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In 1922, the real shot of the "Fengtian No. 1" car of Zhang Zuolin, the king of Northeast China, in the footage, the co-pilot of the "Fengtian No. 1" has a Browning heavy machine gun, and the surrounding area is full of officers and soldiers of the Fengtian department, highlighting the dignity and unusualness of the identity of the owner of this car.
Northeast King Zhang Zuolin's car "Fengtian No. 1"
Northeast King Zhang Zuolin's car "Mukden No. 1" is the world's first 12-cylinder bulletproof car in the twenties, named Pacaro, this bulletproof car is Northeast King Zhang Zuolin through Tianjin's Meifeng Foreign Company in the United States directly ordered in the United States automobile factory, this bulletproof car, Zhang Zuolin spent 35,000 US dollars to buy, and the most popular and high-end car at that time was only about 3,000 US dollars, so this sky-high bulletproof car has gone through twists and turns, after being transported to Mukden City, it caused a great sensation.
So why is this bulletproof car so expensive? This is mainly because of the gorgeous design and safe construction of this bulletproof car, first of all, the body of this bulletproof car weighs seven tons, and the body and the surface of the car are made of steel plates. The armor is a staggering 0.8 inches thick, the four wheels are sturdy, making it a light armored car, secondly, the bulletproof car has extremely thick glass on all four sides, and it is difficult for a bullet to penetrate the glass, and finally, the interior of the bulletproof car is made of Chinese mahogany, with a gold carpet, beautifully carved door panels, electric lights on all sides, and a telescope on the windshield that is placed in the right corner of the car.
As the king of the Northeast, Zhang Zuolin has been assassinated many times in his life, for the sake of personal safety, he spent a lot of money to buy this bulletproof car from Tianjin's Meifeng Foreign Bank, after the bulletproof car was transported to Fengtian, the king of the Northeast Zhang Zuolin ordered his subordinates to place a Browning heavy machine gun in the co-pilot position of this bulletproof car, this Browning heavy machine gun has strong firepower, stable ballistics, extremely long range, and the rate of fire can reach 450 to 550 rounds per minute, which can beat a high wall to pieces in an instant.
Therefore, this bulletproof car is paired with a Browning heavy machine gun, and it becomes a light armored vehicle.
Every time Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, travels to work in this "Fengtian No. 1", there will be several guards standing on the pedals on both sides to protect the safety of the king of the Northeast, Zhang Zuolin.
In addition to being willing to spend money to buy bulletproof cars to protect his own safety, Zhang Zuolin, the king of Northeast China, also used the power of the three eastern provinces to spend more than 300 million yuan to build the country's largest arsenal, Fengtian Machinery Factory.
In 1918, there were constant disputes within the Beiyang government, and the Anhui warlords headed by Duan Qirui and the direct warlords headed by Feng Guozhang were constantly contradictory, and Feng Guozhang removed Duan Qirui from his position in the Beiyang government after becoming the president of the Beiyang government, which made Duan Qirui hold a grudge and wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge on the direct warlords led by Feng Guozhang.
Soon after, this opportunity for revenge came, when the direct warlords purchased nearly 30 million weapons and equipment from the Japan, and after Duan Qirui's henchman Xu Shuzheng learned of this situation, he tried to contact Zhang Zuolin, the king of northeast China, and discussed with him, Zhang Zuolin sent troops to intercept this batch of 30 million weapons and equipment in Qinhuangdao.
On February 25, 1918, Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, sent Zhang Jinghui, a general of the Feng department, to the railway station in Qinhuangdao with his men and horses, and transported all the weapons and equipment worth 30 million yuan to Fengtian City by force.
After this batch of weapons and equipment was transported to Fengtian City, Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, was so happy that he had already thrown the agreement he reached with Xu Shuzheng out of the clouds, he did not keep his promise, but took this batch of weapons and equipment, and on the basis of three divisions, he expanded 7 mixed brigades, and the total number of soldiers under his command also expanded from tens of thousands at the beginning to more than 200,000 at once, which made Zhang Zuolin's Feng warlord strength unprecedentedly improved, surpassing the Anhui warlords of the same period in one fell swoop, and competing with the direct warlords.
Through this "Qinhuangdao robbery case", Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast who tasted the sweetness, suddenly realized the importance of weapons and equipment, and for this reason, in 1921, after some preparations, Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, began to prepare for the construction of the Fengtian Ordnance Factory.
At that time, Zhang Zuolin found his subordinate Tao Zhiping, appointed him as the director of the Fengtian Ordnance Factory, and began to choose a site to build the factory, Tao Zhiping after receiving Zhang Zuolin's instructions, he began to look for a suitable site, after some searching, Tao Zhiping took a fancy to the site of the mint, but the mint is under the jurisdiction of the Beijing government, which makes Tao Zhiping feel very tricky and headache.
For this reason, let Tao Zhiping tell this situation to Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, when Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, heard this, his face immediately changed, and he said solemnly to Tao Zhiping: The Beijing government doesn't care about our affairs, what can we negotiate with them, you go now, let these people come from and where they go back.
Northeast King Zhang Zuolin's words, to Tao Zhiping confidence, soon, Tao Zhiping took the Fengjun soldiers to the mint, to the director of the mint, the director of the mint saw the Fengjun soldiers loaded with guns, did not dare to say a word, just like that, Tao Zhiping took the mint back, began to build the Fengtian Ordnance Factory on this place.
In 1928, after the completion of the expansion of the Fengtian Ordnance Factory, this arsenal can not only produce 50,000 rifles per year, but also produce 150 artillery pieces of various types and more than 200,000 shells of various types every year. Compete with various warlord forces.