industrial overlord

Chapter 365 Stifling
Khedira and the others returned to the hotel in silence. As soon as they entered the hotel room, Khedira anxiously asked everyone, "Everyone, what do you think of what you saw today?"

"Mr. Khedira, why do you think the Chinese want us to visit their laboratory?" Ralph asked back.

"Obviously, they wanted to demonstrate to us that they could develop ethylene technology independently of us," Frederick said.

Khedira nodded and said: "There is no doubt about this. Chinese officials hope to obtain ethylene technology from us, but we firmly disagree. So they created today's scene to warn us .This, I knew from the beginning. The question now is, is it possible for them to actually independently develop the ethylene equipment technology?"

Several subordinates looked at each other, then nodded together.

"I feel that their research on special-purpose industrial steam turbines has reached a very sophisticated level. I have been thinking about the blade shape they proposed. I think that even though there are still some problems with this shape, at least their research direction is completely correct. Yes," said Frederick.

Of course he didn't know that the steam turbine blade that Zhang Yihua casually showed them was jointly proposed by the top experts of the Chinese navy and aviation systems.Zhang Yihua is engaged in aero-engines, and has done a lot of research on blade angle of attack and turbulence.Another designer is of course Liu Xianghai, an expert in propellers, who can easily draw a five-bladed fan who can be popular all over the world.Whether this airfoil can be used in this steam turbine has yet to be verified, but from the point of view of bluffing, it is more than enough.

Ralph also said: "In terms of low-temperature materials, I feel that they still have some experiments that they haven't done yet, but they have already broken through some key technical difficulties. If they are given enough time and funds to do experiments, they should It can completely solve the problem of low-temperature materials.”

The rest of the German experts also put forward their opinions from their own perspectives. The general conclusion is the same, that is, the Chinese are indeed engaged in the research and development of ethylene equipment, and the whole research work has made breakthrough progress.With a little time off, it is entirely possible for the Chinese to develop an ethylene plant with independent intellectual property rights.

Of course, as technical experts, they also know that there is still a certain distance between technological breakthroughs and final industrial production, and there is still a lot of work to be done when it comes to techniques, equipment, materials, etc.But these are not too difficult things anymore. After all, China is a country with an industrial foundation, and it should be capable enough to solve these marginal technical problems.

"It's hard for me to understand why they insist on getting the technology from us when they've gotten this far?" Frederick said. "I bet if their officials are willing to give that Mr. Zhang more money." Budget, he is fully capable of developing a set of industrial steam turbines better than our ALK."

"The Chinese have very strong research capabilities. The experts we have seen today are no worse than our ALK experts." Ralph also commented.He chatted with An Zixuan a lot in the laboratory, and found that An Zixuan's theoretical foundation is very solid, and he has mastered several foreign languages ​​such as English, German, and Japanese at the same time. Such an excellent expert is rare in ALK.

"Today, Lin told me that the introduction of technology was brought up by their officials. In the laboratory, I noticed that Ann was very unwelcome to us. It seemed that our presence caused his loss. So, I guess, is there a difference between the thinking of Chinese officials and the thinking of technicians." Khedira analyzed.When Lin Zhenhua first said these words to him, he was a little dubious, but after visiting the laboratory, he began to believe what Lin Zhenhua said, because it is indeed difficult to fake technical things.

"It must be like this." Ralph said, "Their officials like our German technology, and their technicians hope to be able to develop the technology themselves, because then they will have bonuses to get. However, the final decision Funds are allocated by officials, not technicians."

"So, is that Lin an official or a technician?" Frederick asked.

"He's just a small business manager who takes orders from officials." Khedira said disdainfully. "I think he is a person without his own opinion. His only idea is to please his boss without offending those scientists."

"That's right, he's just a poor guy!" Everyone derogated in unison.During the negotiations these days, they were pushed hard by Lin Zhenhua, and now they finally saw Lin Zhenhua's true colors. It turned out that this man's tough words were just for the officials to see.When in front of scientists, he has a completely different face.Isn't this clearly a double-faced person?
Ah Qi!Lin Zhenhua sneezed wildly in the remote northwestern suburbs of Beijing. He is really a model of being shot while lying down.

"Well, gentlemen, now we need to discuss, in view of the current situation, whether we should agree to the Chinese conditions and transfer 30 tons of ethylene technology to them." Khedira said.

"Why?" Ralph asked in puzzlement, "Mr. Khedira, we can clearly see that the purpose of inviting us to visit the laboratory today is to force us to compromise and transfer technology. We If they compromised, wouldn't they have hit their plan?"

Khedira said: "Gentlemen, as you said just now, even if we don't provide these technologies to the Chinese, they will develop these technologies independently in the near future. Therefore, it is no longer necessary for us to continue to retain these technologies. gone."

"I think it's good to delay them some time." Frederick said, "According to their current progress, they will need at least two or three years to complete these technologies, and using this time, we can use them more. Put some distance away."

"No, no, everyone, you are all wrong." Khedira said, "Have you ever thought about what their officials will do if we provide technology to the Chinese now? Conversely, if we do not provide technology to the Chinese Provide technology, and what will their officials do?"

Ralph thought for a while and said: "From what Mr. An said today, since their officials are currently trying to obtain technology from us, the funding for their laboratory has been reduced. If we really If the technology is provided to them, it is estimated that those laboratories will be completely closed, because their officials no longer need these scientists."

"Well, that makes sense." Frederick also added: "I support Mr. Ralph's view. If we don't provide China with these technologies, we will force their officials to value the role of scientists, so as to provide them with more More funding, so that they can develop this technology early."

Khedira said: "Exactly. If we don't provide technology, they will force their officials to provide more money to scientists. As you have said, their scientists are very good. If they get these grants, they will It is entirely possible to develop a very mature technology. The most frightening thing is that they will form an excellent scientific research team through these research works, which will pose a long-term threat to us. Conversely, if we agree to their conditions, we will give them If these technologies are transferred, their officials will give up follow-up research after obtaining the technology."

"I see." Ralph suddenly realized, "You mean, we want them to develop a habit of obtaining technology from us until their scientific research team completely disintegrates."

Khedira smiled triumphantly: "Yes, to develop this habit, I want their officials to believe that it is far easier to obtain technology from us Germans than to conduct research by themselves."

"I don't like your method of conspiracy." Frederick said, "At least, that Mr. Zhang is a very good industrial steam turbine expert. I don't want to see him lose his job because of the short-sightedness of Chinese officials. .”

Khedira smiled: "No, I don't think he will lose his job. If his laboratory is closed, we will just hire him to work in Germany. I think, with his talent, in the laboratory of ALK It must be able to do better.”

"It would be great if that's the case." Frederick applauded.

A group of people waited for you to say something to each other, and then agreed on the strategy.Khedira used the long-distance phone in the hotel to get in touch with the ALK headquarters in Germany, and reported to them the situation in China. At the same time, he proposed that some key technologies of 30 tons of ethylene should be transferred to China, so that China's existing Some research and development capabilities are killed in the cradle.

Western powers are very proficient in this method.For developing countries, this is the consistent policy of Western powers. When developing countries do not have a certain technology, they will use their technological advantages to ask for prices and maximize profits from these countries.And if developing countries already possess certain technologies, they will drastically lower prices in an attempt to nip the nascent industries in these countries in their buds.

Khedira's report quickly attracted the attention of ALK Group executives. The stalemate in the negotiations between Khedira and the Chinese side had already shaken the executives.Now it is heard that the Chinese have mastered many key technologies in the research and development of ethylene equipment. The executives of ALK agree with Khedira that it is time to transfer technology to China.

After obtaining the authorization from the headquarters, Khedira came to the Ministry of Petroleum and officially announced to Gu Jiahua:
"Mr. Gu, after careful study by the board of directors of our ALK Group, and out of the consideration of promoting friendly relations between China and Germany, we have decided to transfer the key technology of 30 tons of ethylene equipment to your country during the technological transformation process of Jiangbei Petrochemical. "

(End of this chapter)