Chapter 209 The Emperor's Death
Beichen Yuqing just glanced around for a while and didn't care anymore, but ordered the soldiers to line up again like an art, waiting for inspection. More than two hundred locomotives drew arcs, lined up flexibly, and displayed the essence of the "three-stage" attack at all times. Master Li Xian is very generous, even showing such an excellent attack method.
And Fang Shijing stepped forward and announced loudly that those who want to buy arms can talk now.
The place to negotiate is very simple, just use magic to build a temporary place on the spot. Those who want to buy arms can directly enter here to negotiate.
After an arms show and a cover attack, all interested people can't wait.
Xiao Liming was the first to go in, and sat directly in front of Fang Shijing: "Hello. I would like to ask, how many artillery pieces and shells can Anyang provide at most?"
Fang Shijing smiled slightly, and answered very interestingly, "For the time being, Anyang will only supply 1,000 47mm guns, 800 57mm guns, 300 105mm guns, and 50 150mm guns every month.
As for shells, it depends on your purchasing power.
Orders are placed at the beginning of each month and delivered at the end of the month. Five days before delivery, all amounts are paid in full, without credit. If the payment cannot be made in time, we have the right to re-select the buyer. "
Xiao Liming narrowed his eyes slightly: "What if I reserve all the artillery for the next year?"
"Yes! It is still billing and delivery once a month. As long as you can ensure sufficient funds, we will supply you first." Fang Shijing's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly when he said this, as if there was a bit of indescribable superiority and sarcasm: " But one thing must be explained, arms are not ordinary commodities, so at the beginning of each month, we will launch an auction. Naturally, the highest bidder wins!
Auction at the beginning of the month, confirm the order; payment before the last five days of the month, no credit; delivery at the end of the month. And once the price is raised, it will not fall back.
So, anyone who wants to get all the guns of the year, please participate in the auction.
The specific auction criteria are:
47mm artillery, 10 sets; the starting price is 1,000 taels of gold. A group of 100 shells, the starting price is 50 taels of gold.
57mm guns, 10 sets; the starting price is 1200 taels of gold. A group of 100 shells, the starting price is 100 taels of gold.
105mm guns, a set of 3; the starting price is 1200 taels of gold. For a group of 50 shells, the starting price is 150 taels of gold.
The 150mm gun is auctioned separately, with a starting price of 1,000 taels of gold. A group of 10 shells, the starting price is 200 taels of gold.
If you train gunners, 100 taels of gold per person, the time is five days. Training includes driving, maintenance, and how artillery works. However, the cost during the training process is calculated separately. "
"So expensive!" Everyone gasped. Even Xiao Liming frowned when he heard the price!
Some people have even calculated that the Anyang Artillery exercise just now will cost thousands of taels of gold? ! This is really a golden ten thousand taels when the cannon is fired, it is really not exaggerated at all!
Xiao Liming hesitated for a while, "Apart from gold and silver, what else do you accept?"
"Spiritual materials. To be precise, they are spirit stones, elixir, etc. But we will only convert them according to the lowest quotation, which must be explained in advance. It is not worthwhile for you to trade with us directly with elixir."
Xiao Liming suddenly uttered shocking words, "If it's a slave from the Foundation Establishment Stage or Golden Core Stage, do you want it?"
A slave of a cultivator, that is quite precious! What can a slave of a cultivator do? There are so many things to do! Some people even bought such slaves as personal guards, confidantes, and faithful substitutes. Of course, there are also some magicians who buy such slaves to use as "spiritual stones and elixir", and even refine people into puppets.
Cultivation slaves are very rare, but they are also very expensive, and they are indeed very useful!
Fang Shijing hesitated for a while, and finally made a decision, "Now all the prices are determined using gold as the standard. I will report some details later, and I will report to the young master after I go back.
Today, the cannons we exhibited are all for sale, and everyone can bid. According to Anyang's long-standing tradition, military supplies, etc., are all hidden, so that they can be kept secret from each other. Give everyone an hour to think about it. "
An hour passed quickly, and Fang Shijing received a very satisfactory result. The hidden bid is really cool, the transaction price is almost 1.5 times the price! When trading, start trading with the highest price until all artillery and shells are sold out. For the next transaction, start the hidden bidding again. Moreover, once the price of this arms transaction is raised, it will not fall back.
Such a weapon that is related to one's own life and death is not afraid of everyone's private communication at all. It doesn't matter even if they reach an agreement in private, the lowest price is here.
The next day, the bidding continued. Yesterday's bid was for the more than 200 ready-made cannons; today's bid is for the artillery that will be traded next month, which is a reservation.
In this way, the munitions ended peacefully and turbulently. It only took two days, and it seemed that it was not as crowded as ordinary industrial fairs. But the impact is immeasurable.
In the past two days, the second industrial expo has finally come to an end. The blueprint copying is extremely popular, and the white cloth in Anyang is almost sold out.
In addition, 7 spirit stones were displayed, and someone really bought them with 500,000 taels of gold. Let Li Xian shout out - there are so many rich people. In fact, for many masters in the Nascent Soul stage, what they lack is not gold, but spirit stones.
At the end of the fair, a bicycle race was held to call off the fair.
Not long after the expo ended, the New Year began. The New Year in Anyang is particularly lively. There was an endless stream of businessmen from all over the world. The internal combustion engine has started streamlined production and has become one of the most popular commodities in Anyang. Bicycles have become the most popular sports tool in Anyang County.
In addition, the price of bearings sold in Anyang has been reduced from one tael of silver last year to 20 taels of silver! The external statement is that the technology is mature.
There are also many products that have been reduced in price, including cold weapons, iron ingots, textiles, lanterns, and more. But there are also many that have not been reduced in price, such as stainless steel, such as sea soul silk, such as big clocks, such as precision tools, etc.
In a word, the price of low-tech products has been reduced, and the prices of high-tech products are still firm. Such a big price cut has brought a devastating blow to those firms that have just started and are preparing to take the road of industrial development.
Liu Guo's prime minister, Han Yuanchang, also quietly left after the industrial fair. Anyang brought too much shock to this prime minister.
This New Year, the people of Anyang County are very happy. Major cities such as Anyang City and Dingshan City have already been connected to buses. The railway line of the train continues to extend south from Joyama Castle, and finally extends to the southern border and connects with the checkpoint.
There are laws and so on, and finally began to improve.
But the surprises of the people of Anyang are not limited to this, especially here in Anyang Mansion, there are two unexpected surprises.
The first big surprise is the successful construction of the first skyscraper! With the help of magic spells, a 15-storey, nearly 50-meter-high building with reinforced concrete as the skeleton rose from the ground in just five days; and the simple decoration was completed in three days.
Floor-to-ceiling glass windows, crystal doors, and gorgeous lanterns can be called luxurious. Just when everyone thought that this was the new city lord's mansion in Anyang, an investment invitation notice was hung at the door—this is a commercial building, and businessmen are welcome to stay, work, and do business.
This is another strange thing in Anyang. First, the school is bigger than the city lord's mansion; it can be justified to attach importance to the school. Now that even the business building is bigger than the city lord's mansion, it seems to mean something.
The businessmen with a keen sense of smell discovered this problem immediately, and then these guys filled the business building in just half a day. The change brought about by this is that Anyang's business atmosphere exploded again. A completely commercial regime began to take shape.
In addition, there is another major change in Anyang. A company named "Pengcheng Wanli Civil Technology Group" was established. The products of this group are mainly aimed at civilian technology. Products include air conditioners, fans, kettles, flour mills, rice steamers, small woodworking machines, cheap lighting, and the rest.
These things have only one characteristic: cheap.
If you add another feature, it is: simple and unpretentious.
This Pengcheng Wanli Civil Technology Group was actually formed by the remaining personnel from the 13 commercial firms that were killed in Luliang County. Brilliant Star Group provided technical guidance, provided cheap industrial wires, and then received financial support from the Anyang government. After basic technical training, a group company was finally established.
This is Li Xian and An Yang's compensation for their sacrifices, and they deserve it. When Zhang Yunhai and others would rather die than slander Anyang, they are heroes of Anyang.
In addition, there is a very important prerequisite for them to make such cheap items, that is, the problem of industrial wires has been initially resolved.
At the beginning, industrial wires were made of wires with a content of 5% black iron; Brilliant Star Group would not or would not dare to take out such wires, for fear of causing greed.
But recently, due to the advancement of bacterial technology and the development of crude oil refining, I accidentally obtained a kind of silk thread, that is-mycelium!
This kind of mycelium is similar to blue-green algae. One mycelium is about a foot long and the thickness of hair, and there is not much aura that can circulate; but if it is used as a wire for household items, it is enough!
Naturally, since the wire technology has made a breakthrough, the civilian technology has been released by Li Xian. Even the wires made of this kind of mycelium have begun to be sold to the market in small quantities. As soon as this kind of wire appeared on the market, it caused a sensation.
As Li Xian said before, the wire is an important part of the industry; the wire problem has become one of the most important factors restricting the development of Xianyu industry.
But Anyang, who was immersed in the joy of the new year and new life, was interrupted by a message ten days after the new year.
The envoy dressed in white galloped forward on horseback, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Your Majesty has passed away, and the whole country mourns!"