I have to say that Boss Guo was really helpful this time.
Zhao Ming thought that Boss Guo would break his promise. After all, the current situation in Chahar was not optimistic. If he was not careful, he would be intercepted by the Outer Mongolians and his life would be in danger.
But seeing that Boss Guo was safe and sound, I guess he was lucky.
After doing some inventory, it turned out that ten shi of grain, rice and flour had been transported, which is equivalent to 1,200 kilograms.
This number is really quite large, there are several carriages, Zhao Ming is really sweating for Boss Guo.
With so much supplies, if the other party's scouts see this, they will either give up this large amount of supplies, or they will have to keep their lives.
"Boss Guo, thank you very much!"
"It's okay! I, Lao Guo, will naturally do my best to serve Chief Zhao. After all, we are friends, right?" Boss Guo smiled and waved his hand.
"Well, friend!"
Zhao Ming also smiled and nodded. Boss Guo is a wonderful man, and he doesn't mind cooperating more in the future.
The businessman is indeed only interested in profit, but he doesn't care about this. As long as he can control the other party, he is a good businessman.
"By the way, Commander Zhao, I also brought you the other hundred sets of cotton armor and plate armor you requested. It was also because I thought I would just send this batch of goods together, so it was delayed for a few days."
As he said this, Boss Guo patted the last two carriages. He could see that the carriage wheels were straining so hard that they almost fell down when they just crossed the bridge.
Zhao Ming waved, and soon a brother came forward to help unload the goods.
The packages were unwrapped one by one and a set of cotton armor was laid out like before. The weight was still not light at all. Zhao Ming weighed it casually and was surprised to find that the weight had become a little heavier.
"Hey! Boss Guo, what are you..."
Seemingly sensing Zhao Ming's suspicion, Boss Guo smiled and explained, "Sir Zhao, I think you need this very much, and maybe you will ask for more in the future.
So I asked the master craftsmen to adjust the process as soon as I returned. There were no changes in other places, but I contacted a factory that made wire mesh.
So a few more layers of fine wire mesh were added inside, but you can rest assured that the cost will not increase much.
Moreover, if you need more in the future, the cost can be further reduced, and the moving parts of the joints are not covered by iron mesh, which will not affect daily activities.
Of course, it can also be inlaid with iron plates, but I think if all iron plates are added, the overall weight will be too heavy.
I'm just afraid that the horsepower won't be able to drive it anymore by then. "
Boss Guo was so considerate that Zhao Ming couldn't help but nod secretly.
Now the weight of the cotton armor is still acceptable for horses. The total weight of the whole body is only a few dozen pounds, which is far less than the weight of two people.
This weight is completely acceptable. It will not have much impact on the speed when sprinting, but it will have a big impact when chasing.
But they are all wearing armor, so who is still playing shooting games with the Outer Mongols?
Moreover, this kind of cotton armor is very good at protecting against bullets, and it is not only suitable for use on grasslands, so Boss Guo still has a very good business vision.
"Boss Guo, I have seen your sincerity. Don't worry, I won't treat my old friend badly.
But this time I show you the horses, so you can’t take them out of the grassland, right? "
Zhao Ming glanced at Boss Guo with some embarrassment.
After all, the Outer Mongols are galloping on the grassland now, bringing so many horses back, and the movement is far more conspicuous than escorting supplies.
Don't doubt the prairie people's keen sense of the sound of horse hooves. Some keen prairie people can hear the vibration of horse hooves seven or eight miles away. If it is a group of horses galloping ten miles away, it is not impossible to hear the sound of horse hooves.
"Mr. Zhao, I can trust you, and we are friends, right? Forget it this time, just make up for it next time, Chief Zhao!"
Boss Guo really knows how to do business. People no longer care about these two transactions, but the next many transactions.
In addition to adding a little more material to the cotton armor, each piece even comes with the kind of face armor that Zhao Ming carried before.
The price is still based on the previous price, which is really a conscience price.
However, Boss Guo will not lose money. Once the volume of this kind of long-term trading increases, the subsequent price will plummet and the profit margin will rise linearly.
"And Mr. Zhao, do you still remember what I mentioned to you last time? I brought you a separate gift this time!"
"Oh!~"
Seeing Boss Guo waving to him mysteriously, Zhao Ming followed Boss Guo to the last carriage.
More than half of the goods on the carriage had been unloaded, but there were still a lot of cotton armor that had not been unloaded. Boss Guo pulled out a long wooden box from the bottom.
A clerk from Boss Guo next to him handed over a crowbar with great discernment. When the wooden box was pried open, the contents inside really gave Zhao Ming a surprise.
I saw a dozen wooden grenades placed among a large pile of grass clippings in a wooden box!
This thing looks very familiar. It is a style that often appears in movies and TV series. These days it is also called the Wanguo brand hand grenade.
Of course, domestic arsenals can make this thing, it is simple to make and cheap.
It looks like a strange beer bottle, and Zhao Ming remembers that the price of one should be sixty cents.
When he attacked Fengxiang before, he heard those veterans mentioned that because Marshal Feng was relatively poor, he used the cheapest off-brand grenades.
I heard that the grenades used by other commanders' subordinates are different. Some are even foreign products, which are expensive and very powerful.
In comparison, this kind of off-brand grenade with a wooden handle has a killing range of about seven meters, which is really not that big.
But this is already a good treasure for Zhao Ming.
"Why didn't you think of this before? What a great thing!"
Zhao Ming murmured in his heart, regretting why he didn't purchase this thing earlier.
"Mr. Zhao, these are some small things. They are not expensive, so feel free to keep them. We are friends and this business is not a day or two. What do you think?"
Boss Guo rubbed his hands as he spoke, with a smile on his face.
Zhao Ming couldn't say anything about this. He really couldn't say that he was sincere.
The money is small, but it solves an urgent need.
The key is that people are trustworthy, and it is really not easy to take the risk and make this trip.
"Lao Guo, I will accept this thing from you, but this time you can stay with me for a few days so that I can fulfill my duty as a landlord, right?"
"Hahaha! Then...Mr. Zhao will be nagging you a lot!"
Boss Guo did not refuse. Although he could travel lightly when he returned, the danger was still there. Besides, everyone wanted to take a break after traveling so far.
It just so happened that he also wanted to see what strange things this Chief Zhao had that could make the Outer Mongolians feel ashamed.
In addition to grain cotton armor and a dozen grenades, Boss Guo also brought about 10,000 rounds of ammunition, and Zhao Ming also recorded them all in his account.
Even with these bullets, Zhao Ming did not dare to let his brothers practice guns regularly and could only use them for strategic purposes.
There is no way, now the entire army has been temporarily expanded to a thousand people.
In addition to the remnants of the two tribes of Maoming and Andalhan, some herders were selected from the remaining more than 20 tribes to join the team.
The team just reached a thousand people, and each of the thousand people was enough to fire five shots.
The previous bullets were almost consumed, but there were still a lot of bullets looted from the two inventories, but they were of different models and could not be used at all.
Including Boss Guo's bullets, there are only more than 6,000 rounds when fully loaded. It is really not enough. A slightly larger battle will be used up in an instant.
But there is no other way but to wait for Boss Guo to bring more next time.
As far as the current grain and grass reserves are concerned, it is best for the next batch of materials to be transported to be mainly grain and grass.
