Chapter 1505: Conditions

"My lord, what terms do you intend to offer?"

Wan Shang looked for a long time, placed the musket back into the wooden box, and looked at Richard with a deep voice.

Richard was taken aback, frowned, and asked, "What do you mean?"

The expressions of Wan Shang and Fang Dalong became even heavier: "My lord, Brother Fang and I have just exchanged our views."

"This musket was personally designed by the Chief Councilor of Longyan, Liu Zheng. Its craftsmanship is extremely complex, the production cost is high, and not many have been produced."

"Furthermore, the design of the Bullet is even more complex. In order to research the Bullet, Longyan has invested a massive amount of capital. This item can be said to be the most top-secret of all Longyan's top secrets."

"If our France wants to purchase them..." Wan Shang fell into deep thought.

Fang Dalong also remained silent.

Seeing the solemn expressions of the two, Richard's heart skipped a beat; hearing them speak this way, he knew it was not that simple.

Richard tentatively asked, "So, it cannot be sold?"

The air remained still for a few seconds.

Everyone looked nervously at Wan Shang and Fang Dalong.

For them, this was very bad news.

If the British were trading with Longyan, then they would have no Method to stop it.

If the British spent a fortune to purchase such things, and if they were truly used in war, the British would only need to stand there and fire from a distance.

It would be very difficult for any army to get close to the British army again.

By then, the British would be able to win with ease.

"That is not the case, it is just that we two have no Method to obtain the 'revolver'; it is also a very rare item in Longyan itself because the difficulty of production is great."

"The finished product rate is less than ten percent."

"However, as for the Bullet, the problem is not that big. Although the craftsmanship of the Bullet is complex and the production cost is expensive, according to what we two know, the quantity of such Bullets in Longyan City is not small."

Hearing this answer, Richard's eyes lit up.

"As long as there are some, it is easy to talk; as long as there are some, it is easy to talk."

Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief.

"How much does this Bullet cost? I want as many as you have!" Richard waved his hand and said heroically.

"Sir, are you serious?"

Hearing this, Richard suddenly shuddered, recalling the previous price of the Longyan Cannonball; ten Longyan Cannonballs had cost him a full one hundred Gold Coins.

This was simply daylight robbery.

"Ahem, if the two of you could make it slightly cheaper on the Longyan side, that would be best," Richard said, not without embarrassment.

Wan Shang smiled: "Sir, what are you saying? Rest assured, doing business with Longyan is absolutely honest and fair."

"For the sake of France, we two will certainly do our utmost!"

Richard chuckled.

Last time, after the two of them said that, they told him that one Longyan Cannonball cost ten Gold Coins; that time, it had made his heart ache for a long time.

"So, how much money is needed for this Bullet?"

Richard held up one finger again, tapped it, and did not speak.

Seeing it was one finger again, Richard felt a tightness in his chest, thinking that it was just a Bullet, it shouldn't be that expensive.

"One Copper Coin per round?" Richard probed.

Wan Shang shook his head and wagged his finger.

"One Silver Coin?"

Wan Shang shook his head again and wagged his finger once more.

This time, Richard was completely panicked. He dared not guess again, only shrinking his head as he asked: "Mr. Wan, you had better just say it; I can handle it."

"One Silver Coin is just the cost price," Wan Shang said indifferently.

Richard gasped: "Then what is the selling price?"

"Ten Silver Coins per Bullet, no bargaining," Wan Shang said expressionlessly.

Richard's expression changed violently. Disregarding the presence of numerous high-ranking French officials, his voice instantly rose several octaves, and he said: "Are they crazy for money!"

"Ten Silver Coins for one Bullet, why doesn't Longyan just go rob someone!"

Hearing this, the expressions of Wan Shang and Fang Dalong did not change in the slightest.

Robbing money is not as practical as swindling money.

The two immediately said with great fervor: "Sir, according to our current situation, ten Silver Coins per Bullet is still a price at which they can be bought."

"You also know the special nature of this item; last time, Fang Dalong risked his life to return."

"This price is already a conservative estimate."

Everyone looked at Richard with suspicion.

They had never seen Richard show this expression before.

It was merely a price of ten Silver Coins per Bullet, yet it scared you, a leader of the French in America.

Everyone felt some disdain in their hearts.

After Richard's previous explanation, although this price per Bullet was very expensive, it was still acceptable to them.

After all, if they lost to the British, the loss would be far greater than this.

Sensing the surrounding gazes, Richard's expression stiffened, and he cursed inwardly, realizing he had lost control just now.

Feeling the gazes around him, Richard's expression stiffened, and he secretly cursed, realizing he had lost control just now.

He cleared his throat, pretended to be nonchalant, looked at Wan Shang and Fang Dalong again, and said indifferently: "What I meant was, the price of ten Silver Coins per Bullet is not entirely unbearable."

He cleared his throat, feigned an indifferent air, looked at Wan Shang and Fang Dalong once more, and said indifferently, "What I mean is, the price of ten Silver Coins per Bullet is not entirely unbearable."

He stared at Wanshang and Fang Dalong, saying, "It's just that I also have a condition."

Wanshang and Fang Dalong looked at Richard: "Sir, please speak plainly."

"It's very simple, the bullets cannot be limited in purchase."

Wanshang and Fang Dalong's expressions suddenly turned silent; in fact, the production cost of the bullets was very low, it was just that the manufacturing process was complex, and Longyan's research into this bullet manufacturing process...

... had taken a very long time, and only now was it tending toward maturity.

The production cost of a single bullet did not even use up a copper coin.

As for why they were sold to Britain and France at such a high price.

That was because they felt that someone who could afford to shell out one Silver Coin to buy a bullet would not care about shelling out nine more Silver Coins.

Upholding this business philosophy, not swindling France and Britain would be intolerable under the Heavenly Principle.

But if there were unlimited supply.

Qingyang's meaning was that France and Britain could not be allowed to become too powerful, and there must be some restrictions.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to control.

Upon learning that France had captured the Revolvers, Qingyang told them to let France obtain at most 15,000 bullets.

Wanshang and Fang Dalong hesitated for a long time before saying: "General, you have truly given us a difficult problem."

"You know, we only have the channels; it is not yet certain how many we can negotiate for now."

Richard laughed and said indifferently: "How about this, this time as long as you negotiate for 10,000 bullets, it will count as your merit."

Wanshang and Fang Dalong frowned.

"If you cannot negotiate it, according to France's regulations, if the mission is not completed, you will bear this expense yourselves."

Wanshang and Fang Dalong sighed with furrowed brows and said: "We will try."

Richard revealed a smile; in his view, such precious ammunition from Longyan City.

The two of them would absolutely not be able to get that much.