Hardy Empire 1945

Chapter 228 Buy 30,000 Trucks First

Hardy brought his bodyguards and secretary, took his own private jet, and flew to the US military logistics headquarters in Fort Baylor, Virginia that day.

The plane landed at the military airport. Several military vehicles were already waiting here. An officer saw Hardy and gave a military salute, Hello, Mr. Hardy, General Williams sent us to pick you up.

Thank you. Hardy said.

Everyone got in the car and soon came to the logistics headquarters station.

Passed the security check successfully.

Hardy walked into Major General Williams' office, and the Major General saw Hardy stand up with a smile and gave him a hug.

The two sat down, and someone brought two cups of coffee. Major General Williams said, We haven't seen each other for half a year, haven't we?

Yes, time flies so fast.

Major General Williams looked at Hardy and said with a smile: Your development is fast enough, congratulations on your establishment of the Hardy Group, the acquisition of a bank, and the participation of a California consortium. Many of the California consortium's weapons manufacturers are US military. Logistics suppliers, some I know too.

By the way, your TV station is getting better and better. The Super Idol talent show has now become the most popular show in the United States. I would like to watch it when I have time. Our whole family loves watching it. .

My niece came to my house to play a few days ago, and said that she wanted to participate in the competition, but I was afraid that it would be too embarrassing to be eliminated directly, and I was still hesitating whether to go there.

How old is your niece?

Nineteen.

what is it call?

Linda, Linda Williams.

The talent show is for people who love to sing. I believe your niece will definitely achieve good results. You should encourage her to participate. There is still a month for the audition period, so it's the right time to go now. Hardy said with a smile.

Then I'll tell her back. Williams said with a smile.

Hardy nodded.

He will arrange for Edward to let this girl named Linda enter the finals. As long as it is not a pig, I believe Edward will have a solution.

Let's go, I'll take you to see those supplies. Getting these things gives me a headache these days. Major General Williams said and stood up.

The two walked out of the building and got into a jeep. The convoy came all the way to a row of large warehouses, and the car stopped in front of one of the warehouses.

There are guards at the door, and when they see the general coming, they immediately salute.

The storeroom door opened, and the lights turned on,

There are countless tall shelves in the huge warehouse, and various things are placed on the shelves.

This is a sample warehouse. For the convenience of handling, I directly let them bring some of everything here, which is more intuitive.

These logistics materials have tens of thousands of categories, and the varieties are too numerous to count. The height of the catalog file alone is as high as one person.

The two walked to a shelf with rows of wooden boxes on it. This is a field ration box, which is divided into B, C, K, and D types.

Speaking of opening one of the boxes, Hardy saw that there were tin cans inside.

It's a B ration, the jar contains butter, instant coffee, dry food, chocolate, chewing gum, cigarettes, matches, soap, water purification tablets, a can opener, a towel.

The other ration boxes here have the same things, but each combination is different. Some have candies, some have instant orange powder drinks, cigarettes of different brands, and some have dried vegetables, macaroni, egg powder and other things.

The two walked forward.

Open a box, which is full of canned luncheon meat, These cans of luncheon meat are one of the staple foods of the army, and billions of cans of this stuff were consumed throughout the war. Do you know the cost of its production?

Hardy shook his head.

Major General Williams smiled. It costs only 12 cents a can.

Hardy sighed in his heart that the logistics of the Mi army are really strong, and when other troops are not full of food, even gnawing grass roots and bark, they live so richly.

These should be able to continue to be used by the troops? Hardy asked.

Rations were consumables, and Hardy wondered why these things were left unhandled.

Major General Williams pouted, Those soldiers don't want to eat these things. If they are given these now, they will rebel.

Now the troops are supplied with fresh vegetables and meat, and the food is made fresh, so they always complain that it is unpalatable.

Williams picked up a can and weighed it in his hand, and said with a smile, Did you eat a lot of this can during the war?

Hardy nodded.

How does it feel?

I'm going to vomit. Hardy said.

Major General Williams laughed, Yes, everyone is cursing the boss of the lunch can. General Eisenhower also said that if he saw the boss of the lunch meat company, he would definitely be shot, hehe.

The field ration boxes in my hand are no less than 10 million boxes, and there are 125 million cans of these canned luncheon meat. Damn, the production capacity of that canned lunch meat company is too strong, and it can produce 15 million in a week. Cans for our army of tens of millions.

The logistics department was stocking up with a month's worth. When the war ended, production was stopped in time, and there were still hundreds of millions of cans of luncheon meat. Later, the military wanted to digest them and distribute the luncheon meat. Soldiers quit and demanded to improve their meals, and many people secretly throw away the luncheon meat.

In the end, there is no other way but to keep it in the backlog. These things have been stored for three years, and they will soon reach the expiration date. If they are not dealt with, they can only be thrown away. Major General Williams said helplessly.

Is that still edible? Hardy frowned.

Of course it can be eaten. In fact, when we purchased it, the standard set for the shelf life was more than 5 years, but a lot of preservatives were used in it, and~

Speaking of which, Major General Williams lowered his voice slightly, There is no production date on these jars, and no expiration date, hehe.

Throw away the canned luncheon meat, go ahead and open a few more boxes. There are also various cans in it, but the taste is different, canned chicken, canned beef, canned pork, canned fish, canned tomato juice, canned honey.

It's really diverse.

The two continued to walk inside.

Major General Williams picked up a medical backpack, which was bulging, opened it and poured out a pile of things.

You should also know that this is a medical soldier's backpack. It contains sulfa powder, morphine injection, bandages, and a complete set of surgical scissors, hemostatic forceps and other instruments.

In addition to individual medical equipment, there are also equipment and medicines used in hospitals, medicinal sterilization cotton, syringes, medical infusion hoses, etc. The number is more, these are not used now, and they will expire soon. Just throw it away.

Opening another separate box, which contained boxes of condoms, Major General Williams smiled and looked at Hardy, Have you used this on the battlefield?

Hardy shook his head quickly, I've never used this before.

Further inside, there are bundles of military envelopes, Christmas cards, candles, flashlights, mosquito nets, underwear and socks, and military tents of all sizes.

There are also ovens, ice cream machines, and hot coffee makers, all of which, Major General Williams said, numbered in the tens of thousands.

Going further inside is individual equipment, various military uniforms, backpacks, military water bottles, belts, helmets, blankets, individual shovels, and daggers.

Then there are all kinds of weapons, all kinds of rifles, pistols, machine guns, mortars.

Major General Williams said: After the war, there were more than 10 million retired soldiers, and many things were eliminated. They can only be piled up in warehouses. Whether they are used or new, they can only be stored like this, and there is nowhere to go.

The more you go inside, the bigger things will appear, and there will be all kinds of motorcycles, jeeps, trucks, ammunition carriers, tracked vehicles, artillery, and even tanks.

If the planes and warships can't be put in, I didn't let them get them. Major General Williams also told a joke at the end.

Hardy took a fancy to those trucks, General, I'm going to set up a logistics company and need a lot of trucks. Do you have any suitable ones here?

Major General Williams brought Hardy to the truck location to introduce: Dodge WC62 truck, 1.5 tons, GMC military truck, 2.5 tons, Studebaker US6 truck, 2.5 tons, White 666 truck, 6 tons.

The best things I sell here are cars and trucks, but I still have a batch. How much do you want? Major General Williams asked.

What's the price?

Major General Williams smiled and said, Dodge WC62 truck is $200, GMC 2.5-ton military truck is $300, Studebaker US 62.5-ton truck is also $300, and White 6666-ton truck is $500.

OK, give it all to me. Hardy said.

This price is really too cheap, you must know that the ex-factory price of a new car is more than 10 times higher than this price.

Major General Williams looked at Hardy in surprise, I still have more than 30,000 cars here. You really want them all.

Hardy was stunned.

Oh shit.

I just heard his tone, it doesn't seem like there are many, how come there are so many, 30,000 cars, that's not 10 million US dollars.

Even if Hardy is rich, it's not how money is spent.

But after thinking about it, I took it all down, even if I sold it, I could make money, No problem, give it all to me.

Major General Williams was immediately happy when he heard it, Since you want all of them, then I will save a little bit of selling, so I will give you all the accessories for these cars.

After speaking, he approached Hardy and lowered his voice: Don't worry, I won't let you suffer, each car will give you 5 times the standard accessories, and also give you some parts that are not standard, anyway, those parts will only be stored. rust.

The two returned to Major General Williams' office, and the general pointed to the high stack of documents on the table and said, These materials are all material catalogs, and we just saw part of them.

Saying that, he took out a random stack and opened it on the table. Hardy saw a photo with a cargo ship on it.

This kind of free ship has a load of 7,000 tons. During the war, more than 2,700 ships were produced. Now only a part is needed. Most of them are no longer used and can only be parked in the port.

There is also this kind of victory wheel, with a load of 15,000 tons, more than 500 ships have been produced, and many are not used.

Now these are all ready to be dealt with.

There are still many warships. I contacted many countries to see if they want it. Of course, some countries can't sell them, and those countries that can sell them have no money. It's really a headache.

But if you don't sell it, you can only stop there. The maintenance cost is too high, and they will gradually age. The final result can only be dismantled and made of scrap iron.

What's more troublesome are those planes. Do you know how many there are? There are hundreds of thousands of planes. Most of them are useless now. They can only be parked on the Gobi Desert, and the planes have too few things to sell without dismantling parts. How much is it, it's still very troublesome.

If all these things are left, the annual maintenance fee will cost 50 to 60 million yuan. The gentlemen of the federal government don't want to pay the maintenance fee at all. They have no choice but to sell them. You know what they say, even if they give it away for nothing. It’s okay, and it’s better than spending money every year.”