November 15, 1916, 2757 AD, Hanking.
"Oh, the Japanese want to buy weapons and equipment from us, or a big order for twenty divisions."
Wen Desi was shocked by the news.
He was aware of the information that Britain and France asked Japan to send more troops to participate in the war, but he did not expect that Japan would actually ask for it on him.
The relationship between China and Japan is really not good.
In his opinion, with the resentment of the Japanese towards China, it is impossible for the Japanese to come to their door, so he never thought about taking this business.
I didn’t expect that Japanese people don’t care about face at all now.
But it’s normal to think about it.
There are no permanent friends and enemies between countries.
It’s all about interests.
"Yes, Mr.
Wen.
The Japanese said that these weapons are used for combat with the Allied Powers and are definitely not aimed at our country."
Foreign Minister Kaful replied.
To be honest, when he was approached by Hayashi Gonsuke, the Japanese ambassador to China, in the morning and asked to buy weapons, he was shocked.
Wen Desi asked strangely: "Why would they come to us?
Even if Britain and France can't solve it, the United States can too."
Kafur smiled and said: "I have already found someone to find out.
They were looking for Americans in the beginning.
But because they were in such a hurry, all the goods would arrive within three months.
The United States does not have so many ready-made weapons. .
The last order from Russia wiped out the inventory of the United States.
Now they still have a lot of weapons orders from Britain and France for the colonial armies.
They cannot afford this order from the Japanese. " This batch of orders is indeed very large, with a total of: 500,000 rifles, 10,000 pistols, 50,000 light machine guns, 10,000 heavy machine guns, 3,000 35 mm anti-tank guns, and 3,000 60 mm mortars. , 3,000 75mm infantry guns, 2,000 75mm combat defense guns, 2,000 105mm howitzers, and 1,000 155mm howitzers.
There are hundreds of millions of supporting bullets, millions of artillery shells, and various other spare parts such as bayonets, magazines, ammunition chains, gun brushes, etc.
The total of these items is almost more than 600 million yuan.
This is calculated based on the internal purchase cost of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
If sold to Japan, the price will at least double again.
"Hahaha, that's true.
On this planet, only China can produce so many weapons at once."
Wen Desi smiled proudly.
Wen Desi was absolutely right.
Only China in the world can produce so many ready-made weapons.
The belligerents on both sides of the Entente and the Central Powers certainly have more weapons, but they cannot spare them.
Although the United States has a developed industry and of course there is no problem in producing it, it is impossible for them to have so many in stock.
After all, the U.S.
Army currently has less than 300,000 people, so why does it need so many things?
As for the American civilians, there are many guns, but That's all private.
But why should the United States mobilize civilian guns for Japan?
Japan doesn’t have the dignity to do so.
Only China, which has established a complete militia and reserve system, will have so many idle weapons.
Over the years, China's military industry has never relaxed, and is basically producing at full capacity.
Because China's own military has a huge number of people, plus special departments such as the armed police, postal service, and railways, as well as a larger number of reserves and National Guards, the number of weapons required is a very terrifying number.
That’s not counting the shooting clubs that dot the countryside, and the private ownership of guns mostly by immigrants from new territories where legal citizens are allowed to carry guns.
"Humph, but Japan's list is obviously based on the firepower configuration of the European army.
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They really know how to take advantage."
Wen Desi glanced at the list again and couldn't help but feel a little funny.
"That's right.
If it were Japan themselves, they would be reluctant to equip them with so many heavy weapons.
But now that Britain and France are paying for it, don't give it up in vain."
Kafur said with a smile: "Even if Britain and France know their little tricks, , and will only pretend not to know, because the Japanese are also equipped according to the European army, which is not too outrageous.
Besides, these troops are also working for Britain and France.
Since they have to work for people, they must have all the weapons."
Wen Desi nodded: "Haha, this is also true.
We don't have to save money for Britain and France.
They have plenty of money anyway.
For the items on this list, we will double our own internal purchase price and report it to the Japanese. , just say we can guarantee on-time delivery.”
After finishing speaking, he sighed and said: "It's a pity that this order came a little late, otherwise we can dispose of those old munitions to them."
Wen always refers to the Wanguo brand weapons accumulated by various domestic forces during the period from the Qing Dynasty to Beiyang.
These weapons were basically confiscated by the former revolutionary army and the later People's Liberation Army.
When the People's Republic of China was first founded, the policy of restricting gun ownership was implemented, and a large number of miscellaneous weapons were collected from the private sector.
Naturally, the People's Liberation Army looked down upon these things, so the ones that were too shabby were sent back to the furnace.
The ones in better condition were rested and distributed to the militia, or distributed to various shooting clubs, or kept as collections in various museums or private individuals.
Later, due to the increase in weapons production, these things were gradually replaced by newer weapons.
These honest weapons can no longer be found even in the militia.
Later, these replaced weapons were either sent to various colonies as humanitarian relief supplies, or they were packaged together by Russia's last large-scale purchase.
I don’t care about the furry bear at all.
It doesn’t matter what brand or model it is, as long as it makes a loud noise.
In other words, except in museums or private hands, you really can’t find those old miscellaneous weapons in China.
"Forget it, I'll take advantage of the Japanese this time."
Mr.
Wen didn't care about this, just forget it if you can't trick them.
The military secretary next to her, Gu Xiaoyuan, said with embarrassment: "Mr.
Wen, you have forgotten that we don't have so much in stock at the moment.
Russia has ordered more than 2 million rifles and a large number of artillery before and after us.
Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, Countries such as Arabia and Siam have also ordered a lot, as well as Britain and France ordering a large number of weapons for colonial troops in India and other places.
Now our inventory has been emptied."
"Hahahaha, why not?"
Wen Desi laughed: "You forgot that the reserves and the National Guard still have a lot of weapons, and there are also many shooting clubs in various places.
Let them free up some first, and then give them new ones."
"Those are all used, will the Japanese want them?"
Gu Xiaoyuan asked hesitantly.
"Hahaha" Wen Desi showed a profiteer-like smile and said irresponsibly: "It's not their own money anyway.
And they are eager to get ready goods, so they only have used ones.
If you don't want them, please find someone else."
Others have bought it.
Besides, our officers and soldiers are of high quality, and their weapons are still well maintained.
At worst, they can be refurbished by the factory after they are collected."
Kaful also said: "Secretary Gu, don't worry, the Japanese will definitely want it.
Who else can come up with so many things at once except us."
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"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
Gu Xiaoyuan went out with an embarrassed face.
"Oh, Minister Ka" Mr.
Wen thought of another thing and said, "Tell me, the Japanese bought so many cannons, what luck did they get?"
"Uh," Kafur was stunned for a moment before replying: "It should be mules and horses.
According to their domestic establishment, there should be two types of draft horse divisions and pack horse divisions."
"No, no, it's not too backward."
Wen Desi shook his finger and showed a harmless smile: "Tell the Japanese that the method of using mules and horses to drag cannons is already too backward.
It's outdated.
Now is the age of the internal combustion engine. , Of course, we need to use cars.
Our country is the world's largest car producer, and its production capacity can fully meet their needs.
An army of twenty divisions will only be equipped with at least 20,000 cars. " Kafur is also a human spirit.
When he heard this, he immediately understood what it meant.
He immediately echoed: "Yes, Mr.
Wen, now is the age of the internal combustion engine.
As an Asian army that went to Europe to participate in the war, the Japanese army also represents the image of Asia, so its equipment level cannot be too bad."
"Yes, we need to explain to them the benefits of popularizing cars.
These things are much easier to serve than mules and horses."
Mr.
Wen now looks like a car salesman.
"Okay, I will find experts to educate them."
Kaful smiled and said, "Mr.
Wen, the Japanese have another request.
They don't have enough transportation capacity.
They will need to rent our ships to transport people. and supplies.”
"This is no problem.
We are the strong backing of the Allied Powers, both in terms of materials and transportation."
Wen Desi waved his hand generously.
Then he remembered something and continued: "Besides, it's not enough for an army to just have weapons.
They produce their own clothing and other items, which is not our business.
But they should be very short of medicines and supplies.
Let's not talk about medicines.
Yes, we are No. 1 in the world in this regard.
And we also have a variety of new military rations that are cheap and high-quality, such as various meat products, which are definitely more cost-effective than what they produce themselves.”
"As far as I know, the life of the Japanese at the bottom is very hard.
They rarely eat meat a few times a year.
Forget it in normal times.
Now that they are going to war, they should eat better."
Wen Desi looked compassionate.
He seemed very sympathetic to the miserable life of the Japanese people.
However, he was thinking of the numerous 163 pig farms and 126 pig farms in the country.
The 163 pigs and 126 pigs raised in these places were new breeds specially developed for World War I and specially supplied to the European people.
In addition to these two types of pigs, there are also a large number of fast-growing beef cattle and fast-growing lambs, etc.
There is also a big killer like "regenerated meat".
This thing is a fungus.
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As long as there are enough raw materials, the production speed and output are outrageous.
Of course, don't expect the taste.
Anyway, after processing, it looks like meat, and after adding meat-flavored spices and seasonings, it tastes like meat.
Europeans can eat it, and so can Japanese people.
We have no racial discrimination, we are all equal, we are all equal
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