Chapter 57 Agreement

"Cyric, this is different from our original plan." The meeting was over, and he returned to the guest house. He carefully checked the surroundings to make sure that there were no eavesdropping devices. Then he opened the record and listened to the melodious singing. , mixed with the murmur of Colonel Gunther Lütjens.

The eavesdropping equipment of this era is quite primitive. After all, in an era where there was only telegraph, what advanced eavesdropping equipment would there be?

At first, it was good to only export 283mm naval guns to the Soviet Union, but now, it has become 406mm!

The agreement has been reached in principle, just waiting for the specific details of the plan.

It can be said that Cyric's trip to Moscow this time was very rewarding. The orders from the Soviet Union were enough to allow Krupp and other major German steel and arms manufacturers to run at full capacity and not be able to finish their work in three or five years. of.

Among them, there are more than a dozen battleship plans, including monster-class battleships with a displacement of 40,000 tons!

This made Colonel Lütjens very dissatisfied. How could Germany export such advanced naval guns to the Soviet Union!

"Yes, these are all unplanned, but after all, we have gained a lot this time. For example, our country will add at least 100,000 jobs."

"Cyric, you didn't understand what I said, a 40,000-ton warship, a 406mm heavy gun, don't you know what this means? In the future, this will be the biggest threat to our German Navy."

"So you're talking about this." Cyric said, "There's nothing to worry about. At that time, if the progress is delayed, it may take us more than ten years to complete the construction? At that time, the international situation will change. , so that we can't hand this warship into the hands of the Soviets?"

There are too many tricks to play between ***** and countries. In later generations, Russia will refit the aircraft carrier for India, and it will not accept a cent, and it will eventually become a sky-high price!

Now, of course, Cyric is also going to be a hooligan! This battleship is considered to be built for the German Navy itself.

"Alternatively, when we are building, we increase the side armor and weaken the top armor, so that it can be easily destroyed only by the bombs thrown by the aircraft." Cyric continued.

This is a rare opportunity, and of course Germany cannot let it go! A 40,000-ton battleship! The construction of this kind of warship will make the German shipbuilding industry have a rapid progress. In the future, if you build warships for Germany yourself, you will be familiar with it!

In short, the opportunity is too precious! Cyric didn't want to let this opportunity slip away!

In later generations, the reasons for Germany's failure are many, there is no strong navy, it is definitely one aspect!

Germany, must develop the navy in the future!

The experience summed up in World War II is that without air dominance, there is no sea dominance. Therefore, aircraft carriers began to emerge and eventually became a symbol of maritime hegemony.

Of course, Germany will also develop aircraft carriers, which is a future demand! If Germany can have more than a dozen aircraft carriers, see how the United States sends supplies to the United Kingdom! Once the Atlantic transportation line is cut off, do you still need to worry about the British problem?

However, although aircraft carriers are very important, battleships are not outdated in this era! In World War II, even if the battleship HMS Basemarck was sunk, the remaining German battleships still contained most of the British Navy's energy.

If you want to avoid the fate of defeat in World War II, you must pay attention to the navy! In particular, from now on, it is necessary to pre-research new technologies!

In later generations, when the battleship Basemarck was in service, it also used 380mm naval guns. It was because Germany had no technical reserves at that time, so it was difficult to develop 406mm naval guns. Now, it has only been 30 years. In the name of being developed for the Soviets, this kind of naval gun was tinkered with!

At the same time, this project will also have other benefits. For example, the Soviets had no foreign exchange reserves and had to settle settlements with a large amount of ores. All these things had to come by rail.

Later, after the project has entered the actual stage, it is possible to lobby the Soviet Union. The railway standards are not unified, which has caused troubles in transshipment during transportation. Therefore, the Soviet railway must be in line with the West, so that it is convenient!

Convenient for what? Of course when the Soviet Union was invaded later!

There are so many benefits here, so much that Cyric is ecstatic!

Cyric is not worried about domestic disapproval. When he came, he was ordered by Hindenburg, as well as Prime Minister Hitler's affirmation. He can be said to represent not only the Krupp family, but also the German military industry. On behalf of the German government.

To create more job opportunities for the country, how can the country disagree?

Now, it's up to the Soviet Union. After all, it's Stalin who really made the decision. It's up to this guy to agree or not. However, Cyric thinks there is no problem. After all, the Soviet Union has no choice!

At this time, in the heart of the Red Empire, in the Kremlin, Stalin was listening to Tukhachevsky's report.

As a close comrade-in-arms of the great revolutionary mentor Lenin, after Lenin's death, Stalin established his firm position through various means. Now, Stalin is the chairman of the People's Committee and the actual controller of the entire huge empire.

Cyric was young and his position was not high, but, just like the ping-pong diplomacy of later generations, behind Cyric was a large group of interest groups, and Cyric came on their behalf.

"In other words, in order to get rid of their economic crisis, Germany needs to increase labor and employment, so the Germans will agree to export advanced weapons and equipment to us, or even help us design and build 40,000-ton battleships?" Stalin Asked Tukhachevsky: "And what we need to pay is a large amount of minerals and raw materials, and we do not need to pay money?"

"Yes, this is the progress we have made in the negotiations." Tukhachevsky said: "Comrade Stalin, whether to carry out the next step of cooperation with the Germans, please make up your mind."

Smoking his big pipe, Stalin mused.

When all the tobacco leaves in the pipe were exhausted, Stalin finally made a decision: "We can start early cooperation with the Germans to build the Dezezinski-class frigates and the Tashkent-class destroyers. The design plans and drawings of the battleships will be handed over to us for review, and if everything goes well, we will proceed with the plans for the Soviet-class battleships."

drawing! First ask for the blueprints, and even if the Soviet Union starts to build by itself, there will be an object that can be imitated! Stalin, of course, also demanded safety!