Chapter 2125： "Low price" dumping steel wheel clockwork

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His Majesty the Emperor did not know that, at the beginning, the clockwork flintlocks of the North Sea country were indeed made by senior watchmakers from Italy. But later, with the successful development of carbon spring steel, ordinary workers can also use spring steel bars to easily create a clockwork in accordance with the standard process.

The wages of workers whose level is similar to that of ordinary apprentices and senior craftsmen are vastly different. An average worker earns only 3 pfennigs a day. And for a watch master, his salary is at least 1 shilling a day, which is several times the difference...

Moreover, the clock masters beat an iron rod into a thin bar and then bend it into a clockwork. It takes a lot more man-hours than the workers in the North Sea country bend a spring steel bar into a clockwork. And the difference in salary between the two is so big...

Therefore, in the end, His Majesty the Emperor will be surprised to find that it seems that the cost of making a clockwork flintlock by himself is much higher than that of Beihai Country, so it is better to buy it directly from Beihai Country. Moreover, the clockwork flintlock sold by Beihai Country is of better quality...

But His Majesty the Emperor did not know the twists and turns, and as a successful king, His Majesty also has his own pride and self-confidence. He believes that what Marin can do, as long as they follow along, Austria can also do it. However, His Majesty the Emperor doesn’t know, it’s not useful if other people work hard, because Marin opened up...

As far as the clockwork flintlock is concerned, it is actually not that difficult. The biggest difficulty is the steel wheel clockwork. It takes a long time for a high-level craftsman to make a steel wheel clockwork. The cost is at least 5 gold coins, and most of the time, it is 10 gold coins.

If it's durable, it's OK. Even the monarch of a poor country can equip a batch with gritted teeth. But the key is that this thing is not very durable, not to mention wear and tear. The most terrible thing is that it is easy to rust. In the rainy season, even though it is in the rain, the clockwork musket still fires correctly. However, there is a high probability that the steel wheel clockwork will be rusted and scrapped.

Even if it doesn't rain, a lot of grease is usually used to protect the clockwork and avoid rust. Otherwise, the clockwork of 5 gold coins or even a dozen gold coins will be scrapped for you to see immediately.

This is a pitfall. You can change the parts of more than a dozen gold coins at every turn. A few dozen of these muskets are just fine, and there are too many to bear.

In the North Sea country, there is a squandering of Cuban nickel mines, which can mix nickel in spring steel. Now, chromite has been discovered, which can also be mixed with chromium. In this way, the steel wheel clockwork of the North Sea country is not easy to rust, has strong durability, and the use cost is much lower. Not to mention, the cost of building is much lower.

Moreover, Marlin is a chicken thief. The steel wheel spring sold to the Habsburg family deliberately uses ordinary carbon spring steel without chromium and nickel. Although the price given is very favorable, it can't stand the loss...

But the secret of Chromium and Nickel, Marin will certainly not reveal to the emperor. Because this involves a big secret, that is, Marin used nickel-nickel copper to forge French silver coins. This is a big deal, and the French know that they must start a war. Therefore, it is better to keep it confidential.

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In fact, apart from the "homework" of the emperor's copying Marin, the French are actually "copying their homework". After all, it is the number one power in Western Europe, and it is unreasonable to lag behind in technology.

Therefore, the French are now also organizing craftsmen to develop their own clockwork flintlocks. In a country as big as France, it is not difficult to find artisans, and it is not rare to find craftsmen in Italy. Moreover, France belongs to a country with concentrated royal power, and the whole country must contribute at the order of the king.

While His Majesty was still raising money, the French had long organized a large number of powerful craftsmen to build their own clockwork flintlocks. However, the French desperately discovered that the western and northern regions of France are probably affected by the warm North Atlantic current, the climate is humid, and the steel wheel clockwork is also broken quickly. To protect the steel wheel clockwork, a lot of butter is needed. Moreover, the master craftsmen in France have higher wages and higher costs than the craftsmen in Germany...

When François I learned the truth, he was also full of black lines. After calculating for a few days, he was forced to give up his plan to install clockwork flintlocks on a large scale. However, hundreds of equipment were kept in the King’s Guard.

In addition, François I also kept a clockwork flintlock workshop in the royal estate outside Paris, and retained a group of skilled craftsmen to continue to produce clockwork flintlocks.

Well, however, this workshop not only provided spare steel wheel clockwork for the King’s Guard, but also provided it to the nobles.

why? Because Francois I invented the activity of hunting with a clockwork lance...

After all, nobles are nobles. If they use matchlocks for hunting and carry a bundle of matchlocks on their backs, it is not only inconvenient, but the image is not chic and noble.

Therefore, Francois I simply used an expensive clockwork flint when hunting. Watching His Majesty the King go after his prey with a musket in his hand, without carrying a bundle of fire ropes on his back, other nobles were greatly inspired-oh, it turns out that hunting should be done like this!

Then, the French side was crooked...

Because it is for the kings and nobles, the craftsmen of the royal workshop also carefully decorated the clockwork flintlock with gold and silver decorations and carved exquisite patterns. The workmanship is very beautiful. Of course, the price is also very expensive.

Like the "golden shotgun" used by François I, it was wrapped in a lot of gold leaf and looked very luxurious. Other nobles, in order to respect the king, although they did not use all the gold, but most of them also covered gold. Every shotgun was golden. Only the little nobles, because they don't have much money, and they don't dare to be more beautiful than the big guys, they use a clockwork shotgun with a larger proportion of silver.

In this way, silver-clad shotguns are considered luxury items, and there is no discussion about dozens of gold coins each. The king and the duke used more than hundreds of gold coins...

"What? The French made the clockwork flintlock a luxury?" Marlin sprayed the tea directly. Well, it's popular in Europe now-the nobles are surprised to spray tea and throw porcelain in anger. If not, there would be no aristocratic style...

"Yes, the report sent back by John said that François I originally intended to promote the clockwork flintlock in the army, against the North Sea country. However, the high cost scared off François I."

"However, Francois I loves hunting, and the clockwork musket is easy to use and looks chic. Compared to carrying a matchstring and resembling a refugee, the clockwork musket is now very popular among the nobles." Kohler reported.

This matter is also considered a more important matter. After all, the French developed clockwork muskets, although they were used for hunting, they also had great military potential.

It is said that because of the high profit, many French craftsmen, especially those who originally made matchlock guns, are interested in making expensive clockwork muskets.

, His Majesty’s craftsman, each steel wheel clockwork costs about 10 gold coins. The cost of a steel-wheeled clockwork made by other craftsmen is definitely more than 10 gold coins.

"Can't let the French build steel wheel clockwork to scale! We can't deal with the royal workshop, can't we also deal with the stragglers?" Marin decided.

He didn't care about the small amount of steel wheel clockwork made by the Royal Workshop. However, he was afraid that French craftsmen would have a strong interest in making steel wheel clockwork. Then, the steel wheel spring was improved and evolved into a flintlock gun. Therefore, he decided to intervene and choke this sign to death!

"Then what do we do?" Kohler asked.

"You sent a few Italian watchmakers who were invited to make steel wheel springs in the early days, but later did not participate in mass manufacturing, and sent them to Paris to open a shop!" Marin thought for a while and ordered.

"However, they are made by hand, and the cost is not much lower than that of French craftsmen..." Kohler doubted.

Marin waved his hand and said:

"Opening a shop is just a cover, and even if they build steel-wheeled clockwork by themselves, it is a cover. My real purpose is to dump the non-rust-proof cheap steel-wheeled clockwork of the North Sea country to make huge profits. By the way, I want to make a clockwork. Suppress the individual craftsmen who fired guns!"

As mentioned earlier, French craftsmen build a steel wheel clockwork at a cost of more than 10 gold coins. The North Sea country uses skilled workers to make a clockwork from steel bars. The cost of one piece is not more than 1 gold coin, and it can even be as low as 1 shilling, which is one-fifth of a gold coin.

If it is sold in Paris and sold for more than a dozen gold coins, it will be a huge profit more than ten times. The key is that it also destroyed the enthusiasm of French private craftsmen to build steel wheel clockwork. In this way, there is no need to worry that the French will develop advanced muskets in the future If necessary, Marin even allows those pretending Italian craftsmen to use the "cost price" of 10 gold coins to dump and suppress the French mainland. artisan. In this way, the French folks, only fools will do this unprofitable business...

Kohler quickly led the action, except for Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and Nantes and other big cities, all sent spies and craftsmen to go. As long as someone is found to build a steel wheel clockwork, he will use low-price dumping to destroy his business...

As for places outside of several big cities? There is no need to be too involved. Because the great aristocrats and merchants in France like to get together. Those who stay in the country are generally not strong. Even the craftsmen are like this. Powerful craftsmen like to go to big cities to develop, and those who stay in small places in the countryside generally have relatively trendy craftsmanship. Therefore, there is no need to pay special attention. As long as a few big cities are taken care of, the enthusiasm of French folk craftsmen to build steel wheel clockwork can basically be suppressed.

In addition to steel-wheeled springs transported from the North Sea country, other things such as gun barrels and decorative gold and silver skins can also be transported from the North Sea country. The quality of local barrels is naturally higher than that of other countries. Of course, the price will not be sold cheaply, just increase the price and sell it specifically to slaughter customers. As for the gold and silver leather, the engraving on it does not require a craftsman to do it directly, and the mold is directly made, stamped with a screw press, and formed in one time, clear and beautiful...

The dispatched craftsman just needs to behave and pretend to be beaten there when the visitor comes. If you really want the goods, just pick out the exquisite finished products for him. As for the price... it's not cheap, only the steel wheel springs that need to be replaced frequently are sold at "low prices"...

In this way, the French artisans were suppressed by "low-price" dumping. At the same time, because the whole gun is not cheap, it eliminates the possibility of ordinary French people getting a clockwork shotgun...