My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Chapter 181 Shopping List 1 Basket

"Master, you don't know that this cannon is really hard to buy. It took a lot of effort for the buyers to get this one, and they only bought a basic amount of shells."

"As for the other shells, they are from grenade launchers. These guys are really bold. They dared to buy ten grenade launchers and so many shells without asking for permission. They are so audacious!"

Jiang Li's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Old Wu, you are talking about grenade launchers. Can they get a large number of these things?"

Old Wu was stunned when he saw this. "Master, do you know this grenade launcher?"

"I heard from those people that the range of this grenade launcher is only two or three hundred meters. It's so short that it can't even match the range of a gun. Why do you seem to take it so seriously?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "You don't know this. This grenade launcher is very light and easy to carry. The key is that it has a large elevation angle, which can easily break through the enemy's fortifications."

"Anyway, you know this is a very useful weapon. I forgot to remind them to purchase it before, but I didn't expect them to take the initiative to inquire about buying it. Whoever buys this cannon should be rewarded!

"By the way, you haven't answered my question yet. Can they contact a stable channel? I want to buy a lot of this stuff!"

Although Old Wu didn't understand what a high angle of attack meant, when he saw Jiang Li so excited, he knew that this was an amazing weapon.

So he explained, "Master, don't worry. I have already inquired carefully before. They have contacted a Japanese businessman. They have a very good channel. If you want to buy, you should be able to buy a lot!"

"That's great. Take me to have a look. If this gun is suitable, we will buy a large number of them and try to equip each platoon with one. Then we won't have to worry about attacking the enemy."

Upon hearing this, Old Wu took Jiang Li to the warehouse and found the ten grenade launchers and hundreds of artillery shells placed in the warehouse.

He took some people and moved two grenade launchers and several boxes of shells to the shooting range for testing. He found that the maximum range of this thing was only 320 meters, which was far less powerful than the one used by the Japanese army during the invasion of China in the previous life.

However, he was very satisfied to have this power. After all, he had to solve the problem of existence and non-existence first, and then solve the problem of good and bad.

What he wants now is the ability to deliver ammunition quickly. As for even faster delivery, he will talk about it later when he has time.

"Old Wu, tell them to buy a large number of these grenade launchers and shells. The more the better. I can use them!"

After testing the cannon, Jiang Li went home and found Old Wu and said to him.

Old Wu naturally would not object and took a pen to write it down in his notebook.

Then Jiang Li spoke again, "By the way, Old Wu, how are the motorcycles and trucks that we asked them to purchase?"

"Master, you finally remembered. I was just about to tell you that Han Yong came here twice in the past two or three months, bringing five tricycles and 300 liters of gasoline."

"With the 400 liters purchased by our purchasing staff, there are now 800 liters of gasoline stored in the fuel depot."

"Also, I noticed that the purchasing staff only bought a small number of bicycles, so I took it upon myself to ask Han Yong to buy some. Last time he came, he brought 20 bicycles, and the number may increase next time!"

"That's a small matter. It doesn't matter where you buy it. Did he tell you the price of the truck and whether he can get it?" Jiang Li waved his hand and asked.

"He did say he could get it, but the price was a bit high, one car would cost five thousand dollars. Since the price was too high, I couldn't make the decision on my own, so I didn't tell him anything about the follow-up!"

Jiang Li frowned when he heard the price, but after thinking about the transportation capacity of the truck, he decided that he must buy it, otherwise his troops would never become a motorized force.

But he suddenly thought of another problem, "Old Wu, go tell those purchasing staff to find a few people who can repair cars. Now we have more and more motorcycles and bicycles. If they break down and there is no place to repair them, it will be a lot of trouble!"

Old Wu chuckled when he heard this, "Don't worry, Master. I've already told Han Yong about this and asked him to help find a few people like this. He wrote me back a few days ago, saying that he's found them and will bring them over next time!"

"He also promised to give away a batch of easily damaged parts."

Jiang Li laughed when he heard this, "Not bad, not bad, Old Wu, you are very thoughtful. If this is the case, I will have to build another repair shop later."

"As for these weapons and equipment, it's not a good idea to keep them in our house forever. We have to build another arsenal in Teng Teng County later. But if we do that, I don't know when my new home will be built?"

Thinking of this, he began to think carefully, but then he seemed to think of something, "How much money do we have now? If I continue to purchase, will our funds be able to keep up?"

"Master, don't worry. The autumn harvest has already begun. There are 13 towns under your jurisdiction, with more than 80,000 people and 400,000 acres of land. This time, the agricultural tax collected was 16 million kilograms of various grains."

"We got 210,000 yuan in commercial taxes, plus our own shop, which made 140,000 yuan, and the factories and two mushroom cultivation bases, plus our previous inventory. Now the warehouse has a total of 460,000 yuan and 300 kilograms of gold."

"As for the various jewelry, antiques, and jades, they have been liquidated as you instructed."

"Sixteen million kilograms of grain is a lot. Are the pumpkins included?" Jiang Li asked with a nod.

"Master, you don't know that although pumpkins are good, they are high in water content. I didn't include them in my grain reserves. Now, the pumpkins we have collected taxes and purchased total more than 6 million kilograms."

"But because these things are difficult to preserve, I have instructed the factory to work overtime and make sure these pumpkins are processed within a month. If they rot, it will be very bad!"

When Jiang Li heard that there were more than 6 million kilograms, he frowned immediately, "When will we be able to process all of this? We must not waste it!"

"Master, don't worry. I've asked Ziyuan to keep an eye on it. I told him to recruit civilians to do the work and pay them 30% of the usual wages. I think he should be able to make it in time."

When Jiang Li heard that Old Wu handled these things very well, he stopped worrying. Just when he was about to send him away, he thought of another question.

"Old Wu, didn't I ask someone to buy a machine to produce bullets? Did you buy it?"

"Don't worry, Master. Two batches of the machines have been delivered. I have ordered people to transport them and install them. Now the people have been hired and are working normally."

"According to the report from the garrison officers there, they can now produce about 4,000 rounds of bullets per day, and the failure rate of the bullets is only 3%."