There is no complaint about a group of lieutenant generals who want to rush into the mountains to find Fatty Liu and beat him up.

that is......

"Puff" A big man from the capital was far away and took the price list of machine guns that were transmitted from the telex, and sprayed it out with a mouthful of tea.

Zhao Danyu looked at the king helplessly. This was the second time that the king had lost his composure, all because of the little colonel.

"Is this Liu Lang doing business or fighting? At this time of national crisis, he blackmailed the army at such a high price, obviously trying to make money in the national crisis. Damn it, it's really hateful." The king was a little excited after spraying tea. He calmed down a little and turned his eyes to his servant, "Shan Yu, tell me what you think about this?"

"King, from my personal point of view, Liu Lang's price is actually quite reasonable." Zhao Danyu thought for a moment and said solemnly.

Hearing his servant's statement contrary to him, the king was rarely angry, and frowned slightly, signaling Zhao Shanyu to continue.

In a sense, the king's political emotional intelligence is indeed very high. The servants he needs are the people he trusts the most and the ones who can give him advice, not just blindly responding to the voice. Zhao Shanyu, a graduate of the Kingdom Military Academy, has done a great job in this regard and can always give the king his own advice. Even if the king does not adopt many of his ideas, he still appreciates them very much.

"King, you see, Liu Lang gave this machine gun a quotation of up to 7,000 silver coins. However, the price of the Qinheavy Machine Gun we purchased from Zhouhui Kingdom was also as high as 3,400 silver coins in January. Although the price is twice as high, the performance of this high-fire speed machine gun can be used as both a light machine gun and a heavy machine gun and an anti-aircraft machine gun, taking into account the fire support and position defense and even air defense in the front line. This is far more cost-effective than spending 1,400 silver coins to purchase a light machine gun and 3,400 silver coins to purchase a Qinheavy Machine Gun." Zhao Danyu took out the procurement list of the Military Industry Department in January and patiently explained to the king.

"Well, if you want to calculate like Dan Yu, Liu Lang is not very dark in this multi-purpose machine gun itself, it is basically within a reasonable range. However, the expensive one is not the machine gun, but the patent fee. Who is that Grunov? How did he get involved with Liu Lang?" The entry with the longest number on the list of King dots, and the anger on his face did not disappear.

"Grunov, we have already investigated as soon as the list comes out. This person is the most outstanding young metal stamping expert in the Zhouhui Kingdom. This high-speed machine gun was developed by this person based on the original old machine gun. Unlike the original mechanical cutting-type manufacturing parts, this machine gun adopts the latest metal stamping machine tool technology. According to the search results of our Martial Arts Office in the Zhouhui Kingdom Consulate, Dr. Zhouhui Kingdom, who designed the machine gun, had applied for patent protection from the authorities before the Battle of the Ancient City. The Zhouhui Kingdom authorities are also very interested in this machine gun. I believe they will also purchase a large amount. According to their laws, for each machine gun produced, the designer will be given a certain patent fee. If purchased by other countries like us, the patent usage fee can be collected according to the designer's suggestions after the government's permission." Zhao Danyu looked at the long list of numbers, and looked helpless.

No wonder everyone said that Liu Lang was so heartless. The price Liu Lang offered for this doctor of Zhou Huiguo was a patent fee of 5,000 silver coins per machine gun. Liu Lang said it very well. The machine gun can give you drawings for you to produce, and you only need to pay the patent fee of 5,000 silver coins per machine gun. However, the metal stamping machine tool, not to mention that the kingdom did not have, even the consulate asked the authorities of Zhou Huiguo, and they were still in the exploration stage. In other words, the production of yarn can only be purchased by Liu Lang. Purchase a finished machine gun with 7,000 silver coins plus the patent fee. In this way, the purchase price of a machine gun is as high as 12,000 silver coins, which is almost equivalent to a quarter of the price of imported mountain cannons.

This is simply treating everyone as a sucker.

"How could Liu Lang afford such an expensive machine gun? I heard that he had more than 2,000 people in his regiment, and only 30 were equipped with him. According to his price, he would have to pay 400,000 silver coins! How did he pay the colonel leader who earned dozens of silver coins a month?" The king began to settle the accounts angrily.

"Ahem, Dr. Grunov suffered a serious illness in Wanwucheng and was rescued by Liu Lang's father. In order to repay his life, Grunov signed a three-year contract with Liu Lang. During this period, all his research results were available for free." Zhao Shanyu was not only a little embarrassed.

An elite doctor from the Zhouhui Kingdom came to the Kingdom. Not only was he not regarded as a guest of honor, but he went from the capital to the Bay Wucheng and was saved by a local rich man. Finally, he came to the government with a design worth tens of thousands of gold to ask for money. This is indeed a bit too slap in the face.

The king, who was extremely surprised, obviously had never heard of this allusion, so he asked in shock.

"These stupid and short-sighted people are abusing the country and the people." The king, who finally asked about the reason, almost smashed the teacup again.

"Even so, there is nothing we can do, but the bullet consumption on the list Liu Lang was really so huge?" The king finally suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to ask.

"Yes, according to the description of the gun by the general who personally tested the gun in Shinkai Castle, the machine gun fired at a rate of 1,200 rounds per minute. If the shooter is skilled, it can even reach a rapid speed of 1,400 rounds per minute, which is almost twice the theoretical fire rate of Qinzhong Machine Gun. Therefore, in the first battle of Anwupo, Yang Huan's Fourth Brigade, who was too eager to conquer the pass, suffered a big loss. With just one attack, he lost more than 3,000 soldiers." Zhao Shanyu nodded with a serious look on his face.

Just looking at the casualties of the Black Hawk Army, he could imagine the terribleness of this high-fire machine gun. The number of more than 3,000 Black Hawk Army was the result of the battle of the 29th Army, which had a total of 50,000 troops, but died in one battle under the magnitude of the machine gun like a heavy rain bullet.

The king should still trust the major general who was also from the Kingdom Military Academy and would become the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom Army in the future. He nodded and said, "Since he said that's the case, that's right. One thousand two hundred rounds per minute, and that battle requires 5,000 rounds. If a battalion is equipped with ten rounds, it will cost 5,000 rounds... How much does each round cost?"

"150 silver coins per thousand rounds." Zhao Danyu said with some toothache.

This is what Liu Lang really is, because he said it very clearly. After actual combat inspection, the high-speed machine gun still exposed many problems. In order to change the shortcomings of the new machine gun's small amount of bullets and accuracy, he will change the caliber and use a 6.5MM small-caliber pointed bullet similar to the Black Hawk Rifle.

One thousand rounds, 150,000 rounds, but 1500 rounds are 1500. And the accounts are not calculated as the king. After a battle, a machine gun will use at least tens of thousands of bullets. That is almost the amount of bullets used by soldiers in a company. A battalion of ten machine guns will use 15,000 silver coins for a battle.

What if it is a regiment or a division? Wang Guojun has 200 regular divisions. Just thinking about it, Zhao Shanyu felt that the government might be bankrupt by such a terrible machine gun.

As for whether you can produce small-caliber bullets, Liu Lang said that if there is a fault, you will not be responsible. The meaning is clearly that if you don’t want to spend money, then it is possible that the more than 10,000 silver coins you bought will turn into scrap iron.
Chapter completed!