097, old and calculating
Coming to the bar and sitting down, Bai Shujie didn't talk nonsense, but went straight to the point: "Dear Mr. Tom, I have limited time, and now I want to know how far our business has progressed?" ”
"Dear Mr. Bai, I know you're in a hurry. Now I can tell you that the batteries you want and the hand-cranked dual-purpose 10 watts, 30 watts each, 100 watts have arrived, and now you can sleep in my warehouse. Of course, the tenx scope has arrived, after all, these are small things that you can take away at any time. ”
Hearing that the radio station had really arrived, Bai Shujie relieved half of his heart. After taking a sip of red wine, he said: "What happened to the ZB-26 light machine gun?" ”
"I received a telegram three days ago that I had arrived at the Chita railway station. According to the calculation of time, you should have arrived in Manchuria today, dear Mr. Bai. Tom smiled and said: "Optimistic estimates, in seven days, a hundred ZB-26s will appear in front of you, of course, two million rounds of ammunition, spare barrels, and so on." ”
Bai Shujie smiled: "I know that Mr. Tom is a natural businessman, come, a toast to our next cooperation." ”
"No, no, no, dear Mr. Bai!" Tom suddenly put down his wine glass: "You just said that the next cooperation, buy cakes, did I hear it wrong?" ”
"Dear Mr. Tom, your hearing is so good!" Bai Shujie smiled and said: "This cooperation is just a wonderful beginning, I think, after drinking this cup, we should talk about the next cooperation." Yes, you heard it right, I'm talking about a second collaboration. ”
Speaking of this, Bai Shujie slapped the two silver tickets on the table: "Mr. Tom, please see, the same as last time, the same as last time, the ocean is 3.68 million yuan." After deducting the balance of 1.04 million yuan for a cooperation, we can talk about the remaining 2.64 million yuan of Dayang's business. ”
Tom, as an international arms dealer, was very interested in the two silver tickets on the table, but his intuition told him that it didn't seem to be easy. However, he couldn't find any clues, because the content that Bai Shujie could do business with him was nothing more than arms smuggling.
On the other hand, with the shrinking global economy and the decreasing orders of European manufacturers, the price war of arms has broken out in full swing. If you can make another profit at the price of the first order, you will make a fortune. Not only can you make up for the deficit in the first two years, but you will also be able to earn a large pension.
"Dear Mr. Bai, you know, I can only do the business of arms." Tom first limited the scope of business, and then said, "If I go beyond that, dear Mr. Bai, I may not have the ability to provide the supply." ”
"My dear Mr. Tom, like you, I have no interest in anything other than arms." Bai Shujie smiled and nodded: "I need a ZB-26 production line and a bullet production line, dear Mr. Tom, what do you think of my suggestion?" ”
"Ahh Tom slammed his head with both fists: "Dear Mr. Bai, don't you know, the Czechs are all brainless, and their drawings are not transferred, let alone any production lines!" No, no, no, dear Mr. Bai, this suggestion of yours is not very good. ”
"Haha, Mr. Tom, don't tell me that the factories of the European powers are still running at full capacity!" Bai Shujie sneered and said: "According to the information I have, the operating rate in Europe has now dropped by a quarter, and many factories are on the verge of collapse. ”
"If you have this order, you are their savior! Of course, in order to boost your confidence, and also so that you can lobby those hateful capitalists to open their disgusting mouths and say what you want to hear, I certainly have to think about it for you. Slink, bring it in! ”
Shi Liancheng quickly came to the room, placed a small sandalwood box on the table, and turned to leave.
Bai Shujie took a sip of wine and clicked on the small box with his left hand: "Dear Mr. Tom, please open it and take a look, isn't this enough for you to pry open the mouths of those hateful capitalists?" ”
Tom opened the box and froze.
Bai Shujie seemed to be disappreciative and said, "How about it, dear Mr. Tom, these one hundred and twenty gold bars should be more powerful than ten ZB-26s, right?" ”
Tom couldn't believe it: "If I don't understand it wrong, dear Mr. Bai, are you asking me to take away these things that can make people want to commit crimes now?" ”
"How not, dear Mr. Tom." Bai Shujie nodded and said, "We're already friends, aren't we?" I've never been defensive against my friends, because I believe in Mr. Tom's charisma! ”
"Alright, well, I admit it, dear Mr. Bai, I have been completely defeated by your generosity and generosity!" Tom sat down in his chair with a dejected expression, his eyes fixed on the gold bars.
"Of course, if Mr. Tom is interested, we can also talk about the Russians." Bai Shujie leaned back in his chair and said: "I heard that the Russians have recently mass-produced a machine gun, called the Degalev light machine gun. If there is, I want it, and I can settle it all with gold bars. ”
"Ahh Russians, dear Mr. Bai, are you talking about Russians? Tom shook his head fiercely: "That's a red empire, it's too terrifying, this kind of business can't be done." ”
Bai Shujie smiled slightly: "Don't be discouraged, dear Mr. Tom. As far as I know, the Russians have been running collective farms for the past two years, and tens of thousands of peasants have rebelled everywhere. There is a saying in China: There is nothing difficult in the world, but only those who have a heart. If you didn't do it, why did you say no? The Russians have to eat too, don't they? Of course, this thing can be done slowly, how about two years? ”
After Bai Shujie's persuasion, Tom finally stepped on Bai Shujie's thief ship. As the saying goes, as long as you have three times the profit, it's enough to drive people crazy. What's more, the price given by Bai Shujie is more than three times the profit.
The two sides agreed that the batch of arms seven days later would be unloaded at the Gutun Station of Emperor Fengtian. Bai Shujie originally determined the place and was going to be placed on Baiyunding. But now I know the secret camp of the ancient tomb, which is very close to Huanggutun, and it is also very convenient to transport.
When the three-trailer cart came to the auspicious inn opposite the hospital, Bai Shujie's expression finally became serious: "From now on, the special class will be divided into two shifts to closely guard the entire inn. No one is allowed to approach this shipment without my approval. If someone forcibly approaches, they can be killed instantly. ”
When Yang Guihua heard such a stern order, his mood suddenly became nervous: "Captain, did you find any suspicious phenomenon?" ”
"Yes, this batch of goods and the next batch of arms should have been targeted by the little devils!" Bai Shujie came to the back of the courtyard, and after the special squad put five sets of radios in the innermost room, he said softly: "There are little devils' secret agents along the way. If my estimate is correct, it should be Lang from Takeshita Dojo. ”
"Oh, I see." Yang Guihua was not worried about this matter, but she asked another thing: "Captain, you are talking to Tom about the deal today, is it too generous, and you have made too many profits, right?" ”
Bai Shujie smiled and said, "I have already considered this question, and if my judgment is correct, Tom will barely save his capital this time." If he can hurry up and get the goods in his hands by March next year, he can also make a small amount of money. ”
It turned out that after Bai Shujie saw Tom, he suddenly remembered the Great Depression next year, that is, in 1929. The U.S. Congress is about to begin discussing a "Silver Acquisition Act", which will gradually depreciate the value of the country's ocean, eventually reaching about 40%. If millions of oceans are not spent as soon as possible, once the depreciation begins, it will be difficult to use the oceans for international settlements in the future.
Therefore, Bai Shujie was very generous this time and adopted a one-time payment to finalize the next contract. In order to thank Bai Shujie for his trust, Tom actually gave him nine 60 mortars in stock, along with 1200 shells.
This was originally a sample that Tom wanted to trade with the Northeast Army, but he didn't expect that the Fengtian Ordnance Factory had begun to imitate the little devil's 81 mortar, so this business was not done. These nine mortars have been sitting in Tom's warehouse for three years, and as a result, Bai Shujie picked up a bargain.
60 mortars, which can be operated by 3 soldiers, are light and compact, capable of quickly shifting positions, following the rhythm of the infantry attack. The 60 mortar has a firing range of 1500m, a weight of 19kg, and a rate of fire of 15~20 rounds / min. Each mortar squad has 6 marines, the squad leader carries the scope, the gunner carries the gun body, the deputy gunner carries the tripod, and the remaining 3 are ammunition men, and a 60 mortar shell weighs about 1.5kg.
As for the Gegalev light machine gun mentioned by Bai Shujie, the Soviet Red Army only began to equip it this year. Caliber: 7.62mm, Ammunition: 7.62×54mm rifle cartridges; Bullet disc capacity: 47 rounds; Overall length: 1270 mm; Barrel length: 605 mm; Weight: 11.9 kg, Rate of fire: 600 rounds/min; Muzzle velocity: 840 m/s; Effective range: 800 meters. 47 rounds of live ammunition disc 2.8kg, 47 rounds of empty ammunition disc 1.59kg.
The Gegalev machine gun, Bai Shujie is there or not. It doesn't matter if you can get it better, or if you can't. As for the Czech-style ZB-26 production line, he will not necessarily use it himself. Even if it is to be used, it is not now, and it is not an easy task to build an arsenal. Of course, what will be done in the end, he does not know at the moment. But it's not a bad thing to be able to get a little stuff on hand during the Great Depression.
Now that everything has been received, how to transport it out under the nose of the little devil makes Bai Shujie very troubled. The Northeast Army is about to change banners, and at present, it is not possible to take care of local security at all, and the little devils are now very active. Judging from the situation sent by the little devil to track him, if he doesn't do it well, he will be robbed by the little devil halfway.
Zuihou had no choice, Bai Shujie could only find Yang Guihua over, hoping that she could provide him with a little help.
If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.