"You say...... Do you want to acquire my company? That's impossible! Makqin was obviously a little incredulous at what he heard, and this kind of acquisition intention could be said to be full of malice in the face of a big failure, and for a while Makqin thought that the German emperor sitting opposite was not cooperating with his opponent and wanted to destroy his company. Fortunately, Makqin could still realize that the person in front of him was the grandson of the German emperor, otherwise he would have to punch him out of shape.

Seeing that Makqin's feelings were a little out of control, Yoheng smiled bitterly in his heart, it seems that Makqin has really been tossed in the past two years, and a word can make him lose his temper. He immediately spoke to reassure: "Calm down, Mr. Maxim, calm down." Start with a glass of brandy to slow down. How about you at least let me finish my sentence first? ”

Panting and drinking the liquid in the wine glass, Makqin, who calmed down a little, apologized: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I'm out of shape, I'm ......"

"I can understand your feelings, Mr. Makqin, in order to make the next communication more smooth, I hope that we can be more honest with each other, of course I will not force you, the final decision is to respect your will, and you do not have to worry that I will behave like 'some people'. Do you understand that? Jochen interrupted Makqin, and then communicated in a very sincere manner.

"Of course, Your Highness, I understand."

"Very good, you see, so that we have a good start, don't we, then the next words can be direct or harsh, but trust me, whatever my point of view, I'm sincere. Is that okay, Mr. Maxim? "Joegen Chun Chun is seduced.

"Of course, Your Highness, of course."

"First of all, I want to say that your machine gun, it may be excellent, but it's not what I want. While your design is much better than a hand-cranked Gatling or a Nordenfeld serba, it doesn't seem to me good enough. Of course, I'm still very optimistic about its future development, but not now. I guess my attitude is very clear. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. But what do you want? Makqin grasped the point of Jochen's words.

"I hope that the machine gun can be turned into a kind of suppressive fire that can be carried by infantry, quickly provide rapid-fire fire support for infantry, simple structure, can be heavily equipped, suppressive fire. And your machine gun, while good enough compared to other designs, is too heavy, too big, too complex, your machine gun is more than 30 kilograms without the gun carriage, bullets and barrel cooling, can you imagine soldiers moving around the battlefield with this heavy weapon? I can't imagine how this weapon could be used for attack, except for the supply of fortresses and artillery, and its ammunition supply method is too cumbersome, the structure is too complicated, which is why it cannot reduce its size and weight. What I need is a lightweight, small, simple, massive, massive, suppressive firearm that the infantry can carry, and a lot of it, you understand? ”

"Yes, very definitely, Your Highness. So what is the weight of this firearm that you want? ”

"The weight of the barrel does not exceed 15 kg."

"It's impossible, Your Highness!" Makqin is a bit out of shape, and it is true that the lightest model of the future water-cooled Makqin will weigh 18 kilograms.

"We'll talk about the technical issues later, Mr. Maxim. We need to start by reaching a consensus. So now, you tell me first, can your machine gun meet my requirements? ”

"No, Your Highness."

"Good, we got our first consensus." Jochen smiled slyly, and he wanted to lead Makqin to the pit step by step, "Then your previous sales pitch was hindered for various reasons, such as your race, such as some people getting in the way, but anyway, your machine gun is not popular, is that right?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Makqin admitted a little helplessly.

"Very good, that's our second consensus. Well, your machine gun is using black . Gunpowder, if there is a better performance of the propellant, can your machine gun perform better? Jochen threw up a question that had a huge appeal to Makqin.

"Better propellants? What do you mean, Your Highness? "Black. The performance of gunpowder is unstable, and there will be problems when firing for a long time. A better propellant has a huge attraction for Maxim.

"Answer my question first, Mr. Maxim."

"Of course, Your Highness. A better propellant makes the machine gun shoot more stable, which greatly improves the performance of the machine gun. ”

"Okay, Mr. Maxim, we have reached three consensuses: first, your machine gun does not meet my needs; Second, the sales of your machine gun are not going well; Thirdly, the performance of your machine gun can be improved. Is that right? ”

"Well, yes, Your Highness." Faced with three conclusions, Makqin looked a little depressed.

"Well, Mr. Maxim, the German Army will not purchase your machine gun until it meets my requirements, and your status and competitors will make your sales very difficult, and you will have to pay a great price for a better propellant to get it. So for a long time, you will face such a dilemma. But if I buy your company, then your design will be tested first within the German Army, find problems, improve problems, which will make it meet my needs faster, and we have the funds to complete the improvements; Secondly, the HK company is the property of the German royal family, and the latest German Gew.86 rifle was made by the designers of my company and Mr. Mauser, so we have excellent quality and reputation, you no longer have to worry about your identity and the small means of competitors, and finally, the new type of propellant that Germany has, you can naturally use to improve the performance of your machine gun. Of course, we will also guarantee your own interests. Therefore, it is beneficial and harmless for you for us to acquire your company. Seeing that Makqin's expression was relaxed, knowing that this matter had basically been successful, Yoheng was secretly refreshed in his heart, after all, it was a big business to be able to use Makqin's most unlucky time to recruit this gunsmith.

"Your Highness, your opinion is very exciting, and finally I have a question, what is your plan?"

"Okay, first of all, I hope you will move to Germany, and then your research will be divided into two parts: one is the improvement of the current Maxim machine gun, which will bring you and me profit, and we will provide you with better brown powder, smokeless gunpowder is now a top military secret, so it cannot be sold to the outside world, please understand." When Jochen asked Germany to speed up the research of propellant before, although German chemists did not make smokeless gunpowder, but a new type of brown gunpowder with slow combustion and high safety factor appeared in advance, but now that Germany has mastered smokeless gunpowder, this thing can only be sold, and it is better to sell it than not to sell it. You must know that in history, Vickers was ready to pay 35,000 pounds for its royalties, and the result was that Makqin, who was merged by Vickers, made some gunpowder samples and then analyzed the composition with a microscope. Now, of course, that kind of bad luck won't happen. "Moreover, the new machine gun, which uses brown gunpowder, will continue to participate in the tenders of the Russians when the time comes, and I believe that when the time comes, in the name of the company HK, those bureaucrats of the General Directorate of Russian Artillery will give a little more face. Of course, the machine gun using smokeless powder will also be improved, so on the one hand, it can be evaluated and tested in Germany, and on the other hand, I think that some countries that have mastered or will master smokeless powder will also be interested in your design. And this part is our sales strategy. ”

Taking a sip from his glass, Jochen continued: "Then it's the direction of research and development, since I also have some ideas for weapon automation, I hope that an expert like you can help me realize it, and then combine your machine gun, if my vision and your design can be perfectly combined, then the order of the Imperial Army will not be a problem." And the quantity, it will definitely surprise you. And you, I will give you a 10% stake in the Hong Kong Arms Factory, and we will give you a considerable royalty for every new design you make in the future. What do you think? ”

Such conditions are already very generous to Makqin, who is now almost desperate, and Makqin has no reason to refuse at all. "You convinced me, Your Highness."

"Well, for our cooperation and bright future, cheers." Jochen smiled contentedly.

"Cheers" Makqin's face showed the first sincere smile of the evening.

Jochen was very happy to get a hen that laid golden eggs at a very low price, and after the merger of Maxim and Nordenfeld in the future, Vickers forcibly participated in the shares, but it was quite expensive, even when Vickers annexed Maxim-Nordenfeld in 1897, Maxim owned a considerable number of shares. In 1895, the Russians paid a high price of 52,200 pounds for the purchase of 174 Maxim machine guns, and in 1897 they purchased another 224 units, in order to save freight, the production was produced by the German Arms and Ammunition Company (DWM), and Vickers could charge high royalties if he did nothing. In 1904, Russia obtained the technology to produce Makqin, and for each production of Makqin, it had to pay a royalty of 99.5 pounds. Before World War I, the Maxim machine gun market included Britain, Germany, Tsarist Russia, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland and other European countries. The huge demand and high price have brought unparalleled development to the Vickers arms empire. Now, it belongs to HK Company.

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