"After-sales service? This is a new word... but it is very accurate. I need you to provide more services after selling these weapons." Seeing that Tang Mo agreed to this request, the count seemed to be in a better mood.
He handed the weapon in his hand to the officer named Tiger, and then motioned to Tang Mo to accompany him for a walk.
In this way, the two of them walked side by side in the courtyard. Tiger held the K1 gun and looked at it fondly while following behind the count. Behind Tang Mo, Weiss
He also followed closely.
While walking, the earl said to Tang Mo: "You are a smart person, and it is easier to talk to smart people. In fact, we both need support, and we both need the support of the other party! This cooperation is actually very important for both of us.
It’s comprehensive.”
He pointed at Tang Mo: "You need Beiling's coal and iron mines to expand production scale, and you also need Beiling's army to purchase the weapons you produce."
Then he pointed at himself: "And I need your new weapons to help me win on the battlefield and stabilize my title and territory."
"Similarly, your support can help me gain more things, such as...glory and status that I never dared to imagine before." Then he pointed at himself and continued to speak.
Then he pointed at Tang Mo: "On the other hand, after you... are fully exposed to the Cyric Consortium, you also need an ally to support you and protect you from being swallowed up by the giant crocodile...
"
After finishing speaking, he stopped, looked at Tang Mo, and asked, "Is that right?"
"The analysis is very thorough. I have nothing to add, Lord Earl." Tang Mo nodded, feeling that it was really a very pleasant thing to cooperate with a smart person.
He doesn't need to say too much, and the other party can figure out many joints. This kind of cooperation is very stable and everything is under control.
The smarter the person, the easier it is to guess their behavior, so that they can have a basic judgment on the reactions of both parties. This way everyone will have a sense of security, and it is more in the interests of everyone.
The Earl was obviously very satisfied with Tang Mo as his new partner, so he extended his hand and said to Tang Mo: "Then... I hope we can support each other and cooperate happily."
"Happy cooperation!" Tang Mo stretched out his hand and shook it with the earl.
"I will return to Bunas today and start working on expanding production, but I need to bring back the deposit to maintain the normal operation of my workshop." Tang Mo felt that there was no need to stay here for lunch.
Count Fischereau also felt that for this kind of matter, it would be better to seize the time and implement the deployment quickly. So he nodded and said to Tiger beside him: "You lead 30 soldiers and return to Bunas with Mr. Tang Mo...
... Guarantee production, and if there is any trouble, help him solve it. I will write a personal letter to you in a moment, and show it to someone who doesn’t like it. The other person will always give me face. "
"Yes! Sir!" Tiger put his palm on his chest and solemnly promised: "I will do my best to bring you a new gun!"
"I happen to know an old dwarf. He is the best craftsman I have ever seen." Immediately afterwards, the earl looked at Tang Mo: "I will go find him in a while, and then the rest of the people will start from there."
Find the best among the craftsmen who repair firearms."
After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation: "Let's go back to the house. I will take out all the gold coins in the city lord's palace, about 450... I will prepare the rest as soon as possible, and then let people
Send it to you."
"As for grain and vegetables, that's easy to handle. I still have some reserves here. I just need to allocate a batch to you first." He pointed to the granary in the distance, and then looked at Tang Mo: "It's not that I don't want to part with it.
Lunch, but our time...are all precious."
"Yes! We need to repair the roof before the storm comes, and prepare the shotgun before the jackals break into the yard..." Tang Mo said pointedly: "Since Mr. Tiger went back with us, I think that what I brought
Three K1 guns can stay."
"You can use him to make the guards familiar with this weapon first." Tang Mo followed the earl to the house, and then saw several soldiers leaving under orders to get the gold coins stored in the cellar.
The cooperation went very smoothly. While Tang Mo was waiting for the count to allocate materials and select craftsmen, he drafted a contract. Both parties signed their names on two identical contracts, and then drank some ale.
Tang Mo has been thinking in his heart, thinking about his next series of work directions: Now that he has reached an agreement with the Earl on cooperation, he must provide the other party with the arms he wants within the specified time.
This is his persistence as an arms dealer, or his reward for the first customer who trusted him.
When he goes back this time, he will not only produce rifles, but also the bullets for the rifles, including the armed belts used by soldiers, the corresponding rifle bayonets, firearm maintenance tools, etc.
First of all, to repair and clean the bore and barrel of the weapon, you need a brush - this is not something that can be obtained casually, because it requires a large amount of bristle as raw material.
During the Second World War, China, as a bristle producer, provided a large amount of bristle to the United States and other allies, in exchange for a large amount of weapons and ammunition, which shows the important position of bristle in modern warfare.
It was not until synthetic brushes began to become popular in large numbers that pig bristles began to gradually withdraw from the stage of military supplies. And even in 2021, this process of being gradually replaced is still continuing.
Fortunately, the demand for bristle in this world is not that huge, so acquiring some bristle is not that difficult.
Tang Mo was quite confident that at least 500 rifles would be equipped with brushes and other maintenance tools. So he just silently wrote down this detail in his mind and prepared to go back and quickly build a pig farm so that he could reserve some bristles for future use.
prepare for.
Of course, he also needs to improve the furnace in his workshop and add some furnace equipment, which can increase the speed of smelting metal to coordinate with the subsequent gun production work.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose with his hand - these troublesome things were really a headache.
In addition, he also needs to prepare a large amount of leather. Whether it is the armed belt holster of the pistol series he plans to develop, or the matching armed belt and ammunition pouch for the rifle, a large amount of leather is needed to make it.
He was not prepared to launch metal bullets directly, nor did he have the capital and financial resources, so he could only honestly produce paper-cased fixed-loading bullets to support the scene.
And this kind of bullet is obviously very fragile and not easy to store. It is okay to put it in the rear ammunition box, especially on the battlefield, when the fighting situation is fierce and the environment is harsh. To protect these paper-cased fixed-loading bullets, you can only rely on strong skin.
Durable ammo pouch.
Making these ammunition pouches that can be strung on the waist belt also requires workers, but Tang Mo feels that it is actually easy to find workers for this kind of manual work. Women these days are very idle. As long as they are paid, they are willing to dedicate their hard work.
hands.
Everything depends on the steam engine that we built ourselves. This thing is the most important thing. As long as we have this thing, all subsequent problems seem to be solved easily.
Moreover, he can also build a generator first. As long as this thing has the corresponding drawings and theories, it is actually not much more difficult to make than a steam engine.
The technical difficulty of the two is actually about the same, so Tang Mo's workshop is likely to have electricity facilities in a month.
With electricity, he can make more metals that Tang Mo is familiar with, including electrolytic aluminum. Unfortunately, Tang Mo doesn't have access to these yet. What he has to do now is to find ways to assemble the needle gun with the corresponding paper shell.
The bomb is produced.
Just when Tang Mo was thinking about which part of the steam engine to draw first, the door was pushed open again, and a strong man, only about 1.5 meters tall, walked into the Earl's canteen in a swaggering manner.
He had a thick beard and looked exactly like the dwarf in the movies Tang Mo had seen. The strong man walked to the table, pulled out his chair, jumped up and sat on it.
"Lord Earl, I heard that someone is looking for the best craftsman in Beiling?" He grabbed a wooden cup and filled it with ale. He glanced at Tang Mo and Wei sitting at the table.
Si, asked angrily.
"Yes, old guy, I need your help." Fischereau nodded, and then introduced Tang Mo: "This is Mr. Tang Mo. He has made a flintlock gun even better than Cyric's.
Better weapons."
"Huh..." After taking a big gulp of ale, the dwarf, whom the Earl called an old guy, exhaled the breath of alcohol, blew out his thick beard, and said, "I really want to see it, Bixi."
What’s a good design for Rick’s flintlock gun?”
"Hahaha! You'll see him soon!" Count Fisherlot laughed, then pointed at the old dwarf and introduced to Tang Mo: "He is the best craftsman in Beiling, Mr. Matthews."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Matthews!" Tang Mo nodded in greeting, then raised the wine glass in front of him: "We will return to Bunas in the afternoon, you'd better prepare."
"Old man, I don't have anything to prepare. I just have a set of tools. I'm just used to it." Matthews took another sip of wine, then wiped the hops on his beard with his hand and said.
Tang Mo liked Matthews's personality very much. After all, the easier Matthews was to serve, the easier it would be for him to entertain. So he smiled and said, "Then please wait a moment, sir, and we will set off soon."