Flowers, Swords and France

After explaining his arrangements to Kongze, Charles asked someone to call Viscount Lautrec back, and then everyone walked to the dining table to enjoy the lunch that was finally prepared.

The lunch was not sumptuous. It was said to be a country meal, but in fact it was just some country game. However, these people were not the kind of people who were particularly particular about eating and drinking, so they just made do with it casually - of course, no matter what, Wine is absolutely indispensable.

"Alex, you are the first person I convinced in the army, and it only took me half a day to convince you." As he said this, Charles put a piece of partridge meat into his mouth, "This is a A good start, I hope it will be the same in the future. ”

"Don't take chances, sir." Vicomte Lautrec replied coldly, "The reason why I can agree with you so quickly is because I am an outsider in weapons procurement, so I can evaluate this weapon objectively and neutrally. It would be too naive if you think that other people who are really effective in speaking can be so easy to speak.”

"Oh, of course I won't do this. I have enough patience." Charles replied with a smile, "No matter what, this is always the beginning of our success. Come on, let's have a drink!"??\u0026 .nsb.omnbsp ;? After he raised the wine glass, Alex, Albert, and Kong Ze, who had been silent next to him, all picked up the wine glass. They all shook it as a toast, and then each took a sip of wine.

"Now that we have samples, let's make a few hundred in small batches first. This will also facilitate small-scale trials in the army." After drinking the wine, Charles spoke again. "Albert, this is a problem for you."

"Huh?" Albert didn't understand.

"Making weapons is no joke, especially if you have to make them in large quantities. This requires specialized factories and workshops." Charles explained patiently, "So, I need you to invest. Besides, "My identity is very sensitive, so I can't just make it clear and recommend my products to the military, otherwise it would look bad to the outside world."

After a pause, he lowered his voice again. "Albert, don't be afraid, just invest. I won't trick you. No matter what, I will definitely let the army use this new type of firearm. Although it is only used for a few hundred now, there will be hundreds of thousands in the future." I will never lose you millions.”

It is impossible to sell millions of guns simply by relying on one gun. But when the time comes, we can still produce other models anyway. "Pfft..." Albert couldn't help laughing. "Charle, you don't have to be so solemn. Why should I worry about you? Besides, even if I really have to pay some compensation, I have already made so much from you anyway. At worst, I will pay more. Okay, I will do it later. But . Where to put it?”

"The place will be in Giverny, you know. Charlotte has a piece of land there and built a steel factory. You can just put the arms factory there and get the steel from there."

The steelworks in Giverny, owned by Charles and Charlotte, has now completed the first phase of planning after a long period of construction. The initial blast furnace has begun to smelt steel, and the remnants of the Charles controlled The Ministry of Railways quickly placed an order with this factory as soon as possible, allowing it to continuously inject more rails and steel plates into France's railway construction. Because of the presence of outsiders, the two of course could not elaborate on this matter, but Albert had obviously understood it.

"Oh, okay, let's do that." Albert nodded, indicating that he understood, "I'll find someone to recruit people later. Anyway, we have a lot of workers and engineers working on the railway now, which is a little higher. The salary should be able to bring in a few.”…

"Very well, I'll leave it to you, just go ahead and do it." Charles was very satisfied with Albert's cleverness. After all, he was also very busy himself, so he could only give directions on routes in many cases. Albert could Thinking of the means of execution and completion saved him a lot of effort.

Then, Charles turned his gaze to Viscount Lautrec. This gaze was a bit sharp and made him feel quite uncomfortable.

"You can continue to discuss these things. Don't worry about me. I don't want to hear it." As if he felt something was wrong in his heart, he quickly explained, "We have agreed, I am just thinking about the army officers and soldiers." I support your idea and have no intention of participating in your plan, nor do I intend to seek undue benefits for myself through this method..."

"My dear friend, what are you talking about!" Charles exclaimed exaggeratedly. Although his tone was very kind, his smile always seemed to be full of ridicule. "To accomplish this, we must have your help." No, shouldn’t we express our gratitude? No, it is natural to receive rewards for good deeds. Besides, as one of us, you should have a share, and you must have a share, right?”

"When did I become yours?" Viscount Lautrec wanted to rebel immediately, but when he caught Charles's gaze, the words were stuck in his throat. Unable to speak.

It's best if you want this benefit, but you have to ask for it even if you don't want it, otherwise you'll be responsible for the consequences - the answer was clearly given in his eyes.

After frowning and forcing himself to hold back for a moment, Viscount Toulouse suddenly picked up the glass and poured himself a glass of wine, then replied as if he had given up on himself, "Okay, okay, damn it, whatever you want, I wish you a good mood, Mr. de Treville."

"Can't you just call me Charles? Don't insist on this kind of nonsense at this time. We are family, Alex." Charles smiled and shrugged, "Then it's settled. Albert and I will invest in the arsenal, and then you can be considered a shareholder in it... Of course, this is a secret, I hope this will make you feel happier."

Charles looked at Alex with a smile, admiring the other party's anger but not daring to speak.

Giving money so unwillingly, Charles felt that he was a bit sinful... At the same time, a malicious pleasure flashed in his heart.

"How about it? Since everyone has no questions, let's talk about the issue of investment and equity distribution. My personal opinion is that the sooner we make things clear, the fewer obstacles we will encounter in the future. Even friends should settle accounts clearly - or just because they are friends, they must settle accounts clearly. I believe you will agree with me."

In this way, under the leadership of Charles, the three young people took advantage of the wine and decided on the plan to build an arsenal in the future at the table.

Even the time traveler Charles could not predict what the seed he planted in this seemingly casual occasion would grow into in the changed future. However, he will do his best to fertilize, water, and remove insects for this seed in the future... until it blooms the most beautiful brilliance, even if this brilliance needs a lot of blood to set off, he will not hesitate.

None of the three people are particularly calculative, plus one is a good friend and the other doesn't care, so they didn't cause much trouble to the "negotiation", and soon everyone discussed these capital details.

"By the way, what should this rifle be called? De-Foy-Grail? Or Treville rifle?" After discussing the business issues, Albert suddenly became interested in how to name this new rifle. "How about we be more romantic and call it Charlotte rifle to commemorate your good wife - well, this name sounds really good?"...

"There is no need for such a fancy name, and it doesn't sound good at all." Charles ruthlessly shattered the young man's romantic fantasy in a calm tone, "Since the factory is going to be located in Giverny, let's just call it Giverny 1850 rifle. Everyone can understand it at once, and it also has commemorative significance, right?"

"What a tasteless name..." Albert couldn't help but sigh. "Can't it be more fun?"

"As long as it's useful." Viscount Toulouse-Lautrec next to him supported Charles. He didn't like the frivolous Albert, so he didn't get angry. "The army doesn't value names. Besides, those soldiers are going to fight with guns. If there is a slight problem with the gun, they will curse. Do you want to see your surname being cursed?"

Seeing that he didn't get support, Albert had to withdraw his proposal in dismay.

In this way, the first flagship product of the future famous Giverny Arsenal - Giverny 1850 rifle, was born at the dining table.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

And at the corner of the dining table, Kong Ze, who had been silent, also watched this scene quietly.

Although he was still very calm and wooden on the surface, his heart had already been in turmoil.

While chatting and laughing, his boss gave the other party a great benefit. Although that person felt troublesome, he felt jealous and greedy.

He once again felt how generous this person could be when needed, as long as the other person was useful.

And he witnessed all this at the dining table.

What does this mean?

This means that in the eyes of this person, he is trustworthy.

This is more of a hint - as long as you work hard enough and show that you are useful, then you can also become one of us, a real one.

Kong Ze will not misunderstand this hint, and he definitely does not want to miss it.

To show that you are useful... then you must not mess up any task.

You bastards, just wait!

Under the dining table, he clenched his fist, as if he wanted to use this fist to smash the heads of many people.