"Germany really has a good plan.”
" Even if I can produce 20,000 guns a year, it will take me at least six years to recoup my losses," Luo Wei said faintly.”
The production line was actually nothing. It was just a matter of a fixed price.
However, the cost of production was frighteningly high.
Take the largest Hanyang Munitions Factory in China as an example.
The Hanyang Munitions Factory only bought two million taels of silver in total.
However, in the ten years of its operation, it had spent nearly six million taels of silver to purchase materials for the production of weapons!
Moreover, the Hanyang Munitions Factory was a money-losing product. It had been losing money for years and could not make ends meet.
In the past, it could barely be stabilized with the Qing court backing it up, but now it had even developed to the point where it had to borrow money to maintain its operations.
"Well, that's not necessarily true…"
Adam stammered, but he could not say anything to refute.
Because what Rowei said was the truth.
"Haha."
Luo Wei sneered." If a business needs six years to generate profits, we businessmen will all starve to death. And this was when all the guns could be sold at a high price.”
"You said that the Germans treat me as a friend. Is this how the Germans treat their friends?”
Luo Wei almost laughed out of anger.
The Germans were slaughtering him like a pig!
"I…"
Adam was speechless and lowered his head in shame.
Indeed, how could Germany treat its friends like this?
"Forget it."
Luo Wei said coldly," If this is Germany's sincerity, then let's end this matter here.”
"Don't!"
Adam was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He hurriedly said," These things can be discussed, my friend. What can't we talk about properly?”
"Thirty thousand pounds."
Luo Wei extended three fingers and said indifferently.
" What?!"
Adam's eyes widened as he flew into a rage." Impossible! That was impossible! Germany will never accept this!"
His bid of 120,000 pounds was already an exorbitant price.
And Rowei's actions were not inferior at all. He was completely paying back the money!
"Oh? Is that so?"
Luo Wei said calmly," Thirty years ago, your country sold an M1888 Council Rifle to the Qing court for 1.3 million marks. According to the exchange rate at that time, it was 65,000 pounds and 440,000 taels of silver.”
"Compared to now, 1.3 million marks 30 years ago is equivalent to 65,000 pounds now.”
"You can't settle the score like this…"
Adam opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only stammer in an attempt to fool her.
"That's not all."
" The war has just ended," Luo Wei said calmly." Because of the Versailles treaty, your country can only retain a hundred thousand soldiers. The size of the army has been reduced by nearly ten times, and there is a serious overproduction of military equipment.”
"If I don't buy it, these production lines will be dismantled sooner or later and become worthless waste! In other words, I'm using 30,000 pounds to buy a pile of useless scrap metal!”
"This, this…"
Adam's face turned pale. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his sweat.
He definitely couldn't do that, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it.
"Is it very hot?"
Luo Wei sneered.
"Not hot, not hot…"
Adam laughed awkwardly.
Her hand that was wiping her sweat was suspended in mid-air. She didn't know whether to wipe it or let it go. She just held it up awkwardly.
"So you're nervous?"
Rowe said calmly, not giving him a chance to retort. He said calmly," You should be nervous. Selling a production line of 60,000 pounds for 120,000 pounds, you Germans really know how to do business.”
Luo Wei sighed." It's almost like being a Jewess.”
"Mr. Luo!"
Adam, who had an awkward expression on his face, seemed to have suffered a huge insult. He flew into a rage and said," I have to correct you! The great German nation was completely different from the greedy Arabs!”
"Is that so?"
Rowe asked," Then how do you explain the price of 120,000 pounds?”
"This, this…"
Adam stammered, unable to say anything. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and hurriedly changed his words." I mean two production lines for 120,000 pounds.”
120,000 pounds for two production lines was equivalent to 60,000 pounds for one.
It was exactly the same price as what Rowei had said before.
"Is that so?"
"Yes, yes."
Adam hurriedly nodded, secretly praising himself for his wit.
"I don't believe you."
Rowe looked at him and shook his head slowly." Thirty thousand pounds.”
"Mr. Luo! The price of 30,000 pounds is too low!"
Adam gritted his teeth and said," Moreover, our Germany is responsible for transporting these production lines. It's simply…"
"Then you don't have to transport it."
" I'll ask the English Royal Navy to help transport it," Rowe said calmly.”
"There's more."
Luo Wei looked down at him and said coldly," Mr. Adam, you have to remember this. I'm helping Germany now. You should be the one begging me, not me begging Germany to sell it to me! For the same price, I can also buy weapons production lines in America, England, and France.”
"I consider Germany a friend, so I chose to cooperate with Germany. If you don't have the sincerity to cooperate..."
"Thirty thousand pounds!"
Adam felt a headache coming on." Mr. Luo, you win." 30,000 pounds for one production line. Ten of them would be 300,000 pounds. Is that enough?”
"Of course."
Luo Wei immediately put on a smile." We are indeed best friends.”
"Yes, my best friend."
Adam said through gritted teeth.
"Then,"
Luo Wei continued to ask," Surely Germany wouldn't mind helping a friend transport these production lines?”
"I don't mind, I don't mind…"
Adam wanted to cry but had no tears. You already said that if you didn't sell it to him, you would find someone else. What else could he do?
I can only be forced into a corner by you, then cover my mouth and cry silently, enduring your oppression.
"Now, let's talk about machine guns."
Luo Wei smiled and said," Madsen light machine gun production line and Maxim MG08 heavy machine gun production line, how much is Germany prepared to sell them for?”
"Haha…"
Adam barely managed a smile. He wanted to cry but had no tears.
With the previous lesson, he did not dare to casually bid a high price. He could only carefully probe.
"How about 150,000 pounds for the Madsen light machine gun production line?”
" 100,000 pounds."
Luo Wei said lightly.
A machine gun production line would only produce about 200 machine guns a month. Its efficiency could not be compared to rifles.
But the unit price was expensive.
A rifle was worth seventy to eighty dollars, but a machine gun was worth at least a thousand dollars.
Adam's offer of 150,000 pounds was actually quite reasonable, but Rowe refused.
"No!"
Adam gritted his teeth." At least 120,000 pounds!”
"Alright."
Luo Wei agreed with a smile.
He didn't expect to bargain so hard.
"Pa!"
Adam looked at the smiling Rowei and suddenly gave himself a tight slap.
Why can't you control your mouth?
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