The ninetieth section of war is really a good thing

"Don't need it? Haha, well, they'll beg me. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info told Ma Tengfei not to look for foreigners anymore, and wait for foreigners to come to him. ”

Ma Tengfei sent a telegram back from Beijing that he had met with the Japanese and Russian ministers respectively, told them that he had a large amount of arms in his hands, and asked them if they wanted them.

As a result, both Japan and Russia said they did not need arms.

The Russians, in particular, ridiculed that this kind of war still needs to procure arms.

The Japanese are not short of arms for the time being, and in order to prepare for this war, it can be said that they have started since the First Sino-Japanese War, and the weapons and ammunition should be very sufficient, but the Japanese have stockpiled them according to the experience of the First Sino-Japanese War, but the scale of the Russo-Japanese War is much larger than that of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the weapons and equipment have also greatly improved compared with ten years ago.

The Russians simply looked down on the Japanese army too much, they mobilized twice as much as the Japanese army, and the total tonnage of the navy was also twice that of the Japanese, they could not see the possibility of defeat, and they were rampant that the war did not need to last long, and only needed a decisive battle The Japanese would ask for peace, but the Russians did not plan to negotiate peace with the Japanese, they were ready to capture Japan before the war, and they planned to negotiate with the Japanese emperor in Tokyo.

"How much weapons and ammunition are produced in the arsenal?"

Yang Chao asked again.

Zhang Nian replied: "The Laiwu Arsenal has produced 10,000 rifles, and by the end of this year, it will definitely be able to produce 100,000." There are already 100,000 pieces in stock in Qingdao, and they ask us when we will deliver them. ”

Yang Chao's order has been placed, Qingdao has already started normal production, and the production has not stopped, anyway, Yang Chao directly underwrites 100,000 rifles a year, and they don't have to worry about sales at all. However, the Laiwu Arsenal built by the Americans was able to produce 10,000 rifles, which Yang Chao did not expect. The Laiwu Arsenal had just finished installing all the machinery and equipment at the end of last year, and although the American engineers had worked hard to debug the machines and started production years ago, they had produced 10,000 of them in just two months, and if the production was straightened out, their output would definitely be doubled.

"Americans are positive!"

Yang Chao sighed.

Zhang Nian said: "The Americans have been working two shifts day and night recently, and people have stopped producing machines, so they are faster. ”

Yang Chao nodded, he had also heard about it, otherwise it would be impossible for the Americans to enter production so quickly anyway.

"Hmm. The Americans don't have to worry about it, the orders have been placed, the factory is also in Laiwu, and the Americans have little chance of repentance. The Germans should pay attention, if Japan and Russia buy at a high price, they will definitely dare to buy all the inventory, and I ordered it. In this case, you take Zhang Guozhu to Qingdao, transfer the guns, ammunition, machine guns and artillery to Yantai, and then transport them back. If the Germans ask you about money, or do I tell them that sentence, pay in one lump sum after all the goods are delivered. I have shares in the arsenal, and I can't run. ”

Regarding the issue of money, Yang Chao had already told the Germans, although they were very dissatisfied, but they also accepted it, and Yang Chao was afraid that they would make it difficult for them to mention it to Zhang Nian.

After Zhang Nian left, Yang Chao went to a spinning factory, Zhang Jian's recent business suddenly skyrocketed, and the boats that came to pull the goods lined up in Laizhou Bay, waiting to go to Yantai after pulling the goods.

The reason for this is because after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the Northeast cotton yarn market, which was originally occupied by the Japanese, suddenly had no Japanese cotton yarn and was seriously out of stock.

This made the Dasheng No. 2 plant, which had just been put into production, catch up with a good time.

Yang Chao himself has been pointing to this war to make a fortune, but he didn't expect that he hadn't tasted the sweetness yet, but let Zhang Jian make a fortune first.

"Congratulations! Do a roaring trade. ”

When I saw Zhang Jian, Zhang Jian was full of red face, but at the same time, he was busy taking care of the business, and his yarn factory was also working day and night for the past two days, working in shifts, and people rested and machines did not rest.

"Haha, Lord Yang teased. Business, good and bad, isn't it just in time to catch up. When the battle is over, the Japanese will still go. ”

"Then there is a wait."

The Russo-Japanese War lasted for more than a year, and it was not so easy for the Japanese to regain the market by that time.

"But Zhuangyuangong, your new factory is open, but you must pay attention to the quality. What do you do if there is a defective product? ”

Yang Chao asked with some concern, the Chinese are used to shortage of materials, so they are reluctant to throw away defective products, and shoddy things are very common.

Zhang Jian said with a smile: "Lord Yang underestimates the old man too much. Of course, the defective products can't be wanted, and they are all given to the workers in the factory so that they can take them home and use them. ”

In this year, although the textile industry in the south of the Yangtze River has started, and the woven cloth of foreigners has long entered China, China's native cloth has never stopped production, and a large part of Zhang Jian's cotton yarn is actually supplied to homespun weavers, and there are no large-scale textile factories in China, so there is no large-scale cotton yarn order. To be precise, the textile industry has not yet formed an industrial chain in China.

"Burn it!"

Yang Chao suggested.

Zhang Jian glanced at Yang Chao strangely. In fact, Zhang Jian's approach is the most practical, which neither produces waste nor affects quality.

"Burn it. Let the workers take it home, and it will always flow out. When the time comes, it will be said that it is Dasheng's Kuixing brand cotton yarn, and the brand will be smashed. Champion Gong doesn't want to hurt his face. ”

Zhang Jian frowned, he hadn't heard of this kind of thing, but he didn't take it too seriously, anyway, he didn't do this kind of thing on purpose, it was just a few workers who were greedy for small profits.

However, Zhang Jian still attaches great importance to his face, he is the champion, his identity is different, the cotton yarn produced is the Kuixing brand, which shows his identity, if he smashes the brand, it will hurt his face.

"Burning a batch of rotten cotton yarn is also a lot of money. There will be unexpected gains. ”

"Windfall?"

Zhang Jian was puzzled.

Yang Chao did not explain, the champion burned defective products, and resolutely did not let them flow out of the factory, which is the best advertisement, of course, it can only be used by the first person, and the second person is a toddler in Handan.

"Lord Yang, do you think my Daqing will join the war?"

Zhang Jian no longer talked about cotton yarn, but began to care about political affairs, he is a scholar after all, and the standard of a scholar is to have the world in mind, so he can't help but care about national affairs.

The Japanese were in a stalemate with the Russians around Lushun, and at this time, several factions in the court of the Qing Dynasty were also in an uproar, which was more fierce than the battlefield.

Long before the war began, ministers inside and outside the imperial court discussed the coming war, and even the Chinese ministers felt that there would be a war between Japan and Russia, and it was hard to imagine that the Russians would never believe that war would happen.

However, it is difficult to stand on that side in the war, because there is a secret agreement between China and Russia, and if there is a war between Russia and Japan, China is obliged to send troops to help Russia, but this war is because Russia and Japan have conflicting interests due to Korea, and because of the dissatisfaction of the British because of Russia's occupation of Northeast China.

Prime Minister Zhang Zhidong, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Sheng Xuanhuai, Governor of Liangguang Cen Chunxuan, Governor of Guizhou Li Jingxi, Governor of Guangdong Zhang Renjun, Governor of Hunan Duan Fang, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang Wei Guangtao and so on all wrote to the imperial court, hoping to join Japan.

"Russia is bound to be annexed, and the day is nothing more than a reward, and the two evils are dwarfed, the lesser of them. Rather than being afraid of Russia and not allowing it, how can it be achieved by being pro-Japanese. If you don't help the day, there is still no reason, and if you help the day, you may have luck."

These people believed that there was still hope for helping the Japanese, that Russia would definitely annex Northeast China if it won, and that Japan would win and perhaps return it.

Duanfang, the governor of Huguang, said: "I have no reason to stay outside the situation in this matter."

It is really unjustifiable that China remains neutral in a war for the sake of China's homeland, and the ministers of the imperial court are not so shameless.

Zhang Zhidong believed that the imperial court had no room for neutrality, and suggested that the imperial court: "With the help of Japan, with the help of Japanese generals, and with my troops, we can fight with the Russians."

Even the people have this view, and newspapers in various places have called for "uniting Japan to reject Russia" and recovering the Northeast.

It is rare for the government and the people to take the same position, but at this time, some people objected, and the opposition was none other than Yuan Shikai, who had a heavy army.

Before the station, Yuan Shikai called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking the imperial court to remain neutral in the upcoming Russo-Japanese War.

Yuan Shikai said: "If Russia is attached, Japan will use its navy to disturb our southeast, and if it is attached to Japan, Russia will divide its army to disturb our northwest, which will not only cause danger for China, but also may affect the whole world." Japan and Russia broke up, and I should stay on the sidelines. ”

However, Yuan Shikai said that he could secretly help Japan: "If the Japanese ships buy war supplies at various ports, the magistrates should follow the rules of outsiders and act in writing to block them. No matter what happens in the future, we must start from the outside. ”

At the same time, if the private fundraising day, the imperial court can also not interfere.

This is Yuan Shikai's attitude, he was very active in the expansion of armaments, and he was really going to fight, but he was dragging his feet.

But what Yuan Shikai said is unreasonable, everyone knows that the Qing army can't defeat any side, you can only be neutral.

Therefore, in the end, the imperial court could only adopt Yuan Shikai's opinion and declare its neutrality four days after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War.

After more than a month of war, there is no date in sight for the navy to seize sea supremacy, and the army can finally no longer wait.

On March 21, the Japanese Army, with 30,000 men and more than 100 artillery pieces, landed in the Korean town of Nampo under the command of General Kuroki Weizhen and advanced northward, and in mid-April, arrived on the left bank of the Yalu River without resistance.

The Russian army on the other side, commanded by Lieutenant General Zasulich, numbered 20,000 men and had 62 artillery pieces, and built a long trench in which 10,000 soldiers were stationed, and another 10,000 soldiers were in reserve in the rear 10 kilometers away.

On the night of April 30, the Japanese launched an attack, and on May 1, a fierce battle began at Jiulian City, where the Japanese had the advantage of forces, and their artillery was fired from hidden positions, suppressing the Russian artillery fire. Fearing encirclement, the Russian army ordered a retreat to Liaoyang. The 11th Infantry Regiment of Eastern Siberia was surrounded by the Japanese and managed to break through with heavy casualties.

This was the first battle between the two armies, and the Japanese army defeated the Russian army and opened the door to the northeast.

The first victory of the Japanese impressed the whole world, and there were not many troops that could defeat the Russian army in a field battle, so it was recognized in the first war.

It was only after this battle that the British began to believe that Japan could win, at least not suffer a devastating defeat.

Japan, which has been fooled by the British devils, is actually not optimistic even to the British, and it is really sad enough.

However, Yang Chao was very emotional: "That's it, this kind of spirit of daring to play with any opponent at any cost in order to fight for his own interests!" It's made Japan. ”

All Western countries, Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, all countries that successfully achieved world status in the 19th century, all had an attitude of not hesitating to use force for the sake of national interests, such as the British fighting the ** war, Prussia fighting the Franco-Prussian War, the Crimean War in which the French united with Britain to prevent Russia from entering the Mediterranean, and so on, all of which were fought for the sake of interests.

On the other hand, the Qing Dynasty has never been desperate for the sake of interests, always taking a step back and opening the sky, always seeking peace, and never taking the initiative unless others come up.

"But it's good to fight, a large-scale land war has started, so it won't be long before they should buy arms."

Yang Chao secretly said in his heart that this was his only expectation.