Soon, the person who came was the manager of Hongxiang Commercial Bank, whose surname was Zhou.

What Hongxiang Commercial Company Lin Ziran naturally hadn't heard much of, but it didn't matter, the important thing was that this Zhou Li was an ordnance dealer, which also meant that they could purchase ordnance and ammunition through him.

Now there are more than 200 new troops under Lin Ziran, more than 100 old bandits, and a total of more than 350 people, but the existing muskets are about 300.

It seems to be barely enough, but Lin Ziran still wants to continue to recruit troops and expand the army, and at the same time, he has to prepare a part of the reserve guns, so the muzzle of the musket is still very large.

In addition to the muskets, in fact, the ammunition gap is even larger!

Buckshot is okay, they don't have a shortage of lead for the time being, and there are also molds used to melt traditional round bullets or conical cavity bullets used in Minnie guns.

But there are not many propellants and fire caps, the propellants they use are maroon gunpowder, and ordinary small workshops generally can't get them, not to mention the fire caps, which have high requirements for the manufacturing process, and can only be mass-produced in regular arsenals.

So Lin Ziran, whether it is guns or ammunition, the gap is actually quite large.

Since there are ordnance dealers who come to sell on their own, Lin Ziran also took this opportunity to learn about the ordnance market, and immediately said: "Mr. Zhou's intention, this official already knows, let's talk about it, what kind of goods do you have, and what is the price!" ”

Middle-aged ordnance dealer Zhou Li listened, and immediately said: "Although our Hongxiang firm is not a large-scale firm, but we also have the ordnance products that should be available on the market, the new Fuyuan musket, three catties, five catties and even seven catties, nine catties of various artillery and corresponding ammunition We have, and we also have other kinds of clothing and other materials, as long as you have the need, and the ordnance that can be found on the market, we Hongxiang Firm can buy it for adults!" ”

Perhaps in order to show the strength of his firm, he added: "Even the latest steam ironclad ship is fine!" ”

Hearing Zhou Li's words, Lin Ziran directly ignored a lot of his nonsense, Lin Ziran didn't bother to care about the strength of their Hongxiang Commercial Bank, and it was none of his business if he was boasting about it.

As for what the steam ironclad ship is, it has nothing to do with him.

He is a bandit investment, and by the way, he is also the battalion officer of the patrol battalion of Qingshan Town, and there are only more than 300 people under his hands, not to mention that there are only a few small streams near Qingshan Town, what does he want the steam ironclad ship to do!

Lin Ziran immediately smiled and said: "Your trading firm is really strong, whether it is a giant cannon or a steam ironclad ship, you can get it, but our Qingshan Town is weak, and we can't use these Zhenguo weapons, just ask about this musket." ”

Zhou Li seemed to expect Lin Ziran to say this, and immediately said: "Lord Lin is humble, we also have this musket, not only in stock but also at an affordable price!" ”

Lin Ziran nodded slightly: "Oh, what price?" ”

Lin Ziran didn't bother to go around with him, wasting time and expression, and asked the price directly.

Anyway, the other party is an ordnance dealer, and he is a bandit leader who also serves as a patrol battalion officer, one needs ordnance, and the other sells ordnance, if he can do a business, Lin Ziran doesn't mind, and if he can't do it, forget it.

In recent years, there have been more ordnance dealers, and there is no shortage of one surnamed Zhou.

Zhou Li heard Lin Ziran ask directly, and at the same time, from Lin Ziran's words, he felt Lin Ziran's meaning of farting quickly and getting out of the way.

Immediately, he also restrained his smile, and then said: "The brand-new Fuyuan musket, with a full set of accessories such as bayonets, tongs, ammunition packs, gun belts, etc., only needs 20 yuan a piece, and a minimum purchase of 100 pieces is discounted by 100 pieces, and each musket comes with 50 copies of ammunition." Just place your order now, arrange for home delivery immediately, and arrive within seven days. ”

After speaking, Zhou Li paused, and then said: "Of course, this firm pursues the principle of paying money with one hand and delivering goods with one hand, and does not owe it on credit!" ”

After hearing this, Lin Ziran was slightly puzzled: "Twenty yuan? ”

The reason why Lin Ziran was puzzled was naturally not because it was expensive, on the contrary, it was because it was cheap, and it was very cheap!

He knew that the price of muskets on the ground in Nanhai Prefecture was usually 20 yuan a shot, but this was generally a gun, not ammunition.

In addition, this generally refers to the price at which the towns of the Great Domains directly purchase large quantities from the arsenal, for example, the officials and soldiers of Luo'an County directly place orders for purchase from the Fuyuan Ordnance Factory, which is almost the same price.

However, it is a large order of tens of thousands of Fuyuan muskets, and it does not include the included ammunition.

If it is a small batch purchase or the price of multiple agents, then the price will often exceed 20 yuan.

The Hongxiang firm in front of him offered a set price of 20 yuan, and also discounted it, which was only 18 yuan a set, and it also came with 50 points of ammunition.

The price is low, and it's very low!

Lin Ziran looked at Zhou Li with a smile, just from this price, he knew that there was a problem with this Hongxiang firm, and there was also a problem with their ordnance.

Zhou Li also looked at Lin Ziran with a calm face, and his eyes did not dodge in the slightest.

A few seconds later, Lin Ziran suddenly said: "Okay, Mr. Zhou is refreshing enough, I, Lin Mou, am not a calculating person, now I will place a list of 100 guns!" ”

What if you have a problem?

Most of the more than 100 guns and ammunition they used to buy from these ordnance dealers, but now it is a troubled time, and there are messy ordnance dealers everywhere, and Lin Ziran will tell where their goods come from.

As long as he Hongxiang Commercial House dares to buy it, he Lin Ziran dares to ask for it!

Zhou Li also said loudly: "My lord is happy, since the adults are so happy, in order to show my sincerity, I Zhou is the master, and I will send an additional fifty ammunition for each gun!" ”

Lin Ziran laughed: "Okay! ”

After saying that, Lin Ziran suddenly said again: "I don't know how to sell your bank's five-pound wild artillery?" ”

When Zhou Li heard him ask about this artillery, he was a little surprised.

In his opinion, the Qingshan Town Patrol Battalion was only about 200 people, and someone from above had instructed him before he came, saying that this Qingshan Town Patrol Battalion already had two three-pound small cannons, but the muskets were relatively lacking, so he focused on the sales of muskets and ammunition.

Therefore, he came to Qingshan Town today with a very clear purpose, that is, to sell Fuyuan muskets and corresponding ammunition.

In the past few days, their firm has obtained a batch of low-priced ordnance, and I have heard that more low-cost ordnance will come in the future, so it is necessary to open up underground sales channels as soon as possible and sell this batch of dishonorable ordnance.

This is also the main reason why he went to the remote Qingshan Town to sell!

After arriving in this Qingshan Town, it was indeed unsurprising that it didn't take much effort to sell a hundred muskets.

But this artillery, he didn't expect it!

However, Lin Ziran opened his mouth to ask, as a professional ordnance dealer, the quality he should have is naturally there, and he immediately said: "Five catties of wild artillery are naturally available, and they are in stock, as for the price, it depends on how much the adult buys!" ”

Lin Ziran was a little speechless when he heard this.

This fool has lost his money.

How many five-pound field cannons can Lao Tzu buy?

It's nothing more than a matter of one or two guns, no matter how much it is, is it possible that you Zhou Li can still sell Lao Tzu one hundred and eighty artillerymen?