. There are several other similar monitors, all with different angles.

You can see that the cameras are protected, but it is probably of no use.

Because it is impossible to be so accurate, there is no laser guidance and no satellite positioning.

The final stage was all guided by inertia, with explosions in the air and ground. The other cameras were at a large angle, mainly observing the low-altitude scene.

Elizabeth asked curiously:
"Dear Earl Zhang! Can you broadcast these things in real time!?"

How can we broadcast without satellite?

Zhang Kaiwu explained with a smile:
"No! But there are wires near that camera, which have been pulled to a safe distance."

Elizabeth smiled and said:

"You have done a very thorough job in infrastructure construction. You have laid lines even in the desert areas. I see this place is so desolate, but you have also built roads outside."

"But I didn't see any kangaroos. It doesn't fit in here."

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said modestly:

"No! It's just that there is a shooting range over there, and the experiment will be scrapped after one try. This is a research center, so of course we have to repair it."

"We need to plant some flowers and plants here and raise some kangaroos so you don't get bored looking at them."

Princess Ning Ping rolled her eyes at him and asked:

"How long are we going to stay here? This place is too hot!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"It's almost there! It will only take a few minutes! It's much easier than a woman giving birth."

Several girls rolled their eyes at him!
Even the housekeeper, Deborah Savas, broke down her guard and glared at him rudely.

After a while!

Several researchers indicated that they were ready for the final inspection. Amid their excited expressions, Zhang Kaiwu casually pressed the ignition switch.

White smoke came out of the iron pipe in front of the building, and the cover was blown away. A Kashaqiu-like projectile rushed out, only four or five meters long.

Four tail fins are deployed at the tail of the missile, and each tail fin has a pulley to stabilize the wind.

It rose into the air seemingly slowly but actually quickly, reaching an altitude of several thousand meters in a few seconds. Leaving behind it a trail of white smoke, it changed direction and flew diagonally toward the target to the west.

When the heart-shaking whistling sound disappeared and the missile was no longer visible, everyone quickly focused their attention on the display, wanting to see how the missile flew past.

The researcher was nervously answering the phone, reporting:

"Observation point No. 2 reports that the first stage has separated and the second stage has been successfully deployed. It has reached 100 kilometers."

"Observation point No. 3 detected the last acceleration adjustment, lost power at 280 kilometers, and lost radar navigation."

The wait after launch was actually only a few minutes, but everyone stared at the monitors intently, and it felt like time was passing so slowly.

(End of this chapter)