On December 16, 1916, the construction of the ponytail made Zuo Zongming busy. The first batch of European military uniforms made of ponytail had been sent to Europe. These military uniforms only needed a short period of processing to be able to wear the standard military uniforms!!!
The first batch of military uniforms was no more than 2,000 sets, and each set cost 15 pounds. The current exchange rate of pounds to silver dollars was 1:9, which was equivalent to 135 silver dollars!
(In this book, one pound is equal to three US dollars, one US dollar is equal to three silver dollars, one silver dollar is equal to two yen, the yen is equivalent to the ruble, and the mark is equivalent to the pound. This exchange is purely fabricated, so don't delve into it!)）
2,000 sets were nearly 270,000 yuan. After deducting the cost of materials, the workers 'wages, the transportation fees, and the cost of the passage, Zuo Zongming's first batch of military uniforms earned nearly five oceans!
Indeed, from Quanzhou to Europe, it was across the continent of Europe and Asia. In addition to the fees along the way, those officials were all bloodsuckers!
However, this was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and the real bulk of the profits had been taken by the M Nation. In the future, it would be almost impossible to get an order for 2,000 sets of military uniforms from the M Nation, unless they continued to lower the price. Only then would they be able to get an order from the number one industrial country!
"Zong Ming, Li Houji's 11th and 12th divisions of the Min Army had a fierce battle with the Southern National Revolutionary Army 20 kilometers south of Quanzhou two days ago. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and I heard that they used a lot of heavy machine guns!!”
"In the northeast, Zhang Zuolin is also openly obeying Duan Qirui of Yanjing. The war between the Feng and Wan factions will definitely erupt in a short period of time!”
Wu Guangzhong was currently in charge of the Military and Political Council. As one of the few people who could see the big picture, he knew very well that if Ponytail really wanted to go out, the first person he had to face was Li Houji!
"I heard that this batch of Southern National Revolutionary Army obtained a large amount of armaments from the Americans, so they dared to attack Fujian!!!”
Zuo Zongming couldn't help but shake his head. As expected, he still had to pick the soft persimmon. For example, Tang Jiyao from Yunnan and Lu Rongting from Guangxi. The Southern National Revolutionary Army didn't make a move. Instead, they chose Li Houji from Fujian, who had the weakest military strength among the southern provinces!
Li Houji's original 11th Beiyang Division was ranked at the bottom. Later on, due to the suppression of the south, the elite forces were even reduced. Through the reorganization of the local armed forces in Fujian, Li Houji expanded the 11th Division into two infantry divisions and a mixed brigade with nearly 40,000 people. However, Li Houji claimed to have 100,000 people!
"However, over at Yanjing, Duan Qirui officially sent a telegram to Li Houji to stop the Southern Revolutionary Party from extending their influence to Fujian at all costs!”
Zuo Zongming sneered. Although Duan Qirui's Wan faction had taken over Yuan Shikai's throne of power, in this land of China, whether it was Lu Rongting or Tang Jiyao in the southwest, Zhang Zuolin in the northeast, or even Li Houji, it was impossible for them to obey Yanjing's direction!
Even if Yanjing was still the only legal government of the Republic of China, to these warlords who controlled the local military and political power, Duan Qirui's telegram was nothing but bullshit!
In this chaotic world, who wouldn't want to reach the peak of a province? People like Qi Xieyuan of Jiangsu, Lu Yongxiang of Zhejiang, and so on were all hoarding their military power and waiting for an opportunity!
There were thousands of warlords in China, big and small. Now, Zuo Zongming was going to join them, even though there were only 300 people in Ponytail's patrol camp!
"Uncle Wu, I'll have to trouble you to take care of the few factories. Let the newly established civil defense team train well. In the future, our Ponytail's troops will definitely be expanded!!”
"Alright, I'll listen to you. Zong Ming, your Uncle Wu still has some face in Ponytail. If anyone doesn't listen to you, it means that they don't listen to me, Wu Guangzhong!!”
"Hahaha, Uncle Wu, Zong Ming thanks!”
Zuo Zongming was not in a hurry to restore the original Mawei Shipyard. To restore the operation of such a huge shipyard, the manpower and material resources involved were too huge. Moreover, the most lacking thing was the technical workers who had left!
However, during Zuo Zongming's visit, he also found a few surprises. There were a few diesel generators, a production line for artillery, and a production line for 7.92mm bullets. Now, he was only missing a production line for rifles!
In the rounds of elimination in history, the weak sand would be filtered clean, and the brittle glass would be completely shattered. Only the tough and tempered steel would survive, laying every solid dragon bone for the warships that sailed to the sea of stars. The Chinese nation, with 400 million descendants of the Yellow Emperor, would definitely be able to reach the peak of the national forest!!!
Zuo Zongming looked around. The 300 soldiers of the patrol camp were undergoing military training every day. Although the ammunition consumption was huge, the results were huge. Zuo Zongming also continuously purchased armaments from various trading companies!
Europe's arms ban on the East did not have much of a practical effect. After all, China did not have a complete industrial system. Even if the design drawings were given to the people, it was impossible for them to produce mature military weapons. Even if it was a bullet production line, other than a few slightly large-scale factories in China, the bullets produced by the other so-called factories were basically unqualified!
In this era, as long as you had enough oceans, you could even get the main battleships of the British Empire!
The sound of bullets being fired and the continuous sound of penetration began to echo between heaven and earth. Only military power was the strongest guardian of this era. The warlords were the rulers of this era!!!
Only the power of steel and guns can lead a nation to the peak. In the era of cannons and warships, you tell me, with your passion and so-called strategy and tactics, you can reverse the monstrous disadvantage!
"No! The heavens allowed me to transmigrate. If I don't become a warlord of the Republic of China, I'll really be letting down the name of transmigrator. Moreover, there's the Civilization Rise System. If I'm forced into a corner, I'll take down this world!!!”
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