Seeing that the two big guys were interested, Zhou Dapeng became even more excited and rushed to get pen and paper.
He wrote vigorously and "swish" on the paper. It wasn't until he finished writing a whole piece of white paper that Zhou Dapeng excitedly placed the text he had written in front of Liu Lang and Situ Meitang.
This is an aircraft equipment purchase list drafted by Zhou Dapeng himself, as well as the personnel composition, salary of American personnel, and total cost accounting.
There are sixty "F11C-III" fighter-bombers for export in the United States, with a unit price of US$25,000, totaling US$1.5 million.
Each aircraft needs to purchase two to three spare engines and other spare parts, which costs approximately US$1.5 million.
Recruit 200 pilots, 100 Chinese pilots, 100 American pilots, and 400 ground staff and aircraft maintenance personnel (the ground staff can be recruited from China, minus 200 people). The monthly salary of the pilots is 500 to 800 US dollars according to the level.
, maintenance technicians earn 300 to 500 US dollars per month.
At the same time, pilots enjoy flight subsidies, and will be rewarded with US$500 for every 100 hours of flying; pilots enjoy combat subsidies, and will be rewarded with US$200 for every battle, and pilots will be rewarded with US$500 for shooting down an enemy plane.
Not only that, Zhou Dapeng even listed clearly the materials needed for logistics supply. Thinking about it, these data have not stayed in his mind for a day or two, but maybe a month or even a few months, otherwise
, no one can list all these detailed data so quickly.
However, according to what he listed, leaving aside the logistics and material support, the aircraft and accessories alone cost nearly four million U.S. dollars. Then look at the salaries of those personnel, the monthly salary of the pilot alone, according to him
The average number of 200 people is about 120,000 to 30,000 US dollars per month, which can cost another 1.5 million US dollars this year. There are also maintenance technicians who are also not cheap, and may also need 100,000 US dollars this year.
Thousands of dollars, plus ground support and various support personnel, the annual investment in personnel salaries is nearly four million dollars.
If these materials are transported back to China and equipped with sufficient ammunition, oil and various types of support, it means that the investment in the first year will be as high as about 9 million US dollars, and the subsequent investment will be even more astonishing.
Seeing the two big guys gasping at the various materials and prices they listed, Zhou Dapeng touched his head with some embarrassment and said: "My dream is to be an air commander. These are all my goals."
After two years of careful consideration, if you want an air force to have a strong combat effectiveness, you must use the strongest equipment and the best treatment, but the money is too much."
"Hey, Dapeng! You don't have a lot of money! That's too much." Situ Meitang touched his long beard and sighed. "Did you know? Our Hongmen two halls, one year
How much is the total income? More than five million U.S. dollars. Don’t think that more than five million U.S. dollars is a lot, but in Hongmen we have more than 50,000 brothers and their families who rely on the church for food! On average
One thousand dollars per family is not enough.
On the territory of the Americans, it is difficult for the factories we open to compete with the Americans, because they look down on us Chinese, and it is difficult for us to expand our business. Hongyun Boxing Gym, a business that relies on profiteering, is the only one.
It’s just one family, but it’s already the main source of income for Hip Sing Hall.”
Situ Meitang spoke in an understatement, as if he was just explaining to Zhou Dapeng, a young man who didn't know much about Hongmen's financial details, but Liu Lang listened with awe.
In the past, the history of Situ Meitang's "New York Anti-Japanese Charity Federation" that donated nearly 15 million US dollars in eight years was just an understatement. Many modern people will even look at this huge sum of money in terms of commodity prices eighty years later.
, I don’t think it’s much, just less than two million US dollars per year.
In fact, based on the prices and purchasing power at the time, this huge amount of money was almost equivalent to more than one billion U.S. dollars in the future. You must know that the entire U.S. government, for its own interests in the Far East, provided only 20 million U.S. dollars in aid to China during the war.
It’s only 100 million US dollars. That’s a superpower that can launch ten aircraft carriers a year, produce more than 10,000 aircraft and equip millions of troops, but it only gives a hundred times to these tens of thousands of Chinese people who are struggling to survive in the United States.
Just donations from around.
Moreover, when tens of thousands of people are relying on Hongmen’s modest income to survive, they are missing US$1.8 million per year, which means one-third of the entire gang’s income is donated.
At the same time, it also means that each Hongmen gang member has lost nearly one-third of his income in a year. It is self-evident what this means to a family.
But such a donation lasts for eight years.
These are also a group of people, Chinese people, who contributed to China's war against aggressors.
Undoubtedly, the words of the Hongmen boss pushed the hopeful Zhou Dapeng into the abyss.
Everyone has a dream. Young Zhou Dapeng is no exception.
Returning to his grandfather's hometown to participate in the battle to defend his homeland was a dream he had only recently. It has always been his dream to be an outstanding air commander commanding a powerful air force to fight. The two dreams do not conflict, and
It can be integrated well together, and it was about to be realized, but it was rejected because of funding, which made the young Zhou Dapeng very frustrated.
To be precise, it was very frustrating. The dream was almost dead before it even started. This was a huge blow to every young person who had a dream. Zhou Dapeng was almost in tears.
"Hey, Master Situ, Dapeng's idea is actually a good idea. Although the funds required are relatively high, it is not unworthy of a try. In this way, the initial investment of US$9 million will be borne by the overseas branch of Huashang Group.
Yesterday, I won three million U.S. dollars in cash as the initial capital. After two months at the latest, the remaining six million U.S. dollars will be transferred to the account of the Anti-Japanese Charity Federation you want to establish. However, the donation book
, I hope the name of Huashang Group will not appear." Liu Lang thought for a moment and said.
"How can this be done? How can the Huashang Group be allowed to invest? We, Situ Meitang, and the tens of thousands of Hongmen descendants must also contribute as much as we can to our homeland." Situ Meitang was overjoyed when he heard what Liu Lang said.
, and then became a little unhappy.
When Liu Lang saw it, he realized that all the money had been collected by himself, which made the Hongmen boss a little depressed. He smiled softly and continued: "Master Situ, please don't get me wrong. This is just the initial investment. The actual investment is
If you want to build a combat-effective air force, these investments are not enough, especially recruiting pilots and technicians requires a lot of money. Of course, more importantly, you also need to contact the national government and then contact the US government.
While communicating and gaining their approval, trying to convince those politicians will also require a lot of money. I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble Situ Sect Master for all this.”
When Liu Lang said this, Situ Meitang's expression softened, but there was a hint of surprise on his face: "Wouldn't it be better if Captain Liu contacted the government? For you...
..”
Although Situ Meitang's words were not clearly stated, the implication was very clear to Liu Lang. He was clearly confused as to why Liu Lang would push out such a big matter of receiving an award for meritorious service. You know, the Chinese government
Getting an aviation force with a hundred aircraft for free without spending a penny is definitely pie in the sky. If Liu Lang's trip to the United States facilitated this, the colonel would have to become a major general immediately and get a proper promotion.
, even if the bald man no longer wants to see him.
But Liu Lang really couldn't rush to the front anymore.
In the Battle of Songhu, Liu Lang came out of nowhere and destroyed the headquarters of the Japanese Seventh Regiment with one shot, allowing the Chinese army to wipe out more than 4,000 Japanese invaders. He was awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, which can be said to be full of luck.
In the Battle of the Great Wall, Liu Lang led his men to resist the Eighth Division for ten days based on the dangerous terrain and successfully attacked its heavy artillery unit. Finally, the Eighth Division, which had lost its heavy weapons, reduced 20,000 people to a pile of flying objects. He could also use his strength to fight against the Eighth Division.
To describe it with luck. Even if he rejected the bald boss ten gold medals in a row during the battle, in view of Liu Lang's monstrous military exploits, the bald boss could only tolerate it for the time being. He was not deprived of his military power, but was not promoted to an official.
Kicked the independent regiment out of the Central Army and sent it to Liu Xiang's Seventh Army, which was the worst equipped.
However, the bald man's continuous efforts to add sand to the independent group showed that he was already very wary of Liu Lang, a guy who was capable of fighting but not very obedient. He was always thinking about this tiger who had been thrown into a place where birds did not poop.
If Liu Lang travels abroad and recruits a Chinese mercenary aviation unit, then the bald man's vigilance will be overflowing immediately? In a place like the United States, where he is unfamiliar, Liu Lang can do such a big job
What's the deal if he can live happily in China for a few more years?
If the disobedient Liu Tuanzuo had led more than 20,000 troops that day, the bald man would probably have trouble sleeping.
Before the war broke out, Liu Tuanzuo could only make a fortune in silence and let the bald man slowly forget about him. When the war started, no matter how many packs of wolves the tiger brought, the supreme commander of the Chinese theater would not be able to help him.
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