Under the gaze of the Germans full of hot eyes, Yang Xingguo said directly: "Mr. Wilhelm, you are right, I am a businessman, and I am a businessman who often walks inside and outside the Guan...... As a China expert, you should know very well that the most people locked up in the Northeast are bandits......"

"I have been out of the customs for two years, and the various goods lost in the hands of bandits, if measured in silver, are definitely not less than 50,000 taels. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info of course, this does not include the various protection fees we usually pay ......"

"In order to reduce the losses of the merchants, I decided to buy a batch of fast guns and pistols and form a convoy to prevent the caravan from being plundered by bandits again in the prison......"

The loss of 50,000 taels of silver in two years was very important for the German Wilhelm.

Because, this means that Yang Xingguo's expenses for setting up an escort team will not exceed 20,000 taels per year.

After all, the purpose of forming an escort is to reduce losses, and if the cost of forming an escort is more than what the bandits snatch, then there is no need to form an escort for businessmen who value profits.

However, even if the annual expenditure is only 20,000 taels of silver, there are at least 15,000 taels that can be used to buy arms and equipment. After all, China is full of people, and it only takes a small amount of silver to buy the hearts of many people who work hard for themselves.

For the entire foreign bank, the business of 15,000 taels of silver can definitely be called a big order.

Because, they are outside the customs, or hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

So, after only a short analysis, William, who was sitting in front of Yang Xingguo, made a decision in his heart. In any case, we have to win this business......

As soon as Yang Xingguo's words were finished, William followed closely and said, "Boss Yang, I deeply sympathize with what happened to you. In my opinion, for those bandits, Boss Yang can't still be polite, as long as he encounters them, he will destroy them......"

"Although my foreign company is not the largest foreign company in Arthur City, the arms and equipment sold by the foreign company are all of our German origin and are very advanced. As long as Mr. Yang is willing, we will definitely give Mr. Yang the best weapon allocation plan, so that Mr. Yang can form a strong escort team......"

Seeing that Yang Xingguo's face was getting more and more serious, William, who thought that Yang Xingguo had been moved by what he said, followed and continued to add......

"Mr. Yang, my advice to you is to spend 20,000 taels of silver every year to form a convoy of two hundred people...... Of these, 5,000 taels of silver are used for peacetime expenses, and the remaining 15,000 taels of silver are used to buy equipment and ammunition......"

"In terms of equipment, there are a total of fifty long guns, which are what Mr. Yang called fast guns...... One hundred and fifty Mauser pistols, each armed with five hundred rounds of ammunition......"

The price of the gun did not exceed Yang Xingguo's budget. However, as for the number of guns, Yang Xingguo was obviously shocked by the number reported by William.

Because, before going out, he had already inquired clearly, in Lushun City, the transaction volume of weapons at one time would not exceed fifty, and he had to go to Lao Maozi's headquarters for the record and explain where the weapons went.

Thinking of this, Yang Xingguo directly asked the worries and questions in his heart with a serious face.

Under Yang Xingguo's gaze, William only pondered for a short time before replying, "Mr. Yang, you are right...... The Russian garrison in Arthur does have a rule, but this rule only applies to rifles that can be officially equipped with the army, that is, fast guns......"

"There are no restrictions on our own Mauser pistols of German production...... Mr. Yang, you can buy as much as you want......"

"Of course, if Mr. Yang, you don't want to attract the attention of the Russian garrison, you can give up the rifle and buy all the pistols......"

"In terms of range and power, although the pistol is not as good as the rifle, the reload and rate of fire of the pistol are very high, and if the escort of two hundred people is all equipped with pistols, no matter how many people attack the caravan, they will not be able to get close to the caravan."

Hearing this, although Yang Xingguo's face was happy, he didn't show it.

Then, under William's expectant gaze, he pretended not to understand and asked: "I have seen a Mauser pistol, my father has one, the power is okay, it is no problem to use it for self-protection...... It's just that I don't know if there is a more powerful wall in Guiyangxing...... Mr. William, you also said that the next time you encounter bandits, you must destroy them, if you are only equipped with a pistol, the escort team will not have the ability to destroy him even if they want to......"

"This ......" Hearing Yang Xingguo's words, William immediately became hesitant......

For William, more powerful weapons were not absent. As a German foreign firm in the open market of the Qing Dynasty, as long as he has money, whether it is a heavy machine gun or artillery, he dares to sell it. However, these weapons are generally not sold to private individuals and are very expensive.

In addition, there are almost no such big customers in the desolate Northeast, and this foreign branch in Lushun directly filters heavy weapons when selling weapons.

Just when William hadn't reacted from his hesitation, Yang Xingguo, who pretended not to understand anything, said directly with righteous indignation: "Mr. William, are you worried that I don't have any silver...... Not to mention anything else, I can still easily take out one or two thousand taels of silver. If you have such a weapon, even if you take it out, I have silver......"

"You don't know, my eldest brother died at the hands of bandits. If I had a gun more powerful than a rifle or a pistol, I would have found those bandits, and I would have killed them to avenge the death of my brother. ”

"In addition, it is still the original sentence, no matter how powerful the weapon is, I don't want to attract the attention of the Lushun Lao Maozi garrison. As businessmen, we don't want to have anything to do with the army, especially the bandit-like old Maozi army......"

Speaking ill of Lao Maozi on Lao Maozi's territory is not Yang Xingguo's stupidity, but Yang Xingguo's intention.

On the one hand, let the other party feel that he is really a rich boy who doesn't understand anything and dares to say anything, and then sells weapons to himself with confidence.

As for the other aspect, it is to win the favor of the other party.

Because, Lao Maozi and the Germans have been opponents for decades, and if they say that Lao Maozi is not good, there is no doubt that they will definitely win the favor of the Germans.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the German Wilhelm's gaze at him softened.

As a look of determination appeared on William's face, an apologetic word was immediately followed by William's words.

"Mr. Yang, I didn't expect that there would be such a great hatred between you and the bandits...... Since Mr. Yang has such a great determination, then I, William, will be sorry for myself if I don't help Mr. Yang......"

"We have the weapons you mentioned Mr. Yang, and we also have them in stock...... Of course, if you come a month late, Mr. Yang, this weapon will be sent back to the headquarters of the foreign bank in Shanghai...... Because, here, there is no market for this weapon at all......"

"I believe that Mr. Yang should have never seen such a weapon...... Today, I'm going to take Mr. Yang to see you......"