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The Dutch envoy and the entourage of more than a dozen military attachés were not very clear from a distance just now, but now they were brought to the front, and saw these cannons up close, and saw with their own eyes that these cannons were much smaller than they imagined, and the cannons were fixed on wheels, which meant that these cannons could be pulled by horses, which greatly improved the mobility of these cannons. These gun mounts were really strange, and there were some very strange-looking ones underneath the guns, which they didn't even know what they were now, what they could do, and most of all they were surprised that there was something like a small rudder next to the guns! Some people tried to shake it, but they didn't move!

The soldiers next to them understood what they meant, pressed a handle next to them, and then showed them again, so the Dutch envoys were surprised to find that the cannon could adjust the height of the muzzle! In fact, the handle just now, in fact, is a lock, close after aiming, which locks the artillery, and can ensure that the gun will not move when shooting, as for the below, there is a spring-like shock absorption device, after all, no matter what style of artillery has recoil, there is no hydraulic shock absorption at this time, so only use springs to absorb shock!

The so-called don't look at it, don't know it, look at it and be startled, such a clever design of the horsetail artillery is simply something that these Dutch envoys and military attachés dare not think of, and they have never seen it, but their artillery is so heavy that it can only be fixed on the city wall. The guns of the Mawei Army were so light that they could be easily pulled up by horses. They also have gun mounts. But compared to the one in front of you. That's just nowhere to go!

Hudson, the chief envoy of the Netherlands, made a request, hoping that Yao Qisheng would allow them to do it in person once, but Yao Qisheng did not refuse. These cannons were meant to be sold, so let the soldiers teach them how to load artillery shells, then how to adjust and shake the roulette wheel for aiming, then light the fuse, fire, and so on. Especially the dozen or so Dutch military attachés who accompanied him. They are much more interested than Hudson, and they can operate these guns in person, which is simply what they dream of, and they can't help but start thanking Hudson and Yao Qisheng!

With the help of the soldiers, the gunpowder was loaded and the shells were put in, and when the shells were fired, they clearly felt that the weight of the shells was not very heavy, at least much lighter than expected. And when loading the shell, it is not a random collision, there is a certain way, but there is no difference on the outside of this shell. It's all solid bullets, and it's the same in their country. This surprised them a little.

At the request of the soldiers, the attachés loaded gunpowder and shells. Then he stepped back and lit the lead. The fuse was smoking, burning rapidly, and then I heard a bang, and the cannon body shook violently, and a flame appeared in the muzzle, and then, a sharp and piercing sound came from the air, and in the distance, a huge explosion came again, and dust and flames just rose into the air! I felt the power of the Mawei Army's artillery up close, it was completely different, and the impact was also different, and those military attachés also knew the power of these artillery pieces very well!

These guns deeply shocked these Dutch devils, and they completely made up their minds to buy the last batch. These guns are much smaller than their guns, although the power is not as great as the power on the battleship, the big one is also because these guns need other to transport, and do not want the guns on the battleship, the whole battleship is the means of transporting artillery, and they are also affected by this is the cannon used in land warfare, with this, at least there is no need to be afraid of the French army.

In fact, now their threat comes from the powerful French army, their navy is not afraid of the British navy, even if the British and French navies are combined, they are not too worried, even on land, they really can't beat the French army, so they are constantly looking for ways to compete with the French army, and these cannons give them hope. For their country, such a small artillery is more suitable for the army!

Cannons need to be sold, after all, there are still a lot of cannons that have been retired, for safety, although they have not yet reached the limit of life, but they can deal with it, and it will not be a big problem to fire a few hundred shells, of course, if there is really a problem, then there is no problem, after all, these Dutch envoys also know that these are old cannons, and new cannons only account for a small part! Although the Mawei Army expanded its army a lot, the artillery training was not so easy, the number of artillery was not as large as its own, but the production of artillery was quite a lot, so it was enough to replace it.

It's just that this rifle still can't be sold, and the Mawei Army rifle is lacking, and he doesn't have enough of it, where is there a surplus export, so these Dutch people covet the rifles that the soldiers are carrying behind them, but Yao Qisheng just didn't mention it, and even if he did, he wouldn't sell it.

But no matter how far away, Hudson couldn't hear it, and now he was the only one who could meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty later, or this matter could make great progress!

"I'm sorry, I can't draw here!" A horsetail soldier came over and said politely, and then took back the pens and paper in the hands of these Dutch envoys, all of which were classified and could not be taken away and leaked. However, for these people, even if they know the construction of this artillery, it is useless. For these artillery, the most important thing is not actually the structure of the artillery, but the structure that composes it, especially the gun body and some other parts, which have a lot to do with the metallurgy of the Mawei Army, and the metallurgy does not meet that standard. There is no way to make qualified artillery, even if it is made, it is impossible to reach the same level, so the impact on artillery is very large, to make artillery, it is not only the design drawings are related, this is a lot of relationship with other exhibitions in the country!

Therefore, for the Ming Dynasty, the biggest secret is actually the metallurgical technology, that is, the composition of artillery metal, which is the most critical thing, of course, this is also the most confidential thing. This is not mastered words. Even if they made artillery. That's just a shape, it's still very bulky, of course, there is a big gap with the current Ming artillery! If the old method is still followed, the barrels of those cannons made of pig iron are too thin, and nine times out of ten shells will explode.

Although these warriors were stopped, they didn't just leave it at that, they couldn't draw. So isn't it okay to keep it in your own mind? So they tried desperately to remember what the cannon looked like, and every Dutch envoy and military attache was the same, and the next thing should be to talk about the price.

"Mr. Hudson, how are you feeling?!"

"Very good, very powerful, we need it very much, Lord Yao, let's talk about the price!" Harrison responded.

Yao Qisheng waved his hand and said, "Mr. Hudson, don't worry. Let me get to the bottom of it. We now have 300 second-hand replacement cannons here, and their service life is not much different from your new ones. The price is cheaper. As for the number of new guns, the number is smaller, and the stables are only thirty. Originally, we were waiting for if you are sure to want it, then we will immediately work overtime to ensure that you have sufficient supplies, but now our arms exports have just begun, so it is impossible for us to hoard a large number of weapons, we can only say how much we need, we will produce as much as we want, and to put it simply, if you are sure to buy it, we will produce it immediately, you want ten, we will produce ten, we need a hundred, we will produce one hundred, as long as your money arrives, we can ensure that you have sufficient supply! Mr. Hudson, now you know what I mean! ”

Hudson understood a little at this time, and said, "So what does Lord Yao mean that you will only produce if we are sure to buy it?" In other words, the current number is not enough, so do we need to wait a little longer? ”

"Yes!"

Yao Qisheng nodded and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Hudson, it's not that you don't understand, this weapon and this thing are not food, we can eat the next meal if we don't finish this meal, so we can't make a lot of artillery and stay there now, of course, we will produce it if we have customers, so as long as you agree to buy it and bring money, we will naturally give you all the things you need in a short time!" ”

This is also a sense of anxiety for Hudson, of course, on the other hand, it is also to prevent unnecessary waste, these artillery are all retired artillery of the Mawei Army, and now the army of the Mawei Army basically does not use this artillery, but the latest artillery, if there is too much production, no one will use it there, and it will be a waste for the Mawei Army!

"But Lord Yao came in a hurry this time, and we only brought more than 20,000 ducats! As a deposit, I also asked Lord Yao to speed up production, and it is best to deliver 200 new guns within a month, please! "Hudson is a little anxious, after all, now they continue these weapons! The Ducat's gold coin he mentioned is only ten pieces equivalent to one tael, but one is equivalent to one or two halves of silver, and ten thousand pieces are thirty thousand taels of silver.

"Lord Hudson, you also think for me from my point of view!"

Yao Qisheng said embarrassedly, "Actually, a big part of our arms export is because you have shown considerable interest in our weapons, otherwise we would not have been able to make such a decision, and this qiē is presided over by me, and many generals in our Mawei Army actually have an attitude of opposition." It was the pressure of most of us that made such a decision, and if we didn't even make a deal after a few months, we would definitely be laughed at by other people, and how would we raise our heads in front of them. ”

After a pause, he continued: "And the most important point is that they will think that this export of weapons is not feasible at all, and when the time comes, under the pressure of these generals, the Grand Governor is very likely to stop the export of weapons, then the time comes." You can't buy weapons, because your country is so far away from us, it will take a long time to go back and forth, and we can't wait that long, so we have to make one or two deals first. In this case, even if those people in your country agree later, our arms export plan will not be terminated, and as soon as your money arrives, we can immediately work overtime to produce it, which will be of great benefit to us! What do you say, Lord Hudson? ”

Hudson was silent, he didn't understand what Yao Qisheng meant, Yao Qisheng was very right, now it is uncertain whether these weapons will be sold in China, how can the governor of the Ming Kingdom pin all his hopes on himself? So it's very normal for them to have such plans now, and from the perspective of the Mawei Army, it is also very correct!

But soon he thought of a way: "Lord Yao, please help, I will go to Batavia to find the Governor, if you want to come and collect some gold, there is no problem." ”

"Well, then, I see that you are also very sincere, so it's decided. Now I will talk about our price, and I don't want you more, those second-hand guns will only cost 800 ducats, and the new ones will cost 1,200 yuan, and as for the ammunition, we don't need to provide it, you can produce it yourself. We can give you the technology of this gun mount, and this time you will be exempted from your fees. ”

Hudson was a little embarrassed by "this price", this price was really inflated, they only spent less than half the price of casting a cannon, and I felt a little unacceptable, but I was reluctant to accept such a powerful artillery.

"Mr. Hudson, I know you think the price is too high, and this is the price at which you all use gold to pick up the goods, and if you want to use silver, the price will be twenty percent higher. Besides, it's worth spending a little more money to buy our gun mount technology, and that's it, don't you count the royalties in Europe? ”

"Well, well, I'll do my best to urge the Governor to gather the gold."

"Okay, remember to remind you Governor, in the future, all transactions will be made of gold, and most of the governors have orders, and the gold will be given priority in the delivery of goods, and it will be the same in our ports in the future."

"Can you sell some of your rifles as well? The price is the same! ”

"This can't work, the Metropolitan Governor made it clear that we don't have enough rifles ourselves, and we can't export them for the time being."

"I'm sorry, I know that there is a war going on in your country, but the number I want to buy is not much, a thousand is fine, please help!" Hudson pleaded.

Yao Qisheng still clenched and said: "It's really not good, you also know that we are fighting, this rifle is far from enough, where can I sell it to you in excess?" (To be continued......)