(TXT ) (TXT ) (TXT) Walking in the dark cabin, Li Dacheng is also constantly looking at the goods beside him, the upper cabin, generally loaded with lighter goods, a stack of wooden boxes that can hold ten rifles, he can't see it, the number of rifles, Zhenwei Army's side is almost the same, hundreds of thousands more and hundreds of thousands less, XT.

It is not easy to maintain the Zhenwei army in the three eastern provinces at two or three hundred thousand, and now give him another million rifles, the number of the Zhenwei army can only be maintained at two or three hundred thousand, the Zhenwei army in the three eastern provinces does not give military expenses, there is no looting income, and it feeds two or three hundred thousand people, Li Dacheng is still relying on his old capital, four or five hundred thousand people is of course good, but he can't afford to raise it!

He is looking for the artillery that the Zhenwei army urgently needs, and the number of artillery is the key to the success or failure of the three eastern provinces to plunder Tsarist Russia, two or three hundred thousand people are fighting guerrillas, and they can only use the tactics of stalking the sea of people to tear the blockade line of Lao Maozi's army little by little, and the number of casualties is bound to be terrifying.

Scanning the cabins one by one, Li Dacheng finally found what he wanted, the slender barrel packing box, and visually inspected the number of this pile of barrels, about thirty or forty.

"It's ......"

"Thirteen-pounder field guns!"

"Quantity?"

"One hundred and seventy!"

"What about the other kinds?"

"Sixty fifteen-pounder field guns, one hundred and twenty eighteen-pounder field guns, and eighty rapid-fire guns!"

The number of 330 artillery pieces frightened Li Dacheng a lot, this matter ......

Generally, the Qing Dynasty imported artillery, more than ten or twenty guns, even if there are a lot of them, it is not that there is no artillery in Shandong, except for Qi Shiduo's side. There are also 36 Krupp 8-life and 6-mountain guns, and more than 30 artillery pieces are enough for an army of more than 10,000 people.

In his eyes, dozens of artillery pieces are enough to show the sincerity of the British, and three hundred and thirty guns are enough to exceed his expectations of three hundred, and this matter is worth considering.

"Where's the rifle?"

Shen Sheng asked about the number of rifles, and Li Dacheng was also guessing what the starting point of the British was. Let the British shoot three hundred and thirty guns?

"50,000 Enfield, 100,000 Carbine Martinis!"

Enfield, Li Dacheng also understood. The British army has not been equipped with a new type of rifle for a short time, and 50,000 rifles have been taken out in one go, which is definitely a lot! 100,000 carbines, what is the difference between this and tailor-made for the Qing army?

Martini is a lever rifle, and although the mechanical structure is somewhat outdated now, it is powerful and range-wise. Martini is not far behind. On the contrary, it is better than many firearms, huge power, super long range. All are the advantages of this gun.

The shortcomings of the martini are also extremely obvious, huge power, ultra-long range. This means a huge sound and a huge recoil, and for the Orientals, the sound is secondary. The most troublesome thing is the huge recoil of the martini.

Even if the Shandong Han used a martini of normal length, it was difficult to control his huge recoil, and the general Zhenwei soldiers who were slightly weaker in physical strength either sat on their feet or took a big step back when they shot for the first time.

If you use a martini for four or five consecutive days to fight, the longer the time drags on, the lower the accuracy of shooting, and the swollen shoulders will affect the soldiers' movements.

There is no gun available, naturally what is the use, Martini is a helpless choice, if there are other alternatives, Li Dacheng will never let the Zhenwei army use Martini, in addition to the huge recoil, Martini's sound will also affect the army's operations, Martini's sound is too loud, in the battle, the soldier's heartstrings must be tight, and the huge sound similar to the small cannon will ring in the ears at once, and dozens of times will make people psychologically collapse.

As far as the quality of the people of the Qing Dynasty is concerned, the normal version of the martini is definitely not a good gun, and the disadvantages are too great!

Li Dacheng happily accepted the Martini of the British in the south, in addition to the dilemma of having no guns available, he also had the consideration of military training, and the person who could use the Martini to persist in fighting and survive the war must be the elite of the elite, this consideration, in fact, is helpless a little more, if the number of other guns is enough, Li Dacheng will still not let the front-line troops be equipped with Martini.

Ryan focused on the carbine version of the martini, and Li Dacheng was also very clear about what he emphasized, this carbine version of the martini is different from the bullets used in the normal version of the martini, because of the long use time, the production quantity, and the improved version of the martini is also a lot, although there is no specific look at the gun, but Li Dacheng can be sure that the British must have thought of the controllability.

There are many mountains and forests in the northeast, and it is impossible to fight in the plains with a weak attack on a strong battle, and the strategy of setting up an ambush and luring the enemy must be a strategy that the Zhenwei army must use for a long time, which means that many battles must be fought in the deep mountains and old forests, a rifle of one meter two or three, and a rifle of less than one meter, which one is more suitable for fighting in the mountains and jungles? This is also self-evident.

The key factor to measure whether a rifle is good or bad is not the power and range, but the rate of fire, stability, and applicability.

At the beginning of the transaction, the British thought too much about the Zhenwei Army, the insufficient number of artillery, the poor handling of guns, and the unsuitable guns for the battlefield, they all thought of these, so what did they plot?

150,000 guns and more than 300 artillery pieces only occupy part of the top warehouse, and in addition, there are a large number of military tents, field utensils, quilts, clothes, shoes and hats.

While thinking about it, he walked to the warehouse below, in the warehouse below, in addition to a large number of military supplies, it was ammunition, a sufficient amount of ammunition, after a general turn, Li Dacheng's evaluation of this ship was the Xigu arsenal at sea, its scale was even larger than the Xigu arsenal, and the military resources of this ship were enough for the Zhenwei army to fight in the three eastern provinces for a year or two.

In Li Dacheng's view, this is no longer a blessing, but a burden, and there must be something to ask for in courtesy. Whether he dares to take this thing or not, Li Dacheng is not sure, once there are political demands behind this thing, and there are ten times more things, Li Dacheng will not reach out.

Again, the British are different from the Germans, their interests in China are deeply rooted and almost unshakable, and if they want to shake the interests of the British in China, a strong army is far from enough. Even if the British were driven out of the land, they could still hold the throat of the Qing Dynasty at sea.

to meet the political demands of the British. Once the British power is allowed to gain a firm foothold in the sparsely populated eastern provinces, the harm will not be less than that of Lao Maozi and Little Japanese. It could even be bigger!

Didn't open a single box. Li Dacheng slowly walked to the brighter hatch position and groaned for a while. He stared at Ryan and spoke.

"Conditions? If there are political demands, don't say it! ”

"Five million pounds. Cash is not enough for gold! ”

Hearing this, Li Dacheng smiled, it turned out that he was waiting for him and Gui Shun here! HSBC's £2.4 million certificates of deposit. He hasn't used it yet, counting the profits from the previous Chinese medicine, and taking out about two million pounds of gold, it is not much of a problem for Li Dacheng.

Although Gui Shun is planning a compensation of 50 million taels of silver, the money is used to feed the Zhenwei army, and without a large amount of liquidity, the Zhenwei army will be stuck in the future.

There is another point that is more critical, that is, the outflow of gold, Li Dacheng used traditional Chinese medicine to exchange gold also has a deeper level of examination, the Qing Dynasty did not use gold as currency, and most of the foreign devils are now on the gold standard, there is no gold in their hands, and the foreign devils do business, the price of silver will be manipulated by others, after food security, there is another trick of currency security, this British plan is not small!

After listening to the types of firearms that Ryan said, Li Dacheng knew that during this period of time, the British worked Zhenweijun and Gui Shun, and their own foundation was basically explored by the British.

"The price is too high for us to afford!"

After saying this, Li Dacheng walked towards the hatch, and the moment he was about to board the deck, he turned around and asked, "Is it okay to use Chinese medicine?" ”

"Double!"

Standing in the light and looking at Major Lane in the shadows, Li Dacheng found a confident smile on his face, the Englishman who set himself up is not simple!

"At most one and a half times, some medicinal materials will be delivered next year!"

"One and a half times this year, double next year!"

"The price of the peace treaty?"

"That's right! And the price of the agreement! ”

"Deal! Unload! ”

"Nope! It is only possible to unload the equipment of five thousand people, ten artillery pieces! ”

"Is the boat sold?"

"Yes!"

"That's good! Enfield of 5,000 men, 10 large-caliber guns, 2,000 runners!

After unloading these goods, you will go to sea with the ship, and when you will unload the goods, wait for my news!

Medicinal materials, just go to Shanghai to pick up the goods!

Colonel Lane, did you land directly in the three eastern provinces? ”

The things on the bright side were touched by the British, and Li Dacheng was not depressed, he was the biggest uncertain factor, as long as there were no political demands, as long as he could grab money with one hand and guns with the other, who would have the last laugh, it's hard to say.

"Nope! If the Second Master wants to hire us, the Zhenwei Army in your capital should be the first to be trained. ”

After a little probing of Ryan's bottom, it was a cautious plan, and depending on Ryan's meaning, they would also keep a low profile during this time.

"Take out your payslips, I'll advance two years' wages first, cash! You can take it back to your homeland by boat! ”

The wages of Ryan and others, Li Dacheng did not talk about it in detail, and directly asked Ryan to make a price, he was responsible for paying the bill, no matter whether the soldiers inside and outside China and the West could not cross the two barriers of family and salary, the British were sincere, then he Li Dacheng would also be sincere, as for what happened in the future, I will talk about it later.

After receiving the biggest plague blessing, Li Dacheng did not stay on the ship for a long time, and got off the ship with Wang Maozhai and others.

"Mao Zhai, this ship is unloaded at night, let the ghost head knife take a good look, if anyone dares to open the box, he will be killed directly!

All the goods are sent by train to the old dock yard! ”

got on the boat, this is the first thing Li Dacheng said, how to transport the military funds on the ship to the three eastern provinces, we have to think carefully, during this time, let Ryan and the others float on the sea!

"Second master, what are you talking about on the ship? Where will I pay for this batch of goods? ”

"Oh...... Send a telegram to the south, prepare 10 million taels of medicinal materials first, the British will carry it themselves, and let Lane contact the people in the south by telegram when the time comes. ”

"Second master, there are 10 million goods on this ship? For such a deal, we have to leave a note, right? ”

"Not necessarily! During this time, the goods sent to Yingkou, Niuzhuang, and Luda will be sorted out, and they will be shipped after waiting for my news.

Also, send electricity to the sixth child, and if the number of medicinal materials is insufficient, let him prepare a batch of porcelain in the south!

During this time, the prices of tea and raw silk have also fallen almost down, stock up! Hoard as much as you want! ”

Li Dacheng estimated that in about two months, the plague blessing this time would come to an end, and the medicinal materials hoarded by the plague hall should almost bottom out, after this dumping, the world's goods circulation will slowly recover, and it is time to do serious business. (To be continued.) (。 ))

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