Chapter 1044: The Summer of the Arms Dealer (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
What is peacetime?
It's a disaster!
At least for arms dealers, peacetime is a disaster!
But peace is also a business opportunity.
In fact, in the eyes of qualified businessmen, all kinds of business opportunities are present in any situation.
Johnson was much more familiar with this than others. As the representative of the Nanhe Defense Company in the Roman Empire, he sold more than 50 million rubles of weapons to the Roman military on average every year. This not only earned huge profits for the company, but also accumulated huge wealth for himself.
Glancing at the confidential telegram he had just received, Johnson said a little excitedly:
"My God, this is definitely a piece of Chu woman's land..."
No one responded to his surprise.
Standing up from the oak desk presented by the Roman Empire Navy, Johnson walked across the room to the window, staring at the Bosphorus Strait outside the window. The scenery of the strait was in full view, seagulls chasing and circling on the sea, and what came into view was the vastness of the sea and sky.
This is the capital of the Roman Empire - Constantinople!
No matter what those who belittle it say, "Russia is not equal to Rome," the one fact they cannot change is that today's Russia is the Roman Empire!
Four years ago, the Russian Empire recaptured Constantinople, the double-headed eagle of the Roman Empire once again rose above this land, and the sound of Christian masses once again rang out in Hagia Sophia.
Half a year later, under the watchful eyes of the whole world, the Russian Emperor was crowned as the Roman Emperor in the Hagia Sophia. The Russian Empire became a thing of the past, a brand new empire stood on this land, and cheers filled the whole of Russia.
Of course, for those wearing white hats, this is a disaster.
The "Jerusalem Incident" changed everything, from "keep the religion but not the head, keep the head but not the religion", to destroying Muslim books and temples, prohibiting local people from speaking Turkish and Muslim, to completely changing the lifestyle of local people.
In the past four years, hundreds of thousands of Muslims have fled to Persia or India, whether in the Russian Empire or in France's Middle East colonies. Of course, Yemen and Oman are also places where they escape.
Of course, those people did not give up resistance - in the Caucasus, more than 100,000 Chechens chose to rise up in rebellion, and the Russian Empire panicked and spent a lot of effort to quell the rebellion. Until now, there are still 200,000 Roman legions in the Caucasus to quell the rebellion, and some fierce Muslims have become bandits in the mountains.
However, all this was a great business opportunity for the arms dealer Johnson. With his recommendation, weapons produced by the Ming Empire continued to flow into the Roman Empire.
The Ming Dynasty's light Gatling guns became the most effective weapon to suppress the rebellion in the Anatolian Plateau and the Caucasus region. The empire's steel and cement bunkers squeezed the rebels' living space. In the air, the empire's light airships would appear above the mountains at any time, destroying everything on the ground with bombs. Hundreds of thousands of rebels were killed in this unprecedented attack.
"Under the fierce attack of the Armenian infantry, the Roman Empire has gradually calmed down... I have reason to believe that in five to six years, except for a very small number of fierce people still hiding in the mountains, there will be no large-scale rebellion in the Roman Empire."
This was Johnson's judgment. In his report to the company, he described the changes in the Roman Empire in great detail, and even used the increase in pork consumption in the newly occupied areas to prove the effectiveness of the Roman Empire's rule.
However, such a change is not necessarily a good thing for Johnson, even though he had just signed a contract for the construction of an arsenal on behalf of the company and the Roman Imperial Army a few months ago. Although it was worth 37 million rubles, what he needed was new business.
And now, the new business is before him.
"Torpedoes, torpedo boats..."
Although the confidential telegram sent from home only briefly described the principles of torpedoes and the role of torpedo boats, detailed reports had to wait until they were sent by email before we could truly understand torpedoes and torpedo boats.
He had never even seen a torpedo, but he knew that just a few dozen words were enough to make the Roman Empire Navy excited. It was like a man seeing a goddess in his dreams, who wouldn't want to have sex with her, except that this goddess was the kind that could sink a battleship.
Thinking of this, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, then he walked straight to the desk and picked up the phone.
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"Torpedo, its speed is up to 20 knots, and its range is over 600 meters. The most amazing thing is that its warhead is equipped with more than 200 kilograms of bombs. General, only one or two torpedoes are needed to sink a warship of more than 10,000 tons!"
In Admiral Lesovsky's office, Johnson explained to him the powerful force of the torpedo. "200 kilograms! Even sea mines don't have that much explosives."
Admiral Lesovsky said in surprise.
"Yes, General. You can imagine a mine loaded with 200 kilograms of explosives, 600 meters away, 2-3 meters deep underwater, rushing towards a battleship at a speed of 20 knots. At the moment of impact, the power of the 200 kilograms of explosives is enough to blow it in two. The people on the ship will not even have time to react, and will sink into the sea with the ship."
As an arms dealer, Johnson knew very well how he should describe its power.
"Torpedoes look like powerful weapons. However, my friend Johnson, as an ally of the Ming Empire, you already had this weapon in your hands during the last war. But you were unwilling to share it with us, your allies. You hid it until the British accidentally salvaged your lost torpedoes. Then you decided to sell the torpedoes to other countries."
There was a hint of sourness in Admiral Lesovsky's voice as he spoke.
"General, you know that any new weapon requires a long period of testing. We have been trying to perfect this weapon as much as possible, and now it has been fully perfected by us."
As an arms dealer, Johnson would never blush because of Admiral Lesovsky's words.
"General, what is the biggest feature of torpedoes? It saves military expenditures. With torpedoes, a small speedboat with a displacement of only a few dozen tons can directly threaten battleships. General, the islands scattered throughout the Aegean Sea are extremely suitable for torpedo boat combat. Only a few dozen torpedo boats are enough to threaten the British Mediterranean Fleet!"
A good arms dealer will not only tell the other party that this weapon is very powerful, but also tell the other party that your enemy is more powerful.
"General, you know, the British have more than 8 battleships in the Mediterranean. Their threat to the Roman Empire is obvious!"
"Hey, Jason, I have to say, you are always a good businessman."
Smiling, Admiral Lesovsky said.
"Perhaps, we will purchase a few torpedo boats, but before that, I hope you can prove it with facts."
As he spoke, Admiral Lesovsky reached for the phone and looked at Johnson.
"When will you send the torpedoes over? Perhaps we can conduct a test in the Black Sea."
"Of course, please rest assured. After the torpedo is delivered, we will definitely conduct a test. By then, you will be conquered by it!"
As a Chinese, Johnson has been dealing with these Russians for many years and already knows what they like to hear. There is absolutely no problem with speaking in an exaggerated way.
"He will even become the most powerful weapon at sea. Even battleships will be vulnerable in front of him."
"Then I'll be looking forward to your demonstration!"
He asked again when he was about to dial the number.
"By the way, have your Type 10 machine guns been delivered?"
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(End of this chapter)
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