Chapter 42 Don’t Forget Qiqi (Third update, please collect)
This is a factory that produces mechanical spare parts!
Once again, on the way to Carl Metal Company, General Jiang looked at the information in his hand and frowned.
“Are you sure this company can take our order?”
Looking at Song Peilun beside him, his tone was full of doubt.
As early as after coming to the United States last year, General Jiang discovered that things were not as simple as he imagined. Although the United States approved aid to China, the United States' productivity was very tight, and it could not provide much at all under the conditions of British and Russian priority guarantees. China. So the Americans are straightforward - just find suppliers to produce the weapons you need, and finally send the bill to the US government.
As the director of a defense supply company, General Jiang suddenly discovered a ridiculous reality - he was waving a lot of US dollars, but there was no use for it. For this reason, he even went to Canada to try to place an order with Inglis Company to produce weapons that were urgently needed in the country.
But Inglis also gives priority to ensuring orders from the UK. As for China... let’s move to the back.
"General, this company is run by us Chinese. When the time comes, we will understand each other emotionally and rationally. He is Chinese, and we are afraid that we will not be able to convince him!"
Song Peilun, who is well aware of the current situation of defense supply companies, said directly.
"Besides, we have no other choice now, right? Inglis Company sent a telegram saying that it will have to wait until the end of the year at the earliest to supply us with goods. But with the domestic war situation, how can we wait until the end of the year?"
Wang Fuji, who was sitting aside, also echoed.
“Moreover, the pistols that were originally promised to be delivered to us were also requisitioned by the British. Even now that they have accepted our order, they have requisitioned them again if they are not guaranteed.”
“Damn it. British guy, the Japanese bombed Chongqing repeatedly last year. When our country needed planes, they colluded with that old bastard to secretly transfer the planes that were aiding our country to North Africa. Now our custom-made weapons have been requisitioned by them again, and the pistols were provided by us. The real thing..."
When it comes to this matter, General Jiang is full of anger. After all, he personally communicated with the Inglis Company when placing the order, even for the requisitioned batch. He personally handed over 5 pistol prototypes - FN1935 to the Canadians. They reverse-engineered the actual pistols, but they never imagined that half a month ago, 1,000 pistols were delivered, and the rest were requisitioned by the British. The FN35 is comparable The British broken wheel is much stronger.
"Yes, General, at least we don't have to worry about being intercepted by the British here!"
Hearing this, General Jiang nodded. The feeling of being intercepted was not good, and the feeling of being scolded by domestic telegrams was even worse. It’s so uncomfortable!
"But, have they ever produced firearms? It's just a machinery factory."
Listening to the general's doubts, Wang Fujii said.
"General, we have been in the United States for more than a year and have visited so many companies. How many of them made guns in the past? Why does the United States provide so many weapons to its allies? Isn't it because private factories are also involved? Among them, weapons are produced! ”
"Indeed..."
General Jiang said with a slight nod.
“I hope our trip will be worthwhile!”
Facts have proved that General Jiang and his party will never be disappointed. The only thing that disappoints them is that the man is a bit legendary. The boss is not here. According to manager Carl, he went to Havana to spend the weekend.
Going abroad for the weekend... This is really a luxury!
After sighing, what was left was surprise. When he learned that they asked the company if it had the ability to produce weapons, Karl smiled and invited them to the backyard of the factory. The group of people who were somewhat confused heard rapid gunshots before they arrived. Voice.
General Jiang couldn't help but ask.
"This is... Manager Karl, why are there gunshots." "General, in this war between justice and evil, no one will stay out of it, and that of course includes us. Our company has A new type of submachine gun has been developed and is now being prepared to be put into production. Its performance is extremely excellent, even better than the M3 submachine gun..."
Turning to look at General Jiang beside him, Karl emphasized specifically.
"Not only is it better, but it is also cheaper, even cheaper than the Sten submachine gun!"
"Really? Cheaper than the Sten submachine gun?"
General Jiang was surprised. Said again.
"The most important thing for a weapon is not just that it is cheap, but also reliable."
"Don't worry, General, you will be surprised by how reliable it is..."
Next came the shooting demonstration. The test results proved that the gun was superior to all similar weapons including the Thompson submachine gun, M3 submachine gun and Sten submachine gun in terms of power, reliability and lifespan. More than 5,000 rounds were fired during the test. Only one failure occurred during this period. Faced with such reliable weapons, General Jiang and his party were naturally conquered.
"How much does one cost? What if..."
After thinking for a while, General Jiang gave a number.
“If we purchase 50,000 pieces.”
“12 US dollars!”
Karl took the initiative to explain.
"Although the price is slightly more expensive than the Sten submachine gun, General, this is only the first batch. If its production reaches 500,000 units in the future, then I guarantee that it will be less than ten dollars."
$12 is already very cheap!
General Jiang, Wang Peiji, and Song Peilun glanced at each other. It seemed to be more expensive than the Sten submachine gun, but in fact, that was the purchase price of the British military. It was impossible for them to buy it at the same price. . After all, Canadian factories also need profits.
“So when can you deliver?”
General Jiang said without thinking.
“The first batch will be delivered within one month, and the delivery will be completed within two months.”
Karl is still very confident in his company’s production capacity, and besides, this gun only has seventeen in total. A part can be delivered within two months because the production process needs to be adjusted. Otherwise, it may not even take a month.
"Then let's sign the contract now!"
There is no hesitation at all. After all, the country is in urgent need of ordnance. We don't know how long it will take to wait for the Americans to transfer it or the British to return the order. It’s the year of the monkey and the month of the horse. Since they can deliver within two months, there is no need to hesitate.
Even after signing an order for 50,000 submachine guns, General Jiang learned that the submachine guns had not yet been finalized. After thinking about it, he proposed to engrave the words "American-made Qiqi submachine guns" on the submachine guns.
As soon as this statement came out, there was a silence in the conference room. In the silence, all the Chinese present had tears in their eyes. Don't they know what Qiqi means?
(End of this chapter)