Chapter 80 Armament Development

Prussia was in full swing preparing for war, and Master Liang's military factory was working overtime to produce weapons and ammunition.

Master Liang's careful calculations finally paid off, and Bismarck came to a divine assist in the initial stage of Liang's army; The Franco-Prussian War was imminent, but no one was sure of victory until the war began; The volley of this "made in Hanyang" gave Prussia the certainty of defeating its opponents, but it also added more variables; In order to ensure the victory of Prussia, Bismarck, the iron-blooded prime minister who was good at calculations, did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy out the bullet production capacity on the side of Master Liang, which can be called a last resort;

On the other hand, he actively showed favor to Young Master Liang, so that Young Master Liang not only obtained the much-needed funds, but also got the support of talents, which can really be described as a double gain of people and money!

Things are so wonderful, Young Master Liang sold the bullets for a sky-high price, and people are still rushing to ask for them; What Bismarck didn't know was that Master Liang was actually his hardcore ally, and he would not leak the new rifles and bullets to the French at all; He was waiting for the Franco-Prussian War to start and seek to conquer the French colony, Vietnam.

I wonder if Bismarck would have held back a mouthful of old blood if he had known the truth?

Because Bismarck, in order to cover his bullet production capacity, placed an order of 30 million taels of silver; In fact, these bullets are not much, a total of 150 million rounds of ammunition, Prussia is equipped with 500,000 Hanyang-made, with an average of 300 rounds of ammunition per gun, which is almost the normal amount of ammunition for preparing for a big war, and spending so much silver is really because Young Master Liang offered a black price.

The factory area of the Hainan base began to become more and more lively, and the business was so prosperous that it was natural to be busy with production; Young Master Liang has already made the military factory implement two shifts, and if the output is not enough, then implement three shifts; Such money-making opportunities are not often available, and this vote is enough to earn enough for Liang Jiajun to eat for several years.

Xu Jianyin, the brother-in-law of Young Master Liang, has already come, and Xu Jianyin, who first arrived at the Hainan base, was startled, because both the scale of the factory and the technical level here are much higher than those of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, the factory layout is reasonable, the equipment is advanced, and a large number of foreign engineers and senior technicians work diligently here, not at all as arrogant as the foreigners of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau.

In fact, the more than seventy European technicians here were already stupid, because they found that the four new guns that Young Master Liang asked them to participate in the production were more advanced than the Hanyang-made ones that Mauser brought back to Europe, especially the submachine guns and machine guns, which were too terrifying in lethality; Moreover, the matching bullets were not the same as the black powder bullets supplied to Prussia, the caliber was smaller, but the range was longer; The new technologies they see here are far beyond their knowledge, because they don't have them in Europe.

There were a few technical spies left by the Mauser company who wanted to report to Europe, but they were discovered by Liang Jiajun, who had been prepared, one by one; Liang Jiajun made it clear to them that all European technicians were not allowed to leave the Hainan base, not even in the name of sick leave or family visits, and Liang Jiajun was responsible for free medical treatment when he was sick; If you miss your family, you can let your family come over, and Liang Jiajun will reimburse the travel expenses; You can send money to your family in Europe, but you are not allowed to send parcels.

Of course, these Europeans did not do such strict and even harsh conditions, and they collectively went to Young Master Liang to reason, but Young Master Liang held up the confidentiality agreement in his hand and said: "Everyone, you have all signed a confidentiality agreement, anyone who wants to leave can leave, but you must hand over the deposit first."

Someone immediately asked, "How much security deposit do I have to pay?" ”

Young Master Liang said slowly: "Ten million pounds, whoever can hand me ten million pounds, you can leave."

"What? Ten million pounds? I can't make so much money even if I work for the rest of my life, do I want to work here for the rest of my life? "These Europeans feel like they've been deceived and blackmailed.

Young Master Liang stretched out two fingers and said to them, "First, gentlemen, you are all people who understand, do you think these techniques are not worth ten million pounds?" Second, if after a decade or so, Europe already has these technologies, then the non-disclosure agreement will automatically be null and void, and you can leave as you please, and we will never stop it for no reason."

These people are all engaged in technology, and naturally understand that these military technologies are priceless in Europe, and 10 million pounds is really not much; But now to send a telegram to Europe to send 10 million pounds to get people, the whole of Europe will think it's a joke.

But with the development of European technology, sooner or later someone will invent these technologies, and they will not be imprisoned here for life; Therefore, these Europeans really can't think of any reason to refute Young Master Liang.

Young Master Liang continued to say to them: "We did not take any inhumane means to imprison you, just for the sake of technical secrecy; As long as you work hard, our salary system is cumulative year by year, now you get 200 taels of silver a month, and in 10 years you will be able to get 500 taels of silver a month, which is more than five times that of Europe, and this income is enough for you to bring your family to China to live, and when the non-disclosure agreement is lifted in the future, each of you can return to Europe with a large amount of money, why not? ”

The faces of the more than seventy Europeans looked much better when they heard this, and Young Master Liang continued to cheer them up: "If you do a good job, I will give him an extra commendation every year, and when you leave in the future, I will also award him medals and awards; Besides, everyone is engaged in technology, and you have learned so many new technologies here, and with a better foundation, you can completely make some new technological inventions by yourself; I am here to promise you that if anyone makes a new technological invention or makes an outstanding contribution, I will not only give him a grand prize, but also let him leave early."

The European technicians below immediately began to talk about it, the original anger had disappeared without a trace, and they were all thinking that since they came, with such a good opportunity, they should do something to invent or something, they were all very confident in their technical level, and the little flame in their hearts was burning brightly by the young master Liang's order.

These people have nothing to say, they have to say goodbye, invention and creation should be early, work hard to seize the day!

I have to say that the Europeans at this time are really working hard, and they are really tireless in their exploration of science and technology; In order to prevent the Han people, who account for the vast majority of the population, the Manchurians have always forbidden the Han people to master advanced science and technology, and they have spared no effort to propagate the so-called science and technology in Confucian culture everywhere, but it is also the essence of Confucian culture to bring forth the new.

Historians believe that the Manchu rule of China brought China from a feudal society to a slave society, which was itself a kind of regression; Isn't the system of the Manchus a slave society that the Manchus were engaged in!