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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 143: Arms production in short supply

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    Update time: 2012-08-06

    While Wang Geng scolded the American minister, he was thinking about the encrypted telegram from Vivian he received a few days ago. Pfizer's new factory has been built and completely militarized. The first batch of citric acid produced by the manufacturing process has already rolled off the production line.  The low cost, quality and taste are not inferior to traditional production techniques.  After being put on the market, the response was enthusiastic, and countless brokers on Wall Street flocked to lobby to underwrite Pfizer's official IPO to issue public shares.

    But according to Wang Geng¡¯s instructions, it¡¯s not yet time for the new shares to be listed!  It will not be too late for Pfizer to go public and raise funds when it needs to expand production capacity after its existing production capacity and channels are improved.

    In addition, Pfizer¡¯s penicillin refining work in the laboratory environment has also made breakthrough progress. The first batch of 100 doses of penicillin has been used in the first clinical application in New York City Central Hospital under extremely secretive circumstances, and the results are amazing!  Compared with penicillin, the originally miraculous new citric acid process has faded in the eyes of doctors and assistants. Citric acid can make money but cannot save people, while penicillin is a big killer that can both make money and save countless souls and lives!

    Pfizer¡¯s chief chemist James Currie and his assistant Jasper Kane have devoted themselves to the work of the medical laboratory of the R&D center under the Manhattan Industrial Bank after the production of the new citric acid process was on track.  The current main focus is on the process of mass production and purification of penicillin, while continuing clinical trials at the Municipal Central Hospital.

    Of course, Mr. Garlande from the Small Arms Laboratory of the Technology R&D Center under the Manhattan Industrial Bank did not disappoint Wang Geng. Wang Geng¡¯s optimized drawings of the M1 semi-automatic rifle saved Garlande, the original inventor of this gun, from a long detour.  , and with the support of Manhattan Industrial's abundant funds, in less than two months, the prototype of the m1 Garand semi-automatic rifle has been finalized, and a patent application was submitted in the name of the Manhattan Industrial Bank Technology R&D Center.

    The first batch of ten trial-produced prototype guns were also submitted to the small arms bidding project team of the U.S. Department of War for model selection. Wang Geng, who was prepared for a rainy day, did not worry about whether the U.S. military would be able to select this gun. It came out fifteen years earlier than later generations.  Semi-automatic rifles can be called the most advanced rifles of this era. Historically, they were the favorites of American soldiers until World War II!

    Wang Geng was also puzzled that the young and beautiful partner Vivian seemed to have quickly transformed from a bank account manager to a professional manager of an investment company on the other side of the ocean. She was able to operate both Pfizer and the technology research and development center with ease.  , of course, the successful issuance of Pfizer's first batch of US$15 million in corporate bonds was also a matter of course.

    But when he thought of the talented Morgan family behind Vivian, and the wily Jack Morgan parent who was about the same age as the Prime Minister, Wang Geng felt that he could put a heavier burden on Vivian, speculating in Russian bonds.  In business, although it has not yet reached the full harvest season, the 10 million funds that Wang Geng entrusted to Old Jack have already achieved a floating income of 30 million US dollars.

    Thirty million dollars?  Wang Geng originally told Old Morgan that he would earn at least 100 million for himself. Did Jack take my kickback?  Wang Geng couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart, and turned around and patted his head. It had only been a month, and the Russian Provisional Government hadn't started fighting on the Eastern Front yet. Don't worry, wait until July 1st when the Russian army will fight on the Eastern Front for the last time.  Only when Germany and Austria started to fight, could Russian bonds rebound to high levels. At that time, all Russian bonds would be sold short. Even if there was no income of 100 million, there would always be profits of 70 to 80 million US dollars!

    Wang Geng instructed Vivian in his call back on the day China announced its participation in the war. In view of the fact that the United States and China have entered the war, arms production and trade will become the focus of Manhattan Industrial Bank's next investment. For this purpose, it may invest in or acquire an arsenal and establish a Manhattan Industrial subsidiary.  It is urgent for Manhattan Import and Export Trading Company to launch foreign trade. I believe that the beautiful, generous and capable partner Vivian will find suitable sources and channels for talents.

    Wang Geng is not worried at all about whether Vivian can handle the instructions sent by the shopkeeper across the ocean. With the support of the Morgan Consortium and Jack Morgan, he has long been determined to get a piece of the arms trade from the pockets of the Rockefeller family.  Now that the Morgan family has Wang Geng, the Supervisor of China's Participation in the War, as their counterpart on the other side of the ocean, there is no need to worry about success.

    "Gun! The United States is a democratic country. Our soldiers join the army and go to the battlefield not to make money, but to defend their country and safeguard world peace. The glorious Americans are not mercenaries! The salary of one dollar per day plus  The overseas allowance of 25 cents is enough for their overseas expenses. After all, they are not militiamen. All expenses during the expedition are borne by the state!" Rui Enshi blushed and shouted, bringing Wang Geng's thoughts back to the bilateral negotiations in front of him.  on site.

    "Paul! I have never had any doubts about American democracy and freedom, but what you must face is that China has not yet achieved true reunification. We don't have you."?With such an effective administrative structure and reserve mobilization and recruitment mechanism, especially in China, the education level of ordinary people is very low. Many people have never been to a county town, never seen a car or a ship, let alone an airplane or an artillery.  When taking a train, you must face this fact!  "

    Wang Geng insisted on emphasizing the difficulties China faces!

    "Gun, as you promised, the Chinese troops participating in the war will accept the unified command and logistical support of the US military as a whole. We can only promise that the Chinese troops participating in the war will enjoy the same salary and allowances as the US military.  Treatment, as well as equal logistical services and guarantees! That is, a salary of 1 dollar per person per day, plus an overseas allowance of 25 cents! Even one cent more cannot convince Congress. In fact, it is still impossible to convince Congress to agree to the same treatment for Chinese and American soldiers.  The result of President Wilson¡¯s influence!¡±

    Rui Enshi put his hands together and gave the bottom line. If the soldiers who participated in the war were given a salary of five dollars a day like the Ford automobile workers, the U.S. government might go bankrupt!

    "Gun, don't think I don't know. Your Beiyang troops are directly related to the army, such as the Army's 3rd and 16th Divisions, including your Model Army's 1st Division. The monthly salary of soldiers is only 8 oceans, squad leader.  12 yuan, and 18 yuan for the platoon leader. On average, it is only 10 yuan per person, which is equivalent to 5 US dollars per month. Now we promise you 1.25 US dollars a day, which is 37 US dollars a month, which is already your Beiyang military standard of 7 US dollars.  Times! You can¡¯t be too greedy!¡±

    The American minister is really worried!  If it weren't for Wang Geng's people in Washington, the conditions for equal treatment for Chinese and American soldiers participating in the war would never have passed the review of the Congressional Budget Committee.

    Wang Geng turned his head and glanced at the beautiful private secretary next to him with wide-open eyes. Apparently, this girl also felt that Wang Geng pushed the American minister a little hard. She blinked her beautiful eyelashes and seemed to be trying to persuade Wang Geng whether he should do it or not.  Let's just give it up. After all, when Wang Geng reported to the Prime Minister in Duan's Mansion last night, he said that the bottom line is that Chinese and American officers and soldiers should be treated equally. Now that the goal has been achieved, why add extraneous matters?

    "Okay, for the sake of world peace, I agree to your request. The officers and soldiers participating in the war in China and the United States have the same treatment, with a daily salary of 1 US dollar and an overseas allowance of 25 cents. However, we require that this 1 dollar salary must be paid through my combat headquarters.  , in fact, I don¡¯t plan to let the frontline soldiers carry that dollar in their pockets. I will pay it directly to their family members in the country. Of course, after converting it into silver dollars, the 25-cent allowance can be paid by the China-U.S. Joint Command.  Distributed on the front lines!¡±

    Wang Geng shrugged and finally agreed to this condition. Obviously the same is true for the US military. The salaries paid to soldiers participating in the war are not paid directly to the frontline soldiers, but to their designated family members at home and behind the scenes, so there are 25  A subsidy of US cents is real money given to frontline soldiers.

    "Gun! You promised to mobilize three million Chinese people at the beginning, but now you only recruit a thousand people every day. At your rate, by the time you gather three million people, the European War will already be history.  !" Rui Enshi shouted again!

    "Paul, haven't you heard that everything is difficult at the beginning? I only recruit a team of a thousand people every day, and the logistical pressure is already heavy. My engineering corps is seizing the time to build houses every day. If it is winter, I will not be able to do it these days.  Tens of thousands of new soldiers will freeze to death? And my soldiers are now bare-handed. When will the weapons and equipment I told you last time arrive?" Wang Geng brought the focus back to the weapons and equipment!

    "Gun, the U.S. arsenal has insufficient production capacity. It is too late to produce rifles and cannons for the British. You, the lion, want ten divisions of arms and equipment. Now the entire U.S. military's front-line standing army only has 8 divisions and 250,000 people. As soon as you open your mouth.  It's 250,000 yuan of arms and equipment. Where can I get so much arms and equipment for you?" Rui Enshi blushed and cried out in pain.
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