Chapter 35 Secret Procurement and Chartering Agreement (2)
"Hiss..."
"Hiss..."
Inside the house, two hissing sounds of cold air were heard at the same time. One was from the guard, who had finally opened his eyes today. To think that a month's salary for him was only around 50 pounds, and the pile of British queens on the table in front of him was worth more than what he could earn in a lifetime, so he couldn't help but take a sip of cold air.
The second one who took a cold breath was the young white man named Karl, although he came from the noble family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but when tens of millions of pounds in cash suddenly appeared in front of him, it was inevitable that he would be shocked. He picked up one bundle, pulled out a few and looked at them, only to find that the color, luster, and even the roughness of the paper were all fine, clearly not fake. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief, calming down his inner excitement, and his mind started racing quickly. However, he was very curious about where the money on these rioters came from.
"Dear Mr. Karl, is there a problem with the money? Every single note comes from the Bank of England, it's my and my family's way to support the domestic revolutionary cause!"
Seeing that he had successfully focused Karl's attention on himself, Li Han put on a faint smile and started to deceive people again!
"Just as you see, I was born in this ancient country, but left here at a young age and went to the other side of the ocean, to a country called 'United States of America'." Karl raised his wine glass and nodded, apparently he also noticed that Li Han's behavior was completely different from the Chinese people he had come into contact with these days. He spoke fluent English, had an aristocratic demeanor and temperament, and a cold steel military style, which only a "civilized country" could cultivate.
It is clear that Karl has a strong contempt for this empty world power, which has actually become a colonial country of the civilized world.
"This is just the beginning, sir. There are about 20 to 30 million Chinese people in various countries overseas (exaggerated, Li Han's historical error, there were not that many at this time), and among them, there are Chinese tycoons worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, while I can represent the will of some patriotic individuals among them!"
Seeing him listening seriously, Li Han finally breathed a sigh of relief and started telling lies seriously.
"In recent years, our motherland has been restless and unstable. The numerous revolutions that attempted to overthrow the rule of foreign powers were all brutally suppressed. As a result, my fellow overseas Chinese realized that only through armed struggle could we overthrow the rule of foreign powers. This is why I have returned home. Having studied in Britain and America, I was exposed to the advanced systems of the West, so we are more than happy to contribute our strength to the revolutionary cause at home. Therefore, sir, this is just the first transaction; behind me stand millions of supporters with millions of dollars in capital. When I return home, the overseas Chinese have already raised millions of dollars... What we need are the best and most excellent weapons..."
"Excuse my rudeness, sir. Could you repeat the firepower configuration of the standard teacher that you needed earlier, sir? Sorry, due to my previous doubts, I didn't have the confidence to remember the details clearly!"
Just as Li Han's words had just fallen, Karl finally shifted his attention away from the pile of pounds in front of him! In fact, it wasn't that he didn't want to kill Li Han and take the money for himself, after all, foreigners were no good. At this time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was at its peak, and anyone who understood history slightly knew how World War I started!
However, the reason he didn't move was that he had come to this eastern country with the intention of selling weapons, and after all, this was China. Secondly, the other party had drawn a huge pie in front of him - 500,000 pounds was not a small sum, almost buying out three-fifths of the goods he had brought this time. The other party obviously had strong backing, so after hearing about this purchase, there would be nearly ten million more purchases to come. This huge order would mobilize the entire empire's arsenal and would need at least three months' work. The profit from it would be enough to build another ten elite regiments or three battleships for the empire! So, he did believe in it a bit.
"Of course, no problem," Li Han finally let out a sigh of relief after seeing that the other party didn't make any drastic moves, and put the handgun hidden in his sleeve back into the concealed holster.
Just as Karl thought, he indeed had an ace up his sleeve. He had a miniature pistol hidden on him, which hadn't been discovered during the body search by the foreigners downstairs earlier. He was confident in his marksmanship and believed that within 50 meters, he could take down any enemy with his pistol under any circumstances. Moreover, beneath the stack of cash in his tactical backpack were his QCW05 and six bullets. His bulletproof vest had also remained on him the entire time. With these two pieces of equipment that were a century ahead of their time, he had a 50% chance of successfully escaping after the fight.
"Earlier I said, if your supplies are sufficient, I need enough equipment for 5 standard infantry divisions! That is to say, we need to have 8,000 rifles, 500 revolvers, 240 light machine guns, 72 heavy machine guns, and two artillery battalions with approximately 24 standard 27-caliber 60mm quick-firing cannons, 24 standard 27-caliber 75mm howitzers, 12 standard 20-caliber 88mm howitzers, and 12 standard 35-caliber 105mm cannons! In addition, we need 150 boxes of bullets and 20 boxes of hand grenades! As for the rifles, it's best to have Mosin-Nagant, you know that after I bought them, our domestic industrial foundation was doomed to be too complicated, so once the guns were damaged, they couldn't get reasonable repairs, of course, this batch would be better with Mannlicher!"
The business deal was almost settled, and Li Han also let out a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but repeat what he had said before and reminded the other party once again.
"Besides, don't treat me with the same price as just now. I want a lot of things this time. If you can't give me a suitable price, it's like I never came. The world's top military exporting countries are Britain, France and Germany, and Japan and the US are not bad either. I just don't believe that the orders worth at least tens of millions in my hand are not as good as the arms embargo signed by them to swallow up the Qing government's military orders!"
Karl's face changed, and he also knew that such a large order, if it were really given to those greedy arms dealers and the forces behind them, would immediately disperse. A temporary interest group formed for profit would disappear in an instant, and a crowd of people would rush here, competing with each other, and how much of his goods could be sold at that time was still unknown!
"No problem, I'll give you a reasonable price!"
"No, I think you're mistaken, sir. Since I'm buying a large quantity of goods, shouldn't you lower the price further according to international conventions? As far as I know, most of your goods are second-hand and used. Moreover, if you have enough stock, what I want is not just five standard units, but at least another five! Li Han said confidently, with his hands still clutching at least ￡3 million in counterfeit banknotes. Although he knew that no one could tell the difference between these fake notes and real ones in this era, it was still a huge sum of counterfeit money in his possession, making him feel uneasy. Furthermore, China was about to enter its most turbulent period in history, and Li Han didn't know if he would survive with insufficient power at his disposal. Not to mention that he had a grand dream of building a rich and powerful nation!"
