"The sound of cracking is heavy. I just knocked on the seven places where problems are most likely to occur. They are all fine, and there are no problems with the others." Badis continued: "Just look at the inner wall."

"Bring the lamp over here." Yasuo quickly came over with the lamp to take a look. After all, the mold is a glazed earthenware bottle, which is naturally much more delicate than the sand mold, so there are no obvious trachoma on the inner wall. Although some are not very flat,

This was already a problem that could be solved by polishing and repairing. So he stood up again, patted the dust on his body and said to Alphonse: "The artillery acceptance was successful, and test firing can be arranged."

"Let's check again tomorrow to see if there are any other problems. After all, the barrel was blown up once." Alphonse didn't want a cannon that was so easy to cast to be blown up casually: "We also have arrangements to polish it.

The inner wall is waxed, and I want it to be in the best condition for the test firing."

"No problem!" Yasuo was full of confidence.

After that, Alphonse naturally hurried back to the house, and then he calmed down and thought about who this mysterious guest from Paris was. If he was a military purchaser, there would definitely be no rumors. If he was,

The ceramic craftsman he had entrusted Darren and the others to find had arrived, and it was not necessary to call him a "mysterious guest." So Alphonse, who still couldn't guess the origin of the person after thinking hard, simply closed his eyes and concentrated in the car, recharging his energy for the next meeting.

…

"Master, you are finally back." Alfred was already waiting at the door in person. When he saw Alphonse getting off the carriage, he whispered: "He is a distinguished guest from the Louvre."

"The Louvre?!" Alphonse was almost startled. His artillery business was so big that he attracted a dwarf like Louis XIV to him. Damn it, he was a French monarch, so he did it himself.

A business of tens of thousands of livres can lure him here from hundreds of miles away. Isn't this more greedy than a shark at sea?

"I've been waiting for you for almost an hour." Alfred whispered again, and Alphonse raised his eyebrows. Hey, wasn't this what he asked him to wait before he came? But he can wait for an hour, it seems.

It's an important matter, but it's not easy to talk about it? Are you here to ask for a bribe or something? But it doesn't matter. If you are willing to wait for an hour, it means that the person who gave the order requires the messenger to communicate with him sincerely, which means that it is not difficult to deal with.

..Therefore, Alphonse just nodded and followed Alfred to the living room.

"Sir, this is Sir Vigeri from Paris." After entering the door, Alfred introduced to Alphonse the middle-aged man in front of him who was dressed in typical Baroque style clothing and had a humble face: "

Sir Virgery, this is our master Alphonse de Moller."

"I'm sorry to bother you by taking the liberty of visiting, Mr. Alphonse de Moller. My name is Riet de Vigeri." Riet de Vigeri smiled and extended his hand.

"It's our first time meeting you. Welcome to my humble home, Sir Vigeri. I am Alphonse de Moller." Alphonse stretched out his hand to shake the other person's hand, and then invited the other person to sit down again.

"Actually, from a genealogical point of view, we are still somewhat related, Mr. de Moller." Lieutenant de Vigery sat down with a smile and introduced him familiarly: "My grandmother came from Boulogne.

The Kroll family, her cousin's son, that is, my cousin is the father-in-law of my elder brother Sir Armand de Moller, and his wife Yvette Moller can also be regarded as my distant cousin."

"Yes, Mr. Alfred once introduced me to me. It's a pity that you couldn't come to their wedding in March." Alphonse said with a smile. Alfred naturally never mentioned this.

And if nothing else happens, Miss Yvette, oh no, Mrs. Yvette Mohler probably doesn’t know this so-called distant cousin either.

"Yes, it's really a pity." Sir Wiggery had the courage to do so, or he was thick-skinned enough. He still said nonchalantly: "Considering our close family relationship, this time

Regarding Mr. Mohler's affairs, I specially invited you to come here."

"Thank you very much." After all, I don't want to hit the smiling person. No matter what, Riet de Vigere's attitude is extremely sincere, and it should be acceptable even if he asks for a bribe. "I don't know why Sir took the trouble to come here this time."

What's going on?"

As soon as business was mentioned, Lieutenant de Vergeri began to enter the politician mode. He picked up the red wine with a smile, shook the glass gently, took a sip of high-quality red wine from Bordeaux, and tasted it briefly.

After making enough gestures, he said slowly: "Mr. Mohler, have you heard about Count Colbert's handicraft factory support plan?"

"Uh... yes, I have always heard that the Earl is supporting the private economy in many places in the country, but there has been no movement in the Pierdy region. Is it possible?" Alphonse was very cooperative, but he kept muttering in his heart: his own artillery

Although it can be considered handmade, it is completely different from the craftsmanship factory in normal thinking. Let alone the artillery factory that can be included in the support list, it is just a gold anchor, which is like a joke.

"Even at this moment, I can't believe that your workshop can purchase or consume more than 400,000 pounds of bronze in just a few months." The words of Lieutenant de Vergeri made Alfang

Si's heart skipped a beat. In order to avoid being discovered about his true artillery output, he purchased bronze through various channels: the Exchange 350,000 pounds, Portugal 270,000 pounds, Oslo 250,000 pounds, the Netherlands 190,000 pounds, the East and West India Company

300,000 pounds, 150,000 pounds from the British, 150,000 pounds from the local chamber of commerce, and 120,000 pounds secretly purchased by Ann Shire using a leather bag company. The data is still included in the 350,000 pounds on the exchange.

In this way, the Louvre can still clearly find out that it has consumed 400,000 pounds of bronze in just 2 months. As long as they are willing, they can find out more soon. This part of the tax calculation alone can make Al Fang

I can guess half of Sri Lanka’s output! If he wasn’t afraid of killing the Spanish, Alphonse would want to open a branch factory in Spain now...

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"After all, it's the beginning, so I'll lose more and gain experience." Alphonse opened his eyes and lied. It doesn't matter. Next, he will need a cast iron cannon. The person who killed the Louvre will not believe that he can use 3400.

A gun made of 100 pounds of iron is more powerful than a cannon made of 4000 pounds of iron. When the time comes, the loss will be doubled. You can also consider opening a branch factory in the Netherlands. After all, they are a big customer...

"Haha, no matter what, you have figured out a monthly output of more than 500 doors, haven't you?" Lieutenant de Vergeri said with a calm smile. From the more than 300,000 pounds of bronze, you can know that this is at least 1,000 pounds.

Even if you count the uncast cannons, there is still trial production in the early stage, and it is not a problem to stabilize the output to 500 guns a month.

"The accuracy of your information is really unbelievable." If I don't flatter you, I'm afraid you will continue to delve deeper...

"After all, this is France." Lieutenant-General de Vergeri had to say proudly, and then changed the topic with a smile and jumped to another topic: "Since taking office, your lordship has been working hard to improve the private sector in our country.

Economic development, the external competitiveness of commodities and trade surplus, in order to promote economic take-off faster, there are corresponding support policies for the introduction of foreign cutting-edge industries and support for domestic large-scale private enterprises. Enterprises with a monthly profit of more than 10,000 livres will receive corresponding support

Financial support to help them upgrade their industry and introduce advanced production equipment. After learning that the rapid-fire cannon produced by Mr. Moller's workshop has successfully entered the international market, Piaget has been paying attention to it. Although your workshop has not yet reached the standard, Piaget still

I highly recommend it to the Duke of Letelier, hoping to bring Mr. Moller's business to a higher level."

Hearing the name Duke Letelier, Alphonse felt even more toothache. As a trusted minister of Louis XIV, this man was more cruel than persecuted the former finance minister Fouquet. On the one hand, it was to combat corruption;

On the one hand, they probably still hate the rich; but it is undeniable that it was Letelier and Colbert who took charge of the financial power, which saved France's finances from the brink of collapse, and finally opened the era of Louis XIV's Sun King. It can be said that if Alphonse

If you seize the opportunity this time, you will win the favor of two of Louis XIV's most trusted ministers, and you will definitely be a powerful figure in the business world!

But this fruit is not as easy to eat as imagined; let’s talk about the current Finance Minister Count Colbert first. He is famous for “taxing taxes in places where people don’t expect” and “even children know how to make money in the Chamber of Commerce”. What he is best at is

Soft knife cuts meat.

For example, after a textile factory receives support and obtains funds to purchase a site to expand the factory and add equipment, Colbert will then ask the other party to purchase raw materials from designated suppliers; please rest assured that the supply price in the first year must be in line with the market price.

Parallel is even cheaper, and then it will grow at a rate of 8%-10% every year until it is unbearable. At this time, the businessman quits, and Colbert will say, there is no way, the king has to eat too.

Ah; since the cost of raw materials is too high, I told the king that we cannot continue to increase prices. In exchange, you give the king the distribution rights in France. What can the businessman do? He can only agree, and then the showy operation begins.

If it happens, Colbert will open exchanges in major ports across the country, dump at low prices to seize market share, and call it "market behavior". In the end, most of the market will be taken away by Colbert, and then the merchants can only

I purchased raw materials from Colbert at high prices and sold finished products to Colbert at low prices. I worked hard to earn a living wage! But what about Colbert? He took away most of the profits leisurely, but got nothing.

There is no need to pay, and under the soft knife, businessmen can only continue to be exploited by him.

Speaking of the Duke, this is the Chief Justice of France, who replaced the deceased Mazarin as Lord Privy Seal after Louis XIV came to power. Even in the eyes of others, this is because Louis XIV needs a confidant to take charge of this position, but it does not mean that

This Duke is an ordinary figure. As early as 1625, during Richelieu's time, he was already the Chief Justice of France. As a big boss who could compete with Mazarin at that time, he probably did not get the position.

The only reason was Richelieu's obstruction; so after Mazarin's death, the Duke's revenge on Mazarin's cronies and finance minister Nicolas Fouquet was breathtaking, and the "Man in the Iron Mask" created a world mystery.

.For such a cold person, one cannot expect him to be really kind and want to help him...

The situation is obvious at this point. It is a complete conspiracy: the apples are here, but I tell you that half of them are poisonous. You can eat them, and there is a half chance of being poisoned to death. You can also not eat them, but there is a high chance of starving to death.
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