Go back in time and be a chaebol

Chapter 88 One hundred million pieces of jade, awesome (Third update, please collect)
  When the butterfly's wings flap, no one knows what consequences will occur, whether it will cause a storm, no one knows, but a small accident often produces some unexpected chain reactions.

Sometimes, that's just the way it is with certain things.

Of course, after a key link is broken, the impact will be inestimable to outsiders.

"It's over, the atomic bomb will be postponed."

Others are unclear, but Li Yi'an is very aware of Wu Jianxiong's role in the "Manhattan Project". Oppenheimer once said that without him, the atomic bomb would not have appeared until at least 46 years.

"What should we do now?"

Faced with the situation of delaying the atomic bomb, Li Yian did not feel panic, and even the corners of his lips involuntarily raised upwards.

If there were no atomic bombs, would the Japanese surrender next year?
  They will definitely resist to the end... In this way, the "Decline Plan" will definitely be implemented, and by that time, the price Japan will pay will be unimaginable.

Not only will tens of millions of people die in the war, but tens of millions of people will starve to death in famine. After all, Japan has fallen into famine in four or five years because of the Allied Forces' "Operation Hunger"!

By then, it might really be "one hundred million pieces of jade".

"That said, this is also a good thing. Just when Li Yi'an was looking forward to the bright future of "[-] million pieces of jade", Wu Jianxiong and his wife were enjoying rare leisure in their mansion in South Hampton. For Li Yi'an, of course, the couple I was full of gratitude, and I felt a little guilty at the same time. After all, I crashed the other person's car, but who would have thought that not only did the person not care, but they even invited the couple to a mansion on the beach to recuperate. This kind of friendship is naturally They were extremely moved.

Sometimes, the relationship between people is so simple, and in their free time, in letters to friends, the two of them also praised Li Yi'an very much. Through the letters between their friends, most Chinese students in the United States I know that Li Yian, the boss of Zhenhua Company, is a knowledgeable and enthusiastic person.

In just a few months, Li Yi'an has interacted with many international students, and he has also taken the initiative to support those international students who have difficulties in life. For a time, he has gained a lot of favors.

At the same time, news related to him also came from the country - when a large number of weapons donated by Li Yi'an arrived in the country, domestic newspapers reported on it. For a time, he was definitely the most popular Chinese person. .

This news also made international students in the United States and the overseas Chinese community look at him with admiration. After all, in order to support the Anti-Japanese War, he donated arms worth hundreds of millions of dollars. While people marveled at his financial resources, they were even more amazed at his righteous deed of donating at the expense of his family.

However, people are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong.

After becoming famous overnight, Li Yi'an always received invitations from various groups. Some invited him to return to China to visit and encourage the military and civilians. Of course, some also hoped that he could donate materials, such as refugee relief and orphan care. .

In short, after becoming famous, there are many things to do.

People are not going, but money cannot be spared. I always have to send a check to show my mood.

Even sometimes, people from China would visit here in the United States. Li Yian, who was so annoyed, locked himself in the laboratory in order to avoid these chaotic things. The so-called laboratory is actually an airport.

That's right, it's the airport.

The airport is located in South Hampton, a haven for wealthy New Yorkers with beautiful beaches, first-class restaurants and large tracts of farmland. However, at this time, South Hampton was not as crowded with mansions as it was in later generations. Large tracts of farmland were the mainstream, and the airport purchased by Li Yi'an was located in the farmland. In fact, it was a farm covering an area of ​​1600 acres. There is an airport in the middle of the farm for agricultural aircraft.

After a simple expansion, the airport can take off and land twin-engine aircraft such as DC-3. Two DC-2s are parked next to the cabin. In the cabin, Coham is pointing at the drawings and explaining to Li Yi'an. The design he just completed last year - a new aerial refueling facility.

“…The tanker releases a refueling hose from under the rear fuselage or from the wing pod. There is a funnel-shaped drogue at the end of the hose, which looks like an oversized funnel. The funnel drogue has an automatic lock. The drogue has an automatic lock. The sleeve can stabilize the hose in the air and guide the probe pipe to be inserted into the connector. The oil receiver installs a forward-extending probe pipe on the side of the fuselage or the leading edge of the wing. The pilot inserts the probe pipe into the drogue to complete the connection. . After the probe tube enters the connector, the lock is locked, and refueling can be carried out." Looking at the drawing drawn by Coham, Li Yian recognized it without needing his explanation. This is the popular hose in later generations - Drogue aerial refueling system, as in history, Cobham invented this technology during World War II, but it was not adopted by the British and American Air Forces until after the war - for bombing Russia.

But now, with the support of Li Yi'an, this aerial refueling technology that only stayed on the drawing board during World War II is about to become a reality. In order to support the test, he even spent a high price to buy two DC2 transport aircraft. It's not that he didn't want to buy a DC2 or Larger aircraft are simply not available.

"How fast does it refuel?"

"According to my calculations, the refueling volume should be about 300 gallons per minute."

300 gallons is almost a thousand liters. Although the speed is a bit slow, it is still enough. After all, the B29's fuel capacity when performing bombing missions is only a dozen tons.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Yian said.

"When will we be able to manufacture this refueling system?"

"Um……"

Coham thought for a moment and said.

"It will take about two months. We need to re-route the aircraft's fuel lines and test the refueling machine. The first test will probably take until June."

"June, can it be earlier?"

By June, the cucumber dishes were cold. Three months later, 6 B67 bombers took off from Chengdu and bombed Japan's Shikoku Island. This bombing opened the prelude to large-scale bombing of Japan. Of course, this bombing attracted a large number of votes for Roosevelt. After all, Americans at this time hated the Japanese more than attacking Germany.

The United States continues to urge China to speed up airport construction. On the surface, it seems to be for war, but in fact?

The purpose of bombing Japan was to win votes for Roosevelt.

"Is it okay for a month?"

Li Yian said directly.

"It's March 3th now, um... can the first set of aerial refueling facilities be installed on the aircraft before April 12th, and at least five aerial refuelings be carried out before the 4th?"

The reason why he is so eager is because he needs to give the Pentagon another option before the B29 takes off from Chengdu, so as to ensure China's interests to the maximum extent, instead of wasting the precious transportation capacity of the "Hump Route" on transporting gasoline. , bombs, and the guns and ammunition urgently needed in the country did not even arrive in China until after the war.

"This……"

When Coham hesitated, Li Yi'an said.

"I will give you everything you need, personnel, machinery, the entire Karl Metal Company, whatever you need, all will be deployed by you, 30 days! After 30 days, I must see the results!"

(End of this chapter)