Chapter 209: Dog tycoon? The abundance is oil! (Second update!)

"Don't care about your life? Let me fix it within half a year?" Duan Liguo looked at the telegram in his hand with a helpless look on his face.

You should know that more than 3,000 people died during the construction of the China-Myanmar Highway, and a huge amount of key materials were consumed.

Now let him build it according to the requirements of the Burma Road.

This means more people will die.

Although the dead were all prisoners, it would not be good if the news got out.

"Yes, this is the order from the regiment commander. He said that we don't have much time left, so he asked us to repair it as soon as possible. As for the needed cement and so on, he will find a way." The deputy nodded.

Hearing this, Duan Liguo pondered for a while, constantly weighing the existing conditions.

"If we can have some road-building machinery to assist, the construction will be much faster. If we rely solely on manpower, it will take at least hundreds of thousands of people to work together."

"And be prepared for at least 10,000 casualties."

"Hiss, so many?" The deputy couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"This is just a situation of low intensity. If the intensity increases, the casualties will be greater." Duan Liguo said.

Originally he didn't want to come here, but Cun Yunsheng wrote him a letter personally.

Considering that the Cun family and the Duan family are related by marriage.

More importantly, Cun Yunsheng directly surfaces.

Shancheng was already very dissatisfied with the Yunnan Army, so he would soon take action against it.

If they continue to stay in western Yunnan, not only will they have no way out, but they will also bring trouble upon themselves.

The man from Shancheng is not a broad-minded person.

After listening to Cun Yunsheng's analysis, the three brothers of the Duan family finally decided to come and take a look.

When they came over, Cun Yunsheng didn't give them any chance to consider.

The eldest brother was directly assigned to build roads.

Originally, Milong was in charge of building the road, but this guy complained to him that it was impossible to do it.

It just so happened that the three Duan brothers came, so Cun Yunsheng handed the road construction task over to Duan Liguo, the eldest brother of the Duan family, without saying a word.

"Leave professional matters to professionals. Just build the road. I will solve any problems you may have. I will provide money and people. In a word, build the road."

This is the sentence that Cun Yunsheng left behind.

It was because of these words that Duan Liguo agreed to build the road without hesitation.

As for the second son of the Duan family, he was thrown to Myitkyina and followed Lin Yi to do some staff work.

The main thing is to familiarize himself with the structure of the Sichuan Army and to train him on how to be a good staff officer.

Cun Yunsheng was very much attracted to the German Army's General Staff, so he had been recruiting talented staff officers.

However, the Sichuan Army was small before and could not attract any great talents.

Now that we are gradually gaining fame, we can attract some talents.

The second son of the Duan family has a talent for being a staff officer, and he also holds the rank of second lieutenant.

Thinking of Lin Yi complaining every day and being exhausted, I threw it over.

The third son of the Duan family was left in Lashio by him to serve as the commander of the newly formed infantry regiment.

It can be said that from this moment on, the three brothers of the Duan family have been completely tied to the chariot.

"Send a telegram to the regiment commander and ask him to find a way to get a batch of machinery over. Otherwise, I won't be able to repair this road." Duan Liguo said helplessly.

"Yes." The deputy responded immediately.

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"Are you having trouble with the road construction? Want me to get some mechanical equipment?" Cun Yunsheng was speechless when he saw the telegram sent by Duan Liguo.

Equipment?

Can this be obtained by spending money?

There is a batch of mechanical equipment in Imphal, but they all belong to the US military.

It should be fine to spend some money to borrow it.

In this day and age, building roads relying solely on manpower is indeed very slow.

The construction of the Burma Road alone mobilized 400,000 people, cost the lives of more than 3,000 people, and took nearly a year.

The road conditions in northern Myanmar are now even worse.

He can't mobilize 400,000 people.

So we can only rely on machinery.

As for the purchase of machinery and equipment.

It's not impossible.

The key point is that old man Stilwell is now on high alert, so it may be difficult to purchase these equipments.

But if you want to rent it for money, it should be no problem.

After thinking about it, Cun Yunsheng decided to send someone to try.

After all, false reporting of consumption is a unique skill of the US military.

A sheep can be priced at six million dollars.

He spent some money to buy some scrapped machinery?

No problem for sure.

He still couldn't believe it. Could the US military really go against money at this time?
"Cement..." Seeing that cement was mentioned at the end of the telegram, Cun Yunsheng felt a headache.

This time is not like later times, when cement can be bought everywhere.

Cement is in short supply at this time.

Moreover, this is a tropical rain forest. If we don't build a cement road, once the rainy season comes, the dirt road will be washed away and become bumpy.

So the best thing is to pour gravel with cement and then lay a layer of asphalt on it.

The road built in this way is definitely very solid.

But where did he get the cement?
Thinking of this, my head started to hurt.

However, he promised Duan Liguo that he would only be responsible for building the road and the rest would be left to him.

The key point is where did he get the cement?
And asphalt?

This thing can only be produced by refining petroleum.

So back to the original question.

Just buying it would cost a lot of money.

He couldn't afford to spend too much money on road construction.

If you want to completely solve this problem, you have to buy equipment and produce it yourself.

Especially Cambodia has rich resources.

As long as there is equipment, it won’t take long to produce it.

"Can't the German army fight for their dignity? If they kill the British troops in Alexandria, won't they open up the shipping route?" Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but sigh.

So much time has passed, but there is still no news, and we don't know what the German army is doing.

"Commander, there is a Persian merchant outside who wants to see you." At this time, a soldier came in and reported.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was stunned. What Persian merchant?
Do you know any Persian merchants?

And how did he know I was in Lashio?

With doubts, Cun Yunsheng still asked someone to invite the other party in.

Then I saw a man wearing a turban walking in.

A Persian businessman indeed.

This outfit can't be fake.

"What do you want to buy?" Cun Yunsheng tried to communicate in English.

Unexpectedly, when the other party heard him speaking English, a smile appeared on his face.

"Hello, sir, my name is Alberts, I am a businessman from Persia. I heard that you can buy miracle medicine here." Alberts asked excitedly when he saw Cun Yunsheng. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was stunned. How did this guy know?
Was it leaked by Li Si?

It shouldn’t be!

He probably doesn't have the courage.

Or was it leaked by the An family?

Less likely.

The lives of the An family members are in his hands. Anyone who dares to say another word will be killed.

"Oh? How do you know that I have a miracle medicine?" Cun Yunsheng asked with narrowed eyes.

If he can't explain the reason, he will definitely kill the other person.

In wartime, killing a few people is very normal.

Alberts didn't know that he was already at the gates of hell, and he honestly told how he got the news.

It turned out that the news of the appearance of penicillin in Hong Kong had spread to all countries.

The king of Persia had someone in his family infected and heard about this miracle drug, so he sent people to Hong Kong to see if he could buy it.

As a result, the ship Alberts was on encountered a typhoon when it arrived in Southeast Asia, and had no choice but to dock in Yangon.

By chance, Alberts met Long Wenjian.

I learned that this magical medicine is also available in Lashio.

So Alberts came to Lashio with an attitude of giving it a try.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng suddenly realized. He didn't expect the news to spread so quickly.

More importantly, this guy was lucky enough to find me.

"Are you talking about penicillin?" Hearing the word "miracle medicine", Cun Yunsheng said with a smile and squinted his eyes.

"Yes, yes, it's penicillin. Long Wenjian said you can buy it here. It's simply a miracle drug. You know, our king is willing to spend a lot of money to buy this miracle drug because our little prince has pneumonia and only this miracle drug can save him." Alberts explained quickly.

You have to know that it is not easy to survive pneumonia these days. It is not a self-healing disease. Without anti-inflammatory treatment, you will just wait for death.

Cun Yunsheng was not surprised that penicillin could cure pneumonia. For people who did not have drug resistance, 50,000 units of penicillin were enough to cure pneumonia.

"I do have this miracle medicine, but it's very expensive." Hearing that the other party was a wealthy dog ​​owner, Cun Yunsheng naturally wouldn't be polite.

What's more, he suddenly thought of a question.

That is, Persia is now controlled by British troops.

But the opponent's king is very close to the German army.

If cooperation between the two sides can be achieved, the situation will become more interesting.

After all, the messier the better.

The more countries they drag into the quagmire of war, the more they will gain.

More importantly, I also want asphalt to pave the road.

The source of asphalt is petroleum.

The thing that big dog owners lack the least is oil.

So money really means nothing to them.

"Price is not an issue. Is it a box of six gold bars? We can offer ten gold bars." Alberts said generously.

He had asked about the price: six large yellow croakers for one gold coin.

Although the price is a bit high, considering that it can really save lives, it doesn’t matter if it’s a little more expensive.

Meng Fanle, who was standing next to him, was shocked by the arrogance of the rich man.

Only Cun Yunsheng seemed very calm. The thing these rich guys had the most was money.

They really make money even when they sleep.

So the past is just a number to others.

And now Cun Yunsheng is not short of money.

He needs oil.

In fact, Cun Yunsheng was really wrong. At that time, most of Persia was desert and there was not much gold.

Moreover, due to years of oppression by the British army, Persia was still very poor.

Although they could sell oil, the bulk of it was taken away by the British army, and they only got a small portion.

"No, I don't want gold, I need oil." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and stated his purpose.

When Alberts heard that he needed oil, he was stunned. You know, in order to successfully buy the miracle medicine this time.

He specially exchanged a lot of gold.

As a result, now tell him he wants oil?
Don’t you know that what Persia lacks the least is oil?

Although the Sichuan Army’s trucks, tanks, airplanes, etc. are all provided with fuel by the U.S. military, it feels very unpleasant to have their lifeline strangled by others.

If we can control some of the oil ourselves, it doesn't matter even if there are unpleasant conflicts between the two sides in the future.

There is no need to worry about being choked.

Not to mention, road construction requires asphalt and so on.

Therefore, Cun Yunsheng is now very eager for oil.

There was also the problem of letting the Germans know that Persia had a lot of oil.

It could stimulate the German army to launch the Battle of El Alamein as soon as possible. After occupying the Suez Canal, they could directly cross the river and attack Persia.

When we have this oil, the situation will be much better.

With enough oil, Southeast Asia is equipped with rubber.

It may not be so easy for the Allies to win the battlefield easily again.

More importantly, it can also attract some of the US military's firepower.

"Do you mean to settle the bill with oil?" Alberts asked.

"Yes, you can trade with oil, but as far as I know, the share of oil you currently control should not be very large. Can you fully afford it?" Cun Yunsheng said.

Hearing this, Alberts was stunned.

Isn’t it just a few boxes of penicillin?
Why can't you afford it?
Although oil prices are very low now, production is also very high.

A thousand barrels isn't enough?
If that’s not enough, then two thousand barrels?
According to the current price, a barrel of oil is a little over one dollar, and the price of ten large yellow croakers is almost more than one thousand barrels of oil.

It may seem like a lot, but for big dog owners, it's just a little watering.

"Well, we have several small oil wells privately, which can definitely pay for the price of the medicine." Alberts said.

He thought the other party felt they couldn't afford it, so he quickly explained that they had several small oil wells privately.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng's mouth twitched. These wealthy people are really too rich.

It is no exaggeration to say that oil can be dug under their palaces.

"I'm not worried that you don't have enough oil. What I just want to say is, do you just want to buy some medicine? Do you want anything else?" Cun Yunsheng asked with a smile.

"Other things?" Alberts was stunned, not knowing what this sentence meant.

"Are you willing to be oppressed by the British army forever?" Cun Yunsheng looked at the other party and said word by word.

"I believe you have seen during this period that the British Army's combat effectiveness is not as strong as imagined, and can even be compared to some third-rate troops."

"I think you could just try to drive them all away."

Hearing this, Alberts was stunned. He didn't know why the other party said this to him.

I just came here to buy medicine.

I don’t dare to think too much about other things.

"Mr. Colonel, what you said is not something I can answer. I am only responsible for purchasing medicines." Alberts shook his head and said.

"That makes sense. Your troops don't have many weapons and equipment. It's really not realistic for you to fight the British army with bare hands." Cun Yunsheng continued to stare at the other party and said lightly.

"What if I can provide some weapons?"

“???????” Alberts looked at the other party in confusion.

(End of this chapter)