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- "Your Excellency, Administrator, you just said that you could take me to the Industrial City to see it. I'm sorry that I don't quite understand, but what is an Industrial City?"
Little Louis XIII, who had eaten and drank enough, was burping all the time and lost his image at all.
At this time, the waiter brought them a cup of light black tea.
Zhang Tie and little Louis have not left the noodle shop yet.
The main reason is that someone is too full to walk, so he can¡¯t walk.
Since there was nothing wrong with sitting there, little Louis XIII started chatting with Zhang Tie.
Earlier, he proposed to visit the capital, but in the end little Louis gave up the idea because the journey was too far.
But this administrator named Zhang Tie suggested that we go to another city that is as prosperous as Manhattan but has completely different urban development.
You can look at another city, of course little Louis will have no problem.
Because there were so many things in the cities of the Song Empire that made him surprised and curious.
But what is an industrial city?
He knows the city, but what is industry.
It¡¯s not surprising that little Louis XIII didn¡¯t know about it. After all, it¡¯s still 1622, the beginning of the seventeenth century.
You should know that the word industry did not begin to appear until the 19th century.
From now on, there are still more than two hundred years.
Hearing this, Zhang Tie smiled and said, "Well, industry, actually refers to a city with concentrated mining of various minerals, concentrated factories, large-scale shipyards and blacksmith shops."
When Zhang Tie said this, little Louis XIII understood.
?According to Zhang Tie, that city has many blacksmith shops and various craftsmen.
Little Louis XIII was a little disapproving. In his opinion, there was nothing surprising about this.
¡°In fact, how did he know that the reality was completely different from what he imagined.
An industrialized city is not just about having more blacksmith shops.
But no matter what, they also sent out an invitation. And he really wanted to see what the city was like except Manhattan, so little Louis agreed.
"Your Excellency, Administrator, I wonder what you have been thinking about these days? You know, the Church Alliance princes have begun to prepare and train new legions. And I have been away from France for a long time. Regarding aid"
After chatting for a while, little Louis XIII casually picked up the topic.
Although they were not on a formal occasion, little Louis still didn't want to miss any opportunity to inquire about the empire's attitude.
He has been in Manhattan for half a month now.
However, there has been no progress on the issue of aid.
This made him a little anxious.
To know. The situation in Europe is not up to you.
When talking about this issue with Zhang Tie earlier, Zhang Tie used the excuse that he needed to have the empire's "relevant" departments study it, which delayed the study for half a month.
Although the empire can afford to delay, the problem is that France cannot afford to delay.
The Atlantic voyage alone took more than fifty days.
Plus this half month.
¡°If the return journey takes more than fifty days after the negotiation is completed, God knows what will happen in Europe.
Therefore, little Louis had to ask this question in a casual conversation on such an occasion.
Zhang Tie took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket. Then he struck a match and lit it.
Daqianmen cigarettes are now very popular in Manhattan, America.
"I am also very anxious about this matter, but I can't get involved in the affairs of the relevant departments. I hope I can come to a conclusion after a while. After all, the loans and assistance you need are not small."
Of course it¡¯s not a decimal.
The amount of loan the French need this time. But it's a lot of money.
A total of 30 million Longyang is equivalent to France's current currency of silver livres, which is 90 million.
Even if converted into gold louis, it is still twelve million.
This is just a loan. Not counting the other required weapons and ammunition, food, clothing, etc.
If you calculate it like this, it would be an astronomical figure.
You know, the annual income in France is just over a million dollars now.??.
It¡¯s just a mere 25 million silver livres.
They are now offering loans. And those aid supplies are several times their annual income.
Therefore, Zhang Tiebu couldn't help but think about it carefully.
Aren¡¯t the French planning to squander the empire¡¯s money?
They think too beautifully.
Therefore, Zhang Tie planned to delay and not agree to their request for assistance in a short time.
And little Louis also understood that the request they had sent was a bit too difficult.
After all, this is a lot of money.
Even on the European continent, there is no country that can do this.
In fact, the French also understand that their own requirements are too high.
It¡¯s just that they plan to make a counter-offer from the empire.
As the saying goes, if you ask for a high price, you will pay back the money when you get there.
If the price is higher, even if both parties raise the price in the end, the French will still get enough benefits.
Therefore, under such considerations, the French would rather demand higher than ask for too low.
Zhang Tie can more or less guess what the French are thinking.
But even so, Zhang Tie didn¡¯t intend to agree too quickly.
At the same time, in addition to loans, the French hope that the empire will provide unlimited assistance in weapons and ammunition, which makes Zhang Tie a little strange.
Actually, Zhang Tie still likes the assistance of weapons and ammunition.
After all, weapons and ammunition are not provided free of charge.
Although the French have no way to pay now, they can sign an agreement for the arrears.
¡°Anyway, France will always have to pay it back when the time comes.
Not to mention, there will still be interest when the time comes.
What¡¯s more, what¡¯s the most profitable thing in the world?
It¡¯s the same thing from ancient times to the present, that is, arms.
¡°If the French really start to get arms from themselves, won¡¯t the empire have another way to make money in the future?
This is a great thing.
"It's just that the French want too much arms. They have everything from muskets to cold weapons to armor.
Zhang Tie pondered. If the French were equipped too powerfully at once, it would be very inconsistent with the interests of the empire if they were allowed to defeat the Church's troops.
Therefore, Zhang Tie sent someone to go to Europe by boat and told the administrative officials of the concession to let them have secret contact with the church people to see if they were interested in weapons or anything like that.
In short, Europe is in chaos, and there should be a huge demand for weapons and supplies.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? When there is no reply from the European side, if Zhang Tie can delay it for a day, then let him delay it for a day.
Moreover. Among the French weapons list, muskets were in greatest demand.
It can be seen that the French now also want to use the war to train and experience a group of musketeers.
It¡¯s just that the French¡¯s musket manufacturing technology is not as powerful as the Empire¡¯s, and they still use matchlocks.
"Compared to the Empire's lightweight flintlock gun, it is simply incomparable.
¡°Besides, if we equip a large number of troops, the musket manufacturing shops in France will not be enough.
so. The French simply hoped to get a batch of muskets from the empire and distribute them directly to the troops, which would also save manufacturing time.
¡°In this way, we can form a musketry unit in a short time, right?
It¡¯s just that the French didn¡¯t consider another issue.
That¡¯s the kind of flintlock gun they can¡¯t make. Then they will definitely be stuck in weapons by the empire in the future.
It¡¯s just that the French don¡¯t consider this issue at all. What they need is a large number of weapons to quickly equip their troops.
Because the empire¡¯s musket tactics are really too sharp.
The performance of the American Volunteer Army. D'Artagnan really saw it in his eyes.
After receiving D'Artagnan's report, the French also began to pay attention to musket tactics.
At the beginning, the number of American volunteers was only more than 8,000, but they faced the Holy Roman Emperor's troops of 50,000 to 60,000. He actually managed to defeat the opponent at the same time without falling behind.
Such results can¡¯t help but make the French people¡¯s eyes light up.
The problem is that the French do not have so many muskets to equip their troops, and the muskets used by the American Volunteer Army are also much more advanced than the manufacturing process of matchlocks.ah.
The manufacturing level and craftsmanship of French muskets are far behind those of the Empire.
"It's not easy for me to answer the question of loans. At the same time, I don't have the right to make decisions about supplies, food, etc. But the military department responded quickly. There are no problems with muskets, weapons, and various armors."
From time to time, you have to give a sweet date to eat, so you can¡¯t let the French down too much.
Zhang Tie still understands this truth.
So, he said to little Louis XIII.
In fact, the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Intelligence have already analyzed that the purpose of the French's request for weapons is very simple.
And the benefits that the empire can gain from this are also great, so there is no reason to refuse at all.
According to the current technological level of the French, it would take at least several decades to produce a flintlock gun.
What¡¯s more important is that since the Empire¡¯s flintlock technology was cracked, all construction plants have been set up in Ontario City, and the construction engineers have been secretly monitored.
The empire doesn¡¯t have to worry about the manufacturing process being leaked out in a short time.
Therefore, when the French use the weapons of the Empire, future supplements and other aspects will be inseparable from the Empire.
??The Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Intelligence also feel that it is not good for the empire to let the French become too powerful.
The best way is to make the empire's weapons spread quickly on the European continent.
The position of the empire is that of an arms dealer.
The more chaotic Europe is, the more profitable the empire will be and the more benefits it will bring.
The question now is, besides France, how can other countries start to need the weapons of the empire.
This is the most important point.
It was precisely because of this that Zhang Tie sent people to Europe and ordered the concession officials in Lisbon and Marseille to resolve this matter.
Of course, when Europe is in chaos, the Arab world cannot give up.
The Ottoman Empire has always been eyeing the European continent. I guess they also need weapons.
When the time comes when the European princes use imperial weapons to go to war, it will definitely open the eyes of the Ottoman Empire.
At that time, the empire can still take the opportunity to contact the Ottoman Empire and promote its own arms.
Isn¡¯t the concession in Cairo, Egypt, also under construction now?
By then, with the Cairo Concession as the center, the imperial fire will be able to enter the Arab world.
Those tribal chiefs in the Arab world must like this kind of lightweight weapon.
Even if they don¡¯t like guns, the empire can still supply weapons made in the virtual world.
The cold and cool design made with modern technology will definitely be liked by these people.
The visit of little Louis XIII has given the Imperial Ministry and the Intelligence Department some new ideas.
"Oh, has the empire already made a decision on weapons assistance? This is great." Just when Zhang Tie told little Louis about this and started to think wildly, little Louis waved his own in excitement. fist.
Yes, the loan and weapons assistance are his top priority this time.
You are right, those clothes and food are not very important.
After all, the French army can still make do with their own clothing, and the food will not starve people to death.
Only loans and weapons are what they need most.
"Yes, we can supply 10,000 pairs of armors, 50,000 standard machetes, 50,000 bayonets, and 30,000 flintlock muskets."
This amount is enough to form an army of 100,000 people.
What else could little Louis XIII be unhappy about?
"It's just that the military department has just drafted it and hasn't notified me yet. I think it will take some time. After all, there are a lot of procedures and formalities to go through."
Zhang Tie shrugged his shoulders at little Louis and looked at him with a helpless expression.
¡°Little Louis doesn¡¯t care about any of this.
As long as this matter is settled, it doesn¡¯t matter if it takes a few days.
As the heir of France, he also understands that there will be delays in certain departments of an empire, so he said that he understands this very well.
"Are you sure about this?"
asked little Louis XIII.
Zhang Tie nodded and replied: "One of my cronies is in the Intelligence Department, so what I told you is absolutely true."
Phew!
Little Louis XIII callsTake a breath.
"That's good. With weapons, we don't have to worry about the church coalition."
Zhang Tie looked at little Louis with a smile and thought to himself: I hope that with these weapons, the French can be more successful. When the time comes, let the church coalition know how powerful it is. After they know how powerful the musket is, we can sell our weapons to them very well, right?
¡°All this depends on whether the French can beat them painfully.
For the empire, the greater the war in Europe, the more beneficial it is to the empire.
Wow haha!
In his heart, Zhang Tie laughed wildly.
After talking with little Louis XIII about other things for a while, the two left the noodle shop and walked outside, taking the guards waiting outside with them back.
The French don¡¯t know yet that in the eyes of the empire, they are nothing more than an existence that can be exploited.
If necessary, the empire can even spend money to hire soldiers from somewhere to help the church coalition.
As long as it¡¯s good for the empire, isn¡¯t it?
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