Chapter 289: Preparing to build a road protection army
Everything is clear to those who are in authority. In this era, most people cannot see the future clearly, and those few who can see clearly do not dare to place bets easily. After all, this is not a child's play.
For Zhang Tinglan, there is no such trouble at all. He knows very well that in about two months, there will be the February Revolution in Russia, and then the huge Tsarist Russian Empire will completely turn red. If this golden opportunity is not taken advantage of,
By strengthening himself and attacking the enemy, Zhang Tinglan wasted the advantage of time travel.
"Old friend, as long as Daosheng Bank is eliminated, the financial order of the entire Northeast will be reshuffled. By then, the banknote will become the most important currency in the Northeast, and we will be able to enjoy the huge dividends brought by currency issuance."
"Zhang, of course I know this, and as the war moves towards the final stage, the bank headquarters will soon send people to check the accounts. If I don't kill Daosheng Bank in advance, the bank will send me to the guillotine. This is
There is no doubt that I am more anxious than you. The only problem now is how to convince them. You must know that the headquarters of Russia is also very clear about Russia's dilemma. They will never bet too many chips on the Russians."
"Take a look at this thing first." Zhang Tinglan took out a document from his briefcase and pushed it in front of Fred. He took it and looked at it carefully. On it was a summary of Siberia's resources.
Browse down, listed above are all kinds of rich resources in the Russian Far East, including coal, iron ore, gold mines, oil, natural gas, non-ferrous metals, etc., there are countless, and each one is of the highest quality.
strategic resources, but the quantity is staggering.
"Zhang, what do you mean?"
"How about using these resources as collateral for a loan from Daosheng Bank? Will the headquarters agree?"
The Sino-Russian Daosheng Bank was jointly established by Russia and France. Its main purpose was to carry out colonial plunder of China, of which Russia was in a dominant position. It enjoyed privileges in China such as coinage, loans, taxation, road construction, mining, etc. So far, in China
The total amount of loans exceeds 100 million taels of kuping silver, and the capital is quite strong.
"The Dowson Bank is controlled by Russia. It provides loans to the Russian government to ensure that they can continue the war. I think Dowson Bank will agree. But are you sure these lists are correct? In my opinion, the Far East is
An abandoned land, there won’t be any resources in it!”
"Old friend, you are completely wrong. This list of mine is compiled from the results of Russian expert inspections in the past ten years. Many experts assert that with the Ural Mountains as the boundary and extending to the east, everything is buried underneath.
It has produced an astonishing amount of mineral resources, the amount is almost incalculable.”
Fred knew Zhang Tinglan's ability very well. Since he was so sure, most of these resources really existed, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "Zhang, this kind of big project is very troublesome and requires detailed verification before finalizing the loan."
The amount is normal for one and a half years."
"This time is a bit long." Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "So I am going to leak the news to the Japanese and let them take action. With such a competitor, Daosheng Bank will never dare to delay!"
For the island country of Japan, resource bottlenecks have always been a huge nightmare, especially oil. The Japanese have a huge navy, but the United States and Britain are not very worried. The reason is that Japan does not have enough oil supply. As long as the United States and Britain cut off the oil supply, the fleet will
It immediately became a pile of useless scrap metal, and Japan could not obtain enough oil from China.
If the Japanese know that there are a lot of potential oil resources in the Far East, they will definitely go crazy. There is currently a huge arms trade between Japan and Russia, and they have also provided loans to Russia. With these advantages, the Japanese will definitely strive for them.
Obtain oil resources.
Moreover, Zhang Tinglan also bribed Felix. If that guy dared to sell factories, arms, and some natural resources, it wouldn't be a problem.
"Old friends, as long as we operate properly, Japan and the headquarters of Dosheng Bank will agree to provide a large amount of loans. As long as these two companies take the bait, we will win!"
As long as something good happens, Zhang Tinglan will never forget Japan. In fact, he is throwing out this resource list now to make the Japanese more interested in the Far East. Moreover, Japan has really provided loans to Russia and used the resources of the Far East.
As a mortgage, after the Russian Civil War breaks out, the Japanese will definitely go crazy. When the time comes to intervene in Russia, the Japanese will have no choice but not to contribute.
Whether it is a little devil or a big nose, the more people die, the less pressure will be placed on the Northeast. It is best if they become life-and-death enemies and fight each other. The Northeast will also have a precious strategic opportunity period, as long as it takes a few years.
, the military-industrial system in Northeast China is established, and then there will be no need to fear the Japanese.
"Zhang, you can always bring surprises. This is a good idea, but neither of us is suitable for this matter. Last time, because of the Slavic Bank incident, Japan and we were all on guard. More than a month ago, I
We have already contacted our American friends and they will package up an investor. When the time comes, just wait and see the good show!"
“Can this also be packaged?”
"Of course, you have to know that a good capitalist will never tell others his secrets, let alone allow those poor people to find the real way to get rich. Therefore, some people need to come out and mislead the public with wrong ideas.
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After listening to Fred's explanation, Zhang Tinglan also nodded secretly. No wonder there are so many unreliable economists in later generations. It turns out that their mission is just to deceive others.
"Old friend, since you have been prepared, I believe you will handle this matter perfectly, and you must catch all the Japanese and Dosheng Bank!"
Scamming both parties is just the first step. The second step is to get the loan into your own hands, and then use the money to buy goods in Russia. The thought of using Japanese money to help you buy machinery and equipment,
Zhang Tinglan felt a sense of relief, one was ebbing and the other was ebbing, the Little Devil's development speed was slowing down, Fengtian's development speed was increasing, and the gap between the two sides would soon be narrowed. When the time came, who would win would depend on their respective abilities.
Zhang Tinglan explained the entire plan clearly before saying goodbye and leaving. At this time, Zhang Zuoxiang had already found Zhang Zuolin, and the two of them reached a preliminary agreement on how to distribute arms.
In fact, Zhang Zuolin did not expect to get so many things. He was also frightened by the number. Of course, the number he saw was actually reduced by 30%, and the heavy artillery was cut by half, but Zhang Zuolin was also a little stunned.
After so many years of hard work, Zhang Zuolin was extremely depressed and said with a sigh: "Fuchen, you said that we have spent a lot of money to buy weapons from the great powers in recent years. Are we buying all the weapons from the great powers?"
A pile of junk?”
"Needless to say, these foreigners are extremely shrewd and calculating. They won't take out the things they really care about!"
"It seems that we have to make everything ourselves and develop military production. If we make our own guns and cannons, we don't have to look at other people's faces and we don't have to suffer the consequences. I have to say that this is very good. I think of our front
, now that we can produce pistols and rifles, let’s sell these rifles.”
Zhang Zuolin said with a smile: "Zhang Xun came to our door some time ago and wanted us to provide some bullets and artillery shells. This guy went to a poor place and has a big gap in the arms he has."
In the past, Zhang Xun was based in Xuzhou, which was the intersection of the Jinpu Line and the Longhai Line. It was an important hub between the north and the south, with convenient material transportation and strong financial resources. Now he has been promoted to the Inspection Envoy of Mongolian Xinjiang, and the scope of his management has increased countless times.
But they were all barren land, producing only a little opium and cattle and sheep. Zhang Xun was so angry that he had no choice but to ask for help everywhere.
Zhang Zuolin and he both had the same surname, and they also cooperated in the smuggling business, so Fengtian became the first target.
"I have discussed it with Zhuo Yan, and we think that our arms should mainly be sold to the northwest. We can't make each gun too dark. It costs at least one hundred oceans, and bullets and other factors are not included."
"Fu Chen, you are good at everything, but you are too kind. The price of a rifle is at least one hundred and fifty oceans. As for Zhang Xun, we can give him a discount, but it cannot be less than one hundred and twenty.
An ocean!”
At this time, Zhang Zuoxiang finally understood why Zhang Zuolin was the leader. The reason was that this guy had a dark heart. According to Fengjun's exchange price, a rifle was only twenty or thirty kilograms of flour, which was only one or two oceans. Zhang Zuoxiang asked for one
Bai Dayang felt that his heart was dark enough, but Lao Zhang added another twenty, as if he was still giving Zhang Xun a huge advantage, and Zhang Zuoxiang had to give his thumbs up.
"Yuting, everything about light weapons is easy to say, you can make the decision. In addition, the performance of the Madsen machine gun is also good. Although the ammunition is different from ours, the logistics pressure is greater, but it is indispensable. All troops will change their equipment together.
It’s just that I recommend equipping this heavy artillery in the direction of Jilin first.”
"Fu Chen, these weapons were all made with a lot of hard work. You left the bulk of them to me. It's already very good. However, heavy artillery weapons are too important and can be regarded as our support. Fengtian must also equip some."
Zhang Zuolin's attitude is very firm. If these powerful weapons are simply equipped with Jilin, he will definitely disagree.
"Yuting, Zhuoyan and I have discussed it. What he means is that he hopes to form a road protection army. The Russians are rotten and problems may arise at any time. We must be prepared to take over the Middle East Road, so he hopes to set up a road protection army.
The most powerful force remains in the direction of Jilin in case of any eventuality!"
"It makes sense." Zhang Zuolin lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and then said: "Since I have this idea, let's not limit it to Jilin or Fengtian. Let's form a new army. It will be called the bandit suppression army of the three eastern provinces to the outside world. In fact,
Above is the road protection force. Once there is a problem on the eastern route, we can take quick action. Zhuoyan will be responsible for this force, and the best weapons must be equipped first." (To be continued.)