In 1936, in another time and space, there should have been a "big event"!

On July 18, 1936, a full-scale civil war broke out in the Second Spanish Republic, between the Republican coalition led by President Manuel Azania and the Falangist National Army, centered on Francisco Franco. The war eventually turned into a proxy war between the Axis and the communist forces, and is therefore considered a prelude to the Second World War.

For Zhao Jian, who likes World War II, this history is familiar to him, but it has been September 15, 1936, although Spain has many social contradictions due to the failure of the left-wing government reform, but the civil war has not broken out for a long time. And Franco, who is the leader of the Spanish right-wing bloc, is standing in front of Zhao Jian at this time.

Historically, Spain was once the most powerful country in Europe during the Renaissance and the first "empire on which the sun never sets".

But unfortunately, the country's proud Armada was overthrown by the English in 1588, and then after the Thirty Years' War, the War of the Spanish Succession, the Peninsular War, and the Spanish-American War, which gave them the last blow, the former empire of the sun never set was finally beaten into the "Sunset Empire".

Today, Spain's colonies in outer space are only a small piece of land on Venus that is less than twice the size of the mainland. And this only bit of "face" was given to them because France, which occupies the dominance of Venus, did not want it, so it was given to them. The decline of national strength to this point is simply embarrassing!

It can be said that since the beginning of the year, Zhao Jian has been paying attention to the developments of the Spanish side, and it is true that there was chaos in the middle of the year as expected, but the army and air force, which should have found the rebellion, have maintained restraint and forbearance until now. After analysis, Zhao Jian came to the conclusion that these two groups should be waiting for the navy to make a statement!

This is also a very interesting feature of this plane, and that is the incomparable strength of the navy!

But in any country with a cosmic navy, the naval commander is a pivotal bigwig, and in some feudal countries, even the monarch himself is working part-time. And in order to balance, or to appease the wounded glass heart of the army, the defense ministers of almost all countries are selected from the army generals, but whether the navy boss listens to him or not is another story.

It is precisely because of the performance of the Spanish Navy that the army and air force, although they have been prepared, have been slow to start a rebellion. They were worried that if their side did something and the navy suddenly announced its support for the republican government, then they would not have enough troops to bombard the other side with ships.

Although the Spanish Navy at this time was declining, it was a former naval power after all, and it still had some strength. If the Tang Dynasty, Britain, the United States, and Japan are listed at the first-rate level, and Germany, France, Italy, and the Soviet Union are listed at the second-rate level, then Spain should be regarded as the top of the third-rate like the Netherlands, which is suffering from the same disease.

The main force of the Spanish Navy currently has 2 Spanish-class battleships, 2 recently completed Canalias-class heavy cruisers, 3 classes with a total of 5 light cruisers, and 12 destroyers. This total tonnage and combat power level may not be enough to compete with any of the six major fleets of Datang, but compared with those poor small countries with "space navy = armed spaceship", the regional overlord with proper combat effectiveness.

The 44-year-old Franco was born into a family of Spanish soldiers, and his ancestors were all naval officers for four generations, only two brothers of his generation, one entered the army and the other entered the air force. Having fought and been wounded in his youth, and participated in the suppression of colonial rebellions many times, Franco's resume is simply a model for a soldier! But perhaps there were too many rebellions to quell, and this lord himself had the intention of rebellion. Of course! This has a lot to do with the fact that the Spanish republican government often runs on him.

"Young man, can you show me the gun?"

"Uh...... Of course! ”

was a little stunned, but Zhao Jian quickly reacted that no matter what happened to the Spanish side, the other party was just a "potential customer" now. So he put the assault rifle against the opponent's hand, and Franco tested five magazines in a row at the shooting range, looking at the rifle in his hand with a satisfied expression.

"Very nice! This should be the first specially developed for the range of 300~400 meters, which is farther and more accurate than a submachine gun, and lighter than a machine gun, and can be used with a charge, no wonder it is called an 'assault' rifle! ”

"Are you interested?"

"Yes, interested! How much is one? ”

"180 Tang coins, the quantity can be discounted, and you can settle in US dollars."

"Oh my God! So expensive!? The Thompson submachine gun sold by the Americans over there costs only 70, and you are more than twice as expensive as him. ”

"In terms of range, power, and accuracy, my gun is more than twice as high as his, and you get what you pay for!"

"Oh well! If I were to order 2,000 rifles, 20,000 magazines, 5 million rounds, how much would you give? ”

"I can give 8.5% off the gun, 2,000 guns are 306,000, a magazine of 2 pieces is 5, 20,000 is 50,000, and the bullet is slightly cheaper than the full-power bullet, 35,5000 rounds per 1,000 rounds is 175,000. These are the ...... 531,000 yuan, just make up a whole to give 530,000, and I can get free shipping! ”

After a crackling calculation, Zhao Jian reported the price to the other party. At present, several customers buy assault rifles as "ultralight machine guns", so the price of 170 yuan is very cost-effective in their opinion. It is important to know that the Czech ZB26 costs 290 a piece at this time, and the assault rifle is not only cheaper, but also cheaper, and the range problem is no longer a problem because of the tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia. But if Franco wants to buy this gun, he may use it differently than those warlords in Southeast Asia.

The purchase contract was signed on the spot, and Franco demanded that the weapons be sent to the Spanish colony on Venus within 40 days, which was not a difficult task for the Zhao ship with a spaceship.

After signing the contract, Franco led a few of his entourage to turn around and walk towards the other booths. When Zhao Jian arrived at the contract, he noticed that Franco's briefcase already had a large number of orders, and the other party's purchase volume and scope of procurement seemed to be quite large, which looked like he was preparing for war.

"Spain seems to be about to be at odds...... Ay!? Why are you looking at me like that? ”

Seeing Franco leave, Zhao Jian turned around and saw Masako Yamamoto staring at him with interest.

"It's nothing, I just think you're super businessman, as if you're very sophisticated."

"I was 12 years old and my family was in the middle of the road, and I just came out early."

Zhao Jian squeezed his shoulder indifferently, and then changed a new magazine for the assault rifle, and continued to demonstrate various shooting "positions" for Masako and the others around him. Facing the shooting range, he didn't notice at this time, Franco in the distance entered the specially prepared meeting room of the venue, and immediately after, the ambassadors of Germany and Italy also got in, I don't know what topic to talk about!?

PS: Three is better and difficult (party)!