Jonas looked at the calm young man opposite him and listened to his obviously threatening words, and his heart tightened.
He knew that what the other party said was right. If he wanted and was willing to pay, the French would definitely be willing to help him pack up and relocate the entire factory.
"If that's the case, why do you still want to cooperate with us?"
"Because if we cooperate, you will be willing to take the initiative to bring out the latest technology, right?
This will also make it easier for us to digest and absorb these technologies more quickly.”
Fang Lang's honesty was beyond Jonas's expectations.
His confidence made Jonas feel a little unhappy.
"What if we disagree?"
“There are two possibilities. One is that I buy your factory directly from the French at a low price. Your factory has basically been confiscated, hasn’t it?
...
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I think the price is not that high, at most it will just take me longer to digest and absorb it.
Oh! It seems that I don’t need to take a long time to digest this, because I can directly recruit qualified technical workers in Germany, right?
Secondly, I can directly import a complete set of technological industrial systems from the UK or the US, the only difference is that I will need to invest more money.
But if that’s the case, it has nothing to do with you.”
Jonas knew that he was the weaker party and didn't have the confidence to stand up.
"If we form a joint venture according to your plan, how many shares can our company get?"
"You provide the technology and personnel, and I will provide the funds. You can only own 20% of the shares.
You can keep your own brand. If you agree, we will sign the contract. If you don’t agree, we will find someone else.”
Fang Lang's toughness made Jonas feel powerless, but he also knew in his heart that he had no right to say no.
"Mr. Fang, I will inform our entrepreneurs of your idea.
I cannot promise specific results, but I am very grateful for your kindness.”
“Mr. Mayor Jonas, I will only give you three days. If there is no response after three days, I will start holding a job fair in the hotel and directly recruit skilled workers.
You don’t have to come to me anymore.”
After saying that, Fang Lang stood up and wiped the oil stains from the corners of his mouth with the towel on the table. He stood up and threw it on the plate, then turned and left.
Jonas looked at Fang Lang's back for a long time without saying anything.
Now he could hardly see through the young man in front of him, and sometimes he felt that the other person was a polite gentleman.
Sometimes he seems like a pushover, but when you want to take advantage of his kindness, he will immediately turn into a domineering and cruel person.
However, he had to admit that at this time, it was very rare to have such a breakthrough to save the company.
Because the countries that now control Germany look down on these not-so-advanced civilian technologies, and the countries that are able to appreciate these technologies do not have the ability to come in and decide where these technologies will go.
This has made things very difficult for today's basic industrial enterprises. Factories have stopped production, workers have lost their jobs, and the factories have no funds and no hope.
Perhaps Fang Lang is their only lifeline.
After thinking this through, Mayor Jonas also left the hotel. Three days was a very tight time, after all, there were hundreds of supporting factories for the automobile industry alone.
If Fang Lang cannot be given a clear answer within three days, Fang Lang will definitely start to change his thinking.
Fang Lang received a notification from Zhuang Xintian as soon as he returned to his room.
Leo and Paul hid in a hunter's cabin in the mountains overnight for unknown reasons.
Hearing this news, Fang Lang smiled and said to Zhuang Xintian:
“Send a few more people over there to keep an eye on them from a distance and make sure they don’t get away from it.
You have to make it clear to the soldiers that these two guys have other accomplices, so be careful.
Also, don't worry about what they do, just make sure they are in our sight at all times. Got it?"
"Yes, Boss! How do you know they will have other gangs?"
"Hehe... just a guess."
Seeing Fang Lang's expression, Zhuang Xintian felt helpless. After all, you are a naval colonel now. Is it really okay to be so naughty?
Zhuang Xintian also understood that Fang Lang must have had some idea in his mind.
However, the current Fang Lang is no longer the same friend as before.
It is impossible for me to be ignorant and ask questions to get to the bottom of the matter.
He smiled, shook his head, and went to carry out the order.
After finally seeing Zhuang Xintian off, Fang Lang was about to take a shower and rest when he heard someone knocking on the door again.
All I could do was shout, “Please speak!”
When I looked up, I saw that the person let in by the guard at the door was Mr. Pohlman.
Holding a black notebook in his hand, Pollman nodded to the guard at the door as he walked in.
"Boss, all the aviation talents I can think of that are still in Germany are here. Please take a look."
Although Fang Lang was not familiar with the German aviation talents of this period.
However, it is obviously inappropriate not even to look at the materials that subordinates have worked hard to prepare.
So, Fang Lang pointed to the sofa in the hotel room and motioned for the other party to sit down.
He took the notebook from the other person and said with a smile:
“Are your family members used to it?”
Portman nodded politely and said:
“Thank you for your concern, boss. This is the first full meal they have had in recent times.
They are all very happy and are thanking the boss for taking care of them!"
With a smile, Fang Lang picked up the cigar in front of the sofa and threw one to Pollman, then lit one for himself.
Seeing Fang Lang so casual, Pollman slowly relaxed and put the cigar under his nose and sniffed it.
"Since you work for me, I will of course make sure you and your family have enough food and clothing."
As he said this, he opened the notebook in Pollman's hand and saw that Pollman had very considerately made a detailed classification.
Put at the forefront are professional aircraft designers.
The names of the Horton brothers were suddenly on the list.
"Are these two the designers of Go229 you mentioned? Weren't they poached by the US and the Soviet Union?"
"Boss, don't worry, because Go229 has not really been mass-produced, and most of the information has been destroyed. Therefore, the Horton brothers did not attract the attention of the United States and the Soviet Union.
They are still in Germany.”
This is really a big surprise!
Fang Lang knew that he would definitely gain something from his trip to Germany, but he did not expect that he would have the opportunity to recruit the designer of the B2 bomber as his subordinate.
"Are you sure you can convince them to go to Brazil?"
Fang Lang is very excited now, but he is a little worried that others will look down on rural places like Brazil.
“Boss, don’t worry, I will do my best to convince them to go with you.
After all, it was a great pity for them that their aircraft failed to be mass-produced.
As long as the boss is willing to support them to continue their research, I believe they will join our company without hesitation."
"Good, good, very good! Bollman, you can tell them that I will fully support their research work.
Who is this Kurt Tank? You even put him before the Horton brothers.
Fang Lang pointed to a name on the notebook and asked Bollman:
"Boss, do you know the FW190 Shrike fighter?"
This was considered a question for Fang Lang. Fang Lang's knowledge of airplanes was actually very limited. He only knew about the BF109 and Stuka bombers.
Therefore, he could only shake his head helplessly, and said with a little embarrassment:
“I was born in the Army and now I am in the Navy, but I have never been in the Air Force.
So, I really don't have a certain understanding of the Air Force's equipment. Please tell me in detail!"
Seeing that Fang Lang had never even heard of FW190, Pollman was a little disappointed.
However, since the boss asked, he explained it to Fang Lang without hiding anything.
The FW190 Shrike fighter is a single-seat, single-engine, straight-wing, all-metal piston fighter. It is a new model developed by the German Air Force to deal with the gradually outdated BF109.
More than 20,000 of this type of aircraft were produced. As a multi-purpose fighter, it has excellent performance and its excellent high-speed maneuverability enables it to not lose out in battles with the Spitfire IX.
It is even comparable to the later Spitfire XVI. Its good field of vision allows it to often use the broken S maneuver to the enemy's blind spot and then pull the lever to give the enemy a fatal attack.
At the beginning of the FW190's service, the British Air Force lost more than 100 of the latest Spitfire fighters in one month, which caused great psychological trauma to British pilots, so that they were nicknamed "butcher birds" on the battlefield.
Fang Lang had never heard of the Shrike, but he knew the British Spitfire!
The fact that it could actually defeat the British Spitfire fighters shows that the FW190 is undoubtedly a very advanced fighter.
"You mean, this Kurt Tank is the designer of FW190?"
"Yes, before the end of the war, Dr. Tank was ordered to research an improved model of Messerschmitt's Me-262 jet fighter.
Finally, in February 1945, it was approved by the Air Force Supreme Command and named TA183 after Dr. Tank. Unfortunately, it was not mass-produced due to the end of the war.
What Fang Lang didn't know was that the TA183 fighter's contribution to aviation development was enormous, and over the years, the solutions it provided had been used in thousands of aircraft in other countries.
Most first-generation fighters have the same typical features as it: nose air intake, the fuselage is a combination of the air intake and the engine, and large swept wings.
It can be said that TA183 is the ancestor of a generation of jet fighters.
However, Fang Lang knew that the aircraft selected by the German Air Force Supreme Command was definitely not an ordinary one.
Therefore, he immediately made up his mind that he must find a way to get this person.
"Is he still in Germany?"
"Yes. After the war, he was detained and interrogated by the British. He was released just a few days ago. As far as I know, he is now trying to escape from Germany. His destination seems to be Argentina."
"What are you waiting for? Send him an invitation right away."
If Fang Lang didn't know, it wouldn't matter. However, now that he knew there was such an outstanding aircraft designer, how could he let him slip away?
Historically, Kurt Tank moved to Argentina after the war to continue the development of the Ta 183 and designed Argentina's Arrow I and Arrow II fighters.
Due to Argentina's weak industrial base and unstable political environment, the orthodox sequel to Germany's ultimate jet fighter Ta 183 died in South America and was called a "lost dream" by the Argentines.
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