Fengxian Jiangshan

() The so-called water lianzhu rifle is the Russian-made Mosin Nagan rifle. The sound of this rifle is clear and crisp, like water splashing, so it is also called water lianzhu rifle in China.

During the Russo-Japanese War that year, the Russians were defeated, and many weapons were scattered in the three eastern provinces. This was also the beginning of the Fengjun's contact with this kind of rifle. The 27th Division was equipped with a lot of water. , so Zhang Zuolin is very familiar with this rifle.

Lao Zhang grasped a heavy rifle in his hand, the barrel was emitting a gloomy blue light, and then Lao Zhang picked up the gun with ease, pressed it against his shoulder, and then pulled the bolt, very smoothly, although there was no Shooting with live ammunition, but Lao Zhang is also very satisfied with this gun.

"Fuchen, look, this gun seems to be much better than ours!"

Zhang Zuoxiang also took it over, took a closer look, and nodded: "Yes, the craftsmanship of this gun is more refined, and the details are handled better. If our entire division can be replaced with this rifle, the combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly improved. Cut it off."

Zhang Tinglan also came over: "These rifles are produced by the Americans, and their craftsmanship is much more sophisticated than that of Russia, so the performance of these rifles can most likely surpass those made in Russia."

"Americans? Why did they produce rifles for the Russians? Couldn't Russia produce them?" Zhang Zuolin asked immediately. As a reckless hero, Lao Zhang didn't have a clear understanding of the international situation and the strength of various countries. It is also an important reason why Lao Zhang will fail later.

Now with Zhang Tinglan, the situation is completely different.

"Seventh Lord, Russia's own industrial production capacity is limited, and the consumption of the war is too large. Russia has to authorize American companies to produce rifles for them. Speaking of which, this is also a manifestation of Russia's foreign power. They do not have a strong industrial base, but they want to participate In the bloody battle between the great powers, I am afraid that the future of this country is in jeopardy."

Lao Zhang was also listening quietly at this time: "It seems that no matter how good you buy it, it is not as good as you can produce!" Lao Zhang said with great emotion: "Whether they will sell it to you at a critical moment is a problem. You have another problem in your hands, our 27th Division must find a way to produce weapons by ourselves in the future, and we will never be controlled by others."

It is very obvious that you cannot buy a modern army just by buying without a strong defense industry. However, in this era, not many people can notice this, and Zhang Zuolin is one of them. One, the heavy industry in the three northeastern provinces under his rule once accounted for more than [-]% of China's share, and was able to produce almost all types of weapons. At the same time, Nanjing Zhengfu, which was boasted as the golden decade, was carrying out de-industrialization operations.

In line with the principle that making is worse than buying, and buying with rebates, they almost wiped out the heavy industry left over from the former Qing Dynasty, but in the end they had to fight bayonets with their chests. Industry is the backbone of a country. Without this economic data, no matter how good-looking it is, even if it is 100 years of gold, it is just a piece of fat that can be given whatever it wants.

At this time, Lao Zhang thought of producing his own weapons, and people had to admire his ambition and insight. Soon the rifle and bullets were loaded into the carriage, and Zhang Tinglan pulled Lafred again.

"Mr. Fred, we have also shipped some high-end furs this time, what do you think we should do with them?"

There was a hint of surprise in Fred's eyes. The main consumers of shochu were still the middle and lower classes. The Russian nobles still liked their vodka, but the high-end fur was different. It was the best thing that could attract the attention of the upper class.

Zhang Tinglan asked someone to drive a carriage over, and the carriage was full of exquisite wooden boxes, inside which were leather clothes, robes, leather hats and boots, etc.These things were all provided by Liu Shucheng. His relatives were specialized in fur business. Zhang Tinglan asked him to help get a batch of high-quality goods, so Liu Shucheng would naturally not neglect.

After looking at it, Fred couldn't help nodding: "Zhang, in one month's time, the summer in the Far East will end, as long as the weather turns cold, these furs will definitely sell well, especially those fox furs. Robe, enough to drive those noble ladies crazy!"

Of course, Fred knew the benefits that this truckload of furs could bring, and he couldn't stop rubbing his hands, looking salivating. Of course, he also knew that Zhang Tinglan took out the furs at this time, apparently in exchange for more benefits. Or let him take more risks.

The Jews who believed in the supremacy of money had no resistance to profit, and so did Fred.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang, there are ten Maxim heavy machine guns on the first wagon. You can keep half of them."

The Maxim heavy machine gun has fierce firepower and good reliability. It is definitely a very terrible weapon. The battle that really made the Maxim machine gun famous was the Battle of the Somme. The German army used the Maxim machine gun to kill [-] British troops in one day, creating A miracle in the history of war.

Although the Battle of the Somme has not yet happened, the Maxim machine gun has already emerged. During the Japanese-Russian War, the Russians used the Maxim machine gun to inflict huge damage on the Japanese themselves.After the outbreak of World War I, Russia also urgently needed such powerful weapons, so there were also Maxim machine guns in this batch of arms.

Fred also knew that rifles might be able to get away with it, but heavy machine guns were also something that the Russian Army valued, and the lack of quantity would cause serious consequences, so making this decision required taking a lot of risk, but he also believed in wealth and wealth. reason.

"Zhang, I hope you can provide me with enough luxuries as soon as possible, such as furs, clothing, famous wine, watches, furniture, even famous paintings, cars, etc. I want to use these things to completely conquer the greedy Russian nobles!" Frey There was a fanatical light in De's eyes, as if a crazy believer saw God appearing.

After the outbreak of the war, Russia's foreign commercial and trade links were interrupted. The nobles urgently needed to show off their status, and there was a serious shortage of luxury goods to show their status. This contained a huge market, and Zhang Tinglan was also excited.

"Don't worry, I will contact Fengtian's merchants immediately, and we will use all our strength to get as many things as possible."

Fred also nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Zhang, each of our transactions can inspire our own ideas and find new markets. I really hope that this war will never end, so that we can There are endless business opportunities.”

Zhang Tinglan has thoroughly seen the greed and madness of the Jews from Fred. This guy doesn't care about thousands of deaths or the separation of countless families and wives. He only cares about his own interests.However, it is precisely this kind of personality that Zhang Tinglan can take advantage of. If a decent person holds the power to purchase military supplies, Zhang Tinglan will never have a chance to do it.

When Lao Zhang heard that he could still get five machine guns, he was so happy that he went crazy, and hurriedly asked his subordinates to quickly move the machine guns down. He and Zhang Zuoxiang personally supervised them, for fear of getting a little damage. This is a complete killer.The Beiyang Army has been equipped with machine guns since the Qing Dynasty, but the 27th Division, as a stepmother-raised unit, has no way to compare the number of heavy machine guns with other units. This time it got five Maxims, which is definitely a huge improvement in combat effectiveness.

The carriage full of weapons quickly returned to the barracks, and Zhang Tinglan was very happy. Zhang Tinglan also took the opportunity to ask: "Seventh Lord, how do you think these weapons should be distributed?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but since it's your kid who made the credit, I'll make the decision to change the outfits for your father's artillery regiment first, and you should be satisfied now!" Lao Zhang said with a smile.

"Actually, I have an idea. We have dispatched 27 elite soldiers, and we are about to rectify law and order. This team is to maintain law and order in front of the people of Fengtian. It is the face of the entire [-]th Division. Should you always let this security brigade The equipment should be neater, and taking it out like this will also make you look good!"