"Your Majesty, you are exaggerating! This is just a preliminary design, and it is still far from your regulations!"
A shy smile appeared on the corner of old Mauser's mouth, and he humbly responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"By the way! If I equip this rifle into the army in advance, can the improved version be directly carried out on this rifle?" Jérôme Bonaparte then asked the old Mauser.
After the old Mauser was silent for a moment, he politely replied to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, I can't answer this! For any firearm, there is still some gap between the preliminary design product and the final product!
If the difference is not big, it is still very easy to improve!
If the difference is large, it may be difficult to improve!"
Old Mauser's words reminded Jérôme Bonaparte of the Châseppault rifle in history. It was born at the wrong time and only experienced a few wars before being directly relegated to the cold palace.
Although the subsequent Glass rifles were modified based on the Chassepo rifle, the cost of improvement was not low at all.
However, the performance is still not as good as the Mauser rifle of the same period.
"Then...just wait!" Jérôme Bonaparte gave up the idea of large-scale equipment, and then asked the old Mauser rifle if there was a possibility of small-scale mass production.
Old Mauser told Jérôme Bonaparte that as long as the factories in the industrial park were willing to cooperate, small-scale mass production would not be a problem at all.
"I will let the factories in the park cooperate with you as much as possible!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Old Mauser, "You only need to manufacture more than 1,000 rifles in the first batch!"
Jérôme Bonaparte planned to use these more than a thousand rifles to arm an expedition team, and then use the name of scientific expedition to infiltrate West and Central Africa.
This not only satisfies the testing of the performance of new weapons, but also enables the legitimate colonization of Central and West Africa.
He believed that with breech-loading guns and quinine, France would be able to conquer the lands of Central and West Africa as it had done in history.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Old Mauser nodded and said to Jerome Bonaparte.
"Also! Don't relax even a little bit on rifles and metal fixed-loading ammunition. I will let Basilio continue to invest more in you!" Jerome Bonaparte warned again, and then added
One sentence said: "And in view of your performance this time, I will award you the fourth-class Legion of Glory Medal (equivalent to being canonized as a knight). I hope you can continue to work hard!"
When old Mauser heard that he was canonized as a member of the nobility, he immediately beamed with joy. He did not expect that he would become a member of the nobility so quickly.
Although the French knighthood is not too precious, it is still a symbol of honor.
As long as he keeps up his efforts, there is a possibility of being canonized as a baron.
Later, Jérôme Bonaparte and Old Mauser returned to the firearms manufacturing company.
On the way back, Jérôme Bonaparte asked the old Mauser if he would give him the rifle numbered 0001.
Old Mauser said very wisely that if Jérôme Bonaparte liked it, he could take the rifle away.
"Then I'll accept it!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to the old Mauser unceremoniously, and then asked the old Mauser about the progress of Chassepo's work on the multi-barrel machine gun.
"During this period, Mr. Xia Sepo has been working with me to design rifles, so the multi-barrel machine gun is still being designed!" Old Mauser hurriedly smoothed things over for Xia Sepo.
"No wonder!" Jerome Bonaparte muttered in a low voice. He said why there was still rubber on the Mauser breechloader. It turned out to be Xia Sebo's idea!
"Your Majesty, would you like me to call him over to you?" Old Mauser asked Jérôme Bonaparte.
"That's no need!" Jérôme Bonaparte shook his head and rejected the old Mauser's suggestion, then took out his pocket watch and took a look at the time.
It was already around 11:30 noon, and unknowingly two and a half hours had passed since he got off the train.
"Valevsky, Vernia, we have to go!" Jerome Bonaparte hurriedly greeted Valevsky and Vernia to leave.
If I don't leave, I'm afraid I will have to go back and accept the "scolding" from Augusta National.
"Your Majesty, I will see you off!" Old Mauser sent Jérôme Bonaparte to the crossroads.
The trio of Jérôme and Bonaparte went to Basilio's office.
After Basilio, who had been waiting in the office for a long time, received the news of Jerome Bonaparte's arrival, he immediately went to greet Jerome Bonaparte in person.
Jerome Bonaparte quickly assigned the task to Basilio: "1. Immediately open a dye company in the park and grant 150,000 francs plus 17% of the shares to the William Parkin Institute within the Umbrella Institute! Yes!
Yes, you have to draft a patent contract. This patent contract is not for a single patent, but for all patents of William Parkin in the next 30 years. 2. Give 150,000 francs each to the Umbrella Research Institute and the old Mauser Firearms Company.
The reward...do you understand?"
"Yes! Your Majesty! I will execute it immediately!" Basilio quickly replied to Jérôme Bonaparte, "By the way, Your Majesty, that William Parkin..."
"William Parkin has produced a synthetic purple dye in the laboratory, which can be used on silk." Jérôme Bonaparte told Basilio.
Basilio instantly smelled money, "If this dye is put on the market, it will definitely sell well!"
"That's right!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded, "After the signing is completed, you should go to Britain and Germany to apply for a patent as soon as possible! If the application is late, I'm afraid something will happen."
The incident mentioned by Jérôme Bonaparte refers to the fact that during this period, someone also developed the same dye.
After all, there have been too many bloody incidents on the European continent over patents.
As far as the current steel-making method is concerned, Norinco is in a legal battle with William Kelly in Britain over this issue.
William Kelly has always demanded that the new steel-making method be stopped from making profits in Britain on the grounds that he pioneered the steel-making method.
Although Jerome Bonaparte and William Kelly were just people promoted by some British steel giants to compete in the ring, it was difficult for him to strangle him directly through official power.
Guys like William Kelly, although they can't harm your interests, can keep annoying you like flies.
Jérôme Bonaparte did not want too many guys like William Kelly to appear.
"Your Majesty, does the United States of America still need to apply for a patent?" Basilio asked again.
"Apply! Why not apply!" Jérôme Bonaparte gritted his teeth and said to Basilio: "Tell us in the legal team of the United States of America, if anyone dares to steal technology without the company's permission! We don't care who it is.
, no matter how small the scale, sue one by one! Keep suing until they go bankrupt!"
"Your Majesty, if we sue one company after another, I am afraid that all our interests in the United States of America will be involved in a long lawsuit!!" Basilio reminded Jérôme Bonaparte.
The United States of America, which started off by piracy, still has various small factories remaining. They have no fear of patent laws and carry out piracy work unscrupulously.
It's not particularly easy to defeat all these guys!
"No matter how much you invest, it's worth it!" Jérôme Bonaparte said firmly, "Only by being unswervingly clear about piracy can we make more profits!"
Basilio finally followed Jerome Bonaparte's advice.
"Okay, that's all I have to say!" Jerome Bonaparte shrugged his shoulders and said to Basilio: "Now you can find a car and take me back!!"
Basilio quickly arranged a carriage for Jerome Bonaparte. Not only that, he also equipped Jerome Bonaparte with several veterans who were responsible for escorting him back.
"Forget it!" Jerome Bonaparte shook his head and said to Basilio, "If you send too many people, anyone with a discerning eye will see that there is a heavyweight sitting in the carriage. You are not increasing my number in disguise.
It’s so dangerous!”
"I was negligent!" Basilio quickly apologized to Jerome Bonaparte and withdrew the soldiers who originally escorted Jerome Bonaparte back.
In this way, Jérôme Bonaparte and Vernia returned to the Tuileries Palace in a carriage, while Walewski took another carriage back to the Quai d'Orsay.
When Jerome Bonaparte's carriage arrived at the gardens of the Tuileries Palace, the patrol guards responsible for guarding the gardens immediately blocked the carriage's path.
"Please show me your invitation!"
"I don't have an invitation!"
"Then I'm sorry! You can't go in!"
After Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting in the carriage, heard the conversation between the coachman and the patrolling guard, he opened the curtains and put his head close to the window sill and said half-jokingly: "Can I get in with my appearance?"
When the guards heard the sound, they immediately looked towards the carriage. When they saw Jérôme Bonaparte's face, their expressions immediately changed. Then they saluted Jérôme Bonaparte in the carriage and said, "Your Majesty!"
"Okay! Get out of the way!" Jérôme Bonaparte in the carriage waved his hand and said to the patrolling guard.
The patrolling guards quickly made way for the carriage, and the carriage arrived at the gate of the Tuileries Palace.
Jérôme Bonaparte opened the car door and went straight into the courtyard of the Tuileries Palace. Mokar, who was instructing the servants of the Tuileries Palace on the first floor, immediately showed a smile on his face after seeing Jérôme Bonaparte.
Smiling happily: "Your Majesty!"
"Mokar, where is my lovely son Friedrich now? Take him there quickly!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Mokar straight to the point.
