Chapter 258: Selling Arms
After Jiang Song's corps advanced to the West Sea, it did not hesitate and continued to advance westward. Of course, several generals of the Western Expedition did not report the situation to Ye Tong and adopted a forgetful approach.
When Ye Tong learned of the situation, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly, acquiescing to the audacity of several people.
Speaking of the city of West Asia, the Qin army repelled the thirty regular troops of the Anxi Empire and destroyed the naval base of the Anxi Empire in the Persian Gulf, and this battle quickly spread throughout West Asia and Europe.
"What? The Rees (Qin Empire) defeated the 300,000 army of the Rest Empire? ”
King Lashi (read backwards) was surprised, he had just experienced the mediocre period of Zaremy IV, which caused extreme chaos in the country's economy, and finally ushered in the revitalization of the fifth, but he heard such big news, how could he not be surprised.
The mighty empire, immediately after Alexander's downfall, collapsed and split into countless small states. It is also the separation of countries, and the rise and establishment of empires such as Egypt and Anxi.
After some discussion, Zaremy V prepared to send to the city of West Asia to meet the Riesians there. After all, Lathi's life was really difficult, and he was also threatened by the suppression and war of the Roman Empire.
If it weren't for the mutation of time and space, and the appearance of the golden finger in E, Lashi would really not last long before he would be ruled by Rome.
Not only Rahi was surprised, but even the Roman Empire, which was preparing for war, was shocked. I didn't expect the combat effectiveness of the Qin army to be so strong. You know, although Rest is often at war, the Iron Horsemen of the Rest Empire are very good.
The situation in the Middle East is a bit complicated, not to mention rather chaotic, but there are many people who want to build a country.
It is precisely because of the role of the Ekinfinger that the country was established by cows, chickens, etc. Thus there was a certain pressure on the expansion of Rome. However, in general, Rome's strength is relatively strong, and even Egypt does not dare to fight against it.
Half a month later, the envoy of the Rahi Empire arrived in the city of West Asia, and through the communication between the diplomats of the two sides, they finally reached a consensus and established formal diplomatic relations, with both sides acknowledging the existence of the other.
The establishment of diplomatic relations is the principle that Ye Tong has always adhered to, and only by establishing diplomatic relations can he talk about other cooperation matters, otherwise he will refuse to negotiate.
This was the first diplomatic relationship between the Qin Empire and a European country, and negotiations began on cooperation projects. After several rounds of negotiations, which involved sensitive content, Kui Che couldn't make up his mind and ran to ask Ye Tong.
"Lao Kuai, what the hell is going on? And you can't handle it. ”
"My lord, it's not that I can't fix it, it's some sensitive issues, and I really can't make a decision on my humble position."
Oh!
"What's the matter?"
"The lord, a diplomat of the Rahi Empire, hopes to purchase a large amount of weapons and equipment from the Empire, from warships to guns and ammunition."
"What kind of weapons and equipment do the Rahi want?"
"Active equipment for the Imperial military?"
"Impossible! The empire does not sell its national interests for money, what about the rest? ”
"There is no big problem in other aspects, silk, tea, ceramics, cloth, clothes, soap, elixir and other materials, although the amount is large, but the problem is not big, the key is weapons and equipment."
Ye Tong stood up, walked back and forth a few times, and then said: "Lao Kuai, you take a few front-loading flintlock pistols to show the Laxi people, and then take the Laxi people to visit the empire's armored cruisers, the artillery is 75 mm, so you can let the other party visit." ”
Ye Tong thought about it for a while, and felt that he could agree, after all, the progress of technology would immediately give birth to more advanced weapons and equipment. Blindly keeping secrets is not the way, you have to make money first, and it is a good way to sell some obsolete products.
"My lord, the armored warships in service are also very advanced, can we let the Rashi people visit? Once the other party wants to purchase, how can you agree? ”
"Lao Kuai, there is no problem with the front-loading flintlock pistol, after all, there are still nearly 200,000 old flintlock pistols in the hands of the imperial military, and there are also some ammunition. Yes, it can be considered for sale.
Armored cruisers are actually obsolete products, mainly because they are cheap to build, so the Imperial Navy has not changed its equipment, in fact, more advanced warships have been studied.
The 75 mm gun is the basic type, and it can also be considered for external sales, and the empire has developed 105 mm, 150 mm, 210 mm and other caliber guns, but they have not been produced.
We only sell products, not patented technology, and if we want ammunition in the future, we have to sell it. What's more, when it is sold, we can make a foreign trade version, that is, the performance is reduced. ”
Ye Tong was thinking about how to eliminate those armored ships, but he didn't expect the Laxi people to want to purchase them, that would be better. As long as the old ship is sold, the Imperial Navy can be reequipped immediately. Later, the Imperial Navy was all steel battleships.
"Lord, is it really okay?"
"There won't be any problems. However, tell the other party that whether it is artillery or armored warships, there must be a certain amount of purchase, and if it is only a few ships, the empire has no interest in selling them, unless there is a certain amount. ”
"Lord, how much does it cost, and what about the price?"
"This problem, we have to think about it, we can't sell it too cheaply, since there is a big wrong, we have to take a good stab."
After thinking about it, Ye Tong still sent a telegram back and asked Shangguan Wan'er to help calculate it, to be honest, Ye Tonggu didn't quite understand what the cost price was?
Half an hour later, Dingjunshan called back, and Ye Tong took it over to take a look, so cheap?
The front-loading flintlock pistol is only 20 yuan a piece, and the bullet is 2 yuan per 100 rounds; 75 mm artillery 800 yuan, artillery shells 5 yuan a round, 5,600 tons of armored warships 200,000 yuan a piece, 12,000 tons of armored warships 500,000 yuan a piece.
According to the cost price obtained by Dingjun Mountain, Ye Tong doubled the accounting again, and the final sales price was: 400 yuan for a flint gun, 10 yuan for 100 bullets. The 75-mm gun costs 50,000 yuan a piece, and the shells are 20 yuan a round. A 5,600-ton cruiser costs 3 million yuan, and a 12,000-ton cruiser costs 8 million yuan.
After Ye Tong finished the accounting, he copied a copy and left it as a record, handed the original manuscript to Kui Che and said, "Lao Kuai, take a look, it's almost this price." Remember, price negotiation can be high and not low, and if it is low, it will not be sold. ”
When he got the external sales price, he was taken aback, this is too dark!
"Lord, this price won't be too high!"
"Lao Kuai, we are selling arms, not cabbage. If you think about it, even silk, ceramics, tea and other products are twenty times more profitable, and our equipment is really not high. By the way, tell the other party that this is the domestic delivery price, and the import and export tax is not included in it. What other military supplies such as military uniforms and canned food, we can help make them. ”
After a pause, Ye Tong continued: "Lao Kuai, the empire's military expenditure is really large, and we should sell more arms and subsidize military spending." You can't keep thinking about Dingjun Mountain, Dingjun Mountain also feels difficult, and you can't afford it! ”
"Lord, I know. What about the quantity? ”
Quantity!
Ye Tong began to calculate again, after all, it was military expenses!
"There are more than 20,000 flintlock pistols in front of the front, and less than 20,000 will not be discussed; more than 200 artillery pieces; More than 20 warships. Hopefully, the more the merrier, bullets, shells at will. ”
"Lord, do you have any ready-made equipment?"
Hehe!
"Yes! Even if not, start production right away. However, old man, remember, it is an armored battleship, not a steel battleship.
In addition, the rifles in the hands of our soldiers are not sold to the outside world, only flintlock pistols. You know, the flintlock pistol is also a tall toy here, enough for the Rahi to use. ”
Kui Che thought for a while and asked, "Lord, it means that the military's auxiliary products are basically sold to the outside world, is this the case?" ”
"Yes! As long as it is not advanced weapons and equipment, it can basically be sold to the outside world. ”
"My lord, what kind of kettles, grenades, mortars, etc.?"
After hearing this, Ye Tong hurriedly shook his head and joked, although the mortar is not a tall play, it is a very practical weapon and equipment.
"Lao Kuai, the kettle can be sold to the outside world, but what grenades and mortars can't be sold for the time being."
"Alright! Clear. ”
Next, Kuaicher took the diplomats of Rathi to visit the Qin Navy's armored warships, 75mm guns, front-loading flintlock pistols and other military products.
At the end of the visit, the Rahi people were shocked.
Of course, when it comes to external sales, artillery shells must be the first generation of smokeless gunpowder products, and it cannot be TNT, this is absolute.
Smokeless gunpowder products, in fact, are also very popular in Europe at present. Because at this time, the gunpowder used in Anxi, Rome, Egypt, Rathi and other countries was the most primitive black powder, which was really incomparable to smokeless gunpowder.
After the visit, the two sides engage in a bargaining phase.
In order to gain the initiative to negotiate, Kuaicher directly doubled the price to negotiate, so that the Lashi people felt that the price was really expensive.
After arduous negotiations, the two sides finally reached a point that the military products purchased by the Laxi Empire from the Qin Empire were: 50,000 front-loading flintlock pistols with a price of 450 yuan, 5 million flintlock bullets, and 100 rounds of 12 yuan. 300 75mm guns, the price is 60,000 yuan, and 1 million shells (including those used by warships), 25 yuan per shell. 15 5,600-ton cruisers at 3.5 million yuan each, and 5 12,000-ton cruisers at 9 million yuan each. 100,000 sets of military uniforms, 100,000 water bottles, canned food, ham sausages and other materials.
Ye Tong looked at the negotiated price in his hand, smiled and nodded, "Not bad!" Lao Kuai, it's really good! We only need the other party to transfer the money to our account, and it can be delivered to the other party immediately. ”
Having said that, Ye Tong still sent a telegram to Zhou Yu and Lin Xiao, telling them to prepare to change their outfits and eliminate some of the old military warships they had for sale.
After Zhou Yu and Lin Xiao received the order, they were really happy! For the money of selling one battleship, you can produce 10 steel battleships, and there will be no willingness.
However, Ye Tong told the two that some sensitive products must be disassembled, and they can't all be left on the battleship. In particular, some experimental products cannot be left behind.
At the same time, Ye Tong sent a telegram to Dingjun Mountain, asking Dingjun Mountain to arrange production, and reminded that only smokeless gunpowder can be used, not TNT.
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