"Zhang, this is a trade secret, and I have to abide by professional ethics as a businessman." Fred then smiled again: "I sold a total of 1,200 rifles, and 100,000 rounds of ammunition, there are not many people who can afford to buy so many arms in Mukden, you should be able to guess." ”

Zhang Tinglan actually had an estimate in his heart, and now when he heard Fred's words, it was immediately clear that it must be Zhang Zuolin's old buddy and old opponent Feng Delin, the commander of the 28th Division, who bought it.

Zhang Zuolin has worshiped countless godfathers and godmothers in his life, because he was born in the green forest, and is keen to emulate Liu Guanzhang's Taoyuan righteousness, so he worshiped a lot of Jinlan brothers, the most important of which was to exterminate the Mongolian traitor Taoke Taohu in 1910, and the eight officers with the greatest credit were married to Jinlan.

The eldest is Ma Longtan, the second is Wu Junsheng, the third is Feng Delin, the fourth is Tang Yulin, followed by Zhang Jinghui, Sun Liechen, Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zuoxiang.

Among the eight people who swore to worship, Feng Delin and Zhang Zuolin are the two with the strongest strength and the highest official positions, they are both from the green forest, Feng Delin's qualifications are older than Zhang Zuolin, and it was he who introduced Zhang Zuolin into the green forest. Before this big knot, Feng Delin also bowed to Zhang Zuolin and three other people, Feng Delin is the boss, Zhang Zuolin is the eldest, according to the name of the Northeast, Zhang Zuolin is an old pimple.

The two of them were almost at the same time Zhao'an, promoted at the same time, and promoted to lieutenant general at the same time after Xinhai, one mastered the 27th Division, the other mastered the 28th Division, Zhang Zuolin sat in Fengtian, and Feng Delin only got Beizhen, in fact, from this moment it marks that Zhang Zuolin has come from behind, and the relationship between brothers has changed.

Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin are the two people who are most qualified to compete for the king of the Northeast, if you carefully compare the two people, Zhang Zuolin has more advantages in vision and strategy, and has a better ability to grasp the opportunity, so he can enter the Fengtian provincial city first and firmly occupy the opportunity to compete for hegemony, Feng Delin can no longer turn the tables.

However, Lao Feng is not useless, he is more specialized in ordnance and better for soldiers, judging from these, it is logical for Lao Feng to buy weapons.

"Old friend, if you had chosen the 27th Division as a partner earlier, maybe our cooperation would have been better!"

Fred shrugged: "Zhang, this is a very risky thing, I naturally hope to get as far away from Mukden as possible, I have always been cautious and cautious, but I only started to go crazy after meeting you little fox." ”

Zhang Tinglan also nodded, what he said was right, if he hadn't come to this time and space a few months earlier.

"I'm going to arrange the goods now, and I'll have the first batch of goods ready within ten days." Zhang Tinglan whispered to Fred again: "Old friend, the munitions production line is very important, I hope you can help me get the bullet production line as soon as possible, whether it is ordering brand new equipment from the United States, or disassembling second-hand equipment in Russia, in short, it costs as much as it costs, and recruit a few more skilled workers to make the 27th Division self-sufficient in ammunition as soon as possible, which is very important!" ”

Zhang Tinglan repeatedly advised, Fred also understood what arms meant to a warlord, and he also nodded solemnly: "Zhang, I will definitely go all out, but no matter which way, you must be prepared to spend a lot of money, and it is likely that most of the smuggling proceeds will be used on this." ”

"I don't hesitate, on the eve of drastic changes in China and even the whole Shijie, we have to strengthen ourselves as quickly as possible, old friend, you remember that as long as you can solve problems with money, it is not a problem."

After explaining clearly, Zhang Tinglan left Daosheng Bank, he thought about it and found that there was really no suitable person to be responsible for trade with Russia, and his subordinates who knew most about business were Liu Shucheng and Qiao Ruixuan, but these two people were planning the North Market, and they couldn't get out of the way, as for the group of Qiu Eight Masters of the 27th Division, it would be good if they didn't add to the chaos, how could they understand business.

After thinking about it, he still went to Liu Shucheng and asked him to recommend a manpower, and Zhang Tinglan came directly to Sihai Grain Store. Since cooperating with Zhang Tinglan, Sihai Grain Store has ushered in the spring of development, and from time to time it has obtained cheap grain from Russian military supplies. There are also kerosene, matches, cloth, medicines, and so on.

Liu Shucheng simply took these small things as gifts, bought ten catties of rice and gave a box of matches, bought twenty catties of white flour and gave half a catty of kerosene, and business became more and more prosperous. And the old rival Sanhe Grain Bank has been finished since Zhang Youliang was arrested.

The Japanese ronins turned Koreans and were tried on charges of serious disturbance of the peace, while Jang Youliang was characterized as the mastermind behind the attack, and it was he who hired thugs to attack the grain store in the four seas. The Japanese also knew that Zhang Youliang had completely lost his use value, so they simply put all the charges on his head, and Zhang Youliang was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

He is also a smart man, he took out all the family property and atoned for the crime, but he fell into a bankrupt situation, when Zhang Youliang left Mukden in desolation, all businessmen had a little vigilance in their hearts, this is the end of cooperation with Japan, not only did not get benefits, but also put most of their life savings into it, which has become a living example.

Sihai Grain Bank also acquired Sanhe Grain Bank and turned it into a semicolon, and the business scale doubled in an instant, almost monopolizing the surrounding grain market. However, Liu Shucheng has always adhered to the concept of Confucian businessmen, with small profits but quick turnover, especially after Zhang Tinglan's backing, the grain purchase is also very smooth.

Although the black soil in the northeast can only grow one season of grain, but the output is definitely more than that of the Guannai, coupled with the vast land and sparsely populated, there is no shortage of grain, the reason for the high price of grain is the result of layers of exploitation, the result of numerous checkpoints, and the cost of transportation is too much.

Now that there are soldiers of the 27th Division escorting, who dares to touch this mold, and Zhang Tinglan also came forward to organize hundreds of carriages, which is the most convenient means of transportation in the era when there are no motor vehicles. With economies of scale and an astonishing capacity, these convoys are not only responsible for procuring grain from the countryside, but also for transporting it within the city.

As long as a certain amount of grain is purchased, it will be sent to the designated place free of charge by a special carriage, which can greatly facilitate those small traders who are weak and weak, so the grain merchants in Fengtian have to go to the grain store in the four seas to load the goods, and for a time the horse convoy has become a scenery in Fengtian.

These carriages were originally used for internal transportation of the 27th Division, Zhang Tinglan found out that the 27th Division actually had these good things when transporting Russian goods, and he immediately asked Zhang Zuolin for it.

There were no major military movements, and the horse convoy was not used much, but it was only responsible for the daily transportation of vegetables and grain, and there was a lot of leisure. Now that Zhang Tinglan has organized them, the potential of transportation has been fully exploited, and they can not only facilitate business, but also earn a lot of money.

With this money, the coachman's income was greatly increased in the first place, and he had enough money to give more fodder for the cattle, and the horses of the convoy were fat and strong, and in addition to this, he could also hand over a part of the profits to the 27th Division.

In addition, as the reputation became more and more famous, many retail coachmen also joined it, so that the number of carriages actually controlled by the 27th Division increased greatly, and when it was time to fight, there were more transporters that could be mobilized.

Zhang Zuolin sees everything in his eyes, a casual innovation, it greatly reduces the burden of raising horses, and also enhances the transportation liliang, all parties can profit from it, Lao Zhang is more and more sure of Zhang Tinglan's ability, as long as he exercises for a few more years, Zhang Tinglan can definitely become his right-hand man, it is to see Zhang Tinglan's potential, Lao Zhang frequently let Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Tinglan get closer.

Zhang Xueliang also admired Zhang Tinglan's ability to turn his hands into clouds and turn his hands into rain, he went to find Zhang Tinglan today, but he didn't expect to pounce, Zhang Tinglan had already gone to find Fred. Zhang Xueliang simply went to the Four Seas Grain Store, and he also knew that Zhang Tinglan was basically here to talk about things with Liu Shucheng, Qiao Ruixuan and others these days.

When this young marshal Zhang was drinking tea, he saw Zhang Tinglan walking in from the outside with a spring breeze on his face, Zhang Xueliang immediately got up and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Tinglan, I have long guessed that you would come here, so I will wait for you, looking at your complexion, there must be something good." ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled and nodded: "That's right, the expanded cooperation with that old Jewish man, the scale of trade will be expanded a lot." ”

Zhang Xueliang's eyes suddenly showed a hint of joy, he took Zhang Tinglan's arm and whispered: "Brother Tinglan, you see that I have been your follower for so long, do you arrange some work for me?" ”

"Han Qing, aren't you still studying? How do you think about doing things? ”

"What's the point of studying, if it weren't for my father's compulsion, I wouldn't want to, and I'm about to graduate from middle school, so I can't do nothing."

Zhang Tinglan crossed Erlang's legs, looked at Zhang Xueliang with a salivating face, he took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and then said with a smile: "Han Qing, how about I give you a company to play with?" ”

Zhang Xueliang was immediately happy, and he asked tentatively: "How big is the scale, how many people are there, and how is it compared to the Four Seas Grain Store?" ”

Zhang Tinglan stretched out his index finger and shook it: "So far, you are a regular person." ”

When Zhang Xueliang heard this, he seemed to have stepped on the air and flashed his waist, so what else was his brother playing.

"Brother Tinglan, aren't you playing with me?"

"Han Qing, don't worry, although there are no people in the company at present, this company is mainly responsible for trade with Russia, and the profits are amazing, but I am afraid that ten grain stores from all over the world are not opponents. But you have to promise me one condition, that is, to see more and talk less, there are many secrets involved, if you leak the news, you don't need me to deal with you, the Seventh Master will make your ass bloom. ”

Zhang Xueliang nodded like a chicken pecking rice, he was already stunned by ten times the profit, where else did he have any other thoughts.

"Brother Tinglan, do you think you can arrange for someone to let Feng Yong join in?"

Feng Yong? Zhang Tinglan's mind flashed, this Feng Yong is Feng Delin's eldest son, and Zhang Xueliang is still a world friend, Zhang Tinglan asked quietly: "Feng Yong wants to go to Fengtian?" ”

"Well, tomorrow he will go to Mukden with Uncle Ji Jinchun, but I am his brother, why should I give him a meeting gift!"

Zhang Tinglan was secretly thinking in his heart at this time, what was the real purpose of Ji Jinchun and Feng Yong coming to Fengtian at this time?

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