"But I don't want this, are there any other products?" Hess thought the MG08's quad was inconvenient. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"No problem." There are so many types of Makqin, if you don't like this, then change to others. Wen Hui took out another well-known imitation weapon, the Min 24 heavy machine gun.

Republic of China 24 Model 7.92 mm water-cooled Makqin heavy machine gun. In August 1934, with the signing of the Sino-German Treaty on the Exchange of Raw Materials and Agricultural Products with Industry and Other Products, China began to exchange strategic raw materials and agricultural products for German industrial products, especially munitions. During this period of "Sino-German cooperation", the Jinling Arsenal obtained the design drawings of the German 7.92mm MG08 water-cooled Makqin heavy machine gun from the German side, and then began to imitate according to the drawings. In 1935, the Jinling Arsenal successfully copied the MG08 Makqin water-cooled heavy machine gun. Because this year was the "24th year of the Republic of China", the gun was named "24th year of the Republic of China" heavy machine gun (also referred to as "Min 24 type"), which became the main standard equipment of the army at that time. During the Anti-Japanese War, it became the main heavy firepower weapon of the Chinese army.

Although the process level and materials of the Min 24 type are not as good as the original factory, there are some excellent places than the original factory, the gun latch and saddle frame of the two are different, the 24 type gun latch is easier to disassemble, and the saddle design is also more concise, the Jinling Arsenal also adds an anti-aircraft shooting ruler and tripod for the 24 type, and it can be changed to an anti-aircraft weapon if necessary, and the trigger of the 24 type is also easier to use than the MG08, and the bullet can be fired under pressure on either side. The Type 24 was lighter in weight than the MG08, and had a higher rate of fire and effective range than the MG08, but had a lower muzzle velocity than the MG08.

However, none of this affected the deal, and both weapons were similar to Hess. As for the purchase price, Wen Hui gave a "conscience price" of 200 gold per heavy machine gun, of course, the bullets were counted separately.

500 Min-24 types, 6 million rounds of ammunition, and 1 million grenades were purchased in advance. This is only an upfront purchase, and there will be additional items at a later stage. So far, more than five million deals have been reached, not counting the purchase and sale of production lines.

"Finally, the transfer of the production line, are you interested? You make an offer, I don't counteroffer. "Hess seems to be determined to buy the production line.

"Don't worry, man, the production line is not as simple as you think. Even if I sell it to you now, you may not be able to produce it independently. "Wen Hui didn't tell a lie.

"Raw materials? Or technology? "Hess is a smart man, Wen Hui said this, and with the previous experience of failed imitation, he also guessed a few points.

"Yes, from the production of rifles, first of all, you have to solve the problem of steel of the barrel, which involves the technology of metal smelting, solves the strength of the barrel, and then the problem of rifling of the barrel. Your existing weapons are basically smoothbore guns, and rifled guns are only equipped with a small part, which is a big problem for you; As for the bullet, it is even more troublesome, just the raw materials of the propellant are a problem, the formula can be given to you, but I don't supply the raw materials for production, in addition to the production of warheads, shells, the technology of which can not be played in a year or two; The only thing that can be solved is a grenade, a casing with an explosive object, you can replace the explosives, and as long as you can solve the production of fuses, it is feasible to produce them quickly. Wen Hui very considerate of the problems they need to face for customers, "Seriously, you produce your own weapons, maybe you don't necessarily need your own weapons and ammunition until the war is over." "It's not that I don't want to sell, but if I do, you have to buy it from me.

Hess was silent, Wen Hui didn't tell a lie, but the truth is often more cruel than a lie. It is a simple truth that if you do not have the capacity to produce your own products, you will be subject to others: "But we cannot always buy arms and ammunition, and Parliament will not allow a private monopoly on the supply of weapons to the army." "The most important thing is that I didn't say it, what if Wen Hui, who was undisciplined, was siphoned off by someone else's higher price and cut off their supply of weapons.

I want to, but I don't want to be controlled by others, but I don't have the ability to produce my own products. What an ambivalent attitude, "You can take my words to your superiors and see what they do?" Wen Hui changed the topic, this problem is not something that a small officer of Hess can decide, rather than worrying about it for no reason, it is better to leave it to the person who can solve the problem to worry about.

Hess nodded: "Then I'll go back and prepare for tomorrow's handover." Wen Hui also breathed a sigh of relief, on the one hand, he didn't really want to sell, after all, this was cutting off his own wealth; On the other hand, I am afraid that I will not be able to collect the account, and such a big transaction will definitely not pay all the money at once, and once I fall into a delay, I don't know when I will get the rest of the money. And if they win, it's okay to say that it's possible to pay off the arrears, and if they lose, there's no hope. In this kind of business between an individual and the state, the individual always suffers a loss, and the other party cannot find a creditor if he pays his debts.

"Click!" Pried open the crate, a Mauser rifle wrapped in straw faintly revealed the body of the gun, with an oily appearance and a strong smell of gun oil, all indicating that this was a brand-new weapon.

This small crossing of the Orlando River has been put under martial law, and the gunfire is accompanied by countless military porters like worker ants, carrying large and small military green boxes between the ferry and the convoy. The 100,000 rifles, tens of millions of bullets, and 3 million grenades they bought are all here. There is no time to rest, after all, a group of people in tens of thousands is waiting for these weapons.

"How?" Wen Hui asked Hess, who came to pick up the goods.

Hess shook his head: "I can only say that the idea is very good, but it is too difficult, it is just a verbal decision yesterday, and someone has already come to inquire today." You must know that if the replacement of standard equipment is not a matter of the marshal's words, the impact involves all aspects, and it can only be said that he was forced by the war to be too impatient. ”

Definitely, if they were all replaced with gunpowder weapons, Wen Hui would definitely not mind. But someone minds, producers, workers, chargé d'affaires and the like, as well as weapon designers, there are too many chains of interests that need to be broken.

"Therefore, Your Excellency Marshal has asked the Emperor and the Council to carry out a weapon revolution, and if you cannot come up with a piece of equipment comparable to your Mauser, then it is imperative that the whole army change its outfit, because it is related to the victory of the war." Hess threw up another topic.

"Looks like we're going to get into politics again!" Wen Hui summed it up.

Hess did not speak, but he knew that the probability of success this time was very high, and that victory in the war was the result that everyone desired. If that group of people don't know each other and want to obstruct this technological innovation for their own interests, then he doesn't mind solving the problem in a military way, but there is no need to tell Wen Hui about this, and the price between the two is not the same.

"Do you want to go to the barracks?" Hess offered to invite.

"Oh? Isn't that a place where idlers are not allowed to enter? Wen Hui was surprised, although the equipment here is a little backward, but the military discipline is not backward.

"The main thing is to ask you for some advice, after all, you are a seller of weapons, and you know more about these weapons than we do. So please go and see what needs to be improved. Hess said the purpose directly.

The rudiments of trench warfare have already appeared here, and the appearance of long-range rifles and Maxim will accelerate this process, "The new weapons bring tactical changes, but you are currently in a good direction, and you can consider expanding the use of trench warfare." The commissioning of Maxim will ensure that your positions have sufficient firepower density, so that more vital forces can be put into other places at the beginning of liberation. In addition, you have enough weapons in your hands to make a beautiful attack and play to your strengths, which you know much better than I do, just like you did before. ”

Wen Hui was not interested in wandering around other people's barracks, so he took out the attached machine gun manual, as well as some tactical regulations of the First World War and gave them to Hess, these are all free publications from the military factory, "Look at these, and then use them in combination with your actual situation." Let's consider the problem according to local conditions! ”

Took the books and looked at them, Hess nodded, Dmitry had no intention of visiting, but the after-sales service of others was in place, so it was not forced.

"Then it's time for me to leave, this time the goods are sold out, and I need to fill my warehouse as soon as possible." Wen Hui took the initiative to leave.

"Goodbye." Hess nodded, he also had to go back to retrain the troops, the troops who used the Mauser rifles last time were dismantled, and they were arranged to be used by the whole army as grassroots corrections, Hess was the same, but his current position was a little safer, and he didn't need to charge again.