Xiao Yiming's surprise caused everyone to exclaim, and the other companies looked at Ball with a little jealousy. Ball stood up excitedly:

"Xiao, my closest friend, West China Company is the most sincere and closest partner of our Mauser Company in China. Please rest assured. I immediately ordered the secretary to call Shanghai to contact the ship as quickly as possible and prepare for transportation. In addition, I once again solemnly promised: within three months of the contract signing, our Mauser Company will send professional and technical personnel to Chengdu with all technical information and authorized legal documents of the subject matter of the contract!"

There was another warm applause. Xiao Yiming finished thanking and began to negotiate with representatives of various companies on cooperation projects of chemical factories and ammunition factories. This talk lasted for a day, and he used some bread and sausages for lunch.

All contracts were not signed until noon the next day.

Xiao Yiming's generous conditions, as well as his respect and sincerity to technicians, successfully retained seven mechanical engineers and senior technicians, including Frederick Max, and finally signed a four-year work contract with each of them in the name of China West China Metal Products Company.

The rich celebration dinner was paid by the deep-gratulated consul. Both sides were very happy, even excited, so everyone drank with joy.

After the banquet was removed, the two rare female consulate staff and consular wives proposed to hold a dance, which immediately caused cheers. The phonograph and piano were moved into the widest conference room. Dozens of enthusiastic Germans worked together and quickly arranged their singing to be decent.

Xiao Yiming really doesn't know how to dance the popular social dance in modern Europe, so he had to sit in the corner with the obese Mr. Ball holding a wine glass.

After fully experiencing the artistic talent and bold and romantic side of the Germans, Ball approached Xiao Yiming and smiled: "Xiao, I have some suggestions and I really want to tell you. I wonder if you are interested?"

Xiao Yiming smiled and said, "Bauer, you understand my personality, and my attitude towards your suggestions has never been more important than you think, because you are an expert in multiple fields, even as your student, I will aggrieved your talent."

Ball laughed: "Xiao, I have to say that you are more professional than any Chinese expert and official I have ever come into contact with. Even the managers of the largest Hubei gun factory in China are not as good as you. Until now, they still do not understand the basic production technology of light weapons, do not know the processing procedures of key components of springs, shell throwing hooks and firing mechanisms, and do not understand the professional knowledge of carburizing, quenching, tempering and cooling of different metal materials.

"They imitated Mauser rifles always have one kind or another failure, either stuck or bullets, or key components quickly deform and wear, or even break and scrap. Until now, they still do not understand the importance of electric furnace steelmaking and alloy steel smelting in the military industry.

"And you, my dear friend, you attach great importance to it. The degree of your importance and the advanced knowledge you have mastered has surprised and admired us all, and at the same time, we are full of confidence in the close cooperation between us."

"Bauer, I always feel that you have something to say. Germans don't seem to like to praise someone who is much lower than their own, right?" Xiao Yiming asked humorously.

Ball laughed: "Xiao, you really make me feel guilty! My friend, to be honest, although you ordered two advanced smelting furnaces from Ryin Company and our Krupp, as well as the series of processing equipment that matched it, taking into account the self-production capacity of key components of the weapon, you didn't seem to notice that all equipment relies on electricity. Xiao, I would like to ask, given the current situation in Chengdu, is your electricity enough?"

Xiao Yiming was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, he really neglected this key issue. But since the cunning Ball had known it for a long time, why did he remind himself until now?

Oh... I understand! During the negotiation of the big contract, the three German companies made more concessions, or the result of mutual compromise between several major companies, so Ball deliberately did not mention this matter and put this important issue that must be solved separately outside the big contract.

Now that the contract has been signed, it is too late to regret it. Xiao Yiming was so angry that he could only pretend to be smiling: "Thank you very much for your reminder. I have indeed forgotten the profound lesson! Ball, with your opinion, how should I solve it?"

Ball calmly raised his glass and clinked Xiao Yiming, took a small sip comfortably, put away his smile and answered very seriously:

"Xiao, Chengdu has a flat terrain, unlike Ya'an, which has the superior conditions for hydropower generation with abundant water volume and large drops. However, within a hundred kilometers of Chengdu, there are multiple coal mines, flat roads and numerous rivers, which make coal transportation extremely convenient. Therefore, I think you should consider going to another thermal power plant, which can be connected to the grid with existing small power plants to generate electricity, providing rich power for your factories.

"Another, in addition to the world-famous artillery, our Krupp company has always been well-known in Europe for the production of thermal power generation equipment and smelting equipment. As your most loyal friend, I can responsibly say that the thermal power generation unit provided by Krupp will be the result of the latest generation of comprehensive technology in Europe, two generations ahead of the British products you are using now."

Xiao Yiming thought about it and then thought, but finally he could only grit his teeth and nodded: "Baul, can you delay payment by one year? I mean that your company has completed installation and commissioning and is officially put into production within one year."

"This... Xiao, please forgive me for not being able to answer you immediately. This is beyond my power, but I can answer you within a week. I am also very willing to serve you. It is always a great pleasure to work with you!" Ball's face was full of sincere smile.

Xiao Yiming could only sigh: "Baul, why do I feel that I am always passive when I am with you? You always make me feel moved by a few words, and in the end I usually pay according to your wishes."

"My God! Dear Xiao, the contract for 8,560 long rifles has already made you a big profit. The original 58 mark rifle was pressed to 54 marks by you little by little. Each gun had to be given an additional 120 rifles according to your bullshit convention. These weapons are not the older generation of rifles that we sold to those ignorant warlords in northern China. They are all new guns produced after 1905! My God, sometimes I really think behind you a cunning Jew is playing with conspiracy secretly."

Ball made a heart-wrenching look. After saying that, he picked up the cup and took a sip. Seeing Xiao Yiming looking at him with a smile on his face, he looked back without any hesitation. After a while, the two of them laughed at the same time, making everyone look here.
Chapter completed!