Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 350 Huge Transaction
Zhang Zuolin stared blankly at Guo Songling, and then said after a long while: "My boy, I never thought that there is such a military genius as you beside my old Zhang. You are right. The blitzkrieg you mentioned just now, I decided to give it a try this time. If you can see miraculous results, I will definitely recommend you in front of the emperor in the future. Haha"

Zhang Zuolin seldom praises others face to face, and Guo Songling felt a little embarrassed when he praised him like this: "The handsome is too good."

Some of the other generals were amazed by Guo Songling's talent, while others were unconvinced, unable to tell whether it was jealousy or resentment.

Zhang Zuolin stood up, excitedly, he kept rubbing his hands and walked back and forth in the conference room.After a while, he turned his head and said to Guo Songling: "Why don't you stay with me at night! Let's study the formation and tactics of the armored force! And tomorrow I will take you to see our tanks! Others It's all gone."

"Yes." Guo Songling stood up and nodded excitedly.

Beijing, the square pot of Yuanmingyuan.Three white pagodas, one big and two small, stand on the surface of the dense water. When the breeze blows, the misty water mist gently brushes on the body like a lover's little hand, and there is a faint vanilla smell, which is intoxicating.

Guan Xuqing was in the White Pagoda, and opposite him was Kaiser Wilhelm II. Wilhelm was half-closed his eyes, took a deep breath of incense mist, slowly opened his eyes, and said leisurely: "Sometimes I really envy You, live in such a wonderful place every day, the wisdom of Chinese architects is amazing. In contrast, German architects are far behind, they will only build some old-fashioned palace buildings for me, and the gardens are too They are all monotonous flowers and plants, which always make people feel that they lack a little aura, no wonder I have found that I have aged very fast in the past few years, and my personality has become more and more stubborn."

In the face of this domineering and lovely German monarch, Guan Xuqing was a little dumbfounded. In the blink of an eye, William had already lived in Beijing for almost half a month, but he had no intention of going back to China at all. On the contrary, he became more and more fascinated by the ancient Chinese culture. , and the Chinese language is becoming more and more idiomatic, and the tense wars in Europe seem to have nothing to do with him.Guan Xuqing smiled and said: "The Germans have always been famous for their rigor, but the Chinese seem a little sloppy and careless in comparison."

"It's not rigorous, but old-fashioned." William interrupted the other party, saying: "The old-fashioned Germans have gone deep into their bones, especially in the German military. Take the diplomatic friction between the two countries some time ago. For example, those idiots like Hindenburg would chatter about a small issue of military command. Don’t they understand that what the Chinese friendly army is doing is a good-faith military aid? For friends, especially those who are about to help themselves, Why do you have to put forward harsh conditions? Such a person really annoys me."

"William, we are friends. There is no need to say much between friends. That unpleasant incident has passed. I have also said that it will never have any impact on the friendship between the two countries. You also know that the Imperial Cavalry has reached the level of Epi Na, I believe they will do their best to deal with Britain and France for the sake of Sino-German friendship."

William nodded: "You are my true friend in William's life. With the help of the imperial cavalry, I believe Britain and France will not be rampant for a long time." William drank the wine in the glass, smacked his tongue and continued: "I'm shocked by China's military development, especially I didn't expect your engineers to build an aircraft, which is a miracle for the whole world."

William suddenly turned the conversation to the plane, there must be a special purpose, the plane is a sharp weapon in Guan Xuqing's hands, and all topics related to the plane will definitely arouse his extra caution.He slowly drank the wine in his glass, and then said: "The research on aircraft technology has indeed started, but the research in our country is still immature, and further tests are needed. Why, are you also interested in aircraft?" ?”

"Of course, this is the most cutting-edge and cutting-edge thing in the world. Whoever owns an airplane is equivalent to giving wings to the army. Dear brother-in-law, when China's military industry just started, Germany generously gave us The cutting-edge technology is provided to you, and now I want to buy your country’s aircraft technology for my country, no matter how much I pay, you will not refuse this request, right?” William put forward his request straightforwardly.

Guan Xuqing smiled on his face, but cursed in his heart, he, the old fox, knew that airplanes are China's sharp weapon, the so-called country's sharp weapon should not be shown to others, and now he openly asked me for it, he really didn't know the heights of heaven and earth. "As you said, the aircraft is the most cutting-edge thing in the world. The Empire is currently in the process of further development. Many key technologies still need to be explored. I'm afraid there is no export plan yet. Hehe"

William, who had always been proud and arrogant, was flatly rejected by the other party, his face changed, and then he smiled awkwardly: "Oh, since this is the case, I will wait a little longer, but I have one more request."

"Don't be so polite, as long as I can do it, I will do my best."

"If one day the aircraft technology is developed and matured, I hope that Germany can become your country's first export customer, is that possible?"

"Of course, even if you don't tell me, I will do the same."

"That's good." William raised his glass and said to Guan Xuqing, "Cheers to the friendship between China and Germany."

"Cheers to the friendship from generation to generation." Guan Xuqing also picked up the cup.The two drank it all in one gulp, then looked at each other and smiled.

Although William was talking and laughing on the surface, Guan Xuqing could see clearly that William was still a little dissatisfied with the rejection just now, and sometimes he wanted to give him some sweets for this arrogant and stubborn big customer, so he said: "Although the aircraft technology It has not been fully developed, but our country has recently developed a cannon, I wonder if you are interested in it?"

William's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "What kind of cannon?"

"As for this question, I still need an expert to answer it for you." Guan Xuqing whispered a few words to Wang Shang, Wang Shang immediately understood, and left the White Tower in a short time, accompanied by a military officer people come over.

Guan Xuqing pointed to this officer and said to William: "This is Wu Peifu, the director of the Equipment Department of the Imperial Army Department. Although he is young, he is a rare military talent. Next, let him introduce you to the new imperial army. arms."

Wu Peifu saluted the emperor and William, took out a military blueprint from his pocket, spread it on the table, and asked William, "Does Your Majesty know the famous Paris cannon?"

William hummed: "Of course I know, it seems that the cannon can hit from Verdun to Paris! It is a model of the world's super cannon."

Wu Peifu interjected: "I didn't expect your majesty to know military weapons very well, but according to the data I have, the range of the Paris cannon is not Verdun, but Crepit. There are three Paris cannons, with a caliber of 3 mm and a diameter of 210 meters. With a long barrel, it can shoot a 34-pound shell to a distance of 264 kilometers." Then he pointed to the blueprint: "Please look, Your Majesty, this is the latest super cannon developed by our country, called the Zhendong Cannon .Its large caliber is enough to disdain any cannon in the world, and it is not difficult to judge its super long range from this level of caliber.”

William suddenly became interested, leaned down and looked carefully at the drawing, only to find that a cannon was outlined with a pencil, and the caliber of the cannon was drawn very large, and there was a line of small characters marking 450 mm below the muzzle!

William was stunned: "Is this the Zhendong-class gun you mentioned? Why is the caliber so big? Even Krupp, who is famous for making cannons, couldn't make such a giant cannon." Guan Xuqing smiled and said nothing.

"This is nothing? If you are interested in light weapons, I have one more thing here." Wu Peifu took out two more blueprints from his arms and put them on the table. William couldn't wait to read them carefully one by one. , the expression on his face became more and more excited. He picked up a drawing, which showed a strange gun with a short body but a relatively long barrel.The magazine is similar to a light machine gun, but the insertion method is a pistol grip type insertion, and the long magazine extends from the grip.It is too small to say it is a machine gun, and it is slightly larger if it is a pistol.William turned to the drawing below again, which was an exploded sketch of the weapon.Although he doesn't have professional knowledge of weapon manufacturing, he still knows some of the basic structures. Looking at the structure diagram of this weapon, he nodded in admiration.This is a very complicated recoil principle, the shooting mode of the gun, and the grip safety. Even if you look at the world, these are unheard of gun-making techniques.

"Is this also designed by your country?" William asked Wu Peifu curiously holding the blueprint.

"Yes." Wu Peifu replied: "This weapon is called a submachine gun. It has a short barrel and is fed by a magazine with a larger capacity. The combat rate of fire is 40 rounds per minute for a single shot. 100-120 rounds. It has the characteristics of light weight, strong firepower, and easy to carry.”

"Submachine gun?" William's hand holding the blueprint began to tremble, and his eyes radiated frenzied light: "Okay, okay, submachine gun." He turned around suddenly and said to Guan Xuqing, "I'll call the weapons experts in Berlin right away. Let them rush to Beijing overnight to learn about these new weapons in your country. But there is one request, you must agree to me. I will buy all these weapons. My deposit is "William paused, as if in Thinking about it, he suddenly shouted: "1 million! I need at least [-] million yuan to buy these weapons."

Guan Xuqing nodded, patted William's trembling shoulder and said, "Money is not a problem, friendship is the most important thing."

(End of this chapter)