Chapter 206 Aircraft Sales
Thinking about it alone, how to think about it, Bai Chongxi and the three of them were a little puzzled, Liu Yun didn't answer, and pointed to the sky with his finger, everyone suddenly realized, and couldn't help but ask in unison, "Could it be an air transport, your plane in western Sichuan, that's so powerful, don't lie to us honest people."
Liu Yun's sweat flowed out at once, your sister, which of you is an honest person, especially the character of General Bai Chongxi, nicknamed "Jinliang", had to explain with a wry smile, "Whether it is from western Sichuan to Kunming, or to Lanzhou, Gansu, it is not as far as the distance from western Sichuan to Wuhan."
Wuhan, Bai Chongxi and Lu Han were also stunned, didn't they have to pass through the city capital and Chongqing, could it be a direct trip to Wuhan, it was too bullish, there were such transport planes in Huaxia, Liu Yun was also very helpless, so he had to briefly talk about the transportation of German experts and more than 30 tons of materials.
Bai Chongxi and the three of them were really dumbfounded, the DC3 transport plane of the United States was only advertised in China, and it has been blown into a flower by European and American countries, I didn't expect that there were similar planes in western Sichuan, which was really unexpected, but for Liu Yun's Jianjiao aircraft, I was even more confident in buying.
I didn't say it, Bai Chongxi, Lu Han and Ma Jifang are not the masters who are short of money, and there is still no big problem in ordering dozens of planes, and by the way, they also ordered the equipment of several divisions, as for artillery and the like, Guangxi can't transport it, Yunnan and Gansu can't use it, and it's good to have the 72 type.
The fact is also the same, whether it is 75 mm or 105 mm, the tonnage is too heavy, often as high as several tons, from western Sichuan to Guangxi, the freight can buy a new gun, and Yunnan Mountain has many road risks, even mules and horses can't get up fast, let alone transport artillery, as for the Ma Jiajun in Gansu, not to mention, it is all cavalry, what do you want heavy artillery for.
Therefore, Bai Chongxi, on behalf of the Gui family, booked 70 planes, paid in full in gold, and stated in advance that if the effect was really good, another 200 would be added, and as for other armaments, he was too lazy to order, totaling 1.05 tons of gold, which made Liu Yun get off to a good start.
Lu Han was even more heroic, ordering 30,000 98K rifles, 3,000 light and heavy machine guns, 300 Type 72 infantry guns, and countless bullets and shells, and also ordering 100 annihilation machines, 14.5 tons of gold alone, which made Commander Liu tremble with excitement.
It's a pity that Lu Han seems to be honest, and when it comes to how to pay, he begins to fool, what kind of mineral mortgage, what Yunnan is too barren, what cloud soil is very good, etc., which makes Liu Yun's head bigger three times, and finally he is too lazy to grind foreign workers, and directly picks out how much gold can be taken out.
Lu Han blinked his eyes, and then replied shyly, he only had a ton of gold in his hand, and the others were a little difficult for the time being, Liu Yun was so angry, he couldn't wait to cut him seventeen or eighteen times, what a thing, if he had no money, he said that he had no money, so blindly, it hurt his brother's feelings too much, and his heart was broken.
However, Liu Yun suggested that Mr. Lu use this ton of gold to buy 60 aircraft, 1,000 98K, 70 light and heavy machine guns, 12 Type 72 infantry guns, and a number of bullets and shells.
Liu Yun's meaning is very clear, Lu Han's money can only buy sixty fighters, and the rest of the weapons and equipment are his personal gifts, let Mr. Lu bring them back to Yunnan, try them first, if you think that the western Sichuan arms are worth this money, it is not too late for everyone to cooperate, after all, business is not benevolent.
Ma Jifang's guy is much smarter, between Lu Han and Bai Chongxi, he took a compromise, and ordered 70 fighters, 1,000 98K, 1,000 submachine guns, 100 light and heavy machine guns, and a number of bullets, with a total price of 1.5 tons of gold.
Ma Jiajun is a cavalry, and the rifle he is equipped with should be a special short-barreled carbine, and the German-style 98K is a short-barreled carbine, which can be used as a carbine, and the submachine gun is a little more troublesome, but fortunately, Liu Yun has two models in his hands, namely the Thomson M1 of the United States, and the Finnish Suomi.
Finland's Suomi submachine gun, which is not well-known at present, and Ma Jifang doesn't want it very much, Liu Yun had to recommend Thomson from the United States, the accuracy and range are much weaker, but the bullets are raining down when fighting, which is in line with Ma Jiajun's appetite, like barley wine, fierce and bold.
This amount of armament is very easy for Liu Yun, like guns and artillery, it can be delivered in two or three days, and it happens to be taken away with Bai Chongxi and the others when they leave, only the plane is more annoyed, not that it can't be manufactured, but it needs pilot training, and it is no fun in a short time.
Liu Yun only knew at this time that the gold of these three companies was not easy to earn, no wonder they all ordered planes, it turned out to be this idea, right, sell them a plane, and have to help train a pilot, how can this work? If it doesn't work, it will work, because Bai Chongxi and others have already promised to increase the money.
It is not possible to add money, Liu Yun had no choice but to tell the truth, it is easy to say anything in western Sichuan, only training pilots is not good, because the Air Force Academy of Western Sichuan University is about to be divided into four and will set up branches in Chengdu, Chongqing and Wuhan respectively, the purpose of which is to alleviate the current oil crisis in western Sichuan.
Guangxi is on the verge of the South China Sea, there are many ports, of course there is no shortage of oil, and there is also a formed air force itself, so it is not difficult for Liu Yun, when the time comes, he will first send a few senior pilots to western Sichuan for a little training, and then return to Guangxi as an instructor to directly train other pilots.
Lu Han is a little embarrassed, Yunnan has an air force, but most of the planes are aging, the loss of senior pilots is serious, it has existed in name only, there are only a dozen old planes, it is estimated that they will have to disintegrate as soon as they take off, no wonder they will order 60 planes, so the pilot has to ask Liu Yun to think of ideas.
Liu Yun was about to refuse, but Lu Han immediately offered generous conditions, one was to send Yunnan military and civilians to assist Sichuan and build a railway from Chengdu to Kunming, and the other was to invite Commander Liu to visit Yunnan, by the way, to investigate whether there were valuable minerals in Yunnan, and if so, to give western Sichuan the right to give priority to mining.
The Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau has valuable minerals, the only large-scale steel producing area, Panzhihua is still at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan, the gold minerals are not as much as Guizhou, and the oil minerals are zero, except for the opening of the Yunnan-Burma channel, it is really useless, no wonder the Yunnan army will grow opium to maintain their expenses.
Liu Yun still won't say these slaps in the face, but if it is necessary to train the air force, the spring city of Kunming is a good choice, so it is completely possible to set up a branch of the West Sichuan Air Force in Kunming, but the expenses of personnel and the fuel used in training will be all responsible for the Yunnan army.
He was really overjoyed, how could Lu Han not agree, but Liu Yun also said his difficulties, because of the problem of opening a branch, he had to ask Liu Xiang and Lao Jiang, if he didn't get their permission, he didn't have a good way, after all, he was now an official of the Sichuan Army, plus Lao Jiang's student.
Lao Jiang and Liu Xiang would have such good intentions, Lu Han knew the result with his ass, and with a wry smile, he had to go both ways, while personally visiting Chairman Liu and Jiang Weizuo, trying his best to achieve the establishment of a branch in Kunming, and helping Liu Yun find ways to solve the current oil crisis in western Sichuan.
Ma Jiajun doesn't have an air force, just a few broken planes, or brought by the exiled White Russians, they are all old antiques from 1919, and they are usually too precious, and Gan Qingning is located inland, and he has no manufacturing capacity, and the relationship with the Soviet Union is very poor, so there is nowhere to buy it.
Ma Jifang's meaning is very simple, I hope that the Lanzhou Air Force Branch will be opened in western Sichuan, and the conditions will be more favorable, all the facilities should be purchased from western Sichuan, and the monthly salary of each instructor is 100 oceans, and every qualified pilot is trained, Ma Jiajun will pay tuition fees to West Sichuan University, 15 kilograms of gold.
As for oil, it is not a problem, Ganqingning and other places have never lacked oil mines, but the current national strength of China is weak, even if oil is extracted, it is not a good thing, but let the surrounding forces and countries eyeing them, so most of the exploration experts who come here are either dead or imprisoned.
However, today, the construction of the railway in western Sichuan has achieved initial results, and it is only a matter of time before Gansu is connected, and western Sichuan can manufacture aircraft and tanks on a large scale, even if there are foreign forces to rob it, Ma Jiajun is not afraid, so if the air force branch can be set up, it is not a problem to give up a few oil fields.
There is oil in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia, but there is no accident for Liu Yun, as far as he knows, there are indeed many oil fields in Qinghai Lake, Yushu and Dunhuang, but he does not know the specific reserves, but the real fatal thing is that even if they can be exploited, they cannot be shipped back.
Young Master Ma seems to be frivolous and prodigal, but the calculation in his heart is one ring after another, and Liu Yun is also a long time to see, but he knows the lethality of the plane, if Ma Jiajun uses it on the Red Army, it will be a big sin, so he still uses the procrastination trick to let Liu Xiang and Lao Jiang bother.
Bai Chongxi and others had no choice but to take Liu Yun's gift and go to the city along the Wenjiang River, probably looking for Lao Jiang and Liu Xiang, Liu Yun at the first time, the result of the transaction, directly telegraphed to Nanjing and the city, as for how it works, he can't care.
Liu Yun's arms stall is getting bigger and bigger, and it is already a bit stretched, and the highway that Pang Taishi is responsible for is the simplest, and there are German experts to check it, so there is basically no need to bother, followed by the hydropower station under construction, two in western Sichuan and one in Maozhou City, because of the previous experience, it is not a big problem.
The three joint cement plants, with the arrival of technology and personnel, as well as the popularization of electricity, have become more and more formalized, for the time being, the daily output has exceeded 500 tons, can initially meet the use of various projects, is expected to have another month, Sichuan West Electric Power will reach Fucheng.
In addition, Fucheng Airport has been completed, Li Jiayu is preparing to establish a garrison brigade, and wants to discuss with Liu Yun to discuss one or two, discuss Mao, most likely in the name of Fucheng Railway and Airport, ask him for arms, but the two are too important, even if it is disguised blackmail, they can only pinch their noses and admit it.
Li Jiayu also knew that he was at a loss, but his attitude was very kind, that is, the bill was very tough, and he wanted to build three garrison brigades in one go, namely the Fuzhou and Fubei Railway Garrison Brigades, as well as the arsenal and airport garrison brigades.
Seeing Li Jiayu's enthusiastic face and a look for everyone's good, Liu Yun wanted to say no, so he had no choice but to agree, but the three garrison brigades will be reduced to two, one Fucheng Railway Garrison Brigade and one Special Garrison Brigade, and report to the city together and ask Chairman Liu Xiang for approval.
Liu Yun was also afraid, and hurriedly stated that these two garrison brigades were subordinate to the Sichuan Railway Committee, and Liu Xiang was the chairman, so they belonged to the Sichuan military system, so military expenditures and weapons and equipment would be directly managed by the Chengdu Headquarters, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Jiayu.