Chapter 552 Selling Weapons
Speaking of the weapons of the Ming Dynasty, these red-haired ghosts are very envious.
Although the court did not open the entire continent to these red-haired ghosts, they often do business around Nanjing, so naturally they also know about these training camps around Nanjing.
Many people in this era do not understand what spies are, so when these red-haired ghosts were watching around, many people proudly introduced them to them.
Of course, these are all things in the past. Now the imperial court has set up an institution under the Lifan Court, which is specially used for counter-espionage.
Nowadays, if these red-haired ghosts still want to visit, it may not be that easy, but this does not prevent them from buying arms from the Ming Dynasty. These people have long known that these muskets are powerful.
The Ming Dynasty refused their request earlier, after all, this thing was very lethal.
If we sell it to you, we may suffer a loss sooner or later, but since the Mauser 98k was exchanged, Zhu Cilang has already begun to let go.
Compared with this bolt-action rifle, the original broken-haired gun has too many weaknesses. Once the two sides meet on the battlefield, those who use this worn-out musket will naturally not be able to beat the bolt-action rifle. They should take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
Zhu Cilang had long formulated a future development route for the Ming Dynasty, that is, Western powers plunder the world, and let's plunder the Western powers.
The first stage is naturally based on trade. After all, at this time we do not have the ability to expand globally, but our trade has already reached the level of Western countries.
After the strength in the second stage is strong, Zhu Cilang can conquer the world by force.
Of course, this matter is far from it.
After Hou Fangyu came back from Cao Renli, he immediately convened a meeting of merchants from various countries.
Businessmen from all over the world now want to call Hou Fangyu a father. Hou Fangyu is in charge of all external affairs, whether it is civil or military products.
If Hou Fangyu had not nodded, these people would probably not be able to buy even the fur. Now that Hou Fangyu has taken the initiative to summon them to talk, it means that the arms trade mentioned earlier is of great significance.
There are various conflicts in European countries now, some because of conflicts between European sovereign states, and some because of conflicts in colonies outside. In short, if anyone can get a sufficient number of flintlock rifles, they will be able to gain the advantage on the battlefield.
Although muskets have been equipped with the armies of European countries, most of them are some fire guns. As for the broken gun, it will take at least a few decades to manufacture. Therefore, the muskets that retreated from the Ming Dynasty are also urgently in short supply among all countries.
One hundred and fifty taels of silver?
Hou Fangyu snorted coldly, do you really think this is a sky-high price? Now he understands what a seller's market is.
That is, except for our place, there is no such goods in others. If you buy them so easily, it would be really a pity for our wallet.
Although Hou Fangyu doesn't care about spending money, he has been to Nanjing Wharf several times in the past two days. He has recovered so many lost lands across the country, and there are many shortages of money in every place, so who can think that there is too much money?
"See Lord Hou."
Merchants from all over the world were immediately brought up. These people were another group of people before. After all, these people purchased arms, and they had a strong official atmosphere.
Many people have titles in their respective countries, but according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, no matter what you do, as long as you enter this yard, you must be honestly kneeling on one knee.
According to Hou Fangyu, it would be quite a bit of face to let you guys kneel and kowtow to me. If you don’t even obey this etiquette, then don’t do business, and do whatever your mother wants to do.
"Sit down when you find a place. It is also a very important thing to call you here today. I want to tell you that the prince's emperor is so kind that he has agreed to sell the musket to you..."
Hou Fangyu pointed to the seats around him. When the two sides first started negotiations, Hou Fangyu still kept an etiquette.
But after a long time, he found that these red-haired ghosts had no etiquette to obey, so he simply stopped talking about that.
Hou Fangyu was also observing these red-haired ghosts when he spoke. When he said he could sell them weapons, the eyes of these people lit up.
If it was at night, I might think they were still hungry wolves, but compared to the weapons in their hands, these people were indeed hungry wolves.
"Mr. Hou, this is really good news. We in England are willing to buy five thousand..."
"What are you snatching only five thousand? We France want to buy ten thousand."
"What a joke, our Kingdom of Dutch is going to buy twenty thousand."
“We Prussia…”
"We Spain..."
Hou Fangyu was not ready yet, and these people had already started to open their mouths.
They were just as scared as they bought tea. This thing was sold in limited quantities, so they had to complete their tasks quickly. They came from Europe all the way, so they couldn't come here to visit.
"Sit down and sit down for me. What do you want to do one by one? Do you want to tear me down? We agreed before that everything has to be done slowly. Could it be that if you jump higher, I can give whoever I can give?"
After Hou Fangyu finished speaking, these people became quiet. Now, with the close interactions between the two sides, they each have their own translations.
Although their level is different, they still understood what Hou Fangyu said. They all knew that this Lord Hou was deeply trusted by His Royal Highness. If they offended this Lord Hou, they would have no good results.
It's strange that when there was no Hou Fangyu, no one in the businessmen of various countries would be convinced. Even the most powerful Dutch kingdom now, not many people would be convinced.
But after Hou Fangyu said something, these people kept their mouths honestly, which shows who now has the dominance of trade.
Everyone was sitting honestly at this moment, just wanting to see what the Ming Dynasty was like, so as to transport these things back quickly to help gain advantages in the country.
As for the money?
When we came, the kings and queens of various countries had already told us that as long as we could bring this weapon back, we didn’t care how much money we spent. Only with weapons could we make more money...
Chapter completed!