Seeing James's attitude, Zhou Wen was secretly happy, knowing that half of today's discussion was already done. So he struck while the railroad was hot: "I won't hide it from you either. I led part of my troops to participate in the just-concluded Great Wall War of Resistance. Although our soldiers were very brave and fought the Japanese on the Great Wall for three whole months without retreating. But the backwardness of weapons and equipment cost us a heavy price."
At this point, Zhou Wen's tone became a little heavy, and he said slowly: "Faced with the Japanese army's absolutely superior aircraft and artillery, our soldiers often have to pay the price of 5 or even 6 people to kill a Japanese soldier. This is also Let us finally lose this war."
"so……"
"So you want to import some advanced weapons and equipment from our country?" James guessed Zhou Wen's meaning before Zhou Wen finished speaking, and asked eagerly.
"Yes, as we all know, your country has now surpassed the British Empire and has become the most powerful industrial country in the world. The quality of your military technology and products is also among the best in the world. Of course we want to buy your country's weapons. "
At this time, Zhou Wen briefly touted the strength of the United States.
In fact, this is also true. At present, in the entire world, except for those arrogant and arrogant so-called gentlemen in the country where the sun never sets, who still refuse to admit it and are still immersed in the dream of the British Empire's past glory, all knowledgeable people in the world already know that the sun never sets in the country. The world's number one position has ceased to exist since World War I.
Of course, it is Zhou Wen's compliment to say that the quality of American products and military technology are also leading the world. In terms of military technology level during this period, China and Germany are the top two in the world.
But Zhou Wen's words were enough to make James happy and proud.
You know, even if the United States is as powerful as today, after getting used to being the younger brother of the country where the sun never sets all year round, some inferiority and lack of confidence will naturally arise.
Even though their industrial production capacity and economic strength have surpassed that of their former eldest brother, their influence in the world is still far inferior to that of the British Empire, which was so skinny that a camel was bigger than a horse.
Moreover, after seeing the brutality of World War I and the devastating damage caused to a country by world war, Americans, while thankful that their geographical location was far away from the center of the war, also developed a fear of war.
This is the root cause of the prevalence of 'isolationism' in the United States. That is to say, I won’t mess with you, and you shouldn’t mess with me, and everyone will be in peace.
However, as a country that has essentially become a world power, whether it is government officials or civilians, there will naturally be some unwillingness and resentment towards the country that never sets on the United States and is still bossing it around. Come.
Therefore, in the exchanges between the two countries in recent years, there have been quite a few criticisms between the two countries.
The Sun Never Sets country believes that the United States is its follower, and of course it must follow its lead in everything. Otherwise, how can you, these uneducated country bumpkins who only know how to raise horses and sell cattle, know about international affairs? Do you also understand the game of international politics?
Americans, on the other hand, are dissatisfied that the eldest brother in the past only regarded themselves as an industrial processing base, but they did not realize that the overall national power of the United States has now surpassed yours. They are still calling themselves around as their younger brothers, without due respect. .
This conflict between the two countries did not ease until the outbreak of World War II.
At that time, the country was beaten black and blue by the Germans and faced the danger of almost being destroyed. Only then did it finally bow its high and arrogant head to the United States and reluctantly gave up the leadership of the Allied Powers to the United States. 's younger brother.
But Zhou Wen's words at this time actually entered James' heart.
The more he looks at Zhou Wen now, the more he likes it, and the unhappiness of being caught having sex and taking photos has faded a lot. He immediately expressed his position: "Tell me, Mr. Scholar, as long as I can do whatever I can, I am willing to help."
At this point, he frowned and added: "But now our country's arms ban on your country has not been cancelled. Direct sales are not possible. If it is discovered, not only I will go to jail." , even our Qichang company will be severely sanctioned."
He thought for a while and then said: "You can find a third party, such as an arms dealer in the Czech Republic or Belgium, and ask them to come forward to purchase it. Then the merchant ship will enter the port of these countries and conduct customs registration before transporting it to China. Come on, it’ll be okay.”
"Moreover, such middleman companies are available in Shanghai and Guangzhou. I can introduce you to several companies with relatively good reputations. You can negotiate with them. Our Qichang company can help contact our suppliers."
"Of course, in this case, the intermediate turnover cost will be much more expensive than direct purchase, but this is the only way."
When Zhou Wen heard James's detailed explanation, he knew that this guy must have done this kind of thing more than once, and he was actually an expert in arms smuggling.
However, how could he go to such trouble to handle this matter? Not to mention the expense of money, effort and time, it was not safe. If your money or the weapons you purchased are stolen by some link in the middle, you will be unable to do anything about it.
Zhou Wen smiled slightly and said: "Mr. James, let me put it bluntly. What I want to buy are just some weapons that have been eliminated by your country's army in the Philippines. These weapons that have been classified as scrap do not need to be inspected by customs. , it can be transported to Shanghai in the name of scrap iron and scrap ships."
Having said this, Zhou Wen handed over a list written in English.
James took a look at the list and saw that there were only two types of equipment listed on the list.
One is the M2 Browning heavy machine gun, also known as the "Lao Gan Ma" in the post-secular world. There is no limit to the number of machine guns, and Zhou Wen also listed the need to purchase one or two sets of used ammunition production equipment.
There is also a 50-100-ton inland river gunboat. The gunboat model is not limited, but the maximum sailing speed and some basic parameters are listed.
James asked Zhou Wendao in confusion: "Mr. Scholar, why don't you buy newly produced weapons, but buy this scrapped weapon? And, as far as I know, Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard can produce a 100-ton gunboat." Manufacturing, why do you sacrifice the near for the distant?”
Yes, I have already mentioned the level of extravagance of the military in the Philippines. Most of the so-called scrapped weapons can actually be used. However, river gunboats can indeed be manufactured in Shanghai. Why do they have to buy old junk that has been eliminated by the US army?
