Life in the world of film and television

Chapter 420 Camouflage

In addition, two grenade production lines were also purchased.Although there is no need for a production line, it can also be made manually, which is how it is done in the north.But with the production line, the production speed is faster and the quality is guaranteed.

After paying the deposit, Li Mu only had US$40 million left, which made him feel poor.

It seems that we must find a way to make some quick money.There is no shortage of domestic currency now, but there is a shortage of foreign currencies such as US dollars.

After thinking about it, I found a bank, took out more than 900 kilograms of gold as collateral, borrowed 90 US dollars, and began to purchase materials that are extremely scarce in China.

The first is gasoline, 32 liters per barrel, and $[-] a barrel. Li Mu purchased [-] barrels of gasoline at one time, and spent $[-].

In conversion, a barrel of 2000 liters, [-] barrels, [-] million liters.

One cubic meter equals one thousand liters, and 2000 million liters equals twenty thousand cubic meters of space.

In addition, gasoline barrels also take up space, [-] barrels of gasoline occupy about [-] cubic meters of space.

For the remaining US$[-], Li Mu purchased a large amount of steel and domestically scarce gunpowder raw materials, and finally spent them all.

The last batch of gasoline, steel, and gunpowder raw materials purchased worth more than 100 million U.S. dollars is scarce and popular in a war-torn country.

Li Mu has decided that these things will be sold in the country and only accept gold, US dollars or British pounds. If you are too poor, you must make a fortune first.

He is not afraid that others will not have the money to buy it. These days, those domestic warlords, big commercial houses, or rich men who do not have an account in a foreign bank have hoarded a large amount of foreign currency, and who do not know how to hoard a batch of gold.

In the current domestic situation, strength is the last word, and no one will buy these hard currencies.

Things here are done well. Before returning to China, Li Mu heard a news that a flying club was recently established in the north to Kuala Lumpur, where many Nanyang Chinese are learning to fly.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Mu asked Su Ming to sign up for him. It had no other meaning, he also wanted to learn how to fly a plane.

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Back in Wuhan, Li Mu immediately went through Muwu Trading Company to find suitable buyers for these in-demand goods.

Gasoline, steel, and raw materials for gunpowder are all strategic materials that are currently in short supply in the country, and they are absolutely hard currencies.

Although only gold and foreign currency are accepted for purchase, the price is not cheap, and it has doubled compared to foreign market prices.However, in the current situation in China, it would be nice to be able to buy such scarce strategic materials, who cares about the price.

As a result, within a short period of time, it was sold out, and Li Mu had more than 500 kilograms of gold in his hands, worth 220 million US dollars and 30 pounds.

The exchange rate between the British pound and the US dollar is now one to four, and 30 pounds is equivalent to 120 million US dollars.

Added together, this time nearly $400 million was accounted for.

Sure enough, military strategic materials are the most profitable.Of course, after fighting for such a long time, both gasoline and various military raw materials are scarce, which is also the reason why the price is so high and the sale is so fast.

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Now that he had tasted the sweetness, Li Mu returned to Nanyang, unloaded the various weapons and equipment purchased this time, and then came to Hankou again and returned to Singapore.

The scale of this purchase is even larger, including gasoline, steel, gunpowder raw materials, medicines, various domestically scarce equipment, strategic materials...all kinds of materials worth 320 million U.S. dollars have been purchased, and the entire space has been filled without delay. Return again Wuhan.

When I arrived in Hankou, I contacted the buyer through Muwu Commercial Bank. I just sold about one-third of the inventory and recovered nearly 300 million US dollars. The shipment volume decreased sharply, and the market prices of various materials continued to fall.

Li Mu understood in an instant that so many materials flooded into the market in an instant, the short-term demand was met, the scarcity was no longer so scarce, and the price naturally came down.

It seems that it is impossible to use this method to make quick money and repeatedly arbitrage.In fact, it's not bad to have a long stream of water.

Half of the remaining goods were put in the Hankou warehouse and bought slowly; half were brought back to Nanyang, which could be used or sold to the surrounding and northwest regions.

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I haven't worried about Nanyang for a while, the development is stable in all aspects, and the construction has achieved initial results.

Since the banditry in the countryside has been wiped out, all kinds of gray forces in the city have been wiped out, and the level of law and order has reached a new height.

On the other hand, as the commissioner of the administrative office, Li Mu carried out a major rectification of the level of government officials in the entire region. With a gun in his hand, no one dared to object or criticize.

They cleaned up and dealt with some people, those who were shot, those who were sentenced to prison, and some people are still building roads in the mountains.

Such iron-blooded means and determination have completely frightened many people. In addition, some newcomers have been promoted, and some talents have been recruited from other places to fill these positions. This incident has not caused any waves.

On the contrary, it made the whole region more prosperous.

Originally, because of the war, some people from the coast and many big cities threatened by war moved here.After living for a period of time, I have experienced the security environment and the level of government officials here, which is very rare.

More importantly, the prices here are stable, and many foreign goods are more complete than those in big cities. In this era of wars, they are even more precious and rare.

Ever since, when encountering such a rare and good place, it is indispensable to call friends and friends, and spread it to ten, ten to hundreds, and a large number of people who escaped the war and migrated in Nanyang area.

A few days ago, the Office of the Commissioner specifically counted that the total population of the region has reached 630 million, of which 120 million have moved from various places in the past six months.

The point is that in this era, most of the people who can bring the whole family to move here, except those who fled famine, have some family background or special skills.

It also allowed Nanyang area to have more technical talents from all walks of life.

The influx of so many people has driven consumption, and the many projects Li Mu has started have driven employment and consumption.All kinds of businessmen see opportunities, and department stores, car dealers, theaters, teahouses, dance halls, nightclubs, jewelry stores, jade stores, restaurants, western restaurants... and movie theaters that can only be found in big cities have emerged accordingly. .

The entire area has become more and more prosperous, and it has the appearance of a big city in the Republic of China.

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Looking at the quiet and peaceful city in front of you, it is even more rare and precious in the age of war, and it needs to be protected.

The army is the best guardian.

Today is also the day when the army dresses up.

Different from the current military uniforms, the new military uniforms of the security regiment were specially designed by Li Mu to imitate the camouflage uniforms of later generations.

Moreover, referring to some concepts of German military uniforms, it can be summed up in one word "handsome". Handsome military uniforms also have a lot of influence on the spirit of the army, at least they can change the image of the old army in the hearts of the people.

For this reason, Li Mu specially found a large dyeing house to dye camouflage uniforms, and hired several well-known fashion designers in the Shanghai Concession at a high price to design this military uniform according to Li Mu's opinion.

After the makeup was fixed, an order was placed with a large garment factory, and now it is finally completed.The fabric is good, and the production is quite sophisticated, and now the whole army can finally change their outfits.

It took two days for the presiding unit to complete the costume change. Li Mu looked at the familiar colors in front of him, and looked at the training figures one by one, feeling inexplicable in his heart, as if he had returned to the real world.

Indeed, looking at these soldiers in camouflage uniforms shouting slogans and training in the barracks, who would have thought that this was the Republic of China.

However, the new military uniforms are indeed quite popular, not only for soldiers, but also for officers. Putting on the new camouflage uniforms will change the spirit of the whole person.

There is no rustic look anymore, giving people the feeling of being both sturdy and handsome.

Even ordinary people, seeing the new-looking security forces, also brightened their eyes, which was quite different from what they imagined as soldiers.

The military training was in full swing, and Li Mu also began to inspect everywhere. This day, he came to Nanshao Coal Mine, which is also a rare coal resource in Nanyang.

Thermal power generation is very dependent on coal mine resources. Although the nearby Pingdingshan is a major coal-producing area, Shaanxi, which is next to it, is also extremely rich in coal mine resources in many places.

However, after all, in other people's territory, transportation is still needed. Li Mu naturally attaches great importance to the rare coal resources in Nanyang area.

The coalfield is located in the Funiu Mountains in the southwest, across the borders of Nanzhao and Fangcheng counties. It belongs to the Jurassic coalfield, and its reserves are not large.

According to local chronicles, Nanzhao Coalfield is relatively easy to collect because of its shallow coal seam. It has been mined since the early Qing Dynasty, and the remains of small kilns can be seen everywhere. In 1870, German Richthofen came to Nanzhao for investigation.

In 1916, Swede Xin Changfu wrote "Coalfields and Coal Mining in Henan", which described Richthofen, Dingerland and Xin Changfu's investigation in Nanzhao.It is considered that the geology of Nanzhao is different from that of the coal areas in northern Henan, and the estimated reserves are 3500 million tons.

In 1931, Wang You went to Nanzhao County Coal Mine to conduct a geological survey and wrote a survey report.

However, due to the small reserves, except for the villagers in nearby villages and towns who use coal to mine some temporarily, there is no special company that uses machines to collect coal mines here.

Accompanied by everyone, Li Mu took a tour and decided to purchase some coal mining equipment next time.Don't care about the output, this represents confidence.Under special circumstances, even if the external coal cannot be transported, it can be self-sufficient.

A few days later, news came from the laboratory in the deep mountains that penicillin was in the laboratory and had been successfully produced.

Before Li Mu came, he needed to read too much information. How to make penicillin, he only saw the general method and steps.

With the general steps of the method, penicillin can be produced in the laboratory so quickly, which is not bad.

The next step is to turn this process into an assembly line, using equipment and raw materials for mass production.

As long as it is done, the financial resources will be stable in the future!

(End of this chapter)