Arthur pretended to think about it before nodding, and he still said, worried that Chu Xiangqian would not be able to operate.

Chu Xiangqian didn't say anything, pointed to the two ammunition boxes and said, "Let's go, carry the two ammunition boxes, let's go to the other side of the hill to test the gun." ”

Margaret opened her mouth, wanting to stop Chu Qianqian, but seeing that he was extremely interested, she knew that persuasion was in vain.

He simply took his hat and followed the two of them in the car to the hilly land not far from the manor.

Arriving at the ranch's dedicated open-air shooting range, Chu Xiangqian put the machine gun and ammunition on a heavy wooden table.

Open the ammo box, grab a finger-thick bullet and load it into the drum.

With his hand speed, it took 2 or 3 minutes to reload a hundred rounds.

Reload, pull the bolt, and erect the machine gun mount.

Aiming at the steel plate that can swing at will under the hillside dozens of meters away, pull the trigger.

'Hiss' firing a point, five or six bullets were fired, and then the sound of 'ding-ding-ding' bullets hitting the steel plate was heard.

Chu Qianqian smiled at the corner of his mouth, the MG42 has a rate of fire of 1200-1500 rounds per minute.

This kind of gun does not have to hold the trigger all the time, otherwise not only will the recoil be large, but the 100-round drum will be completely used up in 5 or 6 seconds.

Most of the bullets are wasted and don't have much lethality.

So it is clearly written in the operation manual, you have to shoot.

Hold it and let it go, five or six bullets will be fired, and as long as a single target hits one or two rounds, it will basically be dead.

The 7.92×57mm Mauser rifle cartridge is a heavy-pointed bullet.

After hitting the body, because the warhead is very heavy, it is very easy to roll in the body, and because of the large charge, there is a high probability that it will roll and penetrate the back.

Punch a wound on the back that is at least the size of a wine cup, or even the size of a bowl.

Coupled with the large number of wounds in the internal organs, there is no way to treat them.

If you hit the arm and thigh, the arm will be broken, and the thigh will most likely hurt the major artery.

In a matter of minutes, he will lose blood and die.

Chu fired forward a few more times, and after the initial familiarity with the gun, the muzzle of the gun was raised, and it was aimed at a big tree on the hill that was hugged by one person.

Four or five shots in a row, and suddenly the tree trunks and sawdust flew wildly.

Then he pressed his shoulder against the butt, pressed the front of the butt with his left hand, and held the handle tightly with his right hand, and pulled the trigger with his fingers.

A large amount of fire suddenly erupted from the muzzle of the gun.

There was a 'hiss' burst of continuous ripper-like gunshots, and dozens of bullets from the trees in the distance exploded on the trunks.

After four or five seconds, the drum was emptied, and the trunk of the big tree was also beaten by half.

It's a bit shaky when you look at it.

If the gun is pointed at a small car, the people in the car will be beaten into a sieve.

Chu Xiangqian secretly said 'cool' in his heart.

Beckoning to Arthur, he took another drum and ammo box from his hand.

Reloading two drums in a row, the muzzle was again pointed at the tree.

This time, only thirty or forty shots were fired in a row, and the big tree that one person was hugging was broken into two sections in the air.

Seeing Arthur and Margaret's expressions pale, they secretly said that it is no wonder that this machine gun is regarded as the best general-purpose machine gun in the world.

This power is not worse than that of a heavy machine gun, and the rate of fire and handling are much stronger than a heavy machine gun.

After emptying the second magazine, Chu put on thick gloves and began to change the barrel of the machine gun.

It only took 7 or 8 seconds before and after, and Chu Xiangqian replaced the barrel and loaded it with a spare barrel.

This is also where this machine gun is most effective.

Overheating of the barrel has always been a problem for heavy machine guns.

Water cooling and air cooling are naturally far less efficient than changing the barrel in 6 or 7 seconds.

During World War II, the German army's machine gun teams were often equipped with 5 or 6 spare barrels.

After hitting three bullet chains, you have to change them.

In reality, however, the machine gun crew often fired five or six hundred rounds before they began to change the barrel.

And it only takes 6 seconds to change the barrel, and after the barrel is replaced, the bullet chain may not necessarily be reinstalled.

Shooting is not affected at all.

Chu Xiangqian had a good time, and brought over 3 boxes of 750 rounds of machine gun ammunition, all of which were all shot by him alone.

Arthur on the side couldn't help but keep scolding Chu Xiangqian in his heart, and Margaret felt that she had to do something the more she looked.

lest Chu Qianqian become more and more violent in the future.

However, when facing Chu Xiangqian, Margaret walked over with a smile on her face, put her arm around him and said, "Honey, is it so fun to shoot?" ”

Chu Xiangqian nodded without thinking about it, "Of course, next time I'll teach you, and then take you to hunt." ”

Margaret pouted, as a traditional nobleman, she was trained in firearms with her sister Elizabeth since she was a child.

Not to mention, a few years after my father unexpectedly sat on the throne of the king, World War II broke out.

England was in an extremely disadvantageous situation at one point, and in this situation, the sisters naturally came into contact with firearms.

When she grew up, Elizabeth was a fan of deep hunting, and basically went hunting every year.

So Margaret didn't need Chu Xiangqian to teach at all, but she still pretended to be surprised, hugged Chu Xiangqian's arm and shook it, suggesting that she would go back to London in a few days and participate in the hunting event in October every year.

Chu Qianqian glanced at the chick, "Next time I take you to Africa, we will go lion hunting." ”

Margaret didn't think about it, not letting Chu Xiangqian return to the Celestial Dynasty in October, she just wanted to persuade Chu Xiangqian to leave the ranch.

Then wait for the gangsters who have a dispute with the ranch to get involved with other gangs or get caught by the police.

In this way, there is no need for Chu to risk forward.

Seeing that Chu was reluctant to go, Margaret could only retreat and say, "My dear, we have been in the United States for a week, and we haven't traveled outside of California.

Why don't we leave tomorrow and we'll go to New York, or to Hawaii? ”

Chu Xiangqian listened to Margaret's careful thoughts, and seeing that she was so worried about herself, it was impossible not to be moved.

Putting his arm around her and nodded, "Don't worry, I promise I won't risk it myself." Anyway, I'm not short of money, it's a big deal to spend money and let someone else take care of the trouble of the ranch.

After approaching the town's builders, we negotiated the construction of a canal, a land reclamation, a golf course, a holiday home, a new cowshed and a sheepfold.

We'll go back to Los Angeles, I'll take care of the movies the next day, and we'll walk around in the afternoon.

For about a week, I took you to Hawaii for a few days and then returned to London. ”

Margaret nodded again and again in reassurance.

In the evening, after dinner, Chu Xiangqian was discussing the ranch with Simon and Hans, and Margaret found Arthur.

A few minutes later, Arthur found his companion with a depressed face and told him to check which gang the people on the other side of the canyon belonged to.

After the investigation is clear, find an opportunity to kill the boss of the other party, and then eliminate the backbone of this gang one by one.

Needless to say, it must have been Margaret asking Arthur for help.

Anyone who has watched the Ace Agent movie knows that these guys are all the best of the best.

A very small number of senior agents are even more open to dealing with small minions.

And as an agent, there is a state-supported organization behind him, so his intelligence ability is naturally not low.

After a few days on the other side of the canyon, following several gangsters on horseback, he entered Los Angeles and soon discovered that the gang was part of the Mafia in the north of the city.

When it comes to the mafia, Arthur and others suddenly have a headache.

It won't be difficult for them to take out a gang of gangsters.

If you plan it right, you can get out without any damage.

But after that, it will inevitably attract the attention and investigation of the Mafia Committee of the United States.

Maybe you will suspect Shang Chu forward.

After all, this gang of mafias had conflicts with the ranch before, and Chu Xiangqian was not only the new owner of the ranch, but also on Hong Kong Island, which was notoriously ruthless.

This year, two club bosses and twenty or thirty core members have been killed.

It's hard not to doubt him.

Arthur thought for a moment and said to his three companions, "Forget it, I'll call back to London." Find a relationship and let someone at the level of the godfather of the mafia in London or Italy match.

If you don't use force, don't make trouble for Your Highness and Mr. Stark. ”

The three companions nodded, it was indeed the easiest to fight and kill, but just like Chu Xiangqian had done it before, he knew how to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

If you can't kill the other party all at once, it's better to talk about it first.

And the mafia committee alone involves 5 major families, and dozens of families distributed throughout the country.

With the addition of Italian and European families, there are not 100,000 members, but 20,000 or 30,000.

The biggest difference between the mafia and the associations on Hong Kong Island is that the mafia does not value the number of people and only follows the elite line.

Then the leaders of the godfather's subordinates went to develop the manpower themselves.

Mostly Italian, but also some Irish.

The official members of the five major families of the New York mafia are basically only a few hundred.

But it is these two or three thousand people who rule the entire New York underworld.

For the sake of the territory vacated by the Los Angeles mafia, maybe someone will really jump out and make a move on Chu Qianqian in the name of revenge, and then rightfully take over the territory vacated by the Los Angeles mafia.

Even if the territory has been taken away by other gangs, as long as this name is used, other mafia families have no excuse to enter Los Angeles.

When the time comes, it will be much less stressful and difficult to concentrate on dealing with local gangs.

It's just that what Arthur and the others didn't expect was that they wanted to talk, but it didn't mean that the mafia here in Los Angeles was also smart.

Hearing that Alisa Ranch had a new owner, and that he was still an Asian, he immediately hit Chu Xiangqian with his head.

not only wanted to snatch the ranch, but even wanted to kidnap Chu Qianqian to make a profit.

In the past few days, Chu Xiangqian has already met with the town mayor and the sheriff.

After paying $10,000 to get more water rights, he began to discuss the excavation of the canal with the builders of the town.

Along with it, a number of workers were recruited to reclaim at least 1,500 acres of farmland on the more than 2,000 acres of wasteland that had been left barren on the pastures.

The project is not small, and the boss of the construction company signed a contract of 500,000 US dollars with Chu Xiangqian after two days of negotiation with Chu Xiangqian.

Chu Xiangqian also spent $20,000 to hire someone from Coopers as the project supervisor.

Then listening to the words of the people of Coopers, I spent $12,000 to buy completion insurance for this project.

During the construction period, not only Coopers people will keep an eye on the construction company and the progress of the project, but also the insurance company will come to check the quality and progress of the project from time to time.

In order not to lose money, the insurance company will really try its best to urge or even force the construction company to complete the project on time with quality and quantity.

If it doesn't work out within 3 months, the insurance company will lose money, but it will definitely take the owner of the construction company to court.

The insurance company paid 500,000 yuan, and the boss of the construction company paid more than 500,000 US dollars in the end.

This is also why the people of the United States habitually ask for a lawyer and take out insurance.

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After the canal is completed, Chu Xiangqian will continue to build golf courses, holiday homes, new cowsheds, and sheepfolds.

Wait until the beginning of spring next year to start planting fruit trees and building wine estates.

When the deal was told to the owner of the town's construction company, the guy took the initiative to push the price to $500,000.

As long as you get all the projects of the ranch, you don't have to worry about running out of projects in the next two years.

The town of Solwan has been lively in recent days, and the construction company's large number of recruits have also made Chu Xiangqian's name constantly mentioned by the residents of the town again.

500,000 yuan may not seem like much, but the construction company has to spend at least $100,000 on labor.

Of the remaining 300,000 miles, almost 300,000 are spent on building materials and construction machinery.

After deducting some bits and pieces of support, the boss of the construction company can only earn about $70,000 or $80,000 in the end.

But this is already the net income of the past six months.

And $100,000 is spent on workers, at least more than 200 people can be hired.

In three months, the average monthly income of $150 per capita is 20 percent or even 30 percent higher than the usual salary.

Chu Xiangqian's reputation opened up in the town at once, and it was basically a positive evaluation.

As for the few people who hate the rich, they will certainly not be able to confront the more than 200 people who have been given jobs until the project is over.

Moreover, the sheriff, principal and mayor who received Chu Xiangqian's promise that he would donate $10,000 to the police station every year in the future and $10,000 to the town's primary and secondary schools were naturally on Chu Xiangqian's side for the time being.

When the canal was excavated, everyone in the town who had a little status basically gathered in the pasture.

Chu Xiangqian directly donated $15,000 to the police station, middle school and primary school in front of the town mayor Sam, Sheriff Smith and the two principals of the primary and secondary schools.

Another donation of 15,000 yuan will naturally have to be talked about half a year later.

But this is also the largest donation that the town of Solvang has received in recent years.

$5,000 will add three new police cars to the police department, and the remaining $2,000,000 will be enough for the seven police officers in the police department to receive double the subsidy when working overtime and going out in the future.

There were 3 cars in the police station before, which is equivalent to 7 police officers in the police station in the future, except for a civilian who stayed in the police station to stare at the walkie-talkie main station and handle the files by the way.

The other 6 policemen, each with a police car.

These people's favorability towards Chu Xiangqian naturally rose a lot.

Not to mention that Chu Xiangqian also mentioned to the sergeant and deputy sergeant that if there is no accident, there will be a donation of 10,000 US dollars every year in the future to improve the equipment of the police station and the treatment of police officers.

In a year or two, if the police station is not manpowered, you can recruit a few more people.

Anyway, in the first year or two, the equipment that the police department needed to increase and improve has basically been bought.

(End of chapter)