Chapter 39: The First Purchase of Arms (Part II)

As Li Zhigao expected, in South Africa, gold can indeed be used as a currency, even better than the US dollar. Therefore, after Li Zhigao paid the equivalent amount of gold, Harrison had the weapons transported to the warehouse of Li Zhigao's company overnight.

Because this time it was a big business, and seeing that Li Zhigao likes to play with guns very much, and his strength is also very strong, Harrison also privately gave Li Zhigao a gold version of the Desert Eagle pistol and an SVD sniper rifle.

The weight of these two gifts is not light, the South African market price of the SVD sniper rifle is $1,800, and the gold-plated gold version of the Desert Eagle costs $1,500, and both guns are original imported new guns, but they are not local to South Africa, and the surname can be first-class.

Of course, Harrison must not lose money by giving gifts, and while making money, giving small gifts to big customers is also the right thing to do, after all, Li Zhigao, a customer, gives money happily, or pays directly in gold, and does not need him to deliver the goods, plus Li Zhigao also proposed to buy it again in the future, so he sees Li Zhigao as a big customer.

You must know that in this part of South Africa, there are arms dealers, but he is just a small and medium-sized arms dealer, that is, a second-hand dealer who does resale trade, and it is not easy to find a big customer like Li Zhigao, who is happy and worry-free, and must maintain a good relationship.

Sure enough, Harrison's trick was very effective, and seeing that Harrison was so friendly, Li Zhigao bought him 100 Russian-made SVD rifles plus 500 South African-made M1911 pistols of 45 caliber, plus enough ammunition, for a total of $350,000.

In addition to buying more of these guns, Li Zhigao also bought 51 sets of American-style ACU general combat uniforms with dragon scale armor body armor, which is expensive, a set costs 8,000 US dollars, of which the main price is dragon scale armor body armor and Kevlar helmets, so that 51 sets are 408,000 US dollars, there is no doubt that this price is much more expensive than the same equipment of the US military.

Although the price is very expensive, this thing can save his life, and no matter how expensive Li Zhigao is, he has to pay for it. But to be honest, if it weren't for Harrison giving him a gift and letting Li Zhigao see this combat uniform in that warehouse, he wouldn't have remembered to buy this for the time being.

As for why he bought fifty sets, one set was naturally worn by himself, and the other fifty sets, he planned to form an elite squad, or a guard platoon, which was usually responsible for being his bodyguard, and when necessary, he was a sharp knife assault, and moreover, the ACU combat uniform was too eye-catching for one person to wear, and there would be no problem if there were more people, anyway, Li Zhigao himself thought so.

After buying these combat uniforms, Li Zhigao seemed to have suddenly enlightened himself and felt that he couldn't just buy guns, so he bought 100 military telescopes with a maximum magnification of 10 times and 50 high-definition telescopes with a zoom of up to 40 times.

However, the low-light night vision gain instrument will be affected by the weather, such as rainy days and foggy days will be unclear, so for the sake of insurance, I bought 10 more thermal imaging zoom night vision binoculars, which can be connected to the computer monitor, with a certain intelligent reminder function, it is a real big killer at night, and it will definitely not be sneak attacked.

All kinds of telescopes are designed to enhance reconnaissance capabilities, but the most important thing in a troop's combat is the ability to communicate and command, so Li Zhigao also bought a battlefield communications system consisting of 500 rechargeable small three-defense military wireless walkie-talkies, 20 high-power repeaters, and a set of high-power vehicle-mounted command radios for the South African Defense Force.

Small military walkie-talkies are equipped with each combat soldier, and the commander can accurately command each soldier, and the soldier can also feedback his own situation to the commander, realize the instant communication function, and enhance the cooperation of the operation. The maximum call distance of this 8W military handheld walkie-talkie reaches 15 kilometers, and the actual effective communication distance is 8 kilometers, if it is a barrier-free field, it is said that the communication distance can reach 50 kilometers when standing at a high place, which is enough for local battles.

High-power frequency conversion repeater is a kind of amplifier and the like, can greatly expand the communication range of the handheld walkie-talkie, this kind of military repeater can expand the communication range to 80 kilometers to 1000 kilometers, that is to say, the actual effective distance is 80 kilometers, the maximum distance is 1000 kilometers, this is because the signal propagation distance in addition to its own power, but also related to the surrounding environment, such as if in a high place, there is no big obstacle around, there is not much electromagnetic interference, then the natural propagation is far.

This kind of repeater station is not big, that is, the size of a backpack, plus batteries or something, the weight is only 15 kilograms, and it is easy for a person to carry it on his back, mainly used to increase the communication range of the platoon-level combat unit, with this kind of repeater, plus the hand-held walkie-talkie, the command combat radius is at least 80 kilometers, and a local battle is enough.

Large-scale vehicle-mounted command station radio, in fact, is a vehicle-mounted information command system, originally mounted on the armored communication vehicle a set of digital vehicle-mounted radio, compared with walkie-talkie and repeater, this kind of military vehicle-mounted radio in addition to its own greater power, the propagation distance is farther, the degree of digitization is also higher, accommodating more channels and data groups, can freely transform short-wave, ultra-short-wave, medium-wave, long-wave and other radio communication methods, and the encryption function is also quite good, what frequency conversion encryption digital encryption has.

However, for those new functions, Li Zhigao did not look at it, in 1910, there was no need to play any complex encryption, and there was no solution to the frequency conversion encryption, Li Zhigao mainly looked at the communication distance of this thing. The effective communication distance of this set of vehicle-mounted radio is 300 kilometers, and the maximum communication distance can reach more than 10,000 kilometers, which can easily communicate with the repeater station and other command stations, and can even directly send orders to the soldier's walkie-talkie.

This kind of military command station type vehicle radio is relatively cumbersome due to its high power, and individual soldiers cannot move quickly, but it can be used as a fixed command station station, and if it needs to be moved, it can also be loaded on a mobile vehicle as a mobile command platform, and it can be modified on any off-road vehicle, even on a pickup truck, such as the Xiaolong off-road vehicle that Li Zhigao bought before, and the trunk can be installed with this thing as soon as it is slightly modified, and there is no pressure at all.

Of course, it is better to use an armored car as a vehicle, after all, this thing was originally loaded on an armored car, but the armored car is too eye-catching and too expensive, so Li Zhigao does not want an armored car, as long as the system itself, because he can be modified on his Thunder off-road vehicle.

In short, after this set of command stations is mounted on mobile vehicles with radios, it increases its mobility and survivability, and it is very convenient to command the combat units below to achieve complete control of the battlefield situation.

With these things, although it cannot be compared with a real digital combat platform, only basic communication capabilities, it can also form a complete and simplified version of the command system, through which commanders can send orders directly to each soldier to achieve flat command.

Of course, although such a simple version of the command system also has a certain frequency conversion encryption capability with each other, it is simple after all, and it is still easy to leak secrets and be interfered with in modern warfare, but in 1910, who would play electronic jamming? Who can crack inverter encryption? And because this thing is a precision integrated circuit board and microprocessor core, once damaged, it can no longer be used, only the circuit board and microprocessor core can be replaced, at the level of 1910, it is impossible to crack and research, even if you give it to them, you can't understand what the principle is, the technology gap is too big, it is a big killer that is completely unsolvable!

It can be said that although this simplified version of the communication system does not directly kill or injure the enemy, it can greatly improve the commander's command and leadership ability over his subordinates and enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops in disguise.

The price of these things is very expensive, and it costs more than 500,000 US dollars to buy them all, mainly because the thermal imager and the set of on-board radios for the digital command station that are not carried by vehicles are expensive, but compared to the role that these things can play, Li Zhigao feels that it is still very worthwhile.

In any case, both parties were satisfied with the transaction, and Li Zhigao also promised Harrison that if he used it well, he would buy goods from him again.

After everyone left, he hurriedly put all the munitions in a warehouse into the space, and set up a space coordinate point in a hidden place here as his own C point backup coordinates, and then went back to the company to rest.

When he woke up the next day, he learned that there were more than 500 kilograms of pure gold, so Li Zhigao first went to the branch of the Union Bank of Switzerland in Durban to open a senior account, and then directly deposited 500 kilograms of fresh gold into the branch of the Swiss bank, and the rest of the gold was kept in the company as a raw material to obtain greater value.

There is such a good thing as collecting gold, and collecting 500 kilograms at a time, the people of UBS are naturally happy, and they don't ask, and they directly give Li Zhigao a VIP customer treatment all the way. Thanks to the recent rise in gold prices, this gold has directly become more than 22 million US dollars, equivalent to more than 130 million yuan. Of course, with Li Zhigao's current mentality, he doesn't take this money in his eyes anymore, if it weren't for the fact that gold has been demonetized in this world, in many cases it needs to be paid with paper money such as US dollars, and he can't directly use gold, he can't wait to pay everything in gold, then it is safe.

Don't look at what UBS says all day long about how innocent it is and how strict the scrutiny is, it's just better to keep it secret for customers, but in fact, UBS has never been very serious about the source of customer funds, whether you are drug trafficking or arms smuggling, as long as you go to UBS to deposit money, they will accept it.

According to the reception staff of UBS, at present, unless it is confirmed that Li Zhigao is a terrorist and has committed terrorist activities against the United States, no one will be able to check his bottom at UBS, nor will there be any way to freeze his account. In this regard, the US political axe is not good, the South African political axe is not good, and the Chinese political axe is even worse.

In fact, Barclays, the largest privately managed bank, is also good, but Barclays is a British bank, which is more influenced by the United States and the United Kingdom, so in terms of **, it is still inferior to UBS, otherwise, when it comes to secret funds in the world, UBS will not be the first to think of it. Of course, no matter what kind of bank, it is certainly not as easy to use cash as a transaction, but after all, the world cannot use gold to trade with cash, and some situations must use banks, such as making an appearance to the outside world, so Li Zhigao found UBS.

After doing this, Li Zhigao bought a batch of reinforced concrete and related equipment, and transported them all to the empty warehouse of Nanxing Company, but it had been blocked by him as a forbidden place.

Because his space is basically full of munitions, these things can't all be stored in the space, so they are simply stacked up and stored first, and then moved later. As for the purpose of buying these things, it is very simple, that is, to repair the fortifications, to make his manor impregnable.

This is also Li Zhigao's characteristic, just like he plays games, he is always used to defending first, and then finding a way to let the opponent attack, and only when the opponent is tired will he play counterattack attack. In Li Zhigao's view, the game is fun to play like this, as for the reality, the quality of his soldiers is too poor, even if he has a good weapon, I am afraid it may not be very powerful, or play defense first, familiarize himself with the combat atmosphere, and then do other things.

After buying concrete and related construction machinery, Li Zhigao bought another batch of fuel and grain. Needless to say, whether it is a variety of vehicle machinery, or diesel generators, but they are all oil tigers, not to store enough fuel is not good, fortunately, the price of fuel in South Africa is cheaper than in China, this is a surprise, it seems that you have to buy fuel in the future.

Grain, are mainly flour, although the price is a bit high, but flour made of steamed bread and bread, easier to carry than rice, the calorific value is also higher, and in this part of South Africa, the price of flour is cheaper than rice, no way, who let South Africa mainly recognize flour, rice imports less, naturally expensive.

After thinking about it, I bought weapons, reinforced concrete, fuel, and food, and because the market was not opened, there were still a lot of medicines that were stored before, and there was no shortage for the time being, plus Li Zhigao could wear them back and forth frequently, so I decided not to buy them for the time being.

After returning to Nanxing Company, he made some instructions to Bai Jingshan, which was nothing more than to let him take good care of his batch of "goods" and deal with them as soon as possible, and then he excused himself to leave for a period of time, and did not contact him during the period, let him take good care of the company, and he would come to Bai Jingshan at that time.

In this regard, Bai Jingshan nodded tacitly, in fact, since he knew that the things in the warehouse disappeared overnight, and Li Zhigao said that it didn't matter, he knew that Li Zhigao was going to sell this batch of goods.

Arms dealers, they are all elusive, normal.

After explaining everything, Li Zhigao came to the company's warehouse full of reinforced concrete and a large amount of grain again, and quietly traveled through the past.

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