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Chapter 1263 Caravan
The price of guns is so expensive that the corners of merchants' mouths twitch.

Don't look at the hype that Wang Yue said, Lieutenant Zhenshuo, with blood all over his face, to put it bluntly, this is a big and bold Yongle firecracker.

It is much smaller than General Zhenshuo, and the barrel is also shorter. This thing is at most a miniature version of the Wankou Cannon.

11 taels of silver for this thing?
For those in the pass who were daring to resell their weapons, they could get a flintlock in the sixth year of Wanli for only ten taels of silver.

"Master Jun, you said that Lieutenant Zhenshuo is as good as heaven, so how is it better than a flintlock?"

The merchant really didn’t want to come back, but he couldn’t help it. He asked the soldiers in Guihua City about the prices around them. If he sold the goods in the Kingdom of Jin, he would only earn half of the money after the travel expenses and the money to support the accompanying soldiers. .

It will take another month to return to Shanxi, and he earns half of the four months before and after. Why can't he earn half of the four months in China?Putting the money in the temple for interest three years ago, you can earn half of it in three months!

If you want to make more money, you have to go north, and you have to have firearms if you go north.

The imperial court was stingy, and his caravan consisted of 33 people, and he gave five gun tickets. Fortunately, the Beiyang Banner Army in Guihua City was looking for a caravan to go north to do business. The guards, equipped with their own firearms, are brave and good at fighting, and they don’t need to be paid to follow the caravan, but there are only eleven of them, and the suggestion to the caravan is to exchange gun tickets for some firearms, at least they have a little bit of self-protection ability.

The Beiyang Banner Army went out with the caravan to survey and map the surrounding topography of the trade road. For them, the farther the caravan traveled, the better, and multiple people took care of it. The only problem was that the caravan would not survive that long.

"Flintlock? Is it the accompanying flag army who recommended this firearm to you? Come, call him out."

Wang Yue showed a mocking expression when he heard the flintlock gun, raised his hand and said in disdain: "We are also a figure in the Beiyang Army, let me see who is so lacking in military knowledge, and has forgotten all the special training things?"

"The flintlock is the most precise, farthest, and most ruthless standard firearm in our army. It's good. I also have it here. The price is 30 taels a shot, but I don't recommend you to buy it, do you know?" Wang Yue said. Under the counter, he brought out an early Nanyang-made cavalry flintlock, patted it on his hand, and said, "This one in my hand was used by cavalry in the early years. At that time, there was no blunderbuss holder, and it was a bit shorter. Look at it. Look at it, what do you find?"

"Its barrel is not long among bird guns, but it is much longer than other guns. Under a certain length, the longer the barrel, the more accurate the shot, and the more powerful it is. This is common sense. There are several powerful armies in the world. Beiyang Army, The Dongyang Army, the Nanyang Army, and the Qi Family Army all regard it as a standard firearm, so it is the most prestigious firearm in the empire...but why are the frontier troops unwilling to use it?"

Wang Yue looked serious and said: "There is a secret to this gun. Within thirty steps, lower the muzzle and aim at where to hit it; within sixty paces, aim at where to hit; raise the muzzle and aim at where to hit within a hundred steps." Where to hit."

"Talking about precision."

As Wang Yue said, he turned his head and waved his hands to the many firearms on the counter: "No one in my store can compare to it, only the rifled guns that are rarely equipped by the Beiyang Army can be used to kill generals. Where to fight, there is a prerequisite, you have to be able to aim accurately, the frontier army knows that their firearms are not well practiced, and the enemy is different from the rebel bandits and sea thieves in the south. Fuck me."

"They can't shoot accurately. Do you think you can shoot accurately? Although Wang is ordered to sell firearms here, the money I make will not belong to me. I sell it to the imperial court. Give me all the money you want. I'm sure." I recommend you to buy the most expensive flintlock blunderbuss from me, but it does not have my share of the money. Every firearm is recorded, and the silver has to be sent back to Beiyang. I can only be rewarded according to the number of firearms sold. The one recommended to you must be what you need most!"

"I have to ask for repeat customers, too? But all the customers who have bought guns from me will die when they turn back. This is a bit rough, so what if I pass the exam next year? I have to let the customers who bought guns from me Live to make a fortune, and next year you will come to my place to buy guns."

After that, Wang Yue turned his head and pointed at the flintlock blunderbuss and said, "So, the bad thing about this blunderbuss is that it is too accurate. As long as you can't aim it correctly, it will never be accurate."

"This store owner, Jun Ye, also belongs to Beiyang?"

The merchant felt that Wang Yue's words made sense, and said, "Then what do you think we should buy?"

"We are not only soldiers from Beiyang, but also very proficient in all kinds of firearms, so we were sent to this episode to sell goods in Ning. You must listen to my recommendation. Have you ever been a soldier in a caravan and is familiar with firearms?" Yes? If there is one, I will give him a Franco-style flintlock gun. This is expensive. It costs 50 taels of silver, but it is equipped with six sub-guns and [-] pieces of ammunition. You can buy it for an additional ten taels Six guns and sixty pieces of ammunition."

"Compared with ordinary flintlock guns, the shooting range is slightly shorter and the power is slightly lower, but it is no different for horse bandits who dare to run around on the grassland without even wearing iron armor. , its biggest advantage is that it is fast!"

As he said that, Wang Yue took out a Francophone from under the counter, which was a flintlock, and demonstrated with two blunderbuss in his hand: "There are two bolts at the tail of the blunderbuss, pull out the bolts, have you seen the blunderbuss? Pull it out and replace it with a new one, bolt it back and lock it on the valve, and you can continue shooting with just these three actions.”

"Don't look at it as expensive. There is a reason why it is expensive. We use a new type of custom-packed paper medicine bag. Just put this long paper stick into the gun. If you see this, put the medicine bag in and tie it. Once stirred, there are ammunition inside."

"Others who have never used firearms, choose Sanzi. Two Lieutenant Zhenshuo and two Sanzi three-eyed blunderbuss. The more Sanzi you can shoot, the better. You don't need Beiyang when you encounter a dozen horse bandits rushing over." When the army goes out, they will smear their faces with blood first, you know they can’t afford to die? It’s 86 taels in total, if you think it’s okay, I’ll issue a ticket right away.”

As soon as Wang Yue's voice fell, the merchant's face was troubled, and he said: "I have prepared 80 taels, or you can make it cheaper, military lord, and the rest is money to buy water and food after going out. This is not possible." flower."

"80 taels? It's not cheap for me. Otherwise, one shot of the Franji flintlock, one Lieutenant Zhenshuo, three Sanzi three-eyed guns, 82 taels, or a three-eyed gun for one." If it is a scatter gun, then it is exactly 80 taels, just the difference of two taels, the firepower is [-]% less, you have to think about it again."

The shrewd businessman calculated that half of the profit he made in the end would be spent in the process of buying the gun, and he would also pay back the money.

He asked Wang Yue a question: "Master Jun, can I store the goods with you? I will buy all the guns, and when I go back to transport the luggage to the court, I will buy five guns again. I will buy everything first. How about storing it with you and going to the north to sell goods next time?"

Wang Yue thought about it, isn't this the purpose of the court?Let the merchants transport more luggage, even if they do not go out of the fortress to do business, it doesn't matter, as long as the luggage is transported to the court.

"I can agree, as long as the bannermen who accompany the team have no objections, let them wait here for you."

(End of this chapter)