hsntnovel Chapter 877 The Greedy Taiping Kingdom
Chapter 877 The Greedy Taiping Kingdom
The development of the Han army did not happen overnight, and Lu Shu participated in and witnessed its progress step by step. Under this subtle influence, he did not know what to say about technical matters.
After all, whose technology started with tens of thousands of people, and within seven or eight years, several departments participated, and millions of people directly benefited?
Absolutely not!
So he thought he had shown something extremely important and his true sincerity, but others did not think so.
In this case, no matter how much these techniques are said, it is in vain. In the eyes of others, it is just trying to spread the pie, or talking nonsense!
The courtiers of Taiping Dao Kingdom did not argue with him, but wanted to obtain direct benefits, benefits that could be seen and obtained quickly.
"Lu Jijiu, what you said is too general. Why don't you say that you will provide weapons and armor to our country? Our requirements are not high. You can sell them to us at a fair price. We can get as much as we want!"
Lu Shu looked at the person who spoke in surprise. Although he also knew this person's name and specific information, he had not had any dealings with this person!
Why does this person speak for him?
However, the opportunity was rare, so Lu Shu nodded directly.
"Yes, our Han army can trade weapons and armor for you at the purchase price. The key is how much can you ask for?"
Hearing this, the people in charge of military affairs at the Taiping Dao court, including the so-called Minister of Household Affairs, couldn't help but get excited.
They didn't expect that the Han army was willing to sell armor to them. Isn't this Lu Shu one of theirs?
Before the generals jumped out, the Minister of Hubu stood up first and said:
"Let's not talk about weapons, let's talk about the price of armor?"
Lu Shu replied: "Different armors have different prices. The cheapest armor is only twelve taels of silver, and the most expensive heavy armor is only one hundred taels of silver."
In fact, the price quoted by Lu Shu was much higher than the Han Army's manufacturing cost. In other words, this price was the Han Army's purchase price, and the actual manufacturing cost had to be three or four times lower than the purchase price.
As for why the Han army's procurement is so high, this is not because of corruption, but because money needs to be circulated, and at the same time, the Ordnance Institute and Research Institute must receive sufficient funds for research and development.
This can also let everyone know that although the quality of the armor produced by the Han army is good, the cost is not low.
Therefore, what Lu Shu said did not deceive the Taiping Tao Kingdom.
After hearing the price, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance was very happy.
Without him.
In fact, even though the prices are about the same, the Han army's armor is more affordable, or much better than theirs.
So he suppressed the joy in his heart and said, "I wonder how much armor your army can provide?"
The meaning is very simple. Although your armor is affordable, it is not enough if the quantity is small!
Lu Shu naturally knew about this, so he directly asked, "How much does your country need?"
The Minister of Household Affairs hesitated for a moment, and after careful calculation in his mind, he said: "First come [-] sets, and we will need another [-] sets later. I don't know when your army will be able to complete the handover."
so little?
Lu Shu almost spoke. The order was not a lot, but it was not a small one either. Three hundred and fifty thousand sets, which at the lowest price was only four million two hundred thousand taels of silver.
The money is really not much, not much at all.
According to the weapons and equipment of the Han army, there are currently [-] sets of armor in stock. With the decentralization of technology, the combined annual output of all ordnance depots will not be less than [-] sets.
This is the statistics completed by the central government before he went to Taiping Daoguo.
According to the current requirements of the central government, the militia will be armed as much as possible with a small expansion of the army, starting with [-] militiamen.
The weapons and armor used by these militiamen are all the armor used by today's soldiers.
As for the armor currently used by soldiers, all will be replaced within one year, with armor that has better protective effects and is more comfortable to wear.
The armor it eliminates will be used to arm the most elite militia.
These militia forces will be incorporated into Class B combat units and used to supplement the Class A combat units and cooperate with Class A combat units in operations.
Therefore, we cannot say that there are many armors among the Han army. We can only say that the production capacity is as high as possible if there are enough materials.
The restriction on the combat effectiveness of the Han army was not caused by weapons, but by insufficient numbers.
The Han army's plan is to expand its army to four million within three years based on the current situation, although most of them are so-called elite militiamen.
Under this plan, the issue of armor is really not a problem.
If this armor can buy the Han army more than a year, then for the Han army, the improvement in strength will be even more terrifying.
So after a brief thought, Lu Shu nodded directly.
"Yes, there is no problem at all. As long as your country signs an alliance with us and has enough money, then the problem of these armors can be easily solved. I can express my position. I can apply to open the Han army's arsenal for [-] sets of armor and trade the arsenal equipment. "
As soon as these words came out, all the courtiers of Taiping Dao Kingdom, including King Li Tian, were shocked.
Fifty thousand sets, although it is only [-] taels of silver, the properties they represent are different.
Is this Han army crazy?
For a time, everyone was thinking. They felt that the news that Daqian wanted to form an alliance with them seemed to scare the Han army.
If this is the case, does that prove that the Han army can be ripped off?
Don't blame them for thinking this way. Some of them are either from rough backgrounds or from so-called powerful ones. So for them, aren't allies just for betrayal?
Now it's just a rip-off, it's nothing.
No matter how you put it, there are no feelings between countries, only interests.
As for some people, after seeing the current situation, greed arises in their hearts.
Since the Han army was so rich, why not join forces to destroy the Han army and snatch away all the money and craftsmen?
Among these people, the most officials are from powerful families.
After all, in their eyes, what is the importance of having a family if there is no country?
If the craftsmen and technology of the Han army were obtained by them, then they would not be unable to participate in this world.
After all, the emperor takes turns to sit in my house this year.
What if?
For a moment, the people in the court were uncertain, and soon someone jumped out with hot eyes.
"Lu Jijiu, I remember that your Han army has so-called cans with such transparent glass. I wonder if you can sell them to us?"
Well, this is a slap in the face!
After all, the canned food produced by the Han army has been sold in the ghost market and is more expensive than armor. Now, if anyone can use canned fruit to entertain guests, it will be a great honor.
As for wealthy people like them, there must be canned food on the dining table when entertaining distinguished guests.
But what to say about this canned food? The Han army seems to produce a lot of it, but if it is distributed to the whole world, it will be very few.
Apart from anything else, Rakshasa Man is extremely fanatical about canned fruits. It is said that whoever can get a batch of canned fruits shipped to Rakshasa Man will be able to make huge profits.
Moreover, the output of Hanjun's canned fruits is not good, but after all, these things are consumables, and demand exceeds supply, which leads to their scarcity.
So this technology cannot be said to be very simple, but it should not be so difficult.
Naturally, some people are excited about such a technology that can extract large amounts of money.
There is nothing wrong with taking this opportunity to threaten bundles and obtain these technologies.
No matter what, they are officials! ! !