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"600,000 silver for each airship. This price includes training the operators. We guarantee three years of free maintenance …"

"May I know the purpose of your purchase of the airship?" What about the investigation? Or should we focus on special operations? "

"If you are prepared for special operations, then at least nine ships have to be prepared for you. Three cruises, three maintenance, three overhauls … This is how we can develop our fighting strength! "

"Ouch …" You think it's too expensive? Then we can only use the airship to investigate! "

"That's simple. We can dismantle the weapon system and reduce the size and power system of the airbag. The price can be reduced to around 400,000 silver taels …"

"It would be easier if we were to maintain the surveillance. Two or three ships would be enough to ensure the control of the battlefield …" "Well, think about it?"

"No, no, no …" The price I offered was only the price of the airship. As for the supporting equipment, of course we had to add on. "You don't agree?"

"Aiyo, that is because you are being unreasonable!" This airship base is built on the plains and the mountains, is that even a price? If you want to be safe, why don't you find three to four hiding spots in the Three Hells of the Cunning Bunnies? How are you going to quote this price? "

"No one is bargaining like you!" You have to be reasonable! "

The Chinese were indeed merchants of the country. When Cai Bixia talked about the price, he immediately changed her face.

General Evil Six furrowed his brows. He finally understood the advanced nature of this kind of weapon. Whether it was investigation or combat, it was a powerful weapon that could be used to attack the enemy!

You could attack and detect the enemy without any restraint, but the enemy could do nothing. Based on the technology of that time, there really wasn't any weapon capable of dealing with airships!

Although he could modify some of the cannons, the techniques at the end of nineteenth century could not be compared to that of the 20th century.

If the airship could really fly up to two to three thousand meters in the air as Cai Bixia had said, then none of the weapons present would be able to do anything to him!

The only drawback of this kind of weapon was that it was too expensive. Even a small airship would need 100,000 taels of silver to use it. Who could afford to use it?

An armed airship costs 600,000 silver? Stealing money!

"Mr. Cai..." This business of yours is not honest at all! " Prince Kung clenched his teeth and said, "In Beiyuan, is this the price you're offering? Do you really think we are blind and deaf? "

Hearing that, Cai Bixia laughed, "Of course you are not deaf or blind, the Beijing does not have any secrets, but the Eight Banners of Manchu is best at leaking secrets, right?"

"Hehe, don't be angry, this is just a joke …" In the Beiyuan, I would of course not bid this price, because the price I offered to His Majesty is for the master and disciple relationship! "

"Those are all half for sale and half for gift at cost. Do you have a master and disciple relationship with the Führer?"

"You …" Not a single word came out of General Evil Six's mouth once again.

Prince Li Shi Duo's eyes had already fallen out of their sockets, where could he go by himself as he mumbled, "Giving the price to Beiyuan is four hundred and fifty thousand, giving the price to the imperial government is six hundred thousand?" "To rob money, to rob money …"

"Nine ships in one go? A golden mountain and a silver sea … A golden mountain and a silver sea … How much must we pay? "How many families in the capital have yet to have overnight food?"

"Too expensive, too expensive, really too expensive …"

The old prince was not opposed to this. He was just feeling heartache over the silver taels as he sat in his chair, constantly muttering to himself.

"It's too expensive …" Cai Bixia ridiculed him and said, "Then just continue to use your big swords, your spears and arrows are cheap, continue to fight with the foreign devils!"

"Anyways, the British and French combined forces took over the Beijing, and the last family took away 8 million silver … "Say, with this 16 million silver, how many airships do you guys have to buy?!"

Don't slap him in the face, curse him and don't expose him! Cai Bixia had directly cut their wounds, all of them were extremely embarrassed!

Hun Mao saw that it was no good, although his foster father had told him to be a little tense, Cai Bixia was too tense, he did not give him even the slightest bit of face!

"Mm …" General Cai, don't talk so much. Such a big deal in arms has not been settled in one day, let's take it slow! "

"My lords, you should think about it carefully. After all, this airship is something that the Chinese and the Prussian Kingdom made jointly, and the patent right is still in the hands of the Head of the Guards and Duke Qi Bolin!"

"It's the only one in the world to begin with, it's normal for them to ask for a higher price!"

"Sit down..." If it's tea time, let's clear our anger! "

Everyone returned to their seats, and it took a few princes a while to regain their composure. General Xie Zi Liu gave his brothers a look, telling Yi Xuan to control the pace of the negotiations.

He really couldn't say anything else. The anger in his heart was burning to the point that his head was about to pop out. If he continued to talk, his head would jump!

Yi Xuan's temper softened a little as he smiled at Cai Bixia and said, "Mr. Cai, I see that the airship is only worth the technology money that it earned, how can the cost be as high as that?"

"The air sacs are all empty. If you look at them from the inside, they're actually just a layer of skin... Isn't the inside of the steel plate covered by the suspension chamber still wooden? "

"The most valuable thing is that small steam engine. While heating up the heat, I still need to use that propeller. But, no matter how valuable it is, it's still not worth 600,000 taels of silver!"

"Forgive me for being blunt, but even if it's four hundred and fifty thousand silver taels for His Majesty, it should still be a lucrative sum, right?"

"Since you want to do this business, why don't you be honest and give us a real price?"

Cai Bixia shook her head: "Hehe. "Right now, the issue isn't how much money is needed, but that I don't understand. Who bought this airship?"

"The His Majesty has to place an order, and the Head Office has to place an order as well. Isn't this Great Qing the next chess game? "

Yi Xuan waved his hand, "Mr. Cai, you don't know! This Great Qing is not like those small countries in Europa. The north, south, east and west are vast.

"Therefore, the imperial government has delegated the authority to purchase arms! Great Marshal Zeng has the right to purchase arms, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang and the rest have it too! "

"Even local daoyin have the right to purchase Western weapons. This is the custom of the imperial government!"

"The Xishan Camp has the same right. If we were to rely on the military to buy everything together, who knows how long it would take!"

"Mr. Cai, your price …"

Cai Bixia laughed: "I understand your meaning, forgive me for speaking bluntly, but I cannot do it, I must report this to the leader!"

"However, I have to remind you not to hold too high of a hope. The airship is in a hegemonic business right now. Other than the leader, there are no other families here!"

"Don't always think about saving money on firearms. If you save money, you might suffer big losses!"

"We are all smart people, there is no need to waste words …" War is originally a business. You have to consider how to complete this business, not just saving money! "