After establishing the initial intention, Chen Jingyun and Henry's negotiations continued, and this kind of large-scale arms purchase naturally could not be done casually with an open mouth, and they talked according to one by one, during which Henry went back and forth to the Governor's Mansion many times, and communicated with the Shanghai headquarters by telegraph, while the Shanghai headquarters communicated with the locals, and only then did they reach a preliminary agreement:

5,000 unopened 1888 rifles, 25,000 second-hand refurbished 1888 rifles, 100 old guns of various types, 100 old heavy machine guns, 500 Luger pistols, 1,500 Mauser C96 pistols, 150 old Madsen light machine guns, 15 million rounds of ammunition, and 50,000 shells. Except for pistols, the above items are all retired stocks or goods that are about to be retired, none of them are new guys, rifles needless to say are all old 1888 types, thirty-six of the artillery are 75 mm field guns, eighteen 75 mm mountain guns, forty 60 mm light rapid-fire mountain guns, and six 105 mm light howitzers, although they are all old models many years ago, but they are all tube guns. The heavy machine gun is also an old model such as MG99/MG01, the Madsen machine gun is a Danish commodity that Germany used to buy, and the others even the bullets, shells, telescopes and the like are the reserves of the German Army's backlog warehouse for many years.

According to Henry, this batch of ordnance was not easy to come by, especially the batch of artillery, which took great effort to get them out of active service in the Imperial Army.

In Chen Jingyun's view, these things are old goods that people don't want, and selling them to themselves is to dispose of garbage and relieve the pressure on the warehouse. But fortunately, although these arms are all old goods, and the surname can not be compared with today's advanced models, there is no generation gap, and there will not be a huge gap between front-loading guns and rear-loading guns, and considering the domestic environment, these ordnance is enough in the domestic battlefield.

As for the only new product, that is a pistol, the Luger pistol is equipped for officers, it is too embarrassing to use the old guy, and the number is only five hundred, so I simply bought a new one. The Mauser C96 also has several Chinese names called Zilai, Twenty Shots, which was originally a fully automatic pistol, but after adding a magazine and stock, it was transformed into a 'submachine pistol'. Chen Jingyun doesn't have a good impression of this thing, mainly because in his previous life, he has seen many film and television dramas in which the bandits have a 'shell gun' pinned to their waists, and the image is so dirty. But Lin Chengkun vigorously persuaded this gun to be powerful and easy to carry, and it couldn't be better for the artillery and guards to equip it, Chen Jingyun thought about it and felt that this automatic pistol did have some merits, so he put aside his prejudices and bought 1,500 to use first, and then there was a suitable replacement in the future.

After the price of this batch of guns and ammunition plus some other bits and pieces was determined, Chen Jingyun asked Henry to give a ninety-five discount, and then erased the odds, making a total price of 3.6 million silver dollars.

In general, the price of this batch of ordnance is still very affordable, not to say how expensive it is, not cheap, it is considered a normal level.

Since there is not so much inventory in the Far East, Henry said that they need to transfer it from China, and at the same time, they have to work hard in China in order to get this batch of weapons out of the army warehouse, after all, the old weapons in the inventory of the German Army cannot be sold just by saying that they can be sold, and they have to use some means to get this batch of weapons out, but this is all Lihe Yangxing's own business, Chen Jingyun only needs to prepare the money.

To this end, the two sides signed a contract, which was divided into three phases, the first of which was 5,000 second-hand 88 rifles and a small number of artillery and heavy machine guns temporarily transferred by Lihe & Co. from the Far East, for which Chen Jingyun paid a deposit of 300,000 yuan in advance. The next two batches will be paid within three months, and the payment will be paid in installments.

In addition to the ordnance, Chen Jingyun strongly asked the military instructors, especially the artillery instructor Henry, did not directly refuse, saying that he was just a businessman, and this batch of ordnance transactions was also purely commercial and did not involve military cooperation between countries, and he also said that he could help Chen Jingyun recruit some retired military instructors who were willing to come to the Far East to make a fortune from a commercial point of view.

As for Chen Jingyun's loan, which he originally had great hopes for, he was directly rejected by Henry, stating that this batch of arms must be paid in cash, and the money must be paid with one hand and delivered with the other!

"I thought that as soon as I wanted a loan this year, foreigners rushed to lend money to myself!" Chen Jingyun joked in his heart, he also knew why the Germans refused to lend to him, it was just a local government, and now China is in a mess, no one is allowed to fall when Chen Jingyun will fall, if he lends money to Chen Jingyun, the Germans will not have to cry to death as soon as Chen Jingyun falls.

In addition to this batch of arms contracts, Chen Jingyun also asked about machinery and equipment, which he did not understand, Henry also said that he was a professional arms dealer, and he did not know much about industrial equipment and the like, so he had to wait for the Shanghai headquarters to send a commissioner! Chen Jingyun knew that he would not be in a hurry to develop the military industry by making his own munitions, so he could only wait for the first time.

Besides, Chen Jingyun didn't know where to get the money for this batch of arms, and he didn't have the money to buy machinery or anything like that. As for the popularization of education in the novel, Chen Jingyun doesn't dare to think about it now, such as running a large industry and commerce, and abolishing Li Jin.

Chen Jingyun, who was tired all day, just drove Chen Jingyun, who was also tired for a day, back, and was thinking about whether it was time to go home, speaking of which, after the uprising, I first lived in the Yushan Headquarters, and then moved to the Governor's Mansion. Now is a critical period, and reputation is still a matter of concern.

Before he left, Chen Cai reported, saying that the stewards of the Machinery Bureau and the Harbour Administration Bureau came and waited!

Chen Jingyun also dispelled the idea of going back after hearing this, and went to the main hall to meet the two people.

As soon as I entered, I saw two men quickly stand up, and then said respectfully in the direction of him: "Tang Huikang, the General Office of the Machinery Bureau/the General Office of the Harbour Bureau, has met the Governor!" ”

These two people are old and young, the younger one is slightly fatter, wearing Western-style clothes, the older one is slightly thinner, wearing a horse coat, Chen Jingyun did not have the impression of these two people in his original memory, but just according to their own instructions: "General Manager Tang, General Office Xi does not need to be polite!" Come, all sit, all sit! ”

In fact, when it comes to age, Chen Jingyun is far younger than them, but power is a bit strange, with more than 10,000 troops in his hands, Chen Jingyun, who controls the inside and outside of Fuzhou City, even if he is young, he can't help but be despised by them.

"Xie Dudu!" Both of them were very respectful, and they didn't dare to sit down after sitting down, and their buttocks were only a little on the edge of the stool. Chen Jingyun didn't say anything in his eyes, anyway, he was not ready to learn from those heroes of the Corporal Lixian, as a superior person, he had the practice of a superior, and he might be looked down upon or misunderstood if he was rash and polite.

After ordering the tea, Chen Jingyun said: "Letting the two of you come over today is really a heavy responsibility!" ”

When the two people below heard this, they were stunned, but Tang Huikang stood up: "The governor has orders, but please speak up, Kang has nothing to say!" ”

Xi Zhixing also stood up and said, "Please command!" ”

Seeing them like this, Chen Jingyun pressed his hand and said: "Don't be busy expressing your position, I haven't said it yet, sit, sit!" ”

After Chen Jingyun's words, the two sat down again, but what they were thinking in their hearts was not something that others could know. Chen Jingyun then said slowly: "You also know that the military and political axe was newly established, and there were many Qing troops entrenched in the province, of course, you don't have to worry about this war, but this ordnance still has to rely on the two!" ”

Tang Huikang said at this time: "What the Governor said is very true, since the recovery of Fuzhou, our Machinery Bureau has worked overtime at night to rush to the point, and said that 5,000 bullets, 100 75mm shells, and 50 57mm shells!" We will never delay the Governor's big things! ”

"Hehe, good!" Chen Jingyun also knew that after the fire in the machine bureau a few years ago, it had not been relieved, and it was estimated that this output was the result of overtime.

At this time, Xi Zhixing on the side of the Harbour Master Bureau did not know what to say, the Harbour Master Bureau he presided over was not much larger than before, although it looked very big on the surface, but since the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, the Harbour Master Bureau has been very hard, and the First Sino-Japanese War only built a few small warships until 1907, and after 1907, the construction of warships was simply stopped. In the past few years, they have been relying on repairing ships and building a few small boats, but they have become so poor that they have no money to repair equipment, and most of the huge factories have been overgrown with weeds.

When he heard Xi Zhixing say that the Mawei shipyard was overgrown with weeds, Chen Jingyun didn't have a taste for a long time, in his impression, this Mawei shipyard should be a large-scale shipyard, how could it be dilapidated. I don't even know how to say a few words of comfort.

"In this case, your shipyard also needs to change its thinking, if you can't build a warship, you can build merchant ships, repair ships, and you can also do others, such as artillery guns and the like, or you can build other machines, in short, you have to find a way to survive!" Chen Jingyun thought that there was no way to say this, and immediately said: "In this way, you go back and see if you can build an airplane, anyway, the equipment is also ready-made, if you can build it, I will want it all." ”

Although Xi Zhixing is old, but after all, he is doing business, and the news is also well-informed, although he has never seen an airplane, but he also knows the general structure of that thing, it doesn't take much effort to think of that kind of wooden shelf, if it can be built and sold to the army, how much can be better, and he immediately nodded and said: "What the Governor said is that after I go back, I will let them come up with a charter for the Governor to see!" ”

"Hmmm! Good! Chen Jingyun said: "Actually, the main reason for coming to you is not for this, but for you to draw up a list!" ”

"Checklist?" Tang Huikang was a little puzzled.

Chen Jingyun nodded: "In the past two days, I have done a business with Lihe Foreign Bank, and I have counted millions of dollars. I asked them to buy some machinery and equipment, and they agreed, but you have to make a list of what machinery and equipment you need to run a military factory! ”

Hearing Chen Jingyun say this, the two of them are not stupid, and after a little thought, they understood that Chen Jingyun wanted to make their own arms, after all, although arms can be purchased in these years, the price is not affordable for everyone, and if you can make your own, you will naturally have to make your own.

"I don't know how large a factory the governor plans to build, and what kind of guns and artillery he plans to build!" While Tang Huikang asked, his mind was already open, if the governor really wanted to build a factory or expand the factory, then it would fall on his head, and his face was also happy when he thought of this.

Chen Jingyun didn't have an approximate number in his heart, so he didn't know anything about it, so he asked directly: "Look at how much it costs to build a factory like Hanyang!" ”

"Hanyang Factory!" When Tang Huikang heard this, he secretly said that the ambition of this governor is not small, Hanyang Factory is the largest military enterprise in China, and Zhang Zhidong spent millions of taels of silver to build it, and this Chen Jingyun is a Hanyang, he really thinks that running an industry is a family. But after thinking about it, I heard others say that Chen Jingyun was born in a family and set up a textile factory in his own family, so he didn't think he would be so ignorant. Immediately thought about it a little: "The scale of the Hanyang factory is large, all kinds of professional branches are complete, this is to run a factory about the same size as the Hanyang factory, with the strength of my Fujian province, I am afraid that it will not be able to do it for more than ten years, and I am afraid that the silver consumption will have to start with tens of millions!" ”

Hearing about the hard work and tens of millions of yuan in the past ten years, Chen Jingyun also gasped, obediently, I didn't expect to spend so much! I didn't want to think about the large-scale factory in Hanyang, so I said: "If you can make guns on the basis of the Machine Bureau, and increase the output of bullets and shells, how much will it cost!" ”

Tang Huikang heard Chen Jingyun say this, and knew that Chen Jingyun had dispelled the idea of building a new factory and thought of the method of expansion, so he immediately thought in his heart and said: "Although our machine bureau is not as good as those big factories in Hanyang Arsenal and Jinling Arsenal, it can be regarded as having some foundation, and it is not a problem to make guns after adding equipment to expand, and the output of bullets and shells is also certain!" It's just that this machine and equipment will cost another three million! ”

After hearing this, Chen Jingyun felt that three million was still a bit expensive, so he asked, "How much can the output be by then?" ”

Tang Huikang said: "When the equipment is ready, the workers are skilled, and the funds are sufficient, the monthly output of 1,000 guns, 1 million bullets, and 10,000 shells is still certain!" ”

After Chen Jingyun secretly thought about it, although he still felt that it was too expensive, he couldn't give up his children and couldn't put a wolf, and he would be able to produce his own guns, bullets and shells after scattering these millions, and he didn't have to spend a lot of money to buy them, and maybe there was still a surplus of production capacity that could be exported to other warlords to make money.

After thinking about this, Chen Jingyun gritted his teeth, and no matter how much money was left in his hand, he directly said hard: "Okay!" Mr. Tang, you will first list the equipment you need, and then talk to foreigners! Money, I'll figure it out! ”

Hearing Chen Jingyun say this, General Manager Tang's face was also full of joy: "Governor Mingjian!" ”

After the decision to expand the arsenal was made, although Chen Jingyun was thinking about how to make money, he still took this opportunity to say the grenades and mortars he thought about. ”

Hearing that the cannon barrel couldn't be made, Chen Jingyun was not surprised, he didn't expect this machine bureau that can only make bullets and shells to get the seamless steel pipe now, but said: "You go back and organize people to get this, and the cannon barrel is also imported, make it out and use it first, and then build the cannon barrel when you have the technology in the future!" ”

Although the mortar is simple, there is a very important one, that is, it must be made of seamless steel pipes, which cannot be made with the current domestic technical level, and it has to be imported.

Tang Huikang said that the grenade is not a big technical problem, and when he goes back, he will try to make a batch first to see the effect!

After sending these two people away, Chen Jingyun was full of thoughts about how to loot the money!