Life in the world of film and television

Chapter 419

After arranging the experimental production of penicillin, as well as various equipment and materials that need to be purchased, Li Mu came to Wuhan again.

It's only been a month since I went to Singapore last time, and the hoarding of bristles and tung oil in the warehouse has not been as much as last month.

There is also a bad news. Realizing the huge benefits of these two materials, some people with connections also rushed in, including those surnamed Kong and Song.

Therefore, Li Mu knew that the days of making a fortune from pig bristles and tung oil would not be too many.

In fact, this kind of business didn't last long.As for tung oil, Guofu will sell and purchase it within a few months, and those who are not well-connected will not be able to intervene.

The situation with bristles is similar. After a while, half of the country will be occupied, and the bristle business in the occupied areas will naturally be a small business, and no one else can get involved.

With the remaining half of the country and too many people wanting to intervene, there will be less and less left for Li Mu.

Simply, Li Mu is already satisfied, relying on these two things, he already has the capital to start a business.

At present, he still has about 380 million U.S. dollars, 300 million silver dollars, more than 900 kilograms of gold, and more than 700 million French currency on hand.

Silver dollars, gold, and French currency are all materials he purchased from abroad and sold domestically.

For example, three months ago, he purchased 300 million US dollars of various materials at one time, filling up the space.

After these goods are shipped to China, they are sold at least double or even several times the price. At the exchange rate of 2.4:1 between silver dollars and US dollars, these goods can be sold in China for more than 2000 million silver dollars.

Of course, legal currency is used in the country, and most conventional commodities are traded in legal currency. There are only some commodities that are extremely in short supply, and Li Mu only accepts gold and silver dollars.

Even so, 300 million silver dollars and more than 900 kilograms of gold have been obtained one after another.Due to the depreciation of legal currency, one legal currency is currently equivalent to 0.7 silver dollars. In addition to silver dollars and gold, the legal currency in hand is also as high as more than 2000 million.

Of the more than 2000 million French currency, about 1000 million remained in Muwu Trading Company as the purchase price of bristle tung oil in the last two or three months, as well as the capital and background of the company to maintain the operation of the company.

Most of the remaining 700 million yuan was invested in various infrastructure constructions in the Nanyang area, as well as raising the army, raising schools, raising talents, and building factories.

Up to now, there are more than 700 million French currency left in hand.

In the future, in order to deal with the depreciation of legal currency and some unpredictable risks.When the materials purchased from abroad are shipped domestically, Li Mu will use more silver dollars or gold for transactions, and try to collect as little legal currency as possible.

I will also try to hoard as little legal currency as possible in my hands. In China, if I can use legal currency, I don’t spend silver dollars.Treat silver dollars and gold as domestic reserve currencies, and try not to be too much affected by the depreciation of legal currency.

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After arriving in Singapore, after the transaction, this batch of bristle and tung oil got about 170 million US dollars, and it will probably be even less next time.

For Li Mu, this business really has little future.

Fortunately, he had been prepared for a long time, and penicillin was the next source of income, which was even more powerful than bristle and tung oil.

In the next few days, the weapons Li Mu ordered arrived one after another, which was another large expenditure.

Fifteen thousand Mauser 750k rods, each equipped with [-] rounds of ammunition, has as many as [-] million rounds of ammunition.

For this, Li Mu paid USD 67.

One thousand Czech-style light machine guns also arrived, and each equipped with two thousand rounds of ammunition, Li Mu paid another 22 US dollars.

There are also 1930 Bofors M75 51mm mountain guns ordered, plus 510 rounds of shells, which cost another US$[-].The price is equivalent to [-] kilograms of gold, "heartache", it really is the sound of the cannon, ten thousand taels of gold.

Two 3000-kilowatt turbogenerators also arrived, again costing nearly $20.

The twelve Hawker 75 fighter jets he ordered have not yet arrived, otherwise it would cost another $48.

In just a few days, the ordered things were received, and 160 million U.S. dollars was directly spent, equivalent to [-] tons of gold. It really cost money to build an army.

However, this is not finished yet. In order to supplement the firepower of the troops at all levels and prepare for facing the little devils, heavy machine guns also need to be purchased.

Moreover, after the expansion of the army, it will soon become an army, and all necessary equipment should be equipped.

After careful comparison, Li Mu finally chose the Browning M2 heavy machine gun. This is a very classic heavy machine gun. It was first born in the 20s. hard target.

Later, in 1932, for the M1921 heavy machine gun, the water-cooled barrel was removed and replaced with an air-cooled barrel.The heat dissipation capability has been enhanced, the weight has become lighter, and the problem of water shortage during combat has been solved. It was named: M2 heavy machine gun and became a classic of the generation.

This heavy machine gun is also very versatile. It can be distributed to infantry machine gun squad soldiers, or it can be converted into a parallel machine gun or a heading machine gun used on tanks. It can also be installed on the top turret of armored vehicles and tactical military vehicles. Go up and become a vehicle-mounted suppressive firepower.

Even on warships and fighter jets, it is also very useful,

Until the modern society in the future, the gun is still equipped as a defensive weapon on tanks and armored vehicles.

With the thin iron skin of the Little Devils armored vehicles and tanks, and the M2 heavy machine gun passing by, there is definitely a row of holes, which can not only be used as suppression firepower, but also a sharp weapon against armored vehicles and tanks.

Similarly, with the weak defense of the small plane, this heavy machine gun is also a weapon for air defense, and the effective range of [-] kilometers is not for nothing.

The price is naturally not cheap, 580 US dollars a piece, worth more than a light truck.Li Mu spent US$12 and bought 200 sticks.Another $[-] was spent to purchase [-] million rounds of heavy machine gun bullets.

As expected, arms are all money-burning stuff.

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After purchasing the weapons with lingering fears, Li Mu heaved a sigh of relief, after all, a small $200 million was spent.

Then, he purchased various experimental equipment, as well as some machines and production equipment necessary for the production of penicillin.These are conventional biomedical production equipment, which can not only produce penicillin, but also produce some other drugs.

Adding some experimental equipment promised to the school, another $100 million was spent.

Li Mu made some calculations, and found that there were only more than 210 million US dollars left, of which 100 million US dollars should be reserved for the Far East Commercial Bank, so that they could go to the United States to purchase a factory that produces medicine.

Regarding penicillin, Li Mu planned it this way.

In local production, try to be as unknown as possible, and it is best to let the production factory not know what it is producing.Then the raw materials produced are handed over to the Far East Commercial Bank, and then they are further processed and filled in the United States. After packaging, they are sold in the name of American companies.

As for sales channels, you can cooperate with some big companies to share profits and make a fortune together.

As for other people's imitation, aside from the Far East Commercial Bank, I am not afraid of making a fortune myself.

Penicillin is actually not uncommon. As long as you think about it and are willing to spend money, every laboratory can make it, but the cost is too high.

The production cost cannot be reduced, and it is useless to imitate it. Who knows how low Li Mu's production cost is.

In order to keep secret and earn money, Li Mu even took the penicillin packaged by the American factory from the Far East Trading Company and brought it to China to sell it as imported medicine.

Of course, the price can be lower. For the soldiers who were injured in the battle with Xiaoben, it is no problem to sell half and give half away.

Everyone will only think that you are supernatural and generous, and you will not think of penicillin on Li Mu, and you will not be jealous. After all, it is a foreign product. Who would have thought that such a cutting-edge drug would be produced in China.

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After giving Far East Commercial Bank 100 million US dollars, Li Mu only has more than 110 million US dollars left on hand, but the money that should be spent must be spent.

He is preparing for a metal mold processing factory, and the factory buildings have been built to accumulate some experience for the production and development of light weapons for himself in the future.

It also spent more than 50 US dollars to purchase a batch of industrial machine tools, lathes, grinders, drilling machines, molds... and other metal and steel processing equipment.With these, and recruiting some skilled technicians, a medium-sized mold and metal processing factory will be established.

In addition, Li Mu ordered two more bullet production lines.War is all about logistics, not to mention expensive and inconvenient to buy bullets. In the future when the European war is fought, if you want to buy bullets from Germany, you will not be able to buy them.

It is better to set up two production lines and make bullets by ourselves.

The technical difficulty of producing bullets is not high. Since the establishment of the Hanyang Arsenal decades ago, China has had the technology and ability to independently manufacture bullets.In recent years, there have been more and more arsenals that can produce firearms and bullets, and there is no shortage of workers in this area in the country.

Build two sets of production lines, find some skilled workers, and produce immediately.

Speaking of which, many firearms in China are counterfeit Mauser rifles. For example, the well-known Chinese official rifle is a counterfeit Mauser 1924, which can be used with the Mauser 98k bullets purchased by Li Mu.

This is also the reason why many people in China love to use German weapons, and they are compatible with many domestic rifle bullets, which can save a lot of trouble.

This will save trouble, and the country obviously has quite a lot of experience and skilled workers in the production of this kind of bullets.Moreover, part of it can be sold domestically after it is produced, and part of it can also be purchased domestically when bullets are in short supply.

Another advantage of producing bullets by yourself is that the price of purchasing firearms has gone down.For example, Mauser 45k, a gun with [-] rounds of ammunition, worth [-] US dollars.

In fact, the price of the gun is only 25 dollars, and the other [-] dollars is the price of [-] rounds of bullets.

Now that I have the ability to produce bullets and become active water, I don't have to purchase and hoard so many bullets at one time and pay such a high cost.

Li Mu thought about the cannonball production line and ordered one.Although the domestic production of artillery is not good, the ability to produce shells is still good. Not to mention Guofu, in the case of lack of equipment and materials in the north, a lot of shells were also produced during the Anti-Japanese War.

Go back and ask Muwu Trading Company to find more experts in this field, and they should be able to get started soon.

(End of this chapter)