Beiyang 1917

Chapter 140 Three Arms Production in Short Supply——

Wang Geng scolded the U.S. envoy while thinking about the encrypted telegram received from Vivienne a few days ago. Pfizer’s new factory building has been completed and completely militarized. The cost is low, the quality and taste are not lost to the traditional production process.After it was put on the market, the response was enthusiastic, and countless brokers on Wall Street flocked to lobby to underwrite Pfizer's formal IPO to issue public shares.

However, according to Wang Geng's instructions, it's not yet time for the new shares to go public!After Pfizer's existing production capacity and channels are improved, it will not be too late to go public for financing when it needs to expand its production capacity.

In addition, breakthroughs have been made in the refining of penicillin in Pfizer's laboratory environment. The first batch of penicillin for 100 people has been put into the first clinical application under extremely secret conditions in the Central Hospital of New York City, and the effect is amazing!Compared with penicillin, the original miraculous new technology of citric acid has faded in the eyes of doctors and assistants. Citric acid can make money but cannot save people, while penicillin is a big killer that can not only make money but also save countless souls and lives!

Pfizer's chief chemist, James Curry, and his assistant, Jasper Kane, have devoted themselves to the medical laboratory of the Manhattan Industrial Bank's R&D center after the production of the new citric acid process was formalized.At present, the main direction is to mass produce the process of purifying penicillin, and at the same time continue the clinical trial test in the Municipal Central Hospital.

Of course, Garland, a student of the Light Weapons Laboratory of the Technology R&D Center affiliated to the Manhattan Industrial Bank, did not disappoint Wang Geng. Wang Geng's optimized blueprint of the m1 semi-automatic rifle saved the original inventor of this gun, Garland, from a long detour , and with the support of Manhattan Industrial Bank's strong funds, the prototype of the m1 Garand semi-automatic rifle has been finalized in less than two months, and a patent application has been submitted in the name of the Manhattan Industrial Bank Technology R&D Center.

The first batch of ten sample guns were also submitted to the U.S. Department of War’s small arms bidding project team to participate in the selection. Wang Geng, who was planning ahead, did not worry at all whether the U.S. military would be able to select this gun. The semi-automatic gun that came out 15 years earlier than later generations The rifle can be called the most advanced rifle of this era, and it was the favorite of American soldiers in history until World War II!

Wang Geng is also very puzzled that Vivian, a young and beautiful partner, seems to have quickly transformed from a bank account manager to a professional manager of an investment company on the other side of the ocean. Whether it is Pfizer or the technology research and development center, she is very familiar with the operation , Of course, the successful issuance of Pfizer's first 500 million US dollars of corporate bonds is also a matter of course.

However, when he thought of the talented Morgan family behind Vivienne, and the wily and scheming Jack Morgan's parents who were about the same age as the Prime Minister, Wang Geng felt that he could put a heavier burden on Vivienne. In the business, although it has not yet reached the season of full harvest, the 1000 million funds entrusted by Wang Geng to Old Jack has already achieved a floating income of 3000 million US dollars.

$3000 million?What Wang Geng told old Morgan at the beginning was to earn at least 7 million yuan for himself. Could it be that Jack took my kickback?Wang Geng couldn't help but thumped in his heart, turned around and patted his head. It's only been a month, and the Russian provisional government hasn't started fighting on the Eastern Front yet. Don't worry, wait until July 1st when the Russian army will be on the Eastern Front for the last time. Only when they fought against Germany and Austria, could Russian bonds rebound to a high level. At that time, they sold all Russian bonds short, but there was no income of 8000 million yuan, and there was always a profit of [-] to [-] million US dollars!

In his call back to Vivienne on the day China announced its participation in the war, Wang Geng instructed that in view of the successive participation of the United States and China in the war, arms production and trade will become the focus of Manhattan Industrial Bank's next investment. To this end, it will invest or acquire an arsenal and establish a subsidiary of Manhattan Industrial Bank. It is imminent for the Manhattan Import and Export Trading Company to start foreign trade. I believe that the beautiful, generous and capable partner Vivienne will find suitable sources and channels for talents.

Whether Vivienne can be up to the instructions sent by Wang Geng, the hands-off shopkeeper on the other side of the ocean, Wang Geng is not worried at all. With the support of the Morgan consortium and Jack Morgan, he has long been determined to get a share of the arms trade from the pocket of the Rockefeller family. The Morgan family has Wang Geng, the supervisor of China's participation in the war, echoing across the ocean, so why worry about big things not being done?

"Gun! The United States is a democratic country. Our soldiers join the army and go to the battlefield not to make money, but to defend the country and defend world peace. Glorious Americans are not mercenaries! A salary increase of one dollar a day The overseas allowance of 25 cents is enough for their overseas expenses, after all, they are not militiamen, and all the expenses during the expedition are borne by the state!" Rui Enshi blushed and yelled, bringing Wang Geng's thoughts back to the bilateral negotiation in front of him on site.

"Paul! I have never had any doubts about the democracy and freedom of the United States, but what you must face is that China has not yet achieved true unity. We do not have an effective administrative structure and reserve mobilization and conscription mechanism like yours, especially It’s because ordinary people in China have a low level of education, and many of them have never been to a county town, never seen a car, ship, let alone an airplane or cannon, and it’s the first time for many people to take a train in their life, so you have to face up to this!”

Wang Geng emphasized the difficulties China is facing without giving an inch!

"Gun, as you promised, the squadrons participating in the war will accept the unified command and logistical support of the US military as a whole. We can only promise that the Chinese squadrons participating in the war will enjoy the same salary and allowance as the US military Remuneration, as well as logistics services and guarantees without discrimination! That is, a salary of US$1 per person per day, plus an overseas allowance of 25 cents! Even one cent more cannot convince Congress. The result of President Wilson's influence!"

Rui Enshi spread his hands and gave the bottom line. Like the Ford auto workers who paid five dollars a day to the soldiers who participated in the war, the US government might go bankrupt by itself!

"Gun, don't think I don't know, your Beiyang is a direct-line army, such as the third division of the army and the No.16 division, including the first division of your model army. The monthly salary of soldiers is only 8 oceans, squad leader 12 yuan, 18 yuan for the platoon leader, and an average monthly salary of 10 yuan per person, which is 5 dollars per month. Now we promise you 1.25 dollars a day, which is equal to 37 dollars a month, which is already 7 dollars of your Beiyang military salary standard. Doubling! You can't be too greedy!"

The American envoy is really in a hurry!If it weren't for Wang Geng's presence in Washington, the conditions for the same treatment for Chinese and American soldiers who participated in the war would not have passed the review of the Congressional Budget Committee.

Wang Geng turned his head and glanced at the glamorous but wide-eyed private secretary beside him. Apparently, this girl also felt that Wang Geng was forcing the American Minister a little too hard. She blinked her pretty eyelashes as if to persuade Wang Geng whether she should After all, when Wang Geng reported to the Prime Minister in the Duan Mansion last night, he said that the bottom line is the equal treatment of Chinese and American officers and soldiers. Now that the goal has been achieved, why bother to make extra troubles?

"Okay, for the sake of world peace, I agree to your request. The salaries of Chinese and American soldiers participating in the war are the same. The daily salary is 1 dollar, and the overseas allowance is 25 cents. However, we require that the 1 dollar salary must be paid through my war headquarters. In fact, I don't plan to have that dollar in the pockets of the front line soldiers, I send it directly to their family members in the country, of course, after converting it into silver dollars! That 25-cent allowance can be paid by the US-China Joint Command on the front lines Release!"

Wang Geng shrugged his shoulders and finally agreed to this condition. Obviously, the same is true for the U.S. military. The salaries paid to soldiers participating in the war are not directly paid to the frontline soldiers, but to their designated family members in the country and the rear. That's why there are 25 The subsidy of cents is the real money given to the frontline soldiers.

"Gun! You promised to mobilize 300 million Chinese soldiers at the beginning, but now you only recruit a team of 1000 people every day. At your speed, by the time you gather 300 million Chinese people, the European War will have become history!" Rui Enshi yelled again now!

"Paul, haven't you heard that everything is difficult at the beginning? I only recruit a team of 1000 people every day. The logistical pressure is not light. My engineering regiment is hurrying to build a house every day. If it is winter, my tens of thousands The recruits must not freeze to death? And my soldiers are now bare-handed, when will the ammunition and equipment I told you last time arrive?" Wang Geng brought the key issue back to the ammunition and equipment!

"Gun, the U.S. arsenal's production capacity is insufficient, and it's too late to produce rifles and cannons for the UK. You need the arms and equipment of ten divisions to open your mouth. Now the entire front-line standing army of the U.S. military has only 8 divisions and 25 people. When you open your mouth, you need 25 people." Wan's munitions and equipment, where do you want me to gather so many munitions for you?" Rui Enshi blushed and cried bitterly.