What is bothering Tang Mo now? There are too many new weapons on the drawing board, but he does not have enough production capacity and a large enough market to digest these weapons.
He had no way to immediately produce the K3 rifle to sell to Fischerot. In fact, Fischerot no longer had enough funds to support his troops to immediately start replacing them with newer weapons.
The Earl of Beiling may purchase a large number of hand grenades, and may also purchase some C64 howitzers, but he really does not have the money to replace all the K1 fast guns in his hand with cutting-edge K3 rifles.
Tang Mo actually had a lot of problems on his side. First of all, he was unable to complete the update and development of equipment immediately because he no longer had the spare technical workers to fill the new factory.
Now he can only develop step by step honestly, manufacture more equipment, train more workers, and let his factory enter the next round of expansion and development.
There was nothing he could do about this. He could only wait, and he could only go on step by step.
The good news is that the training of his workers is much simpler than training a craftsman with gold coins in the past. These workers only need to operate the machine, so that they may not understand the significance of this process at all.
These workers only need to repeat the same process every day, remember each process and carry out these processes, and they will be qualified!
The more uneducated the apprentice workers are and do not understand complex operations, the more they are in awe of magical machinery. They will operate the machines honestly and in accordance with the rules and regulations, and are meticulous and rarely lazy.
In short, this is a simple era, where people are busy running around to have a bite to eat. No one here complains about working overtime, and no one asks for rest...and all of this is beneficial to Tang Mo.
Another bottleneck in development is the problem of raw materials - the metals Tang Mo hoards are actually very limited, and other raw materials are also pitiful.
Although he had worked very hard to raise these things, in the end he could only purchase the amount of materials that was barely enough to support his current development.
The only things he has plenty of now are leather and some sea salt, and the rest are in short supply.
Because of the sudden increase in population, the food that was originally abundant has begun to be stretched. After all, he has to feed 5,000 people, which is not a small number.
Although there is a small reserve of copper ingots, they will soon be exhausted by the production of steam engines, trains, and bullets.
Not to mention iron ingots. After being smelted into steel ingots, a large amount is consumed in lathes and machinery production, and even the production of rails is almost no longer guaranteed.
Under such circumstances, no matter how aggressively Tang Mo expanded his production capacity, he really could not mass-produce the new K3 rifle in a short period of time.
In fact, because the production capacity could not keep up and the supply of materials was insufficient, he was forced to give up even the Maxim heavy machine gun that he could easily manufacture.
The blueprints had been drawn, but due to the inability to supply sufficient bullets, they could not be put into production immediately. The Maxim heavy machine gun was still delayed in being released. Thinking about it made Tang Mo heartbroken.
There is no other way. Tang Mo will have to wait three weeks before he can reopen a production line. Tang Mo can only plan to use this production line to produce grenades. This may be the only new product he can put into production quickly.
After all, grenades use very little iron, and the other consumable material is wood. This is also a relatively large resource that Tang Mo can obtain.
After calculating a lot of such things in his mind, Tang Mo finally felt the car stop. Sure enough, soon his car door was opened by Weiss, and a handsome elf stood not far away with a smile on his face.
Written full of exhaustion.
"Ah, John! My best friend! You are such an honest and trustworthy person." Tang Mo jumped off the carriage, walked over and gave John a hug: "Did you send me the debt?"
John, who had just arrived in Bunas, hugged Tang Mo awkwardly, and then he replied with an apologetic look on his face: "I may have to disappoint you, my friend! I failed to fulfill my promise, which made me
Very ashamed."
"Oh? What is going on?" Tang Mo pretended to be surprised, because when he learned that there was only one warship docked at Bunas port, he was already sure that the elf would definitely default on his debt.
fact.
Because if the other party is willing to continue trading, it will definitely bring more ships here. Everyone needs to grab time, so they must try their best to save time.
If the elves are willing to send 100,000 gold coins and a noble title, then they will definitely purchase more machinery and equipment from Tang Mo again. This is in the best interest of the elves.
But now there is only one battleship docked at the dock, which means that the elves do not intend to pay the remaining money.
Sure enough, John also pretended to be depressed and explained: "I returned to the family and presented those treasures, but... my father is a stingy, short-sighted nobleman, and he refused to pay the remaining payment.
"
Tang Mo shook his head, as if he had actually cut off 100,000 gold coins, and said with painful regret: "Oh! John, this is really sad news."
"Without his support, I would not be able to raise a sufficient number of gold coins, so I can only come here alone to express my apology to you." John is also continuing his performance there at this time. If there is an Academy Award,
He and Tang Mo are definitely the strongest contenders for best actor.
Tang Mo nodded and pretended to reluctantly agree: "Okay, I accept your apology, but I reserve the right to collect the debt, John."
Of course he wants to retain this power, because in the future, this will be the most ideal excuse for him to cause trouble.
The sea breeze in the port was still very cold in February, so the two of them stood in the wind and performed impromptu performances.
John obviously did not expect that Tang Mo would declare so bluntly that he reserved the right to pursue the case, because he did not expect that a person would be so stubborn when facing a group of nobles in a country.
So he hesitated and subconsciously said in a long voice: "This..."
Tang Mo affirmed naturally: "Yes, no one can refuse to pay back the money they owe me, John! Although you are my friend, you are no exception."
Then, he seemed to remember something again, suddenly looked at John, and continued to ask: "I wonder if you remember that you promised me at that time... a title from the Yangmu Kingdom. Now, you won't deny it, right?
"
John became even more embarrassed. At this time, he was no longer completely acting, but really felt a little embarrassed.
A person needs face and a tree needs bark. Even the most filthy nobleman will be embarrassed if his face is exposed and accused of dishonesty.
So, John bravely admitted: "Yes, I said..."
"Then did you bring the letter of appointment?" Tang Mo asked immediately.
John shook his head in shame, and his tone began to stutter: "No, no..."
"So, it seems that the Augustine family owes me more than 100,000 gold coins. How much is it approximately? 150,000?" Tang Mo looked at Weiss aside and warned: "Remember, based on the highest interest rate, next year this year
At that time, it will be 300,000 gold coins!"
John couldn't get off the stage even more, so he quickly spoke and stated the purpose of his trip: "Tang Mo... my friend! Although I failed to fulfill my promise, I am willing to stay here and help you! I hope I can
Use my actions to repay some of the debts I owe..."
"Oh?" Tang Mo was stunned, and then looked at John. He seemed to be examining and thinking. He did not speak immediately, but just stared at John, with only the whistling sea breeze between the two of them.
"Huh?" John didn't expect that Tang Mo would suddenly become silent. After a moment of awkward confusion, there was no sound.
Silence, just silence.
After a long while, Tang Mo came to life again. He stretched out a hand, patted John's shoulder, and then asked: "To be frank, John, the reputation of the Augustin family is bankrupt with me.
Yes, right? You betrayed my trust and took my things without giving me money."
"But, but I...my personal..." John felt that this time he came, Tang Mo had a completely different impression on him.
Before, he just thought that Tang Mo was a little perverse and crazy, and he was still a profit-seeking businessman at heart.
But this time, Tang Mo's temperament seemed to have changed... How should I put it, more like... more like his father.
This feeling made him feel very uncomfortable, as if he were in his father's castle. He was even a little afraid of Tang Mo's eyes and did not dare to look at Tang Mo.
"I've almost sorted out your thoughts. I don't plan to pay back the money, and you want to insert an informant here for free, a noble son whose loyalty is questionable. Why should I take you in?" Tang Mo put a hand on John's shoulder.
He asked with a cold smile.
"No, it's not like that, Tang Mo... I just..." John felt panicked for a moment, as if he had been seen through, and explained with a guilty conscience.
Tang Mo did not listen to his explanation, but interrupted him and continued: "Let me speculate... maliciously guess... Augustine, an ancient family... hedging his bets, being a wallflower...
…The operation is very skillful.”
"..." John felt that he might be facing a being more terrifying than his father. He wanted to turn around and run away, but he couldn't move his feet. It was as if he was being stared at by a fierce tiger in the forest.
Live prey.
He didn't even dare to struggle, and it was even difficult to breathe. He knew that he was scared, but no matter how hard he cheered up, he could not get out of the shadow of Tang Mo.
