October 23, 1940, Qijiang County, Qijiang County Security Headquarters
"Admiral Chen, I haven't finished what I said. I already said that it will be sold in a package. The weapons package provided this time also includes a thousand TL37 combat passenger vehicles, each worth 10,000 oceans, totaling 10 million oceans; Five hundred Fiat Lancia 626bl multi-purpose trucks, each worth 30,000 oceans, totaling 15 million oceans; 20,000 tons of various F country ammunition, each ton 5,000 oceans, totaling 10 million oceans, 7.62mm rifle Ten million rounds of ammunition, totaling five million oceans; 100 million rounds of lead-tipped black powder 7.62mm pistol ammunition, totaling three million oceans, plus the previous ones, a total of 190.74 million oceans." After Wang Yue said this number, he felt a little excited I was shocked, this was not much, it was close to 200 million.
"Mr. Wang, isn't this a bit much?" Admiral Chen was also hesitant in his heart. His transaction volume was getting larger and larger every time. When this news spread, the person in the Ministry of Finance was probably going to get angry again.
"Not too much, not too much, mainly those F-country ammunition, but don't worry, I have tried them all, and they are still very reliable." Wang Yue assured him, patting his chest. Originally, he was thinking of finding a place to secretly take those F-country ammunition. He had thrown them away, but this time, the results were very good when used in the Gulf of Aden. The misfire rate was lower than the alliance's inventory, which gave him confidence in those ammunitions again.
"Okay, that's no problem. I'll have people transport the jadeite stones that are worth the price later." Admiral Chen said with a hard heart, he agreed. He still has enough jadeite stones in his hand, so he'll take the opportunity to eat more. Some are the right way, but it is a pity that the jadeite rough stone cannot be mined on a large scale in the future.
I don’t know which bastard was the one who got in the way and actually let the British know that two divisions of the national army were mining across the border. They sent five British and Burmese divisions to drive away those two divisions. Damn, they dug well, one or two a month. A gem worth billions of silver dollars has been messed up like this. If I were the commissioned person, I would definitely kill him.
"According to what we said before, this time there is a discount, so you need to pay me 250 million silver dollars worth of raw jadeite. But to celebrate our cooperation this time, I will give another 2 million sets of old quilts to the Ministry of Military Affairs. Two million sets of old work clothes and two million sets of old cotton clothes. Anyway, this is what the Ministry of Finance allocates to the military." Wang Yue said with a hint of ridicule, he also wanted to give more, but Zhao Gang's dyeing ability is indeed limited. So far, I have only saved two million sets of yellow work clothes.
"Mr. Wang is making a joke." General Chen was a little embarrassed when Wang Yue said that this was all a mess done by the Ministry of Finance. It is said that those high-quality sulfonamides were sold by these guys at sky-high prices, even by the Eighth Route Army. All the sulfonamides released to stabilize the market were snapped up by them, which really made everyone laugh.
"It's okay. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. I still understand this truth." Wang Yue waved his hand gently. Since the Republic of China, there have been no upright officials. The same is true for those officials who have good evaluations in history. They are just relatively It's better, that fat man is greedy, but he still persisted in the war for eight years. If he were the uncle of the country, he would probably be worse than the fat man.
"Mr. Wang, the Air Force is very interested in the training aircraft and fighter jets you provided to the Eighth Route Army, and also hopes to purchase a batch. Do you think?" General Chen asked tentatively. Li Yunlong organized a military exercise before, didn't he? During the exercise, The training aircraft and fighter jets of the Air Force performed very well, which impressed everyone. Commander Zhou of the Air Force made up his mind to purchase a batch of them, and he went to the highest authorities several times for this purpose.
"No problem, we have a gentleman's agreement. You can buy double copies of whatever the Eighth Route Army buys, right? Forty P-39 fighter jets, with a unit price of 100,000 oceans, totaling 4 million oceans, and forty training aircraft, with a unit price of 3 Ten thousand oceans, totaling 1.2 million oceans, plus spare parts and supporting maintenance equipment, the total is 5.5 million oceans, I want cash for this." Wang Yue felt happy at the moment, Tasha gave him one after another He bought 770 P-39 fighter jets, which took up a lot of his funds. It would be good to sell more, but he doubted whether the government would still have enough after buying hundreds of F-country fighter jets. Pilots, just like the Eighth Route Army. After the Battle of Peking, they have been in a state of having more fighter planes than people. This situation has not been solved until now. For this reason, ten training planes were dispatched from Li Yunlong to northern Shaanxi, saying that they would Recruit a thousand pilots at once.
"Five and a half million oceans?" General Chen also had a headache when he heard the word cash. Even though he was the Minister of Military and Political Affairs in charge of an army of six million, he really couldn't come up with this money. If you want to ask the Ministry of Finance for money, you have to go through the highest authorities. Anyway, he will definitely not be able to provide the money.
"If there is no ocean, just give me gold. It doesn't matter. Just two and a half tons of gold. If you count the fraction, I support the war of resistance!" Wang Yue said casually. The gold and silver price ratio fluctuated greatly during World War II. Here, the exchange rate is framed for the convenience of calculation. Exchange two million oceans for one ton of gold.
"No problem, I'll figure it out. Another thing is that the government hopes to purchase a batch of field rations. Is that possible?" General Chen asked. Under the strong request of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of Finance finally relented. Part of the food expenses were directly distributed to Dayang. Admiral Chen, who had some money in his hand, wanted to stock up on field rations to deal with emergencies.
"Oh, I wonder which ration the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs wants, and how much is the quantity?" Wang Yue was somewhat surprised, but he was still a little relieved. In any case, the gentlemen of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs still wanted the soldiers to eat better. And judging from the current situation, the situation is definitely looking good.
"D meal, ten million servings!" General Chen said cruelly.
"It's quite a lot. Generally, a share of 20 cents is equivalent to a ton of gold. I'm really short on money at the moment. I will gradually open up physical exchanges in the future." Ten million copies are placed in the six million army. From a basic point of view, it is indeed not much, but such a large quantity is definitely prepared for ordinary soldiers. Buying the cheapest one does not mean that there is any difference in treatment. It is indeed an improvement.
"Can it be cheaper?" General Chen suddenly felt that it was a bit expensive. This portion can buy a lot of fish. Although the price of fresh fish in Qijiang County has increased, it is still very cheap.
"Admiral Chen, it's not expensive anymore, really, but I can decide to send another 10 million kilograms of fish meal, but it's just this one time, and it won't be the same next time." Wang Yue rarely sent seafood to the Gulf of Aden in 1940 after he left. The price of fish in the mountain city has long exceeded the price of food. Ten million kilograms of fish meal is no cheaper than ten million servings of D rations.
"Okay, it's settled!" General Chen also knows that Qijiang County uses the fish meal to feed pigs and chickens, but fish meal is more delicious than black beans anyway. If you eat too much of black beans, you won't be able to pass them out, okay? , you need to use a small wooden stick to help arrange it, the feeling is not too comfortable.
"Admiral Chen, if you have any need for weapons in the future, you can come to me at any time." Wang Yue did a rough calculation in his mind. Unknowingly, he had saved 71 tons of gold, no matter which world he was in. It's a rich man.
"Mr. Wang, the Ordnance Industry Administration hopes to purchase some raw materials, do you think?" Admiral Chen hesitated and said, Wang Yue is an arms dealer, and the Ordnance Industry Administration's purchase of raw materials must conflict with Wang Yue's business. Originally He didn't want to speak, but the transport capacity of the Burma Highway was far from being able to meet the needs of the Ordnance Industry Administration.
"Buy raw materials? Raw materials are not cheap, and the things I make may not be as cheap as what I sell." Wang Yue was surprised.
"But after all, it is more stable to produce by yourself." Admiral Chen replied.
"But don't you have to import raw materials to produce it yourself? Aren't those weapons that don't import raw materials also useless? As far as I know, the weapons produced by the Ordnance Industry Administration are far worse than those before the war." Wang Yue It was only after I arrived in this world that I realized that the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army used steel rails to make gun barrels. The mountain city government did the same. After losing almost all large-scale steel facilities, the arsenals in the rear areas were also unable to produce qualified guns. Never mind, due to the simplification of the process, a rifle will be scrapped after a thousand rounds of ammunition.
"Mr. Wang, I also know that the people in the Ordnance Industry Administration are not doing a good job, but they still have to maintain their weapons manufacturing and research and development teams. China is a big country after all, although -" Admiral Chen also knew what Wang Yue was talking about. Meaning, something happened in Wanxian last week. A big explosion occurred at the Ordnance Industry Administration's factory that produces hand grenades. The reason is that the black powder used for loading is too flammable and was ignited by static electricity during the loading process. If it is yellow explosive , there would be no such problem, but even yellow explosives require separately imported detonators.
"General Chen, I have to say that there are still some far-sighted people in the Military and Political Department. When the time comes, give me a list of what you need and I will help you find as much as possible, but there is no guarantee that you can buy it." Wang Yue nodded. First, no matter how the actual operation is, at least Admiral Chen and his colleagues are on the right track. They cannot require all raw materials to be produced by themselves right from the start, but it is still important to work hard and push forward bit by bit. If they are thorough Give up the military industry and what will happen once foreign aid is completely cut off?
"Also, the Ordnance Industry Administration is very interested in the Eighth Route Army's 140mm mortars, and also hopes to obtain a batch of kits and raw materials." Admiral Chen continued, the Eighth Route Army has spread the 140mm mortars out of Shanxi Province, although it is not a direct attack Artillery, thanks to its huge power, should not be too brutal when fighting the Japs. In the northern Henan area, they even created a record of killing a squadron of Japs with one cannon, which made the Chinese army jealous.
The Ordnance Industry Administration also came back with one, and found that it was not too simple, they could make it, but after a closer look, they couldn't make it. Whether it was a seamless steel tube gas tank or fertilizer and white sugar, they all needed to be imported.
"No problem!" What Wang Yue was thinking was that the spread of this thing would never stop here. He believed that it would appear on more battlefields before long.
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