Back at the Berdailai Town Market, when Buuyaweth and Audley Kevin were fighting on their way back to the Abyssinian Empire.

A group of Negmert caravans slowly entered the town of Berdailai, and the commander of the border guard company stationed in the town of Berdailai greeted them warmly.

Lawwens: "Mr. Jaane Reed, you're here so early today!" ”

Ya Ann Reed: "Hahaha, Mr. Lawvens is gracious, the weather is nice today, I think this indicates that our cooperation can reach a new level." ”

Unlike other caravans that rushed to the town of Bodailai early to "snap up", the Ya'an Reed caravan obviously came much later, but the attitude of East Africa towards the Ya'an Reed caravan was obviously different, and even the border guards took the initiative to greet it.

Lawvens: "Mr. Jaanne Reed, as far as I know, a new batch of firearms arrived today, and a batch of them from your capital Tigray and Amhara regions have been bought in advance in the morning, but don't worry, we have all the good stuff in reserve." ”

Hearing the exclusive information provided by Lawvens, Ya'an Reed hurriedly expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for the information, my friend, these northerners are too ambitious, they obviously monopolize the empire's arms business in the east, and they are really insatiable to want to interfere in the south. ”

Before the opening of markets in East Africa, the trade activities of the Abyssinian Empire were concentrated on the Red Sea coast, and cities such as Negmert in the southern part of the interior naturally did not enjoy these dividends, and there were actually trade routes in the north, but the relationship between Egypt and the Abyssinian Empire in the north was extremely poor, and the trade volume between the two was very small.

Lawvens: "Mr. Jaanne Reed, don't be angry, the business is not finished, and besides, we in East Africa are on the side of you Negmert, and with the support of East Africa, sooner or later you will also have the ability to compete with those big forces." ”

Just as the British supported Johannes IV, the Kingdom of East Africa was also looking for its own interests within the Abyssinian Empire, and the local forces in the south of the Abyssinian Empire, led by the city of Negmert, were the targets of East Africa.

The southern part of the Abyssinian Empire is far inferior to the north in terms of development, and it is far inferior to the east, and it is a low-key existence in the empire, but now it is good, the British have torn apart the entire Abyssinian Empire in World War I, and now the local forces of the Abyssinian Empire are divided by warlords, and the various forces in the south of Abyssinian are also eyeing the imperial throne for their own interests, and they support the former southern commander of the empire, Nathogg, as a spokesman.

Speaking of Nathhog is quite operatic, he is also the son of a large family from the Tigray region, sent to the south by the former emperor of the Abyssinian Empire Theodore II, is Theodore II to guard against East Africa appointed generals, but after Theodore II committed suicide in defeat, the empire was torn apart, and Nathog became one of the strong contenders for the emperor under the election of various forces in the south.

As for why the southern forces elected Nathogg as their representative, it was because of his status as a son of the Solomon family, which is equivalent to the royal family of the current Abyssinian Empire, which is more acceptable to the whole country.

And the supporters behind the various forces in the south are the Kingdom of East Africa, which means that Nathog has changed from a general who defended against the invasion of the Kingdom of East Africa to one of the contenders at the pinnacle of power in the Abyssinian Empire supported by East Africa.

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Under the personal guidance of Lawwens, Ya'an Reed's men went to the franchised arms store in the town of Boudelai, and unlike Bubuyavis and Audley Kevin, they came to the backyard of the arms store, where boxes of arms were already stacked neatly.

Lawvens found a crowbar and opened a box himself, the wooden box painted with green paint still had a strong smell, from the smell knew that this batch of goods was very "new", after opening it, the shiny flintlock pistol was neatly stacked in the straw, Lawvens took out one and handed it to Yaan Reed.

Lawvens: "This is the M1809 front-loading smoothbore rifle that the Prussian regular army installed in the army, and it can be said that it is famous in Europe, and you can see that these parts still maintain their luster and reliability is still trustworthy. ”

Lawvens himself is a little embarrassed, this kind of old antique can be turned out and sold, it is really difficult for the East African government.

These rifles were not very popular in Prussia at that time, because the Prussian army was limited to a small scale by France during the Napoleonic period, and the fact that such antiques could be found in East Africa only showed that he was really cheap, and basically collected them from Prussian arms warehouses at the price of scrap iron.

Having served for a few more years in the hands of the East African militia, the guns were unceremoniously over half a hundred years old, much older than Lawwens.

It is clear that the old guns in front of them look good, they have been refurbished and repainted at the East African Arsenal.

Although his own family knows his own family, Lawvens still said cheekily: "It may be a little long, but it is better to be stable, after all, the Prussian army, as a strong army in Europe, still has high requirements for the production of its own weapons, and the unified system is convenient for parts replacement and maintenance, and it is definitely much stronger than the weapons we sell to the northerners." ”

The rifles of the Abyssinian Empire came from a mixed source, basically old antiques sold by various countries, and the quality was uneven, some were even broken, and even more rare were refurbished before being sold in East Africa.

So Jaann Reed was still very satisfied with the appearance of this batch of guns, and he asked, "Mr. Lawvens, can I check the other boxes?" ”

Lawvens: "Absolutely! As he spoke, he handed over the crowbar in his hand.

After all, only one box was opened, and Ya'an Reed didn't dare to be sloppy, in case this box was specially prepared by East Africa, it would be a big loss.

Obviously, as Ya'an Reed randomly inspected several boxes, all of which were of the same quality, he said with satisfaction: "Mr. Lawvens, I am very satisfied with this batch of goods, but in the end, I have to fight!" ”

Lawvens: "You can go to the range of our border guards on the outskirts, where the terrain is very open. ”

In the end, Jaman Reid personally tested the power of these rifles on the outskirts of Berdelet, reaching the middle and upper level of the firearms unit of the Abyssinian Imperial Army.

Ya'an Reed: "We are very satisfied, we can pay the bill now, gold and silver coins or livestock!" ”

Lawvens: "All right, my friend, whatever is convenient for you!" ”

In the end, Yaanrid exchanged the last batch of Ottoman silver coins in his hand at the Heshingen Bank, which he had obtained when he was doing business with Ottoman merchants on the Red Sea coast, but now that Egypt was at war with Abyssinia, the trade between the two countries was almost interrupted, and the value of Ottoman silver coins in Abyssinia was seriously depreciated, so Yaanrid was anxious to get rid of it.

It doesn't matter in East Africa, these Ottoman silver coins can still be returned to the Ottoman Empire when they get to the Sultanate of Zanzibar, after all, Abyssinia is a landlocked country, and East Africa is not.

At the same time, it also meant the collapse of the Ottoman Empire's financial influence in the Abyssinian Empire, and the hard currency that was replaced by the British pound, the franc and the East African financial notes issued by the Heshingen Bank.

After all, the Abyssinian Empire is a large country with a population of nearly 10 million, and the temptation of this market is not small, and at the same time, the Abyssinian Empire is not the kind of poor ghost who only has "gold" and some transaction value for East Africa, and has almost no purchasing power.

East Africa is also eager to return and replace those antique guns in their hands, with the installation of the Dreiser rifle production line, East Africa is about to say goodbye to front-loading flintlock pistols completely, and the war-torn Abyssinian Empire is a good pick-up.

(End of chapter)