第七百五十三章 军火贸易
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其实,美利坚南方早就预见到这一场内战的爆发,并且从1850年就开始进行战争筹备,甚至可以说,这一场内战,南方是蓄谋已久,但也正是因为这一点,他才担心黄殿元能否顺利的完成这宗军火交易,林肯已经当选,却仍然没有消息,由不得他不担心。
对于这宗军火贸易,他极为重视,不仅仅是因为交易数额巨大,如果不能与南方顺利完成这宗军火贸易,就将极大的影响日后他与北方军火贸易的规模。
目前元奇改良型宝山二型线膛后装步枪和整装金属子弹可说世界上最先进的,他不确定英法两国是否已经能够仿造,津京一战,他虽然极力保密,为此甚至不惜不留俘虏,但毕竟是十数万大军,很难做到完全保密,不过,他敢肯定,就算英法两国仿造出来,也不会轻易的向南方出售。
而且,在他看来,英法两国没仿造出来的可能性比较大,去年夏天,法国和撒丁王国组成的联军在意大利北部卡斯蒂廖镇的索尔弗利诺与奥地利帝国军队交战,短短不过15小时的战争造成了5.5万人阵亡。
在那场战争中,法军使用的依然还是米尼枪,如果已经仿造出来,法军不会还藏着掖着。
元奇向南方出售军火就好比是抛砖引玉,他必须让南方购买元奇的军火,回过头来,北方才会大量采买,一旦南北双方都用元奇的军火,不仅能让元奇大赚特赚,更将极大的增大这场内战的消耗和伤亡。
“大掌柜,严掌柜来了。”林美莲在门口轻声禀报道,话才落音,严世宽已快步进来,一脸神秘的笑道:“大掌柜,成了!”
什么成了?易知足有些摸不着头脑,不过瞬间他就反应过来,“你是说黄殿元?”
“大选落幕,南方就直接付款提货。”严世宽轻声道:“电报是福清帮在新奥尔良的头目发来的,应该是怕走漏消息。”
黄殿元不愧是帮会出身,行事谨慎,易知足暗赞了一声,也终于放下心来,大选尘埃落定,南方才做出反应,看来,南方对于当前的局势认识的还不够清楚,还好,也不算迟。
严世宽将一份电报递了过去,易知足瞥了一眼,见的电文颠三倒四的,显然是暗语,不由的一笑,“内容似乎不少。”
“大掌柜。”严世宽连忙道:“南方希望我们能够尽快再交易一笔规模相等的军火和药品,依然可以用黄金支付。”
黄金是世界货币,象这种私下大规模的军火贸易用黄金支付并不稀奇,况且,易知足是点明只收黄金的,美元,不论是北方还是南方,在战争中都是迅速贬值的,他才不会要,况且,对于美利坚的黄金,他是早就眼红不已,哪会错过这个好机会。
不过,对于南方要求继续军火贸易的这个要求,易知足却是有些犹豫,毕竟这宗军火贸易的量太大了,继续贸易,极有可能给北方带来极大的压力,再则,继续贸易,必然会影响元奇与北方的关系,他要说对于美利坚这场内战毫无察觉,显然是没人相信的,如此大宗的军火贸易,可一不可二!
再则,大头还是棉花霸盘,他可不想因为军火贸易而导致棉花霸盘出现变数,那可就真是得不偿失了。
见他不吭声,严世宽倒是急了,“这买卖虽说不是什么一本万利,却也是暴利,这可是打着灯笼也难找的好事。”
“不就一百万两黄金,折合白银也才一千六百万两,不值得冒险。”易知足沉声道:“让福清帮推诿,明确告诉福清帮,以后可以断断续续的向南方走私军火和药品,一律黄金结算。”
严世宽一双小眼睛滴溜溜的转了转,试探道:“大掌柜还有另外的生意?”
“另有计划。”易知足缓声道:“这只是小钱,别被蒙了眼。”
“那我马上给他们回电。”严世宽连忙道。
端茶进来的林美莲见的严世宽那么快就拱手告辞,不由的暗自奇怪,却也没有多问,而是上前将易知足喝剩的残茶换了,易知足看了他一眼,吩咐道:“准备一下,后日微服去杭州散散心。”
一听微服出去游玩,林美莲脸上登时荡漾出笑容,眼眸中泛动着欣喜的光芒,她可是清楚,易知足说微服游玩,那可是真正的微服,不见官绅士商,不理政务,甩开手游玩的,当即连忙道:“可要带夫人她们?”
人一多,他的行踪自然就无法掩饰,易知足也不是第一次微服私访了,早就积累了不少经验,略微沉吟便道:“不过就几日光景,许怡萱你俩随行吧,给后院就说我去宝山机械厂了。”
林美莲登时眉开眼笑,“奴家这就让人去知会萱姐。”
易知足去杭州自然不是单纯为了散心,而是想躲避美国公使伯驾,元奇又是撤回留学生又是关闭工厂和元奇分号,动静如此之大,肯定会及时反馈到上海来,伯驾也必然登门询问究竟,他还是暂时避一避的好。
次日上午,易知足正忙着将手头的事情一一安排下去,以便能安心的出去游玩散心,任安匆匆进了公府,林美莲清楚这任安等闲不会前来,心里不由的有几分担心,别又出什么事,让这次微服游玩难以成行。
易知足送伍长青从书房里出来,一眼瞥见任安,也是有几分意外,折回书房后,任安快步跟了进来,禀报道:“大掌柜,英吉利来电,英吉利海军去年订购的两艘9000吨级的‘勇士’级战列舰,在泰晤士船厂动工建造那艘已经下水......。在格拉斯哥纳皮尔船厂动工建造的,还没有动静。”
那么快?英吉利的船舶制造能力果然是惊人,9000吨级的铁甲舰一年半时间就下水了,易知足半晌没吭声,在感觉到了巨大的差距的同时也感觉到了巨大的压力!铁甲舰的时代开启了!89
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