The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

"Our state of Chu wants it." The envoy said proudly.

This time the pan was fried again.The envoy of the State of Qi, who did not dare to lag behind, immediately stepped forward and said sharply: "We Daqi, we want two gates, no, we want five gates."

"My lord, I'm really sorry, this cannon is the only one." One of the cannon guards said.

"Here, one door at a time, we want it.

Immediately, the small official of the state of Qin brought the envoys of Chu and Qi to meet Li Si to discuss the specific situation.

At this time, Prince Dan of the Yan Kingdom came here and saw the power of firearms with his own eyes. He wanted to buy all the firearms in one go, but the artillery was bought by Qi and Chu.I had to buy a musket too.Crown Prince Dan of Yan State talked with the envoy of Yan State in a low voice, and then left.

Guo Kai watched Qi and Chu countries purchase artillery with great wealth.I think these two envoys are stupid.Disdainfully walked away.

Qin Wang did not receive the envoys of the six countries again.So the envoys of the six countries stepped back and left.

In Prime Minister Li Si's residence.Li Si had just sent away the envoys of Qi and Chu.The details of the conversation are settled.

There are three cannons in total.A total of three hundred gold.Cannonball gunpowder is one gold per shot.The state of Chu asked for twenty rounds.The state of Qi asked for twenty rounds.Another free church.Li Si is still satisfied with this situation.

After sending away these envoys.Li Si was going back to correct some documents.Just getting ready to go back.A housekeeper stepped forward and said a few words.

"Please." Li Si stretched out his hand and ordered.

The envoy of Yan State is a drama.This time, I was ordered by Crown Prince Dan of Yan Kingdom.Came to place an order.Originally, he was not optimistic about these things.I felt that these things were very impractical, so I didn't place an order to buy them, but Prince Dan was occupied by Zhao Jun because his country was occupied.Feel very angry.See the powerful musket.I think this thing is pretty good for defending the city.So I decided to buy it.The artillery was bought.Just buy a musket.As for how much.The amount given by the crown prince of Yan State was [-] sticks.There are countless bullets, as long as there are enough.get such an order.Ju Xin had no choice but to agree.

"What's the big deal, Master Ju?" Li Si said, putting down the cup in his hand.

"This is for firearms." Ju Xin said respectfully.

"Oh. What kind of firearm and how much?"

"Firelocks, quantity." As he spoke, Ju Xin stretched out his five fingers and gestured.

"Fifty." Li Si thought that Yan was a small country, and he probably didn't have much interest in this kind of weapon, so he said a number that he thought was acceptable.

"No, no, no. It's five thousand." Ju Xin said with some pride.

"How much?" Li Si thought it was impossible, so he asked again.

"Five thousand." Ju Xin said again.

"This is a bit difficult. I, Daqin, haven't equipped this musket yet. I can't take out [-] guns at once. Moreover, it takes a long time." Li Si said awkwardly.

"Well, how about paying two thousand sticks first, what is the prime minister's opinion?" Ju Xin said again.

"Well, yes. But it will take two months." Li Si said.

"Here. Can you hurry up." Ju Xin said anxiously.

"This, you need to pay more." Li Si said.

"This is no problem." Ju Xin said quickly.

"Then let's talk about the specific situation." Li Si said with another face.

"Two thousand, let's hurry up, how many bullets are there?" Li Si asked.

"Ten thousand shots." Ju Xin replied.

"Oh. What about transportation?" Li Si asked.

"How about Qin Guo being responsible?" Ju Xin said.

"This money..." Li Si probably procrastinated.

"Five thousand gold?" Ju Xin said.

"Seven thousand pieces of gold," Li Si said.

"Okay, seven thousand gold is seven thousand gold." Ju Xin said loudly.

"It's just that the time has to be fast. And if it is made, it can be provided first." Ju Xin said anxiously.

"Don't worry, Master Ju." Li Si stood up with a smile and said.

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"Half of the deposit will be paid first. Afterwards, the payment will be made one after another. I wonder what the prime minister wants?" Ju Xin said fawningly.

"Okay. Okay. That's it. I'll urge you to hand over 2000 muskets to Yan Guo as soon as possible." Li Si said.

"Then thank the prime minister. I'll take my leave now." Ju Xin said with fists in his hands.

"I'm going into the palace right now and report to the King. I won't send you off soon." Li Si said with his fists clasped.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries like this and left.Li Si immediately reported the latest situation of the firearms sale to King Qin.

At this time, Shangwen is worrying about how to improve the production of guns and artillery.Shangwen does not know the situation of the purchase of firearms by the six countries.But if these two muskets are mass-produced, this side will definitely be able to handle them.

The craftsmen in the arsenal worked almost day and night, and the output was very high in the first few days. Considering the large number of people, they could basically produce more than 50 muskets a day.Three bronze cannons.The number of bullets is very high.Spherical projectile plus wrapped.There are about 150 rounds a day.This number is already very astonishing.These mainly depend on those female workers.The production of Minier bullets was somewhat low.Mainly in terms of casting, the main focus is on the artillery, so the production of bullets is correspondingly reduced.There are only about [-] to [-] rounds a day.Such production capacity is far behind the consumption rate.A standard company, with one blow, basically used up this kind of bullets.Going on like this is not an option.

The problem of muskets is still very big.Mainly focus on the barrel.Although the production of the barrel was improved.But there are still problems such as bubbles.If you use forging, it is estimated that it is far less fast than casting.However, the proportion of defective products in casting is relatively high.Thus.It is bound to need to improve the processing technology.But the material level is very sad.The development of human weapons can only make great strides forward after solving the material problem.

In the current situation, we can only think about production, and it is impossible to carry out the next round of development of smokeless gunpowder.Shangwen sat quietly in a corner and watched the nervous and busy figures of the craftsmen.Shangwen didn't even know what materials were currently available, especially how much improvement could be made in the forging process.

At this time, Shangwen noticed that a young man had painted something on the inner wall of the smelting crucible. It was black. Shangwen hadn't noticed it before.Shang Wen conjectured that it was probably some kind of special ancient mixture, or coal ash, not like that.Shangwen watched carefully.He stood up and walked over.

"What is this?" Shangwen picked up the black object with his hands and sniffed it.Then I touched it with my hand.

"Mr. Qin, this is black soil. It is particularly resistant to high temperatures. I found out by accident that if this material is applied to the inner wall of the crucible, the crucible will not need to be broken." The young man introduced happily.

Slippery, Naofumi rubbed vigorously with his hands.There is still some smoothness on the fingers.Could it be graphite.It is graphite.Shangwen was a little surprised.His fingers couldn't help shaking.

"Qin Xian..." The young man saw that there was something wrong with Shang Wen's expression, especially his hands were still shaking, and he felt as if he had made a mistake.

"Where did this thing come from?" Shang Wen asked hastily.

"From the mountain?" said the young man.

"Is it, is it, little..." the young man said.

"You've done a great job." Shangwen patted the young man on the shoulder and said.

"This thing is called graphite. It is a crystal. It can be used as a lubricant. Steelmaking, pencils, and molds. It is even a sealing material. In short, it is very widely used. I didn't expect this thing to exist. Now, Now. You have solved a major problem." Shangwen said happily.

"Yes, is it?" said the young man timidly.

"Go, go back and get the hardware from the cashier." Shang Wen was very happy.There is no scruple at all about rewarding.