in2ebook Chapter 861 The first three-year plan
Chapter 861 The first three-year plan
Fifty sets of bulletproof vests and Kevlar helmets were pulled out and brought directly to Stilwell.
"Chief of Staff Wang, we have all these helmets and bulletproof vests, so please take them back to support the Central Army!"
It was obvious that Stilwell was not interested in Wang Meng's gift. Did he think he could be impressed by such a small favor?
Wang Meng ignored it and placed one of the helmets on a wooden stake not far away, put a durian underneath, then took out a 92 pistol and opened fire.
The sudden gunfire startled the people in Stilwell's headquarters. A group of armed guards rushed in and pointed their guns at Wang Meng.
Although Stilwell's heart was beating wildly, he waved his hand and sent the guards away in order to appear calm.
"It's said that you Chinese people love to act and be mysterious. Now I finally get to experience it. Chief of Staff Wang, what do you want to express?"
Wang Meng put the gun back into the holster, then took the helmet and durian. He pointed at the small white dot on the helmet and said:
"The new Kevlar fiber helmet is lighter and more effective, effectively absorbing the kinetic energy of bullets. Even if hit by a pistol bullet, it cannot penetrate the helmet, and because the kinetic energy is absorbed, the soldier's neck will be saved!"
Stilwell's brows gradually tightened. He took the helmet and weighed it, then looked at the intact durian.
"Wang, can you give me ten sets? I want to give them to the soldiers on the front line to try out. If possible, I will propose to the Ministry of National Defense to buy them for a large sum of money!"
Wang Meng shook his head and kept it a secret.
"No, we can't!"
"Wang, I was angry just now and said something inappropriate. Please forgive me. For God's sake, just give us ten sets!"
Wang Meng still shook his head firmly.
"No, God is too far away from me, I won't give him face, but General Stilwell, you are very close to me, I will give you fifty sets for your sake!"
Stilwell's sad expression began to change. After taking the bulletproof vest and helmet from Wang Meng, he put on one for himself first.
"That's right, King. If the quality of this protective equipment can pass the test in actual combat, it may be a great thing for the allied forces in the bloody battle!"
"Okay, then you can experience it slowly. If you need to buy it, you can contact me directly, or contact Mr. Nicholas in Country M. Do you know him?"
The image of a high-profile and luxurious wealthy businessman appeared in Stilwell's mind.
"Of course I know him! He's the biggest arms dealer in Country M, a vampire of war!"
It seems that Stilwell has a lot of opinions about Nicholas, and it seems that he has been cheated by the high price of penicillin.
"General Stilwell, with all due respect, if there is not enough profit to support scientific and technological research and development, I am afraid that the entire society will stagnate. Every minute you spend is worth it. Isn't the life of an American soldier more precious than a dollar?"
Stilwell shut up. After all, the United States was the initiator of war profiteering. The independent column was just a dwarf in front of the United States.
"Well, if the experiment meets our requirements, I will recommend it to the Ministry of Defense and to all the Allied forces. How much does it cost?"
"No, we don't talk about money, we only talk about fate!"
"How much is that?"
"$1800."
Stilwell took a deep breath. This thing is so expensive. If he purchased one million sets, wouldn't it cost 1.8 billion US dollars?
"Wang, the price is a bit high."
"It's okay. Good things are not afraid of being expensive. Of course, if there is no gold trade, you can also exchange it with raw materials, ores, and production equipment. As long as it is valuable, even a beach chair, I can accept it! Oh, and oil wells and mines are also fine."
Stilwell nodded. He would be more receptive if he could exchange it for raw materials. After all, there were plenty of these things, such as rubber, oil and minerals in Southeast Asia, which were all abundant.
"Okay, I'll give you an answer as soon as possible. War is cruel. The sooner you enter the battlefield, the sooner you can gain an advantage."
Wang Meng didn't have time to listen to his nonsense, so he said a few meaningless words and got on the plane again. He had to return to Pingshun immediately to draft the first five-year plan with Lin Shubing and others.
For China, time is very precious. It should overtake the two major powers while they are too busy to pay attention to China.
The first five-year plan began in November 1944 and ended in December 11.
Wang Meng's plan was to delay World War II for another year, at least until the end of 1945. During this period, because there were still unfinished wars, priority would be given to the development of heavy industry.
It mainly develops the electricity, coal and oil industries to provide power sources for the sustainable development of the industry.
In addition, under the premise of vigorously developing the electricity, coal and oil industries, we will accelerate the layout of basic raw material industries such as steel, non-ferrous metals, and basic chemicals.
Finally, it is to develop research on machine tools, power generation equipment, and mining equipment, thereby promoting the development of modern defense industries such as aviation, tanks, weapons, and ammunition.
Based on this general direction, Lin Shubing proposed the "National Defense Industry" plan:
We will strive to conduct an atomic bomb test within one year, the first flight of a jet aircraft within two years, a missile test within three years, a hydrogen bomb explosion within four years, and the launch of the 051 into the sea within five years!
Zhao Gang, who was in charge of infrastructure construction, also set a goal to complete the two connections of the county towns in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Hunan and other places that were controlled by the Independent Column before November 1944 within five years: electricity and high-quality roads.
It is also required that primary education cover villages, junior high school education cover towns, high school education cover counties, secondary technical and college education cover regions, and university education cover provincial capitals.
It is also necessary to establish a three-level medical system in villages, townships and counties to ensure that patients have access to medical care.
Wang Meng temporarily took on the responsibility of heavy industry layout. He followed suit and proposed two "100s".
By the end of the first five-year plan, 100 distinctive industrial cities or industrial clusters will be established in China and 100 products that are best-selling overseas will be produced.
Including the current Kevlar series products, medical equipment and other electronic products, etc.
Li Yunlong curled his lips. The starting point of these three people was too high. Wouldn't it be impossible for him, the commander-in-chief, to come down from such a high position?
"Since you three have almost finished your work, I will take a break. Dongping and Yun'an are in need of someone to take care of them. My mission is to take good care of the next generation and try to have more children so that our country's liberation cause will have successors!"
Li Yunlong saw that the three men were still staring at him, as if they were not going to let him go, so he gave in.
"Three, three brothers, I, Old Li, am not well educated and I don't know how to do your industrial layout. It's not that I'm lazy, but I really don't want to do a job that doesn't require a diamond drill."