Chapter 25
The next chapter was about the models of the 60 mortar and the 75mm field cannon that were about to enter service.
The 60 Mortar was a 60mm Light Mortar from Brander, a mage.
The 75mm field cannon was a German FK7M85 field cannon.
These are the models of the two cannons that are about to enter service. If you want to know the specific data, go and check it yourself. I can't be bothered to give you the general information!
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The year 1932 soon passed, and it was now 1933.
Winter was not over yet, and the snow in the northeast was still thick and terrifying. However, Zhao Wenbin's Northeast Anti-Japanese Army had made a name for itself in the battle of Jidong County some time ago. The strength of annihilating an infantry regiment of the Japanese had gradually made people in the two provinces of Hei Long and Ji Lin know about the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army, and Zhao Wenbin's name had also entered the eyes of many people.
The Japanese in Fengtian were still preparing to rush to the Hei Long River to destroy the anti-Japanese army, but Zhao Wenbin's troops were the first to move.
The 1st and 2nd Infantry Battalions, which were the first to be reorganized, set off to occupy Lishu County and Linkou County. They began to recruit soldiers on a large scale in these two counties.
As usual, those who joined the army would be given a 50-dollar settlement allowance, and those who died in battle would be given a 300-dollar pension. If they retired due to injury, the government would be responsible for all their expenses for life. With these conditions, there was an endless stream of people who came to join the army.
The recruit camp was also constantly expanding. Every day, a large number of new recruits were sent to Jixi County and Jidong County. Zhao Wenbin, who was overseeing everything in Jixi County, also began to get busy.
The reason why so many new recruits were sent over was because there were other veterans to train them, but Zhao Wenbin also had to continue to select people to train as officers. At the same time, he also had to select artillery to train. After all, the artillery that the eight infantry battalions needed had already been used up by the artillery that Zhao Wenbin had trained.
Fortunately, Zhao Wenbin also left some artillery to help him train new artillery.
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February 16, 1933
Almost three months had passed, and another batch of new recruits had been trained.
Zhao Wenbin sat in his small courtyard and looked at the documents sent by the recruit camp. He smoked while looking at these documents.
There were quite a number of new recruits in this batch.
There were 14,000 new recruits in this batch. After this training, plus the eight infantry battalions he had previously, the wounded soldiers that had returned to the army, the 1st Awe Battalion, and the 2nd Guard Battalion that he had established, the total number of soldiers in his hands would reach nearly 20,000.
"Young Master, a new batch of food has been shipped back.”
Just as Zhao Wenbin was reading some documents, Old Man Li walked in with a travel-worn face and panted.
"It's back? En! Not bad. How long will it last for our 20,000 troops?”
Zhao Wenbin continued to flip through the documents and asked Old Man Li.
"Enough for three months. But Young Master, we can't do this! If we buy food like this, we'll raise the price sooner or later. At that time, the people in the vicinity would not have a good life!”
Old Man Li said with some worry. Zhao Wenbin's investment was a small problem in the country, but it was a big problem for the local area.
This wasn't a big city with a lot of people, such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Tianjin, and other coastal cities. In such a big city, it was really nothing to buy food for 20,000 people for three months.
However, this was not such a big city. It was only a small county. Selling grain like this would cause the local grain prices to rise, and the people in the city would not have a good time.
"I know. But don't worry. I've already gotten someone to contact the people outside. Someone will probably come in the next two days, so don't worry about this.”
Zhao Wenbin had just finished speaking when Zhou Da walked in.
"Young Master, our guest has arrived!”
"Oh? He's here? Quickly invite him to the living room. Also, get the kitchen to prepare a feast!”
Zhao Wenbin's face revealed a hint of joy as he said softly to Zhou Da.
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Nelson Jensen was an important figure in the history of China during this period.
In history, from 1930 to 1934, he served as the ambassador to China.
He was recalled at the end of 1934. Later, in the second half of 1935, he was sent to China again as ambassador to China. He was not recalled until May 1941.
It was now the beginning of 1933, so he was still the ambassador to China.
He was originally in Nanjing, but someone had found him some time ago, claiming that he would buy a large amount of food and other items in the United States.
Well, this was very good news for the United States, which was currently in an economic crisis. It was just that Jason didn't want to care.
Because in his opinion, how much can you buy? Now that the US economy is in a slump, those farmers can't sell their food. The market is so big, how much can you buy alone?
Even if you want to buy it, how much can you buy?
But then this person said that he wanted to buy ten tons. Jensen almost hit him after hearing that. However, when he said that it was ten tons of gold grain, Jensen's expression suddenly changed.
To buy ten tons of gold worth of food was a lot.
During this period, how much was ten tons of gold worth?
11.29 million USD!
11 million USD. This was not the future. If all the 11 million USD in this era were invested in the food market, how many farmers would cry tears of joy?
Therefore, Jensen immediately took it seriously after hearing it. A large food order of more than ten million US dollars was good news for the current United States.
Then, he began to talk to the scholar that Zhou Da had sent over. It was only after the discussion that Jensen knew that he could not make the decision on the specific matters. He had a big boss behind him. He needed to talk to the big boss in detail.
In the end, Jensen arrived at Jidong County after a week.
He sat in the living room and drank the coffee that Zhao Wenbin had prepared for him. He was not in a hurry. He was not worried that someone would plot against him because he was the ambassador to China. With this identity, no one would dare to plot against him.
After a while, the sound of footsteps could be heard. Zhao Wenbin, who was wearing a military uniform, walked in with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Jensen, was the journey safe?”
Zhao Wenbin sat down and asked softly in fluent English.
"Of course! I don't think anyone here will have any thoughts about it!”
Jason shrugged. He was very confident in his safety.
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