At the beginning of the founding of the Qing Empire, the defense of Han officials was very thorough.

Until the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising more than ten years ago, both the Eight Banners Army and the Green Camp Army were useless, so they had to reuse the Han governors and governors such as Zeng Guofan.

Power is a good thing, and you can't take it back once it is released.

The current Qing Empire looks as usual on the surface, but in fact it is in a turbulent undercurrent. Especially after the death of Zeng Guofan, who was loyal to the central government, the game between the central government and the local governors became increasingly fierce.

Gogil, the little fat man, was a Manchu noble, so Li Mu was not surprised that his factory could take orders from the Qing Empire. So the governor who came to the door now was very interesting.

The next morning, Li Mu, who had only enjoyed a family life in Riverside Town for one night, returned to Springfield and received Cheng Gengchi in his villa on Welsh Street.

"Mr. Cheng, I admire you for a long time--" Li Mu greeted Cheng Gengchi at the door of the villa and greeted Cheng Gengchi according to Chinese customs.

Seeing Li Mu, the complexity and surprise in Cheng Gengchi's expression flashed away. When he looked up, he had already changed into a spring breeze smile: "I dare not, I dare not, Mr. Reim is really young and promising. Cheng has been famous for a long time. Today, he saw it.

Li Mu keenly noticed that Cheng Gengchi was using "Rim", and immediately realized that he did not want to have any contact with "Li Mu".

It is estimated that the name "Li Mu" has become a taboo in the Qing Empire to some extent, that is, people who study history should avoid it when learning the history of the Warring States Period.

Since this is the case, Li Mu abandoned the idea of ​​asking who the governor behind Cheng Gengchi was. In fact, there was no need to inquire. There were only a handful of governors of the Qing Empire, and very few were able to go abroad to buy weapons. So after summarizing it, the people behind Cheng Gengchi were about to emerge.

When he sat down in the living room, Cheng Gengchi did not greet him much and immediately got to the topic: "Since he came to Springfield, it was really eye-catching. He originally thought that the Chinese people suffered humiliation overseas, but he didn't expect that there was a different world here. A few days ago, Cheng went to Mr. Reim's Junma Weapon Company, and what he heard and saw were refreshing. The Chinese people in Junma Weapon Company had excellent mental outlook, quick and powerful actions, clean and neat work, and worked hard and strived for progress. He regarded him as a model for the Chinese people. All of this was only possible because of Mr. Reim, which really made me admire him."

"Being overseas is not as good as the country. Everything depends on yourself. If you want to be respected by others, you must first respect yourself. The Chinese in Springfield have proved that they are not worse than the white Westerners. All this is not a lucky draw. It is up to all Chinese to work together to achieve today's situation, not a single person's credit." Li Mu is kind, the so-called "medicine and medical treatment are not a disease, and Buddha saves people who are destined to be destined to be. There are also Chinese in the United States who are gambled and drunk, and even cheated. Those people can only die on their own, and no one will pity them.

"Haha, Mr. Reim is too modest-" Cheng Gengchi nodded with a smile and continued to talk about Junma Weapons Company: "Cheng visited the weapon performance at Junma Weapons Company a few days ago and was deeply surprised by the performance of the Horse Rifle and Heavy Rain Heavy Machine Gun. Cheng intends to purchase a batch of ordnance back to the Far East. I wonder if Mr. Reim can offer one or two."

I bought shoes yesterday, but I went up today and wanted to buy guns. This span is large enough.

But Li Mu liked it very much.

"Of course, we are opening the door to do business, and everyone comes is always customers, so there is no reason to refuse." As long as there is money, Li Mu will definitely welcome him. As for what Cheng Gengchi bought weapons, this is no longer within Li Mu's consideration.

"The Horse Rifle costs thirty taels of silver per horse, the heavy rain heavy machine gun costs 2,000 taels of silver per rifle, each rifle is given 100 bullets, and each machine gun is given 1,000 bullets. We can issue relevant supporting documents according to your requirements." Li Mu offered the price.

This price does not include kickbacks. Li Mu said, "You can issue relevant supporting documents according to your requirements." This means that Junma Weapons Company can fill in the price on the contract as required by Cheng Gengchi. At that time, even if Cheng Gengchi goes back to pay a rifle of 300 taels of silver, as long as it can be said, it is Cheng Gengchi's ability.

"Thirty taels of silver - but it's a bit expensive." Cheng Gengchi did not consider the kickbacks, but was confused about the price of the starting rifle.

"Haha, this price is not expensive. I believe Mr. Cheng has also been to the Zaihan factory in Gogil and has some understanding of the prices there. Compared with the goods in Gogil's factory, our weapons can be considered to be of good quality and cheap." Li Mu was not in a hurry. With the little fat guy, the products of Junma Weapons Company are indeed considered to be of good quality and cheap.

Arms are indeed the most profitable industry in the world. Li Mu now has his own steel factory, which is closely connected with DuPont and can get smokeless powder at the lowest price, so the cost of the product has been compressed to the extreme. Each Continental rifle costs only about seven US dollars. If sold at the price of thirty taels of silver per piece, it will be about thirty-seven.5 US dollars, so that the profit of each piece will be thirty-dollar, which is indeed a huge profit.

But compared with the fat man's Zaihan factory, Junma Weapons Company is also inferior to each other.

As far as Li Mu knew, three months ago, the Qing government purchased a batch of weapons from the Little Fatty Zaihan factory. These weapons used a black fire and medicine system, and could only be fired alone. They were not Spencer's seven consecutive shots, Winchester's thirteen consecutive shots and other new weapons, which should have been eliminated after the Civil War in the United States. I don't know which warehouse the Little Fatty Zaihan found them and sold them to the Qing government for fifty taels of silver.

This incident has been rumored to be a joke in Springfield. The Qing government became the biggest idiot in Springfield's population. Even the Chinese with the Junma Weapons Company had no glory on their faces. In the end, they forced the Chinese of the Junma Weapons Company to wear the standard clothing of the Junma Weapons Company, so that they would not be ridiculed.

The Qing government, which had become a laughing stock, did not know that it actually invited Bruce Motley, the mayor of Springfield, to attend the signing ceremony of their factory with Zaihan. Bruce Motley attended as promised and recommended Junma Weapons Company to the representatives of the Qing government. The result was surprising. The representatives of the Qing government actually said that they did not know Junma Weapons Company, a newcomer in the American military industry, and they were not interested in understanding it. This really puzzled Bruce Motley.

In fact, what is there to be puzzled? This is the standard version of the collusion between officials and businessmen in the Qing government. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten, and no one is qualified to oppose it.

"Zaihan Factory - Haha, it's better not to mention it." Cheng Gengchi was a sensible person. After hearing Li Mu's words, he waved his hands with a bitter smile. Cheng Gengchi was also ridiculous about some of the actions of the Manchu nobles.

"Haha, it seems that Mr. Cheng is a sensible person. So this is better. For the sake of our lineage, I will give you a 10% discount." Li Mu took the initiative to give a discount, but after the discount, it would be a huge profit.

"95% off - Haha, Mr. Reim, the base of weapons I want to buy is very large, starting with at least 50,000 rifles, and still need a hundred heavy machine guns to be 100,000 heavy rain. Could it be that only 95% off?" Cheng Gengchi was dissatisfied with Li Mu's petty aura.

Fifty thousand horse-drawn rifles, less than 1.8 million US dollars, one hundred heavy machine guns, less than 240,000, which adds up to more than 2 million. I don’t know if it’s because Li Mu’s structure is too big. With such a big business, Li Mu feels that it’s not worth talking about by himself.

"Mr. Cheng, you should have been in Springfield for some time. So I believe you know the current situation in Springfield. I dare say that in the United States, even in the world, Continental rifles are the best rifles, and they are the only rifles that use smokeless gunpowder as launching medicine. The military value of smokeless gunpowder is immeasurable. If you don't buy Continental rifles now and continue to buy old rifles using the old system, it would be a waste of the country." Li Mu was confident that he was not afraid that Cheng Gengchi would not buy it.

In fact, compared with rifles, the significance of smokeless gunpowder is more reflected in rapid-fire weapons. For example, the heavy rain heavy machine gun. Long before the appearance of smokeless gunpowder, even a killer weapon like the Maxim heavy machine gun could only be abandoned by the government because there were too many residues of black gunpowder.

The situation is different now. MIT is equivalent to researching smokeless gunpowder thirty years in advance. The role of these thirty years in military terms is immeasurable. At least now, if the governor behind Cheng Gengchi introduces heavy machine guns, it will play its due role. Whether this is good or bad for the Qing government is still unclear.

"The performance of the Continental rifle is of course trustworthy. My Governor also intends to buy it, so I stayed here in Springfield. If it were Mr. Irim's intention, it would not be impossible, but Cheng also had another requirement. As long as Mr. Lim agreed, the price was easy to talk about, and my Governor would also increase the order." Cheng Gengchi was also confident and was not afraid that Li Mu would not agree.

"Let me tell me first." Li Mu was not in a hurry, and saw what Cheng Gengchi wanted to do.

"My Governor wants to set up a smokeless powder factory in the Far East. The machines required in the factory can be purchased from Junma Weapons Company, and the required personnel can also be hired from Junma Weapons Company. If Mr. Reim agrees to this condition, everything will be easy." Cheng Gengchi found out that he had made such an idea.

"Haha, why is this difficult? Customers are our God, and customers' requirements are our goals. Not to mention a smokeless powder factory, even an arsenal is not impossible to open to the Qing Empire." Li Muchangliang had no intention of cherishing himself.
Chapter completed!