In the end, Liu Fu chose Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Not only are these three countries in South America, but they also have very complicated conflicts and relationships. What’s more interesting is that the first letters of their countries are connected, which is abc.
These three English letters.
a, argentina, Argentina. Speaking of this country, it is the South American country that is least like a South American country. Why is it said that it is not like a South American country? Because this country does not exude the diligence and dullness of Indian descendants like other South American countries.
Rather, they have more of the exploration and adventure tradition of European immigrants, and Argentina has a very high proportion of white immigrants, most of whom are immigrants from Italy.
The vast Pampas grassland gave birth to the Gauchos' bohemian character and tradition of advocating freedom, but it also restricted their vision, making them appear arrogant, civilized but conservative, and indifferent. Internationally, Argentina's strength in South America makes it
It has a great say in South American issues, but the arrogance and willfulness of the Gauchos are very intolerable to other South American countries. Many people call Argentina the "Italians" of South America.
b, brasil, Brazil. As the largest country in South America, Brazil is basically a purely agricultural country. It relies on coffee and rubber to have stable income. However, what is not commensurate with its status as the largest country in South America is that Brazil’s growth in the 20th century
At first, there was only a small offshore fleet, which was simply not worth mentioning compared with its neighbor Argentina, and it was located in Paraguay, where Brazil and Argentina meet.
The two countries still have territorial disputes over the coast at 30 degrees south latitude. Chile. Chile and Argentina are natural enemies. From the map, Chile is like a tenderloin, tightly attached to Argentina.
In the west, it is the narrowest country in the world. The narrowest point from east to west is less than 100 kilometers, but the longest distance from north to south is more than 4,000 kilometers. The total length of the coastline is nearly 10,000 kilometers.
It is not difficult to see from Chile’s geographical location and land shape that it must develop a navy to defend its long coastline, and there has always been a conflict between Chile and Argentina because of the demarcation of the national border. Later, the two countries also competed for
The coastline of the Patagonian Plateau is further at war with each other. On the coastline where the two sides are still in dispute, what the two countries want to fight for is very speechless. It is a very large amount of guano!
From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the three abc countries began to defend each other. European and American countries tried their best to compete for this uncultivated arms wasteland. Bankers, shipbuilding company representatives, and technical experts from various countries,
Diplomatic envoys shuttled between the government buildings of the three countries like a revolving lantern, pulling the South American countries, which already had sharp conflicts, into an arms race that would last half a century.
After the end of World War I, the world's arms trade tended to decline. European and American countries were busy cleaning up their own messes. In order to reduce military expenditures, many capital ships during the war needed to be decommissioned or destroyed. Therefore, countries in South America began to
became a potential buyer. By 1921, the South American navy, represented by the three abc countries, had become one of the top 10 naval powers in the world. However, in order to completely suppress their opponents, their governments had to continue to strengthen their own countries.
naval strength.
At this time, the Argentine Navy already had 2 American-made "Moreno-class" battleships and 8 destroyers; the Brazilian Navy was equipped with 2 American-made "Minas Gulas" battleships and 2 British-made "Bahia-class" battleships.
"cruisers and 10 destroyers; while the Chilean Navy purchased 2 British-made "Admiral Cochrane-class" battleships and 6 destroyers.
In addition to these countries, Liu Fu also analyzed several other countries, such as Germany, the Republic of China, and Turkey. However, due to various reasons, the purchase possibility of these countries is not high, and they can only be used as substitutes and reserved for the future.
Think about it last.
Now that the sales target has been selected, the next step is to contact the other party's government or military. In this regard, Liu Fu has very good resources, that is, David and Schneider's company. In this kind of arms transaction, the world
All countries are watching very closely. If the South China Sea Federation dispatches government departments to sell submarines to governments of various countries through normal procedures,
If so, it is estimated that the parameters and quotation of this submarine have not been reported to the competent authorities of their countries, but have already been placed on the desks of the European and American powers. After that, these countries will use various means to politically,
Economically, they put pressure on the governments of the purchasing countries to stop the deal and instead purchase warships and equipment from these European and American countries.
Therefore, this kind of transaction cannot be discussed in person. Instead, you must first go through an intermediary to find a powerful person in the target country who can make a decision on the transaction, and then contact him privately. After reaching an agreement, the discussion can be discussed openly.
In this way, you can avoid harassment from other countries and relieve some of the external pressure on the government of the purchasing country.
The secret salesmen sent by David and Schneider soon returned the news that both the Italian Navy and the Chilean Navy were interested in purchasing a large number of federal submarines, and would secretly send naval professionals to the South China Sea Federation in the near future for physical inspection and inspection.
We hope that the federal government can arrange the location for this inspection and talks as soon as possible.
Therefore, under Liu Fu's instruction, the South China Sea Federation held talks with four countries in the United States on the abolition of naval ships, and at the same time began secret contacts with the navies of many countries in private, preparing to sell a batch of federal submarines to these countries.
, and also demonstrated the "Big Yellow Fish-class" and "Tuna-class" submarines to naval technicians and officials from several countries at the naval base in Keelung Port.
Currently, there are about 120 of these two types of submarines that have been retired in the federation and are in storage. Some navy submarines have been decommissioned and converted into teaching or scientific research submarines and allocated to other federal departments for use.
Although they are retired submarines, in the eyes of the naval personnel of these countries, these federal submarines are still very advanced naval weapons. First of all, the displacement of these submarines is much larger than that of the submarines of Britain, Germany and other countries at that time.
The "Tuna Class" can reach a displacement of 800 tons,
It is almost equal to the tonnage of two main German submarines of the same period. After learning about the speed, range, underwater duration and bomb carrying capacity of these two submarines, representatives from several countries who came to the secret talks all said
Satisfied, they immediately set off back to their country to report the situation to their superiors.
In fact, the "Big Yellow Croaker" and "Tuna-class" submarines they saw were already castrated versions. In order to prevent some of the federal's high-end technologies from flowing abroad prematurely, the internal communications, sonar, and snorkels of these two submarines,
Noise reduction, motors and other systems have been removed or replaced, and even the torpedo launching system and torpedoes have been replaced with early federal models.
After less than a month of negotiations, the first person to reach a purchase agreement with the federal government was not the Italians or Chileans, but the Russians. The purchase amount they proposed also greatly exceeded Liu Fu's expectations. The Soviet Navy
The representative wanted to purchase 20 "Tuna-class" and 10 "Big Yellow Fish-class" submarines at one time, and also proposed the purchase of production technology and licensing requirements for these two submarines from the South China Sea Federation.
Liu Fu was surprised by this request of the Soviet Navy, because in later generations, Soviet submarine technology developed very well, even surpassing the United States in some aspects. But now, is this future submarine boss ready to give up?
The development of surface ships turned to specializing in submarines
If so, will the German submarine force, which once enjoyed great glory in World War II, be strangled in its cradle? Thinking about the possibility that in the next few years or more than ten years, red submarines will be spread all over the world’s oceans.
Liu Fu couldn't help but shudder at the number of submarines.
But now that the sale has been made and the order has been placed, there is no way to go back on it. As for whether the Soviet Navy can develop into a wolf pack in the sea, that is not something Liu Fu needs to consider. All over the world, for
The major country that poses the least threat to the South China Sea Federation is probably Russia or Russia, which is in the period of domestic revolution.
It was the Soviet Union. As for whether the British and Americans would have headaches because the Soviet navy became more powerful with submarines, Liu Fu was not only not worried, but also looked forward to the day when he could attract the energy of his competitors to others.
For the development of the South China Sea Federation, it has a hundred benefits and no harm. (To be continued...)
