Chapter 7: The Arms Deal
Chen Feng did go out, but he did not go to the barracks, let alone Daqingshan, but to Beiping.
Chen Feng went to Beiping for two purposes, the first was of course for weapons and ammunition, and the other was for medicine, these two things were necessities for war, and they had to be obtained before the outbreak of war.
Chen Feng met the German that Chen Binggong said at the Chen Ji Grain Store in Beiping, and Chen Feng knew that the Japanese had infiltrated China to the point of pervasiveness, so he did not dare to meet the German at the Grand Hotel.
Feng. Delisi, a typical European, but not as rigid as the Germans. The first time he saw Chen Feng, this German actually expressed surprise and was surprised by Chen Feng's youth.
"Feng. Delixi, I'll call you Delixi, my purpose is clear to you, now we can talk? Chen Fengmo said straight to the point.
"Ha Lu Haha, Chen, you are more straightforward than I imagined, as you wish, please tell me, what you plan to want, you know that if the number of Lu Dao is less, I will not trade with you." Feng. Deli West Road.
"You can rest assured of the quantity, I'm just worried about whether the goods you have in stock will satisfy my appetite." Chen Feng said with a smile.
"No, no, Chen, you're doubting the abilities of a great German arms dealer, aren't you?" Feng. Delixi said dissatisfied.
"Yes, then I'll tell you about the great von now. Mr. Delisi, I need 20,000 pistols produced by the Mauser company in your country, each equipped with 500 rounds of ammunition. Type 1924 rifles with 1000 rounds each. In addition, I need 1,000 Czech light machine guns and 500 Maxim heavy machine guns, in addition to 80 mortars, 100 mountain guns, and as many sniper rifles, do you have them in stock? Chen Feng said disdainfully.
"No, no, Chen, you're kidding, you know, such a large batch of ammunition is enough to equip two infantry divisions, I can't have such a large inventory, and no arms dealer will have so much, God, I swear!"
"Not necessarily, as far as I know, that Yankee in Shanghai can provide such a large amount of arms in a short period of time, if not more. It's just that I only like German goods, that's all. If you can't meet my requirements, I'll have to find that American cowboy. Chen Feng said.
"No, Chen, you know, American products are rough and indiscriminate industrial products, while our German products are exquisite handicrafts, the two products are different concepts, this is different, you can't choose them."
"No, it seems to me that as long as you can kill people, everything else is the same." Chen Feng retorted.
"Well, Chen, to be honest, I really don't have so much stock here, I only have six thousand Type 1924 Mauser rifles you mentioned, and there are quite a few Czech light machine guns, there are two thousand five hundred, you know, you Chinese like this guy very much." In addition, there are 50 Maxim heavy machine guns, only 36 mortars, 12 mountain guns, and not many sniper rifles, only 25, but there are quite a few 6x scopes, about 120 units, and I only have so many in stock there. "Feng. Deli West Road.
"Don't you have a pistol?" The Mauser pistol is a very good pistol, and this barge gun, commonly known as the box gun or the Wang Ba box, has almost become a symbol of this era, which Chen Feng has loved for a long time.
"I'm sorry Chen, but the pistol you mentioned is really popular in your country, and I'm out of stock here." Delixi said apologetically.
Chen Feng can be sure that this guy must have something to do with the German military, on the one hand, because the Germans with the character Feng in their names are all aristocrats, and not nobles dare not use this word at all. In addition, this guy has significantly more Czech light machine guns than other goods in his stock, which also explains this problem.
Chen Feng knew that the reason why the German army was able to recover in just a few years after Hitler came to power, and even almost wiped out Europe a few years later, was related to an arsenal. This arsenal was the Czech Škoda Arsenal, which at that time ranked first in Europe in terms of production capacity, and it was also a large-scale comprehensive arsenal.
After the First World War, the vitality of the German military industry, including Krupp, Germany's largest munitions industrial enterprise, was not restored to the production capacity of the First World War until 1938. However, after Hitler annexed the Czech Republic, Krupp recovered after absorbing all the essence of Skoda, laying the foundation for the rapid rise of Germany, and the Czech light machine gun was produced by the Škoda Arsenal.
Thinking that it was not long after Germany annexed this huge arsenal, and the weapons produced by the Škoda arsenal were not looked down upon by the German army, so the only way was to sell them abroad through arms dealers, so there were so many Czech light machine guns here, so Chen Feng concluded that this guy must be related to the German military.
Thinking about this, Chen Feng also let go of his courage and said: "Tell me your price, if it is suitable, I can eat all the goods in your hand, and at the same time, I can also order more weapons with you." ”
"God, great Chan, you are truly a gospel to God. According to your domestic price, each rifle with 100 rounds of ammunition is only 80 silver dollars, light machine guns with 10 base bullets 200 silver dollars, heavy machine guns with 10 base bullets 350 silver dollars, mortars 500 silver dollars, mountain artillery 800 silver dollars, and artillery shells 5 silver dollars each. As for the sniper rifles, since there are only 25 of them, then I can give you the shots, how about it? ”
"It's too expensive, and if the retail price is barely okay, and the volume of mine is so large, the price is completely unacceptable. The rifle is equipped with 500 rounds of ammunition for 60 silver dollars, the light machine gun is equipped with 20 base bullets for 180 silver dollars, the heavy machine gun is 20 base ammunition for 300 silver dollars, the mortar is 10 base shells for 500 silver dollars, and the mountain artillery is 10 base shells for 800 silver dollars. In addition, you will give me 5,000 grenades and three radio stations. Chen Feng said.
"Chen, this price is too low, it is completely unacceptable, this is not good."
"That's okay, this list alone is enough for you to do for a year, think about how much money it will be, 850,000 silver dollars. In addition, I can order the same amount of ammunition from you, but the number of light machine guns does not need to be that much, 1,000 will do, and the number of heavy machine guns will need to be increased to 500. Chen Feng said loudly.
"This price is still too low, I can't explain it to my boss when I go back"
"Delixi, if you can't do it, I'll have to go to the Americans, I'm sure they'll trade with me at this price, at most it's just a little longer, it's okay, I can afford to wait."
"No, no, Chen, you are really a cunning businessman, just like your father. Well, I agree to trade with you, but I need you to pay in cash, and the arms you ordered require a 10% deposit in advance, what do you think? ”
Chen Feng thought about it for a while and then said: "It's okay to pay in cash, and it's not that the deposit can't be paid, but I also need a guarantee." Well, I've heard you can get medicine. As long as you can get me 300,000 silver dollars of medicine, I can pay your 100,000 silver dollars deposit in advance. ”
"Yes, but the medicine will take a while!"
"How long, too long, I'm afraid not?" Chen Feng was worried that it would drag on until the outbreak of war, and even if he could really get the medicine, he would not be able to ship it back.
"It won't be too long, a week at most."
"Okay, that's it."
"Chen, happy cooperation!"
"Happy working together!"
The deal with Delixi went well, and it only took five days for this guy to mobilize all the goods. Worried about being discovered, Chen Feng ordered people to pick up the goods from the German foreign company in batches, and then slowly transported the arms to Xinghe County through the carriage of the Chen family's grain transportation team.
Anyway, the large and small checkpoints along the road all know about the Chen Ji grain line, and there are usually a large number of grain trucks passing through, and the guards of the checkpoints have already been familiar with those handlebar styles, and a few packs of cigarettes will pass smoothly.
Chen Feng is not afraid of these Chinese troops, whether it is Song Zheyuan's 29th Army or Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army, as long as there is money, they can buy it, Chen Feng is worried about attracting the attention of the Japanese. If the Japanese had known that such a large amount of arms had flowed into Saibei at this time, perhaps they would have sent a bomber to intercept it halfway, and then it would have been troublesome, because he had exchanged one-third of the Chen family's property for it, and he could not afford to lose it.
But what Chen Feng didn't expect was that even if he did it so secretly, he would still be discovered by the Japanese.
Peiping. Yamato Martial Arts Dojo.
A grim-looking middle-aged man sat at his desk, carefully wiping his glittering katana.
"Report!" A young man in a black samurai suit reported.
"Come in!"
"Say!" The middle-aged man said with a lot of words.
"Report to Dazuo, our people have just infiltrated the German foreign company, where all the goods have been shipped, but we found the foreign company's shipping table for the day. In the past few days, arms and medicines have been shipped out of that German foreign company. ”
"Nani, Takeda-kun, can you find out the details of the quantity and buyers of this batch of arms?"
"Report Dazuo, the number is unknown, but it is estimated that the number will not be too much. Because on today's shipping list we found only 80 rifles and 10 light machine guns. Although the actual number may be much larger than this number, the overall number is not too large, and the impact on the empire is minimal. But on that shipping list, we found a large number of medicines, especially penicillin and anesthetics used for surgery, in addition to painkillers and some medical devices. ”
"Who's that buyer? It can't be Song Zheyuan, could it be Zhang Xueliang or Yan Xi working in the mountains? ”
"Report Dazuo, it should be Yan from Shanxi. Because it was the convoy of the Chen family grain store that was responsible for transporting this batch of materials, the identity of the person who traded with the Germans has also been found out by our special high-tech people, this person's name is Chen Feng, the head of a local security regiment in Suiyuan Province, and Fu Zuoyi's subordinate in Suiyuan Province, and Fu Zuoyi is Yan Xishan's henchman, and the reason why Fu let that Chen come forward to trade is that he is worried about being discovered by us. If this batch of materials is not used by Fu himself, then the buyer behind the scenes should be Yan from Shanxi. ”
"Yo Xi, Takeda-kun, your analysis is greatly correct." The Japanese soldier Dazuo said with satisfaction.
"Then did we send someone to destroy this batch of supplies?"
"No, the Imperial Holy War is about to begin, and we must not cause any extraneous branches at this time, let alone have a head-on conflict with the Chinese people. Chen Feng, this is a key person, send someone to keep an eye on him, and try to get as close to this person as possible if possible. ”
"Hay!"