"Aren't you a foreigner?"
"Where's your dignity? Where is your pride?"
"Did you feed your damn dignity to the dogs?”
Lu Xiaojia was dumbfounded. She couldn't imagine that the ambassador of France would have such a big change.
But in fact, as long as he thought about it carefully, he wouldn't be surprised.
Because this was a matter of a million pounds!
What was a million pounds?
It was now 1921, and the US's financial revenue was about 2.8 billion US dollars.
England's financial revenue was slightly lower than America's, only 1.6 billion USD.
That was about 300 million pounds.
And one million pounds was one third of England's annual financial income!
This was already an extremely terrifying number.
One had to know that the Beiyang government's annual financial revenue in its heyday was only about 600 million silver dollars!
That was only 300 million US dollars or 60 million pounds!
Therefore, one million pounds was actually a rather terrifying figure.
In the future, it would be equivalent to at least a few billion yuan!
In front of such a huge sum of money, anyone would be tempted.
Matt was no exception.
If he could really get a million pound deal for the country, Matt would definitely have a bright future.
Since that was the case, what dignity was there?
"Luo Wei, my friend."
Matt smiled and said," Let's talk about cooperation. You said you wanted to buy cannons, right? Oh, my friend, you have made the right choice.”
"The guns of the German barbarians may be good, but in terms of artillery, they are not as good as the German barbarians. I'm not belittling them, but the cannons of the German barbarians are sh * t!”
Matt didn't forget to criticize Germany even when he was promoting his own artillery.
Luo Wei also smiled and listened to his bragging without refuting.
Because in a sense.
He was right.
The people of later generations were actually very clear-
The First and Second World War had allowed mankind's military technology to make great progress.
In these two military competitions, several top students appeared.
Among them, there were four outstanding students.
Britain, America, Germany and France.
British and American ships, German guns and zoos, and French cannons.
"Mr. Matt."
Lowi looked at Matt's eager gaze and smiled." You know, I spent two million pounds to buy a fleet from England and another two million pounds to buy a weapon production line from Germany. Now, I only have less than two million pounds left.”
"Enough!"
Matt chose to ignore the clause stating that Germany could not sell weapons and said sincerely," French weapons have always been cheap. Trust me, my friend, you won't regret it.”
"In that case, let me tell you my request first.”
Luo Wei smiled and didn't seem to comment. However, the next second, he said bluntly," I need a production line for a batch of cannons. Of course, I can also purchase a batch if there are any in stock.”
"Do you need a production line?"
Matt looked at Rowe in surprise.
Nowadays, the Chinese had a mindset that 'it's better to buy than to make.'
Compared to the weapons production line, they wanted the goods in stock.
Although this method seemed stupid, it was actually a limitation of the times.
The production line needed long-term production to continue to generate profits, and it looked at long-term economic benefits.
However, during the warlords 'chaotic war, everyone only wanted to fight for territory and had no intention of developing.
Give me a chestnut.
Tom, Dick, and Harry were warlords. They also had 100,000 dollars and 5,000 troops.
Zhang San bought the production line with 100,000 yuan.
However, from the looks of it, not a single spear had been added.
Li Si had spent 100,000 yuan to buy 3,000 guns, so he had 8,000 people.
He had obtained an overwhelming advantage over Zhang San.
Li Si also knew that Zhang San had a production line. In the long run, Zhang San would definitely be stronger.
Therefore, Li Si would not give Zhang San a chance to develop. Instead, he would use his current advantage to push his way through.
Zhang San, who was not as strong as Li Si, would definitely not be able to block it.
When Zhang San was eliminated, the production line he bought became Li Si's.
And it didn't cost a single cent.
No one wanted to make a wedding dress for others.
Therefore, compared to the production line, they wanted the stock more.
This was also where the warlords of the Republic of China came from.
But Rowei was different.
It wasn't that he was farsighted, but that he didn't lack money.
The others could only choose one.
However, Luo Wei could buy the production line and the weapons at the same time.
"Is there a problem?"
Lowi saw Matt's surprise and asked with a smile.
"No problem."
Matt shook his head and immediately said," My friend, as long as it's something you want, I'll help you get it no matter how difficult it is.”
"Forget it."
Luo Wei sneered and directly said," The war has just ended. All countries are busy reducing their military spending, and there is a serious surplus of military equipment. Your armaments are piled up like mountains, and there is no place to sell them. Matt, you and I both know that, don't we?”
"Haha…"
Matt laughed awkwardly after being exposed by Rowe.
Although the situation in France was not as serious as in Germany, overarmament was inevitable.
Luo Wei brought this up to lower the price.
"My friend."
Matt changed the topic." What type of cannon do you want? I'll send a telegram to the country to ask for the specific price.”
"I need Miss 75 and the production lines of the Schneider 105 and Schneider 155 howitzers.”
Luo Wei didn't hesitate and spoke directly.
The three types of cannons he wanted were all famous for their powerful performance in history.
These three types of cannons were also one of the few cannons that could be used from World War I to World War II.
Give me a chestnut.
For example, Miss 75.
Miss 75 was the French nickname for the M1897 Type 75 Field Cannon.
The most heaven-defying thing about it was its performance. Its firing rate was 15-18 rounds per minute.
The German cannons of the same caliber only had 6-8 rounds per minute, less than half of Miss 75's.
Not to mention the other countries, they were all useless in front of Miss 75.
By the way, Miss Seventy-Five was the nickname the French gave her.
The Chinese also had another nickname for her.
Italian cannon.
Yes, it was the regiment commander's Italian cannon.
Apart from Miss 75, the other French cannons were equally outstanding.
For example, the Schneider M1913 Type 105 Howitzer and the Schneider M1917/28 Type 155 Howitzer.
Both of them had a range that could easily defeat a cannon of the same caliber.
It was not inferior to most of the cannons of the same caliber in World War II.
And that's exactly what the French did--
They had been using these cannons from World War I to World War II.
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