A few days later, Lieutenant Colonel Horns sent someone to call Sean back from the mountain camp.
Bass is there too.
Horns had a strange expression on his face: "Sean, Mr. Bass said he apologized for being rude a few days ago and asked me to make peace. Please don't be the same as him. He was praising you just now.
That genius."
Bess looked embarrassed. He regretted it when he left the camp in Arshan that day. He was very satisfied with the new rifle now. He seemed to have seen a lot of gold Louis piled up in his cash box.
Sean is his savior, but he can't offend this savior to death.
Of course, it would be even better if it could be more perfect. Who would have trouble with money?
"Sean, I'm sorry. I beg you to forgive me for being rude." Bess said embarrassedly. He was worried about gains and losses, fearing that Sean would really treat him like a passerby. "I brought my checkbook. It's 100,000 yuan."
Golden Louie!”
This time he offered a price very happily, just like his answer when Sean asked Benjamin Tang if he kidnapped his son. Of course, 100,000 gold louis is just a drop in the bucket compared to 5 million or even 10 million gold louis. He calculated
It was very clear, and he could see it very clearly, that Sean did not want to change his career to become an arms dealer, and was only satisfied with receiving an IQ tax, which was simply a free bargain.
It is an insult to the profession of a businessman to remain indifferent when seeing a free bargain.
"Add another 20,000, this belongs to the lieutenant colonel." Sean said, "In addition, if your gunsmith is fast enough, I need to receive 300 new guns by the 10th of next month, and each new gun will be equipped with ammunition.
500 rounds and an equivalent amount of gunpowder.”
"No problem." Bess nodded.
"How do your engineers think about problems?" Sean asked.
"They took into account everything from the shape of the rifling, the amount of charge, and even the material of the projectile, but the effect was not good." Bess replied, knowing that since Sean dared to take his money, there must be a solution.
"Actually, it has many solutions." Sean's answer made Bess's dead eyes come to life.
Many ways? It seems that I should fire those people who are doing nothing.
"For example, if you make the inner diameter of the gun barrel into a regular hexagon, each ridge line corresponds to a rifling line, and you use hexagonal long-cylinder lead bullets. In this way, you can definitely solve the problem of lead bullet flight stability, but the drawback is
The production cost is too high, and the hexagonal long-cylinder lead bullets must be aligned at the corners to be inserted into the chamber. In fierce battles, it is easy to be in a hurry when loading."
Sean continued: "So I gave you another way."
Bess's mood was like a roller coaster. The hope that had just arisen was ruthlessly extinguished, and then came back to life again, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Sean, you'd better give the answer directly." Even Lieutenant Colonel Horns couldn't stand it anymore.
"Mr. Bass, why do all guns use round lead bullets? Who can answer my question?" Sean asked.
"Easy to load? Easy to make?" Bess replied.
"You can try to make a long cylindrical lead bullet with a cone head. Don't forget to process the bottom of the lead bullet into a conical cavity. Let your people think of some ways to shape the conical cavity. The bottom of the cavity
It will expand under the pressure of the gunpowder, and then it will stick closely to the rifling, achieving the effect of holding the breath. This eliminates the need to use a forceful and brutal thrust with a gun to avoid irregular deformation of the projectile."
"Another genius inspiration. I dare say this will be successful." Bess was elated. "And the long cylindrical lead bullet is easier to load, which can also speed up the loading. Kill two birds with one stone! This design seems to be able to apply for a patent.
."
"It seems that 120,000 gold louis is well spent." Sean said, "If I say that I still have an inspiration for 120,000 gold louis, I want to talk to you, Mr. Bass, would you like to listen?"
Just like last time, it was another awkward silence.
"Although the new rifle has good prospects and I believe it will definitely bring me a lot of income, the liquidity bonus in my hand is really not much now. 120,000 is not a small amount of money for me." Bess
With a sad face, he said, "Sean, please do a good job and tell me all your inspirations once and for all. I beg you to pay in installments."
Bess took out his checkbook, signed two sums, and handed them to Sean and Lieutenant Colonel Horns respectively. So far, Horns has really picked up 30,000 gold louis for nothing, and it looks like there will be another 20,000 gold louis soon.
This windfall is all thanks to Sean.
Sean is very knowledgeable.
"Well, in view of your good reputation, I will give you another idea. This time it is not about manufacturing, but about marketing." Sean said.
“Thank you for your love.”
"After the improved new rifle is finalized, you can hold a shooting competition in the Holy City. I heard that upper-class people like to hold such clubs. But Mr. Bess, you can release the news and brag that your gun is invincible in the world.
Hands, the more outrageous your bragging is, the better. Offer a huge reward specifically for defeat. Of course, you can't brag yourself. You can hire unrelated people to brag for you, such as tabloid reporters.
If someone dares to verify it face to face, you will deny saying that, but you are very confident in your rifle.
In addition, Lieutenant Colonel Horns is training 200 infantrymen from the original 21st Division. The lieutenant colonel trained them and they were originally used to deal with Benjamin Tang.
I heard that the new division commander is coming next month, and he will definitely come for an inspection then. If the target shooting performance is good enough, it will not only show that our Lieutenant Colonel Horns is excellent at training soldiers, but also the soldiers
The new rifle in your hand is enough to attract the attention of the division commander. By the way, your two expensive stallions will soon change their owners.
If so, I think the lieutenant colonel will also be grateful for your help. It’s mutually beneficial, so why not?”
Bess said seriously:
"Sean, to be honest, you are really wasted in the military. Come with me and I will give you shares!"
"You're right, Mr. Bass, I think if Sean is still in the army, I'm worried that one day he will sell me for a big price, and I will help him count the money." Horns smiled, "Xiao
His genius and wisdom have conquered me. So I should not put him in the army."
Sean was also very happy. He blackmailed Bess, no, he easily obtained a total of 250,000 gold louis through intellectual labor, making him a rich man immediately. Why should he be a soldier?
He already thought about returning to his hometown, buying a manor, and living a happy life as a landowner from then on.