“…… That's a little too much, isn't it...... Big brother, the money for tobacco and soil plus the gift money from all walks of life is as high as 1.92 million in total! ”

After Yin Jinan and Shi Lejun counted and summarized the payment, they raised their heads full of beads of sweat and looked at An Yi who was half lying on the Taishi chair.

An Yi was staring blankly at the dim electric light on the ceiling at this time, his face showed an inexplicable look of nostalgia, and when he heard Yin Jinan's exclamation, he slowly turned around and said in a deep voice:

"When we get to a big place where there are foreign banks, I will deposit the 45,000 yuan from the sale of the captured ships and the 150,000 yuan given by Deputy Division Commander Jiang into the provident fund accounts of the officers and soldiers, and the rest into the HSBC account opened in my name."

Yin Jinan nodded in response, and then said: "Now the special account in my name has 2.64 million, and the account opened in Nanchang in the name of the beard was originally more than 574,000 yuan, plus the 1.2 million brought by the boat this time, the special account of the beard will also be as high as more than 1.7 million." Last time, I went back and opened an account in the name of Ying Wu with more than 74,000 yuan, and if half of the guns, ammunition and military supplies shipped back this time were sold, Ying Wu's account would increase to at least 800,000 yuan. ”

An Yi held his chin in his hand, thought lazily, and smiled faintly: "Don't worry, Ying Wu can be trusted, now that the old way is here, it will be easier to do it, and after our two brothers who went back on the same boat have established a radio station communication station, we can issue remote commands at any time, and the situation will not get out of control."

Another one, the 300 conjoined residential buildings being built in the west of the old Nanchang City still need to invest at least 180,000 yuan in development funds, plus the surrounding walls, roads, running water, wire erection, small parks, basketball courts, kindergartens, Invalids Primary School and other auxiliary facilities, at least 200,000 yuan need to be thrown in, these money add up to nearly 400,000 yuan, will be paid from Ying Wu's account, and the remaining 400,000 yuan will be paid to Mr. Ou next month 350,000 yuan. The machinery and equipment used to pay for the arrival of the garment factory and the hardware tool manufacturing factory, in this way, there is only about 50,000 yuan of working capital left on Yingwu's books, and we don't need to worry about it at all.

Besides, Ying Wu is now the director of the lieutenant colonel, and the high military salary of five or six hundred yuan a month is enough for him to squander, and he has a house, a car, and a service soldier to wait, so he lacks a daughter-in-law to warm the bed, and when the Central Party Department Political School is being prepared to enroll him, let him go in and stay for a year to gild, and when he comes out, he can be promoted to colonel, and then I have to get him to my side, this guy is indeed a genius in political work.

You don't know, the day before yesterday, I taught the battalions and even the instructors to sing those two songs "Loyal to the Country" and "Bloodstained Style", which made Lao Tzu's throat burst into flames, but it took these grandsons two whole days to learn, if Ying Wu is still here, I only need to hum it twice, where is the need to work so hard? ”

After An Yi finished speaking, he stretched slightly, then twisted his waist, picked up the cigarette on the coffee table, and took out one and lit it. Only then did he leisurely spit out two puffs of smoke rings, and when he saw Ye Cheng walking in, An Yi immediately came to his senses, sat up straight, and waited solemnly.

Ye Cheng walked up to An Yi and sat down, and happily reported: "The fast boat that the guests took has arrived at the Hedong Wharf, and the group went directly to the Christian church on the south bank after getting off the boat, and it should be almost there now." ”

An Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, quickly stood up and walked quickly to the coat rack by the wall, quickly took off the military uniform of the school officer on his body, and changed into a straight major general uniform. Looking in the mirror, he always felt that it was a bit of an eyesore, shook his head and took it off again, and under the stunned gaze of the brothers, he put on the school uniform he had just taken off, and urged the brothers to set off with only one armed belt.

Yang Bin asked puzzledly: "On such a formal occasion, why don't you wear a general's uniform?" That's a little grander......"

An Yi waved his hand to interrupt Yang Bin's words: "No, Hans, they are very familiar with our revolutionary army, they only need to look at the nameplate on our chest, and they will be able to identify the rank and position, and they don't need to be so solemn, otherwise others will think I am showing off." ”

Ten minutes later, An Yi, Yin Jinan, Yang Bin, and Ye Cheng, escorted by Lao Shen and Ding Zhicheng and other guards, rode to the river in the south of the city, crossed the stone arch bridge and dismounted in front of the beautiful arch of the church.

"My dear friend, you don't know how excited I am at this time!"

Hans grabbed An Yi's outstretched hand and pulled it hard, giving An Yi the warmest hug among his old friends. In the past year, each other has been constantly communicating and electrifying, and the business is getting bigger and bigger, just Lu Lin and An Yi's subordinate A Biao's "Hongxing Import and Export Trading Firm" cooperated to enter the Hunan and Guizhou markets, and sold tens of millions of yuan of weapons and ammunition, fuel generators and a variety of brands of processing equipment, the scope of cooperative operation and trade channels are gradually expanding and expanding, and even Hans, who has made good achievements and earned rich profits, was quickly promoted to the deputy general manager of China by the South China manager of Lu Lin's company, but because the Northern Expedition was in full swing, He and An Yi have never been able to see each other, and the feelings in their hearts and the friendship between each other have deepened with the increase of interests.

An Yi was also very happy to reunite with his old friends, hugged him tightly and left gently, and said with a smile: "Hans, you have grown a beard, a beautiful and mighty beard...... Ah, Raut! My friend, are you okay? ”

Raute was also infected by the friendship between An Yi and Hans, shook his head again and again and sighed, and when he heard An Yi greeting him, he hurriedly stepped forward and held his hand tightly:

"An, you are becoming more and more famous now, half of the newspapers in China are reporting on your great achievements, saying that you defeated the famous generals under Sun Chuanfang and Meng Zhaoyue one by one, and successively captured more than 20 famous generals and colonels, and you are a heroic model of the revolutionary army, haha!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Rauter...... Who is this? An Yi thanked him and politely smiled politely at the thin, blonde-haired middle-aged man beside Hans.

Hans's Chinese has greatly improved, and he introduced with a smile: "August. Mr. Herman, Deputy General Manager of Lihe & Co. in East China, is also a good friend of me and Raute. This time he heard that we were coming to see you, and he wanted to come and meet you. Considering that there will be cooperation between us in the future, we agreed to come down! ”

"Hello, General, it is a great honor to meet you! Hans is absolutely right, you are a genius who can do wonders, and it is exciting to be so young! Mr. Herman held out his hand politely.

An Yi hurriedly stretched out his hand and said politely: "It's a pleasure to see you!" I hope to get Mr. Herman's attention in the future. ”

"Friends, please, we can't stand in the cold wind and talk humbly, right? Ha ha...... Everyone, please go in and get to know each other again. Hans shook hands with Yang Bin and the others one by one, and politely invited everyone in.

Everyone climbed the stone steps of the church, turned through the elaborate stone-walled corridor, and entered a large living room on the left side of the chapel, where coffee and fragrant tea were steaming on the oval-shaped large table covered with clean linen in the middle.

After introducing each other, Hans sat down opposite each other, Hans looked at the red border and a red three-dimensional star on the nameplate on An Yi's chest, and then remembered the situation when they first met each other to discuss the improvement of sewing machines, and sighed very emotionally: "An, I really didn't expect that you have been a general with outstanding military achievements in just over a year, and I was very surprised and very happy to see this news in the "Central Daily" and the neutral newspaper "Declaration" in Shanghai a week ago, and the newspaper introduced that the army led by you has won one battle after another. It is shocking that tens of thousands of opponents have been captured in the two major battles! Such a remarkable record, even in the history of European warfare, is quite rare, and it is not too much to call it a miracle, how did you do it? ”

An Yi smiled and pointed to the brothers around him: "It is the result of the joint efforts of my brothers and thousands of soldiers, and there are several reasons that cannot be ignored, one is that we have a large Chinese population, almost comparable to the total population of Europe, and there are many people who make a living by fighting; Another important reason is that the current squadron has not yet grasped the essence of modern warfare, and tens of thousands of people are often crammed into a small city or a small area to carry out a backward static war of attrition, so there are usually tens of thousands of prisoners; Moreover, our army's weapons and equipment are quite backward, and in many cases we can only rely on a large number of people to win. For these reasons, what you call miracles will continue to happen. ”

Everyone laughed and nodded their heads again and again. Herman, who had participated in the world war, was surprised by the wisdom and foresight contained in An Yi's witty words, hesitated for a moment, and then asked with a smile:

"General, can the reasons you give be understood as the driving force for you to introduce a large number of advanced weapons and equipment, and to manufacture machine tools and equipment? Can we think that the general is interested in revitalizing China's manufacturing industry and even the entire industrial system? It's like...... Just like the original enlightened official, General Jang Zhidong? ”

An Yi laughed: "Mr. Herman's deep understanding of China is really admirable!" Yes, no matter what the praise and disapproval of Zhang Zhidong is after his death, I always think that he is a great man worthy of respect, at least his spirit of revitalizing the national industry and his profound sense of national distress are admirable. Sixteen years have passed since the founding of the Republic of China, and this spirit of striving for progress still inspires countless Chinese, including me.

However, although I have a firm determination, I do not yet have the ability to influence the establishment and revitalization of a country's industrial system, because the entire modern industrial system is too large, far beyond the ability of an individual, no matter how rich and excellent this person is, it needs the support of national policies and the awakening of the whole industry, otherwise it cannot be done. Therefore, I can only hope that through my unremitting efforts, I can contribute my modest efforts to the industrial revitalization of my motherland, and as long as I persevere, I will definitely be able to achieve something.

As a simple example, I invested in the ramie textile factory in Nanchang, and Mr. Hans was very helpful when he was aware of the project. According to my prediction, this project will at least double the income of tens of thousands of people in the eight surrounding counties every year, directly stimulate the development of transportation and handicraft industries in the region, and indirectly lead to the improvement of consumption and even education and culture in the region.

As long as the peasants solve the problem of food and clothing, they will demand better living conditions, so the demand for construction and living materials such as nails, wires, steel, wood, furniture, etc., will increase, which will stimulate the trade and production of these materials, and then drive the labor-intensive construction industry and handicraft industry, so that many rural idle labor force will enter the construction field. And the rural labor force is less, we must find ways to improve the efficiency of farming, which can promote the production of agricultural machinery, and so on, and the scope of influence will also expand, and then promote the circulation of the regional economy, to some extent, it has played a role in promoting the development and improvement of the industrial level, isn't it? ”

Herman looked at An Yi in surprise, Hans and Raute also heard An Yi's economic views for the first time, and neither of them expected An Yi to have such a deep understanding of the economic field.

Hans shook his head and asked with emotion, "Ann, how much knowledge do you have in your head?" ”

"It's all superficial...... I just read books and newspapers and thought about it a little more, and I didn't test it through practice, and it needs to be further confirmed, haha! ”

An Yi snorted, and then asked with a smile: "Everyone, let's get back to the topic, I want to know what you want to know from me today?" Are you willing to work more broadly and deeply? Are you willing to provide more advanced machine tools, equipment, raw materials to the machinery manufacturing enterprises I am about to establish, and carry out technical cooperation and transfer? These are the questions I desperately want to know. If you are willing, I would like to identify a three-year cooperative development plan with a total transaction value of 35 million yuan, and I mean the current currency of China, which is about 12 million US dollars at the current exchange rate. ”

The three Germans were taken aback, and Hans asked excitedly, "Ann, are you sure?" ”

"Hans, you should know my integrity. Today I have brought a million dollars worth of gold as a deposit for the purchase of equipment and spare parts from you on my last call, and at this moment it is on the back of the guards in the courtyard of the church, and I will have someone bring it in. ”

An Yi nodded to Shen Fengdao who was standing outside the door, and in less than three minutes, two sturdy wooden boxes were sent to the table by An Yi's guards, An Yi stood up and untied the lid of the box, and the two small wooden boxes were full of gold and glowed intoxicatingly.

Hans and the three looked at each other, Lauter held back the excitement in his heart, waved his hand to summon three henchmen, and the three experienced German senior staff were prepared, and immediately took out the balance and testing instrument to test each gold bar one by one, and finally pointed to the inscription on the gold bar and whispered to the three bosses:

"These are all genuine products minted by the Bank of China under the jurisdiction of Beiyang Zhengaxe, and the total amount is one million and nine hundred and eighty-five Chinese silver dollars according to the median price of the market this week."

Hans ordered the box to be sealed and accepted, took out a pen and the contract documents prepared in advance from his briefcase, and carefully filled in the one million and nine hundred and eighty-five yuan Chinese silver coins on the deposit column, and then carefully checked it and handed it to An Yi, who was watching with a smile.

An Yi could understand Chinese and could not read German, and after handing it to Ye Cheng to read the Chinese terms again without objection, he gladly took out his beloved pen and signed his name on three copies of the same text.

Hans took the text handed by An Yi, happily signed his name, then stood up solemnly, handed one of them to An Yi, and the two shook hands tightly across the wide table, letting out a happy laugh.

Lauter, excited by the big business, gave two high-fives, and the two monks served champagne and goblets, poured them and placed them politely in front of everyone.

Hans picked up his glass and walked to An Yi's side, and the two happily clinked glasses and talked cordially. Raute also greeted Ye Cheng and the others politely, asking if everyone was used to the taste of this wine? If it doesn't work, try another one.

Herman on the side was already stunned, and his blue eyes turned green. The contract includes the processing and manufacturing equipment of the Czech ZB26 light machine gun and 98K rifle, as well as the corresponding parts testing molds and bullet production lines; Twenty four-ton Mercedes-Benz six-wheeled diesel trucks, 10 Mercedes-Benz small military vehicles, two bullet production lines, and a large number of small arms core parts. Among them, the complete set of production equipment for the Czech ZB26 light machine gun was quietly transferred from the Czech arsenal through the German Lihe Corporation, where Hermann worked.

The total value of the entire transaction is as high as 8 million yuan of Chinese silver coins, and the million yuan paid in gold is just a deposit, and the settlement method of the first three million goods is settled immediately after the tax is paid on the shore, such favorable trading conditions and huge amounts of money make Herman deeply shocked and envious, and he clearly realizes that this business may be just the beginning, and the tall and handsome young Chinese general in front of him will definitely carry out crazy equipment purchases again, at least a large number of gunpowder, special steel, and brass sheets will be purchased in batchesto meet the needs of the production of firearms and ammunition.

Thinking of this, the tall and shrewd Herman could no longer sit still, he lifted the cup, walked up to An Yi and Hans with great interest, and warmly congratulated the two.

Everyone chatted happily for a while, and the thoughtful Herman intentionally or unintentionally led to the topic: "General, I have read your procurement plan, do you plan to gradually introduce equipment and technology for the manufacture of light and heavy weapons, and then gradually develop into the largest arms manufacturer in China?" ”

An Yi laughed: "Of course, not only light weapons, but also all kinds of manufacturing machine tools, artillery, anti-aircraft guns, diesel engines, high-power tracked tractors, etc., I am very interested, but the next step I need to invest one million yuan to build a comprehensive large hospital on the shore of Chengbi Lake, sixteen kilometers south of Nanchang, and strive to build it before the end of the year. If we do a good job, we will gradually expand it to a nationwide medical school by the end of next year, and I would like to continue to invest in it. ”

Herman's eyes lit up, and he suggested with a smile: "Dear General An, I have a suggestion here, in my memory, there is not yet a Christian church in the beautiful old Nanchang, if the general can promote a Christian church to settle in the territory of the old Nanchang, it is estimated that the Holy See will send batches of outstanding doctors to the general's hospital to work and teach for free, and I am very confident in this." ”

"That's right! How did I forget this? Ann, this is definitely a good idea, and I suggest that you accept this friendship, and that you do not have to worry about it at all, as long as you can obtain the permission of the Nationalist Axe, all other things will be done by the German envoys and the Church, and I bet you will even receive a complete set of advanced medical equipment and leave a good reputation on the people of Germany and the whole of Europe. Hans looked at An Yi happily.

An Yi was overjoyed and immediately agreed. Nowadays, there are foreign churches everywhere in China, what is one more? What's more, his principal is estimated to have to marry Miss Song San in the boudoir, and Principal Jiang is not allowed to receive Christ baptism before marriage?

There is a good thing, An Yi was just about to say goodbye and return to Haining County, Raute had already brought a beautiful brown suitcase to An Yi, and asked An Yi quite mysteriously if he was interested in opening it?

An Yi didn't want to open it immediately, only to see six delicate hard leather long boxes neatly placed in the box.

An Yi casually picked up a box, opened it and saw a finely crafted Zeiss military sniper scope, and the brothers also put down their cups and came up to check it, and were greatly amazed by the sniper scope, which was much longer and more delicate than the first batch of quadruple scopes.

An Yi looked at it carefully with pity, and sighed: "It's so beautiful!" It turned out to be six times the direct sight, and there were scale marks, such a generous gift was so touching, this is exactly what I dreamed of, thank you Rauter, thank you Hans! ”

Hans smiled, waved his hand and said: "No thanks, this is our German headquarters specially transferred from Germany for you to recognize your outstanding product design talent, and thank you for your outstanding contribution to Lulin's opening up of the southern China market!" Take it!

By the way, I almost forgot to tell you an important thing, the twelve young people you sent to Germany for further study are very good, kind and hardworking, and it is estimated that in three months, they will be able to master the language and skills of communication, and they will pass the test and enter the Krupp Institute of Technology to learn and work at the same time. Rest assured, they are well taken care of, and our headquarters has transferred the regular benefits of the patented products paid to you to the special fund account according to your requirements to cover the ordinary expenses of your overseas students.

Ann, I wish you could have more inventions, and your genius is always exciting. ”

"Yes, Hans, when I finish the Northern Expedition, I will calm down and study a few patented technologies, and then we will still cooperate sincerely together, I promise!"

An Yi smiled sincerely, picked up the wine glass and touched Hans lightly, and then drank it all.

(To be continued)