Located in Dong'an, at the confluence of the Heilongjiang River and the Ussuri River, Boli was originally a sacred territory of China, but in 1860, Tsarist Russia forcibly occupied more than 400,000 square kilometers of land in Dong'an, the Ussuri River, through the Treaty of Beijing, and Boli fell into the hands of Russia and changed to Khabarovsk.

Due to its geographical location, it soon became an important node on the Trans-Siberian Railway, and at the same time served as a river port, and the economy and trade were also very developed, becoming the capital of the Russian Far East.

Standing on the side of China, looking at the misty Boli from afar, Zhang Tinglan's heart felt a knife-like pain, a pearl of China, just fell into the hands of the Russians, it is really a shame for the country and the nation!

"Mr. Zhang, you're not thinking about moving Bo Li back now, are you?" Xiong Mengyuan said with a smile on the side: "That's great, what a beautiful place, how can it be left to the Russians to spoil!" ”

"Of course, we can't get the land back, but we can grab it." Zhang Tinglan's eyes showed a look of determination, and her fists were already clenched.

"That's right, with the decay and absurdity of Russia now, they will definitely not last long, as long as we develop, there will still be a chance, as the so-called thirty years of Hedong, thirty years of Hexi, sooner or later the general trend will turn to our side!"

Chen Qiming also said indignantly, he and Xiong Mengyuan were originally in charge of the arsenal in Jilin, but there was a big gap in machinery and equipment, and the production work was not smooth.

But when they actually got here, they didn't think about the machines, but walked to the river, and the ice was a few meters behind them. If you step through here, you will be able to reach Boli, the two places are so close, but the end of the world is so close, the pain is indescribable, like a hundred claws scratching the heart.

"Don't think so much about it first, keep an eye on the deal in front of you, don't let the Russians really deceive us with some broken copper and iron, as for other things, let's talk about it later!"

Zhang Tinglan had already noticed that a sled team had appeared on the opposite side. The Russians have already come to trade, and they must be prepared on their own side. This is the first time that the ice transportation line is carried out, and both Zhang Tinglan and the Russian side attach great importance to it, and the governor of the Far East even personally inquires. The large smuggling network within Russia is also fully operational, ensuring that what is most needed in the Northeast is delivered. The most valuable thing in the Far East came over.

And the opening of ice transport lines. It means that Zhang Tinglan directly deals with the powerful inside Russia, and can set aside Horvat and avoid the Middle East. In addition, he can also avoid Fred's Jew, although they have a tacit understanding between them, but Zhang Tinglan will not fully trust them. After all, if it is not my race, its heart will be different!

It can be said that this is a painstaking transaction, preparations began a month or two ago, and now it has finally officially begun. Zhang Tinglan couldn't help but be a little nervous. The soldiers and jishu personnel present, as well as the porters, were all ready.

The Russians finally rushed over, and the two sides talked, and the Tsarist side was in charge of a colonel named Krychkov, who was no smaller than Horvat, and lived like a big bear, swaying in front of Zhang Tinglan.

"Chinese, we shipped everything over, let's start trading!"

"Don't be busy, the Chinese have always been hospitable, such a cold weather, it's a big night, everyone has worked hard, have a drink!"

As soon as he heard the word wine, Kretzkov's eyes lit up, as a Russian soldier, there is no bad wine, especially since this period of time, Russia has become more and more difficult, the supply is seriously insufficient, if you want to drink, you can only go to the black market to change, get some inferior goods, Kretchkov, a big bear, suffers from the torture of wine worms every day, so when he heard that there was wine, he nodded without hesitation.

Zhang Tinglan took him to a small stove with a hot water pot on it, and in addition to the boiling hot water, there were several wine bottles. Krychkov's eyes lit up, and just looking at the bottle was enough to prove that it was a very good wine.

Without waiting for Zhang Tinglan to make a move, he directly stretched out his big furry paws, picked up a bottle of vodka, uncorked it, and a rich aroma of wine wafted out. Krechkov just smelled the wine, as if he was about to get drunk, he opened his mouth and poured it frantically, and in the blink of an eye the small half bottle had entered his stomach.

This way of drinking made Zhang Tinglan and them all dumbfounded, this is strong vodka, not coke, how can there be such a drink, Krechkov didn't care what others thought, and poured two sips in succession, with a loud wine burp in one mouth, and a confused look on his face.

"Good wine, really good wine, so happy!"

Zhang Tinglan also smiled secretly on the side, as the so-called do what you like, as long as you like it, Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Mr. Colonel, I have also prepared some soju, let your soldiers also drink two sips to warm up, let's trade immediately!" ”

"No problem!" With the wine to open the way, Krychkov's temper was surprisingly good, Zhang Tinglan asked his men to send a bottle of soju to each sleigh, and the Russians were completely exposed, and even fought with each other.

After they had enjoyed the wine, the bargain began, and this time Krychkov brought in mainly rifles, all of which were about eighty percent new Mosinagan rifles, which were already the main equipment of the Feng army, and he brought in a total of 3,000 rifles.

According to the agreement between the two sides, the main way of trading was barter, and Zhang Tinglan and they prepared a large amount of grain, wine, cotton clothes, riding boots and other things, all of which were most urgently needed by Russia.

The Russians brought the rifles over, and the Feng army handed them the grain, and although Krychkov was dazed by alcohol, he was still very conscientious, carefully checked the grain, and personally opened a can of canned meat, and after reading it, he was very satisfied and gave Zhang Tinglan a thumbs up.

"Chinese, you are very honest, I am satisfied with the quality of the goods, compared to those black market merchants without a trace of conscience, it is much stronger, I will report to the governor, there should be more such direct transactions between us, let those merchants die!"

Zhang Tinglan also sneered in his heart, I am afraid that this Russian big man is not clear, and most of the inferior goods in the Russian black market are also flowing out of Zhang Tinglan's hands.

Of course, Zhang Tinglan was also happy to create such an impression for them, so he said with a smile: "You are soldiers, we are also soldiers, what soldiers pay attention to is real, there is no half-point, things must be genuine!" ”

Listening to Zhang Tinglan's words, Xiong Mengyuan and Chen Qiming on the side even laughed, this person's cheeks felt thick enough, and he could actually say the real thing. The price of eighty percent of the new rifles of the Russians was pushed down to the level of thirty oceans, and the price of grain was three times higher than the market price of the three eastern provinces, and the price of wine was even more than five times that of leather clothing.

If this can be considered genuine, then the black market merchant really doesn't know how much he will make money.

"To reward you for your sincerity, I want you to see something new."

With a smug smile, Krychkov sent a couple of sleds over, then removed a wooden box from it and opened it.

"Chinese, are you interested in this weapon?"

Zhang Tinglan flashed his eyes and saw that there was a cannon barrel-like thing inside, but it was much smaller than a cannon, and Zhang Tinglan's head quickly flashed a thought, and he knew what it was, it should be a mortar.

Krychkov took the mortar out of the box with ease, assembled it, and put it in front of Zhang Tinglan, he said with a smile: "This is a ninety-one mm grenadier mortar, the total weight is only forty-eight kilograms, it can fire a projectile of 3.3 kilograms, and the maximum range is 500 meters, it is a pretty good weapon, it has been verified in the European battlefield, and many Germans have died in the hands of this weapon!" ”

The big bear kept bragging about his own things, of course Zhang Tinglan would not be fooled by him, the mortar is indeed a very useful weapon, and the price is low, easy to manufacture, dexterous and light. Zhang Tinglan also had a plan, and Fengjun also wanted to produce a large number of them, but Zhang Tinglan didn't know much about weapons, and he didn't know the specific size, so he couldn't make the arsenal make finished products immediately, so he had to let them explore it slowly.

This is now that there is a finished product, it seems to have become much easier, so Zhang Tinglan is also very satisfied with these mortars, Xiong Mengyuan's familiarity with weapons is far above Zhang Tinglan, as soon as he sees this kind of thing, he immediately guesses the main purpose, and his eyes suddenly light up, he already has a plan to imitate and improve.

In addition to mortars, Krychkov also brought four 76-mm mountain guns of the 09 model, which had a maximum range of more than 8,500 meters, and was also a very haode artillery in the Russian Army.

Zhang Tinglan has been worried about the artillery of the Feng army, the power of the Japanese 41 mountain artillery is too unsatisfactory, and the Krupp artillery purchased before the First World War has gone through several battles, and there are problems to varying degrees, and the current situation is that there is a serious gap in the artillery, and the combat effectiveness of the artillery of the Feng army is worrying.

Artillery is the god of war, without powerful artillery, how can the Feng army compete with the Japanese, so the active equipment that Zhang Tinglan wants to get from Russia the most is artillery, and now Krechkov sent two at once, how could Zhang Tinglan not be ecstatic.

"Mr. Colonel, I am very satisfied with the equipment you sent, but it is only such a small amount, but it is far from enough!"

"This is just the beginning, as long as we work together happily, there will be a steady stream of weapons." (To be continued......)