Chapter 64: The First Battalion
Feng Yuxiang didn't know why, but he still said solemnly: "What, Brother Yuanzhao can say whatever he has!" β
"But give me training, I heard that the soldiers' marksmanship is fed by bullets, and I hope your subordinates are all sharpshooters."
Yang Yuanzhao said such an atmosphere, which made Feng Yuxiang speechless for a while, but he was very grateful to this little brother in his heart, the little brother allocated hundreds of thousands of arms to him, not to mention anything else, 30 base ammunition is enough to fight 10 high-intensity battles, which is difficult to refuse for the army in this era.
Shi Congyun didn't speak at this time, he wanted to take advantage of it, because only when the strength under his command is strong, can he have more status and promote the revolution, but so many munitions are piled up in one battalion, let alone soldiers, even if it is a civilian man, it is stronger than ordinary armed guards, and it is no problem for a battalion to confront a target head-on, and he couldn't help but say with emotion: "Brother Yuanzhao, this establishment of yours, coupled with such a deadly training, I am afraid that this battalion is the first battalion in the world." β
"What, Brother Huan Zhang doesn't dare to take the first place in the world?"
Feng Yuxiang's expression was a little strange, but he didn't respond, he just hugged his fists and said: "Brother Yuanzhao, thank you for your kindness, I will use these weapons well!" β
"It's okay, these weapons, how to transport them, whether to take them away now, or you give me an address in the future, and I will send them to the place directly for you."
"This!" Feng Yuxiang thought for a moment and said: "It's better to send it to the place for me directly, it's best to send it to the Northeast District, these good things, once you enter Beijing City, it will not be easy to come out." β
Yang Yuanzhao smiled and agreed, the current Beiyang Army, because Yuan Shikai is still there, so the mountain is not yet visible, but there are already signs of this, several major factions led by Duan Qirui, Xu Shichang, and others have been basically formed, what does the gun represent, everyone knows it, more than a thousand good guns go in, I'm afraid not even a bubble will rise, maybe it will be swallowed by someone, politely, throw out the same number of broken guns, you're welcome, eat it directly, and don't even pull out the hair.
"Brother Yuanzhao, I don't know if the old man wants to buy a batch of guns, how about it!" Zhang Jingjiang said suddenly.
Yang Yuanzhao realized that Zhang Jingjiang seemed to have been missed, pondered for a while, and said: "Mr. Jingjiang, although we are meeting for the first time, we have been famous for a long time, and I admire Mr. Breaking the revolutionary spirit, in this way, Brother Huanzhang, how about I send it to Mr. as it is!" β
Zhang Jingjiang was stunned, he just said casually, he didn't expect Yang Yuanzhao to wave so much, this is more than 1500 guns, and a large number of Makqin, a little to add, almost enough for a target number, even in Shanghai, it takes at least 200,000 or more to be able to buy, Yang Yuanzhao gave it without blinking his eyes, if you add the previous one, it is simply a lot of money, Zhang Jingjiang asked himself, he has never seen such a way to give, as if he was given, all of them are waste paper.
"Brother Yuanzhao, you misunderstood, we are not suitable to get weapons now!" Zhang Jingjiang pondered for a while, and finally rejected this idea, if it weren't for Feng Yuxiang having this opportunity, even his would not be acceptable, and the current alliance would need to be low-key.
After 1908, the revolution of the League did enter a trough, and all kinds of leading figures, even if it was an armed uprising, were much less than in the previous two years, no wonder Zhang Jingjiang said that it was inappropriate.
Yang Yuanzhao came to 1908, for the alliance has always been respectful, contact Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Jingjiang, must be above, he found that the alliance, there are still people who can fight for it, no matter what, spend a little money, a good fate, Zhang Jingjiang's business ability, is confirmed by the history of later generations, not to mention for his use, even if it is cooperation, there are great benefits, a single branch is not spring, a hundred flowers contend.
After pondering for a while, Yang Yuanzhao said: "Mr. Jingjiang, let's discuss other issues, I think it's just raising funds like this, it's not a way, I think, you have to have a business to do!" β
"Business? What business? β
"For example, invest in industry, business!"
Zhang Jingjiang shook his head and said: "It's still reluctant abroad, but at home, it's not good!" β
The alliance will be pursued by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the main task is basically to catch official documents at sea, and to be able to enter China, thanks to the strength of the Zhang Jingjiang family, they can't stay longer, not to mention doing business, Zhang Jingjiang has always stayed in Singapore, on the one hand, the Zhang family has considerable influence on Nanyang, on the other hand, it is also business, the revolution is not a dinner party, not only needs a large number of progressive youth, but also needs a large amount of funds as support.
"That's it!" Yang Yuanzhao clapped his head and said: "There is it in front of you, it's better to sell guns, it's simple and feasible!" β
"Sell guns!" Zhang Jingjiang's eyes widened.
"Yes, if the German and American foreign companies provide you with 1,000 rifles a month, will you be able to sell them all?"
1,000, Zhang Jingjiang's mind suddenly turned, what is the most sought-after and most lacking in China now, it is nothing else, it is foreign guns, good quality foreign guns, 70 in Shanghai, in the mainland, it is not 70, more than 100 are available, if the German and American foreign companies provide 1000 foreign guns every month, it seems to be an opportunity, an opportunity to help raise funds within the association.
Zhang Jingjiang suppressed his mood and asked, "What price?" β
Yang Yuanzhao laughed and said: "Since it is business, then from the perspective of business, 5% off is not good, the beginning is 7% off, if it can reach 5000 in January, it is 6.5% off, 10,000 is 6% off, this is the lowest!" β
Zhang Jingjiang's eyes widened suddenly, he didn't expect that Yang Yuanzhao would give him Cheng dΓΉ directly, but the concession at the beginning of 7% off, up to 6% off, can definitely be called a big deal, six folds, that is to say, the price of these guns is 75 yuan, that is, 45 yuan, they probably have a profit of 30, in this way, it is a monthly sales of 300,000, but the number of 10,000 is a little too much, at least Zhang Jingjiang can't complete it now, but there are many relationships in the alliance, and many are still attached to the new army. It would be a good idea to flood the new army with these high-quality and inexpensive weapons in this way, and it would definitely increase the strength and influence of the alliance in the new army, and it would also be able to raise some funds.
The most important thing is that between the lines of Yang Yuanzhao's words, it is revealed that this German and American foreign firm is very powerful, and the casual 10,000 are not a problem, and Yang Yuanzhao's influence on the German and American foreign bank is also very large, and the attitude of Harpy towards him just now can be seen.
Zhang Jingjiang knows that now the revolution has fallen into a trough, most of the high-level members of the association have gone to Japan, but it does not mean that they will not come back, the violent revolution is already a line recognized by everyone, and in the future, it will definitely send backbones to contact the new army in various places, this gun, perhaps, will play a lot of effect in the revolution, not to mention 10,000, even 1,000, or even 500, those revolutionary aspirants can be much easier.
After pondering for a long time, Zhang Jingjiang finally said: "Okay, I agreed, but I need a little time!" β
"No problem, but Mr. Jingjiang, we have one more thing, that is, to invest in a factory, now Shanghai, the industry, commerce and construction industry are very developed, but there is no good cement factory and brick factory, I don't know if you are interested."
"Well, I don't have much research on this!"
Zhang Jingjiang's interest in industry is not very great now, and soon the topic was diverged, and Yang Yuanzhao did not continue to talk about it, the current Baotou has not yet developed, his foothold has not been stable, and it is not a good choice to rashly intervene in the Taoist Alliance, maybe, there will be some problems, fortunately, the time is still early, even if it is 3 years away from the Great Revolution.
The 1,500 guns that supported Feng Yuxiang, as well as some of the personnel that Zhang Jingjiang gave to Feng Yuxiang, were less than 30 for the time being, but in the future, they would go one after another, and it can be said that Feng Yuxiang's trip to Shanghai this time was a great success.
Yang Yuanzhao wanted to entertain Feng Yuxiang, Feng Yuxiang refused, he said that he was going to book a ferry ticket immediately, and strive for the fastest time to go, things in Zhengzhou did not go well, and he went around to Shanghai, delaying too much time, going to the Northeast is not to say that he will go, and he needs to make preparations.