Du Wei remembered that when he went to the northwest, he was almost empty-handed! There was no support from the center of the imperial capital, not even a single gold coin of financial support! It was purely self-reliance that led to the current situation in the northwest! But now, he has to plant his own seeds.
After falling from the big tree, Prince Chen just said a word and wanted to pick fruits?
Where in the world can anything be so cheap?!
Besides, the more than 10 million gold coins that I just paid out have not yet been found!
"I know you are a little reluctant." Prince Chen smiled slightly and said, "I'm not asking for it just because I opened my mouth. After all, I know that it must be very expensive for you to develop this new weapon. I
I won’t take your things in vain... How about I pay 10 million gold coins to buy the manufacturing process of your new weapon? In addition... I will also pay 6 million gold coins for the flying broomstick. Hehe
...I am very interested in your 'Decepticon Air Force'. If you can get tens of thousands of airmen... the prairie people's cavalry advantage is nothing!"
At the end of the sentence, his voice couldn't help but become excited.
Tens of thousands?
After hearing this, Du Wei secretly wondered, is this flying broomstick so easy to make? Even with the manufacturing process developed by Master Alec, he relied on himself to prepare the mutant species using the spring water of the passage of time.
Here are the walnut seedlings. Until now, there are only dozens of brooms in the warehouse.
Tens of thousands? No need to think about it!
Besides, the broomstick flyer must be a magician! At least he must be a magic apprentice! Otherwise, if he cannot input magic power, he will not be able to fly. There are only a few hundred magicians in the entire continent, plus the magic apprentices
It's only a few thousand... Where can we get tens of thousands of air force?
Prince Chen doesn't understand the reason. Do you think it's so easy?
But... 10 million for gunpowder and 6 million for broomsticks... This guy had a good idea! In this way, he paid back 16 million to me, and also took away my two killer weapons, gunpowder and broomstick.
?
Is there anything so cheap in the world?
Du Wei sneered in his heart when he thought of this.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid this won't work." Du Wei looked regretful and sighed.
Prince Chen frowned, glanced at Du Wei, and said with a wry smile: "What's wrong? My Duke Tulip, do you think my price is too low? Well. I also know that you have suffered some losses. But now I
The finances are not tight either. After all, I have not been in power for a long time. Many things need to be stabilized and there are many places to spend money. Military expenditures are huge. In addition, I have already prepared for future wars and reorganized armaments.
There isn’t much land money either…”
"It's not about money." Du Wei shook his head: "Your Highness, please listen to me and tell you carefully."
He had a very sincere look on his face, but he thought to himself: If you want to blackmail me, can't I blackmail you?
He thought so in his heart, but the expression on his face was sincere. He took a deep breath, took a step back, bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, imagine that my current title is all given by you. You
Everyone knows that Du Weirong is extremely fond of me. I made this weapon and other things just to deal with the Northwest Army and the grassland people. It’s not that I don’t understand the big principles you said, but it’s just that when it comes to actual operation, it doesn’t matter.
It’s so simple.”
He spoke so sincerely that Prince Chen was not angry even after being rejected. He smiled warmly at Du Wei and said, "Oh, tell me, what's wrong?"
"Let's talk about the flying broomstick first." Du Wei smiled bitterly and said: "My Lord, don't think it's so easy for me to recruit more than twenty magic students and fly all over the sky on a broomstick. This Decepticon team, say
It's just made of gold! This team was formed on a small scale. It's okay to be used as a surprise soldier. But if it's formed on a large scale as you said, it's absolutely impossible! Let's talk about the flying broomstick first.
, this magic tool is extremely difficult to make." After saying that, Du Wei did not hide anything, and simply explained the general craftsmanship and manufacturing methods required to make a broomstick.
After all, Prince Chen also learned magic from the court magician. His own strength is not bad, and his knowledge in magic is naturally not low. As soon as Du Wei said it, he understood. This broomstick is indeed too expensive to make.
What's more, Du Wei also concealed something about the Time Lapse Spring. Without the Time Lapse Spring, even if you were given a full set of techniques, you wouldn't be able to get those walnut seedlings that mutated after grafting! In this regard, it can be said to be difficult.
It’s even more difficult! Walnut is already rare on the mainland, otherwise magicians wouldn’t be proud of walnut wands. And this mutated walnut, according to Du Wei, is even more powerful than ordinary saplings.
It is ten times more difficult to cultivate. Even if it is cultivated, the survival rate is only 10 to 20%, which is already amazing.
Prince Chen did a rough calculation in his mind and roughly calculated the cost of a flying broomstick, and couldn't help but take a breath!
"So... I'm afraid you can't get a flying broomstick without hundreds of thousands of gold coins?" Prince Chen looked worried.
Du Wei followed suit and added: "A few hundred thousand gold coins... I'm afraid it's not enough. If you include the low pass rate in the finished product... I'm afraid the cost of a flying broomstick will reach about one million gold coins."
This number is really enough to make people despair!
Even Prince Chen, who is the ruler of the continent and rich in the world, knows that such expensive weapons cannot be equipped on a large scale. The Roland Empire's annual fiscal revenue is only 70 to 80 million gold coins. Excluding daily government expenses,
After military expenditures and so on, there really wasn't much left. After doing this calculation, Prince Chen immediately gave up the idea. However, he was still a little confused: "But Du Wei... I'm afraid what you said is a little untrue."
?Since this thing is so expensive to make, how can you make dozens of them at once?"
As he spoke, he looked at Du Wei sideways.
Du Wei's heart moved, and he sighed: "I am also lucky. Most of the first batch of walnut seedlings were lucky to survive. However, this is also accidental luck. After that, more of the seedlings will die and less will survive. I can
I managed to get dozens of them. It was just luck. Later, I got greedy and wanted to get more. Unfortunately, I kept losing money and threw away countless wasted money. Your Highness, this is extremely difficult to do.
, It’s not that I, Du Wei, am stingy. I am willing to give you all the manufacturing process of this thing. If you don’t believe it, send someone to try to make it yourself and you will know.”
This manufacturing process can be proven, but without the passage of time, nothing can be done. So Du Wei was very sure.
"Also, even if we really get thousands of flying broomsticks... I'm afraid they won't be used! Your Highness, what I just said is very clear, and you should also understand. If you want to fly into the sky on a broomstick, unless you are
Anyone with a foundation in magic must at least be a magic apprentice! Where can we find so many thousands of magic apprentices on the mainland?"
Prince Chen nodded and believed Du Wei's words: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Du Wei secretly laughed in his heart. However, he also knew that he must not show any complacency at this time, otherwise the fox's tail would be exposed. He deliberately pondered for a while with a worried look on his face, and then pretended to suddenly think of something. He said: "I have an unexpected idea.
Mature ideas, well, maybe try it, it’s possible.”
"Say!" Prince Chen raised his eyebrows.
Du Wei stood up straight, gesticulating with his hands, and said: "Your Highness, this flying broomstick, to put it bluntly, its biggest feature is its air superiority. On the mainland, there is no weapon that can attack the enemy from the air.
.So it has taken a big advantage. But to obtain this air superiority, you may not necessarily have to rely on this flying broomstick..."
Prince Chen's eyes lit up. He was a very smart person, and he immediately said: "What do you mean..."
"Hot air balloon." Du Wei smiled slightly: "Your Highness, you won't forget the hot air balloon I got in my family's business. Now this thing has been improved and a larger hot air balloon has been made. It can carry several people underneath.
The weight. Flying in the sky, although the speed is a bit higher than that of a broomstick. But the advantage is: no magic personnel are needed to control the hot air balloon. All it takes is ordinary soldiers with a little training. The cost of the hot air balloon is also higher than that of a broomstick.
It’s much cheaper.”
Prince Chen thought for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it became, and he nodded: "You are right! Especially the air superiority, it is very unique! Huh! If there is such a weapon, it can fly around in the sky.
With the local army, we Roland people no longer need to be afraid of those prairie people’s cavalry!”
After a pause, he suddenly smiled again: "Duwei, what do you think we should do about the hot air balloon?"
Du Wei knew that he couldn't be polite at this time, otherwise he would suffer losses again, so he bit the bullet and said: "Your Highness, this hot air balloon has been very popular in the mainland in the past two years, but I have not disclosed the manufacturing process to the outside world.
It's revealed that although there are people outside who are imitating it, it's far worse than the one from my Tulip family! If Your Highness wants to form an air force, I'm willing to fully support it. However, Your Highness, although I have a little wealth in my pocket, after all, it's impossible for me to use it as my own.
Let’s support the military expenses of the Imperial Air Force as a family.”
Prince Chen laughed: "I can't lose you! Let the military purchase this matter, approve the military supplies, and then purchase from you... Well, that's not right! It's best to set up a large workshop to specialize in
It would be better to manufacture them on a large scale. Du Wei, why don't you sell me the manufacturing process of this hot air balloon. Otherwise, I will only purchase from you, and I'm afraid you won't have time to make so many."
Du Wei also smiled happily: "Your Highness, the craftsmanship of hot air balloons is not complicated. There is no need to sell them. I will just give them to you directly."
Prince Chen's face lit up with joy and he was about to speak when something suddenly moved in his heart. He knew Du Wei very well and knew that Du Wei was a guy who really didn't want to suffer any loss when doing things. If he was so generous all of a sudden, there must be something wrong with him.
When the words of commendation came to his lips, he changed his tone and said with a smile: "Ha! You probably have other conditions."
"It's not a condition, but a difficulty." Du Wei smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, even with the technology to make a hot air balloon, I'm afraid this thing still won't be able to fly... One of the keys is the fuel of this hot air balloon!
Only the fuel prepared with a special formula and the hot gas generated after burning can make this balloon fly. Otherwise... it will be a waste."
"Then this fuel..."
Du Wei immediately stopped and said: "This fuel formula must not be sold!"
Prince Chen frowned: "Du Wei, this matter is of great importance. It is related to the empire's armament and national destiny. If you are reluctant to give up, I will compensate you..."
Du Wei still shook his head and said confidently: "Your Highness, can I tell you a story?"
"Story?" Prince Chen frowned.
Du Wei didn't wait for him to say anything else, and said directly: "Once upon a time, there was a man who had many chickens at home. One day, one of the hens suddenly laid a few eggs. The man was so happy that he took them
I would buy eggs in exchange for money, once or twice. But forget it. But as time went by, eventually, the chicken no longer laid eggs. Just because it worked hard to lay eggs, but was suddenly taken away by the owner.
To be continued...