Chapter 924 Ink is like blood (2nd monthly ticket)
The firearms alone were a huge sum of 4 million silver. If you add in uniforms, helmets, grenades, bullets, bayonets and other military supplies, even Liu Xiang was not particularly good at arithmetic, he would know that it was an astronomical figure.
Although he also knew that Liu Lang had made a lot of money by investing in Huashang Group Company in the past two years, and even made a lot of private investments in the Independent Regiment. After all, according to the 50,000 yuan that the Seventh Route Army allocated to the Independent Regiment every month for a 3,000 establishment, in addition to
There is basically nothing left over from issuing military pay and maintaining daily expenses, let alone training and improving the welfare benefits of officers and soldiers.
At least, in today's world where it is common to eat empty pay and drink soldiers' blood, his nephew's independent regiment has always maintained a full strength, and even maintained a strong man battalion for a long time like during the war. According to Liu Xiang's estimation, his nephew had to
The independent group has invested at least a million dollars in recent years.
It is understandable that if you want to maintain your own power, you will use your own money to finance the army. Warlords of all sizes throughout China do this. However, they will plunder people's wealth from the areas they control to subsidize these efforts and even obtain more.
Many. But his nephew is an outlier. He never exploits the people in the area, but he is really an outlier. He spends his own money to put money into it.
I heard that before the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, this silly little fat man took out all the hundreds of thousands of silver dollars his father had saved for decades to marry him a wife, purchased ordnance, paid his military salary, and went to the front line, just to fight with Japan.
People work hard on the Great Wall.
When the Sichuan warlords heard about this incident, they were all dumbfounded. Is there such a fool in the world who would risk his life and lose all his wealth?
But Liu Xiang had to admit that when he heard the news, for the first time in a mountain city, he quietly felt an indescribable respect for this cousin whom he had not seen for more than ten years. In other words,
It was a feeling that he couldn't express himself, but he had to admit that it was also the basis for his growing trust in his nephew.
A person who has the country and nation in his heart will never be a villain who betrays at will. This is what a hero like Liu Xiang would subconsciously think.
However, it is human nature to maintain the armed forces under his command or to attract people who can invest huge sums of money in the armed forces he is considering. Why did he invest such an astronomical figure to arm the entire Sichuan Army?
Liu Xiang was not naive enough to think that just because he was his cousin, Liu Lang would spend all his money to worship him. This was not in line with his understanding of human nature during his more than 20 years of military service.
Liu Xiang is more willing to believe that people all have selfish desires.
"What do you want?" Liu Xiang calmed down and asked in a deep voice. "I can't improve your military rank in the short term. I have made several efforts with the Military and Political Department, but I can guarantee that the entire northern Sichuan will be promoted to your actual level.
It’s under control and I won’t interfere unless necessary.”
"Uncle Yao, you underestimate me, Liu Lang." Liu Lang shook his head and said. "If I have to make a request, my only request is that you, Uncle Yao, after you accept this batch of equipment, your gun muzzle must be
The targets are foreign invaders."
Liu Xiang narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a moment but shook his head decisively: "I can't guarantee this. I am the chairman of Sichuan Province and have the responsibility to protect the safety of Sichuan folks. Any force that wants to enter Sichuan and disturb the safety of Sichuan people will
I, Liu Xiang, will send my troops to pacify them."
After a slight pause, Liu Xiang said again: "However, I can assure you that if the Japanese aggressors invade China, we in Sichuan will not hesitate to sacrifice whenever the country needs it. The troops under our control will not settle in Sichuan and will swear to leave Sichuan.
Defend China."
"Okay, Uncle Yao, your words are enough. This batch of equipment will be fully equipped by the end of next year or the beginning of the next year." Liu Lang seemed to have expected Liu Xiang's answer, and nodded to Liu Xiang.
He said no more military salutes, turned around and left Liu Xiang's study.
All that was left was the second-level general of the National Army sitting alone in the study and a list of papers.
Both of them are extremely smart people in the world, and some words do not need to be explained too thoroughly. Liu Lang used this batch of weapons and equipment that had not yet been provided to tell Liu Xiang that he would provide weapons, but the Sichuan army could not use these advanced weapons to attack Liu Xiang.
Among other domestic forces, his main target is still the Japanese who have deployed troops in northern China.
Although Liu Xiang did not agree to all Liu Lang's conditions, he also expressed his attitude in disguise. As long as he did not provoke him, he would not point his gun at the Chinese people. If China is in trouble, he will not hide in it.
Will send troops to fight against Japanese pirates. He will not change his nature as an old warlord just because of a huge gift. Sichuan must be under his control. This is a very real Liu Xiang.
Liu Lang believed in Liu Xiang, not only because he had learned about this warlord through his contacts in the past few years, but also because as one of the most determined warlords to resist in the past, Liu Xiang spent the last time in his life.
Several shouts of "I will not destroy the Japanese invaders, I will never return to Sichuan" told Liu Lang that this old warlord still had Chinese blood flowing in his bones.
And Liu Xiang never challenged Liu Lang for his "unruly" behavior such as providing weapons to win over his new 61st Brigade and Fan Haer's Fourth Division. Liu Lang's list has clearly shown that he
If he wanted to take over Sichuan, this batch of weapons and equipment would be enough to arm the security regiments of the 11 counties in northern Sichuan that have been gradually established, and he could even recruit another 100,000 troops at any time.
Coupled with the strong combat power of the Independent Regiment, at that time, he definitely had the capital to challenge Liu Xiang. However, he borrowed this list from the output of the Huamei Arsenal, which had not yet been fully put into production, and told Liu Xiang that he had no intention of telling Liu Xiang.
, among which 80% of the light weapons production will be provided to the Sichuan Army for replacement.
In other words, it is not how important this batch of weapons is to Liu Xiang, but Liu Lang frankly stated that the output of Huamei Company is the most important. The American Ross Group and the Huashang Group are deeply entangled, and now the president of this solely American military company
The unclear relationship between manager Laura and Liu Lang is what worries Liu Xiang.
A military industry company that can produce a large number of weapons is located next to Liu Lang's station. The female boss who controls the company is still unclear about Liu Lang, and she might fall into the fat man's "handsome and fat trick" at any time. Change it to
Everyone must be on tenterhooks! What China lacks now is not people, but weapons.
As for why Liu Lang's list included various supplies and a large number of light weapons, but no heavy weapons such as mountain cannons, Liu Xiang couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face.
His nephew was really not a good person who gave gifts everywhere, so he still kept a secret. Although he didn't ask himself, and Liu Lang didn't say anything, both parties knew it.
That is, there will naturally be mountain artillery, but it will not necessarily exist. If Liu Xiang fulfills his promise, Liu Xiang fully believes that the moment he decides to go out to Sichuan to fight against Japan, Liu Lang will definitely have heavy weapons such as mountain artillery with both hands.
superior.
But if he can't get rid of the weapons, then I'm afraid he will just live with rifles, light machine guns, and heavy machine guns, and don't even think about mountain cannons.
But the strange thing is that, knowing that his nephew had guarded him, Liu Xiang was rarely angry, but instead felt a sense of relief.
Perhaps it was because his nephew had lived up to his importance.
Or maybe, he also has the same desire in his bones to defend his family and country against Japanese pirates like his nephew Liu Lang!
Liu Xiang picked up the brush and spread out the white paper.
"Driving a long chariot to trample through the Helan Mountains, the Helan Mountains are missing. The ambitions are hungry, eating the meat of Huns, laughing and talking, thirsty and drinking the blood of Huns. Starting from the beginning, cleaning up the old mountains and rivers, facing the sky."
Half of the river is filled with red flowers that appear on the rice paper.
White paper, like snow.
Ink, but like blood.
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