Yin Yong picked it up and saw that it read," I am Yin Yong, the brigade commander of the newly built independent mixed first brigade, who has been ordered to receive 5,000 sets of military uniforms. The warehouse will be distributed according to the order. There must be no mistakes! Liu Xiang, 15th April, 1920. There was also a red stamp on it--
"Sir, I have one more thing…"
"Speak!"
"Yes, sir. I see that the equipment of the Sichuan Army is relatively simple, especially the lack of artillery. I can buy artillery from abroad.”Before this, Yin Yong was prepared to use the cannon to negotiate with Liu Xiang. However, before he showed his trump card, the two sides had already reached an agreement. Originally, there was no need to show this trump card. However, he wanted to be on good terms with Liu Xiang. Secondly, with this cannon, he could also improve the firepower of the brave Sichuan army. In the future, when he went to the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War, he could sacrifice fewer people and kill more Japanese pirates. Thirdly, he was very poor now and did not have the advance payment for the cannon. What could he do with the thousand dollars he had?
Even the steady Liu Xiang couldn't help but jump up when she heard this. She said anxiously,"What did you say? You can buy cannons?"
"Yes!" Yin Yong nodded solemnly.
"Tell me, what kind of cannons are they?"”
"75mm Bofors Field Cannon, 105mm Japanese Type 91 Field Cannon, and 150mm Howitzers are also available, but 155mm Howitzers are too heavy. With the current roads in Sikong, it's almost impossible to move. Therefore, I think it's best not to buy these heavy cannons for the time being before improving the traffic in the province!”
"Oh…you even have such a way?”Liu Xiang could not help but be overjoyed when he heard that. Although the warlords of Sihe had hundreds of thousands of troops, there were less than 20 mountain cannons in total. He was considered good. He had a mountain cannon regiment, but it was actually only a reinforced company. There were only seven cannons in total, and three of them were the M1893 Gruesen 57mm field cannons from the Qing Dynasty. This kind of antique cannon had long been swept into the dustbin of history. However, in the hands of the Sichuan army, which was seriously lacking in cannons, they were still a treasure. The remaining four Shanghai-made Krupp 75mm mountain cannons were old goods from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Their performance was far behind the 75mm mountain cannons equipped by the Western countries and the Wei Nation. Liu Xiang wanted to improve his artillery equipment, but he had no way to do so. He also lacked funds, and there was no real progress for a long time. At this time, the main artillery equipment of the Sichuan Army was still the local mortars made by the Nagqing Weaponry Repair Institute. Even this kind of mortars with backward performance and rough quality could only be distributed to a division of ten... As far as he knew, Chairman Nan Jing had just obtained twelve 75mm Bofors field cannons. It was said that each cannon cost 40,000 yuan, and each shell cost 50 yuan. After he found out, he could only secretly envy the chairman's wealth. As for the 105mm cannon, even the chairman did not have many treasures!
"Our country's industry is far behind Europe, America, and the Japanese pirates, which is why we feel that these cannons are so powerful. However, in the developed countries of the West, this is only the support of the artillery of the regiment and division. It's just that the European and American powers deliberately restricted the flow of these cannons in order to contain our country and for their own interests in China, making it difficult to get a single cannon!”
"How are the performance and price of these cannons?”
"…That's the performance. As for the price, it's still relatively expensive. Take the 75mm Bofors field cannon as an example. The government spent 16,000 US dollars on each one, and the shells cost 20 US dollars each. If I go and look for my old friends and connections, the price of these things can still be lowered. Each 75mm field cannon costs 32,000 US dollars, and it comes with 80 shells. The shells are consumables, so the price should be 40 US dollars for one! As for the 105mm field cannons, they cost at least 70,000 yuan each. Each cannon was also equipped with 80 rounds of ammunition, which cost 70 yuan each!”
Liu Xiang nodded. This price was much cheaper than the chairman's purchase price, especially the 105mm field cannon. Even the chairman, who represented the orthodoxy of the Republic of China, had no way to buy it. If he equipped a few of them, then who would dare to say that the Sichuan army was a local leopard? He secretly calculated his own small treasury and realized that it was not a problem to buy these few cannons. With these cannons, would those fence-sitters dare to continue sitting on the fence? With the defection of these fence-sitters and the threat of the new heavy artillery, Liu Wenhui, this old uncle, probably wouldn't be able to jump around much! Ever since he had taken away the weapons and machines that his uncle, Liu Wenhui, had spent two million yuan on, his relationship with his uncle had been getting worse and worse. There was a possibility that he might accidentally fire them at any time. It was good to buy a few cannons to support his appearance and boost his morale. Moreover, these new cannons were very powerful. As long as they were set up and bombarded, any fortress would be blown up into the sky…Anyway, he would just treat these cannons as gifts from his uncle. Besides, after unifying Sikong, the tax revenue would definitely increase greatly. At that time, wouldn't he be able to get back the money for the cannons quickly?
"The price is indeed reasonable, but you saw it with your own eyes. Sikong is really too poor, and I don't have much money. Many soldiers don't even have guns in their hands. They go to the battlefield with only two grenades…Can you lower the price a little?”At this moment, Liu Xiang did not look like a warlord. Instead, he looked like a businessman.
"Officer Liu, I understand the situation in Sikong, and I also understand your situation. But you have to know that those arms dealers are not philanthropists. They also want to make money. To tell you the truth, they have almost no profit at this price, and I still have to pay for the transportation. Of course, I can transport these cannons and shells together with the equipment I bought, so the cost is saved! But if I help you contact the seller, it's fine if I don't take your commission, but you can't make me pay for it, right? That's the most I can do. You can see how many you need to buy. I'll go all out and see if I can get you more cannonballs!”
"Send 12 75mm field cannons and 4 105mm field cannons to form a heavy artillery regiment of 4 artillery companies!”
"Where are the cannonballs? "Sir, you know that the foreigners have a more serious blockade on us. If we transport them in this time, I'm afraid it won't be so easy next time. So you'd better order more shells. Otherwise, once the shells are used up, your cannons won't even be as good as a bayonet or a grenade!”
"What are you doing with so many cannonballs? This thing is just to scare people. A cannonball costs dozens of dollars. How can I have so much money to squander? I'll give you an extra 100 rounds for each cannon. See how many cannonballs you can give me?”
"I'll give it a try. I'll get you two hundred more 75mm cannonballs and a hundred more 105mm cannonballs. I really can't do anything about any more.”
Liu Xiang immediately agreed." Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. That's it!"”
"Sir, you can pay for these cannons when the goods arrive, but according to the usual practice, you have to pay at least 20% of the deposit in advance. This order is a total of 740,000 dollars, so you have to pay at least 148,000 dollars in advance!”
"No problem, but when will these weapons arrive?”
"I will definitely deliver it within six to nine months!”
"Alright, I'll get someone to prepare the cash. You can take it with you when you leave!”
"Sir, I can't take more than 100,000 yuan. Can you change it into US dollars or checks?”
"No problem…Alright, you can go now. Xiao Lan is still waiting for you. Otherwise, she will come here again in a while!”
" As he had not put on his military uniform yet, he did not salute. He picked up the watch on the sofa that he had not had the time to give out and said,""Officer Liu, this is a Swiss-Longines watch. It is accurate and has great use and collection value.”
Liu Xiang took the box and smiled a little more. She waved her hand and said,"Alright, let's go!"
"Yes, sir!" Yin Yong bowed slightly and left Liu Xiang's office.
As soon as he walked out of Liu Xiang's office, Yuxiu came up to him and said with a smile,""Young Master Yin, Miss specially sent me to wait for you here. Please come with me!”
"Alright, sorry to trouble you!"
"I don't dare. This is what I should do!”
On the second floor, outside Zhou Lan's room, Yuxiu gently knocked on the door.""Miss, Young Master Yin is here!"
" Coming, coming..." Zhou Lan, who was in the room, hurriedly jogged to open the door. When Yin Yong entered the room, Yuxiu sensibly closed the door and walked away.
The moment the door closed, Zhou Lan hugged Yin Yong's hand and said with concern,""Big brother, uncle didn't make things difficult for you, right?”After saying that, she let go of Yin Yong's hand and circled him twice, as if she wanted to see if he had been beaten up.
"Officer Liu didn't make things difficult for me, but you gave me a big problem!" Yin Yong laughed.”
Zhou Lan smiled embarrassedly and said stubbornly,""Hmph, don't think I don't know. I'm afraid you're overjoyed in your heart right now, right? I was soft-hearted for a moment, and you had a gentle and beautiful wife…A typical example of someone who got a bargain and still acted obediently!”
Yin Yong smiled bitterly." I'd rather not have such an advantage. I'm serious. You know that I live in a monogamy country. It's too hasty for me to suddenly change and accept polygamy…"
"Hmph, how is it polygamy? I haven't said that I'll marry you yet.”
"No? Who was the one who announced that he would marry me in front of Officer Liu?”Yin Yong teased with a smile.
In fact, after returning to the room, Zhou Lan was also very shocked and embarrassed by her boldness. She hid under the blanket for a while before recovering. Now that Yin Yong had mentioned it to her face, she could not help but feel her cheeks burning up again. She buried her head in Yin Yong's arms and did not dare to look at him.
Yin Yong stroked Zhou Lan's silk-like back through her raw silk clothes and said sincerely,""Xiao Lan, thank you for knowing you. With you doing this for me, my trip back wasn't in vain!”
Zhou Lan thought that Yin Yong was referring to his return from America, but she did not know that Yin Yong was referring to his transmigration!
"Big Brother, Little Jun is really pitiful. Because of the deaths of three older cousins, Uncle and Aunt were worried that something would happen to Little Jun. Moreover, Uncle has been fighting for many years and has enemies everywhere. He was afraid that Little Jun would be taken revenge by his enemies, so he brought her with him since she was young. Her world is our family, just like Ge Ge in the Qing Dynasty. She was locked up in a palace wall in a big prison. Little Jun was the same, but her prison was smaller! I was really afraid that she would spend the rest of her life in this prison. Yesterday, I advised her to go out and see the scenery outside. I didn't expect my words to come true so quickly! Big Brother, what I said in front of Uncle is the truth. With Little Jun's personality, if she marries someone else, it would be fine when Uncle is still around. But if Uncle loses his power or even leaves one day, Little Jun would probably be bullied by others. Big Brother, you came back from abroad, so you don't look down on women like many people in China. You're also sincere and kind. I believe that as long as you marry Little Jun, you won't let her down or hurt her at any time. Besides, I can take care of Little Jun now that she's married to you. If you dare to bully her, I won't let you off!”
"You! You're already thinking of bullying me before marrying me. Aren't you afraid that I'll be scared away and not dare to marry you?”
" You dare? If you dare to abandon me, I'll shoot you and kill myself…"
"Don't, I'm just joking!" Yin Yong hurriedly raised his hand.
"I was just joking!" Zhou Lan chuckled.”
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