Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 588 Large purchase of weapons and ammunition

After getting off the plane, naturally Xue Jianguo, the second uncle, came to pick him up in person.

Chu Xiangqian first sent Hong Kong students to the front door and entered the courtyard, and handed them over to the master, master's wife, and master's uncle who had returned to live there.

Then he said that if nothing happened in the evening, he would come back for dinner.

Xue Jinglan, on the other hand, although she wanted to live in her parents' house, she felt that she was already a member of the Chu family. When she came back, she could have a meal at her parents' house and chat with her grandmother and mother all day long.

But at night, you still have to go back to the courtyard to live. Even if it's not possible, you have to live in the courtyard at the front door.

Only then did he appear to marry the chicken and follow the chicken, marry the dog and follow the dog, so as not to be gossiped about.

Chu Xiangqian actually didn't care about this, but he also knew that people these days still care about their reputation very much.

Naturally, Xue Jinglan would not be forced to live in her parents' home with her mother.

After sending Xue Jinglan to the compound beside the princess's grave, Chu Xiangqian entered the compound in Xue Jianguo's car.

When I met the second elder, it turned out that the second elder was not alone.

There were also several old people who often appeared in books. Seeing these people, Chu Qianqian did not hide them.

To put it bluntly, when I sell arms to some forces in South America, the price is at least three to five times more expensive than what is on the market because of door-to-door delivery.

Just for a rifle bullet, some people are willing to pay 0.5 to 1 US dollars each.

But the bullets sold to the dwarves cost one gold coin each, equal to 10 grams, which is almost 11.2 US dollars.

It can be seen how huge the profit is here.

As for the rifle, the old-fashioned Mosingan, which originally cost only a dozen dollars, was quoted by a few elderly people for more than 1 dollars.

But in fact, a rifle worth a thousand gold coins is equivalent to tens of thousands of grams of gold, and the profit is more than a hundred times more expensive than the price reported to the superior.

But even the price of a rifle of 1 US dollars has already made the second elder and others feel that if they don't do this business, they will be fools.

One old man even asked jokingly, "Do you need mortars, howitzers or something?"

Chu Qianqian was stunned. It would be best if he could buy mortars. But when he heard the price of the shells, he immediately understood that the old men in front of him were jealous of their profits and wanted to get a share of them.

Chu Xiangqian was secretly happy. If they knew about it, the real price would increase 10 times or a hundred times. Maybe even if he really said it, they might not believe it.

It’s really $1 per bullet, which is outrageous enough in the eyes of a few old people.

It's just 2 Tianchao coins for a 60mm mortar and 1000 Tianchao coins for a shell. From Chu Xiangqian's point of view, the old people in front of him are still kind-hearted.

However, a thousand and one artillery shells is actually not too outrageous. The 150mm artillery shells these days cost more than 3 per round.

For myself, one shell would be at least two thousand, and that's in U.S. dollars.

With the arrogance of the dwarves, as long as few people are killed, even if thousands of cannonballs are thrown out in a battle, they will only be worth ten to two hundred thousand gold coins, which is equivalent to ten or twenty tons of gold.

Perhaps the life of a dwarf may be worth 1 ton of gold.

Chu Xiangqian directly asked for 1 60mm mortars and tens of thousands of shells.

Together with 1.5 Mosingan guns and 50 rounds of ammunition, the total amount of this transaction suddenly exceeded 1450 million Tianchao coins.

Converted into U.S. dollars, it's about 590 million.

But compared with the 60 tons of wheat that Chu Xiangqian gave away for free, which was worth more than 2200 million U.S. dollars, this amount of money seemed too small.

This note alone might be a gold medal to avoid death in the future.

Then Chu Xiangqian's eyes were focused on several other old people. If they could also sign, it would be more valuable.

Chu Xiangqian shamelessly asked a few old people to sign their names. He used his pocket as a cover with a smile, took out an envelope from the Novice Village warehouse, and carefully packed the IOU.

Then he said with a smile, "One signature is worth 10 tons of grain. There are exactly 4 here, so 40 tons are all given away. The remaining 20 tons can almost offset this batch of weapons and ammunition."

The second elder and several old people looked at each other, and finally smiled helplessly, feeling very satisfied with Chu Xiangqian.

I took him with me and had a good meal in Da Nei. At noon, I made an exception and drank a bottle of Maotai.

When Chu moved forward, several old people sighed and said with a smile, "It seems that we still underestimated this kid's ability to make money."

Others nodded in agreement, "This is more than 20 million US dollars. If you say it's free, it's really free. If I were the shopkeeper, then at least this money will not affect other business in the future."

After everyone laughed, they frowned again soon.

Although 60 tons of wheat may seem like a lot, it is actually only 12 billion kilograms.

In some places, the food shortage can no longer be alleviated by ten and a half months of relief, but it is foreseeable that there will be food shortages for at least half a year, or even longer.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian had warned before that the channels through which he purchased food were likely to undergo changes.

Please ask the superiors to go abroad to purchase food in an official capacity as soon as possible.

Now that Chu Xiangqian has said so, the superiors can't even think of paying attention to it.

"By the way, this guy said last time that he wanted to purchase 10 tons of rice in Tianzhu. He even said that if Tianzhu takes the initiative to go to war with us, he will try to make the people of Tianzhu suffer from food shortages.

In this way, he should still be able to get three to five million tons of grain in his hands in the future, and we won't have a big problem until the second half of the year. "

The others nodded, and their attention to Chu Xiangqian suddenly increased a lot.

After Chu Qianqian left Ouchi, he naturally went directly to Xue Jinglan's house.

As expected, all the Xue family members in Beijing gathered here in the compound.

As soon as Chu Xiangqian finished greeting the old man, old lady, father-in-law and mother-in-law, his sister-in-law Xue Hongmei pulled him and said.

"Go forward, I came here with the tasks assigned by our director and district leaders."

When Chu Xiangqian heard it, he knew it must be related to food, but before he could say anything, Old Man Xue yelled, "Nonsense."

Chu Xiangqian smiled nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry, aunt, you've already spoken, I'm still sure of the three to five thousand kilograms of chestnuts.

When I forget about it because I am busy here, I will go to the mountains to have a look. While trying to get chestnuts, hunt some wild boars back. "

Not only was Xue Hongmei overjoyed, but even the old lady and mother-in-law showed expressions of surprise.

Only the Xue family, father and son, grandfather and grandson, knew that in the past six months or so, Chu Xiangqian had promised to bring back 30 tons of wheat, several thousand kilograms of chestnuts, and several wild boars, and there was no surprise or surprise at all. Unexpected.

Chu Qianqian and Xue Jinglan nodded, and then followed Mr. Xue and his son into the study room. After talking about some things in the morning, they started chatting about home affairs.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian would not tell Xue Xueli and his son everything about the things he had contacted and talked about with his superiors, but just some unimportant news was sometimes enough for Xue Xueli and his son to get a lot of information in advance.

Then we talked about Xue Jianrong. My eldest uncle really listened to my advice and applied for transfer to the plateau.

Chu Xiangqian was not worried at all about the combat effectiveness of the Chinese soldiers, nor about the leadership ability of the commanders, but the most important thing to solve in plateau operations was supplies.

As long as they provide enough food, clothing, and supplies, the Chinese warriors who just nearly drove the Magnesians into the sea will be able to fight in terms of combat effectiveness.

Beating Ah San was like beating a child.

Chu Qianqian said with a smile, "After I return to Hong Kong Island this time, I will send a batch of supplies of at least hundreds of horses, thousands of cattle, and three thousand sheep to the plateau.

But how to transport it to the plateau is not my business.

And if necessary, I can also provide a lot of Asan's defense information on the east and west fronts to my elder brother and superiors. "

Xue Xueli and his son were overjoyed. If the supplies were in place, the quantity of weapons and ammunition transported would definitely be more sufficient.

If there is no shortage of food and supplies, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army will explode.

Let alone the people from Tianzhu, there is no problem even against the people from China.

In the evening, after Chu Qianqian and Xue Jinglan finished dinner, they simply took a slow walk towards Luogu Lane.

When you are really tired from walking, you can just ride a rickshaw.

As long as Xue Jinglan could be with Chu Qianqian, she didn't care how many steps she took. But after walking for forty minutes, Chu Qianqian didn't feel tired at all, and the little girl couldn't.

Seeing that there was no one around, Chu Xiangqian simply squatted down and continued walking with his wife on his back.

Xue Jinglan, who was lying on Chu Qianqian's back, felt so sweet in her heart that she wished she could stay on Chu Qianqian's back forever and keep walking like this.

The two of them were talking and laughing, and unknowingly they made it all the way to Jingshan.

After walking another three or four kilometers, we have to walk back to the courtyard.

But once you get to this area, if you carry Xue Jinglan on the street, you might encounter a nosy aunt who comes over and accuses the two of them of being too close.

Fortunately, there are more rickshaws here.

The two quickly got into a car and went straight back to the courtyard.

After entering the courtyard, he was naturally welcomed by the people in the courtyard. Ai Qiu, the little thing, naturally rushed to Chu Qianqian's side and hugged his legs with her little hands.

Xue Jinglan followed her second aunt to the east wing to clean up. Chu Qianqian was inevitably dragged by the old and young in the yard and chatted about recent gossip.

As we talked, we finally talked about food.

Because 30 tons of wheat every month are all landed at Jinmen Port, after the Chinese New Year in Beijing, there is not as much food shortage as before.

But having enough food is still a bit of a luxury, so as soon as Chu Xiangqian came back, everyone immediately remembered that there should still be a lot of food in the mountains in spring and early summer.

I don’t ask for fish or meat, but I ask each family to stock up on some chestnuts or something to prepare for emergencies.

When Chu Xiangqian heard that he just wanted chestnuts, he had no intention of arguing with the big guys anymore.

"Okay, I will try to get each family to get ten or eight kilograms. But let's make it clear first that I won't transport the stuff back directly. If it needs to be distributed, it will be distributed by three uncles.

Even if outsiders ask, it has nothing to do with me. "

Everyone understood Chu Xiangqian's concerns as soon as they heard it. If other yards came to Chu Xiangqian for help, he would definitely be annoyed to death from now on.

The big guy nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, we bought the chestnuts ourselves, and they were handled by three uncles, who have nothing to do with you Qiang Qian."

Chu Xiangqian knew that this reason was actually untenable, but with this excuse, if he rejected others, it would not cause too much trouble.

Of course, if someone really can't survive, the first thing to do is to contact the neighborhood committee and the street. The two units cannot just sit back and watch people starve to death in their jurisdictions.

But if after the neighborhood committee and street take control, there is still no food, then either this person is talking nonsense, or he is too lazy and would rather go hungry than work.

Or he would send food to relatives in the countryside, so that his family would be starved to the point of blindness.

If this really happened, Chu Xiangqian could only say sorry. There are really too many people in this situation these days.

I can't control it.

Of course, if you want to exchange something, that's another matter, but if you want to have sex for nothing, then go as far as you can.

After all, your parents, your brothers and sisters are not my relatives.

Why should you be allowed to eat and drink for free?

It was past 10 o'clock in the evening. Chu Qianqian was unwilling to continue chatting with the old men and women in the yard. He looked at his watch and the third uncle immediately understood what he meant.

He stood up with a smile and said, "It's getting late. Those who have to go to work tomorrow and those who have to go to school should go to bed early."

Naturally, the first and second uncles would not object. Seeing this, the others could only take the small benches and go home.

Only Silly Zhu hesitated for a moment, and finally waited until the others were almost gone. He pulled Chu Qianqian and asked in a low voice, "Qianqian, how about my dad working in the new unit?"

Chu Qianqian smiled. After all, they were father and son. No matter how dissatisfied he was with He Daqing, he could not help but worry that he would not adapt to the new place.

But He Daqing is really talented. He is an old bachelor in his 40s. He was frightened again when he first went to Hong Kong Island, but he became honest after two or three months.

This guy actually hooked up with a local Hong Kong woman under the age of 30 who was raising a baby.

I heard that not only is he good-looking, he is also very good at taking care of people.

And He Daqing's cooking skills are really good. After a few months, with sufficient ingredients, he was able to restore the Tan family cuisine to perfection.

Chu went to Qianqian several times to taste the food, and was naturally very aware of He Daqing's craftsmanship.

Comparing Shazhu's skills again, Chu Xiangqian suddenly felt that this boy had no chance of obtaining the true inheritance of He Daqing.

However, it makes sense to think about it. Tan's cuisine is government cuisine, and most of the Sichuan cuisine that Shazhu learned is home-cooked.

No one wants to learn it but has no ingredients, but after learning it, it can be regarded as a commonly used cooking skill. In this era, it is actually a wise choice for He Daqing to let Si Zhu learn Sichuan cuisine.

He smiled and said to Silly Zhu, "Don't worry, your father is very good. Not only is the salary good, but he is also allocated a single room in a building with two bedrooms and one living room.

And because there are enough ingredients, I also tried his braised shark's fin, steamed chicken with straw mushrooms and braised black ginseng last time. They were really good. "

Silly Zhu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly started to curse.

Chu Qianqian listened for a while, and suddenly understood and laughed.

(End of this chapter)