Chapter 160: Bright Flowers (I)
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Feng Yunshan called the guards, and just went downstairs to leave Nanyang Company, but he didn't expect that at the door, Ricky. Karenway was still waiting for him at the door.
Feng Yunshan's inquiring gaze looked at Wu Chongyao, and Wu Chongyao hurriedly ran over and said, Ricky. Karenway seems to have something important.
Feng Yunshan couldn't help but laugh, these foreigners had to see themselves alone one by one. Why didn't any of them come to me before? Also, he didn't announce his position and attitude before, and it is estimated that those foreigners think that he is just a local rebel leader, and he kills people without blinking.
Now, he has made it clear that he welcomes foreigners to come to trade and invest, and it is estimated that more and more foreigners will look for him in the future.
This can't work, you still have to find someone who specializes in dealing with foreigners, although Wu Chongyao is good, but he alone will definitely not work, and he has to find someone who understands economics and military affairs to help. This person, currently in his own hands, is really only available to Zuo Zongtang. I don't know if the letter written by the pastor Hexin invited Li Shanchang, Xu Shou, and Hua Yufang to come to Guangzhou? If you come, you must recruit them, there is too much lack of talent.
"Your Highness, Ricky came to you because I just heard that you want to buy blueprints and equipment for weapon production?"
Richie. Karenwei looked eager.
He was excited about the 10,000-shot Dresser M1841 pistol, and he wanted to attend the opening ceremony of Nanyang Company casually, so he immediately returned to China to Zhang Luo. Unexpectedly, he actually encountered that His Royal Highness wanted to purchase the drawings and machinery and equipment for the manufacture of weapons, and there was also a situation where the French minister was unwilling to sell the advanced points, and only sold the weapons manufacturing equipment that was about to be phased out.
He immediately realized that the opportunity had come! I really want to make a big contribution this time, get rich and get promoted!
Prussia was only a small kingdom and was not even the strongest in the Federal State of Germany. Therefore, for Prussia to catch up with the European powers, it needed a lot of money. But Prussia's goods were excellent but not famous, and it was completely suppressed by superpowers such as Britain and France.
This time, this kind of thing happened! So, shrewd Ricky. Karenway stalled for time, waiting for the French and Americans to leave, and then find Feng Yunshan.
"Your Highness, I wonder if you are interested in the manufacturing methods and equipment of the Dreiser M1841 pistol, as well as the workers and technicians?" Richie. Karen Wei stared at Feng Yunshan and asked cautiously.
"Manufacturing methods, equipment and technicians? Can these be sold? Feng Yunshan was surprised.
"Of course! For us in the Kingdom of Prussia, there is nothing that cannot be sold, as long as we can pay enough silver coins! "Ricky. Seeing that Feng Yunshan was interested again, Karenwei's interest suddenly rose, and then said: "The worker technician can also follow the machine here, and guide your workers to learn to operate the machine hand in hand, until they can produce qualified muskets by themselves!" ”
"Huh, really? That's great! Feng Yunshan said happily, "Then the price is convenient?" Mr. Karenway, what do you think? ”
"The price is convenient, definitely cheaper than the French!" Richie. Kalunwei had a smile on his face, and said to Feng Yunshan flatteringly: "Your Highness the Holy King, blame me for not explaining this matter to the Holy King earlier. In fact, His Royal Highness did not have to buy the French, Charville MLE 1816 flintlock smoothbore gun production drawings and equipment. ”
"What? What do you mean by that? Feng Yunshan straightened his face.
Richie. Karenwei deserved to be a Prussian, more seriously, seeing that Feng Yunshan was unhappy, he hurriedly explained: "Your Royal Highness, listen to me, I didn't mean that the Charville mle1816 flintlock musket is not good, but ...... Rather..... hey, let's put it this way. The gun type was simple, and the production drawings and equipment did not need to be specially purchased from the French. ”
"Drawings, our Prussian technicians can draw them by measuring them according to a sample gun, and there will be no mistakes. Moreover, the drawings and manufacturing methods of the Charville MLE 1816 flintlock smoothbore gun and the MLE1842 fire smoothbore gun have long been available in Prussia, and these two gun models have been copied successively. However, it would be better for the Holy King not to bother to make an outdated flintlock pistol, but the shotgun can still be used. "Ricky. Karenway explained at length, and it seems that he did have a good understanding of weapons: "The machines and equipment used to make the parts of guns are not determined by the guns and the models, but are in fact more or less the conventional ones. ”
"It is nothing more than a vertical lathe, a large boring machine, an ordinary milling machine, a forging and stamping machine, as well as the steam hammer, bull planer and indexing milling machine that appeared the year before last, in addition to the thread cutting lathe with a sliding tool holder is also very useful, plus small and medium-sized turning, milling, planing, grinding, gear, roll pattern and other mechanical processing machine tools, supporting some general clamping and cutting tools, it can completely produce any type of musket, even conventional artillery can also be produced."
"What? Not only muskets, but also artillery can be produced? Feng Yunshan, who was originally calm, finally couldn't hold his breath and shouted excitedly: "Mr. Kalunwei, you're not lying to me?" Your Prussian Dresser pistols were produced with these devices? ”
"Of course! Honorable Holy King, how dare I deceive you? If you don't believe me, you can send someone back to Prussia with me and see our arsenal on the spot. "Ricky. Karenway suggested. Seeing Feng Yunshan's reaction, he knew that he had succeeded in moving the leader of the rebel army, who was incredibly wealthy.
Moreover, according to the past few days, he has learned everywhere and analyzed this ancient country, and found that this leader of the rebel army, who has a sharp mind and far-sightedness, if he can continue to develop according to his current progress, is very likely to really be able to compete with the decaying Manchu Qing and even defeat the Manchu Qing.
Therefore, the first thing he did when he returned home was to find a way to report this analysis to the king, and to do his best to get the Prussian kingdom to pay attention to and make friends with the rebel leader.
As long as he made the rich rebel leader willing to do business with Prussia for a long time, he could not only provide much-needed funds for Prussia's rise, but also greatly benefit his political position and business. Perhaps, he can really go from being a merchant to becoming an important ambassador of the kingdom.
Thinking of this, Ricky. Karenway almost burst out laughing.
Feng Yunshan thought about it for a while, and then he was sure that Ricky. Karenway is telling the truth.
Although he was also an engineer in his later life, he did not know much about machining, and was familiar with the control of complete sets of equipment for petroleum smelting, which were all ready-made equipment and were only operated and adjusted by people. And in the past many years, I can't remember exactly what I did when I was a student.
Now I think about it, it seems that it is really some lathes and the like, well, it is turning, pliers, milling, grinding, welding, casting, forging, planing and so on.
I can't help but regret why I didn't study well at the beginning, and I don't understand anything now, hey, in this later generation of universities, internships have become mere formalities. I knew I was ...... in the first place But who would have thought that one day they would cross over?
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