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Text Chapter 343: Picking up the bargains

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    Mustache quickly contacted the French Vichy government for Yang Feng. At this time, P¨¦tain's life was not easy. The French national hero during World War I was struggling to support this former great power at the expense of his honor.  The last trace of dignity, struggling to save the last hope for France's future amidst internal and external troubles, but even so, Yang Feng, a shameless profiteer, still wanted to cheat him.  "Mr. Yang, fifty million US dollars to purchase the Richelieu and Dunkirk is absolutely not enough. You should know very well that the original cost of the Richelieu alone reached 1.27 billion francs." Vichy Government  The second man, Laval, said sincerely that of course he was looking forward to this business, but the price was a bit unacceptable.  "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we may not mention the current exchange rate of the franc, but even based on the pre-war exchange rate, 1.27 billion francs is at most 30 million U.S. dollars. Even based on the pricing of the 36-year currency stabilization agreement between the United States, Britain, and France,  It is worth at most 50 million US dollars, but now the Richelieu has been severely damaged. It is at most a scrap ship and certainly cannot be valued according to new ship standards, so I think it is very expensive to buy these two ships for 50 million US dollars.  Reasonable." Yang Feng said lightly.  The current franc is like waste paper in the world. The US dollar and the Reichsmark are the real hard currencies here. In addition, China¡¯s legal currency is also very popular, which made the bald man very excited.  In fact, Yang Feng felt that this figure was an advantage for them. The currency stabilization agreement between the three countries in 1936 stipulated that the exchange rate of the franc to the pound was 105:1, but France was unable to maintain this exchange rate. By the time of the Daladier government in 1938  It has dropped to 175 to 1, while the US dollar to the British pound was 4.68 to 1 during the same period. The construction of the Richelieu happened to run through this period, and it would be worth 40 million US dollars if evaluated according to the exchange rate.  Of course, the cost of building a battleship cannot be calculated so simply, but in any case, a ship has a power of 150,000 horsepower.  A battleship with a standard platoon of more than 30,000 tons and eight 380 main guns would not cost more than 70 million if built brand new in the United States. It has a horsepower of 220,000, a standard platoon of more than 40,000, and nine 406 main guns.  The construction cost of Ahua is just over 100 million.  As for the battle cruiser Donkirk, which has a standard displacement of only more than 20,000 tons, this kind of warship is one level behind.  If he didn't think it was not good for the Bishop to be alone, Boss Yang wouldn't be interested in buying it! What's more, the Dunkirk was also beaten by the British some time ago, and even sank. After repairs, it was reluctantly driven back to Toulon.  After buying it, it also required extensive repairs.  Laval smiled bitterly. He knew that it would be good if someone could buy it at this time. The Vichy government kept the navy purely for the sake of face. In addition, there was no place to deal with it. Except for the United States and China in this world.  Even if other countries want to buy France, they dare not sell it.  If you give it to Germany, the British navy will sink it as soon as it leaves the port. If you give it to Britain, the Germans will destroy the remaining part of France without hesitation. That¡¯s why P¨¦tain forced himself to stay in the port and let it rot.  .  "In addition, I not only bought these two warships, but also hired the sailors on them. You should understand why I bought them. Don't you want to avenge the civilians of your country who were killed in the Tusha in Saigon? With the current situation in the world,  If your country wants to take revenge on its own, it may be difficult for you to have such an opportunity, but your naval soldiers in my place can teach the Japanese a lesson in another way." Yang Feng said.  The French have an unforgettable memory of the Saigon Tusha. At that time, they once clamored to go to Asia to fight Japan to the death. Unfortunately, before they had time to do it, they were killed by the Germans. Now they see Japan running rampant.  Their strength has reached a point where France can only look up to them, so revenge will naturally be further out of reach, but Yang Feng can give them this opportunity.  This point made Laval a little tempted. Now the Vichy government is facing a wave of domestic resistance and even has to take repressive measures.  They knew very well that if the trouble got bigger, the Germans would use this as an excuse to directly destroy France. At this time, if these warships were sold in this way and the proceeds were used to appease the country, and at the same time increase the government's prestige by revenge against Japan, it would obviously be  Not a bad idea.  In this way, Yang Feng reached an agreement with the French Vichy government, buying the battleship Richelieu and the battlecruiser Dunkirk for US$50 million, and also bought two Utopia-class destroyers in the Port of Toulon. In addition,  In addition, all the sailors on the four warships were hired. After solving these problems, Yang Feng gave the French a little gift and gave them the order of thirty high-speed torpedo boats requested by the Pakistanis. Such a small job for the Americans  It¡¯s not unusual at all, but it is an unexpected surprise for the French people who are currently in economic difficulties.  Of course, the Richelieu and Dunkirk cannot be brought back yet. They must undergo some major repairs and modifications, especially the installation of a large number of anti-aircraft guns. For this, you can choose double 37 anti-aircraft guns, and also install some quadruple mounts.  14.5mm machine guns. Both of these weapons have been imitated in large quantities in Peiping. However, to be safe, Yang Feng is still preparing to buy a batch of original ones. ThisJust leave the work to the French. Anyway, there are shipyards here in Toulon.  It is very simple to deal with the French and the purchase of warships from the United States. Whether it is an Essex-class aircraft carrier or a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, it is just a sentence to him. Roosevelt is eager for such a good thing, although now  The major shipyards in the United States are fully booked with their orders, but even if they are even, they have to be given to him. Boss Yang has made so much money from the United States over the years, and now that he has finally come back to spread money, he cannot welcome it with applause.  Although Yang Feng is very tight on time, this is of no concern to the huge industrial scale of the United States.  After solving the problem of his Indian Ocean fleet, Yang Feng began to seriously organize the military power in his hands. He must be prepared for the Sino-Japanese war.  The first is the Air Force, with 400 old-model Liberator bombers and 100 latest turboprop bombers, Kunpeng. The maximum speed can exceed 800 kilometers, and the combat radius can still exceed 2,000 kilometers when carrying six tons of bombs.  It also has three pylons that can mount two-ton cloud explosive bombs, with a flight altitude of more than 15,000 meters. This is specially prepared for the bombing of Tokyo. This altitude is out of reach for any anti-aircraft gun.  .  There is also titanium alloy armor protection. This alloy is now produced in small batches in Beiping. Of course, it is not used to make aircraft casings. It is used to make engines. Because of the production problem, it is not generally expensive.  In terms of fighter jets, the situation is more complicated. There are about 500 old-style Twin Devils and 150 turboprop Twin Devils. These are dedicated night fighters used to escort bombers. They use the type mounted on Liu Ye.  Radar sights, beating the Japanese moonlight is like playing. They just get the aurora and electric light out in advance, but in the end they are bullied.  Six hundred Thunders, including 300 early models and 300 later models with modified engines, and 200 turboprop Mustangs. These fighters, including the old Twin Demon, have been equipped with imitation optical sights.  It can be said that Yang Feng's fighter force has reached the level of the late 1940s in history.  There are also more than fifty Liu Ye. These are used as strategic deterrents and rarely appear in public. Most of the time they are hidden in the base in northern Sichuan. As soon as they arrive in Peiping, it means that Boss Yang is going to show off his power.  In fact, except for the last war, this kind of aircraft has not appeared in Peiping more than once in these years, but many pilots have experienced it in the past.  In addition, there are ten self-produced jet fighters. Peiping has never succeeded in imitating the Liuye engine, but it has created a slightly smaller thrust and used it to create a two-engine subsonic fighter jet.  The appearance of the fighter jet is similar to that of Liu Ye. It can fly at the fastest speed of more than a thousand kilometers. The engine life is similar to that of Liu Ye's original version. In fact, this is the most advanced fighter jet of this era, whether it is Lockheed's Meteor or Mustache.  The me262 is one level weaker than it. Yang Feng is preparing to mass-produce this thing in the future.  In terms of dive bombers, they are still mainly old-fashioned Skyhawks, with a total of 400, and there are also 100 turboprops. They are actually modeled after the Enforcer he originally got. Although the performance is not as good, it is not the same.  Not to mention that as a bomber or a fighter jet, you can defeat most of the current fighter jets.  However, this kind of dive bomber is no longer Yang Feng's favorite. Recently, the Aerodynamics Research Institute under the Academy of Sciences is working with an aircraft factory to study whether they can use turboprops as the basis to build a turboshaft for him. Now they have  The turboprops have been counterfeited. Although the performance has dropped a lot, they have not been installed on aircraft yet. But that is mainly because Yang Feng has enough supply of turboprops, not because their technology is bad.  With a turboshaft, you can build a helicopter. Although a piston engine can also be used, the size makes people speechless. Boss Yang pursues perfection. Although he cannot destroy the Black Hawk and Apache right away, he at least has to  It's a Huey, a cobra-level one, or a little doe. Of course, this thing is probably rare to see during the war with Japan. We have to save this for future use against the monkeys in Southeast Asia. Add Agent Orange and leapfrog to see which monkey dares to be disobedient.  .  This must be prepared early. After the world war, such a large amount of fat will need to be received. War is inevitable, especially in Southeast Asia. These monkeys are getting along quite well with the Japanese now. If it were changed  If China is their master, they will definitely feel a little uncomfortable.  Especially Vietnam. In Yang Feng's plan, this country needs to be annexed directly. Otherwise, a war similar to the Vietnam War will occur. It will be impossible not to prepare early.  (To be continued) PS: Also, make up for yesterday¡¯s post.
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