Haier; Selassie I asked people to investigate the prices of official rifles in China and found that although few were sold internationally, the price in China was one-third cheaper than the worst Japanese rifles. He did not understand why.
Such a good rifle is sold so cheaply
But cheap is what he wants. He decided to buy 50,000 rifles to equip his army. If possible, it would be best to introduce a rifle production line. Money is not an issue because he has many gold mines under his own name.
The reason why Selassie I made this decision was that after decades of recuperation, although Britain and France had retreated, the Italians did not give up and might come back at any time, especially the rebel Mussolini.
He clamored every day to send troops
But needless to say, the British and French people, let alone the Japanese and Americans who are close to them, are also secretly communicating with the Italians. If it were not really helpless, who would want to interact with these two countries? There is still Soviet Russia.
, but the Soviet Union asked him to step down and return power to the people, shit! He clearly wanted to interfere in Abyssinia’s internal affairs, Haile; Selassie I finally saw clearly that no matter what the name of these countries, none of them
nice one
But he can't help it. Who says the country is weak? It's normal not to be liked by others.
No country was willing to help them build factories. They just hoped to continue to plunder the resources of Abyssinia, or to occupy Abyssinia and Haier. Selassie I decided to visit China, hoping to get support from China.
, he decided that if China is willing to help him build a rifle production line and a bullet production line, he is willing to spend any amount of money. As long as the country has the money in its hands, the money can be obtained quickly, but if it is subverted by the Italians or people from other countries, then those
I'm afraid the gold mine will never belong to him again.
In early September 1933, Haile Selassie I handed over the power of the country to his son, and he finally trusted his ministers. Although his eldest son was still very young, Abyssinia had been experiencing internal worries.
Due to foreign invasion, in order to prevent himself from getting into trouble, the power of the country was deprived of power, so he kept teaching his son how to govern the country. Even a twenty-year-old man is not young, and this time it happened to be his ability.
Then they took a ton of gold and hundreds of guards to the distant ancient country in the East, but this time their pistols were all replaced by Black Star pistols instead of Brownings.
Haier; Selassie I first arrived in Shanghai, but after inquiring, he found out that the Black Star pistol and the recently popular movie were both produced in a province called Xikang. Just go up the river.
Haier; Selassie I immediately hired another Chinese ship to go to Xikang. On October 3rd, they finally arrived in Xikang, but they had to report to each level to build Wang Jiuling.
Haile; Selassie I quickly handed over his identity certificate to the officials in Xikang. The officials in Xikang really didn’t know the country of Abyssinia. They were more concerned about Europe, America, Japan and Soviet Russia.
, because these people pose a great threat to China
But the officials did not dare to neglect it. The emperor of a country came to visit the provincial chairman, which was a big event. The officials asked Haier, Selassie I and others to wait a moment, and then immediately reported his situation and reported where Wang Jiuling was.
Wang Jiuling happened not to go out today, so the telegram was sent to him immediately. Wang Jiuling had good history and geography before. As the only two African countries in Africa that have not been swallowed up by the colonial tide, Wang Jiuling still remembers it.
Liberia is because Americans are behind it. After the independence of the United States, there was a movement to expel black people. However, there were too many black people. Direct expulsion would lead to a large-scale war, so the Americans sent boatloads of black people away.
After returning to Africa, they landed in Liberia and later established a country here. If it were not for the support of the United States, such a small country would have been annexed long ago.
Abyssinia (Ethiopia) relied on its own efforts and the efforts of successive emperors to avoid becoming a colony. It is indeed worthy of respect. However, Wang Jiuling did not understand why Haier Selassie I came to Xikang to find him.
But since I’m here, I’ll meet you. There’s nothing important right now anyway.
After receiving my permission to come in, the local officials immediately organized a boat to take them to Shangri-La. On the way, Selassie I was still looking at the destroyer in a daze.
Before Haile and Selassie I even landed ashore, he discovered that China was different from what he had imagined. Many places here were very prosperous, such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan or Panzhihua. Looking at the chimneys in the distance, he knew
That's a steel factory
Wang Jiuling didn't care what Haier and Selassie I came to do. Out of politeness, Wang Jiuling still received him with the highest standards of etiquette and asked him to review the honor guard of Xikang.
In the eyes of Haier and Selassie I, the Chinese army was well-trained and the uniforms were so cool that only Germany could compete with them. In the past, I had always heard people from other countries say that China was very backward.
Reality, hearing is false
Haier; Selassie I knew English, so Wang Jiuling arranged for an English translator, and then took Haier; Selassie I to visit the production lines of rifles, pistols, and artillery
Haier; Selassie I had to admit that the Chinese production speed was too fast. Haier; Selassie I also visited the arsenals of many powerful countries in Europe, but those people were not as motivated as the Chinese to work. Haier
; Selassie I felt he had come to the right place
After the visit, Wang Jiuling hosted a banquet for Haier and Selassie I, and then started talking about things in the afternoon. After getting to know each other, Wang Jiuling found out that Haier and Selassie I were here to buy weapons. Of course Wang Jiuling was willing to sell them anyway.
If these weapons are given to him, they will not threaten China.
But then Haier; Selassie I asked Wang Jiuling to help him build a rifle production line, and the other thing was ammunition, and said that money was not an issue.
After hearing what Qian Hao said, Wang Jiuling had nothing to say, thinking that it was another big fortune.
But Wang Jiuling still frowned and asked, "I wonder how many weapons His Majesty plans to purchase?"
Haier; Selassie I said: "I plan to purchase 50,000 rifles, 5,000 Black Star pistols, a batch of artillery, and some ammunition first."
Wang Jiuling sighed and said: "It's a pity that your country is a landlocked country and is surrounded by three imperialists. I'm afraid it will be difficult to transport these weapons?"
Haier; Selassie I said: "Don't worry about this. As long as the Americans give me money to transport something, they will definitely help me transport it. Now I just need Chairman Wang to be willing to sell it."