"Because I had already contacted the ergot organization in Chongqing through the North American Overseas Chinese Association in the United States. Chongqing also knew that a person named Li Yan would bring a batch of weapons and ammunition that were urgently needed by the frontline to China. This batch of ammunition would be donated to the soldiers of the Chinese anti-Japanese frontline for free. Therefore, when I came to China, I was not very worried about my personal safety. After all, the value of those weapons and ammunition was not to be underestimated.”
Li Yan felt that it was a pity to mention the weapons and ammunition. After all, it was confirmed by the US Navy Intelligence Bureau after a long period of investigation and research.
The total value was about 50,000 US dollars, and this was the cost price, and it was the price after the US Navy was responsible for transportation. If it was bought directly in the theater of operations in China, the price might even exceed 150,000 US dollars, or even reach a high price of about 170,000 US dollars.
There were 500 Garand rifles, 50 Springfield M1903 rifles, and 10 Browning M1918A1 light machine guns.
It was important to note that the M1903 rifle mentioned above not only brought guns, but also 50 2.2x sights.
With good accuracy, specially selected bullets, and a scope, the M1903 rifle could even become a qualified marksman rifle.
This should be a weapon that was extremely scarce in China. Moreover, when he purchased the bullets, he had purchased A-grade bullets directly from the Springfield Arsenal. These bullets were even better than the A-grade bullets on the market.
The price of each bullet was more than twice the price of ordinary bullets. If it weren't for his senior who worked as a manufacturing manager at Springfield Arsenal, he wouldn't even be able to buy such excellent bullets.
For the sake of these bullets, it could be said that he owed his senior a huge favor. After all, it was not easy for him to approve these bullets.
"You also brought a batch of weapons and ammunition. From what you said, this batch of weapons and ammunition is quite a lot.”
Secretary Zhu was also shocked when he heard this. After all, Secretary Zhu had always known that Li Yan had only come to Shandong as an industrial commissioner. This was also clearly mentioned in the documents of the Northern Bureau.
There was no mention of weapons or ammunition in the document. Li Yan had also come to the public intelligence point alone. Other than the fake document that he carried with him, there was nothing else.
To be honest, if Li Yan really brought a batch of weapons and ammunition to the public point, then regardless of whether Li Yan's identity was real or not, the public point would not make the decision to deal with Li Yan. After all, in the current China, weapons and ammunition were too scarce.
Because of the lack of weapons and ammunition, many times, the soldiers could only carry three bullets to the battlefield against the Japanese army.
If Li Lin really brought weapons and ammunition, even if the comrades at the public intelligence point might encounter certain dangers, Secretary Zhu believed that they would definitely bear the danger to contact Li Yan.
After all, weapons and ammunition were too precious. In their eyes, these weapons and ammunition were probably more valuable than their lives.
"Right. I'm in an unfamiliar war zone, so I must bring some key items. After all, I'm not familiar with this place. For a war zone, the most valuable items are undoubtedly weapons and ammunition.”
Even Li Yan, who had lived in America since he was young, understood this simple logic.
"What about the weapons and ammunition?”
Secretary Zhu quickly asked. With the current situation in Shandong, if they could obtain these ammunition, it would undoubtedly greatly increase their chances of winning against the Japanese army.
"It was stolen. I was quite careful before, but I didn't expect it to be stolen.”
Speaking of which, Li Yan was also surprised. After all, he already knew the value of that batch of ammunition. It could even be said that if he still had that batch of ammunition, what he could do now was not only to start the construction of the Green Camel Town Industrial Zone, but also to skip the Green Camel Town Industrial Zone and directly build the Fei County Industrial Zone.
After all, Fei County's conditions were actually better than Qing Tuo Town's. It was only because of safety reasons that he decided to build Qing Tuo Town's industrial zone first.
But now, they could only wait until the industrial zone of Qing Tuo Town was completed. At least, they could provide the resources to build the defense line of Fei County before they could start the construction of the industrial zone.
This had greatly delayed his work progress, at least for more than half a year.
Although he could now tell the UA Navy Intelligence Bureau to send another batch of weapons and ammunition, whether this batch of materials could be safely transported to Shandong became a big problem.
When he was in Shanghai, he had observed that the Japanese army's inspection of weapons and ammunition was extremely strict. If he had not been lucky, he might have been sitting in the interrogation room of the Japanese intelligence agency.
"It was stolen. Who stole it?”
Secretary Zhu was obviously excited. It was obvious that such precious materials could have been used to kill the Japanese army on the battlefield, but now, they were actually on the black market.
"Let's not talk about it. Can we not talk about this topic? Where were we earlier?"
Li Yan really did not want to dwell on this topic. After all, no matter what, the theft of the supplies was his responsibility. Even if it was unexpected, even if it was for various reasons, the main responsibility was definitely his.
Therefore, Li Yan did not want to discuss this topic too deeply. He started to talk about the previous topic.
"Speaking of the two million dollars.”
Unlike Secretary Zhu, Commander Zhao was very open-minded about the stolen weapons and ammunition.
Li Yan's intention was obvious. His initial plan was not to come to Shandong, but to go to Chongqing.
But in the end, Li Yan still came here. Something must have happened here that made Li Yan change his previous plans. Combining the two factors, it was not difficult to guess what had happened here.
They knew, but what could they do? However, it was a blessing in disguise. Although they did not have any weapons and ammunition, they had Li Yan. No matter what, Li Yan should be more valuable than those weapons and ammunition.
"Speaking of the two million US dollars, because of the lesson in Chongqing, the US Navy Intelligence Bureau specially formulated a regulation to prevent the funds from being misused. The money was deposited in an account in a bank. I first wrote the required equipment application form, then signed it by the military and political officials in Shandong. After the three of them signed it, they sent it to the military officer in the American residence in China. After the military officer received it, he began to place the order form. After the order form was issued, it began to be transported to Shandong. The three of us will sign on the receipt. The person transporting the goods will take the receipt to the military officer. After the military officer has confirmed that there is no mistake, he will write the transfer receipt. Finally, the money will reach the hands of the manufacturer.”
Although the process was very complicated, there was no doubt that this method could ensure that the funds would not be misused. After all, whether it was him, Secretary Zhu, or even the military officer, none of the three parties had handled any money. Although it was a little time-consuming, it was completely acceptable compared to the safety of funds.
"In other words, we have to look at the report, and not just simply look at it. After reading it, we have to sign it, right?”
In fact, Secretary Zhu did not quite understand what Li Yan had just said. After all, it was too complicated. However, he knew one thing. Whether it was today's document or the documents in the future, he needed to observe them in detail.
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