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Three days later, Contini and others finally arrived at the Taj Mahal accompanied by colonial bureaucrats. Looking at the mighty and spectacular scenery, Angnes and Ada, who were in a depressed mood, finally improved. When they learned that the Taj Mahal was built by Sha Jahan to commemorate his second wife Mutazzi Mahal, it was said that his hair turned white overnight, Ada was obviously touched.

Contini smiled and said, "I can't build the tomb anymore, but we can build warships now. When we go back, the Aida will probably have a contour in the hull. The shipyard promises that it can be completed before August 1930, and we can take this ship to go on a honeymoon."

"Really? That's great? Brother Calais, thank you!"

While chatting and laughing, Zakaria suddenly sent a telegram: "President, there is a telegram from Japan, which was sent in the name of their Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"Japan?" Contini was puzzled, "What's the matter?"

"First, I invite you to visit Japan this year or early next year; second, Japan wants to do some business with us and exchange crude oil with us with raw silk or other agricultural products."

"What does this mean? Are they not used to purchasing crude oil from the United States and Shell? Shipping from Africa to Japan may not be cheap."

"But those that cost their valuable foreign exchange, so Japan considers that if we can accept their products, we can swap them, with the price being FOB as the standard and the freight costs are each borne."

Contini tilted his head and thought, "Do you think it's necessary?"

"From the economic point of view, I think it is necessary. On the one hand, Italy's clothing industry is very developed in Europe, but our raw material supply is unstable. Japanese raw silk can provide materials for silk clothing in the civilian field. I think it is conducive to the development of Italy's domestic clothing industry; on the other hand, silk also plays a great role in military use. Silk is the main material for parachutes. At present, we are promoting aviation on a large scale, and the demand is very high. In addition, heavy artillery and battleship main guns also use silk-wrapped launching medicine packages. This is all realistic need. 2 million tons of crude oil, which is about 2.5 million US dollars, is a product of 2.5 million US dollars. I think it can be digested. The key now is to measure whether it is cost-effective."

Contini nodded: Zacharia's reminder suddenly made him react. Before the DuPont Group in the United States overcomes the technical difficulties of nylon materials for parachute production and manufacturing, silk is the only main force. For nylon, he has told the Joint Laboratory to study it quickly, and even roughly describe this characteristic. He believes that once it is launched, it will be a drastic change.

Zhang Zuolin gritted his teeth and agreed, so from August to September, three Italian scrap steel ships unloaded goods in Wuchang and Nanjing: the 6.5mm Carcano rifle, old Breda machine gun, French Hatchais machine gun, Austria-Hungarian mountain cannon, field cannon, German G98 rifle, and Austria-Hungarian Lixia rifle all poured into the command of Marshal Wu and Marshal Sun like a tide. After the fierce battle, the vitality of the two gradually recovered. This time, for the territory of Shaanxi, the old coach also fought hard and handed over the Skoda and Krupp 150mm heavy artillery transported by the scrap steel to Wu and Sun, and asked them to build turrets and block the Yangtze River.

Is Marshal Zhang really a living Lei Feng? No! That was forced, because the Navy bought the Da Vinci through Zhang Xueliang. As an army faction, Yang Yuting had to make some moves, so he proposed to buy train cannons, and bought two. The last time Contini demolished the Rome, the army was a little tired of playing. Now they hope to play 305mm train cannons, and they happened to sell them to Marshal Zhang with the excuse of making full use of the excuse. The price is not cheap, as usual, the conscience price is 1.5 million yuan per ocean. However, the Italians not only carry transportation but also assemble and church, and gave 100 shells, which can be paid in installments for 4 years. This pressure feels lighter. Although Marshal Zhang has always opposed the use of train cannons, this time Chen Honglie's bombardment of Shanghai Beach was a success. It is said that he used 203mm naval cannons, which made everyone suddenly become superstitious about the caliber.

Chen Honglie learned Contini's joke that "France died from a rock, and was bold and thunderous". Yang Yuting also learned another joke of the president, which is the truth. He also explained to the Marshal at an internal meeting, what is the caliber and what is the truth. As a result, Marshal Zhang said in a very vulgar sentence: "I understand, this is like the thing in the crotch. The thicker the better, the longer the better! This way, the thrust makes people scream..." Yang Yuting and a group of senior officers laughed for a long time, but no matter how much they smile, they still do things without vaguely. Now the Fengtian Army and Navy have the same caliber, the same body and the same shells. They can adjust and support each other at that time...

In addition to the traditional infantry and cavalry, Feng Yuxiang also used the new army, the 1st mixed special brigade of the Central Army, nicknamed the Grand Marshal Tractor Brigade. The Tractor Brigade is the Grand Marshal's treasure. Except for taking office several times when he took office as the Supreme People's Republic of China, he waited for his appointment in the Nanyuan Daying area. This time he also decided to go to war, especially in Suiyuan, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway can lead to Zhangjiakou, which is more convenient to mobilize. Interestingly, although most of it is French Renault or Fiat 2000 imitated Renault, because it is all collected by Italians, it is called Italian chariots.

He Zhuguo, the commander of the tractor brigade of the Grand Marshal, said that there were few people in the Fengtian team who knew armored troops, so when choosing officers, Zhang asked the Italians how you choose officers. The representative of the United Group was very frank. Not only Italy, Britain, France and Germany did not have such people at the time, so everyone basically chose young generals from cavalry origin, but they were not qualified to be a serious young man from the military school. So the selection of candidates fell on He Zhuguo. First, he graduated from the standard cavalry department of the Japanese non-commissioned officer school; second, he was only 30 years old, and was a time when he was more smart; third, He Mianqiang was also a new figure and was on duty in the General Staff Department, which Yang Yuting thought was appropriate.

However, the British said that if you purchase, you can pay one-third first, and two-thirds of them will be guaranteed by HSBC. They will be repaid in installments in the next five years. There is no interest on Zhang Dashuai's purchase of the Da Vinci installment. The British installments have interest and the remaining unpaid part will be 6% per year. Although the price of 28 million is not cheap, the Royal Navy is an old navy after all, and the Chinese Navy asks the British to learn it. In addition, there are almost no countries that can provide loans, so the British hit the weak point. Considering that there is also disguised diplomatic recognition, the Guangzhou government decided to go ahead.

In August, it was just the time when foreign exchange and crude oil were in full swing, and Contini didn't care about the new changes in the Far East. The Guangzhou government and the British signed a purchase contract and could not afford it. They could not afford it even if they sold blood and kidneys. They decided to buy one first and then they wanted the Ajax.

Before Contini's visiting fleet set off in September, the Ajax had already set off for the South China Sea. Chen Honglie and others felt a little nervous when they learned the news, but the representative of the United Group comforted him: "Don't be afraid, you have 2 battleships and a group of cruisers. There is only one lonely battleship. It is unknown who will win if you fight. In two years, Italy will have an old battleship retired. It can be handled for you at that time. It will definitely not be so expensive!"

This guarantees Chen Honglie believes that because he knows that Guangzhou spent 28 million oceans at a sky-high price, which is even more expensive than buying two ships! As for safety and combat control, he is tight-knitted. Now the confrontation between the north and the south is just an illusion. Both sides are accumulating their own strength and will fight again sooner or later. Regarding the prospect of the war, he repeatedly muttered a sentence to comfort himself. This sentence is said to be the famous saying "France died from a rock, and boldly thunderstorm" when teasing the situation of Britain and France. It is used to satirize the weakness and thinness of British and French battleships.
Chapter completed!