Chapter 349 Airplane
Miao Jiu spoke first: "We heard that Diplomat He has a channel to purchase arms. You know that neither I nor the governor would mind having too many of these things."
"There are indeed some channels, but I think you will be interested in something else." He Huaizheng poured tea for the two of them and prepared warm water for the two children.
"What is it?" Siming suddenly became interested.
He Huaizheng stood up and walked into a room. When he came out, he was holding a photo in his hand.
He placed the photo on the table and pushed it in front of the two of them: "Take a look."
The two children were also attracted by the photos on the table and looked at them curiously.
Si Jinchen felt that the thing in the photo looked a bit like a bird, with two big wings.
"It's a bird." Juanjuan said, looking at the photo on the table.
Siming picked up the photo on the table and looked at it. It did look like a bird, but he knew it was not a bird.
He handed the photo in his hand to Miao Jiu, then turned to look at He Huaizheng: "What is this?"
"This is a type of transportation that originated overseas. You could also say it's a strategic aircraft. It's named after its model, and is generally called an airplane."
He Huaizheng leaned back in his chair and looked at the two people opposite him.
"Airplane?" Miao Jiu had never seen this thing before and was unfamiliar with the name.
The same was true for Siming, but he thought more about it. Could an airplane fly into the sky?
"It can fly in the sky and can be used as both a means of transportation and a strategic weapon." He Huaizheng crossed his legs and explained to them.
"Can it really fly in the sky?" Miao Jiu looked at Juanjuan. This girl was talking about flying in the sky yesterday, and this thing appeared today?
He Huaizheng nodded: "I tried it when I went abroad this time. I can overlook the entire ground from the air. It's still in the early stages."
"I think it won't be long before things like airplanes are further improved, perhaps even able to carry artillery shells and the like."
"That's what I heard over there. The plane you see now is just a preliminary trial model, and it's not yet equipped with ammunition."
Sima Ming frowned tightly. This weapon was much stronger than the ones on land.
If equipped with ammunition, people on land would have no chance of defending themselves.
Miao Jiu also frowned. He also thought of this problem. If a shell fell from the sky, you would not be able to avoid it even if you hid at home.
This is not a good thing.
"You don't have to be too nervous right now. The planes that can carry artillery shells are still in the development stage and probably won't appear anytime soon."
He Huaizheng knew what the two were worried about.
"Why is Diplomat He telling us this?" Siming was a little puzzled.
"Of course, I'm not telling you this for no reason. I just want to remind you that if you have the ability, once aircraft carrying artillery shells are mass-produced, I hope you will buy them."
He Huaizheng looked at the two of them calmly.
"This price is probably not cheap." Miao Jiu turned the photo in his hand.
"We don't know at the moment, but a conservative estimate is that the price of an airplane will not be less than 100,000 silver dollars." He Huaizheng gave a rough figure.
Miao Jiu's fingers, which were turning the photo, paused slightly. This was not a small number.
Siming exchanged a calm glance with him: "Does the Northern Government know about this?"
"They will know sooner or later. The reason I told you is because you helped me before." He Huaizheng did not laugh it off.
"If this plane can be purchased, does Diplomat He have the channels?" Siming looked at him and asked.
"I can only try my best. I haven't received any news yet." He Huaizheng thought for a moment and said, "I think you may need to send someone to learn how to drive."
Siming looked at him and asked, "Can you help introduce me?"
"That's certainly no problem, but let me first point out that flying an airplane at this stage is also risky. If something goes wrong, we might not even be able to find the body."
He Huaizheng gave him a shot of prevention.
"I know, but it's just about age?" Siming looked at him and asked.
"It's best to choose a man over 16 years old with good physical fitness." He Huaizheng gave him an answer.
"Okay, I wonder what else needs to be done?" Siming was thinking in his mind who would be the most suitable person to go.
He Huaizheng looked at the two of them and said, "I will take the train back to the Northern Government the day after tomorrow. This time I will also deliver this message. If nothing goes wrong, they will also send people to study."
"I should still lead the team. It will take quite a while. Once you have selected the people, I will take them with you. No more than five people."
"Thank you." Siming thanked him sincerely.
"No need to thank me. I just have a batch of arms. I wonder if you two are interested in taking them?" He Huaizheng looked at the two of them with a smile.
"Of course I'm interested. Just name the price." Si Ming had no intention of bargaining.
"Don't worry, it's definitely a good thing, and the price is the lowest." He Huaizheng liked the two people's straightforwardness.
He agreed on a price with the two men, told them where the items were, and asked them to send someone to pick them up later.
"By the way, I heard that you recently brought a batch of machine tools here." He Huaizheng was not asking but confirming.
"You are really well-informed." Miao Jiu did not intend to hide it.
"I helped clear these things through customs over there, but the ones I declared for you were factory equipment. They're a bit old, and even badly damaged."
"Do you have someone who can repair this?" He Huaizheng looked at the batch of machine tools.
"Aren't they all relatively new?" Siming frowned.
This is not good news for them.
"Did they tell you that?" He Huaizheng looked at the two of them.
Miao Jiu nodded. "Yes, they said it would be troublesome to ship it out, so they cleared customs in batches. They also promised us that it was a relatively new machine tool."
“Although it’s not the latest model, it’s guaranteed to work.”
He Huaizheng sighed: "You two have been deceived by foreigners. These things can be used, but they have been left in the warehouse for a long time."
“I’m afraid that the things we make will have deviations and won’t last long.”
"These damn foreigners." Miao Jiu was a little angry.
Juanjuan saw that Miao Jiu was angry, and stretched out her little hand to hold his palm: "Don't be angry, don't be angry."
Miao Jiu was so angry that he forgot there were two children next to him: "Sorry."
"If I can find someone to fix it, it should be usable. But it's not easy to find someone who can fix foreign things, especially something like this."
He Huaizheng added, "I won't tell anyone about your purchase of these things, but I still hope you'll be more careful next time."
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