Wang Hengyue was unhurried: "There is an old saying in China, which is to ask for a price in the sky and pay back when you get it. Such a gun has so many shortcomings that it can only be confused by the layman. At most, it can only cost ten taels of silver!"
"Ten taels?" Clayman's eyes widened and he kept saying "no, no": "You can't even make back your capital. Nineteen taels, this is the biggest discount!"
"I bother!"
When it comes to price, Wang Hengyue no longer talks about kindness: "You can sell it to someone else for nineteen taels. Now tell me this price? Ten taels, and you don't want any more!"
As he said that, he threatened fiercely: "You have to sell today, whether you want to sell or not! And if I am not satisfied with the price, I will make the whole world know about the scandal of foreign devils like you using fake products to pass off as genuine products.
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Kleinman was stunned. How could anyone in the world talk about business like this?
If this matter really gets out, what will you and your German partners do if you still have so much inventory? If this bad reputation gets out, and the truth is discovered, this batch of goods will be completely destroyed, taking with it the reputation of Fan Lixi Company.
It will also be greatly damaged. He swallowed and said: "Eighteen taels and fifty silver dollars, no less."
"Ten taels!" Who would have thought that Wang Hengyue would insist on this price.
Everyone knows how to play rogue. Since you foreigners treat us as fools, I might as well exploit your weakness and kill you hard!
Clayman’s weakness was really caught by Wang Hengyue!
While constantly making concessions, he refused to let go. Pete persuaded and persuaded, sometimes acting as Kleiman's mediator, and sometimes saying good things to Wang Hengyue, and finally got Captain Wang to slightly raise the price.
This bargaining lasted for more than an hour, and then we finally agreed on a price of thirteen taels.
Wang Hengyue sighed: "Kleiman, you are deliberately extorting. You know that our officers are in urgent need of guns. Our officers have suffered a big loss!"
Kleiman almost vomited blood. Who suffered the big loss?
If Captain Wang hadn't threatened to publicize the fact that the committee gun was pretending to be a Mauser, and tried to induce him to do business in the future, he wouldn't have done such a business even if he was killed.
Since Fan Lixi Company entered China, when has it ever done such a bad business?
Now Captain Wang actually says that he suffered a loss?
At that time, it was agreed that 250 guns and matching bullets would be delivered, and it was stated that they must be delivered within ten days. Kleiman was not worried about this, as the batch of guns was currently in Chengdu.
The rifle sale was concluded, and Wang Hengyue felt very relieved. He then ordered a Maxim machine gun. Kleiman recommended the Hatsakis machine gun to him, but unfortunately Captain Wang was only interested in the Maxim, and Kleiman also
I can only give up.
This time there was not much dispute about the price. One machine gun and all its accessories were negotiated for 2,900 yuan. Wang Hengyue originally wanted to buy two, but when he thought that he could afford this heavy machine gun, he could not afford to use it.
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Once Maxim is equipped, there will basically be a qualitative difference in ammunition consumption. Ten thousand rounds of ammunition can originally give a rifleman a battle base, but Maxim can only fire for eighteen minutes! Although I am jealous of Maxim's high-speed shooting
and powerful firepower, but Wang Hengyue could only give up when he thought of the money in his pocket.
"Get me another batch of Mauser military pistols." Wang Hengyue added: "They are what we Chinese call Zilaide pistols. Each gun requires 500 bullets and complete replacement parts."
Kleiman agreed. He originally wanted to recommend American products, but thinking about what Captain Wang said, it was better for him to argue less.
Wang Hengyue swallowed a big gulp of saliva when he thought that he would have an army all equipped with shell guns in the future.
Now that the deal was concluded, Wang Hengyue was really different and warmly invited Kleiman to have a meal with him. Kleiman arrived here from Chengdu and was indeed hungry, so he did not refuse.
"Wang, you are very good at business. I can't make much money from this business." Clayman shrugged and said helplessly.
"If you can't make money, then you still have money to make." Wang Hengyue laughed "haha" a few times: "In the future, there will be many opportunities for you and me to cooperate, and there will be opportunities for you to make money. As long as you don't dislike me for being a small team officer, you can
It’s done!”
"No, no." Kleiman said repeatedly: "You, a little team officer, will definitely do great things in the future. We have made a good start even though it is not pleasant."
"Sir, something happened!"
While they were chatting happily, Li Yifeng hurried in and saw a guest there, so he kept silent.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Wang Hengyue didn't care.
Li Yifeng hesitated for a moment: "Sir, the Zhao family just sent someone to report that epidemics have recently appeared in several places around Rong County. My mentor and several local gentry purchased a batch of medicinal materials. However, they were robbed by the bandit Lu Baoyin!"
"What?" Wang Hengyue stopped what he was doing: "Robbed?"
"Yes! It's strange to say that originally Lu Baoyin didn't rob medicinal materials, and we specially hired someone to escort him, but we didn't expect that something happened at this time. The teacher asked someone to say that if other things were robbed, they would also be robbed.
, but this batch of medicinal materials is used to save lives!"
"You bastard! You don't rob me at other times, but you did it when I took office. Doesn't this mean you don't give me face?" Wang Hengyue was furious.
Clayman said: "Master Wang, bandits are the most abominable. Allowing bandits to cause harm will cause great harm to the local generals, and businessmen are unwilling to do business here. Since Master Wang is a soldier, it is you who eradicate the bandits."
Responsibility."
"Whoever doesn't give me face, I won't give him face either." Wang Hengyue sneered a few times.
I had heard about the names of the evil gentry Yu Ruixiang and Lu Baoyin, and I had made up my mind to deal with them. In addition, Lu Baoyin was Lu Baogen's younger brother, and there would be a head-on conflict sooner or later. Now if something like this happens again, this
But there is no way to delay it any longer.
Not to mention that Zhao Xi was kind to him, but that as the "top military officer" of Rong County, he also had this responsibility.
It's just that the New Army has just been organized and trained for a few days, and the weapons are still in Chengdu. There are only a few guns. If we recruit such a team to fight the bandits, if they fail, I'm afraid it will be a huge psychological blow to the newly established New Army.
blow.
I gritted my teeth and couldn't care so much anymore. I had just beaten the foreigner Opiyin, and the people's morale was greatly boosted. Taking this opportunity, I could fight the bandits again, and I would have a firm foothold in Rong County!
"Order, Xie Shuixiang is in the first row and the first shed, and Xie Shuixiang will personally lead the team first!" Wang Hengyue thought for a moment: "The rest of the troops, including the armed guards, will set off with the officers of the team. I will
I can’t believe these bandits have three heads and six arms!”
Kleinman quickly said: "Officer Wang, please take me to visit your army!"