Zheng Zheng replied with some incomprehension: "The training camp? I think that the transportation here is inconvenient, and there are no towns around to provide daily needs, why don't you set it up in Thang Long Mansion?"

"It is not a problem for us to set up the training camp in Thang Long Province, and the reason why I built the training camp in this place is also for your consideration. Tao Donglai put on a serious face and persuaded him: "Mr. Zheng, the troops using firearms are definitely unprecedented in Annan, this should be right?"

Zheng Zheng nodded inexplicably, still not understanding what Tao Donglai meant.

"You have spent a lot of money to build such a high-level army with extremely strong combat capabilities, so that you can kill with one blow on the battlefield in the future, and take the rebels in the south by surprise. But if the training camp is placed in Thang Long Mansion, how long does Mr. Zheng think it will take for this news to reach the south? I think that whether it is ten days or half a month, in short, the southern rebels will get the news before this force is formed, and then I am afraid that the combat effect of your dispatch of this force will become very limited. Tao Donglai pointed out of the tent and continued: "But this place is very good, it is sparsely populated, there is no need to worry about the spies of the southern rebels, and we regularly have ships that will bring some supplies, especially ammunition, which is far more convenient than transporting them from the sea to Thang Long Mansion, right?"

Zheng Zheng opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but he felt that Tao Dong was reasonable, and he couldn't refute it, but he always felt that something seemed wrong in his heart.

Tao Donglai gave Zheng Zheng this idea not as a flash of inspiration, but as a draft plan that had been prepared a long time ago, and he had carefully discussed the details with Qian Tiandun and others during the meeting the night before, in order to achieve the effect of hitting the target.

The entire arms sales plan to Vietnam, from negotiations, demonstrations, and sales, to after-sales ammunition supply, skills training, weapons maintenance, and so on, has been carefully planned and deduced in advance, and in addition to maximizing economic profits, each link has also taken into account the Executive Committee's long-term goal of gradually controlling the political situation in Vietnam. We will not let go of every detail that can seek benefits for the crossing group, and strive to be perfect.

After the sale of these weapons, the provision of military advisers for the training of firearms units in the Trung clan of North Vietnam must have been a foregone conclusion, but for the sake of both safety and supply, the Executive Committee did not wish to send its soldiers to the Hanoi area, where the situation was unknown, and the training site was of course more suitable for the coastal zone. Prior to this, Zheng Zheng had already agreed to the request of the crossing group to be stationed on the Tu Son Peninsula on behalf of North Vietnam, so Tao Donglai naturally set the Tu Son Peninsula as a training base for North Vietnam to train firearms units in the future.

To this end, the negotiation team also specially prepared two sets of plans, if Zheng Zheng's side had not previously agreed to the request of the crossing group to be stationed on the Tushan Peninsula, then Tao Donglai would also use this opportunity to propose to him to set up a training camp here, and use this to obtain control of the Tushan Peninsula. In fact, as long as the follow-up training of soldiers is mentioned, it shows that the side of the crossing group has already grasped the initiative, and whether Zheng Zheng is happy or not, the control of this place on the Tushan Peninsula has been lost.

Another not-so-obvious advantage of setting up a training camp here is that the troops sent by the North Vietnamese to participate in the training will essentially take on the defense of the stronghold at a certain distance. At most, the military strength that can be deployed here by the crossing group is a military adviser with a company formation, and the defensive force is actually relatively limited, but the trained troops sent by the North Vietnamese side have solved this problem. According to the Military Police Department's plan, the camp will remain at around 1,500 people, and the Vietnamese soldiers will serve as both cadets and bodyguards for the peninsula strongholds throughout the training period.

Of course, Tao Dong's reasons for persuading Zheng Zheng are also very sufficient, and he seems to be considering it completely from Zheng's position. The drill and training of the firearms unit is very loud, and if it is located near Thang Long Mansion, it will not be able to hide the attention of people with a heart in any case, which is bound to greatly reduce the suddenness of Zheng's investment in firearms troops on the battlefield, and this kind of result is definitely something that Zheng, who has spent a lot of money, does not want to see. (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable dìng) (.)

Zheng Zheng pondered for a while, and had to admit that Tao Donglai's construction was indeed reasonable, but as soon as he heard this "military adviser", it was the first time he heard it, so he asked Tao Donglai about its specific meaning.

Tao Donglai explained with a smile: "The military advisers provided by our side are mainly to organize and train personnel for you, so that they can learn the basic skills of firearms combat, and be able to suppress and strike at the army using cold weapons on the battlefield. Of course, in addition to this, they must also learn the basic skills of maintenance, upkeep, and repair of weapons, otherwise these weapons will have to be transported back to this place for repair if they have a minor malfunction on the battlefield. ”

Zheng Zheng rolled his eyes and asked: "It's just maintenance, but if we order a large amount of muskets and guns in the future, and you can't supply them, what should I do?"

Tao Donglai guessed what Zheng Zheng was thinking, and he didn't say anything, but just asked, "Then what is Mr. Zheng's plan?"

Zheng Zheng said: "You need to cross the sea to sell these muskets and artillery, and the time and money spent are not small, why not build an ordnance workshop on the territory of Annan to create these weapons? Wouldn't it be nice that you could increase your weapons output and we could enjoy lower prices, so that both sides would take what they needed?"

Tao Donglai smiled, and said in his heart that your kid's brain is turning very fast, and the sale of this weapon has not yet been discussed, so he thought of introducing production technology, and he is indeed worthy of being the overlord in the future.

In the long-term plan drawn up by the Executive Committee, the control of such areas as Vietnam should start with trade, gradually control its military and economic lifelines, and then exert greater influence on the local government through these important industries, so as to achieve indirect domination. In addition to the early arms trade and personnel training, military involvement is also one of the goals of the promotion of the military system and the military industry.

For the crossing group, after the military industrial system is on the track of development, a large number of backward technologies and equipment must find ways to bring more benefits to the collective, such as exporting to those areas that have been deeply affected, and assisting the local regime in building a basic military industrial system. In addition to allowing the Crossing Group to further control the local military development, it is more important to lay the foundation for the monopoly capital of the Crossing Regime to occupy the local market and plunder strategic raw materials in the future.

This all-encompassing strategy is not an invention of the Executive Committee, and there are many examples in later generations that have been used as reference materials for the Executive Committee to formulate development strategies. For example, Germany's military assistance to China in the first half of the twentieth century was in a similar way, first by sending military advisers, then by selling arms to the then Nationalist government, and later by participating in the preparation of China's modern military industry. And because of the huge technological gap between the two sides of the trade, the Germans can easily make huge profits from the trade in the form of scissors difference. Almost all militarily developed countries have followed a similar pattern in their arms sales to backward countries, with the aim of seizing markets and seizing strategic materials, and these successful experiences have naturally become the objects of emulation by the Crossing Group.

Of course, arms sales to Vietnam are far from helping Vietnam establish a military industrial system, and Tao Donglai has long been prepared for this: "Mr. Zheng, as you said, our production capacity is indeed limited, if your order is too large, we may not be able to complete the supply in a short period of time, but this problem cannot be solved by establishing more workshops here." The equipment used to make these weapons is so large and requires very complex maintenance that there is no way to relocate them from our place at this time. ”

Zheng Zheng pursed his lips, and it seemed that he was not very convinced by the reason Tao Donglai said.

Tao Donglai continued: "Besides, our cooperation has just begun, and we are still in the initial stage, and I think we should continue to deepen mutual understanding through the arms trade and military training, and only after reaching a certain level can we find a weapon manufacturing method that is suitable for the actual situation in Annam, and help you gradually realize it locally." Until then, I think we can do what you have proposed to reduce the cost of producing these weapons......"

"Oh?" Zheng Zheng cheered up again when he heard this, does this mean that the other party will take the initiative to reduce the price?

"It's unlikely that the workshop that produces these weapons will be moved to Annam, but we can completely change our mind and ship the cheap labor you provide to us, which can also reduce costs and increase the production of weapons, wouldn't it be great?" Tao Donglai said with a smile.

Zheng Zheng frowned, always feeling that something was not right.

"I think if you can provide enough labor, then the price of these weapons can go down by at least one or two percent. Tao Donglai's voice penetrated Zheng Zheng's ears like the murmur of the devil: "Moreover, the clothing, food, housing, and transportation of these laborers can be borne by us, and you only need to help us organize the manpower and send it to the place where we meet now." ”

Zheng Zheng gasped and said, "What do you mean...... Let us organize the people and you will ship them overseas, and then I, the people of Annan, will make these weapons and sell them back to us?"

"Exactly. Tao Donglai nodded and said: "And we don't ask too much for these laborers, even if they are prisoners of war, prisoners, and homeless vagrants, as long as they are healthy and have basic labor ability, we can accept them." Of course, we can slowly discuss the specific settlement method, and it is okay to calculate the money according to the head, or the money according to the volume of weapons traded, in short, it is guaranteed that you can experience the price benefits. ”

Zheng Zheng is really a little indecisive this time, and organizes people to move overseas to work, if Zheng's political enemies know about it, it will definitely be a big black pot. However, according to Tao Donglai, this can reduce the cost of purchasing Haihan weapons, which is undoubtedly a very cost-effective deal, especially under the premise that North Vietnam intends to purchase Haihan arms for a long time, and the benefits brought by this price reduction are considerable.

Looking at Zheng Zheng's hesitant appearance, Tao Donglai unhurriedly calculated the economic account for him: "Let's take the transaction we are going to talk about next as an example, we will bring a total of twenty Type A guns and ten Type B guns this time, of course, ten of them will be handed over to you as the rent of Heitu Port for the next year, and the remaining twenty guns will be a total of ...... according to our previous quotation."

"Thirty-seven thousand taels. Next to him, Tom answered. He had already calculated the price of weapons several times in his heart when he was sitting down, and when he heard Tao Donglai's voice, he hurriedly helped to replenish it.

Tao Donglai nodded at Tom Wang to express his gratitude, and then continued: "And if you can promise to provide us with enough labor in the next three months, I think this price can be adjusted even lower, for example, ......"

Tao Donglai saw Zheng Zheng looking at him expectantly, and quoted a new price unhurriedly: "...... Thirty thousand taels. ”

Zheng Zheng was once again stunned by Tao Donglai's offer. Just now, he wasted so much energy, and his saliva was dry a few times, and the other party was going around and around but refused to reduce the price, and even revealed the intention of terminating the transaction between words, to be honest, Zheng Zheng didn't have much hope for bargaining, but he was just wondering if he could increase the ammunition attached to the other party as an add-on. But he never wanted to talk about the topic of labor, and the other party was willing to automatically reduce the price by nearly two percent for the sake of this thing that has not yet been seen.

Seven thousand taels of silver, for the Zheng family, is not much, but it is a lot, according to the other party's new offer, the money saved can buy six or seven artillery pieces or more than two hundred muskets. And this qiē only needs to export a certain number of laborers to the Haihan people.

"Then I wonder how much labor you need to be willing to lower this price?" Zheng Zheng gritted his teeth, and finally made up his mind.

"What about 20,000 people in three months? During this period, the arms you purchased from us will be calculated at 80 percent of the original quotation. Tao Donglai directly opened a big price.

Sure enough, Zheng Zheng was also frightened, and shook his head again and again: "Such conditions cannot be accepted in the next decision." You must know that Thang Long Mansion has a population of only 100,000, and if it is one out of five, what kind of momentum will this cause among the people?"

Tao Donglai thought about it, and this is also the reason, Vietnam is not a populous country at this time, and it is indeed unrealistic to want to eat fat here in one go, so he immediately came up with an idea: "How about 2,000 people a month? If you can maintain such a number of labor exports for a long time, then we will give you a long-term trade discount of 20% as we said before." ”

Zheng Zheng thought about it and thought that the pressure on this number was not too great, the key was that the other party's requirements for laborers were not high, as long as they had hands and feet and could work, it didn't matter whether they were prisoners of war or prisoners. In the current war with the rebels in the south, thousands of captives are taken to the province every month, and most of them are executed after parading through the streets. Naturally, there are many ordinary people who have been wrongfully arrested in the war zone, but this is no difference for Zheng Zheng, and now these people can get more practical benefits from the Haihan people, which is obviously a good thing for North Vietnam and the Zheng family.

A verbal agreement was reached whereby the North Vietnamese would provide labor in exchange for a long-term trade discount for Haihan. If the North Vietnamese stopped exporting labor one day, the trade discount would automatically expire, and vice versa.

Wang Tom, Qian Tiandun, Xie Chun and others listened with admiration to hear and admire the foreign arms sales that so many people were thinking about day and night, expanding the military establishment, solving the overseas military budget, the security of the Black Soil Port, establishing strategic support points, establishing diplomatic relations with the North Vietnamese high-level, infiltrating the North Vietnamese military system, and increasing the number and speed of immigrants from North Vietnam...... This series of problems was resolved in this way during most of the day of negotiations, and the fact that the favorable party to each deal was inclined to cross the bloc has to be said to be a pioneering and a great victory in foreign work.

Tao Donglai, who led the trade talks, undoubtedly played a great role, and it was precisely the series of plans and strategies he formulated in advance that made the trade talks go so smoothly and basically achieved all the goals of the arms sales plan.

The next round of negotiations on the number of arms deals, as the price and other details had already been determined in the previous negotiation process, this was the most important part of the negotiation.

In the end, the two sides reached a deal of 800 Type 27 arquebuses, 10 Type 27 A guns, 20 Type B guns, 20,000 arquebus bullets, and 400 shells for each of the two guns. After the discount, a total of more than 72,000 taels is the largest foreign trade order signed after crossing the group to this time and space.

However, because the number of ready-made weapons that the Crossing Syndicate can currently provide is far from enough, the trade will be divided into two sessions. This time, Zheng will be provided with 300 arquebuses, 20 A-cannons, 10 B-cannons, and some ammunition. The remainder will be delivered before the end of the year, at which time Cheng will repay the remaining payment.

However, before the second transaction, Zheng needed to provide no less than 5,000 workers to the crossing group for more than two months before the end of the year. Zheng Zheng objected to the request, claiming that it would take more time to suddenly gather such a large number of people. In this regard, Tao Donglai further relaxed the conditions: under the age of 45, regardless of gender, old and young, as long as the body is sound and there is no disease, can be counted as a head. This means that even a toddler who has just begun to toddle can make up the number, and then Zheng Zheng nodded and agreed to this request.