When this man named Ludwig Folger stood up and put on his glasses, he had an indescribable literary temperament.
Fang Lang felt that the person in front of him should at least be a university professor.
Because of this calm and unhurried demeanor, and the scholarly air that emanates from his entire body.
It can make you ignore his short stature and glasses as thick as the bottom of a bottle.
At this moment, Fang Lang had an epiphany and finally understood the meaning of an ancient Chinese saying: "A man of culture is naturally elegant."
What Fang Lang didn't expect was that after hearing his name, Mr. Folger directly said in Chinese:
"I'm glad to meet you too, Mr. Fang! Are you Chinese?"
Although the accent sounded very strange, Fang Lang could still hear very clearly that the other party was speaking Chinese.
Fang Lang was really shocked.
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"Yes, Mr. Folger, to be exact, I am a Brazilian of Chinese descent. I didn't expect you to speak Chinese.
It seems that you are indeed a very knowledgeable person.
You just said you were looking for a buyer for your research.
I wonder if you can be more specific? "
Fang Lang pointed to the sofa beside him and motioned for the other party to sit down.
I don’t know if it was because he was praised for his knowledge, or because he remembered his rogue behavior of lying in front of the car, Mr. Folger, who always looked very elegant, actually blushed a little.
But he quickly adjusted himself and sat on the sofa next to Fang Lang very naturally.
He opened the file bag he had been holding in his hand, pulled out a thick stack of documents and placed them on the small table in the middle of the sofa.
He turned sideways and said to Fang Lang:
"I am a firearms designer at the Mauser factory. This is a new assault rifle that I improved on the basis of my original STG45 design.
I named it the Setmai Rifle, I wonder if you are interested in learning more about it! "
When Mr. Folger said that he was a firearms designer, Fang Lang's eyes lit up.
I didn't expect that he designed an assault rifle.
This is the main equipment that replaced traditional rifles after World War II!
My eyes involuntarily turned to the pile of documents on the small coffee table.
"Oh! I didn't expect you to be a gun designer. What types of guns have you designed?"
He casually asked Mr. Folger and reached for the stack of documents.
This is why Fang Lang was indeed a little ignorant in his previous life. He only heard that Mr. Folger was a firearms designer.
But I have never heard of the name of STG45, and I certainly don’t know the name of STG44.
The STG44 should be considered the earliest assault rifle, but at that time people’s concept of assault rifles was not clear.
This rifle was reported as a machine gun, but the guy with a mustache saw that the machine gun had a range of only 500 meters and directly rejected it.
Although the mustache guy doesn't understand the excellence of STG44, there are still some knowledgeable people in the army.
They boldly changed the number of STG44 to MP44.
It turned into a submachine gun and appeared on the battlefield, receiving unanimous praise from the soldiers on the battlefield.
Later, after learning about the soldiers' evaluation of him, Xiao Huzi officially named it the STG44 Storm rifle.
Officially confirmed his rifle identity.
The STG45 was the assault rifle that Germany planned to use to replace the STG44 in the later stages of the war.
It uses the same 7.92×33mm short bullet as the STG44, and has commonality in ammunition.
However, the StG45 reduced the firing rate to only 350 to 450 rounds per minute, saving ammunition while improving accuracy.
The StG44 uses a long-stroke piston plus bolt offset locking, while the StG45 uses a roller delayed recoil principle.
There are still some differences in the working principles.
The roller-delayed recoil technology used by the STG45 was later widely adopted by the CETME L assault rifle, SIG SG 510 automatic rifle, HK G3 automatic rifle and MP5 submachine gun.
Mr. Folger was the designer of the STG45 and later HK's G3 automatic rifle. The Setmai rifle in Fang Lang's hand is actually the G3 rifle.
When Mr. Folger heard Fang Lang's question, he looked around nervously, then gritted his teeth and said:
"The MG42 general-purpose machine gun was also designed based on my roller-locking bolt mechanism."
Fang Lang was looking down at the rifle on the drawing in his hand and felt that it looked familiar. When he heard the name of the MG42 general-purpose machine gun, he immediately looked up at Mr. Folger in shock.
Even if Fang Lang was an amateur in his previous life, he had heard of the great name of MG42!
This thing is a deadly weapon known as the "mustache chainsaw"!
The sound it made when shooting, like tearing cloth, was a nightmare for Allied soldiers.
"What? You are the designer of the MG42?"
"No, no, I just designed the working principle of MG42. It was Dr. Grunoff who really made MG42. The metal stamping process he used was the reason for the success of MG42."
Folger waved his hands very modestly.
This is true. The MG42 was indeed designed by Dr. Grunov.
But Dr. Grunoff is not a firearms designer. He is an expert in metal stamping technology and believes that it is an inevitable trend to manufacture machine guns using metal stamping technology.
The MG42 produced using metal stamping technology not only saves materials and labor hours, but is also more compact, which is very practical for Germany, which lacks metal resources.
It also made the MG42 stand out among the bidders.
At this moment, Fang Lang felt as if a big pie had fallen from the sky, and it didn't fall on his head.
Instead, he stuffed it into his mouth.
This is the designer of MG42!
In an instant, the weight of the stack of information in my hand became completely different.
Fang Lang began to carefully study the rifle in his hand, which was called Setmai. The more he looked at it, the brighter his eyes became, because he finally recognized the identity of this rifle.
I still remember that once when I was watching a video introducing HK, the most famous weapons company in Germany, I saw this rifle in it.
But at that time it was not called the Setmai rifle, but the G3 rifle.
This is one of the three most powerful assault rifles along with AK47 and M16!
It was thanks to this rifle that HK became a world-famous arms company.
Maybe some people have not heard of the G3 rifle, but there is no one who has not heard of the MP5, a submachine gun developed based on the G3 rifle.
This is the submachine gun that all the special forces in the world are competing to equip!
After recognizing the identity of the weapon in his hand, Fang Lang had already decided that he would not let the man in front of him go.
"Mr. Folger, how do you want to sell your results?"
"Mr. Fang, can you understand my information? Do you need me to explain it to you?"
Mr. Folger was obviously an academic talent, and he was afraid that Fang Lang had simply glanced at the information and was not clear about the specific design ideas.
What he didn't know was that the moment Fang Lang recognized the rifle, he had already decided to take it for himself.
"No, Mr. Folger. I am a soldier too, and I can tell the difference between a good weapon and a bad one.
I wonder if I could know why you want to sell this design?"
Fang Lang looked at the precious baby in front of him with burning eyes.
"Make Mr. Folger a cup of coffee."
He then gave an instruction to Zhuang Xintian who was standing beside him.
A soldier took the order and left.
Folger seemed a little embarrassed by Fang Lang's question.
After a long while, he said:
"I need money, I have a family to support, and I haven't worked for more than half a year.
If possible, I would like to find a job abroad.
This all costs money.”
In history, Ludwig Folger did go to Spain after many twists and turns after the war.
Later, a rifle named Setmai was manufactured at the Special Materials Technology Research Center in Spain. In 1952, this rifle attracted the attention of the US military.
In 1954, it was changed to fire 7.62mm NATO standard bullets, reintroduced into Germany, and commissioned to HK for manufacturing.
"Mr. Folger, I have a military industrial group in Brazil, and I am currently in need of an excellent firearms designer like you.
If you want to leave Germany for development, I am willing to hire you as the chief designer of the light weapons research laboratory at a high salary.
I don't know if you would like to.
Of course, whether you like it or not, I will pay extra for this research result.
You can make an offer now, I won’t bargain.”
Folger had obviously never met such a domineering master, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
He is a gun designer, not a businessman, and he doesn't know what price he should offer for his weapon.
Fang Lang quickly saw his embarrassment.
He spoke directly:
“If you are willing to work for my company, your benefits will be doubled.
All research results will give you a certain percentage of patent revenue based on sales.
As long as you nod, I can start calculating your salary today.
As for this design, you have two choices. One is that I will buy it out directly with money, and the other is that I will pay you a certain percentage of the patent share for each one I produce.
But for the second option, you must join my company."
At this time, Folger was obviously a little moved, and looked at Fang Lang nervously and said:
"I heard there are a lot of Germans in Brazil, right?"
“Yes, I came to Germany this time to look for some excellent technical talents.
By then, there will be many Germans going to Brazil to work, so you don’t have to worry about not having friends.
If you have your own team and they are willing to go with you, I can also recruit them together."
After hearing Folger's question, Fang Lang understood that Folger's concern was the same as that of all people who go to work in a foreign country, worrying about being unfamiliar with the place.
So, I directly told him the purpose of my visit.
He also asked Folger to invite some other colleagues to join him. Fang Lang believed that excellent people would be surrounded by excellent people.
In this way, he could recruit excellent gunsmiths without any effort.
You should know that the famous Mauser factory is located in Baden-Württemberg. According to Fang Lang's original plan, after finishing the matters in Stuttgart, he would go to the Mauser factory to poach people.
It seems that there is no need for that now, as the best talents have already jumped into your own bowl.
What else do you want from a bicycle?
"Mr. Fang, is this really possible?
How many gun designers do you want to recruit? Many of my colleagues are looking for jobs now. If you can recruit them together, I am willing to go with you. "
“My factory has just started construction. If possible, I would like to have a full range of light weapons designers to help me improve the design of all categories of weapons.
My goal is to have a full range of weapons with independent intellectual property rights.
Therefore, I need a good gun designer with a real sense of innovation.”
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