At 36 years, the fiat currency was still quite strong, and the purchasing power was still strong compared to the bundles of waste paper gold yuan bills that followed. The current value www.biquge.info of the silver dollar is 2.85:1 against the US dollar, and the ratio of the fiat currency to the US dollar is 1.345:1 (the converted value may be biased, and the number after the decimal point fluctuates slightly).

In 1919, the United States smuggled surplus materials from the United States World War I into China, and the Unit Price of the Type 1917 rifle containing 1,000 rounds of ammunition was $45 per unit. During the same period, the Japanese-made Type 38 rifle contained 1,000 rounds of ammunition and cost $42 per unit. From 1911 to 1937, the price of the Mark heavy machine gun ranged from 850 to 1,200 silver dollars or fiat currency.

At present, the purchase price of the Mauser 98K is $30 to $50 for a total of $90 to $140 in fiat currency (the U.S. dollar is stronger than fiat currency, and it is more expensive to pay in fiat currency), and the price of a 7.92mm bullet is $50 per thousand rounds. The German-made Mauser pistol 10-shot semi-automatic version contains 1000 rounds of ammunition each, and the 20-shot automatic type contains 1,000 rounds of ammunition each for 140 euros. Czech ZB26 light machine guns cost from $320 to $500 each. The German-made MP18 submachine gun costs $120 to $180 per unit with 1,000 rounds of ammunition. The German-made 75 guns cost $12,000 (1935 prices) each and $25 to $30 per shell.

Don't forget that this was the pre-war price, and when the war broke out and Germany and China broke off diplomatic relations, they couldn't buy anything with money. 37 years ago, the military aid came from Germany, 37 years was the Soviet Union in time, provided a large amount of aid for the war against Japan, life is really better is after the arrival of American aid, the national government's equipment and weapons are like a point, but these American mechanics are guarding the colonies for the British, and what can be obtained at home is better than nothing.

Now the price given by Wen Hui is one-third to one-half cheaper than the purchase price on the market, how can Zhao Liming not be surprised, the most important thing is to see that this kid means unlimited supply!

"Brother," at this time he is directly called brother, "you can't be a ......" Everyone understands the principle that you get what you pay for, and this is especially true when it comes to arms, you fool the arms dealers with low prices, and the arms dealers will fool you with inferior products, and sometimes you can't even buy any good things at high prices. Wen Hui's price on his side surprised him, and his first thought was that the thing might be second-hand or even a few hands (to put it mildly, it was tattered).

"The quality of the things you see today is the quality of my supply, you are welcome to check them one by one, if one does not meet the standard, the batch of goods will be sent in vain!" This is said with confidence, "Why don't you try a batch in small batches first?" ”

"......" a group of people looked at each other, "no other conditions?" "This is an unwritten rule in the arms market, and most transactions come with conditions that are not related to the transaction.

"If you don't say it, I forgot, I'll supply you a lot at a low price, and you can get me a division-level establishment over there. If this happens, you can get a discount on the price of artillery shells. And the divisional and regimental level suppression artillery can also be obtained for you, 150, 155 as long as you open your mouth. "Artillery is not a one-shot deal, and when a war starts, shells can be fired out in a hurry, and the price of shells is not cheaper than the artillery itself.

Jump directly from the regimental level to the division level! You should be pragmatic and take the position of the brigade commander first. But the temptation given by Wen Hui here is not small, the discount of artillery shells means that the density of firepower projection on the battlefield can be increased, and it is also said that heavy artillery can be obtained, and Zhao Liming is estimated to directly blast out the liar who said this, but Wen Hui's mortars and mountain artillery here can't be faked, with small calibers, large calibers may be able to ...... Right.

"Okay, I'll give you a message when I get back. But that's all I can order. "Zhao Liming can't decide the divisional establishment, he is the deputy division, but he can still give a verbal promise when he buys things.

5,000 Mausers, 10,000 20 guns, 5,000 flower machines, 200 Czech-made guns, 20 heavy machine guns next time, 20 mortars 60 and 82 each, 10 Bofors 75 mountain guns, counting the ammunition and other bits and pieces, this small business is settled.

The matter is decided, Zhao Liming has no intention of inspecting, and he came here to inspect it to make a show. Now there are more important things, so I immediately prepared to return, and I came and left on the same day, which was also the first time, and the dinner party prepared by the county magistrate was estimated to be no one went.

"Staff Officer Zhao, wait a while." Watching a group of people hurriedly walk back, Wen Hui always felt that something was missing, and only remembered when he looked at them empty-handed, "Everyone, it's not convincing for you to go back empty-handed." ”

"This ...... So what to do? "I forgot about this stubble in an excitement. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have believed that there was a person who could provide weapons in this small county town, and those old men above were all masters who didn't see rabbits and didn't scatter eagles, so if you go back nine times out of ten, you will be disciplined, and then become the laughing stock of your colleagues.

"In this way, you can take half of the things you ordered this time first, and then give me the money later, what do you think?" How simple it is, physical evidence is the most powerful persuasion.

"Brother......" Zhao Liming was moved, such a "fool" is rarer than rare animals these days, and he owes a lot of favors, which comprador is there to settle the bill after the delivery? Handful!

"That's it, the things are in the warehouse, and I won't provide them for the people, and you can go to the county to recruit some people to stimulate the economy." Don't think about the package, find a way to ship it back.

Rao is so, this man who has fought warlords and suppressed communist bandits is also full of sincerity, such a "righteous businessman" is to send him a future!

The matter of transportation in the back did not give Zhao Liming a headache, don't forget that the local people who make money and make crazy money have their own transportation teams, what is the difference between transporting goods and transporting weapons? In addition, the road has also been repaired, isn't it just a matter of running to the provincial capital!

There are many people who want to sell this favor, and there is a competition in the middle to determine who will send it. This also made Zhao Liming a little surprised, he didn't expect it to be so convenient to do anything after Lu Xiutong.

As soon as Zhao Liming left, Wen Hui returned to his daily life. The scope of the bandit suppression was appropriately expanded in the troops, and the daily collection of taxes was not delayed, and the logistics materials on his side (with a little arms smuggling) were sold out like a stream every day, and the most obvious feature was that the frequency of labor by the rich people increased.

The hot topic in the county town recently is not how much money has been made by a foreigner, and how big a house has been repaired. But the security corps is going to expand, and the expansion will definitely recruit people, and many people are waiting for this opportunity. With the treatment of the security team, those who want to come in will have to break their heads.

Three meals a day, eat dry and unlimited, this is not the end, no matter how small the soldier commander must have meat at every meal, fist-sized meatballs, palm-sized stewed meat slices, chicken legs, fish steaks or something, that is tired of eating. And after coming in, from top to bottom, the clothes are all free, and the most covetous thing is that the big-headed soldier still has a salary of ten yuan per month (at that time, the soldier's salary was only issued after deducting the consumption such as food expenses, deducting the daily consumption plus the level rebate, and the real one that fell into the hands of the soldier was not much money), and there was still ten yuan after deducting the daily consumption!

The small people in the county have their own expectations, but the provincial city was surprised by the "native products" brought back by Staff Officer Zhao. The amount of weapons is not large, but the meaning is different after adding those dozen cannons. Not only the commander of the 19th Division came, but also the 15th Division, the 16th Division, and the 62nd Division, which was newly added in 36. The actions of the lower head naturally can't be concealed from the above, and the tandem of the people under his hands is very fatal, okay, and finally the head of the 28th Army also came over, and he also wanted to know what was worth getting together for no reason.

It is also unusual for a group of people to watch such a small batch of weapons, and to Zhao Liming, who was surrounded, constantly confirmed the other party's offer, and the itchy ones have already picked up the flower mechanism for test firing, and the professional artillerymen who came over are fiddling with those artillery, especially the Bofors 75 gun, which can be used as the main artillery in China at present.

"Counselor Zhao, your face is big enough, you let people pull things over before you pay the money, and he is not afraid that he will not be able to collect the account?" There was envy in this person's tone, no matter what happened in the future, Zhao Liming's contribution was indispensable.

"I've asked that too, do you know what the other party said?" As soon as Zhao Liming spoke, the people around him stopped what they were doing, waiting for the latter to say, "It doesn't matter if this batch of weapons is in arrears, our relationship will end here after this time, and there will be no huge supply in the back." People said very clearly, whether to be satisfied with the little thing in front of us or to ask him to buy more weapons, the choice is in our hands. ”

"That's atmospheric!" With so many things to explore the way, it's okay, but if it doesn't work, even if the price is low, it's a bloody loss. How many people dare to do this? Or deal like this with the army.

After the weapon test on the field, no one cared about Zhao Liming's private order, and the quality was really good! They took advantage of it this time, and the army commander Liu Jianxu immediately made a decision and asked Zhao Liming to quickly send the money over and settle the deal.