The most helpless person is Ustinov.

Before departure, this minister, who swore to the Kremlin bosses that if he did not tear off a piece of flesh from China, his life would be in vain. He never expected that in just a few days,

, his face was completely swollen.

Thinking about the former ambassador to China who was forced to return to China, Ustinov couldn't help but feel a little envious. In any case, that person still occupied a dominant position in the negotiations with China and even reached an agreement at one time.

But after he took over, it didn't matter that it was still a long way from reaching an agreement. The most important thing was China's core technology, which was a key technology related to the Soviet Union's global core interests. Not to mention that he, the minister, couldn't control it.

It was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union who could not make the decision at once.

The only one with power is the one in the Kremlin.

For Ustinov, this was like a stab in the sky.

After all, if the supreme leader knew about this, he would definitely not be able to escape criticism for his poor handling. This would be fatal to Ustinov, who was only 40 years old and still expected to reach the top in his political career.

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Because in the Soviet Union under the rule of that supreme leader, facing this criticism was no different from ruining his political life. In some aspects, he was even worse than the former ambassador who was escorted back to the country by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After all, that person had no choice but to

It reached the sky, but he pierced the sky.

But now it’s too late to regret!

"Dingling bell~"

The long silence was broken by a short ringing of the phone, which also made Ustinov, who was sitting on the sofa, shiver involuntarily.

If there were 10,000 possibilities, he would not want to answer this call. After all, this call might very well be the verdict of his fate.

The ringtone became more and more urgent, like a curse, making the elegant Ustinov more and more uneasy. His usually neatly-kept hair had become as messy as a chicken coop, and the coffee he had never picked up had long disappeared.

, only the confused and empty eyes and the cold sweat on the forehead are silently telling what it means to be anxious.

Finally, Ustinov grabbed the phone with difficulty and said weakly: "I am Ustinov!"

"Agree to China's conditions. The great Soviet Union needs their craftsmanship. As for you... come back tomorrow and stay in Moscow. Don't expect anything else!"

The voice in the microphone was thick with the roughness of the Ukrainian countryside, but it was more unquestionable. However, Ustinov felt extremely pleased with the ungentlemanly words. After all, such a big thing could still be saved.

Being in Moscow is already a huge blessing.

So he quickly said gratefully: "Thank you, my dear Sergeyevich, I swear I will be loyal to you for the rest of my life!"

"Okay, don't talk about useless things. Think about the lessons of this failure. Okay, I'm still busy, so that's it for now!" Sergeyevich on the other end of the phone was a little impatient and hurriedly dealt with it.

Then he hung up the phone rudely.

Ustinov listened to the blind tone in the receiver and was startled. Then he came back to his senses and said coldly: "Don't worry, I will get up wherever I fell. I will never suffer this shameful humiliation."

There won’t be a second time!”

After saying that, he hung up the phone with a bang!

On the third day, Ustinov, who came forcefully with the will of the Moscow boss, left China in despair like a lost dog. Although he was not arrested by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, his departure was extremely disgraceful. Not only did he not contribute to the Soviet Union

Although they obtained enough profits, they almost ruined the technology that the Soviet Union desperately needed because of their stubbornness.

Because of this, the top Soviet officials who learned of the situation decisively beat him to the end. If the backstage supporter hadn't taken action at the critical moment, even if he didn't go to the guillotine, he would have been sent to Siberia to pick potatoes.

However, Ustinov's departure brought Grechko, who served as a technical advisor, into the sight of big bosses from all parties. After Ustinov resigned, he became the overall person in charge of the Soviet negotiations.

people.

This surprised Grechko. He never expected that Moscow would let him take on such a big responsibility. But when you think about it, you will understand. After all, Grechko has both profound technical skills and rich experience in negotiating with China.

, What’s more important is that the leaders of both circles have spoken highly of him. The big bosses in Moscow are not fools who want to get into trouble. If such a ready-made person is not used, then who else can be used?

So the new General Representative Grechko officially took office as soon as Ustinov left. The first thing he did after taking office was to inform the head of 102 that the Soviet Union could start substantive negotiations on replacing technology with equipment.

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Based on this, the two sides speeded up the process in a tacit understanding. The Soviet Union, in particular, showed great sincerity to China, and the long-awaited agreement between the two sides was naturally finalized in such a friendly atmosphere.

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Baiyun Factory, Office of the Deputy Chief Engineer.

Bai Yi stood in front of the wall, looked at the design drawings hanging on the wall, shook his head slightly, then turned to look at Chen Yaoyang to one side and asked: "Which draft is this?"

"Sixth draft!"

Chen Yaoyang replied without thinking, but Bai Yi sighed: "Still not freed from the shackles of Germany mg42!"

"There is no way, our design team is taught step by step by German experts, how can we not be affected by mg42's image." Chen Yaoyang was also a little helpless.

The mg42 general-purpose machine gun is very good, but with the current technical conditions of Baiyun Factory, except for the design drawings and a few stamped shells, other core components cannot be manufactured at all, let alone the basic components of the assembled barrel.

It doesn’t even have basic durable materials, let alone the roller locking mechanism inside the bolt.

That is not only a matter of materials, but also requires extremely stringent precision processing to achieve.

Although Germany has made a lot of simplifications on the basis of mg34 to make mg42 easier to produce, this is compared to Germany, which has a developed industry. For a country like China that has just started, the precision processing of the gun alone is not enough.

, let alone others.

Therefore, Bai Yi emphasized in several technical meetings that mg42 can learn from it, but it cannot be limited to mg42, otherwise it will really be like hanging from a tree, so it is necessary to boldly innovate and take the path alive.

But the problem is that, except for the mg42, which has been learned about by German experts, the members of the R&D team do not know anything about other general-purpose machine guns. Of course, with the current situation, even if they want to understand, there is no way to achieve it. After all, there are many general-purpose machine guns in the world.
Chapter completed!