Chapter 181 Negotiating x Transaction

"Not expensive," Miles retorted immediately.

Perhaps realizing that his rebuttal was a bit too decisive, he quickly said, "General Zhan Guo, you should also know the current price of weapons."

"Take the most common flintlock rifle on the sea for example. The price of one starts at at least 10 Baileys, and that's when there's no demand for it."

"On the black market, a flintlock rifle costs at least 1.5 times the price. You can't buy one without more than 20 Baileys."

"It is true that the standard weapons purchased collectively by your navy may be cheaper, but I believe the price of these weapons will not be less than 10 Baileys."

The Warring States general remained calm and continued to listen, but in fact he agreed with Miles's statement.

Those guys in the World Government are also a bunch of vampires. How could they sell weapons to the navy at such a low price?

Fortunately, after persistent research, the navy has become self-sufficient in some weapons. Otherwise, according to the military expenditure provided by the world government every year, the navy would have gone bankrupt long ago.

"There's hope!" Miles said secretly when he saw that the other party did not refute.

So, he continued to add fuel to the fire: "Our Netherlands Kingdom's assault rifles are several times more powerful than your navy's standard weapons, but the price is only twice as much."

“Is there anything more cost-effective than this?”

"If we sell these weapons on the black market, I believe there will be people who will buy them even if the price doubles or triples."

Upon hearing this, General Zhan Guo immediately stopped them and said, "No! You can't sell weapons on the black market. This will cause even greater chaos."

Miles smiled and said, "I'm just talking. I will definitely not sell weapons to the black market or other forces."

"We in the Kingdom of the Netherlands are a peace-loving country. We know the destructive power of these new weapons and will not easily sell them to forces of unknown origin."

“Maintaining peace at sea is everyone’s responsibility.”

Hearing what Miles said, General Zhan Guo breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was not sure whether what Miles said was true or not, since the other party had already made his attitude clear, he could not say anything more.

"Your country is truly wise and righteous," praised the Warring States general.

"You're too kind! Who can we cooperate with? We would rather cooperate with the Navy and the World Government."

"After all, the world's order and peace depend on you to maintain." Miles flattered him lightly.

After finishing his digression, Miles continued, "If the Navy is interested in purchasing our new weapons."

"If the purchase amount exceeds 10 billion peso, we are willing to help the navy build production lines for bullets, shells and grenades."

"Really?" Zhan Guo was a little moved at this moment.

"Really." Miles confirmed, "It is our duty to help the Navy."

Zhan Guo didn't care about Miles' righteous words.

Zhan Guo put down the phone and talked with Chief of Staff He for a while.

Then he picked up the receiver and asked doubtfully, "Are you willing to hand over the grenade production line to us, too?"

"Yeah." Miles nodded slightly.

This is the result of Xia Jieren's careful consideration.

The main reason is that things like grenades are easy to imitate.

I believe that it won’t take long for the Navy to imitate a usable grenade.

This grenade may not be as powerful as those produced by the Netherlands, but its value is still very high.

So instead of hiding it, it is better to take it out openly to win the favor of the navy.

After hearing Miles' clear answer, Admiral Zhan Guo immediately made a decision: "Okay, our navy will purchase a batch of weapons first."

"Depending on usage, we may increase the purchase volume in the future."

"I will send you the shopping list later."

Miles was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly said, "General Zhan Guo, please rest assured that the weapons of our Netherlands Kingdom will never let you down."

"We will produce the weapons you need as soon as possible."

"Thank you for your help then." The Warring States general said politely.

"No trouble, no trouble." Miles waved his hand quickly.

The two sides exchanged friendly words for a while and then hung up the phone.

......

In the admiral's office at the Navy Headquarters.

"Xiao He, what equipment do you think we should purchase? How much of each?" Zhan Guo turned his head and looked at Staff Officer He beside him and asked.

After thinking for a while, Staff Officer He said, "The navy's current military budget is not very abundant, so we should buy a little of each weapon."

"Once we get the weapons, let the Navy research department study them to see if they can be copied."

"Hmm!" Zhan Guo nodded slightly, agreeing with Chief of Staff He's suggestion.

Then he bent over his desk and began to write.

After a moment, he passed the shopping list over.

Kingdom of the Netherlands, conference room.

Miles and senior officials from the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry are waiting here.

As the fax machine creaked, someone immediately took the fax, copied it, and distributed it.

"Let me see what weapons the Navy has purchased." Miles said with a smile.

"06 Type 1 Type 100 assault rifles and 200 rounds of basic ammunition."

"006 Type 1 Type 10 machine guns, 20 base ammunition."

"06 Type 1 Type 10 mortars, 10 base ammunition."

"06 Type 1 Type 10 guns, 10 base ammunition."

"Type 06 1-type hand grenade, 100 base units."

After watching it, Miles was greatly disappointed.

He curled his lips in disdain: "That's it! How stingy!"

"The Navy is too petty."

Miles put the shopping list on the table with a little boredom.

"Chairman Miles, the total naval procurement amount is 78 million Baileys." The head of the Ministry of Commerce also reported somewhat listlessly.

"Yeah." Miles responded.

He knew very well what the navy was thinking.

I just want to get the weapon samples and try to crack them.

In this regard, Miles could only despise it in his heart.

"With such a small amount of weapons, there is no need to produce them at all. We can just withdraw them directly from the inventory," Miles thought.

Afterwards, he contacted the Warring States general.

"General Zhan Guo, you can arrange for someone to pick up the goods at any time."

“Cash on delivery!”

After the call was connected, Miles got straight to the point. Although his tone was still respectful, it was much less enthusiastic.

"Okay! I'll arrange someone to get it as soon as possible." Zhan Guo was also a little embarrassed. He was a dignified admiral of the navy, but he was so stingy.

After hanging up the phone, Admiral Sengoku notified Colonel Taylor of the 173rd Navy Branch to pick up the goods and then transport them to the Navy Headquarters as soon as possible.

Colonel Taylor promised, "General Zhan Guo, please rest assured. I will complete the mission."

Then he quickly arrived at the port of Eastbourne with the money.

After a brief conversation with Fan Long, the goods were already ready.

After paying the money for the goods, Colonel Taylor returned to the branch without stopping.

"Prepare the ship and transport this batch of weapons to the Navy Headquarters as quickly as possible." Colonel Taylor ordered.

While preparing the ship, he touched the shiny rifles, machine guns and cannons, and couldn't help but feel fond of them.