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Chapter 1442 Charlie wants to buy a gun

Not long after Huang Xiushan borrowed 40 pounds from King Charles on behalf of the Western Company, Charles I personally brought several ministers to the Western Company's factory in a carriage.

This made Huang Xiushan feel very strange.It stands to reason that Charles I should have no worries now.He will receive a loan of 40 pounds, the armistice with the Scottish Covenant has also been signed, and the Royal Guards are being established.It seems that the haze brought about by Newcastle's defeat has been swept away.

"I heard that your factory can produce oriental artillery." Charles I said straight to the point when he saw Huang Xiushan.

Huang Xiushan's eyes widened. He seemed to have claimed to the merchants who visited the smelter last time that the factory had the ability to produce artillery. It had been too long, and King Charlie came to the door to question him himself!

Maybe it was Henry that guy leaked it.

"Our factory does have the ability to produce artillery, but we have not yet installed production equipment. Even if we actually start producing artillery and shells, it is to replenish the losses of our army. According to the instructions above, if the loss of our garrison artillery and ammunition exceeds Halfway through, and before the supplies from the east arrive, our factory will immediately assemble the equipment for the production of artillery and ammunition in case of emergency. Please don’t worry, Your Majesty, we will never sell artillery to outsiders privately. Not to mention selling the artillery to someone who threatens you, Your Majesty the King." Huang Xiushan thought that Charles I came here to prohibit Western companies from producing artillery in London, so he hurriedly said.

"Don't sell the artillery to the French and the Netherlands, they will become a threat to our Britain..." Charles I took two steps and said cheekily, "But you can sell the artillery to me."

"Um?!"

Huang Xiushan never expected that Charles I would take the initiative to buy artillery from them!
"You should know that I recently spent a lot of money to build the Royal Guards. I have high hopes for this Guards. The Battle of Newcastle made me understand that numbers are not everything. I need an elite infantry regiment that is loyal to me and has combat effectiveness. If you want to train an elite infantry regiment, you need to have advanced firearms. Both muskets and artillery are indispensable. Although we in Britain have many workshops that can produce artillery comparable to the power of the European continent, I am not satisfied with those artillery. I have heard from the Earl of Stratford that the field guns used by your infantry during their expeditions to Egypt were farther, more powerful, and more accurate. Therefore I would like to purchase some of your guns to strengthen our royal close range. The strength of the Guards." Charles I did not beat around the bush.

I really came here to buy artillery...

Huang Xiushan was in a dilemma this time: "The order I received was only to produce firearms for our own army, and there was no talk of selling artillery to Your Majesty the King."

"What is the price? I know that the most important thing for a businessman is profit, and the country is no exception. As long as I can pay enough, I believe you will sell the artillery to me. Five times the cost, or ten times the cost?"

King Charlie's eyes were full of madness.He can't wait to have an elite army loyal to him. In order to build such an army, he can temporarily sacrifice some price.And even buying a few cannons at ten times the cost should be within his affordability.

"Your Majesty, the sale of firearms is really not as simple as an exchange of benefits. I have no right to make decisions." Huang Xiushan couldn't help but be moved when he heard that the profit was ten times the cost. 1000% profit, who will be affected by it? Got it.

Many businessmen can do everything for 300% profit, let alone 1000% profit.

However, the technicians who produce artillery are really not in the establishment of Western companies, but belong to the military department, and they are people from the military department.He is a businessman director, but he is a skilled worker who can't command the military.

"Mr. Huang, are we allies? Now that our allies are in trouble, do you want to stand by and watch? If I can calm down the Scottish Covenant Army and the parliament that is about to move, I will faithfully fulfill the trade treaty between us. It is a good thing. Without me, your treaty may become invalid." Charles I said.

"Your Majesty, what you said is..." Huang Xiushan hesitated a little. Charlie's words were not unreasonable. Now all the trade treaties between the two countries were signed with King Charles. If King Charles could be kept, he would naturally be kept.

"If you can't make the decision, why don't you negotiate with the officers of your fleet and infantry regiment?" Charles I seemed to see Huang Xiushan's difficulty, and he didn't use a tough attitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding. I'm just an agent. Many things have not been approved, and I can't do them without authorization." Huang Xiushan said.

"It would be great if all my ministers could act as loyally as you." Charles I seemed to laugh at himself.

He caught a glimpse of a chimney not far away that was emitting black smoke.To be honest, he has not visited this piece of land since he leased it to a Chinese businessman at a high rent. At this time, he saw six blast furnaces running at the same time, and large carriages carrying coal and iron ore came in and out. , couldn't help feeling surprised, so he took the ministers in for a visit.

It's not a bad idea, as soon as he entered this factory gathering place, Charles I was shocked by the scale of the place.The production method here is not a traditional manual workshop, but a factory that uses a large number of steam engines and textile machines, and the scale is huge. For example, there are more than 500 workers in the smelting plant, and there are many workers in the textile factory. Spinning spindles.

In addition to the most conspicuous blast furnace, Western companies have specialized cotton and wool spinning mills.The textile industry that Charles I and his ministers were most familiar with had many strange machines that they had never heard of or seen.

"This is a steam carding machine. One such machine can produce 2000 kilograms of carded wool per year." Under Charlie's repeated questioning, Huang Xiushan reluctantly introduced some of the machines to them.

"It's unbelievable that our best manual workers in England can only produce 350 kilograms of wool per year, and the procedures are extremely cumbersome. Its efficiency is 6 times that of the best manual workers!" exclaimed the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Charles I didn't know the work efficiency of manual workers before, but after listening to the comparison made by the Minister of Exchequer, this is simply a difference!

"It turns out that you have hidden so many good things here..." Charles I couldn't help feeling a little sour.

The eastern empire has whatever it wants, and he, the king of the United Kingdom, has to find a way to break through the predicament step by step.

(End of this chapter)