Chapter 29: Cooperation
After Bai Yu left, the British envoy found someone to test the performance of the cannon's steel blade, and then recorded these numbers in the same way, wrote them into a letter, and sent them back to England. As an envoy to China, he had the right to send letters directly to King Ying.
Originally, this knight was also a trusted favorite of the British king, however, since the concession in the southeast was forcibly abolished and the British lost power here, his position became awkward. No matter how much the king pampered him, in such an environment where it was difficult to make a difference, he could not help but be skeptical of his ability.
In the course of communication, the role he could play became less and less, the government of the Bark did not buy his account, and the king of England only cared about the results and did not care about his difficulties, so his life in City B became more and more difficult; In contrast to him, in the North, his nemesis had good relations with the local powers, and because the northern government showed its closeness to the British, his nemesis was not less commended by the British king.
His rivals laughed at him, ridiculed him, made him useless, and spoke ill of him in front of the king, making his situation even worse. How long the days of aggrieved have passed, how desperate the knight is to change this qiē. Although the king still has some trust in him, this trust is not as good as before, and the king's trust is the easiest thing to be worn away by time and gossip. The British envoy knew that if he could not do anything to restore the trust of the British king, then he would lose everything.
And now, he finally waited for an opportunity - an opportunity to match the British crown with the Pak government. The envoy believed that if he could accomplish this errand, the king's trust and favor would return to him. Not to mention the great credit of his sworn enemy, what is the gain of a colony far away in Asia compared to the victory or loss of his homeland?
Although he didn't come out in front of Bai Yu, the envoy wanted to seize this opportunity more than anyone else.
Unbeknownst to him, Bai Yu had already learned of his situation through the people who had been placed in the mansion.
Bai Yu didn't actually use such superb means, but he knew that the envoy who had a weakness in his heart would definitely not be able to get rid of the temptation and would bite the bait. Therefore, after the British envoy made that statement, he was sure that the British envoy would do his best to facilitate the deal.
As he expected, it was not long before the British envoy brought him a reply from England.
"I sent the cannons and steel knives you produced to His Majesty, and he was very satisfied. He agrees to make a deal with you, and asks you to produce a thousand cannons and five thousand steel knives according to the quality of the samples, and at the same time, he will order ammunition from you to be filled. The envoy's face was full of excitement, and he was clearly pleased with the result.
"Do a good job, if the weapons you sent this time can still satisfy His Majesty, I believe he will be willing to establish a long-term relationship with you. His Majesty George V has always been a generous king, and you will not suffer if you cooperate with him. ”
Needless to say, if the two sides can establish a long-term relationship, he will definitely benefit.
Although Bai Yu had already been mentally prepared for this result, his face still showed just the right amount of joy and excitement: "My friend, I really don't know what to say, I hope we have a happy cooperation!" ”
The haze that had accumulated in the heart of the British envoy for a long time had already been swept away at the moment of receiving the letter, and Bai Yu's attitude greatly satisfied his vanity, he smiled and patted Bai Yu on the shoulder: "Yes, you will be a loyal partner of Great Britain, and I will convey this to His Majesty the King on your behalf." ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and there was a tacit meaning in their eyes.
After the British envoy came to Bai Yu with the British king's order, the two sides finalized the contract with great speed, including the amount of weapons, quality indicators, delivery deadlines, and the deposit and overall remuneration that the British side needed to pay to Gu's factory.
Soon after, Gu Shuhan, who received the order, sent an invitation letter to the heads of all large-scale tool production plants and cannon factories in City B.
Although the heads of these factories were puzzled by Gu Shuhan's sudden invitation, no one would refuse the invitation. Now, everyone knows what the four words of Gu's factory stand for in City B.
The Gu's factory may not be the largest factory, nor is it the most financially strong, but it has the most advanced technology in the industry. Now I don't know how many people in China are willing to pay a high price to buy the products of Gu's factory, if they can get in touch with Gu's factory and become partners, it means a steady stream of orders and money.
Who isn't impressed? They are all businessmen, and no one can be unmoved in the face of huge profits!
What's more, the relationship between the Gu's factory and the government is quite good, and cooperating with the Gu's factory also means that they can also enjoy the support of the policy in a certain way.
The venue of the banquet was chosen in a mansion under Gu's mother's name, not a restaurant. There are bodyguards borrowed from Bai Yu by Gu Shuhan around the house, which prevents inconsequential people from disturbing them.
On the day of the banquet, there was a lot of traffic in front of the house, and the factory owners and factory shareholders who came and went almost broke the threshold of this place.
Long before the banquet began, there were chefs who prepared all kinds of dishes, which were not very luxurious, but they were better than a new word. The plate of vegetables is made in the shape of melons and fruits, which looks very delicate, and those ordinary-looking ingredients have been carefully steamed, and the taste is surprisingly good, and most importantly, they have never tasted this taste before.
The dishes on the table are varied and tasteful, taking care of the tastes of most of the people present. And Gu Shuhan obviously did some preliminary investigation, and what was placed in front of everyone was their favorite dishes.
Even though all the factory owners are accustomed to seeing the world, they have to admit that there is nothing wrong with Gu Shuhan's banquet.
If they had not come with a purpose, the meal would have been used to the fullest. At this moment, although the food is tempting, they only mean to move a few chopsticks, and their minds are still thinking about work.
Gu Shuhan obviously understood what everyone was thinking, and after drinking a glass of wine with everyone, she cut straight to the point: "I believe you must be very curious, why I, Gu Shuhan, invited everyone here." That's because I have a big order to do with you. ”
Everyone could still force themselves to hold back the doubts in their hearts, but when they heard her say this, they couldn't help it anymore, and someone immediately said: "What a big order, tell us about it." Miss Gu, don't sell it. ”
"Not long ago, I received an order from the British royal family for steel knives and cannons. The amount of work in the order is very large, and it is difficult for me to eat it with my Gu family alone, so I thought of you. ”
"What, the order of the British!" When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be surprised.
In their minds, those foreigners are synonymous with pickiness. They rely on their technology and never take the Chinese people seriously. I have only heard that Chinese people have bought weapons, machinery and equipment from foreign countries, but how have we ever heard of Chinese weapons being sold to foreign countries?
Everyone looked at Shu Han's gaze, and it was immediately different. Originally, although they knew that the Gu's factory was technologically advanced, they still thought that the Gu's factory was on the same level as the domestic factory. Now, knowing that the Gu factory has the ability to sell weapons to foreign countries, doesn't it mean that even the gringos agree with the manufacturing level of the Gu factory, and the technology of the Gu factory has reached the same level as that of foreigners?
Not to mention that Gu's factory defeated foreign factories, so Gu's factory is more skilled than foreigners, these factory owners know that China's foreign factories do not fully represent the strength of their own country. If the best factory in China wins the inferior factory in foreign countries, it is not impossible.
On the contrary, this order from the UK has made a direct change in their perception of the Gu factory and Gu Shuhan, the shareholder of the excessively young Gu factory.
However, the change in the view of Gu's factory does not mean that they are optimistic about the project. Someone immediately said: "Miss Gu, your factory can receive orders from the British because you have this technology." In this regard, we are powerless, and even if we make weapons, I am afraid that the British will not accept them. Therefore, I don't know what kind of 'cooperation' method Ms. Gu is talking about. ”
"Yes, Miss Gu, the idea of having money for everyone to earn together is good, but it can be implemented ......" Some people followed and coaxed, but they were thinking in their hearts that if Gu's factory taught them technology in order to hand over the order, they would make a lot of money.
However, is Gu Shuhan really this kind of good man and woman? Apparently not.
"I'm not trying to let you just produce a finished product and give it to the British. Rather, I, Gu's factory, plan to place a big order with you, and the steel knives and cannons you produce will be sent to our Gu's factory, where we will carry out secondary processing and finally sell them to the British. Of course, I will not let you suffer the price of these weapons, and you don't have to worry about this. ”
"So, Miss Gu plans to treat our factory as a 'raw material' factory, not to produce raw materials herself, but to process them directly on our basis?" Someone asked.
Gu Shuhan bowed his head and said, "You can understand it like this, that's right. In doing so, we will save a lot of manpower and material resources, greatly reduce the time spent on each link, and you will also have a profit to make, isn't it a win-win situation? She looked around and said aloud, "Everyone, please think about my mention." ”