November 15, 2757 (1916), Hanjing.

"Oh, the Japanese want to buy weapons and equipment from us, or is it a big order of twenty divisions?"

He knew about the information that Britain and France asked Japan to send more troops to the war, but he didn't expect that Japan would ask for it. The relationship between China and Japan is really not good, and in his opinion, with the resentment of the Japanese against China, it is impossible to come to the door, so he has never thought of eating this business. I didn't expect the Japanese to care about face at all now. But it's normal to think about it, how can there be eternal friends and enemies between countries, it is all interests that play a role.

"Yes, Mr. Wen. The Japanese said that they were using these weapons for the Allied Powers and were definitely not aimed at our country. Foreign Minister Cavour replied. To tell the truth, when he was approached by the Japanese ambassador to China, Hayashi Densuke, in the morning and asked to buy weapons, he was also scorched by the thunder.

Wen Desi asked strangely: "Why are they looking for us? Even if Britain and France can't solve it, the United States can?"

Cavour laughed: "I've already looked for someone to find out, and they were looking for Americans in the first place." But because they are in such a hurry, all of them will arrive within three months, and the United States does not have so many ready-made weapons. The last Russian order wiped out the American stocks, and now they still have a large number of British and French orders for weapons prepared for the colonial army, and the Japanese cannot afford this batch of orders. ”

This batch of lists is indeed very large, with a total of 500,000 rifles, 10,000 pistols, 50,000 light machine guns, 10,000 heavy machine guns, 3,000 35-mm anti-aircraft guns, 3,000 60-mm mortars, 3,000 75-mm infantry guns, 2,000 75-mm anti-aircraft guns, 2,000 105-mm howitzers, and 1,000 155-mm howitzers. Hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition, millions of shells, and other spare parts such as bayonets, magazines, chains, and brushes.

The total of these things will almost exceed 600 million Chinese yuan, which is still calculated according to the cost of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's own internal purchases, and if they are sold to Japan, this price will at least double.

"Hahaha, that's right, on this planet, only China can come up with so many weapons at once. Wen Deji smirked.

Wen Desi is not wrong at all, now only China in the world can come up with so much stock, the belligerents on both sides of the Entente and the Central Powers certainly have a larger number of weapons, but they cannot spare them. Although the United States has developed industry, of course there is no problem in producing it, but it is impossible for them to have so much in stock, after all, the US Army is now less than 300,000 people, so why do they need so many things? As for the American people, there are many guns, but they are all private. But why does the United States want to mobilize civilian guns for Japan, Japan does not have this face.

Only China, which has established a well-established militia and reserve system, will have so many idle weapons. Over the years, China's military industry has not relaxed, and is basically producing at full capacity. Because China's own army is very large, with the addition of special departments such as the armed police, postal services, railways, and a larger number of reserves and national guards, the number of weapons needed is a very terrifying number. And that's not even counting the shooting clubs that dot the villages, as well as privately owned firearms (mainly immigrants from the new territories, where legal citizens are allowed to own guns).

"Hmph, but Japan's list is obviously based on the firepower configuration of European armies, and they will really take advantage. Wen Deji glanced at the list again, and couldn't help but be a little amused.

"That's right, if it were Japan itself, they would be reluctant to match so many heavy weapons, but now that Britain and France are paying for it, then don't do it in vain. Cavour said with a smile: "Even if Britain and France know about their small movements, they will only pretend not to know." Because the Japanese are also based on the configuration of European armies, which is not too outrageous, and besides, these armies are also for Britain and France, since they want to make people die, they must be equipped with weapons......"

Wen Desi nodded: "Hehe, this is also the truth. We don't have to save money for Britain and France, they have money anyway. The items on this list were doubled according to our own internal purchase price and reported to the Japanese, saying that we could guarantee the delivery on time. ”

After speaking, he sighed again and said, "It's a pity that this list came a little late, or we can dispose of those old arms to them." ”

Mr. Wen refers to the Wanguo brand weapons accumulated by various domestic forces during the period from the Qing Dynasty to Beiyang, which were basically confiscated by the former revolutionary army and the later People's Liberation Army. When the People's Republic of China first founded, it implemented a policy of restricting the use of guns, and collected a large number of miscellaneous weapons from the people. Naturally, the People's Liberation Army did not like these things, so the ones that were too dilapidated were sent back to the furnace, and after being in good condition, they were distributed to the militia, or distributed to various shooting clubs, or as various museums or private collections.

Later, due to the increase in the production of weapons, these things were replaced by newer weapons one after another, and even in the militia units, these honest weapons could not be found. Later, these replacement weapons were either sent to the colonies as humanitarian relief supplies, or they were packaged by the last Russian large-scale purchase. People don't pick the woolly bear at all, it doesn't matter what brand or model it is, as long as it hits loudly.

In other words, in addition to museums or private hands, there are really no old miscellaneous weapons in China.

"Forget it, it's cheaper for those Japanese this time!" Mr. Wen doesn't care about this, just forget if you can't get it.

Gu Xiaoyuan, the military secretary next to her, said with a sad face: "Mr. Wen, have you forgotten? We don't have so much stock at the moment, Russia has ordered more than 2 million rifles and a large number of artillery pieces before and after us. Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, Arabia, Siam and other countries have also ordered a lot, as well as a large number of weapons ordered by Britain and France for colonial troops in India and other places, and now our stocks are empty......"

"Hahahaha...... How could it not be?" Wen Deji laughed: "You forgot that the reserves and the National Guard still have a lot of weapons, and there are also a lot of shooting clubs in various places, let them vacate some of them first, and then return their new ......"

"Those are all used, will the Japanese be willing to ask for them?" Gu Xiaoyuan asked hesitantly.

"Hahaha......" Wen Deji smiled like a profiteer, and said irresponsibly: "It's not their own money anyway." And they are in a hurry to get the spot, then only used, if you don't want it, please find another store to buy it. Besides, our officers and men are very high, and their completeness is still very well maintained. It's a big deal to wait until these weapons are put away, and then let the factory renovate it. ”

Cavour also said: "Secretary Gu, don't worry, the Japanese will definitely want it, besides us, who else can come up with so many things at once." ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it......" Gu Xiaoyuan went out with an embarrassed face.

"Oh, Minister Ka......" Mr. Wen remembered one more thing and said, "You say, the Japanese bought so many guns, what did they use to transport them?"

"Uh...... This ......" Cavour was stunned for a moment before replying: "It should be mules and horses, according to their domestic establishment, there should be two kinds of horse division and pack horse division." ”

"No, no, no...... It's too backward!" Wen Deji shook his finger and showed a harmless smile on his face: "Sue the Japanese, the way of dragging cannons with mules and horses is already too backward! It is already outdated! Now is the era of internal combustion engines, of course, we must use cars." China is the world's number one automobile producer, and its production capacity can fully meet their needs, and an army of 20 divisions can barely be considered enough with at least 20,000 vehicles. ”

Cavour was also a human spirit, and as soon as he heard this, he immediately understood what he meant. He immediately chimed in: "Yes, Mr. Wen, it is now the era of the internal combustion engine. As an Asian army that went to Europe to participate in the war, the Japanese army also represents the image of Asia, and the level of equipment should naturally not be too bad......"

"That's right, I want to explain to them more about the benefits of popularizing cars, this thing is much easier to serve than mules and horses......" Mr. Wen now looks like a car salesman.

"Okay, I'll find an expert to give them a ...... for popular science" Cavour smiled and said, "Mr. Wen, the Japanese still have a request, their capacity is insufficient, and they need to rent our ships to transport people and materials at that time." ”

"This is no problem, we are the strong backing of the Entente! Whether it is in terms of materials or transportation, ......" Wen Desi waved his hand generously.

Then he remembered something and continued: "In addition, it is not enough for an army to have weapons, and they produce their own clothes and other things, so we don't have to worry about it. But medicines and supplies, they should be very insufficient. Not to mention medicines, we are the number one in the world in this regard. And we also have all kinds of new military rations, cheap and good, such as various meat products, which are definitely more cost-effective than their own production. ”

"As far as I know, the life of the Japanese at the bottom is very hard, and it is rare to eat meat several times a year. It's okay in normal times, but now that I'm going to war, I should eat better......" Wen Deji looked very sympathetic to the miserable life of the Japanese people.

However, he remembered the large number of 163 pig farms and 126 pig farms in the country, and the 163 and 126 pigs raised in these places were new breeds specially developed for the First World War and supplied to the European people. In addition to these two types of pigs, there are also a large number of fast-growing beef cattle and fast-growing sheep and so on.

There is also the big killer of "regenerated meat". This thing is a fungus, and as long as there are enough raw materials, the production speed and yield are outrageous. Of course, don't expect the taste, anyway, after processing, it looks like meat, and after adding meaty spices and seasonings, it tastes like meat.

Europeans can eat it, and so can Japanese people. We are not racist, all are equal, all are equal.