Daming Town Haiwang

The First Bank of Daming is busy with business here, and a large number of nobles from the European continent line up here to handle related businesses. Next door to the First Bank of Ming Dynasty, Tianjin Ocean Trading Company is also thriving in business.

In a reception room of the Tianjin Ocean Trading Building, business manager Gan Tian received a great nobleman from the Holy Roman Empire with a smile on his face.

"Earl Lawrence, it is absolutely correct that you found our Tianjin Ocean Trading Company. As long as you have silver, our Tianjin Ocean Trading Company can sell you all commodities."

Gan Tian looked at Earl Lawrence in front of him and said with a smile.

According to the first news, the army of the Holy Roman Empire was defeated by the Spanish army stationed in the Netherlands. The army of more than [-] people was almost completely lost. Several duchies in the western region have been wiped out by the Spaniards. The Duke of Lawrence, his duchy was one of the duchies that were destroyed.

It's just that he didn't expect that he came to Hong Kong. It seems that he came to buy arms and weapons to regain his family territory.

"Really?"

"I need weapons, the most advanced firearms and cannons of your Ming Empire, more advanced firearms and cannons than the Spaniards."

Earl Lawrence said expressionlessly.

The Spaniards are really disgusting. After they occupied their territory, they directly announced the abolition of the principality passed down by their family for generations, and also seized their castle and wealth, and even one of their sons was arrested because he escaped slowly. He lived and was sent to the guillotine.

His hatred of the Spaniards is like a torrent of water, and he vowed to send all the Spaniards to hell.

"no problem!"

When Gan Tian heard this, he immediately agreed readily, and then nodded to the buddy beside him, who immediately understood and went to take some samples.

Arms trading is an important business of Tianjin Ocean Trading Company. It is the only firm in Ming Dynasty that has obtained a foreign arms trading license. All arms and weapons sold to foreign countries are traded through Tianjin Ocean Trading Company.

Soon, the buddy came with a few Hongzhi [-]-style rifles and Hongzhi [-]-style pistols, as well as some related artillery materials.

"Earl Lawrence, please take a look."

"This is a [-]-style rifle developed and produced by our Daming Miyun Arsenal. This rifle is very different from traditional firearms."

"First of all, it uses rear-loading bullets, and it is a copper-cased bullet of uniform specification. You only need to press the bullets in individually, and you don't need to load lead pellets and gunpowder yourself."

"Secondly, it uses a firing pin to start. It only needs to be pulled lightly to fire bullets, and then the bolt is pulled, the shell casing is automatically ejected, the bullet is automatically loaded, and the bullet can be fired by pulling the trigger again."

"Its rate of fire is several times faster than the muskets in the hands of the Spaniards, and its shooting accuracy is higher, and its effective range is longer. It can definitely suppress the Spaniards with ease."

Gan Tian took the rifle and introduced it in detail.

There is no doubt that this rifle is still an obsolete rifle from the Ming Empire. It is a rifle developed and produced by Hongzhi in the [-]th year. It is an old product more than ten years ago, and the Ming army has no longer used it.

But on the European side, it is still the most advanced rifle, with many innovative designs, which can greatly increase the rate of fire.

The reason why such rifles are deployed on the European battlefield is naturally to make the battle between the two sides more tragic. The deployment of new weapons can affect the trend of the battle and create new pressure on both sides.

The Holy Roman Empire defeated the Spaniards with new weapons, and the Spaniards will naturally come to them again to buy the same rifles soon.

This business not only needs to be earned at both ends, but also needs to be harvested one after another, otherwise it will be a shame for the current good situation.

Hearing Gan Tian's introduction, Lawrence also picked up the rifle and looked at it carefully, and even manipulated it a bit. With the pull of the bolt, the bullets inside were ejected, and it was very difficult to press the bullets into it one by one. It is very convenient, once the trigger is pulled, and the crisp sound is heard, you know that this is an absolutely excellent product.

Look at the workmanship again, the long gun body is full of streamlines, the solid wood butt is carefully brushed with tung oil, and all the metal parts are made of high-quality metal.

Even Earl Lawrence is a layman, but he can tell that this rifle is definitely the best rifle.

"My lord, this pistol is a weapon fired at close range. It can be loaded with six bullets at a time. It is the most powerful weapon in close combat."

"It also uses a unified copper-cased bullet, which is automatically ejected and fired with a firing pin."

"With such a pistol, when facing the Spanish cavalry at close range, as long as there are enough pistols, the Spaniards can be killed on a large scale."

Gan Tian saw at a glance that Earl Lawrence liked this rifle very much, and immediately introduced the pistol.

"Not bad!"

Earl Lawrence picked up the pistol, looked at it carefully, and immediately nodded in satisfaction. There is no such thing as the ammunition and weapons of the Ming people, and the quality is incredible.

"What is the price of this rifle and this pistol?"

After thinking about it, Earl Lawrence also asked about the price.

The things of the Ming people are very good, and they will satisfy you in every way. The only thing you need to worry about is whether you have enough pockets. The things of the Ming people are expensive, very expensive. Family territory and wealth, but when buying and selling arms and weapons, there is still some lack of confidence.

"My lord, each of these 320-style rifles is priced at [-] taels of silver, and we can deliver [-] rounds of ammunition to you for free."

"The price of this pistol is 120 taels of silver each, and we can also deliver 20 rounds of bullets for free."

"Of course, if you buy in large quantities, we can still offer a certain discount on the price."

Gan Tian quoted the price with a smile.

"320 taels of silver each?"

After Earl Lawrence heard it, he couldn't help being dumbfounded.

This Nima is too expensive!

Not ordinary expensive!
You must know that ordinary workers in the Ming Empire only earn a monthly income of a dozen taels of silver, and this year it is only about 200 taels of silver.

This is the salary level of workers in the Ming Empire. The Ming Empire is still the most powerful and richest country in the world. If a worker can’t earn a rifle for a year, you will know how expensive this rifle is.

On the European side, ten people can't make as much money as a rifle for a year.

Converted into the currency value of future generations, this is equivalent to saying that you have worked hard for a year and it is not enough to buy a rifle, and you will know the price of this rifle.

"It's too expensive!"

Earl Lawrence thought about his family's wealth, and couldn't help shaking his head.

"My lord, of course this good thing is expensive. This is a better rifle than the muskets in the hands of the Spaniards. Of course the price is even more expensive."

"But as long as you have an army of [-] people, and an army with such rifles, believe me, you can not only recover your principality, but you can even directly counterattack the Spaniards."

"Our rifles don't require any special training. Individuals can go to the battlefield after only a few days of training, and they can also display strong combat effectiveness."

"With such a powerful army in your hands, you can expand your principality by then. By constantly expanding your territory, you can get more wealth by then. Come to me to buy more weapons, the future Duke My lord, you may be able to become a king, and you may even hope to establish a powerful empire."

Gan Tian's words were full of temptation.

But he didn't brag, there is an army armed with [-]-[-]-style rifles, which is indeed enough to walk sideways here in Europe.

Hearing Gan Tian's words, Earl Lawrence's eyes began to light up.

It sounds very attractive and very tempting.

There are many ambitious people, the key is to have the strength to support one's ambition.

In such an era, having such a powerful army in hand is undoubtedly the greatest confidence and strength.

"If you buy [-] pieces, how much discount can you get?"

After thinking about it, Earl Lawrence asked.

"If you buy [-] pieces at a time, we can first ship them to any place you specify, including door-to-door delivery."

"Secondly, we can give you [-] rounds of bullets for each rifle for free. You must know that this bullet is also very expensive. It is more difficult to manufacture than a rifle. Ten bullets cost one tael of silver. "

"Thirdly, I can give you another 100 pistols for free, and give you two cannons and some shells. What do you think?"

Hearing that Earl Lawrence wanted to buy [-] rifles in one go, which was a big deal of more than three million taels of silver, Gan Tian regained his energy, and said hastily after thinking about it.

Hearing Gan Tian's words, Earl Lawrence calculated carefully and said: "These conditions, and then the total price is 300 million taels of silver."

"No, no, you cut off 20 taels of silver all at once, and the higher-ups will definitely not agree."

"Well, I'll give you another 1000 sabers so that you can form a thousand-man cavalry."

It is definitely impossible to give preferential money, so I can only give you a little more.

"can!"

After hearing this, Earl Lawrence thought carefully and finally agreed to the plan. He waved his hand, and his subordinates immediately came over with several large boxes. When the boxes were opened, there was a gleaming gold inside.

"Gold made of blood!"

Seeing the gold, Gan Tian couldn't help sighing.