Chapter 193 Sell some arms
Frederick experienced a real aristocratic life in the city of Cologne, which made him a little nostalgic.
Get up after ten o'clock every morning, have breakfast and dinner, have some snacks at the tea party or salon in the afternoon, start the banquet in the evening, and start the dance around nine o'clock, which will not end until the early morning or even early the next morning. Then go home and sleep.
On the evening of the fourth day, Frederick was invited to attend the banquet and dance hosted by Mrs. Delden.
Frederick had previously learned from Christian that Mrs. Delden was the biological sister of the late queen. The Delden family and her natal family were both militarily powerful nobles in the Rhine League. She herself was a powerful The magic warrior.
Another point is that Mrs. Delden's mansion is separated from the finance minister, Duke Hegel's mansion, by a fifty-meter-wide river, and the two families are facing each other.
In the carriage, Frederick asked Psyche curiously: "What is a magic warrior?"
Psyche replied respectfully: "Master Qi, this is the magic warrior. The talent limits of magicians and warriors are low and high, so I learn both and know a little bit of everything.”
She was wearing a maid outfit today, and her identity was Frederick’s personal maid, and now she has entered the costume. What is like a state of something.
Frederick asked again: "So, the magic warrior is loose in everything?"
Psyche replied calmly: "It depends on personal efforts."
Frederick nodded and understood.
When the carriage was about to arrive at Mrs. Delden's residence, Frederick looked at the palace-like mansion across the river. It was estimated that the length along the street was 200 meters.
"This is the treatment of the sword master!" He couldn't help but said, "It seems that the treatment I gave the master is too low."
Psyche said calmly: "Human The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and slimes. If Richard Nare really wants to enjoy himself, he would be a nightingale. The price offered by the Kingdom of Sardinia is a palace and the treatment of a duke, which is quite a lot. The noble family also prepared the girls.”
Frederick didn't know what to say for a moment.
Psyche continued: "If you really want to repay him, get him a whale boat. He will definitely be happy with his nose bubbling."
Frederick nodded. , noted it down.
The carriage soon arrived at Mrs. Delden's mansion, and Frederick met the owner in the living room.
Mrs. Delden is in her thirties. She looks ten years younger than her actual age. She is almost 1.8 meters tall and has a strong build. Frederick glanced at the calluses on her hands and felt that she It's okay to punch yourself to death.
In comparison, her fifteen-year-old daughter Josephine looks very ladylike.
After some mutual introductions and polite words, Frederick presented gifts, and Psyche came over holding a beautiful silver box.
After opening the box, Mrs. Delden's eyes lit up and she asked happily: "Is this the revolver you have been selling everywhere recently?"
Frederick immediately replied: "Yes, This one is the same as that used by my master Richard Nall."
Mrs. Delden said with a smile: "Thank you very much, I like the gift very much."
Mrs. Delden and Frederick chatted for a while about their parents' shortcomings, and finally recalled: "Well, only we who have lost our parents since childhood know how miserable we are."
"My newborn child My mother left at that time, and my father went to the battlefield within two years and never came back. At that time, my sister was about the same age as you. She fell ill in order to take care of me, and she passed away not long after giving birth to Rudolf."
Frederick originally wanted to say something, but at the end he shut up obediently.
Mrs. Delden continued to recall: "My father was just a branch of the family. When he died, it was like we were forgotten by the family. We only remembered it when collecting taxes. Even those The tax collection dogs also dared to bully us sisters, and they took a lot more every time."
"The queen left that year, and the adults and children were not able to keep the position of queen. We could look around, but my sister was the only one in the whole family who was suitable, so I passed it on to my uncle." She sneered when she said this, and then she found that there were guests in front of her, so the warm smile appeared on her face again, and she said. Frederick said: "Oh, why are you talking about these things. Please teach me how to use this weapon."
Everyone quickly came to the garden, set up a long table, erected wooden boards on it, and shot from 10 meters away.
Mrs. Delden's arms are very strong, and she can hit the ball very quickly after mastering the skills initially.
"What a weapon." She carefully observed the revolver in her hand, "It is powered by a storm like a blow dart, and then uses the deformation characteristics of magical energetic metal to seal the gap between the barrel and this...magazine There are very few people within 10 meters who can defend against it, and it can be taken out suddenly. How did you come up with it?"
Frederick's common excuse for this kind of problem now is "blowing. I came up with it when I was having fun." So many years later, this statement was included in primary school Chinese textbooks.
Mrs. Delden asked again: "Do you think if this was made big enough, could it send people to the sky?"
Frederick smiled and replied: "I think it can, but it will be a little difficult to land on the ground. "
Delden thought about it and said: "I think it should be possible to replace the trebuchet."
Frederick said depressingly: "I also have such a plan, but that way. The canister that produces the jet needs to be very large, which costs too much money.”
He was really depressed, because the development of the jet cannon had failed, and its muzzle velocity was too low due to the effect of the magic circle storm. Making mortars and guns is okay, but jet cannons with a range of several kilometers are useless. Now Professor Diesel has focused his research on engines, and Professor Julius is studying nitrocellulose under the instructions of the principal.
However, this does not stop him from using air guns to make money. After all, air cans are sufficient for small weapons and have some advantages.
Mrs. Delden saw that he was really depressed, so she felt that it really couldn't be done.
She thought for a moment and asked: "How much does this kind of weapon cost if it is only equipped to the guards? Is 60 florins enough?"
In her opinion, this kind of weapon The workmanship of the weapon is very complicated. Just the spiral grooves in the barrel require craftsmen to grind them out bit by bit, and the cost is definitely not low.
But this weapon is worth the money. Close combat on the battlefield is very dangerous. Even an iron can can fall to the ground and be killed. If there is a weapon at this time that can hit anyone at close range, it will be the same. One more life.
Frederick immediately replied with a smile: "If you buy more than 10 florins at a time, each one costs 30 florins, and everyone else is the same price."
Mrs. Delden was a little surprised, and thought she could negotiate the price. 50 florins, unexpectedly the price was cut in half.
If she knew that the factory price of an undecorated foreign trade revolver was only 5 florins, she would probably jump.
"I bought 30 pieces." Mrs. Delden said, "When can I deliver the goods?"
Frederick looked very hesitant, and then said: "This... …I have brought all my inventory with me on this expedition. I will send someone back right now to try to deliver it before the Rhine freezes over. Others have also ordered a lot in the past few days.”
The Earl of Delden also participated in this expedition, having set off half a month ago. Mrs. Delden purchased the revolver this time for her husband.
She thought for a while and asked Frederick with a smile: "I will help you sell to other families. Can you give me priority in selling to me?"
"Tonight's ball, the Minister of Military Affairs and Finance The ministers and their families will be present. I can help you make the introduction, and I can also help you convince the two ministers to equip the Guards."
Frederick made an expression of great surprise and said immediately: "If Madam. Help me sell the pistols, and I can make a little less money. I will give you a commission of 2 florins for each pistol."
"If Madam doesn't mind, I can ask my guards to give you the ones I use. ”
Mrs. Delden immediately agreed, and Frederick also asked Psyche to notify the guards and let the guards taking care of the house take out their guns first.
That being said, Wesson's personal use models are different from sales models, and Frederick had already prepared two hundred revolvers as samples, and now he just placed them on the ground and wiped them clean. Bring it over.
(End of this chapter)