"Hahaha," Lao Zhu happily patted Li Wenzhong on the shoulder, "I don't blame you. Such a long distance is really beyond human reach, but this just shows how powerful this fire gun is."
Lao Zhu rubbed the revolver in his hand and couldn't put it down.
Youran asked Han Du, "If you were put in charge of the Arms Bureau, would you be able to produce this in large quantities?"
Han Du nodded affirmatively, "Of course."
Is there anything that can't be done? As long as there is money and people, mass production will not be a problem.
But Mr. Zhu has money. Does he have money?
"I don't know how much the emperor wants to make. The cost of this thing is not low." Han Du coughed twice.
As soon as Lao Zhu heard the sound of Han Du coughing, he couldn't help but feel something bad in his heart. He was very familiar with this sound. Every time he heard this sound, he felt the money in his little vault.
Dancing gracefully, he wanted to run into Han Du's pocket at any time.
"How much is not too low?" Lao Zhu glared at Han Du hesitantly, signaling him not to go too far.
Han Du naturally understood it, but he still had to open his mouth.
"Take this bullet for example," Han Du smiled, "Your Majesty, you have seen it all. It is made of all copper. And the key is the gunpowder in it. I have gone through countless hardships to get it.
It was made with the great blessing of the Emperor, and it is the only one in the world."
Lao Zhu was too lazy to listen to Han Du's bragging. He waved his hand to interrupt Han Du and asked, "If I want 200,000 fire blunderbuss, how much will it cost to make them?"
Good guy, it’s 200,000 yuan at the outset. Do you think it’s Chinese cabbage?
But it doesn't matter, as long as someone pays for it. As long as the money is in place, I can make it for you, let alone 200,000 or 20 million.
Han Du stretched out his hand towards Lao Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, Sheng Hui, two million coins. As long as the Emperor gives the money to Wei Chen, Wei Chen will start making it immediately."
"What did you say? Dare you say it again? It's just a fire gun, and it costs ten guan. A bird gun only costs four or five guan, and you only have this little thing, and it costs 10 guan? Do you think I don't understand?
People's livelihood, you dare to slander me with just one mouth?"
Lao Zhu looked at Han Du and his eyes were about to spit fire.
Han Du was not intimidated by Lao Zhu and said calmly: "Your Majesty, you get what you pay for? Guns are naturally cheap, but they are only a little better than bows and arrows, and they can hit a distance of thirty feet.
, no matter how far away the lead is, you don’t know where it will fly. But this revolver is different. Not to mention its power, in terms of range, it is at least much better than a musket. From this point of view, it is very powerful.
Is it really not expensive at all?"
In Han Du's view, the range of his revolver was twice as long as that of a musket. He only sold ten guns apiece because Lao Zhu was too poor. Han Du was afraid that he would raise the price and scare Lao Zhu away.
Who knew that such a price would be hard for Lao Zhu to accept.
Lao Zhu remained silent. Han Du's words were logically correct. However, he really couldn't afford so much money, so he sighed: "Can't you be cheaper?"
"Your Majesty, this is not just because I said it is cheap, it can be cheap." Han Du pointed at the revolver and explained: "Your Majesty must have discovered that the material used to make this revolver is not ordinary fine steel, right?"
Lao Zhu couldn't help but nodded. Ordinary fine steel is indeed not like this. First of all, the color is different, and the feeling to the touch is also different.
"What on earth is this made of?"
"This kind of fine steel doesn't have a name yet," Han Du explained, "but in order to make this kind of fine steel, the banknote bureau paid a huge price. In order to find the right fine steel, the banknote bureau constantly tested various methods.
This secret recipe has been refined for hundreds of furnaces so far. Your Majesty should know how high the price is."
Lao Zhu's eyes widened immediately and he stared at Han Du fiercely. Lao Zhu had seen with his own eyes the blast furnace of the Banknote Bureau. One furnace could make tens of thousands of kilograms of steel. As soon as he heard that, hundreds of furnaces were destroyed by Han Du.
, my heart is bleeding.
The fact is of course not what Han Du said. Han Du deliberately confused the concept in order to exaggerate his losses as much as possible. Only in this way would Lao Zhu be embarrassed to bargain with himself. Steelmaking is steelmaking, and testing is testing. Heizi
Small furnaces are used for experiments, and only a few dozen kilograms of waste are lost in one furnace.
But Lao Zhu didn't know. He thought he had really destroyed hundreds of blast furnaces.
Han Du stood aside with a smile, deliberately not explaining.
Lao Zhu frowned slightly and said dissatisfied: "Why do you have to use this kind of fine steel? Can't you just use ordinary steel?"
"No." Han Du shook his head and retorted.
Seeing Lao Zhu staring at him, waiting for an explanation, Han Du said: "Your Majesty, don't underestimate this revolver. If you want to use it, it must be as light as possible. Only in this way can it be easier to aim. The heavier it is, the harder it is to aim."
.And just being light is not enough, it must also be able to withstand the impact of the bullet when it is fired, so the material used to cast the revolver must be strong and tough enough."
Han Du signaled to Lao Zhu, "Your Majesty, you can let someone try it. Even though this bullet is not big, I can guarantee that no blunderbuss can withstand the impact."
Lao Zhu has always been an extremely conceited person who only believes in himself and not others. After hearing what Han Du said, of course he had to see it with his own eyes.
After signaling to Li Wenzhong, Li Wenzhong quickly ordered someone to bring some blunderbuss.
Lao Zhu made a few gestures with the bullet, and happened to find one that could fit the bullet in, so he pushed the bullet in.
When Han Du saw that Lao Zhu was about to take action, he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Your Majesty, please wait."
Lao Zhu looked at Han Du doubtfully.
Han Du quickly explained: "The emperor has a body of thousands of gold, so you must not do it yourself. This blunderbuss cannot withstand the power of the bullet and will explode. If it hurts the emperor, I will die without mercy."
Li Wenzhong listened and was shocked. He quickly advised: "A gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall. Please ask the emperor and his ministers to retreat further, and leave this place to Han Du."
"Forget it," Lao Zhu put down the gun in his hand, clapped his hands and said to Han Du, "Then I'll leave it to you."
Han Du stared at the two of them dumbfounded, and couldn't help cursing in his heart. "What do you mean by leaving it to me? Do you think I'm not afraid? I'm also afraid of being bombed."
It's a pity that Lao Zhu ignored Han Du's pitiful eyes, and he didn't know if it was out of revenge that Han Du opened his mouth just now and followed Li Wenzhong away.
Han Du looked at the gun on the ground and was helpless.
Han Du would absolutely refuse to do it himself. This thing would most likely explode, and he was not the Emperor of Europe so he would not dare to gamble on his luck.