Xiang Xiaoqiang asked again for the price of this gun. Chen Zhongtian looked embarrassed again and quoted a number: 257 Mingyang.
Several people present looked at each other.
How much does Lianfenghao's L36 cost? 35.5 Mingyang.
After a while, Xiang Xiaoqiang asked in a hoarse voice:
"Zhongtian, do you know how much an mg34 Woodpecker general machine gun costs?"
When Chen Zhongtian reported the price, he already knew that there was no chance. But this was a task assigned by the boss, and it must have a beginning and an end. He cursed in his heart, why did he let himself have such an embarrassing job as a flaw detection? He shook his head bravely:
"have no idea."
He stretched out three fingers to Xiaoqiang, made three gestures in front of his eyes, and said through gritted teeth:
"300 mingyang. Did you hear? There are only three hundred mingyang! That is a general-purpose machine gun. It can be used as a heavy machine gun, which is equivalent to a heavy machine gun! It only costs 300 mingyang. This treasure of yours, this one"
For a submachine gun, it costs 257 Mingyang!...I won’t say anything else.”
Li Gensheng looked at Chen Zhongtian with relief. He finally said what he had wanted to say for a long time. Such expensive and rubbish things were thrown on the street and no one picked them up. This Qi Shunfa should have been sent away a long time ago.
I have been wasting my time. Nothing happens when I use L36 of Lianfeng.
Chen Zhongtian wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. He said nothing, silently took the gun, walked to the box and squatted down, removed the magazine and bipod, put it into the box, closed the box, and carried it in his hand.
"My lords, I'm really sorry..." He turned pale and murmured, "Our company's products did not meet the requirements... I wasted your time... I would like to say goodbye..."
Then he carried the heavy box and staggered out.
…
"return!!!"
shouted to Xiaoqiang.
Chen Zhongtian stopped and turned around in confusion.
He waved to Xiaoqiang and motioned for him to come over. Chen Zhongtian came over again carrying a box.
"Sir, do you have any other instructions?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang had a sullen face, pondered for a moment, and asked:
"Tell me honestly, apart from being heavy, expensive, and having a lot of recoil, this gun of yours has any shortcomings? Tell them all, and don't hide any of them."
Chen Zhongtian was stunned:
"Sir... sir?"
"If you dare to hide even one thing, you will never even think about the order."
"ah?!"
Except for Chen Zhongtian, several other people present also looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang in surprise.
...Didn’t your lord kill Qi Shunfa? Why are there any orders again?
Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned and said:
"Do you still want to place an order? If you do, just tell me quickly."
Chen Zhongtian couldn't think about what was going on anymore. A wave of ecstasy rushed into his head and he quickly said:
"Sir... Sir, it's like this. Well, there are still some shortcomings... In addition to being heavy, expensive, and having a lot of recoil, it's... it's... because the design is more sophisticated and there are a lot of parts, so it may require high maintenance.
Some……"
Xiang Xiaoqiang said directly:
"It means that it is delicate to use, easy to break, cannot withstand wind, frost, rain, snow, sand and dust, cannot withstand rough operation, is prone to malfunctions, and is prone to jamming. Is this what you mean?"
Chen Zhongtian nodded awkwardly.
Xiang Xiaoqiang thought for a moment and asked again:
"What's the name of this gun?"
Chen Zhongtian said:
"Sir, according to our company's naming rules, the word "Fa" in "Qishunfa" is generally used. If it is a letter, it starts with f. But, sir, if I am lucky enough to have you name it..."
Waved to Xiaoqiang:
"Okay, then let's call this gun F-36. Okay, you go back first, leave the sample gun and drawings here, go back and ask your boss and designer to come to my headquarters. I will talk to them.
"
Chen Zhongtian was overjoyed:
"Sir, are you considering ordering F-36?"
"It's hard to say now. Just call your boss and designer."
Chen Zhongtian didn't dare to ask any more questions and went back with full of hope and anxiety.
…
"Sir," Li Gensheng asked immediately, "don't you really want to order Qi Shunfa's gun?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and patted his arm, then turned to Wang Hexiang and asked:
"Among us, Mr. He is the most professional. Mr. He, what do you think of this gun?"
Wang Hexiang smiled and couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Xiang Xiaoqiang Gourd was selling, so he guessed and said:
"In my opinion, what Qi Shunfa created this time cannot be called a submachine gun."
"good."
"It should be something between a submachine gun and a light machine gun."
"Yes. It can also be said to be between a submachine gun and a rifle," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "if it is used as an individual weapon."
Wang Hexiang also smiled and said:
"Yes, it is an individual weapon. We all think it looks like a light machine gun, and with the bipod it looks more like it... But in fact, the biggest difference between it and a light machine gun is that it is an individual weapon, and a light machine gun is not an individual weapon.
Soldier weapons require at least two people to operate them. This kind of gun...well, how should I put it? I'm afraid it's not what we want this time. But..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at him with a smile:
"But what? Mr. He might as well say it boldly."
Wang Hexiang laughed and said:
"However, it seems that it is not without merit. At least in my eyes, it fills the firepower gap between rifles and submachine guns, that is, between 200 meters and 600 meters."
"Okay!" Xiang Xiaoqiang clapped his hands and said with a smile, "He is indeed an expert, he hit the nail on the head!"
Wang Hexiang smiled again and said:
"Sir, it has to be easy to use. At least this thing won't work right now."
"Yes, yes..." Xiang Xiaoqiang signaled to Li Gensheng to lift the box, then he held him with one hand and Wang Hexiang with the other, and walked out with a smile, while saying, "It's definitely not possible now... This time the submachine guns will be installed, for sure.
It's the L36... But the F-36 is a very promising guy. We can give it a year or two to perfect it... You know, future wars will all rely on this kind of gun...
Let me tell you...this thing will completely eliminate light machine guns in the future, and basically eliminate submachine guns...Whoever equips it first will be invincible..."
Li Gensheng and Wang Hexiang listened to Xiang Xiaoqiang's talk, one laughed and the other groaned angrily. There was also Xiuxiu, holding a large volume of blueprints, following behind without saying a word.
…
In the afternoon, Qi Shunfa's big boss and the chief designer rushed to the headquarters, grinning from ear to ear.
When Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the designer, he immediately felt familiar.
Hehe, this old man looks like Einstein.
Xiang Xiaoqiang closed the door and talked with them all afternoon. The general idea is that since your design and requirements are too far apart, you will not have a share in purchasing submachine guns this time... But, you guys
This new gun allowed the military to see another direction, another promising direction.
Xiang Xiaoqiang asked Qi Shunfa to continue studying and improving the F-36, and made several requirements:
First, the total weight cannot be higher than 6 kg.
Second, the structure cannot be so complex and sophisticated. It must be as simple as possible without affecting performance. Reliability must be greatly improved.
Third, try to use stamped parts. It is best not to use any cutting parts.
Fourth, as an automatic rifle, the magazine needs to be changed from a straight shape to a more scientific arc shape.
Fifth, the unit price must be controlled within 200 Mingyang.
Finally, Xiang Xiaoqiang asked them to develop a new type of bullet. The caliber was still 7.62, but the length was reduced from the traditional 57 mm to 39 mm. The amount of powder was reduced to solve the problem of excessive recoil. This is what will have a profound impact on later generations.
, the medium-power ammunition that kicked off the era of automatic rifles.
After making the request to Xiaoqiang, he gave them one year to improve. After one year, he will see a working automatic rifle prototype. If it meets the basic requirements, Qi Shunfa will first get an order for 10,000 units.
After a small-scale trial in the military, they will find problems, propose improvements, and then let them produce an improved version. In this way, after two years, they are guaranteed to get a large order of 100,000 to 500,000 units.
Xiang Xiaoqiang thought that in this case, he should be able to use automatic rifles in the second year of the Northern Expedition to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.