1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 28 Prey

“Bang!” A white smoke came out of the muzzle, and at the same time an 11mm caliber bullet flew out of the barrel. Then, everyone saw that a goat standing on the cliff was rolling down like a ripe fruit falling from a fruit tree? so far! ”

The gunshot also alarmed other goats and two wild dogs that were biting their prey. The two wild dogs let go of their weakly struggling prey, staring suspiciously at some strange-looking large animals here. And the goats trapped on the rock wall wailed and moved their bodies carefully, their hooves trampled on a lot of rubble.

Volendrano quickly opened the barrel, withdrew from the shell, and then filled with a new bullet… Almost in the blink of an eye, he completed the reload, and then another “bang” shot, and another goat. Fell off the cliff. At this moment, all animals, whether they were goats or wild dogs, felt dangerous. The two wild dogs wailed, dropped their prey, clipped their tails, flew into the deep weeds, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. And the goats, ignoring the danger that they might still be nearby, jumped down the protruding stones from the rock wall one after another.

“Bang!” There was another gunshot, and another goat fell.

“Mr. Warren, your marksmanship is really good. But, you don’t want to grab it again, okay, we don’t have to play. We have to leave a little bit for us.” Helen Miss is not too happy.

“Ah, I’m sorry, I saw a good gun, I fired a few more shots as soon as I liked it.” Then he pulled out of the cartridge neatly, and then returned the gun to Scrooge. “Scrooge, this is really a good gun. , It’s accurate and fast, it’s unparalleled. I saw the rise of another Colt company. Well, at this time your factory produced the first rifle of this kind? Why don’t you give it to me as a souvenir?”

“Mr. Warren, this is wrong with you. I have discussed with Scrooge. This gun is going to be given to me for collection.” Morgan said dissatisfiedly, “You should wait until this thing is mass-produced. Now, let Scrooge give you the third mass-produced one.”

“Why is it the third one?” Volendrano said.

“Because the first one is for Scrooge to collect, and the second one is for me to collect.” Morgan seems to be deliberately trying to stimulate Warren Delano. But the old Warren just smiled. He knew that Morgan was just like this. Morgan’s talent is very good, but his personality is also rather weird. For this, the old Junius didn’t worry less.

“Scrooge, give me a try.” Morgan said to Scrooge.

“Okay.” Scrooge handed both the gun and bullets to JP Morgan, and Joshua brought Helen over. Scrooge began to teach Morgan how to use the gun.

“Well, it’s a lot faster to reload like this. No wonder Warren Delano fired so fast just now. If it’s on the battlefield, such a gun can withstand the firepower of five or six muskets. Not to mention the prospects you speculated. Relying on this gun alone is enough to ensure that your business makes money.” Morgan fiddled with the gun while telling Scrooge, “It’s just that the federal government is not necessarily willing. Buy your gun, because military expenses and other things are always difficult to pass in Congress. So in general, the only criterion for the federal army to choose weapons is cheap. I think your gun will definitely be more expensive Bar?”

“Well, Springfield’s musket only costs 15 dollars, and my cost is much higher. I have to sell at least 30 dollars to make money.” Scrooge replied.

“So, don’t expect the Army to use your gun. It’s those immigrants, and maybe southerners who like your gun.” Morgan said while looking for prey.

However, the flock had long since escaped without whereabouts. Morgan looked around and found nothing. Then he said to Scrooge: “A month later, I will go back to Europe to study. But before that, I will be with you. I will talk with my father seriously about the cooperation. In the future, we will become long-term partners.”

Afterwards, Morgan led everyone around the mountain for another half of a circle, and finally found a goat. In order to show his craftsmanship, Morgan fired a shot at a distance farther than before. As a result, his marksmanship was obvious. Not as good as I thought, the goat successfully escaped. Morgan originally wanted to play a few more shots, but Miss Helen, who has never had a chance to shoot, can’t wait.

“You are all too Damn it! Good to have a gun, shoot so far away, and let people not play? They haven’t fired a shot yet!” She stomped her foot fiercely and looked into her hand. His small shotgun, with his two big eyes wide open, as if tears flickered in his eyes.

“Ah, Miss, I’m sorry.” Morgan said.

“You have to take actual action when you apologize. Why don’t you give me that gun to apologize.” Helen immediately threw off his own shotgun, (scared Joshua yelled: “Be careful!”) Two small hands tightly grasped the rifle in Morgan’s hand, as if grasping the most beloved toy.

“Helen Miss, don’t worry… Okay, just give it to you. But you have to pay attention, this thing has a lot of recoil…” Helpless Morgan had to hand the gun to Helen.

Several people went around to the beach, only to see some prey that could be shot. What were the goats licking on the rocks by the beach?

“You are not allowed to shoot!” Helen hurriedly shouted first.

Everyone laughed. Those goats were not very familiar with humans, and did not take these people who came close to their hearts. For them, these strange animals were still too far away from them. They felt that such a distance. Enough to ensure the safety of own.

Helen tried hard to raise the gun and aim for a long time, and felt that the distance was a little farther, and then walked a few steps forward, and then stopped by a reef. She carefully hid Own’s body behind the reef, and then set the gun on it. On the reef, he took another shot for a while, and then fired a shot.

A goat fell to the ground one by one.

“Hit, hit!” Helen ran out from behind the reef, yelling excitedly while running.

“A little girl can make a hit from such a distance. The battlefield in the future is expected to become more and more bloody. Scrooge, aren’t you afraid of going to The Underworld? Are you afraid that people will point you out as wicked fortune? ?” Joshua said to Scrooge, who was standing next to him.

“Oh, if this will all go to The Underworld, The Underworld must be full of farmers, because without the food they grow, no one can fight a war. As for the accusations of others, well, once the money is made, bad things will suddenly follow. Nothing. Isn’t it?” Scrooge looked at Joshua and replied with a smile.

“Good point!” Joshua also smiled and nodded. “Once the money is heard, the bad words will come to an abrupt end” is the family motto of the Rothschild family. This half-year-old child seems to have made some preparations.

It was noon, and the servants roasted the goats picked up from under the cliff on the beach, and the smell of roast lamb could be smelled far away. Everyone was hungry, so they all returned to the coast. At this time, the servants had already prepared tables and chairs for them, and set up parasols. The silver tableware is also neatly arranged…

For these tigers and wolves at the top of the food chain, lunch is not only a time to fill their stomachs, but also a time to communicate with each other. Everyone was holding wine glasses full of red wine like blood, and they gathered in twos and threes to talk. During this period, several businessmen took the opportunity to talk to Scrooge, and some of them even left him with business cards and expressed their wishes for future cooperation.

After lunch, everyone boarded the yacht again and embarked on the return journey…

The next day, Morgan told Scrooge that his father, Juniors Morgan had given him full authorization, and now they can talk about their cooperation in detail.

Morgan prepared two options for Scrooge for his choice. The first plan is for Morgan Bank to directly provide him with commercial loans. Taking into account the current economic situation, although Morgan himself is very optimistic about the prospects of his business, the loans that can be provided to him are also limited, um, up to 15 Ten thousand dollars, and Scrooge’s company and related patents in his hands must be used as a guarantee. In addition, there will be no preferential interest rates. However, in this era, it is already very rare to get such a loan. Nowadays, it is not so easy to borrow a sum of money from the bank.

The second plan is for Morgan Bank to buy a stake in Scrooge’s MacDonald gun factory for US$150,000. For this reason, Scrooge needs to transfer 40% of the shares to Morgan Bank, and if Scrooge sells it thereafter The right of first refusal when holding shares (that is, at any time, if Scrooge intends to sell the shares in his hands, he must inform JPMorgan Bank, and if JPMorgan Bank intends to acquire these shares, then among all the bidders, the bid will be the same. Under the circumstances, Morgan Bank has the right to preferential transactions) and under the condition that Scrooge still holds shares in the company, Scrooge can not reinvest in any company whose business scope overlaps with it. If you choose this plan, Scrooge doesn’t even have to consider the pressure of repaying the loan, but this plan is also very restrictive. First of all, Scrooge felt that 40% of his company’s shares could be worth more than 150,000 in the future. At the same time, Scrooge was always a little worried about allowing financial giants like Morgan Bank to occupy such a large share. I’m always worried that one day I wake up and find that the company has become the Morgan family’s.

So Scrooge struggled, but in the end he made such a decision.