Chapter 385

The stone bear laughed happily.

He didn't expect that this greedy guy, who has been called "vampire" by Hank and Ferguson, should be such a decisive person.

But if you think about it, it's clear.

This is a serious officer in charge of the first British colony in the new North American continent. Can an ordinary person hold this position?

Decisiveness is one of the most basic qualities of a superior.

Colonel Jones also laughed and held hands with stone bear. Although they only reached the deal verbally, as far as their identities are concerned, the deal is certain.

In fact, the stone bear's idea of selling guns was accidental. At least he didn't think of selling guns when he went to the Powhatans.

Just after seeing Colonel Jones, stone bear had an idea and had the idea of selling these Ferguson rifles to Colonel Jones.

Anyway, with the development of new rifles, now the Ferguson rifles in the hands of the expeditionary soldiers will be eliminated immediately, which is an indisputable fact.

The upgrading of the rifles used by the expeditionary army is not as fussy as brown Beth in England or Saint Etienne in France. Because of the biggest bug of the stone bear, the upgrading of the rifles of the expeditionary army is a real upgrading.

Once the new rifle is developed, it will be more powerful than Ferguson's rifle. It's not a star and a half. That's the gap between Ferrari and bicycle.

With a rifle with an effective range of 600 meters and a firing speed of more than 12 rounds per minute, or a rifle with fixed ammunition, who still uses a Ferguson rifle?

The new rifle developed under the guidance of stone bear is almost the same as the rifle in World War I. with this kind of rifle, even Ferguson's rifle is very good, but it is absolutely not enough to see.

Therefore, once the new rifles are developed and mass-produced, the more than 1500 Ferguson rifles in the hands of the expeditionary army will be completely eliminated - the kind that will never be used after being thrown into the warehouse.

Instead of letting these rifles be eliminated forever, it's better to take advantage of the fact that Ferguson's rifles are far more powerful than brown Beth's or St. Etienne's rifles and sell them to the British or French.

Originally, stone bear just held the idea of trying to show this rifle to Colonel Jones, but unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good, and Colonel Jones was hooked.

There's really no way. As long as you're a real soldier, you'll be absolutely moved when you see this new musket, which is far more than double the performance of other rifles in this era. Colonel Jones may be really greedy, but there is no denying that he is a real soldier.

So, he knows the goods very well, he knows the excellence of this rifle.

Then, immediately, Mr. Colonel took the bait.

In fact, even if Colonel Jones doesn't buy this rifle, it doesn't matter. It's a big deal to sell these rifles to the French or the Spanish, even the Dutch and the Prussians. With Ferguson's excellent rifle, stone bear bet that these countries will never let go of this rifle.

Of course, being able to sell to the British is the best.

After all, the original Ferguson rifle has not been promoted in the historical time and space for some reasons, but in this time and space, perhaps with the ability of Colonel Jones, this rifle can be promoted in a small range.

After all, Lieutenant Patrick Ferguson, who has no background of influence, can't compare with colonel Jones.

Moreover, in the coming independent war in a few years, the stone bear also intends to make the British and Americans shed more blood. If according to the development of the original historical time and space, the British with front loaded muskets really can't compare with the Americans with Kentucky rifles. But for the overwhelming number of British soldiers, the British would not have been able to beat the Americans in the early days of the war.

Of course, if the outbreak of malaria and smallpox had not caught the British off guard, maybe the final winner of the war would have caught the British off guard.

Stone bear doesn't think it has the ability to stop the outbreak of smallpox and malaria, but if it delivers some good things to the British people, such as this kind of pen, Kentucky rifle, excellent Ferguson rifle, and some more powerful weapons such as homemade grenades, then even if smallpox and malaria break out, the British people can persist for a longer time.

As long as it can make the British and Americans shed more blood, the stone bear doesn't mind giving a hard push behind his back.

Anyway, it's all about the dog biting the dog. I just need to watch the fun. And then push it at the critical moment, who knows what the hell the war will be like.

My goal is to bleed the British and Americans more!

As for the price of these guns, Shi Xiong thinks that 500 horses is a very suitable price.

Today's war horses are still expensive, but they are far from being comparable to the cavalry of the middle ages.

In the middle ages, European cavalry often had two horses, one for fighting and the other for pulling supplies. At the end of the 13th century, a qualified horse was worth about 15 pounds.

But it would cost a lot to raise horses, so cavalry was a very expensive service at that time. It was once said that in the middle ages, it took 50 farmers to raise a knight.

But up to now, although the horses are still expensive, they are not like an ordinary count in the middle ages, who can only raise 100 knights.

Now on the European side, the price of a qualified war horse is about 10 pounds. If it is raised by American colonists, the price may be cheaper. And if you buy horses in batches in the new world of North America, the price can be reduced.

As for how much it can be reduced, that is not what stone bear is willing to consider.

In stone bear's heart, the 1000 Ferguson rifles will at least get 500 horses.

Whether it's pound sterling or gold, it's of little use to the stone bear now. Now what stone bears lack most is war horses!

Once you have a thousand horses, the expeditionary army will be invincible on this continent.

Now because of the problem of materials, we can't get mortars out. But once we solve the problem of materials and get mortars out, we will get 100 mortars, all the Gunners and supplies will be carried by 400 horses, and the remaining 600 horses, 100 grenades and 200 riflemen, and all the other horses will be used to pull supplies, Then this team with high-speed mobility, 100 mortars, 100 grenades and 200 riflemen will be absolutely invincible on land in this era.

Even light mortars with diameters less than 60 mm can have a maximum effective range of 2500 meters. In this era, such mortars that can launch explosive shells are invincible. Even in the face of a military fortress, they can easily be taken down.

The heavy and effective fortress guns of this era are not the opponents of mortars at all. Stone bear can confirm this.

So, try to get a thousand horses, is the biggest task of stone bear at present.

As long as there are enough horses, conquering the central and western regions will be an easy task.

Therefore, the bottom line of the stone bear is to exchange these 1000 rifles for 500 horses.