Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 533 Pulling Out the Wrist!

"How much does this set cost? Not expensive at all! Of course, since I'm using a marksman rifle, the scope and everything else are top-of-the-line! It might be a little more expensive, around 2 million, which is about 20,000 yuan."

"We needed a standard QBZ191, the kind with only basic components installed, which cost a little over 1 million, so we just bought it. That's a little over 10,000 per person, very cheap!"

In the eyes of the wealthy and powerful Ximen Lang, a mere one or two million was nothing; once spent, it was no big deal!

Even if the entire guard battalion were equipped with such gear, it would only cost a few hundred million. He could easily slip a little out between his fingers and that would be enough for the entire guard battalion, more than they could use.

But for the poor in Beijing, where every penny counts, this is really not an ordinary price!

How expensive is it?
It's no exaggeration to say that it's so expensive that the people of Beijing simply can't afford it, and it's even a bit incomprehensible to them!
Why?

"How much does a used tank or infantry fighting vehicle cost? Even a brand new one, according to the price we just agreed on, would only cost 5 yuan at most!"

"So a single set of your soldier's gear costs 1 to 2 yuan! Add a little more money, and it's enough for us to buy another tank or infantry fighting vehicle! Who can afford that?"

It's not that we can't afford it, is it?
If it were one or two thousand, or even four or five thousand, the people of Beijing could grit their teeth and decide to equip a small batch on a small scale.

But that can easily cost tens of thousands!

What family can withstand this?

what?
Will future generations be able to build like this?
Then you guys figure it out.
"Anyway, we can't afford to play that game, and we wouldn't dare to play it that way!"

Seeing that as soon as they mentioned the price, both Lao Luo and the principal were scared off and started to back down.

Even the light in Bai Ling's eyes dimmed considerably.

Ximen Lang said somewhat dejectedly.

"It can't be that bad, it's only ten or twenty thousand."

However, as soon as he mentioned that mere ten or twenty thousand, Bai Ling immediately retorted.

"Dude, could you please not make ten or twenty thousand sound so easy? That's ten thousand, ten thousand! An average person might not earn that many ten thousand in a lifetime! It's not just a dollar or two!"

"That's not much, is it? Of course, for ordinary people, it's definitely a lot. But for a country... well, it still seems a bit much."

"Even in our area, which is so wealthy, only a small number of elite special forces units are equipped with this kind of equipment. The regular army certainly doesn't need such expensive weapons and equipment."

Sure enough, even wealthy nations like those of later generations dared not deploy such advanced equipment in large quantities.

Bai Ling quickly replied.

"Look, even you guys don't dare to play like this, you don't have that much money to play like this? Us? What makes us think we can? Don't forget, in many places we still can't even get enough to eat!"

Ximen Lang was certainly aware of this situation.

Although fertilizer plants are now under construction at a rapid pace, and some of the faster-developing ones have even started production.

Even the high-yield seeds of later generations, the faster ones, have already been planted in the ground.

Even at the fastest speed, it still takes time!

There was also the grain obtained from later generations, which was practically bought and given away. Although this grain looked like a lot, it was actually of little use.

With a little effort from a few key industries, this amount of grain will soon be depleted.

Moreover, the supply was endless. After a small share was distributed among the surrounding cities, the grain was almost used up, and there was no way to reach the remote areas.

Therefore, Bai Ling's statement that there are still many areas where people don't even have enough to eat is definitely not a joke!

"It's such a pity that we can't use such a good thing, what a waste."

"It's a pity, but there's nothing we can do. We're poor, so we simply can't afford it. At most, we can buy a few dozen or a hundred sets and set up a small commando unit as a token gesture. Like you, being able to set up a guard battalion all the time is definitely not going to happen, at least not in the short term."

Not to mention Ximen Lang, even Bai Ling herself was filled with regret when she said this.

Both Lao Luo and the principal couldn't help but sigh with regret.

Then, changing the subject, Bai Ling directly brought up the topic of individual equipment for conventional armies in later generations, and asked Ximen Lang about it.

“We can’t use the good ones, and we can’t afford them. What about the regular troops? Don’t you have a lot of regular troops? What kind of equipment are they equipped with? Could we start from this aspect and upgrade our troops as well?”

Ximen Lang's answer to this was...

"Of course there are, but they can't compare to this equipment. Take this QBU191 marksman rifle in my hand, for example. The optical sight is ridiculously expensive, even more valuable than the rifle itself. That's definitely not available."

"There are also tactical helmets, body armor, goggles, and tactical gloves. The most advanced ones are definitely not usable anymore; we can only use the slightly inferior QGF03 helmet and tactical vest with integrated body armor."

"Of course, while these pieces of equipment aren't as advanced as the ones we just discussed, they certainly meet basic combat requirements without any problem! Otherwise, we wouldn't be equipping ourselves with these!"

"In addition, the availability of individual radios, night vision goggles, and micro drones will definitely be reduced to varying degrees. Drones, in particular, will be widely available. Guard battalions are equipped with them, almost one per person. Ordinary combat units will only have a small number of them."

"However, easily crushing the Russians and Americans is still no problem at all! Like I said, we could just beat them to a pulp, no problem at all! So, it's alright. Looking at it this way, it doesn't seem like such a pity."

"Now that you mention it, it's true. We really don't need such good equipment. If the infrastructure in all aspects is inadequate, then even if we have equipment, it won't be of much use. We might as well just use the less advanced equipment."

Bai Ling and Lao Luo nodded repeatedly, agreeing that what Ximen Lang said made perfect sense.

Then, here comes the point.

"The price of this set of equipment"

"This is cheap, really cheap! It's only 80,000 yuan, which is only 800 yuan here. This set of individual soldier equipment is all you need! How about that, isn't it cheap?"

"real?!"

They were probably scared off by the fact that a set of equipment costs one or two million yuan, so hearing that a set like this only costs 8 yuan was quite a shock.
Believe it or not, Lao Luo and his team really thought the price was incredibly reasonable.

He even immediately felt a surge of inspiration and ordered 10,000 or 20,000 sets, just like in later generations, to play with a few heavily armored combined arms brigades.

However, he noticed the epaulets and collar insignia that Simon Lang was wearing.
Luo Yonghao was speechless.

"Ah Lang, you don't mean to replace all the guard battalion's shoulder boards and collar insignia with these, do you?"

(End of this chapter)