The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 483 Machine Gun and Brandy

Autumn is here in Paris, and the weather is getting cooler.

In a blink of an eye,.Jia Min and his party have been in Paris for more than eight months.

Mrs. Servante's uncle's Vanu Manor has now become the residence of more than 100 people Jia Min and his party.

The manor was basically idle. After Jia Min arrived here, he renovated it and now it has become a well-known social place in Paris.

Some salons, dances and receptions are often held here.

The dignitaries and dignitaries from France, England, Prussia, Austria, Spain and many other European countries have become regular visitors here.

Today, there will be a dance party here, and there will be more than 100 invited guests.

The most famous of these is the Countess Duvalier.

Countess Duvalier is one of the most popular women in Paris in the past ten years.

She has two prestigious titles,

One is the mistress of the King of France, and the other is the owner of the most famous salon in Europe today.

Her coming here is regarded by the outside world as a great social success of Vanu Manor.It also marks the official recognition of the status of Vanou Manor by the social circles and high society in Paris.

The recognition of Vanu Manor is also the recognition of Jia Min and his party.

At this time, Jia Min was standing at the door of the welcome hall.

Dressed up now, if Feng Ziying and others came, they would not recognize the person in front of them, who was their Chief Min.

Wearing otter fur three-cornered hat, the brim of the hat is gilded, and the top of the hat is decorated with three ostrich feathers.

The hair was braided and tied with a black ribbon.The upper body is a tuxedo with a high lapel, with a muslin waistcoat with colorful trim inside, the lower body is black leather trousers, and thin-soled pumps.

A pair of pocket watches hung on his chest, a popular snuff bottle was in his pocket, a long sword was worn at his waist, and a long walking stick was in his hand.

This attire is the most popular attire for gentlemen in the upper class of Paris today.

Seeing the guests getting off the carriage and entering the room, Jia Min either nodded or bent down to signal, and said some words of welcome.

The ballroom inside is also a banquet hall.

Baochai, Miaoyu, Daiyu, Qingwen, Tamara, Mrs. Servante, as hostesses, are entertaining guests.

Baochai was wearing a large dress, a wig with big curls on her head, pine-scented hair oil, and face powder.A ribbon lace is used as decoration in the hair.

Wearing a long skirt held up by whalebone skirt rings, making the skirt bulge like a basket.

This is how a typical aristocratic lady looks in France today.

Miaoyu's headdress is generally similar to that of Baochai, except that the head is decorated with feathers.Wearing Huadu long clothes, he looks free and easy.

Daiyu and Qingwen were wearing small dresses.Daiyu's headdress is relatively simple, while Qingwen's is more complicated and exaggerated.

The wig is raised high, and every time you walk through the door, you need to lower your head to pass.

Tamara's dress is somewhat similar to Baochai's.Among the graceful and luxurious, there is a little more wildness and wildness.

These few people have now become celebrities in the Parisian social circle.

Some people have already started waltzing.

Now the waltz has become a popular dance in the Parisian court and even in the upper class, and soon replaced the minuet that had always been popular.

The birthplace of the waltz comes from Vanu Manor, which is a dance brought from the East by the host of this evening.

Qin Zhong walked to Jia Min's side.

"Officer Min, Jiao Li and Mr. Dai are back."

"Okay, you go and tell Miss Bao and Mr. Servante that the banquet will start when the time comes, and you don't have to wait for me."

Qin Zhong agreed and went, while Jia Min walked to a room on the left.

After entering the house, Jiao Li, Dai Zhi, and Liu Cheng were already waiting here, and when they saw Jia Min coming in, they all showed joyful expressions on their faces.

"Gentlemen are so happy, it seems that the harvest is not small."

Jia Min joked and sat down.

"Hehe, it's not bad. The chain gun, rifle and bullets have all been tested successfully. Mr. Luo Fu is also very happy. If the Viscount agrees, he will start mass production immediately."

"I agree, of course I agree. Go back and tell Mr. Luo Fu to start production as soon as possible, just waiting for this day."

"Something about money..."

"The money is ready, and I will ask Miss Bao to give it to you in a while."

"Officer Min, the serial guns this time are quite different from our previous ones. It seems that we can change the name."

"I've thought of the name a long time ago, it's called a machine gun."

"Machine gun? Well, that's the name."

Jia Min called Dai Zhi this time to combine his concept of serial guns with the advanced industrial foundation of France to create a machine gun in the modern sense.

Soon after arriving in Paris, Jiao Li, Dai Zhi, and Liu Cheng went to work at the Louvre Arsenal in Lyon under the introduction of Mr. Servante.

Start with the most basic physical labor, learn and familiarize yourself bit by bit, step by step.

Now, a few people and more than 20 soldiers of the Army Corps studying in the Robbins Arsenal can already speak relatively fluent French.

Of course, the biggest gain is that they have learned advanced manufacturing technology and craftsmanship.

In order to cooperate with Mr. Luo Fu, Jia Min spent a lot of money under Servante's matchmaking.

In addition to money, it is Dai Zhi's design concept of serial guns.

But the rewards are also richer.

The first is to order a production line from Luofu, including some processing machinery including steam engines.

Followed by advanced smelting technology and bullet production technology.

At this time, the Luofu Armory Factory has been able to produce bullets with integrated ammunition. This bullet, like the bullets in Jia Min's previous life, is already a conceptual bullet.

It's almost epochal, a real rifle.

The second is to use the equipment here to produce machine guns and bullets.

Due to advanced materials and manufacturing techniques, machine guns no longer need to change barrels as before, and can be fired continuously.The bullet is also a bullet with ammunition in one.

Such a machine gun has more practical significance and has a terrifying lethality.It is precisely because of the concept of machine guns that Luo Fu cooperated with Jia Min so comprehensively.

"How many rifles were produced?"

"Twelve thousand have been produced."

"Where's the bullet?"

"One hundred thousand rounds."

"Where's the cannon?"

"Thirty doors."

"One month later, ninety machine guns can be produced. According to the original agreement with Mr. Luo Fu, we can take half of them away."

"Where did the wintersweet flowers go?"

"The one who came back with us said she was going to dance first. However, she asked us to tell you that she has already booked the boat, so you can rest assured."

"Just book it, this guy, it's like killing her if you don't dance for a few days."

"Officer Min, are you talking ill of me behind my back again?"

When you say wintersweet flowers, wintersweet flowers will arrive.

"Didn't you go to dance, and I didn't call you. If you want to dance, you can dance for a while."

"Just dance to a song. I know you are anxious to wait, so I will come back first. Don't worry, the ship has been contacted. In half a month, I can pick up the ship. I have also hired the sailors. They are experienced old sailors who have sailed in the South Seas before."

In order to transport machinery and munitions, Jia Min specially ordered a ship in France.

This ship will start from the port of Marseille, sail along the coast of Africa, circle around the Cape of Good Hope, and finally pass through the South China Sea, then sail along the coast of Daedong, and go northward to the mouth of the Sheldon River flowing out of Lake Figal, and then along the The Sheldon River enters Lake Feigal and finally reaches Pingyuan City in Beihai.

This walk will circle more than half of the earth and take nearly a year.

At this time, although the steam engine had been invented, it was only used on land, and it was not used on ships.

Therefore, the current boats still only rely on wind power and artificial oars as power to drive forward.

Ships that can sail on water have to wait for more than 50 years before they have practical applications.

Jia Min originally planned to transport this batch of materials by land, through Poland, Ukraine, Russia, and then to the North Sea.

When I asked Tamara to come with me, I wanted to get convenience on the road through her.

However, the relationship between France and Ross is very bad now, and there are already signs of war, so Jia Min had to give up this plan and transport by sea instead.

"Mr. Dai, Jiao Li, you two will take the boat back this time, and then bring back the workers from the Luofu factory. The technicians recruited before will also be brought back this time."

"Okay, as soon as the machine gun is produced, we will set off."

"Chief of Staff Feng and Chief of Staff of the Guards should be in Pingyun City at this time. It is estimated that they have established a firm foothold there and opened up the situation. The construction of the city and village has already begun. After you go back, immediately build an arsenal and conduct trial production. "

"According to the original plan, they should have already stored raw materials such as pig iron, and strive to produce qualified rifles, bullets, field guns and shells in half a year. As for machine guns, they have to produce them here in France. The next ship Ship it back."

"Officer Min, it won't take half a year. We have checked and checked repeatedly, and we can start production in three months after going back."

"It's better like this. This time you go first, wait for the next shipment to go, and I will go back later."

"Are you going by land or by sea?"

"It's not sure yet, we'll see the situation later."

Jia Ming and the others summed up some details, and came to Jia Qin and Wei Ruoshui.

There are a few people here, negotiating with them about the purchase of winemaking equipment.Jia Min waited for a while, and several people left.Only then did we enter the house.

"How is it, how has it sold during this time?"

"Twenty sets have been ordered today, not bad."

Jia Qin hastily poured Jia Min a glass of brandy.

What they want to sell is wine making equipment.It was produced in a factory in Paris based on the set of brewing equipment brought by Jia Min.

At this time, France had already started the industrial revolution, and the manufacturing industry had just emerged.

Compared with the original winemaking equipment this time, there have been many improvements.

The principle and structure are still the same, mainly the materials and usage have changed.

The condenser is made of ceramics instead of aluminum, and the iron plate of the cooking pot has been made of thin plates, which has reduced a lot in weight.

In terms of use, it was changed from distilling liquor to distilling wine.

The distilled wine is the brandy that is all the rage at this time.

This time, Jia Min did not make wine, but made wine making equipment.The equipment he brought from his previous life was the most advanced in the whole of Europe.

Nowadays, people from all over Europe, many people come to order, and the factories work overtime to produce, and the supply exceeds the demand.

Just when Jia Min was talking happily with Jia Qin and Wei Ruoshui, the door slammed open.

Tamara barged in angrily.

(End of this chapter)