A few blocks away from the fight site, Wang Kaishan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke in a deep voice: "I was reckless just now. It almost caused a big incident! My teacher's evaluation of me was right. I don't know how to cultivate my qi."

At this juncture, we cannot provoke the Japanese casually. This is not because of cowardice, but because we cannot give the Japanese a chance to get angry. The incident that occurred on the 18th and the two subsequent conflicts have already begun to show signs. They are prepared and will definitely

It's going to happen. If they use it today as an excuse to force the government, once the war breaks out and innocent people are harmed, it will be a big sin!

Zhu Bin curled his lips and sneered: "You can't even say a word when your compatriots are being abused and humiliated by foreign enemies in front of you. That's just a lack of energy! I thought you wanted to condemn those who were watching the excitement."

There was a crowd of about a hundred people watching the excitement, but no one reached out to stop the Japanese ronin from committing evil acts. Even if they knew that the boy named Liu Banxia was out to make money for lottery tickets, they couldn't just ignore it. This is moral.

question.

Wang Kaishan shook his head: "You can't blame them for being indifferent. The country is not strong and cannot provide them with protection and justice. To forcefully blame them is to blame others, and it is even more unethical. In the final analysis, we still need to let the country truly have the ability to fight against foreign enemies.

Strength, when there are no foreign concessions on this land, and there are no warships from other countries running rampant in our territorial waters, this kind of thing will not happen."

"Not necessarily, maybe some people don't know how to live their lives after leaving Mr. Yang. Then they will take the initiative to pick off the burrs on their bodies, and cry and shout to invite Mr. Yang back to be their grandfather!"

Zhu Bin sneered at this assertion. He knew strange stories that happened in certain periods. They were all ridiculous. They kept saying they were responsible big countries, but from top to bottom they put foreigners above their countrymen and the law. It was simply ridiculous.

Anecdotes and strange things through the ages!

Wang Kaishan expressed that he did not believe that such a bizarre thing would happen, and was still immersed in his self-blame: "We have not worked hard enough. It is not enough to just teach a few Japanese ronin on the street. We must fight bravely, with blood and sacrifice."

Awaken the hope and enthusiasm in the hearts of the people, and one day we will surely be able to wipe out the ugliness and return us to a bright and prosperous world!"

As he spoke, his eyes became intense again, and his face was filled with excitement.

Zhu Bin patted his shoulder hard and sighed: "Brother, it would be nice if things were that simple! I don't think the sacrifice is necessary. Let's find a way to lay a solid foundation for the country's strength first! Without strong industry, there will be no

strong national defense

, without a strong army, there is no strong war potential. This link is mutually reinforcing, and no country or dynasty can avoid this path. I think it is more useful to use your ingenuity and wisdom to revitalize the country's industry and economy.

Be practical!”

"How can you say that?" Wang Kaishan competed with him, "If any nation wants to be strong, someone needs to make sacrifices. If everyone is afraid of death, how can we have the Republic of China today? I think...

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He showed an attitude of insisting on a clear theory, and Zhu Bin quickly raised his hands and surrendered: "I'm afraid of you! OK, OK, what you said makes sense, and there must be sacrifices! Now I'd better find a place to fill my stomach, take a bath and sleep

Let’s talk about it after I get some sleep, my bones are all rusty from drifting on the sea!”

"Alas." Wang Kaishan sighed regretfully when he saw his uncooperative attitude, but did not force him to persuade him. He became more determined in his heart and must pull Zhu Bin into the team. How could such a strong man with all-round talents in both civil and military affairs...

Not letting him play his best role?

Wang Kaishan's home is in Zhoujiazui, north of the Eastern District of the Public Concession. The land here is much cheaper than in the French Concession, so a working-class person like him can live in a two-story building. Although he is married and lives with his parents,

We passed by each other separately, but they were not far away.

Zhu Bin was very polite and considerate. He bought gifts on the way and came to visit him. He was such a handsome and majestic man. He talked and laughed freely and had a wide range of knowledge. He was very popular with the Wang family. Most of the day passed briskly among relatives and friends.

Zhu Bin took a very comfortable hot bath and slept until dawn.

Early the next morning, Mr. Mayer, who had regained his energy, couldn't wait to have them summoned to the Shenchang Building on Yuanmingyuan Road. He pretended to be casual and asked, "Did you have a smooth journey yesterday?"

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Zhu Bin thought, this old guy must have heard something. Thinking about it, it is not difficult to understand that there are only so many cars in Shanghai. You can find Shen Chang Yang Company by searching the license plate number, but whether it is the patrol room or the Japanese

No one can afford to offend a business tycoon with an American background at this time. At most, if he screams twice, this old guy will not stupidly take them out to be dealt with.

So Zhu Bin smiled harmlessly with his big white teeth and said: "It's good. It's quite comfortable to eat and drink at Assistant Wang's house! If it wasn't too disturbing, I would like to stay for two more days."

Ma Yi'er was depressed for a while. This guy is quite thick-skinned. He is indeed experienced and should not be underestimated! He stopped mentioning this and personally acted as a tour guide to guide Zhu Bin to visit his unique "look room".

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Zhu Bin understood at a glance that this was actually a sample showroom. In later generations, it would be something a small shop would do, but in this era it was very new. Few big merchants could sell hundreds or thousands of expensive imported goods.

Samples were all over the room, giving guests a sense of dizzying richness as soon as they came in. Speaking of which, Ma Yier was very good at doing business, otherwise he wouldn't have gone through such a big situation.

Just for fun, Zhu Bin is familiar with such activities. The constant comments and praises along the way made Ma Yier smile, and he seemed to be more than ten years younger. But at the end, a pile of gray goods seemed to be

It was left in the corner like no one cared about it. Zhu Bin took a closer look and found that it was actually some samples of long and short firearms and even cannons!

"Mr. Mayer, what's going on with these weapon samples?" Zhu Bin didn't follow the rule of "hit someone, don't slap them in the face" and asked him directly.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Ma Yier's face, and he sighed with some disdain: "These are one of the few failed investments I made, which made Mr. Zhu laugh!"

No wonder he was embarrassed to say that Ma Yier claimed to be extremely smart and was never worse than anyone else in business. He had a smooth journey to where he is today. Who would be disrespectful to mention it? But no matter how good a person is, there are times when he stumbles.

What impressed him most was the batch of American weapons in 1921.

At that time, the European War had just ended. In order to support the alliance, the United States produced a large number of various weapons that were stored in warehouses and could not be sold. Some smart people discovered the business opportunities first and sold them from Europe to the Far East to the war-torn China. They made a lot of money.

A lot.

At that time, Mayer had just established the new Anderson Mayer Co., Ltd. with Stray, who had a background in the Morgan consortium, and Stone, the boss of Stone Company. In a few years, the company's scale had been increased to five million US dollars, and he was rich and confident.

Inflated, looking at the weapons, Dongfeng didn't want to lag behind others, so he bought millions of dollars worth of goods directly from the United States, but the result was tragic!

Mr. Mayer had never been involved in the arms trade before and did not know much about the market. He had just brought the weapons to China, but the Zhi-Anhui War was over. Duan Qirui, who had high hopes for him, was defeated. Then in 1922, the first direct war was

War is a game played by the Japanese and the British. He, an American businessman, has no chance.

In the messy melee that followed, most of the participants were Japanese and German, and the British guns and the American guns were sold in pitifully small quantities. It has been more than ten years now, and there are still nearly three

Although the 100,000-dollar treasure is well-preserved, the price... In other words, no one wants it at the big sale!

But Zhu Bin's eyes lit up, and he didn't have the consciousness to expose people's wounds. He was forced to take a closer look at the weapon list, and he couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart, this boss Ma Yier is also blind sometimes!

There are enough 500 Thompson m1921 submachine guns in this batch! This alone accounts for more than half of the inventory. To say that this is really a good thing, the walnut stock, grip, and blue-engraved barrel, the whole

It is a work of art, but the price is too miserable. At that time, the local retail price was 225 US dollars, which was ridiculously expensive! At that time, at this price in China, you could buy at least a dozen original Mauser 98s. Those poor warlords had to sell their shit.

Who can afford it?

Later, the m1923 came out, and then the high-quality and cheap m1927/1928... Then the year before last, the Shanxi warlord Yan Laoxi simply started to make counterfeit products. He only sold a small part of the original product, and the rest were destroyed.

In hand!

What's even more gratifying is that there are several "Davis recoilless guns". These have a short range, are troublesome to operate, and require special shells. The lethality is not very good. The Chinese gunmen really don't like it, so they decided not to

People want it.

Then there is the heavy m1917 Browning heavy machine gun. This thing is definitely a good product, but unfortunately it was obtained at the wrong time in Mayer. In the early stage, the second-hand and ballasted German goods from Europe, and the British goods took the lead first.

Then in October 1921, Hanyang Arsenal successfully counterfeited it, and counterfeit goods immediately became rampant, and no one wanted this decent and expensive guy.

There was also a batch of original m1911 Browning high-power pistols. He sold a lot of them when they arrived, but soon improved models came out, and he got some more; not to mention the expensive mk2 guava grenades that require people's names.

, there are even more than a thousand m1903 Springfield rifles left, with more than hundreds of thousands of bullets. As for the miserable m1918 Browning light machine gun, abbreviated as bar, it has a total of 2

It weighs 0 pounds but does not have a stand. When high-power bullets are fired continuously, the recoil is not enough even for American soldiers. The Chinese soldiers, who are not full and smoke heavily, simply cannot tell the difference between east, west, north and south as soon as they fire.

It couldn't be used, and it only had a 20-round magazine. The barrel was not easy to disassemble. Once it broke, it couldn't be repaired on the battlefield, so it had to be sent back to the armory... Zhu Bin couldn't help but sigh. This was really a bit of a failure.

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It is conceivable that Mr. Mayer has such a batch of goods in his hands. If it is cheaper and does not make money, no one will want it. It is too expensive to make a profit at a loss. It is disgusting to think about it!

Just when Ma Yier thought that Zhu Bin might ridicule or say some sarcastic words, or at least couldn't help but gloat, unexpectedly, Zhu Bin bought two samples and a lot of ammunition without any weapons and went back to ask for it.

As a "collection", I then entrusted him to buy some improved versions of the popular ones now, still for "collection". A rough calculation of the total order amounted to about twenty to thirty thousand US dollars.

Ma Yier was a little touched. This young man has a bad heart!

Zhu Bin snickered in his heart. Just because other people can't use these junk doesn't mean he can't use it. If it's not suitable, just change it! Inside his big container is actually a small processing center!
Chapter completed!