Chapter 100 US News

If he has a bargain, Wang Maoru calmly accepted the Russians' weapons and expressed his support and support for Russia. Of course, this water-singling rifle can be given as a gift in the future, especially when passing by Chenyang, he would have to visit Zhang Zuolin and other Beiyang officers in Chenyang, which can be used as a gift. He also bought another 300 with the Russians, and collected 500 of them, and the gifts he saved seemed stingy.

However, the Russians also demanded that Wang Maoru must protect the interests of the Russians in Hulunbuir, guarantee the mining rights, diplomatic immunity, and law enforcement rights of the Russian railways and areas along the railway. Wang Maoru said that I was just a small major general brigade commander, and all of these were under the jurisdiction of the Heilongjiang Provincial Government and the Central Government. However, if I had the power, I would definitely help the Russians. The Russian ambassador expressed his satisfaction and called Captain Sabayev, the road guard team of Hulunbuir Hailar, to inform him that the new commander of the border guard was pro-Russia and hoped that they would cooperate well.

After coming out of the Russian Embassy, ​​Wang Maoru looked back at the golden black double-headed eagle flag flying on the Tsarist Russian Embassy, ​​spat out a sputum with hatred and cursed: "Damn, you grandma, I will one day take back the Sixty-fourths of Jiangdong and the Outer Xing'anling. I will also kill all of you Russian men, and snatch all the women to be my subordinates as their wives!"

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Niu Delu and Ren Yuanxing sighed. They had suffered all the rejection and pain with the Russian Zhou Xuan these days. Russia's arrogance made the others feel uncomfortable.

In addition to reaching a series of unequal conditions with the Russians, Wang Maoru did not forget other supplies to the army. Previously, the Army Department had set himself for a Northward trip in September, and someone deliberately made it difficult for him. Fortunately, Wang Maoru set out in advance and the weather was warmer. Because the Hulunbuir place was close to Tsarist Russia, the place was cold, and it usually frosts in the late September and October. The winter usually ranges from the end of October to April of the following year. Sometimes the cold weather lasts until May, and the warm weather is at least early April, and the outdoor temperature in winter can reach minus 60 degrees below the North and South Poles.

He Rufei of the General Affairs Office purchased 4,000 sets of winter clothes, quilts, cotton boots, cotton hats, and cotton gloves in Tianjin. The colors were uniformly black, the edges of the clothes were inlaid with white lines, and the officers were inlaid with gold lines. This business was taken over by Zhang Jian, a great industrialist in the Republic of China. Zhang Jian was appreciated by officials in the court for his talent since the Qing Dynasty. He was a model of saving the country by industry. He was known as one of the two major industrialists in the South, Zhang and North Zhou. Moreover, Zhang Jian, a native of Nantong, Jiangsu, was different from Zhou Xuexi's protection from Yuan Shikai. He could handle all forces appropriately. During the Second Revolution, because of Zhang Jian's strong support, Sun Yat-sen's Northern Expedition Army bypassed Nantong and went north to fight against the Beiyang Army. Nantong was not destroyed at all. It can be seen that Zhang Jian, a native of Nantong, played a role as a pillar in it.

When Zhang Jian heard that this batch of military uniforms was for the border guards, and this border guards were used to recover Hulunbuir and fight against rebels who split the country such as Babu Dhabu, he specifically emphasized that the factory must ensure quality and date and give the maximum discount on the price. Wang Maoru was busy with other things, but he did not have the opportunity to go south to Jiangsu to thank Zhang Jian for his support, but sent a telegram saying that Zhang Jian's example of patriotic businessmen, and he also imitated Yang Du's "If the Chinese country dies, unless the Hunan people dies", he wrote "If the merchants are not patriotic, unless the Nantong people die." This Nantong people refer to Zhang Jian. Zhang Jian said that he was too complimented and dared not bear it or bear it. However, this sentence greatly encouraged the merchants in Nantong. After that, many merchants in Nantong used this sentence to encourage and educate their children and grandchildren.

Fang Hongxin, who is in the United States, called in August and said that the East Gun Company, which has been suppressed by the American Gun Industry Association, has now come back from the dead due to the European war. The American Gun Association sent an invitation letter to invite them to produce guns for the UK. Considering that Wang Maoru has become a small warlord in China, Fang Hongxin knows that one of the functions of EAT Weapons Company is to provide Wang Maoru with a steady stream of arms, so he did not rashly accept the British side's large orders, but only provided some parts for other companies.

East is still making every effort to manufacture e1 rifles and sell e1 rifles to British Commonwealth countries. Because the e1 manufacturing workers are Chinese in the United States, they are one quarter cheaper than the Lee Enfield short rifles made by other American factories. Gradually, the e1 rifles were accepted by British countries. The first to propose to East to buy e1 rifles was British New Zealand. British New Zealand is an autonomous republic under the Commonwealth. Since Britain declared war on Germany, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries declared war on Germany at the same time, New Zealand did not have many troops, nor did the arms manufacturing company, so they could only buy it in the United States.

The e1 type entered the eyes of the New Zealand military and ordered 50,000 units. It was delivered in February 1915 and officially became a common rifle for the New Zealand Army. This made East a big comeback and attracted the attention of the American Business Association. East, a company that mainly produces civilian weapons, was recognized by other American companies for the first time.

After learning the good news, Wang Maoru was very satisfied with the appointment of Fang Hongxin. This business completely saved East Company and also made the reputation of East Company's guns. Otherwise, Wang Maoru would have become a pauper with his financial resources to support East's production and workers' salaries in less than ten years. The battle also caused arms merchants to fall into a crazy period, and this period would last for four years.

After thinking in Beijing, Wang Maoru believed that what his troops lack now is suppression weapons, such as light machine guns and heavy machine guns. The Maxim water-cooled heavy machine gun, which is sought after by many Chinese people, is suitable for use in the south, but is not suitable for the severe cold weather in the north. When the weather is cold, the water will freeze into ice and deform the barrel of the heavy machine gun unless the water is drained before. But if the war starts, where can we find water to cool it? The surrounding snow melts into water and does not have time to fill it unless we urinate. This is also the reason why the heavy machine guns of the Russians and the Japanese are both air-cooled. The Japanese imitated the Type 92 heavy machine gun of the Hatchkas air-cooled heavy machine gun, which was rated as the worst heavy machine gun in World War II, while the Russian Maxim m1910 heavy machine gun is more powerful than the Type 92 heavy machine gun.

It can be better, but it is extremely bulky. Before World War II, the best air-cooled heavy machine gun in the world was the mg34 and mg42 general machine guns that appeared in the late World War II. So he telegraphed to Fang Hongxin, asking East Company's scientific research department to produce an air-cooled light machine gun according to the principle of the Maderson light machine gun, requiring that the barrel be replaced, the weight of the entire gun must not exceed 20 kilograms (ten kilograms). The bullet supply can be 25 round magazine-type or drum-type ammunition. The manufacturing process is simple and the maintenance is convenient. The entire gun can be detached. The fewer parts are the better. The bullet is designed to be 7.7 mm, which can be used for rifle bullets. After sending the telegram, Wang Maoru also returned to Huairou, because the 11th Mixed Brigade of the Border Army was ready to go north immediately.
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