In the twilight of the afternoon, Viscount Alex de Lautrec looked at Charles silently, and his eyes gradually became a little stranger, with a look of disbelief and mockery in his scrutiny, exactly the same as when they first met, when the chief of the personnel department laughed at Charles for being "naïve".

"What's the matter, Alex, don't you agree with me?" Although Alex was a little uncomfortable to look at with this kind of gaze, Charles remained silent and poured himself another cup of black tea.

"It's ridiculous not to agree!" Viscount Lautrec suddenly sneered, "Mr. Treville, I originally thought that you had just misunderstood us because of a layman, but now I realize that you really have a problem with your brain. Do you really think that if you have Mr. President as your backer, everything will go smoothly and you can act willfully? ”

"Huh? Having a brain problem? What do you mean by that? Charles frowned, but remained unmoved.

"Didn't I understand enough?" Viscount Lautrec's thin brows were already furrowed, almost as if he was about to smash the teacup in his hand into Charles's face, "That's right, you can see that weapon procurement is indeed a big cake, which can fatten a lot of people and eat a lot of money." But you have to use your brains - if you still have one - to think, how can there be no one to interfere with such a big interest? You yourself know that for many years, the 6th Army has long been self-contained, and there has long been a fixed model for arms procurement, even if it is a person in the army, you can't get involved, and you? A newcomer who wants to get your hands on it? It's a big joke! ”

As he spoke, he swept his mocking gaze over Charles from time to time. It's as if he wants to repay the humiliation he has suffered.

After he said this, Charles also understood.

He thought that Charles wanted to rely on the mountains and use his special position to intervene in the procurement of ordnance and make profits for himself.

All right...... Actually, this is also a purpose, certainly not the main purpose.

"Do you really think I'm here to make money? Mr? This is a complete misunderstanding. What money do I need to make on this? Bah...... Ridiculous," Charles still smiled, but his tone suddenly became stern, "you know, we created the Ministry of Railways, and I planned its financing at the time. Our people are also in charge of engineering! Do I need to use this boring way? How many francs can you earn, but you have to take a lot of risk? No, you can see, there are countless ways I can get money from the government budget, and I don't have to rely on it. ”

Although with this "why should I use this method to black the country's money." There are better and safer ways", which always sounds strange, but in Charles, it is surprisingly convincing, more convincing than any moral argument.

At least, Viscount Lautrec sounded reasonable, and then, his expression softened a little. "And what are you for?"

After a few moments, his expression became even more suspicious than before. "Don't sue me. So you want to do this for the sake of the country? ”

Charles kept laughing and didn't answer, but he couldn't keep his face at this point.

"Is it strange that I want to do something for the country?" He asked with a wry smile.

"It's really weird." The other party immediately nodded. "I couldn't believe it anyway. In your group of people, there are still people who really don't care about their own interests and want to do something for the country. ”

"Of course, it's just your personal prejudice." Charles shook his head, "Like, our Mr. President." He is one such person, except for his personal position. He genuinely wanted to do something meaningful for France. ”

Seeing that the other party still looked unconvinced, Charles didn't bother to explain.

And then. He took a pen and paper from the side and placed them on the table, then simply sketched them.

"I'm going to introduce you to a new type of firearm, an epoch-making firearm, and a new type of bullet to accompany it. You should know that this rifle is a rifled rifle, which is capable of producing a revolutionary range advantage over the standard smoothbore guns now used by our 6th Army......"

As he spoke, he drew a rough sketch of the Minnie gun on top of the sketch, and although it was poorly drawn, it drew a slight outline after all.

"I have seen rifled guns for a long time, and there is nothing unusual about them," replied Viscount Lautrec at once, after a cursory glance, "and it is also very flawed - the bullet can hardly reach the bottom in the rifled barrel, so it will be difficult to load, and it will not guarantee the soldier's fire at all, that is, even if the range is superior, it will not be able to create a dense barrage." Moreover, the manufacturing cost is also very high. ”

Although he has been in charge of civilian work in the personnel department for several years, Viscount Lautrec is from a military family after all, so he still knows about this weapon, so he immediately raised his own questions.

"It's a very correct question, and we've faced this problem in the past." Charles nodded, "But...... We've got the problem out of the way now. ”

The mystery in Charles's tone made the young officer in front of him feel a little confused. "Please."

“…… That's it. Charles replied in a low voice.

Then he put his hand in his coat pocket and then on the table.

After Charles' hand was spread out, Viscount Lautrec suddenly saw a shiny metal object rolling in his palm, and he looked at it until it turned out to be a bullet.

He reached for his hand, then picked up the bullet and examined it carefully.

This bullet is cylindrical in shape, with several ring-shaped grooves on the outer wall, and a conical cavity at the bottom of the bullet, which looks a little strange.

"This ......?" He looked up at Charles again.

"This is an epoch-making product, sir, that can make the defects of rifled rifles go away, so that soldiers who use rifled guns can get the same firing power as smoothbore guns. This is the ...... created by the Honorable Captain Mini last year during his service in Algeria, "Charles retook the bullet and slowly demonstrated, "You can see that it is designed to be slightly smaller than the bore of the breech, so that the soldier can quickly reload the bullet, which would be impossible to aim if a normal bullet would be unaim, but this bullet is different......"

He signaled the bottom to Viscount Lautrec, "You have appeared, and at the bottom of the bullet there is a conical cavity, in which a recessed cork or iron plug is usually added, and when fired, the gunpowder gas forces the plug inside the cavity into the cavity. At this time, the bullet will be expanded, and then the inflated bullet will engage with the rifling, and form a strong air seal, so that the bullet will fly out of the chamber while rotating under the pressure of the rifling, and then it can fly to the target in a much more stable line than usual. After certain tests, it was shown that the use of such guns and bullets made it possible for our soldiers to hit targets at a distance of three times the original maximum range, and in extreme cases, even higher. Even better, because the rear end is hollowed out and the center of gravity is shifted forward, the bullet has a lower trajectory, more stable accuracy, and less recoil than traditional rifled guns, making it easier for soldiers to aim at the target. ”

"Oh! Thrice! Viscount Lautrec exclaimed.

At first, he still watched Charles, a layman, fiddle in front of him with a somewhat sullen expression, but soon, as Charles explained, his eyes gradually focused on the bullet in Charles's hand. "Really? It's unbelievable! ”

"Of course it's true, sir." Charles smiled and nodded, "I know it sounds unlikely, but it's true, how can I be so sure if I don't know for sure?" After hearing this, I sent someone to contact Captain Minnie last year and bought it from him...... I've had people try this gun myself, and it can definitely achieve the above results. ”

Seeing that Lautrec still looked a little hesitant, Charles spread his hands.

"Well, if you don't believe me, let's go hunting together in the countryside when we go back on vacation, I happen to have a friend who invited me, and you can try this weapon there when the time comes."

"Okay, then let's settle it." Viscount Lautrec nodded in agreement, curiosity overriding his dislike for the Charles.

"If you've seen this weapon, you can understand why I'm anxious to give it to the 6th Army...... Our 6th Army deserves to have the best standard weapons, doesn't it? Charles continued, "Alex, I need your help in this matter, and I want to make it the best gift I can give to the 6th Army in my tenure. ”

"Well, if it's that good, I'll support you." Alex nodded, after all, he was also an officer of the 6th Army. "However, you don't want to make a lot of money with this, after all, there are imitations everywhere now, and if it is only used by the 6th Army, it will not be able to make too much volume."

"It doesn't matter, I'm mentally prepared." Charles nodded.

Charles doesn't have a complete secret about this – and to be honest, it's impossible. In terms of weapons, there is no awareness of intellectual property protection in various countries, and if they can steal and steal, they will definitely be stolen, and the mini gun will not be used for long, and it will definitely be used everywhere, this is certain.

"Moreover, I also want to remind you in advance that the procurement of the 6th Army is very deep, not that if the weapons are good, they will definitely be procured and adopted...... I'm really not sure when you'll get your wish. ”

"No one can stop me on this issue, and I must achieve my goal."

At the very least, avoid the joke that the French army was the last of the six European powers to be equipped with Mini guns and was not hastily equipped until the Crimean War...... Charles smiled bitterly. (To be continued)

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