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    After meeting with Yang Zhen, Major General Grigorenko's attitude was completely different from his previous hesitant attitude in negotiations with the commander-in-chief.  ['. As soon as they met, without even mentioning it to Yang Zhen, he clearly told Yang Zhen that the Soviet Union had agreed to sell a batch of tanks and armored vehicles in accordance with Yang Zhen¡¯s requirements, and agreed to sell T-26 tanks and the forty-year-old tanks they used.  Production technology for five-millimeter tank guns and ninety-horsepower diesel engines.

    And agreed in principle to assist the Anti-Japanese Alliance in establishing a tank production plant and corresponding equipment production plant.  However, during the negotiations after Yang Zhen met with him, the gap between the two parties was still not small.  The main differences are concentrated in the number, type, price and payment methods of tanks provided by the Soviet Union.

    The Soviet Union¡¯s opinion is to sell the T-26B and BT-5 tanks, BA-27 and BA-3 armored vehicles that were widely used in the Spanish Civil War and were provided to the National Government.

    Yang Zhen proposed to purchase the improved T-26 series. The front of the turret has significantly enhanced protection due to the additional welded steel plate.  The thickness of its frontal armor reaches 50 mm, and the engine horsepower is also increased to 100 horsepower.  It has become the most protective and maneuverable tank in the entire T26 series, and is also the latest T26S tank and BT7 fast tank.

    As for the ba27 armored car, he doesn't want this kind of armored car that doesn't have much effect, has weak armor, and has poor off-road maneuverability.  If the other party insists on selling, it will be type ba ten, not the old type ba six and bt three.  In particular, as for the payment issue proposed by the Soviet Union, Yang Zhen proposed that Jiangbei would provide these equipment with loans and coal as a means of repayment.  However, the Soviet army insisted that it must pay in cash, but the price could be based on the price provided by the Soviet Union to the National Government, which was half the actual market price.

    "Obviously, the Soviet army proposed to use cash currency as a means of payment because they already knew that Yang Zhen had obtained a large amount of additional foreign exchange through the sale of several special antibiotics.  The Soviet Union wants to use these tanks, which even at half price as they say, total tens of millions of dollars, to make up for its current lack of domestic foreign exchange reserves.

    But if Yang Zhen is suddenly asked to spend tens of millions of dollars to buy these weapons and equipment that are actually outdated, what will he do?  Unlike the commander-in-chief, Li Yanping, and even the Central Committee who were extremely excited when they heard that the Soviet Union agreed to sell a large number of tanks.  For Yang Zhen, who is very clear about the development of weapons in this era and knows that these two tanks will be eliminated within one or two years, it is difficult to accept it.

    As for the Americans, although they have reached agreement on payment methods and cash payment proportions, the overall framework has been basically finalized.  But apart from the gap in the selection of overseas students and the sale of P-39 fighter jets, as well as the fighter production line.  There are also huge differences on the types of military equipment sold and some details, especially Yang Zhen's insistence on introducing high-horsepower diesel engines and gasoline engine technologies.

    After another day of war of words, the Americans agreed to sell a steelmaking plant and a set of automobile production lines in the original site, and transfer three-ton and five-ton truck production technology, as well as corresponding gasoline engine technology.  However, they disagreed with the sale of high-horsepower diesel engine technology and set up considerable obstacles in the introduction of military equipment.

    Both Pierce and James believe that they can help purchase that kind of machinery and equipment as long as it does not violate relevant U.S. laws.  If the equipment Yang Zhen wants violates the law and is prohibited from export by American companies, they cannot agree unless it is specifically approved by Congress and the White House.  For example, some high-precision special equipment that Yang Zhen wants requires an export license.

    ??And for selling technology, it requires the consent of the relevant company, and you have no right to make the decision.  They can purchase the necessary equipment on behalf of Yang Zhen, but they cannot make the final decision and agree to transfer the technology.  Those things all require interviews with these companies. As for whether they sell them or not, it depends on their opinions.

    It¡¯s not just a matter of technology and equipment exports, the most critical issue is contract fulfillment.  The money is in the hands of the Americans. Once the transfer of their data is completed, these Americans can make big moves and pass off the good stuff at any time without supervision.  Even withdrawing the funds is not impossible.

    There is also a big difference between new and second-hand technical equipment.  Although Yang Zhen also knew that he was in a hurry and there would definitely not be too many new products.  Yang Zhen knew that at this time, the American industry was rapidly expanding production capacity and upgrading industries in order to meet the large military orders from the British and the United States itself in the future.  At this time, it is not too difficult to get some practical second-hand machinery and equipment, and it can meet your needs in terms of time.

    But there is still a difference between second-hand goods and second-hand goods.  Antique-level second-hand goods were produced in the last century, and were produced in the 1920s and 1930s.There is still a world of difference between second-hand goods.  Yang Zhen didn't want to do the same thing as Jiangbei last time. The machinery and equipment transported were actually the same as the ones they plundered from China when they participated in the Eight-Power Allied Forces at the beginning of this century.

    Precisely because he was worried that he would be fooled again, Yang Zhen insisted that several pharmaceutical groups deposit 50 million US dollars in credit guarantees to Macau banks, and then return them to the Americans after the contracts were executed without any major exceptions.  The United States firmly disagrees with this.

    They agreed that Yang Zhen could provide supervision and that the costs could be borne by them, but they refused to agree to the deposit of a credit guarantee.  In this matter, the requirements of both parties are far apart, and even go beyond the differences in types of machinery and equipment.

    Although it is believed that the credibility of Americans is somewhat higher than that of the Soviets, in Yang Zhen's opinion, it is not much higher.  Whether or not this contract can be implemented is not irrelevant to the Americans, but it does not matter.  But for myself, it is directly related to future development and growth.  Yang Zhen attaches great importance to whether the agreement reached by both parties can be fully implemented.

    For Yang Zhen, he has always believed that the saying "No business without treachery" is quite reasonable.  The most critical one is a contract that has almost no restrictions on one party, and the possibility of being fully implemented is almost zero.  Moreover, it is also an international practice to deposit a credit deposit during transactions.

    From the day he joined the army, Yang Zhen has always understood that details determine fate.  For an enterprise, the details of a contract determine whether a business can be profitable, and even the foundation for the rise or fall of an enterprise.  For an army, or even a country, the details of an arms purchase contract can even determine the fate of an army on the battlefield.

    I don¡¯t have that much strength, and I don¡¯t have that much energy to waste.  This money can be said to be quite hard-earned, and not a single penny can be wasted.  Therefore, Yang Zhen was extremely strict with the details of this negotiation.  Even without wasting time, he patiently sat down and discussed with the Americans item by item.

    Although he rushed to Tonghe to command the second phase of the operation, the negotiations on key issues never yielded results. When others were unclear about the future development of weapons, Yang Zhen could only be patient and negotiate with them.  Keep grinding in Jiamusi.

    Yang Zhen knew very well that whether the second phase of the operation could achieve the predetermined goals in the early stage was not only crucial to his future survival and development.  And it is also a vital bargaining chip in negotiations with the Soviet Union and the Americans.  However, as the negotiations dragged on for a long time, Yang Zhen could only conduct remote control via telegraph.

    This situation can be said to be quite uncomfortable for Yang Zhen, who is always used to directing on the front line.  I am far away in Jiamusi. Although I can also communicate with the front line through radio contact, my understanding and grasp of the battle situation is far less convenient than being on the front line.

    ¡°And dealing with this group of people is much more tiring for Yang Zhen than fighting the Japanese with real swords and guns on the battlefield.  The Soviets are easier to say, the difference is mainly in type and payment.  But Americans are very difficult to deal with, especially those high-end machines and equipment.

    ????????????????????????? Strict demands are strict demands, and fatigue is exhaustion, but Yang Zhen is not an old-fashioned person after all.  With some details yet to be sorted out, Yang Zhen proposed to resolve the already negotiated projects.  The United States should first supply already negotiated automobiles, military steel, chemical products, machinery that is allowed to be exported in the equipment list, and some optical products.  and the start of dismantling already finalized steel plants and automobile production lines.

    After negotiations between the two parties, and after discussions between James and several other company representatives, especially the agreement of Pearson, who was leading the negotiation process, the United States agreed to supply the urgently needed supplies to the Anti-Japanese Alliance within a month, and the United States has them in stock.  There are 3,000 Stypunk 2.5-ton trucks and 2,500 IWC 5-ton trucks.

    In addition, within a month, the United States will also provide 15,000 tons of alloy steel for making artillery shells, 5,000 tons of high-grade port fuel, 3,000 tons of smokeless gunpowder, and 1,000 tons of copper for bullet casings that are most urgently needed by Yang Zhen¡¯s headquarters.  and a batch of artillery shell fuses, detonators, and 20,000 tons of TNT explosives.

    In addition to military raw materials, the United States also needs to provide a full set of 1,500 sets of surgical instruments and 150 ambulances within one month.  There are two medium-sized cranes in stock and twenty searchlights.  One thousand kilometers of wired telephone lines, as well as a batch of chemical products such as epoxyacetylene.

    Within two months, we will provide 2,000 eight-fold telescopes and one thousand eight-fold sniper scopes.  It is also supplying 500 tons each of nickel and chromium, 20,000 tons each of smokeless gunpowder and TNT explosives.  Within three months, it will provide 1,000 tons each of aluminum, magnesium, tungsten and other strategic metals, 3,000 tons of rubber and 10,000 tires.  There are 1,500 kilometers of wired telephone lines, 1,000 field telephones, and portable telephone exchanges.??Five hundred.

    Because they are worried that the United States will be slippery in the details of implementation and pass off shoddy equipment, all equipment is used as second-hand goods to fool themselves.  Although the Americans were extremely generous with their promises to the first batch of supplies, Yang Zhen still made detailed requirements for the details of the first batch of supplies.  Details determine fate, Yang Zhen took this sentence to the extreme.

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