Autumn is here in Paris, and the weather is getting cooler.

In an instant. Jia Min and his entourage have been in Paris for more than eight months.

Mrs. Sevante's uncle's Vanu Manor has now become the residence of more than 100 people in Jia Min's party.

The estate, which was originally largely unused, was renovated by Jamin and has become a well-known social venue in Paris.

Salons, balls and cocktail parties are often held here.

Dignitaries from France, Britain, Prussia, Austria, Spain and many other European countries have become frequent visitors here.

Today, there will also be a dance party here, and more than a hundred guests will be invited.

The most famous of these is the Countess Duvalier.

Countess Duvalier is one of the most popular women in Paris for more than a decade.

She has two prestigious titles,

One was the mistress of the King of France, and the other was the owner of the most famous salon in Europe today.

The fact that she was able to come here was seen by the outside world as a huge social success for Vanu Manor. It also marked the official recognition of the status of the Vanu estate in Parisian social circles and high society.

The recognition of Vanu Manor is also the recognition of Jia Min and his party.

At this time, Jia Min was standing at the door of the welcome hall.

Now dressed, if Feng Ziying and others came, they would definitely not recognize the person in front of them, it was their chief Min.

He wears an otterskin tricorne hat with a gilded brim and three ostrich feathers on the top of the hat.

The hair was braided and tied with a black ribbon. The top is a tuxedo with high lapels and colorful trimmed muslin shoulders, and the bottom is long black leather pants and slip-on pumps.

He had a pair of pocket watches on his chest, a popular snuffbox in his pocket, a long sword at his waist, and a long cane in his hand.

This dress is the most popular attire for Parisian high-class gentlemen today.

Seeing the guests who got out of the carriage and walked into the house, Jia Min either nodded or bent down to say some words of welcome.

The ballroom inside is also a banquet hall.

Bao Chai, Miao Yu, Dai Yu, Qing Wen, Tamara, and Mrs. Sevante, as hostesses, were entertaining the guests.

Baochai wore a large gown, a wig with large curls on her head, applied with pine-scented hair oil, and a scented powder on her face. A ribbon of lace is worn as a decoration on the hair.

Wearing a long skirt held up by whalebone skirt loops, the skirt bulged like a basket.

This is how a typical aristocratic lady dresses in France today.

Miaoyu's headdress is generally similar to Baochai, except that the head is decorated with feathers. Wearing a Huadu long dress, it looks free and elegant.

Daiyu and Qingwen were wearing small dresses. Daiyu's headdress is relatively simple, while Qingwen's headdress is more complicated and exaggerated.

The wig is raised high, and every time you walk through the door, you need to bow your head to get through.

Tamara's dress is somewhat similar to Baochai. In the midst of grace and luxury, there is a little more wildness and wildness.

These people have now become celebrities in Parisian social circles.

There are already a few people who are starting to waltz.

Today, the waltz has become a popular dance in the Parisian court and even in high society, and soon replaced the minuet that had always been popular.

The birthplace of the waltz comes from the Vanu Manor, a dance brought from the East by the host of the evening.

Qin Zhong walked to Jia Min's side.

"Chief Min, Jiao Li and Mr. Dai are back."

"Okay, you go and tell Miss Bao and Mr. Cervante that the time is up for a feast, and you don't have to wait for me."

Qin Zhong agreed, and Jia Min walked to a room on the left.

Entering the house, Jiao Li, Dai Zhi, and Liu Cheng were already waiting here, and when they saw Jia Min coming in, they all showed happy expressions on their faces.

"Gentlemen are so happy, it seems that the harvest is not small."

Jia Min joked and sat down.

"Hehe, it's not bad. Chains, rifles and bullets have been successfully tested. Mr. Luofu was also very happy, and if the Viscount agreed, he would immediately start mass production. ”

"Agree, I naturally agree. Go back and tell Mr. Luofu that it will be put into production as soon as possible, just waiting for this day. ”

"It's about money......."

"The money is ready, I'll call Miss Bao to give it to you in a moment."

"Sir Min, this time's serial guns are very different from our previous ones, and it seems that we can change their names."

"I've already thought of a name, it's called a machine gun."

"Machine guns? Okay, that's the name. ”

Jia Min called Dai Zhilai this time to combine his concept of serial guns with France's advanced industrial base to create a machine gun in the modern sense.

Soon after Jiao Li, Dai Zhi, and Liu Cheng arrived in Paris, they went to work at the Louvre Arsenal in Lyon under the introduction of Mr. Cervante.

Start from the most basic manual labor, bit by bit, learn and familiarize yourself with each process.

Now, a few people and more than 20 soldiers of the provincial corps who studied in the Lovobel Arsenal are fluent in French.

Of course, the biggest gain is that they have learned advanced manufacturing technology and technology.

In order to cooperate with Mr. Luofu, Jia Min spent a lot of money under the matchmaking of Sevante.

In addition to money, it is Dai Zhi's design concept of serial guns.

But the rewards are also even more generous.

First of all, the production line was ordered from Louvre, which included some processing machinery including steam engines.

This is followed by advanced smelting technology and bullet production technology.

At this time, the Luofu Arsenal has been able to produce a bullet with integrated ammunition, this kind of bullet, and the bullet in Jia Min's previous life, is already a conceptual bullet, and it is no longer the ammunition that was loaded separately from gunpowder and projectiles in the past.

This is almost epoch-making, a real rifle.

The second is to use the equipment here to produce machine guns and bullets.

Due to advanced materials and manufacturing processes, machine guns no longer need to change the barrel as before, and can be fired continuously. The bullet is also a bullet with ammunition.

Such a machine gun is even more of practical combat significance and has terrifying lethality. It is precisely because of the concept of machine guns that Luofu cooperates with Jia Min so comprehensively.

"How many rifles have been produced?"

"Twelve thousand have been produced."

"Where's the bullet?"

"100,000 rounds."

"Where's the cannon?"

"Thirty doors."

"After a month, we can produce 90 machine guns, and according to the original agreement with Mr. Luofu, we can take half of them."

"Where did the plum blossoms go?"

"The one who came back with us said they were going to dance first. However, she told us to tell you that she had already booked the boat, so that you could rest assured. ”

"It's good to be booked, this guy, if she doesn't dance for a few days, it's like killing her."

"Sir Min, are you talking bad about me behind my back again?"

Say plum blossoms, plum blossoms will arrive.

"Didn't you go to dance, and I didn't call you, if you want to dance, you can dance a little longer."

"Just dance to a song, I know you're in a hurry, so I'll come back first. Don't worry, the ship has been contacted, and in half a month, the ship will be picked up. I've hired sailors, too. They are all experienced sailors who have sailed in the South Seas. ”

In order to transport machinery and munitions, Jia Min specially ordered a ship in France.

The ship will depart from the port of Marseille, sail along the coast of Africa, round the Cape of Good Hope, pass through the South Sea, and then sail along the coast of Dade until it reaches the mouth of the Sheldon River, which flows from Lake Figar, and then along the Sheldon River, enters Lake Figar, and finally arrives at the city of Pingyuan in the North Sea.

This walk will circumnavigate most of the world for almost a year.

At this time, although the steam engine had been invented, it was still limited to land use and had no application on ships.

Therefore, the current ship still only relies on wind power and artificial rocking as the power to drive forward.

It would take more than 50 years for a ship to be able to sail on the water before it had a practical application.

Jia Min transported this batch of materials, and the original plan was to take the land route, through Poland, Ukraine, Rus, and then to the North Sea.

When I asked Tamara to come with me, I wanted to get convenience on the road through her.

However, now the relationship between France and Rus is very bad, and there are already signs of war, so Jia Min has to abandon this plan and switch to sea transportation.

"Mr. Dai, Jiao Li, the two of you will go back with the boat this time, and then bring back the workers in the Louvre factory. The original recruited technicians were also brought with them this time. ”

"Okay, as soon as the machine gun is produced, we'll go."

"Chief of Staff Feng and Chief of Intelligence, they should all be in Pingyun City at this time, it is estimated that they have already gained a firm foothold there, opened up the situation, and the construction of the city and the village has begun. When you go back, you will immediately build an arsenal and carry out trial production. ”

"According to the original plan, they should have stored pig iron and other raw materials, and strive to produce qualified rifles, bullets, field guns and artillery shells in half a year. As for the machine guns, they had to be produced here in France. The next ship will be shipped back. ”

"Sir Min, it won't take half a year, we've checked it repeatedly, and we'll be able to start making it after three months of going back."

"It's even better that way. This time, you will go first, wait for the next shipment to leave, and then I will go back later. ”

"Are you going by land or by sea?"

"It's not certain yet, and then we'll see what happens."

Brother Jia Min and the others summed up some more details, and they came to Jia Qin and Wei Ruoshui.

There are a few people here who are talking to them about buying sake brewing equipment. Jia Min waited for a while, and several people left. Then I entered the house.

"How's it going, how is it selling during this time?"

"Twenty sets are scheduled to go out today, which is not bad."

Jia Qinxing hurriedly poured Jia Min a glass of brandy.

What they want to sell is sake making equipment. It was produced according to the set of wine-making equipment brought by Jia Min and found a factory in Paris.

At this time, the industrial revolution had begun in France, and the manufacturing industry was just emerging.

Compared with the original one, the sake brewing equipment has been improved a lot.

The principle and structure are still the same, mainly in terms of materials and uses.

The condenser was made of aluminum, and the iron plate of the pot has been made of thin plate, which has reduced the weight a lot.

In terms of use, it was changed from distilling liquor to distilling wine.

The wine that is distilled is the brandy that was all the rage at this time.

This time, Jia Min does not make wine, but makes wine-making equipment. The equipment he brought with him from his previous life was the most advanced in all of Europe.

Nowadays, people from all over Europe, many people come to order, and factories work overtime to produce, and the supply is still in short supply.

Just when Jia Min was chatting happily with Jia Qin and Wei Ruoshui, the door slammed open.

Tamara snorted and barged in.