A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 405 Contract
Of course, there would be no such coincidence. Just as Charles I's envoy arrived, good news came from the front line. Gleick was not an auspicious person who could predict a prosperous age.

This was just arranged long ago. Yan Quan had received the news a few days ago.

"Okay, okay." However, even though it was the second time he heard the news, a hint of joy flashed through Yan Quan's eyes.

After all, they had been entangled with Da Ming for nearly three hundred years, and he didn't want them to be entangled with Da Hua for another hundreds of years.

No matter what method is used, it is based on one basis-that is, the Chinese army won.

Otherwise no one will listen to them.

Yan Quan was naturally happy when he saw this.

However, the handling of the grassland will be discussed later. Now we must first send away the "friends" in front of us.

On the other side, a look of shock flashed across Greg's eyes.

He didn't know much about the situation here, and he didn't know who Dahua's opponents were.

A trace of envy flashed in Greg's eyes. He turned around and first congratulated him repeatedly, praising the strength of the Chinese army and the emperor's wisdom. Then he asked his inner doubts:

The troops reorganized after the arrival of the instructors had certainly made considerable progress, but they were still not as good as the Chinese army. Therefore, Charles I and others had reason to suspect that the instructors were hiding their secrets.

Apart from anything else, the food level of Hua Jun was far higher than that of Wang Jun. Wang Jun couldn't stand the intensity of training.

Today, European muskets are still limited to matchlocks and flintlocks. Although there is no original inventor, the powerful empire next door used this kind of firearm to conquer a vast territory. How could it not arouse the suspicion of others? Pay attention?

"You need more and better weapons."

Compared with the New Model Army under the Congress, the combat effectiveness of the Royal Army is not even close to that of the New Model Army.

Of course, instructors don't say this.

The firearms of the Chinese army at the time were constantly improved in battle, from the initial "Xiaode-style flintlock" to the mid-term "Li Feng-style" and finally the mature and fully refitted "Yiwen" flintlock.

"Dear Your Majesty, why can't our army have such strong combat capabilities even though it uses your training methods?"

"It's too simple. Only well-trained soldiers are not enough. The army commanded by General Cromwell on the Parliament side is not bad. Now Charlie's army... haha, after all, they don't have the upper hand. , morale is also low.”

His words tempted the British envoy like a devil:
"If Charlie's army has sophisticated weapons, it can achieve the same great victory as my army."

What he didn't know was that the instructors did hide something, but even if the instructors told them the training methods, Wang Jun would not be able to do it.

"It's a pity. If our army had such combat effectiveness, we would have already dominated Europe. Why would we be afraid of the traitors in the Parliament?"

But he knew the value of killing more than 20,000 enemies and capturing more than 20,000 prisoners.

However, the European craftsmen hand-made it, not to mention the high cost and long time, and the quality is also worrying. It is not even as good as the skilled matchlock guns they made - this thing has requirements for flint springs and other things. If the quality is not good, the firing The rate is not even as good as the matchlock gun.

Yan Quan's eyes were deep and he said with a smile. He finally revealed his purpose:

A flintlock gun is not a steam engine. It is just such a big one. If you really have to smuggle it and spend a lot of money, why can't you buy it? The Chinese army has been fighting for such a long time and it is impossible not to lose a single gun, and the flintlock gun is not lost. After all, it is a matter of inspiration, and it is still spread.

It can be seen from the naming alone that this has gone through the efforts of countless outstanding craftsmen.

Europe is still far away.

After the kings worked hard to finally get the self-made products, they calculated - well, it is better to go directly to Hua Chao to buy the goods. The quality is good and the price is only two-thirds of their cost. Not to mention that the current Charles I didn’t have many craftsmen on hand at all. It was simply a dream to mass-produce flintlock muskets. The parliamentary army did not have this ability. Matchlocks and flintlock muskets still fired at 73.

Although I bought some before, it was not enough to equip the Wang Army.

Yan Quan planned to clear out his inventory and sell some of the backlog of flintlock guns.

Greco was a little moved, and he admitted that what the other party said made sense.

He had seen the Chinese warships, and the black cannons exuded destructive power, which made him heartbroken.

But now Charles I has no money. If he wants money, he can only borrow it. If he wants to borrow, he must have a mortgage.

He hesitated:

"This matter has exceeded my authority...I need to ask my king."

So a clipper ship sailed out of the port and headed west quickly.

Months later, the ships returned, bringing Charles I's final reply.

He agreed.

He was really desperate. Now that Cromwell was commanding the parliamentary army to approach step by step, he almost had no future, let alone thinking about the future.

Greco received the letter from Charles I and immediately began negotiations with the Chinese court.

The Ministry of Revenue has learned the essence of profiteers. They sold four thousand second-hand flintlock guns that were gathering dust in the warehouse for a price that was twice the cost. Moreover, this was still an immature "power". Peak style".

But even this is enough to make Greco happy - according to the evaluation of the craftsmen in his mission, these guns are even much better than the firearms of the Parliamentary Army.

So he readily agreed. Having money in his pocket meant he was arrogant.

In addition, he purchased hundreds of heavy artillery pieces, as well as processed flints - which were simply strategic materials for flintlock guns. With this operation, most of the loan he had just received was squandered in one go, and the rest was planned to be used as military pay.

The two parties formally signed a contract, and Charles I received a large number of arms and more instructors to assist in combat, as well as some of the remaining money after the purchase.

But it's not free, it's collateralized by the next twenty years of tax revenue from a total of eight UK cities.

Unless he can pay off his debt to the Dahua court within the next five years.

But this is undoubtedly impossible.

This means that after the war, Great Britain will not get a penny from these eight cities in the next twenty years.

Even the economy is controlled by others, so what else... can it be far behind?
……

Greg left happily. He knew that he had undoubtedly made a great contribution by taking this boatload of houses back. However, within the Hua Dynasty, they did not disband and continued to hold meetings.

"What good advice do you have regarding the various prefectures in Jisu, as well as the newly occupied grassland lands and the surrendered grassland tribes?"

Yan Quan looked at the ministers below and asked.

(End of this chapter)