Just when such a banquet was unexpectedly held in Calais, guests were also welcomed into a workshop in London across the sea.

"Mr. Brown, is this the rapid-fire cannon you made?" Benjamin Hawkins rushed into the workshop angrily, pointed directly at the nose of workshop owner John Brown and yelled:

"My men intercepted a Spanish fleet in the Channel Islands. What was the result? Your rapid-fire cannon exploded after firing only a few rounds!"

"This...isn't this possible?" John Brown, the workshop owner, looked strange: "Um...Sir Hawkins, this was cast with the drawings and molds you provided..."

"Nonsense! I bought it from Mr. Alphonse, and you succeeded in casting it in front of my interview, didn't you? I want to ask you now, what's going on?!" Benjamin Hawkins

Dawei Guanghuo Dao.

It’s no wonder that Benjamin Hawkins was so angry that after he suffered heavy losses last time, he decided to use the rapid-fire cannons he bought from Alphonse for privateering on the outer seas, and use these cheap goods to fight the autumn wind in the inland sea;

It doesn't matter if you can't hit Qiu Feng. After all, merchant ships in the inland sea are equipped with more and more rapid-fire cannons. If you can't hit them, just run away. The problem is that these rapid-fire cannons explode by themselves, not only hurting your own people, but also killing people.

My own ship was damaged by the bombing, and I couldn’t steal a chicken without losing a lot of rice, which makes everyone angry!

"Sir Hawkins, this needs to be reasonable. I got the drawings and molds from you, then cast the rapid-fire cannon and sold it to you." John Brown said with a helpless expression:

"If there is a problem with the quality of this rapid-fire cannon, it can only be a problem with your drawings and molds, or else there is a problem with your operator; I am just a cannon caster, what does it have to do with me?"

"What does it have to do with you? Now I have reason to suspect that you cut corners, or simply gave me a batch of inferior rapid-fire cannons!" Benjamin Hawkins laughed angrily at John Brown: "I don't care, now I want

Return all the rapid-fire cannons to you and refund your money!"

"Sir Hawkins!" At this time, another man came in from outside the door: "Let's go inside and talk."

"Just in time! You are here too! Mr. Pitt!" Benjamin Hawkins saw that Robert Pitt, another investor in the workshop, was also there, and he immediately became even more excited:

"Just two days ago, my ship used the rapid-fire cannon cast by your workshop, and a terrible explosion occurred. As a result, my men were seriously injured, and the ship was also severely damaged!"

"Calm down, Sir Hawkins, please calm down!" Robert Pitt replied calmly: "The life of an artillery piece always ends with the explosion of the chamber, otherwise it can be used for a hundred years!

You said it had a blown chamber. That’s not surprising. At least in the artillery industry, who hasn’t seen a few guns with blown chambers?”

"...What do you mean, if the cannon explodes, I will be unlucky? Because there will always be a few artillery bombs?" Benjamin Hawkins's face suddenly darkened.

"Oh...that's not true, Sir Hawkins, we know it, we know it completely." Robert Pitt cleared his throat and continued:

"Mr. Alphonse of Calais has produced thousands of rapid-fire cannons, and there has never been any explosion of the chamber, or in other words, the chamber has not exploded in a short period of time;

There is no doubt that the quality of the artillery produced by Mr. Alphonse is naturally the best; however, you have to understand that the best artillery is not necessarily the most cost-effective artillery!"

"..." Benjamin Hawkins was at a loss for words. He purchased Alphonse's rapid-fire cannon at a minimum of 40 livres/gun and a maximum of 80 livres/gun; but what about here?

He first resold the drawings and molds he bought for 20,000 livres and sold them to these two men for two thousand pounds (30,000 livres), making a huge profit; and the purchase price for ordering rapid-fire cannons from them was also reduced to 35

Shilling (about 21 livres), the price-performance ratio is indeed much higher than buying a rapid-fire gun from Alphonse!

"Really? You have to understand that our artillery may not be the best, but of the same quality, our rapid-fire artillery must be the cheapest!" Robert Pitt continued to persuade:

"You said it exploded. Based on our long-standing friendship, we can compensate you with a new artillery piece. What do you think?"

"Compensation is okay, but all the artillery pieces that have been given to me must be replaced with the best ones! Mr. Alphonse's artillery can be used continuously for 12 rounds, but the artillery you forged can only be used for 6 rounds!

Anyway, I don’t see how cost-effective this is.” Benjamin Hawkins shook his head and said: “Eight rounds, at least eight rounds must be used safely before I can accept such a compensation plan.”

"Obviously our artillery can withstand the requirement of eight rounds of continuous fire! Sir Hawkins, if you don't believe it, I will take you to the warehouse. Can you choose one and try it now?" John Brown also quickly answered at this time.

Said: "I think it was a complete accident, an absolute accident, that the chamber exploded after just 6 consecutive shots!"

"Since you said so, I will count how many rapid-fire cannons I have lost when I go back, and check how many of my rapid-fire cannons are of substandard quality;

I hope the workshop can compensate me for my losses and replace all the artillery pieces that are not of good quality." Benjamin Hawkins thought for a while and replied. After all, he could not prove that the explosion of the artillery chamber must be caused by a problem with the casting process.

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"We can replace and compensate for the defective products and the blown-out rapid-fire cannons you found. As for the losses, I'm sorry, Sir Hawkins." Robert Pitt shook his head and replied:
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"I think you should also go find Mr. Alphonse. We also have reason to suspect that there is a problem with the drawings and technology he provided;

We have paid so much money, but if the technology we buy is not up to standard, then we may have to ask you for compensation. Of course, you can also ask Mr. Alphonse for compensation."

"..." Benjamin Hawkins' face darkened again, but he didn't say anything more. He just nodded and turned away, leaving John Brown and Robert Pitt eye to eye!

"What do you think the problem is?" John Brown asked first.

"In terms of craftsmanship," Robert Pitt said with certainty: "There is no problem with the drawings and molds. We can cast almost identical rapid-fire cannons, which is the best proof;

Not to mention that these technologies are truly unprecedented, and Alphonse de Moller did not lie in this regard."

"But..." John Brown frowned and said: "We tried our best to imitate, but in the end we couldn't get a cannon with a stronger inner chamber than the outer wall;

Even with the so-called internal cooling technology, there is a clear gap between it and Alphonse de Moller's rapid-fire cannon."

"That's why I told Benjamin to go find Alphonse de Moller, maybe he could figure out the situation." Robert Pitt continued: "I think we should look for other ways to see if we can dig it out.

his technical staff."

"Other ways? I heard that there will be an auction in Boulogne in September, and there will be a very high-quality flintlock gun. I think he should go and take a look." John Brown thought for a while.

"Bologne... I happen to know the Viscount of Boulogne. It seems I should find time to pay him a visit..." Robert Pitt's eyes suddenly flickered...

At noon, when Alphonse woke up, two more pieces of good news arrived:

One is that Darren Desai's ship has returned to port and will dock in two hours at most; the other is that various partners in the merchant alliance have sent gifts and announced a 9-9 crackdown on all purchases of the Moller family.

Discount!

The discount is naturally not big, but it shows that the Moller family has only been recognized by the people of Calais at this moment; probably from now on, Alphonse can get a free note wherever he goes to eat, and it will also come with a glass of wine!

"This is something that didn't even happen when the master was here." Alfred said to Alphonse excitedly, holding dozens or hundreds of various greeting cards.

What is popular support? This is popular support. Everyone in Calais knows what the Moller family does, where their home is, and they get discounts on things they buy. From now on, any outsider who wants to go against them will know what they do as soon as they enter Calais.

He will be stared at by everyone, and any trouble will be immediately sent to Alphonse!

"Haha, I need to change my clothes right away. Also, go get Armand over. We'll go to the pier to wait for Uncle Desai. It's only one day away. It would have been nice if he had been here last night." Alphonse laughed. In fact,

He didn't expect that people from Calais would unexpectedly attend the meeting yesterday; he was probably worried that Darren Desai wouldn't come back for a few days and it would be difficult to find Armand present next time.

But now that everyone has given up on Armand, the meeting has been held, and Darren Desai is back! But no matter what, Darren Desai will have to get into shape immediately and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the entire business alliance.

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"Speaking of this, I'm afraid I can tell you some bad news." Alfred said helplessly: "Sir drank too much last night and had an affair with the daughter of the Saul family, at Desai's house."<

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"Why doesn't he die? Such a scandal happened at Uncle Darren's house?" Alphonse suddenly became furious!

Although he has to thank him for not changing the target of his attack to Veronica, this Sol family is not a small family; the other party is the largest leather goods merchant in Calais, and his family affairs are even better than the original Will Mo's.

The pedicle is stronger!

Last night, like Will Morty, he invested 10,000 livres in assets. You must know that the merchant alliance holds up to 50% of the shares, which means that the other party's entire net worth is at least 20,000 livres!<

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"The daughter of the Saul family is not making trouble, it's Miss Veronica." Alfred replied helplessly.

It is estimated that the girl was just a one-night stand, so not only Miss Sol herself, but also the Sol family had no intention of asking Alphonse to argue; instead, they had a sex date with Desai's house, and Veronica found out about it.
Chapter completed!