Zhang Tinglan originally talked to Fred about the development of the northern market, he didn't think of how to lead the topic to the issue of arms for a while, and now Fred actually took the initiative to bring this up, Zhang Tinglan was so keen, he immediately guessed that Fred had already started to deal with Russian arms.

Think about it, how corrupt Russia is now, it is rotten from top to bottom, how could Fred, who controls the power to purchase arms and materials, give up this piece of fat, he is asking now, most likely he wants to sell arms to Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Tinglan secretly scolded himself for being stupid, if he thought of this layer at the beginning, why bother to make the North Market, just resell the military supplies!

However, Zhang Tinglan thought about it again, in fact, these two things actually complement each other, without a fixed market, how can they resell a large number of military supplies, relying on Fred's way of finding a home is too inefficient.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tinglan was very happy in his heart, it was so correct to choose to cooperate with Fred, a reckless Jewish banker and a daring bandit leader, this is simply a perfect combination, but it also caught up with the excellent opportunity of World War I, it is difficult to make a fortune.

Zhang Tinglan suddenly interjected: "Mr. Fred, what weapon do you want to sell, is it a rifle, a machine gun, or a cannon!" What kind of model is it? ”

"The rifle, the brand new Mosinagan rifle, is what you call the water beads, and bullets, I think as a local general, Division Commander Zhang, must be interested in these weapons!"

Fred is right, Zhang Zuolin's eyes are already shining at this time, the two things that can impress Zhang Zuolin the most are money and guns, and now the problem of money has eyebrows, if the problem of guns is solved again, it will be very cool.

Zhang Tinglan secretly tapped the excited Lao Zhang with his toes, and then said to Fred: "If my guess is correct, these rifles should be for the Russian soldiers, they are now fighting the Germans on the battlefield in Eastern Europe, there are many soldiers who do not have rifles, they can only pick up the weapons of their dead comrades." Isn't it a little immoral for you to steal and sell their arms here? ”

"This is not procured by the Russian government, but only by a friend of an arms dealer, and I can guarantee that it will be absolutely good and cheap!"

"Mr. Fred, do you think I'll believe it?"

Fred shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "Zhang, although you are very shrewd, it is better not to interfere with other people's normal business, otherwise our loan agreement will go wrong!" ”

Zhang Tinglan was not frightened at all, but the mocking smile on his face became even stronger, "Mr. Fred, in my impression, Jewish bankers are bold people, as long as there are enough interests, they dare to do anything, but seeing your handwriting, it makes me position a Jewish banker a lot lower!" ”

Fred's brows furrowed, and he said in a low voice: "Zhang, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, don't use this simple method of agitation, I have also read Sun Tzu's Art of War!" ”

"Haha, Mr. Fred, if my guess is correct, the way you make money now is to do some tricks on the arms and materials imported from Russia, intercept some of the weapons, and then sell them to customers in China to make a profit!"

Fred smiled and said: "You may be right, but I won't admit it, you can't find evidence, and the Russian side won't care about these things!" ”

"Mr. Fred, I want to say that you are too bold, and you are too bold. Leave three or five today, and a few boxes of bullets tomorrow, it's too slow to make money like this! As long as we work together, we can leave the whole car of guns and ammunition, and we are responsible for the sales, and you just count the money! ”

Fred was finally tempted, he didn't want to make more, but in China, he was still an outsider after all, and it was too difficult to find a suitable partner, so he delayed it, and now Zhang Tinglan said this, he also felt that the three people in front of him might be good partners.

"Zhang, what you said is very tempting, but the gap in numbers is too large, and Russia will also pursue it!"

"Mr. Fred, there will be no mistake in the number, our 27th Division has nothing else, there are still a lot of old broken guns, and there are also a lot of weapons in the Chinese arsenal. We trade in the old for the new, and the quantity will definitely be replenished. You also know that many of the Russian soldiers are new recruits, they don't know how to shoot at all, and it's a waste to give these gray animals new weapons! ”

Zhang Tinglan's proposal not only made Fred tempted, but even Zhang Zuolin on the side had a light in his eyes, and now the 27th Division's outfit is not good, and the most proficient equipment is the old-fashioned Martini rifle, which is seriously outdated in singles, and the most haode is the Russian-made water lianzhu. However, these rifles were scattered in the northeast during the Russo-Japanese War, and they have been used for many years, and the rifling has been worn out and the accuracy has been lost.

Even so, the soldiers still treat these guns as baby bumps, and they usually wipe them cleanly, and they are more attentive than their daughters-in-law, and there is no way that the soldiers are eating with this thing! It was precisely knowing the preciousness of weapons that Zhang Zuolin was going crazy with joy when he heard Zhang Tinglan's words at this time, if he could replace the garbage of Fengjun's equipment, along with the rags in the inventory, with brand new water beads, the 27th Division would really be a shotgun for artillery, and its combat effectiveness would skyrocket directly.

Zhang Zuolin barely controlled his excited mood, Zhang Zuoxiang behind him had deliberately turned his face half away at this time, Zhang Zuoxiang was afraid that Fred would see his joy, and he didn't expect his son to have such a brilliant idea. He was even looking forward to the scene of the weapons in hand, he must first change the equipment of his artillery regiment, all of them were made into the latest rifles, the weapons were neat, the spirit of the soldiers was very different, and the artillery regiment would definitely become the strongest liliang among the 27th Division.

Zhang Zuolin and the others all paid attention to Fred, and Fred was not in a hurry to answer at this time, but picked up a cup of coffee and tasted it carefully. Of course, he didn't have the leisure elegance, and Fred's brain was running wildly. In assessing the feasibility of this matter, it is taboo to do something on the arms, if a little news leaks, it will definitely not end well, so he can't make up his mind and is silent for a long time.

Zhang Tinglan waited a little impatiently, and coughed lightly: "Mr. Fred, you are familiar with Chinese culture, and you must also know that Chinese officialdom has to think twice, think about danger, think about change, and think about retreat!" You also know what the situation is in Russia now. On the front line, the Russian army was losing ground one after another, large swathes of the country were falling, and domestic uprisings were occurring one after another. The majority party is making waves, and the current Tsarist Russia is completely in a race against time, and if it can end the bloody war before Russia falls, it may be able to maintain the empire, if not, the empire will collapse in the war. ”

Zhang Tinglan is taking the known history to read from the book, how to say how it makes sense, because the facts are there, but this is a great shock to the people of this era, Fred is constantly thinking about Zhang Tinglan's words, the Sino-Russian Daosheng Bank is controlled by the Russian government, if the Russian government has a problem, the existence of this bank is also a big problem, he is very clear about the internal situation in Russia, so he also agrees with Zhang Tinglan's judgment from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Tinglan saw that Fred was a little loose, and continued: "Russia is full of internal corruption, as long as we are willing to spend money to do it, there will definitely be no problems in a short period of time." Although our 27th Division is not a big shili, after all, it also has tens of thousands of guns, which can completely protect you when necessary. As long as you take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you can earn millions, or even tens of millions, and you will be a master everywhere you go! ”

Zuihou's words finally moved Fred, and he finally made up his mind, nodded violently, and agreed to Zhang Tinglan's proposal.

Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zuoxiang's hearts on the side finally put it in their stomachs, and then an irrepressible joy appeared on their faces, Zhang Zuolin waved his hand and said: "Mr. Fred, I, Zhang, am a righteous person, we can't do this kind of thing without you, besides, you still have to deal with the domestic relations in Russia, I am the boss Zhang, and all profits will be divided into sixty percent of you!" ”

When this sentence was said, Fred's face immediately blossomed, and Zhang Tinglan also secretly admired Zhang Zuolin's heroism on the side, obviously Zhang Zuolin was a strong party, Shili was naturally bigger than Fred, but he was still willing to take a small head, how could he not satisfy Fred, this is the demeanor and courage of the King of the Northeast.

"Division Commander Zhang, since the guns can be reversed, food, cloth, military uniforms, cotton clothes, canned food, etc. can also be concocted in the same way, as long as all the materials that pass by on this railway are the meat in our bowl!"