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Chapter 241 Persia and the Arms Trade

Persia, Bandar Abbasid Port——

A merchant ship flying the Chinese flag and with "Xingfu" written in Chinese characters on the hull was slowly leaving the port.

On the deck of the Happiness, Bai Erwen looked at the Persian workers on the dock who were carrying goods and collecting ship ropes. A trace of pity flashed in his black eyes. Only he knew what the upper class in Persia was like.

To describe it as absurd and ugly is not an exaggeration. On the surface, they believe in the true God and claim to be pure believers of the true God. In fact, they are just a group of pretentious stickmen. Apart from fooling ordinary Persians who are illiterate, they have almost nothing. ability.

Just in the conversation, they kept showing off their so-called family affairs and their relationship with the king, and then showed their disgusting sense of superiority.

Speaking of being happy, Bai Erwen would sometimes be invited to their so-called underground private parties.

There, you can see another side of Persia. Without the constraints of religion, they even continue to indulge their nature just like Europeans today.

Even worse than the so-called mistress culture of Europeans, Bai Erwen was ashamed to speak out.

Of course, he himself also enjoyed the tenderness of the so-called Persian beauty.

But Bai Erwen still couldn't stand this kind of behavior of gods and Buddhas in front of people and demons in front of people. In the eyes of Bai Erwen, a young man from the island, this kind of behavior is no less than a crime.

But he enjoyed this kind of crime at certain times because he was able to make money. In just a short period of time in Persia, Bai Erwen made unimaginable wealth, so much so that he didn't want to leave.

But in the end, reason told him that he should leave, because the matter had been leaked, and now the Persian government was investigating the matter. The most violent ones were the priests of the True Temple, who even shouted that they would be burned at the stake. After all, although the slogan of evil in the world is difficult to realize, the threat to Bai Erwen, a foreigner, is still great. Even after the incident, the Han Kingdom may not necessarily save him. After all, a young sailor is sacrificed in exchange for the peace between Han and Persia. Even Bai Erwen can think of foreign and economic relations, let alone those old foxes in the cabinet.

betraying Bai Erwen is a matter of minutes! !

On the deck of the Happiness, when Bandar Abbas Port gets farther and farther away, it also means that Bai Erwen will start the last leg of this voyage with the Happiness at his feet.

Ottoman Turkish Empire, Istanbul——

Tehran Royal Palace——

King Mizar of Persia, who had just had breakfast, looked at the Tehran Daily in his hand. This is a newspaper modeled after the British Times. Its essence is a newspaper for insider viewing.

Similar to the Di Bao of the Ming Dynasty.

Today's Tehran Daily reporter mainly writes about the recent cigarette smuggling case. In this case, a large number of cigarettes with Chinese characters were found, which caused a great response.

There was even an anti-Han trend, especially in the eyes of the priests, Han people were no longer different from demons.

Even bicycles, which were very popular in Persia, were boycotted by them, and were described by these people as the devil's toys, which were likely to corrupt people once they were ridden on them.

In addition, many Han products popular in Persia, such as machinery, daily necessities, industrial products, etc., have been boycotted to varying degrees.

Mirza held the newspaper, and there was a trace of worry in his vicissitudes of eyes. He always felt that if Persia continued to be conservative like this, it might be further and further away from neighboring countries, and it might even disappear in the long river of history.

But he is powerless. After all, except for the Ottomans, other countries in West Asia are better. If Mirza wants to be secular, it will be difficult to achieve, and he may even destroy the dynasty controlled by his family.

"Hey -" Mirza sighed, his body sitting on the chair was a little stooped, he looked older, and he even had trouble breathing.

In fact, in the original time and space, Mirza only had a few months left before death. Now that he has received such a blow, he will probably die even faster.

"Your Majesty - Your Majesty -"

"His Majesty---"

When Mirza was sitting on the chair, a little drowsy, a cautious voice came.

"Bosi - what's going on??" Mirza opened his eyes and saw his minister, Bohi, with a hint of exhaustion on his old face.

"Your Majesty, the New Army sent someone over and said it would conduct an exercise for your Majesty to review." Posi carefully reported to Mirza the news that had just come from the military camp on the outskirts of Tehran.

He didn't even dare to speak too loudly. After all, he knew the physical condition of His Majesty best.

Hearing that the new army was about to conduct training, Mirza's cloudy eyes burst out with a gleam of brilliance. For a monarch who had ruled Persia for more than ten years, there was nothing he cared about more than the army.

After all, for a country like Persia, military power and divine power are like two twins that cannot be separated.

"Prepare the convoy, I want to go in person -"

"Cough cough cough cough-"

"Your Majesty, please slow down!!"

Mirza, who looked troubled by Boshi and was still coughing, quickly supported him. After all, as long as this person is here, his power is also there, and ministers like him are essentially dependent on the royal power.

The king is not here, but the minister is still here? ?
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On the outskirts of Tehran, multiple observation decks have been erected at this time. Telescopes are also placed on these observation decks specifically for viewing today's exercise.

"Your Majesty, this is Colonel Dong from the Han Kingdom. He was in the Han-Ba War——"

Persian general Cesar introduced the newly arrived Han advisor Dong Ziqin.

"Hello, His Majesty the King!!" Dong Ziqin extended his right hand to Mirza in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

"Hello, young colonel, I have heard about your deeds. You look so young, younger than I thought."

Mirza shook hands with Dong Ziqin politely. His face was rosy and he looked good, but it was all just makeup.

"Your Majesty, please-"

"go together---"

Mirza and Dong Ziqin went to the observation deck together.

Dong Ziqin stood on the left side of the observation deck, Mirza himself was on the right side, and there were attendants on both sides ready to take care of him.

Dong Ziqin didn't know about this, so he directly picked up the telescope on the stage with the Han production logo engraved on it and looked at the exercise area in the distance. It was an open plain area with traces of growing crops around it, but because of the New Army The demand is that all the houses around have been emptied out.

It is said that the reason why Dong Ziqin came to Persia was because of the internal adjustment of the Han Army. According to Dong Ziqin's military exploits, he should at least be the leader of the main regiment. In the end, because all the positions were full, he had no choice but to be transferred to the staff department. In the end, Dong Ziqin Feeling aggrieved, I applied for release.

The reason for choosing Persia is because Dong Ziqin has been fascinated by the history of West Asia and even the Ottomans since he was a child. Choosing this place can be regarded as the fulfillment of a childhood dream.

Boom—Boom—

Just when Dong Ziqin and Mirza picked up their binoculars and were watching, a burst of white smoke rose up from the exercise plain, followed by a deafening sound.

Even the intensive artillery fire almost startled the Persian king Mirza, who was in poor health.

Dong Ziqin also appropriately explained in fluent English: "Your Majesty, please see, this is our Han Dynasty's latest Storm II artillery. The effective range is five thousand meters, although the maximum shelling distance is somewhat lower than the previous type. has been reduced, but the accuracy has been improved. Especially within a range of two thousand meters, the hit probability can even reach 60 to 70%. Even the best gunner can hit 90%, and the wireless hit rate is close to 100%. 100 percent data." Dong Ziqin explained to Mirza diligently.

After all, this is a real big customer. The previous batch of purchases alone amounted to 3 million yuan, accounting for one-seventh of Han's total arms exports. [The arms industry is currently the top six export industries in Han State and occupies a high position in Han State's economy and national defense security. 】    Bang bang bang bang-——

At this time, there was another volley of gunfire on the exercise ground. The sound of the volley of gunfire mixed with the skirmisher line, giving people a weird feeling.

This is also the tactic that the Han Dynasty is currently exploring, using volleys of guns and skirmisher lines to simulate confrontations to test whether the skirmisher line can adapt to the frontal battlefield.

When the gunfire stopped slightly, Dong Ziqin took the opportunity to continue introducing the product to Mirza: "Your Majesty, the Lightning II rifle used in the exercise now has a maximum range of 800 meters and an effective range of 400 meters. Within two hundred meters, as long as a qualified gunner is trained, he can basically increase the hit rate to more than 80%..."

Hearing this, Mirza turned around in surprise and asked, "Is it really that high??" Mirza looked at Dong Ziqin with a trace of distrust in his eyes. After all, he was a person who had experienced the era of flintlock guns. He was very clear about the hit rate of muskets, which was basically at a 50-50 level. Even on rainy days, the hit rate was even lower. When he heard that Han's muskets had an 80% hit rate, Mirza directly ignored the 80% hit rate. The number ten, because in his opinion, there is not much difference between eighty and one hundred.

"Your Majesty, the Lightning II is currently the best rifle in the world. It was developed by the Xijing Arsenal, a subsidiary of the Raytheon Group. The total cost..." Dong Ziqin first told Mirza a lot of research and development experience, and he couldn't wait to describe this rifle. It has become an artifact.

"This rifle is even more powerful than the original Lightning Type 1 rifle. He adopted..." Dong Ziqin continued to talk to Mirza about professional terms that he himself did not understand.

Mirza was confused after hearing this. He didn't even know what aiming was and what rifling was. After all, in his memory, the world was still the age of flintlock muskets, and wars were still fought side by side, firing volleys of rifles.

And those skirmish lines and trenches that Dong Ziqin talked about were just like fantasy in his opinion, they were all fake no matter how you looked at them.

But reality told him that it was all true.

So in the end he could only ask Dong Ziqin: "Can it help us win against Russia?" This was the question Mirza was most concerned about. After all, since he came to the throne, what he has seen is the constant humiliation and oppression of Tsarist Russia in the north. The entire Persian kingdom was breathless.

When Dong Ziqin heard this, he didn't know how to answer, so he could only answer bravely:

"Your Majesty, in addition to weapons, we also need to rely on the will of the Persians. If you have the courage to fight against Tsarist Russia, then the entire Han Dynasty will be the military factory of Persia, and we will provide you with the best weapons!!" Dong Ziqin's words are actually It's a bit confusing.

But I couldn't bear the fact that at his age and body, Mirza loved to hear such passionate words: "Persia and Han will become the best friends, just like Qin a thousand years ago." Alluding to the Tang Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty a thousand years ago. relations between Persia.

"Yes, Your Majesty, our two countries will become the best friends!!" Dong Ziqin replied to Mirza with a smile.

Mirza, who was so happy, immediately announced that he would purchase another 1.5 million yuan in arms. Dong Ziqin, who was standing by, was elated, because for him, military consultants were just a casual job, and selling arms was the kingly way.

After the exercise, Dong Ziqin found Mr. Zhang of Raytheon Group's West Asia office.

Mr. Zhang is a polite middle-aged man, wearing a suit, gold-rimmed glasses, and a gold-plated pen with a lotus pattern on his watch pocket. He looks like a scholar, not a notorious arms dealer.

In fact, in Han Dynasty, most of the people who study weapons are intellectuals like Mr. Zhang, so much so that some people ridiculed:

"The literati sharpen their swords and the warriors kill, they complement each other!!"

"Mr. Zhang's body does look like a beast..." The first time Dong Ziqin saw Mr. Zhang, he said something that seemed offensive but was actually appropriate.

"Ha ha……"

"Colonel Dong is as bold as the legend says!!"

Mr. Zhang responded with what Dong Ziqin did in Argentina.

After the two exchanged a few words, Dong Ziqin looked at Mr. Zhang straight to the point and said, "Mr. Zhang, Persia wants another 1.5 million arms. Look..."

"Okay, Colonel Dong is better than the best salesman I have. It makes me want to poach you, Colonel Dong, into our company."

After hearing about Persia's new order, Mr. Zhang beamed with joy and praised Dong Ziqin repeatedly.

"I'm afraid your company won't be able to tolerate me. When I see those munitions have bad intentions and start a war, that won't be good!!" Dong Ziqin looked at Mr. Zhang as if he was mocking himself, with a frivolous brow.

"Ha ha……"

Hearing this, Mr. Zhang laughed again. After calming down, Mr. Zhang thought for a while and then said to Dong Ziqin: "In this case, there is a batch of goods that will be sent to Osman recently. There is no rush there for the time being. You can go first If you give it to Persia, it also means that you, Colonel Dong, will not have to travel in vain."

(Han arms sales are currently spread across the entire Eurasian continent, from Japan in the Far East, to Southeast Asia, to West Asia, and even the most lively Balkans. There are Han arms dealers, because in addition to setting up special areas in some hot spots, Raytheon Group For example, in transactions with countries like Persia and Ottoman, most areas have set up an agency system. The dealers get the goods from the Xijing Port of Han. As for where the goods go, it has nothing to do with Han. For this reason, the British often find them. Trouble, several of the riots in India have traces of Han’s lightning rifles)

(Because of this, Raytheon Group has gradually turned many of its businesses into dealer systems, just to clear the air at critical moments.)

"That way, I feel relieved." After receiving Mr. Zhang's clear guarantee, Dong Ziqin stood up with satisfaction, picked up the hat on the table, put it on his head, and said goodbye to Mr. Zhang.

"Colonel Dong, walk slowly..."

After Dong Ziqin left, Mr. Zhang waved happily. According to Raytheon Group's commission system, for every overseas transaction completed, the project leader and team will receive a 5% share.

Five percent of 1.5 million is 70,000. Even if it has to be divided with the team, according to the system where the leader takes the majority, Mr. Zhang can at least get 20,000, which is equivalent to five years' salary.

It is also because of this commission and dealer system that the entire Han Dynasty's military industry was able to develop after disarmament.

It is also because of this system that the Han Dynasty is an arms dealer and is also called a hyena.

It means a hyena that smells blood.

So far, in the entire Han military industry, in addition to Raytheon Group, which has been listed on the Xijing Exchange, there are two new rising stars.

They are Jiuyuan Heavy Industry located in Jiuyuan. This company originally produced steam engines and mechanical machine tools. Later, during its recent transformation, it announced that it had obtained a military production license.

Later, he acquired Beimen Power, which provided steam engine power for the Han Navy, and then acquired several other companies that designed warship power and naval gun design. He had great plans to enter the artillery and power industry, but because there was not enough time, It's been three months, so I can't see any good results yet.

In addition to Jiuyuan Heavy Industry, there is also Hongshan Machinery, which was spun off from Raytheon Group.

It mainly operates weapons production lines, high-end machine tools, and high-end precision instruments in Hongshan City. After the divestment, the company has no relationship with Raytheon Company.

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Compared with the first two arms companies that directly manufacture finished products, Hongshan Machinery feels more like the mother of industry, providing precision industrial machine tools, chambering machines, etc. that are currently in short supply in the market.

In the early days of the development of the Han Dynasty, machine tools, chambering machines, high-end steam engines, etc. all had to rely on imports. Liu Peng later ordered the Xijing Arsenal at the time specifically for this purpose and set up a group of people to establish the Hongshan Machine Tool Company, which was later known as Hongshan Machine Tool Company. The predecessor of Shan Machinery.

Today, Hongshan Machinery has more than 3,000 workers, hundreds of engineers, and even a dozen mechanics who are highly accomplished in the field of machinery.

It can be said that the development of Hongshan Machinery is the development of the entire Han military industry and machinery industry. Because of this company, Han officially got rid of the dilemma of importing machinery and equipment in the first half of the eighth year of Longwu.

It is also one of the reasons why Han Dynasty’s diplomacy has become more and more independent.

Just like Liu Peng’s slogan when he inspected Hongshan Machinery after the signing of the non-aggression treaty between China and the United States a few days ago:

"Be strict with yourself, forge weapons for the country, turn your blood into iron, and make the country powerful outside the territory!!"

Raytheon Group, Hongshan Machinery, and even Jiuyuan Heavy Industry, which has not yet emerged but has emerged as the dawn of dawn, represent that Han industry is making great strides forward.

The dragon soars, soaring above the nine heavens! !

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