The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven Chapter 34

Guan Jinpan's question made it difficult for Ambrosius to answer.

The Chenla people used an old-fashioned matchlock gun from the 16th century, which was designed by the Portuguese back then.

Now the major powers in Europe have eliminated matchlock guns, and even flintlock guns are being eliminated by more advanced cap guns (commonly known as percussion guns).

Even in a country as backward as Russia, matchlock guns have been eliminated.

Matchlock guns are still being used, probably only the small states in Italy and Germany.

In fact, because of Ambrosius' knowledge, he thought that the matchlock gun had already withdrawn from the battlefield.

In fact, matchlock guns are still very popular in the whole of Italy except the northern Italian area controlled by Austria.

During the Spanish Civil War during the same period, both sides were still equipped with a large number of matchlock guns.

In the more backward Balkans, soldiers without matchlocks even had to be equipped with cold weapons such as bows, arrows and spears.

He took up his rifle and retreated a hundred and fifty paces.

"boom!"

With a gunshot, a watermelon shattered.

Cleaning up and changing the medicine, feeding the medicine, and loading the ammunition, it is obvious that Ambrosius is much more skilled than those Chenla imperial guards.

After all, in the Austrian Empire, in his capacity, he could practice shooting at will.

It took about half a minute for the second bullet to shatter a watermelon a hundred and fifty paces away.

Although Ambrosius has practiced a lot, he is not a professional shooter after all, but he thinks this distance is enough to shock the arrogant Zhenla in front of him.

In fact, Ambrosius took advantage of it. He used a rifled gun. Although the reload was slow, the shooting accuracy was much higher than that of a smoothbore gun.

At this time, Hong Bufu was already so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, one hundred and fifty paces, but three times the shooting distance of the Chenla Imperial Army just now.

Even the best gunslinger in the Chenla Forbidden Army can't hit two shots at this distance.

It's just that Hong Bufu and Guan Jinpan didn't realize that this was a difference in weapons, and they immediately praised it.

"Amazing skills! Amazing skills! Magnificent! Your Excellency Ambrosius, it really opened my eyes."

Ambrosius didn't quite understand, but he knew that the other party was very satisfied with his demonstration just now.

Ever since, Ambrosius had a new idea, which was to sell all the flintlock guns eliminated by the Austrian Imperial Army to this group of people.

"Yes, this is the latest product of our Austrian Empire. With this gun, you can do it too. We are willing to trade with you. We not only have guns, but also artillery, and..."

Before Ambrosius finished speaking, he was interrupted by Guan Jinpan.

"Wait, you mean it's just that the firearms are good? I don't believe it. Is there anyone in Austria who is more accurate than your marksmanship?"

"Of course, Captain Billafon. You demonstrate."

Captain Bilafon was born as a hunter, and the 1st Tyrolean Hunter Battalion he was in was the most powerful unit in Austria.

Bilafeng, who was born as a civilian, can become an officer, so he naturally has abilities beyond ordinary people.

And shooting is one of his housekeeping skills, Bilafon took the rifle and checked it.

First he shot at a watermelon on the spot, then took fifty steps back and shot at a watermelon again, then another fifty steps, and then another fifty steps.

He hit 4 out of 4 rounds, and the furthest distance was 300 paces, which made Hong Bufu couldn't believe his eyes. He was born in the army and naturally understood what kind of powerful strength this is.

If the Imperial Army under him has this kind of strength, coupled with 5,000 rifles, there is nothing to fear even if Vietnam sends 100,000 troops.

Seeing Hong Bufu's expression, Guan Jinpan also knew that this firearm was very important to the imperial army.

"How much silver does such a gun cost?"

"Fifty taels." This is what Ambrosius came up with based on his information, which he thought was a reasonable price.

However, Ambrosius forgot that the unspoken rule of Eastern officialdom is to ask for a lot of money and pay back the money.

"Twenty taels." Guan Jinpan replied without blushing and heartbeat.

But he knows that he has made a lot of money.

Because the Qing Dynasty sold the bird guns to the Vietnamese for thirty taels, and the French sold them to the Vietnamese for twenty-five taels.

The gunsmiths in Chenla had long been expropriated by the Vietnamese.

Now Chenla can only buy firecrackers from the Vietnamese at a high price, and the price of the firecrackers sold by the Vietnamese to the Chenla army is just fifty taels.

"The young man in front of me doesn't seem to understand business at all, and he should be able to win it for twenty-five taels." Thinking so, Guan Jinpan beamed with joy.

Ambrosius realized that he was wrong and should not tell the other party the bottom line.

In fact, Father Pacini had already learned about the price of the firearms sold by the Vietnamese to the Chenla army through the local Catholic secret network and informed Ambrosius.

It's just that Ambrosius naively thought that as long as he said a reasonable price, the other party would immediately agree to the deal.

It seems that part of the profit is going to be lost, so it must be made up from other places.

"No, twenty taels is too little. Fifty taels is our bottom line. Our goods have to travel more than 20,000 kilometers to arrive~www.mtlnovel.com~ So twenty-five taels cannot be more." Jin Pan made a flesh-cutting expression.

"Forty-two, you let us build a supply point in Poundson Bay." Ambrosius took the opportunity to state his conditions, and left room for Guan Jinpan.

"Twenty-five taels, I can not only help you build a supply point by the sea, but also let you meet the royal family members." Guan Jinpan said.

"Is it Your Majesty Anzan?" Ambrosius asked.

"No, it's Her Royal Highness Princess of Chenla." Guan Jinpan told each other because he had to negotiate the deal.

Because the rule of the Vietnamese is strengthening step by step, according to this situation, Vietnam will annex Chenla sooner or later.

As a great noble in Chenla, it is bound to be the primary target of the Vietnamese to eliminate.

Even if he surrenders, the Vietnamese may not let him go.

From the reduction policy implemented by the Vietnamese, it is clear that the Vietnamese want Chenla to disappear completely in the world.

The Siamese, like the Vietnamese, are untrustworthy tigers and wolves.

Guan Jinpan is a wealthy family in Chenla. There are thousands of people in his family. Even if he can escape, his family members cannot escape.

Rather than being a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, it is better to fight hard.

Ambrosius and his weapons, who arrived at this time, were like life-saving straws for Guan Jinpan.

In Chenla, most of the powerful families have the same idea. They secretly united, contacted the rebels, and secretly accumulated strength.

This is also an important reason why, in history, the large-scale anti-Vietnamese uprising in Chenla can continue after the execution of Anzan's family by Emperor Mingming of Vietnam.

"Thirty taels." Ambrosius has achieved the two goals of this trip, and now he only hopes to earn some more benefits for Austria.

"make a deal."

Chapter end