Major General Meng Debiao, Deputy Director of the Military and Political Department of the Central Army, stood up and said,""Sir, I have to interrupt.
Now that your company has suddenly increased the number of 150mm heavy cannons, I have to ask for instructions again. Please give me an hour.”
The appearance of the 150mm heavy artillery disrupted everyone's plans.
Now, not only did everyone have to compete for the 105mm howitzer, but they also had to compete for the 150mm heavy artillery. This was the most important thing.
Therefore, they needed to increase the budget. Everything needed to be decided by the higher-ups.
The man in the suit agreed.
Within an hour, the electromagnetic waves began to spread to all parts of the country.
The news of the new batch of 50 150mm heavy artillery immediately caused a huge commotion.
In the current country, the number of 150mm heavy cannons was extremely small.
Even the Northeast Army, which had the strongest industrial capabilities, did not produce much, only a few dozen.
Therefore, all parties attached great importance to this batch of cannons.
In fact, Chairman Chang even said that he would take down this batch of large-caliber heavy artillery at all costs.
The 105mm howitzer could be put aside for now.
An hour later, everyone returned to the venue.
Meanwhile, Vulcan Industries 'first equipment auction officially began.
"Everyone, I believe you all know the performance of this batch of 105mm howitzers. The specific data has been placed on your table.
Then I will explain the rules of this auction.”
"These 100 cannons will be divided into 7 batches. 10 cannons will be released in batches 1-3, 15 cannons in batches 4-5, and 20 cannons in batches 6-7.
The starting price of the 10-door was 500,000 dollars, the starting price of the 15-door was 750,000 dollars, and the starting price of the 20-door was 1,000,000 dollars. Each increase must not be less than 1,000 dollars.
Then, let's start the first batch of filming."
Meng Debiao, the deputy director of the Quartermaster's Department, raised his number plate and shouted,""550,000."
Xu Yongchang, the representative of the Jin faction, shouted calmly,"560,000."
The low-key Gui Faction representative Huang Xuchu also raised his number plate."570,000."
Han Fuqu's representative, Han Liangsheng, was unknown, but his words were shocking.
"600,000."
At this moment, no one was in a hurry to raise their number plates.
The market price of a German-made 105mm howitzer was only 50,000 dollars.
The bid had already reached 60,000. There were still six rounds to go. It would not be worth it to continue bidding.
Furthermore, there were 150mm heavy cannons behind them.
Thus, the first batch of 10 105mm howitzers was won by Han Fu.
The competition for the second batch of 10 was not very intense.
It was bought by the representative of Liu Xiang of Sichuan Army for 620,000 yuan.
The third batch of 10 doors was still unhurried. The representative of Long Yunfang bought it for 650,000.
Everyone knew very well that Vulcan Industries was doing this to take money out of everyone's wallets.
Therefore, the competition was more rational.
However, when it came to the fourth round with 15 gates, it would be more intense.
Meng Debiao immediately suppressed them and won the 15 manuals at the price of 900,000.
The second batch was also bought by him, but the price had already reached 1 million. It seemed that he did not lack money at all.
When it came to the last two batches, Xu Yongchang from the Jin faculty could no longer sit still.
Of these two batches of 20, he had to get one batch no matter what.
When the bid reached 1.3 million, even Meng Debiao could not help but hold back his urge to raise the bid. Just like that, the Jin faction won the bid.
The last batch of soldiers had the fiercest competition. They were Qian Duoduo's Central Army and the Jinsui Army.
However, the Central Army won this round and won the bid for 1.33 million. The price of a single cannon was as high as 66,500, which was 16,500 higher than the market price.
However, this thing was simply priceless in the country.
You can't buy it even if you have money.
Therefore, even if the price was a little higher, everyone could accept it.
Zhang Xueming, who was sitting in the crowd, had a smile on his face.
This was a good business.
The cannon worth 5 million was sold for 6.4 million, an extra 1.4 million.
As expected, he had made the right move. Only by letting everyone participate in the competition could he sell it for a higher price.
Furthermore, the Central Army was definitely under the greatest pressure.
The next auction was the highlight of the auction.
The 50 heavy artillery pieces would all fall to this wave.
The 50 Krupp 150mm heavy cannons were auctioned in batches of 10.
Its price was much higher than 105mm. In the international arms market, its price was as high as 30,000 US dollars, which was about 80,000 dollars.
If there were a few 105mm howitzers in the country, then there were only a few 150mm howitzers in the hands of the central army.
Meng Debiao was determined to get this batch of cannons.
Xu Yongchang had the same thought.
Of these 50, he had to dig out 20 no matter what.
As for the others, they just wanted to watch the show.
Firstly, it was because of the price, and secondly, it was because of the transportation.
Especially for the warlords of the southern faction.
Such large-caliber artillery could only be transported by train.
Then, he must have entered the territory of the Central Army.
When the time came, there was no doubt that they would definitely detain him for various reasons.
At that time, there was nowhere to cry.
As for the Jin faction, they weren't afraid. They could just take the Pingsui railway and then the Tongpu railway.
At the beginning, the competition between the two sides entered a white-hot stage.
Since he did not have a large caliber heavy cannon to strengthen his own defense, Xu Yongchang was exceptionally generous.
In a short while, the starting price of 800,000 was raised to 1.2 million, and it was still rising.
It only stopped when it reached 1.5 million.
Meng Debiao glared at him and gave up.
If they were to take pictures online, they would be treated like fools.
After getting 10, Xu Yongchang felt a little more relaxed. At least he had completed the minimum requirement.
His next goal was to make the Central Army pay more.
The more money they spent, the easier it would be for them in the last round of the auction.
Therefore, in the last three batches, each batch was sold at a price of more than 1.3 million yuan, which almost made Meng Debiao vomit blood.
When the last batch arrived, the competition between the two sides officially entered a white-hot stage.
The winner was indeed Xu Yongchang. He won the last 10 Krupp Heavy Cannons for 1.6 million.
These 50 heavy cannons were sold for a total of 7 million yuan.
And the market price was only 4 million. It was almost double the price.
From this, it could be seen how much importance everyone placed on the 150mm heavy artillery.
This thing could not be measured with money at all.
The auction ended, and the biggest winner was undoubtedly Zhang Xueming.
These 150 cannons were sold for more than 13 million dollars.
This was much better than selling directly.
Moreover, this was not the end. After all, they could not afford to buy a cannon without artillery shells. They could earn another wave of money here.
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