Soon, the person who arrived was the manager of Hongxiang Trading Company, whose surname was Zhou Mingli.
Naturally, Lin Ziran and the others had never heard of Hongxiang Trading Company, but that was not important. What was important was that Zhou Li was an arms dealer, which also meant that they could purchase arms and ammunition through him.
Now Lin Ziran has more than 200 new troops and more than 100 old bandits under his command, totaling more than 350 people. However, the existing muskets are only about 300.
It seemed that it was barely enough, but Lin Ziran still wanted to continue recruiting troops to expand the army, and at the same time he had to prepare some reserve guns, so the muzzle of the gun was still very large.
In addition to muskets, the gap in ammunition is actually even greater!
Not bad for lead bullets. They have no shortage of lead for the time being, and they also have molds for melting traditional round bullets or conical cavity bullets for miniguns.
But there are not many propellants and flash caps. The propellant they use is maroon gunpowder, which cannot be produced by ordinary small workshops. As for the flash caps, let alone them, the manufacturing process is very demanding.
Only regular arsenals can produce them on a large scale.
So whether Lin Ziran or the others were dealing with guns or ammunition, the gap was actually quite big.
Since an arms dealer came to sell door-to-door sales, Lin Ziran also took this opportunity to learn about the arms market, and immediately said: "I already know the purpose of Mr. Zhou's visit. Tell me, what kind of goods do you have and what is the price!"
After hearing this, middle-aged arms dealer Zhou Li said immediately: "Although our Hongxiang Trading Company is not a large-scale trading firm, we also have all the arms products that should be available on the market. The brand-new Fuyuan Musket, three kilograms, five kilograms,
We have all kinds of artillery and corresponding ammunition ranging from seven to seven kilograms, and nine kilograms, and we also have other types of supplies such as clothing and clothing. As long as you are in need, and the ordnance can be found on the market, our Hongxiang Trading Company can provide it.
The adults bought it!"
Perhaps to show off the strength of his firm, he added: "Even the most cutting-edge steam armored ship is fine!"
Hearing Zhou Li's words, Lin Ziran simply ignored a lot of his nonsense. Lin Ziran didn't bother to care about the strength of their Hongxiang Trading Company. Whether they boasted about it or not was none of his business.
As for the steam ironclad, it has nothing to do with him.
He is a bandit investment and concurrently serves as the patrol camp officer of Qingshan Town. He only has more than 300 people under his command, not to mention there are only a few creeks near Qingshan Town. What does he want a steam ironclad ship for?
Lin Ziran immediately smiled and said: "Your trading company is really powerful. It can get whether it is a giant cannon or a steam armored ship. However, our Qingshan Town is weak and cannot use these powerful weapons. I just want to ask about this musket."
That’s all.”
Zhou Li seemed to have expected what Lin Ziran would say, and immediately said: "Mr. Lin, you are humbled. We also have this musket. Not only is it in stock, but it is also affordable!"
Lin Ziran nodded slightly: "Oh, what's the price?"
Lin Ziran was too lazy to go around with him, wasting time and expressions, and asked the price directly.
Anyway, the other party is an arms dealer, and he is a bandit leader who also serves as a patrol camp officer. One needs arms and the other sells arms. If he can do a business, Lin Ziran doesn't mind, but if he can't, forget it.
There are so many arms dealers these days, and there is no shortage of people named Zhou.
Zhou Li heard Lin Ziran ask directly, and at the same time, from Lin Ziran's words, he felt that Lin Ziran meant to fart quickly and get out of here.
He immediately suppressed his smile, and then said: "The brand new Fuyuan musket comes with a bayonet, purge, ammunition bag, gun belt and other complete accessories. It only costs 20 yuan a piece. There is a 10% discount for purchases of 100 pieces or more, and every piece
The musket comes with fifty pieces of ammunition. As long as you place the order now, we will arrange for door-to-door delivery immediately and arrive within seven days."
After finishing speaking, Zhou Li paused for a moment, and then said: "Of course, our firm adheres to the principle of paying with one hand and delivering the goods with the other hand, and we do not accept any credit!"
After hearing this, Lin Ziran was slightly confused and said: "Twenty yuan?"
The reason why Lin Ziran was confused was not because it was expensive. On the contrary, it was because it was cheap, and very cheap!
He knew that the price of muskets on the ground in Nanhai Prefecture was usually twenty yuan a shot, but this generally refers to guns and does not include ammunition.
In addition, this generally refers to the price at which the feudal towns purchase bulk goods directly from the arsenal. For example, the officers and soldiers of Luo'an County place orders directly from the Fuyuan Ordnance Factory, and the price is almost the same.
However, that was a large order for tens of thousands of Fuyuan muskets, and it did not include the accompanying ammunition.
If it is a small batch purchase or the price has gone through multiple agents, the price will often exceed 20 yuan.
The Hongxiang Trading Company in front of me is offering a set price of 20 yuan, and there is a 10% discount, so it only costs 18 yuan a set, and it also comes with 50 cents of ammunition.
This price is low, and very low!
Lin Ziran looked at Zhou Li with a smile. From the price alone, he knew that there was something wrong with Hongxiang Trading Company, and there was probably something wrong with their ordnance.
Zhou Li also looked at Lin Ziran with a calm expression, without any dodge in his eyes.
A few seconds later, Lin Ziran suddenly said: "Okay, Mr. Zhou is very straightforward, and I, Lin, am not a fussy person. Now I will place an order for a hundred guns!"
So what if there is a problem?
Most of their previous more than a hundred guns and ammunition were purchased from these arms dealers. Nowadays, in troubled times, there are messy arms dealers everywhere. Lin Ziran will be able to tell where their goods come from.
As long as he, Hongxiang Trading Company, dares to buy it, he, Lin Ziran, will dare to take it!
Zhou Li also said loudly: "My lord, please be happy. Since you are so happy, in order to show your sincerity, I, Zhou, will make the decision and send you fifty additional rounds of ammunition for each gun!"
Lin Ziran laughed and said: "Okay!"
After saying this, Lin Ziran suddenly said: "I wonder how you can sell your five-pound field cannon?"
Zhou Li heard him ask about the artillery, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.
In his opinion, the Qingshan Town Patrol Camp only had about 200 people, and before he came, someone from above had told him that the Qingshan Town Patrol Camp already had two three-pound cannons, but the muskets were
He was relatively lacking, so he focused on the sales of muskets and ammunition.
Therefore, he came to Qingshan Town today with a very clear purpose, which was to promote the Fuyuan Musket and the corresponding ammunition.
Their trading house has obtained a batch of low-priced ordnance in the past few days, and I heard that more cheap ordnance will come in in the future. They need to open up underground sales channels as soon as possible to sell this batch of shady ordnance.
This is also the main reason why he went to the remote Qingshan Town to sell!
After arriving at Qingshan Town, as expected, a hundred muskets were sold without much effort.
But he didn't expect this artillery!
However, Lin Ziran asked. As a professional arms dealer, he naturally has the qualities he should have. He immediately said: "Of course there are five-pound field guns, and they are in stock. As for the price, it depends on
How much have you purchased, sir?"
Lin Ziran was a little speechless when he heard this.
This fool is obsessed with money.
How many five-pound field guns can a guy like me buy?
It's just one or two things. If there are more, is it possible that you, Zhou Li, can still sell me 180 artillery pieces?