The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

ps: The revision is not thorough enough, there are mistakes and omissions that affect your reading, I apologize!Is there a lot of mistakes in this chapter?

Zhu Bin laughed in his heart, this is the question he wanted to hear.

The solution to the economic crisis is not that someone like Zhu can think of it casually. According to the textbooks he has learned, all countries have done this for thousands of years. It is extremely easy to say, but you really have to do it yourself. I can't even die.

And he deliberately released the rumors and models of offshore drilling platforms "related to oil extraction", one is to solve the problem of salvage of spaceships, and the other is to catch big fish---the Rockefeller family controls most of the world's oil !

Without the participation of such overlords, Zhu Bin's plan would not work at all. If he did not get their permission, he would never be able to transport a drop of oil into China, and the so-called global shipping plan would be in shambles.

On the other hand, it is to fool these consortium tycoons to invest in China and help him build all the factory facilities needed for the foundation of heavy industry. He has to do everything by himself, and even if he is exhausted, he can't handle the domestic gang Politicians who are not cooked and fed are not credible.

It is the best policy to leverage strength!

It's just that he didn't expect that Lawrence, the young third generation, would be attracted by other things. He came so early, and now, he thought it was the main topic.

"Your information is indeed well-informed." Zhu Bin praised first, "Yes, it is indeed a platform that can be used as an offshore drilling and oil extraction platform, and we already have a complete set of design plans, but it is not so easy to realize, and the investment is too high. too huge."

Lawrence was noncommittal, nodded and said: "The search for oil at sea has been going on for many years, and there have been many attempts, but the results are not satisfactory. How can you be sure that your design will work?"

Zhu Bin said with a smile: "The whole world knows that Standard Oil is the authority in this field, but we also have our own technical guarantee. I can provide a set of drawings and models, and you can ask professionals to do the appraisal, and then we can discuss cooperation. "

"Okay." Lawrence was very straightforward. He was indeed not good enough in this area, but seeing how confident Zhu Bin was, he wouldn't be as simple as just talking nonsense.The "we" in this guy's mouth is an important point that must be paid attention to.

Lawrence doesn't want to ask more questions, including the "venture capital" he cares about most. Asking too many questions at once may scare away a partner with great potential. With this sense of proportion, Lawrence Well done.

After a brief chat about other issues, it was agreed that Zhu Bin would visit the "Rockefeller" center under construction when he arrived in New York. Lawrence said goodbye politely: "I have benefited a lot from talking with you. I think my brother and father must be interested. meet you."

Zhu Bin smiled and stood up and said goodbye: "It is my honor to meet the respected Mr. Rockefeller."

Asking his entourage to take away a set of design sketches and metal models of the drilling platform, Lawrence left San Francisco in a hurry and took a special plane of Pan American Airlines invested by his family to New York. He had to report the information and materials he got from Zhu Bin to the The family, whether it is about the solution to the economic crisis, the terminal plan of the logistics express, or the drilling platform, all affect the family's business, and he is duty-bound.

As expected by Zhu Bin, Lawrence Rockefeller's low-key visits spread like wildfire, and the already lively visits became more frequent. However, the Navy Department's visit to the United States was too tight on the west coast, and soon all boarded the train , and left slowly towards the next goal, Mr. Governor, who has gained a lot, went to the station to see him off in person, and many unwilling businessmen followed after him, trying to make further efforts.

After a long journey, he arrived in Washington directly with almost no stops on the way.Minister Chen and his party were welcomed by Admiral William Vizzy Pratt, Chief of the U.S. Navy Command.

As the person who represented and signed the Treaty of the London Naval Conference, Admiral Pratt has been committed to reducing the size of the navy and reducing expenditures, while also hoping to maintain basic shipbuilding capabilities and naval operations within the minimum budget.This was strongly dissatisfied with most of the admirals who advocated the strategy of the large navy. For this reason, he had to make more efforts to appease, and at the same time unswervingly implemented President Hoover's plan to reduce naval construction.

In his opinion, decommissioning two old battleships and freeing up places and funds for new ships is undoubtedly a wise approach. It is a huge surprise that the Chinese are willing to spend money to buy them!

For a long time, most of China's interests have been controlled by the United Kingdom, and in recent years it has come very close to Germany. The U.S. Navy has been watching such a large market, including the shipbuilding market, but has not gained any benefits. Many people have view.

Now, the Chinese actually take the initiative to come to buy old ships. Can it be regarded as a good start for in-depth cooperation?

Many people are cautiously optimistic about this, and Pratt is naturally duty-bound to undertake the important task of communicating and finalizing.Although, he knew that the Chinese were too poor to eat, and had no money to buy or build expensive warships, but now, isn't there a mysterious young rich man?

Without any words, the two parties finalized the agreement to purchase the two ships. Since the "Florida" has been dismantled in a mess, it can only be sold as scrap steel. Therefore, the price of this warship is pitifully low, but the other "Utah" is complete and has not been modernized for a long time. It has been used as a naval test ship and is going to be converted into a training ship this year, so The asking price is not cheap.

After the efforts of the two parties, the entire transaction was fixed at 350 million US dollars, which was much more than Zhu Bin's budget, but the US military must carry out refitting operations on the two ships in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese military.

The "Florida" will be converted into an aircraft carrier, and the dismantled 12-inch main gun will be shipped back to China for other purposes. The unique ship island will be equipped with newly developed mk12127mm high-level dual-purpose guns, 76.2mm anti-aircraft guns, and 20mm Ecuador guns. It is bad for dual-mounted anti-aircraft cannons and other weapons. As for carrier-based aircraft, China will solve it by itself.

Most of the structure of the "Utah" remains unchanged, but Zhu Bin requested that the secondary gun be replaced with mk12. In view of the difficulty and cost of the transformation, it is not required to make it into a double mount.In addition, the entire transformation process is completed in the United States, which will undoubtedly bring a lot of job opportunities, and Americans are naturally happy. To match it, there must be a certain number of Chinese engineers following the whole process and waiting for the transformation During the completion time, some of the main officers of the two ships will be trained.

At this price, it is hard to say who makes a profit or a loss. In the eyes of some stingy Americans, the "Utah", which cost tens of millions of dollars to build more than 20 years ago, is undoubtedly a bargain, but Admiral Pratt doesn't think so. He thinks this is a good opportunity, and the aircraft carrier transformation design proposed by China has been carefully studied by experts and has come to an astonishing conclusion. This is an extremely clever plan!

The independent ship island on the right occupies the minimum surface space, but it can achieve the design effect that the current British and American aircraft carriers do not have. The strengthening of anti-aircraft firepower shows the coordination of the attack and defense of the aircraft carrier. The full access deck and internal engine room have greatly increased It can be said that the carrying capacity of fighter jets is very instructive, and this alone is worth two dollars.

In addition, Zhu Bin put forward a lot of opinions on the newly designed "Farragut" class destroyer, especially the lack of anti-aircraft cannons and anti-submarine weapons, which greatly weakened the combat positioning significance of the destroyer and became indifferent.

Americans are obviously not easy to accept his theory. On the one hand, at this time, there are still too few people who believe in the theory of air force victory. Mark Andrew Mitchell, who has been advocating this, is still the deputy captain of his "Langley" , There are many people who don't want to see it. Although it has been proved that airplanes can sink warships, it is an isolated case after all.On the other hand, being slapped in the face by a Chinese they have always looked down upon is very unpleasant!

When did the Chinese learn to design and transform large warships? !The Americans were very surprised, but they wanted to find out more about the inside story, but no one would open their mouths.In fact, the people in the Admiralty couldn't tell, because the whole thing was provided by Zhu Bin.

After making a verbal agreement that "if the conditions are suitable, the introduction of American warships will be given priority", the Admiralty and his party rushed to Philadelphia non-stop to see the "Florida" battleship that was almost dismantled.

At the next stop, Zhu Bin flew solo again. He had just arrived in New York and was stunned by the sight in front of him!