Flowers, Swords and France

In the dusk of the afternoon, Viscount Alex de Lautrec looked at Charles quietly, and his eyes gradually became a little strange, with a look of disbelief and ridicule in his eyes - and It was exactly the same when the HR section chief mocked Charles for being "naive" when they first met.

"What's wrong, Alex, don't you agree with me?" Although Alex looked at him a little uncomfortable, Charles remained calm and poured himself another cup of black tea.

"More than disagreeing, it's simply ridiculous!" Viscount Lautrec suddenly sneered, "Mr. Treville, originally I thought you just misunderstood us because you were an outsider, but now I find out that your mind There is really a problem. Do you really think that everything will go smoothly and you can do whatever you want with Mr. President as your backer?”

"Huh? There's something wrong with your brain? What do you mean?" Charles frowned, but he was still not angry.

"Didn't I make it clear enough?" Viscount Lautrec's thin brows were already frowning tightly, almost as if he was about to smash the teacup in his hand into Charles' face, "Yes, you can see that , Weapons procurement is indeed a big cake, which can feed many people and make a lot of money. However, you have to use your own brain - if you still have it - Think about it, how could no one intervene in such a huge interest? You know that the Army has been independent for many years and has a fixed pattern regarding arms procurement. Even people in the army can easily do it. There is no way to get involved, and you, a newbie, want to get involved? This is a big joke!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Ciel from time to time with a mocking gaze, as if he wanted to use this method to avenge the humiliation he had suffered.

After what he said, Ciel actually understood.

He thought that Ciel wanted to rely on the mountain and use his special position to get involved in the procurement of ordnance to make profits for himself.

Well... Actually, this is also a purpose, but of course it is not the main purpose.

"Do you really think I am here to make money? Sir? You have completely misunderstood this. What kind of money do I need to make from this? Bah...ridiculous," Charles was still smiling, but his tone suddenly became stern. started to wonder, “You know, the Ministry of Railways was created by us. I also planned the financing at that time, and our people were still in charge of the project! Do I need to use this boring method to earn a few francs, but I have to bear huge risks? There is no need to rely on this to get money out of the government budget.”

Although it always sounds a little weird to defend yourself with the words "Why should I use this method to blackmail the country's money? There are better and safer methods", but in Charles's case, it was unexpected. Persuasion is more convincing than any moral justification.

At least, Viscount Lautrec sounded reasonable, and then his expression softened slightly. "Then what are you doing?"

After a moment, his expression became even more suspicious than before. "Don't tell me, you wanted to do this for the sake of the country?"

Charles had been smiling and not answering, but now he was really embarrassed.

"Is it weird that I want to do something for the country?" he asked with a wry smile.

"It's indeed strange." The other party nodded immediately. "Anyway, I find it unbelievable that among you people, there are actually people who sincerely want to do something for the country regardless of their own interests."

"Of course, it's just a personal prejudice." Charles shook his head, "For example, our President, he is such a person. In addition to his personal power and position, he really wants to do something for France. Meaningful work.”

...Seeing that the other party still looked unbelieving, Ciel didn't bother to explain more.

Then, he took out the paper and pen from the side, placed them on the table, and simply started sketching.

"What I want to introduce to you is a new type of firearm, an epoch-making firearm, and the new type of bullets that match it. What you need to know is that this rifle is a rifled rifle, which can be compared with the ones currently used by our army. The standard smoothbore gun produces a revolutionary range advantage..."

As he spoke, he drew a rough sketch of the Minigun on top of the sketch. Although the drawing was very clumsy, he still had a slight outline.

"I've seen rifled guns before, there's nothing surprising about them," Vicomte Lautrec immediately replied after taking a cursory look at them. "Furthermore, it also has a big flaw - the bullet is in the rifled barrel." It is difficult to reach the bottom, so it will be difficult to load, and the rate of fire of soldiers cannot be guaranteed at all, which means that even if the range is advantageous, it still cannot cause a dense barrage. Moreover, the manufacturing cost is also high. "

Although he had been responsible for civilian work in the Personnel Department in the past few years, Viscount Lautrec came from a military family after all, so he still knew common sense about this kind of weapon, so he immediately raised his doubts.

"A very correct question. We have faced such problems in the past." Ciel nodded, "But... we have solved the problem now."

The sense of mystery in Charles' tone made the young officer in front of him feel a little confused. "Please tell me."

"...That's it." Ciel replied in a low voice.

Then, he put his hands in his pockets and put them on the table.

After Charles spread his hand, Viscount Lautrec suddenly found a shiny metal product rolling in his palm. When he looked closely, he realized that it turned out to be a bullet.

He also stretched out his hand, then picked up the bullet and looked at it carefully.

The bullet is cylindrical in shape, with several annular grooves on the outer wall, and a conical cavity at the bottom of the bullet, which looks a bit weird.

"This...?" He raised his head and looked at Charles again.

"This is an epoch-making product, sir. It can make the defects of rifled rifles disappear, so that soldiers who use rifled guns can also get the same shooting speed as muskets. This is what the respected Captain Mini said last year in Algeria. The inventions created during the service Ming..." Charles took the bullet again and then slowly demonstrated, "You can see that it is designed to be slightly smaller than the caliber of the gun so that soldiers can quickly load bullets. If a normal bullet is like this It will be impossible to aim, but this kind of bullet is different..."

He pointed the bottom to Viscount Lautrec, "You have discovered, right? There is a conical cavity at the bottom of the bullet. In this cavity, a sunken cork or iron plug is usually added. When shooting, the gunpowder is The air forces the plug in the cavity into the cavity. At this time, the bullet will be expanded, and then the expanded bullet will engage with the rifling and form a strong air seal, so that the warhead will rotate under the pressure of the rifling. Fly out of the gun barrel, and then It can fly to the target in a much more stable line than usual. Some tests show that using this gun and bullets can allow our soldiers to hit the target at a distance three times the original maximum range. In extreme cases, it can even be higher. What's even better is that because the rear end is hollowed out and the center of gravity is moved forward, the trajectory of this bullet is lower, the accuracy is more stable, and the recoil is smaller than that of traditional rifled guns, making it even more powerful. It’s easy for soldiers to aim.”

"Oh! Three times!" Vicomte Lautrec exclaimed.

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...At first, he looked a little sullenly at Charles, an outsider, playing with it in front of him, but soon, as Charles explained, his eyes gradually focused on the bullet in Charles' hand. "Really? This is unbelievable!"

"Of course it's true, sir." Charles smiled and nodded, "I know it sounds unlikely, but it is true. How could I be so sure if I didn't have the exact certainty? I heard it. After this invention, I sent someone to contact Captain Mini last year, and then bought this invention from him... I have already had people try this gun myself, and it can definitely achieve the above effects. "

Seeing that Lautrec still looked hesitant, Charles spread his hands.

"Well, if you don't believe it, let's go hunting in the countryside together during our vacation. I happen to have a friend who invited me. Then you can try out this weapon there."

"Okay, let's make it a deal." Viscount Lautrec nodded directly in agreement, his curiosity overriding his dislike of Charles.

"If you have seen this weapon, you will understand why I am eager to give it to the army... Our army should have the best standard weapons, right?" Charles continued, " "Alex, I need your help on this, and I want to make this the best gift I can give to the Army this term."

"Well, if it's really that good, I will support you." Alex nodded, after all, he is also an army officer. "However, don't expect to make a lot of money from this. After all, there are imitations everywhere now. If it is only used by the army, it cannot be made in large quantities."

"It doesn't matter, I'm mentally prepared." Charles nodded.

Ciel had no intention of keeping this completely secret - to be honest, it was impossible. In terms of weapons, various countries do not have any awareness of intellectual property protection. If they can steal or embezzle, they will definitely embezzle. It will not take long for the Mini gun to be used everywhere. This is certain.

"Also, I would like to remind you in advance that Army procurement is a very deep matter. It does not mean that good weapons will be purchased and adopted. Those people are very shady... I am really not sure when you will be able to achieve it. wish."

"No one can stop me on this issue. I must achieve my goal."

At least, it is necessary to avoid the joke that the French army was the last among the European powers to equip the minigun, and it was not installed in a hurry until the Crimean War... Charles smiled bitterly in his heart. r1152