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Chapter 175 Far East Arms Dealer ([-]rd update, please subscribe)
One hundred thousand yuan is easy to get!
The door-to-door business made Liu Kunpeng feel so comfortable!

As a businessman, how can you not like to do business with the officials of the Qing Dynasty?These people, it is a pleasure to pay for it.Of course, the premise is that you have money.

However, the Qing Dynasty is really rich!
When buying a weapon, the price is almost never asked.But it's useless to ask, in the whole of Shanghai.All the banks are taking them for a loophole.

A p10 Enfield rifle worth only 1853 taels of silver can be sold for at least twenty or thirty taels of silver in Shanghai.Don't think it's too expensive, sometimes ordinary local officials may not be able to buy it even with money. Why, because they have never dealt with officials from other regions.

That is to say, Liu Kunpeng is really willing to deal with those foreign officials when doing business. Now he even sells foreign guns and cannons to Henan, Shandong and other places.Even Shaanxi has the guns he sold.

Nowadays in Shanghai, there are still a few people who don’t know the name of the American foreign firm. Of course, everyone knows the name of Liu Taipan, and knows that he is better at dealing with foreigners than foreigners, and the price is fair.

After talking about the small business, Liu Kunpeng mentioned another big deal.

"Master Governor, I heard in the concession that Mr. Hua Er persuaded Mr. Wu to buy a warship."

The Hua Er mentioned by Liu Kunpeng is an American businessman, that is, the founder of the foreign gun team. They have won Wu Xu's trust in the early years. division.

"I've also heard about this. Hua Er seems to claim that "you can buy a large warship and four small warships with only 40 taels of silver." , can you really buy five warships?"

Mr. Li wondered, he was an amateur about warships, but he, like Wu Xu, felt that Hua Er's quotation was very low, 40 taels of silver, to buy five warships, it was worth it!

"For four hundred thousand taels, it's worth buying five warships. It's definitely worth it, but Mr. Li, it's hard to say what kind of army these five ships are."

Looking at Master Li, Liu Kunpeng smiled.

"If you buy a few obsolete wooden-hulled boats, you will lose a lot!"

"Wooden hull boat? Can this boat have an iron hull? How can this iron hull float on water?"

Mr. Li was puzzled.

"Your Excellency, I don't know. As early as a few years ago, Britain and France had already built iron-clad ships. Now Western countries are scrambling to build iron-clad ships. Wooden-clad warships are tending to be eliminated even in second-rate countries like the United States. I suspect that what Wall Brothers wants to sell to the Qing Dynasty may be the wooden-hulled ships eliminated by the United States. One such ship is only tens of thousands of taels, and five ships, including ships and guns, even if they are hired The foreigners here are only [-] taels at most, and they can earn [-] taels if they change hands, this Wall Brothers has done a good job!"

Liu Kunpeng's exclamation made Mr. Li frowned, and he, who was already at odds with Wall Brothers, said unhappy.

"These two Hua Er brothers are really profiteers! They are really hateful."

After all, he sighed again.

"Unfortunately, there are too few trustworthy businessmen like Shuren in Shanghai. Even if they are interpreters and compradors, how many people are not willing to be driven by foreigners."

Of course, Liu Kunpeng accepted Governor Li's praise. After burying an introduction in a few words, he changed the topic to the recruitment of workers. Of course, Li was also laughing at his mention of recruiting workers in northern Jiangsu. A look unwilling to talk in depth.Regarding this, Liu Kunpeng would not force it, but just let him know.

When he left the Huai army barracks and got into the carriage to return to the concession, the smile on Liu Kunpeng's face faded and he sneered.

"When you have tasted the sweetness, you won't refuse!"

Will those people turn down the benefits of having it delivered to their door?

Impossible, there are no officials in the Qing Dynasty who are not greedy for money.As long as there is money to earn, let alone turn a blind eye to "recruitment", even if it is selling coolies, you can turn a blind eye.

The reason why Mr. Li is not expressing his position now is that he just doesn't want to directly participate in this matter. If he doesn't talk to him, he can talk to other people.

As long as he doesn't personally object, it means that this matter has been completed.

Hitting the roof with his cane, he called to the coachman.

"Go directly to the pier!"

……

In the early morning of the next day, before the boat arrived at Yangshan Mountain, Liu Kunpeng was taken aback by the huge ship moored on the ocean between the big and small Yangshan Mountains. kneel down.

"My God, this is not the dragon boat of the Dragon King of the East China Sea!"

Like a floating city, the "Great Orient" is moored quietly on the sea, surrounded by small wooden boats, and the boats are full of men and women of different ages. The migrants in the detention center, of course, are not voluntary, but when they arrive at the waiting center, they have no other choice.

After all, they have all accepted their fate since the day they were snatched away by Long Mao.Resignation to fate, when they left the waiting station and boarded the big iron ship, they all looked at it with astonishment, and even at this moment, they became more obedient, after all, in such a huge ship In front of them, human beings will inevitably become small, and they will involuntarily feel admiration and awe in their hearts.

When the board passed near the "Great Eastern", Liu Kunpeng opened his eyes wide in astonishment. He could even hear the sound of his own heart beating, and there was only one thought in his mind— — awe!
Even he himself has become extremely small...

"Brother Liu, what do you think of this boat?"

Li Fugui pointed to the iron boat on the sea and said to Liu Kunpeng.

"This ship is still made of iron!"

"There are really iron-hulled boats!"

Liu Kunpeng said in surprise.

"I thought it was nonsense!"

"What do you think? Otherwise, how could this ship be built so big? By the way, I asked you to come here this time because I want you to go to Hangzhou and negotiate a big deal with Li Xiucheng."

"Big business?"

Liu Kunpeng said in surprise.

"what business?"

"where……"

Pointing to a strange looking boat parked near the pier, Li Fugui smiled.

"My boss told you to sell this ironclad ship to King Zhong!"

what!
Sell ​​the ironclad ship to King Zhong!
Staring wide-eyed, staring at the iron-clad ship, looking at the giant cannon that could fit his head, Liu Kunpeng said in amazement.

"This, this cannon is so big!"

In front of the ironclad ship is a huge 10-inch Dahlgren front-loading split-bore gun. This gun is absolutely amazing in the Far East, and it is definitely like a king.

"Can't it be big! This is a ten-inch cannon. It weighs 12000 pounds. The solid shell is 124 pounds. The grenade is 101.5 pounds. It has a range of 3000 yards..."

When speaking, Li Fugui pointed to the fort on Yangshan Island and said.

"This time, four doors were brought along with the ship, and I have settled on the island. It is imperative to be on guard against others!"

From Tanhu Mountain to Yangshan Mountain, although it is farther away from the mainland, safety issues must still be considered. After all, this is not only a waiting station, but also a material warehouse.Building a fort is a natural thing.

"It should be so, but don't be idle about those 12-pound guns, I will sell them later."

For arms dealers, there is no old or new goods, and the most important thing is to sell them instead of putting them in warehouses for ashes.

Then Liu Kunpeng asked again.

"It, really has iron armor?"

"That's right, there is indeed iron armor. The thickest part is an inch, and the thinnest part is half an inch. I heard from the person who came with the ship that even a half-inch thick iron armor can't be pierced by ordinary cannons. I dare say, there is. It, the Qing soldiers are no longer the opponents of Long Mao!"

"This this……"

Staring at the invincible ironclad ship, Liu Kunpeng asked.

"Sell it to Longhair, right?"

"Appropriate! Why not appropriate, you don't remember what the boss said!"

Li Fukun said with a smile.

"It is not a good arms dealer who does not sell arms to the arms dealers on both sides of the war. The more fierce the fight between them is, the better our business will be."

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