Strictly speaking, the nineteenth century was also a unipolar world.
Although the United States is growing stronger, and although the French do not admit that the "empire on which the sun never sets" has completely overshadowed the glory of France, Britain is the undisputed number one power in the world.
As for the rest of Germany, Japan, Russia, Austria-Hungary and so on, these are second-rate countries, or they are still struggling in the third world, and they need opportunities if they want to make their voices heard.
The unipolar world has the advantages of a unipolar world, there is no "Paris embargo", there are no trade barriers, as long as Li Mu is willing, Li Mu can sell the weapons produced by the Junma Arms Factory to any corner of the world.
Oh no, the Commonwealth can't, given the bad relationship between the Horsemen Group and the United Kingdom, it is estimated that the Commonwealth will not do business with the Horses.
It doesn't matter, where there is oppression, there will be resistance, so Li Mu will definitely have the opportunity to do business with certain people in the Commonwealth, and Li Mu will give them a hard discount when the time comes.
It is not only the British Empire that has enmity with Li Mu, the relationship between the Japanese and Li Mu is already incompatible, and the Qing Empire regards Li Mu as a big problem.
Cooperation with Mike is a useful attempt by Li Mu, a few years earlier, when the production capacity of the Junma Weapons Factory was insufficient, he was forced to cooperate with the Chuntian Arsenal, and purchased OEM weapons from the Chuntian Arsenal and sold them to the United States of Cuba, which was still called the Republic of Cuba at that time.
This can be regarded as a helpless move, although Li Mu also attaches importance to the brand effect, but can not let these markets be occupied by other arms companies.
Think about it, although the Japanese are negligible because they don't have money in their pockets, the British Commonwealth occupies the world's largest territory, and the Qing Empire has the world's largest population, and these two markets can't be lost in any way.
As for whether Li Mu will cultivate a competitor because of this, Li Mu is not worried about this.
As long as the Junma Laboratory can operate normally, Li Mu will be able to have a steady stream of new technologies, and the Junma Weapons Factory will always be able to ensure that the technology is leading, and it is not easy for Mike to turn over.
Mike knows this, too, so Mike is more concerned about what's on the list he gets.
"Everything, as long as it's a weapon made by Horse Arms, you can get it."
Li Mu can think about it, and he is not afraid of the proliferation of technology because of this.
Li Mu did make a lot of money, and on the list for Mike, he even included the 75mm infantry rapid-fire gun that had just been finalized at the New Haven factory.
The New Haven factory is the former Winchester factory, because New Haven has a port, so Li Mu put the artillery factory here.
The 75mm infantry rapid-fire gun was the first artillery gun produced by the Horse Arms Company, and it used a lot of new technology, the most notable of which was the hydraulic repression.
Hydraulic control is the latest technology of the Horse Arms Company, and this technology is better known as "pipe retreat".
That's right, the 75mm infantry rapid-fire gun is the world's first tube-down artillery, this technology should have been developed by the French, and they applied this technology to the 75mm field gun, because this kind of artillery was called "Miss Seventy-Five".
From this name, you can see how much the French like this artillery, the French have a tradition of attaching importance to artillery, Napoleon, who was born in artillery, praised artillery as the "god of war", and more than half of France's senior generals were born in artillery.
Before the appearance of "Miss Seventy-Five", skilled artillerymen could probably maneuver the artillery at a rate of two rounds per minute, and the rate of fire of the "Miss Seventy-Five" was 710 rounds per minute, which was enough to form an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield.
The power of the "Miss Seventy-Five" was so great that the French imposed a strict technical blockade on the Germans, the enemy of life and death, and all the countries that received the "Miss Seventy-Five" had to make a commitment not to send weapons to Germany.
Before the First World War, the Germans had never been able to understand the mystery of the "Miss Seventy-Five", and in order to offset the advantages of the "Miss Seventy-Five", the Germans had to make a fuss about the range and power of the artillery, which also led to the Germans' artillery getting bigger and bigger.
There are two sides to everything, the French think they are "Miss 75" in their hands, everything is worry-free, but as soon as the First World War broke out, the Germans defeated the French with their large-caliber artillery with both range and power.
As for the "Miss Seventy-Five", on which the French had high hopes, because of the range, she hardly played any role in the operation of the large corps.
Because of the emergence of Li Mu, the Junma Weapons Company and the Krupp Company maintained close cooperation, and in the 75mm rapid-fire artillery produced by the Junma Weapons Company, Krupp's self-tightening technology and bolt technology were also used, which made the 75mm rapid-fire artillery produced by the Junma Weapons Company have a longer range than the former "Miss 75".
Barrel self-tightening technology and gun bolt technology are Krupp's housekeeping skills, and in order to obtain these technologies, the Horse Arms Company can only exchange the technology for tube withdrawal.
On the other hand, Li Mu also hoped that Germany's military strength would become stronger, so that Germany could play a greater role.
Since the Germans already have the technology of retreat, then the technology of retreat is no longer a unique weapon, even if Li Mu does not sell 75mm infantry rapid-fire guns, the Germans will sell artillery all over the world.
In fact, as a newly unified country, although Germany won the Franco-Prussian War and received a large amount of war reparations from France, Germany's economic strength is still weak, so the Germans are also very short of money.
Mike probably didn't know what he was getting, and after getting Li Mu's promise, Mike's expression was not so relaxed.
This is also normal, although Mike still estimates that he still has some money in his hand, it is estimated that it is not much, otherwise Mike would not be so busy running to the Far East to beg for a living.
Arms dealers are a high-risk profession, and while the rewards are also high, arms dealers have no position and are destined to be targeted by some people.
The situation of the Qing Empire was very complicated, the central and local governments were in a game, and the undercurrents of the Han and Manchu people were surging.
The Commonwealth is also unstable, and with the exception of India, probably no country will be subservient to the colonizers, and as a white man, Mack's trip to the Commonwealth colonies is inherently dangerous.
But in this world, everything is risky, and white people have not yet reached the time to sit back and enjoy their success, if they want to make themselves worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, then Mike has to work hard now.
So Mike didn't hesitate much, and quickly agreed to Li Mu's proposal: "Okay, I'll go to the Far East next month." ” "Great, Mike, I think you'd like to get to know your products before you head to the Far East."
Li Mu also has to give Mike some training, otherwise it will be funny if Mike goes to the Far East, lest he be a customer, but he still can't figure out what he wants to sell.
Arrange Mike to get familiar with the product, there is no need for Li Mu to do it himself, in fact, carefully speaking, the current Mike is no longer worth letting Li Mu meet in person, but Li Mu is a nostalgic person, even if Mike is more depressed now, Li Mu will not alienate Mike because of this, as long as Mike is still trying to get closer to Li Mu.
Those who are qualified to visit Li Mu at any time should at least be a person of Bernap's level.
Berknapp is no longer the U.S.
Secretary of War now, and compared with Ebel, Berknapp's relationship with Grant is a little farther away, so in the face of the Democrats' crazy attacks, Grant did not protect Berknapp like he kept Abel, so in the face of the impeachment of a large number of congressmen, although he was not convicted by Rapp, but since he was no longer trusted and became a criminal suspect, Berknapp could only take the blame and resign.
According to the previous agreement between ZAMA Group and Bernap, once Berknapp retires, Bernap can come to ZAMA Group as a special advisor to ZAMA Group.
The reason why Li Mu has this commitment is, on the one hand, to maintain a good relationship with Bernap, and on the other hand, to allow Bernap to continue to exert his residual heat after Bernap retires.
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Now is the time for Li Mu to make a promise, Li Mu did not break his promise, so Bernap became the first special adviser of the Junma Group.
The Special Adviser is responsible for a bit of a miscellaneous, and generally speaking, Bernap is responsible for lobbying the Ministry of War to continue the procurement of Horse Arms products, and is also responsible for making certain recommendations for the operation of Horse Arms.
If Li Mu wanted to adopt an "agent" system in the Far East, he would inevitably have to consult with Bernap.
"It's a good idea to develop the Far East market, where there are many dangers, but there are also many opportunities."
Berknapp knows that he is advising, his responsibility is to make suggestions, not decisions, and after Li Mu makes a decision, the role that Bernap can play is to find a way to make Li Mu's decision be thoroughly implemented.
The Far East is of special significance to the United States, and it was precisely because of the "Black Ship Incident" created by the Americans that unveiled Japan's modernization process.
As far as Li Mu is concerned, it will not be long before the United States provokes the "Spanish-American War," and then the Americans will have the world's first colony in the Far East.
No, it should be the second piece, strictly speaking, the current Cuba and other countries are colonies of the United States.
In fact, the political system of the United States determines that the United States is not a far-sighted country, such as Grant, his term of office is only eight years, no matter how well Grant does in office, once Grant steps down, all of Grant's decrees may be overturned by his successor.
Relatively speaking, the structure of the military is relatively stable, so although the Spanish-American War will not break out until 20 years later, Li Mu believes that the War Department must have a plan for this aspect now.
There is such a thing as a plan, which may not be implemented anyway, so Li Mu believes that the War Department will have a lot of plans, even including the kind of war with the British.
"I need some young and strong officers, like the one I brought to Cuba, and if I had hired them in the name of a company, I don't know if it would have been possible now."
Li Mu thought a little too much, and this kind of thing could only be discussed with Bernap.
When Li Mu went to Cuba, because he had a certain political task, the Ministry of War gave Li Mu's request a green light all the way without any obstacles.
Now that things have changed, it is almost impossible to transfer one or two hundred more active-duty officers to serve Li Mu's personal service.
However, with Berknapp there, it is possible to hire retired officers, even if they cannot hire active officers.
Li Mu hired officers to train the new army of the Qing Empire, you must know that it is not enough to sell new weapons to the Qing Empire, if you want these weapons to exert their normal power, you also need to have enough experienced people to train.
Thanks to the nine-year compulsory education, Li Mu clearly remembers the process of the fall of the Qing Empire, and the Nanchang Uprising was the first shot fired by the new army, so if Li Mu wants to end the decadent rule of the Qing Empire decades in advance, then he must cultivate new forces within the Qing Empire, and only the new forces have the courage to break all the old traditions.
Bernap didn't care about Li Mu's purpose, this was not what Bernap should care about, what Bernap should do was how to make Li Mu's decision a reality.
"Young and powerful officers are not easy to find, they are often the focus of the army's training, and the attention they receive is too high, and it will be much easier if the conditions are relaxed."
Bernap really has a way, Minister of War, there are many old and younger generations in the army, there will always be some people who are unsatisfactory, especially after Benap's resignation, those Bernap's former descendants, now must be panicked, and when the new minister comes to power, they may all be purged, even if they don't leave the army, they will be beaten into the cold palace, and as their old superiors, Bernap must find a better way out for them as much as possible if possible.
It's good to work for the Horse Group, if you don't consider the honor, responsibility and other illusory things, the salary given by the Horse Group is still very good, although it can't be as much as a thousand dollars a month for Bernap, a few hundred dollars must be guaranteed, this salary is already very good, at least they can't get so much in the army.
"Then I'm sorry for you, I need a hundred, no, two hundred experienced officers, even if they're older, it doesn't matter, but if they want to be able to travel for a long time, they will be sent around the world to teach those recruits how to use our weapons better."
Li Mu is ambitious, an arms dealer, if he doesn't provoke a war, what kind of arms dealer is he called?
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