Chapter 130: Foreigners Come To Purchase Submarines
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Lunar New Year’s Eve arrived. On this day, whether in Shanghai, the Foreign Public Concession, or the capital Nanjing, everywhere was filled with the atmosphere of New Year. Streets and alleys were bustling with people, and many people returning home for New Year were also cooking some festive food to worship gods and celebrate the festival.
However, Zhou Wenhua felt that this Lunar New Year’s Eve needed more atmosphere, such as giving the Japanese Marine Corps a surprise. He also planned to bring over the submarine force he had built overseas to this side domestically, deploy it in advance, and prepare to give the Japanese Naval Fleet a surprise, a big surprise.
However, just as Zhou Wenhua was preparing to go to Zhou Weiguo’s father Zhou Jixian’s mansion,
his new mansion in the Foreign Public Concession welcomed the first batch of customers, customers from Italy.
“My name is Roberto! I am here representing our country’s Navy Department. We want to order a batch of submarines from your Milan Shipyard! Our leader has already seen the sample submarine you gave us!”
“He is very satisfied. Although we have our own factory building for manufacturing submarines, we are very satisfied with the Marconi-class submarine ‘Submarine Da Vinci’ researched and produced by your factory building! We want to obtain such a submarine even faster, so I am here to negotiate the price with you! Mr. Zhou!”
The Italian Army’s naval negotiation expert Roberto, bringing several Navy Department officers and some escort personnel, smiled brightly as soon as he arrived at Zhou Wenhua’s villa, introducing himself to Zhou Wenhua in a friendly tone.
“Hmm! I have already heard about your matter from your Naval Commander Angelo Iachino!”
“Welcome to purchase our submarines. I can guarantee the quality. We can provide you with a one-year warranty period, free of charge!”
“As for the price, we can sit down and discuss it slowly. You know, to research and develop such a new type of Marconi-class submarine ‘Submarine Da Vinci’, I spent quite a bit of money, as well as a large amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources!”
“So I have to avoid losing money!”
As soon as Zhou Wenhua heard that it was the Italian Army Navy side that had already been contacted and dispatched to negotiate the price and purchase one of the imitation products, the Marconi-class submarine ‘Submarine Da Vinci’, researched and developed by the submarine production factory building he established overseas in recent years,
Zhou Wenhua immediately showed an enthusiastic and hospitable smile and responded in a friendly tone.
He also extended his right hand and shook hands with the other party in a friendly welcome.
While Zhou Wenhua was warmly receiving this group of Italian Army Navy Department buyers who had suddenly visited,
buyers from other Foreign Powers also arrived one after another, heading toward Zhou Wenhua’s villa.
In addition,
on a certain island in the Atlantic Ocean overseas,
the secret submarine base established by Zhou Wenhua also dispatched 38 Marconi-class submarines ‘Submarine Da Vinci’ and 42 U-type submarines, heading toward the domestic side,
preparing to arrive at the sea area designated by Zhou Wenhua for assembly.
After the Italian Navy Department’s negotiation expert Roberto and those naval officers negotiated with Zhou Wenhua for more than an hour, they placed an order for a one-time purchase of 8 Marconi-class submarines ‘Submarine Da Vinci’, with delivery time two weeks later.
Regarding Zhou Wenhua being able to deliver in such a short time, it completely shocked those Italian Navy officers and negotiation expert Roberto,
because they all knew the manufacturing difficulty of the Marconi-class submarine ‘Submarine Da Vinci’. Otherwise, they could have directly purchased the design drawings from Zhou Wenhua to manufacture them themselves.
To manufacture such a new type of Marconi-class submarine ‘Submarine Da Vinci’ in two weeks was simply a pipe dream. It was impossible without a year and a half, and at the fastest, it would take several months.
Not to mention manufacturing 8 such new type submarines at once,
So after the negotiation and signing of the contract,
the Italian Navy Department’s negotiation expert Roberto and those naval officers were truly completely shocked, and in a dumbfounded way.
Originally, they had not thought of purchasing as many as 8 at once, only budgeting to buy four first for research and development.
But due to Zhou Wenhua’s astonishing delivery speed, they couldn’t help but buy four more.
After Zhou Wenhua received these Italian Navy officers,
he soon welcomed the officers dispatched by the Navy Department from the first foreign country Great Britain Empire where he had gone overseas.
They also wanted to come purchase submarines and submarine design drawings to take back.
In response, Zhou Wenhua also continued to be busy, negotiating prices with these foreigners and other negotiation conditions.
Although the British Army’s submarines in World War II were not as numerous as the German Army’s, in that great war, the British Army’s Royal Navy had nearly 300 submarines deployed in the Atlantic Ocean battle,
In terms of quantity, they were completely incomparable to the German Army’s over 1000 submarines in service, but their battle records were still decent.
They came this time wanting to purchase X-class midget submarines, that is, the X-class midget submarines researched and led by Cromwell Hanford Varley in 1942.
