"It's so spectacular! It's simply shocking!" The moment he looked up at the hard-shell airship parked in the open space, the envoy of the Kingdom of Dorne didn't know what to say.
They never thought that one day, human war machines could develop to such a huge extent, nor did they imagine that the sky would also be a part of war.
The use of hot air balloons to observe enemy positions is not a new thing. However, due to power and safety issues, hot air balloons have always been only auxiliary military equipment.
But now,
A brand new and powerful weapon and equipment that seemed to be able to change the mode of war appeared in front of everyone present.
This is the first time in the world that a weapon that can attack the enemy from the sky and truly pose a threat to the enemy appears! This is a weapon that subverts people's cognition! It is also the "ultimate weapon" that everyone desires!
Every time the Datang Group launches a new weapon, it is enough to change the rules of war, which makes everyone love and hate it. What they love is that more powerful weapons can make it easier for them to win the war, and what they hate is that they have to fight for it.
These advanced weapons are out of pocket.
“The preparation process of filling gas is still very immature.
So the price of using this kind of equipment is still very expensive." Tang Mo stood in front of the airship,
He complained to everyone who came to this exhibition: "All weapons have flaws, don't they?"
After finishing speaking, he spread his hands again and continued: "However, it is worth the price to get a powerful bombing machine that can directly attack the enemy's hinterland and destroy the enemy's industrial system."
He is right. Representatives from various countries are thinking about whether it is worth equipping them with such weapons.
The price is definitely expensive, because none of Datang Group's weapons and equipment is cheap.
There is a reason why it is valuable! As long as you buy the advanced weapons of the Datang Group, you can win! This is simply a certainty and there is no need to question it.
Just like this time,
As a decisive weapon that can carry a large number of bombs and go directly to the enemy's strategic locations to attack, airships can definitely have the final say.
now,
Every country in the world is working hard to complete its own industrialization, which itself is the result of Datang Group's efforts.
All countries are building their own steel plants,
Build your own heavy industry base, and these important strategic locations are often also transportation hubs for railway and sea transportation.
Even in some aspects, these cities with dense populations and most of them containing valuable technical talents are much more important than the royal city.
Once such strategic locations, heavy industrial bases, and core factories that produce weapons and ammunition are destroyed, a country's strategic potential will be exhausted.
Therefore, airships provide a way to end the war early at the fastest speed at the lowest cost!
Those who start wars are all gamblers. Since there is a lottery that offers small gains and big gains, how can they not be tempted?
Imagine that dozens of airships fly over the enemy's heavy industrial area, then drop bombs, and then the enemy's factories will be shut down for several weeks.
The supply of ammunition, the production of weapons, and the replenishment of materials all came to a halt.
Once such a delaying tactic is successful, it can determine the outcome of the front line! And defeating an industrial country will
The profits gained are much greater than defeating a backward traditional agricultural kingdom!
Now everyone has understood the bonus of industrial areas to national strength. Once you can occupy the enemy's industrial area, you can not only weaken the enemy immediately, but also strengthen yourself!
Therefore, once the decisive battle between the two industrial countries is decided, the winning side will double its strength and even gain the opportunity to dominate the world!
No one wants to lose such an opportunity. Compared with such an attractive opportunity, tens of millions of gold coins seem worthless.
"So, Mr. Tang, how much does your... Kirov airship... cost for?" The special envoy of the Kingdom of Susas on the side asked stammeringly.
He didn't know why Tang Mo named this type of airship the Kirov airship, a name that was very difficult to pronounce and not very loud.
In his opinion, this kind of bombing airship can be called a flying shark, which makes people feel domineering! Look at the wide open mouth and the intimidating eyes! This is simply a perfect aerial weapon!
Of course, it would be even more perfect if the huge dragon head emblem in the middle of the airship was replaced by the flag of the Kingdom of Sussus.
"Building such an airship is very troublesome. Its structure is very complicated. It also requires precision equipment and consumes expensive new materials..." Tang Mo said without shame. He knew that soon all countries would produce their own airships. This thing is actually
Not that complicated.
But Tang Mo can provide some off-the-shelf products, and Tang Mo's airship is indeed more advanced in terms of structural design and power system, which other countries have nothing to say about.
So Tang Mo could offer a painful price without worrying that no one would pay for his airship: "So, an airship is 300,000 gold coins."
"Hiss..." Even though they made huge profits in the war, many envoys were still frightened by the price.
Even if the Nanla Empire has a lot of money, it is not easy to spend millions of gold coins to buy an airship.
What's more, Datang Group has launched too many weapons. They were still desperately purchasing Bunas-class ironclads before. How can they have so much money to buy airships now?
But fortunately, doesn't Mirage have to pay some war reparations? It's almost exactly the price of an airship, plus the money seized from the previous robbery of Mirage's fleet, if you add some money to buy a few more, think about it.
It doesn't hurt so much anymore.
After all, everyone just "won" a war, right? We all got some benefits, right? As a result... before the money was settled, it had to be taken out again and sent to the Datang Group.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is really frustrating to think about it. Every time a war is won, the profits are with Datang Group, and I have been upgrading weapons here...
In the end, I didn't save much gold coins, but I replaced all my flintlock guns with Mauser 98K. I didn't even have the money to repair the palace here, but I was diligent in repairing the railway, and it covered hundreds of kilometers in the blink of an eye!
"It will be cheaper if you buy more, I make the decision... 290,000!" Tang Mo gave away huge profits with a wave of his hand: "Don't think that I made a lot, this is almost like giving it away for free."
"In order to allow buyers to use this advanced weapon independently, we will help build a gas-filled preparation factory, transfer the technology, provide supporting bomb production technology, help build related factories, select sites to build airship bases, and provide training
The driver and commander... including the research and development costs, I may lose money..." He counted his costs seriously, which also made many people understand why this new weapon is so expensive.
Indeed, compared to a battleship, it does not seem to have any real material. But in fact, compared with ten Apple phones and a van, does it not have any real material? The fantasy is that the mobile phone is more
It's more expensive, and it's easier to break.
In addition to the airships that have flown to Dongwan Island, there are dozens of these huge monsters on Dragon Island - as long as the other party pays the money, Tang Mo can deliver the goods immediately.
It is not difficult to produce an airship that looks huge but actually does not have much practical content. At least it is much easier than producing a Tamaki-class battleship that looks like a solid iron egg.
After hearing that Tang Mo was so "generous", these envoys had no choice but to pay the bill honestly.
The most active one this time was surprisingly the envoy from the Kingdom of Susas. Because the Kingdom of Susas contributed the least in the previous war and saved money to buy naval warships, they acted very generously.
Because they feel that this new weapon is their opportunity to catch up with other countries! The Kingdom of Susas has no sea borders, and the air force will be their "second navy" and their trump card to defeat the enemy!
"We, the Susas Kingdom, hope to purchase 35 airships... with a total price of 10.15 million gold coins..." The Susas envoy shocked everyone as soon as he opened his mouth: "I hope Mr. Tang can give us a more favorable price... for example
, round up a whole number?”
"Yes, 10 million gold coins!" Tang Mo generously gave up another 150,000 gold coins - a few years ago, his workshop was packaged and sold, but he couldn't sell this "a fraction".
When someone possesses an offensive weapon that cannot be defended, other countries will obviously be unable to sit still.
"The Kingdom of Dorne hopes to purchase 20 of these Kirov airships... Can we get the goods directly?" Dorne's envoy asked eagerly.
He didn't even bargain, but focused on the delivery of the airship - as we all know, the delivery time of Datang Group's armored warships has to wait in line for one or even two years. Many countries have given money, and now
I haven't seen the ironclad yet...
The envoys chatted with each other and began to compete for bids. The atmosphere suddenly became lively, and Tang Mo casually handed over the work to Harry who was standing aside.
He no longer cares about business matters so much. What he cares about now is a terrifying existence that may be called the Tang Empire in the future.
Soon, the Nanla Empire ordered 15 airships, the Dorne Kingdom ordered 20 airships, Susas purchased 35 airships, the Poplar Kingdom purchased 10 airships, the Pinewood Kingdom purchased 10 airships, and the Dwarf Ice Kingdom purchased 15 airships.
20 ships.
The Wright Kingdom really couldn't afford that much money this time, so it could only buy 5 ships as a token token, just to make up for the appearance.
Because the scope of their naval operations this time mostly overlapped with the Tang Group's navy near Bunas, they did not plunder many Mirage transport ships. In addition, they had already owed too much on credit for their previous development. Wright VII really took