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Chapter 565 Foreigners Want Good Things (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
Russia not only buys weapons from Nanhua, but is also a major customer.

Russia, as one of the great powers, industry and military industry is definitely the ... floor of European countries.It might even be a few floors down the floor.

After being favored by Britain and France in the Crimean War, although he lost the battle according to tradition, he sacrificed a tsar.But reality always has to be faced.

After the Tsar "stroke", the new emperor began to import equipment from Britain and France, not only importing equipment, but also sending officers from time to time to test and purchase various new weapons around the world.

The lessons of Crimea are too profound.We must be vigilant.

Count Philip von Bruno chased after Nanhua like a piece of dog skin plaster and sold Alaska to the "America Company". He unexpectedly discovered that the weapons produced by the company were actually very good, especially the cutting-edge weapons. The Type 61 revolver is simply a perfect weapon.

After all, the Type 61 revolver is not only the world's first double-action revolver with a side-swinging revolver, but Zhu Xianhai also borrowed some classic designs from later generations when designing it.For example, Colt's m1917 revolver, plus he said that the metal eggshell used is definitely an epoch-making weapon in this era.

When leaving Nanhua, Count Philip von Bruno took away a hundred Type 61 11mm pistols. Half a year later, several Russian officers came to Nanhua and directly signed an agreement with Nanhua Arsenal to purchase 41000 Type 61 pistols. According to the contract, they not only ordered weapons, but also purchased technical patents, which were independently produced by the Tula Arsenal in Russia.

It was also from 1863 that Nanhua really entered the international arms market by exporting revolvers to Russia.In the following seven years, although Nanhua's weapons were sold to Spain, Egypt, Turkey and other countries, Russia has always been a major customer of Nanhua Arsenal.

甚至现在俄罗斯还是67式步枪的最大用户——2年前，格洛夫上校和戈尼亚斯上校来到南华后，立即被这种新式步枪所征服。他们毫不犹豫的采购了30000支67式步枪。随后这种9毫米步枪就以“格洛夫步枪”的名义在俄罗斯生产。

What was Major Grove's greatest contribution?
It is to change the rifle to 11 mm caliber to increase the power-the Russians don't believe in the 9 mm caliber, they always feel that the larger the caliber, the more powerful it is.Another is to switch to the traditional three-edged bayonet.So it becomes a Grove rifle.Even the Gatling machine gun manufactured by Nanhua was named Grove machine gun in Russia.

However, the perfect performance of the 70-type rifle in France last year blinded the eyes of military experts from various European countries. The new gun and ammunition will give the Ming infantry a great tactical advantage in terms of accuracy and range.Overnight, the old high-caliber black powder guns and ammunition became obsolete.

As the biggest fan of Nanhua, Russia can't sit still, so almost Colonel Grove came to Nanhua again, and switched to the Type 7.5 rifle with 67mm bullets, which is simply tailor-made for Russia. ——Because its basic design is taken from the Grove-style single-shot rifle being produced in Russia, it is definitely the most appropriate to purchase it from the perspective of reducing investment in state-owned factories.In addition, the use of the Grove rifle is simple and reliable, and does not require too much maintenance. It has long been proven in Russia, and Russians cannot operate weapons that are too complicated, so this rifle is at least very suitable for Russians.

In order to prove that what he said was true, Li Chenqin walked towards those Russian officers with a smile on his face, and greeted them in French as he walked.

"Colonel Grove, what do you think of the Type 71 rifle?"

"Manager Li, this rifle is simply amazing!"

Colonel Grove was a little elated, and replied in French.

"Absolutely subverts all our imaginations, it can even shoot targets 2000 meters away, my God! I have never seen such a perfect weapon!"

This year French is the international common language. Of course Grove, who was born in an aristocratic family, can speak French. As for Li Chenqin, he not only studied in France, but also has a French wife.Not to mention him, even Ding Fu, the interpreter beside Yang Fuqing, can also speak French. After listening to the prince's order, he translated everything the Russians said verbatim.

Listening to their conversation, Yang Fuqing couldn't help exclaiming.

"It turns out that even foreign brothers like Russia buy foreign guns from Daming. It seems that buying this foreign gun should be good!"

Unlike Yang Fuqing and others, Colonel Grove himself is a weapon expert. Although he is very satisfied with the Type 71 rifle, he still mentioned the shortcomings.

"We noticed that although the 7.5mm bottomless bottleneck bullet is perfect, it is not suitable for use in Russia. Through the study of technical data, we found that the requirements for the size of the chamber of the projectile shell with a raised edge are relatively loose, so that it can be processed by the machine. Larger production tolerances are allowed, which saves both man-hours and money. It is more suitable for the Russian light weapons industry, is there any solution to this?"

The experts first raised technical questions, and Li Chenqin answered them very frankly.

"That's no problem, some design modifications can be made to use a raised-rim case."

"There is also the issue of caliber. You use the caliber of the metric unit, but the metric unit is not suitable for Russia. We need to modify the caliber of the rifle. Maybe the third line, that is, 7.62 mm, is more suitable."

Party A's father has always been the biggest, and the arms dealer is also a businessman. Naturally, they have to meet their requirements one by one, but just a few words, the two sides reached an agreement on the redesign of the rifle and bullets, and the result of the agreement is of course Russia Army Hitiglov Model 2 rifle.

After reaching an agreement on the introduction of rifles, Li Chenqin said to Colonel Grove,
"Colonel, if it's convenient for you, you can visit the artillery factory. There must be products that you are interested in."

For big customers like Russia, the company will of course actively recommend various weapons. Nanhua Arms Factory is a comprehensive weapons factory that not only produces all kinds of light weapons, but also mortars and Krupp artillery. Well, Li Chenqin, as the factory manager, naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to sell other weapons, besides, this is also a task!
"Okay, Manager Li, we will visit there in these two days."

After Grove and his party left, Yang Fuqing took the initiative to come forward and asked.

"There must be something good in the artillery factory!"

Looking at Yang Fuqing who was a little curious, Li Chenqin said haha.

"Oh, it's a large-caliber naval gun. The Russians started to rearrange their naval armament last year. My Ming Dynasty's Kruppist heavy artillery is famous all over the world. Naturally, I won't miss this opportunity. By the way, my lord, have you decided yet?" ? You have just seen that the Russians are very interested in Type 71 rifles and production equipment, if..."

Before he finished speaking, Yang Fuqing interrupted others.

"110 million taels, [-]% of the payment will be made up with Husi. If you agree, we will sign."

Why are Ming's weapons so easy to sell?
To put it bluntly, it is because the payment method is flexible-barter trade is acceptable. In this era, this trade method is simply a big killer. After all, for countries with financial constraints, they are more willing to use gold and silver than gold and silver. Barter to buy weapons and machinery.

Although he was a bit jealous of the Type 70 rifle, after weighing the pros and cons, Yang Fuqing made a decision to introduce the production equipment and technology of the Type 71 rifle.

After all, even foreigners bought this kind of rifle from them. With the endorsement of the foreign brothers, then this kind of rifle must be very worth importing.

After finalizing the contract, Yang Fuqing said again.

"Manager Li, if it's convenient, let's visit the gun factory with the Russians in two days!"

(End of this chapter)