Gustav agreed to Zhang Chengtian's proposal, not because Zhang Chengtian's shameless spirit had an effect, nor because Zhang Chengtian's bribery had an effect.
What prompted Gustave to make his decision were the three major hints revealed in and out of Chang Chengtian's words.
First of all, Zhang Chengtian disparaged Gustav's collection as superficial, suggesting that there are more worthy collections of art. This implies that Gustav, the German Chancellor, plays a far less important role than the German President at the moment. To a certain extent, being elected in Germany
The chancellor is elected as a defective product with nothing but appearances. The German president is a more valuable target.
Secondly, Zhang Chengtian mentioned the example of Ludendorff’s house being confiscated. This point shows that Ludendorff, who had nothing to show for himself, after becoming an enemy of Zhang Chengtian, the former presidential faction, was obviously defeated by Zhang Chengtian’s strong attack, and could not even arouse a trace of
Ripple. So, what can the Prime Minister of the Republic, who also has an empty appearance, do in the future when he disagrees with the President? Nothing can be done. The answer is obvious!
Finally, Zhang Chengtian vaguely hinted at an uncomfortable aspect. Ludendorff, who was against them, could be calmly eliminated, let alone Gustav now. (Of course, Gus
Taft did not confirm whether Chang Chengtian was hinting at him.)
In fact, Gustave guessed the first two hints about Zhang Chengtian correctly. But Gustave completely missed the third hint about Zhang Chengtian.
Do you even need to guess!? If you agree to run for president, you will definitely get a lot of benefits. Better green tea, more valuable blue and white porcelain, these are not hints!?
Making a V-shaped gesture with the middle-aged man who kindly advised him to get out of here, Zhang Chengtian left arrogantly.
After leaving, Zhang Chengtian knew very well that what made Gustave really make up his mind was neither his own analysis hints nor bribes to please him. The real reason was that Gustave was a politician!
As a politician, becoming president will be the best way for Gustave to realize his ambitions. Gustave has never ignored the rights of the president. However, before that, Gustave lacked the capital to campaign.
.Now, with the support of the Socialist Workers Party, the largest party in the country, and financial support from the Emerging Rhine Consortium, Gustav has the confidence and capital that he did not have before.
Running for prime minister was always the second best option. Now that there is an opportunity to go to a higher level, who would be stupid enough not to be interested. If you dare to think, you must dare to do. Gustav considers himself a politician who dares to think and dare to do.
Home.
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In Krupp's manor, Zhang Chengtian, who came from Gustav, was devouring the dinner recipe provided by the Krupp family with Krupp and Bonna, including braised escargot, oysters with lemon juice, and charcoal.
Grilled prawns, vermicelli scallops...a full seafood feast.
Since he had an early lunch and had a bumpy ride all afternoon, Zhang Chengtian's appetite for food was obviously a bit strong.
Looking at the wolf-like Zhang Chengtian, he glanced at Bonna next to him. Krupp thought to himself that he didn’t know how his sister could spend a day with Zhang Chengtian who looked "hungry".
Another night.
After careful observation, Krupp had a vague feeling. His sister seemed to be different from the elegant and pure image of a few years ago. There was still a faint sexy feeling in it.
Krupp even felt that if Bonna encountered an unexpected situation like Zhang Chengtian breaking into the women's restroom again, she might be much calmer than before.
Wait, who knows during the years when Zhang Chengtian and Bonna stayed in the Soviet Union, this guy with a face thicker than the city wall had not broken into the women's restroom. Or in other words, did he break into the women's restroom very rarely?!
What finally interrupted Krupp's wild thoughts were the two tank drawings that Zhang Chengtian worked overtime to produce.
Last time, Zhang Chengtian took out a blueprint of an 88mm anti-aircraft gun, plus a company of Wehrmacht soldiers, and blackmailed a whole box of gold bars from Krupp with threats.
It was this box of gold bars, coupled with the funds stolen from Henschel's parent company, that enabled Zhang Chengtian to merge Mercedes-Benz Engine Company and Daimler Motor Vehicle Company to establish a Messerschmitt subsidiary, which has achieved nothing less than today's
The Rhine consortium of the Krupp Group.
This time, the two tank drawings made the already wary Krupp fascinated once again.
It's not that Krupp didn't have a city, but the tank drawings Zhang Chengtian showed were so attractive.
Among them, the drawing named Tank No. 3 continued the rigorous and serious attitude of the Germans, with fine workmanship and excellent appearance.
Compared with the two-seater Panzer 1 tank being developed by the Krupp Group, the Panzer 3 tank can not only accommodate 3 more members, but also enhances the combat effectiveness of a single tank.
Moreover, the No. 3 tank has a wider field of view than the No. 1 tank, and strengthens the protection and attack power. It is very similar to the No. 1 tank in many aspects of design. It can almost be said that they are of the same origin.
Another drawing labeled T3 tank is of another style.
This tank manufacturing method is so simple that it is simple and easy to operate. It is almost completely contrary to the German standard of weapon excellence. However, this kind of tank drawing has its own unique advantages.
Judging from the drawings, the thickness of the T3 tank body armor is 45 mm, which is equivalent to that of the No. 3 tank. The difference is that the T3 tank has a 32-degree bevel on the front armor and a 49-degree angle on the side. The turret is cast in a hexagonal shape.
The bevel of the body extends all the way to the turret, so the T3 tank looks almost like a right triangle when viewed from the front.
This kind of beveled armor has two advantages. First, the artillery shell is easy to bounce off after hitting it, and its power is greatly reduced; secondly, according to the triangle principle, after a horizontally fired artillery shell hits the beveled armor, the thickness of the steel plate it needs to pass through is equivalent to the thickness of the steel plate.
The triangular hypotenuse means that the T3 tank's 45 mm thick front armor with a 32-degree bevel has a protection capability equivalent to 90 mm.
With such a design, even the No. 3 tank cannot penetrate it at a distance of 500 meters.
That's right, the two drawings were drawn by Zhang Chengtian based on the data in his memory, using the engineering drawing skills learned in his automation major, and based on the historical No. 3 tank and T-34 tank.
In Zhang Chengtian's view, what Germany needs now is to secretly produce a simplified version of the No. 3 tank in the Soviet Union. To put it bluntly, all tanks produced are not equipped with radio equipment.
In this way, there would be nothing wrong even if the incomplete tank structure was shared with the Soviets.
First of all, the German performance was very generous (although the No. 3 tank without the radio equipment had almost nothing worth learning from the Soviet Union).
Secondly, if the Soviet Union is misled into learning from the complex torsion bar system of the No. 3 tank, the development of Soviet tanks will go astray.
According to Zhang Chengtian's plan, the radio equipment will be secretly installed after the No. 3 tank is shipped back to China in ten years.
As for the T3 tank, Zhang Chengtian does not plan to produce it immediately.
Zhang Chengtian's consideration is to let German scientists first improve the drawings of the T3 tank, install radio equipment on it, and replace it with a Mercedes-Benz engine, etc.
When the technology of the T3 tank matures, it can gradually replace the No. 3 tank. Part of the replaced No. 3 tank will be exported to the allies, and the remaining part will be used by the No. 3 assault gun.
As for the current production of an army of tanks, if we want to avoid the constraints of the Treaty of Versailles and are unwilling to let the Soviet Union steal advanced technology, the best way is to cooperate with the Soviet Union to produce a simplified version of the No. 3 tank (without communication equipment)
