Section 114 The First Expansion [I]
"Mr. Daubers is gone?"
"Yes. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info and Yi Shui's father also decided to leave tomorrow. β
"So, all the troubles are solved." Qin Lang said, "Look, I said a long time ago that everything will be fine. β
"Okay? No, Qin, it's getting worse! "It's ridiculous and terrible that her uncle is going to move the family to San Diego. Rachel didn't want to see him every day. "If he were here, my freedom and that of Elizabeth would be ruined."
"Adolescent rebellious kidsβ"
"Hell, I'm not some 'adolescent rebellious child', Qin." Rachel exclaimed angrily, "I'll be twenty in three months." β
"Ah, that's a great thing to congratulate, little Rachel." Qin Lang pretended to be surprised, and then laughed slyly, "I have a plan, on your twentieth birthday, we will hold an engagement ceremony for you and Yi Shui by the way. β
"To hell with it, Qin." She replied, looking angry and embarrassed.
"Looks like you're the one I'm talking about."
Her answer was still that one. "To hell with it."
"Of course, when people are exposed by others, their usual reaction is denial." Qin Lang shrugged his shoulders, and then showed her the sketch he had just drawn before Rachel was really angry. "Look at this."
When it comes to work-related topics, she gets into the role by the way. Rachel looked at what he had drawn, a tube mounted on a circular base plate and supported by a bipod - a mortar, of course, but she didn't recognize it. "What are you drawing?"
"Mortar."
"Mortar? While it does look a bit alike, it's still very different from the mortars I've seen. But in reality, she could count all the kinds of artillery she'd seen on one hand.
So Qin Lang started laughing again. "They do make a big difference, Rachel. What you see is a new mortar that I am working on to design. β
There was some smugness in his tone - unlike the "Anaconda", "Anaconda" and the Predator rifle, the mortar would be the first weapon in the world to be designed entirely by him, with no reference to draw on - of course, this would have made the design work a little difficult, but he could still get it done.
The only problem is time.
"Are you sure you'll have the design and prototype by March next year, Qin?" Rachel was already aware of Qin Lang's agreement with Empress Tetu, but she was not as confident as Qin Lang, "You know, the Abyssinians don't have much time left for us. And there's no one in the company's design department who can help you. β
"Don't worry," Qin Lang shrugged, "It's just a simple weapon. β
"Really? Maybe you don't care, but I have to remind you that as the chairman of the company, designing a new mortar is not your only job. Rachel issued a warning.
As if to testify to her warning, the secretary knocked on the door and walked into the office. "Mr. Qin, Mr. Browning wants to see you."
"Now?" Qin Lang glanced at Rachel out of the corner of his eye, and of course, there was an expression of "Look, I've already warned you" on her face. At this time, she doesn't mind playing a gloating villain in the slightest. He sighed to himself, then focused all his attention on the secretary.
The secretary gave him a very positive answer. "Now, sir."
"All right, Mr. Browning, please." The gunsmith is an important figure that cannot be ignored, and all his reasonable requirements must be fully met.
The secretary withdrew, and John Moses Browning strode into the office.
"Good morning, Mr. Browning." Qin Lang got up from his chair and stretched out his hand to his gunsmith. However, Browning didn't immediately stretch out his hand, he first took off his hat and nodded to him and Rachel, and then shook hands with Qin Lang. "Good morning, Mr. Qin."
"You may be seated, Mr. Browning." Qin Lang nodded, and then sat back in his chair. When Rachel sat down with Browning, he immediately asked, "What are you doing with me?" β
"It's about the guns you asked me to design, sir." Browning replied, "I've finished their design and built a batch of prototypes." β
This was the task given to him by Qin Lang after Browning entered the Great Viper Weapons Company. He asked the gunsmith to design four types of firearms β two pistols, an automatic rifle and a machine gun. Before he left, the high-powered pistols that fired the .357 Magnum bullet had been preliminarily designed, were being revised, and now that they were all complete, it was great news.
Qin Lang was in a very happy mood. "Thank you for the good news you have brought me, Mr. Browning." He expressed his gratitude and asked, "When can we start producing them?" β
"At least not in the near future, sir. In fact, I'm here to tell you that, because of Miss McBride's vehement objection, none of them have been tested according to the standards you have set. Browning said.
"Why, Rachel?" Qin Lang looked at Rachel.
"I'm sorry, Qin." She was really sorry, but it was never her fault, "I don't want to break your rules, but we don't have that many bullets for shooting tests." β
"Not that many bullets?"
"Of course." "The Chinese government ordered 18 million rounds of ammunition from us, and 1.3 million rounds that you sent to the Abyssinians. These two orders alone would have kept our production line running at full speed for six months, and I had no extra bullets for Mr. Browning. β
Her explanation is quite reasonable, and the company's production capacity is indeed not keeping up with the development of the situation. Qin Lang nodded. "Well, it doesn't look like it's your responsibility." He looked back at Browning, "Mr. Browning, if the shooting test starts now, how long do you think it will take to complete the whole job." β
"Including improvements, sir?"
"Yes."
"It's hard to say, sir, no one knows what could go wrong with those guns." "And no one knows what our customers will ask for." β
Qin Lang was silent for a while. "In that case...... I'll give you half a million rounds of ammunition for a shooting test, Mr. Browning. He said, "Don't think about other issues for the time being, first find out the fault with the gun itself." β
"No problem, sir." Browning stood up, "Well, then, I'll take my leave." β
He left. Then Rachel began to complain loudly. "Half a million bullets! Qin, we have to postpone the delivery time again-"
"The company is about to expand its firearms and ammunition production line, and half a million rounds of ammunition will not affect your on-time delivery."
"Listen to me!" Rachel knocked on the table, "The new automatic rifles and machine guns designed by Browning don't have a single subscriber yet, and I don't understand why you're in a hurry to get them to the test." β
"Customers? Umbrella's mercenaries are a big customer. β
"We only have seven hundred mercenaries."
"I'm preparing to expand the number to 5,000."
A few seconds later, Qin Lang's words that were so careless were reacted. "What!" Rachel couldn't get out of his breath. "Five thousand mercenaries? What do you want to do? β
So Qin Lang took a few minutes to explain to her his agreement with Bush and Harriman. Finally, he added: "In my personal opinion, we should commit at least 10,000 mercenaries to attack Manila. Although five thousand men can occupy it, the more troops we have, the more we will get. β
"I don't care what you want in Manila, Qin." But she knew what he wanted. Rachel knew Qin Lang, and as long as he could get the benefits, he would gladly order the troops to sack the city of Manila. She didn't care if he did such a thing, but she cared about the cost of maintaining an army.
"It doesn't matter if the company's mercenaries are 5,000 or 10,000, the cost of maintaining an army is simply too great. Qin, the 10 million you got is not enough at all. She reminded loudly.
Hopefully his brain hasn't fainted yet.
However, Qin Lang had always been sober, and he knew how to maintain a large army. "We live in a war-torn world, Rachel."
"So?"
"Abyssinian will soon be at war with Italy, and our Emperor will not only need weapons, but he will also need a force better than his army to assist him in his battle. You must know that his enemies are not only Italians, but also tribes who are unwilling to obey him. Obviously, the Emperor did not want his warriors to suffer heavy losses in battle"βhe smiled more visiblyβ"and France. The situation in Vietnam is not so rosy. β
"But I heard that France has signed an armistice with the anti-French forces."
"The only point of the existence of the agreement is for us to tear it up in the future." Qin Lang said harshly, "The French government is sending more troops to Vietnam, preparing to completely eradicate the anti-French forces in one fell swoop." But unfortunately, they will still fail. β
Rachel guessed his thoughts in an instant. "Are you going to send mercenaries to help the French fight when they are defeated again?"
"You guessed it."
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