industrial lord

Chapter 193 Selling some ammunition

Frederick experienced a real noble life in Cologne, which made him a little nostalgic.

Get up after ten o'clock every morning, have a breakfast and dinner, have some snacks at the afternoon tea party or salon, start the banquet in the evening, start the dance around nine o'clock, and don't end until the early morning or even the next morning, and then go home and sleep.

On the evening of the fourth day Frederick was invited to a banquet and ball given by Madame Delden.

Frederick had previously learned from Christian that Mrs. Delden was the biological sister of the late queen. Both the Delden family and her natal family were nobles with powerful military forces in the Rhine Alliance. She herself was a powerful magic warrior.

Another point is that Mrs. Delden's mansion is separated from the mansion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Duke Hegel, by a 50-meter-wide river, and the two families are opposite each other.

In the carriage, Frederick asked Psyche curiously: "What is a magic warrior?"

Psyche replied respectfully: "My lord, the samurai is this person's magician and samurai talent. The upper limit is lower and the lower limit is higher, so I learn both, and I know a little bit about everything."

She is wearing a maid outfit today, and her identity is Frederick's personal maid, and now she has entered the state of pretending to be something.

Frederick asked again: "So, the sorcerer knows everything about it?"

Psyche replied calmly: "It depends on individual effort."

Frederick nodded, understanding.

When the carriage was about to arrive at Mrs. Delden's mansion, Frederick looked at the palace-like mansion across the river, and estimated that the length of the side along the street was 200 meters.

"This is the treatment of a Juggernaut!" He couldn't help saying, "It seems that the treatment I give to Master is really too low."

Psyche said calmly: "The difference between people is bigger than the difference between people and slimes. Richard Nall would have sung the nightingale long ago if he wanted to have fun. The price offered by the Kingdom of Sardinia It’s a palace and the treatment of the duke, and many noble families have prepared the girls.”

For a moment Frederick didn't know what to say.

Psyche went on: "If you really want to repay him, get him a whaler, and he'll have his nose bubbling with joy."

Frederick nodded and wrote it down.

The carriage soon arrived at Mrs. Delden's mansion, and Frederick met the owner in the living room.

Mrs. Delden is in her 30s this year. She looks ten years younger than her actual age. She is almost 1 meters tall and has a strong figure. Frederick took a look at the calluses on her hands and felt that she would be fine if she punched him to death. .

In contrast, her 15-year-old daughter Josephine looks a lot like a lady.

After some mutual introductions and polite words, Frederick presented a gift, and Psyche came over with a beautiful silver box.

Mrs. Delden's eyes lit up after opening the box, and she asked happily, "Is this the revolver you've been selling around recently?"

Frederick immediately replied: "Yes, the long one is the same as the one used by my master Richard Nall."

Mrs. Delden smiled and said, "Thank you very much, I like the gift very much."

Mrs. Delden chatted with Frederick for a while, and finally recalled: "Oh, only you know how hard we children who have lost their parents since childhood."

"My mother left when I was just born, and within two years my father went to the battlefield and never came back. At that time, my elder sister was just as old as you. In order to take care of me, she also suffered from illness. She left shortly after giving birth to Rudolph, that trash. gone."

Frederick originally wanted to say something, but he obediently shut up after hearing it.

Mrs. Delden continued to recall: "My father was just a side branch of the family. When he died, we seemed to be forgotten by the family. We only remembered it when we collected taxes. Even those tax-collecting dogs dared to Bully our sisters, take a lot more every time."

"The queen left that year, and neither the adults nor the children could keep it. The idea of ​​the queen's position was made in the family, and you can look for it. Only my sister is suitable in the whole family, so I adopted the uncle's name."

She sneered at this point, and immediately realized that there were guests in front of her, so a warm smile appeared on her face again, and she said to Frederick: "Oh, how did you talk about these things. Teach me how to use this weapon .”

The crowd soon came to the garden, set up a long table with wooden boards erected on it, and shot from 10 meters away.

Mrs. Delden's arm strength is very strong, and she can hit the ball very quickly after the initial mastery of the technique.

"A good weapon." She carefully observed the revolver in her hand, "It is powered by a storm like a blow dart, and then uses the magic vitality metal deformation properties to seal the gap between the barrel and this... magazine, within 10 meters There are very few people who can prevent it, and they can be pulled out suddenly, how did you come up with it?"

Frederick's common excuse for this kind of problem is "I thought of it when I was blowing bubbles", so many years later this saying was included in elementary school Chinese textbooks.

Mrs. Delden asked again: "Do you think if this is made big enough, can people be sent to heaven?"

Frederick replied with a smile: "I think it is possible, but it is a bit difficult when it lands."

Delden thought about it, and said: "I think it should be able to replace the trebuchet."

Frederick said depressingly: "I also have such a plan, but the jet tank would need to be made very large, and it would cost too much money."

He is really depressed, because the development of the jet cannon has failed, and its muzzle velocity is too low due to the effect of the magic circle storm. It can be used as a mortar and gun, but the jet cannon with a range of several kilometers is useless. Now Diesel Professor Er has already put the research direction on the engine, and Professor Julius is studying nitrocellulose under the instruction of the principal.

However, this does not prevent him from making money with air guns. After all, air cans are also sufficient in terms of small arms, and they also have some advantages.

Mrs. Delden saw that he was really depressed, so she thought it was impossible.

She thought for a while and asked, "If this weapon is only equipped for the guards, how much is 60 florins enough?"

In her opinion, the workmanship of this weapon is very complicated. The spiral grooves in the barrel alone need to be ground out by craftsmen bit by bit, and the cost is definitely not low.

But this weapon is worth the money. Hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield is very dangerous. Even an iron can may fall to the ground and be killed. If there is a weapon that can kill anyone at close range at this time, it is tantamount to an extra life.

Frederick immediately replied with a smile: "If you buy more than 10 at a time, each will cost 30 florins, and everyone else will be at the same price."

Mrs. Delden was a little surprised. She thought she could bargain down to 50 florins, but the price was cut in half.

If she knew that the ex-factory price of an undecorated foreign trade revolver was only 5 florins, she would probably jump up.

"I'll buy thirty," said Mrs. Delden. "When will it be delivered?"

Frederick made a look of hesitation, and then said: "This... I have brought all my inventory with me for this expedition. I will send someone back and try to deliver it before the Rhine freezes. A few days ago A lot of other houses have been booked."

Earl Delden also participated in this expedition, and he set off half a month ago. Mrs. Delden bought the revolver this time for her husband.

She thought about it, and asked Frederick with a smile: "I'll help you sell to other families, can you sell to me first?"

"The military minister and the finance minister's family will attend the ball tonight. I will introduce you to you, and I can also help you persuade the two ministers to let the imperial guards equip you."

Frederick made a surprised expression, and immediately said: "If Madam helps me sell the pistol, I can make a little less money, and I will give a commission of 2 florins for each."

"If Madam doesn't mind, I can ask my guards to give you what I use."

Mrs. Delden immediately agreed, and Frederick also asked Psyche to notify the guards, and asked the housekeepers to take out their own guns first.

That being said, the models for Wesson's own use and those for sale are different, and Frederick had already prepared two hundred revolvers to be used as samples, and now he just put them on the ground and wiped them clean to bring them here.

(End of this chapter)