Chapter 411 409: Arms Dealer (Subscription Request)
Generally speaking, when a regime develops to a certain extent and goes through the test of time, it will inevitably become bloated and inefficient.
Take the Bonaparte Empire as an example. If it is a normal procurement process, it must start with filling out a purchase application form.
The Imperial Army will conduct the first round of investigation and submit a proposal to the Cabinet to accept applications, determine procurement needs, and then send personnel to inquire and negotiate.
Then issue a formal letter to ask two or more suppliers to provide samples.
After making a horizontal comparison and determining the supplier, we sign a purchase contract and pay a portion of the deposit.
Finally, the supplier provides the products, and after inspection and storage, the accounts are reconciled and the final payment is made.
Even with the firm support of Napoleon III, every link was handled specially and everything went smoothly, but when it came to the final payment from the Imperial Cabinet, one still had to queue up!
The finances of the Bonaparte Empire were relatively good, but every penny was spent in a planned manner. Extra expenses were never welcomed, and it was common for the money to be on hold for a month or so.
This is something that even His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire cannot solve. Even though he has supreme power, he has to uphold the rules he sets.
Therefore, normal procurement in the empire usually takes three months. If it is expedited with the attention of His Majesty the Emperor, it will still take one month.
But if you encounter resistance and get stuck at a certain link, it will be suspended indefinitely!
This is the efficiency of the empire, inefficient and extremely slow, but almost no mistakes are made.
But it is obvious that this approach will not work during wartime.
Especially this time, the empire showed an efficiency that could not be described as fast, but almost regardless of cost.
In order to reduce the time of transportation loss, they actually found a deserted island in the Silver Sea and built a semi-permanent two-way teleportation magic circle.
This was built overnight by a legendary wizard, five fourth-level disaster wizards proficient in space magic, and enough magic materials.
The scale of the undertaking vividly displays the empire's arrogance and eagerness.
The first order from the Bonaparte Empire was worth 300,000 Imperial Gold Dragons.
What they want most, of course, is the most advanced magic heavy machine gun and the fifth-generation rear-loading continuous magic cannon.
Unfortunately, although Flower Territory was also capable of production, the Empire pressed for more pressure. After bargaining with Grand Duke Carlisle, Loy only allocated one hundred Maxim magic heavy machine guns and ten fifth-generation cannons.
This number was actually carefully calculated by Luo Yi. Given the intensity of the current war, saying that it was captured from the battlefield could also silence the public.
Of course, Grand Duke Carlisle would rather have a batch of six-barreled Gatling guns and grenades.
Luo Yi didn't give it to me, not because he was stingy, but because it was really not much.
Christina has provided the production technology, but the production process of the six-barrel Gatling gun is more complicated and it takes time to modify the production line.
The current output is in the single digit every day, which is produced by a group of skilled fitters.
Moreover, although the six-barreled Gatling gun is more powerful, it is also heavier than the Maxim heavy machine gun.
In addition to the weight of the bullet, only a powerful knight of extraordinary level can use it for a long time on the battlefield.
However, great knights of extraordinary level who also possess magical powers are extremely rare.
Even within the Habsburg Empire, this is a special weapon.
As for grenades, the production volume was much higher, but Loy secretly hid some of them to arm his own legion.
However, it is not the most advanced, but it still has everything else.
The first is the magic rifle used on the battlefield. It has a stable range of three to four hundred meters and can penetrate armor from the front, far exceeding the attack radius of a bow and arrow.
On the battlefield, the army of the Bonaparte Empire suffered a great loss in terms of attack range and almost became sitting ducks.
The denser the formation, the faster people will die and the greater the casualties.
This is also the best embodiment of the superiority of magical weapons.
It is worth mentioning that, because the quantity requested by Grand Duke Carlisle was too large, the goods from the Habsburg Empire had not yet been shipped over.
Therefore, Luo Yi had to confiscate all the weapons of the First Guard Corps, maintain them, and send them over as goods.
Although it was a bit unkind, it was Grand Duke Carlisle's fault for pushing things too hastily.
As for the First Guard Corps, of course they changed their uniforms!
Since the Maxim heavy machine gun can be produced, semi-automatic rifles are not a problem.
In fact, this semi-automatic rifle was not designed by Loy, but was designed by a worker in the arsenal after producing Maxim machine guns for a long time.
The design he took out was to install a magazine under the gun body, which could be used for both burst and sweeping fire.
The shooting accuracy is a little worse, but on the battlefield, apart from snipers, what is needed is fire suppression.
Because this was made by a guy named 'Garand', this one is called the Garand semi-automatic magic rifle.
The magazine has a capacity of twenty rounds and can be quickly replaced. It has become one of the products recognized by the Habsburg Empire.
This was also the first product that was not created by Luo Yi, which made him realize that the people he trained had already passed the initial accumulation stage.
Therefore, Roy almost did not hesitate to find Maruna and asked him to issue a reward charter to actively encourage his subordinates to conduct independent research and development in addition to production.
As for Garland, he has been transferred to the Mechanical Mage Tower and has his own exclusive firearms workshop, becoming the object of everyone's envy.
Back to the topic, in addition to guns, Carlisle also asked for a large number of meditation secret medicines, the quantity was even more than the guns.
There's no way, without magic, these guns are just fire sticks.
Finally, Grand Duke Carlisle also requested a complete set of processing machinery. The number was not large, but all the commonly used "turning, grinding, milling, drilling and boring" machines were included.
This part was actually purchased by him privately. Obviously, some of Luo Yi's words did play a role.
All of the above may sound complicated, but in fact the entire transaction was completed within three days.
This is because it takes too much time to set up the remote portal and prepare the goods. Otherwise, the transaction speed can be even faster.
It is worth mentioning that just one day later, Luo Yi received the second batch of orders.
This time, it's all bullets!
Obviously, after the guns were purchased, the Bonaparte Empire distributed them as quickly as possible.
Then, after some attempts, they felt the power of the magic weapons, but also felt sorry for the consumption of bullets.
Guns are not a problem; the consumption of bullets is the most exaggerated issue. After only one day of training, they had used up one-fifth of their bullet reserves.
So, for the second batch of orders, they requested a full one million rounds of various types of bullets.
This is not something that Flower Club can provide, the quantity is simply too much.
However, the Bonaparte Empire also reacted quickly. The money was so easy to make that they were also tempted.
Therefore, they also made a big move and set up a two-way portal to the Flower Territory.
Large quantities of bullets were packed into dimensional bags and then transported directly over through the portal.
All Luo Yi had to do was pour it out, check it, repackage it, and send it over.
Then came the third order, the fourth order, the fifth order...
The order was placed so quickly that even Luo Yi couldn't accept it. It was really too much.
The settlement amount for the deposit and the payment for the first two orders alone was already as high as one million Imperial Gold Dragons.
The gold dragon of the Bonaparte Empire and the gold tiele of the Habsburg Empire were currencies of equal weight, exquisite and the most popular in the market.
Although Roy had mobilized enough guns and cannons through the Habsburg Empire, he didn't even dare to take out too many at once when delivering them.
In fact, if you take a quick inventory, you will know that the production capacity of the flowers is not enough!
Of course, this also aroused Roy's suspicion.
It is impossible for the Bonaparte Empire to have so many mage apprentices, nor is it possible for it to consume so much arms.
Therefore, there must be something fishy going on here that he doesn't know about!
For this purpose, Roy made another special trip to the Silver Sea and blocked Grand Duke Carlisle on the deserted island. After a round of interrogation, he found out.
The Bonaparte Empire actually started doing purchasing agent work!
The reason is simple. The large-scale purchases by the Bonaparte Empire could not be hidden from the eyes of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Slavic Empire.
Even though these three countries are standing together now, as if they were wearing a pair of pants, there are only eternal interests but no eternal friendship between countries.
Therefore, it is not normal to plant spies on each other.
The Bonaparte Empire, contrary to its usual practice, obtained a large number of magical weapons, which naturally became known to the other two major forces.
Their first reaction, then, is not to condemn but to join.
The Bonaparte Empire could see the advancement and power of magical weapons, and they were naturally no exception.
Moreover, given the current situation, Napoleon III could not refuse.
The result is what we have now, with orders becoming more and more numerous and larger.
Even people like Grand Duke Carlisle were aware of the productivity of Flower Territory and guessed that he must have obtained a lot of resources from the empire through other channels.
But they really don't care!
The result was that at the end of August and the beginning of September in the 314th year of the New God Calendar, Loy had become the undisputed largest arms dealer in the entire Old Continent.
His business spanned four empires, and his transaction volume in half a month was over one million gold royals, which was almost the annual income of Flowers Ling.
The wonders of the world are truly unexpected.
But just when Roy was getting a little scared and felt that things were about to get out of his control, the war in Alsace broke out completely.
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