SEC Chapter 261 Penicillin, Transistors, and Patents
Chapter 261 Penicillin, Transistors, and Patents
The reception room fell into an eerie silence.
Zhang Chi winked at Xiao Qi, who immediately opened the door and welcomed Director Qian of the Radio Institute No. 6 into the reception room.
Anna and Yuri looked at Director Qian in confusion as he walked in wearing glasses and a white coat, holding two small black boxes.
Director Qian first placed a miniaturized radio produced by the 9th Radio Institute in front of the two men. Xiao Qi then deftly took out four dry batteries, installed them in front of the two Russians, and turned on the radio. The opera program being broadcast by the South China Radio Station immediately came out of the radio.
Director Qian placed a replica Motorola walkie-talkie produced by the Sixth Institute on the table.
After the two people's attention was completely attracted, Zhang Chi smiled slightly and extended his hand to indicate that they could freely observe the samples on the table:
"I wonder if your country has any demand for penicillin and electronic products?"
In fact, this was the bait that Zhang Chi prepared for the Russians at the beginning - penicillin and silicon transistors.
The former could not be mass-produced until after the end of World War II, and the gap has always been large.
(In 1943, Ermoliyeva's laboratory announced that it could produce penicillin, but in fact it was only prepared on a small scale. In April 1944, Vatutin's thigh was injured and infected, and he had to ask the White Eagle for penicillin assistance)
In the latter case, Russia simply gave up because it chose to focus on the electron tube branch in the technology tree.
However, reality has proven that silicon transistors, which can be miniaturized and integrated into integrated circuits, have more advantages than vacuum tubes, whether in the military, aerospace, or personal consumer products fields.
It is precisely because of this that penicillin and silicon transistors, which are the weak points of the Russian Federation, are the Russian Federation's flagship products that can be exported on a large scale for a long time.
Faced with the bait thrown by Zhang Chi, Anna and Yuri looked at each other and showed joy on their faces.
Electronic products have always been the weak point of the Russian Bear. The early T-34 and KV-1 tanks, which had powerful offensive and defensive attributes, were not equipped with radios. Therefore, they were defeated by the Panzer III tanks and assault guns with inferior armor and penetration, which relied on radio coordination.
Even now, the radios installed on the Soviet tanks still break down from time to time.
This is why the 75mm gun M4 Sherman provided by White Eagle was well received by the Soviet tank soldiers. It not only has leather seats, but also has an excellent radio station.
Special envoy Yuri picked up the radio that was playing music he couldn't understand and watched it with great interest.
The small radio looks so tiny compared to the big hands of the tall Siberian brown bear.
Yuri knew very well that the smaller the electronic equipment was, the more advanced the technology was. Whether it was a small radio or a walkie-talkie, they were far superior to domestic products. Even the civilian radio could be installed on the T-34 tank as a receiver after a slight modification, replacing the original radio.
(In the early and middle stages of the Russians' war, only command tanks had transceiver radios. The lower tanks only had receivers similar to radios, which could only receive orders but not report.)
As for the imitation Motorola walkie-talkie, Yuri felt even more familiar with it.
As part of the Lend-Lease Act aid, products such as Motorola walkie-talkies, SPAM luncheon meat cans, and Dodge trucks have become an indispensable part of the Soviet army.
Among them, Motorola walkie-talkies were extremely popular on the front lines.
Anna picked up the bottle of penicillin powder for injection marked with White Eagle.
She looked left and right, and was very sure that this was the same 'White Eagle Original' penicillin that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had secretly smuggled from Siam before, exactly the same!
In the recent major incident in which General Vatutin was ambushed by Bandera guerrillas during the battle to liberate the black soil, resulting in an infection in his thigh and almost requiring amputation, it was the penicillin smuggled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs that finally saved the general's leg.
If I could get goods from Zhang Chi on a large scale...
Thinking of this, Anna's heart was burning with passion.
She quickly looked at Zhang Chi, staring into his deep black eyes, and asked word by word, "Respected Marshal Zhang, how much of this medicine can you provide? Where does it come from? Can you guarantee its efficacy?"
Zhang Chi also looked at Anna, staring into her beautiful blue eyes, and said slowly: "How much I can sell it for depends on how much gold you are willing to pay."
"As for the source of the medicines and these electronic products, I have no information to share." Zhang Chi shook his head.
Of course, he couldn't say that this was self-produced. This was a real cash cow, and Zhang Chi didn't want to be attacked by the greedy powers.
On the contrary, as long as he doesn't say it, these Russians will come up with some wonderful conclusions on their own.
Sure enough, Anna on the opposite side nodded as if she understood. She looked at the Motorola walkie-talkie, Pfizer penicillin, and the radio with a clear White Eagle design style on the table.
The clever little brain worked quickly, quickly putting all these together and coming up with the conclusion:
As a close comrade-in-arms of White Eagle four-star General Stevenson and the most capable younger brother of the United States, Zhang Chi obtained these scarce goods of the United States through some special channels and wanted to secretly sell them to the Russian Bear for profit.
Or is it simply that some tycoons in the United States are not satisfied with President Luo's partial blockade policy against Russia, and want to use Zhang Chi, the white glove, to open a breakthrough and trade with Russia?
After all, when it comes to gold, can you tell which gold belongs to Capitalism and which gold belongs to Communism?
Make money, don't be embarrassed.
Soon, after a series of questions and answers with Director Qian of the Sixth Institute of Radio, and after basically understanding the performance specifications of these electronic products, another large trade order was preliminarily finalized.
Naturally, Zhang Chi and Special Envoy Yuri did not need to consider the specific price, trade method and other details. After Yuri sent the preliminary trade content back to the country and obtained the approval of Uncle Steel, those details were just part of the verbal battle among the people below.
The meeting ended in a cheerful and friendly atmosphere. Zhang Chi, along with Xiao Qi, raised their glasses with the two Maozi opposite them.
"Cheers to our friendship!"
"Oh, this wine is really good. This should be added to the trade list." Special envoy Yuri drank the newly brewed wine from Pegu this year in a goblet and said with lingering satisfaction.
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At the same time, far across the ocean in the United States of White Eagle, a lawyer in a suit and tie walked out of the patent registry, took out a dozen paper documents, and handed them to a tall white man in a windbreaker and a top hat.
"Congratulations, Mr. Pentium! You and your Texas Microcomputer Laboratory will be the owners of a series of patents, including the silicon transistor."