Jiang Fangzhen led a military delegation of nearly 100 people to Fengtian, and among these people, except for a few students from the Baoding Military Academy, the others were carefully selected by Wu Peifu, and their mission to Fengtian was to inspect the military production in the three eastern provinces, and at the same time negotiate with Zhang Tinglan to purchase arms.

At present, the variety of arms in Fengtian is extremely rich, and what the direct army needs and can buy needs to be carefully weighed, and it is absolutely impossible to have a great talent who is proficient in military affairs, so Jiang Fangzhen was sent over.

As soon as the people of the purchasing group got off the train, they saw many officers, surrounded by a young man standing next to the platform, as soon as they saw Jiang Fangzhen get off the train, this young man walked a few steps briskly and greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. Jiang's arrival in Fengtian is really welcome!"

Jiang Fangzhen had also seen Zhang Tinglan's photo from the newspaper a long time ago, and when he met this time, he found that Zhang Tinglan was younger than he imagined, but he had a strong self-confidence in his body, which could not be despised by anyone.

"Lan Shuai is too polite, Yu Shuai said that he had a very happy conversation with Lan Shuai last time, if it weren't for his busy business, he would have come to Fengtian in person and discuss the world with Lan Shuai!"

"Yushuai is also a hero in the world, and I can't ask for it to join forces with him."

The two exchanged a few words, and Zhang Tinglan took the initiative to invite Jiang Fangzhen to the Shuaifu. Jiang Fangzhen was not polite, got into the car directly, and followed Zhang Tinglan to the Shuaifu. In the short journey from the train station to the Shuaifu, Jiang Fangzhen's heart was greatly shocked, Fengtian was very different from ten years ago.

The road has been greatly widened, and on both sides it is lined with rows of buildings, dense billboards, colorful and full of people, talking about the degree of prosperity. It is no worse than the ten-mile ocean field on the beach.

And more importantly, the city of Mukden is clean, the roads are orderly, and there are no cleaners and patrols passing by to maintain order. There are no beggars in other parts of the country on the streets, and from this point alone, Mukden is much higher than other cities in China.

Seeing the subtle knowledge, if Fengtian can be governed like this, and by extension, the development of the three eastern provinces will definitely not be bad. From Jiang Fangzhen's heart, he didn't look down on Feng Jun. At the beginning, Zhang Zuolin was a bandit leader who was lucky enough to succeed, cunning and fierce, although he defeated the Kuomintang and almost killed Jiang Baili.

However, Zhang Zuolin is not leading troops to fight, or governing places. It's all old-fashioned, and the banditry habit is very serious. Such a person is at most a strong party. It's never really going to be a big deal. But what he saw now had subverted his understanding of Feng Jun, which was definitely not the level that a group of bandits could get.

Especially when passing by the block, Jiang Baili saw a large chimney, which was constantly emitting billowing black smoke. If this is placed in the future generations, it will definitely be a source of pollution that will be dismantled. But at this time, Jiang Fangzhen felt extremely cordial.

Such a huge industrial area is also unique in the country, and this Fengjun is really a big deal, and it has made so many factories. And this is still under the noses of Japan and Russia, which is really breathtaking.

After such a period of time, Jiang Fangzhen's heart has set off monstrous waves, industry is the best embodiment of national strength, and it is also the secret of the great powers being able to bully China, it seems that the Feng army has seized this life, it seems that the rise of the Feng army has been irreversible!

After getting out of the car, Jiang Baili said with great emotion: "Lan Shuai, it is very gratifying to see the whole leopard at a glance, Fengtian can have such a great development." ”

"Mr. Jiang, it has been three years since Fengtian started industrial construction, and I am afraid it will take a long time to achieve something. But to put it bluntly, we have found the direction of strengthening the country and the army, and only by developing industry, mastering advanced jishu, and relying on strong national strength can we drive the great powers out of China. ”

When Jiang Fangzhen heard this, he said with a smile: "Lan Shuai, some people in society now advocate learning from the United States, and some people advocate learning from Russia, but no matter what, they all have to start from the system, only Lan Shuai emphasizes starting from industry, which is indeed unique!" ”

"The system is just a reference, doctors have long paid attention to the right medicine, it varies from person to person, and this country is even more so, how to manage it, that needs to be constantly run in and coordinated. The systems of the various powers are also different. However, all the great powers have one characteristic, that is, they are all industrialized countries, and they can produce all kinds of machinery and equipment, weapons and munitions. ”

Zhang Tinglan also said with great emotion: "No matter how it develops in the future, if you don't know how to develop industry, don't know how to pay close attention to national defense, can't be tough on the outside world, and can't defend national sovereignty, such shili will be ruthlessly eliminated by the Chinese people sooner or later!" ”

"Well said! It can really be said to hit the nail on the head, Lan Shuai's insight is really admirable. ”

Jiang Fangzhen has not only been to Japan, but also to Germany to study, and he is still very clear about the trend of shijie, after hearing Zhang Tinglan's insight, like Huang Zhongdalu, he admired him very much, and with similar opinions, the distance between the two sides has also narrowed a lot.

They walked into the living room, sat down the guests, and Jiang Fangzhen went straight to the point and said what he meant.

"Lan Shuai, General Wu entrusted me to come over this time, he wants to purchase a batch of munitions, mainly artillery and aircraft, he wants to purchase 200 artillery pieces of various types, plus 20 combat aircraft, and he also wants to ask Lan Shuai to implement his original promise and send a group of Jishu personnel to help improve the production capacity of the Gongxian Arsenal."

Saying that, Jiang Fangzhen put a purchase list in front of Zhang Tinglan, Zhang Tinglan picked it up and looked at it, Wu Xiucai is indeed a lion's mouth, including eighteen 150 mm heavy guns, 36 122 mm howitzers, just from the number of artillery, enough to equip four or five Beiyang infantry divisions, it seems that after controlling the central government, the expansion of the direct army is inevitable, and the handwriting is quite amazing.

"There's nothing wrong with providing these arms, but I want to know how much Yushuai is going to come up with, it's not a small amount!"

"Lan Shuai, I don't know how much you're going to offer?"

"Take the 150-millimeter howitzer as an example, heavy artillery of similar caliber is the main force of the armies of various countries, and our close neighbor Japan is not even equipped with it, and the cost of producing an artillery gun is at least 150,000 oceans. According to the calculation of 1,000 shells per artillery, Yu Shuai asked for 18 guns at a time, and the total price was about 4 million, I am really worried that he will not be able to come up with enough money! ”

After Zhang Tinglan finished speaking, Jiang Fangzhen's eyes also widened, with a look of disbelief, he never thought that a cannon would be so expensive, although Wu Peifu also prepared millions, but it was obvious that the price of these guns alone could not afford it.

In fact, Zhang Tinglan is not a random offer, and wants to buy heavy artillery internationally. Basically, it's a precious thing with no price. In addition, in the next three or four years, after Germany rearmed, it relaxed restrictions on arms exports to China and provided a batch of 150 mm towed howitzers. Each artillery piece cost a sky-high price of 870,000 yuan, and a heavy artillery regiment with 24 guns spent a total of 20.88 million yuan.

Although the artillery sold by the Feng army now is not as advanced as that of Germany. But at least the caliber is the same. The power is also good, and there are corresponding supporting services, selling 200,000 yuan is not high at all, it is already a very reasonable price.

"No, no!" Jiang Fangzhen suddenly shook his head again and again: "Lan Shuai, business can't do this." I have heard that the 150 mm guns you sell are not produced by you, but are equipment of the Austro-Hungarian standard, and they are second-hand and sold at the price of new ones. I'm afraid it's unreasonable, right? ”

After being broken by Jiang Fangzhen, Zhang Tinglan's face did not change at all, but said with a smile: "Mr. Jiang, it is precisely because it is from Austria-Hungary that the price cannot be cheap, there are many stories in it, and the freight alone consumes an astonishing amount." In addition, although the artillery is Austria-Hungary, but the shells are really produced by the army, this kind of shells are different from the shells we use, and they have to be produced separately, this price is definitely very fair, otherwise you can look for the great powers and see their prices! ”

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile, Jiang Fangzhen was choked back all of a sudden, and counted with his fingers, Britain, France, the United States and other countries do not buy this kind of weapon to China at all, Germany is still a mess, as for Japan, they don't even have their army, how can they sell it to the Chinese army!

There is only one choice, and that is to serve the army, in other words, if you want to buy it, you have to be ready to be slaughtered. Jiang Fangzhen's mind kept spinning, and he said with a smile: "Lan Shuai, with such a high price, I'm afraid Yu Shuai will have to think about it, let's talk about other things first." ”

Jiang Fangzhen took the initiative to change the topic, and he said with a smile: "Lan Shuai, are you willing to talk to Jiang Mou, where did these Austro-Hungarian artillery come from?" ”

"There is nothing wrong with saying it now, at that time Austria-Hungary was still fighting Russia, and the Russians captured a large number of Austro-Hungarian arms, and then I got these arms to Mukden through smuggling channels in Russia, and at that time I got a total of forty-eight guns, and the Feng army established two heavy artillery regiments."

"Lan Shuai, it's been two or three years since I talked about these artillery, and at that time, the war in Europe was not over, so you dared to fight the idea of the great powers?" Jiang Fangzhen asked in disbelief.

"Alas, the three eastern provinces are between Japan and Russia, and if they don't make dangerous moves, how can they fight a bloody road!"

"If my guess is correct, the Feng army didn't know that it got arms from Russia, and those machines and equipment were mainly obtained from Russia, no wonder the equipment of the Feng army was made in Russia, it seems that you have reaped a lot of benefits from the Russians."

"It's just a little interest." Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Russia has occupied millions of square kilometers of land in China, and is also trying in vain to get involved in Mongolia and Xinjiang. ”

When Jiang Baili heard this, he secretly admired in his heart, this Feng army was worthy of being born as a gang of bandits, and he dared to fight the idea of the great powers, although Russia is now in a civil war, there is no need to worry, but a few years ago, Russia was still a behemoth, and no one dared to offend.

It's really bold for a young man in the army to dare to fight Russia's idea, but he let him do it, it's really incredible, is it impossible for God to help him?

"Lan Shuai, since Russia is mentioned, then I want to ask for advice, after the Feng army sent troops to Hailan Pao, he has been holding his troops, what kind of calculation are he making?"

"The Outer Northeast is China's territory, related to the northern line of the three eastern provinces, is a place that has to be fought for, the Feng army has begun a large-scale expansion of the army, this winter will be in the northern front one after another, as long as the time is ripe, we will not hesitate to send troops to recover the homeland!"

When Jiang Baili heard this, he couldn't help but applaud: "It's rare, it's really rare!" The Feng army has a strong military force, and does not want to fight a civil war to unify China, but wants to recover the homeland, which can really be described as ambitious and a model for soldiers in the world! ”

Zhang Tinglan also smiled: "Mr. Jiang, since you also agree with Fengjun's proposition, I wonder if you can stay in Fengtian and help me?" ”

"This?" Jiang Fangzhen couldn't help but groan: "I am entrusted by Yushuai to eat the king's fortune and repay the king's kindness." It's not good to leave halfway! ”

"Mr. Jiang, as long as you are willing to stay in Fengtian, Fengjun can exchange arms for Yushuai!" (To be continued......)