As the first grandson of Queen Victoria, Wilhelm II came to attend the Queen's birthday celebrations.

Of course, the purpose of his crossing of the sea to England was not simply to participate in the celebration.

The delegation that followed William was full of leaders from all walks of life.

They are here to talk about business.

When he heard that a new weapon had been introduced in Kent, William took a few people with him to visit him.

His body is still full of the arrogance of European royalty, and his expression is arrogant and indifferent.

His question just now was also not aimed at Chen Jianqiu, but at Makqin.

Obviously, he also regarded the Chinese next to him as Makqin's assistant.

"Yes, Your Royal Highness, we are willing to accept orders from the European continent." Mark Qin said respectfully.

"I'm going to buy a batch of guards to equip my grandfather, and you can talk to Mr. Alfred Krupp about the details."

After saying this, William glanced at a gray-haired old man next to him, and turned to leave.

Mr. Krupp walked up to Maxim and whispered something to him.

After all the visitors had left, Makqin reported to Chen Jianqiu what Krupp had communicated with him.

"He asked us to meet at the German Chamber of Commerce in London in three days."

Chen Jianqiu was a little puzzled.

Why did the German royal family or the military buy things, and the person they talk to is Krupp?

In the end, it was Churchill who answered this question for him.

The Krupp Arsenal was large and had close ties to the German imperial family.

Their artillery won Prussia victory in the Franco-Prussian War.

They can now be called the royal arms dealers of the German royal family and the cornerstone of German militarism.

If you want to do the arms business in Germany, you can't get around them at all.

There are still three days left before negotiations with the Germans.

But the order of the British came first.

The next afternoon, Sir Andrew Clarke, the Inspector of British Government Fortifications, arrived at the munitions factory.

He told Makqin:

After a thorough assessment, the British government decided to purchase ten machine guns in advance.

Talking about business, Makqin decided to let Chen Jianqiu come by himself.

At that time, there were no invisible headphones, and Chen Jianqiu would not be able to transmit sound in his head.

Makqin ran around as a microphone, which was really not decent.

So, Chen Jianqiu, who was wearing a black cloth robe, came to Clarke.

"This is the real boss of the military factory." Makqin introduced to Clark, "The most influential Chinese in the United States. ”

Clark's first reaction was that Makqin was reluctant to talk to him, so he found a tot.

He only knows one influential Chinese: Li Zhongtang.

However, firstly, the man was an old man in his sixties, secondly, the man was said to have a braid on the back of his head, and secondly, in terms of arms, the man would only buy and buy from Britain, France and Germany, and there was no reason to sell weapons to himself.

Obviously, this young man is not Li Zhongtang.

When he was still wondering, Chen Jianqiu had already spoken first.

"Just ten?"

Fluent in American English.

"Yes, we need to go through full trial and comparison before we decide whether to place a subsequent order." Sir Clarke replied.

Chen Jianqiu spent the night yesterday estimating the cost of mass production of machine guns with Makqin, which is about 100 pounds (author's note: about $14,000 now) each.

"Well, you don't buy much, how about I sell you 300 pounds?" Chen Jianqiu reported a number.

"Yes, no problem." In Clark's opinion, this price is not too high.

"How about I give you another 2,000 rounds each?" Chen Jianqiu continued.

"Okay, okay, no problem." Clark was satisfied.

Selling guns and giving away bullets, this boss is quite generous.

"I have it in stock in the factory now, and if I need it, I will take the money and the gun will be towed." Chen Jianqiu pointed to the inside of the workshop.

"We're here with cash." Clark greeted.

A dozen uniformed servicemen walked in, led by Makqin, and pushed the machine guns out of the workshop.

In a few moments, the ten machine guns were hung behind the horses.

And Chen Jianqiu's hand also has an extra 50 face value of pounds.

"Don't forget to buy them from us when you run out of bullets, we also produce bullets here!" Before leaving, Chen Jianqiu did not forget to wave goodbye to Clark.

"Boss, why are you still giving them two thousand rounds each?"

Looking at the back of the convoy in the distance, Ma Qin asked with some puzzlement.

"Two thousand rounds? With the rate of fire of our machine guns, it was done in a few minutes. ”

A smile hung on the corner of Chen Jianqiu's mouth.

"Our smokeless gunpowder bullets are not common to those produced by the existing manufacturers in Britain, and when the time comes, he will still have to come to me to buy them."

He suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked Makqin:

"Have you registered a patent for the new model?"

"I registered, and when I first came out, I registered." Makqin hurriedly walked into his office, and after a while, he took out a patent certificate.

"That's good."

Chen Jianqiu said meaningfully,

Two more days passed, and it was time to negotiate with the Germans.

Chen Jianqiu and Makqin set off from Kent for London early in the morning.

Their appointment time was 10:20 a.m.

This is the time that Krupp gave him, consistently precisely.

The German Chamber of Commerce sits on the banks of the River Thames, not far from the British Houses of Parliament, with the famous Big Ben in the distance.

Chen Jianqiu's arrival time was about twenty minutes ahead of schedule.

He and Makqin wandered for a while by the river in front of the Chamber of Commerce, admiring the view of the River Thames and the Westminster Bridge.

Wait until Big Ben's hour and minute hands point to exactly 10:19.

Chen Jianqiu patted Makqin and walked into the door of the German Chamber of Commerce with him.

Mr. Krupp, with his entourage, was already waiting in the hall.

But when they found out that Chen Jianqiu was walking in front of Makqin, they were also a little confused.

But Mr. Krupp, despite his age, reacted quickly.

"You are very punctual, and we love to do business with people who are strict and punctual." His English was accented with a strong German accent, "So, what do you call it?" ”

"Chen Jianqiu, sir."

Chen Jianqiu said with a smile.

Krupp was a man who didn't smile, he just nodded slightly, and led the two into the inner room.

"We want to procure ten of your machine guns, sir."

After entering the conference room, Krupp said straight to the point.

"You're a lot more stingy than some of the big guys."

Chen Jianqiu glanced up at the other side.

There was a row of people sitting on the opposite side, which shows the importance attached to this negotiation.

In comparison, there are only two people on his side, which seems a lot more sloppy.

"I would like to ask, who is the big family in your mouth?" Krupp sensed a hint of information in Chen Jianqiu's words.

"It's a trade secret, honorable Mr. Krupp."

Chen Jianqiu is "tight-lipped like a bottle".

"Okay, so, what is the price you're expecting?" Krupp didn't dwell on this and got straight to the point.

"We don't retail."

Chen Jianqiu's reply was expected by Krupp.

"There's no denying that your machine gun is impressive, but after all, it's just a demonstration, and we hope to make further comparisons and research before deciding whether to buy it in large quantities."

His reply was the same as Clark's.

Chen Jianqiu smiled and shook his head.

"We don't retail."

He repeated.

Krupp was not shocked on his face, but he felt a little troublesome in his heart.

Prince William's order to him was to get his hands on this big killing weapon.

According to his original plan, he bought a few and went back, and then took them apart and studied them.

Whether it is imitation or upgrading, he believes that with the industrial level of Germany, it will only do better.

But now the people in front of him don't seem to be able to get in the oil and salt.

According to the information he had just revealed, the British had already ordered a machine gun from him.

Prince William is not willing to be left behind.

"What about fifty?" Krupp added the code.

Chen Jianqiu still shook his head.

Krupp was a little choking.

can't increase the weight anymore, the other side is estimated to have been instructed by the British side, and is deliberately making things difficult for themselves.

"That's a pity, but we're actually very sincere." Krupp stood up, ready to end the negotiation.

Chen Jianqiu spoke again:

"I have a plan, I wonder if you want to?"

Krupp left the butt of the chair and returned to the chair.

"I will partially license the patent rights of the machine gun to you, and allow your Krupp Arsenal to produce this machine gun in Germany, you can."

"How much?" Krupp was almost ecstatic.

But then Chen Jianqiu reported an astronomical figure, which made the old man fall silent.

After a complex ideological struggle, Krupp accepted the offer.

For the sake of Germany's future, it is worth whatever it is.

"Don't worry, at this price, you will definitely not lose."

When Chen Jianqiu left, he shook Krupp's hand, "I hope that we can cooperate in various fields in the future." ”

If he hadn't been in a hurry to ask for cash, he wouldn't have offered this price only.

Partial licensing of Krupp is, at most, one more competitor in the market.

With such a big market, you can't eat it all by yourself.

Anyway, they can't do the arms business in Germany, sell their raw materials, and then go back to get some artillery technology from him.

Isn't it really fragrant?