The two brothers were relieved when their parents agreed to go to the United States. In order to prevent them from regretting it again, Lu Jiaming decided to take them to go through the procedures to go abroad first.
Lu Jiaming had some connections in Guangzhou and it took him a whole morning to complete the procedures.
With the completed procedures in hand, Lu Jiaming was completely relieved this time.
Seeing Lu Jiaming coming back, Lu Chen said to Lu Jiaming:
"Have all the procedures been completed?"
Lu Jiaming raised the document in his hand and said:
"It's done. My parents' documents are all here."
"Now that it's done, take me to send a telegram. I need to ask the office in Shanghai how many weapons and ammunition they have."
Lu Jiaming nodded and took Lu Chen to the reporting room of his unit.
Lu Chen saw Lu Jiaming taking him to the army, and asked with some confusion:
"Brother, aren't we going to send a telegram? Why did you take me to the army?"
Lu Jiaming looked at his silly brother and explained:
"Xiaochen, the telegram you are sending now must be about arms. How dare you use those civilian telegrams to send this thing. Aren't you afraid that these things will be leaked and others will find out and cause trouble for you?"
Lu Chen said:
"So your army has a high-power radio that can send messages over long distances?"
Lu Jiaming nodded and said:
"I must have it here, otherwise how would I contact my superiors?"
When he arrived at the army, Lu Jiaming took Lu Chen to the reporting room, and then said to Lu Chen:
"Xiaochen, I can send the telegram directly to He Xianming here. You tell the telegram content to the telegraph operator and he will send it to you. Then ask Lao He to help you deliver the telegram to your office in Shanghai. ”
Lu Chen nodded, then wrote what he wanted to send on paper and handed it to the dispatcher.
After Lu Jiaming saw that the telegram had been sent, he said to Lu Chen:
"Xiaochen, now that the telegram has been sent, it will definitely take a long time for the other party to call back. It's boring to wait here. How about I show you around?"
Lu Chen was a little excited to visit the army. He didn't expect that he could witness the army during the Republic of China with his own eyes. He said to Lu Jiaming:
"Okay, it's okay anyway. I just want to see how your army is doing."
"It goes without saying that this is the army your brother and I brought out. How can it be any worse?"
Lu Jiaming said as he led Lu Chen to the training ground.
When he arrived at the training ground, Lu Chen saw the recruits who were training in line. Lu Chen took one look and lost interest. The line was not as good as his own in military training.
And what's the matter with the goose step you play? Forget it, you are still learning from others, and there is no pure Chinese style goose step yet.
Lu Chen looked at other trainings and felt that the bayonet training was pretty good. Are you really fighting, or are you not holding back at all?
At this moment, he saw a soldier holding a gun with a large piece of cloth wrapped around the tip, knocking the training soldiers to the ground.
Lu Jiaming asked:
"Xiaochen, what do you think of my soldiers? Not bad."
What do you want Lu Chen to say about this group of troops who can't even line up well? How do you want Lu Chen to evaluate them? Not to mention that the feet in your queue are kicking like waves. The key is that you are not walking neatly. The team is crooked.
But this was his eldest brother's army after all, so Lu Chen couldn't belittle him too much. He could only say against his will:
"Yes, yes, you can tell from a glance that this unit is very capable."
Lu Jiaming was very happy to hear Lu Chen praise his troops.
So Lu Jiaming took Lu Chen to see the barracks again.
Lu Chen walked into the barracks and took a look. It was indeed a den for singles. You can't look at this internal affairs. The quilt was still on the bed. There were cigarette butts everywhere on the ground.
Lu Chen looked at it and shook his head. This internal affairs is too far removed from the uncles of later generations.
After looking at the barracks, Lu Jiaming took Lu Chen to see several other places. This gave Lu Chen a general impression of the current army.
Lu Chen made a summary in his mind of his eldest brother's army. It was very different from his uncles in later generations.
Lu Jiaming looked at Lu Chen and said:
"After shopping around, Xiaochen, what do you think of my soldiers?"
Lu Chen felt a little entangled in his heart, wondering whether he should tell the truth. He was a little afraid of hurting his elder brother's self-esteem. He could only say against his will:
"The troops are very good. I have never seen such a powerful army in China. But I think your troops still have many shortcomings. For example, the firepower of your troops, I have not seen large-caliber artillery here. Brother Do you want me to get you some large-caliber artillery pieces?"
When Lu Jiaming heard about the large-caliber artillery, he couldn't help but feel excited, but he thought about it seriously. China could not produce large-caliber artillery shells on its own, and the transportation of that thing was also a problem, so it was not applicable to him. He shook his head and said:
"Forget it. Large-caliber artillery is not suitable for me here."
Lu Chen saw that his elder brother was not interested in cannons, so he started to promote the tricycles he produced. He said to Lu Jiaming: "Brother, I see that your army has very few vehicles. How do you always rush during wars?"
The Lu family understood and Lu Chen glanced at him and said:
"Cars are so expensive, and they also burn fuel. Who can afford them? Our brigade's cars are all used to transport supplies. Soldiers can't just use them when they're on the road."
Lu Chen said: "Brother, you are wrong. Soldiers have to have sufficient physical strength to fight. You also let them march on foot. This will affect the combat effectiveness of the army. I have a kind of car here, which is cheap and uses oil. Few, it can carry cargo or people. Do you want it?"
"When did you buy a car again? Where was your car made?"
Lu Jiaming looked at Lu Chen doubtfully and asked.
"I built it myself. Let me tell you, this kind of car is cheap and durable, and its price is about the same as the three-bengzi you use now. But it can carry several times more people than the three-bengzi, and it may be faster than the three-bengzi. He runs a little slower, are you interested?"
Lu Jiaming looked at Lu Chen in disbelief and asked:
"Didn't you say you opened a textile factory? Why did you build a car again?"
Lu Chen curled his lips and said:
"Brother, I didn't say that I only have one factory. I can't open another factory myself."
Lu Jiaming looked at Lu Chen suspiciously.
"I said Xiaochen, where did you get so much money? You can't even earn enough to open two factories by selling arms. And one of them is a car factory."
Lu Chen quickly said:
"Brother, I didn't say I was running a car factory, I was running a motorcycle factory."
Lu Jiaming said angrily:
"You had the nerve to sell the motorcycle to me, and you said it can carry several times as many people as the Sanbengzi. You really can tell."
Lu Chen explained:
"Brother, the motorcycles produced by my factory are different from others. The motorcycles I produce are motorcycles that can carry cargo. It is definitely no problem to carry more than ten people."
Lu Jiaming thought for a while and said:
"Bring me a few and I'll have someone try them out for myself. If they work well, I'll tell you about them to your superiors."
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll send you a batch directly next time. If it's useful, just tell your superior and ask him to purchase it from me. If the quantity is large, I'll give you a 10% discount."
While Lu Chen was selling tricycles, a soldier ran back and said to Lu Jiaming:
"Report sir, the other party has called back."
Lu Chen said quickly: "Give me the telegram and I'll see what they say."
The soldier first asked Lu Jiaming's opinion, and after receiving permission, handed the telegram to Lu Chen.
After Lu Chen read the telegram, he said to Lu Jiaming:
"Brother, I'm a little sorry. The weapons in the Magic City are gone, and there's still a lot of ammunition left. Do you want it? If you want it, I'll give it to you."
Lu Jiaming said without hesitation:
"Yes, we all want it. I will report it to my superiors immediately."
Lu Chen quickly grabbed Lu Jiaming. He had no intention of selling this batch of ammunition to Lu Jiaming's superiors.
This batch of ammunition was what he planned to give to Lu Jiaming, so that he could have more ammunition on the battlefield, so that he would have more chances to defeat the enemy and survive on the battlefield. If sold to Lu Jiaming's superiors, Lu Chen didn't know how much of the ammunition would reach his elder brother.
So Lu Chen quickly said:
"Brother, I am going to give this batch of ammunition to you so that you can have enough ammunition to defeat the enemy on the battlefield. It is not for your superiors."
Lu Jiaming was stunned. He didn't expect that Lu Chen was going to give the ammunition to him. He thought about it and felt that it was not good for Lu Chen to do this. None of these ammunition belonged to Lu Chen. Lu Chen gave him away. If the arms dealer behind Lu Chen found out about it, he would definitely cause trouble for Lu Chen. He quickly He waved his hand and said:
"Xiaochen, I can't ask for your ammunition. Our ammunition is all distributed by the logistics department. I suddenly got an extra batch of ammunition. I can't explain it."
Lu Chen didn't think about this problem. He thought about it and said:
"Then I will give half to your superior, and then I will give you half. Your superior will definitely not cause trouble for you. Brother, you can't refuse. I am also doing this so that you can win the battle. So that you can survive on the battlefield. .”
Originally, Lu Jiaming wanted to refuse. But after Lu Chen finally moved the two elders out, Lu Jiaming accepted the ammunition.
Then Lu Chen and the Lu family agreed on the location and time to pick up the goods.
Lu Chen later contacted William by telegram and asked him to contact someone to transport the ammunition to the place agreed upon by him and Lu Jiaming.
After making these arrangements, Lu Jiaming sent Lu Chen and his elder brother on the ship to the United States.
