Fengxian Jiangshan

And this also means that the smuggling to Russia has stabilized and formed a stable chain. Zhang Tinglan is responsible for purchasing goods, Tsarist Russia is responsible for providing protection, transportation, sales and settlement are all handed over to Fred’s Daosheng Bank. This is a perfect one. However, Zhang Tinglan also noticed the problems in it.

That is, both he and Fred have other jobs to deal with, and it is impossible to devote all their energy to smuggling. However, smuggling goods needs to get through all the joints, and special personnel are required to be responsible.Zhang Tinglan also thought about using commodities as weapons to take the opportunity to infiltrate the Russian Far East.It is well known that the Russian Civil War and the subsequent joint intervention of various countries in Russia is the only chance for China to take back the outer Northeast, and that is when the polar bears are at their weakest.

Zhang Tinglan absolutely does not want to let go of this opportunity, but it is extremely difficult to achieve this, especially since the Beiyang government cannot count on it and cannot concentrate the power of the whole country.However, Zhang Tinglan didn't want to give up the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he had to plan ahead and work hard, so that he could hopefully get back the Northeast.

In Fred's eyes, smuggling to Russia may be just a lucrative business, but in Zhang Tinglan's view, it has a more significant meaning, and he sees different things from different perspectives.

"I'm going to ask Fengtian Xingye Company to invest in the establishment of a specialized trading company, which will be mainly responsible for smuggling to Russia."

"It's very necessary, and I completely agree." Fred agreed very happily, and he had already had this intention. With the expansion of the business, the things to be dealt with multiplied, and he didn't have so much energy.

"The person in charge will be appointed by me, and the finances will be jointly responsible by both of us. In addition, I plan to set up a special public relations department, which is mainly responsible for opening up business routes, buying more high-ranking Russian officials, and escorting our products. Commodities are sold to the Far East and also to Moscow.”

The so-called public relations department is just Zhang Tinglan's rhetoric. In fact, this is the agency that spy on Russia. Wherever the goods go, there are spies. Zhang Tinglan is ready to hand over this important work to the most trusted Sun Anhu. Fred still doesn't know Zhang Tinglan's intentions, he only thinks that he wants to expand business routes.

"Zhang, I have long known that you are an ambitious person. Before swallowing the Far East, you miss Moscow. But I want to remind you that the nobles of Tsarist Russia are more greedy than you think. If the trade goes deeper, at least half of the benefits must be given to them."

"More than half is nothing, even [-]% or even [-]% of the benefits can be given to them."

Fred's eyes widened immediately, and he said in surprise, "Zhang, you're not crazy. If we give up [-]% of the profits, wouldn't we become working for the Russians? It's not worth it."

Zhang Tinglan waved at Fred, "Old friend, I admit that you Jews are the best businessmen, but you have a shortcoming, that is, you pay too much attention to immediate interests and care too much about gains and losses. In fact, you and I both know that smuggling cannot last long I hope that we can make a profit from normal trade, and we can build factories to produce military supplies for the Russians."

"Zhang, Zhengzheng trade has invested too much, and the results are very slow."

"But we will have factories and valuable professional workers. Whether it is gold or banknotes, we cannot eat when we are hungry or drink when we are thirsty. Only by turning into real production capacity can we improve our strength."

In the industrial age, countries competed for production capacity, industrial workers and resources. This was most vividly reflected in the two world wars. If you want to strengthen the Faction, you must have your own industrial system.

Fred seemed to be a little confused, but Zhang Tinglan simply clarified the problem.

"Old friend, buy off the upper echelons of Tsarist Russia at any cost, and then order a batch of arms production lines from the Allies in their name. Fengjun needs its own military industry. As long as it can produce arms, Fengjun will skyrocket. For this goal, I Temporary benefits can be lost."

Fred understood Zhang Tinglan's thoughts completely when he heard this, and was also shocked by his thoughts. In fact, after the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, the foreign powers imposed restrictions on exporting weapons to China, especially after World War I, the restrictions were even stricter.Zhang Tinglan desperately hopes to have a certain amount of arms production capacity. At the very least, he must solve the problem of bullets and shells. It is best to be able to produce rifles by himself. Only by doing this can the Fengjun be invincible.

Although Fengjun was also known for its excellent equipment in history, it was achieved by cooperating with the Japanese and establishing the Fengtian Arsenal. Of course Zhang Tinglan was unwilling to rely too much on the Japanese, so using the name of Russia to obtain the production line became the last good way.

Fred also knows the risks of this kind of thing, but he also sees a huge opportunity. Supporting a warlord force with great potential may be able to harvest the entire country!

"Zhang, it's not easy to do this, but I will try my best to arrange it. You are right, we should take a long-term view. I believe in your ability, and you will become a stock with great potential .”

"Well, we don't have to start with an arms production line. We can get some textile machines and food processing machines. These light industries also need to be developed, and they can also paralyze our opponents."

The two continued to discuss some details. Soon the first batch of wagons from Russia will arrive. Zhang Tinglan wants to establish a trading company as soon as possible and prepare sufficient goods. When he was about to leave, Zhang Tinglan suddenly asked: "Are you working with me?" You have also sold arms before, right?"

Fred nodded subconsciously: "That's right, in fact, it has been selling since the beginning of the war, a year before working with you."

"I want to know who were those weapons sold to?"

Chapter 40 Feng Yong is Coming

"Zhang, this is a commercial secret. As a businessman, I have to abide by professional ethics." Fred then laughed again: "I sold a total of [-] rifles and [-] rounds of ammunition. I can afford it." There are not many people with so many arms in Fengtian, you should be able to guess."

In fact, Zhang Tinglan had already made an estimate in his heart, and now he immediately understood after hearing Fred's words that the one who bought it must be Feng Delin, Zhang Zuolin's old buddy and the commander of the old rival 28th Division.

Zhang Zuolin has worshiped countless godfathers and godmothers in his life. Because he was born in Lulin and was keen to imitate Liu Guanzhang's Taoyuan sworn brothers, he worshiped many Jinlan brothers. The most important one was when he wiped out the Mongolian rebel Tao Ketaohu in 1910. The eight officers who made the most contributions were united in Jinlan.

The eldest is Ma Longtan, the second is Wu Junsheng, the third is Feng Delin, the fourth is Tang Yulin, followed by Zhang Jinghui, Sun Liechen, Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zuoxiang. This sworn marriage also established the backbone of the Fengtian warlords, Zhang Tinglan said Zhang Zuolin also came according to this ranking for the Seventh Master.

Among the eight sworn brothers, Feng Delin and Zhang Zuolin are the two with the strongest strength and the highest official positions. They are both from the Green Forest. Feng Delin's qualifications are older than Zhang Zuolin's.Before this big sworn ceremony, Feng Delin had also sworn vows with Zhang Zuolin and three other people. Feng Delin was the boss, Zhang Zuolin was the youngest.

The two were promoted almost at the same time, and were promoted at the same time. After 27, they were promoted to lieutenant general at the same time. One was in charge of the 28th division and the other was in charge of the [-]th division. Zhang Zuolin was in Fengtian, while Feng Delin only got Beizhen. The strong and weak relationship between brothers has changed.

Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin are the two most qualified to compete for the King of the Northeast. If you compare the two carefully, Zhang Zuolin has an advantage in vision and strategy, and has a better ability to grasp the opportunity. Therefore, he was able to enter the provincial capital of Fengtian first and firmly occupied the hegemony. Taking the lead, Feng Delin could no longer turn things around.

But Lao Feng is not useless, he is more specialized in ordnance, and is better for soldiers. Judging from these, it is logical for Lao Feng to buy weapons.

"Old friend, if you had chosen Division 27 as your partner earlier, maybe our cooperation would be even better!"

Fred shrugged: "Zhang, this is a very risky thing. I naturally hope that the distance from Fengtian is as far as possible. I have always been cautious. It was only after I met you, a little fox, that I started to go crazy. .”

Zhang Tinglan also nodded, she was right, if she hadn't come to this time and space a few months earlier.

"I'm going to arrange the goods now, and the first batch of goods will be ready within ten days." Zhang Tinglan whispered to Fred again: "Old friend, the ammunition production line is very important, I hope you can help me get the bullet production line as soon as possible." , Whether it is to order brand new equipment from the United States, or disassemble second-hand equipment in Russia, it doesn’t matter what the price is, and recruit a few skilled workers to make the 27th Division self-sufficient in ammunition as soon as possible, which is very important!”

Zhang Tinglan repeatedly told him that Fred also understood what arms meant to a warlord, and he nodded solemnly: "Zhang, I will do my best, but no matter which method you use, you must be prepared to spend a lot of money." , it is likely that most of the smuggled proceeds will be used on this."

"I don't hesitate. China and the whole world are on the eve of drastic changes. We must use the fastest speed to strengthen ourselves. Old friend, remember that as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem."

After explaining clearly, Zhang Tinglan left Daosheng Bank. After thinking about it, he realized that there was really no suitable manpower to be in charge of the trade with Russia. His subordinates who knew business best were Liu Shucheng and Qiao Ruixuan, but both of them were in Planning the North Market, I can't get away. As for the gang of Qiu Ba of the 27th Division, it's good if they don't make trouble. They don't know business.

After much deliberation, he still went to Liu Shucheng and asked him to recommend someone. Zhang Tinglan went directly to Sihai Food Company.Since the cooperation with Zhang Tinglan, the Four Seas Grain Company has ushered in the spring of development, and from time to time, it has obtained cheap grain from Russia's military supplies.In addition, there are kerosene, matches, cloth, medicine and so on.

Liu Shucheng simply took these little things as gifts. Buying ten catties of rice gave a box of matches, and buying twenty catties of white flour gave half a catty of kerosene. The business became more and more prosperous.And the old enemy, Sanhe Liangxing, has been finished since Zhang Youliang was arrested.

Those Japanese ronin became North Koreans and were tried on the charge of serious disturbance of public order, while Zhang Youliang was identified as the mastermind behind the scenes, and he hired thugs to attack Sihai Food Company.The Japanese also knew that Zhang Youliang had completely lost their use value, so they simply pushed all the charges on him, and Zhang Youliang was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

He is also considered a smart man, and he took out all his family property and redeemed his crimes, but he ended up in a situation where his family was bankrupt. When Zhang Youliang left Fengtian in desolation, all businessmen were a little vigilant. The end of the cooperation, not only did not get any benefits, but also spent most of my life savings, which has become a living example.

Sihai Grain Bank also acquired Sanhe Grain Bank and turned it into a semicolon, doubling its business scale in an instant, almost monopolizing the surrounding grain market.However, Liu Shucheng has always been adhering to the philosophy of Confucian businessmen, making small profits but quick turnover, especially with the support of Zhang Tinglan, the grain purchase is also very smooth.

Although the black land in the Northeast can only grow grain for one season, the output will definitely exceed that of the customs. In addition, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is no shortage of grain. The cost is too much.

Now that there are soldiers from the 27th Division escorting them, who would dare to touch this bad luck, and Zhang Tinglan also came forward to organize hundreds of large carriages. In the era without motorized vehicles, this is the most convenient means of transportation.With economies of scale, the transport capacity is astonishing. These horse convoys are not only responsible for purchasing grain from the countryside, but also transporting it within Fengtian City.

As long as a certain amount of grain is purchased, it will be delivered to the designated place by a special horse-drawn carriage for free. It has become a landscape of Fengtian.

These carriages were originally used for the internal transportation of the 27th Division. Zhang Tinglan discovered that the 27th Division had these good things when he was transporting Russian goods. He immediately asked Zhang Zuolin for them. This proves that this worry is completely unnecessary.

There is no major military mobilization, and the horse convoy is not used much. It is only responsible for the daily transportation of vegetables and grains, and there is a lot of free time.After being organized by Zhang Tinglan, the potential of transportation has been fully utilized. They can not only provide convenience for business, but also earn a lot of money.

With this money, the income of the coachman has been greatly improved first, and there is enough money to give better fodder to the animals. The horses in the transport team are all fat and strong. The teacher turns over a portion of the profits.

In addition, as the reputation became more and more famous, many retail coachmen would also join in. In this way, the number of carriages actually controlled by the 27th Division increased greatly, and when it came time to fight, more transportation forces could be mobilized.

Zhang Zuolin sees everything in his eyes. A casual innovation greatly reduces the burden of raising horses and increases the transportation force. All parties can benefit from it. Lao Zhang is more and more capable of Zhang Tinglan. I'm sure, as long as I practice for a few more years, Zhang Tinglan will definitely become my right-hand man. It is precisely because I saw Zhang Tinglan's potential that Lao Zhang frequently made Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Tinglan get closer.

Zhang Xueliang also admired Zhang Tinglan's ability to turn his hands into clouds and his hands into rain. He went to find Zhang Tinglan today, but unexpectedly, Zhang Tinglan had already gone to Fred.Zhang Xueliang simply went to the Four Seas Food Company, and he also knew that Zhang Tinglan was basically talking with Liu Shucheng, Qiao Ruixuan and others here these days.

While this Young Marshal Zhang was drinking tea, he saw Zhang Tinglan walking in with a happy face. Zhang Xueliang immediately got up and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Tinglan, I guessed that you would come here, so I came here Waiting for you, judging by your complexion, there must be something good."

Zhang Tinglan nodded with a smile: "That's right, with the expanded cooperation with that old Jewish man, the scale of trade will be greatly expanded."

A gleam of joy suddenly appeared in Zhang Xueliang's eyes. He took Zhang Tinglan's arm and said in a low voice: "Brother Tinglan, you see, I have been your servant for so long. Would you arrange some work for me?"

"Hanqing, aren't you still studying? Why are you thinking about doing things?"

"What's the point of studying? If my father didn't force me, I wouldn't want to. Besides, I'm about to graduate from middle school, so I can't just sit around and do nothing."