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Zheng Yi saw Lai Dingbang and Xu Maofu smirking, frowned, and couldn't help but urge: "What are you laughing at?" Tell me about it. ”。

Xu Maofu immediately stood up, went to his office next door to get two files, and solemnly put them in front of Zheng Yi: "The following file is the list of arms sold to the Gui family, the statement and the summary report, and the above one is the two arms transactions with the eldest brother-in-law, as well as the follow-up orders written by the eldest brother-in-law......"

"The eldest brother-in-law ordered a lot of quantities, including the purchase of German-made rifle bullets as high as five million rounds, I know that he must have gone through the path of the Whampoa system, but he just doesn't say it, and I can't ask about it."

Zheng Yi immediately took out the documents in the file and looked at them one by one, and after five minutes, he raised his head suspiciously: "Huangpu Shipyard and foreign-funded shipyards in Shanghai have been manufacturing fast cargo ships of less than 1,000 tons, and the price is much lower than the quotations of Hong Kong, Nanyang and Indian shipyards, why should he go far?" ”

Xu Maofu said with a smile: "How do I know what he thinks in his heart, or ...... Can you send a telegram to ask him? ”

Zheng Yi thought for a moment, temporarily put aside Feng Jingzhai's order for an 800-ton high-horsepower diesel cargo ship, and returned to the arms trade:

"The price of 500 Czech light machine guns is 20 dollars lower than the quotation of foreign companies, and 2,000 M1928 submachine guns are also lower than our wholesale price, and my brother-in-law really has no room left for me!"

"If it weren't for the fact that I had made a profit on five million rounds of ammunition, I really didn't want to promise him, I guess he thought that the Taikoo Shipyard that our old Zheng family took over was still making new ships, and on average, some of them made money, so they would offer such a low price...... What a headache! ”

"What then? If it really doesn't work, just explain it to your brother-in-law directly, anyway, the two guns produced by the machinery company are not sold. Xu Maofu suddenly lost a smile on his face.

Zheng Yi put away Feng Jingzhai's order and slowly stuffed it into the file: "No need to tell him, I will follow this order, our precision machinery manufacturing company can imitate the Czech light machine gun, and the cost is about ninety to ninety-five dollars, so it is still profitable." ”

"Fortunately, the original British technicians and engineers have left, and the remaining British managers have listened to me, otherwise they would not dare to copy the standard weapons of European and American countries."

When Xu Maofu heard that the cost of the Czech light machine gun was less than 100 US dollars, his eyes suddenly widened: "Since the Czech light machine gun entered the country, the price has never been lower than 210 US dollars, if the number of purchases is less than 20 units, the price will be at least 250 US dollars, almost 700 oceans!" ”

"I never thought that the cost of production price could be so low."

Zheng Yi blamed: "Who can you blame if you don't understand the market?" I told you a long time ago that the profits of the arms business are doubled, and before you left Hong Kong, I repeatedly asked you to take the time to visit the processing workshop and learn more about the technology and raw materials for weapons production. ”

"To tell you the truth, the second weapon that successfully applied for a patent this time is a fully automatic assault rifle designed on the basis of the M1929 semi-automatic rifle, which has the same air-conductive principle as the Czech light machine gun, and the parts of the gun use a lot of stamping technology!"

"For this reason, I also specially ordered two stamping production lines from the Germans, as long as mass production can be realized, the production cost will definitely not exceed forty-five dollars, that is, about 100 oceans."

Not only was Xu Maofu stunned, but Lai Dingbang was also no better, and after a while, he asked with some hesitation: "So, how much does our M1928 submachine gun cost?" ”

Zheng Yi smiled: "There are as many parts as the German MP18 submachine gun, which is a flower machine gun, except for a steel tube, a barrel and a simple set of bolts, there is no advanced technology, the production cost is less than twenty dollars, and our wholesale price is fifty-five dollars, which is equivalent to one hundred and thirty-five yuan in the ocean." ”

"It seems that we have made a lot of money, but now an ugly flower machine gun on the market has long been fried to about eighty dollars, which is equivalent to almost two hundred in the ocean, and it will take three months to get it after paying a deposit...... Compared with the European and American powers, our hearts are not black enough! ”

For a hundred years, the backward and huge Chinese army and ignorant local warlords have always been the best targets for fraud and plunder by the European and American powers, and the huge technological superiority and the considerable profits brought by monopoly operations have made European and American arms dealers more and more greedy.

That's why there is a saying among European and American arms dealers: If there is no 100 percent profit on the weapons sold to China, it is tantamount to failure.

The examples given by Zheng Yi are not intended to show off, but to tell the truth of the matter to his brothers, so that they can understand the nature of the arms trade, adapt to the unspoken rules as soon as possible, and not be swayed by their own emotions.

Seeing that Lai Dingbang and Xu Maofu quickly calmed down and fell into heavy thinking, Zheng Yi couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

The two diligent and loyal brothers are rare smart people, Zheng Yi didn't need to say anything more, so he quickly turned the topic to the "Kowloon Wharf Trade Union" that Huafeng Company was preparing.

During the general strike in Hong Kong and Province, the trade unions of various industries led by the Communist Party played a huge role, but on the whole they were still in their infancy, with no clear program, no perfect rules and regulations, and no strict organizational rules, so under the joint attack of the British colonial government, the Kuomintang government and the army, they quickly fell apart and have not recovered until now.

Thankfully, the British colonial government, which flaunted democracy and freedom, did not dare to abolish trade unions as much as all the biaozi who held up the archway of chastity.

It is a pity that more than two years have passed since the general strike in Hong Kong and Guangdong, which shocked China and the rest of the world, but during this period, not a single trade union organization has reappeared, but gangs of all sizes with the nature of gangsters have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, with the result that Hong Kong's social environment has become worse and more chaotic.

Zheng Yi, who has a keen eye, has seen clearly the faces of the British colonial authorities, and also sees the opportunity to win in the troubled waters, and he knows better than anyone else the direction of Hong Kong's development, and knows better than anyone that Hong Kong's future will gradually embark on the road of abnormal development under the malicious management of the British colonialists.

Therefore, Zheng Yi is determined to participate in it, gradually reverse the direction of Hong Kong's development, and return it to a normal direction that is beneficial to the whole country, Hong Kong has never had an arsenal in history, but now Zheng Yi has done it, and this change has boosted his confidence.

Having money is not enough to achieve his ultimate goal, and it has become Zheng Yi's inevitable choice to form a strong trade union that represents the interests of the working class and can eventually dialogue with the colonial government of Hong Kong.

Although it is very difficult to establish a strong trade union organization, and the road ahead is full of hardships and bumps, and it is not possible to see results overnight, and there must be long-term efforts and even the cost of life, Zheng Yi has no hesitation.

He made up his mind that he must seize the current favorable opportunity to first integrate the more than 300 loose workers' organizations with the nature of gangs under the Huafeng Company and the shipping company, formulate rules and regulations that can be accepted by everyone, first set up the "family rules", and then continue to invest money to not only supplement and improve them, but also develop and grow step by step.