Chapter 57 Agreement
"Cirick, this is different from the plan we came here at the beginning." The meeting was over. I returned to the guesthouse and carefully checked the surroundings, and confirmed that there was no eavesdropping equipment. Then I turned on the record, mixed with the melodious singing of Colonel Gonser Lütjens's low complaints.
Eavesdropping equipment in this era is quite primitive. After all, in an era where there are only telegraphs, what advanced eavesdropping instruments would there be?
At the beginning, I originally agreed to only export 283 mm naval guns to the Soviet Union, but now it has become 406 mm!
The agreement has been reached in principle, so we are waiting for the specific details to plan.
It can be said that this time Cyric's trip to Moscow was a great reward. The Soviet orders were enough to allow major German steel and arms manufacturers such as Krupp to work at full capacity and could not be completed in three to five years.
Among them, there are more than a dozen battleships, including monster-class battleships with a displacement of 40,000 tons!
This made Colonel Lütjens very dissatisfied. How could Germany export such advanced naval guns to the Soviet Union!
"Yes, these are all unplanned, but we have gained a lot this time. For example, we will add at least 100,000 jobs in our country."
"Cirick, you don't understand what I said, a 40,000-ton warship and a 406mm heavy artillery, don't you know what this means? In the future, this will be the biggest threat to our German Navy."
"So you mean this," said Cialek. "There is nothing to worry about. At that time, if the progress is delayed, it may take us more than ten years to build it? At that time, the changes in the international situation will prevent us from handing over this warship to the Soviets?"
There are too many such methods between the ***** and the country. In later generations, Russia modified the aircraft carrier to India and agreed not to charge a penny, and it ended up being a sky-high price!
Now, Cialek is of course preparing to act like a hooligan! This battleship is considered to be built for the German Navy itself.
"Or, when we build, we add side armor and weaken the top armor, so that we can easily destroy it by just the bombs thrown by the plane." Cialek continued.
This is a rare opportunity, and of course Germany cannot let it go! The 40,000-ton battleship! The construction of such warships will allow Germany's shipbuilding industry to move forward rapidly. In the future, it will become familiar with the construction of warships for Germany itself!
Anyway, opportunities are too precious! Cialek doesn't want this opportunity to slip away in vain!
In later generations, Germany's failure was multifaceted, and without a strong navy, it was definitely one aspect!
Germany must develop its navy in the future!
The experience summarized in World War II was that without air supremacy, there would be no sea supremacy. Therefore, aircraft carriers began to emerge and eventually became a symbol of maritime overlords.
Of course, Germany also needs to develop aircraft carriers, which is a future demand! If Germany can have more than a dozen aircraft carriers, it depends on how the United States transports supplies to the United Kingdom! Once the Atlantic transportation line is cut off, do you still have to worry about the UK’s problems?
However, although aircraft carriers are very important, battleships were not outdated in this era! During World War II, even if the USS Max was sunk, the remaining German battleships still contained most of the British Navy's energy.
If you want to avoid the fate of the failure of World War II, you must pay attention to the navy! Especially, from now on, you must pre-research on new technologies!
In later generations, when the USS Mai battleship was in service, it also used 380mm naval guns. Because Germany had no technical reserves at that time, it was difficult to develop 406mm naval guns. Now, it has only been 30 years since it has been used to develop for the Soviets to tinker with such a naval gun!
At the same time, this project will have other benefits. For example, the Soviets had no foreign exchange reserves and had to use a large amount of ore to settle the matter. These things all need to be taken over by railway.
After that, after the project enters the actual stage, we can lobby the Soviet Union. The railway standards are not unified, which causes trouble in transshipment during transportation. Therefore, the Soviet railways must be in line with the West, so that they can be convenient!
What's convenient? Of course, it will be the future invasion of the Soviet Union!
There are so many benefits here that make Cyric ecstatic!
Cialek was not worried about disagreeing at home. When he came, he was ordered by Hindenburg and affirmed by Prime Minister Hitler. He could be said that he was not only representing the Krupp family, but also representing the German military-industrial enterprises and the German government.
How could the country disagree to create more employment opportunities in China?
Now, it depends on the Soviet side. After all, Stalin is the one who really decided on it. It depends on whether this guy is willing to agree. However, Cirick feels that there is no problem. After all, the Soviet Union has no choice!
At this time, in the heart of the Red Empire, in the Kremlin, Stalin was listening to Tukhachevsky's report.
As a close comrade-in-arms of the great revolutionary mentor Lenin, after Lenin's death, Stalin established his firm position through various means. Now, Stalin is the chairman of the People's Committee and the actual controller of the entire huge empire.
Cialek was not old and had a high position, but just like the table tennis diplomacy in later generations, behind Cialek, there was a large group of interest groups, and Cialek came on their behalf.
"That is to say, in order to get rid of their economic crisis, Germany needs to increase labor and employment, so the Germans will agree to export advanced weapons and equipment to us, and even help us design and build 40,000-ton battleships?" Stalin asked Tukhachevsky: "And what we need to pay is a large amount of minerals and raw materials, and we don't need to pay funds?"
"Yes, this is the progress we have made in negotiations," said Tukhachevsky. "Comrade Stalin, please make an idea if you want to carry out the next cooperation with the Germans."
Smoking his big pipe, Stalin pondered.
After smoking all the tobacco leaves in the pipe, Stalin finally made a decision: "We can start early cooperation with the Germans to build the Dezezinski-class frigate and the Tashkent-class destroyer. At the same time, the Germans were asked to hand over the design plans and drawings of the 40,000-ton battleship to us for review. If the progress goes well, then the Soviet-class battleship plan will be carried out."
Drawings! First ask for the drawings, and then even if the Soviet Union starts construction on its own, there will be an object that can be imitated! Of course, Stalin also demands safety!
Chapter completed!