Nanyang 1931: From piglets to giants

Chapter 147 Zheng Yi’s Two Conditions

In fact, Zheng Yi couldn't tell what this beautiful nurse did.

But she is so beautiful, which is an extremely strange thing in itself, because with this woman's beauty, she can be a star, why should she be a nurse?
Moreover, this woman seemed too eager to seduce him. He had just been shot. Although you are indeed very beautiful, this is a ward and my wife is watching here.

To be honest, since Zheng Yi got married, he has been fooling around outside, but at least he would never do such a thing in front of Li Jiazhi.
For so many years, he has never had the sweet dream of sleeping with a big girl, and he has to date Qian Qiwen, the concubine who was married to him in a formal ceremony, in secret.

It's really too arrogant of you to commit this crime in front of your wife, and it makes your motives seem impure.

Furthermore, although this woman is tall, she has narrow shoulders and a thin waist, a high nose bridge but extremely delicate skin. These features really do not make her look like a Nordic Viking at all. You know, most Nordic women cannot stand close scrutiny and look very rough.

The beauty of this woman is a typical Slavic characteristic.

Zheng Yi knew very well that the Soviet Union had been looking for opportunities to contact him over the years, but he had been avoiding them, and they had no chance. This time he came to Stockholm and left the protection of his bodyguard group.

It's a good opportunity for assassination, but the risk is too great.

But it was also a good opportunity to send someone to contact him secretly, so Zheng Yi had already thought that this time, there was a high probability that he would meet someone from the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union has no influence in Southeast Asia, and no matter how powerful its intelligence system is, it cannot reach Southeast Asia. However, Sweden is the key area that the Soviet Union pays the most attention to, and it must have a lot of power.

I heard a lot of stories about the KGB when I was a child, and I knew that these people were really powerful and omnipresent. It was no surprise that a place like Sweden was infiltrated like a sieve.

This allowed him to test it with his words.

If it isn't, then it isn't. No loss.

The female nurse was obviously stunned. After a while, she put away her coquettishness and nodded in agreement:

"Mr. Zheng is truly amazing. He truly deserves to be called the smartest man in the world. Yes, I'm from the Soviet Union, and I'm here to approach you under orders from the organization."

After she finished speaking, Li Xiaoshi had already taken out a loaded pistol and was ready to shoot her if she made any unusual movement.

The female nurse raised her hands in surrender and said, "Mr. Zheng, we really don't mean any harm. It's just that it's too difficult to contact you, so we have no choice but to do this. We sincerely want to cooperate with you."

As she said this, she took off her coat, revealing her naked body. She turned around to show that she was indeed not carrying any weapons, and then put her clothes back on.

"Mr. Zheng, we are truly sincere and are willing to cooperate with you."

Seeing this, Zheng Yi smiled and gestured to Li Xiaoshi to put away his gun. He said, "How do you want to cooperate?"

"Mr. Zheng, we want your oil refining technology. Your technology is so advanced that the income from by-products far exceeds the income from finished oil. This has resulted in our Soviet finished oil having no competitive advantage in the market.
You know, Britain hates us to death and has imposed severe restrictions on us in the oil market."

"Mr. Zheng, we need your technology. For this, we can cooperate with you in any way."

"Any collaboration?"

Zheng Yi laughed and said, "What kind of cooperation can you have with us? The Seven Oil Sisters cooperated with me and built a petrochemical plant in Penang. I took nearly one-third of the shares."

The beautiful nurse quickly said, "We're also willing to build a factory in Penang. We can also discuss shares!"

Zheng Yi laughed and said, "Forget it. If you dare to come, I must be brave enough to accept you. I have never been so arrogant as to really think that Penang is my territory.
I can call the shots in Penang because what I have done so far has never crossed the bottom line of Britain and the United States."

"Besides, I'm a big capitalist after all, and I'm quite afraid of you. You've sent people to steal technology from my factory over the past few years. Technology, once acquired, will surely spread."

"You don't lack talented engineers. I estimate that in five years at most, you'll be able to imitate me. The most you can do is produce less and the quality will be worse than mine. Besides, my factory is only good at plastics and chemical fibers."

"These two things are expensive now only because they are new and I have a monopoly on production. In three years, at most, the prices will definitely drop.
In five or six years, it will definitely be cheaper than glass and cotton. My excess profits will only last for a few years, so you just need to get through these few years."

The beautiful nurse thought to herself, it will take a few years, and even one more month would be a huge loss to the country.

"Mr. Zheng, we are sincere. As long as we can get your technology, we can pay any price.

Although we all have different ideas, in a market economy, business is business, and we can talk about trade as well as money."

Agents are all very sensitive. She was very keenly aware that Zheng Yi was not disgusted with her. He just refused them to set up a factory in Penang, but he did not say it completely.

To put it bluntly, this is Sweden, and the people standing guard outside the door are the Royal Guards. She took the initiative to come over and contact them today, actually taking the risk of death.

If I really don't want to get involved with them, I can just shout outside the door to ask the Royal Guards to come in, or just let Li Xiaoshi shoot. Why bother saying so much to her?

They must have what Zheng Yi needs.

Zheng Yi did not disappoint her. He smiled and said, "Technology isn't actually that valuable. Even if I don't pass it on to you, you can still figure it out on your own. It's just a matter of time."

"If you really want it, then I have two conditions. You might as well listen to them. If you think it's okay, we can cooperate. If you think it's not okay, you can continue to steal. When you succeed, it will be your achievement." "Mr. Zheng, please speak."

"First, I want to exchange technology with you. I want all the design data developed by the Second Central Special Design Bureau so far. I can also join your research and jointly develop aerial rockets. You must also send enough engineers to Penang to help me set up a factory for mass production."

"I can assure you that this technology will only be mine and I will never spread it outside."

The beautiful nurse frowned slightly upon hearing this and said, "I will ask my superiors. What is your second condition?"

Zheng Yi: "My second condition is very simple. I want you to go to war with Japan in the Far East."

"W-what? Start a war?"

Zheng Yi: "There has always been hatred between Japan and Russia, hasn't there? After the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo, as far as I know, the Japanese have been greedy and have been cultivating their own forces in Mongolia for many years, which has caused a serious conflict of interest with you."

"Believe me, given Japan's nature, it's only a matter of time before you start fighting. My demands are not high. I just want you to fight a normal battle-level war with them within your sphere of influence in Outer Mongolia. I don't need you to send troops to the Northeast."

Beautiful nurse: "Your request is a bit... a bit..."

Zheng Yi: "It doesn't matter. You don't have to change your strategic plan because of my request. Feel free to do whatever you want. Because my judgment is still the same. Whether I am here or not, you will fight them, sooner or later."

"At any time, as long as you start a fight with them, you can bring your aerospace rocket research and development team to Nanyang to find me.
There are seven petrochemical plants in Penang. I can provide you with all the design drawings for all seven plants, and even customize them for you based on your actual situation."

"Oh, by the way, I heard you're very concerned about the shortage of rubber resources? Actually, I have an invention that can be used to make synthetic rubber from the by-products of petroleum refining. Its performance is not much worse than that of natural rubber."

"Of course, you know, Nanyang itself is a production base for natural rubber, so I don't have much demand for this technology itself.

If you want, you can develop this technology first and make it your own, and I can follow up and reverse-engineer it later."

The beautiful nurse opened her mouth when she heard this, but she didn't say much. She nodded and walked out.

This matter is of great importance, and it would be a waste for her to say any more. No matter what, Zheng Yi took the initiative to propose the conditions, and she has done a great job. As for whether it is an exorbitant request and whether it can be agreed, it is naturally decided by the people above.

Zheng Yi did not think that the price he offered was too high. After all, oil was the economic lifeline of the Soviet Union, and they did have a demand for oil refining technology.
Although my cooperation with them was just drawing a few design drawings for them, it was inevitable that it would cause displeasure to European, American or other partners.

If rockets are traded for oil refining, it is hard to say who will suffer the loss.

As for declaring war on Japan, Zheng Yi really knew that Japan and Russia would have to fight regardless of his presence or not.

The Battle of Nomonhan?

In Zheng Yi's view, the Battle of Nomonhan can actually be regarded as the turning point of Japan's defeat.

Even when Zheng Yi discussed with Kiichiro Toyoda before, even Kiichiro Toyoda knew that Japan would inevitably go to war on two fronts, either going north or south. Going north would mean joining forces with China and Russia, and going south would mean provoking Britain and the United States.

The reason why Britain and the United States did not impose sanctions and restrictions on Japan immediately was, on the one hand, because both countries were filled with a lot of anti-war and war-weariness sentiments, and appeasement was prevalent.
On the other hand, there was indeed some hope of killing someone with a borrowed knife, hoping that Japan and the Soviet Union would go to war.

What many people don’t know is that when the Anti-Japanese War just broke out, the biggest financial backer of the Chinese army was actually the Soviet Union.

So, in history, did Japan choose to go north or south?
He chose to mess with both!
Japan during the Showa period of militarism was a monster without a brain, or rather, its brain was completely unable to control its hands and feet. Soldiers were everywhere trying to gain merit and act alone, forcing its brain to follow its hands and feet, making it seem like it had no strategy at all.

The battle with the Soviet Union was the Battle of Nomonhan, and Zhukov led the troops himself and beat them like a grandson.

It was precisely because the Japanese army suffered such a devastating defeat in this battle that they strengthened their determination to move south to Southeast Asia, which led to the subsequent Pacific War and the World War II that is familiar to the world.

As for why the Japanese felt that since they could not defeat the Soviet Union, they could definitely defeat Britain and the United States?
It is really difficult for normal people to guess the thought process of a madman.

Anyway, given the nature of the Japanese military that relies on its hands and feet to control its brains, he was sure that no matter how the General Staff formulated its strategy, there would definitely be some brainless frontline soldiers in the Kwantung Army who would rebel and provoke the Soviet Union.

In order to stand out and for the so-called holy war, the Kwantung Army, which was arranged in the rear and lacked military achievements and resources, would definitely continue to clash with the Soviet Far East Army.

Friction, friction, friction on the ground of Inner and Outer Mongolia.

If the Soviet Union takes a step back, they will definitely take a step forward, and then continue to rub against each other until the Soviet Union is driven crazy.

What Zheng Yi has to do now is actually just to deliberately lower the Soviet Union's friction threshold.

If the Battle of Nomonhan could have started a year or two earlier, it would have greatly reduced the pressure of the domestic war of resistance, and it would have been a good thing he did for his compatriots.

If, because of him, Japan and Russia fought to the bitter end, and the Pacific War was averted, that would certainly be a good thing. How could a big capitalist want to start a war when they were living a comfortable life?
(End of this chapter)