Zhou Wen saw that James was so polite, so he stopped being polite to him.
He knew in his heart that even though it seemed easy for James to come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars, it was at least all the cash he could raise in the short term.
You know, money is not so easy to make during this period. Even a director like James, who holds a high position in a large company, can only earn US$60,000 to US$70,000 a year, including salary, dividends and RMB 10,000.
During this period, the average annual salary of Americans was only about US$1,500.
If a business could earn tens of thousands of dollars, do you think he would be tempted?
And Zhou Wen believes that not only James will be tempted, but also those links that he wants to open up the relationship with. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are enough for several intermediate links to earn considerable commissions. And if it really matters, the operation is really not that complicated and there are no risks.
As for whether James would really get some weapons that were about to be scrapped and sell them to him, Zhou Wen wasn't too worried. We are all smart people, and there is no need to reveal some things.
Even if you pretend to be confused and actually get scrap weapons, I can still refuse to accept the goods, right? And the next revenge method is not something you, James, can bear.
After meeting with James and making good progress, Zhou Wen didn't have time to take a breath and immediately rushed to the next destination, which was the Lujiaqiao base. Because it was also today that the construction of the Lujiaqiao base began to break ground.
Although things were busy, Zhou Wen was in a very happy mood. The so-called pain and happiness refers to his current mood.
Think about it, Zhou Wen came to Shanghai at the end of May, and today is only July 16th. In other words, in less than two months, Zhou Wen's career in Shanghai was already on the right track.
Tiger Defense Company successfully completed its first business today, easily earning US$350,000, which greatly alleviated the problem of insufficient startup funds.
In fact, if we look at it carefully, although the first business was to escort Nicholas's grandparents to the United States, the first business completed was the second business, which was to help the Shanghai District of the Secret Service retrieve captured personnel. Hey, just one night of action, Zhou Wen received 200,000 US dollars.
But now it has just acquired Fengyu Terminal for US$135,000, which has also solved the biggest problem of Yangtze River Company.
So so far, Zhou Wen has not used a penny of the start-up capital he brought from Shanxi, but has made $550,000 out of thin air.
Haha, you see clearly, it’s 550,000 US dollars, not Da Yang.
Even if this amount of money is placed in the most economically developed country, the United States, it is an astronomical figure that is beyond the reach of most Americans.
Therefore, whether Zhou Wen wants to buy cargo ships, gunboats, or smuggle weapons, he has quite ample funds on hand, and he can't help but thank Buddha again for his care.
The car driven by Xu Dacheng quickly left the city and headed towards the suburbs.
Zhou Wen sat in the car, looking at the green rice fields outside the window. He felt comfortable and hummed a song softly.
"--Today is a good day
--Everything you want can come true
--Today is a good day
--We open the door of our house and welcome the spring breeze..."
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Hukou County is a very famous scenic spot in history because it is the intersection of the Yangtze River and Fanyang Lake.
Due to the abundance of cement and sand in the Yangtze River and the different water quality, the Yangtze River and Fanyang Lake flow side by side for 25 kilometers and are incompatible. The intersection of the two waters is turbid and clear, with a clear distinction.
In July and August every year, due to rising temperatures and slowing water flow in the Yangtze River, it turns into an inverted spectacle of clear river water and turbid lake water.
The river water is clear from the west, and the lake water is turbid from the south, forming an obvious dividing line moving into the Yangtze River.
The two colors flowing side by side is a unique sight. At the mouth of Hukou, Shizhong Mountain, known as the first mountain in China, is the most magnificent and amazing scenery.
It is reported that Shizhong Mountain is only 61.8 meters above sea level, with a relative height of about 40 meters. Because there are many gaps between the rocks, the sound of the water and rocks colliding with each other is like the sound of bells, so it was named Shizhong Mountain.
Even Su Shi, a literary giant in the Northern Song Dynasty, once wandered at the foot of Shizhong Mountain and wrote a famous "Record of Shizhong Mountain" himself.
However, Hukou is more than just a place with countless breathtaking views. It is named after the intersection of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake because it is located at the junction of Hubei, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces. It is the "Northern Gate on the Water of Jiangxi" and is known as "the key to the rivers and lakes and the thoroughfare of the three provinces". It can be seen that its geographical location is very important.
As Nanjing is an important gateway in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Nanjing Military Commission naturally has to deploy an army here to defend the capital. Moreover, this force cannot be another local force, but must be a direct line of the Central Military Forces directly controlled by the Nanjing Garrison Command.
This unit is stationed in a military camp next to Wushan Town in Hukou County.
Wushan Town is located at the foot of Wushan Mountain in the east and south of Hukou County, bounded by Wushan Mountains in the east and Pengze County, and adjacent to Duchang County in the south. It is only 20 kilometers away from Hukou County and 50 kilometers away from Jiujiang County, the district capital of Jiujiang Administrative Region.
The troops currently stationed here are the Independent Brigade of the Third Division of the National Army.
When talking about independent brigades or independent regiments, most people will think of them as border troops. Just like when Zhou Wen and the others were in Dawangzhuang, Henan, not only did they supplement the Third Regiment, but the surrounding Independent Regiment and Second Regiment were all bandit troops recruited by Shi Yousan. They were all not loved by my uncle or grandma. A miscellaneous army.
The only difference from bandits is that they have an official establishment and a designated area to be stationed in. They don't get any military pay or supplies.
But this independent brigade of the Third Division is different. Not only are the three full regiments well-equipped with troops, but their weapons and equipment are even better than other units of the Third Division.
Among other things, this brigade has its own artillery battalion, equipped with a total of 12 75mm mountain guns. And it is not a domestic product made in Jinling or Jinling, but the German Bufors Mountain Cannon, which has the best accuracy and range in the world.
Some people may say that the Bofors Mountain Cannon is obviously produced by the Swedish Bofors Company, so why is it made in Germany?
In fact, the Swedish company Bofors was a subsidiary of the German company Krupp, which was a roundabout method adopted by Germany to avoid the Treaty of Versailles. Therefore, the Bufus Mountain Cannon is of pure German origin.
Although positioned as a mountain cannon, the Bofus Mountain Cannon has far more powerful functions. The first is the range. Generally speaking, the range of mountain guns is significantly smaller than that of field guns of the same caliber. The maximum range of the 75mm Bofors gun reaches 9.1 kilometers. At the same time, the maximum range of other 75mm mountain guns basically does not exceed 8 kilometers.
