Chapter 1574: Rich and willful

In the past history of Haihan’s foreign military sales, artillery was considered a major sales item. The number of purchases by major customers like Annan has already exceeded a thousand, and more than 80% of the artillery deployed in various parts of the country are

It comes from Haihan. But artillery, like warships, has long been on the list of items not for sale. Only a few customers who have close relations with Haihan can place bulk orders. Although the models sold for export have greatly improved their performance.

Discount, but due to the advantages of materials and manufacturing processes, the overall performance is still better than the artillery that can be manufactured in this era. For most countries in the Far East that still use cold weapons as their main equipment, the artillery produced by Haihan is an important part of the country.

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Of course, the Dutch have mastered the technology of casting cannons for a long time, but there is still a big gap between them and Haihan in terms of craftsmanship, and they cannot carry out industrial production like Haihan Ordnance Industry. It would take at least two hundred cannons to manufacture by themselves.

It will take two or three years. But this is not the main reason why Su Keyi is sitting here bidding for these artillery pieces. The reason why he wants to participate in the bidding of this project is to snipe his opponents. If the horse beats the blue man, these two hundred cannons will be

With it in the bag, it is conceivable that the next time the Materlan army attacks Batavia City, there will be more than just clumsy trebuchets at the city. And under the ebb and flow of one another, the Dutch army can still

If you can't defend the city, you really have no confidence.

Su Keyi looked at Luo Hong, who was sitting opposite. He had a faint smile on his face, as if he was mocking Su Keyi's incompetence. The package price of these two hundred artillery pieces must be far more than the firearms project just now. Ma Da

Will Blue Man still bid with the same attitude as before?

Su Keyi lowered his head and looked at the quotation in front of him. The cheapest small-caliber field gun costs 800 yuan each. It fires three-pound shells and has a range of one thousand feet. The Haihan length unit is about three hundred meters. Yes, even meters.

This unit of length measurement was also used by Haihan more than a century in advance. The unit of measurement that was originally supposed to be invented after the French Revolution at the end of the 18th century was once again preempted by time-travelers. And after several years

After the promotion of Haihan, even other countries with close trade relations with Haihan began to accept this unit of measurement.

And this is not the only thing affected by Haihan. Weight, volume, area, voyage and other measurement units that are often involved in trade have almost all become the goals of Haihan technology promotion. As for the benefits of doing so, in this era

People may just feel that the trade process has become more convenient, but the travelers know the significance of having the right to set standards. The ancients said that "books have the same text, cars have the same track, and travel has the same purpose", and the unification of various measurement standards

and promotion are also necessary means for the internal consolidation and external expansion of Haihan culture.

Su Keyi has been in Sanya for a long time, and he is no stranger to the units of measurement that Haihan promotes. However, his focus is now on calculating the prices of these guns, and he is not interested in things with more far-reaching significance.

No time to think about it.

Of course, eight hundred yuan for a small cannon is not a problem for the East India Company. Even if you buy one or two hundred, it is not a particularly large amount. However, in the sales content given by the Haihan people, the proportion of such small cannons is

Only 10%, and the unit price of the remaining 90% is much higher than that.

The largest large-caliber siege gun in terms of volume and weight, plus the weight of the gun carriage has reached ten tons, Haihan quoted a price of up to 15,000 yuan. The corresponding city defense gun of the same caliber plus the matching

The price of the rotating turret has exceeded 20,000 yuan. But matching this is that the range of this large artillery is more than one mile, and the combined length of Haihan is about two kilometers. This is definitely something that neither party participating in the bidding has ever owned.

A great killer.

Of course, in addition to the amazing performance, this price is enough to calm down Su Keyi. If he wants to spend hundreds of thousands like Luo Hong without blinking an eye, he really can't do it. If he can buy it separately,

He was willing to persuade Governor Van Diemen to buy a few city defense cannons with rotating turrets as a way to strengthen the city of Batavia. However, Haihan said that these two hundred cannons must be purchased in a package, and the total calculated price of this project

It is indeed a bit big. It will take up at least half of the East India Company's budget for participating in this bidding. And the navy's arms sales project has not even started bidding. If most of the money is spent here, the subsequent warship projects will be

It's not easy to operate.

But if they don’t grab this project, the Ma and Blue Men have guns and cannons. When they face off against the Dutch armed forces in the future, the latter will probably be the unlucky ones. Su Keyi also saw the attacks on sale this time when he went to see the goods two days ago.

The power of the city cannon is indeed frightening. One shot can blast a large crater into a stone wall several feet thick. And according to the Haihan people, there are more powerful cannons specially designed for siege, but they need to be purchased separately.

Even if Su Keyi doesn't want to buy these weapons, he still has to bite the bullet in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Matalan people. Su Keyi now fully understands the meaning of Haihan's arrangement, which is to force them

They raise prices with each other and forcefully sell tofu for the price of meat.

The package price of two hundred guns has exceeded 600,000 yuan. This is only the base price. If the bidding rhythm of firearms is followed, the final transaction price is likely to exceed 800,000 yuan, even for those who are used to big business.

For Haihan military industry, this is by no means an ordinary amount.

The total annual export weapons orders of Haihan Ordnance Industry generally fluctuate around two to three million yuan, and with two new buyers who like fighting spirit this year, the performance will definitely improve significantly. Bai Kesi was in a good mood at this time,

I even wanted to check the inventory of weapons and equipment again to see if there were any old equipment that needed to be cleaned up and sold to these two rip-offs.

Sure enough, Luo Hong continued the bidding strategy he had used on the first project. He increased the price by 100,000 yuan on top of the base price and won the lead in the first round of bidding.

"If you don't have money, don't act like a hero. If you give up the bid, when my army comes to the city from now on, I will plead for your life and save your life. How about it?" Luo Hong mocked Su Keyi triumphantly: "If you think about other things,

The benefits can be explained in detail, as many as you like."

Of course, Su Keyi couldn't fall for what he did. He shook his head expressionlessly and said: "I'm sorry, I don't think your country will have a chance to attack Batavia! Our East India Company will never fail.

Bargain!"

Luo Hong's expression changed, he snorted coldly, and stopped teasing the other party. In the Battle of Batavia, the horse-defying blue army fell short when they were about to break through the city defenses and seize the entire city. This has always been difficult to dispel in Luo Hong's heart.

A shadow. Although the Ma Da Blue Army caused great trouble to the East India Company in that battle, they ultimately failed to capture the city after paying heavy casualties. They could not be said to be winners. So they attacked again.

The city of Batavia has become an obsession of the Matalan Kingdom. Even if it spends all the money in the treasury to arm the army, it must capture the city of Batavia and drive the Dutch out of Java.

Defeating the Dutch in the arms bidding was the first step in revenge for Luo Hong, but obviously the Han in front of him who was working for the Dutch did not give up the struggle, which made Luo Hong feel very unhappy. Whether it was a battlefield or a shopping mall,

He must gain the upper hand and deal a severe blow to the Dutch. Luo Hong will fight for every project bid. He hopes that in this way, he can gradually destroy the opponent's psychological defense.

While Su Keyi was calculating the other party's bid, he was also considering his own budget situation. The bidding method was indeed beyond the East India Company's expectations, but the secret letter sent by Van Diemen to Sanya still instructed Su Keyi to do so in the future.

When the opportunity comes to order Haihan arms, he can do it himself, and the budget has given him a large amount. If converted into Haihan currency, the upper limit is about 1.5 million yuan - this amount is almost the current amount.

The total profit that the East India Company could earn in a year was so high. And Su Keyi did not have that much cash at all. Even if he bought it, he could only get a loan from Haihan first, and then transport gold and silver from Batavia to repay it in the future.

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In order to take the lead in the competition with the Matalan Kingdom, Van Diemen made a big bet. It was hard for Su Keyi to even imagine how he persuaded those greedy company shareholders to agree to this military expenditure. How could he succeed in the war?

Reasonable use of this budget in the arms procurement competition is the biggest problem currently facing Su Keyi.

This money does seem to be a lot, but in this bidding arranged by Haihan, it is difficult to guarantee that the East India Company can grab all the key projects. Moreover, judging from the current performance of its opponents, the Ma Dalan Country is very worried about this.

The budget amount prepared for the bidding is obviously higher than his own. Therefore, Su Keyi must consider the priorities of each project, which projects will only be raised in price, which ones should be fought for with all efforts, and which ones cannot be missed. He must think carefully and reasonably before bidding.

Allocate your limited budget.

In Su Keyi's view, artillery, firearms, and even other equipment for the army are not equipment that the East India Company must purchase. Most of these weapons can be produced by the East India Company on their own, and they are nothing more than performance and

The output cannot be compared with that of Haihan products. If you can choose the type and quantity of weapons, you can buy some, but the package purchase arranged this time is not so suitable for the East India Company.

If the Matalan people are allowed to purchase these equipment, although they will definitely suffer losses in future land battles, Su Keyi believes that this situation can actually be avoided. If the Matalan people want to attack the Batavia area, they must come from the sea.

, then if the East India Company can resist the enemy at sea, naturally there will be no large-scale land battles. And the large amount of army equipment purchased by Madalan will be severely affected by the part that can be used.

Big restrictions.

Therefore, Su Keyi planned to raise the price in a bluffing way for the army, and focus on the navy, especially the combat ships. As long as the maritime armed forces of the East India Company can be made as powerful as Haihan, he thinks that it can be done

The Malayan people had no chance of landing.

Of course, even if it is a bluff, Su Keyi must try his best to use his acting skills to try to anger his opponents and make them invest more money in the bidding for army equipment. Although the Matalan country is rich, it is not a mountain of gold and silver that cannot be used.

Finally, Su Keyi believed that Luo Hong would definitely have a budget limit. The more money he spent in the first half, the less room he would have for the second half.

Su Keyi gritted his teeth and offered a price of 800,000 in the second round, finally beating Luo Hong. It was indeed risky for him to do so, because if Luo Hong didn't bite his price, he might simply give up the artillery.

project, then more than half of Su Keyi's budget will be spent here and cannot be recovered, and the funds left to buy ships later will be much less.

After hearing the news that Bai Kesi announced that he had won this round of bidding, Su Keyi smiled slightly at Luo Hong and said: "I want to return what you just said in the original sentence. If you don't have money, don't act like a hero!"

Luo Hong snorted, but was not disturbed by his opponent. He just added another hundred thousand to the first round bid step by step. Although he didn't know Su Keyi's bid, he could roughly estimate the extent of the other party's increase.

It would be too outrageous. If he hasn't suppressed his opponent in this round, it would be too late for him to offer a high price in the last round to ensure the deal is completed.

However, because the base price of this project was more than 600,000, Luo Hong increased his bid by 200,000 in two rounds. The total price exceeded Su Keyi's second-round bid of 800,000, regaining the upper hand.

Su Keyi didn't dare to increase the bid significantly in this last round. He was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, so he cautiously added fifty thousand. In the end, he still beat Luo Hong's bid, and finally forced Luo Hong to bid in the third round.

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Luo Hong couldn't figure out how confident the dead-faced guy opposite him was to fight for this project with him, but he was sure of one thing. If the Dutch bought these artillery pieces, they would be defeated next time.

If the Blue Army could attack the city of Batavia again, it would probably be difficult for them to defeat a defensive position consisting of more than two hundred artillery pieces. In any case, the Dutch could not be allowed to buy these artillery pieces.

"Since the other party has no chance to counterattack in the last round of bidding, I'll just bid." After obtaining Bai Kesi's consent, Luo Hong stretched out a finger and said: "One million!"

"You can be willful if you have money!" The same thought flashed through the minds of several senior executive committee officials present.

Two hundred cannons can be sold for a high price of one million. Even Schneider, who is known for his shrewdness, cannot do this. Apart from giving Luo Hong a thumbs up, he has nothing to say.

Su Keyi, who had always been expressionless, also gasped. The financial resources displayed by his opponent really made him feel powerless. Could it be that the Ma Dallan people really dug a big gold mine recently?
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