Chapter 398: Coercion
Zheng Yi didn't know Xu Maofu's worries, but even if he knew, he was not afraid, even if he had to face the Central Committee members and Director Zhou's explanation at this moment, Zheng Yi was confident that he could get everyone's support. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
First of all, the outbreak of the Chiang-Gui War was imminent.
The fierce struggle between the two major military forces in the KMT camp will not only greatly reduce the pressure on the red revolutionary base areas, but also provide a valuable opportunity for the development and growth of the red base areas and the revolutionary armed forces, and will also consume a large amount of money, materials, and vital forces of the KMT army, so that more intellectuals and the workers and peasants can clearly see the ugly features of the KMT.
Second, even if Zheng Yi does not sell arms to the major forces in the Kuomintang that are constantly fighting, the European and American powers, which are eager to provoke China to be mired in civil strife for a long time, and the militaristic forces in China, will rush to sell arms to the major forces of the Kuomintang and the warlord forces in various places.
Rather than allowing the European and American powers and the militaristic forces to make a steady stream of war profits, and then using the huge profits obtained to strengthen the enslavement and plundering of China, it is better to let Zheng Yi rely on his own favorable conditions and obtain as much wealth as possible from it for the revolutionary cause.
There is also a very important reason...... Once Zheng Yi's precision machinery manufacturing company becomes an arms supplier approved by the Nanjing government of the Kuomintang, Zheng Yi will immediately be able to lift the last shackles and obtain a valuable opportunity to sell weapons to China in a reasonable, legal, and fair manner, and then expand the production scale of military factories exponentially, covering up the large quantities of weapons and ammunition sent to the Red Revolution base areas in the manufacture and sale of a large number of weapons.
Zheng Yi does not have to worry about the two automatic weapons that have been patented and completed the finalization and production preparation, because these two automatic rifles have not yet attracted enough attention from the British government and army, and in a short period of time, European and American countries will not know the important value of the two semi-automatic rifles.
Zheng Yi also does not plan to put the two automatic weapons into mass production within two years, but the existing M1929 submachine gun, the nine-millimeter imitation Colt military pistol whose patent has expired and is no longer controversial, the M1930 81-mm mortar that is more advanced than the French Brandt mortar, and the new steel helmet and other products are enough for Zheng Yi to digest for one or two years.
In addition, Zheng Yi's statement that it can imitate the Czech ZB26 light machine gun is by no means a lie.
As early as a month ago, Zheng Yi entrusted the German Lu Lin Company to purchase the production authorization and technology improvement rights from the Czech State Arsenal, according to the reply of the Lu Lin Company, it may be difficult to purchase technology patents, but it is not difficult to obtain authorized production, and the price paid is much smaller than the purchase of patent rights.
Zheng Yi was also reluctant to copy the Czech ZB26 light machine gun as it was, although he did not have the ability to design another light machine gun with comparable performance, but he clearly remembered that during World War II, the British improved the production of the Bren light machine gun based on the Czech ZB26 light machine gun.
Zheng Yi was extremely impressed by the fact that the British's improved large-scale Bren light machine gun not only optimized the design, reduced weight and saved costs, but also simplified the production process to the greatest extent while obtaining good performance that surpassed the ZB26 light machine gun.
Although Zheng Yi has not yet optimized the design of the ZB26, nor has he personally operated the British's Bren light machine gun, he is very confident in this, and he does not lack the knowledge and ability to optimize the ZB26 light machine gun.
If the Czechs don't want to, then go to court, even if the lawsuit can't be won, according to the laws of Hong Kong and the convenience of having a landlord, there is no problem in delaying it for a year or two, maybe the British military will like the improved Bren light machine gun?
Zheng Yi didn't know Xu Maofu's worries at this moment, Xu Maofu also didn't know what Zheng Yi was thinking, and everyone else was still immersed in a huge shock, let alone Zheng Yi's thoughts.
After a long time, Zhou Junyan finally carefully inquired about the situation of Zheng Yi's arsenal.
Zheng Yi patiently told everyone in detail about the current situation of the arsenal, its potential and the direction of development, the current stage of its products, and his newly obtained weapon design patents.
Seeing Zhou Junyan's half-believing look, Zheng Yi simply pointed to Feng Jingzhai who was sitting on the other side: "Uncle Shi, if you don't believe it, you can ask my brother-in-law." ”
"My nephew came to Huhai this time, in addition to buying and hoarding some real estate, the biggest purpose was to send my brother-in-law a shipload of weapons and ammunition produced by our factory, with a total value of about 800,000 oceans."
"I guess it was precisely because of the leakage of the news about the batch of weapons and ammunition sent by myself that the secret agents of the Investigation Department of the Central Party Department were restless."
Feng Jingzhai saw Zhou Junyan looking at him, smiled, and explained very politely: "The Hong Kong Precision Machinery Manufacturing Company under the jurisdiction of my second brother is producing more and more weapons, and they are very sold. ”
"Don't hide it from Uncle Shi, there are a lot of weapons and ammunition that came four days ago, if calculated according to the selling price, it will be at least 1.3 million oceans, before that, Xiao Yi has already sent me a batch, all of which were taken away by Ziwen's tax police regiment, half of this batch of weapons and ammunition has to be sold to Ziwen's tax police regiment, and the remaining half I need to keep for my own use."
"Your old man also knows that this Huangpu Beach is becoming more and more unpeaceful, and our old Feng family has a lot of industries, docks, warehouses, shops, and everything needs to be guarded."
Zheng Yi saw that Zhou Junyan was still hesitating, shook his head and sent out an invitation again: "Uncle Shi, why don't you take some time to go to Hong Kong to have a look, it's best to bring Uncle Yu Shi and the family members of the Ordnance Industry Department with you, don't you understand everything after reading it?" My old man is also often worried about you, and if you can pass, he doesn't know how happy he is. ”
Zhou Junyan nodded slowly: "Okay, good!" Tomorrow I will go back to Nanjing, meet with your Uncle Yu Shi first, and then report to President Jiang truthfully, as long as he agrees, I will go to Hong Kong after the Spring Festival. ”
Zheng Yi was very happy: "Uncle Shi, you are always a Sven person, strategic, strategizing, it is estimated that you are not very familiar with guns and cannons, but my Uncle Yu is different, before the Eastern Crusade, he was the quartermaster minister of the National Revolutionary Army, and he is very familiar with the weapons and equipment of the domestic army and foreign armies, so please tell him when you go back that the new mortar that my nephew is about to put into production is much easier to use than the French." ”
"The mortars I designed and manufactured are all made of alloy steel made in Britain, which is lighter in weight than French mortars, and the maximum firing range is 500 meters more than that of French mortars.
"If Uncle Yu is still not moved after hearing this, then don't blame the little nephew for opening the door and selling weapons and equipment to the Gui family, the Guangdong Army or the Northwest Army."
Zhou Junyan immediately sank his face: "What, do you want to threaten me and your Uncle Yu Shi?" ”
"Where does the little nephew dare to threaten you and Uncle Yu?"
Zheng Yi first expressed his attitude, and then patiently explained: "But your boss has to think about your little nephew, right?" The little nephew has nothing to do now, and he doesn't dare to touch the opium, the only thing left is to make some guns and sell some munitions, if he can't even do this business, what will the little nephew do to support his family? ”
"Oh yes, there is something I almost forgot to tell you that the old man, the little nephew is married, and the wife is now pregnant with a child in her belly, and she will have one more mouth to eat in half a year!"