Empire in Progress

Chapter 44: tank

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"Did he also travel through time?" Lin Wei had to think about this question.

Lin Wei and his wife finally returned to Essen in their wild thoughts. Lin Wei's parents were naturally very happy. After all, Lin Wei had not been back for a year. Naturally, they had heard about the bloodshed of the Night of Long Knives. Of course, they were worried about their son. Only when they saw with their own eyes that Lin Wei was safe and sound would they feel at ease.

Seeing his long-lost parents, Lin Wei naturally suppressed his unhappiness and forced a smile, but how could he hide this from the cunning Gustav? Fortunately, Gustav didn't point it out, and the family was enjoying themselves.

Berta was very happy to learn that Linda was pregnant. She quickly took Linda aside to touch and look at her, and also taught her some obstetrics and gynecology knowledge. Gustav also brought Lin Wei into the study. As soon as he entered the study, Lin Wei shuddered unconsciously. He couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said, "Father, can't you make the study a little warmer? Open the windows to let in the sun." Light comes in”.

"Stop being wordy and tell me why you are so sad today. Did you encounter any trouble at work?" Gustave asked.

"No, father, absolutely not. You may be too tired today and have hallucinations," Lin Wei replied seriously.

"You brat, will I have hallucinations?" Gustave said as he glanced at Lin Wei, but unfortunately Lin Wei dodged him, and then said, "If you don't want to say it, forget it, but, my Son, if you really encounter something difficult to solve, you must tell your father, you know."

"Okay father, how could I not tell you any grievances I have?" Lin Wei felt that his eyes were sore. His father had given him everything since he was a child. He would support anything he believed in without hesitation. , Unless Lin Wei is a ruthless person, how could he not be moved

"Okay, you're a boy, why are you crying again? You just went home today, go and rest first, and we'll go see the factory tomorrow." Gustav's voice became hard again.

The habit of "Okay, father" formed over a long period of time made Lin Wei develop an instinct for Gustav's words and walked out without hesitation.

Bang... The door closed. "Father, take care of yourself." Lin Wei's words came in before the door was completely closed.

"This brat" Gustav laughed.

The next day, Gustav led Lin Wei to their factory. He saw the arms factories, especially the major gun manufacturers in Germany, and the employees in his own Krupp arms factory were working nervously. The workers who could still recognize Lin Wei greeted him politely, but immediately got into intense work. Lin Wei sighed in his heart; preparations for war have begun.

Gustav told Lin Wei that not only Krupp's factory was like this, but also the military factory in the Ruhr area had also started work. When Lin Wei asked why the French police did not care, Gustav told Lin Wei that France now They no longer dare to take care of us, and the police at the grassroots level have been bribed. They don't tell the people above them what they saw.

In addition to the factories of the Krupp family, Lin Wei also learned that the I.G. Farbentrust arms factory was not idle either. The scientists of Farbentrust had cut off Chile due to the British blockade in the early days of World War I. Supplying saltpeter to Germany, he invented a method of using air to produce artificial nitric acid.

The trust now set out to make Germany self-sufficient in two materials indispensable to modern warfare. These two supplies are gasoline and rubber, which have always been imported. The problem of extracting artificial gasoline from coal was solved by the company's scientists as early as the mid-1920s.

At this time, the company also discovered how to extract artificial rubber from coal and other products that Germany had abundant reserves, and expanded its factory to produce artificial rubber on a large scale. Lin Wei knew that at the beginning of this year, the National Defense Conference Working Committee approved a plan to mobilize 240,000 factories to supply war orders.

After seeing the factory, Lin Wei was feasting his eyes, and it also gave Lin Wei a good understanding of his country's industrial level. When Lin Wei thought it was about to end, he was pulled aside by Gustav.

Lin Wei followed Gustav to the back of the factory, and finally found an inconspicuous small room in the factory at the back. Gustav and Lin Wei stopped. As Gustav coughed slightly, a small door next to him opened. Then Lin Wei and Lin Wei followed the small door and entered the hut. They came into view. It's a miniature tank.

Gustav pointed at the tank and said to Lin Wei with a smile, "How about it, son? This is our latest product, temporarily named LKA1. Are you surprised?"

Lin Wei did not answer, but just walked back and forth next to the LKA1. After Lin Wei's precise investigation, he was finally able to confirm that this so-called LKA1 was the originator of the No. 1 tank.

Gustav also came to the side of the tank and watched Lin Wei observe the tank carefully. After Lin Wei saw it, he said, "The induction wheel is at the rear and grounded, with three supporting pulleys. The single-man turret is equipped with Two MG34 7.92mm machine guns. They use air-cooled diesel engines produced by our family. I don’t know if I am right, father?”

"Haha, you are indeed my son. I thought you had forgotten these things in the SS." Gustav looked at Lin Wei with a very pleased look.

"Father, I grew up in a military-industrial family, so how could I forget these basic things? What's more, how could I dare to forget the strict teachings you gave me since I was a child? Then again, father, what are you going to do? How about making this tank available?" Lin Wei asked rhetorically.

"No, no, my son, we have not violated the agreement at all. I don't think the British will object to the production of 'Krupp Agricultural Tractors.'" Gustav said cunningly.

The two dirty fathers understood each other tacitly, and the designers next to them were stunned for a moment, as if they were falling into a cloud.

"But father, I think I will give you a big gift." Lin Wei suddenly said something he didn't know what to say.

"Oh? My son, I wonder where your gift is?" Gustave said in surprise.

"Hey, father, you'll know when the time comes," Lin Wei said pretending to be mysterious. Gustav saw that Lin Wei didn't mean to answer, so he didn't ask further.

After watching 'Krupp Agricultural Tractor', the father and son Gustav and Lin Wei returned to the Huger Villa with great interest. Berta and Linda were already waiting at home for the father and son to come back for a meal. The meal was enjoyable and the whole Hugel Villa was filled with laughter and laughter.

After dinner, before Lin Wei and Linda could say a few words, Berta took Linda to her room and left Lin Wei in the same place, making Lin Wei feel a Chinese saying: "Mother depends on her son." expensive'.

So Lin Wei and Gustav chatted for a few words and immediately returned to their rooms and started working. They took out the tools that they had not used for a long time and started drawing. They stopped drawing until the evening. Didn't come out. When Butler Creek came in to ask Lin Wei to have dinner, waste paper was still all over the floor.

After dinner, Lin Wei went back to the room non-stop and started to catch up on the work. Linda was also taken to Berta's room by Lin Wei. Of course, Lin Wei's mother Berta wanted this suggestion, so Gustav was ignored. He pushed it out politely.

In the middle of the night... Lin Wei was still working hard, "Huh... I'm finally fine. It looks pretty good. It seems that after so many years, I still haven't forgotten what I learned when I was a child. I'm really a genius." Lin Wei said to himself He muttered to himself.

"What are you talking about, brat?" Gustave stood behind Lin Wei at some point.

"Ah... Father, it's you, you scared me." Lin Wei patted his chest exaggeratedly.

"You brat, I heard everything you said. How dare you say that you didn't pull down the things I taught you when you were a child? What are these things on the ground?" Gustav said, pointing to the waste paper on the ground.

"Cough... cough... It's dad, why don't you go to bed so late?" Lin Wei said with a laugh.

"Why are you sleeping? You are a brat. Your mother sent me to sleep with you. By the way, what did you draw?" Gustav asked in a bad tone.

"Ah, this, this is the tank I designed." Lin Wei had no choice but to make up such a lie, and at the same time secretly prayed; God, please forgive me, Amen..., no, it is the Lord.

"Oh? Really, then let me take a look at this tank you designed." Gustav became interested and wanted to see everything. Unexpectedly, when Gustav saw this tank, he was like a pervert seeing a beautiful woman. Without moving his eyes, he gave Lin Wei his son to Paz.

Gustav was like an old monk in trance, letting Lin Wei wait for a long time. Just when Lin Wei was fuming, Gustav finally made some movement, turned around and picked up Lin Wei, who couldn't stop talking. He said something like, "My good son, you are really a genius." Lin Wei broke into a cold sweat and prayed again.

"So, my son, let's discuss this tank now. I really want to see the enemies who encounter him start to tremble." Gustav said excitedly.

"Okay dad, it's my pleasure". Then Lin Wei briefly introduced the historical data of the No. 4 tank.

"Son, have you ever thought about it? A good tank only has a good body. It is not enough. It also needs a strong heart. Only then can it be invincible on the battlefield." Gustav said.

"Father, isn't the Maybach's engine very good?" Lin Wei asked.

"Well... Maybach's engine is pretty good. It seems that we need to ask for this guy Carl." Gustav pondered for a moment and said.

"What? Is it too radical to use a 75mm cannon?" Gustav said.