There was a bottle of Scotch whiskey on the coffee table.
Mu Yichen poured himself a glass and drank it.
The stimulation of alcohol made the deputy general manager of Springfield Matheson excited.
Three months ago, he was still a drinking party.
Just a blushing international student.
Mu Yichen has not been idle during this period.
He has been studying international trade and weapons and equipment.
Fortunately, he laid down a solid foundation in English while studying at St.
John's University.
Later, he studied abroad at Humboldt University in Germany and is proficient in both languages.
Senior intellectuals who speak a foreign language can get twice the result with half the effort no matter what they learn.
After three months, although they are not proficient in operating rifles and mountain artillery, they can talk about the performance of firearms, the value of artillery, and the exchange rate between silver and US dollars, pounds and marks. .
Like many handbag companies in Shanghai, Springfield Matheson only has one rented office space and very little working capital.
It can't even afford a typist who graduated from a girls' high school.
It relies on its managers to make a living by running around and cheating.
But the first business of Springfield Foreign Company shocked the entire Sassoon Building, and even the foreign senior classes were amazed.
Importing 10,000 rifles is nothing to a long-established foreign company such as Lihe Company and Taikoo Company, but for a little-known small foreign company that was established less than half a year ago, this is already a huge deal, and What is imported is American rifles that are rarely seen in China.
The emergence of this batch of weapons is bound to have a certain impact on the Chinese arms market.
Mu Yichen still can't believe his good luck.
He has a full understanding of international arms transactions.
Taking the best-selling German 79-caliber rifle as an example, the price at Hanyang Arsenal is about 40 yuan.
The import price of the original German Mauser factory is about one hundred yuan.
In fact, Germany has developed industry and can be self-sufficient in steel.
Unlike the Hanyang factory, which has to import even gun steel, under mechanized large-scale production, the cost should be higher than that of domestically produced steel.
The goods are lower, which also illustrates the huge profits of the arms business.
The industrial level of the United States is by no means inferior to that of Germany.
From this, it can be inferred that the cost of American-made rifles should be fifteen US dollars, which is about thirty silver dollars, and the United States is willing to sell 10,000 rifles at a price of ten US dollars lower than the cost.
It is simply Lose money and make money.
The most important thing is that you don't have to pay for this batch of goods yourself.
Emily has really helped.
Mr.
Abbabnell, the president of Hillman Bank in Boston, is willing to give a full loan to fund the purchase of guns by Chen Zikun, who has been on the cover of TI.
The ones doing business with Springfield were the U.S.
War Department's Surplus Materials Management Office and the Springfield Arsenal.
They only sent dozens of telegrams to each other to finalize the matter, although with the help of Major Allen and Emily , but Mu Yichen still felt that things were progressing too smoothly.
But he still signed the contract without hesitation.
There was no such store in this village.
He knew very well what the Americans had in mind.
There were only two points.
One was to open up the Chinese market, and the other was to sell bullets.
The 1917 rifle was Winchester.
And a modified model of the 14 rifle produced by Remington Arsenal for the UK, using American 3006 bullets, there is no other way but to order American goods.
All the bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit.
In the early years, foreigners seized on the Chinese people's desire for small gains, gave away kerosene lamps for free, sold kerosene at high prices, and made enough money from the people of the Qing Dynasty.
Now Americans This is also the path we have taken, but for the Jiangbei Guardsmen who were extremely strapped for funds, they needed these cheap firearms too much.
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For Mu Yichen, who was constantly experiencing ups and downs, he also needed a success too much.
Tonight, Mu Yichen was extremely drunk and ran downstairs to the Che Mansion to call Qiu Ling's name.
As a result, he was beaten up by the Che family's servants and sent directly to the patrol room.
Li Yaoting bailed him out the next day.
Maybe Mu Yichen told the truth while drunk in the police cell, or maybe someone in the United States deliberately leaked the news.
In short, the news that Springfield Foreign Company had a large supply of low-priced rifles spread like wildfire, and the news spread in Shanghai, and Zhang Xiaolin also When the news got out, he knew that Springfield Matheson Company was the property of Chen Zikun, and he immediately took up the idea.
Two days later, Governor Sun of the Jiangdong Provincial City received information that Chen Zikun, the commander of the Jiangbei Guard Army, had purchased 10,000 advanced Remington rifles from the United States.
Now he panicked and hurriedly called a meeting with civil and military officials.
There has been a lot of turmoil in Jiangbei recently.
Several groups of bandits who have been running rampant for many years have been recruited.
Chen Zikun's strength has rapidly expanded and has far exceeded the establishment of a brigade.
However, Sun Kaiqin did not take it to heart.
Instead, he was a little gloating because he knew the economy of Nantai.
It was not enough to support an army of five thousand.
The more he recruited, the more he would lose.
These bandits were just feeding on unfamiliar white-eyed wolves, and there was a possibility of mutiny at any time.
He was just waiting to see Chen Zikun's joke.
But after the arrival of these 10,000 rifles, the situation is completely different.
We have soldiers and guns, but are we afraid of not having money?
The expansion of the army and preparations for war by the surname Chen are nothing more than coveting the south of the Yangtze River.
Now Sun Kaiqin can't sit still, lying on the bed How could he allow others to sleep soundly next to him, let alone an opponent who was eyeing him eagerly.
The military meeting was held all night, and one of his subordinates threatened to send troops northward to annihilate the Chen tribe in one fell swoop.
This suggestion was rejected by Sun Kaiqin on the spot.
Chen Zikun was just a pawn of Wu Peifu.
These 5,000 people were killed by Yi, but the 100,000 direct troops in Luoyang immediately If they go south, Jiangdong and his father will not be able to hold on anymore.
It was Xia Jingqi and Adjutant Xia who made a move: "Robbery" Didn't Chen Zikun purchase rifles from the United States?
This batch of goods must be unloaded at the Shanghai pier, and then transported to Jiangbei by water or land.
No matter how it goes, it will pass through the territory controlled by Sun Dujun.
When the time comes, he will send people to rob this batch of firearms. , naturally everything will be fine.
Last time, Jiangbei made a plan to build a plank road to cross Chencang secretly, and successfully transported a batch of pistols back to Nantai.
This time it was different.
The size and weight of 10,000 rifles was so huge that it could not be covered up.
And there was Zhang Xiaolin and Boss Zhang.
With the intelligence support, he absolutely cannot escape.
Sun Kaiqin was overjoyed and asked Xia Jingqi to take charge of this matter to ensure that no more mistakes were made.
"If there are any guns or bullets transported to Jiangbei, please come and see me."
Governor Sun issued a death order.
"Yes" Xia Jingqi stood at attention, murderous and ambitious.
A month later, the freighter from San Francisco slowly sailed into the Huangpu River.
The wind was freezing.
Two shiny black Chevrolet cars were parked on the Shiliupu Pier.
Several men in woolen coats and top hats stood by the river. , there were cigarette butts at my feet, I thought I had been waiting for a long time.
Mu Yichen, the head of Springfield Foreign Company, and Li Yaoting, the major shareholder, went to the dock to pick up the goods in person.
They looked at boxes of wooden boxes bearing the emblem of the US government being lifted off the ship.
The two looked at each other with joy in their eyebrows.
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Along with the arrival of the 10,000 rifles were several American guests, including Mr.
Allen King, the nominal general manager of Springfield & Co., as well as a sales manager from the Springfield Arsenal and an accountant from the Hillman Bank of Boston, and a lawyer.
The wooden boxes were temporarily moved into the rented warehouse of Taikoo & Co., which was guarded by British troops and was very safe.
Li Yaoting warmly entertained the American guests and invited them to stay in the most luxurious hotel in Shanghai, eat the most authentic French cuisine, and play in the most beautiful White Russian Girl, let these American idiots know what the largest metropolis in the Far East is.
At night, a Chinese watchman passed by the warehouse with a bang.
Seeing that the British soldiers on guard had not noticed, he quietly made a gesture.
Several black figures jumped down from the wall, twisted open the wire and sneaked into the warehouse.
Pry open a wooden box and remove the stuffing inside.
There are twelve long objects wrapped in oilcloth stuck in the slot.
Use a dagger to cut the oilcloth.
A rifle coated with thick butter is clearly visible, with bundles tied next to it.
A bayonet with an iron scabbard.
The black shadow carefully wrapped the gun in the oil cloth and carried it on his back.
He closed the box and returned the same way.
Unexpectedly, a British soldier was passing by.
He saw a thief coming out of the warehouse and shouted loudly.
The searchlight suddenly shone on him.
Coming over, there was the sound of a gun being pulled from the guard box.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the black shadow swooped up the wall with a swift movement like a cat.
Half an hour later, the gun was delivered to the study room of Zhang Mansion.
Sitting opposite Zhang Xiaolin was Xia Jingqi, dressed in casual clothes.
He stroked the gun body and praised: "What a new gun."
Zhang Xiaolin smoked a big cigar and puffed away: "Adjutant Xia, you didn't lie to me.
The little red guy named Chen bought 10,000 American rifles.
You should be careful."
Xia Jingqi looked serious: "Thanks to Boss Zhang for tipping off the information, Governor Sun will definitely thank you."
Zhang Xiaolin waved his hand casually: "Just a small talk."
The news of the theft of Taikoo Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. reached Mu Yichen's ears.
He was very lucky.
If he hadn't planned ahead and signed an additional contract with the American businessman, he would have been in trouble.
This batch of goods was delayed in the warehouse for several days.
After completing the customs procedures, they were loaded onto the Taikoo Yangxing river ship with a shallow draft, entered the Huaijiang River via the Yangtze River waterway, and were shipped to Nantai.
This time, Adjutant Xia was not fooled again.
His intelligence work was quite accurate.
He bribed the sailors on the river ship and confirmed that what was carried on board was indeed a rifle and not something else.
Pegasus rushed back to the provincial capital to report, and Sun Kaiqin held another meeting to discuss countermeasures.
The ships of Taikoo Yang Company were no better than Chinese cargo ships.
They robbed and killed when they asked.
No one could afford to offend foreigners, so it was a bit awkward to pretend to be water bandits again.
Appropriate.
Some people suggested that since Chen Zikun bought this batch of goods, why don’t we come forward in our official capacity to confiscate the prohibited materials?
In short, we just don’t move the ships and don’t hurt the foreigners.
Sun Kaiqin still shook his head: "That's not right.
The foreigners' ships cannot be moved at all."
Xia Jingqi said: "Commander, I have a plan.
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The steamer of Taigu Yang Company will be loaded with coal at the dock of the provincial capital.
When the time comes, it will be like this, and the goods can be detained without offending the British."
Sun Kaiqin was overjoyed: "Xiao Xia, you are really talented.
You have failed to become an adjutant.
When this matter is finished, I will get you a chief of staff Dangdang."
Xia Jingqi said happily: "Thank you, Marshal, for your cultivation
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