Flowers, Swords and France

As expected, as expected by Ciel, as soon as he heard about the profit concession, the middle-aged man in front of him blinked his eyes continuously, obviously feeling a little touched. ?

But it's no wonder, isn't this what he was waiting for.

Although he was a little moved, his face still maintained that deliberate calmness.

"Oh, there is no need for you to tell me this," he smiled and waved his hand, "First, I have already said that I do not hold a position in the government and I have no right to interfere with these important public affairs; second, I have already said that I do not hold a position in the government and I have no right to interfere with these important public affairs; Second, I believe you can agree that when we serve the country, we should not pay too much attention to personal interests. Everything should be done in accordance with reasonable and legal procedures. I don’t like my relatives to destroy these things because of my personal reasons and yours. Sacred rules..."

Listening to his long excuse, Charles couldn't help but frown slightly.

This is really a bit too greasy and salty.

"I completely understand and completely agree with what you said. I believe that if everyone should do what you said." Although his heart has cooled down, Charles still has an instinctive smile on his face. , "Please believe that I have absolutely no desire to let you do anything against your conscience. I just want to say that now we all have an opportunity to serve the country, and you can even profit from it by serving the country, so why not Do it? I don’t see any reason.”

"Must you do this? Do you have to do this?" The Marquis wiped his mouth with a napkin, "Sir, as far as I know, this is not something you should pay too much attention to. You want to serve the country. This is good, but in this situation Given your status, isn't it the only way to serve the country by doing your job well? Why do you have to do such a thankless thing? "

"Maybe you can't believe it. I really want to help the country and the army and give our country's armed forces the opportunity to use better equipment." Charles picked up the bottle and poured himself another glass of wine. " Because of this, I was troubled by the fact that I had such good intentions but encountered such great difficulties and resistance. To be honest, I might have given up long ago. ”

Then, he suddenly turned his gaze and stared at the other person closely. "But. Because of this. So I will never give up. Yes, I have to do it, and I intend to do it."

The Marquis de Trivaux looked at Charles, who was looking directly at him. He was slightly startled, and it took him a moment to react.

"I can feel your determination..." The Marquis, who had been looking at Charles, then a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, "But sir, please tell me everything. You can really tell me about this kind of firearm." as good as that?”

"Of course. I have already said that this is an epoch-making invention." Seeing that the other party was a little easy to move, Charles became even more calm and unhurried, "And after many tests and verifications by us, it is really Very useful.”

Then, Charles introduced the advanced nature of the rifle he named "Giverny 1850" to the other party in detail.

After his tireless introduction and gestures, Marquis de Triveau finally understood a little bit.

"In other words, you mean that if army soldiers are equipped with this new rifle, almost every soldier can have the same shooting range as a field gun? And the shooting accuracy and stability will also be greatly improved. ?”

"I know it sounds a bit magical, but it's true, sir." Charles nodded firmly. "The infantry firepower this brings will be revolutionary, and when equipped with it, it will make our already excellent military even more outstanding."

"Is that so..." The Marquis lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Although he still had some reservations about Ciel's words and suspected that he was deliberately exaggerating, he also knew in his heart that Ciel would not amuse himself for no reason without some certainty.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, he felt a little moved.

"It seems that you also made such impassioned speeches in the War Department?"

"Yes, that's right." Charles smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that we encountered a lot of resistance."

"Of course, you came in halfway and wanted to interfere in such an important matter. It would be strange if I didn't object to you. Even if they want to prove that you are not so incompetent, they will have to attack you in groups." The Marquis replied coldly. , and then took the glass that Charles refilled with wine, "Sudden outstanding contributions are often not welcomed in the government, sir."

"That's why I thought of looking for you, sir." Charles picked up the wine glass again, "I don't have the time or patience to find a way out for my ideas in the maze of official documents. It's too inefficient and too easy. To make enemies of people... I want a simple way..."

"You want me to convince my cousin?" the Marquis immediately answered.

"You are right." Charles nodded. "You convince him, and then he convinces the rest of the people. Isn't this the most efficient and easiest way? He has enough power and influence - He held Ariadne in his hand and was able to get out of the labyrinth."

[Ariadne is the daughter of King Minos of Crete in ancient Greek mythology. The Greek warrior Theseus entered the labyrinth built by the king to kill the Minotaur of Crete. Princess Ariadne gave His ball of golden thread allowed him to get out of the maze smoothly after the deed was accomplished. 】

"It sounds wonderful..." The Marquis couldn't help but laugh, "But, I think you think you can order us? The daughter of the King of Crete is not that easy to bully."

"No, please don't get me wrong. Of course I didn't mean to order you." Charles immediately waved his hand, "I am willing to pay the price to get your help."

The Marquis didn't speak, just looked at Charles.

But Charles didn't panic and stretched out the wine glass.

After a short silence passed, the Marquis also extended his wine glass.

There was a "ding" sound and the wine glass banged.

"So, what price are you going to pay?" His eyes were like an eagle's, resting on Ciel.

That is the look in the eyes of a beast after it has found its prey.

"The honor of serving the country should not be enough. After all, no one can live on honor alone. You are not obligated to act for me for free." Charles was still unhurried, "Then, monetary compensation How about it?"

"So what exactly is the compensation law?"

"We can compensate you based on the quantity purchased. Of course, this will require the ministry to increase the purchase price a bit," Charles said while taking a pen and paper from the side. "We can give you this price... …Every time you purchase a gun, you get this much money.”

"Do you want to give me a kickback?" the other party asked bluntly.

Ciel was noncommittal.

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The Marquis fell into meditation again.

"First of all, I haven't seen the kind of weapon you mentioned, so I can't make a judgment on its superiority." After a moment, he raised his head and looked at Ciel, "So I can't make a judgment at the moment. ah."

"As for the sample, I can have it delivered to your house today. You can try it at any time to see what a superior product it is." Charles replied immediately.

"Secondly, let's assume that this weapon is really as good as you claim. Even so, the Army will definitely not pay a high price to acquire it... Is it too high for you to give me such a rebate?" After receiving Charles's reply, the Marquis nodded, and then Then he raised a question in his heart, "Of course, no one would think that others have too much kindness, but I am very curious, is the cost of this kind of weapon so low? According to your words, it should be some precision work on the barrel. processing, where will your profits come from?”

"Yes, we know this too." Albert, who had been silent, suddenly interjected, "But Charles and I have agreed that it is a rare opportunity to serve the country. We don't care how much money we can earn. That’s fine—besides, we can accept even a slight loss, so I happily followed him.”

"Is that so..." The Marquis laughed, "Then I have a way to get the best of both worlds, allowing you to achieve your wish while avoiding losses."

"What do you mean?" Charles was a little confused.

"I will test this gun in the near future. If it is good enough...sell this gun to me, sir." The Marquis whispered. "We will find a way to solve the remaining problems, so you don't have to worry about the resistance you face."

Although his tone was calm, Charles and Albert couldn't help but look at each other.

"I don't think this will work, sir," Charles replied without hesitation.

"Oh? Why?" The Marquis was not surprised by Charles' answer and looked at Charles with interest. "Aren't you planning to do this only for the country and not consider personal gain?"

"But after all, I have no interest in being manipulated arbitrarily, sir." Charles replied calmly, his tone already a little impatient. "Sir, we find it difficult to accept your proposal."

Although he seemed calm, Charles felt a little angry. He didn't expect that the other party would actually put forward such harsh conditions to him. Was this a threat?

If you don’t want others to take advantage of you, you should set an insurmountable bottom line from the beginning.

Moreover, this is not only a matter of profit, it is also a matter of dignity. It is impossible for him to allow himself to retreat directly after being frightened by others, otherwise who will look up to him in the future? So he rejected the other party's proposal without thinking.

"It seems you don't agree..." Looking at Ciel's expression, the Marquis laughed.

Then, he looked at Albert and said, "It seems you are the one investing, so what do you think?"

"Didn't I say it? His opinion is my opinion." Albert already sneered, "Please listen to our advice, sir." (To be continued...)

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