bullyxtreme Chapter 214 Black-Hearted Merchant Charles
Chapter 214 Black-Hearted Merchant Charles
Wu Dazhi still adhered to his military character, walked up to the two men, saluted and said:
"Reporting to the Commander and Brigade Commander, Commander Zhang is in charge of the defense and security of the headquarters and cannot be away, so Political Commissar Zhao sent me to escort the funds.
80 Yuan, 2000 gold bars, and 20 U.S. dollars are all here, please check them."
As soon as Chen Yan saw the money, his eyes sparkled and he pounced on it without caring about what had just happened.
"Okay, okay, money is the backbone of a man, that's great.
San'er, make some arrangements in the evening and take the brothers out to spend money today."
Chen Yan pulled Wu Dazhi to sit down and started talking about Shanxi.
"Captain Wu, how is things at home lately?"
Chen Yan and his team have been out for more than half a month, and all the affairs of the column are now on Zhao Gang alone. He is now eager to know how the work at home is going.
“Commander, the team is okay, but Political Commissar Zhao has a heavy burden on his shoulders.
During the time you were away, Political Commissar Zhao lost a lot of weight.
The independent brigade is currently receiving 3000 troops allocated by the headquarters, and Commander Zhang Dabiao is basically in charge of all work in the brigade.
The mixed brigade is temporarily responsible for recruiting and training new soldiers. All battalion commanders under the mixed brigade have been sent out by the political commissar to recruit soldiers. Now there are about 3000 new soldiers in the column. "
"What?" Li Yunlong listened to Wu Dazhi's words in disbelief. "I've only been out for half a month, and these little bastards have already recruited 3000 new soldiers. Great, they're going to give me a surprise.
By the time I return, my mixed brigade will have at least 18,000 people, and I will be the only one in charge in northwest Shanxi."
Wu Dazhi didn't quite understand the character of the old independent regiment members, and at this moment he looked at Li Yunlong in amazement.
Chen Yan coughed dryly, "Hey, Lao Li, what kind of lewd words are you talking about.
We are all party members and cadres. What do you mean by you are the only one in charge in Northwest Shanxi? Please be careful with your choice of words."
Li Yunlong smacked his lips and looked at Wu Dazhi, and he understood what Chen Yan meant.
You still have to leave a good impression on the newcomers.
At this time, Chen Yan raised his tone by 8 degrees, "Your soldiers, Lao Li, are not my soldiers, Chen Yan. When we go back, the entire northwest Shanxi will belong to me, Chen Yan."
Wu Dazhi: "!!!".
Wow, this is the legendary self-confidence!
Chen Yan looked very proud and didn't care about Wu Dazhi's psychological endurance limit.
"Captain Wu, how are you handling the Lanqiao venue issue?"
When Wu Dazhi heard his leader asking about the progress of the work he was responsible for, he answered seriously with a serious face:
"Commander, we are currently working day and night to carry out infrastructure construction work. Political Commissar Zhao has taken special care of me and assigned me a lot of extra personnel.
In terms of manpower, according to your previous request, the task can be completed within one month".
"Well done," Chen Yan gave Wu Dazhi a thumbs up, "You are worthy of being my soldier, Chen Yan. You are efficient and decisive in getting things done."
Originally, Chen Yan was impressed by Wu Dazhi's execution ability, and now the more he looks at him, the more he likes him.
"Captain Wu, now that you are in Shanghai, please don't go back for the time being. I have already prepared the first batch of equipment, but I am short of manpower here. You will lead the team to escort the equipment when the time comes."
"Yes, Commander."
The next day, Chen Yan called and asked Tang Caiying to meet at Tang Mansion.
Chen Yan rented a truck, placed a dozen large boxes in front of Tang Caiying, and opened the boxes proudly.
"Sister, I keep my word. Here are the three hundred thousand dollars in cash."
Tang Caiying was dumbfounded, "You...you are so awesome, 30 yuan in cash, you're giving me cash?
See you soon.
You don’t have money in the bank, write me a check.”
Chen Yan suddenly realized that his behavior was inappropriate, and hurriedly tried to explain:
"I don't trust banks. What goes in is money, and what comes out is paper. What if they cheat me?"
Tang Caiying looked at him with resentment, "I still have to go to the bank to deposit it. It will take half a day just to check the money. I also have afternoon tea with some rich ladies in the afternoon. It really takes up a lot of time."
Chen Yan quickly squatted down and massaged Tang Caiying's legs. "Sister, there's no need to rush for afternoon tea, no matter how expensive it is, it's not as expensive as 30 cash. Let's put the overall situation first."
After Chen Yan discussed with Tang Caiying, starting tomorrow, his people can enter the factory to dismantle the equipment. Rudy is responsible for surveying and drawing the dismantling drawings.
Chen Yan's face was full of excitement. His trip to Shanghai finally yielded some results.
Another day passed and Li San contacted the comprador of Charles Trading Company and got the news.
When he met Charles again, Chen Yan felt that this big-nosed foreigner was still very reliable.
"Hello Mr. Daliang, we meet again. This time I have good news to tell you."
Charles excitedly took out two equipment lists, all of which were written in Chinese characters. It seemed that this foreigner had put a lot of thought into it.
"In addition to the Thompson submachine gun and M1 carbine production lines you decided to order last time, I also found
ZH-29 rifle, Liao-1903 rifle, Browning M Continental rifle.
Chen Yan sucked his teeth as he looked at the list. The Continental rifle was okay, but the remaining two rifles were bought from the Japanese. They were early products of the Northeast Army and could almost be called antiques.
Looking at Chen Yan's expression, the old fox Charles immediately started to brag.
"Mr. Daliang, although these products are a bit old, they are Chinese local products and are very consistent with the ergonomic principles of the Chinese people. Sometimes being suitable can bring out more combat effectiveness than being advanced.
The most important thing is that these products not only have a complete production line, but are also very cheap."
Charles blinked at Chen Yan:
"As long as you buy the production lines of Thompson submachine guns and M1 carbines, I plan to sell these three production lines at half price and give them away for free. One production line costs only 15."
Seeing Charles laughing so hard, Chen Yan felt a little uncomfortable. Why did this old guy seem more and more cunning the more he looked at him?
But 15 for a production line is really cheap.
Chen Yan didn't care whether it was new or not. Given the current situation of the Eighth Route Army, why would they need a bicycle? Even if the Liao 13-type rifle was broken, it was still a hundred times stronger than a machete.
Chen Yan put the list on the coffee table, looked at Charles' big nose and said:
"There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. These three pieces of junk are sold to me for 15 yuan each. The Thompson submachine gun and M1 carbine are not cheaper. Tell me the price."
"Thompson submachine gun is 55, M1 carbine is 65, no bargaining."
Chen Yan couldn't help but gasp.
Damn, it’s really not cheap!
If you want to buy them all, it will cost 165 million in cash.
With this calculation, Sister Tang’s goods are really reasonably priced.
However, Chen Yan really has no other channels at the moment. Time is everything. The sooner this matter is done, the better, even if it is a little more expensive.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan made up his mind and said, "Okay, Mr. Charles. When can we see the quality of the goods?"
Charles slapped his thigh and said, "Mr. Daliang, you are so magnanimous. I will arrange a car now. Please wait."