What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

At that time, all forces that want to buy firearms can come, regardless of race or identity, even if they are against the Vienna Alliance.

Although according to the agreement with Margaret, Fran cannot sell weapons to the enemy before the war is over.

But since Margaret was not in Vienna, Fran couldn't care less.

Besides, with so many messengers, who knows where they come from! The enemy is so cunning, and I, Fran, am so pure, of course there is no way for me to distinguish the enemies mixed in the crowd.

Chapter 104: The Queen Says It’s Good After Using It

Half a month passed quickly.

During this period of waiting for the firearms auction, Margaret successfully captured Helsinki, the capital of the Principality of Biesund, and the news of victory quickly spread throughout the Holy Roal Empire.

You have to know that Helsinki not only has a solid defense at this time, but also has continuous blood transfusions from Genoa and Venice, plus the assistance of the great magician Jerona and hundreds of magicians. This is simply the nightmare of all besiegers. In the past, it would be impossible to conquer such a hard city without a siege of several months.

bone.

But in just over ten days, Margaret used artillery to drain Yerona's magic power and blew up the city walls, finally forcing Duke Bieson to surrender. Finally, like the other two grand dukes, he handed over the military, political and diplomatic power of the duchy to Margaret.

At this point, the three principalities south of Vienna all belonged to Margaret, and she also got the seaport she had long dreamed of.

If the Battle of Otungard made everyone remember the musket, then the Battle of Helsinki made the reputation of artillery soar.

Before this, everyone's attention was more focused on muskets.

After all, relying on muskets, a group of ordinary soldiers without ranks repelled the heavy cavalry's multiple charges, breaking people's inherent perception of battlefield power. And now artillery has broken people's inherent perception of traditional siege warfare.

So after the war ended, some forces that were still on the sidelines hurriedly sent their envoys to Vienna to obtain the latest information on firearms. The envoys who had already stayed in Vienna also frequently exchanged opinions with the forces behind them.

On the day of the auction, Fran booked the top few floors of the diffuse million magic crystal coin casino.

There were so many envoys coming that every seat was filled. Fran sold 20,000 magic crystal coins for tickets alone. After all, each envoy represented a force and would definitely not be stingy with a ticket that cost only 100 magic crystal coins.

When the time was almost up, Fran went onto the main stage surrounded by a group of guards, who carried the famous muskets behind them.

Before the show started, Fran did not make any speeches, but instead asked the guards to shoot at the targets that had been erected.

As loud noises echoed in the hall, the targets broke, and the messengers saw the true appearance of the musket with their own eyes.

At this time, Fran spoke up: "Dear friends who have come from afar! Please allow me to welcome you in such a rough way. As you can see, this is the power of the musket."

The venue was silent for a while, and then everyone raised their hands and clamored to buy from Fran.

Fran pressed her hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, then said with a smile: "I know the purpose of your coming here very well. Buying a musket is secondary. The most important thing is to find a way to copy it, right?"

The envoys present all nodded. Obviously, they didn't expect to hide this little thought from others.

Fran showed a helpless expression at this time, and then said: "Originally, I didn't want to sell this weapon. But in order to develop it, my own family assets were completely drained, and coupled with the war. Now I can be said to be penniless, so I have to sell this carefully developed weapon to everyone to solve the problem.

Urgent need."

Hearing this, Catherine on the side couldn't help but curl her lips.

We have no money? We can barely keep the magic crystal coins. This statement can only deceive the envoys who have just arrived in Vienna and are not aware of the situation.

If you want to know who has the best performance ability, go to Orila City and find Fran.

Fran continued, "Since we want to make a replica, one musket is enough. But if everyone only buys one, I'm afraid I still won't be able to solve my urgent need. So I set a minimum purchase quantity. Everyone must buy at least twenty muskets! I hope you can understand."

"I understand! Lord Fulan, just sell it!" The one who spoke was a green-skinned orc. The most famous orc mercenary group, Heaven's Roar, was the first witness (victim) of firearms, so the orcs may value firearms more than other races.

"Yes, Lord Fulan, just sell it." The one who made the call this time was a Venetian. Judging from the way he was dressed, the word "rich" was almost written on his face.

Seeing this, the other messengers also shouted to Fran, expressing their earnest hope for the musket! In order to leave a good impression in front of Fran.

Fran continued, "In that case, I won't keep you in suspense. Five muskets are sold as a package for a total of one thousand magic crystal coins, with an additional twenty points of gunpowder and bullets. The price of gunpowder is ten magic crystal coins."

"How many points did the city lord sell in total?"

Fran said, "This time we're selling a total of one hundred muskets, which means twenty copies."

As soon as he finished speaking, the messengers in the hall started to make noise again.

"Why are there only 20 copies? This is too little!"

"Yes, yes! There are so many of us here."

"Lord City Lord, can you please sell a little more?"

Seeing this, Fran could only helplessly say, "There is no other way. We don't have enough craftsmen in Orila City, and a lot of them were consumed during the war. The army hasn't had time to replenish them yet. We only have this little stock left."

At this moment, the messenger pretending to be Fan Di suddenly shouted, and then said: "In this case, give me five copies first, and I am willing to pay 1,500 magic crystal coins for each copy."

"Hey! More than money, right? Who do I fear from Venice? I'm willing to pay 2,000 magic crystal coins for each share."

"Tsk, what are the Venetians? The Genoese are willing to pay 3,000 magic crystal coins each!"

The scene immediately turned into a quarrel, with the messengers from each family standing with their hands on their hips and "swearing" at each other, with the numbers they reported being higher than the last.

This was naturally what Fran wanted to see, so she pressed her hand again, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said, "Since everyone wants it so much, why don't we sell the musket in the form of an auction. What do you think?"

"No problem!" Some envoys from wealthy areas immediately patted their chests and agreed boldly. Auction? Who are we, the rich dog family, afraid of?

As for the envoys from the less affluent regions, they began to whisper to each other and discuss something privately. They obviously wanted to conduct the auction in a cooperative manner and divide the five muskets after the auction was completed.

"Everyone can discuss your respective reserve prices first. The auction will start in one hour."

Fran left after she finished speaking.

Afterwards, several waiters came to the auction venue and handed wooden boards with numbers on them to the messengers of each force, and told them to remember their numbers, as they would use their numbers to bid, and if the bid was successful, they would also use the numbers to pay and pick up the goods.

All this showed that Fran had already prepared for the auction. However, the envoys were currently focused on the muskets, so they didn't pay attention to these details.

An hour passed quickly and the auction officially began.

However, the person in charge of the auction was not Fran herself, but the boss of the Diffused Million Magic Crystal Coin Casino - Huang He.

Fulan thought that she was far inferior to Huang He in eloquence. After all, he could sell countless lucky bags containing beautiful girls during the New Year just by talking, making the gamblers in Vienna love and hate him.

Professional matters should of course be left to professionals.

Chapter 105: Pink Shackles

Huang He did not disappoint Fulan's expectations.

Generally speaking, when auctioning the same product, people will wait and see for the first item, and are reluctant to rush in and buy it. Therefore, the price of the first item is very important, which will directly affect the price trend afterwards.

As expected, there was a moment of silence at the beginning of the auction. After all, there were still 19 lots left, and everyone wanted others to reveal their reserve prices first.

At this time, Huang He began to use his eloquent words. He kept saying things like "this is a good opportunity to pick up a leak" and "a small investment for a big gain". Soon, some irrational messengers began to raise signs.

The price of the first musket also rose from the base price of one thousand magic crystal coins all the way to ten thousand magic crystal coins, and then it slowed down.

At this time Huang He continued to persuade people patiently and kindly.

What do you mean by missing this opportunity?

The prices will only get higher from now on.

Everyone comes here to copy. The sooner you get it, the sooner you can enjoy it; the later you get it, the later it can be mass-produced.

Every penny you save here will eventually be paid to the enemy in the form of reparations.

After listening to this, Fran even had the urge to join the auction. However, as she listened, Fran always felt that these words sounded familiar. When she passed by the Diffusion Million Magic Crystal Coins, she seemed to often see such advertising words.

What limited card pool? The next time it’s reprinted might be when your grandson gets married.

What, would you like your wife to lie in a cold card bag?

some type of.

Finally, the first musket was bought by an unknown tribe of Baishajie for 30,000 magic crystal coins. This tribe was not very prominent among the many envoys, and the fact that they were able to win the bid only showed that the real big guys were still watching.

After the first price was established, the subsequent prices became even more terrifying.

The auction lasted until late at night before it was finally settled. The last auction price was a terrifying 70,000 magic crystal coins.

Twenty lots of one hundred muskets were sold for nearly one million magic crystal coins. This amount still exceeded Fran's earnings from Tulip Storm. Although Fran at this moment was not the same as when she first arrived in Aurora City, one million magic crystal coins was still a huge sum of money no matter where she was.

However, Fran was also very clear that the reason these envoys were willing to pay so much was mainly because they wanted to take the lead in the competition of firearms imitation. So this kind of thing can only be done for the first time, and there won't be so many people buying it the second time.

After the auction, the envoys were still not satisfied and asked when the next batch of muskets would be produced. However, most of the envoys were more concerned about another secret weapon of Fran - the cannon.

After Margaret and Duke Bieson personally took part in the advertising, people's expectations for cannons were much higher than for muskets.

So taking this opportunity, Fran said that she would hold an auction in Orila City in half a month. At that auction, she would sell cannons and some newly produced muskets. Anyone interested could come and participate.

Fran might not know that the auction she decided on a whim would continue to grow and eventually become the largest arms exhibition in the entire continent.

The Golden Dome Cathedral of the Holy Roman Empire at night.

Seeing Fran looking exhausted, Christina asked curiously, "Did the firearms sales go well today?"

"It went pretty smoothly." Fran said excitedly, "We sold a total of 100 muskets."

"Only a hundred?" Christina knew Fran's inventory of muskets, so she said, "It seems that their acceptance of new weapons is not as high as they appear."

After hearing this, Fran smiled mysteriously: "Sister, don't just look at the number. Guess how much these muskets were sold for. Let me make it clear first! If the number you guess is too different, there will be a penalty!"

"If I guess right, I will have to punish you!" Christina said, taking out a pair of pink handcuffs from the drawer, and then said, "Let's make this the bet. Whoever loses will be handcuffed tonight."

"Okay!" Fran swallowed excitedly, then said, "Sister, guess!"

"Humph! You look so confident, you must have made a lot of money." Christina said, "When you sold it to Christina before, each musket was 300 magic crystal coins, so 100 muskets would be 30,000 magic crystal coins. That price is already ridiculous, you can't double the price and sell it for 60,000 magic crystal coins.

"Sister, your imagination really needs to be bolder." Fran said.

"Uh, does that mean it has increased tenfold?" Christina said.

"Hehe!" Fran said as she handcuffed the pink handcuffs on Christina's wrists, and then pushed her onto the bed.

Christina knew a fight was inevitable. Since her hands were tied, she could only close her eyes silently and let Fran conquer her.

(In order to avoid this chapter being too long and causing the price to be inflated, one thousand words are omitted here)

By the time the war between the two ended, the night had already turned into dusk.

The two of them exchanged seductive glances and hugged each other, breathing heavily.

After an unknown amount of time, the blush on their bodies finally faded away. Christina carefully wiped the sweat off Fran's forehead and said, "Now you can tell me how much money you cheated them out of."

"How can you call it a scam? It's a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten." Fran said: "A total of one million magic crystal coins were auctioned this time."

"One...million?" Christina couldn't help but take a breath. "The total value of the various materials I raised for Margaret in this war is only one million magic crystal coins. Are you...these envoys fools? Why are you willing to spend so much money?

"That's because Margaret advertised so well for me." Fran said with a smile: "In order to obtain the muskets as soon as possible and become the first force to achieve equipment, this little money is worth it. Besides, these muskets were not bought by the same force! For a single force, this little money is nothing."

"You're right." Christina thought, "A musket costs 10,000 magic crystal coins. If it can help your troops win the next war, this amount of money is really nothing. But you can only sell it at such a high price once.

"There will be a second time." Fran said, "Don't forget I still have artillery."

"You can only sell it twice," Christina said, "unless you can come up with another revolutionary weapon. Otherwise, when they copy it, even if you sell it at a normal price, no one will necessarily buy it, not to mention selling it at a high price."

"That's not necessarily true." Fran said with a smile: "Being able to copy is one thing, being able to mass-produce is another. If we only train craftsmen to copy, at most we can only supply our own consumption, and we can't export it."

"From what you said, you can export on a large scale." Christina asked curiously, "Just like you make all kinds of cloth?"

"Yes." Fran said, "And they use the same machine."

"The same machine? It can be used to make cloth and firearms?" Christina said, "Originally I was too lazy to delve into it, but now I am really curious about what kind of machine it is.

"Sister, you can come with us at the next auction." Fran said, "And I think it's time for the Crusaders to change their equipment to firearms instead of staying in the old days."

"It's unlikely." Christina said, "The Shinra Church is very traditional. Unless there is some huge benefit, the clergy don't want any changes."

"Maybe... Sister can try to change these clergy first." Fran said.

"Change the clergy?"

"Yes! The Reformation!" said Fran.

Chapter 106: Religious Reform? Forget It

"Reform?" Christina frowned and began to think.

"I have looked up some history before." Fran said, "Since its founding, the Shinra Church has never undergone any reforms."

"That's because all previous reforms have ended in failure. Those who proposed the reforms ended up in a miserable state." Christina said, "Every failure becomes a shackle for the next reform. After that, no one dared to propose it again."

"A group that does not reform will eventually be abandoned by history. I think the Shinra Church is the same." Fran said: "In the beginning, the Shinra Church was to unite the various tribes scattered in the homeland of the Roll Empire. At that time, it was undoubtedly advanced and positive. However, when the Roll Empire was established, it became a source of repression.

The cancer that inhibits development.”