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"Your Excellency, this price is too expensive, and it is impossible for the Qing Dynasty to accept it. We will consider rifles from other countries. Yucheng said that he was not a fool, and it was impossible for Sir Pottinger to say whatever price he wanted.

"Yuda, in terms of price, we can negotiate again. The prices in other countries may not be as good as ours. Sir Portrichard said. He didn't want such a big deal to slip away like that.

"Well, Lord Yu, the price can be reduced to 15 pounds, which is sixty taels of silver. That's the lowest price we can give. Sir Portrichard said. Cutting off a quarter of the price at once was already painful for him. However, he also knew that the price he quoted would not be easily agreed to by the Manchu Qing side.

"Sixty taels of silver, this price is still too expensive. Your Excellency, the Qing Dynasty will buy a lot of weapons and equipment from your country, so can you be more favorable in terms of price? Yucheng asked.

Hearing Yucheng say this, Sir Portrichard was overjoyed, and he was even more sure that this was a big business. As the newly appointed British Minister to China, if he can facilitate such a business, it will undoubtedly be a great political achievement for him.

"So, Yu-sama, how much can your country accept?" Sir Portrichard asked.

"Thirty-two. This is the final price we are able to accept. If it's higher than that, then we'll have to look for other countries. Yucheng said. Although he is not clear about the market. However, it is always right to cut the price in half.

"What? Thirty-two branches? Yuda. This is absolutely impossible. No country will export rifles to you at this price. "Sir Pottinger was almost jumping. This price is close to the cost of the 'Burka-style' rifle, and even the internal procurement price of the British Army also requires 8 pounds, that is, 32 taels of silver. How could the British sell such a rifle to the Manchus at a price lower than the army's internal purchase price? Even if this was a rifle that had been reloaded by the British Army, it would not have been possible.

"Your Excellency. Thirty taels is already very high. If it's higher than that, there's nothing we can do. Yucheng didn't let go of his mouth. Emperor Daoguang originally had certain misgivings about rifling to foreign countries as soon as possible. If the price is too high, he will definitely not accept it, this is related to Yucheng's future, of course he will be very careful.

"Yu-sama. I wonder how many rifles your country intends to buy from us? Sir Portratchaer asked. He had to know an approximate number before he could do it. In this way, it is possible to calculate costs and profits. Through his conversation with Yucheng, he already knew that it was no longer realistic to sell rifles to the Manchus at a high price. What he can do now is to make the business as successful as possible and make as much profit as possible.

Yucheng was overjoyed, he could see that the British were preparing to make concessions. Thereupon. He muttered for a moment, then said, "Your Excellency. We need a large number of rifles, and according to our preliminary estimates, we will have to buy at least half a million rifles. Of course, we will buy tens of thousands of pieces in the early stage to test the effect, and if the effect is good and the price is fair, we will buy more. ”

"500,000? My God! Sir Pottinger couldn't help but exclaim. Even if it is for thirty taels of silver, five hundred thousand pieces of silver is fifteen million taels of silver, and if it is converted into pounds, it is three million and seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds. That's a lot of business. Of course, the price of thirty taels is too low, and if the cost is added to the freight, the UK will not make any money.

"Lord Yu, if your country can really buy 500,000 rifles, then I can give you further discounts on the price. Fifty taels of silver, this is already our biggest concession. Minister Sir Porttharder said.

Yucheng still shook his head, although this price was already a lot cheaper than the price originally proposed by Sir Porttinger, but there was still a lot of gap with his psychological price.

After some bargaining again, the two set the price at forty taels of silver. In the early days of the Manchu Dynasty, 50,000 Burka-style rifles would be imported from Britain to train the new army. If the Manchus were satisfied, they would import more rifles.

"Lord Yu, 50,000 rifles have been preliminarily positioned, artillery? How much do you need? The artillery of our British Empire is much more advanced than the old artillery equipped with your country, and even compared with the Xinhua Army, it is not much different. Sir Portrichard said. Rifles are just one part of the arms business, along with artillery. Moreover, the price of artillery is much more expensive than that of rifles.

"What is the approximate price of artillery in your country?" Yucheng asked. The artillery of the Xinhua Army was powerful, which was also mentioned in the battle reports from the front. The artillery equipped by the Qing army itself is not to mention heavy, but also small in power and short in range, so it cannot be compared with the Xinhua army at all. In Yucheng's view, the number of artillery in the new army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty must not be small.

"Yu-sama, I can give you a very good price. A 4-pounder cannon only costs 10,000 taels of silver. The 6-pounder cannon also only costs fifteen thousand shadows. A 9-pounder cannon costs 30,000 taels of silver, and a 12-pounder cannon costs only 50,000 taels of silver. Sir Portrichard said.

"Your Excellency, this price is still too expensive. If your country is serious about making this deal, please give us a minimum price. Yucheng said. From the purchase of the rifle just now, he already realized that the British were raising the price.

"Lord Yu, in this way, I can give your country a twenty-percent discount on the price of artillery. This is our biggest concession. Sir Portthorn said, as if he were very embarrassed.

"My lord, four folds, this is the price we can accept." Yucheng said. In his opinion, at such a price, the Manchus should have taken advantage of it.

"No, no, Yu-sama, the price of four percent off is too cheap, we can't accept it." Sir Potting's head shook like a rattle.

A dignified Manchu first-class official, a minister to China of the strongest empire in the world, the two of them are like vendors in the vegetable market, and they begin to bargain. However, because the price difference was too great, it was never possible to reach an agreement.

"Yu-sama, if you can make this business happen, we can give you five percent of the commission. Rest assured, my lord, I promise you that I will not leak this matter out of the cracks. Sir Portrichard said. With Yucheng insisting, he could only think of other ways. After coming to China, he had already inquired clearly, and the officials of the Qing State were very greedy. Just feed them, and then everything will be easy.

"Five percent commission?" There was a greedy glint in Yucheng's eyes. This time, the transaction was also a few million taels of silver. Five percent, that's almost 200,000 taels. This is also a huge amount of money for him.

"Your Excellency, this official is an official of the imperial court, how can he accept your bribe." Yucheng sternly refused.

"Lord Yu, this is not a bribe, just a little friendship from the British Empire." Sir Pottercha said with a smile.

Yucheng glanced at the interpreter in charge of the translation of this conversation, this person was his confidant, and he would definitely not betray him. So, he said, "Five percent is too low, ten percent!" ”

"No, Yu-sama, seven percent, seven percent at most." Sir Portrichard said.

Yucheng hesitated for a moment and nodded. After being bought by the British, Yucheng was not so resolute. In the end, the two sides reached an agreement that the Manchus would purchase one hundred 4-pounder guns, one hundred 6-pounder guns, fifty 9-pounder guns, and twenty 12-pounder guns from the British. Among them, the price of a 4-pounder cannon was 6,000 taels of silver, a 6-pounder cannon was 9,000 taels of silver, a 9-pounder cannon was 15,000 taels of silver, and a 12-pounder cannon was 25,000 taels of silver, with a total value of 2,750,000 taels of silver. And, each cannon was equipped with twenty shells. If the Manchus bought additional shells, four pounds of shells were five taels of silver each, six pounds of shells were ten taels of silver, and nine pounds of shells were twenty taels of silver. 12-pounder shells were forty taels of silver each. Yucheng purchased a total of 100,000 rounds of various artillery shells, totaling 1 million taels of silver. Coupled with the previous purchase of rifles, a total of 5.75 million taels of silver were spent. Of course, this ultimately needs to be approved by Emperor Daoguang. If the transaction is successful, Yucheng will also get a commission of 400,000 taels of silver. Just for this, he will also try his best to get Emperor Daoguang to agree.

"Yu-sama, may we have a happy cooperation." Sir Portrichard said. Although the transaction amount this time is not too large, he believes that this is a good start. Next, as the war progressed, the Manchus would definitely import more weapons and equipment to Britain. At that time, Britain will be able to make more profits. And to be able to achieve control over the Manchus by exporting weapons to the Manchus.

"Your Excellency, happy cooperation." Yucheng also smiled on his face.

"By the way, Yu-sama, does your country really not need warships? Our battleship, the performance is very good. Minister Potterchader pitched.

"Your Excellency, no need for the time being. I'll get back to you if you need it. Yucheng said.

"Yu-sama, I heard that your country is going to train a new army. Let me remind you that in addition to having new weapons and equipment, the new-style army also needs new training methods. And this, your country simply does not have the talent to understand this aspect. Your country can hire officers from the British Army to train your army. Sir Portrichard said.

When Yucheng heard this, he immediately fell into deep thought. (To be continued......)