Chapter 384

All these things were collected by Shi xionghun when he was preparing for his scientific research abroad, so of course he knew.

But he couldn't tell Colonel Jones about these things, so he pointed to the sky with a smile and said in fluent Londoner English, "Mr. Colonel, there are many things that the great, supreme and omnipotent Sun God told me, so I know these things should not be strange."

This reason is very powerful. With the eloquence and tact of Colonel Jones, it can not be refuted.

Seeing that Colonel Jones was stunned, stone bear laughed again and said, "well, my dear captain, can we talk about the price of Ferguson's rifle?"

When Colonel Jones heard the name of Ferguson's rifle, there was a stab in his heart. I knew that the second lieutenant had the ability to develop new rifles, and could develop such good new rifles, so I shouldn't have left that boy in that aboriginal tribe at that time. Now it's good that this rifle named after my own person needs my boss to pay for it.

Moreover, looking at the guardian, this guy is obviously a greedy guy

It's just that this rifle is really good. If you own such rifles, even if you can copy them, even if you don't promote them in the mainland, just in the New World colonies, if you can sell one or two thousand rifles, the profit will be very high.

Well, if it's estimated to be one or two thousand, it won't be targeted by those domestic arms tycoons, will it?

Last time I went to Philadelphia, didn't general crimson always complain that the rifles used by soldiers are not as good as the Kentucky rifles used by colonists? If you recommend this rifle to general crimson

A thousand Ferguson rifles can still be eaten with his own financial resources. Well, as long as this big man is not a lion with a big mouth

There should be no problem with imitation. If it is imitated and sold with a certain profit, as long as 2000 rifles are sold, the profit will be huge.

If you can't sell them, if you keep these 1000 rifles in your hands, you can increase your strength! Recently, the Spaniards in the south are ready to move. If all their soldiers are equipped with this kind of rifle, even if thousands of Spaniards come, they can resist the Spaniards with Jamestown's fortress guns and these rifles

How fast did Colonel Jones turn his head? Almost in an instant, he decided to take a risk and eat these rifles.

Of course, the precondition is that the price of these guns should not be too high. If it is too high, it will be boring to eat.

After making up his mind, Colonel Jones simply asked, "guardian, this gun is yours. You should give me a price. If you don't give me the price, how can I decide whether to buy your rifles? "

Stone Bear looked at the colonel in front of him playfully and said, "Mr. Colonel, we have been very friendly partners for the past two years. I don't think you can deny that."

"Of course, dear guardian, I will never deny this, and I promise that no matter whether our deal is good or not, I will regard the hardworking and kind-hearted gaoshu tribe as my best partner and... Brother of James Jones in the future."

"Thank you, Mr. Colonel, for your attention!" Shi Xiong said with a smile, "since we are friendly partners, I will not make you feel uncomfortable in this transaction. Well, the purchase price of the brown Beth rifle you are using now is six pounds and five shillings, but the performance of my gun is more than twice as good as that of the brown Beth rifle, so I need eight for each rifle in my hand... Well, seven pounds should not be too high? "

Captain Jones shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Dear guardian, if you follow the normal transaction, the price you said is really not high. But as you said just now, the purchase of brown Beth is completely controlled by the greedy guys of the ordnance Bureau, and the local arms dealers are also in the joint ordnance Bureau. The greedy guys and even some big nobles jointly control the purchase price of brown Beth. Therefore, the price of brown Beth can not be used as a reference price. "

After a pause, Colonel Jones lowered his voice and said, "guardian, after I buy these guns for imitation, whether it's promotion or other activities, I need a lot of funds. If I can't see the profit, I won't make this transaction."

The stone bear read the telegram and immediately said, "my dear Mr. Colonel, what I just said is the price you imitated for delivery. Can't you sell this rifle for seven pounds? "

Jones said with a smile: "guardian, but we are talking about the rifles in your hand! Second hand rifle Jones accentuated the last five words.

Stone bear raised his hand and said, "well, my dear captain, your words will make me lower the price of these guns. Is that ok? I'll sell you these guns for five pounds. After all, they are second-hand guns, and you need a lot of money to promote them. I can't let my friends lose money to do it. "

"Five pounds? The price is too high... "Said Colonel Jones after a little meditation.

"My friend, the price can't be lower. Although these guns are all second-hand guns, they haven't been produced for a month. My people haven't fired a few guns, so these guns are actually new ones. "

After a pause, the stone bear continued: "and I don't need you to pay me pounds, I just need qualified horses! I think it's more pleasant for you to pay for these guns with horses than with pounds? "

"War horse? Five thousand pounds for a thousand rifles, I need to pay you five hundred horses? " Asked Colonel Jones with some hesitation.

"My friend, that's what I want. I think with your ability, these 500 war horses should not be difficult. I don't need any thoroughbred horses, I just need the horses raised by your colonists! "

After a pause, Shi Xiong said seriously: "Mr. Colonel, my bottom line is to exchange these 1000 rifles for 500 war horses. As for what price you can get war horses, I don't care. I only need 500 qualified war horses. Of course, if you don't think you can do that, I think the Spaniards in the South or the French in the West should be very happy to exchange 500 horses for my rifles. "

Colonel Jones's face changed, but with a slight hesitation, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll take these guns!"