There was indeed something wrong with what Scott supplied. He passed off another company's products as products specified and requested by the Intelligence Department.
The reason! It was the boss who replaced the goods. Someone found him and asked him to place the corresponding order. The other party had some background, so he couldn't refuse.
"Lin, I guarantee by God that the quality of that batch of goods will not be inferior to what you specified, or even better. Although the goods are not in line with your requirements, I will never harm you."
Lin Mo nodded and replied: "I choose to trust you, but the goods will still be inspected. If this happens again in the future, I hope you will make it clear in advance and we will deal with it together."
"...Thank you..." Scott solemnly bowed his hands. It was obvious that this guy was just making a joke. It was obvious that this guy was also an inefficient fox.
"...Okay... Let's talk about the other party's specific situation first." Lin Mo held out his chopsticks and asked while picking up the food. Since he said he trusted the other party, he must show his attitude.
Scott breathed a sigh of relief and explained the situation. The person who greeted him was the boss of a local steel company in the United States. Although the scale was not too large, his strength and capital were not bad.
Behind it is a political family that is entrenched in the local area. Although it is only a local family, its power is deeply intertwined and it has a wide range of connections among the upper class in the United States.
In the parliament, among the locally elected members, almost every term is closely related to the family. Obtaining their support is tantamount to directly becoming a member.
This steel company provides many jobs. Employees, relatives and friends, as well as people who can be affected upstream and downstream, are an important vote bank in the hands of this family.
However, after the Great Depression, the steel company's business suffered a heavy blow, and it had been relying on the family's subsidies to survive. After several years, it was urgent to find a way out to allow the company to operate normally and keep this important bargaining chip in its hands.
As for the armory, currently military supplies basically rely on imports, and the orders are basically handed over to Scott. Of course, the demand is not too big at the moment.
However, because Scott had helped the department a lot, he reciprocated the favor, and the repair shop also gave him part of the order for the steel needed to build the factory building, such as steel bars, pipes, etc.
Moreover, it requires high-quality materials, the profit is not low, and now, the quantity is already large, and the other party is starting to focus on this aspect of the order.
Because the other party had good connections within the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies, Scott gave the other party the order.
However, through unknown channels, the other party learned about the situation of the Intelligence Department and the repair shop. The other party felt that the future of the repair shop was good and believed that it would be possible to provide a large number of orders in the future, so they took over the order for military supplies.
After hearing this, Wu Wulin interjected: "The quality of that batch of materials does seem to be slightly higher during use, but isn't that right? Since we have this strength and that power, why not do other big orders and insist on specializing in it?"
You, take this not a big order, at least in foreign countries, this is probably only a small order."
After hearing this, Scott explained: "Others have greater power and background, like the company you designated, whose origins and background are, I don't know, much bigger than this one.
But this is something people don’t like, so they won’t target me specifically. They belong to you. People who don’t care about this order won’t target me because of it.”
Lin Mo saw this and said: "Okay, let's not worry about this. I will ask a question, can the other party handle the gun steel?"
Scott was slightly surprised when he heard this, frowned and thought for a while, and said not sure: "I can't be sure about this issue. They do have the ability to produce high-quality steel, and they can also produce steel that can meet the needs of firearms manufacturing, but they are not sure.
Not involved in the military industry, I'm not sure whether they can supply gun steel."
What Scott said was still relatively conservative and he didn't dare to guarantee it. Lin Mo changed the question and directly pointed out that it was steel used in the production of weapons such as mortars.
Scott nodded, but after considering it for a moment, he said: "Mortars have relatively low chamber pressures, and the requirements for steel are not too high. This company's products can definitely be used.
An important business of this steel company was the production of high-quality pipes, such as steel pipes for transporting steam and fuel, pipes for steam engines to transport steam engines, and pipelines for transporting oil, kerosene, etc.
The steam pipelines it produces are used in large steam engines used in factories, power plants, and large ships. They are required to withstand high temperatures, high pressures, corrosion resistance, etc. The performance requirements are very high. Oil pipelines also have high requirements.
This kind of high-quality pipe raw material can be used in weapons such as mortars, and with this production capacity, it is not difficult to produce other steel materials that meet this requirement."
Lin Mo nodded and said: "Whether it is suitable or not, you and Director Wu can go down and discuss it. As long as you have the ability to meet the requirements in this regard.
By the way, you said they produce high-quality pipes. Those steam pipes should also be seamless steel pipes, right? Can you ask them to process a batch of pipes of specified sizes? "
"Just asking them to help process the barrel? This is definitely not possible!" Scott heard this and shook his head in denial.
"It can't be said to be a gun barrel. We just asked them to process the inner diameter of the tube into a specified size, and then transport it back to us for further processing. Mainly in the early stage, our processing capabilities may be lacking in terms of accuracy and other issues, but there are some
The demand is quite tight, so I would like to ask the other party for a small favor!"
When Scott heard this, he said helplessly: "This is not a small favor. Foreign countries have blocked your weapons. No one will care about selling light weapons, raw materials, etc. But this is a cannon. Even if you just process the inner diameter, you will be caught.
Braids are also very troublesome and tricky.”
"...We can go around in a circle..." Lin Mo refused and said: "For example, first sell the thing to a small pipeline like South America in the name of a gas and oil pipeline, and then fake the theft and lose it, etc.
If you pour a few lots in between and then deliver it, there shouldn't be much of a problem, right?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Even if someone is found out, with this kind of cover, it shouldn’t be difficult to fool the other party based on his background there, right? As for you, even the military industry
If you dare to mess with the equipment, you won’t even care!”
Scott pinched the tip of his nose, thought for a moment, and said: "If you want the other party to do this favor, among other things, you must give me enough benefits. The current order is far from enough."
Lin Mo heard this and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this time it is a big order, probably more than the previous ones combined. We can also promise that there may continue to be orders of this size in the next few years."
After Lin Mo's words fell, Xu Guyu wanted to speak, but Lin Mo's eyes stopped him. He first made his own opinions and explained later.
"Promises must be fulfilled? You can't make random promises with others!" Scott still couldn't make up his mind and tried.
"...Don't worry..." Lin Mo nodded and said: "If the other party is really strong enough and honest and reliable, the Lin family also has a lot of demand for steel, so it may not be impossible for the other party to get involved."
Lin Mo's words were a promise to guarantee the bottom line, and Scott no longer hesitated, nodding and promising to give it a try.
Lin Mo also put down his chopsticks and took the list from Wu Liangdong. The three of them got together to add and subtract, and drafted a new list.
"Section Chief, we can only solve the problem of materials by ourselves. Quality, output, etc. cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, before the war and before the trade channels are completely blocked, we need to reserve as much materials as possible.
Of course, what I mean is high-quality production raw materials, common and ordinary. We try to find ways to solve them ourselves. Even high-quality ones need to try to find ways, because when a full-scale war starts, the consumption may exceed our imagination. We
If all the funds on hand are used to purchase the reserve, it may not be enough."
Lin Mo briefly explained the reason for the promise he just made, and Xu Guyu agreed, letting Lin Mo put his heart back into his stomach.
The list was handed to Scott. The guy scratched his head after reading it and said, "Can I ask, are you sure you want to build such a large-caliber mortar?
There were many weapons with calibers above 200 mm in Europe during the European War, and they were even popular for a while. However, they were soon completely eliminated by all countries, and they did not even last until the end of the war. It was considered a very
Outdated weapons.”
Lin Mo shook his head and smiled: "You know it but don't know why. What you are talking about should be those represented by the British 9.45-inch heavy trench mortar, right?
The reason why they were eliminated is because the battlefield at that time changed from trench warfare to squat warfare, that is, they charged before, but basically stayed in the trenches and did not move. Moreover, the trench defense system was becoming more and more perfect, resulting in
It no longer functions and is eliminated.
But we are different. In the wars we will face in the future, there is a high probability that others will take the initiative to attack, while we will be stuck in passive defense on a large scale. This type of weapon is very suitable for this kind of battlefield.
Even if there is a possibility of a repeat of the European War, being able to force our opponents into a pit-fighting situation is also a positive for us. So! There are no advanced or backward weapons, only weapons that are not suitable for the battlefield."
"...The last sentence is well said..." Scott nodded and praised. Wu Liangdong also had a look of admiration, while Xu Guyu's face was full of thinking, but also full of appreciation and contentment. After all, this was his
Find subordinates who can be reused.
"But! I still hope that the caliber of this weapon can be adjusted. These are the mainstream calibers of the world's weapons. Although it can be used in circles, it is still difficult to deal with it if it is too conspicuous."
Lin Mo heard the words, nodded slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Change the one hundred and fifty millimeters to one hundred sixty millimeters, two hundred fifty millimeters, and two hundred and forty millimeters, what do you think?
No matter how small the diameter is, it is not suitable for modification. We also need to consider issues such as compatibility and universality. However, during production, the inner diameter can be slightly smaller and we can process it into the required size after it is obtained. This is not difficult for us.
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Although the 160 and 240 are the commonly used calibers for mortars, and even 9.45 inches is the 240 gun, mortars have not yet received more attention and development, and foreign heavy artillery, 150, and 25