Chapter 100 Formation of Armored Forces
The 200 million silver dollars invested in the stock market a few months ago have exchanged more than one billion silver dollars for Zhang Cheng at this time!
This astronomical wealth is not a big deal for the Songjiang stock market, whose market value is about to burst out of the atmosphere at the moment. You must know that at this moment, the market value of various stocks in the stock market of Songjiang Prefecture has been inflated, as high as hundreds of billions of silver dollars!
Such a huge wealth is enough to attract the attention and hot money of the whole world. However, it is not easy to reap the benefits here, especially for the big foreign conglomerates.
Known as the Sixth European Empire after the German Empire, France, Russia, Britain, and the HRE Empire, the Rothschilds and several large American conglomerates also extended their hands to Matsue Mansion in an attempt to reap the benefits of this feast.
It's just that, unlike a native like Zhang Cheng, the major consortia of the Ming Dynasty and Lord Shoufu don't have the slightest idea of doing good deeds. Even if the money is sucked dry, it will remain in the hands of the Ming people. Foreigners who want to meddle and reap the benefits are delusional.
After the Rothschild family and several consortia in the Americas suffered losses, they became malicious and took the initiative to contribute money to help the Ming Dynasty. The heat of the stock market is ready to let Daming lose a good blood. At this time, no one thought about what terrible chain reaction this stock market crash would have on the economy of the whole world, and what the consequences would be in the end.
By the beginning of May, the overheated stock market had attracted so many people that even Shousuke-sama could not prevent disaster from struck. Almost all newspapers are desperately touting that the total market capitalization of the Songjiang stock market can exceed one trillion silver dollars! In fact, it is not possible at all, it is just the nonsense of fools who have been dazed by the enthusiasm of the atmosphere.
Xu Mu is still methodically selling all kinds of stocks in his hands again and again, in exchange for a large amount of money for Zhang Cheng. This money will be incredibly powerful in the ensuing economic crisis.
It was only a few months before Zhang Cheng got the billion silver dollars from the army, and he brought back the wealth that made Xu Mu's hands tremble. A billion silver dollars invested to earn up to three times the profit!
The stocks that were bought with a billion silver dollars are now sold out and exchanged for more than three billion silver dollars! In addition to the 1.5 billion principal and interest given to the army, Zhang Cheng just changed hands and pocketed the wealth of 1.5 billion. It's not just borrowing chickens to lay eggs, empty gloves and white wolves. also let the army inherit a great favor from him. Zhang Cheng used the opportunity to the extreme this time.
Xu Mu sighed when he was drinking with Liu Kuaizui, "A person like Zhang Cheng can't produce one in a hundred years!" In the future, the future will inevitably be unlimited, and no one knows where it can go. ”
In addition to the rubber stocks sold before, after returning the principal and interest to the army, Zhang Cheng still has more than 2.5 billion silver dollars in his hands. This money will play a role far beyond its value in the aftermath of the economic crisis
"Your Excellency." Zhang Cheng put the cashier's check in his hand on Marshal Yang Zhuo's desk, with a faint smile in his eyes, and said softly, "This is the principal and interest we have agreed on." Now I return the money to the Army. ”
Marshal Yang Zhuo pursed the corners of his mouth, and with a solemn expression, he stretched out his hand to pick up the cashier's check on the desk. Looking at the huge number above, Marshal Yang Zhuo slowly lowered his eyelids and sighed lightly, "I'm this age, and I almost lost control of my emotions just now." ”
"Hey, hey." Lieutenant General Shi Qin, who was beside Zhang Cheng, squinted and stared at the bank cashier's check in Marshal Yang Zhuo's hand with a smile in his eyes, with a hint of trembling in his voice: "This time it can be regarded as having money to do things." ”
Marshal Yang Zhuo put down the cashier's check in his hand, looked at Zhang Cheng with complicated eyes, and asked softly, "How much did you earn?" ”
Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows and replied with a chuckle, "It's also this number." ”
"Hiss~~~" Whether it is a marshal or a general, they are all a little dumbfounded. This amount of money is not very large for the powerful Ming Dynasty, or for the army. But if it falls on the head of an individual, it is really astronomical.
"You're really" Marshal Yang Zhuo sighed and shook his head, he didn't know what to say.
"How did you make so much money?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin looked at Zhang Cheng with a look of disbelief. This is a fortune in billions, not fifteen!
"If you sell it now, you will make at least a third more." Zhang Cheng replied softly.
"Then why not wait?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin looked at Zhang Cheng with a puzzled expression. How can this kind of thing, which comes faster than grabbing money, be let go in vain?
Zhang Cheng laughed, shook his head and said, "I can't sell it now." Prices have been completely derailed from reality, and it's all bubbles and hype. I read in the newspaper that even cobblers are now buying stocks, and it's time to leave. Otherwise, you won't be able to go. ”
"You mean the stock market is going to crash?" Marshal Yang Zhuo frowned and asked.
"Hmm." Zhang Cheng nodded vigorously: "It won't take more than a month at the latest." The fortress built on the beach will collapse completely. Those who are trapped, no one can save them. At the current price, no one will take the order at any cost. ”
Marshal Yang Zhuo lowered his eyelids, leaned on the table with one hand, and tapped lightly on the armrest with the other. After a moment of silence, Marshal Yang Zhuo raised his eyelids to look at Zhang Cheng and said softly, "No matter what, the army would like to thank you for your help, you have brought much-needed funds to the army." This favor will definitely be repaid by the army. ”
After a pause, Marshal Yang Zhuo then spoke, "As for the stock market, don't worry about it anymore, that's the job of Lord Shoufu." I decided to start by setting up a division-level armored unit as a pilot. This matter is in charge of Shi Qin, you go and help him. After you finish your course at Lu University, you will go directly to this unit to report. After the troops have formed combat effectiveness, I will choose the next direction of development according to the situation. ”
"Yes!" Zhang Cheng and Lieutenant General Shi Qin saluted together
"What do you suppose the marshal is thinking?" After leaving Marshal Yang Zhuo's office, Lieutenant General Shi Qin took Zhang Cheng to the window at the end of the corridor, and asked aloud while pulling out a cigarette.
Zhang Cheng paused slightly, then took the cigarette and said with a smile, "I don't know." ”
"Hey, hey." Lieutenant General Shi Qin lit a cigarette on the lighter that Zhang Cheng escaped, squinted his eyes and chuckled, and said, "I don't know it's the best." Actually, I don't know. ”
"Hahaha~~~" The two of them were a little embarrassed after smirking, so they had to quickly change the topic.
"I've been studying your report for a long time, and I've decided to use a large formation to form an armored force." Lieutenant General Shi Qin spat out a smoke ring and spoke softly.
"Hmm." Zhang Cheng nodded, and echoed, "Daming is strong, and it should have been a large organization." Crushing the enemy with a powerful and desperate strength is what Da Ming should do. ”
The report on the development of armored forces submitted by Zhang Cheng gives two options for divisional formation. Because the division level is the basic combat unit of the Ming Army.
One is an armored division with a tank regiment, about 180 to 220 tanks. One is to have 2 tank regiments, each regiment has 2 tank battalions, each battalion has 4 tank companies, and each company has 21 tanks. A large tank division with more than 350 tanks was formed.
Regardless of the formation, there will be two armored infantry regiments, which will follow the tanks using tracked infantry fighting vehicles and armored vehicles. In addition, there is an artillery regiment for fire support. According to Zhang Cheng's plan, it was to be equipped with highly mobile towed artillery and a battalion of self-propelled artillery units. However, these things have not yet been produced, and they are all literal data for the time being.
In addition, if a large establishment is chosen, it will also have battalion-level units such as reconnaissance, logistics, transportation, engineer, communications, sanitation, and air defense directly under the division headquarters. As well as a large field hospital and a battalion of heavy tanks, also still on paper. The total number of soldiers is close to 20,000!
"This time, since the army has money and it is the first pilot unit, it can't be simply passed over no matter what. My opinion is that it's best to get it right the first time. Zhang Cheng pondered for a moment and then expressed his opinion.
"Everything else is easy to say." Lieutenant General Shi Qin frowned: "But where did the self-propelled guns and new heavy tanks you said come from?" You can't even see a shadow now, can you? ”
"We'll have to wait for the time being." Zhang Cheng nodded in response, "Some production processes are not up to standard, and I am ready to acquire some factories for renovation to meet the technical requirements." ”
"That's right." Lieutenant General Shi Qin looked at Zhang Cheng with envy: "You kid is really rich now." ”
This era is an era of pure capital. This era doesn't have as much to say as modern time and space. The prevailing standard in this era is the supremacy of interests, that is, whoever has the biggest fist will speak and count. Money is one of the biggest fists. In this day and age, there is no money, and basically nothing can be done. The law of the jungle is nothing more than that.
"You write me a detailed plan report." Lieutenant General Shi Qin took a deep breath of his cigarette and threw away the cigarette butt and looked at Zhang Cheng with a serious expression, "I'll start building the army and apply for funding." Let's get this on the ground as soon as possible. ”
"Okay." Zhang Cheng nodded. I have already written a plan or something, and I will only come up with it when the army has money to buy equipment.
Zhang Cheng is not in a hurry now, because he wants to wait until the stock market crash breaks out, the economy collapses, and a large number of factories go bankrupt to take down some long-desired company laboratories and factories. At the same time, it is also able to recruit a large number of senior talents and a large number of workers at a low price. The cost at that time was completely different from the cost now.
As for why Marshal Yang Zhuo only approved one pilot division-level troops, it should also be because of the upcoming economic crisis, right?
didn't let Zhang Cheng wait too long, and the time soon came to the end of May. When Zhang Cheng was still busy with his graduation thesis, an unprecedented super stock market crash broke out that swept the world.
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