my bright sword career

Chapter 479 Can You Still Operate Like This?
As soon as Gao Hongming said it, not only Huang Baitao's expression froze, but Yan Xishan and Master Liu were also stunned.

Still with the familiar tone and the familiar taste, the atmosphere in the headquarters fell into a strange atmosphere for a while.

After a long time, an unknown "puchi" laugh broke the silent atmosphere.

And Huang Baitao also came back to his senses, and looked at Gao Hongming with some surprise, "Teacher Gao...I heard you right, you said... that you want to pay?"

"nonsense!"

Gao Hongming was not happy when he heard this.

"Chief of Staff Huang, you have to make it clear that I am the Liantai militia here.

From the beginning to now, I have never received a piece of military pay from the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, and I have eaten a grain of rice from Generalissimo Jiang. The tens of thousands of people in the regiment are supported by my small business. Is it easy for me?

Now you ask me to send planes and troops to support you as soon as you come here, but you don’t even want to send out a piece of ocean. You don’t want to prostitute for nothing, do you? "

Looking at the eloquent Gao Hongming, and hearing the word prostitution, even Yan Xishan couldn't help laughing.

But don't say it, Gao Hongming's words reached his heart, after all, he is a businessman at heart, and in his heart everything in the world can be measured by money.

He stroked his beard with his right hand, nodded and said: "Commander Gao is right, you in the third war zone ask someone to do something, but you don't even want to give any benefits. There is no such thing in the world?"

"you……"

It was the first time for Huang Baitao to see someone who said so confidently about collecting money from wars, and he couldn't get used to it for a while.

After a long time, he said helplessly: "Then, according to Captain Yigao, how much will you charge for this mission?"

"Good talk, good talk."

Gao Hongming smiled and stretched out a finger, "150 million oceans or [-] large yellow croakers are enough, or US dollars of the same value are also fine.

By the way, let me explain in advance, I don't want legal currency. "

"Well...the price is fair!" Yan Xishan nodded after thinking for a while.

A group of people looked at Gao Hongming, then at Yan Xishan, and couldn't help but feel emotional. As expected, they are all from Liantai County, and the three words are inseparable from money.

Huang Baitao really couldn't laugh or cry, "Commander Gao, you can't be kind, saving a few people will cost one hundred and five hundred thousand oceans, isn't that too cruel?"

Gao Hongming sternly said: "Why... Chief of Staff Huang thinks there are too many?"

"I'll settle the score with you."

He first stretched out two fingers, "I can tell you clearly, in my flight corps, the price of a P-47 fighter plane is 20 oceans, and the price of a C-47 transport plane is 53 oceans.

And that's not counting pilot training, spare parts and fuel costs.

I just promised you to send out a squadron of fighter jets and a squadron of transport planes, and their total cost is 1119 million oceans.

If you add the reconnaissance planes sent out, personnel, ammunition and fuel consumption during the mission, and compensation for personnel killed in battle, there is no 1200 million oceans that cannot be taken down at all. "

Speaking of this, Gao Hongming sneered, "Chief Huang, if I do a favor for you once, I will invest 1000 to 150 million yuan. Do you still think that I charge you [-] million yuan?"

And the people on the side were already dumbfounded. No one thought that such a seemingly insignificant task would cost so much money.

Today's Yan Laoxi didn't know what was going on, and kept raising his eyebrows one after another, "Well... Gao's son is right, he invested 1000 and [-] million yuan, and only made a profit of more than [-]%, which is already very kind gone."

"Very kind?"

Everyone, including Huang Baitao, was a little dumbfounded. It costs 150 million oceans for a mouthful. Is this considered kind?

But after thinking about it later, I really don't blame Gao Hongming for opening his mouth.

On the surface, Gao Hongming only mentioned the prices of those weapons, spare parts, ammunition and fuel, but let me ask you, let alone 1200 million oceans in today's China, even 2000 million or even 3000 million you can't get these planes.

Some Americans have these advanced fighters, the British have them, and even the Soviets have them, but will they sell them to you?
This is the reason why the so-called important weapon of the country should not be given lightly to others.

Take Germany as an example. Before the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance, the relationship with China was as good as honey.

He also sold weapons and sent military advisers, and even helped the national government form a German weapon division.

But once the war started with the Japanese, they immediately changed their face. Let alone buying aircraft and cannons from Germany, they would not even sell you a single bullet. This is the naked diplomatic relationship between countries.

"All right!"

After thinking about this, Huang Baitao thought for a while and gritted his teeth, "I agree to this condition, but it's a big matter, I have to ask Chief Gu for instructions and report to Chongqing, and I can only agree to you after I get approval. hope……"

"We will not do anything until the money is in hand."

Gao Hongming blocked Huang Baitao's words without waiting for him to finish speaking.

"Chief of Staff Huang, don't blame me for only talking about money. This militia group under my command costs at least 30 to [-] yuan a month just to maintain its operation every day.

This is still the case when there is no war. Once there is a war, the cost will be doubled, which is difficult for me! "

After hearing Gao Hongming's complaint, Huang Baitao fell silent.

The people present were all generals who were used to leading soldiers, so of course they knew that what Gao Hongming said was the truth.

The army is a gold swallowing beast, swallowing a lot of money every day.

It was better in peacetime, but once there was a war, the cost was like sea water.

Not to mention anything else, let's take weapons and ammunition as an example.

The cost of an 81mm mortar shell is equivalent to the annual income of a farmer in northern Shaanxi, not to mention the more expensive 105, 155 and even 203 caliber shells.

Why Gao Hongming has been able to repeatedly inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army in these years, is it because his command art is the best in the country?
not also
There is only one reason. To put it bluntly, this guy's victory was made with weapons and ammunition.

The powerful 155 and 203 caliber shells fell down one after another, and the bullets scattered like raindrops. In addition, a large number of aircraft dropped aerial bombs and incendiary bombs regardless of cost. It is difficult not to win such a battle.

Everyone understands these principles, so after thinking about it, everyone is silent.

But Gao Hongming gave Huang Baitao another idea.

"Chief of Staff Huang... In fact, this money does not necessarily need to be paid by our national government."

Gao Hongming showed a smirk.

"Didn't the Americans entrust us to rescue their pilots? They have to work for the landlord and have to take care of their food. We can't let us work for nothing.

Those Americans rushed to our China without saying hello, and asked us to help save people. For this, it is not too much for us to ask Roosevelt for several million dollars, right? "

Huang Baitao was dumbfounded for a while, can he still do this?

(End of this chapter)