Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Is the tactical vest for mounting plates?"

Ma Hongwei nodded and said, "Yes, but what's the price?"

The manufacturer replied: "Boss, the wholesale price for 10,000 tactical vests is NT$75. If you want 20,000, then it will be NT$65."

Ma Hongwei immediately said, "Then let's order 20000 pieces!"

Although a bulletproof vest needs to have two plates installed, one in the front and one in the back.

Twenty thousand bulletproof plates can only be used for ten thousand tactical vests.

But since he'll need to buy bulletproof plates later anyway, buying more won't hurt, and he's not worried about wasting them.

"Okay, boss!"

The manufacturer then asked, "What about bulletproof helmets?"

"Do they also have GA6 helmets?"

Ma Hongwei inquired.

"Feel sorry!"

The manufacturer stated directly: "At most, only GA5 grade (NIJ IIIA grade) is available on the market. GA6 grade finished products are very rare, and while GA5 grade is available, there isn't much stock on hand."

"Most of them are PE tactical helmets, which are made of aramid fiber or GA2 grade, and can only protect against pistols, submachine guns and artillery shell fragments."

It can only protect against pistols, submachine guns, and artillery shell fragments, which makes it rather useless, but it's better to have something than nothing.

Ma Hongwei asked, "How many GA5-level bulletproof helmets are currently in stock?"

"2000, only 2000."

The manufacturer said, "These helmets cost 4500 yuan each, but if you want them all, I'll sell them to you for 2500 yuan each."

"Okay, then I'll take all 2000 GA level 5 helmets."

Ma Hongwei replied, "Give me another 8000 of those GA2-level helmets you mentioned!"

Even the worst GA2 helmet is still technology from decades in the future, far superior to helmets from World War II.

As far as Ma Hongwei knew, the Japanese Type 90 steel helmet, which was made of 1 mm thick high-carbon steel, was hard and brittle with extremely poor toughness, and could only protect against long-range fragments of artillery shells or grenades.

Those helmets were rubbish; even a regular handgun could penetrate them at close range.

Using the Type 38 rifle, if it hits, it can even penetrate through a distance of 500 meters without any blocking effect.

Moreover, after being shot, the steel plate shatters, and those fragments can cause secondary damage to the head.

In contrast, the GA2 helmet can stop pistol bullets and submachine gun bullets, making it far superior to the steel helmets produced in Japan.

Manufacturer's quote: "GA2 grade, retail price is 590 yuan per hat, wholesale price is 400 yuan per hat!"

Ma Hongwei then asked, "Do you have any other bulletproof products?"

"Yes, and there are also GA6 level handheld bulletproof shields!"

The manufacturer stated, "We have a lightweight PE composite GA6 handheld shield with an observation window, dual grips, 900*520 mm in size, weighing 6.7 kg, and priced at 1500 yuan each."

"There's also the alloy steel GA6 hand shield, which weighs 8.7 kilograms and has weaker bulletproof performance than the PE composite version. It costs 420 yuan each."

"They can all stop armor-piercing incendiary rounds."

"Oh?"

Ma Hongwei immediately became interested.

He searched around and found that the shield wasn't very big, but it was enough to protect his head and neck.

It can be held with one hand, while the other hand can be used to operate a pistol or a submachine gun.

If you buy a batch of these bulletproof shields, you can charge forward with one hand holding the shield.

Behind these shield bearers were those wearing only bulletproof vests and helmets.

"However, this thing weighs over ten kilograms, which will definitely affect our charging speed!"

Ma Hongwei thought to himself, "I'd better buy less!"

With that in mind, he replied, "Let's start with 2000 of those lightweight PE composite handheld shields!"

"Okay, boss!"

The manufacturer said, "Now, let me give you a price quote!"

"20000 boron carbide + PE bulletproof inserts, at 280 yuan each, totaling 560 million yuan!"

"20000 tactical vests, at 65 yuan each, totaling 130 million yuan!"

"2000 GA5 (NIJ IIIA) bulletproof helmets, each priced at 2500, totaling 500 million yuan!"

"8000 GA2-level helmets, at 400 yuan each, totaling 320 million yuan!"

"2000 PE composite material GA6 level handheld bulletproof shields, each priced at 1150 yuan, totaling 230 million yuan!"

"These items total 1740 million yuan. You need to pay a 30% deposit, which is 522 million yuan, before we can ship the goods!"

"Can!"

Ma Hongwei replied directly, "However, besides the tactical vest, you have to send me one of everything else!"

The reason for needing this extra one was, of course, for the Eighth Route Army leaders to test.

As the saying goes, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving.

It's better to demonstrate this item to the leaders.

The manufacturer said, "Let's send two items to each person, good things come in pairs!"

Anyway, two items don't cost much.

Once both parties agreed, they began signing the contract online and paying a deposit.

……

Subsequently, Ma Hongwei calculated the volume of these bulletproof items and found that it was only 104 cubic meters.

The previous 12000 pairs of cotton shoes and 12000 cotton hats amounted to less than 60 cubic meters.

10000 digital infrared night vision devices and 500 thermal imaging devices occupy less than 45 cubic meters.

When Xia Weiwei returned this time, the storage space had been increased to 800 cubic meters.

All of these together only amount to about 210 cubic meters.

There is still about 590 cubic meters of space available.

"The area is already quite large!"

Ma Hongwei remarked with considerable emotion, "In addition to these supplies, I plan to buy another 306 tons of rice, which will take up approximately 450 cubic meters of space."

"That leaves 140 cubic meters of space. We used to always buy braised pork cans and luncheon meat cans. This time, let's buy some braised beef cans that are close to their expiration date, canned black bean dace, and we can also get some canned yellow peaches."

Ma Hongwei began to calculate.

50 cubic meters of braised beef canned food, 50 cubic meters of black bean dace canned food, and the remaining 40 cubic meters are for canned yellow peaches.

A 50-cubic-meter container can hold 65120 cans of braised beef, which is 26.05 tons.

A 400-gram can of braised beef nearing its expiration date costs only 3.75 yuan, and all of these together amount to 24.42 yuan.

There were 103896 cans of fermented black bean dace, weighing 23.58 tons.

Because black bean dace is high in oil and salt, its discount is even more stable than that of meat, so these are worth 26.5 yuan.

For canned fruit, Ma Hongwei chose the largest quantity: 3KG large barrels of yellow peaches, which contain 5250 barrels in a 40-cubic-meter container, totaling 15.75 tons.

Canned fruit is even cheaper, so all of these together cost only 25200 yuan.