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If the aid is consumed or lost in war, no payment is needed. Once victorious peace is achieved, any unutilized aid items will be converted into debt.
Nobody involved in the negotiations believed any aid items would be left after the end of the war.
Additionally, at the request of Major General Rocossov, both parties agreed to dispatch an inspection team from the Ante Ordnance Department to the Federation. The objective is to procure a batch of machine tools not available in Ante before May of 915, including an ultra-heavy-duty vertical lathe capable of producing turret rings with a diameter of 3500mm.
These machine tools will arrive in Ante territory by February of 916 and will be installed and debugged by May of the same year.
As for the engine technology transfer that Major General Rocossov values particularly, it hadn’t been agreed upon yet; the allies only promised to provide Ante with a “sufficient” quantity of engine products.
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December 3, 914 Jules, two days before the Western Front Army launched its offensive.
St. Ye Katerina Fortress, Civil War Victory Memorial Hall.
Wang Zhong looked over the building and marveled, “Are you sure this place is suitable for the Office of the Review Committee?”
Bishop Ravkid nodded, “Of course it can. We’ve already sealed all the historically significant exhibits in the basement. Moreover, there’s a fully equipped underground bunker here. If the Prussians strike at Ye Fort again, you can use the underground bunker as a fortress.”
Wang Zhong replied, “I see.”
Turning his head, he nodded to Miss Ellie, “All right then, this is our office location. You can inform the young ladies you’ve recruited to start moving.”
Miss Ellie immediately turned around, clapping her hands and shouting loudly, “Alright girls, let’s get moving! We need to clear out five large offices that can be used by this morning!”
While “The Lady of State” was demonstrating her strength, an old man, wearing military uniform sans insignia and decorations, approached Wang Zhong and exclaimed, “Unbelievable! You drag me back from so far away to be a clerk, and yet your own institution is just an empty shell!”
Wang Zhong responded, “Your Excellency, I asked you to come back because I missed you!”
The old man snorted, “Your unconventional methods might win now but won’t last! Enjoy your success while you can! But seeing the state of things, it seems you won’t be returning to the frontline again.”
Wang Zhong insisted, “No, I will. To prove the effectiveness of the new units I’ve formed and the equipment I’ve overseen in development, I will personally deal a heavy blow to the Prussians.”
The old man looked at Wang Zhong for a few seconds and said, “At least your courage is commendable.”
Just then, a jeep stopped in front of Wang Zhong, Vasily jumped out, pointing to a mailbox on the back seat, “The mailbox you set up in front of the equipment department is full. I guess it’s because of Drachenko and the others’ diligent promotion, with many letters from the Air Force. I opened one, and it’s a complaint about the insufficient damaging effects of the Schwacke machine guns.”
Wang Zhong assured, “That’s easy to deal with. Once we capture the Prussian Type 151 20mm machine guns, we’ll try to replicate them. After Miss Ellie allocates the feedback department offices, we’ll hire reliable people to open the mails and record the demands.”
Vasily acknowledged, “Understood.”
The former principal sneered, “You talk as if hiring people is a trivial matter.”
Wang Zhong retorted, “It is simple. Previously, we didn’t have an office location, so we had to find people ourselves, which is why we gathered so many. Now that we have confirmed the office location, we just need to place an advertisement in the newspaper stating that General Rocossov’s agency is hiring, and we’ll quickly fill the positions.”
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