Liu Xiang Mansion.

Zhou Hexuan held a telegram and said happily: "Commander Liu, please look!" ”

Although Liu Xiang is a big boss, after all, he has been reading since he was a child, and there is no problem in reading and writing. He took the telegram and looked at it, and was dumbfounded: "Why is it all in foreign languages?" ”

"The transoceanic telegram from the United States," Zhou Hexuan explained, "I asked Mr. Situ Meitang of Hongmen in the United States to help Commander Liu find machinery for the arsenal and power plant, and he already has an eyebrow." There are several kinds of generator sets, such as 240 kilowatts, 276 kilowatts, 320 million, 448 kilowatts, 720 kilowatts, 856 kilowatts, etc., Mr. Situ asked which one we want? ”

Liu Xiang didn't answer immediately, but asked, "What about the price?" ”

Zhou Hexuan explained: "Due to the worsening economic crisis in the United States, many small and medium-sized power plants have stopped production. The price of generator sets below 500 kilowatts is less than 30% of what it was two years ago, which is equivalent to half selling and half giving away, but it belongs to second-hand goods used by Americans. Units of more than 500 million are much more expensive, and they can only be discounted by six percent at most. Of course, no matter what kind of power generator, the price is still negotiable. ”

"It's cheap," Liu Xiang was overjoyed, "Then order all more than 400 watts, and second-hand goods can also be used, as long as the machine is fine." Well, let's buy 10 sets of generators first, and I'm going to build the largest power plant in Sichuan! ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "The situation is similar for the machines in the arsenal. The domestic economy in the United States is very bad, and although sales of pistols have risen instead of falling due to the deterioration of law and order, rifles are not sold well. A number of arsenals in the United States are cutting production, and they are willing to sell the production line of the Springfield rifle. But it is also second-hand, some machines are 20 years old and may break down frequently. ”

"Isn't Haruta a Japanese gun?" Liu Xiang asked.

Zhou Hexuan sweated wildly: "Japan's Murata rifle. ”

Liu Xiang asked again: "Why can't you buy a new machine for production?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "The rifle production line is a controlled product, and the machine in ten years is not to be bought. Even these old machines that are about to be phased out must be transported by smuggling. ”

"I see," Liu Xiang continued, "what about the machine gun?" ”

"I can't buy a machine gun production line, and the Yankees don't want to sell it." Zhou Hexuan said.

Liu Xiang pondered: "What about the price?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "The price is very expensive, even if it is a machine 20 years ago, Americans have to sell 50% of the price of new goods." And they don't guarantee the quality, buy the machine today, even if it breaks tomorrow, it's not responsible. ”

"Then buy it, it's okay to get a 5% discount." Liu Xiang felt very satisfied.

The Sichuan warlords have had enough of weapons and equipment, and they are not ashamed to use second-hand goods. For example, Liu Xiang's planes are all outdated second-hand goods, and the purchase price is super expensive.

Now that Zhou Hexuan has a way to buy a rifle production line, and the price is still "cheap", Liu Xiang has long been overjoyed.

Zhou Hexuan suggested: "Fan Haer recently went to Shanghai, you can let him play for a few more days and then come back." If all goes well, I estimate that these machines will be shipped to China within three months. The customs on the Shanghai side, as well as the checkpoints along the Yangtze River, are best opened by Brother Fan. ”

"It's a good idea, I'll allocate 300,000 oceans to him as operating expenses." Liu Xiang said.

Whether it is an airplane or a rifle production line, it is impossible to enter the customs, it can only be transported in secretly, and it must be bought off the relationship with a huge amount of money.

Zhou Hexuan was very happy to help Liu Xiang do these two businesses, and he was ready to invest in Chongqing to open a garment factory in the future. At least those Sichuan soldiers, wearing straw sandals and single clothes, carrying rifles that were about to fall apart, could not be allowed to fight the Japanese in the icy and snowy north.

As for the enamel factory, the old man Zhang Mouzhi has already begun to select the site. gave Liu Xiang some shares, and recruited Lu Zuofu to invest, and the relationship between officialdom and shopping malls was all opened, and as long as the factory was completed, it could be put into production quickly.

However, due to the lack of electricity, many of the semi-automated assembly lines of the enamel plant were unusable until the new power plant was built. For example, electric crane equipment can only be temporarily placed in the warehouse to cover the dust, and then rely on more workers to manually replace, the production efficiency is greatly reduced.

After Liu Xiang asked the adjutant to send a telegram back to the United States, he said happily: "Mr. Zhou, it's good that you are here, otherwise the arsenal and power plant will not know how long it will take to start construction." ”

"It's just a small effort." Zhou Hexuan said.

Liu Xiang laughed: "Don't thank you for your kindness, if Mr. Zhou has anything to do in the future, say hello as soon as possible." As long as I Liu Xiang can do it, I promise to make it suitable for you! ”

Zhou Hexuan hugged his fists and said, "Then thank you Commander Liu." ”

"Oh, don't call Commander Liu, it's easy to see outside," Liu Xiang said with a smile, "I was born in the fourteenth year of Guangxu, what year is Mr. Zhou?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "Then you are 10 years older than me." ”

"Ten years old is nothing, you and I will be called brothers in the future," Liu Xiang hugged his fists and said, "I'm a few years older, so you're welcome, call you Brother Zhou." ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled: "Then I'm not hypocritical, Brother Liu!" ”

"Hahahaha!"

Liu Xiang laughed again, hooked his shoulders with Zhou Hexuan and said, "Let's go, let's go to dinner first, and go to Chongqing University in the afternoon!" ”

Liu Xiang took the initiative to match Zhou Hexuan's brothers, not just because he bought some machines. What's more, Zhou Hexuan is famous enough, and he has some contacts with Chang Kaishen and Zhang Xueliang, maybe he will be able to help one day.

Zhou Hexuan's willingness to call Liu Xiang his brother is purely to admire his performance when the national disaster is imminent, and at the same time, it is also beneficial to his advance layout in Sichuan.

The two dined at Liu's Mansion at noon and went to Chongqing University together in the afternoon.

Today's Chongqing University is still located near Caiyuanba, not far from Liu's Mansion, and it is more than half an hour's walk away.

No matter where Zhou Hexuan goes, it is already routine to be invited to give a speech. As the founder and president of Chongqing University, how could Liu Xiang let him go?

Chongqing University in 1931 was only two years old, and the scale was not large, and the total number of teachers and students in the school was less than 400.

Perhaps because of Liu Xiang's advance arrangement, or because of the admiration of teachers and students for Zhou Hexuan, all the teachers and students actually stood at the school gate in unison, pulling banners to welcome Zhou Hexuan to give a speech.

Most of the students are male, and there are almost no female students, which is related to the conservative atmosphere in Sichuan.

"Brother Zhou, please!" Liu Xiang took the initiative to get out of the car and open the door for Zhou Hexuan.

Zhou Hexuan smiled: "Brother is too polite, please!" ”

The two walked to the school gate together, and the students had been waiting for a long time, and many of the people in the back row were looking around, wanting to see what the world-famous Mr. Zhou looked like.